"Heynckes is very bold and plays so aggressively away from home!"

The first half ended with the score 0:0.

At halftime, the commentators and guests of major TV stations were discussing the game.

"Bayern's tactics seem to be very successful, their attack is a big threat to Manchester City, and if they score a goal, then Manchester City will be very passive!"

"yes, the away goal is too crucial, and I think that's probably because of this, Manchester City didn't dare to attack with all their might in the first half, for fear of being scored by the opponent, right?"

The guests and commentators believe that Manchester City is worried about Bayern getting away goals, so they did not invest heavily in the attack.

Otherwise, with Manchester City's attacking power, the score should not be 0:0.

That guess was right or wrong, City really didn't want to give away goals to their opponents, but they didn't attack without attack in the first half.

The real strength of the Bayern team under Heynckes is that they not only have strong offensive ability, but also top defensive ability.

Bayern's layers of interceptions and retreats, as well as full-court pressing, made it difficult for Manchester City's attack to threaten.

If we don't make adjustments to that in the second half, it will be difficult for City's attack to improve.

In this kind of game between top teams, scoring goals is difficult in itself.

With both sides on the defensive foot, it is difficult to play the exaggerated score of a normal game.

A score like Bayern's 8-1 massacre of Porto is absolutely impossible to see in Manchester City.

Correspondingly, Manchester City's games in which they often hit six or seven goal difference in the league are unlikely to happen to Bayern.

With the defensive quality of the two teams in the first half, it is not easy to score 2 goals in the second half!

At half-time, Pep Guardiola made some tactical adjustments to the team's problems in the first half.

He moved Kroos back a little bit so that he would be less at risk of being pushed for.

In addition, for Lin Quan's position, Guardiola also made adjustments.

"Lin, you appeared in this position more in the second half!"

Pep Guardiola pointed to the tactical board and explained:

'The quality of the opposition was good, but Xavi Alonso had a yellow card on him and he is getting older, fitness will be a big problem!'

Bayern's overall fitness is superior to Manchester City, which is the main reason why they were able to suppress Manchester City in the first half.

If you analyze the distance traveled by the players of both teams in the first half, then the 11 players on the Bayern side may have run about 10-15 kilometers more than the 11 players of Manchester City.

On average, each person ran almost a kilometer more!

In other words, they ran 12 with 11 people, which is equivalent to one more person on the court out of thin air.

Bayern's way of running, Manchester City must not be able to afford it.

So it's normal for the situation to fall into a disadvantage, but not everyone in Bayern's squad can run like this.

Not so far as their midfielder Xavi Alonso!

Xavi Alonso is 34 years old this year, and for such a veteran, it is certainly impossible to expect him to play the whole game at full level in such a high-intensity game.

So Guardiola speculated that Heynckes was likely to replace him in the second half, and what Manchester City had to do was to seize the time before the opponent's substitution and seize the point of Xavi Alonso to fight to the death!

Speaking of which, Guardiola also has to thank Hoeness, if he hadn't insisted on selling Kroos, Bayern's current main defender would definitely be Kroos.

Although Kroos is not as strong as Xavi Alonso's defensive ability, he is much younger and certainly better than the latter in terms of physical fitness and running ability.

But under Hoeness's short-sightedness, Kroos was sold to Manchester City, which not only weakened Bayern, but also greatly strengthened Manchester City.

With the odds of one thing at a time, Manchester City have a chance of winning against their opponents.

The half-time break ended quickly and the game resumed.

City significantly stepped up their attack in the second half, especially Lin Quan, who became more active than in the first half.

Bayern take Lin Quan's threat very seriously, and he has at least two players by his side at all times.

However, unlike in the first half, the area where Lin Quan was active in the second half was in the area where Bayern's back line and the back line converged.

This makes Bayern feel very difficult when defending, and if they only send a midfielder to defend, they may not be able to stop him one-on-one.

However, if you send a defender and a midfielder to intercept at the same time, you will lose the sense of defense layer, and if the opponent completes the breakthrough, it is very likely to get a chance to make a single knife.

This dilemma makes Bayern's players very entangled and don't know what to do.

The threat at the back quickly affected Bayern's attack.

