Chapter 998 Recognize the reality
Chapter 998 Recognize the reality
Breaking through the glory of Sissoko and going straight to the penalty area.
Lyon seemed unprepared for the breakthrough of Sissoko so easily.
They froze for a moment before rushing towards Rongguang.
But they overreacted.
Everyone has only glory in their eyes, but temporarily ignores other Manchester City players.
After Rong Guang broke into the penalty area, he was not greedy for credit. He was keenly aware of the opportunity in the middle, so he pushed the football to the middle.
What Berbatov has to do to follow up is very simple-slow down the speed during running, adjust the body posture, then turn the ankle of the right foot outward, and swing the right leg against the football from the outside to the inside.
The football rolled into the goal before Lloris turned back!
"2:0!! Manchester City took a two-goal lead at No. 207 minutes into the first half!"
There was another storm in the commentary booth.
"Rong's breakthrough was so beautiful. His movement of throwing Sissoko away was so clean that he had nothing to do! After breaking through from this point, Lyon's defense collapsed! Then Berbatov's goal was a matter of course..."
"Do you know why many players want to be teammates with Rong? Just because playing with Rong is really a relaxing and joyful thing! All you have to do is run to your position, and then wait for the goal! After the goal, Berbatov was the first to run to hug Rong, which is right! Because 90.00% of the credit for this goal is Rong! When Lyon was waiting hard and there were no obvious loopholes in the defense, it was Rong who tore open a hole with his personal ability, which caused the collapse of Lyon's defense! "
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Gerland Stadium fell silent again after Glory's goal, and this time more people were silent than the first one who conceded a goal.
Obviously, everyone knows what it means to concede two goals before the first half is over.
In other games, falling behind by two goals in the first half basically means that Lyon will lose...
What's more, they are facing Manchester City who are good at playing defensive counterattacks after leading?
In this game, many people have foreseen the ending-an ending that is not so popular with Lyon fans.
And in those pubs in Manchester, the cheers were even louder.Manchester City fans seem to have seen the scene of Manchester City advancing to the quarterfinals.
Who will our opponent be in the quarter-finals?
Playing with Leon seems a little not strong enough...
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Ali Sissoko sat stunned on the ground, watching the Manchester City players celebrate for the second time.
He never thought that he would be shaken away by Rong Guang when he met face to face... In front of him, he didn't even have the power to fight back!
It's not right, it's not right... there must be something wrong...
I am a player favored by AC Milan, I shouldn't be so weak!
Sissoko was puzzled, but unfortunately no one came to answer his question... Lyon's players were as dejected as scarecrows. They were frustrated with this reality.Under such circumstances, who has the heart to comfort Sissoko?
Besides, if Sissoko was more calm when facing the glory and did not shoot so easily, maybe this goal would not have happened.The teammates complained a little bit about Sissoko, how could they possibly come to comfort him?
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After Manchester City easily took a two-goal lead, the game completely entered the rhythm of Manchester City. They attacked if they wanted to attack, and slowed down if they wanted to slow down.
And what about Lyon?
Although they were at their own home court, they had a two-goal lead within half an hour of the start of the game. They seemed to be overwhelmed all of a sudden, and completely lost their desire and fighting spirit to continue the game.
In the game, they appear very negative.
Not only them, the Lyon fans in the stands were also silent a lot.
The so-called terrible home atmosphere has not been able to create.
What a joke.
Morale is such a wonderful thing. When you have the upper hand, your morale is like a rainbow. It seems that no difficulty can stop you. No matter how you play in the game, luck and opportunities are all on your side.
But when the score falls behind, you will fall to the bottom in an instant, and all the previous advantages will disappear. It is completely opposite to when you have the upper hand. No matter how hard you try, the advantage is not on your side, even luck.Opportunities that usually seem easy to grasp will turn into a mess...
At the end of the first half, Manchester City failed to score again, but everyone knew that Lyon was finished.
Especially Sissoko, his side has almost become the focus of Manchester City's attack. After conceding two goals, Sissoko's performance seemed to be lost.
Not to mention the glory, David Silva came several times, which made him very embarrassed.
He seemed to lose confidence all of a sudden, and he was always prone to overreacting against Manchester City players.
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At the end of the first half, players from both sides walked off the court.
