Chapter 386 Manchester City VS Bayern, 4 Goals in 20 Minutes, a Crazy Goal Battle!
After the start, Manchester City unceremoniously started an attack with Bayern, which surprised all outsiders who thought Manchester City would focus on defense.
"Are Manchester City crazy? They dare to play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena?"
"Don't they know what will happen if they play against Bayern at home?"
Manchester City's choice greatly surprised everyone. Before the start of the game, the outside world almost unanimously believed that Guardiola would adopt conservative tactics to deal with Bayern. Who knew he would be so radical.
"As expected of Guardiola, he is really crazy!"
"It's really crazy. I said I would play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena, and it turned out that I was going to play against Bayern!"
“I think Mourinho’s title of madman should be given to Guardiola!”
"Haha, Mourinho is just talking about being crazy. His team's tactics are extremely conservative and not crazy at all. On the contrary, Guardiola always surprises him every time in the semi-finals or finals. You get a big one.
Only this kind of person who constantly innovates and uses important games as a testing ground for his new tactics deserves to be called a madman! "
The fans didn't care so much. Seeing Manchester City choose to play against Bayern, the fans watching the excitement cheered for Guardiola.
It's exciting to play against such a top team!
That kind of game where all the energy is spent on defense and people are sleepy after not scoring a few goals in a game. How can there be such exciting goal battles?
After learning that Manchester City chose to play offensive tactics, more and more fans were attracted to this game.
The number of fans watching the live broadcast of this game all over the world increased sharply, and soon exceeded 500 million people, almost breaking the ratings record of the Champions League game.
On the court, both sides made a tacit understanding after the start to increase the pace of the game to the extreme, and their attacks on each other were astonishingly fast.
Maybe it was Bayern's attack in the first few seconds, but in the blink of an eye, Manchester City's counterattack hit Bayern's goal.
This fast-paced attack created great opportunities for both sides. In the second minute of the opening, Kanter stole the ball and passed it to De Bruyne, who went straight to Lin Quan.
Lin Quan broke through from the wing and passed to Aguero. The latter successfully countered offside and entered the penalty area, receiving the ball 10 yards from the goal and shooting.
Neuer was in great form and made a flying save to save Aguero's powerful shot.
Manchester City took a corner kick, but unfortunately failed to threaten.
Bayern made a quick counterattack after clearing the corner kick. Robben broke through from the wing and passed to Muller who came in. Muller passed the ball back on the left side of the penalty area.
Thiago's push from 12 yards was blocked by Van Dyke as he fell to the ground.
This kind of game with extremely fast offensive and defensive rhythm makes neutral fans excited to watch it.
This is what they think the Champions League semi-finals should be like!
However, both Bayern fans and Manchester City fans were nervous with their hearts in their throats and did not dare to express their anger.
Both teams looked like they might score at any time, and if they were even slightly distracted, they might miss the moment of scoring.
As the fans expected, the goals came quickly in this game.
In the 7th minute, Xavi Alonso's long shot was saved by Navas and Bayern got a corner kick.
Alonso personally took the corner kick. After taking a look at the positions of the players on both sides in the penalty area, he made a tactical gesture and then sent the ball into the penalty area.
Players on both sides of the penalty area were stuck and pulled, and the entire penalty area was in chaos.
In the midst of this chaos, an unguarded Bayern player suddenly rushed in from outside the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal before Manchester City's defenders could get into position.
Benatia!
It was Bayern's center back Benatia who scored the goal!
Bayern's corner kick tactics cooperated very well. Xavi Alonso did not look for the high point in the team. Instead, he specifically chose an unguarded area and sent the ball here to coordinate with Bernadette who came in from behind. Tia delivered the fatal blow.
Navas' reaction speed was already very fast. His flying save hit the ball, but he still could not prevent the goal from falling. Manchester City fell behind Bayern 0:1!
The total score between the two sides also became 2:1, with Manchester City temporarily leading by one goal.
However, it only took the opponent seven minutes to recover a goal. Manchester City only had a one-goal lead with more than 80 minutes left in the game.
Almost no one believed that Manchester City could still hold on to this goal advantage, especially since they chose to play against Bayern.
