Chapter 722 The Champions League Semi-Final Is Beckoning!
Chapter 722 The Champions League semi-final is beckoning!
A big win!
Let Manchester City stabilize up and down.
The fans are also at ease. After Gao Bo returns, the team's victory is still guaranteed!
But Manchester United and Chelsea also won this round.
Therefore, the situation of the league has not changed in favor of Manchester City.
And now for Manchester City, the worse thing is that neither Manchester United nor Chelsea have to go to the Champions League!
They just need to focus on the league, especially Manchester United!
Manchester City have to go to Turin first, play against Juventus, and then have a Manchester derby away from Manchester United that is enough to decide the progress of the league championship!
Continuing tough battles, I don't know if Manchester City has the thickness of this bench.
Perhaps the only good news is that Kaka is back from injury!
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After Manchester City won the game, they were about to set off for Italy.
In England, the media also began to focus on Manchester City's Champions League trip.
This season, Manchester City reached the Champions League knockout stage for the first time, and then successfully entered the quarter-finals.
Juventus is undoubtedly a formidable opponent, and now Juventus are the leaders of Serie A, and their lead is more than Manchester City.
Thirty rounds of Serie A have been played, and Juventus has 21 wins, five draws and four losses, and has scored 68 points.
Although they are not as efficient in scoring as the top three teams in the Premier League, look at the team behind them, Napoli.
Naples are now second in Serie A with only 58 points, a full ten points behind Juventus!
And before the start of this Champions League game, Juventus also won a key victory!
In the 30th round of Serie A, Juventus challenged Inter Milan away!
This is a war between two absolutely mortal enemies,
This is the Italian national derby.
In the end, Juventus defeated Inter Milan 2-1 with the goals of Matri and Cagliarella! With the victory of the Italian national derby, Juventus is at the height of its momentum.
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Manchester City are in Turin two days before the game!
When walking out of the airport, as soon as the Manchester City players showed up, reporters rushed up.
However, the players ignored the long guns and short cannons that the reporters stretched out, and they boarded the bus without expression and went to the hotel.
That night, such a scene appeared on Italian TV.
"Both Manchester City's players and coaches have very solemn expressions. Although Manchester City won a big victory in the last league game, they just suffered a defeat not long ago. Manchester City lost 1-2 on the road. Everton, it is worth mentioning that this is Manchester City's first league defeat!!"
In the picture of Turin TV, with the picture of Manchester City players walking out of the airport, the host said so.
At the same time, Juventus coach Conte also came to participate in the show.
Conte looked very relaxed in front of a beautiful blond host who was bulging forward and backward.
"Manchester City are undoubtedly a strong team and the game against Manchester City is not an easy game."
Conte said with Erlang's legs crossed.
"What is their strength, compared to Inter Milan?"
"They can't compare to Inter..."
Conte paused.
"Inter Milan...much weaker than them!"
Allegri's words made everyone laugh out loud.
This is Turin TV. The host and guests of this show are naturally Juventus fans.
Before the war, Juventus did not forget to step on Inter Milan.
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On the afternoon of his arrival in Turin, Gao Bo took the team to the training base of the Turin Club.
This is Juventus' mortal enemy in the same city. To provide convenience for Juventus' opponents, Turin is naturally happy.
The training in the afternoon was mainly focused on physical recovery, and the team did not arrange a large amount of training content.
Gao Bo was interviewed by the media during the 15-minute public training session before training.
"Juventus is a strong team and we need to take it seriously!"
"Experience? We are not lacking in experience! My players are all very stable professional players. We have Ballon d'Or winners like Kaka, and we have more players with Champions League experience."
Gao Bo said in front of reporters.
There was such a concern in the English media before the trip to Turin.
That's the question of Manchester City's Champions League experience.
In the league, Manchester City is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League, but, after all, this is their first Champions League quarter-finals - all this is new for Manchester City.
Therefore, the media in England believe that Manchester City may encounter a tough battle on the road.
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In Turin, however, the pro-Juventus media have brought it up again.
In the Europa League that year, Luton led by Gao Bo eliminated Juventus and won the championship all the way!
Juventus fans have a deep memory of those two games!
Especially in the second leg of the two sides, Luton defeated Juventus four to one!
