When Manchester City tried to pass the ball over Harry Kane's head in the penalty area, Dutch central defender De Ligt, who was originally stuck behind Harry Kane, quickly moved forward in front of his former teammate and made a brave move.
He headed the ball out of the penalty area and landed near the thirty-meter area.
When Bernardo Silva turned his back to the direction of the attack and stopped the ball with his foot, Fernandinho had already rushed behind him.
The Portuguese used a skillful fake move to deceive Fernandinho, turned around and got rid of the Brazilian, drove the ball forward, and quickly sent a direct pass to the right side of the center circle.
Dembele grabbed the ball ahead of Benjamin Mendy and stopped the ball in the center circle. He quickly moved the ball inside with his left foot. He dribbled the ball horizontally and cut inside. He spotted an opportunity and immediately passed the ball.
A diagonal pass to the left rib space.
In a hurry, Manchester City's defense left too much space behind them.
Mbappe moved forward at great speed, with Jerome Boateng chasing after him desperately, while Vardy was lagging behind the two of them.
Near the center, Kompany and Stones also returned to defense immediately.
But Mbappe still caught up with Dembele's pass on the left side of the penalty area.
But as soon as he stopped, Jerome Boateng was already in position to catch up.
Mbappe slowed down and dribbled into City's penalty area, closing in on Jerome Boateng.
Vardy ran towards the center, ready to receive Mbappe's pass, which attracted the attention of Stones and Kompany.
Fernandinho has also chased back near the penalty area line.
When I saw Mbappe rushing to Boateng with the ball, he gently flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot, and then made a move to hit the goal. This immediately deceived Boateng, allowing the German central defender to take the shot.
Block.
But Mbappe's reaction was very flexible. After making a fake move, he immediately shot a real volley.
The ball flew out from Boateng's crotch.
"Quick counterattack from Leeds United."
"Mbappe cut in from the left side of the penalty area, passed Boateng, faked a move, kicked off and hit again!"
"Cretch shot!!!!"
"The ball went in!!!"
"Two to zero!"
"Mbappe wins again!"
"Leeds United extended the lead further."
"In the 67th minute, Mbappe's wonderful shot was very secretive and very tricky."
"Boateng was deceived by his initial paused fake move. He thought he was going to hit the goal and made a blocking move first. Unexpectedly, Mbappe then directly volleyed the ball towards the goal.
To the left of the goal."
"You can see from the goal lens that this shot almost missed the left post and went into the goal."
"Goalkeeper Ederson couldn't do anything about this shot."
"Another counterattack from Leeds United broke through Manchester City's defense."
"After the start of the second half, Leeds United's counterattack did not achieve the desired effect, and then the game situation was gradually controlled by Manchester City. But when everyone thought that Manchester City would continue to control the situation steadily, Leeds United suddenly counterattacked.
Once again, he penetrated Manchester City's defense."
"This is the strength of a top team!"
"This is Mbappe!"
"Two goals!"
"Mbappe used two goals to give Leeds United a lead in this Champions League."
…
The entire Amazon Stadium was filled with cheers from Leeds United fans.
Not just from inside the court, but also from outside the court.
The Leeds United players rushed to the sidelines and cheered wildly in celebration.
Two to zero!
This lead is indeed not small.
"Still playing in the gap between Manchester City's back line and midfield line." Ferguson shook his head and sighed.
The game has progressed so far, unless Manchester City makes a big change, otherwise, the outcome is almost the same.
To put it bluntly, even if Leeds United defended tightly, they could defend until the end.
The White Roses are not a waste of energy, and their defensive capabilities are also very good.
"Manchester City's current problems are actually quite complicated, especially in the face of Leeds United's targeted tactics. There has never been a good solution." Wenger also felt a headache.
Guardiola's tactical system is indeed very stable, but many problems are difficult to solve.
Efficient pressing and pressing, efficient and quick counterattack.
Leeds United's goal just now reflects the second point.
Dembélé moved out of the reach of Fernandinho, Kompany and Benjamin Mendy to receive Bernardo Silva's pass, which was certainly not unintentional.
The Portuguese passed the news here because they knew that either Vardy or Dembélé would be grabbed by someone.
After receiving the ball in this gap, the gap behind Manchester City was completely exposed.
This is just offense.
On the defensive end, Leeds United did not fight with Manchester City at all. Instead, they closed the defensive position, defended the center, and allowed Manchester City to get the ball on the wing, because whether it is Hazard or Gareth Bale, they actually need inside.
Only in this way can the threat be exerted.
But Leeds United's approach is to block your inside route and force you to go wide.
If you go to the side, someone needs to be able to support you in the middle.
But more often than not, Harry Kane is alone. Under the joint restraint of Ruben Dias and De Ligt, Harry Kane basically does not get any benefits.
