Chapter 979 Collective Silence
Chapter 979 Collective Silence
Rong Guang's goal greatly affected the morale of Bayern Munich.
These Bayern Munich players have reacted at this moment, what they are facing is glory!
They knew very well what it was like to be an opponent of Glory, because in the past three years, they could see with their own eyes how their opponents struggled in every game.
The kind of struggle of wanting to let go and attack but dare not, and not attacking but can't, is really tormenting.
After the game restarted, Bayern Munich's morale declined, and their offense was not as violent as before. On the contrary, Manchester City, which scored the goal, gradually gained the upper hand.
It looked more like City were playing at home.
After Manchester City took the lead, they did not continue to chase after them. They firmly controlled the football at their feet and played possession of the ball.
Move Bayern Munich's players by passing back and forth and running, leading them by the nose.
The Bayern Munich players did not work too hard because of low morale.
In this way, the first half of the match between the two sides ended.
The score was 0:1, Bayern Munich at home fell behind.
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During the intermission, Benitez did not make any suggestions on the team's performance. This game is irrelevant to Manchester City, and it is meaningless to arrange tactics seriously.It's better to let the players play by themselves and see what kind of football they can play.
At the same time, Benitez decided to start substitutions earlier in the second half to allow more players to get the chance to play in the Champions League-in fact, he did not send all the main players in this game.This is also a point that made Bayern Munich very happy before the game, thinking that they had an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Who would have thought that glory would erupt?
So no matter how many main players are replaced by Manchester City, as long as Rong Guang is still on the court, there is actually no difference.
Benitez did not plan to replace Rong Guang in advance.
In the dressing room on the other side, Van Gaal was cheering on his team, and he saw the low morale of the team after conceding the ball.
The players have to regain their fighting spirit.
"...think of the ridicule that Real Madrid received from the media when they were knocked out. Would you like to be treated like that? Don't be scared off by a conceded goal!"
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After the restart of the second half, both sides did not make substitutions, but the attitude of the Bayern Munich players was much more positive than that in the final stage of the first half.
It seems that Van Gaal's adjustment at halftime still played a role.
The Bayern Munich players regained their fighting spirit, and the Bayern Munich fans also started to cheer for them again.
The Allianz Arena was bustling again, just as it was before Glory's goal in the first half.
And Manchester City, which had a one-goal lead, played a defensive counterattack, which is the tactic that Benitez's team is best at.
Sitting on Rongguang, David Silva and other players, Manchester City does have the capital to play defensive counterattacks.
Then the two sides launched a tug-of-war, Bayern Munich still used the set kick to threaten Manchester City's goal, and Manchester City also used the opportunity of Bayern Munich's set kick to threaten Bayern Munich's goal by counterattack.
Both sides had chances, but neither side scored.
As time passed, the score remained unchanged, it was still 0:1, and Bayern Munich, who played at home, fell behind.
Bayern Munich is starting to look a little impatient.
Robben went it alone rather than team-mates.As long as the ball is at his feet, it is difficult to expect him to pass the ball again. In the end, he must run all the way and then cut inside to shoot - which is still a good result.Most of the time, he simply couldn't break through to the front of Manchester City's penalty area to shoot.
And Manchester City also started to make substitutions.
Benitez replaced Berbatov and replaced Sneijder.
Sneijder did not start this game, Benitez let him rest.
Replacing Sneijder now does not mean strengthening the offense, but an adjustment to enhance midfield control.
Having such a person who can control the ball and stop it in the midfield can increase the control in the midfield, so that you can control the football more at your feet and kill time.
This is better than handing over the football to Bayern Munich easily, and then let Bayern Munich continue to attack.
After Sneijder came on the field, the pace of Manchester City's game slowed down a lot.
But at the same time, their counterattack became sharper.
Because Sneijder passes the ball better than Elano...
This made Bayern Munich very uncomfortable.
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In the following time, Manchester City used counterattacks to deal with Bayern Munich. Until No. 80 minutes, the score still did not change.
"There is not much time left for Bayern Munich!" CCTV commentator He Ping said. "If they still want to qualify for the group stage, they must score two goals in the remaining 10 minutes! At this time, Bordeaux has already led Real Madrid 2:1 at home. Real Madrid is attacking Bordeaux's defense. Bordeaux does not know whether they can withstand it. Maybe Bayern Munich can only count on their opponent Real Madrid to qualify..."
He began to analyze the situation of the group for domestic audiences.
On another court, Bordeaux was indeed being besieged by Real Madrid, playing according to the rules.
The Real Madrid goal was also produced during this period.
Real Madrid's morale was boosted by this, and they planned to score another goal, or even two goals.
