Chapter 269 Semi-final match, visiting the Bernabeu!

Manchester City's victory over Real Madrid at home was a small upset.

But compared with the result of another game, their upset seemed just that simple.

In another semi-final held on April 24, Bayern Munich, playing at home, lost to Atletico Madrid 0:1.

This score was something no one had expected before the game! Although Real Madrid lost, they at least scored two away goals and the loss was not too big, so they could totally accept it.

But it is totally unacceptable for Bayern to lose at home.

Having lost at home, can we still expect to beat Atletico Madrid away?

So, after the game, the outside world was pessimistic about Bayern's promotion prospects, and almost no one was optimistic that they could make it to the final.

At the same time, after defeating the powerful Bayern, Simeone and his Atletico Madrid immediately became famous!

Among the teams that have made it to the Champions League semi-finals, the team with the most stars and the highest value must be Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid was unsurprisingly ranked last! But it was this last-ranked team that knocked off Bayern, which is also star-studded and expensive.

This is really shocking!

For a time, the entire football world began to become curious about Simeone and his Atletico Madrid.

What is so magical about this coach that he can lead such a relatively ordinary lineup to achieve such an outstanding result?

While the outside world was praising Simeone and Atletico Madrid under the spotlight, Guardiola and his Bayern were criticized from all angles.

This season, Guardiola's Bayern has exposed a very serious problem, that is, Bayern's record is quite poor when facing strong teams.

In the group stage, they drew with and lost with Manchester City and failed to gain any advantage.

Ten days ago, in the Bundesliga, they were defeated 3-0 by Dortmund at home.

Now they are defeated by Atletico Madrid again...

Apart from the victory over Manchester United, who were in poor form, Bayern Munich did not seem to have any outstanding results! Bayern Munich's players are still the same group of players, with few changes in the lineup.

However, the team's tactical style of play has changed a lot, so the outside world naturally puts the blame on Guardiola.

And this time, no one from Bayern Munich stood up to defend him! …

"Why not just come to Manchester City!"

After learning that Bayern had lost and Guardiola was severely criticized by the outside world, Lin Quan took the initiative to call Guardiola to comfort him.

Guardiola was speechless for a while: "Are you here to poach players on behalf of Manchester City?"

"That's not the case. I'm just speaking for myself. You know our boss. If he wants to poach someone, he'll just throw money at them!"

Guardiola thought about the scene when Mansour came to Lin Quan with the contract to sign the contract, and nodded involuntarily. This was indeed Mansour's style.

"Let's see how this season turns out first. I still have two years left on my contract with Bayern and I don't want to break it yet!"

Guardiola takes the contract very seriously and does not want to terminate it early.

Bayern will most likely not kick him out, after all, he has just led the team to create the second longest unbeaten streak in Europe, 53 league games.

"Besides, Barcelona will start the presidential election this summer. I have already rejected Laporta on the grounds of contract. If I change my mind and go to Manchester City at this time, Laporta will definitely think that I am playing a trick on him!"

Guardiola explained, apparently worried that Lin Quan would be disappointed or even dissatisfied.

He has a very good relationship with Laporta and does not want to deceive him on such matters, so if he says he will not leave this summer, he will definitely not leave Bayern unless Bayern takes the initiative to terminate the contract.

"Okay, but you won't have an easy time either. Atletico's home stadium is not easy to play in. Neither Barcelona nor Real Madrid have won at the Calderon Stadium this season."

Simeone's Atletico Madrid is very tough!

How hard is it?

The two Spanish Super League giants have never won against Atletico Madrid this season!

Real Madrid is strong, right?

Double defeat by Barcelona this season!

Is Barcelona strong?

Being shut out by Atletico Madrid! So Lin Quan was not really surprised by Bayern's home loss.

Although Simeone's team lineup is indeed a bit civilian, his lineup is sufficient to implement his technical and tactical style of play. If it were really replaced by a group of famous stars, it would not work.

"Well, I've noticed that. Let's play hard in the next game. Fortunately, we're not far behind!"

