Compared with last year's meeting, when they met Real Madrid again this year, Manchester City players have a feeling in their hearts - Real Madrid has become stronger!

This Real Madrid team has a sharp attack, a solid defense, and a very rich style of play.

It can be blasted from the flanks and penetrated with short passes in the middle.

And thanks to the improvement of the midfield, they can even play pass control like Manchester City.

What's more, Real Madrid's ability to fight back quickly has not been left behind, but has been further enhanced.

It's no wonder they made it all the way to the finals, and it's not surprising that they have the strength to reach the finals.

At the beginning of the game, both teams played very carefully and did not rush to attack.

After all, after a year, the lineups and technical and tactical styles of play of the two teams are different, and the inherent impression of the past may not be reliable.

However, as time went on, the offensive on both sides gradually picked up.

With a top-tier attacking duo like the BBC in their squad, Real Madrid have a lot of attacking firepower, and it's hard to predict who will finish the final shot until the last minute.

But judging from the early stages of the first half, it was clear that Real Madrid were looking to find opportunities from the flanks.

Bale is in good form on the wing and has always been a sharp knife in the Real Madrid team.

As long as he is given a chance, he will not disappoint.

And in the last game between Manchester City and Juventus, Juventus's several goals and dangerous attacks were mostly from the wings.

Now that Juventus have helped Real Madrid verify that there are problems with Manchester City's wide defense, there is no reason why Real Madrid should not take advantage of this weakness of the opponent and chase it hard.

For Bale's threat, Guardiola was not unprepared before the game.

But when he got to the ring, he found that he still didn't seem to be prepared enough.

With Kroos' arrival in the field, Real Madrid's midfield lineup was fully formed, and Modric was freed up to be more involved in the attack.

And once Luka Modric dribbled past half-time, the threat to City's defence skyrocketed.

After the opening kick-off, Modric's several passes came close to creating a threat.

Especially in the 8th minute, Modric sent a through ball, Bale took the ball and galloped along the wing, after shaking off the defenders on the side of Manchester City, he did not choose to cross the bottom, but cut inside and fired a long shot.

The shot was of high quality and forced the City goalkeeper to make a flying save and save the ball.

Ronaldo had already rushed up from behind, and he was about to run out of space, but Bale himself chose to shoot, which made Ronaldo spread his hands and was a little dissatisfied.

However, Zidane, who was standing on the sidelines, was not angry, but instead gave Bale a round of applause.

Bale's finishing ability is not weak, and it would be too brutal to treat him as a tool man who can only make bottom crosses.

And from a defensive point of view, the more options Bale has, the more difficult it will be for the opponent to defend, and if you want to completely plug the loopholes in Bale's line, you must draw people from other places to reinforce it.

There are so many players on the field, a turnip and a pit, whichever side is withdrawn, the defense over there will be weakened, which is an opportunity for Real Madrid players in this direction.

Real Madrid, which has multiple offensive cores, is not worried about its players being targeted by the opponent at all, because the opponent can't target it at all!

Pep Guardiola didn't take it lightly, and although Bale's attack created a lot of threat, City's defence didn't have too many problems.

If I have to say it, it was probably that the full-back was a little careless and wanted to steal with his feet, but he didn't succeed, giving Bale a chance to pass him!

Fortunately, the two central defenders were still very reliable, especially Van Dijk, who blocked it at the first time, so that Bale had to give up the idea of continuing to dribble the ball and was forced to shoot from outside the box.

With the goalkeeper's view unobstructed and there are no huge mistakes in the position, this kind of long-range shot is difficult to score unless the angle is extremely tricky and the ball is very fast.

So, he decided to wait a little longer and see the quality of the counter-attack from Manchester City's side.

In the stands, Real Madrid fans saw their team play a threatening attack, and they all felt angry, grinning at the Manchester City fans and shouting loudly.

The organizers of the tournament separated the positions of the fans of the two teams early, not only installed iron guardrails in the middle, but also arranged a large number of guards to be stationed to prevent the fans of both sides from jumping over the guardrails and running to the middle to fight.

