"Manchester City's counterattack, is it going to be passed to Kroos?"

"There was no pass, Zabaleta handed the ball directly to Lin Quan!"

"Lin Quan broke through on the side and passed Griezmann who stepped forward to intercept!"

"The whole Atletico team was retreating, Koke stepped forward to block it, and Griezmann chased after him."

"Lin Quan passed the ball, who did this ball hand over?"

"Kante, he received the ball and knocked it back to Lin Quan, Manchester City front-court three to four!"

"Atletico are retreating as a team!"

"Lin Quan sent a straight stopper, Aguero!"

When Lin Quan passed the ball, there were defenders on the left and right sides of Aguero, and it was difficult for the ball to be delivered directly to his feet, however, Lin Quan's pass bypassed the defender on the right side in a strange arc and accurately sent the ball to Aguero's feet!

Off the field, De Bruyne, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but applaud when he saw Lin Quan's pass.

He also uses this trick a lot, this kind of passing may seem like an understatement, but only those who can really handle it know the difficulty.

Sergio Aguero was still worried about not receiving a pass from his team-mate, but the next second, the ball came to his feet.

Aguero was overjoyed, and he burst into one step, shook off the two defenders who were holding him, and struck towards Atletico's goal!

Atletico's goalkeeper saw that the situation was not good, and immediately abandoned the goal.

Sergio Aguero didn't wait for the opposition to block his own shot angle, and fired directly from near the penalty line.

The shot was so powerful and so fast that Oblak only felt a gust of wind blow past his ears and then heard the sound of a 'swish' from the net behind him.

The ball is in!

The score became 2-0, and Sergio Aguero's goal helped Manchester City extend their lead even further!

The Etihad Stadium was boiling again, and Sergio Aguero, who had scored the goal, was so excited that he rushed to the sidelines to glide on the pitch to celebrate.

The teammates who followed behind followed suit, and one after another blue figures turned into dive bombers and glided across the lawn in unison.

On the sidelines, Pep Guardiola became even more excited!

It's only the first half, and Manchester City are two goals ahead!

That's too much of an advantage, isn't it?

Even he himself didn't expect that the tactics he had formulated for this game would work so well!

If the score of 2:0 is maintained until the end, then the probability of Manchester City advancing to the final may exceed 8 percent!

Atletico Madrid is not a team with a very good attack like Bayern and Real Madrid, they have not scored many goals in the Champions League and La Liga, and in the previous 16-8 game with PSV, Atletico Madrid did not score a goal in two games, and finally eliminated the opponent by penalty shootout.

In La Liga, Atletico Madrid currently has only 59 goals, nearly double that of Barcelona and Real Madrid!

With Manchester City's defensive ability, it is still very difficult to concede two goals against such a team that is not good at attacking away from home!

Of course, nothing should be taken lightly, and the champagne at half time is not a good one.

Although they took a huge lead in the first half, no one knew how the game would change in the rest of the day.

Since the team's current momentum is very good, then continue to maintain it, and it is advisable to chase the poor and strive to score a few more goals to completely kill the game!

On Atletico's coach's side, Simeone is going crazy.

It's this Lin Quan again, why is he every time he scores?

Sergio Aguero's shot was beautiful, but the Atletico players didn't make a mistake when defending.

But Lin Quan's performance is really good!

Who would have thought that when Aguero was surrounded by Atletico Madrid, Lin Quan could still pass the ball accurately to his feet?

If they had known this, they wouldn't have been caught off guard!

Simeone was also reflecting in his heart, and when he saw Manchester City's starting list, he was relieved.

De Bruyne's absence means that City will be much less of an attacking threat up front.

De Bruyne's creativity and ability to pass the ball will impress any team that has played against Manchester City.

Especially when De Bruyne is paired with a striker like Lin Quan, the two of them have played a 1+1>2 effect, which is unguardable.

Atletico Madrid had suffered a big loss under Manchester City's combination, so Simeone was very happy to see Pep Guardiola destroy the Great Wall and press De Bruyne on the bench.

