Buffon showed the excellent strength of a world-class veteran goalkeeper in front of Sterling.
Manchester City fans now kind of hope that Aguero will appear early.
The scene is clear at a glance.
Hao Qiang's diversionary role at Manchester City was brought to its fullest, and everyone else performed their duties well.
Sterling had the best chance, but he couldn't grasp it.
This gives people a headache.
Juventus initially planned to compete head-on with Manchester City, but soon realized they could only go back to their old ways.
Defend and counterattack.
The gradual strengthening of defense put Manchester City into a difficult situation in a tough battle.
In the 12th minute of the game, Pogba assisted and reached the frontcourt, and Mandzukic acted as the fulcrum to knock the ball back.
Pogba fired a long shot from outside the penalty area and slid past the goal.
The quality is good.
If the angle can be reduced a little bit, it will definitely be a world wave.
Five minutes later, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive created pressure.
De Bruyne found Navas from the wing, and the latter sent a cross to the goal.
Hao Qiang pushed forward to fight for the top, but due to the interference from Chiellini and Bonucci, none of the three could touch the ball.
Buffon watched the football in front of him fall towards the back of the penalty area.
When my eyes turned, it was Sterling again!
Sterling cuts inside and faces a God-given opportunity to face Buffon without any other interference.
When he got into position, he took a stance and looked like he was about to volley.
Doing great things!
Manchester City fans are looking forward to it.
Sterling's posture is very handsome, enough to give Juventus fans a scare. The next second, the fans in the audience burst into surprised shouts!
The volley was missed?!
After Sterling kicked the ball in the air, he adjusted on the spot. Sturaro, who was back on defense, pressed in from the side and behind. Buffon was stunned for a moment and then quickly stepped forward to block the opponent's shooting angle.
When Sterling reluctantly kicked the ball out, the ball was so weak that it even felt as if it was flying towards Buffon.
Buffon held the ball in his arms and looked at Sterling, almost laughing.
This kid is so scary!
The facial muscles of Manchester City fans became distorted.
"Is this... intentional?"
"Maybe he was under too much pressure facing Buffon."
"Maybe he had already thought about how to celebrate and got distracted."
"Editor, go on, he is an offensive destroyer. No matter how good the opportunity is before him, it will be wasted. I even doubt how to expect him in a key battle!"
"Why do you want to volley? Can't you just stop the ball steadily and shoot again?"
Sterling touched his head and then laughed again. Although it didn't last long, it made the surrounding Manchester City players feel creepy.
This guy's brain circuit is a bit strange.
Unique and unique.
Hao Qiang felt a little scared.
I'm afraid I've done a lot of useless work again.
So Manchester City then moved to the forefront of the offensive end, and Hao Qiang tried his best to pass the ball back to his midfield teammates.
De Bruyne and David Silva took turns taking long shots, but even though they couldn't break Buffon's fingers, at least they didn't show the wonderful joy of showing a weird smile after shooting.
After Juventus turned to counterattack, the offensive threat gradually increased.
Cuadrado's offensive threat is not very strong.
This makes Manchester City's defense very comfortable at times. As long as its advancing threat is partially controlled, the defense will have nothing to worry about.
But it is inevitable that sometimes Juventus plays fast teamwork in the frontcourt.
Mandzukic serves as the fulcrum, and Morata rushes forward. Even though Morata's finishing ability is not very strong, he must be alert to seize the opportunity.
Both teams will start to increase their pressing aggressiveness when their opponents launch a threatening offensive.
This is used to improve the fault tolerance rate of the defense line.
Avoid giving your opponent a perfect opportunity to score.
Hao Qiang took a direct free kick and hit the goal, but Buffon brilliantly saved it. Buffon stood up and looked at Hao Qiang with fighting spirit in his eyes.
Sterling's performance began to decline.
After the fierce attack after the opening and the best opportunity was wasted, Juventus will of course strengthen their defensive control on him.
The half game came to an end quickly.
Pellegrini sighed deeply in his heart.
Of course he hopes Sterling can play Mr. Key.
At least this will make Manchester City's striker stronger.
But the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
He still doesn't want to risk using Aguero.
Aguero retired from the last league game due to injury, so it is better not to play in this game to be on the safe side.
But as the defending champion of the Champions League, both record pressure and continuation of form are very important.
That's why Aguero was placed on the bench.
After the halftime break, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half.
Facing Juventus' tight defense, Manchester City still struggled to create threatening offense in the gaps.
Juventus patiently looked for opportunities to counterattack to penetrate Manchester City's defense.
