This match between Manchester City and Grand Paris has attracted attention from other teams in addition to fans of both teams.

Top giants such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern almost all sent people to watch the game.

After seeing De Bruyne's goal, these people couldn't help but frown.

Manchester City's forward midfielder feels stronger again, and when De Bruyne moved to Manchester City, the outside world did not pay much attention to him.

After all, he belongs to the marginal people who can't play at Chelsea, and the transfer fee is not high, so no one thinks he can play at Manchester City.

However, in just one season, De Bruyne slapped everyone in the face with his actual actions and let them know that Shibei should be impressed in three days!

Since De Bruyne joined Manchester City, his physical fitness, physical confrontation and ball protection ability have improved greatly.

This has allowed him to play in the heat of the Premier League, while his wide vision, delicate technique and ability to pass the ball have been further strengthened.

If you watch Manchester City's games regularly, it is easy to see De Bruyne sending penetrating passes when attacking, feeding cakes to the strikers' mouths and allowing them to eat comfortably.

This can be seen in the number of assists De Bruyne, who has scored 16 goals and provided 23 assists in 42 appearances for Manchester City this season.

In the Premier League, Kevin De Bruyne is at the top of the table with 18 assists and is likely to defend that title.

These spectacular stats and years of getting better and better have made De Bruyne famous in football.

Now his value has soared to more than 50 million euros, considering that the transfer fee price in football has just gone through a bubble period, and now if you want to poach him from Manchester City, it is estimated that it is no fun to ask for less than 70 million euros.

If Manchester City only has one De Bruyne, then it will be fine, the configuration elsewhere is not good, and no matter how powerful a forward midfielder is, he can't make any big waves.

But the problem is that Manchester City's other positions are also luxurious, and there is also a presence in the team that can be said to be the first person in football at the moment.

What's even more terrifying is that this person is still the person who has the most tacit cooperation with De Bruyne in the Manchester City team.

Together, these two can play the role of 1+1>2!

It's scary!

If the big Paris side can't stop the connection between the two, then this game will probably be difficult to play.

The Parisians were clearly a little disillusioned by the sudden goal conceded, and it took a long time for them to regain their footing and attack City again after the restart.

Compared with the previous attacks, the attack of Grand Paris is now more ferocious, and the number of troops invested and the determination to attack have greatly increased.

They are obviously well aware of their situation, they have to win at home, and if they don't, it's a dead end.

Under the onslaught of the opposition, Manchester City's defence began to be under pressure.

Neymar, who lost the penalty and was a little distracted for a while, has also adjusted his state at this time.

He imitated his former teammate Lionel Messi, reducing the number of shows of his foot skills and tricks when attacking, and playing smarter and more concisely.

And this change has brought new vitality to the attack on the left side of Paris.

In the 37th minute, Neymar pulled the ball from behind and got rid of Manchester City's full-back Zabaleta.

Zabaleta was forced to commit a tactical foul in order to stop the opposition's attack and received City's third yellow card of the game.

This is not good news for Manchester City, who have already received three yellow cards from their back four.

And, most crucially, right-back Zabaleta, who was under the most defensive pressure, has also been carded, which will make it more difficult for City to contain Neymar on the flanks.

Fortunately, Lin Quan saw that the situation was not good, and immediately retreated back, assisting Zabaleta to limit Neymar together, so that Neymar's threat was greatly reduced.

Although Neymar was restricted, because of Lin Quan's retreat, Manchester City's attacking threat was also reduced.

The game was a bit of a stalemate for a while, and both sides seemed to be unable to break through each other's goals.

At this critical juncture, Cavani stepped up.

In the 42nd minute, Cavani relied on his excellent individual strength, smart running, and received a pass from his teammates after running out of the gap and sent the ball into the Manchester City goal.

The score became 1:1!

The Parc des Princes stadium was boiling over in an instant, and the fans in Paris frantically chanted Cavani's name, seeing him as the team's hero.