The moment the goal was scored, the Allianz Arena seemed to boil with a ladle of water poured into a pot of boiling oil.
Bayern fans were jumping up and down, every one of them was ecstatic.
The goal came so early, which gave them a feeling that Bayern would score a lot of goals in this game!
On the other hand, the Manchester City fans were stunned when they saw their opponent scoring so early, and couldn't help showing a worried look on their faces.
This is the Allianz Arena. If the opponent scores a goal so early, can they still hold on in the next game?
On the sidelines, Bayern's coaching staff was completely boiling. Even Heynckes couldn't help but stand up and wave his fist vigorously.
On the Manchester City coaching bench, Guardiola couldn't help but frowned.
He expected that Manchester City would concede a goal at the Allianz Arena.
Manchester City's defense is not strong enough to keep Bayern clean, and it will only be a matter of time before the ball is conceded.
But conceding the ball early and conceding the ball late have completely different meanings.
If the team loses the ball so early, Bayern's momentum will be even greater. Manchester City may not be able to stop their subsequent fierce attack.
This game is a bit dangerous for Manchester City!
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Guardiola quickly made some adjustments to the defense, asking players to pay attention to the opponent's corner kick tactics.
The same stone cannot fall twice!
Bayern saw Guardiola greeting the players and thought he was going to change his tactics and give up the offense.
However, what they didn't expect was that after Guardiola's call, Manchester City not only did not reduce the intensity of the attack, but further invested heavily in the attack.
This made Heynckes couldn't help but look at Guardiola. Regardless of whether the opponent's tactical choices were reasonable or not, his courage was much stronger than that of ordinary people.
After Bayern scored, their morale was greatly boosted, and they launched waves of fierce attacks against Manchester City.
However, Manchester City was not intimidated by the opponent's offensive. They were not affected by the ball just now. After preventing Bayern's attack, they launched counterattacks against Bayern again and again.
However, Bayern's defense was very tight, and their layers of interceptions and crazy pressing caused a lot of trouble for Manchester City's offense. Although they created some opportunities, they failed to convert these opportunities into goals.
In the 13th minute, Ribery received a pass from Weinsteiger and dribbled the ball at the front of the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the opponent's defender, he passed the ball to Thomas Muller.
Muller dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and Van Dyke's defense was very solid, blocking almost all of Muller's passing routes.
What a great Muller, when he was forced into a corner and almost lost the ball, he didn't look behind him and directly tapped the ball with his heel and sent a wonderful pass to Lewandowski in the penalty area.
Lewandowski understood and received the ball on the edge of the penalty area.
The ball's processing space and angle are very small, and most forwards would have made a hasty shot.
However, Lewandowski was brave and talented. After deceiving Kompany with a fake move, he ducked, half-turned and swept the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.
2:0!
Bayern got off to a dream start and evened the score in just 13 minutes.
After scoring the goal, Lewandowski ran excitedly to the south stand, took off his clothes to celebrate, and showed his goodwill to the Bayern fans.
Lewandowski is already very strong. When he was in Dortmund, his scoring efficiency was already very high and he was one of the top forwards in the Bundesliga.
But after coming to Bayern, this "one" was removed. Now he is undoubtedly the top striker in the Bundesliga.
Under Heynckes this season, he not only dominated the Bundesliga, but also achieved very dazzling statistics in the Champions League.
Counting this goal, he has scored 10 goals in the Champions League this season, beating a large number of stars such as Messi and Ronaldo, ranking second in the Champions League scorer list, second only to the top scorer. Lin Quan.
If Bayern can win this game and lead the team to defeat Manchester City with Lin Quan, Lewandowski is very likely to take a step further and be promoted from the top forward in the Bundesliga to the top forward in Europe!
In Lewandowski's view, he is very close to this goal!
Bayern's consecutive goals made the Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena extremely excited.
They seemed to have seen Manchester City kneel at their feet and they walked into Berlin's Olympiastadion with their heads held high.
"Haha, Guardiola's Manchester City is nothing more than that!"
"I think his title as the world's top coach can be taken off from today. He is just a mediocre guy who became famous with the help of Barcelona during his peak period. He has no extraordinary skills in himself!"
