Chapter 198: First in the group!
For a moment, Boateng felt as if he were back at the Allianz Arena.
Back to that August afternoon, in front of more than 50,000 fans, when he first encountered Lin Quan on the court.
Thinking of the scene where he was knocked down by the opponent, causing an uproar in the audience, Boateng's deep fear was awakened.
So, before the match even started, Boateng's legs were already a little weak.
He winked at Dante: Big Brother, you go first! ? Dante thought of the pain of having his leg broken by Lin Quan at the Weser Stadium, and shook his head firmly!
I am an old man and my health is not good. You are a young man and you are tough. You go ahead! The two of them exchanged glances and obviously did not come to a conclusion. At this time, Lin Quan had already rushed to them with the ball.
Seeing that they couldn't escape anymore, the two men made up their minds: Go together!
Seeing the opponents rushing towards him, Lin Quan moved the ball sideways and then dunked it.
Boateng, who had a faster reaction speed, braked quickly and barely kept up with Lin Quan's pace.
But the aging Dante couldn't keep up. His movements were a little slow and he was blocked by his teammate Boateng.
Now, it seemed that two people were defending Lin Quan together, but they ended up hindering their own people, and it became Lin Quan fighting against Boateng alone again.
Boateng's forehead was already sweating from nervousness. He was so nervous that he didn't even notice that he was blocking his elder brother's position.
Facing Lin Quan, he was fully focused, staring at the other person's every move with wide eyes.
Lin Quan spiked the ball, changed his stance, spiked the ball again, and changed his stance again.
After several consecutive spiking changes, Boateng was already dizzy.
At this time, Dante had finally come around from the side, and seeing Boateng was about to be broken through, he made up his mind and chose to make a tackle, intending to use a foul to stop the opponent's attack.
However, Lin Quan was prepared for this and when Dante made the tackle, he quickly moved to Boateng's side.
So, from the perspective of the spectators on the sidelines, it looked like Dante tackled Boateng.
With a thud, Boateng fell to the ground.
Ah! Two screams were heard.
Boateng was tackled on the ankle and screamed in pain.
Dante was hit by Boateng who fell to the ground and almost died.
Oh, what are you doing?
Why didn't you tackle me? Boateng had a hundred question marks on his forehead, and he didn't understand what the big brother was doing! Dante felt that his ribs were about to be broken, and he wanted to faint from the pain, and didn't want to pay attention to Boateng.
Neuer was stunned when he saw his two teammates fall to the ground one after another. He cursed inwardly and chose to attack.
Facing Neuer's attack, Lin Quan was skilled and bold. He did not choose to shoot directly, but chose to pass the goalkeeper.
After losing the protection of the central defender, the goalkeeper was in a completely passive position, not to mention that the opponent was the type of player who was extremely good at breaking through.
There was no suspense in the match between the two. Lin Quan successfully passed Neuer and shot into the empty goal, changing the score to 3:2! Manchester City took the lead again!
And this time, there are less than ten minutes left until the end of the game!
The goddess of victory was really waving to them this time! "GOAL!!! Yaya Toure made an assist, and Lin Quan dribbled past several Bayern defenders to score this crucial goal. This goal is very likely to change the fate of the two teams on the field, and even affect the pattern of this season's Champions League!"
"I didn't expect that Bayern, who had dominated the entire match, would make such a mistake in the final stages. Yaya Toure's sudden forward run caught them off guard and a loophole appeared in Bayern's defense.
Lin Quan keenly caught this loophole and severely punished Bayern! "
"This is Lin Quan's first goal in this game, but it is a priceless goal. Now Manchester City has taken the lead. If this score remains until the end of the game, they will top the group and surpass the defending champion Bayern Munich!"
In the commentary booths of major TV stations, commentators were emphasizing the value of this goal to the audience.
Since the knockout stage of the Champions League is between the first and second place teams in each group, Lin Quan's goal is very likely to put the giants in other groups in a difficult position!
If the defending champion in Group D really finishes second and has to face the first place in other groups, then the top teams in other groups will probably be so angry that they curse!
They are the defending champions, who wants to face them in the round of 16? I played six games hard and fought hard to get first place in the group, just to avoid the strong teams in other groups.