Although Neymar has a bigger coffee position, Cavani is the veteran who has been with the team for a longer time, and there are many people who like him.

And when Neymar was targeted and couldn't stand up to save the team, he stepped up, which made him a big plus in the hearts of fans.

Many fans feel that Cavani is the real trustworthy person, on the other hand, the Brazilian, who is worth as much as 200 million, is far less flashy than Cavani.

Neymar was depressed, not because he was in poor form, not because he lacked aggressiveness, but because he was targeted by his opponents.

Originally, when Lin Quanhui withdrew to help defend him, Neymar didn't care much.

How strong can an offensive player be defensively?

As it turned out, he was right, Lin Quan was really not outstanding in defense.

But the problem is that this guy doesn't play any tricks, and as soon as he comes up, he will increase the intensity and directly confront Neymar physically.

Neymar's physical confrontation is not his strong point, and he is completely inferior in the confrontation.

Physical confrontation can't take advantage, Neymar can't say it's a breakthrough, it's difficult to catch the ball, even if he receives the ball, it's difficult to turn around under the opponent's fierce physical confrontation.

The opponent seems to know the way he plays the ball very well, and the timing of every kick or body confrontation is just right, so that Neymar's first touch of the ball is not so comfortable, and the movements are not connected, so it is difficult to complete the breakthrough with the trend.

When encountering such an opponent, Neymar wants to die.

If it weren't for the fact that the opponent still had to be distracted and attacked, he couldn't keep an eye on himself anytime and anywhere, otherwise, he felt that his game might be completely frozen.

If only Lin Quan was to keep an eye on him, then Neymar still had a way, but there was an experienced Zabaleta next to him, and if he was dragged a little on his side, Zabaleta would immediately come up.

Neymar simply had no way to get the ball to his teammates in front of him, so he was forced to pass back, and once he passed back, it meant that the attack of Grand Paris lost its speed and not only needed to be reorganized, but also had to face the intact defence that Manchester City had already placed.

This is also the main reason why the attack of Grand Paris is not smooth, if it were not for Cavani's coquettish running and Motta's extremely accurate pass just now, Grand Paris may still be lagging behind now!

No, I can't go on like this, I can't keep tangling with these guys on the wing, I have to move, I can't be confined to one position.

Seeing that Di Maria and Cavani overshadowed him, while his side was struggling more and more, Neymar began to move his mind.

After the restart, he took the initiative to retreat and get closer to his teammates so that he could get support from his teammates at all times.

On top of that, in order to avoid being trapped, he took the initiative to move towards the middle, seemingly playing as a wing-back instead of a wing-back.

Neymar's change of position has given him more room to move.

At least Manchester City's full-back Zabaleta didn't stick in as much as he used to, and after gaining space to move, Neymar's threat began to emerge.

In first-half stoppage time, Neymar beat a defender and played the ball to Di Maria on the wing.

Di Maria cut inside with the ball, attracted the attention of the opposition defender and intercepted it, and then passed the ball to Cavani in the box.

Cavani was held back by City's centre-backs and couldn't turn, but when he saw Neymar coming in from behind, he decisively played the ball back to Neymar.

Neymar met the ball and fired a World Cup shot straight into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Keylor Navas did his best to make a save, but he couldn't do it.

Just as he had already disarmed and surrendered, he heard a thud, and the ball hit the post and bounced out.

Neymar's whole person is petrified in situ:

Heaven, earth, what iniquity have I made!

The goal didn't go in!

Not only Neymar was dumbfounded, but tens of thousands of fans in the stadium were also dumbfounded.

The goal looked impeccable, both in terms of the team's coordination and Neymar's shot.

But in the end, why was it blocked by the column?

Pillars, pillars, I didn't expect you to betray the revolution as a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes!

"It's a pity, Neymar's shot is beautiful, but it's a little bit less lucky!"

Even the commentator felt sorry for Neymar, if the goal could be scored just now, then everyone would forget the embarrassment of Neymar conceding a penalty at the beginning.

