The Belgian league is a very complex league.

Last season's Liga, which had 18 teams, was reduced to 16 this season, and the format was changed, which was particularly complex, with regular season and play-offs split. The regular season is the same as other leagues, a double round-robin system, but the champion of the regular season is not the league champion, but needs to play a play-off, the specific format is that the top six points in the regular season are halved and then a double round-robin system, the first is the league champion, the top two qualify for the Champions League, and the third qualifies for the Europa League.

And that's not all, it's not just the top six teams in the play-offs, the eight teams from seventh to 14th place will be divided into two groups for a double round-robin, and then the winners of the two groups will play two knockout legs, and the winning team will play two legs with the fourth place team in the title group, and the winner will qualify for the last Europa League.

Complicated, right? If you don't want to be so complicated, then it's very simple, the last place is relegated and the second place goes to the relegation play-offs.

It is precisely because of such a complex competition system that after the Miao Sigan Club went bankrupt due to financial problems this season, they were ridiculed by the media that they couldn't stand such a complex competition system, so they simply went bankrupt and were relegated.

Standard Liege, the defending champion this season, is trapped in a two-front battle, with a poor record, only ranked seventh at the end of the regular season, and has directly lost the qualification for next season's Champions League, and even the qualification for the Europa League needs to be with several other teams to live and die several times, in this case, it is not surprising that Standard Liege has abandoned the league this season and focused on the Europa League.

When Manchester City arrived in Liège, Manchester City was still welcomed by some Belgian fans, although the number was small, but it was not so deserted, and after arriving at the hotel, Linsen did not rush to let the team train. Instead, they announced that they would rest in the hotel, and of course, the team members didn't want to go out. The next morning, City had just two hours of acclimatisation and were soon back at the hotel to wait for the official game in the afternoon.

In the Manchester City team, Kompany, who was born in Standard Liege's arch-rival Anderlecht, has no one to compare his desire to play in this game, and he even took the initiative to play with Linsen before the game, because everyone knows that Linson's starting start is generally only announced before the game. Lin Sen was not unkind, and Kompany was originally his scheduled starter for this game.

April 29. The Dufrassen Stadium was packed.

From the very beginning of the game, the pursuit of this game by both sides was very obvious, although the score was a draw, but Standard Liege had two away goals, which made them not need to deliberately pursue goals, they just needed to play steadily, a 1-1 draw, enough for them to advance. Manchester City, on the other hand, don't have much to choose from. In this game, they have to attack, they have to score.

The news that Mansour will be watching the game against Aston Villa did not give Linson any reservations in this game, with Bale, David Silva and Arjen Robben all in the field, and everyone knew City were on the attack. But Linson's intention was even more "arrogant", he wanted to finish the game in the first half and then save as much body as possible in the second half.

After the start of the game, Bologni, who was holding on to his glasses and pretending to be Sven on the sidelines, quickly felt the determination from Manchester City. Just 45 seconds into the game, Robben's in-cut shot sent the opposing fans into a cold sweat as the post saved Standard Liege.

But the thrilling moment for the fans of Standard Liege has only just begun. Because Robben's shot was just a clarion call to attack.

Manchester City's attack is constant, the passion on the pitch is also constant, Standard Liege's young goalkeeper Boratt has never been so busy, even in the first leg in Manchester, Manchester City's attack has not been so crazy, but in the last 20 minutes or so, he seems to have become the busiest man on the field.

The score remained 0-0.

City's attack was very threatening, Standard Liege was always able to save the day, and Boloni was nervous.

Holding his glasses is an action he makes to hide his nervousness.

A ball.

Bologni knows that both sides are chasing a ball.

City only need one goal to turn around the current situation and take the game firmly into their own hands, Boloni does not believe they will make the same mistakes as in the first leg, and it is really hard for Standard Liege to take advantage of Manchester City, both in attack and defence.

And Standard Liege also needs a goal, as long as one goal, although it is only 1 to 0, but for Standard Liege, it is a double guarantee.

After returning to Liège from Manchester, Bologni had his team practice defending for a week, and even organized the team to watch the Manchester City vs Arsenal game, trying to make his team as familiar with Manchester City as possible, but the difference in quality is the gap, and it's hard to turn it around with some video and a game.

Manchester City still has the initiative, and it is absolutely active, and Standard Liege can only survive under Manchester City's "obscenity".

Conceding a goal seemed like it could happen at any moment, but the clock was ticking down and their goal remained intact.

Boloni didn't know how long his team would last, but he did everything he could, and now he has to give it to his players and trust his players.

