Wednesday, April 6, it is cloudy.

According to the draw rules, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals knockout match is arranged to be held at the city stadium.

The first Manchester derby in Champions League history attracted the attention of everyone in the city.

On that night, Manchester was empty, and everyone was either on the stadium, at home, or in the bar, waiting for the start of this focus event.

Both teams also prepared for the game.

From the draw to the game, both teams have experienced two rounds of Premier League. Manchester City first defeated Chelsea, which was sluggish in morale 2-0 away. The Blues are empty this season, head coach Scolari is destined to be fired. Many veterans, including Drogba, may leave the team. The team's morale has fallen to the bottom and it is difficult to snipe Manchester City.

After two weeks of national team competition, Manchester City played as a substitute and defeated the black cat Sunderland five to zero at home.

Manchester United's performance is also unambiguous. First, he defeated Bolton 1-0 at home, and then defeated West Ham United 4-2 away, stepping into the relegation zone. Ferguson even shouted a bold statement before the game to fight to kill Manchester City away.

The showdown between Manchester City's two heroes has attracted the attention of fans all over the world. It not only determines whether the two teams can break through further in the Champions League, but also determines the future development trend of Manchester football.

Under Gao Han's coach, Manchester City's tactical framework has always been very stable and mature. Three, four and three are the standard configuration of this team, and the lineup is basically not too unexpected. Especially after the Premier League rotated over the weekend, Gao Han's main lineup and tactical style are about to emerge.

Everyone knows how Gao Han will fight, and the suspense lies in how Ferguson will deal with it.

Should we attack bravely like Arsenal overturned Barcelona then, or should we take a more pragmatic defensive counterattack?

If it is the latter, how should I play?

Gao Han's troops were arranged within everyone's expectations.

The goalkeeper is Peter Cech, and Fertonheng replaces the injured Mascherano in the back line, serving as the left central defender, Xavi Martinez in the middle, and Kompany serves as the right central defender.

The midfielder was behind Xavi Alonso, David Silva and Modric were in the center, Kaka broke into the front, and the front trident was Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez.

In addition to the injured Mascherano failed to play, Gao Han sent all his main players to play, which shows his importance to this game. He also repeatedly emphasized his fear of Ferguson before the game.

The Godfather of the Red Devils also lined up his strongest lineup.

The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Leiden Bynes, Pepe, Ferdinand and Oshei, and the midfield is still Karik and Matic dragged behind, Mkhitaryan is ahead, and the Trident is a combination of Tevez, Berbatov and Rooney.

Ferguson's lineup also did not have many surprises, with three forwards and an offensive midfielder, which is also the standard for Manchester United this season. Tevez and Rooney are Manchester United's strong offensive points, and Mkhitaryan has gradually replaced the positions of two veterans, Scholes and Giggs, and players like Valencia, Park Ji-sung and Nani are sitting on the bench.

It is obvious that Ferguson's intention is to fight back against the defensively.

Both sides knew each other well, so at the beginning of the game, there was no excessive test. Manchester United seemed very cautious and patient, retreated to the backcourt, allowing Manchester City to control the ball and gain an advantage, firmly guarding the front of the penalty area, waiting for the opportunity to launch a fatal counterattack.

This is the pragmatic tactics adopted by many teams when facing Manchester City.

The overall formation recovery is very critical when defending Manchester City, which means that Manchester City will not be able to counterattack immediately after intercepting the ball, hit the defensive players behind them, and give full play to the speed advantage of their own players.

A quick counterattack behind him is one of Manchester City's most lethal offensive weapons, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Sanchez, Benzema, Gareth Bale and Sturridge, all of whom are good at this.

The existence of David Silva and Modric, Xavi Alonso and Xavi Martinez are hidden behind the scenes, which makes all teams have to look back at their backs when they beat Manchester City, worried that they will be beaten at any time.

But relying solely on this, do you want to freeze Manchester City's offense?

Obviously, Ferguson was not sure.

So, in this game, he placed Matic on the right side. The Serbian midfielder focused on the right side of the penalty area. As long as Cristiano Ronaldo attacked this area, he would stick to him without hesitation, and right back Oshei assisted from the side.

Ferguson obviously knows better than anyone else that Cristiano Ronaldo is a nuclear weapon in Manchester City. As long as the Portuguese is frozen, Manchester City's offense will inevitably be affected, so he will make this arrangement.

Facts have also proved that Ferguson's judgment is very accurate and his tactics are very effective. With the joint cooperation between Matic and O'Shea, Cristiano Ronaldo was restricted after the opening, forcing him to frequently leave his favorite and most efficient active area.

Matic seems tall and heavy, and O'Shea seems to be nervous and a little helpless, but no matter what, under the focus of the two defensive players, it is difficult for Cristiano Ronaldo to make a difference.

The Portuguese were also very angry about this.

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"Mao egg!"

