The visit of the visit, the fraternity of the fellowship.

But when it came to the field, neither side had any intention of showing mercy.

In the first half, the two teams were attacking like a tide, the rhythm of attack and defense was extremely fast, and the game was very good-looking, which made the fans who bought tickets to watch the game addicted.

This is the real Champions League in everyone's mind!

Bringing in a lot of weak teams that don't even know their names is completely lowering the level of the Champions League, making the spectacle of the game plummet, and it's even better to watch your own league!

Juventus were clearly prepared, and they did a lot of targeted set-up against Manchester City's attacking system.

When defending Lin Quan, he changed the previous strategy of sending people to mark, changed to regional joint defense, and used the players' running and standing positions to cut the connection between Manchester City players and compress Lin Quan's dribbling space.

In the first half, the tactic worked wonders.

Despite having eight shots on goal, City failed to score a goal.

But on the other hand, Juventus' forward line was unable to break down Manchester City's goal.

Don't look at the sparks played by both sides, but the first half ended with a score of 0:0.

At the start of the second half, Pep Guardiola began to make tactical adjustments.

He replaced the team's striker Jovetic and brought on a midfielder, Fernandinho.

Changed the formation to 451 and changed to a strikerless formation.

The change strengthened City's control of the midfield, effectively containing and reducing Juventus' counter-attacks.

The game quickly fell into the hands of Manchester City, who soon surpassed 60% possession and moved towards higher numbers.

Juventus coach Allegri couldn't sit still, he stood up, came to the sidelines, frowned at the positioning and attacking coordination of Manchester City's players on the pitch, and thought about how to deal with it.

Pep Guardiola's countermeasures of replacing strikers with midfielders seem to have weakened Manchester City's attacking ability.

But it actually strengthened City's grip on the ball and increased the number of rounds they played.

For the average team, if you just increase the number of attacks and shots, it may not translate into goals.

But Manchester City are different because they have a supergiant in their squad and they are the most efficient of the three supergiants to score.

Give him a shot like this, and sooner or later he will break through his own goal.

Thinking of this, Allegri pondered whether to make a substitution adjustment as well, removing a striker and replacing a midfielder to strengthen the protection of the backline.

However, before he could make up his mind, the situation on the pitch changed dramatically.

In the 58th minute, when Manchester City was attacking, Lin Quan's shot aimed at the goal was blocked by Chiellini's outstretched leg, and the football was refracted, so that Buffon, who was ready to save, almost broke his old waist.

For the goalkeepers, they are most afraid of this kind of refracted ball, because the flight trajectory of the ball suddenly changes, so that they have no time to judge and prepare.

As a result, Buffon could only helplessly watch the football fly into the net.

1:0, with the help of Chiellini, Manchester City finally rewrote the score.

After seeing this goal, Allegri couldn't help but reach out to support his forehead, now it's okay, all the adjustments planned before are useless, and now not only can he not replace the striker, but he must continue to strengthen the offensive force to turn the tables.

So, he called Dybala up and told him to warm up and get ready to play.

Juventus had two strikers in this game: Mandzukic and Morata.

Soon after Alvaro Morata returned from injury, Allegri was planning to replace Morata.

However, before he could make a substitution, Morata surprised him on the pitch.

In the 62nd minute, the two men on the Juventus front line completed a wonderful combination.

Mandzukic received the ball and leaned on the Manchester City defender to play the ball to Morata, who deftly flicked and dodged Van Dijk's interception, opened up the angle slightly and shot straight at goal.

The shot was very decisive and the ball was very fast, and Navas raised his arms in time to make a save.

But before the ball could close his palms, it slipped through the narrow gap between his palms and flew into the goal.

1:1！

Juventus equalised!

It was also the first time since the start of the season that City's goal had been breached.

Seeing Morata finish with an excellent shot, Lin Quan was inevitably a little surprised.

