Chapter 566 Barcelona’s 04 Defeat Shocked the Football World

Chapter 566 Barcelona’s 0:4 defeat shocked the football world

Throughout January, Manchester City has been training slowly.

Guardiola fulfilled his promise and boldly carried out rotations to fully ensure the rest time of the main players while giving sufficient playing time to substitutes and young players.

Of course, this comes at a cost.

In the 21st round of the Premier League, due to a large rotation of the lineup and the overwhelming state of the opponent, Manchester City lost to Everton 0:2 away from home.

But these same people were able to defeat their opponents in a duel with a strong opponent like Tottenham.

You must know that in the first two rounds of games, Tottenham defeated Chelsea, the top player, ending the opponent's 13-game winning streak.

It can be seen from these games that Manchester City's substitute lineup is not without strength, but its state is not stable enough. It is a good game and a ghost. If it plays well, it can compete with strong teams. If it plays poorly, it will not lose to a mid-level team in the league. strangeness!

Maybe it’s because the competitive level of the Premier League is too high and the competition is too fierce!

The performance of these players in the FA Cup is obviously better than that in the league.

In the two FA Cup matches in January, Manchester City defeated their opponents 5-0 and 3-0 respectively. These substitute players played as dominant a team as the main lineup.

After entering February, Manchester City's condition has improved significantly.

They first defeated West Ham United 4:0 away from home, and then defeated Swansea 2:0 at home.

In the 25th round, they defeated Bournemouth 2:0 in an away game and won three consecutive victories.

In these games, Manchester City played very easily. The main players almost clocked out after half-time and did not feel tired at all.

After young players have played more games and accumulated experience, they are obviously much more calm on the court than at the beginning. Their bodies and minds are more relaxed, and they have the courage to do some actions that they did not dare to do before.

As a result, their performance is naturally getting better and better.

It's strange to say that when the whole team was playing football with the burden of winning the championship, they often encountered various unexpected situations.

Either it was a low-level mistake by the defense, or the opponent was lucky enough to hit a magic ball. In short, it is particularly difficult to win when you want to win.

On the contrary, now that Manchester City is lying flat and no longer has the idea of ​​winning the championship, their games are getting better and better.

On the contrary, the leader Chelsea has not been having a good time recently!

In this round, they were unexpectedly tied by the weak Burnley, which surprised the outside world.

In fact, this is not surprising. After entering the second half, as Chelsea also suffered injuries and the fatigue of the main players gradually accumulated, their condition was undoubtedly declining.

And the record is the best evidence. Since the start of the second half, Chelsea has only won 3 out of 6 games, lost one and drawn two.

This scoring efficiency is much worse than when they had consecutive victories!

If it weren't for the fact that other strong teams were in poor form during this period and failed to seize the opportunity to chase points, Chelsea's top spot might not be secure.

Therefore, what is surprising is that the second place in the standings is neither Liverpool nor Tottenham and other teams that were very strong in the first half, but Manchester City, which fell flat in the second half.

Manchester City currently has 52 points, temporarily ranking second, 8 points behind Chelsea. To be honest, the point difference is still very large.

But if Chelsea continues to be up and down like this, their championship may be on the line.

But there is also good news for Chelsea, that is, Manchester City is going to play in the Champions League knockout rounds.

Due to a poor record in the group, Manchester City qualified as second in the group.

Therefore, when the knockout rounds of the Champions League were drawn, many of the giants that qualified first in the group were very nervous, fearing that they would be unlucky and be drawn into Manchester City.

Fortunately, they were lucky to escape in the end. The unlucky guy who met Manchester City was Monaco of Ligue 1.

When the live camera showed the representative of Monaco drawing lots, he was clearly in terrible pain, but he still had to force a smile and try his best to smile in front of the camera.

This forced smile made many fans laugh.

Monaco is so unlucky!

If Monaco is considered unlucky, then PSG feels that it is truly unlucky!

They met Barcelona again, just like a script arranged by UEFA.

Is this because we have Neymar, a former Barcelona player, in our team, so we are crazy about giving us hard work?

Not to mention, fans love to watch it!