They have indeed missed the group stage, but they still have to fight for honor.
For the most successful team in the history of the Champions League, it is the first time in history that they missed the knockout stage. If there is no victory in the group stage, it is too unreasonable...
So if Bordeaux loses the game, it doesn't matter if Bayern Munich loses this game.
Many Bayern Munich fans feel that it is already very difficult for Bayern Munich to beat Manchester City. It is better to count on Real Madrid, which is fighting for honor, to give some strength...
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In the last 10 minutes, Bayern Munich bombed indiscriminately around Manchester City's penalty area.
Except for the glory, everyone in Manchester City returned to defend near their penalty area.
David Silva was replaced, he can't play a role in defense, one glory is enough in offense, there is no place for him.
After he went down, Benitez replaced central defender Godin and formed a defensive formation of three central defenders to strengthen the defense in the penalty area, especially the high-altitude ball.
Godin is also a central defender who is good at clearing with his head.
After another minute, he replaced Zabaleta with Richards and continued to strengthen the defense.
On the other side of Bayern Munich, Olic was replaced, and Tymoshchuk was replaced...but these were useless.
The game quickly entered injury time.
The scores of the two games remained unchanged.
Bayern Munich fell behind Manchester City 0:1 at home, while Bordeaux still led Real Madrid 2:1 at home.
Bayern Munich gave 4 minutes of stoppage time in this game.
At this time, there was a loud booing from the stands.
I don't know whether these fans are dissatisfied with only 4 minutes of stoppage time, or dissatisfied with the team's performance.Or... both.
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The last 4 minutes were also the last madness of Bayern Munich.
"...If you don't work hard, Bayern Munich will only have the last 4 minutes left in this season's Champions League journey!" Marcel Leff shouted anxiously.
The Bayern Munich players are also aware of this. They attack desperately, and at this time, they don't care whether the huge space behind the defense line can let the glory gallop.
What's the point of not conceding a goal if you can't score?
However, in the first 3 minutes, their siege did not receive any results.
In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Manchester City took possession of the ball.
Sneijder quickly passed the football to Glory.
There was a burst of exclamation from the stands.
"Rong—!" Marcel Leif's voice was full of fear.
He thought that Rongguang would drive the ball straight to Huanglong.
But this time, Rong Guang didn't go straight to the goal.
He didn't even fight back quickly.
After he received the ball, he stopped the football at his feet and walked forward in no hurry.
After the Bayern Munich players were back in place, he passed the football back to Sneijder.
Sneijder realized Rongguang's intention, so instead of continuing to pass the ball forward, he passed the football back.
In this way, the Manchester City players fell in the midfield.
"Rong seems to not want to embarrass Bayern Munich any more. It is a foregone conclusion. If you lose one more goal, it will not look good..." John Mortensen explained to the England fans in front of the TV.
"... At this time, everyone can understand Rongguang's approach. He can score a goal if he wants, but there is no need to score this goal. If he can't score this goal, Bayern Munich can't recover. After all, it is his old club. Rongguang still saved some face for Bayern Munich. It's just that Bayern Munich didn't live up to it..." He Ping also said with emotion. "Seeing that after Rong left Bayern Munich, life is better, the money is not lost, and the honor is also increasing. I really don't know how Hoeness feels at this time..."
"Manchester City fell in the backcourt, Rong was alone in the frontcourt, but the ball didn't reach him, he didn't run, and he didn't raise his arms to ask for the ball. He just stood there. The game is over!" Marcel Leff sighed and said that Rongguang had done his best, and no one could criticize him.
The only goal Rongguang scored was due to the professional ethics of a professional player, and now he chooses not to score because of his feelings for Bayern Munich.He has become the number one player in the world here, and there are many fond memories of him here, and he doesn't want to make things too extreme.
At this time, the latest news came from another stadium-the match between Bordeaux and Real Madrid was over. Bordeaux withstood Real Madrid's stormy offensive at the last moment, and finally defeated Real Madrid with a score of 2:1!
As a result, Bordeaux ranked second with eight points.Bayern Munich is third with seven points.Even if Bayern Munich can score a goal in the last half minute, equalize the score, and have eight points with Bordeaux, it will not help.
Because in the case of the same score, it is necessary to compare the relationship between the two sides. In this regard, Bordeaux, which has one win and one draw against Bayern Munich, has an advantage.
Bayern Munich... have been knocked out!
The stands of the Allianz Arena, which had been noisy for almost the entire game, fell silent. In the last 30 seconds of the game, Bayern Munich fans bid farewell to their 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League season in silence.
As if in a collective silence.
(End of this chapter)