Because they were restrained by Lin Quan, Bayern's fullbacks did not dare to press too far forward as before when attacking.

If they rush forward and are counterattacked by their opponents, then the road they are guarding will be empty.

But if the full-backs don't go up, then relying on the wingers to attack the opposition's defence alone will greatly reduce the threat.

After Bayern's attacking threat dropped, City's defensive pressure was greatly reduced, and they began to free up their hands and put in more troops to launch counter-attacks.

In the 55th minute, after Lin Quan passed Xavi Alonso, he and De Bruyne hit the wall and entered the penalty area to complete a shot before the defender intercepted.

Neuer was very focused and saved the ball with one hand.

The shot was a big threat, and if it hadn't been for Neuer's bravery, Bayern's goal might have been missed.

Lin Quan's shot scared Bayern fans into a cold sweat, and they couldn't help but recall the fear of being dominated by Lin Quan.

This guy, when facing Bayern, holds the record of scoring goals in every game, and he is the most feared person in Bayern, there is no one!

Although Heynckes was a little worried, he still did not give the order for the players to retreat.

In the face of a team with strong attacking ability like Manchester City, if you blindly defend passively, you will be attacked by the opponent sooner or later.

Only by constantly putting pressure on your opponent can you win the game.

Now it's up to both sides to score first!

It's acceptable for Bayern to lose away, but Manchester City definitely can't accept losing at home, so it should be Guardiola who can't hold his breath!

Bayern's counter-attack was not long in coming.

In the 67th minute, Ribery broke through with the ball, and Bayern's left wing-back Alaba resolutely stepped in.

Ribery was intercepted by Zabaleta and half-turned and passed back to Alaba, who did not dribble down the ball and quickly passed it back to Ribery.

With the help of Alaba's cover, Ribery got rid of Zabaleta's block, he used his powerful explosiveness to lead Zabaleta by half an identity, and after receiving Alaba's pass, he quickly cut inside to the middle.

In the box, Lewandowski had reached for the ball, but Ribery didn't pass it to him, but to his old buddy Robben.

Robben didn't pass the ball again this time and he played his trademark in-cut shot.

The whole world knew what Robben was going to do, but no one could stop him.

Kolarov had no way to stop the opponent from kicking the goal, so he could only use his body to interfere.

Arjen Robben's shot was fixed on City's goal, and he felt that the quality of the shot was high and that it was likely to go in.

However, when he saw the stretched figure in front of Manchester City, he couldn't help but wave his fist angrily.

Damn, why is it him again?

Keylor Navas denied Robben's shot!

It was a beautiful save and Keylor Navas showed his status as the best goalkeeper in La Liga.

In the face of the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga, Keylor Navas took the lead with a better performance.

"The opponent's goalkeeper is too hateful, he has blocked the two of us from scoring!"

Bayern fans hated Keylor after seeing Keylor Robben's shot on goal.

Originally, Bayern didn't have many good chances to score, and Navas performed so well, saving their must-score goals again and again.

The goal they were hoping for was delayed!

"But it doesn't matter, from the perspective of the field, we are not at a disadvantage, Manchester City can't prevent our attack, maybe we will score next time!"

Bayern fans guessed correctly and the deadlock on the pitch was quickly broken.

It's just that it wasn't Bayern who scored, it was Manchester City.

In the 69th minute, N'Golo Kante made a tackle on Muller and City quickly counter-attacked.

The ball soon came to the feet of Lin Quan, who received the ball past Xavi Alonso's interception, and after passing Boateng, who was dragging his back on the defending, he went to the meeting alone and singled out Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Neuer remembered the experience of fighting Lin Quan, this distance is not for him to attack, nor is it for him not to attack, but as soon as he hesitated, Lin Quan shot the goal.

Although Neuer made the first save, his speed was still half a beat, and the football almost grazed his fingertips and flew into the Bayern goal!

The score became 1:0, and Manchester City, who were playing at home, finally took the lead!

The moment Lin Quan scored, the Etihad Stadium suddenly erupted in a tsunami-like cheer.

Manchester City fans, who have been suppressed for more than an hour, can finally vent the emotions in their hearts.

"Well done!"

