Chapter 697: Rosie Goes Down to the City First (Today's Update)
In the first leg, Toni Rudiger managed to limit Haaland for part of the game, which also gave him the chance to start in the second leg.
Manchester City throw-in.
Erling Haaland arrived to pick it up, but Rudiger was close behind him, forcing City to not dare to give the ball to Haaland.
Silva arrived to receive the ball and let Haaland go down the middle, pressing Real Madrid's double centre-backs.
After Manchester City drove the ball out, Alaba couldn't get up and Silva got under the bag and passed the ball to Gundogan in the middle.
As soon as Haaland in the box raised his hand for the ball, Gundogan sent it to his feet.
Stopping the ball with his left foot, adjusting slightly, he half-turns and shoots with his right foot.
From stopping the ball to shooting, Haaland's fundamentals are solid.
Haaland didn't get on target and the ball went over the crossbar.
Goal kicks.
Courtois drove the ball up front, and Manchester City pressed aggressively, and soon the ball was taken away.
In order to strengthen the defense, Tchouameni will not press easily, and Real Madrid's four technical midfielders are slightly inferior under the grappling.
After snatching the ball, City attacked from the left.
Manchester City's formation seems to lack the forward press and assist of the full-backs on both wings, and it is a little lonely.
However, it is possible to move in the ribs through the central midfielders, attract Real Madrid's wide defense, and then insert the full-backs to create a threat.
After Akanji pressed, he received Gundogan and hoisted the ball into the penalty area.
The outflanked Haaland rose high to head the ball into the net.
Around the same time, Rudiger jumped up.
After the two collided in the air, neither could reach the ball and fell into Courtois's arms.
Real Madrid continue to implement the tactic of "jail time" against Haaland.
As long as Haaland is not rushed, Rudiger can limit Haaland in the confrontation.
As Real Madrid concentrate their defence on the ribs and the outside is naturally empty, Manchester City can calmly organise outside the penalty area.
After Real Madrid shrank into the box, they used the flanks to create width and gaps in the ribs.
It was a tactic used by Manchester City in the first leg.
At that time, the defender Kroos was so busy that his hairstyle was messed up in order to make amends.
And this time, Ancelotti sent an orthodox midfielder.
Tchouameni did a good job of filling the ribs, so City had to pass the ball into the box.
Haaland, on the other hand, did not gain an advantage in the Rudiger contest.
Carlo Ancelotti defended with a good effect.
Guardiola, however, is happy to see where it is.
Although Real Madrid's defense is solid, under the high pressure of Manchester City, the counterattack cannot be played at all.
This is a bit passive for Real Madrid, who are about to score two goals.
Moreover, with frequent pressure on the goal, the defender is certainly prone to mistakes.
At this time, as long as it is caught by Manchester City once, it is definitely a heavy blow.
Real Madrid have to make a difference in attack.
In the first leg, the starting combination of Vinicius, Benzema and Rodrygo struggled a little in the face of Manchester City's three central defenders.
Vinicius was unable to break through Kyle Walker's defense, and needed the other two to work together to draw the defense in, and then Camavinga on the wing could move forward.
In this game, Rodrygo and Camavinga sat on the bench, with Rossi and Alaba's starters.
The two had established a tacit understanding during their time at Bayern, enriching the attack on the left flank.
In the 7th minute, Modric advanced with the ball at the back.
Facing De Bruyne, who was snatching up from behind, Modric stuck in position and took a good position.
As long as you De Bruyne is up against it, it's a foul.
The two are among the top three midfield maestos in football today, although Modric is inferior to De Bruyne in all respects due to his age.
But in terms of experience, it is definitely above and beyond.
De Bruyne didn't dare to rush up from behind, just wanted to scare the other party and slow down Real Madrid's advancement.
But instead of stopping, Modric suddenly accelerated forward after jamming De Bruyne.
Stones obviously didn't expect the other party to rush directly and try his best to save it.
Modric was no longer able to continue attacking the opposition penalty area, so he passed the ball to the wing after getting past Stones.
Vinicius received the ball and cut inside laterally to create a forward opportunity and a path for Alaba to cut forward.
Meanwhile, Rossi was already cruising around the centre-back, raising his hand for the ball.
As long as Rossi raises his hand to ask for the ball, he must give it as soon as possible.
This is his prerogative at Real Madrid.
His teammates didn't think it was too much.
Rossi is both the heart of the attack and the top scorer.
If the ball is not passed to him, then to whom?
Vinicius used an extremely coquettish outside instep to pass the ball to Rossi at the very front.
It's not the first time Dias has played Rossi and knows his blistering acceleration and ghostly movements.
If you want to create an "offside trap", if you don't do a good defensive drill of the "offside trap" in advance, you will suffer a big loss in the official game.
This time, something went wrong.
Rossi used a lateral run to paralyze the defense and then suddenly cut forward.
What offside traps, useless at all.
Rossi strode into the ribs and was about to stop the ball and shoot, but the goalkeeper fell to the ground early to block the angle of the shot.
Seeing that the ball was about to be held in the goalkeeper's arms, Rossi opened his body to the left, and the shot turned into a scrub shot.
Rossi's right foot gently picked up the ball, just past the goalkeeper's lateral interception, flew over his body, and landed in the direction of goal.
γGOALοΌοΌοΌοΌ γ
[Real Madrid has made a dream start at home! ] γ
γ1:0οΌ γ
[Rosie's rubbing is so chic, it's a work of art! ] γ
[The total score is 2:3!] γ
[The opportunity for reversal is coming at once! γ
[Rossi in the shooter battle with Haaland!] γ
[Temporarily ahead! ] γ
The two sides are like this, you punch me and I palm, and the fight goes back and forth.
The game was fast-paced, and Real Madrid ended the first half 1-0 thanks to Rossi's goal.
In the dressing room, when Guardiola was still fiercely explaining his tactics, the Real Madrid dressing room was expressing its own opinions.
Vinicius still hopes that he can have some possession of the ball and be able to repeatedly attack Manchester City's wings.
"Karim, you're going to have to help me a little more!" Vinicius grumbled.
In the center forward position, Benzema not only has to retreat to receive the ball, but also has to shoulder the attack, and the task is already heavy.
Now he has to cooperate with Vinicius again, and his physical fitness will be tested in the second half.
'I think it's better for me to play on the flanks and Kareem continues to attack the middle. Rossi suggested.
In the first leg, Rossi appeared on the left flank, teaming up with his team-mates to score.
And the goal just now was also a shooting opportunity that Rossi found when he moved from the right side to the middle.
It's just that once Rossi appears on the left side, then the right side of his town will be seized by the opponent to counterattack.
When the time comes, the pressure on Kroos and Carvajal will be considerable.
At this time, Tchouameni came over and said, "I can also help with the defense, you can press forward boldly." β
With a back midfielder, Real Madrid players have the confidence to speak.
Ancelotti's thinking is also to focus on the left side.
After all, there aren't many places where he can tap into the potential of players and teams.
This is the best offensive plan at the moment.
What needs to be solved now is the fitness of the players.