Cristiano Ronaldo got up from the ground, spit out the grass clippings stuck to his lips, and scolded angrily.

Just now, after receiving a pass from David Silva, he wanted to try to drive the ball from the left and cut into the middle, but he didn't expect that the seemingly clumsy Serbian midfielder would take the lead and trip him at the front of the penalty area.

What's even more hateful is that the referee has not blew his whistle yet, thinking that this is a beautiful defense.

Oh my God, he couldn't figure it out at all, this is Manchester City's home court.

The Portuguese wiped his face hard, his hands full of sweat, but as soon as he looked closely, Matic and Oshei came up again.

"I said, is this your mission in this game?" Cristiano Ronaldo asked angrily.

Now that the ball is in the frontcourt, he and the two "bodyguards" beside him can be a little lazy.

"Yes." Oshei replied.

Matic looked at Cristiano Ronaldo coldly, without saying a word, and continued to stare at the situation in the frontcourt.

Compared with Osheim, the Portuguese were more afraid of Matic, at least he was very focused.

Several times after the opening, he had already left Oshei, but was blocked by Matic.

"The old man looks down on me a little, and the two of them may not be able to trap me." Cristiano Ronaldo said confidently.

This time Oshei didn't say anything, looking solemn, but Matic asked coldly, "Is that right?"

The Portuguese stopped talking because he saw his side intercepting the ball in the backcourt and began to fight back.

Suddenly, Cristiano Ronaldo ran back quickly and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

"Stop it!" Oshei was shocked and hurriedly chased after him.

The ball quickly came down from Xavi Alonso's feet to Cristiano Ronaldo. After seeing the Portuguese stop the ball, he turned around and calmly faced Oshei who was pressing forward, with a proud smile on his lips.

Oshe only felt the figure shaking in front of him, and mistakenly thought that the Portuguese would still cut in the middle and immediately made an instinctive move. However, this time the Portuguese chose to break along the left to the bottom line.

Just this time, Cristiano Ronaldo easily broke through Osheim's defense.

But just as he broke through Oshei's defense, he saw Matic coming from the side to assist in defense. The Serbian obviously had been paying close attention to his every move and responded immediately.

However, Matic was more careful about him cutting inward.

Cristiano Ronaldo accelerated with another emergency stop, and after throwing away half of his body, he passed the ball into the penalty area with his left foot.

In the penalty area, Ferdinand blocked Benzema tightly and blocked the low cross from the ball, but did not fly far away. Kaka came up from behind and shot with a angrily shot without waiting for the ball to land.

This shot was powerful and powerful, and the speed was very fast, which caused all the fans of the audience to exclaim, thinking that the ball had been available.

But at the critical moment, Van der Sar flew to lift the ball out with one hand, and then Pepe caught up and cleared the ball out of the bounds.

The city court only let out a heavy sigh.

What a pity!

Kaka's ball was of high quality, but the result was just a little bit worse.

After seeing Kaka's shot being blocked, Cristiano Ronaldo seemed not angry, and walked back with a smile, but in front of him, both Matic and Oshei's expressions completely changed.

This is the strength of a superstar!

He is not only good at cutting inwards, he is proficient in both legs and feet, and can completely cross from the bottom.

In the penalty area, Benzema, Sanchez and Kaka all have outstanding personal abilities. Once the ball is passed to the penalty area, Manchester United's defense will be in a passive situation.

"Take it slow, it's only ten minutes now, and it's still early." The Portuguese laughed.

It can be seen that he has strong confidence in his own strength and the team's strength.

Matic and Oshei were startled by this breakthrough cross just now. Not to mention Oshei, who was already nervous, even Matic, who was calm and composed, could not help but feel a little nervous.

This guy is too difficult to deal with. Neither of them can confine him. His personal ability is too strong.

"Be careful." Matic looked at Osheim, and the two nodded at the same time, immediately following the Portuguese.

Soon, Manchester City sent out an out-of-bounds ball and the offensive attack came again.

A minute later, Cristiano Ronaldo got another chance. He suddenly ran away from the left to the middle. After receiving a pass from Modric, he directly shot with a long shot. The quality was very high, but slightly higher.

Two minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo received another pass from Fertonheng and forced a pass on the left, but the ball just passed into the penalty area. Before Benzema could catch it, he was tackled and destroyed by Matic who suddenly came to the death.

When the Serbs got up from the ground, they looked at the Portuguese who wanted to cooperate with Benzema in a wall after passing the ball, and their faces became extremely solemn.

This guy is so scary!

He is like a perfect offensive machine, which can create murderous intent from any loophole in any way.

Matic looked at Osheimer again. In the defense just now, he was almost fooled by Cristiano Ronaldo. If he really gave him two passes and one into the penalty area, then...

The Serbs couldn't help but look ahead.

Why haven't it moved yet?

If you don’t hurry up, the defense line will probably be unable to prevent it!
Chapter completed!