Chapter 386: Manchester City vs. Bayern, 4 goals in 20 minutes, a crazy goal battle!
After the opening, Manchester City unceremoniously attacked Bayern, which surprised all the outsiders who thought Manchester City would focus on defense.
"Has Manchester City gone crazy? How dare they play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena?"
"Don't they know what will happen if they play against Bayern at their home ground?"
Manchester City's choice was beyond everyone's expectations. Before the game, the outside world almost unanimously believed that Guardiola would adopt a conservative tactic against Bayern. Who knew he would be so radical.
"Guardiola is indeed crazy!"
"It's really crazy. They said they would play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena, and they really did play against Bayern!"
"I think Mourinho's madman title should be given to Guardiola!"
"Haha, Mourinho is just arrogant in words, his team's tactics are extremely conservative, not arrogant at all. On the contrary, Guardiola always surprises you with a big blow every time in the semi-finals or finals.
The person who constantly innovates and treats important matches as a testing ground for his new tactics deserves to be called a madman! "
The fans didn't care about that. When they saw Manchester City choose to fight back against Bayern, the fans who were watching the fun cheered for Guardiola.
It would be exciting if such a top team played against each other!
How can such a thrilling goal battle be as exciting as a game where all the energy is spent on defense and few goals are scored in a game, which makes people drowsy? After learning that Manchester City chose to play an offensive tactic, more and more fans were attracted to this game.
The number of fans around the world watching the live broadcast of this game increased dramatically, and soon exceeded 500 million, almost breaking the ratings record of the Champions League.
On the court, both sides tacitly increased the tempo of the game to the extreme after the start, and the speed of attacking each other was astonishingly fast.
It might have been Bayern's attack a few seconds ago, but in the blink of an eye, Manchester City's counterattack hit Bayern's goal.
This fast-paced attack created great opportunities for both sides. In the second minute of the game, Kante intercepted the ball and passed it to De Bruyne, who passed it directly to Lin Quan.
Lin Quan broke through the wing and passed the ball to Aguero, who successfully beat the offside and broke into the penalty area, receiving the ball and shooting 10 yards away from the goal.
Neuer was in great form and flew to save Aguero's powerful shot.
Manchester City took a corner kick, but unfortunately it failed to create any threat.
After Bayern cleared the corner kick, they launched a quick counterattack. Robben broke through the wing and passed the ball to Muller who came from behind, and Muller passed the ball back from the left side of the penalty area.
Thiago's shot from 12 yards was blocked by Van Dijk.
This kind of game with an extremely fast offensive and defensive rhythm is really exciting for neutral fans.
This is what they think the Champions League semi-final should look like!
However, both Bayern fans and Manchester City fans were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats and they dared not even breathe.
It seemed that both teams could score at any time, and if they were distracted for a moment, they would most likely miss the exciting moment of scoring.
As the fans expected, the goals came quickly in this game.
In the 7th minute, Xabi Alonso's long shot was saved by Navas and Bayern won a corner kick.
Alonso took the corner kick himself. After taking a look at the positions of the players from both sides in the penalty area, he made a tactical gesture and then kicked the ball towards the penalty area.
Players from both sides in the penalty area were blocking and pulling each other, and the entire penalty area was in chaos.
In the chaos, an unguarded Bayern player suddenly rushed in from outside the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal before Manchester City's defenders could get in position.
Benatia!
The goal was scored by Bayern's central defender Benatia!
Bayern's corner kick tactics were very well coordinated. Xabi Alonso did not look for a high point within the team, but specifically chose an unguarded area and kicked the ball there, cooperating with Benatia who came in from behind to complete the fatal blow.
Navas's reaction speed was already very fast. He flew to save the ball, but still couldn't prevent the goal from being lost. Manchester City fell behind Bayern 0:1! The total score of the two sides also became 2:1, with Manchester City temporarily leading by one goal.
But the opponent scored a goal in just seven minutes, and Manchester City only had a one-goal lead with more than 80 minutes left in the game.
Almost no one believed that Manchester City could still maintain this goal advantage, especially since they chose to fight back against Bayern.
