December 11, Allianz Arena, Munich.

It's been 12 minutes since the match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich, and the score on the field is 2:0.

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

It was almost the same as the last meeting, with Bayern holding down Manchester City with a powerful attack in the opening stages and completing the goal.

The difference is that this time Bayern have scored more goals, they have scored two goals.

It was Muller and Gotze who scored for Bayern.

Looking at the score on the field, the Bayern fans who came to the Allianz Arena collectively boiled.

They thought the team would win, but they didn't expect the team to start with such a big lead.

Manchester City have never lost on any front this season, with the last time the two sides met, they even came back from behind to win at home.

This makes Bayern fans subconsciously think that this game may be very difficult, and even if they can win, they will have to pay a huge price and win very hard.

But what they didn't expect was that it only took ten minutes for them to take such a big lead.

According to the Champions League qualification rules, if both teams have the same number of points and the same relationship between each other, they will be ranked according to goal difference.

Among them, the goal difference of the two teams directly against each other is ranked first, if even this is the same, then look at the total goal difference.

In the last round, Bayern lost to Manchester City with a score of 2:3, and they only lost by one goal.

If they can win 2-0 against Manchester City this time, they will have a better goal difference against Manchester City.

Therefore, according to this scoreline, Bayern will replace Manchester City and take the top spot in Group D.

Seeing this score, Bayern fans, who were still skeptical about Guardiola, began to sing praises to him.

The reporters who came to the scene have begun to play the draft in their hearts and began to think about how to praise Guardiola and the Bayern team under his rule.

The league is unbeaten in the league points and the Champions League group is even better than last season.

This kind of record is naturally worth boasting!

In the box at the Allianz Stadium, Rummenigge also smiled and applauded after seeing Gotze's goal.

"Pep Guardiola has done a good job and the team's record and consistency have improved a lot from last season."

If they beat Manchester City to top the group, they will be in a good position in the knockout stages and will easily progress to the quarter-finals.

"Hehe, although Guardiola's coaching style is different from Heynckes, his coaching ability is beyond doubt."

Hoeness, who was on the side, saw that Rummenigge was very satisfied with Guardiola, so he hurriedly sent a rainbow fart.

Summerer glanced at the other party a little speechlessly, and in his impression, Hoeness didn't have such a high evaluation of Guardiola before.

"Well, Muller is on the ball, I think he's playing smarter than he used to, isn't he, Matthias?"

Summerer nodded: "Both Muller and Cross have improved a lot, and Rahm has become more well-rounded, but ......"

The arrival of Pep Guardiola has injected fresh blood into Bayern.

Under his tutelage, the skills of Bayern players have become more and more delicate, and their cooperation on the field has become better.

Their technical and tactical style is gradually moving towards that of La Liga teams, which is a change that he is very pleased with.

However, some of Guardiola's reforms have made it a bit difficult for the club's side.

For example, Pep Guardiola doesn't like to use or is not good at using a centre-forward.

This has led to very much tension between Mandzukic and Pep Guardiola, with the former already pressuring the club through his agent:

If his main position is no longer guaranteed, Mandzukic is likely to leave Bayern.

With Gomez already freed, Mandzukic is Bayern's only reliable striker right now.

If he leaves, then Bayern will have no strong center to use.

Although Pep Guardiola is not very fond of using a center forward, Bayern are giants and cannot do without a player in this role.

Fortunately, Bayern's list of reinforcements is not without alternative players, such as Dortmund striker Lewandowski.

Summer's memory is that the other party's contract will expire next summer, and Dort has not completed the renewal with the other party at this time, indicating that the other party has the intention of leaving Dort.

In that case, it's better to get in touch with the other party, and if he wants to, just buy him.

So he took this opportunity to mention the matter.

"Dortmund's number 9? That's a good center, and if you can sign him for free, it's still a good deal. ”

Rummenigge has an impression of Lewandowski, who once scored a hat-trick at Bayern Munich and snatched their trophy.

In addition to Lin Quan last season, Lewandowski is the second striker in the Bundesliga who impresses him.

Bayern are good at being an excavator in the Bundesliga, digging up the good players of other teams.