This is equivalent to saying that Leeds United opened up the wings and allowed Manchester City to attack, while shrinking the defense to block the center and flanks.
Guardiola was immediately blinded.
From the entire tactical level, Leeds United was obviously fully prepared early on, especially after Manchester City adjusted back to the 433 formation, Leeds United responded immediately.
Now, Manchester City's passivity is basically the sequelae of Guardiola's willful change of formation in the first half.
In such a crucial decisive battle, we lost the initiative and were passive everywhere.
What's more, Guardiola's teams have never been tough guys.
"Mbappe's 250 million euros are really worth it!" Ferguson praised repeatedly.
He is a knowledgeable person.
When Manchester United sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, Ferguson was very unhappy and felt that the sale was cheap.
Ferguson generally means that selling Ronaldo for only 80 million pounds is too cheap. It should be 150 million pounds.
The reason is that Real Madrid can afford the price.
The logic here actually makes sense.
Talented players like Messi and Ronaldo are often rare luxuries.
The transfer of players is just like buying and selling.
You get what you get for one penny, two cents for one dollar, and three cents for ten dollars.
Ordinary people pursue one cent, as long as it is enough; small wealthy families will pursue some pursuits, and want to pursue high-quality two cents; those rich people who are not short of money and pursue the ultimate will pursue the best
Three points of goods.
Teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona basically pursue three-pointers.
But here's the problem.
Players are not industrial products and cannot be mass-produced.
Even companies like Gao Shen and Leeds United are simply unable to mass-produce super talents like Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Messi.
Yes, in terms of football talent, Ronaldo and Mbappe are slightly inferior to Messi and Neymar, but they both have amazing physical talents, that is, speed and explosive power.
Whether it is technical talent or physical talent, it cannot be mass-produced and copied by industrialization.
Leeds United can only search for talented potential rookies all over the world, and then work hard to cultivate them into talents.
And this is destined to mean that these talented players will always be scarce.
This is Ferguson's logic.
As long as you continue to pursue the ultimate, only I can sell it to you, and then I can offer the highest price within your acceptable range.
In 2009, Ferguson thought it was £150 million.
Now, at 250 million euros, Ferguson thinks it is still cheap.
"This is the price for keeping Mbappe last year." Gao Shen said with a wry smile.
If you look at it by today's standards, it's definitely cheap.
If Leeds United plays the game and lets PSG and Real Madrid compete for it, it is estimated that the value will be around 300 million euros.
The reason is simple. Ronaldo and Messi are both old, and Mbappe seems to be the most potential successor to them.
Last year's World Cup championship and this season's Champions League championship, these two trophies are enough for Mbappe to succeed as crown prince.
…
After Guardiola lost the ball, he finally made substitutions.
He first replaced Jerome Boateng with Cancelo.
This move is intended to strengthen the team's offense, especially on the right.
Cancelo's attacking firepower on the right is still very fierce.
Leeds United was also prepared for this and replaced Dembele with Valverde.
As a result, the team immediately made adjustments and became a formation similar to 442, with Mbappe and Vardy at the front and continued to adopt defensive counterattack tactics.
Facing Manchester City's ball-control style of play, Leeds United has already had rich experience.
After the time entered the 75th minute, Guardiola saw that the team still failed to open up the situation, and immediately made the third substitution, replacing Fernandinho with Suarez.
This is already a desperate move, and he wants to risk his life with Leeds United.
Pochettino also immediately made a second substitution, replacing Kimmich with Rodri.
The team's formation was adjusted again, with Rodri holding back, Milinkovic-Savic and Valverde on both sides, forming a three-back midfielder, and Bernardo Silva advancing forward, forming a formation similar to 4312.
Not only that, all three lines of the team were contracted, which immediately gave Manchester City free possession of the ball, but they were still unable to effectively pass the ball into Leeds United's penalty area, let alone pose a threat.
In the end, it even forced Manchester City to adopt the tactic of crosses from the wing.
It is conceivable that Manchester City really had no good way to deal with Leeds United's defense. It was like facing an iron plate. They even used crosses from the wing, which Guardiola disdained to use.
Leeds United made the last substitution of the game in the 84th minute.
Young player Haaland replaced veteran captain Vardy.
This is Leeds United's reward for giving Haaland goals in five consecutive games!
The entire stadium also gave Haaland and Vardy warm applause.
After Haaland came on the court, he formed a double forward with Mbappe.
At this moment, Gao Shen was sitting in the stands, feeling very pleased and excited.
"Perhaps, many, many years from now, people will miss tonight's game very much." Gao Shen said with a faint smile.
"Why?" Wenger was surprised.
"Because Haaland and Mbappe are fighting side by side. Although it may only last less than ten minutes, this is the Champions League final."
The meaning revealed by these words is very obvious. Gao Shen is very optimistic about Harland and Mbappe.