According to the pre-match poll on social networking sites, the most anticipated game in the quarter-finals is the grudge match between Paris and Barcelona.

This is the closest match between the two teams in this round.

The closer the strength is, the more exciting the game will be.

The two teams did indeed live up to the expectations of the outside world. In the first round match at the Parc des Princes on February 15, Paris Saint-Germain, playing at home, relied on the goals of Neymar, Di Maria and Cavani. A 4-0 home victory over Barcelona.

To be honest, no one could have imagined this score before the game.

This is Barcelona, ​​the Cosmos team that just defeated defending champion Manchester City at home not long ago!

How could he be bloodbathed by Paris so easily?

In an instant, the news quickly spread throughout Europe, shocking the entire football world!

Many people, especially Barcelona and Messi fans, cannot accept this result!

Messi's performance in this game was terrible. Not to mention not scoring a single goal, he also made many mistakes throughout the game. He was completely unworthy of the fans' expectations of him.

Although Messi said after the game that he would perform a miracle at home, to be honest, the outside world is not very optimistic about them.

In the history of the Champions League, there has never been a team that could come back from four goals behind, not even once.

Although Barcelona is strong, Paris is not weak!

To defeat the opponent, Barcelona must score at least 5 goals. If the opponent scores another goal, then this number will increase to 6!

is it possible?

It must be impossible!

Therefore, after this game, the outside world believed that Barcelona was out, and the next game was just a process.

In fact, in this round of competition, in addition to Barcelona being completely carried away, the Premier League giant Arsenal was also tragically beaten by Bayern.

Bayern Munich blossomed more and swept Arsenal 5:1.

The entire Arsenal team seemed to have been beaten out of their wits. Sanchez, the team's number one player, even took a penalty kick.

They were four goals behind in the first round. Although they had an away goal, the situation was slightly better than Barcelona.

But the problem is that the strength gap between Barcelona and Paris is far less than that between Arsenal and Bayern!

Facing a player of the same level as Barcelona for three years and Bayern for five years, Arsenal really can't beat them.

I really tried my best, but I just couldn't beat it.

It is not completely hopeless for them to score four goals after returning home, but it is simply impossible to prevent Bayern's offense and prevent the opponent from scoring a single goal.

So as soon as this result came out, Arsenal fans immediately understood that the team had once again stopped in the top 16.

It's strange to say that Arsenal has secured fourth place every year, entered the Champions League every year, and always qualified for the group stage after entering the Champions League. Even in such a difficult situation last season, they failed to qualify. Can you say that it is inspirational or not?

But Arsenal's upper limit is also very low, unable to achieve further breakthroughs, and often stops in the top 16.

Compared to the two beasts Bayern and Paris, Benfica and Real Madrid, who also won in the first round, are much more normal.

Benfica defeated Dortmund 1:0 at home and gained a certain advantage, but the advantage was not very big. In the next round at the Westfalenstadion, Benfica may not be able to withstand the Hornets' offensive.

Real Madrid defeated Naples 3:1 at home. This advantage is not small. Considering the strength of the opponent, Real Madrid has already entered the quarterfinals.

Strangely enough, the home team won all four games in the first half.

But when the second half of the competition started in the second week, the style was different again.

Leverkusen lost 2:4 at home to Atletico Madrid and were basically eliminated.

Porto lost to Juventus 0:2, and one player was sent off. There is a high probability that the next game will be disastrous.

Seeing that both home teams lost in the first two games, Leicester City, the new champions of the Champions League, said excitedly, It’s my turn!

As a result, Sevilla, a regular player in the Europa League, was beaten 2:1 at home!

In fact, this game was very disparate, and Leicester City's disadvantage was much greater than the final score.

They only completed 8 shots in the whole game, while their opponents completed 26. They only received 1 corner kick in total, while their opponents took 8.

Their number of passes was a measly 251, while their opponents had 655, more than twice as many as they did.

As for the ball possession rate, Leicester City's ball possession rate is only 27%, which is almost only one-third of the opponent's!

After Leicester City lost, the British media howled.

Tottenham failed to qualify in the group stage, Arsenal was brutally beaten by Bayern, and Leicester City, the new Champions League team, was beaten by Sevilla and was unable to fight back.

