Haaland's sudden outburst completely caught Liverpool off guard.

Moreover, there was little time left in the game. Even if they had woken up and realized that they had underestimated Haaland's threat, it was too late.

In the final moments of the game, Liverpool launched a frantic counterattack, trying to equalize the score.

However, they failed to achieve their goal due to Manchester City's steady defense and had to suffer the bitter fruit of defeat at home.

For Liverpool, this result is almost their death sentence.

They failed to beat their opponents at home, so their hopes of winning away from home were even slimmer.

After the game, the Liverpool players on the field were very disappointed and collapsed to the ground one by one.

They really tried their best in this game, but still failed to beat Manchester City and were even reversed by their opponents. This result was even worse than the previous draw.

The Liverpool fans in the stands were equally unwilling. When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, many Liverpool fans even started crying.

They have already understood that after losing to Manchester City at home, Liverpool's Champions League journey this year has come to an end.

This made the Red Army fans who were looking forward to seeing the team's recovery feel extremely disappointed.

When the game between Manchester City and Liverpool ended, all four games of this round of the Champions League were also over.

Judging from the final results, the teams that were favored before the game basically won, and there were no upsets.

Defending champion Real Madrid defeated Juventus 3-0 away from home, basically securing a ticket to the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich, whose lineup is aging and strength has declined, won a narrow 2:1 victory over Sevilla away from home.

Although they failed to put on the dominant performance that the fans expected, even the goal that turned the game around and equalized the game was due to an own goal by the opponent.

But you can tell whether they won or not! Bayern won and scored two away goals. In the next game back at home, as long as they don't lose too much, their place in the semi-finals is still very stable.

Compared with Bayern, Barcelona seems to have better luck.

Playing at home, they defeated Serie A team Roma 4:1.

In this game, Roma's defensive players gave away gifts one after another. First, captain De Rossi scored an own goal, and then Maronas scored another own goal. Relying on the opponent's own goals, Barcelona scored two goals. The victory came extremely easily.

After the first round of competition, everyone can basically guess the list of the top four.

So many fans skipped the second round of games and started to enjoy the matchup between the four teams in the semi-finals.

"Real Madrid is the defending champion and Manchester City is the runner-up last season. I think it will be very interesting if these two teams meet in the semi-finals!"

"Guardiola and Lin are both former Barcelona players, and Manchester City has also defeated Barcelona in the Champions League final. I think it will be a very exciting game if Manchester City and Barcelona meet in the semi-finals!"

"So according to what you said, Bayern is Guardiola's former club. Wouldn't it be exciting to take Manchester City to his former club for revenge?"

These four teams are all very strong, and no matter how the draw is made, the semi-finals will be very exciting.

But it’s too early to say this now, after all, there is still the second round to be played!

Although these four teams have great advantages, there is still a possibility of an upset.

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After the game with Liverpool, Manchester City immediately returned to Manchester by bus.

Although Manchester City and Liverpool are very close, this game is very exhausting for the players and it may take several days to fully recover their energy.

Unfortunately, in the next round of the Premier League, Manchester City will face the Manchester derby at home.

Although Manchester City has stronger hard power than Manchester United, they have just played against Liverpool and have not had much time to rest. If they meet Manchester United at this time, they will probably have a fierce battle.

Indeed, it was true! On April 8, in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City, playing at home, had already established a huge 2:0 lead in the first half with goals from Lin Quan and Aguero in the 30th minute of the game.

But after entering the second half, the physical fitness of Manchester City players began to decline, and as Manchester United intensified their stranglehold on the middle, they lacked sufficient physical fitness to limit their opponents, so Pogba, Herrera and others began to become active.

In the 53rd minute of the second half, Herrera assisted Pogba to score a goal.

Just two minutes later, Sanchez assisted Pogba again, and the latter scored his second goal within two minutes.

The huge advantage Manchester City built up in the first half was quickly wiped out, and that was not the worst.

Manchester United, which is in full swing, has begun to take the initiative on the field and even overwhelmed Manchester City, who were playing at home, in momentum.

Manchester City's luck in this game was really bad. The team hit the goal frame twice in the first half. In the 59th minute of the second half, De Bruyne's long-range shot hit the crossbar again and bounced out.

Two minutes later, Lin Quan's shot in the penalty area was blocked by the post again.

Manchester City hit the frame one after another, while Manchester United was accurate in every shot.

In the 69th minute, Sanchez made a cross after breaking through on the right, and Lingard turned half way and shot into the goal, scoring a very wonderful goal and helping the team to overtake.

The Etihad Stadium was silent and Manchester City fans looked at each other in confusion.

As far as they can remember, the team hasn't lost to Manchester United for four or five years.

Is Manchester City going to lose to their opponent at home today? On the sidelines, Guardiola couldn't sit still anymore.

He immediately started to make substitutions, replacing the exhausted De Bruyne with Gundogan, and replacing the immobile Mbappe with Sane.

Then he hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and used the last substitution.

"Harland, you go!"

Guardiola chose to trust Haaland, the hero of the previous game, and chose to replace Aguero with him.

Seeing Manchester City make substitutions, Mourinho immediately started making substitutions.

He replaced Sanchez, Herrera and Lingard successively, and replaced them with Rashford, Lindelof and McTominay to strengthen the defense.

When Manchester City fans saw that the opponent's striker Lukaku was still on the field, they couldn't help but pin their hopes on the King of Sticks.

Last time at Old Trafford, if it weren't for Lukaku's two 'assists', Manchester City might not have won so easily.

After Sane, Haaland and others came on the field, Manchester City's offensive firepower improved.

