Simeone, like the fans in the stands, was confused by Pep Guardiola's arrangement.

He really hadn't seen this kind of play.

However, the more he had never seen something, the more worried he felt.

So, after Fernando came on the field, he stared at each other to see what kind of medicine Guardiola was selling in the gourd.

Fernando is tall and strong, although it is a bit unbelievable to play forward with a midfielder, but with his physique, maybe he can really do it.

With his height alone, he is more dangerous than these players up front for Manchester City when he scrambles for headers in the box.

Manchester City lacks high school strikers, Aguero, Lin Quan, David Silva, De Bruyne, Kante, Son Xingmin and others are not too tall, and even a little short.

The disadvantage in height makes Manchester City rarely play overhead when attacking in the front, and will not let the striker go to the penalty area to compete for a header.

But with Fernando's height, he has every chance to compete.

Could it be that Pep Guardiola sees that our Atletico Madrid defence is impregnable and intends to think differently?

He wasn't sure if it was true, but he had to be on guard.

Simeone called Juanfran over and whispered in his ear to tell him to come on and relay it to his team-mates to watch out for City's headers.

However, to Simeone's disappointment, Fernando did not perform the duties of a striker at all, although he stood in the position of a striker.

On the contrary, he still fulfills the duty of a midfielder, which is to sweep and intercept a large area.

The only difference is that he seems to have made the wrong area for sweeping and intercepting.

Instead of making a big splash in City's half, Fernando ran to Atletico's half and went crazy.

Whoever gets the ball on Atletico's side, he will go up and grab whomever he wants, and he doesn't care if he gets it or not, he runs around chasing the ball like a mad dog.

Under normal circumstances, Atletico Madrid's players would be able to walk him like a dog with a non-stop pass until he vomited blood.

However, the game time is now approaching 80 minutes, and after a full fight, their fitness has reached a plateau.

What's more, Fernando is not fighting alone, as other Manchester City players have joined in as he rushes his opponents like crazy.

Unconsciously, Atletico Madrid was suppressed in their own half and couldn't get out.

As for Manchester City's players, almost all of them entered Atletico's half, and even the goalkeeper appeared near the center circle, and the role played has changed from goalkeeper to scavenger.

If only a handful of people up front are pressing, then Atletico's players can still handle it.

But when the whole team rushes up and rushes frantically, they really can't cope with it.

Theoretically, when the opposition presses hard, it is a great opportunity for Atletico to launch a counter-attack.

However, at this time, Atletico's players could not attack at all.

First, I have no strength and can't run, and second, the people who were robbed by the other party are numb.

It has always been them who have forced others from high positions, and now they are being forced by others to be more aggressive from their high positions, and Atletico Madrid's players seem very uncomfortable.

It turns out that our opponent is like this when facing us in a high position!

It's a bad taste!

Atletico's players were too physically exhausted to withstand City's frantic pressing, and with City's players all in the opposition half, they could threaten Atletico's goal as soon as they broke the ball.

For a while, there was a lot of noise in front of Atletico Madrid, and Oblak had made several thrilling saves in a row.

But even so, the danger in front of Atletico Madrid has not been resolved, but it is still intensifying.

On the sidelines, Simeone was dumbfounded!

He felt that he had been stolen by Guardiola, and didn't the other party use the tactics he was good at?

It's okay to use this trick against yourself, and you have upgraded this tactic to make it even crazier and more terrifying!

Guardiola is really terrifying.

"We didn't understand Pep Guardiola's substitutions, but Manchester City seemed to be completely dominant on the pitch, and Atletico Madrid was in danger of being breached at any time!"

Eighty minutes into the game, Atletico goalkeeper Oblak was the busiest man on the pitch.

Although he was in excellent form, he blocked high and stopped City's attack after round.

But if you keep it for a long time, you will lose, and what should come is still coming.

In the 85th minute, Son Heung-min sent a cross from the wing, and Atletico's defender in the box grabbed the first drop and pushed the ball out.

But unfortunately, the periphery was full of Manchester City players, and the ball fell to Kroos's feet.