Sterling was given another private lesson by Pellegrini during halftime.
In the second half of the game, it was obvious that he turned into a tool man.
Do your best to create opportunities for your teammates.
In this way, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive rhythm becomes stronger.
In the 55th minute of the game, Manchester City continued to attack in the frontcourt.
Navas' cross from the right was cleared.
Fernandinho took possession of the ball in front of the center circle and quickly split to the left.
Krarov assisted to the frontcourt and kicked the ball. Sterling dribbled in and passed the ball across.
David Silva stopped the ball and made adjustments before hitting a high-quality long shot.
Buffon made a flying save and blocked the ball with one palm.
Bonucci half-turned to clear the ball.
Sagna controlled the ball again in the right wing area in front of the center line, and then passed the ball forward.
Navas took the initiative and sent a cross pass with a kick.
De Bruyne stepped forward and sent out a through ball like a dragonfly.
Hao Qiang made a diagonal run to the right rib area of the penalty area, led the ball forward and half-turned to volley.
The ball deliberately shot towards the far corner of the goal just flew out.
I saw Chiellini subconsciously extending his legs to intercept, but he was a little slow.
The toe of the left foot touches the football, causing it to refract.
Buffon's center of gravity just tilted and he stood upright again.
He turned his head and looked at the lower right corner of the goal with a helpless expression.
He originally planned to save the far corner, but he never expected that Chiellini's kick would "assist" Hao Qiang's goal.
When Hao Qiang saw the football flying into the goal, he was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran to the sidelines to celebrate.
The smile on his face was extremely bright.
Chiellini wiped his face vigorously.
I feel so uncomfortable that I want to die!
"Wow! Hao Qiang's shot was blocked by Chiellini and went into his own goal.
Even Buffon was unable to do anything about this ball. The extreme change in the line made it impossible for him to change the direction of the save in a short period of time.
Defending Champions League champion Manchester City scored its first goal in the Champions League group stage of the new season.
Let's see how the officials identify this ball.
Own goals!
Chiellini made an own goal.
Manchester City leads Juventus 1:0."
Manchester City fans cheered wildly.
It's just a pity that the ball was not counted on Hao Qiang's head.
"That's all, it's easier on Chiellini."
"Haha, always look at Hao Huang at critical moments!"
Aleg looked helpless, and immediately his eyes became fierce and he gestured to the disciples on the field.
Step up your offense!
Manchester City just took the lead.
After the team celebrated, they reminded each other to steady themselves a little.
Juventus has strengthened its offensive impact, but as an Italian team, their attitude change must be gradual, and a drastic change is unlikely to occur in a short period of time.
In the 65th minute of the game, Cuadrado was dribbling in from the frontcourt and was intercepted by Krarov and Fernandinho.
Manchester City then launched a quick counterattack.
David Silva delivers a long pass from the backcourt.
Hao Qiang got rid of Sturaro and Hernanes in the frontcourt, then jumped back to look at the moon and passed the ball back to De Bruyne who followed up.
The Belgian midfielder stopped the ball and sent a through ball.
The through ball with scalpel precision tore apart Juventus' defense.
Sterling countered offside and successfully crossed the ball into the penalty area to form a single!
Buffon quickly walked out.
Sterling took a shot when he was still three meters away from Buffon.
Buffon pounced directly and saved the ball with one palm inconceivably!
"Oh my God! Buffon really ate up Sterling today!"
Sterling first held his head, then turned around, and then smiled at his teammates.
Manchester City fans looked up to the sky and sighed, almost bursting into tears.
"There's something really wrong with this kid's brain!"
"How many times do you smile?"
"Is it honorable to kick a sword away?"
3 minutes later, Juventus started a fast break in the frontcourt.
Pogba and Hernanes hit the wall and then sent a precise mid-to-long pass.
Mandzukic was confronted by Kompany when he was running in front of the penalty area. The latter put down his tackle and stretched his legs to destroy the opponent's ball.
Although Mandzukic was intercepted, he turned around and saw that Kompany did not stand up again.
Sagna kicked the ball out of the sideline.
Pellegrini stood up in shock and walked to the sidelines.
The team doctor came in and it looked like Kompany was in bad shape.
In full view of everyone, Kompany stood up and walked directly out of the field.
Judging from his depressed expression, he must have been seriously injured.
Pellegrini suddenly looked gloomy.
Otamendi comes on as a substitute.
Pellegrini then prepared Fernando and Demichelis to come on.
Things have changed.