As a result, the Premier League's last hope in the Champions League this season falls on Manchester City.

Why is it always you?

Manchester City thought that I didn’t want to either, because the others were really disappointing.

As long as you can be a little more cautious, how could it be so easy to reach the familiar stage - Manchester City becomes the only one in the Premier League!

Considering that Manchester City seems to have quite a problem with their form this season, they have lost significantly more games than last season.

Therefore, some unfounded Premier League fans even began to worry about whether Manchester City would be eliminated.

Fortunately, Manchester City did not disappoint Premier League fans.

In the home game against Monaco, Manchester City was in hot form, beating their opponent 5:2 and gaining a 3 goal difference advantage.

As long as you don't lose three goals in the next round, you will probably advance.

However, it can also be seen from this score that Monaco is not as weak as the outside world thinks.

At the Etihad Stadium, Monaco did not restrain its hands like other teams, but instead started an offensive battle with Manchester City.

Although they lost in the end, they won the respect of Manchester City fans.

Such a talented team is rare in Europe.

For Monaco, since they can score Manchester City's goal on the road, they may not really have no chance when they return to home.

After all, they still have two away goals in their hands. As long as they can continue to score Manchester City's goal, these two away goals will become very important.

Manchester City's big victory made the Premier League fans breathe a sigh of relief, and also made the Manchester United people next door breathe a sigh of relief.

Don't get me wrong, Manchester United people will not cheer for Manchester City's victory.

They just saw that Manchester City suffered such a huge loss in the Champions League, and they were secretly happy.

Three days later, Manchester City will welcome Manchester United at home. This is the second Manchester Derby this season.

If Manchester City were in their heyday, the chances of Manchester United coming to the Etihad Stadium were really slim.

But Manchester City's form has declined to a certain extent this season, and they have just experienced such a huge loss in the Champions League knockout rounds. For Manchester United, this is an excellent opportunity.

After an in-depth analysis of Manchester City's current state, Mourinho concluded:

The opponent had just experienced a fierce battle, and the players' physical fitness must have been a big problem.

Therefore, after the game starts, they will definitely take advantage of their home court to launch a fierce attack on Manchester United in the first half when the players' physical fitness is not in question, trying to gain and expand the lead so that they can play more conservatively in the second half.

If this is the case, then what Manchester United has to do is very simple, just assume a defensive posture and catch the opponent's mistakes to counterattack.

Mourinho's team doesn't pay attention to such frivolous things as the number of passes and ball possession rate.

You don't need too many opportunities, just seize three or two opportunities and successfully complete the fatal blow.

I have to say that Mourinho is indeed a good friend of Guardiola, and he understands Guardiola's thoughts very well.

All his guesses came true!

Sure enough, Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Manchester United in the first half, and it was the kind of strong attack that was higher than the previous wave.

But Manchester City's offense did not take any advantage in front of Manchester United, who worked together to defend.

Even if they fired 18 shots in the first half, it was useless!

The best chance of the first half came in the 35th minute. Lin Quan took the ball from the wing and passed it to Aguero. Aguero was tightly defended by the opponent's defender and could not find a chance to shoot, so he chose to pass the ball back to Lin Quan. .

Lin Quan met the ball and took a long shot. The ball hit very suddenly, but he was unlucky and hit the crossbar and bounced out.

This was the closest chance Manchester City came to scoring in the first half. Apart from this opportunity, Manchester City had no other chance to score.

As the game continued in the second half, Manchester City's physical condition began to become apparent, and Mourinho's plan seemed to be successful.

Just an unexpected change occurred.

Manchester United's midfielder Fellaini received a red card for a flagrant foul during a defense and was ejected.

This incident disrupted Mourinho's arrangements. Although Manchester United, which was at a numerical disadvantage, tried to launch a counterattack, the numerical disadvantage ultimately affected the quality of their counterattack.

After several attempts, they all failed. In addition, Manchester City began to make substitutions, and the newly replaced players began to attack Manchester United's defense, making the situation apparently deadlocked again.

In the end, the two sides ended in a goalless draw, playing a frustrating game for both sides.