Chapter 274 Two champions, different fates for Manchester City and Barcelona!

In May, the five major leagues have entered their final stages.

Except for La Liga, the championship suspense of other major leagues has ended.

Bayern, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and others all won the championship several rounds in advance.

The suspense of the La Liga championship remained until the last round.

In the 37th round of La Liga, Celta coached by Enrique defeated Real Madrid 2:0 at home, completely shattering Real Madrid's hopes of winning the championship and making Real Madrid the first to be eliminated in the championship battle.

In the same round of the game, Atletico Madrid was tied at home by 10-man Malaga, which was a huge upset.

In the case of Atletico Madrid's unexpected draw, Barcelona failed to seize the opportunity to catch up and they were tied 0:0 by relegation team Elche away from home.

Therefore, all the suspense of the La Liga championship is left to the last round of Barcelona's home game against Atletico Madrid.

The current points difference between the two teams is only 3 points, and Barcelona leads by 16 goals. As long as they can beat Atletico at home, they will be able to reverse Atletico and successfully defend the La Liga title.

But if they are defeated or tied, they will miss out on the championship and have to watch the other team win the trophy at the Nou Camp.

For Barcelona coach Martino, this is his life-and-death battle.

If he cannot keep the championship at Camp Nou, then they will be empty-handed this season, with nothing in the Champions League, League and Copa del Rey.

And this is bound to cause Barcelona to completely lose patience with him.

He did not resign immediately after losing the Champions League because there was still a glimmer of hope for the league title, but if the league was also messed up, there is no reason for Barcelona to keep him.

On May 17, the FA Cup final and the last round of La Liga will start at the same time.

These two games will determine the final two championships of the top five leagues other than the Champions League.

However, Manchester City's prospects of winning the championship are much better than Barcelona! This is the third time Manchester City has stepped into Wembley Stadium this season. Two months ago, they won the League Cup here.

And now, they will launch an attack on the first treble in their team's history.

Manchester City's opponent is Hull City, which is ranked 16th in the Premier League. It is not a traditional strong team, so before the game almost all parties predicted that Manchester City would win the championship.

But Hull City obviously will not easily give up this hard-earned chance to win the championship. This is the first time in Hull City's history that they have reached the FA Cup final.

If they can win the championship, they will get the most valuable championship trophy in the team's history.

They were very lucky in this season's FA Cup and did not encounter any strong teams along the way. In the semi-finals, their opponent was even a League One team.

With great luck and the hard work of the whole team, they were able to stand on this stage.

And they obviously hope to continue this good luck in the final!

Facing the newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester City, Hull City pragmatically chose the bus parking tactic.

Manchester City's offensive firepower is obvious to all. If they don't park the bus, they will probably be shot into a sieve.

Facing Hull City's bus tactics, Manchester City directly adopted the passing and controlling tactics to deal with it.

The essence of the passing and controlling tactics lies in pressure, and Manchester City implemented this well in this game.

Pellegrini did not choose to play Kroos, but instead arranged for Fernandinho and Yaya Toure to partner up.

The powerful sweeping ability of these two players made it almost impossible for Hull City's midfield to hold the ball.

In the first fifteen minutes of the game, Manchester City's ball possession rate reached 80%!

Hull City was repeatedly pressed by Manchester City within the 30-meter area of ​​their own half, and it seemed as if the two sides were conducting a half-court offense and defense drill.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Barcelona, ​​Barcelona was also using passing and controlling tactics to deal with Simeone's Atletico Madrid.

However, their authentic passing and controlling tactics seemed to have lost their power in front of Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona had the advantage of ball possession but was unable to pose a threat to Atletico's goal.

After playing for fifteen minutes, their number of shots was even less than Atletico Madrid's.

At Wembley Stadium, in the 17th minute, the numbers on the scoreboard finally changed.

David Silva cut in from the wing and assisted Aguero in the penalty area to score the first goal, changing the score to 1:0. This goal ignited the atmosphere at Wembley Stadium, and countless Manchester City fans present cheered.

This goal made them feel that the FA Cup trophy was beckoning towards them!