Kompany retires injured.
If we want to maintain the victory, we can only change our techniques and tactics and use conservative play to restrict Juventus.
People here are still warming up.
Juventus launched a fast break again.
Cuadrado was blocked on the wing and quickly passed the ball back.
Hernanes responded by sending the ball to Pogba who was advancing forward. The latter spiked the ball and changed direction to dodge the pressure from Fernandinho, and then sent a pass.
When the football flew to the center of the goal, Mandzukic took off between Otamendi and Mangala and rushed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal.
Joe Hart was helpless.
The Juventus players rushed to the corner flag area to celebrate.
Allegri raised his fist and shook it hard.
This goal came at the perfect time!
Just before Pellegrini could complete further adjustments.
The Manchester City generals were somewhat hit.
Manchester City fans looked pained.
"Kompany conceded the ball just as he was injured and retreated from the defense!"
"Did Mangala explode, or was Otamendi infected?"
"Oh, I don't know how injured Kompany is. If it lasts for a long time, the situation will not be good."
Pellegrini was caught off guard.
Even with his good temper, he couldn't help but feel a little crazy.
2 minutes?
Can’t wait even 2 minutes?
This time his substitution plan may have to change.
You cannot substitute two defensive players at once.
He first removed De Bruyne with Fernando.
Demichelis returned to the bench and sat down first.
There is also a substitution spot in hand, which must be prepared for Aguero.
The key is when to fuck him.
Juventus equalized the score, and Manchester City naturally had to step up their offensive.
As the defending champions, they cannot accept a draw at home.
So a strong attack was launched.
In the 76th minute of the game, Hao Qiang received a pass from Navas in front of the penalty area, and he quickly completed a short-distance collision with David Silva.
Then he turned around and drove forward into the right rib area of the penalty area.
Controlling the ball, he changed direction and broke through Chiellini from the outside. As soon as he took advantage of the depth of the attack, he made a pass.
Buffon quickly ran towards the left goal post.
I have to say, the quality of Hao Qiang's cross is really high!
The defender cannot touch it and the goalkeeper cannot handle it.
Not surprisingly, Sterling was able to outflank the ball from the back.
Almost facing a half-empty door.
As long as you don't hit the near corner, you can hit the middle or far corner as you like!
But Sterling kicked the ball directly out of the baseline on a volley shot.
When the score is leading, Manchester City fans can explain themselves.
But now that the score has been equalized, Sterling is still wasting opportunities.
Manchester City fans' mentality exploded instantly!
"What the hell?! This riding on a horse is something a human can do?"
"You can't even score a goal like this. No matter how fast you run or how good your skills are, it's useless!"
"I really can't stand him!"
Sterling couldn't laugh now.
I guess I know I have wasted too many opportunities.
In this game with Manchester City, whenever he seizes the opportunity, he will be better.
I'm afraid they are already at least two goals ahead of Juventus!
Pellegrini has had enough, too.
Bite the bullet and let Aguero warm up.
In the 79th minute of the game, Manchester City was preparing to make substitutions.
Juventus launched a fast break in the frontcourt. Dybala, who had just debuted, hit the wall and cooperated with Mandzukic before reaching the inside. When Otamendi blocked the line in the penalty area, he chose to pass the ball back.
Pogba followed up and sent a diagonal pass to the ground.
Mandzukic kicked the ball in the middle of the penalty area and passed the ball across.
Morata cut inside and fired a powerful shot.
The football flew straight to the lower left corner of the goal.
Joe Hart saved to the limit but could only watch the ball and sigh.
“omg! Juventus overtakes the score! Morata!
After Kompany retired from injury, the quality of Manchester City's defense declined rapidly.
They are now showing signs of being defeated.
I also have to mention that Pogba's performance in the midfield was very good.
Fernando and Fernandinho also failed to create enough defensive pressure on him.
Juventus 2:1 Manchester City.
Defending champions Manchester City are cornered."
Juventus fans are extremely fanatical.
The Manchester City fans were furious and had nowhere to vent.
When Sterling was substituted, bursts of applause erupted from the Etihad Stadium.
Even the person involved, Sterling, knew very well that the applause was not for him.
But it was given to Aguero who came on stage.
Hao Qiang stood in the middle circle and frowned slightly.
It's really paradoxical.
A game that was obviously winnable turned out to be a loss for both the wife and the army.
Sterling wasted an opportunity in the front, and Kompany was injured in the backcourt.
A Category 8 headwind suddenly blew up at the Etihad Stadium!