The advantage of this is not only to save a lot of transfer fees, but also to weaken the rivals and make Bayern more dominant in the Bundesliga.

"Chairman, Schweinsteiger is a little dissatisfied with not being able to play the starter, you see......"

Club manager Hoeness saw that Rummenigge was in a good mood and took the opportunity to speak.

The arrival of Gotze and Thiago has made the competition in Bayern's midfield even more intense, and Schweinsteiger's starting position is no longer so secure.

Coupled with the fact that the number of injuries to the piglet is indeed a little more, Guardiola has recently had a tendency to abandon him.

Just like this game, such an important game, Schweinsteiger didn't even make the squad for Guardiola.

Piggy is a full-fledged Bayern academy player who joined Bayern Munich at the age of 14 and has been with Bayern for more than 15 years now.

For such a meritorious veteran, Bayern cannot unload the grind and kill the donkey or rough clean.

That would chill the veteran players and stir up discontent among the fans.

So, Hoeness had planned to talk to Pep Guardiola.

However, after seeing Guardiola lead the team to such good results, he was a little lacking in confidence.

"yes, I see!"

Rummenigge nodded, just saying that he knew about it, but did not explicitly say that he would intervene.

Of Bayern's last 11 players, except for Dante and Ribery, who are 30 years old, and Lahm is close to 30 years old, the rest of the players are very young.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is 27 years old and has just entered the peak of his goalkeeper career, and he can play for Bayern for at least seven or eight years or even ten years!

Defenders Boateng and Alaba are 25 years old and 21 years old, and they can play for Bayern for at least ten years!

The midfielders Thiago, Gotze, and Kroos are all post-90s, the eldest Kroos is only 23 years old, and the youngest Gotze is only 21 years old, and it is no problem to play for Bayern for ten years.

Muller, who is 89 years old in the frontcourt, is only 24 years old this year, and it is no problem to play for eight or nine years.

Mandzukic is the same age as Manuel Neuer and is in his prime.

If he is gone, replaced by Lewandowski in 88, then Bayern's squad will be further younger.

As long as these players can be retained, Bayern's main framework for the next decade will not need to be adjusted.

These players are not only young, but they are also very strong, and more importantly, they have all proven themselves at Bayern.

Once Guardiola completely stereotypes Bayern's technical and tactical play, even if he leaves Bayern, Bayern's record will not decline too much.

In this case, the club is not really easy to meddle in his reform of the team.

At most, Rummenigge only came forward to calm the pig's emotions, and then talk to Guardiola to see if he could take a step back.

However, for Guardiola's bold use of young players, Rummenigge is actually very much in favor of and even appreciates.

Being good at using young players, being good at coaching young players, and being willing to give young players the opportunity to play has always been the evaluation and praise of Guardiola from the outside world.

Bayern invited him to coach in the first place, precisely because of this.

They hope Pep Guardiola will help Bayern achieve a smooth transition after winning the title and lay the foundation for the next rise.

Now it seems that Guardiola has fulfilled the task they have given them perfectly.

What's more, he has maintained an excellent record in both the league and the Champions League after revamping Bayern's squad.

What else can such a coach ask of him?

Therefore, even Rummenigge did not dare to have a stiff relationship with Guardiola at this time.

In case he gets angry and runs away, where can I find such a good coach?

……

On the sidelines, seeing his team take the lead early, Guardiola didn't look very excited.

In order to be able to win against Manchester City, he made some adjustments to his tactical play.

Although he was not good at using a center, he still put Mandzukic in the starting lineup.

As it turned out, this decision was very correct.

Mandzukic acted as a fulcrum up front, and his ball creation was favourable for Bayern's attack.

Muller's first goal was assisted by Mandzukic, and Gotze's goal had a lot to do with him.

However, now that the score is ahead, the opponent is likely to launch a counterattack.

Pep Guardiola is thinking about whether to replace Mandzukic with a fast and break-through winger in the second half.

That way, when City attack them, they can try to use their speed to counter-attack.

But unfortunately, Robben was injured, and the Robery combination now only has Ribery left.

Fortunately, there is still Shaqiri sitting on the bench, although his strength is not as good as Robben, but it is enough.

