Manchester City's first goal completely changed the tide of the game.

Dynamo Kyiv, which originally planned to wait for the arrival of rain and snow and take advantage of the snow on the field to launch an attack, was forced to attack in advance at this time.

Time is running out for the first half and if they don't equalise soon, they will return to the dressing room with a deficit from behind.

The opposition will certainly make tactical changes at half-time and will likely be more difficult in the second half, when they may not be able to score even if there is rain and snow and the advantage of the home field.

In short, the longer the time drags on, the worse it is for them.

It's just that when there is a fast wing player like Son Xingmin in the opponent's lineup, and he has just scored a goal with a quick counterattack, it may not be a wise move for them to press out and attack aggressively at this time!

Sure enough, after Dynamo Kyiv pressed out, Manchester City's attack began to tilt towards Son Heung-min's side, focusing on using his speed to make a fuss.

In the 44th minute of the first half, after successfully intercepting an attack by the opponent, Manchester City did the same, Kroos sent a long pass at the back, and Son Heung-min started at high speed and ran wildly with the ball.

This time, the opposing defenders didn't dare to underestimate him anymore and leaned towards him.

However, as soon as they moved, Son Heung-min immediately passed the ball out.

Lin Quan, who followed up, volleyed the ball without stopping and swept the ball into the goal.

It only took one counterattack for Manchester City to easily extend the score to 2:0!

Although the goal was not scored by Son Heung-min, his pace and assist were crucial.

The players of Dynamo Kyiv ran from the front to the back out of breath, and most of them didn't even have time to settle down, and the ball was already lying in their own goal.

This kind of blow like a hammer made them all stunned and speechless.

Aggrieved, helpless, hopeless, hesitant!

All kinds of emotions are flooding their hearts, and it is difficult for them to score a goal, while the opponent's goal is as simple as eating and drinking.

They don't know what to do next!

It's two goals down, which is worse than the situation just now.

What's even more terrifying is that it's an away goal, and if the City people return to Manchester with two away goals like this, then the next game will basically not be played.

But now, what can they do?

There was only one minute left in the first half and they still couldn't find a way to find the back of the net.

On the contrary, it is the opponent's counterattack that hits one by one, making them throw a mouse bogey, and they are in a dilemma.

The players of Dynamo Kyiv spent the first half almost in a daze, not even knowing how they got back into the dressing room.

On the other hand, the Manchester City players with two goals in hand are much calmer and calmer in their mentality.

In the dressing room, Pep Guardiola praised the excellent performance of his players in the first half, especially by naming Son Heung-min.

This made Son very happy, and he remembered that this was the first time Guardiola had publicly praised himself in the team.

He was temporarily seated in the starting XI during David Silva's absence due to injury, and with his excellent performances during this period, he felt confident that he could compete for a place in the main line.

"The style of play in the second half remains the same for the time being, we have the lead, we don't have to worry mentally, wait for the opponent to take the initiative to attack, we just seize the flaws exposed by the opponent and counterattack.

However, it should be noted that the snow is getting heavier and heavier outside, and the venue may become very slippery in the second half of the game, so be careful not to get hurt! ”

Pep Guardiola added to the expectation of the words 'don't get hurt', and in terms of the scoreline, they have basically won this game, but if someone is injured at the end, the joy of this victory will be diluted.

To that end, he intends to make a substitution in the 65th minute, bringing on several key players.

Fifteen minutes were over quickly, and the second half began.

The coach of Dynamo Kyiv did make some adjustments to his team's tactics at half-time.

They began to simplify their offensive tactics as much as possible, avoiding too many passes in the attack and being tackled by the opponent.

After simplification, they began to play high balls and long balls.

The wide players on both sides began to hoist the ball into the penalty area frequently, allowing their high strikers to compete for the top.

When counterattacking, they also omitted the excesses of the midfield, started the ball directly from the backfield, and went to the striker with a big foot, so that the striker could fight for the top or ferry to the opponent who received from the back.

Although this tactic was simple and crude, it still had a certain effect.

They had a couple of shots on goal and caused a lot of chaos in the City penalty area.

