In this game, although Manchester City's substitute lineup is also very strong, in order to ensure the first victory in the Champions League, Mancini did not dare to perform too many rotations.

However, because the team's physical energy loss in the last game was indeed quite serious, Mancini made appropriate adjustments.

Xu Qi and Aguero sat on the bench, Dzeko single arrow, David Silva, Adam Johnson and Nasri formed the frontcourt configuration.

Yaya Toure and De Jong have two midfielders, and the defense is a combination of Kolarov, Lescott, Kompani and Sabaleta.

The goalkeeper is naturally Hart.

As for the visiting Villarreal, Xu Qi is also familiar with their lineup, and the goalkeeper is Diego Lopez.

Defensive line Katara, Rodriguez, Machena, Zapata; midfielder Balero, Bruno, Kani, De Guzman, Perez.

On the front line, there is a single arrow Rossi.

Last season's core Cazorla and forward star Nierma were absent from this game due to injury, which also cast a shadow on Villarreal's away trip this game.

Both teams that were played against were teams that did not win, and it is very likely that the winner would be decided in this game. One team would get rid of the embarrassment of being unable to win, while the other team would continue to be unable to win.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City's momentum was naturally even stronger at home. Xu Qi sat on the bench and chatted and played easily with Aguero. It seemed that they thought it would not be difficult to win this game with the momentum of defeating Manchester United. Manchester City's first Champions League victory was today.

The team with one point and the team with zero points are not determined in this game. Although the losing team may lose the qualification to qualify early. This game is very critical for both teams. Therefore, even if Manchester City's offensive is very strong, Villarreal has no negligence at all. Their backcourt fighting is very active and they want to limit Manchester City's midfield performance.

In the first two minutes, Manchester City's organization was basically left to David Silva, but David Silva has participated in many games recently. Mancini rotated Xu Qi and Aguero, but he did not dare to rotate David Silva and Yaya Toure. In the opening stage, David Silva and Yaya Toure made a mistake in cooperation.

David Silva's pass to Yaya Toure was actually stolen!

Giuseppe Rossi dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot hard and was saved by Hart, but then Carney quickly followed up and shot and sent the ball into the net. This time, he was powerless.

Manchester City fell behind at home by 10 minutes, and the game had just begun for four minutes. The game was very unfavorable for Manchester City. If this goal was lost, Manchester City would be at the bottom of the group, and it would be basically difficult to compete for the qualifications of the group.

This is a very unfortunate news for Manchester City, which values ​​the Champions League very seriously. Many people also wonder why Manchester City, who just defeated Manchester United, has now declined in its form?

"This team is indeed not mature enough, and its state has fluctuated too much." Such remarks are also what many fans think of Manchester City now.

In the following time, Manchester City gradually took control of the game and they wanted to get back their disadvantages as much as possible.

In the 20th minute, Manchester City's free kick from the frontcourt knocked the Villarreal's goal. Kolarov's goal was saved by Diego Lopez, and then a corner kick opportunity from Manchester City also slipped past the goal.

As time went on, Mancini seemed more and more restless and more anxious.

If he can't win both home games, he really can't explain it.

Although they are far ahead in the Premier League, if the performance in the Champions League is really too contrasting, Mancini will not satisfy his boss. He spent so much money to play such a thing in the Champions League?

How could this satisfy the Middle East bosses who attach more importance to the Champions League?

In the first half, Manchester City, who bombarded Villarreal in the half, still got nothing, and finally ended the first half with a score of zero to one.

In the second half, Mancini immediately made adjustments. He decisively let Xu Qi appear and replaced Adam Johnson, so that the team's midfield attack power would be even stronger.

Xu Qi has been in good shape recently. Xu Qi scored another goal against Bayern in the last Champions League game, which also showed Xu Qi's deterrence in the Champions League game.

Xu Qi has ranked in the top two in the Champions League scorer list for two consecutive seasons, once tied with Messi for the first place and ranked second only after Messi.

Such achievements have made many media say that Xu Qi is a player born for the Champions League, so the more they are in the Champions League, the greater the expectations of Xu Qi.

This is also the reason why some fans were dissatisfied with Xu Qi's performance after the team failed to win two Champions League games. Although Xu Qi scored in the game between Bayern, it was not very useful for the team not to win that goal.

Xu Qi, who appeared on the stage, immediately showed his outstanding form, continuously making breakthroughs on the left side, and then moved to the middle to organize and instigate the offense. He, Nasri and David Silva once again formed a technical midfield configuration.

Soon, this configuration really worked, and the three men once again tear open the Villarreal's defense through passing and their respective breakthrough abilities in the midfield.

When the ball was passed to David Silva's feet, David Silva finally chose to pass forward, and Dzeko, who was responding in the frontcourt, decisively used his body to make a wall to resist the Villarreal's defender, and directly set up a cannon for Xu Qi to pass the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Xu Qi quickly followed and once again used his unique skill in shooting far corners with the ability to penetrate the Yang 100 steps!

Xu Qi's shooting move was like a bent bow shooting eagle. The football drew a crescent arc and hung straight at a dead corner. Diego Lopez could only sigh at the ball.

Xu Qi, who came on the bench, scored another goal, breaking the Villarreal goal and helping the team equalize the score, one-to-one.

Manchester City saw hope of winning, and of course they were not satisfied with the equalization score. Winning is their ultimate goal!

In order to continue to strengthen the offense, Mancini replaced Nasri and finally replaced Aguero again. He still didn't dare to replace David Silva. After all, David Silva is indeed a very important point in the team's entire tactical system now.

After Aguero appears, Manchester City will continue to attack wildly for their first Champions League victory!

Villarreal definitely doesn't want to have a three-game losing streak. They delayed Manchester City's goal again as much as possible. Seeing the passage of time, Manchester City still did not score again.

Injury stoppage time has arrived, Manchester City definitely doesn't want to accept a draw at home again, but now there is really less and less time.

In the first minute of injury time, Manchester City finally let the fans' hearts down to their throats.

Zabaleta made a cross from the right side, and Xu Qi forced himself into the penalty area to earn the cross from the back point. However, although Xu Qi earned the ball, he could not complete the shot with a header. However, the experienced Xu Qi directly used the header to Aguero, who had a better position!

At the critical moment, Aguero came out from the slash, received Xu Qi's header and directly volleyed open the Villarreal team's goal!

Reversal! A decisive kill!

Xu Qi made one pass and one shot!

Aguero celebrated passionately, Xu Qi ran over and threw him down. The two of them lay on the ground and were pressed down by many teammates running behind them. The fans in the Etihad Stadium also became decisively excited.
Chapter completed!