The expressionless Linsen on the sidelines is still waiting for the team's first goal, and in the past half hour, Manchester City's shots on goal are estimated to have reached double digits, but the bad luck that has been surrounding Manchester City recently does not seem to have dissipated, and Manchester City just can't open the situation.

Lin Sen raised his eyes and looked at the stands.

The red stands are a bit glaring.

Red and blue are indeed the two most traditional colours in football, with Brugge being blue, Anderlecht being purple and Standard Liège being red. I didn't expect to be the enemy of red in the league, and when I got to Europe, I still had to be the enemy of red.

Lin Sen retracted his gaze and looked at his watch intentionally or unintentionally, it seemed that his hope of solving the battle in the first half would not be realized.

The first half was 0-0.

Martin Taylor, who was far away in England, seemed to spend the entire first half in passion, but unfortunately there was not a single time that made him happy, and the old man in his sixties laughed at himself for eating an appetizer for 45 minutes, but he couldn't wait for the main meal. And his self-deprecation is not a portrayal of the mood of Manchester City fans at this time, after Manchester City eliminated Liverpool, there are even many Manchester City fans who have inquired about tickets to the Europa League final in advance, this is not that they are too happy too early. It's just that they really don't see a reason for their team to be blocked by Standard Liege.

But now, with only forty-five minutes left, with the current situation, it will be Standard Liege who will advance. Manchester City wasted too many chances in the first half, and if they wasted chances, they would be punished.

At the start of the second half, Manchester City were hit. Taking advantage of a corner, Standard Liege broke the deadlock.

The aggregate score is three to two.

Now, City need two goals.

Bologni on the sidelines was ecstatic, at the time of the goal. He even made a celebratory gesture of kneeling on the ground and thanking God.

Both sides were waiting for the first goal, and the first goal, belonged to Standard Liège.

Lin Sen had no choice, his first reaction was to change the knife. Adriano, for Suarez.

"Don't entangle with the opponent's central defender after you go up, pull it out more......" When Adriano came on the field, Lin Sen put one hand on his shoulder and kept explaining. Then, when he saw Suarez coming down, he took a deep breath and slapped Ade on the shoulder. "Anyway, do what you do best!"

The situation did not change because of Ade's play, Adriano carried out Linsen's explanation, and he constantly involved the opponent's backline. He tried to create more space for his team-mates to attack, but he soon discovered that the opposition backline was not "lured" by him at all. As soon as he leaves the defense zone, the other party doesn't care about him at all.

Then, Adriano thought of Linson's last words: do what you do best.

What Adriano is best at, heavy artillery, is one of them.

In the 61st minute, Bale took the ball on the left side, Adriano once again did not advance but retreated, did not enter it, but pulled out in reverse, and the defense of Standard Liege was once again unmoved, and then, Adriano raised his arm high, Bale sent the ball over in time, and Darkot, who had been a teammate with Adriano for two years, realized the danger and was trying to step forward to fill the position.

However, Adriano didn't give him that opportunity at all, unloading the ball with his right foot, flicking his left foot, leaning back, and raising his right arm high and back......

Heavy artillery discharged!

As if it were really like a cannonball, the ball smashed into the underside of the crossbar, making a clear "explosion" sound that was heard all over the field, and then crashed into the goal!

Borat didn't move.

The audience was silent.

Far away in Manchester, Martin Taylor finally ushered in the dinner, and countless bars were boiling in an instant.

There seemed to be an abrupt pause at the Doffrey Stadium, and then the few Manchester City fans in the stands across from him began to cheer heartily.

One-to-one.

Adriano, who scored the goal, rushed to the Manchester City dugout, and a "savage charge" almost made Linson sit on the ground......

Standard Liege still had the upper hand in the scoreline, but City had opened the deadlock. Bologni's newly settled heart will begin to tighten again, and now, the two sides will be looking for "one goal" again.

But......

Manchester City, which was attacking all over the game, once found an outlet, the embankment built by Standard Liege could never return to its original state.

Three minutes later, City scored the second goal.

Ten minutes later, City scored their third goal.

Eighteen minutes later, City scored their fourth goal.

……

When the referee blew the final whistle, the City players hugged each other to celebrate the final, while the Standard Liege players sat down on the ground, staring blankly at their opponents...... At one point, they were so close to the creation of zào history that they only needed to continue to hold on for half an hour, however, it was this half hour that a qiē's efforts came to naught.

At this time, there was a sudden burst of applause from the stands, and then the applause quickly spread to the entire stadium.

The applause of the home fans was not used to congratulate the visitors Manchester City on reaching the final, but to praise the home team for playing a brave game. As the only team in the last four from outside the top five leagues, everyone had expected Manchester City to advance easily, but it turned out that although Manchester City won the two-legged match, it was not easy. (To be continued......)