"Man City, they pressed too hard. Just now the whole team came up and played around Barcelona. This is very dangerous."
"Messi has quick feet. De Bruyne came back from a long distance and was in a good position, but he just couldn't keep up with Messi's movements.
This is why so many Manchester City players slipped in the first round. Barcelona always passed the ball unexpectedly, causing Manchester City's defensive players to always make sudden stops and turns.
If De Bruyne had stopped and turned suddenly just now, he would have fallen down."
"Fortunately, Chu Zheng also came back from a long distance. He knew Neymar would look for Messi, so he kept following him, and then there was this wonderful defense."
"Barcelona's attack this time took only two passes from getting the ball in the backcourt to completing the shot, and it took less than 10 seconds.
It is not that Manchester City did not try to intercept and steal the ball during the whole process, but Messi and Neymar's passes were too accurate and the advancement speed was very fast. Suarez's pull also successfully gave Messi a pass between De Bruyne and Ota.
A hole was torn between Dee and Dee."
"If Chu Zheng hadn't come back in time to defend Messi, there would have been absolutely no one around Messi when he got the ball. And with Messi's finishing ability, once he was allowed to hit the goal, there was a high probability that it would be a goal."
Zhang Lu narrowed her eyes and smiled.
On the field, the game continued, but the situation remained stalemate. The two sides occasionally threatened each other with attacks, but they were never able to hit the opponent's goal.
In the coaching area on the sidelines, Guardiola stood with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed.
He could see that as the game progressed, the players' performance was getting better and better, and they had somewhat adapted to Barcelona's style of play today.
But now the problem is that the frontcourt can't be attacked for a long time, and it has to be prepared for Barcelona MSN's counterattack at all times. This makes Guardiola see that the players on the field are also a little constrained.
Guardiola knew very well that it was not okay to continue playing like this, and he had to break the situation.
He has a strategy, but he must take risks if he wants to break the situation.
So Guardiola has been a little hesitant from just now until now.
Because once Barcelona scores the goal first, the situation will be a bit bad.
At that time, they will be at a disadvantage in terms of situation, psychology and morale.
After watching in silence for a few minutes, Guardiola shook his right fist and walked directly back to the coaching bench. He needed to discuss it with the two assistants Arteta and Torrent.
Soon, Guardiola returned to the coaching area, and taking advantage of a dead ball, he once again delivered his new tactical instructions to all Manchester City players on the field.
When the game passed the 35th minute, with Guardiola giving on-the-spot instructions like gesticulating on the sidelines, Manchester City's tactics changed.
Manchester City players began to press on a large scale on the court and implemented higher-intensity pressure on Barcelona players.
So Guardiola's on-the-spot adjustment directly exposed Barcelona's weaknesses.
This weakness is that Barcelona has too many new players in the backcourt today.
So under Manchester City's large-scale pressing, Barcelona's backcourt operation began to become tight.
Enrique quickly sensed Guardiola's intention, which was to break the game with a bayonet. Guardiola was trying to break the game.
For a moment, Enrique couldn't help but admire the courage of his old friend.
But Enrique couldn't help it.
Pique, Iniesta, Alaba and a series of other generals have been suspended due to injuries, which has left him with very few players at his disposal.
Recently, Barcelona has even had a strange and rare problem of insufficient lineup depth, which is simply unbelievable for a super giant like Barcelona.
In the frontcourt, MSN's combination does not have players capable of substitution.
In the midfield, one member of Khabaib's combination has gone, and now Iniesta is also injured, resulting in a significant decrease in the offensive speed of the midfield.
The injury to Pique in the defense made Enrique even more worried.
Enrique knows very well that if this situation continues to deteriorate, it may affect them throughout the season.
But there was nothing he could do. A clever woman can't make a meal without rice.
Soon, the scene that Enrique was worried about appeared.
In the 37th minute of the game, Barcelona attacked from the left and hit outside the Barcelona penalty area.
However, there were six players standing in front of Manchester City's penalty area. The dense position allowed Barcelona to completely block Barcelona's penetrating passing line.
Chu Zheng and Gundogan are also standing at the top of the arc and the other is standing in the left rib area, maintaining close contact with the defense.
Neymar, who was facing Sterling on the wing, feinted with his right foot and hesitated a little. Then he pushed the ball to the right and pushed Messi in the left rib area at the top of the arc.
Messi didn't get the ball. When he saw Gundogan approaching, he pushed the ball back to Neymar.
After taking the ball again, Neymar moved the ball under his feet, accelerated laterally, and after entering the ribs, he suddenly passed the ball across the back of Manchester City's penalty area.