But it's a pity that this goal didn't score, if Paris loses this game in the end, then Neymar will most likely become the target of criticism from Paris fans, right?

After all, if the opening penalty had been scored, the situation would have been completely different!

At halftime, the head coach of Grand Paris saw that the morale of the players was a little low after arranging the tactical arrangements for the second half, so he comforted the players.

"Hey guys, it's not the end of the world yet, we haven't lost the game yet, don't be so frustrated!"

"Neymar, you played well in the first half, especially in the second half, forget about the unpleasant things, continue to be in this form in the second half, run more, the team needs you!"

The score on the field is now a draw, and the situation is still not in favor of Grand Paris.

In the second half they had to keep attacking and try to complete the comeback, and if possible, it would be better to score a few more goals.

In this way, in the next leg, they will be able to go away from home more calmly.

On Manchester City's side, when Guardiola was in midfield, he did not change the team's tactical arrangement.

The 1-1 scoreline was perfectly acceptable for Manchester City, and all they had to do in the second half was to defend well and try to score another goal.

Considering that the opponent's attack is very strong, if you really can't hold it, then it is better to attack instead of defending.

So he arranged for his players to launch another attack at the beginning of the second half to see if they could get something out.

……

“goal！！！！！”

"N'Golo Kante!!"

'Oh my God, just 20 seconds into the second half, Man City scored and it wasn't their strikers who scored for them, but a defender who was known for his defensive ability, which was incredible!'

One cannot fall twice on the same stone, but Grand Paris did it.

Obviously, they were attacked by Manchester City in the first half, but after the start of the second half, they were still the same as in the first half, and they were unprepared for it and were caught off guard by Manchester City's attack.

With it was Manchester City who kicked off in the second half, City's attack was even more sudden.

In a hurry, the opponent stared at Lin Quan, Jesus, and De Bruyne in front of the field, but he did not guard against Kante, a midfielder, who would insert a long-range shot from behind.

However, the quality of this long-range shot was extremely high, and the opposing goalkeeper had no choice but to watch the football fly into the net again.

At the start of the second half, Grand Paris fell behind again.

This sudden blow not only disrupted their plans, but also made the mentality of the whole team in Paris a little confused.

After the restart, they were eager to equalise, although the attack was in full swing and looked aggressive.

However, because of the mentality of being too anxious, their attack appeared to be disorganized, relying on the individual strength of the players to do it, although there were many shots on goal, but they did not pose much of a threat.

On the other hand, Manchester City, taking advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's big press, Manchester City played several threatening counterattacks from the wing.

It's a pity that Son Xingmin's form today is not very good, and the few shots on goal are a little outrageous, and he failed to take advantage of the situation to expand the score.

But if City are allowed to continue playing like this, it will only be a matter of time before they score.

"Looks like Grand Paris is going to be eliminated!"

Scouts from other teams who came to the scene to spy on the military situation, after seeing the situation on the field, most of them sentenced Grand Paris to death.

Once Paris loses at home, the hope of qualifying away from home in the next leg may be less than 3 percent.

Manchester City's home stadium is not easy to play, and over the years, top teams such as Bayern, Real Madrid and Barcelona have not taken advantage of the Etihad Stadium.

Grand Paris are still far from these top teams, and if they go away to Manchester City from behind, the result will be miserable.

And at this time, the only thing that can lead Paris out of the predicament is to look at the stars in their team.

"What about the Neymars? Stand up! ”

"If you don't stand up, the big Paris will be carried away!"

"Hehe, is this the strength of Mr. 200 million? If it weren't for the commentator reading Neymar's name all the time, I wouldn't have noticed him on the pitch! ”

Fans are also very dissatisfied with Neymar's performance, with such a high transfer fee and the highest salary in the team, and as a result, he handed over such an answer?

Although Lin Quan on the opposite side did not score, Manchester City's two goals were directly related to him, and one of them was even assisted by him.

(End of chapter)