At the moment the goal was scored, the Allianz Arena seemed to have a bucket of water poured into a pot of boiling oil, and it instantly began to boil.
Bayern fans were jumping and dancing, each one of them was ecstatic.
The goal came so early that they had a feeling that Bayern would score a lot of goals in this game! On the other hand, Manchester City fans were stunned to see their opponents score so early, and they couldn't help but show worried looks on their faces.
This is the Allianz Arena. They let their opponents score so early. Can they hold on for the rest of the game? On the sidelines, Bayern's coaching staff was completely excited. Even Heynckes couldn't help but stand up and wave his fist vigorously.
On the Manchester City coaching bench, Guardiola couldn't help but frown.
He expected Manchester City to lose the ball at the Allianz Arena.
Manchester City's defense is not strong enough to keep Bayern scoreless, and conceding a goal is only a matter of time.
But losing the ball early and losing the ball late have completely different meanings.
Having lost the ball so early, Bayern will be more motivated, and Manchester City may not be able to stop their subsequent fierce attack.
This game is a bit dangerous for Manchester City! …
Guardiola quickly made some adjustments to the defense, asking the players to be careful of the opponent's corner kick tactics.
You can't fall from the same stone twice! When Bayern saw Guardiola calling out to the players, they thought he was going to change tactics and give up the attack.
However, what they did not expect was that after Guardiola's call, Manchester City not only did not reduce the intensity of the attack, but instead further invested heavy troops to participate in the attack.
This made Heynckes look up to Guardiola. Regardless of whether the opponent's tactical choice was reasonable, his courage was much stronger than that of ordinary people.
After Bayern scored the goal, their morale was boosted and they launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on Manchester City.
However, Manchester City was not intimidated by the opponent's offensive. They were not affected by the previous ball. After defending Bayern's attack, they launched counterattacks against Bayern again and again.
However, Bayern's defense was very tight. Their layers of interceptions and crazy pressing caused considerable trouble for Manchester City's offense. Although they created some opportunities, they failed to convert them into goals.
In the 13th minute, Ribery received a pass from Schweinsteiger and dribbled the ball in front of the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the opposing defensive players, he passed the ball to Thomas Muller.
Muller dribbled into the penalty area, but Van Dijk's defense was very solid, blocking almost all of Muller's passing routes.
Good job to Muller. When he was forced into a corner and almost lost the ball, he didn't look behind him, but just kicked the ball with his heel and made a wonderful pass to Lewandowski in the penalty area.
Lewandowski understood the hint and received the ball on the edge of the penalty area.
The space and angle for handling this ball are very small. If it were an ordinary forward, he would probably just shoot it hastily.
However, Lewandowski was very skilled and bold. After deceiving Kompany with a feint, he dodged, turned half way and shot the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.
2:0!
Bayern got off to a dream start as they equalized the score just 13 minutes into the game.
After scoring the goal, Lewandowski excitedly ran to the south stand, took off his clothes to celebrate and show his goodwill to Bayern fans.
Lewandowski is already very strong. When he was in Dortmund, his goal efficiency was already very high and he was one of the top strikers in the Bundesliga.
But after coming to Bayern, this "one of" was removed, and now he is undoubtedly the Bundesliga's top striker.
This season under Heynckes, he not only dominated the Bundesliga, but also achieved very dazzling data in the Champions League.
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Including this goal, he has scored 10 goals in the Champions League this season, surpassing a number of stars including Messi and Ronaldo, ranking second in the Champions League scorer list, second only to Lin Quan who is at the top of the list.
If Bayern can win this game, then by leading the team to defeat Manchester City, which has Lin Quan, Lewandowski is very likely to take another step forward and be promoted from the Bundesliga's No. 1 striker to the No. 1 striker in Europe!
In Lewandowski's view, he is very close to this goal! Bayern's consecutive goals made the Bayern fans in the Allianz Arena extremely excited.
They seemed to have already seen Manchester City kneeling at their feet while they walked into the Berlin Olympic Stadium with their heads held high.
"Haha, Guardiola's Manchester City is nothing special!"
"I think he can no longer be called the world's top coach. He is just a mediocre talent who became famous during Barcelona's heyday. He doesn't have any extraordinary abilities!"