However, among the group of runners-up, the defending champion emerged, which was as exciting as a Russian roulette!
Fans of other top teams who were watching the game started cursing after seeing the score.
"What the hell, why did Bayern suddenly lose its momentum?"
"There must be something fishy going on!"
"With Bayern's strength, it is impossible for them to lose to Manchester City. There must be something fishy going on here!"
Some people questioned whether this match was a collusion or a fixed match, and naturally there were also people who stood up to refute it.
"Haha, what's the trick? It's obvious that you are afraid of meeting Bayern in the knockout round, so you deliberately slander us Manchester City!"
"That's right, why can't Manchester City beat Bayern? Last year, Borisov defeated Bayern 3:1 at home. Is Manchester City weaker than Borisov?"
"Lin Huang is indeed the nemesis of Bayern. When he was at Werder Bremen, he often led his team to defeat Bayern. I didn't expect that he would continue this trait after coming to the Premier League. Bayern is really unlucky to have met him!"
"Who says it's not true! In this game, Lin Huang scored one goal and made two assists. All three goals were related to him. It can be said that Bayern died at his feet!"
The fans don’t care who comes first in the group. The more exciting the game and the more chaotic the qualifying situation, the happier they are.
If Bayern really advances as the second in the group and meets other giants in the knockout stage, they will only be happier.
With them in the mix, this year's quarterfinals will definitely be exciting! ...
On the sidelines, seeing the team fall behind again, Guardiola's expression became serious.
This ball was lost at a really bad time, as the game time has already reached the 86th minute.
There is too little time left for Bayern. Even if they attack with all their strength now, they may not have enough time to equalize the score.
But Bayern has been pushed to the edge of the cliff, they have no other choice but to give it a try!
Thinking of this, Guardiola called Götze over, gave him some instructions, and let him go on the court.
Bayern replaced a defensive player with an offensive player.
This is really a life-threatening situation!
Manchester City retreated across the board, leaving only Aguero in the frontcourt, while everyone else retreated to their own half and defended desperately.
In the last few minutes, Bayern launched the most intense offensive climax of the game.
Unwilling to lose away from home, Bayern players took turns to attack Manchester City's goal again and again.
But under Manchester City's united defense, shots from Robben, Ribery, Muller and others were all blocked.
Beep, beep—
As two short and one long whistles sounded, the Etihad Stadium turned into a sea of joy.
The fans hugged each other like crazy to celebrate this great victory! They actually defeated Bayern Munich!
"The game is over. Thanks to goals from Aguero and Lin Quan, Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3:2 at home and got these precious three points, temporarily ranking first in Group D!"
Seeing the Manchester City players hugging each other excitedly in celebration, He Wei expressed his feelings in the commentary booth: "Before the game, few people were optimistic about Manchester City, but they fought back against all those who were not optimistic with a great victory. This is a collective victory, but also an individual victory.
Lin Quan and Aguero, Manchester City's two sharp swords, will draw blood once they are unsheathed.
I think from now on, all the big clubs in Europe will have to be more careful when they meet them on the field!"
Xu Yang, who was standing by, also sighed with emotion: "Many people may have overlooked one thing, that Lin Quan, who is omnipotent on the field, is only 17 and a half years old this year.
He has only been on the professional field for over a year.
We have no way of knowing how high he will reach in the future, but we are honored to be able to witness every step of his climb to the top as an eyewitness! "
The Bayern fans who traveled with the team were all disappointed, and many even shed tears.
When the team scored the first goal and firmly suppressed the opponent, they thought the game was secured.
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However, Manchester City is as tenacious as an indestructible cockroach and can always catch up and reverse the situation time and time again.
Before Lin Quan scored in the final moments, many of them had already accepted the result of a draw.
Unexpectedly, Manchester City didn't even give them a draw.
Bayern, who suffered a bitter defeat, now has one win and one loss, and ranks second in the group with three points.
They lost the initiative to compete for the first place in the group and even had to compete with their defeated opponent CSKA Moscow for the right to qualify for the group.
Such a result is hard to accept for Bayern fans, and many of them began to miss the old coach Heynckes.