Kroos glanced at the goal and fired a long-range shot.

Oblak made another supernatural save to lift the ball over the crossbar with one palm.

The frightened Atletico defenders stepped forward to hug their goalkeeper and praise him for the brilliant save he had just saved.

However, this round of attack by Manchester City on the opposite side did not end, and Lin Quan personally took the corner kick.

He glanced at the positions of the players in the box and made a gesture to get the ball forward.

Son Xingmin, who was standing on the line of the big penalty area, understood and took advantage of the opportunity when the attention of the opposing players was focused on the tall players of Manchester City in the penalty area, and suddenly stepped forward and ran to the left side of the penalty area.

And just when he was running, Lin Quan's ball also came as scheduled, completing the relay in the air, and then Sun Xingmin gently rubbed it, changed the flight trajectory of the ball, and bounced into the net along the lower right corner of the goal. (Refer to the second goal of the national football team VS South Korea)

Oblak couldn't do anything about the header, he was at the near end and the opponent hit the far corner, no matter how brave he was.

The score became 3-1 and City's lead was extended back to two goals.

However, compared with the score of 2:0, the 3:1 advantage is relatively small, and the opponent's away goal is very crucial.

So, having reextended their lead, City were not satisfied.

On the contrary, after tasting the sweetness, he continued and even strengthened his previous tactics, and carried out more crazy pressing against Atletico Madrid.

And the tens of thousands of Blue Moon fans at the Etihad Stadium also let out a deafening cheering sound to build momentum for their own team!

In the face of Manchester City's frantic attack, in the final moments of the game, Atletico's players felt like they were living as if they were years old.

They felt as if time had been stretched out infinitely, and the last five minutes were as long as hours!

The last five minutes of normal time were finally over, but when the fourth official raised his stoppage card to announce that the game would go to five minutes of stoppage time, the Atletico players were really in a state of mental breakdown!

Why Is Five Minutes Of Stoppage Time So Long?

If they only make up for two or three minutes, then they can grit their teeth and hold on a little longer.

But how can they persist in five minutes?

The home whistle, this must be the home whistle that Manchester City bought the referee to!

However, this is not the case, and the main reason why the referee gave so long stoppage time was because there were too many fouls on both teams and too much time was delayed.

Both teams received a total of 7 yellow cards in this game, with Atletico Madrid fouling in the first half and Manchester City fouling in the second half.

With so many yellow cards, so many fouls, it makes sense to give five minutes of stoppage time, and he even thinks it's too little!

Atletico have a strong defense, it's a well-known thing.

But another thing that has been overlooked is that Atletico's strong defence is based on running at all costs.

However, the cause of the sowing is the fruit.

The end of pressing at a high level at the expense of physical strength is a physical problem at the end of the game.

And the longer it drags on, the more serious the problem becomes.

Obviously, the physical fitness of Atletico Madrid's players is on the verge of collapse at this time.

Starting in the 75th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid's players cramped and lay on the grass one after another.

Eighty minutes later, this became more frequent.

First, they are really tired to cramps, and secondly, they are also using grass lying tactics to delay time.

But no matter what, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the players of Atletico Madrid can't run.

Compared to them, Manchester City, who only started in the second half and had prepared for a long time, was in a much better situation.

Their defenders were also tired, but most of the attacking players were brought in the second half, and they were full of energy and fighting spirit.

So, take advantage of the opportunity that Atletico's players can't run and the quality of the defense falls off a cliff.

Manchester City frantically attacked the opponent's goal in stoppage time, and finally substitute Kevin De Bruyne scored again in the third minute of injury time, helping the team to fix the score at 4:1 with a world wave!

This score has basically announced that Manchester City has reached the final!

In the history of the Champions League, when the first leg was three goals behind, there was only one reversal in the second leg, that is, Super Laco - La Ruconha lost 1:4 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals in the 2003-2004 season, and returned to home in the second leg, defeating AC Milan cleanly 4:0 to complete the epic reversal!

There have been people in other teams who have suffered this kind of score, but all of them have failed!

