"Isn't it a little too much?"

"Well, it's a little!"

When they left the field, seeing the Roma players with dirty faces, the Manchester City players all felt a sense of guilt in their hearts.

The team lost too badly, and Kolarov didn't want to take the risk of continuing to talk to them, but set off directly with the team and left the sad place of Manchester.

For the Romans, this is the place of Manchester, and they probably don't want to come back for a long time.

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Compared to Manchester City's fancy hanging game against Roma, the game in another stadium is much more anxious.

At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have set up an identical formation - 4141!

Both teams have strong attacking power, and the attacking groups in the front court are very luxurious.

Many people thought that this might be a goal battle, but the truth surprised everyone.

A total of 3 goals were scored in this game, and the final score was 1:2, with the home team in front and the away team behind.

With Bayern Munich opening the scoring and continuing to attack, Real Madrid used a textbook defensive counterattack to win against a formidable opponent at Bayern's home stadium.

Throughout the game, Bayern had 60% possession, twice as many shots on goal as Real Madrid, and more than three times as many corners as Real Madrid.

The number of other dangerous attacks, free kicks, etc., has at least twice the lead.

Bayern's offensive is not ferocious, but Real Madrid is like a reef in the angry sea, standing tenaciously in the waves, withstanding the opponent's attacks again and again, and then taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes, cleanly with two counterattacks to put the opponent to death.

This game showed the world how strong the defending champions are, why did they snatch the Champions League title from Manchester City?

I believe that those who have watched this game will no longer have such doubts.

This Real Madrid team is very strong and definitely has the quality to defend the title.

Bayern, who lost at home and injured the big player Arjen Robben, is in a very bad situation right now.

The home-to-away schedule was already against them, and they have now lost the home stadium that is most likely to win.

Many believe that their hopes of progressing to the final are less than three in time, and that they will almost impossible to beat Real Madrid in the next leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Considering the result of the other game, this year's Champions League final, if there are no accidents, the two sides should still be Manchester City and Real Madrid!

After all, this is the third consecutive year that the two sides have met in the final.

And this also proves that these two teams are the strongest teams in football today.

……

After the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, the attention of fans returned to the league.

As the season draws to a close, the race for next season's Champions League place is getting more and more anxious.

Tottenham Hotspur has lost one and drawn one in the last two games, and was directly chased by Liverpool behind them, and has slipped to the fourth place in the league at this time.

This makes the Tottenham very nervous because if they drop one place further and they will fall out of the Champions League places.

Moreover, the fourth place in the Premier League has to participate in the play-offs of the Champions League qualifying round, and cannot directly qualify for the main match, and the opponents drawn in the play-offs depend on luck.

If you're unlucky enough to draw a strong opponent, you'll also be able to overturn, as two teams in Ligue 1 overturned in the Champions League play-offs last season.

Therefore, to ensure direct qualification, you must finish in the top three.

As for Chelsea, they don't have any illusions about third place at this point, as long as they can catch up with one, whoever they want, as long as they let them fight for fourth place, they are already satisfied.

However, to the disappointment of the Chelsea man, Tottenham did not continue to drop the chain this round.

Playing at home, they beat Watford 2:0 in the middle of the league and have no desire.

Every time it comes to the end of the league, the most difficult to play is often those relegation teams who are fighting for life and death, and they can think of any trick in order to win.

Even if you defeat them, I'm afraid you'll lose two taels of flesh, if you accidentally hurt the core general, then wait and cry!

As for those midstream teams that are stronger than the relegation teams, but have no worries about relegation and have no hope of entering the European competition, they are better to play.

The players of these teams, by the end of the season, often have their minds already flying away.

Some people are thinking about a promising team in the summer window, some people are thinking about where to go on vacation, in short, no one's mind is on the pitch.

So compared to Chelsea's shattering of front teeth away from home and gnawing at relegation team Swansea, Tottenham's game can be said to be quite easy to win.

