The official start time of the game was 8:40, and the hour hand was pointing to 40 when the Hungarian referee Kaushoi blew the whistle for the start of the game.

"Welcome to this match, the first leg of the 2012-2013 Champions League semi-finals, against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City, who are playing at home!"

"The two teams are La Liga upstarts and the Premier League upstarts, so there will be fierce sparks between the two in this game, and they will do their best to compete for a ticket to the final at Highbury Stadium!"

"The game had already started and it was Manchester City who were away from home who kicked off first, and they didn't organise the attack at the first time, and Aguero passed the ball back to Nasri...... Okay, let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides......"

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Argentine striker Carlos Tevez took the ball in the centre circle and ran forward, but Aguero received the ball and did not send it forward, but took two steps and handed the ball back to Nasri behind him.

In fact, both sides have come to this point, and they must have ideas about advancing to the finals, or even winning the final championship. So in a game like this, they can't help but be careless.

The overall strength gap between the two sides is not large, Manchester City may still be a little weaker, and it is an away game, so Manchester City still chooses to be stable. Therefore, after Aguero passed the ball back, the other Manchester City players did not rush to press forward, but patiently passed and cooperated in the backfield.

Atletico Madrid also knew the significance of this game, so except for the forward combination of Costa and Griezmann who rushed through the half to press, the other players did not cross the halfway line for the time being, but organized the defense from the middle line.

Two minutes later, seeing that Atletico's forward press was not intense, Manchester City began to put the line on the ground. However, this forward movement was also limited, and they did not dare to invest too many troops, so they relied on the attack group in the front field to slowly move the line.

However, Rao is like this, when their passing cooperation pushed through the middle circle, it was like touching the sensitive area of Atletico Madrid, and the entire midfield line moved, and the double back combination of Gabi and Garcia turned into a midfield meat grinder, sweeping around frantically, and Qin Shou was in front of them, assisting in the defense.

Manchester City didn't expect Atletico to react so much, and they were robbed for a while. Fortunately, he did not lose possession of the ball, but in the end he could only shrink back and start to reverse his feet in the middle and back.

Seeing Manchester City's appearance like a frightened bird, the scene suddenly resounded with a burst of boos. Atletico Madrid was originally known for actively pressing, but they didn't expect Manchester City to be afraid of the home team's counterattack, and they didn't dare to press too high, so they shrank back after being robbed like this, which really made the home fans very dissatisfied.

There were huge boos from Atletico fans...... But I don't think the fans need to be in a hurry, it's definitely not going to be dull, even if Manchester City don't dare to play attacking football, Atletico won't let the situation go silent, this is their home stadium, and if they want to get the lead in the two legs, then they have to score. So Atletico will definitely attack. ”

"My opinion is not much different. Manchester City's advantage lies in their attacking group in the frontcourt, if they are just stubbornly defending, they may not be able to withstand Atletico's attack, so in the end, the two teams will still do a tough one! ”

"That's right, I think...... Let's take a look at this ball first......"

There was a sudden change on the field.

City made a mistake in the pass near midfield, Gabby knocked over Nasri when he made a steal, referee Kaushoi thought it was a half-goal, did not blow a foul, signaled a reasonable reload, and the game continued.

Gabi handed the football to Qin Shou without any delay, and the latter found Cork in front of him with a long pass. Cork cut in wide, received the ball and sprinted quickly to the bottom line before slotting a high-quality cross into the box.

In fact, Atletico Madrid has practiced this routine countless times in training, so there is no sense of sluggishness in the game. And Manchester City was also caught off guard by Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack, so the protection of the penalty area was not so in place.

Costa fought for the first spot, jumped up and brought the ball back behind him. Griezmann, who was following up, met the ball with a volley.

The shot was powerful and sudden, but it was angled and England international Joe Hart leaped and punched the ball out, and Kompany followed up with a big kick to kick the ball off the touchline.

"Beautiful shot! Nice save! ”

"What am I talking about? I'll just say that Atletico can't be silent all the time, you don't attack? Okay, I'll do it! I don't believe I can't kill you on my own turf - hahaha, Atletico players must have thought so! ”

"Manchester City have to pay attention! Atletico's defense is difficult to tangle, but their attacking power cannot be ignored. With Qin's engine here, their counterattack is also extremely threatening! ”

The fans at the scene were all raising their arms, ready to cheer for the goal, and it was hard to hide their disappointment when they saw Joe Hart's heroic performance to block Griezmann's shot. However, the mood was quickly subdued, and the fans clapped their hands and cheered and encouraged the team's attack.

