Chapter 697
Chapter 697
Benfica lineup: 4411
Goalkeeper: Arthur
Defenders: Emerson, Jardl, Luisson, Pereira
Midfielders: Cesar, Javi Garcia, Witsel, Gaitan
Attacking midfielder: Aimar
Forward: Cardoso
Benfica is definitely a monster in FM, and in reality, its strength is definitely not weak. Witsel is also a genius who has emerged from Belgium. In recent years, Belgian geniuses have continued to emerge, and it is quite the embryonic form of ushering in the golden generation.
Harvey Garcia came from Real Madrid's youth training and is known as an all-round midfielder. He is actually somewhat similar to Barry in Manchester City's lineup. In the original history, Harvey Garcia was finally valued by Manchester City with his outstanding performance this season.
Gaitan is an excellent player brought by Benfica from South America. After Di Maria moved to Real Madrid last year, Gaitan came to replace Di Maria. Now he is performing very well. It is said that he has attracted the attention of Manchester United, another giant in Manchester.
On the front line, Cardoso is not only tall and strong, but also has outstanding skills unique to South American players. This is a technical center forward and has always been the first choice of Benfica's striker in recent years.On the bench, there are also famous players like Saviola and Matic.
Manchester City lineup: 433
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Defenders: Zabaleta, Kompany, Boateng, Kolarov
Midfielders: De Jong, Yaya Toure, Li Feng
Forwards: Silva, Dzeko, Balotelli
This time Van Basten sent Dzeko and Balotelli on the field at the same time. From this we can see that Van Basten is determined to win this game. After all, the first round is well played, and the second round can be easier. What's more, the league is still so tense now, and Manchester United is always chasing after it.
Manchester City and Benfica do not have a record of fighting, but Benfica's historical record against English teams is quite good, especially at home. In the past 7 games, they have only lost one game against Manchester United.
When the referee Tagliavento from Italy blew the whistle to start the game, Benfica at home took the lead to kick off, Cardoso passed the ball, Aimar returned the ball, and the ball came to Witsel's feet.
Benfica was not afraid of Manchester City in the game, because they launched a wave of strong attacks at the beginning of the game. Witsel made a diagonal pass to Javi Garcia next to him, and then he followed closely across the halfway line.
Xavi Garcia took two steps forward with the ball, but was blocked by Li Feng, and Witsel in front was also blocked by Yaya Toure at the moment, so Xavi Garcia chose to split the side.
Cesar on the left is also a player from Brazil, but when Li Feng saw this guy for the first time, he thought he saw his former teammate Carlos Tevez.
However, upon closer inspection, the difference between the two was quite large. Cesar was at least five centimeters taller than Tevez. At that time, his body was not as strong as Tevez's, and Tevez had long hair, while Cesar had short hair. However, the two looked alike, especially their eyes and eyebrows.
Cesar broke through along the wing, and he was facing Brazil's sworn enemy in South America, the Argentine player Sabaletta, and Cesar was the opponent Zabaleta was least afraid of.
Cesar has excellent skills, but his physical fitness can only be considered average, and his speed is not fast, while Sabaletta, who is also from South America, is most afraid of players with excellent skills.
No matter how much Cesar added, Zabaleta remained unmoved and firmly cut his position. Even physically, he could bully this compatriot from South America a little.
With no hope of breaking through, Cesar could only choose to pass the ball, and Cesar's target was Aimar in the midfielder position. Argentina's midfielder moved to the left to respond, and pulled De Jong away.
This also created an emptiness in the middle. Gaitan on the right took the opportunity to move across the middle to make up for it. After receiving the pass, Aimar did not give De Jong a chance to get close. He passed directly with his heel and the ball came to Gaitan's feet.
Seeing that Gaitan was holding the ball, Boateng had to step forward to block it, while Kompany kept a close eye on Cardoso. On the wing, Kolarov also moved laterally to double-team.
Just as Kolarov left the left, Benfica's right back Pereira took advantage of the situation to plug in at high speed. Gaitan immediately passed the ball, and Kolarov retreated, but it was obviously too late, and Pereira made a pass.
Cardoso and Kompany competed for the top in the penalty area. Because Cardoso occupied a favorable position, he finally overwhelmed the captain of Manchester City.
And don't forget, Joe Hart was still standing in front of the goal. Although Kompany lost the header, Cardoso's header was not of high standard, and Joe Hart easily confiscated it.
There is a Chinese in Manchester City's lineup, Manchester City counterattacked, Joe Hart kicked the goal kick, Li Fengweitsel and Xavi Garcia jumped high, and gave the ball to Yaya Toure.
Without passing the ball, Yaya Toure crossed the center line with the ball, and Witsel immediately came to block it after it fell. After Witsel left, Li Feng immediately squeezed away Xavi Garcia and launched an impact towards the hinterland of Benfica.
Yaya Toure passed the ball, but not to Li Feng, but to Silva on the wing, because when Li Feng launched an attack, most of Benfica's defense had already concentrated on Li Feng.
Although Li Feng is the core of the Manchester City team, passing the ball to Li Feng in this situation would be brain-dead. Of course, Manchester City's players cannot be so brain-dead.
And Li Feng has always been a defensive attraction. Silva controlled the ball and turned around to break through. His movements were smooth and smooth. He just retreated to Silva's side and Pereira was thrown away by him.
Dzeko avenged Kompany. Under the double-teaming of two 1.9-meter men, Dzeko leaped and overwhelmed Jardel in front of him and threw a header, but the result was the same. The ball was easily confiscated by goalkeeper Arthur.
Benfica is almost entirely composed of South American players, with four defensive players, plus the goalkeeper. Four of the five are from Brazil, left back Emerson, two central defenders Jardl and Luisson, and Pereira is from Uruguay.
In the midfield, Xavi Garcia is Spaniard, Witsel is Belgian, Aimar and Gaitan are Argentinian, Cardoso is Paraguayan, and Cesar is also Brazilian.
Even on the bench, there are only two Portuguese local players, one is the substitute goalkeeper Eduardo, and the other is the young star of hope Oliveira.
(End of this chapter)