Guardiola felt that Bayern's loss was a bit unfair.

They have just created the Bundesliga's longest unbeaten streak of 53 rounds. In order to maintain this record, the players are physically and mentally exhausted and under great psychological pressure.

The pressure accumulated more and more, and finally broke them down, which led to their consecutive losses to Augsburg and Dortmund.

It can be said that during this period, Bayern was in a period of low morale.

At this time, let alone Atletico Madrid, they might not be able to beat any other strong team.

But once they adjust, and their morale and players' condition recover, they may be able to turn the tables! The key is whether they can adjust the team's condition before the next round of games in a week.

Being one goal behind is not a lot.

At least for Bayern at their peak, it was definitely not a difficult task! …

On April 27, the 36th round of the Premier League kicked off.

Since Manchester City had already won the championship four rounds in advance, Pellegrini arranged a large number of substitutes for this game.

Their opponent Crystal Palace is currently ranked 11th in the league. They have no worries about relegation and no hope of playing in European competitions. They are the kind of team that has no desires or ambitions.

As a result, the two sides played a relatively peaceful game. With goals from Navas and Jovetic, Manchester City easily defeated their opponents 2:0.

After the game, the entire Manchester City team flew directly from London Airport to Madrid to prepare for the second leg against Real Madrid three days later.

After arriving in Madrid, Manchester City took over the training base of Getafe Club.

Originally they wanted to rent Atletico Madrid's training base, but Atletico Madrid did not agree to Manchester City's application because they were preparing for the home game against Bayern and were worried about tactical leaks.

This is normal. After all, both teams currently have hopes of advancing. If both sides advance to the finals, then both sides will see each other's tactical training in advance, and the finals will have no secrets for both sides.

Moreover, given the relationship between Lin Quan and Guardiola, Atletico Madrid is also worried that Lin Quan will leak information to Guardiola.

After learning about Atletico Madrid’s reason for rejection, Lin Quan was a little speechless!

Who does he think he is? Will he tell on others?

He's not that boring!

And Guardiola doesn't need him to provide information!

As one of the top coaches in football, Guardiola couldn't have failed to see Simeone's tactics since they have already played against each other.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan cheered for Guardiola in his heart: Come on, Agua, beat Atletico Madrid and we will meet in the final!

…

April 29, Bernabeu Stadium.

Just 16 minutes into the game, Real Madrid had already equalized the score! "Ramos scored a goal worth a thousand gold with his header!"

"The current total score between the two teams is 3:3, but Real Madrid has two away goals. If the game ends with this score, then Real Madrid will advance to the final!"

"Manchester City is in a bit of a dangerous situation. From the start till now, they have completely lost the initiative on the field and fell under the powerful offensive of Real Madrid!"

The moment Ramos scored the goal, thunderous applause broke out at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Many of the Real Madrid fans who came to watch the game were successful people from the upper class. They were proud of their status, so they did not shout and scream like the average home fans. Instead, they encouraged the players in a restrained manner with applause.

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But from the loud applause, we could tell how excited these "gentlemen" were.

Finally, we are going to make it to the Champions League final!

It’s been 12 years!

Real Madrid and the fans have waited too long!

Ramos, who scored the goal, was also very excited and ran to the sidelines to slide to celebrate.

Although he is not from Real Madrid's youth training, he has played for Real Madrid for 9 years. It can be said that he is the player with the longest service time for Real Madrid except Casillas! The period when he joined Real Madrid happened to be after the first period of the Galacticos, when Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League gradually declined.

Therefore, Ramos and the team experienced failure again and again in the Champions League!

During the most difficult times, Real Madrid even fell in the round of 16 every year.

After enduring the most difficult period, Real Madrid finally ushered in a revival.

As a veteran of Real Madrid, after going through so many ups and downs with the team over the years, Ramos has a very deep affection for Real Madrid.

As long as they can beat Manchester City, they will reach the final again after 12 years and strive for the tenth Champions League trophy in their team's history.