But Manchester United is different from Liverpool. Guardiola is a coach who is very good at defense. When he is determined to defend, even a fully-formed Manchester City will find it difficult to break through his team's goal, not to mention when Manchester City is in poor form now.

In the 85th minute of the game, Lin Quan got rid of Matic's entanglement in the middle and made a straight pass.

After receiving the ball, Haaland shot the ball into the goal. Just as he raised his hands and was about to celebrate, his goal was considered offside and invalid.

Haaland ran to the referee to protest emotionally. He felt that he was not offside just now and this must be a misjudgment.

However, the referee felt that his authority was challenged and was very unhappy with the questioning of such a little kid. He did not waste any time talking to Haaland, but directly showed him a yellow card to warn him and insisted on his decision.

The slow-motion replay at the scene showed that when Haaland received the ball, he was on the same line as the last defensive player, and it was difficult to judge with the naked eye whether he was offside.

If VAR had assisted the referee in making the decision, the ball might have been contested.

But in this era, whatever the referee says is what it is, especially for a ball that is very ambiguous and difficult to judge.

Although the goal was ruled invalid, it still made everyone in Chelsea break out in a cold sweat.

Under Mourinho's request, they further strengthened their defense against Manchester City's midfield, preferring to foul rather than give them the chance to pass the ball.

Manchester United has been waiting for this victory for too long. In order to get it, the players on the field were like chicken blood.

This is true when attacking and when defending.

Even Pogba was very clear when defending. He not only took the initiative to return to defense, but also voluntarily took on some dirty work.

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Despite the united defense of Manchester United players, Manchester City ultimately failed to equalize the score.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score on the field was fixed at 2:3. Manchester City lost the Manchester derby and their unbeaten streak this season was broken.

After the game, Manchester United players celebrated wildly as if they had won the Premier League championship this season.

"Your team played a great game, congratulations!"

Although they lost the game, Guardiola was still very gracious and took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Mourinho to congratulate him.

The two used to be very good friends, but later they had some unpleasantness due to differences in ideas and some dirty things on the field.

But the two of them have not yet reached the point of being enemies, their relationship is just a little colder.

And as the gap between the two in league and Champions League results gradually widened, Guardiola gradually lost some of the desire to fight with Mourinho.

After all, I've won so many times that I've become a little numb.

But for Mourinho, he has always regarded Guardiola as his biggest rival.

This victory was a great morale booster for him and his team.

This proves that he is still capable of defeating Guardiola and his team! Mourinho heard Guardiola's words, glanced at the Manchester City players on the court, and said to him:

“Thank you and congratulations on having a great group of players and a great team!”

Guardiola was a little surprised. He didn't expect Mourinho to change his personality.

However, before he could open his mouth, Mourinho continued: "But my team is the greatest team, and I will prove it!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Guardiola was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed.

This guy is still so competitive and arrogant. He hasn't changed at all!

There was no suspense in Manchester City's home defeat to Manchester United, and the game became the front-page headlines of many newspapers after the game.

The whole of Britain and even the entire European football world are curious about when Manchester City's unbeaten streak will be broken.

There are not many games left in the Premier League. If Manchester City doesn't lose again, they will win the championship with an unbeaten record.

In the history of the Premier League, only Arsenal has won the title undefeated.

But in the season when Arsenal won the championship, their momentum was far less strong than Manchester City.

If Manchester City really wins the championship undefeated, then other Premier League teams will probably have to live under Manchester City's shadow again.

Therefore, this victory of Manchester United is not only of great significance to them, but also of great significance to the entire Premier League.

However, for Manchester City, they had already won the championship 7 rounds in advance, and the outcome of this game did not have much impact on them.

But losing to Manchester United at home will still have some impact on the players' mentality.

So Guardiola comforted the players in the locker room and announced that the team would be given a day off so that they could have a good rest.

After they have rested, they will be ready to face the challenge of Liverpool at home.

This period is indeed very unfriendly to Manchester City.

The opponents they faced in their last four games were all strong teams. First, they played Liverpool away, then played Manchester United at home, and then continued to play Liverpool at home. After finishing the game with Liverpool, they will go to White Hart Lane to challenge Tottenham.

Playing four such high-intensity games in just ten days is a huge test for any team.

What's more, Manchester City had just lost to their city rivals, and their morale suffered a significant impact.

If they lose to Liverpool again in this game, the team may not only lose hope of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League, but may even collapse at the end of the season.

For this reason, Guardiola attaches great importance to this game, and he dare not neglect it even though Manchester City has a considerable advantage.

In the last game against Manchester United, Manchester City built up such a huge advantage in the first half, but still collapsed in the second half, didn’t they?

Considering the team's current devilish schedule and the players' physical reserves, they must not be careless in this game, because they cannot afford the consequences of losing.

Losing the league to Manchester United doesn’t matter to Manchester City, as they have already won the championship.

However, losing to Liverpool in the Champions League will result in Manchester City being eliminated in the quarterfinals, and they will lose hope of revenge against Real Madrid.

This is something Manchester City cannot accept in any way.

Therefore, Guardiola did not continue with the formation and style of play from the previous game, but instead used the style of play that helped Manchester City win 18 consecutive games at the beginning of the season.

Manchester City picked up the three-center-back pressure attack style at home! With the crazy cheers of the fans, Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Liverpool after the opening!

In the second minute of the game, De Bruyne made an assist, Lin Quan broke into the penalty area and completed the fatal blow, Manchester City scored at the speed of light, and changed the total score to 4:2!

The goal came so quickly that Liverpool and even the fans at the scene were caught off guard.

In the Liverpool coaching booth, Klopp's brows were deeply furrowed. They were two goals behind and their opponents had three away goals. If Liverpool wanted to advance, they had to score at least three goals! This was too difficult! (End of this chapter)