Football tactics are the rational use of space.

When it comes to any tactic, it's a phrase that many of the world's leading coaches will mention.

Pep Guardiola is no exception.

His tactical innovations are all a new study of the division of space.

With the most reasonable space, the most suitable players are needed.

In this game, Pep Guardiola sent a left-footed player Sane on the left wing, which is worth savoring.

Sane is characterised by an incisive shot.

Generally speaking, a left-footed player who wants to cut inside on the left side must dribble the ball in the other direction outside the inside of the left foot.

Not only is this less efficient than the outside instep, but it is also more likely to be cut off by defenders.

Therefore, Sane's best option on the flanks can only be to cross the bottom.

Didn't Pep Guardiola take that into account?

No, precisely because he thought it too carefully.

Manchester City's attacking front, Raheem Sterling on the right and Serena Aguero in the middle have a good interspersed effect, which is their characteristic.

If Sane cuts inside on the right, it will inevitably compress the defence, as well as the space for Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.

After weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, Pep Guardiola decided to focus on Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.

Leroy Sane was put on the left and played to his other strengths – a left-footed cross.

He can stretch wide on the left flank, cross or create space for team-mates.

Players handle the ball in a reasonable area and in their own reasonable way of playing, which is something that Guardiola has been improving in recent years.

In this way, the offensive efficiency becomes very high.

The diagonal attack just now also followed Guardiola's instructions at halftime.

You have to keep attacking the box and create chances.

As another example, at its peak, Bayern's wings flew together.

Left-footed Arjen Robben was on the right and took advantage of his in-cut shot.

Ribery, a right-footed player, is on the left and can break through and cross underneath.

It's all about how to make the best use of space.

On the contrary, another team in Manchester City, the club spent a lot of money on reinforcements, a lot of stars, but the attack played poorly, from the Champions League to the Europa League.

It's all about not studying the most basic things, and you can't blame the manager for everything.

In the 58th minute of the game, Manchester City led 2-1 at home, and the aggregate score between the two sides was 4-4.

Manchester City not only took the initiative in the score, but also controlled the pace of the game, and if this continued, Bayern would have to concede goals.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Heynckes immediately made substitution adjustments.

Remove Alphonso Davies and bring on Retona.

Both of City's goals came from the youngster's mistakes.

The Etihad stadium was filled with boos and ridicule, like a public trial, and he was severely humiliated.

From right-back to the middle of the touchline, only 30 metres away.

Shame and self-blame made him want to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Suddenly, he didn't know who was slapping his spine hard.

"Don't bow your head, straighten your back, the game isn't over yet!"

Davis turned his head, his panicked eyes suddenly blurred when he saw Rosie.

"Here, no one will sympathize with the weak!"

After saying that, Davis gritted his teeth and forced back his tears and nodded heavily.

After Retona came on the pitch, whispered a few words in Rossi's ear and returned to the defensive area.

Manchester City kick off.

Heynckes pushed forward with both hands, signaling the team to press hard.

Half-time pressure is Bayern's most striking feature.

Rossi pressed forward with three or four teammates behind him to cover, with the rest between the opponent and the defence.

Vidal, a single midfielder, is positioned at the back to fill the gap between the forward press and the defence.

If City have the ball at the back, Bayern's midfielders will press immediately.

When the ball is passed to the front, Bayern's defence also ensures that there are enough defenders.

Although it can stifle Manchester City's counter-attack, if Bayern wants to attack, they must expect to break the ball in front of the court, or defend on the counter-attack.

It is not easy to snatch the ball from the feet of the Manchester City players who are so closely linked.

Manchester City, who are in the lead, are not in a hurry to attack and pass the ball slowly.

Pressing up front is a very physically demanding job, and the first thing Heynckes did when he took over the team was to strengthen the endurance of his players.

Even Rossi now runs more per game than before.

It's hard work, but Heynckes has been encouraging his players off the pitch.

Five minutes

Ten minutes,

Fifteen minutes,

Heynckes firmly believes that the constant high pressure will definitely cause invisible pressure on the opponent, which will cause the opponent to make mistakes in passing.

Under such constant pressure, the City players began to rarely pass the ball back to their own half, but in the midfield area.

Even if they concede a goal, they have space to press.

Once the opponent's formation is pressed, except for Rossi and a wing-back, they are ready to counterattack at any time.

The rest of the men were put in position to defend in a 4-4-2 formation.

During this time, the players of both sides were stuck on the pitch and neither had a good chance to score, so Guardiola walked to the rest area, ready to rest and drink.

Heynckes relied on this sharp anti-counter-attack tactics to win the treble.

is also because Robery, who was at his peak that year, was one of the best wing combinations in the world.

