Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals!
Hao Qiang was blown away by Fleet Street again!
"The true god of Manchester City, powerful in England!"
"Without Hao Qiang, Manchester City would collapse across the board!"
"Yaya Toure should recognize the gap."
Fleet Street beats Hao Qiang and steps down on Yaya Toure. The direction of public opinion has been polarized to the extreme!
Regardless of whether Manchester City has time to digest it or not, they will leave for Spain!
The second leg of the Champions League round of 16 has arrived as scheduled.
Fleet Street is not optimistic about Manchester City advancing, but they still have to pay attention to their performance at Camp Nou.
Manchester City fans still have hope.
After Hao Qiang returned from injury, he came on as a substitute in two games and brought Manchester City a League Cup championship and the FA Cup semi-finals.
Of course they hope that Hao Qiang will continue to turn the tide and create miracles!
Pellegrini may have similar fantasies.
At the pre-match press conference, he stated that the team would not give up and that they might not have no chance of advancing.
Naturally, I can't surrender because of my momentum.
March 12th.
Camp Nou.
Barcelona faces Manchester City at home.
In the players' tunnel, Hao Qiang shook hands with Messi and said hello, while Aguero hugged Messi. The two whispered, but it was unknown what they exchanged.
Players from both teams appeared on stage.
Barcelona's lineup is still at its peak.
Although Martino did not have a very good life at Camp Nou, because from the moment he took office, it was believed that Messi had appointed him behind the scenes.
It's as if Messi can already control all important matters in Barcelona at Camp Nou.
No one would like a player to play such a role.
Not surprisingly, there will be disputes and contradictions.
Moreover, as an Argentinian, Martino actually encountered many obstacles when coaching in Barcelona.
The use of personnel cannot be significantly different from that of the predecessor.
Because of Barcelona's great achievements in the past few years, many players in the team have established unshakable positions.
The personnel cannot be moved, and Barcelona will not listen to him in terms of technical and tactical style.
They have had the most successful experience, so why should they try to change?
If Barcelona does not win the championship, it must be a problem with their performance, not their style of play.
Therefore, it is difficult to lead a team like Barcelona, and it has nothing to do with whether the head coach is Martino.
The same goes for another coach, unless he is a staunch Barcelona believer and will promote the development of the team without reform.
Another situation is that Barcelona loses too much and is in a situation where it has to reform.
Martino's starting lineup is the 433 formation.
Goalkeeper: Valdes.
Defenders: Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba.
Midfielder: Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi.
Forwards: Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Neymar.
If Manchester City wants to make a comeback in the away game, they naturally cannot be too conservative in the use of personnel.
If they want to score goals, of course they need to strengthen their offense.
Pellegrini also deployed a 433 formation in the away game.
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.
Defenders: Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Krarov.
Midfielder: Yaya Toure, David Silva, Fernandinho.
Forwards: Navas, Hao Qiang, Aguero.
During the pre-match ceremony, the camera stayed on the faces of Hao Qiang and Messi for a long time.
The two met last year, and Hao Qiang led Napoli to defeat Barcelona in a classic battle.
Messi didn't even appear in the second round.
Many fans ridiculed him for shying away when seeing Hao Huang.
The two faced off again today, and the direct conversation between the two superstars in European football has naturally attracted much attention.
The whistle blows and the battle begins.
Barcelona, playing at home, took the lead.
Manchester City launched an active counterattack in the midfield and frontcourt.
Hao Qiang took the lead and directly pressed Busquets and Xavi back and forth.
Force the ball to the back line.
When it comes to possession of the ball, Barcelona is unbeatable.
Even if Guardiola goes to Bayern Munich, there is still a big gap between him and Barcelona.
The concept is the same.
But the personnel are different.
Habaib's midfield combination has long been recorded in history.
Manchester City is very passive at this point.
If Barcelona is willing to let goalkeeper Valdes and the defenders control the ball, then they can completely consume all the time.
Because it is impossible for Manchester City to press forward with their entire army and launch a counterattack.
That is no different than seeking death.
Under the premise of appropriately limiting the opponent's offensive space, neither the area for counterattack nor the troops invested in counterattack are enough to completely bring a sufficient sense of urgency to Barcelona's possession of the ball.
But if Barcelona really dares to keep the football running in the backcourt.
Then even if they win the ticket to advance, they will be looked down upon by the entire world of football.
Football is not a possession game.
No spectators will watch how they control the ball in front of their own goal, even if they also show the skills of controlling the ball.
But that would make the game boring.
Therefore, Barcelona will still attack, but they will control the rhythm appropriately and consume some time.
The less time there is, the greater the pressure on Manchester City will naturally be.
Barcelona's understanding of game control is absolutely atmospheric.
Messi was severely restricted, while Neymar, who was considered the new leader of Brazil in European football, was able to dribble and cut inside flexibly and quickly.
Yaya Toure, who has been criticized for a long time, completely let himself go and stepped forward to press forward with a bit of recklessness.
Neymar pretended to hit the ball behind him and broke through in a different direction, showing off Yaya Toure's face.