However, the outcome of the game left him stunned, and although De Bruyne was not on the field, Klin took his place perfectly.

De Bruyne's vision, his big-picture vision and his passing skills are all attributes that Lin has.

He even has other qualities that De Bruyne doesn't have: super-not-class ball protection, top-notch break-through ability and a super-powerful shooting that would strike fear into the hearts of any goalkeeper.

Together, these abilities make Lin Quan's threat far greater than that of De Bruyne, and it is much more difficult to completely prevent him than to restrict De Bruyne!

"Side Forward!"

In the stands of the stadium, Zidane saw Lin Quan's performance in the first half, and couldn't help but think of a person - the Portuguese superstar Figo, who once played for Real Madrid!

Zinedine Zidane has been a teammate with Figo at Real Madrid for several years, and he is well aware of Figo's strength.

Although Figo was a wide player, he had excellent organisational skills, which earned him the title of wide midfielder at the time.

Looking at Lin Quan, who is now active on the field, Zidane has a feeling of dreaming back to ten years ago.

He seemed to see the shadow of the peak Figo in Lin Quan's body, no, this little guy was more comprehensive and powerful than the original Figo.

The position of winger was originally for the center forward, but at the moment when the wide players frequently cut inside and shoot, the importance of the wing is even more important than that of the traditional center forward.

This can be reflected in the value of players and transfer fees in today's football, and the three supergiants in football are all wingers.

Even Pogba, who transferred to Manchester City for a sky-high price of 100 million, is a midfielder who is more like a wide player.

A better wide player is a very big bonus to the team, and it can even be said that in today's football, whoever is better on the wing has a greater chance of winning.

And in such a competitive environment, there is a demon like Lin Quan in Manchester City.

This is undoubtedly fatal to other teams!

"After we go back, we have to collect all the information of this kid as soon as possible, if we can get past Bayern, then this kid will be the biggest obstacle on our way to winning the championship!"

Zidane instructed his assistant with a serious expression, as Real Madrid's biggest opponent on the way to winning the championship, and the former bitter master.

Real Madrid's research on Manchester City is not incomplete, and Lin Quan, as the core of the Manchester City team, has naturally been studied for the longest time and has invested the most energy.

Zidane originally thought that he knew Lin Quan well enough, but after watching this game, he realized that he was wrong.

……

Sergio Aguero's goal boosted Manchester City's morale, and they were in control of the pitch throughout the final stages of the first half, attacking Atletico again and again.

However, under Atletico Madrid's stubborn defense, Manchester City did not continue to score, and the score of 2:0 remained until the end of halftime.

Although they failed to further extend the lead, the two-goal lead was big enough, so when the Manchester City players left the field, they all talked and laughed, and looked relaxed.

When some players pass through the players' tunnel, they will even linger for a while to give their autographs to the fans when they see the signing boards handed out by the fans in the stands on both sides.

Lin Quan didn't do this, it's not that he doesn't love fans, it's just that he is a little short, and the picture of padding his feet to pick up the fan's signed version feels funny when he thinks about it, so forget it......

By the time the players returned to the dressing room, Pep Guardiola was already waiting in the dressing room.

It can be seen that Guardiola is in a good mood, and he did not come up to criticize the players for not doing well in the first half, and where they did not implement their own tactics as before.

It is also thanks to Pep Guardiola's hard coaching resume, otherwise, his style may not be able to lower those arrogant soldiers.

Guardiola cleared his throat and said:

"Guys, you're doing a great job, I can't find a better word to compliment you!"

"I think even if God comes, I'll have to give you a perfect score of 100!"

Guardiola's words made the players laugh, although they had a hunch that the manager would praise them, but they didn't expect Guardiola to praise so well.

Some of the players couldn't help but feel satisfied, and their little tails were almost cocked.

Seeing the satisfied expressions on the faces of his teammates, Lin Quan smiled secretly in his heart, with his understanding of Guardiola, the better the performance, the higher the requirements.

