On May 5, 2022, the lunar calendar of the Year of Nongyin was established.
Far away in Madrid, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium boasts one of the "greatest" wonders that will go down in history.
The owner of the stadium has the experience of lifting the Champions League Big Ears Cup thirteen times, looking down on competitors in Europe and around the world. Today, they are already the third time this season that they have "turned salted fish upside down".
MANCHESTER CITY: I have the ability to pay money.
REAL MADRID: No, you didn't.
3:4 away, 3:1 home (2:1 at regular time, 3:1 at extra time), 6:5 on aggregate. The Galactic Battleships marched into Paris.
Compared to Courtois' four extreme saves (two in extra time), City's starting goalkeeper Ederson was stiff in the game and did not make even the slightest save for Rodrigo's first goal. Real Madrid's starting goal will inject unprecedented confidence into the champions of the champions league's thirteen-time attack, especially the ball with the sole of his foot blocking The Ballys, and the speedy save for Foden's header in extra time that led to Fernandinho's back-point shot, ensuring that the team survived the 120 minutes in the storm.
The regular time 89 minutes and 20 seconds to grab the point cushion shot, to the 90 minutes and 49 seconds of stoppage time, the substitute Brazilian boy Rodrigo scored two goals in 89 seconds, giving the Bernabeu the same dazzling aura as the "1999 Camp Nou 92 second miracle".
I hope everyone remembers: these two goals, as well as Rodrigo's inverted triangle cross that helped Benzema earn a penalty in 92 minutes and 20 seconds of extra time, all occurred at the historic moment when Real Madrid's "three backs" were all replaced.
Maybe that's the king of Europe (not counting this season).
And, modric said after the game:
Translation: It is impossible to beat so many teams, so many championships, and reach so many semi-finals by luck alone. Let them think about what they want. It's an unfair view, and they only make us laugh – but everyone can say what they want to say.
This is a fierce war of attrition, all the uncertainties, most of them are on the side of Manchester City.
Real Madrid's "three backs" were frantically rhythmic by their opponents an hour ago, and they burned their own fuel tanks too violently. Such a strategic trend has always been under the control of Manchester City, and the low-elimination opponent has indeed relied on Mahrez's goal to do it. However, the state of de Bruyne, the core of the away team's attack, plummeted, which was unexpected.
As the well-deserved head of the Blue Moon, De Bruyne's performance and value in this campaign are completely inconsistent, resulting in a significant decline in the quality of the entire midfield organization's attack -
This is the Champions League semi-final. It is not the first time that the low-level performance of the core players has led to a significant reduction in the fault tolerance rate of the team's game.
The back line stretches violently from the individual to the part to the overall, which is a fatal injury. The first is the center-back duo Ruben Díaz and Laporte's hardness in the last half hour of the 90-minute regular play time period is extremely different, in which the ability to prevent the ball from falling high, the ability to insert and stare at people has all dropped in the crucial 106 seconds. In fact, just 6 minutes into the opening, Carvajal had a cross to Benzema (pictured above) in which the Real Madrid captain headed high in the open. This "empty seat" says too much.
Secondly, during Rodrigo's instigation to score the first goal, No. 47 Foden and No. 27 Canselo allowed Benzema to run from the side to the ribs and then successfully counter-offside, and the first time he received Camaringa's cross and swept it into front of the goal. In particular, Foden, under the premise of having returned to the full-back area, the responsibility of not keeping an eye on people is too great.
This is the same as Real Madrid's Valverde and Rodrigo in the first leg who believed that each other should keep an eye on De Bruyne, who was inserted at the back.
Then there is the Manchester City midfield defense, and everyone's presence and defensive intensity have inexplicably disappeared. The crosses of Carmavinga and Carvajal's "one old and one young" are decisively up without pressing, and real Madrid has successfully crossed 9 times (excluding corners) in normal time, and 4 high-altitude balls have worked twice, with a success rate of up to 50%, and these two successful crosses are outside the box, reflecting the touching defensive quality of Manchester City's forward line.
