The first game of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final is indeed pleasing to the eye, Manchester City at home 4-3 Real Madrid are not defensive, so there will be so many goals, if the Manchester City generals miss a good chance, the score may be 7-3, then the second leg of the game will have no suspense, and now the first leg is only a goal difference, the second leg of the game will inevitably be more intense. For Guardiola and An Shuai, the defensive problems of both teams in this game are undoubtedly revealed, who can refuse to make mistakes in the second leg can laugh to the end, Manchester City will be promoted in a draw, Guardiola will inevitably adjust, and the next two famous coaches will also influence the results.
Because Real Madrid scored 3 goals in the first leg of the 1/8 final, the team won Chelsea 3-1, and lost 2-3 in the second leg, but still advanced, so in the first leg of this round against Manchester City, the Real Madrid is also confident that the next leg will finally qualify. Although Benzema did not call Real Madrid the best team after the game, he scored 2 goals in this game, and his personal data is also satisfactory, but it is still unknown whether he can continue such efficiency back at home.
In the current Champions League top scorer list, Benzema has scored 14 goals, Salah has scored 8, Manchester City's Mahrez has 6 goals and Jesus has 5 goals. It is difficult for the other top three players on the top three of the top scorers list to shake Benzema's position, but it is not easy for Real Madrid to qualify and win the title, even if the team can pass Chelsea and Manchester City successively, and then most likely meet With Liverpool in the final, Real Madrid wants to win the title is basically delusional.
The first half of the game Real Madrid is very bad, there are problems at both ends of the attack and defense, the first half is De Bruyne's canonical moment, he broke the goal in the opening 2 minutes, when he received Mahrez's pass and inserted himself into the middle of the box to choose to lean over and break the goal, the moment of this goal is indeed amazing, the Real Madrid defense did not predict such a threat. Then De Bruyne sent Jesus a great opportunity, but unfortunately the latter stopped the ball and was released by the opponent, Real Madrid's defense could not limit De Bruyne's breakthrough and threat during this time, so De Bruyne was able to create two goals in 6 minutes, the second goal was that he chose to pass diagonally to the penalty area after he got the ball, while causing Alaba's mistake, Jesus did not miss the opportunity this time, he turned and pushed to help the team lead the opponent by two goals.
De Bruyne threatened with a corner kick in the middle of the first half and Foden's shot from the back post was deflected. City then missed several scoring opportunities, including a pity for Mahrez and Foden. It was a counter-attack opportunity for Manchester City, bernardo sent the ball straight to Majeres to shoot, but unfortunately the latter hit the side-netting. Another counter-attack opportunity was then de Bruyne's pass to Mahrez, who crossed the box to help Foden complete a shot, but it was even more unfortunate to be slightly off target.
Foden is also the future star of the team, and it is regrettable that the missed opportunity in this game is also regrettable, and the team has conceded goals after repeatedly squandering opportunities, which is also a law on the football field. Real Madrid's goal was a sudden diagonal pass from Ferramenos to the penalty area, and Zinchenko's weakness in defence led to Benzema pulling back a city. Before the game, it was said that Manchester City must keep an eye on Benzema, especially in the second half, but unfortunately Manchester City frequently threatened the goal and neglected the defense, so conceding goals is inevitable. It is worth mentioning that Manchester City changed shortly after conceding a goal, Guardiola replaced Stones, who had just returned from injury, and the manager did this because he saw the weak points of the team and avoided injury players from being injured again. Manchester City did not end the first half of the substitution is also to strengthen the defense, after the substitution Offier Real Madrid has few opportunities to attack, and Manchester City's limited number of set-piece opportunities have not been converted into goals.
An Shuai also replaced the errant Arabba in the second half, and Nacho was given the opportunity to play. City's attack was a bit unlucky in the second half, and it was a pity that Mahrez hit the upright, but fortunately Fernandinho then assisted Foden's goal, and if City can strengthen the defense during this time, the 2-goal lead may indeed be maintained until the end. It must be admitted that Guardiola's substitution is also a double-edged sword, because Fernandinho has also become the main reason for conceding goals after sending assists, Vinicius is past him and then entered the box to score goals, and the veteran is indeed no longer brave.
Zinchenko was defensively disadvantaged in this game, but was also involved in Bernardo's goal in the second half, who decisively broke through the ball to score after his teammates were put down, and his passing and shooting also made Real Madrid's defense very bad. This season's Multi-point blossoming of Manchester City is an advantage, but it is also true that in the second half de Bruyne and Jesus were less threatening than in the first half, and the weakening of the threat on the offensive end also gave Real Madrid a chance, the visiting team used set-pieces to get a penalty opportunity, Benzema hit, and the Manchester city goalkeeper judged the wrong direction. For Manchester City to lead the opponent by only one goal at home does increase the pressure of the second leg, Real Madrid back home is bound to strengthen the attack, and The City's defense will face a more severe test.
City's desire for the Champions League is clear, which also makes the players more aggressive in the game, which also leads to a unstable defence. Guardiola is also more nervous about the Champions League, after all, the team does not currently have a Champions League trophy, the team has only reached the final twice in its history, but in the end they all regretted that They all watched Liverpool and Chelsea reach the top, so this season's Champions League semi-finals will be more tense.
In this game, De Bruyne had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot on target, 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 threatening passes, 3 passing, and a success rate of 88.24% in 51 passes, but the second half was limited by the opponent's defense, and the threat was not as obvious as in the first half.
Jesus only had 1 shot on goal, 1 threatening pass, and although he scored 1 goal, the overall performance was average. Foden also scored 1 goal, but 2 of the 4 shots on goal, and the core players missed more opportunities than he missed. Sterling only got 7 minutes to play in this game, and Pep Guardiola's doing so is also confusing to many people, but some people think that he left a sharp weapon for the second leg, and the away real Madrid Sterling will inevitably start. Walker missed the game due to injury, Cancelo will be suspended, and the two will also enter the starting list against Real Madrid in the second leg, especially The role of Cancelo is more critical, so the second leg is still looking at Goldman City.