Although Keylor Navas has been bouncing in front of goal and trying to maintain his condition, the temperature on the scene is still too low, and his form has been significantly affected.

In the 55th minute of the second half, a shot from the opposition caused him to get out of his hands, which almost caused tragedy, but fortunately he was cleared by Kompany on the goal line at the last moment, and narrowly ensured the safety of the Manchester City goal.

Although the goal was not scored, the morale of the opponent was greatly boosted.

As the snow increases, the ground of the pitch becomes slippery, and when the ball rolls on the ground, the snow becomes more resistant.

This caused a lot of mistakes in the passing process of Manchester City's players, and the opponent's attack took advantage of this mistake of Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola glanced at the time, it was not yet 65 minutes, but he felt that he could not delay any longer.

So, he decisively made substitution adjustments, replacing Kroos and De Bruyne successively, replacing Fernandinho and Sane, and retreating Lin Quan to the position of forward midfielder.

When Leroy Sane came on, Gabriel Jesus dropped back and went from a lone arrow to a sapper up front.

Pep Guardiola has long discovered that this kid is very balanced in all aspects.

He can be seen at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he plays very smartly, and likes to pester the opposing defenders when he is up front, interfering with the opponent's ball to buy time for his teammates.

If you increase his responsibilities in this area, then he will become a defensive forward.

And now, what Manchester City has to do is very simple, based on defense, tie up their own fence, use the speed of the two wings and Lin Quan's open vision and outstanding footwork, pass a good ball, and completely kill the game!

It doesn't matter if you don't wait for such an opportunity, anyway, now Manchester City's squad has overflowed defensively.

Even if the field has an impact on their performance, after the weakening of Manchester City, the defensive ability is still stronger than the opponent's attacking power, and it is quite difficult for the opponent to score!

"It's despicable!"

"Are Manchester City going to set up a bucket formation?"

"Why are you embarrassed to be the defending champion?"

After seeing Manchester City's substitution options, the fans of Dynamo Kyiv all broke their defenses and scolded one by one.

Your Manchester City's hard power is so strong, and you actually started a defensive counterattack against one of our weak teams, which is too shameful, right?

Pep Guardiola: Haven't you always criticized Jose Mourinho's team for playing ugly, utilitarian football?

So what are you doing now?

What's the difference between you and Jose Mourinho?

If Guardiola hears this, he will probably quibble:

Isn't it bad weather for me?

If it hadn't snowed, of course Manchester City would have put on a big fight with you, would I be afraid of you?

But the snow is so big, and if you continue to kick the pass control like before, isn't that a head show?

Didn't you see that even Kroos and De Bruyne had made mistakes in their passes before?

This is enough to prove that the ground attack can't be played, and since he can't play, then of course he has to be pragmatic.

The manager of Dynamo Kyiv did not scold Manchester City as shamelessly as the fans, and he didn't have the heart to think about it at this time.

City were the first to make substitutions to disrupt his tactical set-up, and with the addition of a defensive midfielder, their attacking difficulties became more difficult.

And the opposing striker seems to have changed his style of play, starting not to receive the ball, not to participate in the attack, but like a piece of kraft candy, he keeps going to the home team's players with the ball to harass them.

This style of play he never expected in advance, who would have thought that Manchester City would have such a talent in the squad?

What worries him the most is that Manchester City's squad has strengthened their defence without weakening their attacking capabilities.

It seems that the two midfield cores have been replaced, and they should be missing the playmaking core, and the attacking threat is greatly reduced.

But Lin Quan wears many hats and accomplishes this task brilliantly.

After dropping back into a midfield position, he did an excellent job of organising, organising, transferring, attacking and even threatening the ball.

With him there, the defenders of Dynamo Kyiv did not dare to take it lightly, because if he was not careful, it was easy for him to find a flaw and send a deadly pass.

In the second half, City had already launched several quick attacks from the flanks, and although they could not score for one reason or another, they were enough to threaten the Dynamo Kyiv goal and not dare to press as hard as they did in the final moments of the first half.

However, what should come is still coming, seeing that Sane and Sun Xingmin wasted the opportunities they created one after another, Lin Quan personally stepped out.