However, it is still early days and it is impossible for City to be ineffective after falling behind.

Thinking of this, Guardiola's eyes fell on the young player on the pitch wearing the light blue number 10 shirt.

Lin, your team is in a desperate situation, what will you do?

On the field, Manchester City's players were a little stunned.

Bayern are really strong, and they are completely different from the opponents they have faced in the league.

The last time they played at home, they were once suppressed by Bayern.

This time when I came to the opponent's home stadium, that feeling became even stronger.

Pantilimon's poor performance in the league made Pellegrini lose trust in him.

This time City's starting goalkeeper was replaced by Joe Hart.

However, in the first half, there were two clicks, and Joe Hart's gate was breached twice.

This made Joe Hart a little discouraged, and he was very worried in his heart, for fear of being replaced by the coach in anger.

Fortunately, Manuel Pellegrini did not take the goalkeeper off because of the two goals conceded.

The Chilean engineer is now even more concerned about the team's defensive problems, having been revamping the team's backline since he first arrived at Manchester City.

I tried all sorts of back combinations, but the results were still unsatisfactory.

In the Premier League before, they often conceded goals in the face of the attack of weak teams, but when it comes to the away side, facing the powerful Bayern Munich, expect this back line not to concede a single goal?

Dream on!

It's just that he didn't expect to lose the ball so early and lose so much!

Trailing by two goals in 12 minutes, this situation is too passive!

"Bayern seem to have seen through our defensive characteristics, and their attack is very targeted!"

"Mandzukic was a cover today, he just acted as a fulcrum in Bayern's attack, but the presence of Muller, a second striker, has not reduced Bayern's threat in the middle!"

The first goal was conceded by Mandzukic and Muller's unmarked forward shot.

It was a mistake in City's defence, and after he changed his defensive strategy, Muller began to pull on the side again, linking up with the wide players to attack the City backline.

Bayern's full-backs are all very good at assisting, and their wingers are even more outrageous.

With Muller also on board, City's wide flanks were undoubtedly blown up.

Gotze's second goal came from the wing!

Now they don't know what to do!

It feels like no matter which position you strengthen defensively, it won't help.

Pellegrini glanced at Bayern's coaching bench with some jealousy, and all his decisions seemed to have been perceived by the man in advance.

The last time he was at the Etihad, he felt that way.

This time at the Allianz Arena, the feeling is even more pronounced!

Pellegrini was a little frustrated, could he really not defeat this man?

Seeing that the coaching staff had not made adjustments for a long time, the players on the field couldn't wait, so they gathered together and discussed.

"Anyway, I'm already behind, or let's give it a go and attack!"

With both of them trailing by two goals, what's the point of still cowering in your own half of the court?

If you want to win the group, you have to attack and score goals!

"Okay, I don't want to defend it anymore, I want to rush out and them for a long time!"

"That is, what if Bayern is strong? It's not like we haven't won! ”

"Last time we were able to reverse them, this time we can do the same!"

The players said a word, and the morale was successfully mobilized.

Although they were two goals behind, there was no frustration and panic on their faces, only anger and dissatisfaction.

Clearly, City's players have not lost their fighting spirit, and have even been somewhat irritated.

"Lin, which side to hit?"

As the heart of Manchester City's attacking midfield, the players all looked to Lin Quan and waited for him to make a choice.

Lin Quan glanced at it, Ribery was on the left side of Bayern, and Gotze was on the right.

He has played against both of them, and if he is asked to evaluate them, Gotze is obviously a soft persimmon in these two, and he is not as strong as Ribery in terms of physical confrontation and game experience.

In that case, let's play Götze this time.

"David, we fight like this......"

He consulted with a few of the players, then looked at Götze in unison.

Gotze felt a few unkind glances at him, and when he looked up, he bumped into the sight of Lin Quan and several other Manchester City players.

Seeing the smile on the corner of the other party's mouth, Götze felt inexplicable in his heart.

You're both two goals behind, and you're still laughing?

If we want to laugh, we should laugh, right?

However, after the restart, Gotze couldn't laugh anymore.

Because he saw the heart of Manchester City, he came straight to the door after dribbling the ball and appeared in front of him.

(End of chapter)