On the evening of November 6th, Manchester Intihad Stadium.
When the game reached the 88th minute, the score was still one to one.
Although it was an away game, Real Madrid still chose to attack the opening game very boldly, and in the tenth minute, using the cooperation of Modric and Di Maria on the right, Benzema scored from close range.
Opening the scoring for Real Madrid.
But in the 52nd minute of the second half, David Silva assisted, Suarez used a very wonderful escape to get rid of Ramos, and shot angrily to equalize the score for Manchester City.
One to one!
After that, neither side could score again.
Until the end of the game.
David Silva once again sent a long-distance direct pass to the feet of Robin van Persie, who came on as a substitute.
The Dutch center leaned on Ramos with his body, stopped the ball firmly with his foot, and before Pepe and Ramos attacked, he distributed the ball to the left side of the penalty area with his left foot.
Gareth Bale crossed into the penalty area from the left corner at great speed.
The moment the Welshman started, Arbeloa had already lost his best position and was forced to chase behind Gareth Bale. However, Gareth Bale rushed into the penalty area and stopped Van Persie.
When passing the ball, Arbeloa was forced to take a shot from the side and behind, but it was too late.
He tripped Gareth Bale straight away.
The Welshman fell down in Real Madrid's penalty area, and the referee's whistle immediately sounded.
Penalty kick!
At the same time, the referee also raised the yellow card in his hand.
The entire stadium suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.
Because they saw that after the referee took out the yellow card, he immediately took out the red card.
Two yellows turn one red!
Arbeloa didn't even defend himself and left the court with his head lowered.
In tonight's game, his performance was actually very good, but when he was defending Gareth Bale, he was under too much pressure and was given a yellow card for a defensive foul in the first half.
This is the second one!
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Gao Shen opened his mouth on the sidelines, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.
In fact, he originally planned to let Ramos play on the right, but later changed his mind.
Mainly because Arbeloa performed very well and was in good condition after resuming training.
In fact, in tonight's game, Arbeloa's performance was really good, including several defenses, which were quite good.
But before the end of the game, Gareth Bale's sprint directly wiped out all his previous efforts.
This is also the scary thing about Gareth Bale.
This kid is not only super capable, but also has amazing physical fitness. In the final stage of the game, he can also sprint at extremely fast speeds. Who can stop him?
The earliest substitution was a targeted adjustment, but the remaining two substitutions, one was to replace Di Maria, because his physical exertion was too great and his performance on the field was not particularly ideal.
Especially on the opposite side, Pellegrini replaced Liton Baines to strengthen Manchester City's left attack. Di Maria failed to suppress Baines very well, so Gao Shen used Yin Guayin to go up and keep an eye on Baines.
Enns.
Gao Shen always reserved one substitution, but after 80 minutes, Benzema collided with Kompany while dribbling the ball and sprained his foot. After the team doctor came in for testing, he recommended that he be taken off the field.
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It had already been eighty-three minutes. Gao Shen thought about it and agreed.
At that time, Manchester City's offense was very fierce. After Gao Shen considered it, he replaced Benzema with Vazquez to strengthen the team's right wing and let Yin Guayin play center forward.
The effect of this adjustment is very good, but I did not expect that such a problem would occur at a critical moment.
A yellow card plus a penalty kick, the referee gave him a capital punishment.
Judging from the way Gareth Bale fell, there is indeed no excuse.
When Gao Shen saw Arbeloa walking off the field with his head hanging down without even explaining to the referee, he went straight to greet him.
"It's okay, Alvaro, it's okay." Gao Shen walked over, hugged Arbeloa, and comforted his right back.
"I'm sorry, boss." Arbeloa said with pain, "I was a little confused at the time and couldn't keep up at the start..."
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm here." Gao Shen comforted, "Go back, take a shower, and have a good rest."
Arbeloa nodded and walked into the players' tunnel.
Sometimes, defensive players are so miserable.
They may have played very well throughout the game, but all their previous efforts were wasted because of one mistake.
The biggest difference between defense and offense is here.
Offensive players can spend the entire game squandering and wasting opportunities, but if they take one, they are heroes.
But defensive players can't.
No matter how good a defensive player he is, he will eventually become a background for offensive players.
This is the fate of defensive players!
Arbeloa was in good shape and performed well, but just because of the initial start, he failed to keep up and was taken over by Gareth Bale in a key position.
Entering the Bell area, you can imagine the consequences, so Arbeloa was shocked and frightened, and hurriedly took action.
Sometimes it's like this, everything happens in an instant.
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Italian referee Rocchi blew the whistle to end the game.
Two to one.
