Chapter 700: Overtime? The last ticket to the final
Under the hysterical shouts of the fans, the two teams went back and forth and staged a goal battle.
In terms of the number of shots on goal, Manchester City dominated the opponents and once pressed Real Madrid.
However, Real Madrid relied on an efficient counterattack to hold the aggregate score tightly.
With less than five minutes remaining, Real Madrid have already made all their substitutions, but Pep Guardiola still has plenty of resources at his disposal.
In other words, City had enough back hands to deal with extra-time.
With the gradual decline of physical fitness, Real Madrid is difficult to form an overall pressure.
The two pressing lines in the midfield are seriously disjointed, and they are easily broken by Manchester City.
At this point, Carlo Ancelotti asked the strikers to drop back and ensure the defense of the midfield.
However, Manchester City will not let go of any chances.
The ball was quickly passed through midfield and handed to Haaland.
In this game, Rudiger's restrictions on Haaland are obvious to all.
Manchester City's centre-forwards can only serve as a front fort when they don't have a shot on goal, playing the ball to their teammates.
This time, Haaland is no longer obedient.
I saw him lean on Rudiger with his back and force him to turn and shoot.
The results are clear.
The shot was blocked by Rudiger's outstretched leg.
Off the pitch, Pep Guardiola was furious.
He doesn't like players who don't follow orders, and even if you can score, it's a mistake to not score according to the tactics that were planned.
When Henry was at Barcelona, he was deployed in the center of a game.
Because he didn't have a shot in the middle, he moved to the wing in an attack and scored immediately.
He thought that Guardiola would praise himself, but he didn't expect to get Guagua's angry scolding.
I don't want you to think, I want me to feel.
Haaland was denied a shot, but the second penalty from the edge was awarded to a Manchester City player.
Gundogan shifted the ball to the right and cut in Kyle Walker across the middle, and Silva fired a shot straight away without stopping, leaving the Real Madrid defence unable to react.
It was not so much that the reaction was too late, but that the sudden acceleration of Manchester City's attack caught Real Madrid off guard.
Courtois flew to the ball to make a save, but it landed in the damn middle.
When he pounced on the ball again, Haaland took a step faster and headed it towards goal.
Perhaps due to lack of preparation time, Haaland's header went wide of the net and Real Madrid escaped.
Soon, Pep Guardiola made a substitution.
Alvarez replaces Gundogan,
Riyad Mahrez replaces Grealish.
Haaland is in the center forward position, the consumption of Real Madrid's central defenders is almost the same, and it is time to replace it with a flexible striker and reap.
Real Madrid, who had no one to replace, could only retreat across the board and survive the last few minutes.
In the face of Real Madrid's retreat, Manchester City's formation can be pressed unscrupulously.
In the 88th minute, De Bruyne crossed, the ball came to the back post, and Alvarez, who came on as a substitute, swept the ball directly without stopping, and the ball grazed the post and went out of the bottom line.
Every threat City created in the final moments of the game was enough to kill the game.
Real Madrid fans were even more terrified to watch.
At the end of the attack, Waltz, the fourth official, held up the stoppage time card.
6 minutes.
This is going to make trouble!
Based on the current state of both teams, the more stoppage time there is, the worse it will be for Real Madrid.
They are already struggling to fend off City's attack.
At this time, Manchester City, facing Real Madrid, which was powerless to resist, did not show a sense of contempt.
They are constantly transmitting on the perimeter, mobilizing the defense, and keeping an eye on the opponent's counterattack while further attrition.
Pep Guardiola believes that even if they can't win in regular time, Real Madrid's fitness crisis will erupt in full swing after extra time.
That's City's chance.
It must be beaten so that Real Madrid can't turn over.
MilitΓ£o's hasty clearance allowed City a corner.
Manchester City's high point has entered the penalty area one after another, ready to grab points.