In the right rib area at the top of the arc, Suarez quickly rushed forward to reach the landing point.
But Zabaleta was not slow either. He stuck inside and blocked Suarez's passing route through the middle and back.
Seeing that Zabaleta's position was perfectly chosen, Suarez was at a loss. He knew that he would be entangled as long as he stopped the ball, so he swept the ball without stopping.
As a result, the ball was not completely hit, and the ball bounced on the ground and flew towards Kolarov on the right side of the penalty spot.
Kolarov stopped the ball in the upper right corner of the small penalty area, turned around in one go, and then made a big-footed clearance, narrowly avoiding Messi's rush.
In the Barcelona backcourt, Ter Stegen went out to the right side of the penalty area to pick up the ball and pushed the ball to Mascherano in the ribs.
Seeing Manchester City's formation pressing forward again, Mascherano distributed the ball from the right.
After Roberto got the ball, he saw Gundogan and De Bruyne teaming up to press him. He was instantly intimidated and chose to spike the ball and turn around and pass it back.
In the upper left corner of the penalty area, when Mascherano stopped the ball, De Bruyne had already reached him more than one meter away.
At this time, Busquets was also quickly retreating along the left rib, preparing to break Manchester City's high press.
But under the pressure of De Bruyne and Aguero at the top of the arc, Mascherano had no choice but to kick the ball to the right front to Roberto again.
Roberto took the ball, but was unable to get rid of Gundogan. He had to use his body to protect the ball and carry it back along the wing, and then sent a cross pass that made countless Barcelona fans die suddenly.
The ball passed through the left rib at the top of the arc and went straight to the top area of the arc.
Busquets didn't expect Roberto to pass the ball like this, and was deceived. He quickly turned around and went straight to the path of the ball, but he didn't touch it when he stretched out his foot.
At this time, Aguero, who penetrated into Barcelona's penalty area from the top of the arc, quickly turned around and retreated, successfully getting the ball.
Busquets and Umtiti quickly ran in both directions along the penalty area line and sandwiched Aguero.
At the same time, Sterling, who jumped in after starting in the middle, quickly ran to the right rib area at the top of the arc.
When he entered the rib area, Aguero just turned his back and took the ball out of the top of the arc. Then he suddenly turned around and cut and passed with his right foot.
On the right side of the penalty spot, Sterling met the ball. He did not take it himself or hit the goal directly. He also met the ball with the inside of his right foot and passed it to the back point.
On the line of the penalty area in front of the goal post, Chu Zheng rushed to the goal. Facing Sterling's pass, Chu Zheng exploded with his left foot from close range.
In front of the goal line, Ter Stegen only felt that a white shadow in his sight cracked through the sky like lightning, and the ball was already in the goal.
From the sight of the fans and the live broadcast footage, Chu Zheng's shot hit the back of the goal and the net bulged out a long way, as if the ball was about to break through the net. The force was chilling.
"boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
At the moment of the goal, Manchester City fans cheered fiercely both inside and outside the Etihad Stadium, echoing each other!
"The ball went in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Chu Zheng!!!!!!"
“This is Chu Zheng’s 4th goal in the Champions League!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Perfect movement, impeccable kick!!"
"ter Stegen had absolutely no time to react!!!!!!!"
In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu shouted in unison the moment the goal was scored, and they were particularly excited.
"Today, Chu Zheng has always been in the best position on the offensive end."
"Chu Zheng's runs were actually perfect twice before, but Aguero and Sterling didn't have the footwork to deliver the ball."
"Yes! Otherwise the ball would have been scored long ago!"
On the sidelines, Guardiola was also very happy, pumping his fists in celebration with excitement and a bright smile on his face. He won the bet.
Next to him, Enrique had a constipated expression on his face, he was really afraid of something.
But it's hard to make a fool of yourself without rice. He doesn't have the players in hand. Even if he knows what the problem is, he can't make effective adjustments.
"Hahaha!!"
On the court, Chu Zheng once again made his unique celebration move, then did a long slide to his knees, then stood up directly with the help of inertia, turned around and opened his arms towards his teammates who were running from all directions.
Sterling, who assisted, was the first to feel Chu Zheng's side. He was picked up by Chu Zheng and spun around in a circle.
"Rahim, that's a great pass!" Chu Zheng put his right forearm around Sterling's neck and shouted.
Sterling, who received an assist, also looked excited.
Sterling's pass was indeed a beautiful one. Both the line and the force were just right. He hardly needed to adjust his shot.
This was the first time for Chu Zheng to eat such a comforting cake.