In the 75th minute of the second half, he took advantage of a free kick opportunity, and the free kick scored directly to rewrite the score to 3:0!

This goal can be said to have completely killed the suspense of the game, so after Lin Quan completed the goal, the Manchester City players rushed up, and even the players on the bench were wrapped in down jackets and rushed to the stadium to celebrate.

Looking at their excitement, I didn't know that I thought Manchester City had won the Champions League!

The Kyiv fans in the stadium stands felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on their heads at this time, and their hearts were cold.

The fans who were shirtless and cheering on the drums before didn't know when they had quietly put on their clothes.

It's just that I don't know if it's cold, even if they are wrapped in thick down jackets, they still feel surrounded by the cold to the bone, and they don't feel any warmth at all.

After Pep Guardiola saw Lin Quan score, he immediately used up the last substitution in his hand.

He replaced Lin Quan and replaced Iheanacho.

Gabriel Jesus dropped back to the midfield and Heheanacho was up front.

Seeing that the opponent was like playing a platter, moving the position of the frontcourt players at will, the coach of Dynamo Kyiv couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth twice.

It's really not wrong to lose to Manchester City, the opponent is much stronger than them.

Not to mention, the versatility of these Manchester City players who can generally adapt to multiple positions is something that they do not have at all.

It's no wonder Pep Guardiola's team always plays with the formation, and with so many versatile players at his disposal, it's no surprise that he can play with flowers!

Gabriel Jesus is also well-rounded, but he is only 19 years old and lacks experience.

In the 87th minute of the second half, the opponent took advantage of a slippery mistake on his way to launch a counter-attack and score a goal to help the home team save some face.

However, the goal came too late, there was not much time left in the game, and the players of Dynamo Kyiv did not have much fighting spirit.

In the end, the game ended at full-time, and the score was fixed at 1:3.

Manchester City have won on the road, and the advantage of 3 away goals and 2 goal difference has already put them in the Champions League quarterfinals with one foot!

As Manchester City are the last of eight games in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, when their side of the game is over, the first round of matches is also over, and the scores of several key battles have also been released.

With goals from Neymar and Edinson Cavani, Paris beat Chelsea 2-1 at home, and it was Mikel who scored for Chelsea.

Real Madrid beat Roma 2-0 away and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal.

Arsenal lost 0:2 to Barcelona at home without any surprises, Messi scored two goals, and was the only two players to score two goals in this round, the other being Lin Quan.

Juventus drew 2-2 at home to Bayern Munich, and in this game, the old lady fought back to equalize the score after conceding two goals, showing the world their resilience and making those who doubted their quality due to their previous group stage results temporarily silence their mouths.

However, Ribery was injured in this game and was not sent on until the 84th minute, without Ribeiro's combination, Bayern is obviously not the strongest form.

When Bayern returns to the home stadium in the next game, the outside world is still more optimistic about Bayern.

Of the three Premier League teams that reached the knockout rounds, only Manchester City emerged victorious after the first leg.

Arsenal and Chelsea both lost, and both were ugly.

Especially Arsenal, although Barcelona lost Neymar and its strength has been weakened a lot, it is still not something that Arsenal can beat.

In front of Barcelona, Arsenal seemed to have encountered their destined nemesis, playing in a disorderly manner, with less than half of the opponent's passes and possession.

Sanchez, who was bent on proving himself, was also defended by his former teammates in this game, and he had no chance at all.

The Gunners fans who watched the whole game were desperate, they all played like this at home, and there was no chance when they got to the away stadium.

The Gunners' Champions League journey this season may end here.

The Chelsea fans next door are also gloomy, and after the introduction of Neymar in Paris, the overall strength has improved a lot.

They were overall-encompassing on the road, with 22 per cent less possession and more than double the number of shots on goal.

If it weren't for the poor ability of the strikers of Grand Paris to grasp their chances, the score of this game would definitely not be 2:1.

The disparity in hard power makes it difficult for Chelsea people to be optimistic.

As a result, Manchester City has become the last hope of the Premier League!

(End of chapter)