Now, Koman's technology is not mature enough, Gnabry has not become a climate, and the two of them can't exert the power of this anti-counterattack at all.

Bayern, what a way.

In the 80th minute of the game, Heynckes saw that the team's pressing intensity had decreased, and immediately made personnel adjustments.

Vidal and Gnabry were removed and replaced by Goretzka and Ribery.

City also made changes, with Delph coming on for David Silva and Gabriel Jesus coming on for Sergio Aguero.

Both sides have used up three substitutions, and the final 10 minutes will be the 10 minutes that will decide the outcome.

The fans at the scene, cheering and cheering became louder and louder.

Manchester City have not been as strong in the Champions League as they have been in the league.

The reason lies in the heritage of the wealthy family.

It would be a significant victory to knock out defending champions Bayern Munich and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In the "family seats" in the North Stand, young Manchester City fans with the team logo on their faces happily waved the team flag.

For them, it may just be a lively place.

But as football culture continues to be implanted in the mind, it is bound to become the inheritance of football culture.

These young fans may become professional players in the future, or even enter the Manchester City academy, or they may be loyal fans of the team.

Bayern continued to press harder, and defender Boateng also began to press forward.

The more critical the moment, the more the player's endurance is tested.

As the minutes ticked by, the City players began to pass the ball to the backfield, taking advantage of the width and depth of the pitch to take possession.

Rossi pressed quickly towards the goalkeeper.

The more he got to the final moments of the game, the more aggressive his pressing became.

Goalkeeper Moraes did not dare to stop the ball and passed directly to the side.

Rossi immediately pressed towards the wing, and his teammates behind him quickly moved closer to the wing.

It's hard work for the offensive players to press, but the mental pressure on the defenders is also very high.

Kyle Walker couldn't bear the pressure in the 89th minute and passed the ball forward.

If Sergio Aguero had been on the pitch, City's possession up front would not have been so passive.

However, Sane, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling are not as capable of carrying the ball with their backs as Aguero.

The ball was cut off by Boateng, who was returning to the defence, and passed to the defender Goretzka.

Although they lost possession, Manchester City did not intend to retreat, but immediately counter-attacked.

Boateng showed his wealth of experience and vision at this moment.

He pointed to Retona on his right and motioned for his team-mate to pass the ball to the wing.

After the ball was shifted from the middle to the wing, Muller responded with a timely drop back to give Retona enough time to watch and pass the ball before the opponent blocked it.

After Muller received the ball near the right of the halfway line, City had six defenders in their own half.

And Bayern's attacking players, in addition to Muller, who holds the ball, there are three others.

An opportunity that didn't seem like an offensive opportunity was nothing more than that after Muller saw Rossi retreating.

Muller passes the ball to Rossi in front of two defenders.

Rossi, who was closely defended, stretched out his right foot and stopped the ball with his back.

But when he was on his back, he didn't give Stones a back-and-forth obstruction, and his opponent was easy to steal and destroy.

Sure enough, Stones saw that Rossi was defenseless and fell to the ground decisively, trying to poke the ball away from behind.

Unexpectedly, Rossi did not intend to stop the ball from the beginning, but knocked the ball back to his teammates.

In this way, not only did he avoid Stones' tackle, but he also took advantage of the gap when his opponent fell to the ground, and turned and ran back.

A simple ball that allowed Bayern to quickly open the door to the opponent's wing.

Thiago went straight down the flank, and Ribery dribbled down the left towards the middle and, after attracting the defence, passed the ball to the full-back Alaba who had been inserted on the side.

Alaba was covered by his teammates and broke through with ease to pass the ball back to the centre of the box near the baseline.

Manchester City's defence was completely drawn to the forward pressure of Alaba, Ribery and Muller.

They gathered in the small penalty area and neglected to defend inside the big box.

And Rossi happened to be here.

Alaba's inverted triangle pass was so fast that Rossi didn't have time to adjust and swept towards goal with the arch of his foot.

Muller, however, blocked Rossi's path to shoot.

Fortunately, Erwa reacted very quickly, quickly opened her legs, and leaked the ball from her crotch.

Not only that, but the ball was drilled under Muller's crotch and hit him in the back of the calf, deflected, shook the goalkeeper, and bounced towards the other goal.

Unexpected refraction of the goal, Muller is also confused, because there is a possibility of offside.

He immediately turned back to the assistant referee and found that the linesman did not raise the flag, then raised his arms and rushed to the sidelines, cheering loudly.