In the backcourt, at the front of the penalty area, Caballero was also very excited. He opened his arms and clenched his fists and roared to vent the pressure accumulated during this period.
In Barcelona, Antonella looked at Thiago running around the hall happily and laughing brightly and innocently after Chu Zheng scored, and she directly covered her face.
Does this unlucky kid really like to watch his father lose?
Antonella quickly reacted and directly picked up her phone to record Thiago's celebration. She wanted to show Messi.
After watching the entire replay of the goal in the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhang Lu laughed and said: "This is one of the reasons why Guardiola has always put Chu Zheng in the frontcourt instead of letting him play as the main defensive midfielder."
"Chu Zheng is the best in the world in terms of running position on the offensive end, no less than Melo. Wherever there are gaps and threats, he is there."
"He has a natural nose for scoring goals!"
"You see, as soon as Aguero scores a goal, Chu Zheng nimbly moves back and forward. This shows that he knows very well how the subsequent offense will develop."
"Yes!" Zhan Jun nodded, agreeing very much with Zhang Lu's words, "Sterling is not greedy for credit at all in this ball! He kept passing the ball crosswise."
"Just stop, because once Manchester City's attack is stopped, it will be gone!" Zhang Lu continued.
Soon, Barcelona kicked the ball out again.
But after the game started, it was quickly obvious that the Barcelona players were a little anxious, which was reflected in the backcourt of Roberto and Umtiti.
In the 39th minute of the game, Roberto moved to the left and once again sent a long pass from the backcourt that was so long in advance that Neymar had no desire to advance forward.
Seeing the ball roll out of the baseline, Neymar turned around and gestured excitedly toward the backcourt, seemingly a little annoyed.
Even if he floats this kind of pass, he can't catch it.
As for Manchester City, the excitement and morale that skyrocketed after taking the lead are now even more fierce when it comes to getting and delivering the ball.
Soon, Caballero took a kick.
This time he did not choose a high ball, but kicked the ball to the right to Otamendi outside the upper right corner of the penalty area.
Otamendi brought the ball diagonally to the wing, raised his head to observe the frontcourt, and then took a long pass again, looking for the high point of De Bruyne in the right rib area of the frontcourt.
But this time he failed to control the force of the long pass, and it landed on Umtiti one meter in front of De Bruyne.
Seeing De Bruyne rushing towards him, Umtiti didn't dare to stop the ball at all, but jumped up and headed the ball to the right.
In the middle, Roberto, who was eager to make a contribution, took the ball and started to speed up, hoping to break through Manchester City's defense line directly from the middle.
At this time, Chu Zheng, who had just run to his right front, quickly stepped on the brakes and then moved sideways to Roberto's path with the ball.
Due to Chu Zheng's pressure, Roberto had to deflect the ball forward to the left and was forced to change his route.
As a result, this diagonal trip happened to bump into Fernandinho coming up from the kick-off point.
Facing the oncoming ball, Fernandinho quickened his pace.
Roberto realized that he seemed to have gone a little too far, and he immediately made a mistake and made a mistake. He chose to put the shovel directly.
However, Fernandinho, who was running the ball in both directions, was faster and took the ball forward first.
Seeing that the ball was about to fly over him, Robert stretched out his hand in desperation.
But he still failed to stop the ball. After being rubbed by him, the ball slowed down and fell behind him, allowing Fernandinho to lead it away.
"nice shot!"
"5 on 3!!!!!!!!"
“Chance for Manchester City!!!!!!!!!!”
At this time, on the left and right of Fernandinho, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne were like two guardians, the three of them sprinting side by side.
In front of the three are Mascherano and Umtiti.
Arriving at the edge of Barcelona's penalty area, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne quickly pulled away from each other, one running to the wing and the other pulling to the center.
Mascherano and Umtiti had a tacit understanding and quickly moved closer to each other, directly blocking the center.
When Fernandinho saw that De Bruyne had no chance, he passed the ball directly to the left.
In the upper left corner of the small penalty area, Chu Zheng took the ball. Facing Mascherano in front of him, Chu Zheng directly passed the ball back in an inverted triangle.
Fernandinho stopped the ball with his right foot in the left area of the penalty spot, and then quickly pushed the ball with his left foot into the far lower corner of the goal.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Seeing the ball passing by the sliding door outside the far post, a short exclamation burst out from the Etihad Stadium!
"Oh!!!!!!" Zhang Lu kept exclaiming.
"Roberto, twice, I almost gave Manchester City another big gift!" Zhan Jun said with a cheerful smile.