This kind of thing has not happened before, British football hooligans are very famous, when the team wins, they will provoke and fight, and if the team loses, they will vent their anger and find someone to fight.

Before the Manchester City fans could launch a counterattack, the Manchester City players on the pitch had already done it for them.

In the 10th minute, Manchester City also played a quick counterattack on the side, Lin Quan, De Bruyne and David Silva's pass penetrated Real Madrid's defense on the side, and Lin Quan, who dribbled to the front of the penalty area, faced Ramos's grab, saw the opportunity to penetrate the opponent's crotch, and passed the ball to Aguero in the back.

It was a beautiful pass, but Real Madrid's other centre-back, Raphael Varane, also made a brilliant defence.

He stubbornly stood up to Aguero and did not give Aguero a chance to shoot directly.

The Aguero were almost squeezed away by the opponent, so they could only force a half-turn and shoot a hook shot.

The quality of this hook shot can only be described as average, the ball speed is not fast, and the angle is not tricky.

But the goalkeeper didn't see Aguero's shot for the first time, and by the time he reacted, it was too late.

However, just as the goalkeeper surrendered, Sergio Aguero's shot flew over the crossbar......

At this moment, the Manchester City fans in the stands sighed, and the Real Madrid fans next door gasped.

This ball is really dangerous, this striker of the opponent is really powerful, and he can complete the shot in such a situation.

As for the opponent's No. 10, when facing Ramos, he can calmly find the exact timing of the crotch and pass, which is really amazing!

It seems that even if Manchester City's strength has been weakened, it has not been weakened much, at least from the perspective of this attack, Manchester City is fully capable of breaking through Real Madrid's goal.

Thinking of this, the fans on both sides obviously felt nervous and watched the game one by one with trepidation.

After a threatening attack on each side, the mutual temptation of the two sides officially ended, and the tempo of the attack suddenly accelerated, and both sides were trying to pass the ball to the opponent's half after winning the ball, hoping to beat the opponent in a fast way.

In the 12th minute, Modric dribbled the ball in front, and after seeing Benzema run out of space, he quickly sent a through ball.

Benzema swept the ball straight into the net without stopping.

After the goal, Benzema was so excited that he rushed to the sidelines to kneel in celebration, and the Real Madrid fans in the stands also applauded and cheered one by one.

But when Benzema received the ball, the Manchester City defenders had already raised their hands to signal that he was offside, and the linesman hesitated and did not raise the flag at the first time, but after Benzema's goal, he still raised the flag.

So the ball was ruled invalid!

Benzema rejoiced, showing disbelief and unable to accept the result.

However, the slow-motion replay on the big screen at the scene showed that Benzema's offside was still relatively obvious.

Before Modric's pass, Stones, who was dragging the ball at the end, took a step forward and just created an offside trap to put Benzema, who was not offside, in an offside position.

Although it was a no-brainer in the end, Benzema's offside goal was a reminder to City's defence that they should not only focus on defending on the wings, but also be extra careful in the middle.

Although Benzema is not as famous as the other two in the BBC, this guy is one of the top five strikers in football today, and he is really not underestimated!

Real Madrid seemed to have found the right way to attack, and after that, they tried several more times in the middle, but unfortunately none of them worked.

On the one hand, Kante has his eye on Modric, making it difficult for Modric to deliver brilliant passes like before.

Second, Van Dijk and Stones have also strengthened their care for Benzema, and under the care of Manchester City's two iron guards, Benzema is like a tiger with teeth pulled, becoming Benzemow, temporarily losing his threat.

Seeing that the game is almost 20 minutes, the score on the field is still 0:0, and both teams have a lot of shots on goal, Manchester City have completed five shots, and Real Madrid have more than them, with seven shots on goal.

But unfortunately, apart from Benzema's offside goal, no one has been able to break through the opponent's goal.

However, in the 20th minute, the situation on the field changed dramatically.

Real Madrid broke the ball in midfield and Kroos played the ball precisely down the right flank and found Karhava, who was cut in behind.

Carvajal made a move to get a low cross, but he made an inverted triangle pass halfway through the game and got the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was on the edge of the penalty area.

