In the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Manchester City defeated the big dark horse Copenhagen 3-1 away and stepped into the top 8 of the Champions League with one foot. Kevin De Bruyne is the shining star: 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 goals all with Tintin involved. There was no suspense, De Bruyne was crowned the MVP of the game, and after his comeback, he scored 2 goals and 7 assists in 7 games, pushing Manchester City to soar on both fronts.
With De Bruyne and without De Bruyne, Manchester City is two completely different styles: Tintin is not there, although Manchester City occupies the initiative, but the last pass lacks precision and lethality, and the attack thunder is heavy and rainy;
All three of City's goals were all scored by Kevin De Bruyne:
In the first goal, Foden made a direct pass, De Bruyne shot low from a small angle, passed past the defender and goalkeeper, and hit the goal with centimeter accuracy! In De Bruyne's eyes, such a push is like a precise pass, and the opponent can't touch it. De Bruyne, who is getting older and more demonic, can not only send assists, but also score goals.
On the second goal, seat B's light shot scored. It was also a pass from De Bruyne's right wing, and the ball was touched by Magnus Maatsen and changed direction slightly. Tintin's pass, which triggered the "passive assist" skill, was also the key to the goal.
On the third goal, Foden and De Bruyne played together, Tintin sent a comfortable inverted triangle back to do, Foden pushed and broke the net, and Manchester City sealed the win 3-1. In the statistics of UEFA's official and OPTA, De Bruyne's assists are not counted, but De Bruyne's passing plays a crucial role.
There is no suspense, De Bruyne, who has 1 goal and 1 assist (about equal to 2 assists), won the official UEFA best player. SofaScore gave De Bruyne a high score of 9, the highest in the game!
After De Bruyne's return, Manchester City won seven in a row, scoring 20 goals, and Tintin scored two goals and provided seven assists, directly involved in nine goals. De Bruyne proved himself to be Mr. Big: In the last 22 Champions League knockout games, Ding Ding contributed 10 goals and 10 assists!
The stats don't really fully reflect the significance of De Bruyne - Tintin is present, Foden, Haaland, and B can all be linked, and Manchester City's overall attack is even more terrifying. Kevin De Bruyne is a low-key master, with only four players scoring in double figures in the knockout stages of the 2019-20 Champions League so far:
Benzema 17, Haaland 13, Lewandowski 11, De Bruyne 10. At the critical moment when Manchester City sprinted for the Champions League and the Premier League title, De Bruyne returned from injury and did not need any adaptation to become the first brother of Manchester City's attacking line, which is the top strength.