How strong is Manchester City now? It can be summed up in three sentences: cold-blooded brutality, sea, land and air trinity of offensive bombing, and inhuman mechanical operations.
How brutal and inhuman is it? Just look at the apocalyptic look of despair on the faces of the United players after Manchester United's 3-6 defeat to Manchester City.
Manchester United this season is by no means the fish belly of last season. Their manager, led by Tenhardt, has already made a four-game winning streak, including a 2-1 smash smash run by Reds Liverpool. Their style of play is simple and direct, pragmatic and effective, and the passion and old blood of the Red Devils in the past seem to be gradually returning to Manchester United this season. Therefore, the Manchester City derby on October 2nd, which is expected by many fans to be a round of Mars crashing into the earth, Manchester United has the opportunity to be ashamed of the snow and completely wash away the resentment that has accumulated for many years after defeating the city's sworn enemies, however...
United resisted for 20 minutes before surrendering. They were 4-0 in the first half, 1-6 in the 70th minute of the second half, with City's highest possession rate reaching a heart-wrenching 85.5 per cent, what concept? The national football team sacrificed the obscene 901 formation to fight Japan and was never bullied so badly.
If it were not for the 6:1 lead after Pep Guardiola replaced four consecutive people in advance to close the army, allowing Manchester United to pull back 2 goals to save face, this Manchester City derby is very likely to trigger a new round of bloodshed. Today, Manchester City, which owns Haaland, has been upgraded into a super football giant, they have made up for the last short board, their attack is like the Ottoman cavalry crushing the infantry, the black cloud is crushing the city, the place is mourning, the blood is flowing, and the Harrand is like a super siege hammer - the giant cannon of Urban City, the Manchester City team's attack is even more devastated, and the world's strongest city wall will collapse in the face of the brutal attack of the Manchester City team...
There is no compassion, no human emotion, like a programmed artificial intelligence robot, the feeling of the Manchester City team is two words - despair.
Such a Manchester City team has initially possessed the shadow of the peak universe Barca ten years ago, any team can only look up in front of them, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before they win the Champions League.
However, there are still a few good teams in human civilization that retain the spark of hope to overthrow the new cosmic team, and can snipe at this brutal team. Let's analyze it.
Fifth, the "Enigma Team" Paris Saint-Germain
Paris head coach Garty, with a clear face and a serious face, is far from Uncle Bo's fat baby face with no prestige to speak of.
As a Paris fan who migrated with Messi, it is honestly very weak to arrange for Paris to be on the list. Although Paris is unscrupulous and invincible in Ligue 1, it is a complete soft-footed shrimp in the Champions League, reversed by Chelsea, reversed by Manchester United, super reversed by Barca, reversed by Real Madrid for 15 minutes, and repeatedly won first and then lost to the fans...
The reason why he is "enigmatic" is because the Paris lineup is luxurious, but the performance is polarized and extremely unstable. They can press Real Madrid to the ground in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final, they can also be bullied by the unknown Leipzig and the earth can not touch, they can play with Manchester City, and they can also play an ugly dick in front of the fans when they play a weak team at home - defensive counterattack.
But this is the old yellow calendar of last season's Champions League game. This year's Paris Saint-Germain is eye-catching, no longer the unreliable team that is disjointed in front and back, no midfield scheduling, goals all depend on the superstar flash, eat by the sky, east a hammer and west a mallet. This year's Paris has significantly increased its strength, and the weak brigade has also had a strong team style, all thanks to the play of two people - Messi and Neymar.
Messi no longer struggles this year, playing more and more successfully, Neymar directly ushered in the second spring of his career, instantly returning to the level of the peak of 15 years, Mbappe, although still a stunned, usurpation intention is obvious, but in the face of reality to converge a lot. As a result, the Paris attacking trident MNM combination combines three swords and is powerful enough to destroy all conventional teams.
Moreover, Manchester City's style of play, which relies on extreme passing control to ensure attack, has a natural nemesis, that is, extremely fast players, and it just so happens that Paris has a ready-made - Mbappe.
Therefore, if Paris knockout matches against Manchester City, as long as the Paris backline is not too crotch-pulling, can withstand Manchester City's attack three-plate axe, then with the passage of time, the long-term inability to attack Manchester City becomes more and more impatient, the defense will definitely have a rift, at that time, the time for the Paris Trident to play will also come.
