Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 518 The Invincible Shan Yongzhuo in the Finals
Manchester City narrowly defeated West Ham United at home, continuing their strong winning streak.

However, Manchester United suffered a defeat away from home.

At the Emirates Stadium, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Arsenal, leaving them two points behind Manchester City. With only three league games remaining, the situation is very unfavorable for Manchester United.

Moreover, among Manchester United's remaining three opponents, there is Chelsea, who are determined to maintain their third-place position in the league, making it a tough battle.

Manchester United's schedule is more unfavorable than Manchester City's opponents.

Manchester City, on the other hand, has an even easier time. Although they can close their two-point lead in one game, their schedule is more favorable than Manchester United's. Their last three opponents are Swansea, Reading, and Norwich, none of whom are particularly difficult to beat. As long as they stay focused, they can achieve a three-peat.

Before the next round of the league begins, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final will take place.

The entire Borussia Dortmund team has arrived in Manchester.

In the first leg, Manchester City thrashed Borussia Dortmund 1-5 away, so there was little pressure in the second leg.

Most teams felt like they were just playing a small match and didn't feel the pressure of the big game. Guardiola noticed this, though, and even though his mentality was the same as most of his players, he still carefully reminded them: "Be careful, we're not 100% guaranteed to advance..."

"I believe no one wants to see a comeback, five goals. If we are eliminated by a comeback, we will be forever nailed to the pillar of shame in the Champions League..."

Guardiola's statement is disheartening to think about.

Five goals were reversed.

If Dortmund actually achieves this, they will be forever nailed to the pillar of shame, a pillar of shame that no team can compare to, and their current achievements will become a complete joke.

This kind of thing must not happen.

To reduce the probability of this happening, Guardiola devised a very tight defensive strategy. Even if they don't score for a long time, they must defend well. As long as Dortmund doesn't score 5 goals, they don't care.

However, Guardiola ultimately did not field Shan Yongzhuo, as the league is now in its final stretch and a three-peat is still very important.

Dortmund side.

Many teams actually had a sliver of hope for a comeback, but in the end they were still very frustrated because even thinking about it seemed impossible. However, the game lasts 90 minutes, and until the end, no one knows what will happen.

As the famous saying goes, "The ball is round."

The same goes for Borussia Dortmund fans.

Although most Borussia Dortmund fans knew that the team had lost the Champions League, more than 20,000 Dortmund fans still came to the stadium hoping to see a chance for a comeback, and they did see hope at one point.

In the 17th minute, Lewandowski's header gave Dortmund the lead away from home.

In the 35th minute, Reus' long-range shot helped Dortmund make it 2-0.

Dortmund continued to launch attacks, and their positive performance completely suppressed Manchester City, but having an advantage does not mean scoring a goal.

Manchester City, having conceded two goals, woke up and focused on solidifying their defense, denying Dortmund any further chances to score.

In the second half, Manchester City scored on a counter-attack, with Aguero making a long run from midfield to make it 1-2, and the aggregate score 6-3.

"The ball is in!"

"Aguero's goal has plunged Dortmund into a deep abyss. With a 6-3 aggregate score and five away goals, Manchester City needs to score four goals in the remaining 25 minutes to advance, and they also need to prevent Manchester City from scoring again, which is almost impossible."

The final result was as the commentators predicted. The score remained 1-2 until the end.

Manchester City defeated Borussia Dortmund 6-3 on aggregate, advancing to the Champions League final for the second consecutive year and earning the opportunity to defend their title.

At the end of the match, everyone at Manchester City was ecstatic, and the Etihad Stadium turned into a sea of ​​celebration, as they were now on their way to Wembley for the Champions League final.

Dortmund were quite down.

To be honest, the players who participated were actually quite good. The big defeat in the previous round gave them some mental preparation, and their performance in this game was absolutely excellent. Even without Shan Yongzhuo, they still managed to beat Manchester City 1-2 away from home.

The UEFA Champions League is a competition that receives worldwide attention.

Manchester City's elimination of Borussia Dortmund was expected, and the media atmosphere reached its peak the next day when Bayern Munich handed Barcelona another 0-3 defeat at Camp Nou.

Manchester City and Bayern Munich will advance to the final.

Aside from English and Chinese media, all other media outlets unanimously favored Bayern Munich to win the title.

The reason is simple: Bayern Munich's 8-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona made them seem incredibly powerful.

Manchester City, on the other hand, only has Shan Yongzhuo...

In the second leg, in which Shan Yongzhuo did not play, they lost 1-2 to Borussia Dortmund at home.

Moreover, there is a curse in the Champions League: since the format change, no team has ever been able to defend their title, and many people still firmly believe in this curse.

In terms of odds, Bayern Munich is also far ahead of Manchester City, and it seems that the whole world is supporting Bayern to defeat Manchester City and win the Champions League title.

However, the English and Chinese media clearly do not see it that way.

If we disregard history, they would be more optimistic about Manchester City.

Last season, Manchester City and Bayern Munich faced each other three times in the Champions League. Manchester City won one, drew one and lost one, showing that the two sides were evenly matched. However, Manchester City's draw and loss were in the group stage, while in the final Champions League match, Manchester City relied on Shan Yongzhuo's performance to completely defeat Bayern.

Judging from that match, Bayern Munich failed to demonstrate their ability to defend against Shan Yongzhuo.

"Everything still depends on Shan Yongzhuo!"

"If Shan Yongzhuo performs well, Manchester City will have a great chance of winning."

"You should know that Shan Yongzhuo's team has never lost in the finals!"

"Bayern should pray that Shan Yongzhuo is out of form."

English and Chinese media outlets have been making a lot of noise about it.

Of course, Chinese media have little say, and nobody cares.

The English media, however, seemed to have a point. After all, since his debut, Shan Yongzhuo's team had never lost a final he participated in.

Compared to LeBron James in the NBA, Shan Yongzhuo's winning percentage in the finals is 100%, which is frighteningly high.

(End of this chapter)