After Aguero scored the goal, he celebrated by sliding on the track passionately. His teammates followed suit and also started sliding on the track on the sidelines.

Even Lin Quan, in a good mood, joined in the fun.

Reporters and photographers on the sidelines quickly captured this precious moment, which will become a precious memory among Manchester City's many wonderful moments in the 13-14 season.

On the sidelines, Pellegrini clapped very restrainedly, resisting the urge to celebrate excitedly.

It's just an FA Cup, no need to get so excited.

If I get too excited, what will I do when the Champions League final comes? I am a champion coach now, after all, and I still have to maintain my image.

The head coach of Hull City did not have so many thoughts at all. After seeing his team lose the ball, he held his head in frustration and leaned weakly on the backrest of the coaching seat.

The best way to win with the bus tactics is to steal a goal. After scoring a goal, the opponent's mentality will become more and more anxious, and the flaws in the offense will become bigger and bigger.

In that case, they can hit every target accurately when they counterattack.

But now, the expected situation did not happen, but the worst situation occurred:

They were behind! When they were behind in the score, it was useless to park the bus at this time, because the opponent could choose not to attack and just pass the ball back in the backcourt.

As long as they use up the time, the opponent will win in the end, and the opponent will not be in a hurry! Therefore, they can no longer stay in their backcourt and park the bus, they must take the initiative to attack.

However, the coach of Hull City still has some idea of ​​the strength of his team.

If they park the bus and rely on strict defense, they still have a chance to compete with Manchester City. Once they dare to attack actively, they will be looking for death.

Not attacking is waiting for death, attacking is seeking death.

Two dead ends, choose one!

There is no other choice, so I can only choose the latter one!

After falling behind, Hull City began to attack actively.

At the beginning they were very cautious and did not dare to deploy too many troops, but when they saw Manchester City slowly controlling the ball, they gradually became bolder and deployed more and more troops in the attack.

And this choice fell into Manchester City's trap.

In the 23rd minute, Manchester City suddenly accelerated, changing their previous slow and leisurely style of play.

The ball passed from the feet of Manchester City's central defender, through Yaya Toure and De Bruyne, and was quickly delivered to Lin Quan's feet.

After Lin Quan got the ball, he performed his specialty on the wing - breaking through!

After the attack, Hull City's backcourt was short of defensive players and seemed a little flustered in the face of Manchester City's rapid attack.

By the time Lin Quan dribbled the ball from the wing and cut into the penalty area, the defensive players in the penalty area had not yet fully positioned themselves.

Hull City defender Chester rushed towards Lin Quan in a panic, but forgot his coach's instructions before the game:

When facing Lin Quan, remember not to rush to grab the ball rashly, because this will help the opponent to pass you! Without any suspense, Lin Quan took advantage of a change in rhythm and easily dribbled past Chester, gaining a chance to duel with the Hull City goalkeeper.

McGregor widened his eyes, staring at Lin Quan's every move, ready to make the save.

Lin Quan got into position, aimed at the right side of the goal and made a shooting motion.

McGregor did not doubt him, kicked the ground hard and rushed to the right.

However, after he rushed out, he found that Lin Quan's move was just a feint.

Now is the real shot! However, at this time, there is an empty goal in front of Lin Quan.

Without any suspense, Lin Quan helped Manchester City score another goal and lead Hull City 2:0.

McGregor pounded the grass in anger. He was fooled! "Haha, the opponent's goalkeeper is so angry that he was fooled so easily!"

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"Maybe it's because the pressure was too great when facing Lin Huang, so in order to make a save in the first place, he added some predictions!"

"That makes sense, but this prediction is wildly wrong!"

"This move seems to be called continuous fake shot. Lin Huang uses it less often, but Messi uses it more often!"

"Lin Huang is always very decisive when shooting. He either shoots into a blind corner or passes you and shoots into an empty goal. He is very particular about the success rate!"

"Indeed, Lin Huang rarely misses his single-handed shots, and his success rate is very high!"

"I'm afraid there's no suspense in this match. 2:0 after 23 minutes. I can't even imagine how exaggerated the score will be after 90 minutes!"