There was a glaring problem with City's defence, with defenders focused on retreating and no one staring at the opposing striker, resulting in no one within two metres of Ronaldo receiving the ball on the penalty line.

Cristiano Ronaldo's shooting skills are at the top level, and in the absence of interference, the quality of his shot is ridiculously high, and the goalkeeper can only make a symbolic save, but he can't touch the ball at all.

The ball went into the net, the score became 1:0, and Real Madrid took the lead!

Unlike Benzema's goal, Ronaldo had at least three or four Manchester City players in front of him when he shot on goal, so it was impossible to be offside anyway.

The referee was quick to confirm this, pointing to the centre circle to signal that the goal was valid.

Cristiano Ronaldo was so excited after the goal that he jumped up on the sidelines, turned his back to the crowd and faced the pitch, making his trademark gesture of celebration.

The Real Madrid fans in the stands let out a neat 'siu' sound, while the Manchester City fans booed.

Although they booed each other, Real Madrid scored first, which made Manchester City's situation passive.

In the face of the boos of the opponent's fans, Ronaldo didn't care much because he was in a good mood.

Although after the transformation, Ronaldo is known as a cake forward, and he is not worthy of being one of the three supergiants alongside Lin Quan and Messi.

But with so many strikers in the world, how many people can score goals like Cristiano Ronaldo?

What's more, this is still a goal in the Champions League final, which is worth a thousand gold!

Maybe I'm not as good as the other two in terms of dribbling and dribbling, but as long as I can score goals and help the team win, that's enough!

After being the first to score, Pep Guardiola called a couple of defenders over and gave them a shout-in.

Real Madrid are very good at this kind of counterattack against the opponent, and this time is a big test for the defender.

Don't just retreat to your defensive position, keep an eye on the people in front of you and behind you, don't focus entirely on the football, don't show a group of people running with the ball, but instead miss out on the people who should be defended.

Of course, Real Madrid's attack just now did play beautifully, especially Carvajal's pass, the timing of the pass and the accuracy of the pass were well grasped.

Manchester City had been staring at Bale, the loudest and most threatening man, and had ignored the opposition full-backs to provide an assist, which was indeed a failure to remind them of this.

Zidane, this guy, seems to be playing a psychological tactic with himself!

Pep Guardiola even wondered if he deliberately set himself up to draw his attention to Bale and ignore the threat of others when he let Bale attack City's flanks in the opening stages.

If that's the case, then Zidane feels a little scary!

Pep Guardiola's speculation is not groundless, Zidane does have something.

After all, the person who can get a good death in Real Madrid is definitely not an ordinary person!

After leading Real Madrid to win the Champions League three times in a row, seeing the team's problems and then retreating bravely, he was not greedy for power in his hands at all, which many people can't do.

After Zidane saw Ronaldo score, he was even more excited than Ronaldo.

Although a series of tactics were designed, when these tactics really worked, and Real Madrid really took the lead, he still felt a little unreal!

It's Manchester City!

This is the only team in the history of the Champions League to have won three consecutive titles, and it is also the team that has reached the Champions League four years in a row.

Encountering such an opponent, Real Madrid actually has a lot of pressure from top to bottom, especially him as a manager.

Although Real Madrid won the long-awaited La Liga championship this season, a mere La Liga title is not quenching the thirst of a top giant like Real Madrid.

What the club wants is the tenth Champions League trophy in the club's history.

This is the most important task to accomplish as a manager of Real Madrid! But whether it was Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti or Zinedine Zidane before, they tried many times and failed again.

He even led the team to the final last year, but still suffered a heavy defeat at the feet of Manchester City.

Facing the same opponent again this year, although Real Madrid's strength has improved compared to last season, Zida still has no bottom in his heart.

The fame of the father-son duo of Pep Guardiola and Lin Quan is too great, one is a talented coach, the other is a talented player, coupled with Manchester City's brilliant record in the past, anyone who encounters them may not be able to help but feel stunned.

Although Zidane was very brilliant in the player era, he is still a newcomer in the coaching industry, far from Guardiola's resume!

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