"Manchester City's No.13 is our French, right?"

After accidentally discovering the treasure of Kante, Deschamps hurriedly confirmed it to his assistant

Kante's previous team was weak and low-ranked, and he himself was not well-known before, so the French national team didn't know much about him.

The assistant checked the information for a while, and then confirmed that the other party was really French.

"Very good, the next national team training camp, add his name, we are still short of a defensive midfielder, this position is the most suitable for him!"

Didier Deschamps can't wait to see N'Golo Kante perform in the national team, and if he performs well, his ideal squad will be on the verge of taking shape.

……

In the second half, Manchester City and Juventus both made the same choice to speed up the pace of the game.

Obviously, for both sides, they are not very happy with the current scoreline.

Juventus' attacking focus was on the flanks, with they frequently using the wing-backs on both sides to form a siege of the Manchester City goal.

In the 58th minute, Juventus sent in another cross from the left and Morata got to the back of the net, but his header was denied by Keylor Navas.

City then launched a quick counter-attack, and the ball was quickly passed to Lin Quan's feet, and he evaded Vidal's pressure before dribbling to the edge of the box.

Chiellini immediately abandoned Aguero and rushed towards Lin Quan.

The two have played each other in the Confederations Cup, and on that occasion Chiellini was not able to guard against Lin Quan.

Chiellini learned the previous lesson, did not rush to grab it, but just stuck the position and did not let Lin Quan break through easily.

Seeing Chiellini restricting Lin Quan, Buffon gave his teammates a thumbs up in his heart!

Well done, Geogeo!

However, Chiellini's position only delayed Lin Quan's breakthrough, and he was not able to completely kill him.

After Lin Quan deceived Chiellini's center of gravity with a feint, he quickly moved the ball laterally.

David Silva just came from the wing, Lin Quan used his body to isolate Chiellini's sight, passed the ball to David Silva very covertly, and then quickly rushed forward, creating an illusion that he was going to break through with the ball.

Chiellini was really fooled and quickly went after Lin Quan.

However, after he ran two steps, he was horrified to find that the football was not at Lin Quan's feet?

What about balls?

Where did the ball go?

Bang!

There was a muffled sound behind Chiellini, and David Silva saw that Lin Quan had taken away the defenders, and then took a decisive shot.

The kick was very sudden, and Lin Quan and Chiellini happened to be in front of him to block the goalkeeper's view, so when he shot at goal, Buffon was not able to spot his movement immediately.

However, Gianluigi Buffon is the world's number one goalkeeper!

His excellent positioning allowed him to make effective saves even after Silva had finished shooting.

The ball was saved!

Juventus fans were relieved to see Gianluigi Buffon save his shot.

When Lin Quan dribbled the ball in their penalty area just now, it really scared them.

Fortunately, Chiellini was relatively dead in his defense and did not give Lin Quan a chance to shoot.

If the person who shot the goal this time was Lin Quan, the final result was really hard to say.

Seeing Buffon save his own shot, David Silva shook his head, a little incredulous.

He thought that the ball would definitely go in, but he didn't expect the opponent to save it.

It's Buffon!

After escaping the catastrophe, Juventus immediately returned the color.

It's still attacking from the wings, it's still crosses into the box, and the strikers are going to grab points.

Their attacking tactics are relatively simple compared to Manchester City.

That's not to say that Allegri is the only one to do, in fact he has other offensive tactics at his disposal.

But these tactics didn't work at all against Manchester City, and the opposing midfielder was too good to grab.

Manchester City's two midfielders in this game are Fernandinho and N'Golo Kante, both of whom are defensive midfielders who sweep very wide and have a strong defensive ability.

Juventus' attacks from midfield were disrupted by the duo in nine out of ten, so they had to rely on a wide attacking approach.

It's just that in the case of two back midfielders contracting and protecting, Juventus' full-backs can only dribble the ball and go down, unable to cut inside to form a shot.

Such a low cross looks like a good chance, but under the tight guard of Manchester City's players, their attacking efficiency is extremely low, and they can only return again and again.

Juventus' attack didn't work, and City's attack struggled to penetrate the opposition's defence.

Serie A teams are very good defensively, and three of the four midfielders on the other side are the kind of players who have strong running ability and large coverage.

As a result, City were also unable to take advantage of the midfield, with both sides having to rely on the flanks in attack.

The difference is that both of City's wingers have the ability to cut inside and shoot, while Juventus do not.