The dignified Serie A giants actually lost so much against a third-tier team.
This is of course seen as a disgrace by Juventus.
Although it was not Luton who visited Turin this time, their head coach was the same person!
"Gao Bo led Luton out of Juventus back then, and now he leads Manchester City back to Turin, I think this is Juventus' chance for revenge!!!"
"Turin Sports" published Juventus' battle manifesto.
Many Juventus fans also have this idea.
A crushing defeat to a team in the third tier has always left Juventus fans on the back burner.
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"I was impressed with that game, but I don't think it was a revenge game. It was just a normal Champions League game."
Conte was also asked about revenge during his pre-match press conference.
Conte has no idea of "revenge".
In Conte's view, Juventus and Manchester City have no grievances, and it was Luton who defeated Juventus. The coach at the time was not Conte, and now Juventus' players have changed a lot. .
It doesn't make any sense to repeat the old story now.
"I want the team to win, we want to reach the semi-finals, even the final!"
And Buffon, who followed Conte's news conference, said with a look of longing.
In the 2003 Champions League final, Buffon and Juventus lost to AC Milan in the final penalty shootout!
This is one of the permanent regrets of Buffon's career.
This season, Juventus has performed well in the league and the Champions League. Of course, Buffon also hopes that his team can reach the Champions League final again.
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Manchester City and Juventus have no record of playing against each other in history. Therefore, although the media try to find all kinds of gimmicks, the coaches and players of both sides are very low-key.
In such an atmosphere, the time for the game is getting closer and closer.
April 3, Turin, Juventus Stadium!
The Apennine Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea is still a comfortable weather, the breeze is blowing, although the sky has darkened, it can still be seen in the gray night, still with a dull blue sky, and floating from the sky. A few white clouds in the sky, and the lights on the Juventus scene complement each other.
In this stadium that can accommodate 41,000 people, it is already full at this time!
The 2012-2013 season, the Champions League quarter-final, Juventus at home against Manchester City, is about to start!
Amid the hustle and bustle of the scene, the two head coaches walked out of the player tunnel almost at the same time.
Conte waved to the stands as he walked.
The Juventus coach, after taking over Juventus, quickly pulled the team out of its slump, and last season, Juventus finally won the Serie A championship, after a gap of nine years. After that, Juventus finally came out of the shadow of the telephone door and climbed to the top of Serie A again!
And this season, Conte's team has passed all the way in the Champions League and reached the quarter-finals. Naturally, Juventus fans will have more expectations for the team's prospects in the Champions League!
Beat Manchester City and reach the semi-finals!
Juventus fans are looking forward to it.
Gao Bo was expressionless. He walked to his coaching bench, sat down, and turned his head to discuss something with his assistants.
Although Gao Bo has played against Juventus before, this is the first time he has visited the stadium - a new stadium that only opened in 2011.
After Juventus opened the new stadium, it seems to have changed its luck. In Gao Bo's memory - of course, another out of control memory, after Juventus opened the new stadium, they started to dominate the Serie A starting point, From 2011 to 2018, for seven consecutive years, Juventus has won seven consecutive Serie A titles!
Of course, I don't know if Gao Bo's butterfly effect will have any impact on Juventus' Serie A hegemony. In Gao Bo's view, this impact seems to be limited. After all, Juventus has a big advantage in the league every year.
However, Gao Bo also knows that Juventus is very strong in Serie A, but under Conte's hands, Juventus' Champions League game is not so strong-this is also one of the reasons why Conte finally sacked from Juventus.
"We guessed well before the game. Juventus did not change their formation. It is still a 352 formation, and the main force is out." Moya said.
"It seems that our opponent is very confident!" Gao Bo nodded.
"Of course, this is their home ground."
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Just when Gao Bo and Moya were chatting.
Conte sat down on the bench.
Now Conte can be said to be smug.
Conte's coaching philosophy can also be said to be extended from Sacchi: more emphasis is placed on a person's organizational discipline and on the players' ability to execute the coach's tactical arrangements.
This is very similar to Gao Bo a few years ago. The current high wave is more flexible on this basis.
