"Let's take a look at this ball, Kroos's long pass, it's for Lin Quan!"

"Lin Quan's anti-offside position was successful, and he was single-handed!"

"The goalkeeper abandoned the door to attack, it was late, Lin Quan's hanging shot, the ball went in!"

"In the 15th minute of the game, Manchester City took the lead in scoring the goal, and No. 10 player Lin Quan broke through Atletico Madrid's goal and rewrote the score to 1:0!"

"Atletico Madrid's defense made a serious mistake this time, they didn't limit Lin Quan enough, giving him the opportunity to get rid of the defense and run out of the air!"

"It was definitely a fatal mistake, of course, the Manchester City side also played very well, especially Kroos, his long ball was of extremely high quality, and he found Lin Quan accurately, giving him a great chance to shoot!"

In the CCTV studio, after seeing Lin Quan break the door, Duan Xuan and Xu Yang were both excited.

"Your Lin Huang, infinitely rampant!"

"Lin Huang is still as stable and efficient as ever!"

"This shot is so beautiful, do you see the desperate look in the opposing goalkeeper's eyes? Haha, that's funny! ”

"It is worthy of a man worth as much as 250 million, Lin Huang's time to run is desperate, the other party originally wanted to create offside, but he hurt himself!"

"Although Lin Quan's performance is very good, if you want me to say, the main credit for this goal is Kroos's!"

"That's right, Mr. Tony not only passed well and accurately, but also passed the ball at the right time!"

"With this ball, Mr. Tony's worth has risen by another 5 million!"

"Real Madrid next door is almost crying!"

"Hehe, doesn't Real Madrid think about buying Kroos every year? If there is really sincerity, then directly take the money to smash it, they are willing to spend 85 million euros to buy J Ronaldo, why are they stingy here in Kroos? ”

"That's it, Mr. Tony is worth at least 70 million now, right? If Real Madrid smashes 80 million or even 100 million, I don't believe that Manchester City will not let people go! ”

Given that Manchester United spent €105 million on Pogba from Juventus, fans don't think Kroos is worth 80 million.

However, even if Real Madrid really offers this price to poach people, unless the player himself strongly requests a transfer to Real Madrid, Manchester City will most likely not agree.

Manchester City is not short of money, and there is no shortage of these three melons and two dates.

On the contrary, if Cross were to be sold, it would be a headache to find someone to fill the void after his departure.

In addition to discussing who performed well, the most discussed situation among fans was the rest of the game.

"Playing a team like Atletico Madrid, as long as you score first, the rest of the matter will be simple, if the score is dragged by them, the more difficult it will be to play the more you go to the back!"

"Not necessarily, after all, this is a two-legged match, and if Atletico only loses one game, it is completely acceptable."

"I don't think so, considering that their own attacking power is also more urgent, they may not be able to break through Manchester City's goal when they return to home in the next leg, so they must strive for goals in this game, if they can't score, then Atletico Madrid will be very passive in the next leg!"

"But if Atletico Madrid strengthens their attack, won't the holes in the defense be exposed even more, so that if Manchester City seize the opportunity, won't they lose even more?"

Manchester City are no ordinary team, they are one of the most terrifying teams in the entire Premier League and the whole of European football.

Expose flaws in front of them, and that will be punished!

Simeone is well aware of this, so he has taken a local approach, launching a quick counter-attack on the spot after a local break.

In this way, it can avoid a large pressure that leads to a rear air defense.

Of Atletico's two strikers, Fernando Torres can act as the fulcrum of the front court, can carry the ball with his back, and can also play the ball with his teammates.

Antoine Griezmann has good playmaking and organisational skills, as well as outstanding running ability, and he has a lot of range up front and is the heart of Atletico's attack.

In response to the characteristics of the two, Simeone arranged two sets of tactics.

On the counter-attack, if it is launched from the middle, it is Torres who covers Griezmann, allowing Griezmann to get the opportunity to shoot forward.

If the counter-attack is launched from the wing, let Torres go into the box to grab the point, shoot himself with a header on the goal, and if he can't head the goal, he will ferry to his teammates outside the box as much as possible.