"How's the situation at Barcelona? Did they score? Who's leading?"

"Not yet. Both teams are unable to score against the other team. If this continues, it will probably end in a draw!"

"No way? If Barcelona is forced to draw, they will give up the championship. Does Martino still want to do this? Isn't he attacking with all his might?"

"Barcelona are already trying their best, but Atletico's defense is like iron and steel, it is impossible to penetrate!"

"It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake Atletico Madrid!"

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Seeing Lin Quan score the second goal, Pellegrini stood on the sidelines and applauded again.

After scoring the goal, he completely relaxed.

Pellegrini's mind was no longer on this game, he began to think about the team's tactics for next season.

Manchester City has been a huge success this season and will inevitably be targeted by all Premier League teams next season.

The other five teams in the Premier League's BIG6 will definitely make it their mission to target Manchester City next season.

It will probably be difficult to play against them whether we meet them in the league or cup.

And because there are so many strong teams and giants, the number of matches against these five teams can reach more than 10 times in a season.

If Manchester City loses a few games like this or draws a few more times, the championship may be out of their reach.

Although Manchester City is strong, there is no guarantee that they will win when facing top teams.

Therefore, when they meet other weaker teams, they must score points steadily and not lose any points easily.

When it comes to the most stable tactic for scoring points in the league, Guardiola's passing and controlling tactics are the most suitable.

Judging from the situation of this game, Manchester City's passing and controlling tactics are not as strong as Barcelona's, but relying on the strength of Manchester City players, it is not difficult to achieve the effect of this tactic.

If we use this half-baked tactic against strong teams, we will probably be defeated by the opponent who will seize the weakness.

But if it is only used to deal with some mid- and lower-level teams, it seems to be quite suitable?

Moreover, one good thing about the passing and controlling tactics is that it saves the players' physical strength, allowing them to retain their energy to cope with multi-line operations in the Champions League and other cup competitions.

This season Manchester City has suffered a lot because of fighting on multiple fronts. To solve this problem, in addition to buying more players during the transfer period and increasing the depth of the bench, the most important thing is to improve the players' physical reserves and reduce their physical consumption.

This will be the focus of next season.

Thousands of miles away at the Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona coach Martino was also standing on the sidelines.

However, he is far less leisurely than his South American compatriots.

30 minutes had passed and the score was still 0:0. This result was very unfavorable for Barcelona, ​​because Atletico Madrid injured two key players just 20 minutes into the game.

Diego Costa and midfield core Turan both left the field due to injuries, and Atletico's forward line suffered a devastating blow.

However, Simeone, the soul of Atletico Madrid, remained calm despite the unexpected loss of two absolute main players.

He made quick adjustments and changed the tactical strategy he had formulated before the game, allowing Atletico to quickly stabilize from the unfavorable situation and making it difficult for Barcelona's offense to gain any advantage.

Atletico Madrid seems to have injured two absolute main players, but it seems that as long as Simeone, the soul of the team, is there, they will not be easily defeated.

On the other hand, since Barcelona lost to Manchester City, Messi seems to have developed a mental demon.

In this game he was almost invisible in the frontcourt, completely submerged in Atletico's iron wall defense.

It is even rare to see him take the ball on his own initiative, which makes people doubt Messi's condition.

But from the few times he handled the ball, it can be seen that Messi's form and competitive level are online.

The problem seems to be in the mentality. Messi seems to have lost his desire for the championship. You know, this is a crucial game concerning the league championship, but his performance is so poor that it is simply unimaginable.

Seeing Messi's poor performance, Barcelona began to increase attacks from the flanks.

Such adjustments quickly produced results.

In the 31st minute, Sanchez finally broke through Atletico's goal with a powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area.

Barcelona leads Atletico Madrid 1:0!

The Camp Nou stadium was boiling instantly, and countless Barcelona fans hugged each other excitedly! They were finally ahead! As long as they could maintain this score until the end of the game, the championship would still belong to Barcelona!

However, Simeone's team does not seem to give up so easily!

(End of this chapter)