Gao Bo believes that football is a human sport after all, and people are not machines. So he started to emphasize flexibility, started to have more protection and encouragement for the individual play of the offensive players, he even started to allow the players to act according to their own judgment, and stopped putting too much emphasis on organizational discipline overriding everything.
Of course, organizational discipline is of course required.
But Gao Bo prefers to use this on defense. On the offensive end, in addition to tactics, sometimes players' flash of inspiration can also create unexpected effects.
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In this game, Conte basically brought out Juventus' current lineup in the best state.
The goalkeeper is of course the goalkeeper Buffon, and on the back line, there are three central defenders, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, and then five midfielders, with Vidal, Pirlo, and Marchi in the middle. Theo, the wing backs on both sides are Lichtsteiner and Peruso!
Vidal and Marchisio protect the back line, and at the same time provide protection for the team's midfield core Pirlo, in the frontcourt, it is a combination of Cagliarella and Matri's two strikers.
On the Manchester City side, Gao Bo also sent the best lineup for Manchester City recently.
Goalkeeper Oblak. On the back line, the combination of central defenders is Kompany partnered with Maguire, right defender Trippier, left defender Kolarov, the two midfielders are Casemiro partnered with Fernantinho, and attacking midfielder Kaka. , David Silva on the left, Griezmann on the right, and Hazard in the striker!
"In this game, both sides are the main force! Juventus, who are playing at home, may continue their usual tactical thinking, and look for opportunities to attack when they have a solid defense!"
"This game may be relatively dull. Juventus' calm and old defense is their biggest asset. They are the team that conceded the fewest goals in Serie A. After 30 rounds of the league, Juventus only conceded ten goals. Three goals is the only team in Serie A that has conceded less than 20 goals!! And Manchester City's offensive group is luxurious, David Silva, Kaka, Griezmann, Hazard Such an offensive combination is very sharp, it can be said that this is a conflict of contradictions!"
When the players from both sides entered the field, the commentators expressed their opinions one after another.
Their views are of course well-founded, and most of the time, you can say Juventus football is conservative and not passionate.
They are always too cautious, or else they would have the title of the old lady.
But their set guarantees victory.
With this set of tactics, Conte won the league title last season, and Conte himself is also a coach who admires such a safe and cautious tactics.
Therefore, before the game started, it was widely predicted that no matter what the final result of the game was, the final goal of the game would not be too many.
Juventus is as its name suggests, an "old woman" who is used to seeing wind and rain, cautious, calm and capable.
What they do best is to kill opponents in a slow rhythm.
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At the beginning of the game, it was Manchester City who kicked off the ball first.
Gao Bo is naturally very clear about this feature of Juventus.
Of course Kaka is also very clear.
Although Juventus' mortal enemy is Inter Milan, in fact, the relationship between AC Milan and Juventus is not very good.
Kaka was booed by Juventus when he entered the field.
Now as soon as he gets the ball, the boos are even louder!
Juventus players obviously know the characteristics of Kaka, so when he got the ball, Juventus' formation began to shrink.
Juventus seems to be very cautious.
And Kaka passed the ball to Fernandinho, then ran a few steps forward himself, after attracting Vidal's attention, he suddenly retreated a few steps and reached for the ball.
Fernandinho passed the ball again.
Vidal originally planned to stick to Kaka, but at this time David Silva moved laterally and reached out for the ball.
Vidal changed his attention and went to stare at David Silva.
And Kaka really made a passing action.
Pirlo is a midfield master, but when it comes to defense, he is actually not very good at it.
This Italian boy, who seems to have never woken up on the court, disdains to do the dirty work of defense.
He can stretch out his foot to interfere with Kaka even if he completes the task.
However, Kaka did not intend to pass the ball this time, and he also saw Vidal's movements.
He buckled his right foot and passed by Pirlo.
At this time, Juventus' defense line was still very complete, and Kaka did not see a suitable passing line.
He looked at the goal, and it was still quite far from the goal, but Kaka still decided to take a long shot.
Anyway, the game has just started, so it's not bad to try the long-range shot first.
Before the game, Gao Bo asked the players to shoot more long-range shots.
He knows the characteristics of Juventus. For such a team, it is still very difficult to tear apart their defense by constantly passing the ball. Gao Bo simply made the team play simple.
