Chapter 865: Fierce Battle
Li Chuanqi's leap to the top ignited the passion of Manchester City fans, and the fan forum exploded instantly:
"Fish leap to the top!"
"Manchester City's first goal in the Champions League semi-finals in their history was born! Lee has left a strong mark in the history of Manchester City! ”
"Leaping to the top? Can you imagine that Lee would score goals this way? ”
"Lee can always reassure you that he never disappoints!"
"I love you, Lee, and that is the god of my heart!"
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The applause at the Yoon Tihad Stadium lasted for a long time, and the Manchester City fans sang and danced.
After scoring a goal, Li Chuanqi ran to the command area to hug Guardiola and his teammates......
Ten Har was furious and yelled at the backline, damn it, so many of you didn't stop him?
Blind feels so innocent, he's done his best, are you going to let me hold on to his jersey all the time?
That...... What awaits me is the Red Dot Package.
It's only going to make things worse for the team.
Left-back Tagliafico also felt innocent, and I was not only chasing him, but also reminding my team-mates that I had done everything I could, what else could I do?
After the resumption of the game, Ajax launched a tidal wave of attacks on Manchester City.
The Dutch are good at attacking and defending, and they almost come out of the nest!
The Manchester City defence was under a lot of pressure.
Kompany put his experience to good use, constantly reminding his teammates with his roars.
In the forty-first minute of the first half, Ajax's attack finally formed an offensive, and Feltman crossed from the right side!
Manchester City penalty area is in chaos!
Manchester City fans are worried, after all, their high-altitude defensive ability is average.
At the critical moment, the veteran captain Kompany stepped forward, rose from the ground, beat Van de Beec, and pushed the football out of the penalty area!
Ziyech from outside the box shoots directly from distance!
The soccer ball is over the crossbar!
Ziyech spat at the turf in exasperation, damn it!
The Manchester City Sports Desk commentator highly praised Kompany: "With Kompany at the back, Manchester City's high-altitude defense has been raised a notch!
This is the second time he's done a crucial defence! ”
The game restarted, and Manchester City firmly controlled the football at their feet, after all, there was not much time left in the first half, and even if they couldn't score, they couldn't give the opponent a chance to attack.
Ajax retreated across the board, but City still had the ball at the back.
"Shhhh ……”
The Ajax fans who came from afar booed, damn it, we're behind now, why don't we press it?
However, the Ajax players remained unfazed and continued to hoard heavy equipment at their back.
Manchester City finally pushed the ball up front and Ajax immediately went on a frantic press.
That's Ten Hag's tactics.
The Manchester City players flipped on their backs and fell on the turf with frequent screams.
You can see how big Ajax's defensive moves are!
The fourth official came to the sidelines and held up the electronic display: two minutes of stoppage time!
The City players simply reverted the ball back to the back line.
Kompany didn't pass the ball to his teammates after taking the ball, but moved forward with it.
"Smack!"
After breaking through Van de Beek's ferocious pressing, Kompany kicked a long ball over the top!
This time, the target of his pass was not Li Chuanqi, but Sterling!
Raheem Sterling runs wild and stretches out his right foot and unloads the ball with the outside instep near the touchline!
The beautiful kick caused a round of cheers.
Raheem Sterling pulled his right foot, dodged Feltman's ferocious tackle, and crossed with a kick!
Football flies towards Aguero!
Ajax centre-back De Ligt beats Sergio Aguero and pushes the ball out of the box!
David Silva takes control of the ball from outside the box.
Sergio Aguero motioned to Raheem Sterling not to pass himself a high ball, damn it, don't you know how tall I am?
The match began to continue, and Ajax immediately launched a ferocious press on David Silva.
City didn't rush to attack, but launched a quick pass from outside the box!
After five or six consecutive passes, De Bruyne suddenly made a diagonal pass!
The ball broke through the dense Ajax defence and flew towards the right side of the penalty area!
Li Chuanqi is like a sharp arrow, rushing towards football!
However, De Bruyne's pass was too powerful and the ball was confiscated by Onana!
City's attack came to an abrupt halt.
Li Chuanqi did not reproach De Bruyne, but gave him a thumbs up.
De Bruyne, who was blaming himself, breathed a sigh of relief.
After Onana got the ball, he directly launched a counterattack with a big foot!
Once again, Kompany stepped up and leaped to his feet to push the ball back to the front of the pitch against Tadic!
Once again, chaos ensued, with possession exchanged several times before being controlled by Manchester City.
"Drop! Drip! ……”
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half!
The Manchester City sports station commentator shouted: "The first half is over! Manchester City led 1-0 thanks to Lee's goal!
Throughout the first half of the game, Manchester City took control of the situation, frequently put pressure on the Ajax defense, and played at the level they deserved! ”
The Dutch national sports commentator shook his head and said: "Ten Hag's team tactics are still a bit conservative, especially when they are down and they are still very conservative in defence.
If Ajax want to change the passive situation in the second half, they should expand their defensive range and press up front!
Overall, Ajax's defense was still good, and they only made one mistake, but this time the mistake was caught by Lee......"
The Sky Sports commentator said: "Some people will say that Ajax's tactics are too conservative, but there is no way to run into a team like Manchester City.
In the first leg of the quarter-finals, Tottenham wanted to play against Manchester City at home, but lost 0-7!
This game tells the world that if you want to play against Manchester City, it is a dead end!
So Ajax's tactics are correct, it's just ...... Anyway, Li is amazing!
Brindra couldn't even pull him down, and let him score a wonderful fish leap to the top! ”
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In the away dressing room, Ten Hag comforted his players: "We've done a good job! Didn't give them too many chances to score, and created a couple of good chances to score!
We have to be firm in our belief that we will achieve good results! ”
The player breathed a sigh of relief, recalling that in the first half, Ajax was on the back foot, but not without the ability to fight back.
If the strikers had been a little more able to take chances, maybe we would have been the ones ahead.
Thinking of this, their confidence was restored.
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In the home dressing room, Pep Guardiola was very pleased with the performance in the first half: "We played very well in the first half! Beat the tension, overcome yourself!
We always have to believe in ourselves, we are the best team in the world! ”
Pep Guardiola highlighted Kompany's praise: "The captain set an example for us, he defended the glory of our backline with his body! ”
He then laid out for the second half and emphasized: "Patience! We must be patient! There will definitely be holes in their defenses! ”