This guy's shooting skills feel like they've improved a lot, and I don't know if it's because of Meng or if it's so strong?

When he was in the national youth team three years ago, Lin Quan had seen Morata's marksmanship.

This guy is very agile and always finds open space in the opposition defence and creates opportunities for himself to shoot.

However, this guy's shooting efficiency is very low, and although he can shoot left and right, he can always kick the ball away in unexpected ways, or simply send it into the arms of the opposing goalkeeper.

But if Morata suddenly opens up and his archery skills have improved greatly, then combined with his double-backfoot characteristics and spiritual running, this kid's future achievements may far exceed the original him, and it is impossible to say that he will be promoted to the top striker in football in the future.

Alvaro Morata looked so excited after beating Manchester City away at the corner that he leaped high on his side as he ran towards the corner, making a gesture of his hands to heart towards the Juventus fans in the stands as he flew away.

The fans of the old woman were already excited at the moment when their team equalized, and when they saw Morata doing this, they shouted even more excitedly.

"Well done Morata, kid!"

"Shoot beautifully!"

"Great!"

The praise from the fans made Morata feel like he was floating in the clouds.

It's such a mesmerizing feeling!

Let him want to score two more and let the fans boast a little more.

Before Morata could stink, his teammates rushed over, riding on their backs, touching their heads, and a group of people surrounded Morata in the middle and celebrated presumptuously.

On the sidelines, Allegri gave the players a round of applause with a smile in his eyes.

Fortunately, his substitutions were a little slower, and if Morata had been replaced, the goal might have been gone.

It seems that Morata is in better shape than he imagined after returning from injury.

There were fears that he wasn't in good shape, but after this game, Allegri didn't have that kind of concern.

It's just that they can't be careless yet, they just equalised.

The opponents were Manchester City, and with 30 minutes to go, it was enough for City to find the back of the net again.

So, the next is the most critical moment, how to keep this score!

On the other side, Pep Guardiola held his chin and thought about something.

There was an element of luck in this goal just now, and it is unlikely that the opponent will do it again, and Manchester City will not give them such a chance.

But how to break down the Juventus goal is the most important question at the moment.

He thought about it for a moment, made gestures, and asked the players to press up and press Juventus.

There is a lot of risk in this kind of attack, because the defense at the back is empty, and as long as you pass the ball to the opponent, it is easy to play a very threatening counterattack.

But Pep Guardiola believes in his players and his tactics and will not give the other side such a chance.

What he has to do is to let the players attack through this kind of pressing, constantly put pressure on the opponent, let the opponent's defense further shrink, and create opportunities for the surprise players he arranged.

After seeing the coach's gesture, the Manchester City players did not have any worries, and immediately pressed collectively, pressed through the half, and entered the 30-meter area in front of the opponent's penalty area to start a siege.

The Juventus players suddenly felt a huge pressure and felt like they were facing Barcelona at their peak.

Manchester City's players are constantly pulling and deploying Juventus' backline with passes and dribbles, forcing their players to concentrate and not dare to be overlooked.

This state of concentration was very mentally draining on the players, and after a while, many of the players felt physically and mentally exhausted, as if they had gone to the battlefield to fight a tough battle.

Affected by this, Juventus's defense line shrank very much, almost all of them retreated to within 30 meters, and at a glance, the penalty area was almost full of people.

City didn't have a high point up front, so when Juventus' players shrank into the box, their attacking threat seemed to drop all of a sudden.

However, there is more to the than just headers that break down dense defences.

Set-pieces and long-range shots are also good countermeasures.

Seeing opposition players piling up near the penalty area, City's side began to increase the number of long-range shots.

Kroos, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva and Lin Quan tried a long-range shot in quick succession.

These people's long-range shots are very threatening, especially Lin Quan, his long-range shot is the most threatening, so he deserves the attention of Juventus.

However, the real killer on Manchester City's side is neither Lin Quan, nor the likes of Kroos and De Bruyne.