"Extraordinary, long-range shots, set-pieces!"
Gao Bo's emphasis before the game is still in his ears.
So Kaka immediately opened his bow and arrow!
"Kaka's shot.... is a bit far away..."
The commentator just said, Kaka's right foot burst, and the football flew to the goal like a cannonball! !
Buffon was ready for a long time, he saw the intention of Kaka kicked shot.
Despite the speed of the ball, it is impossible for such a shot to penetrate Buffon's goal.
Juventus fans, including Juventus coaches on the sidelines, did not feel that the ball was dangerous.
However, to everyone's surprise.
Vidal, who has been following David Silva, did not see Kaka's shot.
So, when the football whizzed, he turned his head, and before he had time to react, the football hit him in the face and bounced to the ground, just landing at the feet of David Silva!
Vidal was caught in the face by Kaka's shot and didn't react, David Silva is welcome!
He rushed up directly, and the back of his left foot stretched and volleyed!
The football flew towards the goal against the ground. Before everyone could react, the ball flew into the goal from the bottom right corner.
Buffon moved in advance to block Kaka's long-range shot, so when David Silva shot, he moved very quickly, but he only had time to react, and when he arrived, The football had already entered the goal against the inner edge of the column, and he had no time to touch the football....
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David Silva!!!! David Silva!!!! Manchester City lead Juventus 1-0 away !!! In less than a minute of the game, Manchester City took the lead!! Who would have thought before the game that Juventus, the old lady, would lose the ball so quickly??”
"Thirty-six seconds to be precise! Thirty-six seconds in the opening!! Manchester City scored a goal!! Now Juventus are in trouble, they have to press the attack, two knockout rounds, Manchester City have already scored an away goal and they have the upper hand!!!"
David Silva was quite excited after the goal, he laughed and rushed to the sidelines, waving his fists in celebration, then turned around.
Azar, who came first, flew up and jumped onto David Silva.
How could the skinny David take such a blow, and he was immediately thrown to the ground by Hazard.
Then the Manchester City players came up one after another, threw a pounce on the two of them, and celebrated the goal together.
In fact, Gao Bo did not expect the team to score goals so quickly.
This goal has an unexpected element, but no matter what, this goal gives Manchester City the upper hand!
He was still writing and drawing with a notebook, and even prepared for a 0-0 in the first half - he has studied the Juventus team well these days, but their defense is done Very good and very resilient too!
This is a pretty tough opponent.
But now this goal has made the situation of Manchester City suddenly clear.
The conditions for Juventus to seek stability are gone.
They slowed down the pace and City could naturally move on.
The big deal is a 1-0 away game.
Such a result is quite favorable for Manchester City, but for Juventus, it is quite passive.
Therefore, after conceding the ball, Conte will appear so angry.
He was very unhappy with his team's lack of attention in that moment.
Everyone was attracted by Kaka's long-range shot, while temporarily forgetting the marking of other Manchester City players.
At the moment when David Silva kicked and shot, no Juventus players stepped forward to interfere?
Conte roared from the sidelines, and the Juventus players on the field were also stunned.
It was a heavy blow for Juventus to concede the ball just at the start.
However, Juventus is also worthy of their "old lady" title, and they did not panic after conceding the ball.
After the restart of the game, the leading Manchester City immediately adopted a more secure strategy of defending and counterattacking.
This is also the arrangement of Gaobo before the game.
He didn't want the team to nibble on the opponent's complete defense. The defense was Juventus' strongest point, so Manchester City naturally shrank back after taking the lead, ready to fight Juventus' counterattack.
And Juventus gradually took control of the game. They slowly pushed the front line through the half, appearing very calm.
In the eleventh minute of the game, Quagliarella created a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt.
Pirlo takes the penalty.
It was a free kick far from the goal, but Pirlo still hit a very fast leaf ball.
The football was slightly higher than the crossbar, which surprised the Manchester City players!
"Ahhh! Pirlo!! What a pity!!!!!"
The Italian narrator held his head in regret.
"Pirlo... Dangerous!!!"
England's commentators were intimidated by Pirlo's handling of this free kick.