On the sidelines, Guardiola was excited like a child, regardless of the image, he came to a slide, not caring at all about the brand new suit he was wearing today.

Pep Guardiola has plenty of reasons to be so excited!

The goal at this point in time is so crucial!

With 70 minutes heading into the game, Manchester City, who have been fighting back-to-back, will soon be hit by fitness bottlenecks.

When the players' physical fitness is seriously declining, such a goal, like a shot in the arm, can greatly boost the morale of the players, make them adrenaline soaring, and can overcome the physical bottleneck during this time.

Moreover, scoring first means having an advantage in momentum.

Bayern's morale will inevitably suffer as a result, and then Manchester City can even continue to launch an onslaught, maybe there is a chance to expand the score!

Against a top team like Bayern, a one-goal lead is not safe.

Not to mention how crazy Bayern's attack will be at the Allianz Arena, just talk about this game.

With more than 20 minutes remaining, Bayern's terrifying attacking ability gave them every chance of equalising.

And once they are equalized by Bayern, then Manchester City's hopes of promotion are very slim.

Heynckes couldn't sit still, he stood up and called Martinez from the bench to warm up and get ready to play.

Although he only conceded a goal, he saw his team's defensive problems.

Xavi Alonso has not been able to play defensively since he was shown a yellow card.

Coupled with the decline in fitness, he became a hole in Bayern's defense at this time.

If he is not replaced as soon as possible, Manchester City on the opposite side may still seize this point to make a fuss.

The reason why he was not replaced before was because Xavi Alonso is Bayern's midfield commander and is very important to the team's attack.

Martinez is a defensive midfielder, much less playmaking than him, and replacing Martinez would weaken Bayern's attacking ability.

But now we can't drag it out any longer, the position of the midfielder is too important, and if you don't adjust it, you may have to concede the goal later.

Heynckes' instincts were accurate!

In the 72nd minute, Martinez finished his warm-up and waited on the sidelines for a dead-ball opportunity to make a substitution.

The situation on the pitch changed dramatically, and Manchester City scored the second goal!

It was Lin Quan who scored, and this goal was almost the same as the first goal.

There was still a problem in the middle lane, and he failed to intercept it successfully at the first time, giving Lin Quan a chance to start, and then he passed five levels and cut six generals, broke through all the way to the end, and then went to the next city.

If Manchester City scored the first goal, Bayern were still in a poor situation and could barely accept it.

Then Lin Quan's second goal Bayern can't accept it!

If they can't score in the next 10 minutes, they won't be confident they will be able to score two goals against a top team like Manchester City, even if they return to their home stadium in the next leg.

And if they don't score away goals in this game, the opponent only needs to score a goal in the next game to pronounce their death sentence.

Therefore, after Lin Quan scored the second goal, the situation suddenly became very unfavorable for Bayern.

Heynckes smelled death!

"After you get on the field, stare at Lin Quan and don't give him any more chances!"

Heynckes' face turned pale, and he only gave Martinez one order.

The score is already very unfavorable, and the opponent can't score again.

And only after seeing Lin Quan dead and solving the problem of the back line can Bayern invest more troops to attack.

After Martinez came on, Bayern's midfield was indeed much more solid.

After solidifying the defence, Bayern used the final minutes of the game to launch the most frantic attack on Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola saw that the opponent was going to fight hard, and immediately began to make substitutions.

He replaced Kroos in the 82nd, 85th and 88th minutes in quick succession.

It's all defensive players!

The three substitutions were not only intended to strengthen the defence, but also to delay time and give the Manchester City players, who were already running out of fitness, a breathing time.

The players who were substituted were obviously well aware of Guardiola's purpose, so they went off the pitch and delayed as much time as possible.

The Bayern players protested to the referee, who pointed to his watch and signaled that he would extend the stoppage time as appropriate.

He said he did, and after regular time, the referee gave up seven minutes of stoppage time.

This caused a strong dissatisfaction from the Manchester City fans at the scene, and boos filled the entire stadium.

However, even with such a long injury time, Bayern were still unable to break down Manchester City's defence.

In the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, the final score of Manchester City vs Bayern was fixed at 2:0!

(End of chapter)