With the win, Tottenham are seven points above Chelsea.

With only two rounds of the league remaining, it is impossible for Chelsea to catch Tottenham.

However, there is also good news, although Tottenham did not drop the chain in this round, Liverpool did.

The Red Army, which had a strong attack and was fighting at home, was actually dumbfounded.

Facing Stoke City, the second-to-last team in the league, Liverpool played their main role, shooting 20 shots on goal in the whole game, but scored a single goal.

Salah, Firmino and others, who had performed well before, were all dumbfounded.

Although Stoke City held their doors, the opponent's attack was so ferocious that they could not find a chance to fight back, and in the end the two sides fought and lost.

The failure to win this victory left Stoke City's relegation hopes only theoretically possible.

For Liverpool, this unexpected draw put them in the standings back to Tottenham Hotspur and fell to fourth place.

And they are only five points ahead of Chelsea, who have theoretical hope of a comeback with two games remaining.

As for Manchester City, they ended the game with an unpretentious 3-0 on the road.

Sane, Erling Haaland and Gabriel Jesus were the trio responsible for all three goals.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, Guardiola arranged Haaland and Jesus to form a double striker partnership, and the effect was unexpectedly quite good.

Manchester City, whose main squad has been well rested, will face Roma in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Manchester City continued their excellent form in the last game, even on the road, they still dominated me and attacked aggressively, as if it was still their home stadium.

In the 9th minute of the first half, Lin Quan took the lead in helping the team knock on the door of Rome.

In the 25th minute, David Silva scored again.

Everything seems to be back to the familiar script, and the game is moving very much like the last one.

However, the Romans, who were fighting at home, did not let the tragedy of the previous game happen again.

After being stunned by Manchester City at the beginning, they quickly came to their senses and stubbornly attacked Manchester City.

In the 55th minute of the second half, Dzeko helped Roma achieve a zero breakthrough and finally did not have to be shaved head.

The goal greatly boosted the morale of the Roma team, and with the cheers of tens of thousands of fans in attendance, the Roma attacked like a tide, and once suppressed the mighty Manchester City in their own half.

In the 77th minute of the second half, Manchester City veteran Kolarov sent a cross from the left and assisted Nainggolan to score Roma's second goal.

The score on the pitch became 2:2 and the Roma saw hope of winning.

However, the hope in their eyes was soon dashed.

After Nainggolan's goal, Manchester City immediately returned the favor.

Lin Quan scored with a direct free kick to pull the score away again.

At this time, there was not much time left in the game, and although the Romans continued to attack against time, they finally lost 2:3 to Manchester City at their home stadium.

As a result, Manchester City defeated their opponents home and away and advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 11:2.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Manchester City have reached the Champions League final, setting a new record for themselves.

Rome lost, but it was still a defeat.

After losing so badly away from home, they almost knocked Manchester City over at home, and I have to say that they are indeed tenacious, as resilient as a pack of wolves.

Manchester City and Roma played very anxiously, but compared to the game at the Bernabeu, it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

Just when the outside world was looking down on Bayern, Bayern played a wonderful game away from home.

This game is almost the same as the previous one, Real Madrid, who are playing at home, still put on a defensive counterattack, and Bayern, who is in urgent need of goals, bravely and boldly launched an attack on the opponent away.

Bayern had even more shots on goal in this game than in the previous one, but the difference was that this time, their attacking efficiency was much higher.

J Ronaldo, who was almost swept away by Real Madrid, showed an outstanding performance in the World Cup in Brazil in the crucial game against his old owner.

In the third minute of the game, he instigated a goal and helped his team score quickly.

It was this goal in the third minute that made Real Madrid's side almost lose the game.

Fortunately, Real Madrid stabilized their position, and in the 11th minute of the first half, seized a counterattack opportunity, and Marcelo assisted Benzema to equalize.

The first half ended in a 1-1 draw, and the situation was still in Real Madrid's favor.