Glalis's presence has made City's attack on the left more varied and the threat has risen. However, what is the use of an attack that cannot score goals, no matter how gorgeous? As the line in "Ip Man" mentions Wu Zhilin: "You are talking wildly, and it is really good to finally hit the talent." "When it's time to attack, the tactical effect of the £100 million Gralis can bring is very subtle.
If City had gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, the £150 million would have brought In harry Kane...
As the team manager, Guardiola's response to the last 10 minutes of regular time, as well as the adjustment of overtime, can actually play an infinite role close to zero, which is also unexpected. From the time Kyle Walker came off the court due to injury until Benzema's penalty rebound, Guardiola did not give even a little sense of dependence and stability to the players on the field from manners to temperament. When the team appeared on the field for a long time, the broadcast camera gave him sitting on the command seat, but he had a loveless expression.
This season, he has encountered three consecutive encounters with opponents. The "Premier League King Mountain" at 23:30 on April 10 is the first time, and the semi-final Champions League home and away games are the last two. Due to the close strength of the team, Klopp's response can be said to be equal. Ancelotti is different.
The uncertainty on the Real Madrid side is Vinicius. He sent Kyle Walker, who had returned from injury, back to the nursing home again, and his contribution was indeed not small. However, in the first 10 minutes of the second half, he received consecutive passes from his teammates in the penalty area, but did not seize a single opportunity, and the profligacy made it difficult to connect him with the skilled Brazilian players.
It was an absolute chance vinicius had in the opening 10 seconds of the second half, and his shooting options (which should throw his body out to shovel) and his left-footed shot were really too hard to accept. The negative effects that Real Madrid have suffered as a result are not generally large.
In a big bad situation, the manager's decision is the key.
From the beginning of the elimination of Paris, Ancelotti's "second half big move" has been almost crazy, and his on-the-spot adjustments in this campaign are even more jaw-dropping:
No. 21 Rodrigo replaced No. 8 Tony Kroos in the 68th minute;
No. 11 Asensio replaced No. 14 Casemiro in the 75th minute;
At the same time, No. 25 Camaringa replaced No. 10 Modric.
In an extremely decisive way, Ancelotti sent the most successful "three backs" combination in Real Madrid's history into the historical archives in the second leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League semi-finals.
This tactic was built by him and ended by him. As sad as it may seem, it couldn't be more reasonable.
Including me, many people's inertial thinking will feel that at this time, Real Madrid has confessed its fate, and the next "garbage time" is nothing more than to save experience for the youngster and look forward to making a comeback next year.
However, after the complete rejuvenation of the midfield, the little demons who "don't know what is called surrender" rushed up and hedged with the away team in all directions, bringing abundant vitality, not to mention, acting unexpectedly, and a chaotic punch completely stripped the current vanguard of the Premier League.
The Galactic Battleship, which laid down its crown and organization, instead possessed a counter-phagocytosis ability beyond common sense. The last 15 minutes of the second half of the regular time, 6 minutes of stoppage time; 30 minutes of extra time, 3 minutes of stoppage time - a total of 54 minutes of play time, Real Madrid's overall defense collapsed, rotten rotten, but never broken, Rodrigo, Camarenga, Ceballos, Vallejo, Vinicius, Real Madrid "a new man" saved the whole team, maintained the victory until the end, and also gained the speed of light.
As a spiritual wealth, this important experience is almost impossible for other opponents to gain, and the promotion of real Madrid's new generation is unimaginable and incalculable.
Their most important contribution is to prove the wisdom and courage that Ancelotti has as the head coach of the Champions League champions. From the managerial level, such a big and broken "old man talking about juvenile madness" can bring inspiration to Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel, Nagelsman, Conte and many other descendants.
The renewed Real Madrid, with the attitude of giants, declared: as long as the final whistle does not sound, the victory or defeat of the game will never be decided.
Ancelotti's use of troops in this field allows coaches of all levels to believe in a martial art:
The two armies are opposed, and the "supporter" wins.
Finally, thank you to the "pot god" Benzema, who is full of character. Seeing these two pictures, I sincerely hope that the Golden Globe Awards belong to you.