Torres fought very the pitch in this game, a lot of half-goals, and he would rather risk injury than let it go!

This kind of hard work has won Atletico some chances!

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Atletico broke the ball in midfield, and Griezmann quickly handed the ball to Torres.

Torres was stopped by Van Dijk and couldn't turn, but he used his experience to protect the ball firmly at his feet, attracting multiple players from the opposing team to wrap it up, and at the same time, he also moved laterally to open up space for his teammates who stepped forward!

Just when he was about to be completely caught by the Manchester City players, Torres had a hard time passing the ball!

"Griezmann!"

On the commentary bench, seeing Torres pass the ball to Griezmann in front, the commentators involuntarily raised their voices.

City's defence was not porous, and they had already had someone to fill in the gaps on this side.

However, Griezmann received the ball with a feint, shook off the defender, and slotted into the box to finish a powerful shot before the goalkeeper could block it.

The ball was very threatening, and the ball speed was extremely fast, Navas didn't even see the trajectory of the ball clearly, but subconsciously raised his arm and didn't touch the ball at all.

Atletico Madrid fans who accompanied the team on the expedition saw that the goalkeepers had disarmed and surrendered, and they all subconsciously raised their hands, ready to celebrate.

However, at this moment, only a loud 'bang' was heard, and the ball hit the post impartially and bounced out.

The Etihad Stadium's goalpost is a credit!

The surviving Manchester City fans held their chests one by one and gasped for air.

It's so dangerous, the opponent's No. 7 is really strong, and he deserves to be the star of Atletico Madrid, although he is not as good as our Lin Huang, but he is also a powerful character!

At this moment, with this pass and shot, Griezmann won the recognition of Manchester City fans.

But he himself was extremely annoyed!

Such a good opportunity was actually wasted by myself!

It seems that his shooting skills are still not at home, if the man comes to shoot, this ball is probably there, right?

In the distance, after Lin Quan saw Griezmann's shot, he felt a little sorry for him.

Griezmann just estimated that he wanted to avoid the goalkeeper to play a dead corner, although he successfully avoided the goalkeeper, but the angle was pursued too extremely, so that he was turned away by the goalpost.

In fact, when Navas shot just now, he didn't have time to make a downward pressure block, so he didn't need to be in such a hurry.

However, in the attack just now, Griezmann's ball intelligence, movement ability and ability to control space are all amazing.

This guy, although he is not very old, his future prospects are definitely limitless, provided that he does not go to Barcelona to waste......

On the sidelines, Guardiola also broke out in a cold sweat.

The other party's No. 7 is okay!

At first glance, Griezmann gives people a sense of mediocrity, he is not fast, he is not tall, his physical fitness is not strong, and his foot skills are not particularly outstanding, no matter how you look at it, he looks like a very mediocre person.

But when Pep Guardiola saw him running, receiving and handling the ball on the pitch, his impression of Antoine Griezmann immediately changed.

This guy has a very high ball quotient, a very wide field of vision, and is very experienced in handling the ball, not like a young player, but like a veteran who has been immersed in the midfield position for a long time.

Thinking of this, Pep Guardiola immediately made some adjustments to his defence, and he asked Kante to focus on limiting Griezmann and not giving him enough space to move.

The trick paid off quickly!

Antoine Griezmann's lack of physical fitness, as well as his slower pace and movement, made it difficult for him to get rid of Kante's struggle.

What's worse is that because of Kante's presence, there is no safe space around him, and his teammates are not afraid to hand the ball to him.

Although the use of N'Golo Kante and Antoine Griezmann will have some adverse effects on Manchester City's midfield defence.

Allowing others at Atletico to get more chances, such as Koke, who was immediately active after the absence of N'Golo Kante's interception, has already dribbled forward several times.

But even so, Guardiola still has no intention of changing tactics.

It is definitely not a loss to replace the opponent's leading star with Kante, because they played a back three in this game.

If necessary, Kroos could even give up playmaking and take on more defensive duties.

This change in Manchester City has greatly improved Kroos' appearances.

He rarely appeared in the game footage before, but now he has begun to appear frequently in people's eyes!

