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When the second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City was played in the 89th minute, in the promotion prediction given by the TV broadcast official, Real Madrid, who were already 2 goals behind, was only 1%. However, from that moment on, Rodrigo scored two goals in two minutes to equalize, Benzema scored his own penalty just five minutes after the start of extra time, and Real Madrid did not even drag the game to the penalty shootout, and won the opportunity to qualify early with a 6-5 aggregate score. On this night, a miracle was staged at the Bernabeu, and more than 60,000 live spectators witnessed the moment.
After the game, speaking about the reversal of the game, Real Madrid manager Ancelotti mentioned the scene of his reversal: "When we equalized, we already had an important psychological advantage, just like on the night of Istanbul in 2005, the situation of the game after Liverpool equalized was completely different. If An Shuai learned anything from that unforgettable reversal of that year, then this season, Real Madrid seems to prove it in every round of the knockout stage.
In the knockout stage, in the quarter-finals, Real Madrid lost 0-1 away to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg, and with 1 goal conceded in the second leg, Benzema completed the hat and Real Madrid turned the game 3-2 on aggregate. In the quarter-final, Benzema wore a hat in the first leg, Real Madrid won 3-1 away to Chelsea, and in the second leg Real Madrid conceded 3 goals in a row, 3-4 behind, Rodrigo's savior dragged the game into extra time, and Benzema won in extra time, and Real Madrid scored 5-4 against the Blues on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid lost 3-4 away to Manchester City in the first leg, and completed another home turnover in the second leg. According to Marca, in the 88th minute of the match, Real Madrid fell behind by two goals on aggregate, when nearly 300 fans left the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, and a few minutes later Real Madrid equalized, but they were no longer allowed to return to the game.
Speaking about why his team can always complete the reversal, Ancelotti believes that the spiritual strength of Real Madrid's "never give up" has played a decisive role, "I want to thank the players, they have given their all for the game. When everyone thinks the game is over, just a good fit can turn things around, and of course it takes a little luck to win in this way. In the face of the opponent who created the miracle, Guardiola believes that Real Madrid's previous similar reversal in the knockout rounds has helped them gain a psychological advantage, "They have experienced such a situation, but we have not before." ”
In fact, from the perspective of the whole game, the players who lost this series were not doing their best? The answer is definitely no, but Guardiola, who has given up the "whole flower work", is out again, or it is inevitable that people feel that he has his own "Champions League overturning" attribute. After the game, spartan Moscow officially teased Manchester City: "It can be confirmed that we and Manchester City have the same number of Champions League trophies. ”
Official ridicule of Sparta moscow
After Manchester City's exit, the German "Transfer Market" website listed Manchester City's transfer expenditure and Champions League results since the 2012/13 season, and the "Blue Moon" invested a total of 1.568 billion euros in ten years, reaching the final four three times, reaching the final once, and the best result was the Champions League runner-up. In the six years of coaching Manchester City, Guardiola's Champions League results are one runner-up, one stop in the final four, three times to stop the quarterfinals, and one to stop the round of sixteen. In the past two seasons, City's weakness seems to have become a well-known reality, from the failure to introduce Kane at the beginning of the season to The Glaris, when Manchester City fell on the issue of strikers has become the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, and guardiola's tactical stubbornness and the poor psychological quality of City's players are even more clichéd.
It is worth noting that in the past six years, Guardiola's team has won the domestic league three times and is now leading the way in the Premier League table with a one-point advantage. It is undoubtedly a great achievement to maintain the competitiveness of winning the title in the world's fiercest league all year round, but in the Champions League, Manchester City often plays games that do not match their own level: except for the 2021 final defeat to Chelsea, which is a little regrettable, Monaco in 2017 and Lyon in 2020 cannot be compared with Manchester City, and Liverpool in 2018 and Tottenham in 2019 are Manchester City's opponents in the Premier League. When it comes to the Champions League, Guardiola's team is always prone to losing direction.
It is reported that after the rout of Manchester City against Real Madrid, the owner of the investment group behind the club, Mansour, is very dissatisfied. Although Guardiola has created the most successful "league team" in football today, and has also brought Manchester City's technical and tactical level to the peak, the temperament of this team has not changed qualitatively, and the team still lacks hard-hitting personality, courage and determination. When the wind is downwind, the team can present a dazzling attacking football; but when fighting backwaters and letting go, Guardiola and his team frequently drop the chain at key moments.
Compared with Liverpool manager Klopp, who led the team to reach the Champions League final three times in five years, the gold-funded Guardiola has greater reinforcement authority, but he does not seem to like to bring in too many personality stars, and also emphasizes system design and tactical discipline, and seems to be slightly inferior in injecting the belief of never giving up. It is foreseeable that the challenges that Manchester City will face in the future are not simple, their opponents are not only the rising Liverpool, how to prevent the decline in the level and ensure their competitiveness in the whole of Europe is the key. Now, the veteran coach Ancelotti, who was previously considered to be "outdated", has taught Guardiola a lesson, so what can he learn from this time?