On February 19, when the Champions League match day came, when the players of Wolfsburg boarded the plane to Manchester, listening to the music played by their teammates in the cabin, and watching their teammates humming along with the music, Gao Shunyao's heart suddenly felt a little inexplicable.

A few months ago, before the game against Manchester United, when the Wolfsburg players went to Manchester, although they knew that the team they were facing was a team that had just undergone a change of manager and might not be as strong as before, but at that time, Wolfsburg still had some inexplicable fear and importance for the enemy. In a few months, they are going to challenge Manchester City, which is at its peak and can be called the top strength, but at this moment, the players of Wolfsburg are all gearing up and ready to do a big job.

It was obviously a more difficult game, but at this time, Wolfsburg's confidence was soaring. They don't look forward at all, on the contrary, they are full of momentum. For a while, Gao Shunyao didn't know whether this was because the opponent was not a giant, which gave them enough confidence, or because he had no way to retreat and had to win no matter what.

He didn't know where his team's morale came from, but no matter what the reason, the current Wolfsburg morale was very happy, which made Gao Shunyao very happy. In this game, Wolves do need to have some momentum to win, and if they want to win, this is already one of the few things they may be able to outperform their opponents.

The two-legged match between Wolfsburg and Manchester City is about to begin, and the first game is also an away game at Manchester City's home stadium. Wolfsburg's requirements for this game were very clear from the start: for the Wolves players, winning this game is their biggest demand.

The requirements for winning away from home are a bit high, but for Wolfsburg, this is a last resort. Although theoretically, Wolfsburg has an advantage in the schedule, with a home and away schedule. It gives the team an advantage in playing on their home turf in the final moments, but the problem is that it has always been. Bundesliga teams face Premier League teams, and their home record has not been dominant, which also makes Wolfsburg dare not be too big and think about a draw away from home.

Wolfsburg have done a lot of preparation ahead of the game against Manchester City. It is also important to look at the previous experience of the Bundesliga and the Premier League. And when they opened the record. The Wolfsburg players also discovered an embarrassing fact: although the situation in the Bundesliga seems to be very good in the past two years, when it comes to the experience of the Champions League, the home advantage of the Bundesliga seems to have played little role.

Since a few years ago, Manchester United reached the final against Schalke away, Chelsea played Bayern and won the Champions League, Arsenal played Bayern, lost at home and won away, so they finally went home and died. And even last season Wolfsburg faced Arsenal on their own. It's the same home game that didn't win. In the past few years, the Bundesliga has met the Premier League in the Champions League, and it has always been a home game, and even if it dates back to the 0910 season, Bayern's victory over Manchester United was barely won by a last-minute stunner. Although this season, Wolfsburg won Manchester United on their home turf, but this season's Manchester United is regarded as a weak chicken by the whole of Europe, which does not seem to explain anything. Then, the question of how big the home advantage of the Bundesliga against the Premier League is is also worth investigating.

Although those few games were lost. Strictly speaking, most of them are bitter memories for Bayern, and Schalke's defeat to Manchester United is not surprising at all. But anyway. It's easy to go wrong when the Bundesliga plays the Premier League at home, which is also a fairly high odds. And if Wolfsburg really want to win this game, then they better not think that their farm will win, and they better try to win away games.

They may not necessarily be able to win at home, so away games. It's better for them to win. With the advantage in hand, then no matter what, the other party will not be able to make too big a wave. Only with this victory can Wolfsburg be able to relax in the game.

After having a certain understanding of the situation of the game, the players of Wolfsburg also knew early on that their task in this game was not easy. Especially when they see the opposing player's roster. It's not easy to win away from home, and looking at the opponent's roster makes it even more tricky for them.

In this game, Manchester City's formation was a 4231 formation, their goalkeeper was England international Hart, and on the back line, Richards, Demichelis, Kompany, and Kolarov formed their defensive line. In front of them, City's central midfielders are Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, and their three attacking fronts are Keylor Navas, Silva and Nasri. At the front of this line-up, the striker they chose to use was former Wolfsburg striker Dzeko.

This squad is arguably the best Manchester City can put out right now. Their players at the back are outstanding, with Hart being one of the few England goalkeepers to be considered reliable, while Vincent Kompany in defence has been regarded as one of the top five defenders in the world. Since the beginning of this season, Kolarov has gradually integrated into their offensive system, and now he has a good performance on the field, and a pair of midfielders in the midfield are worth 30 million, such a combination is enough to make people amazing.

In addition to Bayern, there are really no teams that Wolfsburg has played against with this level of midfield, not to mention that Manchester City's frontcourt players must be no worse than Wolfsburg. Silva is at the heart of Manchester City and has a world-class reputation. On both sides of him, Navas is a Spanish international, with a top-level dribbling level and the ability to go down, and Nasri has also ushered in a resurrection-like performance this season, reproducing the glory of the Arsenal period, these two players also have an extremely amazing level, even if they are not as terrifying as Bayern, they are also very powerful.

Not to mention, at the front of this team, the striker on top is Dzeko. This former Wolfsburg core player is now also playing for Manchester City. What his strength is, everyone in Wolfsburg knows very well, this name has long become one of the legends of this team, but now he is the enemy of this team.

This team is really strong.

What's even more terrifying is that although the opponent is very strong, in fact, this team is not yet in full form. It is also a fact that the continuous combat some time ago still caused them very serious problems. Before this encounter, Manchester City also had a lot of players who suffered injuries, and such a squad was already in their state after injury.

Manchester City has a lot of injuries, and the people on the bench don't talk about it for the time being, let's just say that among the main players, Zabaleta, who is Manchester City's main left-back, suffered an injury at this time. He was supposed to be an important part of Manchester City's tactics, but he was injured in training some time ago, and although he has now returned, he is unable to play due to poor form. Another injured player is Manchester City's main striker Sergio Aguero. The Argentine, one of the team's core players, suffered another injury in January just after the injury in December, and the successive injuries made his form very poor, and he did not even enter the squad for this game.

The impact of these two injuries is very large. Not to mention, Manchester City still has a series of other injuries such as Jovetic and Milner, and they have already suffered a lot of trouble in this game, but their strength is still very good.

And it is conceivable that in the face of such a team, if they are not able to seize the upper hand in this game, when their players are all back, Wolfsburg will have to face a lot of pressure. Even if it is to keep them from having a chance to breathe, the Wolfsburg players will have to go all out to win.

But victory is never decided by blood, at least in this game, after the game starts, Wolfsburg does not have the upper hand. After all, the Etihad Stadium is still Manchester City's home stadium, and after kick-off, Manchester City's attack is far smoother than that of Wolfsburg.

Manchester City's squad itself is much better than Wolfsburg, and from the day it was formed, what Manchester City has been striving for is also the goal of attacking football and beautiful football. After spending a lot of money to bring in a lot of good players, Manchester City's tactical system is basically built, and their players are also very strong in attack.

If it is against a top team like Barcelona and Real Madrid, Manchester City may be a little more restrained and dare not attack excessively, but in the face of a team of Wolfsburg's level, Manchester City has no intention of thinking carefully before fighting. From the start of the game, Manchester City relied on their superior skills to control the tempo of the game, and their players continued to test forward with the ball, forcing the Wolfsburg players to recycle in their own half of the court, unable to attack at all.

Manchester City, which is playing at home, is really good. And after gaining the upper hand, they are obviously not prepared to let Wolfsburg have too many opportunities to adjust. When Wolfsburg was forced to recycle because they could not seize the advantage after the start, Manchester City immediately launched their own attack, and when Kolarov got the football, Manchester City's onslaught followed. To be continued.