"Mr. Tony is so busy, he is on the offensive side, and you can see him when you are defending!"

"No way, Atletico Madrid's counterattack during this period of time is too fierce, Kante was taken away by Griezmann again, and the burden on the shoulders of Kroos and Fernandinho naturally increases!"

"I remember saying that in a Manchester City game, if you don't see Kroos on the camera for the whole game, it proves that Manchester City are playing very well, and it is very likely to be a big win!"

"If you see Kroos in the footage of the game occasionally, it proves that Manchester City have the advantage and have a good chance of winning!"

"But if you see Kroos a lot in the game, it means that Manchester City are at a disadvantage and there is a good chance that they will lose!"

"According to this statement, Manchester City is not in a good situation right now!"

"Yes, without Kroos's organization, the quality of Manchester City's counter-attacks has declined!"

"I didn't expect Atletico to have such a strong offensive ability, I thought Atletico would only have a strong defense!"

During this time, Atletico Madrid's crazy counterattack made countless Manchester City fans sweat in their hearts.

They all feel that they can't be beaten passively like this, they have to attack as soon as possible, and if they continue this rhythm, who knows if Atletico will suddenly score next?

Although the fans are apprehensive, in the eyes of the managers of both teams, this is not the case at all.

Pep Guardiola sat in the coach's seat and drank tea comfortably.

Well, the wolfberry tea recommended by Lin is really good.

Compared with the excellent and wandering Guardiola, the substitutes on the side were all worried, all staring at their own goals with nervous faces, for fear that there would be a goal in the next second.

'Don't be nervous, it's hard for them to threaten us, although it looks like we're being suppressed, our backline is intact, they can't find too many chances, most of the shots are from outside the box, it's not a big threat!'

Seeing that the substitutes were so worried, the assistant coach spoke to reassure.

Hearing the assistant coach's words, the players looked at it and found that the opponent's attack was difficult to enter the Manchester City penalty area, and they could only shoot from outside the box.

And these long-range shots are all completed under the interference and blocking of the defenders, either missed or blocked by the defenders' bodies.

Although Navas was a little busy during this time, he did not show signs of being in a hurry, and he still performed with ease, and the faces of Manchester City's defenders were also very calm, not flustered and wavering.

All this was seen by Simeone, which made him a little annoyed.

Pep Guardiola is so despicable!

You are the defending champion, and you actually arranged a back three to play when you are playing at home, which is too much to look up to our Atletico Madrid, right?

Forget about the three backs, you actually exchanged with us, and used Kante to exchange Griezmann!

Manchester City can do without Kante, but Atletico can't do without a checker.

Without Griezmann, Atletico's attacking ability in the front field is directly discounted in half, although it looks like it is playing fiercely and there are many shots on goal.

However, these attacks were difficult to threaten, and there were empty shots but no goals.

That's not a good idea!

The reason why Atletico Madrid was able to suppress Manchester City during this period was because the players used more active runs and more ferocious scrambles.

But this state of affairs is obviously not going to last forever, and when this passion wears off, Atletico will have to take it back.

Halfway through the first half, once Atletico reclaim it, it will be difficult to launch another attack like this before the end of the first half.

What worries him even more is that he has previously formulated a local counterattack tactic to avoid investing too many troops.

However, because Griezmann was frozen, Atletico had to commit more troops to maintain the attack.

At this time, Atletico Madrid's defense has already appeared a big hidden danger, and their people have gradually overwhelmed the middle line, and the backfield is spacious and can run horses!

In this case, once Manchester City launch a counter-attack, their strikers are very likely to form a single knife as long as they can successfully receive the ball.

Manchester City's striker Sergio Aguero used to be a player for Atletico Madrid, and Atletico is very clear about Aguero's strength, as long as he is given such an opportunity, the probability of conceding a goal is extremely high.

What's even more worrying is that in addition to Aguero, there is another more terrifying presence on Manchester City's side.

If Manchester City handed the ball to Lin Quan's feet when counterattacking, then Atletico Madrid would really be in trouble!

What are you afraid of, Simeone just thought of this, and before he could make adjustments, Manchester City's counterattack came!

(End of chapter)