Then he hit the wall with Cesc Fabregas and entered the penalty area to shoot from outside the left rib.
The angle was too small and Joe Hart saved the ball steadily.
When it was Manchester City's turn to attack, Yaya Toure dribbled forward in the middle in a hurry.
Wait until the progress of ball control is blocked before passing the ball.
Not necessarily particularly bad.
But the timing and rhythm were definitely not maximized.
Navas sent a diagonal pass from the right. Hao Qiang used his body advantage to block Mascherano in the front and right area of the penalty area. After taking possession of the ball, he turned around and walked towards the middle. However, he deceived Mascherano with a fake move.
Llano's center of gravity.
He turned around and controlled the ball and took two steps toward the outside of the right rib of the penalty area. He passed the ball decisively.
Aguero outflanked the ball in the middle, but Pique's interference made it difficult for him to shoot.
Valdes confiscated the ball.
Manchester City dropped back to strengthen their defense.
Barcelona's offense remains mercury-filled.
It's just that they wasted too much time in possession of the ball, which made Manchester City fans frustrated.
When Barcelona have the ball when they are ahead, it always feels like they are stalling for time.
It's understandable to do this at the end of the game.
Those who are capable of controlling the ball are those who are incompetent.
This phenomenon can be seen everywhere in the world of football.
But it seems very unkind to do this when there is enough game time.
Perhaps because of the two-goal lead, Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas, who played as center forward today, also wanted to perform.
In the 18th minute of the game, the shot from the penalty area was blocked by Lescott's body.
His shot selection is somewhat incompatible with Barcelona's overall passing and penetrating style of play.
Slightly greedy.
Manchester City launched a fast break and the players consciously avoided Yaya Toure.
Zabaleta made a long pass from the backcourt.
Hao Qiang went to the frontcourt and had no pressure when fighting for the high ball.
Mascherano is good at pressing and intercepting, but if he can seize the air superiority in front of Hao Qiang, then Hao Qiang should have gone to bed long ago.
Hao Qiang flicked his head and sent the ball to the wing.
Navas was entangled in Alba's control of the ball and was destroyed outside the sideline.
Manchester City took a side kick in the frontcourt.
Hao Qiang took the initiative and passed the ball back to David Silva.
Barcelona's counter-attack blockade was equally astonishing in intensity.
David Silva passed the ball back.
Zabaleta kicked up and lobbed from the wing.
The football flew towards the right side of Barcelona's penalty area.
Hao Qiang once again won the competition while running inside. He directly headed the ball into the goal, which shocked the Barcelona fans into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, Valdes showed his bravery and made the ultimate save to keep the ball away.
Manchester City corner kick attack.
When David Silva's corner kick flew toward the goal area, Hao Qiang immediately ran backward from the center.
Pique follows him everywhere.
When the football fell to a similar height, Hao Qiang and Pique took off at the same time.
Pique missed by a hair, but Hao Qiang hit the target!
Head the ball into the upper right corner of the goal!
Things are changing at Camp Nou!
Barcelona fans were stunned.
Watching Hao Qiang rush into the goal, pick up the ball and hold it in his arms.
I can’t help but sigh: Is it really so amazing?!
Manchester City fans are excited!
"Huang Hao sounded the clarion call for our counterattack!"
"Are you here? Are you here! Has our reversal drama officially begun?"
"Keep up the good work! Pass the ball to Hao Huang, he will definitely score!"
Hao Qiang held the football and ran toward the center circle with firm steps.
All the Barcelona generals looked at him with particularly gloomy eyes.
Neymar actually looks down on a tough center like Hao Qiang.
He is a technical player, so he can show off as he pleases!
But when Hao Qiang scored and the atmosphere of the entire stadium changed drastically, Neymar couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
If Messi and Neymar are the combination of extreme speed and technology.
Then Hao Qiang used his strength and body to the limit.
Pellegrini stood up from the coaching bench with his hands clenched and scored a goal that boosted everyone's morale.
Naturally, it’s because I see hope.
The mood in Manchester City is exciting.
After Barcelona kicked off, their running and fighting became more active.
As long as they score one more goal, they will equalize the total score!
Then the situation will be favorable to them.
Because they score one more goal, Barcelona will score two more goals!
In the 27th minute, Manchester City made a crazy counterattack and successfully stole the ball from Iniesta.
The football that Fernandinho destroyed was controlled by Yaya Toure, who immediately dribbled forward.
Encountering Harvey's interception, he spiked the ball and broke through.
Harvey is in the past.
But Busquets intercepted the ball, and then Barcelona started a fast break on the spot.
Iniesta moved forward to meet Messi and sent the ball out to find Messi.
Messi cut inside and went directly behind Fernandinho to face the Manchester City defender.
The ball entered the penalty area and the ball changed direction in front of Lescott at the same speed. Lescott failed to follow and could only watch Messi take a shot.
The football shot with his left foot crossed a slight internal arc and fell into the upper left corner of the goal!
Barcelona fans were ecstatic.
Manchester City fans beat their chests and felt mixed emotions watching Yaya Toure get the ball stolen!