"Well said. He doesn't even have the basic judgment of a coach. How can such a person be called a famous coach?"
"From the moment Manchester City dared to confront us at the Allianz Arena, they were doomed to fail!"
"Guardiola really doesn't know how to live or die. Others don't know how strong Bayern is at the Allianz Arena, but as the former coach of Bayern, doesn't he know it too?"
"Maybe, it's because when he coached Bayern, Bayern's home field was not that strong, so he had the illusion that he could beat Bayern at the Allianz Arena?"
After Bayern equalized the score, Bayern fans belittled Guardiola and said he was not worth a single point.
In their view, the fact that Heynckes equalized the score in just 13 minutes was enough to prove that Heynckes was 10,000 times better than Guardiola.
This guy's success is nothing more than following Barcelona at its peak! Although the neutral fans did not make sarcastic remarks, they also had doubts about Guardiola and Manchester City's strength.
With such a big advantage, it took only 13 minutes to completely ruin it. Is it that Bayern is too strong or Manchester City is too weak? But doesn't Manchester City have the world's top coach Guardiola and superstar Lin Quan?
Such a luxurious lineup should not be a weak team, right? Many people cast doubts on the Manchester City coaching bench, and they all doubted Guardiola's ability.
If Manchester City really suffers a crushing defeat to Bayern at the Allianz Arena, it will be debatable whether Guardiola is still worthy of the title of world-class coach.
On the sidelines, Guardiola was a little worried when he lost the first goal.
But after losing the second goal, he had no psychological burden at all.
Both sides are now back at the same starting line, and it depends on who has a tougher life!
Bayern's tricks have been used up, now let them see Manchester City's tricks! Guardiola waved his hand and signaled the players to press forward.
Seeing Guardiola's gesture, Manchester City quickly changed its formation.
Lin Quan appeared on the right wing and stayed there, becoming a right winger!
De Bruyne and Kroos and others behind him also began to move to the right, delivering ammunition to Lin behind his whole body.
Manchester City's attack began to focus on the right, and this change immediately attracted Bayern's attention.
Because their defense on the left side was quickly blown up! Lin Quan's breakthrough on the side was almost unstoppable. No one could defend him one-on-one. If multiple people double-teamed him, it would not only affect the offense in the frontcourt, but also cause loopholes in their defense.
You know, Lin Quan is not only good at dribbling and passing, but also has strong passing skills. If he were to take advantage of the loopholes in Bayern's defense and deliver a fatal pass, Bayern would most likely lose the ball.
This time did not take too long! In the 15th minute, Lin Quan broke through and sent a straight pass. Aguero successfully beat the offside and unselfishly knocked the ball to the left rib of the penalty area. Lin Quan followed up and easily scored the ball into the empty goal.
Manchester City scored a goal and the score became 1-2!
The total score between the two sides became 3:2!
This goal was too crucial. It not only helped Manchester City stop the decline, but also helped Manchester City get a valuable away goal.
Even though Manchester City is only leading by 1 goal now, because of the away goal advantage, Bayern needs to score at least 2 goals if they want to beat them!
In other words, this goal is equal to two goals!
The two goals that Bayern had worked so hard to score were undone by Lin Quan's goal.
However, this is not the end yet. Without waiting for Bayern to make adjustments, Manchester City took advantage of the opponent's defensive loopholes on the left and seized this weakness to attack them to death.
In the 19th minute, Kroos made a long pass and Lin Quan made a cross from the right side of the penalty area.
Boateng missed the ball and failed to intercept it. David Silva shot the ball into the lower left corner of the goal from 10 yards away!
2:2!
Manchester City tied the score! The total score between the two sides also became 4:2!
Manchester City has increased their goal difference to 2 again, and compared to the beginning of the game, they now have 2 away goals! If Bayern wants to advance to the final, they must score at least 3 goals in the next game! 3 goals does not seem impossible for Bayern, who has a strong offensive power.
After all, they scored two goals in just 13 minutes at the start, but the difficulty lies in how Bayern can limit Manchester City while scoring goals and prevent Manchester City from scoring goals? If they score a goal and Manchester City also scores a goal, then they will never catch up!
(End of this chapter)