Strength Index: ★★★
Duel Expectation Index: ★★★ ☆
Probability of winning over Manchester City: 30%
Four, the "former Cosmos team" Barcelona team
Barca are back on track after a year of struggle over the past year. Aside from mentioning that Bayern is still a headache for Barca fans, no team in the world seems to be able to pat their chests and say that they have beaten Barca. Because Harvey is back.
As a disciple of Pep Guardiola, Javi's invincible Tiki Taka style of play at Barca's peak is also engraved in Xavi's gene. At present, the Barca team coached by Harvey has initially had the shadow of the peak Barca.
However, the biggest problem of the current Barça is that the play is unstable, they can kill the enemy Real Madrid 4:0 away, but also lose to Frankfurt at home, they can repeatedly win the weak team to find the former strong team style, but also can defeat Bayern Munich away to become the opponent's "point boy".
In short, the current Barca has strength, but the state is strong and weak and fluctuating. Without open-and-go players Messi and peak-era Hababu, Barca is difficult to stabilize output and cannot reach the height of the peak cosmic team.
However, the current Barca attack has Lewan, Dembele can be counted as a low-end version of Mbappe, and not as exclusive as Mbappe, so Barca's passing and counter-attack speed can be used against today's Manchester City.
At that time, once Manchester City meets Barca in the Champions League knockout match, it can be seen as a master-apprentice duel, and such a duel can always make people think. As the head coach who knows Pep Guardiola best in the world, he knows that he will not lose a battle, and perhaps Xavi has found the death pit of his master Guardiola, and it is not known.
Strength Index: ★★★★
Brilliant Showdown Index: ★★★ ☆
Probability of winning over Manchester City: 35%
Third, the "Predator Red Army" Liverpool team
Manchester City have been having a nemesis in recent years, which is the Reds Liverpool.
In fact, Liverpool players are not the nemesis of Manchester City, the manager "scumbag" Klopp is.
Guardiola's Manchester City, although the playing style has been perfect, but always take Liverpool powerless, the key point is that Manchester City's passing control play is too exquisite, falling a slow start to the hot problem, but the scum uncle tuned Liverpool advocating the wolves running and bombarding, the opening three axes after the other side died a large piece, coupled with the team's super spiritual attributes passed down from generation to generation, so it is not surprising that the Manchester City team has repeatedly eaten in front of Liverpool.
The iron spiritual will of Liverpool passed down from generation to generation has allowed them to create two of the most brilliant and unforgettable miracles in the history of the Champions League at their peak - the night of Istanbul in 2005, and the 4-goal super reversal of Barca in 19 years; This trait has turned Liverpool into the experts who are best at playing against the wind.
Liverpool's wolves run and bombard, at the expense of physical strength in the front field of high-pressure madness, although the hormone explosion looks like people are addicted, but once the other side lowers the posture to swing the iron barrel array, Liverpool is a bit confused, the invincible cavalry legion is good at field combat, but in the face of a deep ditch and a strong city, they are often helpless. This was reflected in the defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in June, when they were double-legged by Atletico in the 2018/20 season.
Therefore, Manchester City's high-end and meticulous style of play, yin and yang mistakes have become Liverpool's favorite opponents.
Although Mane's departure from Bayern has made Liverpool a little struggling in the new season, Uncle Scum's team has always been about the whole, and I believe that after a period of adaptation, the Red Army will return to the Dragon King, and their strength has already met the conditions to represent human civilization and kill.
If Manchester City were to take Liverpool in the Champions League knockout match, it would be an epic showdown. On the one hand, the new cosmic team Manchester City, which is trying to conquer the subservient earth civilization, is on the other hand, the Red Army of the Great Wall of Steel defending the earth civilization. The life-and-death struggle between two civilizations, the epic contest between carbon-based civilizations and silicon-based empires. At that time, we, the small human beings, only need to clench our fists, adjust our breathing, stare wide-eyed, and quietly watch the magnificent flames in the vast sea of cosmic stars.
Strength Index: ★★★★
Showdown Brilliant Index: ★★★★
Probability of winning over Manchester City: 40%
Second, the "Barsac" Bayern Munich team
The years at Barca's peak are called the Cosmos Team, which means that the strength is too strong, so strong that the earth can't tolerate it.