"Manchester City needs to pay attention. The opponent is not without any offensive methods. Pirlo's free kick is very threatening. Manchester City needs to avoid giving the opponent a free kick in a dangerous position as much as possible!"
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Although Pirlo's free kick did not score, it set off a frenzy of Juventus attack!
In the thirteenth minute of the game, Vidal took a long shot after a false shot in the middle!
The football stuck in the post and went out of the bottom line! !
In the 15th minute of the game, Pirlo picked a pass from the wing, Lichtsteiner made a cross from the wing, and Matry plugged in a header from the middle. Under the interference of Maguire's defense, the football was topped!
In the seventeenth minute of the game, Juventus' offense made a comeback.
Pirlo shot a long-range shot from the penalty area line, which was slammed by Oblak, and then Quagliarella made a supplementary shot in front of the goal and was cleared by Kompany first! !
Juventus' offensive is getting more and more violent.
The Juventus fans at the scene also made a huge noise in solidarity with their team.
In such an atmosphere, let alone the Manchester City players on the field, even Gao Bo frowned.
In the 23rd minute of the game, a scene that made Manchester City fans worried appeared.
Scoring hero David Silva fell to the ground after confronting Barzagli, and then lay on the ground with his left thigh covered.
The team doctor rushed into the field to check, and finally he made a gesture.
David Silva can't hold on and must be replaced!
Gao Bo finally made up his mind.
"Can't play like this anymore! Let Dzeko warm up!!!"
He turned his head and said to Moya, then waved for Kaka, Griezmann and Hazard to come over.
"Go back and tell the players, we can't let them attack like this anymore, we are controlling the rhythm and pressing them back!!"
"Wait a minute Dzeko will make the ball for you, try to shoot more outside the penalty area!!"
This time can not make too complicated arrangements, Gao Bo simply finished, and pushed the two back to the stadium.
"Manchester City is ready to make a substitution, David Silva is injured, Gao Bo looks like the player he is going to replace is Dzeko!!"
"Dzeko is ready to play, Manchester City makes a passive substitution!!"
"More than 20 minutes in the first half, David Silva was injured, Manchester City lost a frontcourt general, and was forced to use a substitution spot!!"
The narrators spoke.
Manchester City fans also began to worry about the team.
Although the team is now leading by one goal, this series of unfavorable factors seems to make it difficult for Manchester City to retreat from the Juventus Stadium...
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Conte saw the scene of Gao Bo constantly calling the players on the field to give him face-to-face advice.
He knew Manchester City would definitely have to make adjustments.
Although he didn't know what adjustments Gao Bo would make, Conte was full of confidence.
In this stage of the game, Juventus has the advantage. Except for falling behind in the score, Juventus has the advantage in other aspects.
In this case, Conte can naturally wait and see, and his team does not need to rush to change! !
However, when the game resumed, Conte found that the smooth and smooth attack of Juventus before was gone.
Because Manchester City regained possession.
Compared with control, Manchester City is no weaker than Juventus!
In fact, in terms of the number of midfielders, Manchester City is not less than Juventus.
4231 is also a variant of the 451 formation to some extent.
Therefore, the number of Manchester City in the midfield is also quite large.
The two sides competed in the midfield, but the result of the midfield competition was that Manchester City had the advantage!
Conte's confidence was gone, and his team was gradually overwhelmed by Manchester City in midfield.
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"After Manchester City made a substitution, they gradually took control of the situation!! If Juventus was the better team in the first 20 minutes, then when Gao Bo made adjustments, Manchester City started to have the upper hand!"
"Juventus, who was one goal behind, was gradually suppressed by Manchester City!!"
"It is unimaginable that a team from England can play such delicate tactical coordination, and Griezmann and Hazard's constant attempts on the flank also allowed Italian fans to see the performance of these two powerful players. Once upon a time, the most desirable league for such excellent players was Serie A, but now, Serie A has begun to lag behind La Liga, behind to the Premier League, and even the Bundesliga is starting to surpass Serie A.”
The Italian commentators sighed.
Italy is the region with the most abundant football tactics. There are many famous coaches here, and football tactics such as chain defense have been developed here.
And Serie A was once the world's first league, known as the small World Cup.
But with the decline of the Italian economy, the Serie A has gradually declined along with the overall environment.
