Chapter 673: Is Hoffenheim's first chance to win the Champions League coming?
The camera immediately moved to the Manchester City bench.
Guardiola was confused, damn, lost the ball?
Lost the ball so quickly?!
He didn't react at all.
Li Chuanqi was surprised, but then returned to normal. He thought it was just an accident.
After the game restarted, Manchester City launched a wave of attacks against Hoffenheim.
In the third minute, Aguero, who scored twice in the Premier League three days ago, got a chance in the penalty area and fired a low shot!
The football slides out!
Three minutes later, Manchester City made a comeback. David Silva cut in from the left and then passed through Hoffenheim's defense with a diagonal pass.
After Sane got the ball on the penalty area line, he got out of the way of the defense and shot a long shot!
The football missed the goal!
In the ninth minute of the first half, Sane went down to the right and fell into a triangle. The B seat followed up in the middle and pushed the ball!
The football was blocked from the bottom line by the Hoffenheim goalkeeper's brave feet!
There was a lot of noise and danger in front of Hoffenheim.
After withstanding Manchester City's wave of offensive climax, Hoffenheim gradually stabilized and played back and forth with Manchester City.
The scene suddenly became stalemate.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Hoffenheim got a corner kick opportunity. Kadzabek sent the corner kick into the Manchester City penalty area. Center back Hogema jumped high and beat Laporte with a fierce header.
The ball hits the goal!
The powerful header directly broke through the gate guarded by Ederson!
Two to zero!
Hoffenheim seized the corner kick opportunity and expanded the lead to two goals!
This goal ignited the passion of the Rhein-Neckar Arena, and the whole stadium was completely boiling.
The commentator on German national TV shouted excitedly: "Two to zero! Before the first half was over, Hoffenheim was already two goals ahead! They were two goals ahead of the invincible Manchester City, ahead of the invincible Manchester City!
What the Premier League team can’t do, our Bundesliga team can do it!”
The commentator of Manchester City Sports Station said painfully: "We are already two goals behind. Manchester City's form is very bad. Guardiola must find a way to solve the offensive and defensive problems.
Guardiola wants to solve the problem of "all flowers but no fruits" in the offense. Whether it is the number of opportunities created or the number of shots, Manchester City is ahead of Hoffenheim, but their ability to seize opportunities makes people speechless.
As for defense...it's hard to describe..."
The situation was very unfavorable for Manchester City. Guardiola, who was standing in the command area, yelled at the defense. He was really dissatisfied with this defense.
At the end of the first half, Manchester City launched a siege against Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim retreated from all fronts, formed lines of defense inside and outside the penalty area, and set up iron barrel formations.
For a moment, Manchester City had no space to complete the shot.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Gundogan shot a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball did not penetrate the crowded penalty area and was blocked by the body of the Hoffenheim defender.
Aguero grabbed a shot and the ball was blocked by the Hoffenheim defender with his body again!
After two minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
The commentator on German national TV said excitedly: "At the end of the first half, Hoffenheim ended with a score of 2-0! They withstood Manchester City's wave of attacks and maintained their two-goal advantage until the end of the first half!
As long as Hoffenheim can maintain the state of the first half in the second half, tonight they will get their first Champions League victory in team history and create new history!
Come on, Hoffenheim, victory is at hand!"
The commentator of Manchester Sports Station said regretfully: "After falling behind 2-0, Manchester City launched a crazy counterattack. However, Hoffenheim wisely chose to retreat and set up an iron barrel formation to allow Manchester City to attack again and again. Return without success!
Manchester City needs someone to stand up, someone needs to stand up and save!
We still don't know whether Li can play. If there is no problem with his body, Guardiola should send him on the field sooner!
When will Guardiola put Lee on the field?
I think maybe he should come on at the beginning of the second half because there is not much time left for Manchester City!"
The Sky Sports commentator said: "From a fair point of view, Manchester City actually played well in the first half of the game, with a ball possession rate of 70%. Most of the time, the football was at their feet, which also created countless opportunities. Fewer scoring opportunities.
However, Manchester City's attacking players were poor at seizing opportunities and failed to convert the offense into goals.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim's offensive efficiency is amazing, scoring two goals within the goal frame three times!
Moreover, Hoffenheim coach Nagelsmann is a very smart coach. After leading 2-0, he retreated across the board, compressing Manchester City's offensive space!
The first half of the game is over, but the result is hard to say. After all, Guardiola still has a trump card in his hand that he has yet to play.
Whenever Guardiola plays his trump card, the decisive moment will come!
In addition, I always feel that Manchester City is saving their strength in this game, and they seem to think that the game against Liverpool on the weekend is more important."
The Sky Sports commentator is very optimistic about Li Chuanqi: "Countless battles in the past tell us that as long as Li is on the court, anything can happen, so Hoffenheim is not the time to celebrate yet!"
Manchester City fans were unhappy with the first half result:
"Damn, the siege couldn't score a single goal!"
"Yes, the opponent's goal seemed so easy. We pressed the opponent and had so many shooting opportunities, but we didn't seize any of them!"
"Since Li has recovered, why should he be put on the bench? I can't figure it out!"
"Let's not make random guesses. Maybe Guardiola has his own plan. We have to believe him! He wants to arrange for Lee to play at a critical moment."
"Damn it, we are already two goals behind. Isn't this a critical moment?"
"I think it doesn't matter if we lose tonight. After all, there are still four games in the group stage. As long as we play well in the next four games, there will definitely be no problem in emerging from the group."
"I think the game against Liverpool on the weekend is more important, so the outcome of this game is not important and will not affect our entry into the knockout rounds."
"Well, with this score, I think it would be better for Li not to play. The battle for the top spot is more important!"
Manchester City fans are divided.
Hoffenheim fans are quite excited:
"Manchester City is nothing more than that..."
"Yes, Manchester City is actually nothing special. It was completely blown out by the British media."
“What a first win in the Champions League, it’s exciting just thinking about it!”
The reporters on the sidelines were talking a lot:
"Is there going to be a big upset tonight?!"
"It's too early to say this, Li hasn't played yet..."
"Will Lee be able to equalize the score if he comes on? I don't think so! And doesn't Guardiola think about the top-place battle with Liverpool on the weekend?"
"I don't think Guardiola would replace Lee with this score. What if he gets injured again after coming on?"
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