But they could never have dreamed that a few years later, their peak has passed, and after falling off the altar, they will be pressed to the ground and rubbed, chased and played, and repeatedly riding their faces out, this team is called Bayern Munich.
Bayern have won 10 consecutive titles in the Bundesliga, they have won so many championships that they don't want money, and their players holding championship trophies barely squeeze out a fake smile on their faces.
But in the Champions League, although Bayern's strength has always been maintained at a very high level, it will overturn due to various factors, which will surprise people.
But despite this, Bayern never seems to have ever been afraid of a Premier League team in its history (Arsenal knows it well), or that Bayern is best at playing a Premier League team.
Bayern's style of play combines the delicate fluency of La Liga and the iron-blooded passion of the Premier League, you can see it as a combination of the peak Barcelona and the peak Liverpool, they are also a team that can be fast and slow, can be high under the feet, sea and land and air trinity attack, but their passing control is not as delicate as Manchester City, so oppressive.
Therefore, if Bayern meet Manchester City in the Champions League knockout game, they may not lose as badly as other teams in possession, Bayern may suppress Manchester City's extreme passing control for a period of time, and use the advantage of physical confrontation to chisel through the Manchester City defense, after all, Manchester City is strong, it is also a Premier League team, Bayern has the heart to play the Premier League team.
But Manchester City have the beast of Harland, and everything is hard to say. Haaland has repeatedly lost to Bayern in the Bundesliga, and this time he has changed the door and lost to Bayern, and the old face has no place to put it, in other words, Manchester City can lose Bayern, Haaland can't.
So in the Champions League knockout when Manchester City meet Bayern, such a showdown is too tempting. The long-awaited drama of hundreds of millions of fans, Cosmic City VS Cosmic Ren, will become a reality. At that time, whether it will be Pep Guardiola's invincible transmission that dominates the world, or Bayern's German chariot destroying everything, we will wait and see.
Strength Index: ★★★★★
Showdown Expectation Index: ★★★★
Probability of winning over Manchester City: 45%
First, the "king of the Champions League" Real Madrid
Last year, Real Madrid's journey to win the Champions League all the way back once again shows that the Champions League gene is really not covered.
The final level of the Real Madrid knockout round is to step on the body of Manchester City to enter the final, scoring two goals in a row before the final game, and the extra time penalty shootout, even the daring novelist does not dare to write this script.
Real Madrid is strong, although the strength of the ups and downs, but has never been beaten to the military disheveled, lost the armor and unloaded. When the strength of Real Madrid is stronger than you, you can't penetrate it, when the strength of Real Madrid is weaker than you, you can't kill it, it can hang the last breath with you, when you are exhausted and can't stand it, people directly take away the game with a wave of counter-killing, leaving you in the wind.
In last year's Champions League, Real Madrid played the "Jedi counter-kill" to the extreme, no matter how dangerous the situation is, the key moment can always change the fate of the gods. In the first round of the knockout round 15 minutes to reverse Paris, Benzema incarnated as Benzeroon scored a hat-trick, the 1/4 final home 3 goals behind the reverse Chelsea, the semi-final played Manchester City, the second leg before the final of the young man Rodrigo Tianshen scored 2 goals in a row to drag into extra time, and finally Benzema hammered out to help Real Madrid advance to the final.
As a result, last season's seemingly weak Real Madrid won the Champions League unbelievably. This season, the confident "King of the Champions League" has reawakened the ambition and fighting spirit hidden in the heart, the strength has been taken to a higher level, and once it comes to the knockout rounds, Real Madrid will be promoted to a feared dragon, and all teams do not want to touch them.
Historical background + Champions League gene + metaphysical blessing, Real Madrid's three factors add up, enough to counter Manchester City's three-in-one offensive system of land, sea and air.
However, once the two sides meet again in the Champions League knockout round, the flame of Manchester City's revenge will burn even more crazy, and I don't know if Real Madrid will be able to withstand it and retain the last trace of stubbornness and dignity for human civilization.
In any case, one thing is certain, if the two sides meet in the knockout round of the Champions League, it will be a bloody and enough visual feast to go down in history.
Strength Index: ★★★★★
Showdown Expectation Index: ★★★★★
Probability of winning over Manchester City: 50%