Ali Sissoko lowered his head. If there was a crack in the ground at this time, he would get in without hesitation and never want to come out again.
He felt his performance in the first half was nothing short of disastrous.
If the managers of those European giants saw his performance like this, I'm afraid they wouldn't consider buying him at all, would they?
Thinking of this, Sissoko wanted to cry.
At this moment, a big hand was placed on his shoulder.
"What's wrong with you, Ali?" It was Captain Chris.
Sissoko felt that the captain was annoying before the game and joked that he was too nervous.
But now turning his head to see Chris's face, Sissoko's expression was ugly.
"It's not that I'm too weak, captain?"
When Chris heard him say this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then realized why Sissoko asked such a question.
He shook his head: "No, you are not weak, Ali. You are very strong, otherwise you would not be our main left back. But unfortunately, today you met a stronger opponent... There is nothing to be discouraged about. There are not many people in this world who can defend him one-on-one."
Chris is actually still telling Sissoko that Glory is very strong, but Sissoko now has no intention of laughing at the captain.
On the contrary, he unconditionally agrees with the captain's evaluation of Rong Guang!
That's right, it's definitely not that I'm too weak, but that Rong is too strong! !
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Lyon's performance improved, but Manchester City still controlled the situation. They were very smart and did not get carried away because of their huge advantage in the first half. They still played cautiously in the second half.
Resolutely play defensive counterattack.
In this way, Lyon basically has no chance.
They didn't dare to press hard, because then Manchester City's counterattack would directly threaten their goal.
Lyon only attacked like crazy in the last 10 minutes.
But at that time, Manchester City's defense was already very solid. They withstood Lyon's fierce attack and kept their two-goal lead until the end.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score was fixed at 2:0.
"The game is over! Manchester City defeated Lyon 2-0 in the away game! This is a result that many people did not expect before the game. Everyone thought that the two sides should be evenly matched in this game. Unexpectedly, Manchester City defeated Lyon so easily in the away game. It can be said that it is almost bloodless!"
"Beating Lyon 2-0 in the away game and scoring two away goals, Manchester City can almost announce that they have entered the quarter-finals ahead of schedule!"
"As a team participating in the Champions League again after 40 years, Manchester City's 'debut' performance is very good!"
Manchester City's players rushed onto the pitch, hugging their teammates and celebrating the goal.
Lyon, on the other hand, was stunned. Many fans in the stands even left the stadium with their heads down...
As for Ali Sissoko, no one cared at all...
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At the post-match press conference, Pierre expressed a little unconvinced that his team did not lose to Manchester City, but lost to Rongguang.
"What's the difference between us and Manchester City? The only difference is that they have glory and we don't. Yes, it's that simple!"
While Benitez praised the performance of the whole team, he did not give additional praise to Rongguang, and he did not even take the initiative to mention Rongguang's name. He only responded when the reporters asked Rongguang's name.
The reporters asked him what he thought of Pierre's remarks.
Benitez was expressionless: "Football games have always been collective sports. Manchester City's victory must be inseparable from every Manchester City player. Rong is naturally a member of Manchester City. I am happy for the team to win."
If you only listen to Benitez's speech at the press conference after each game, you will definitely feel that his relationship with Rongguang is very ordinary.
Because he rarely takes the initiative to praise Rong Guang.
This is completely different from when Rongguang played for Bayern Munich. Magath's praise of Rongguang made the media wonder if Rongguang was his illegitimate child.
However, the relationship between Rongguang and Benitez is indeed very ordinary, limited to working relationship.Outside of work, there is no communication or contact between them.
Not only glory, but also other Manchester City players and Benitez.
Benitez has no intention of befriending any Manchester City players, nor is he here to find friends.So he never appeared in front of the players in private time.Nobody knew where he was or what he was doing except training.
Benitez's style of dealing with people should make other Manchester City players reluctant to get close to him.
Think about it, even Rong Guang doesn't get any special treatment from him. If he doesn't perform well, he will be criticized mercilessly. Why do other people have to imagine that they can talk and laugh with Benitez?
City eventually returned to Manchester from Lyon with a win and two away goals.They can temporarily put their minds on the league, because the competition in the league is also very fierce...
(End of this chapter)