So, as the game progressed, the threat of City's attack from the flanks grew, and the situation gradually began to turn against Juventus.

In the 71st minute of the game, Manchester City launched a counterattack again, and Lin Quan and De Bruyne completed a collision with the wall and cut inside with the ball.

This time he didn't give Chiellini a chance to defend closely, taking advantage of the opportunity for Chiellini to come up to defend himself, suddenly an acceleration, a fast to the extreme, passed the opponent, and entered the penalty area.

Lin Quan glanced at the direction of the goal, raised his foot and shot.

It's time to put Buffon to the test!

He judged the direction of Lin Quan's shot and made a decisive save.

However, when Buffon made a save, the ball hit Bonucci's leg and deflected into the net from the other direction.

Buffon was dumbfounded!

Bonucci was also dumbfounded!

Lin Quan was also stunned for a moment, but after seeing the football roll into the net, he ran along the court.

"Well done!"

On the sidelines, after seeing Lin Quan burst into the penalty area with the ball, Guardiola clenched his fists and half raised nervously.

It wasn't until the moment he saw Lin Quan score the ball that he let out an angry roar and waved his fist excitedly.

The away goal was crucial for Manchester City, who gave them an advantage over the two legs and improved their chances of progressing to the last four.

There is not much time left in this game, and if Juventus can't equalize, then the probability of Manchester City advancing is probably more than seven percent!

"Attack, go all out!"

Allegri was a little maddened by the goal, this is their home stadium and Juventus cannot afford to lose at home.

So then they have only one choice, and that is to play with their lives!

It turns out that this Juventus team is still very strong.

After all, she can lead the team to the Champions League final, and she has played back and forth with Barcelona with MSN, and the strength of the old woman should not be underestimated!

After they launched an all-out attack, the whole Manchester City team suddenly felt a huge pressure.

The opponent's offense became more resolute, the scramble more ferocious, and even the fouls became more decisive.

After all, City's players have just experienced the Manchester derby, and with the fatigue of the journey, they are physically exhausted.

After more than 70 minutes of fierce competition, the players' physical fitness has dropped significantly.

The effect of this is that City's control of the midfield is beginning to wane.

After Juventus gradually took control of the midfield, Pirlo's performance began to come alive.

In the 75th minute, Pirlo looked up as if he had just woken up, looked up at the positions of the players on both sides in front, and sent a long pass.

The ball was very creative, with Morata having a high ball quotient and recognising Sleepy's intentions, he quickly cut in from behind and got in front of the defenders.

With a single acceleration, he burst into the box and formed a one-on-one knife.

Keylor Navas sensed the danger the moment Pirlo passed the ball and made the decision to attack immediately.

This decision of his saved the team!

In the face of Navas's attack, Morata did not have much time to handle the ball, so he could only hand the ball to his left foot and aim as much as possible for Navas to hit where he couldn't pounce.

If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that this ball will be difficult to handle.

But Morata has a very well-balanced left and right foot, with no backfoot.

His left-footed shot was a dangerous one, and Keylor Navas fell to make a save, but couldn't touch the ball.

But Morata was too angle-seeking and his shot almost slid past the post.

There was a sigh from the scene, and the Juventus fans hugged their heads collectively, all with expressions of chagrin and disbelief on their faces.

Seeing that the ball didn't go in, Morata fell to his knees in the Manchester City penalty area, bent down and pounded the turf in frustration, as if to blame himself for why he pursued the angle like this!

In the rear, Pirlo couldn't help but shake his head when he saw that Morata had missed.

At this moment, he misses his teammates in the Milan team a little.

Although they also wear the No. 9 jersey, the No. 9 is also very different from the No. 9.

Alvaro Morata seems to be the only one who has forgotten to wear his shooting boots, and it can even be said that Morata is the best performer.

In the 81st minute, Tevez won a one-on-one shot, and his push was saved by Navas falling to the ground.

In the 83rd minute, Pogba's long-range shot from outside the box went over the crossbar.

For a time, a situation was formed on the field in which Juventus besieged the Manchester City goal.

It's just a pity that they couldn't score, and the players failed to grasp the good opportunities again and again, constantly wasting opportunities, and failed to change the score.

Pep Guardiola saw that there was a problem with the fitness of his players, and he made a decisive substitution.

In the 78th minute, he replaced Aguero with Fernando to further strengthen the midfield defense.

In the 81st minute, he replaced the exhausted De Bruyne with Milner.