At least, except for a few teams, such as Juventus, many Serie A teams have begun to tighten their money, and the competitiveness of Serie A has dropped a lot compared to a few years ago.
In the impression of Italians, the English team with rough tactics will actually have an outlier with delicate tactics like Manchester City.
Perhaps it is not an outlier. Guardiola took over Manchester United and began to carry out tactical reforms for Manchester United. With the strengthening of the economic strength of the Premier League, more and more famous coaches, including coaches from Italy, will go to the Premier League to carry out " Tactical poverty alleviation", I am afraid that more and more English teams like Manchester City will appear by then.
And for the Juventus players, they are not as smooth as they were twenty minutes into the first half.
They feel suffocated on the field.
Manchester City also did not press the attack heavily, they just controlled the ball in the middle and back.
And the individual ability of their players, as well as the tacit understanding and fluency of cooperation, are obviously better than Juventus.
The Italian media also seems to have this feeling. As the game goes on, Juventus is getting more and more that Manchester City can't do anything about it.
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Before the end of the first half, Manchester City scored again!
In the 39th minute of the game, just after the two teams entangled in the midfield for more than ten minutes, Manchester City suddenly launched an attack.
Manchester City's sneak attack caught Juventus by surprise.
Griezmann came to the middle and backcourt to catch the ball and launched a long pass. Dzeko headed the ball back to the top of the penalty area. On the line of the penalty area, Kaka stopped the ball and aimed at the bottom right corner and volleyed!
Buffon is beyond his reach, and the football gets into the net again!
"Kaka!!!!! Beautiful!!!! Manchester City scored their second goal of the game!! Before the game people thought it was going to be a close game, but now it looks like that's not the case , Juventus, who are playing at home, seems a little weak when facing Manchester City, and the Serie A champion was almost tactically knocked down by the opponent at home!"
"Manchester City easily scored the second goal, and after the 20th minute of this game, Juventus has no advantage!!"
"Manchester City's attack is very sudden, but this suddenness is based on their technical advantages in midfield, and their control in midfield is obviously stronger than Juventus, which is unimaginable before the game. !!"
In the silent Juventus Arena, Juventus players looked very frustrated.
They did not expect that the game against Manchester City would be so difficult.
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At halftime, Gao Bo praised the team's performance, but he didn't get carried away with them all.
"It's a 90-minute game. We played well in the first half, but it doesn't mean we did well in the second half. I praise you because you did a great job in the first half, but don't think that you can indulge in the second half. Yes. The opponent is Juventus, they have the ability to threaten our goal!"
"Continuing our style in the second half, using the ball to draw Juventus out and then hitting their defensive weak points!! They have three centre-backs, but when they come up in midfield, there is space on the flanks, which This is our chance!!"
Several names were marked on the tactical board behind Gao Bo. This is the dangerous figure of Juventus that Gao Bo marked for the team before the game, and requires the team to pay attention.
One of the most conspicuous positions, "Pirlo", the name is impressively listed.
Pirlo is undoubtedly the master of midfield, and Gao Bo dare not take such a player lightly.
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The intermission time went very fast, and in the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again!
Neither team made adjustments.
At the kick-off point in the second half, Juventus created a dangerous offensive by taking advantage of the kick-off.
Pirlo distributed the ball to the flank, and Peluso inserted the ball and passed it to the penalty area.
After the football was cleared by Maguire, Marchisio took a long shot from the penalty area line, forcing Oblak to make a save.
He jumped sideways and saved the ball over the baseline!
Juventus corner kick! !
Pirlo corner kicked into the penalty area, Matri shook his head and attacked the goal in the penalty area, the football hit the post and bounced back, and the exclaimed Trippier kicked the bottom line!
Juventus continue the corner kick! !
"Matri!! Ahhhh!!! What a pity!!! Column!!!!!!"
The Italian commentator held his head, and in the stands, the Juventus fans also sighed with regret.
But they were soon happy.
"Juventus has just started in the second half, and the offense has improved a lot!!"
"That's how it kicks!! This is Juventus!!!"
Juventus fans applauded the performance of Juventus.
However, when Manchester City regained the ball, Juventus fans found that Juventus’s performance just seemed to be a return to light.