The most recent examples are Real Madrid and Barcelona, both of which lost more than three goals in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals in the 2012-2013 season.

As a result, Real Madrid almost succeeded in the second leg, and Barcelona was directly humiliated by Bayern 7:0!

Neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona have been able to create miracles, which shows how difficult it is to break this curse!

What's more, for a team like Atletico Madrid, which is stronger defensively than attacking, it is simply difficult for them to score more than three goals in a game!

Atletico's players were clearly aware of what the score meant, and when the referee blew the final whistle, Atletico No.7 Antoine Griezmann's eyes turned red involuntarily.

The taste of failure was so bitter that he couldn't even control his tear ducts.

He didn't play well in this game, although he contributed a dangerous long-range shot in the first half.

But when City targeted him with N'Golo Kante, his performance was severely limited, and he rarely performed well.

This is obviously sorry for his value and his central position in the team!

is afraid of comparison, and is also the core of the team, Lin Quan's performance in this game can be said to be more than three streets away from him.

And as a player of Atletico Madrid, he knows very well how many targeted deployments Atletico Madrid has made in order to limit Lin Quan's play.

But even after suffering such serious restrictions, Lin Quan still showed an excellent performance of one shot and two passes.

That's what hit Griezmann the most!

Just as Griezmann looked down to wipe away tears, he felt a hand fall on his shoulder.

When he turned around, he found that the person behind him was actually Lin Quan.

Lin Quan smiled and said, "Do you want to exchange jerseys?" ”

Griezmann was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to exchange jerseys for him.

However, he quickly reacted that the opportunity could not be lost, and it would not come again.

The next time I fight Lin Quan, I don't know when it will be.

"Well, okay!"

Griezmann hurriedly took off his jersey and handed it to Lin Quan.

"You're doing well, go back and keep working hard and look forward to the next fight!"

"I will, I will definitely not lose to you next time!"

Griezmann clenched his fists, in front of his idol, he would not easily show weakness!

After the two completed the exchange, Lin Quan nodded to Griezmann and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of something, turned back again, and said solemnly:

"If Barcelona wants to buy you, think carefully!"

After finishing speaking, Lin Quan turned around and left.

It's enough to remind him that he doesn't have a deep relationship with Griezmann, so he won't go into it.

I believe that Griezmann is also a smart person, knowing that his position and role on the pitch coincide with players like Messi, and it is definitely not a good thing for him to rush to Barcelona in this situation.

After all, as long as Messi himself does not retire or leave Barcelona, it will be difficult for someone to replace his tactical position at Barcelona.

In this way, Griezmann, who is in the same position, can only sacrifice himself.

……

After Manchester City's big win at home to Atletico Madrid, major media outlets rushed to report it, and fans also discussed it on forums and social media.

"I thought Manchester City would win, but I never expected it to be this kind of score!"

"Yes, that's Atletico Madrid, the best defensive team in the entire La Liga and even the entire five major leagues, Bayern ate zero eggs in front of them, but this game was poured by Manchester City 4, what kind of monster is this group of players in Manchester City?"

"Just looking at the first 75 minutes, it's actually okay, but at the end of the game, Manchester City took advantage of the decline in the physical fitness of the whole Atletico Madrid team, punched hard, and knocked out Atletico Madrid directly!"

"Alas, Guardiola still holds a grudge, the last time he led Bayern to a clean sheet by Atletico Madrid, this time not only succeeded in revenge, but also abused Atletico so badly, in the last ten minutes of the game, Manchester City simply pressed Atletico to the ground and rubbed it, that scene is simply not too cruel, I feel sorry for Atletico Madrid!"

"Poor Griezmann, he was beaten and cried directly by Manchester City!"

"I feel sorry for the lattice for a second!"

"With this score, it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to play next!"

As soon as the result of 4:1 came out, the outside world was naturally bearish on Atletico Madrid.

Some optimistic Manchester City fans have even opened the champagne early:

"Hehe, I announce that the semi-finals are over, and Manchester City is about to win the Champions League for the third time in a row!"

(End of chapter)