Krish's harassment skills were clearly quite proficient, which greatly annoyed Lei Ming.
As De Bruyne took the corner kick, chaos erupted in the penalty area. In an instant, Lei Ming had anticipated the trajectory of the ball, but when he went to block it, he suddenly found a figure blocking his way.
Because Jemmerson was positioned relatively far back, the Manchester City player was just in the right position to avoid being offside!
"Oh no, it's Sane!"
Seeing that the high point was not an option, Lei Ming quickly changed his diving direction to the left again, but because of that hesitation, he was unable to reach the target and even collided with Sane when he fell.
Sane scored with a disproportionately deflected thigh through the crowd, followed by Lei Ming's massive body, which knocked the opponent down against the goalpost.
Despite this, after hearing the referee blow the whistle to confirm the goal, he still excitedly got up and ran towards the stands behind him to celebrate.
"Goooooooooooooooooooal~~~~~~~~~~~~"
"Sané!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Manchester City finally equalized in the 82nd minute with a corner kick, tying the score at 1-1.
However, this goal left Monaco's players somewhat dissatisfied, especially Lei Ming, who approached the referee to indicate that the opposing team was intentionally obstructing his position. The referee listened to his opinion and consulted the VAR referee, but ultimately still stated that there was no problem with the goal.
Jardim and his coaching staff, however, began to put pressure on the linesman, indicating that the opposing substitute player's harassment of their goalkeeper was absolutely unforgivable.
The linesman indicated that it was a normal rule of the game and did not constitute a foul.
Manchester City fans went wild, and the long-silent Etihad Stadium began to tremble as they celebrated Sané's goal.
Seeing that this tactic was effective, Guardiola on the sidelines signaled to his players to continue doing so.
On Monaco's side, Jardim kept reminding his players not to give the opponent any more corner kicks unless absolutely necessary. Knowing Lei Ming as he did, he knew that if the ball hadn't been blocked, it definitely wouldn't have gone in.
Lei Ming felt the same way, so in the following time, he instructed his teammates not to easily give up corner kicks. Given Manchester City's shameless style of play, they had obviously trained specifically for corner kicks before the match.
For Monaco, Jardim made two substitutions in one go, with Moutinho and Sedibi replacing Fabinho, who was somewhat exhausted, and Bakayoko, who had a yellow card.
This was a bit of a pity for Guardiola, who had hoped to find a breakthrough by targeting Bakayoko, but he didn't expect the opponent to be so cautious, so he substituted him at this point.
Seeing that the opponent had increased their defensive efforts, he brought on another attacking defender, intending to take advantage of the momentum and score another goal against Monaco.
After the game restarted, Monaco's attack was not as intense as expected.
For them, a draw is acceptable, since they secured an away win, and this outcome would be acceptable.
But Manchester City doesn't see it that way. This is their home ground, and their expensive transfer fees make them unable to tolerate this result; they want more.
As a result, Manchester City began to press the ball back more aggressively.
At the Etihad Stadium, whenever Monaco players have the ball, they are inevitably met with boos from the home fans.
"Are these guys like tortoises? Why do they always cower in their own half of the field?"
"A small team is just a small team; they don't even have the courage to attack back."
"Those cowards who aren't spineless, go back to France!"
Manchester City fans were not going to tolerate such ugly football and continued to vent their dissatisfaction.
Despite the barrage of insults and boos, Monaco's players remained unmoved.
Fortunately, through more effort, Manchester City finally had an opportunity in the 88th minute of the match.
After several minutes of passing the ball around, Monaco finally made a small mistake.
Moutinho's pass to the attacking third was a bit too weak, allowing Manchester City players to intercept it.
With only 6 minutes of match time remaining, including stoppage time, and Monaco adopting a defensive posture, Manchester City almost couldn't resist launching a massive attack, despite Guardiola's repeated reminders from nearby.
However, no one noticed that Moutinho was not upset about the goal conceded. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. When the Monaco players saw their senior's mistake, they almost immediately realized that the game had reached its most critical moment.
Meanwhile, Monaco's head coach Jardim on the sidelines also made a meaningful gesture towards the front, indicating that they should play it safe.
"Let's go, Professor, there's no need to watch anymore. I'll pay for the drinks tonight. Let's go for a stroll backstage!"
Mourinho straightened his clothes, stood up, and said.
Although there were still a few minutes left in the game, Mourinho felt that Manchester City's move was tantamount to ending the match.
"Ha, Jose of Jose, you still understand the true meaning of counter-attack best. Are you really sure Manchester City can't hold on?"
"What are they going to use to defend? The goalkeeper is already standing on the edge of the penalty area. It shows how blindly they've been led by the pace of the game. Possession of the ball doesn't mean strength!"
"Alright then, let's go to the back field now, there will be fewer people there, so there's really no need to watch anymore."
The two players getting up didn't attract much attention from the crowd, as almost everyone was focused on Manchester City's attack.
Manchester City's defensive midfielder Yaya Toure passed the ball to De Bruyne to organize the attack, and De Bruyne only drew one defender before passing the ball to Sane on the wing.
At this point, the midfield is almost overcrowded, so it would be better to give the space to the flanks and let Sané or Sterling make their mark.
Sané dribbled the ball to the wing, facing Monaco full-back Toure who was marking him. He merely feinted but did not cross the ball; instead, he made a cutback pass.
D. Silva received the ball just in time to draw Monaco's two other defenders. Having achieved his goal, he casually delivered a brilliant through ball, and the ball landed just in front of the penalty area where a blue-clad warrior was approaching.
It was Manchester City's number 10, Aguero. Despite his dazzling statistics in this match, the star striker had made no contribution. He was holding back his energy and making runs in the last ten minutes.
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