It's someone Juventus would never have thought of before!

In the 82nd minute, Lin Quan shook off the space with the ball and made a long-range shot, attracting Bonucci and Chiellini, and then passed the ball to Kroos, who was inserted behind.

The cooperation between the two is very tacit, Lin Quan's ball has just passed, and Kroos has already bent his bow and is ready to shoot.

The nearby Juventus players rushed to stop Kroos, and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was also attracted by Kroos's movements, and even moved his position a little to the right.

However, just when everyone thought Kroos was going to shoot, he suddenly flicked the ball and kicked it into the open space on the other side.

Or is it a hypothetical biography?

Although they don't know who Kroos is going to pass to, after seeing Kroos's move, the Juventus players were all taken aback, and they already smelled danger in their hearts.

Following Kroos' line of sight, a small black figure broke into people's field of vision.

It was N'Golo Kante who shot the last shot!

This really surprised the Juventus players, only to know that this guy's defensive ability is very strong, I haven't heard that he can shoot from a distance!

But now it's too late, thanks to the attracting firepower of Lin Quan and Kroos, Kante has no defenders around him.

He could have done it with great ease!

N'Golo Kante, who was well prepared, finished a long-range shot of extremely high quality.

This one, he aimed at the left side of the goal.

Buffon immediately realized the danger after Kroos' false shot, and hurriedly moved to the right, but he was still a step too late.

Buffon couldn't move his footsteps to the back of the net when N'Golo Kante finished shooting, and he had to jump in a hurry, with the ball almost grazing the tips of his fingers and into the net.

Gianluigi Buffon's save made the hearts of fans on both sides hang, but the City fans were collectively relieved to see the ball still fly into the net with his fingertips on his fingertips at the end.

is worthy of being the world's No. 1 goalkeeper, at the age of 37, he is so fierce, it's hard to imagine how terrifying he was when he was young!

On the other hand, Juventus fans can't help but feel sorry.

It's a pity, it's just a little bit!

If Buffon had been more prepared, the ball might have been saved.

If only I hadn't ignored this kid's threat!

After landing, Buffon thought very unwillingly.

This time he conceded the goal, and he and his teammates made the mistake of belittling the opponent.

They didn't expect it to be N'Golo Kante who would have finished the attack, and if he had known that in advance, he would never have given the opposition such a good chance.

On the sidelines, Pep Guardiola was happy like a child after seeing N'Golo Kante's long-range goal, and he ran to the sidelines and waved his fists to celebrate.

It wasn't just the team that regained the lead that pleased him, it was the fact that he developed N'Golo Kante's attacking attributes.

There's no doubt about N'Golo Kante's strength defensively.

But Pep Guardiola is not satisfied with this, he wants every player in his squad to have the ability to play both offensively and defensively.

A versatile player who is Guardiola's favourite player!

Developing N'Golo Kante's attacking prowess is a big deal for City.

This means that in the future, they will have an extra point to play and score, and it will be more difficult for the opponent to defend.

And, most importantly, N'Golo Kante is particularly defensive, making several successful tackles per game.

As long as his offensive attributes are developed, then there is no need to wait for him to pass the ball to his teammates, let his teammates organize the attack, and at the moment when he completes the steal, directly let him organize himself, which can reduce the opponent's reaction time and greatly improve the efficiency of the offense.

This means a lot to Manchester City!

Of course, it won't be easy to do that, and Kante is still far from the all-round warrior he had in mind.

City's second goal was fatal for Juventus, with more than 80 minutes on the clock and very little time left for them to equalise.

Coupled with the fact that they are now lacking possession, the opposition midfielder has very strong control of the game.

If they weaken the backline and add a midfielder and a striker, it is easy for the opponent to break through the defense and score again.

Allegri is not an indecisive man, and he quickly replaced Dybala and continued to strengthen the attack.

Horizontal and vertical is a death, it's better to fight!

(End of chapter)