Gao Bo breathed a sigh of relief.
If Matri scored this goal, Manchester City would really be in a bit of trouble, but now... Manchester City basically won't give Juventus any chance.
One of the hallmarks of a strong team is superior control.
When City want to get the game under control, they tend to be able to do that.
This game is not an isolated one.
What Gao Bo wants to achieve is to win on the one hand, and on the other hand, the team's consumption should not be too great.
Because after this game, it will be the Manchester derby immediately. This is a game that absolutely cannot be lost, and the intensity of the game can be imagined.
David Silva's injury was an unexpected event, which has already cost City a lot.
Before Gao Bo's plan was to shrink the defense and give up the space in the backcourt to Juventus.
But he soon discovered that he underestimated Juventus, and the opponent could launch a very threatening offensive.
So he quickly made adjustments!
Let the team control the ball and push the opponent back.
But in fact, Manchester City's purpose is to burn the fire into Juventus's half. On the one hand, Manchester City can stop the opponent's attack, and on the other hand, Manchester City can even expand the lead.
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Conte also saw Gao Bo's plan, so Juventus quickly made a substitution.
He replaced Vidal in midfield and then Vucinic in striker!
Then replaced Cagliarella with Giovinco!
On offense, Juventus has also started to play more simply and directly.
Giovinke can bring the ability to break through, and Vucinic can also do the same!
The strong Matty is the fulcrum that can be used as a frontcourt.
Once in possession of the ball, Pirlo's long ball will be the starting point of Juventus' attack.
And the breakthroughs of Vucinic and Giovinke can also pose a threat to Juventus' offense!
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The fighting style of the two coaches also keeps the form on the field changing.
In the face of Juventus' slightly more direct style of play, although the opponent has not threatened the goal guarded by Oblak for the time being, it has successfully disrupted the scene!
Juventus is playing the abacus to win in chaos.
If the game ends with the current score, it will undoubtedly be difficult for Juventus to make a comeback on the road.
But if they can score a goal, then Juventus, although equally difficult, but not as difficult as two goals behind.
What's more, the game time is still long, what if the score can be tied?
In the 67th minute of the game, when Qiao Wenke made a set-piece in the frontcourt, Gao Bo felt that something was wrong.
Sure enough, Pirlo's free kick bypassed the wall and went straight into the goal! !
One to two!
Juventus pulled a goal back! ! !
"Pirlo!!! Beautiful!!! Juventus pulled a goal back!!!! The score became 1-2!!! There is still time!! There is still time for the game!!!!!!"
The Italian narrator shouted!
Amid the cheers of the fans in the stands, Matti rushed into the goal, scooped the ball and walked back!
The camera is locked on Pirlo!
The Italian midfield master also waved his fists and ran to his own half quickly!
Juventus pulled a goal back, more than 20 minutes left in the game, enough for them to score another goal!
Gao Bo is also a little helpless about this loss. The opponent is not a fish belly. It is almost impossible to suppress them for 90 minutes.
However, when Juventus pressed heavily on the attack, they were counterattacked by Manchester City!
Casemiro intercepted Juventus' forward pass, then he passed the ball to Kaka!
Kaka dribbled the ball at high speed all the way to the front court to the right!
Griezmann dunks on the right, dunks Chiellini and then crosses the ball to the middle!
The football passed by Dzeko's feet, but Manchester City still has players to follow!
Hazard shot with a shovel!
Football flies into goal again! ! !
Three to one! ! !
Manchester City once again extended the lead! ! !
This is also the goal at the end of the game!
When three minutes of stoppage time passed, the camera locked on Conte.
The Italian coach rubbed his face with his hands, then got up and walked into the tunnel.
"Losing at home 1-3 almost means Juventus is sentenced to death!!"
"Manchester City has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with most of its body!!"
"The game is over!! The game is over!!! Manchester City defeated Juventus three-to-one away. Although the two sides still have a game in the middle of next week, Manchester City has basically decided to advance! Juventus is too likely to come back. low!!"
the narrators said.
Gao Bo stood up from the coach's bench.
High-five and celebrate with your assistants.
"Are we going to the semifinals?"
Moya asked with a smile.
"low profile..."
Gao Bo also smiled brightly....