Van Basten's angry and scolding during the halftime resulted in effect. In less than five minutes of the second half, Manchester City scored a goal.

Robinho scored this time.

Zhang Yang retreated to the midfield this time to ask for the ball. He just turned around and saw Lyon midfielder Carlstrom.

Zhang Yang rode a bicycle twice in a row, but Carlstrom couldn't guess Zhang Yang's idea. His body did not dare to move, and he could only lower the center of gravity and stare at the football.

Just when Zhang Yang's right foot was shaking his third time, he suddenly pushed the ball from the outside, and then accelerated and circled around the left side of Karlstrom!

The man ball has been divided!

Carlstrom was shocked, but there was no way. When he turned around to chase, Zhang Yang had already taken the ball away.

Then, facing Sisoko's robbery, Zhang Yang stopped urgently, accelerated, dribbled the ball horizontally, and cheated Tulalang to rob, Zhang Yang suddenly accelerated and entered the penalty area!

However, he did not shoot, but after making a shot, he attracted the attention of the Lyon defensive players, he passed the ball across the middle and inserted it, and Robinho, who was unmarked!

This time, facing Robinho in the empty goal, he didn't waste any chance and easily pushed the ball in.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL!”

"The ball is in! Robinho! He easily pushed the empty goal and scored! Zhang Yang's breakthrough and pass are so beautiful. All Robinho has to do is wait for a goal!"

"One to zero! Manchester City broke the deadlock on the court! It's not surprising that Manchester City took the lead, but the goal did not appear until the second half of the game, which was indeed unexpected. No matter what, Manchester City scored! Zhang Yang and his teammates went further to the final!"

After scoring the goal, Robinho ran to Zhang Yang and hugged him. Zhang Yang laughed loudly, and he patted Robinho on the shoulder, "Robi, if you can't score this ball, I will kill you!"

Robinho is a very awesome player, but he doesn't know why this guy has been wasting goals in the game one after another, especially some opportunities to play empty goals, but he missed it. This also caused Robinho to be sarcastic, and some media even gave him a new nickname: Mr. No. 1.

Robinho's goal made Lyon's morale depressed. Everything they did before was to avoid conceding the goal. Lyon's wishful thinking was that if he could draw Manchester City by zero to zero, it would be a pretty good result. As for whether they could score goals themselves, this was not nearly within their own.

Lyon's wishful thinking is to draw Manchester City away and return to home to follow up.

However, the loss of the ball has caused a major blow to the goal of Lyon. Now, they have to make a choice, whether to continue to defend, avoid further loss of the ball, or to take a gamble, push out the offense, and strive to equalize the score.

Lyon coach Pierre frowned. The current situation gave him a headache. Manchester City's mental outlook changed drastically after halftime break, which made him alert. If Lyon pushes out and attacks, will it hit Van Basten's thoughts?!

So, Pierre chose to be conservative. He made a gesture to the players, to keep it steady, not to rush back, to base himself on defense, and not to lose the ball any more.

The leading Manchester City team is getting better and better.

They gradually gained an advantage on the field. For a period of time, they even bombarded the goal of Lyon. Unfortunately, Lyon's goalkeeper Loris was in good condition. He made three consecutive saves and finally managed to ensure that the goal was not lost.

Pierre was a little dissatisfied with the team's defense, and after getting up from the ground, he shouted loudly about the defender's name.

"Don't let them shoot so easily! Even long shots won't work!"

"Be careful! Be careful of his shots and pay attention to his pass!"

“Two side roads and ribs!”

"The defense is tougher! Haven't you eaten?!"

Under the command of Pierre's roaring, the seemingly crumbling defense line of Lyon finally stabilized.

After trying a hard attack for a while, Manchester City also began to shrink in a planned manner to avoid the empty defense line due to excessive emphasis on offense.

After the first half, Manchester City gradually calmed down and realized that Lyon was not a weak team. When playing against this team, you must be vigilant. How could it be easier to defeat Real Madrid's team!

The two sides on the court were in a stalemate again. The two teams could not have many opportunities to threaten the goal, and they were trapped in a hard midfield battle.

The fight between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger.

At the 73rd minute of the game, Zhang Yang dribbled the ball in the frontcourt, and he passed the ball to Ireland, trying to make a wall-to-wall cooperation.

Zhang Yang rushed forward, but did not see the football following him, but heard a whistle. Looking back, Ireland was lying on the ground, holding his right leg and rolling.

"Red card!!" Wright Phillips shouted.

Modric rushed up and shouted at Tulalang, who was fouled, "Where should I kick? Mix the ball!"

"Who are you scolding?!" Tulalang was not willing to be outdone.

Seeing that the two sides were about to have a direct conflict, the players of the two teams, who were quite clear-headed, rushed up to completely separate them.

Zhang Yang pulled Modric out and shouted at the Croatians: "You stupid! Don't you want to play in the finals anymore?!"

Modric has a yellow card on his body. If he gets another yellow card, he will be sent off by a red card! Those who get red cards directly will not only have to be suspended in the next game, but also have to be suspended for more than ten. In that case, even if Manchester City reaches the finals, Modric will be absent.

Modric was also scared and his mind just now became hot.

Zhang Yang patted Modric on the shoulder. No matter what, Modric's behavior of standing up for his teammates should not be criticized.

Zhang Yang walked over and said to Ireland, who was carrying it on a stretcher, "Don't worry, we will reach the final!"

Ireland nodded. He just hopes that his injury is not too serious now, and he doesn't want to miss the final. For these Manchester City players, they may never dream of playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League one day, or even the finals!

