Pellegrini has been in a good mood lately.

Their side secured second place in the group stage with a win over mighty Roma in the final round of the Champions League group stage and risked progression.

This relieved him of the pressure all at once.

In the Premier League, they are seven points behind Chelsea, but they have a game in hand.

As long as this game is won, then there is still only a four-point difference.

He is confident of defending his title.

Similar to Leicester City, they were also rested in the last game, and this game lined up the full main lineup.

However, the absence of several players such as Sergio Aguero has prevented Manchester City from reaching their strongest performance.

Especially the forward line.

Today Pellegrini fielded a lone striker, Jose Pozo.

The youngster, a Spanish talent poached from Real Madrid's academy a few years ago, has a strong individual skill and has been transferred to the first team by Manuel Pellegrini this season and is a key target for his development.

Despite their lack of experience in the attack, City have a strong midfield today.

Frank Lampard, David Silva and Nasri play in midfield.

Fernando and Yaya Toure were in the back.

These five midfielders alone are quite impressive.

And players such as Kompany, Sagna, and Mangala in the back line are also top defensive capabilities.

In the face of such a strong opponent, Leicester City sought tactical stability in this game.

Although it is still the familiar 4-4-2 formation, the overall formation has retracted significantly.

Ulloa is about to retreat to the midfield position.

Xia Xing and Mahrez on the left and right also retreated.

From the first minute of the game, Leicester City were in a stubborn posture.

In the face of such a strong opponent, if you attack, it is beyond your strength.

Even if he has been in good form lately, Pearson will not be able to afford it.

Who is Manchester City?

They were last season's Premier League champions and are in the top five of this season's Champions League odds list.

That said, they are recognized as one of the top five teams in Europe this season.

In the face of such an opponent, Leicester City have only one way to go.

Taking a step back, even if it ends in a draw, Leicester City are not wronged.

So in this game they were determined to defend and counterattack.

As soon as the game began, David Silva made a wonderful pass.

The ball finds exactly the young player Poso up front.

Poso turns and volleys!

The ball goes straight to the corner!

Quite a crosshair!

Schmeichel punches decisively, with both punches!

Keep the goal open!

The young man in his early 20s looks energetic.

A few minutes later, Nasri also began his own performance.

As a possession talent within the Manchester City team, although he is admittedly unique, his dribbling ability is unquestionable.

No opponent will underestimate him.

Sudden acceleration with the ball on the right side!

Xia Xing stopped him!

Knock down the middle and hand it to Frank Lampard!

Xia Xing hesitated for a moment, but he decided to find Frank Lampard in the middle.

After all, the England veteran is more of a threat.

Behind him, De La Eit tacitly pressed on, closely following Nasri.

Frank Lampard faced Xia Xing and tried to make a difference, but to no avail.

He nodded secretly.

This young man is really good, and the defense is not leaky.

In the end, it was back to the right to Nasri.

Nasri catches the ball and suddenly accelerates!

The instantaneous acceleration and rhythm change directly made Delaette confused!

He's been gone!

Captain Morgan quickly presses!

But Nasri didn't try to break through the strong Morgan this time!

He volleys from the penalty line!

The ball goes straight to the top right corner of the goal!

Schmeichel's save again!

The ball is knocked out of the line!

Schmeichel has made another meritorious service!

But City's attack wasn't over yet.

David Silva's corner flew into the Leicester penalty area.

Koncheski's header clears the ball and it falls to Frank Lampard just outside the box.

Frank Lampard didn't hesitate to shoot with his feet!

The ball grabs the outside of the goal and flies out of the bottom line!

It's just a little bit off!

If you hit the post, you definitely score!

The continuous onslaught made Leicester City a little breathless.

Is this the strength of a top team?

Ahead of this game, the Leicester City players are in a roar.

But now, they're under pressure.

With a couple of previous wins over Manchester City, they have a lot of confidence.

But in retrospect, each victory was extremely difficult, and there was a lot of luck involved.

Whether it's last season's FA Cup knockout rounds or the Community Shield before this season's kick-off, there's an element of luck.

It's hard to win against Manchester City.

However, the whole Leicester City team is still giving it their all!

In the face of Manchester City's onslaught, Leicester City defended as one, desperately defending the goal.

Until the whistle blew at the end of the first half, they still managed to keep the goal intact.

A score of 0-0 is the best reward for them.

In the second half, they were still under the onslaught of Manchester City.

Even if Riyad Mahrez and Vardy occasionally hit good counter-attacks, they were also destroyed by players such as Kompany.

As the game progressed, Manchester City replaced the veteran who was declining in fitness and continued to replenish the attacking force.

Leicester City are also constantly making substitutions.

Cambiaso, De La Aet and Riyad Mahrez were brought off the bench, while Albrighton, Vasilewski and Hammond came off the bench.

It's also about constantly replacing players who are declining in fitness and strengthening the defense.

For Leicester City, it was too difficult to win this game.

And Xia Xing also occasionally stepped forward a few times to help attack, but in the end he was in vain.

Knowing Xia Xing's strength, Manchester City focused on his defense, Xia Xing was difficult to support in the midfield position, and he didn't dare to press too high, he also had to worry about defense.

That's why Pearson replaced Mahrez, who was declining in fitness, and replaced him with Hammond.

This is also a reflection of Leicester's basic abandonment of attack.

Until the 85th minute of the game.

City's attack was disrupted and the ball fell to Morgan.

The captain of the Blue Fox passed the ball forward and handed it to Xia Xing.

At this time, Xia Xing found that the Manchester City defense was not recovering very quickly!

At this stage, they are also physically exhausted!

It's a great opportunity!

Behind the center circle, Xia Xing suddenly picked up the ball and then picked it up!

This speed up made Manchester City feel like a big enemy in an instant!

However, the speed of formation contraction is far less than the speed of Xia Xing's sprint with the ball!

A change of direction has wiped out the veteran Frank Lampard!

Keep accelerating!

Yaya Toure squeezes with a strong body!

Summer travel stop!

Hasten!

Got past the Manchester City midfield gate with a change of direction!

Fernandinho, who came off the bench, put a tackle diagonally!

Xia Xing taps the ball forward!

Then go around the tackle and keep sprinting!

He has beaten three Manchester City midfielders in a row!

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany rushed up quickly!

He is one of the strongest centre-backs in international football today!

Xia Xing was also very clear, so he didn't choose someone again.

Rather, kick up and shoot!

25 meters away from the goal, Xia Xing's shot went straight to the dead corner!

Accompanied by the crazy cheers of the King Power Stadium, Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room also praised loudly!

"The ball went in!!

'Leicester scored a crucial goal!

"It's another great show from Xia!

"In the face of Manchester City, the sworn enemy of the former club,

"Xia's red blood has awakened!"

(End of chapter)