If he was still there, Bayern should have won the game, right? Guardiola did not lose his composure because of a defeat. After the game, he took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with Manchester City coach Pellegrini.
"Congratulations, your team performed very well today!"
"Thank you. I am also impressed by Bayern's strength. I hope our two teams can advance together!"
Pellegrini was in a very happy mood after defeating Guardiola for the first time. The smile on his face seemed to be glowing and could be seen from more than ten meters away.
"Thanks!"
Guardiola nodded and walked onto the field to comfort his players.
When passing by Lin Quan who was celebrating, the father and son did not communicate much. They just looked at each other and then looked away one after another.
Bayern's players had to lick their wounds, while Manchester City's players continued to celebrate around the field and thank the fans who came to watch the game.
After they finished celebrating, on the way back to the locker room, Lin Quan met an unexpected person.
"Want to exchange jerseys?"
When Neuer saw Lin Quan coming over, he started taking off his clothes.
"Well……"
You've already taken off your jersey, how can I say no?
"certainly!"
The two then exchanged jerseys in the player tunnel.
Neuer put Lin Quan's jersey on his shoulders as if he had obtained his own trophy, stared at him seriously, and said:
"Next time, I will definitely defeat you!"
"Oh, good luck to you then!"
Lin Quan does not regard Neuer as his opponent, his opponents are Messi and Ronaldo.
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The second round of the Champions League group stage has all ended, and the qualifying situation of each group has become clearer.
In Group A, following a decline in their league performance, Manchester United's performance in the Champions League has also experienced some ups and downs.
In this round of the game, they were tied by Shakhtar Donetsk away from home. Not only that, Moyes' team was crushed by the opponent in terms of ball possession rate, pass success rate, number of shots and other data.
If the names of the two teams were covered, the fans might think that Shakhtar is the real Red Devils.
After the game, Moyes' life became more difficult and there were more and more voices criticizing him from the outside world.
In Group B, Juventus was tied by Galatasaray at home and only scored 2 points in two games.
Considering that they will go to the Bernabeu to face the powerful Real Madrid in the next game, the probability of the old lady winning the next game is probably very low.
If they fail to win the next game, their chances of qualifying will become very slim. Perhaps Juventus will become the first giant to be eliminated from the group.
In contrast to the Old Lady, Real Madrid, playing at home, were in great form, defeating Copenhagen 4-0, with Ronaldo and Di Maria both scoring twice.
Ronaldo, who scored a total of 5 goals in two rounds of games, is far ahead of other competitors in the Champions League scorer list.
As Ronaldo's performance in the Champions League group stage is getting better and better, the outside world's calls for him to win the Golden Ball are also rising. Ribery, who originally had a great advantage, now seems to be rapidly disappearing his lead.
In Group C, Paris Saint-Germain swept the Portuguese Super League seeded team Benfica 3:0 and firmly occupied the top spot.
In Group E, Chelsea swept their opponents 4:0 away from home, sweeping away the slump of weak forwards in the previous rounds.
However, De Bruyne, who came from Werder Bremen with Lin Quan, seemed to have been completely abandoned by Mourinho. In this game, he was not even included in the team's roster.
Although Chelsea won the game, they were not the first in Group E, but Werder Bremen.
Thanks to Elia's goal, they beat Basel 1-0 away from home, won both games and accumulated 6 points, and the situation for qualifying is very good.
Although Lin Quan and De Bruyne are gone, under the leadership of Schaaf, Werder Bremen still maintains quite good results this season and is the biggest dark horse in the Champions League group stage so far.
In the most watched death group, Group F, Arsenal defeated Napoli 2:0, achieving two consecutive victories, and the situation for qualifying is very optimistic.
Dortmund and Napoli both had one win and one loss, ranking second and third respectively. Marseille of Ligue 1 lost both games and their chances of qualifying are slim.
In Group H, Barcelona, which ranked third in odds of winning the championship, almost suffered an upset away from home.
They had 82% possession of the ball throughout the game, but were unable to break through the Celtics' iron defense.
Messi was injured in this game and Barcelona's offensive firepower immediately dropped several levels.
If Fabregas hadn't scored a free kick, Barcelona might have lost points away from home.
(End of this chapter)