Griezmann was also a little annoyed that he didn't take such a good opportunity, and he kept muttering and complaining.

"Don't take it personally, Antoine, it's still early, try to take advantage of the opportunities ahead."

Qin Shou's voice came from afar, which could be regarded as giving Griezmann some small comfort.

Griezmann nodded, trotted two steps to the line, ready to meet Gabi's throw-in.

In fact, before the start of this game, Atletico Madrid's coaching staff had imagined a number of problems that could be encountered in the game. Theoretically, there are only two biggest possibilities, one is that Manchester City is mainly anti-guest, and the game uses onslaught to grab the start at the beginning; The second is that Manchester City can't defend and insist on playing defensive counter-attacks.

Judging from the opening five or six minutes, it was impossible for Manchester City to start the game, and they played the idea of defending and counterattacking.

In response to this situation, Simeone's response was to press all over the court and then drive his own attack.

Atletico Madrid is a team with characteristics of defensive counter-attack, and if you can play defensive counterattacks, you will never collide with your opponent, but now they are playing at home first, so when the opponent can't defend it, there is only attack. If they don't win, then they go away and things are going to be against them.

After a few minutes of trial time, Atletico Madrid has figured out Manchester City's tactical play, so they can only follow the manager's requirements and attack in the next game.

Gabi threw the throw-in, which Griezmann ran to pick up, then handed the ball to Cork and ran down the middle.

Seeing that there was no good passing opportunity in front of him, Koke turned the ball back, and after Gabi received the ball, he turned it to Qin Shou on the right side.

In the small half month that Qin Shou returned to China to participate in the game and was absent, Atletico Madrid played the tactics of double backs. Qin Shou's departure caused the team to suffer a lot of losses in the midfield connection organization and forward link, so Simeone's intention was to base himself on defense first.

This arrangement has made Atletico Madrid's midfield interception ability to a higher level, so after Qin Shou returned, Simeone still followed this tactical configuration, but withdrew Turan on the right side and was topped by Qin Shou.

Anyway, Qin Shou's range of activities is very large, and his position is not fixed, as long as he can connect the front and back of the team, as for where he wants to go, Simeone can let him go.

Qin Shou received Gabi's pass on the right side, took two steps to attract the attention of Manchester City defenders, suddenly changed direction and dribbled straight to the middle, and then quickly passed the ball to the feet of Koke and ran forward.

Koke was very clever and immediately pushed the ball back, and a concise two-by-one combination allowed Qin Shou to bypass the defender in the middle and receive the ball in the direction of the goal.

However, Manchester City's defense line is still very compact, Qin Shou tried to break through twice, but he couldn't get rid of the Manchester City players who followed the defense, and in desperation, he had to move the football away again.

In fact, patience is a very important factor for masters. So there was no good opportunity, and Qin Shou was not willing to attack blindly. As the commander of the team, he has to control the tempo and take the initiative on the pitch.

Qin Shou ran around, receiving the pass from his teammates, and then passing the football out again, and then responding. Using the continuous transmission cooperation, to pull the opponent's defense.

In the ninth minute, Atletico Madrid, who were actively mobilized in the midfield, finally found the hole in Manchester City's defense again. Qin Shou made a move to answer Coke's pass, but he suddenly missed the ball, followed Garcia to take the ball away, and then quickly stuffed the ball into the penalty area.

Costa's clever movement, receiving the ball in the box is a push.

However, under the interference of central defender Kolo Toure, the shot failed to hit the power, and the football was soft, and finally Joe Hart easily confiscated.

The shot once again drew cheers from the stands, and the fans were even more enthusiastic and enthusiastically cheered for their team.

Simeone nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines, although the goal was not scored, but the team had been keeping the ball at his feet until now, and he was very pleased to be slowly looking for opportunities.

Playing against a strong team, you really can't rush, you have to wait for the opportunity slowly. And as long as your team controls the pace of the game and can endure loneliness, then opportunities will definitely arise.

All that's left is to see if the team can take advantage of such opportunities.

Simeone wasn't too worried about that. Costa and Antoine Griezmann on the front line are both good players at seizing opportunities, plus a Qin Shou who can pass and shoot, and it is only a matter of time before he scores when the team controls the tempo.

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