The good words have been said in the front, and the next words will not sound so good!

Sure enough, after praising the players, Guardiola changed his words and said:

"But!"

"I think we can do better!"

Lin Quan really had such an expression, I knew it!

And the players don't know if they were impressed by Guardiola's brilliant tactical arrangement in the first half, or because they had just eaten Guardiola's sugar-coated cannonballs.

When everyone heard Guardiola's words, not only did they not show any dissatisfaction, but they all pricked up their ears one by one and listened carefully to what Guardiola was going to explain next.

Even the veterans in the squad such as Zabaleta, Kolarov and even Sergio Aguero are in the squad.

Obviously, after a year and a half of working with Pep Guardiola, these Manchester City players, both newcomers and veterans, have completely surrendered to the young manager.

"Remember our pre-match tactics?"

Pleased with the high level of concentration of his players, Pep Guardiola repeated his pre-match tactics.

"Remember!"

The players nodded their heads, and although the first half was better than expected, they did not forget to carry out what Guardiola had told him to do before the game.

According to the normal script, the turning point of the game should have come after City's first substitution in the 65th minute of the second half.

Although it is a little different from the script now, it does not prevent them from continuing to implement the established tactics.

"Well, in that case, we can play a little more aggressively in the second half and speed up our plans!"

……

In the visitors' dressing room, Simeone is also making adjustments to his team's tactics.

The situation of falling behind 0:2 is naturally terrible for Atletico Madrid!

If it's a winner-or-lose game, they'll certainly make a big change now and bring on a striker to strengthen their attacking capabilities.

However, the knockout stage of the Champions League is played over two legs, and there is still one game to play at home after this one.

If you choose an aggressive strategy at this time, but in the end the attack is fruitless and the opponent continues to score because of the weakening of the defensive ability, then stealing the chicken will not be a loss.

So Simone's heart is actually quite tangled!

Should we attack aggressively in the second half?

The offense must be attacked, and you can't just do nothing and sit back and wait, right?

But how to attack without weakening the team's defensive ability and not giving the opponent a chance to take advantage of it, this is difficult.

In fact, Atletico Madrid's defense was not bad in the first half, and the score of 0:2 seemed to be blown up by Manchester City.

However, in fact, Manchester City's frontal attack was stopped by them, and even in the midfield strangulation between the two sides, Atletico Madrid did not suffer in the face of Manchester City's three-back formation.

It's just a pity that Lin Quan's two flashes made all these efforts of Atletico come to naught.

Especially the first goal scored by Manchester City, Guardiola, the old six, not only arranged for Fernandinho to protect in front of Kroos, but also let Kroos run to the full-back position to complete the pass.

In such a deep position, there is still someone in front of him to protect him, and the fight is still very sudden, no matter how good Atletico Madrid's defense is, there is no way to stop the opponent's attack.

Of course, this method can only be used once, and after the first use, Atletico Madrid have become vigilant and will not give Manchester City another chance in the future.

However, it was just such a chance, Manchester City scored, where is the reason?

Simeone felt that he was really unlucky, and it was enough to draw Manchester City, the strongest of the top four, and the opponent was unlucky to take advantage of the only chance to complete the goal, leaving Atletico in a passive position early on.

When Manchester City scored their first goal, the game was already very unfavorable.

Sergio Aguero's second goal was nothing more than another nail in Atletico's coffin.

After trying to get rid of these negative emotions in his heart and force himself to calm down, Simeone made it a big point to the players to continue to run and press.

The strength is not enough, sweat to make up!

In terms of fame and personal strength, they may not be as good as Manchester City opposite, but their desire to win, their dedication to the game and their fighting spirit will never lose to each other!

"Don't be discouraged, falling behind is not the end of the world, we have won many times against top teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, this time, we can also climb the mountain of Manchester City, go, guys, go and ravage them on the field!"

Maybe the head coach's chicken soup has worked, or maybe it's the reluctance to surrender so early.

When the Atletico players came out of the dressing room, they were full of fighting spirit!

(End of chapter)