[No offside, no offside!] 】

[Bayern actually scored an equalizing goal at the last moment! ] 】

[The total score of the two teams is 5:4, Bayern leads! ] 】

[At this time, the fourth official raised the timer card for injury time!] 】

【3 minutes!】 】

[Only 3 minutes left!] 】

[Can Manchester City pull off another miracle in injury time like the last round of the 11-12 season?] 】

Manchester City fans, who couldn't believe what was happening in front of them, held their heads in their hands in great melancholy, and their eyes began to despair.

They prefer to believe that it is just a dream.

The Manchester City players on the field were still protesting to the referee that Rossi was in an offside position at the moment of his shot.

They are also not willing to accept this fact, they have to fight for something.

Osato, the referee from Italy, was very firm in his judgment and told the Manchester City players who had lost their cool in a serious tone that there was no problem with this goal.

[It's hard to believe that the second leg of this Champions League 1/8 final will be so tense and exciting, full of drama! ] 】

[After Bayern gets the ball at the back, it moves the ball to the weak side while advancing quickly.] 】

[Rossi's retreat to catch the ball is the finishing touch of this attack! ] 】

[His subsequent forward selection is also textbook-level! ] 】

[Bayern has such a player, it's really a blessing! 】

[But this goal, is it Rossi's, or Muller's? ] 】

As soon as the words fell, Muller's avatar and name appeared on the big screen at the scene, indicating that the goal was under his name.

Muller, who was a little embarrassed, smiled innocently and went over to hug Rosie.

Subsequently, the picture of Manchester City protesting offside also came.

At the moment when Rossi took up, City's defence was indeed behind Muller.

But off the pitch, Alaba and Kyle Walker appeared.

The position of the two is further back.

[No problem, the goal works!] 】

[I think after the referee decides that the goal is valid, Manchester City, you don't have to fight for anything!] 】

[It's about thinking about the next game and how to play! ] 】

[If you can score a goal, you still have a chance to go to extra time!] 】

City quickly placed the ball in the centre circle and immediately after the whistle blew, they attacked the Bayern penalty area.

In the previous offensive and defensive battles of both teams, the physical consumption was very large, and everyone was gritting their teeth and making the last fight.

The fans shouted and cheered wildly, and the sound was unprecedentedly surging.

Even the little fans clenched their fists and opened their mouths to roar.

Pep Guardiola also has no tactics to do, and in the last two minutes, he went straight inside.

Bayern did not choose to retreat to defend and continued to press high.

Because Manchester City's three small strikers are the most able to move around in tight spaces, shooting or creating penalties with their feet.

Giving them plenty of room to sprint forward is not conducive to their performance.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Manchester City, who had been unable to press forward, burst forward with the ball from Gabriel Jesus in the middle of the half.

Goretzka interfered from behind and stabbed the ball to Boateng.

The latter immediately cushioned the ball to the midfielder with the arch of his foot, avoiding the counter-attack of the Manchester City attack.

Immediately afterwards, the Manchester City midfielders began to surround and intercept, trying to delay Bayern's ball.

At this point, Retona played a beautiful "V-pull" to avoid De Bruyne's top tackle and then distribute it to Ribery on the wing.

Ribery, who started from the back, was not offside, and after taking the ball, he used his fastest speed to accelerate forward.

At the same time, Rossi and Muller also stepped forward at the same time.

Rossi went to the other side, trying to take a defender away and take the pressure off his teammates.

But City have four players back in defence and are numerically superior and form an encirclement on the strong side.

They didn't distract themselves from Rossi's pull.

After bursting into the box, Ribery smashed the ball and turned around to shake off the defender's press.

Although the consciousness is there, the body can't keep up, and when I turn around, my feet slip.

But he still used his balance to poke the ball into Muller in the middle before he fell to the ground.

Muller didn't hesitate and fired a low shot straight at the ball.

Moraes quickly fell to the ground, fully stretched and straightened, blocking the goal.

The ball hits him on the arm and bounces back to the post.

Before he had time to rejoice, a foot appeared in front of him and gently picked up the ball that was blocked.

Moraes looked up in despair, watched the ball pass over his head, and then closed his eyes tightly.

【GOAL！！！！！！ 】

[Lore, this is a lore in the true sense! 】

【3:2！！！！ 】

[The total score is 6:4!] 】

[Manchester City has no chance! 】

[Rosie's supplementary shot was the last straw that crushed the camel! ] 】

[It's incredible! 】

[The little fans in the family stands cried sadly! 】

[Not so long ago, they were rejoicing that the team was about to advance!] 】

[But a few minutes later, Rossi's two-footed shot on goal brought them a painful defeat!] 】

[This may be the dark moment brought to their childhood! 】

Today's Chapter!!!

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