The game was quite dull, and the physical contact between the two sides was obviously much more than in the previous round. Although Malaga is a La Liga team, its technical strength is not as good as Manchester City. On the contrary, Manchester City has a stronger technical strength. In order to facilitate the control-type play, Wen Sheng's formation looks like a circle, De Bruyne and Nasri both retracted, Zabaleta and Kolarov also leaned forward a little, Silva's position in the middle is not the closest to Aguero. When Yaya Toure was there, Manchester City's control flow style of play did not need to retreat too much.

But Toure is not on the court, Silva needs to retreat a little.

The circular formation can stabilize the center area, and the positions of Melo and Milner on the middle road are also very critical. Wensheng needs them to be good at running and aggressive.

For a long time recently, Wen Sheng has been practicing such tactics and entering the knockout stage of European games. Health care will become the theme of Manchester City. It is necessary to control the flow of play. Even though Wen Sheng is still disdainful of the invalid control of the ball rights from the past to the present, the reality proves that this method is effective, and he must use it.

Ten minutes have passed, but it is still the situation in Manchester City that is obviously better than Malaga. During this period, Manchester City completed two shots. The chance may not be very good, but at least it can be regarded as an opportunity. Malaga did not complete a shot.

In the league, except for facing Barcelona, ​​Malaga may be so bad, but at least they should have certain opportunities to perform on the offensive end. However, especially in the Champions League, especially when it is 0:2 in the first leg, Malaga itself cannot play so casually, so it is understandable that Malaga plays like this in a tight defense against his opponent.

Saviola is not very active. He has not had twice had the chance to catch the ball since the start of the game. Manchester City is also very strict in guarding him.

Pellegrini looked at the watch and felt a little anxious. He knew that the team would face such a dilemma. He knew that Manchester City had a great possibility of restraining his team. His hopes were placed on the players, hoping that the players would have a flash of inspiration. However, within these ten minutes, he did not see his players having such moments.

For him, he could only wait.

Pellegrini never likes to yell on the sidelines, and her plain face looks calm.

In contrast, Wensheng seemed to be much lower, and kept calling out his players on the sidelines. Even if there was a slight problem, he would point out the players immediately, and not let the players slack off at all.

Golden Boy Isco is not bad in the league, and his performance in the Champions League group stage was not bad. In December last year, he was selected as the new Golden Boy by Turin Sports Daily. At that time, he was so energetic. When Malaga drew Manchester City, he was not favored by the public opinion and media, but he was full of confidence and believed that Malaga drew a good lottery.

But reality slapped him in the face ruthlessly. Under Manchester City's tactical system defense, Isco's space was limited and it was difficult to perform well. He felt that he was playing very awkwardly.

There are many Malaga players who feel this way. In the past, people always commented that Crystal Palace was not like a Premier League team at all. Now they are gradually saying that Manchester City is not like a Premier League team. They have a typical style of football, and defense must be the most important thing. Manchester City's current defense is much better than the Mancini era. In the past ten games, Manchester City actually lost only one goal.

This is a very terrifying existence. Looking at European football in the same stage, it is Bayern Munich, and teams like Barcelona are not as good as Manchester City.

It is not surprising that Malaga players feel this way.

Ten minutes later, Malaga completed a shot. Baptista received a pass from Joaquin on the wing and dribbled the ball and completed a long shot with one or two steps.

In fact, there is no need to shoot this ball. The distance is too far. Baptista is more like shooting to complete a shot. Her body has not been adjusted properly. She shot in a hurry, so the threat is naturally equal to nothing.

Manchester City got a good opportunity in the 17th minute. De Bruyne, Silva, Milner and Aguero played wonderful cooperation in the Malaga half. Aguero got rid of his fellow villager Demichelis and shot was very threatening. Caballero was very focused and fell to the ground quickly, ensuring that the goal was not lost.

After this opportunity, Manchester City took the lead in the away game, took the absolute initiative on the court, and continuously put pressure on Malaga's defense line. Fortunately, today, whether it is Pellegrini or Malaga's players, they are prepared for Manchester City's continuous offense and are very focused.

Gradually, the game between the two sides was in a deadlock again, and they carefully maintained a balance.

Pellegrini's heart has begun to fight against the gods and man. It is really difficult to choose to continue to maintain such a balance and stalemate for a more radical attack.

Everyone has different personalities, but in this case, they are undoubtedly doing multiple-choice questions. They must make a choice, otherwise the team will really be finished.

Pellegrini made up his mind very quickly. Malaga started the strong attack mode after thirty minutes, and the formation was pressed.

Wen Sheng thought about it and the team began to consciously recycle it. Pellegrini made a choice and he also needed to make a choice. Should he choose to maintain a tight formation position in the midfield or backcourt, or to facilitate the team's rapid counterattack.

Wen Sheng chose to maintain his defense in the middle and backcourt and recover his formation. The attacks of both sides have now become round-based. Malaga carefully controlled the ball to advance, but their offensive efficiency was really not high at all. In fact, it is difficult for both Baptista, Santa Cruz, or Saviola to return to their previous state.

The beast Baptista played very well during the Seville era. She played the front midfielder in the future, had strong scoring ability in front, outstanding long shots, good physical fitness, and some Brazilians were delicate under her feet. Unfortunately, he was unlucky today and met Melo, who was also a Brazilian at the same time, and had no performance in front of his fellow villagers. Wen Sheng clearly saw that Baptista was already below during the physical contact between the two.

Both Santa Cruz and Saviola are like this. They might have been great a few years ago, but now they really have to accept their old age.

The forty-five minutes passed quickly. Malaga failed to cause too much trouble for Manchester City at home, but Manchester City caused them some trouble.

In the last few minutes, Manchester City missed two opportunities, both of which were counterattacks on the spot. Once, Silva received a second pass from De Bruyne and kicked the opportunity near the small penalty area line. Another time, Aguero successfully counterattacked and failed to control the direction of the ball. Caballero, who was attacked, got it.
Chapter completed!