civilwarnovels Chapter 281 Elimination of Bayern, encountering a strong enemy in the semi-finals
Chapter 281 Elimination of Bayern, encountering a strong enemy in the semi-finals
Chapter 281 Elimination of Bayern, encountering a strong enemy in the semi-finals
The Bayern Munich players began to chase back frantically.
Judging from the overhead shots above the stadium, Bayern Munich has only two people in the backcourt, but Manchester City has three counterattackers.
As for the defensive players chasing behind these three people, basically they should not be able to keep up with this offense and defense.
Bernardo Silva ran forward while watching the situation in the middle.
Li Mingyu followed up quickly from the middle with big strides, and on his other side, Mahrez's speed was not too slow.
After Bernardo Silva attracted the defense of the opponent's central defender Boateng, he immediately pushed the ball to the center.
After Li Mingyu received the ball, he took advantage of the situation. The speed was so fast that Pavar, who was about to shovel on the other side, slid directly behind Li Mingyu.
One-handed ball.
Li Mingyu rushed into Bayern Munich's penalty area.
Goalkeeper Neuer didn't dare to neglect, and directly rushed out of the small penalty area in big strides, trying to block the angle of Li Mingyu's shot.
Seeing Neuer rushing out like a lion, Li Mingyu made what he was best at.
Follow me in slow motion on the left and right, and replay in slow motion on the right and left.
Looking at the guy in front of him like a pendulum swinging in front of him, Neuer desperately rushed in one direction according to his instinct.
After shaking Neuer down, Li Mingyu waded over from the other side of him.
Li Mingyu was not Sterling. He would never make a mistake in such an easy move as hitting an empty goal.
4:2, this goal completely sealed the victory.
Li Mingyu rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and once again used a handsome front flip to express his inner ecstasy.
The Bayern Munich players felt their feet go soft and collapsed to the ground.
Unexpectedly, the last Champions League champions fell to the quarter-finals this season. The most ironic thing is that they were eliminated by their opponents in the finals of last season.
After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
The players of the Manchester City team rushed into the field, and everyone cheered wildly. Being able to beat Bayern Munich is a spiritual improvement for the Manchester City team.
Last season, after losing to Bayern Munich, many players had a negative thought that "we may not win the Champions League in this lifetime". Even after Li Mingyu joined this season, this kind of argument has not completely disappeared within the team.
Bayern Munich is a big rock in the heart of Manchester City.
Last season, the Manchester City team played invincible players in the Premier League, won the Premier League title, the English League Cup title and the FA Cup title. The aura of the Triple Crown raised their desire for the Champions League to the highest level.
But in the Champions League final, facing Bayern Munich's overwhelming advantage, Manchester City lost 1:3 to their opponents without any fight back.
The core of the team, De Bruyne, also chose to leave Manchester City after the final.
Seeing that the Manchester City team was about to fall apart, Guardiola discussed with the chairman Mubarak, broke the boat, and hired Li Mingyu from Barcelona for a sky-high price of [-] million euros.
This is a desperate gamble.
If the gamble fails, Guardiola will leave Manchester City sadly. Although there are countless teams that hope to get him, there are not many teams that can allow him to display his talents, and basically they already have owners.
Fortunately, Li Mingyu didn't have any discomfort in the Premier League, and he was in his best form since his debut, which stabilized the Manchester City team.
When they faced Bayern Munich again in the quarter-elimination round, there were some bad words inside the Manchester City team.
Although the first round of the game was very difficult, it was okay. At Bayern Munich's home court, Manchester City won the game without any risk, which brought the team's self-confidence back.
The victory of this game completely cleared the haze in the hearts of Manchester City players, and strengthened their confidence in winning the first Champions League trophy in the history of Manchester City.
After the game, Guardiola praised Li Mingyu in front of the media.
In the two games, Manchester City scored a total of seven goals. Li Mingyu scored five goals and made two passes, scoring all the goals.
It can be said that Li Mingyu alone defeated the Bayern Munich team.
Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann also praised Li Mingyu with admiration.
"If I can manage this player, I can make him win the Champions League every year."
Marshal Julian Nagelsmann made no secret of his love for Li Mingyu.
However, Li Mingyu's performance was indeed worthy of his words.
Not only him, after this game, the head coaches of the top five European leagues extended olive branches to Li Mingyu one after another, expressing their willingness to coach Li Mingyu.
The "shameless" faces of these coaches made Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola furious.
They are all a group of guys who can't eat the fox's sour grapes.
If you want to coach Li Mingyu, you can only think about it.
Another match in the same half ended with Serie A leaders Inter Milan knocking out Barcelona 2-1 on aggregate in two legs.
Manchester City's opponent in the semi-finals is the Serie A giants Inter Milan.
The other half of the game was also over.
In the end, the other semi-final was between Real Madrid and Juventus.
The two exciting duels made this year's Champions League even more exciting.
Although the legend of the dark horse is worth writing, but the dialogue between the strong and the strong is the eternal topic.
The last time there were two Italian teams in the Champions League semi-finals, it dates back to the 2002-2003 season.
That year, there were three Italian players in the Champions League semi-finals, Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. The final final was also a civil war in Italy, with AC Milan fighting Juventus.
In the end, in the penalty shootout, AC Milan had the last laugh and won the Champions League trophy that year.
That was the last glory of Italy.
In the following 20 years, Italian teams only won the Champions League twice, and the Champions League semi-finals, there is no time for two Italian teams to enter at the same time.
The Serie A league, known as the "Little World Cup", really declined.
However, in the past two years, the Italian team has a feeling of recovery.
The goal of Juventus led by Ronaldo this year is to win the Champions League.
Inter Milan, which has Belgian super striker Lukaku, will naturally not let go of the Champions League champion after more than ten years.
And Real Madrid, which has worked hard for several years and finally formed a top frontcourt combination of Harland and De Bruyne, is also licking the tip of its own knife coldly.
There is also the Manchester City team, which has been longing for half a century, hoping to win the first Champions League championship in team history.
The peak duel is imminent!
(End of this chapter)