In terms of defense, Real Madrid used Rudiger to defend Haaland alone, and the rest of the high points stuck to the small penalty area, mainly interference from the periphery.
Rossi stands at the edge of the six-yard box to defend B-Silva.
De Bruyne stood in the corner area and, after adjusting his breathing, passed the ball into the box.
The ball arced perfectly and came to the edge of the small penalty area.
This is exactly the position that makes it the most difficult for a goalkeeper.
in, afraid of a mistake in the judgment of the ball.
Retreat, a header from this distance, is the most threatening.
In a dilemma, a huge figure rose into the air and shook his head to attack the goal.
But by the time Courtois saw it was Haaland, he had already pressed Rudiger to head the ball to his left.
Almost at the same time, Courtois's left body moved subconsciously.
Although his center of gravity did not fully shift, giving him the power to pounce on the ball to his left side, his left arm was fully raised.
Bang!
Courtois's eyes only swept to the ball, but his left arm had already stopped it.
Ooh!
There was a huge sigh from the Real Madrid fans behind the goal.
[God pounces, it's just god pounces! γ
[Courtois locks the river with one arm! ] γ
[The header that Manchester City is close to is saved! ] γ
[This is a completely knee-jerk reaction!] γ
[Haaland can't even believe it!] γ
[The header that you must score will be blocked! ] γ
[Manchester City missed a chance to kill the game!] γ
The blocked ball came to the left side of the penalty area, and the unwilling Manchester City players pressed on the spot.
Ceballos controlled the ball on the first shot, but was soon pressed by Mahrez.
Both came off the bench in the second half and were full of fitness.
And the height and weight are evenly matched.
The only difference is that Ceballos is five years younger than Mahrez.
Faced with the press, Ceballos lay down a step to the side, accelerated his sprint, and half-turned to pass the ball to the other side.
This handling of the ball is a reflection of Ceballos' football IQ as a midfielder.
At this time, Manchester City's pressure must be tilted to the left, and the right side of the defense is empty, and it is very easy to play counter-attacking opportunities.
Even if they can't hit a counter-attack, Manchester City has the ball on the weak side, and it is difficult to launch an attack in a short period of time.
Ceballos shifted widely, and Manchester City midfielder Rodri flew to intercept in the process of returning to the defence.
But like a cruise missile, the ball went around Rodri with precision and came to the feet of Rodrigo on the right.
In an instant, Real Madrid was 3v4 in the front court.
Vinicius, Rodrygo and Vazquez all rolled together to sprint at full speed towards Manchester City.
City's two centre-backs and two defenders stood in a diamond-shaped position to block Real Madrid's attack on the right flank.
Although Rodri did not make an interception on the first shot, he got up quickly and managed to get close to Rodrigo with the ball.
Under the interference of the midfield, Rodrygo stumbled and came to the right rib of the penalty area.
Then a quick stop accelerated, instantly shook off Rodri from a position, smashed into the penalty area, and crossed the ball.
Rodri tackles the ball but is still a step slow.
Dias defended too deep and was difficult to intercept for a while.
Stones and Vinicius fell to the ground at the same time.
One interception, one tackle.
But none of them touched the ball.
Just as the Manchester City players were rejoicing and the Real Madrid players were disappointed, a white figure flashed out.
How did he end up here?
This was almost the first time that the players on both sides showed surprised expressions.
It's just that one side is happy and the other side is worried.
Rossi sprinted to the back post, striding with his left foot, tightening his body and giving the ball into the empty net with a gentle push of the arch of his right foot.
There's no flashy tricks, it's just a simple push.
is still so chic and calm, and one blow is fatal.
But behind it, it is his perseverance and gritted his teeth from his own penalty area all the way to the opponent's penalty area.
That's exactly what I said.
If you want to be beautiful in front of people, you will suffer after them.
The Bernabeu, with the most fanatical shouts, sang the praises of their new captain.
Real Madrid, going to Istanbul.