International practice is that the home team goes first and the visiting team goes last.
The fans at the Intihad Stadium were applauding and cheering wildly to celebrate the team's victory.
This battle is crucial for Manchester City, and it can even be said to be a key battle that determines whether to qualify or not.
Real Madrid suffered a tragic blow.
After the game, Pellegrini walked to the visiting team's coaching bench immediately and shook hands with Gao Shen.
Regarding this game, Chilean engineers highly recognized Real Madrid's performance and progress.
He himself knew very well that from a tactical perspective, he could even be said to have lost to Gao Shen, but the players under him were indeed very strong and helped Manchester City win this victory.
To a certain extent, he can win thanks to Gao Shen.
At least Gao Shen left him an extremely strong lineup.
Gao Shen was not in a good mood. After saying a few words to Pellegrini, he separated from him.
Real Madrid's players also walked off the field one by one with their heads lowered.
Gao Shen greeted them, shook hands and hugged them one by one.
"It's okay, cheer up."
But at this point, how can the players keep their spirits up?
Everyone can see that after losing this game, Real Madrid was really forced into a desperate situation.
This damn group of death is really scary!
Every opponent is so difficult to deal with. If you don't pay attention, you will be stepped on directly.
This is completely different from the league.
In La Liga, when encountering a team like Zaragoza, Real Madrid can still defeat their opponents even if they take a nap midway.
But in the death group of the Champions League, even if one person is not careful, he may be doomed.
Even now, Gao Shen has left Manchester City, but many Manchester City players still respect him very much.
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They were rivals on the court, but off the court, they both stayed on the sidelines.
After Gao Shen finished chatting with the Real Madrid players, they came over to meet Gao Shen one after another.
Many of them performed well in this game, and Gareth Bale is obviously stronger than last season.
There is also De Bruyne. After Rakitic was injured, Yaya Toure occupied the main position, but he has also become an important midfield role for Manchester City and his performance has improved rapidly.
Gao Shen also temporarily let go of the disappointment of Real Madrid's loss and cheered up to greet the Manchester City players.
The Manchester City fans present also gave Gao Shen warm applause.
Obviously, even now, they have not forgotten Gao Shen's contribution to Manchester City.
Gao Shen also had some interactions with the Manchester City fans at the scene and thanked them for their support.
They are rivals on the court, but not anymore off the court.
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Whether in the locker room or at the post-match press conference, Gao Shen emphasized that Real Madrid has not given up yet. He even mentioned another point of view at the post-match press conference.
"Perhaps, when I say this, many people will think that I am enjoying myself in hardship, or celebrating a funeral, but I really feel that this situation may not be a bad thing for us."
"As a newly reorganized team, we have gathered many top stars from various countries. Many of them were core players in their original leagues and teams. As a result, after they came to Real Madrid, they were not very good players.
adapt."
This is actually very normal. Almost everyone will do this and face integration problems.
"But now, we have no choice. We must let go of all prejudices, all persistence, and all baggage..."
"We have only one path, and that is for everyone to be of one mind!"
Gao Shen emphasized in front of the media that Real Madrid's performance was not bad. The key problem is that the team is still short of breath.
"We always have problems at critical moments."
Profound and straight to the core of the problem.
"It may be a player's mistake, it may be due to other reasons, but these are just superficial phenomena. The real problem is that we have not fully unleashed our full potential."
"Just now, in the locker room, I asked my players to think carefully about what to do next."
"Should we continue to stop in the group stage like we did in the past? Or should we cross over?"
Gao Shen also insisted on his previous promise again when asked by media reporters.
"As I said, if I don't win La Liga or the Champions League, I will be fired. That was true before and it is still true now."
"But I believe in my players, I believe in them!"
Gao Shen didn't think there was anything wrong with being defeated by the team he had built for three years.
"This is different."
"The two teams are in different periods and stages, and there is no comparison."
"On the contrary, if Real Madrid can beat Manchester City, I think that will be a failure for me, a failure in the past three years!"
These views of Gao Shen were also recognized by many media reporters at the scene.
Manchester City is the team he has built for three years, and Real Madrid has just taken over. Real Madrid is now asked to defeat Manchester City. Does that mean that Manchester City's efforts in the past three years have been in vain?
Or do you think that Manchester City’s lineup is all from Paper Lake?
In fact, it is already considered very good that Real Madrid can compete to this level.
Especially considering that Real Madrid is still suffering from injuries, and Arbeloa has only been back from injury for two days.
But recognition is recognition, Real Madrid is now in a desperate situation, this is also an indisputable fact.
Especially after the results of Dortmund's home game against Porto came out.