At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid copied Bayern's tactics in the first half, changed the previous posture of steady defense, and directly opened the onslaught, catching Bayern off guard.

Only one minute into the second half, Benzema scored again to make it 2-1 after taking advantage of a mistake by the opponent's goalkeeper.

At this time, the aggregate score of the two sides has become 4:2, Real Madrid not only has a two-goal lead on aggregate, but also has the advantage of away goals, and anyone who looks at it feels that they have a chance to win.

But their opponents are Bayern, a team that should not be underestimated.

In a desperate situation, Bayern set off a Jedi counterattack.

In the 66th minute, the goalkeeper saved after Ronaldo shot in the penalty area, and he scored the goal himself to help the team equalize the score.

At this point, Bayern's away goals have equalled Real Madrid, and they are only one goal behind Real Madrid.

With just one more goal, Bayern will be able to beat Real Madrid on an away goal margin.

So although the aggregate score between the two sides is Real Madrid leading, Real Madrid is the one standing on the edge of the cliff at this time.

Ronaldo's goal greatly boosted Bayern's morale, they ran harder, attacked more aggressively, and played wave after wave of attacks on the pitch.

In order to stop the opponent's attack, Real Madrid's players fought desperately defensively, and even did not hesitate to use tactical fouls to stop the opponent.

Luka Modric, Kroos, Lucas, Raphael Varane and others were cards in quick succession......

The situation is very unfavorable for Real Madrid, they are like a tight string, I don't know when it will break because I can't hold it anymore.

This suffocating atmosphere made the Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu Stadium nervous one by one, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Zinedine Zidane made a decisive substitution after seeing the opponent's goal, replacing Benzema and Kovacic for Bale and Casemiro.

With Casemiro on the pitch, the defensive intensity of Real Madrid's midfield immediately went up a notch.

Modric, Casemiro, and Kroos have a clear division of labor, cooperate tacitly, and successfully stifle the opponent's attack in the midfield again and again.

In the final moments of the game, Bayern had used all the methods they could think of, but they still couldn't break through Real Madrid's goal.

They were just one goal away from the final, but it was this goal that became their unattainable dream.

In the end, after a hard-fought battle, Real Madrid stubbornly held their door, eliminated Bayern with an aggregate score of 4:3, and once again reached the Champions League final.

This is the third consecutive year that Real Madrid have reached the final, and they are aiming for their 11th trophy in team history.

After the Champions League semi-finals, the media reported on the two matches for the first time.

The headline on the front page of Real Madrid's mouthpiece, Marca, reads - "Third showdown, Real Madrid and Manchester City meet again in the Champions League final!" 》

"It's Real Madrid!"

Knowing that Real Madrid had won against Bayern, Guardiola sighed lightly.

He was not surprised by this result, after all, from the analysis of the hard power of the two teams, Real Madrid is more dominant, not to mention that they are still playing at home, and the chance of winning is naturally greater.

"It's good to meet Real Madrid, after all, we've been playing against them for three years in a row, and we know them well and know how to deal with them."

Arteta doesn't think it's a good thing to meet Real Madrid, but he doesn't think there's much difference either.

Maybe it will be more troublesome to meet Bayern in the final, because Bayern's style of play is actually a bit restrained by Manchester City.

"Well, after all, we can't pin our hopes of victory on who the opponent is, as long as we are strong enough, then no matter who the opponent is, we can handle it!"

He has already led the team to play so many Champions League finals, and Guardiola's final experience is not insignificant.

Moreover, he is confident in the quality of his Manchester City team.

The strength of this Manchester City, in Guardiola's view, is no longer lost to the Barcelona team at its peak.

This year's Champions League final will be played in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and with around 25 days to go, Manchester City will be well prepared in advance.

Before that, though, they have to finish their last two league games.

Neither of these league games will be strong and City can use them to refine, with their line-ups and tactics to prepare for the final in advance. (End of chapter)