The referee first called Modric and Tulalang over alone and warned him a few times, but he did not show a yellow card like Tulalang, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from Manchester City.

Zhang Yang protested to the referee for this. After being verbally warned by the referee, he walked away unhappily.

"Since wearing the captain's armband, Zhang Yang has become more and more steady. If it were in the past, Zhang Yang would definitely be the first to rush up to fight. Now he can control his emotions well. He knows the responsibility of the captain's armband! Even if it is protest, Zhang Yang can stop at the right time!" The French commentator sighed, "Responsibility can make a person mature! You can see this from Zhang Yang. Now, I have no doubt that he will become a great leader star!"

Modric took the set piece and caused Lyon goalkeeper Loris to miss it. Zhang Yang shot the football into the net with an unconventional half-turning volley.

Two to zero!

After scoring the goal, Zhang Yang ran and greeted his teammates. They ran to the sidelines and greeted Manchester City fans in the stands. It seemed as if they had won the game.

Although the Lyon players were so angry that they saw it, what could they do? Although the score of zero to two cannot be said to be a crushing defeat, their second round of game has been covered with a shadow.

At the same time, Ireland was replaced by Gareth Barry.

In the end, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Lyon, Manchester City defeated Lyon 2-0 at home. The home team's Irish star Ireland left the court due to injury. After the game, the official website of Manchester City Club announced that Ireland would rest for half a month due to injury.

Win Lyons 2-0 at home!

Although the game process is not as exciting as people predict, this score is undoubtedly something that Manchester City people can accept.

"Manchester City has entered the finals with one foot, and we will most likely see the shadow of this non-traditional force from Manchester at the Bernabeu!" - "Milan Sports"

The Manchester City Evening News even publicly called on Manchester City fans to go to the Bernabeu to watch the Champions League final in its own newspaper.

In the first leg of the other semi-finals, Inter Milan defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 at home, and Inter Milan's Argentine scorer Diego Milito scored twice, helping Mourinho's team gain the lead in the two-round elimination system.

Zhang Yang's goal in the game against Lyon is his fifteenth goal in the Champions League this season!

Now, he is only one goal away from the Champions League record of 16 goals in a single season.

After playing against Lyon, Manchester City will usher in another fierce battle in the Premier League on the weekend. Their opponent is Arsenal!

Manchester City vs. Arsenal, this should have been a battle of battle, but because next week it will be the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and Manchester City leads second place Chelsea by five points in the league, all of this determines the nature of the game.

Van Basten rotated Manchester City. Now, the whole team of Manchester City is full of thoughts on the semi-finals of the Champions League with Lyon. Now, they are only one step away from the final. It can even be said that they are only two steps away from reaching Europe!

The debate is no longer necessary and is not the focus of the Champions League champion or the League champion. Manchester City is now competing for both champions, and thanks to their outstanding performance in the league, the five-point advantage makes them timely when facing Arsenal, and they also have the courage to choose rotation.

April 24, 2010, London, Arsenal, Emirates Stadium.

The ninety-minute game has ended, and the score of zero to zero has not changed on the scoreboard of Emirates Stadium!

Manchester City tied Arsenal with zero-to-zero away!

In this game, Van Basten hid four absolute main players including Zhang Yang, Modric, Zabaleta and Wright Phillips. Especially Zhang Yang's absence has lowered Manchester City's offense level by more than one level.

However, it was such a Manchester City team that made everyone look at them with admiration. They stubbornly tied Arsenal and escaped from the Emirates Stadium!

Van Basten's team only got five shots in this game, but they resisted Arsenal's 23 shots and failed to score.

"In this game, Van Basten's team looks more like an Italian team!" - The Times described it after the game.

After the 36th round of the league, Manchester City led the standings with 83 points, Chelsea followed closely behind with 80 points, Manchester United ranked third with 77 points, and Arsenal scored qualifying for the Champions League two rounds ahead of schedule with 72 points.

In the game against Arsenal, Van Basten boldly chose the rotation, and this rotation also achieved results.

Three days later, Manchester City went to Lyon and at the Gerland Stadium, they beat the home team three goals. In the end, they eliminated Lyon with a total score of 5-0 in two rounds and reached the final of the 2009/2010 Champions League!

They will compete for the 2009/2010 Champions League championship at the Bernabeu Stadium, with the winners between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan!

Zhang Yang scored his 16th goal in the Champions League this season with one pass and one shot in the game! This tied the Champions League single-season goal record set by himself when he was in AC Milan.

"Bernabeu, Manchester City is here! Zhang Yang is here!" - "Manchester City Evening News"

This pro-Manchester City media immediately issued a commemorative edition of the "special issue" after the game ended. In the first page, the title "Bernabeu, Manchester City is here, Zhang Yang is here". Under the huge title, there was only one photo. This was when the game ended. After the Manchester City captain kissed the captain's armband on his arm, he whistled to the sky, and the Chinese star burst into tears! He was only one step away from his football dream!

This photo has been widely used by media around the world and has also become one of the most classic picture memories in the history of the Champions League, touching countless fans.

One day later, the winner between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan was born. Inter Milan played 0-0 to 0 away, and eliminated Bayern Munich with a total score of 2-0, and the Nerazzurri reached the final.

On May 22, 2010, Real Madrid's home court - Bernabeu Stadium, the final of the 2009/2010 Champions League.

Manchester City will compete with Inter Milan for the Champions League championship this season!

A peak showdown to the top of Europe!
Chapter completed!