"That's right. He doesn't even have the basic judgment to be a coach. How can such a person be called a famous coach?"
"From the moment Manchester City dared to play against us at the Allianz Arena, they lost!"
"Guardiola is really desperate. Others don't know how strong Bayern is at the Allianz Arena. As Bayern's former coach, doesn't he know that too?"
"Perhaps it was because when he was coaching Bayern, Bayern's home stadium was not that strong, so he had the illusion that he could beat Bayern at the Allianz Arena?"
After Bayern equalized the score, Bayern fans dismissed Guardiola as worthless.
In their view, Heynckes tied the score in just 13 minutes, which is enough to prove that Heynckes is 10,000 times better than Guardiola.
This guy's success is nothing more than taking advantage of Barcelona at its peak!
Although the neutral fans did not express sarcasm, they also had doubts about the strength of Guardiola and Manchester City.
With such a huge advantage, it was completely destroyed in just 13 minutes. Is Bayern too strong or Manchester City too weak?
But doesn’t Manchester City have the world’s top coach Guardiola and superstar Lin Quan on the team?
Such a luxurious lineup shouldn't be a weak team, right?
Many people have cast doubtful eyes on Manchester City's coaching bench, and they have doubts about Guardiola's strength.
If Manchester City really loses to Bayern at the Allianz Arena, then whether Guardiola can still bear the title of world-class coach is open to question.
On the sidelines, Guardiola was a little worried when he conceded the first goal.
But after conceding the second goal, he had no mental burden at all.
The two sides are now back on the same starting line, and it depends on who has a harder life!
Bayern has run out of tricks, now let them see Manchester City's tricks!
Guardiola waved his hand and motioned for the players to press out.
Seeing Guardiola's gesture, Manchester City quickly changed their formation.
Lin Quan appeared on the right wing and became a right winger!
De Bruyne, Kroos and others behind him also began to move closer to the right, delivering shells to Lin behind him.
Manchester City's offense began to focus on the right, and this change immediately attracted Bayern's attention.
Because their defense on the left wing was quickly overwhelmed!
Lin Quan's breakthrough on the wing is almost impossible to stop, and no one can guard him one-on-one. If multiple people double-team, it will not only affect the frontcourt offense, but also cause loopholes in his own defense.
You know, Lin Quan is not only great at dribbling and passing, but he is also very good at passing. If he takes advantage of the loopholes in Bayern's defense and sends a fatal pass, Bayern will most likely lose the ball.
This time didn’t take long!
In the 15th minute, Lin Quan broke through and sent a through ball. Aguero successfully countered offside and hit the left rib of the penalty area selflessly. Lin Quan followed up and easily scored the ball into the empty goal.
Manchester City recovered a goal and the score became 1-2!
The total score between the two sides became 3:2!
This goal was too crucial. He not only helped Manchester City stop their decline, but also helped Manchester City gain valuable away goals.
Even though Manchester City is only leading by 1 goal now, because of away goals, Bayern must score at least 2 goals if they want to defeat them!
In other words, this goal is equal to two goals!
The two goals that Bayern worked so hard to score before were in vain due to Lin Quan's goal.
However, this is not over yet. Before Bayern can make adjustments, Manchester City takes advantage of the defensive loopholes on the opponent's left side and seizes this weakness to fight to death.
At the 19th minute, Cross sent a long pass, and Lin Quan sent a cross from the right side of the penalty area.
Boateng missed the ball and failed to intercept it. David Silva hit the ball into the lower left corner with a powerful shot from 10 yards away!
2:2!
Manchester City tied the score!
The total score of the two sides also became 4:2!
Manchester City has expanded the goal difference to 2 again, and compared with when the game just started, they now have 2 away goals!
If Bayern wants to advance to the final, they must score at least 3 goals in the next game!
Three goals don't seem impossible for Bayern, which has strong offensive power.
After all, they scored two goals in just 13 minutes of the opening game. However, the difficulty is, while scoring goals, how can Bayern restrict Manchester City and prevent Manchester City from scoring?
If they score a goal and Manchester City scores a goal, they will never be able to catch up!