In the 87th minute, Pep Guardiola replaced Kompany with Toni Rudiger.

After a succession of substitutions, City's defence gradually solidified.

In the face of the opponent's onslaught, Manchester City is tenacious like a reef under the waves, let you wind and rain, I will not move.

Juventus' attacks came to naught, and the time of the game passed little by little.

The mentality of their players also began to become more and more anxious.

The first leg is coming to an end, and if they don't score again, they will not only lose this game, but even lose their hopes of qualifying.

As a result, all of their players, except for the goalkeeper, pressed through the half, further increasing the intensity of the attack.

In the face of the old lady's frantic attack, Kante played extremely well in defence.

In battles with the likes of Paul Pogba, Vidal and Andrea Pirlo, he made frequent miraculous tackles.

Pogba, in particular, has not completely healed from his injuries despite his return to the firing line, which has had a significant impact on his form.

However, the opponent is an extremely difficult character, and he will be caught by the opponent if he makes a slight mistake.

On the sidelines, Pep Guardiola saw N'Golo Kante's performance so well, and his heart became more and more appreciative of him.

What a piece of jade, with such a strong defensive foundation, if you adjust and develop his offensive ability, he will be the mainstay of Manchester City's future midfield!

It's not just Pep Guardiola who thinks so, but the French coach Didier Deschamps' eyes are almost straight.

It's too strong!

It's really strong!

Is this really a player dug out of a relegation team?

Why didn't you discover his talent before?

Didier Deschamps can't help but reflect on himself, with most of France's internationals being selected from their home leagues.

So he has watched a lot of games in Ligue 1 and even Ligue 2, but he has not found such a talent as N'Golo Kante.

This is simply a dereliction of duty!

Thinking of this, Deschamps can't help but admire Guardiola.

The opponent must have watched the League A less often than himself, but the opponent was able to see Kante's extraordinary, and brought him to the Premier League to give him a stage to display his talents.

With such vision and courage, he is really a model for my generation!

Deschamps feels that after this game, he can use the excuse of going to Manchester City to inspect the players and take the opportunity to have a good exchange with Guardiola.

Although the Germans seem to be very disdainful of Guardiola's set, they are still trying to set things right.

But Didier Deschamps is intrigued, and as a neighbour of Spain, the French are deeply impressed by the power of Spanish football.

In the second minute of stoppage time, N'Golo Kante broke the ball from Pogba's feet again.

After breaking the ball, he didn't have time to observe the position of his teammates, and kicked the ball directly into the front court as if he was clearing.

The opponent's attack was too fierce, and he just wanted to clear the ball with his big foot to give his teammates a little breather.

However, some people think differently!

A figure accelerated in the direction where the ball was flying, and it was getting faster and faster!

After seeing the jersey number on the opponent's body clearly, the Juventus fans let out a burst of exclamations!

"Stop him!"

"Foul!"

"Can't let him pass!"

It was none other than Lin Quan who rushed to football!

At this time, except for the players who have just been replaced by the two teams, the starters are almost exhausted.

Only Lin Quan has such abundant physical energy to carry out such a sprint!

Seeing Lin Quan running towards his own stadium, the Juventus players were so frightened that they gritted their teeth one by one and retreated desperately.

On City's side, the substitutions James Milner and Fernando were the most energetic, and they also rushed up from behind in a 100-metre sprint.

Regardless of whether this attack can be successful or not, they must rush forward to meet Lin Quan.

However, it doesn't take so many people to settle the battle.

Lin Quan alone is enough!

On Juventus' side, the closest man to the football landing point is their goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Instead of dropping back into the six-yard box to defend the goal, Buffon chose to rush towards the ball.

At this time, he is closer to the football than to the goal, and it may be too late to retreat, and the opponent receives the ball and comes with an ultra-long-range lob shot, and the Juventus goal may be dangerous.

And rushing to the football, there is still a chance to destroy the ball before Lin Quan!

As a result, there were two galloping figures on the field, and the Manchester City striker and the Juventus goalkeeper were in a race to the death!

Buffon was closer, but he started later than Linquan.

The race between the two quickly divided the winner and loser, Lin Quan grabbed ahead of Buffon, stabbed the ball in front of the court, and then bypassed Buffon, did not give the opponent a chance to foul, and continued to run wildly, chasing the football.

The Juventus Arena was silent, and tens of thousands of fans fell into a deathly silence, and many even closed their eyes in pain, afraid to look at what was going to happen next.

(End of chapter)