Real Madrid has been waiting for this trophy for too long.

On the sidelines, Ancelotti seemed more excited than the players.

The moment he scored the goal, he excitedly raised his hands and ran along the sidelines without even noticing that the gum in his mouth had fallen out.

On the other side, Manchester City head coach Pellegrini had a bitter look on his face and frowned deeply.

In view of Real Madrid's strong offensive ability and Manchester City's current leading position, Pellegrini chose a defensive counterattack tactic away from home.

This tactical choice is very pragmatic. Real Madrid is behind in the score, so they must attack.

As long as Manchester City seizes the opportunity to counterattack and makes several successful counterattacks, they can expand their lead and score valuable away goals.

His calculations were very good, but the situation of the game was completely different from what he expected.

He expected Real Madrid to attack, but he did not expect Real Madrid's attack to be so fierce.

Real Madrid, playing at home, seemed like a completely different team. Their attack was more crazy and unstoppable than in the previous game.

What surprised Pellegrini was that the two wingers of Real Madrid, who almost fought alone in the previous game, actually cooperated in this game.

The connection between the two of them injected huge momentum into Real Madrid's offense.

The corner kick that Ramos scored was caused by Bale passing the ball to Ronaldo in the frontcourt, who then shot.

It is already a bit difficult for Manchester City to defend Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale alone.

Once they are able to successfully connect and achieve the effect of one plus one being greater than two, it will be almost impossible for Manchester City to defend against them!

What's more, there is also Modric on the field.

In several attacks by Real Madrid, the one who delivered the fatal blow was often this small Croatian! To limit his performance, a strong defensive midfielder is needed! But Manchester City does not have such a person! Thinking of this, Pellegrini looked at the team's bench.

After being suspended for ten games within the team, Fernandinho was finally released from the ban and returned.

However, the Brazilian chose to be banned for ten games rather than apologise to Pellegrini.

This made Pellegrini a little hesitant. Should he replace him?

…

Seeing that the team fell behind at the start, Lin Quan felt helpless.

During this period, he even returned to the outside of the penalty area to participate in defense, but Real Madrid's attack was too fierce.

They have too many points in the frontcourt that can score goals, including Benzema, Ronaldo, Bale, Isco, Modric, two full-backs who are good at assists, Xabi Alonso who is good at long shots, and Ramos who is good at heading.

How can we defend so many points? The results of the past ten minutes have proved that when facing a team like Real Madrid, the defensive counterattack tactics are useless! They are not Atletico Madrid and cannot play that kind of effect.

Therefore, they must attack to defeat Real Madrid! Although the total score is the same, Manchester City is already behind at this time!

So naturally their defensive counterattack could not be launched, and the players immediately launched a fierce counterattack against Real Madrid after the restart.

However, Real Madrid's defense today was particularly tough. After learning from the last lesson, they gave Lin Quan no chance to break into the penalty area.

Lin Quan had just approached the penalty area with the ball when he was brought down by Pepe.

The referee awarded a free kick but did not give a card, which made Manchester City players very dissatisfied.

Lin Quan and De Bruyne discussed it and decided that this distance was within the shooting range for both of them.

Anyone can do this kick! "You come, Casillas is my teammate in the national team, he knows my playing habits better!"

Lin Quan gave the opportunity to De Bruyne, who nodded, slowly stepped back and began to prepare for the free throw.

After running up seven or eight steps, De Bruyne hit the ball hard and made a high-quality elevator shot.

However, Casillas lived up to his name, Saint Casillas. Not only did he judge the direction correctly, he also lifted De Bruyne's ball with one hand.

This made Lin Quan frown!

Casillas has indeed studied the free throw! Was this the result of studying his own and De Bruyne's free throws based on videotapes, or was it the result of exchanging experiences with another free throw expert in the team, Cristiano Ronaldo?

No matter what, next time when I take a free kick, I can't use the elevator ball! Lin Quan thought of the trick he learned from Ronaldinho! I wonder what the effect of using that trick will be? (End of this chapter)