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Chapter 333: Entering the finals! A brilliant move! A perfect center! My strength won't let you be decent! [Subscribe]

"No, absolutely not!"

"Under no circumstances can the Chinese from Bayswater and Nice meet in the Champions League final. This is absolutely not allowed!"

In Paris, France, Platini has always had a private office that is decorated very luxuriously.

It is said that he first came up with it when he was helping France bid for the 98 Olympic Games.

But only his closest friends were invited to this place.

At this moment, the UEFA president is in this office, venting his dissatisfaction and anger towards his friends.

Even though he is French.

But he was still extremely angry about Nice's unexpected 3-2 defeat to Manchester City.

"What on earth is going on with Manchester City? They have Messi, Reus, Aguero, David Silva, Yaya Toure..."

"They have so many superstars, but why did they still lose to Nice?"

Platini found this unacceptable.

He had always known that Ronald Koeman was capable, but he had never expected him to be this capable.

"I have discussed this with the club's competition committee. Judging from the course of the game and the referee's enforcement, there is really nothing to say. Nice's performance this season is indeed outstanding."

Secretary General Infantino sighed and spoke patiently.

UEFA, as everyone knows, is generally composed of three parts: the Association, the Executive Committee and the Congress.

Needless to say, the association is the member states below.

The Congress is theoretically UEFA's highest authority and is composed of representatives selected by member associations.

The Executive Committee is UEFA's decision-making and executive body, with powers granted by the Congress.

Under the Executive Committee there are more than a dozen committees and working groups responsible for different matters.

For example, the Finance Committee, Referees Committee, national team competitions, club competitions, youth and amateur football...

In fact, the referee committee that many fans often hear about does not have a high status among all executive committees.

For example, the current chairman of the referee committee, bald referee Collina, is not a member of the executive committee at all.

On the contrary, David Gill, the chairman of the Finance Committee, is not only on the Executive Committee, but his status is equivalent to that of Vice Chairman.

This is also UEFA's practice.

The Executive Committee consists of 1 Chairman, 1 First Vice Chairman and 4 Vice Chairmen.

But the chairman of the Finance Committee, that is, the financial director, has the same status as the UEFA vice-president.

Among all the committees, the most important one is the Club Competition Committee, which is even higher than the National Team Competition Committee.

Generally speaking, the first vice-president also serves as the chairman of the club's competition committee.

For example, the current chairman of the club's competition committee is the first vice president and president of the Spanish Football Association, Villar.

Bilal is also an ally of Platini, so he also appears here.

After listening to Infantino's words, Bilal also sighed, "Nice's performance this season is indeed good. It is currently at the top of the French Ligue 1, even surpassing Paris Saint-Germain. The value of many players has skyrocketed and they have become popular in the transfer market."

Platini felt very uncomfortable when he heard this.

How come all the good things go to Yang Cheng?

"Where on earth did he get all these treasures from? Is their scouting system really as magical as the legend says?"

Everyone looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"They have made a name for themselves now, just like Malaga. Even though they were relegated to the Spanish Second Division, there are still a lot of young players scrambling to go there just for Yang Cheng and the reputation of Bayswater's Chinese youth training center." Bilal also sighed.

In fact, he had dealt with Yang Cheng many times.

But because of Platini, he actually did not regard Yang Cheng as a fellow traveler.

The most important thing is that Yang Cheng always emphasizes legality and compliance when doing things, which makes it difficult for him to start with many things.

In short, he didn't like this person, this club, and the style of this company.

"In short, I don't care. We must not let the Bayswater Chinese meet Nice in the Champions League final. Otherwise, the fairness and authority of our Champions League will be affected!"

Infantino and Bilal looked at each other and nodded.

They know exactly how to do it.

"Also, what's wrong with your Spanish team? Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, three teams surrounded a Chinese player from Bayswater, and they still let him play like this?"

"Weren't you very confident before?"

Platini asked a series of questions to the President of the Spanish Football Association, Villar.

Pilar felt very upset when he heard this.

Barcelona suffered a 1-7 defeat.

And it was a double kill in two rounds.

Now, Real Madrid suffered another crushing defeat at home, 0-2.

"We have actually tried our best, within our capacity, even with the referee committee, we really did everything, but there is nothing we can do, they are really strong!"

This is what is most frustrating.

When you realize that you are still unable to snipe your opponent within the scope of the rules and your ability, the feeling of frustration is really depressing.

In fact, the Champions League does not have as many shady dealings and tricks as described in conspiracy theories.

Organizations like FIFA and UEFA claim to be outside the laws of any country and not subject to the jurisdiction of any government.

But can they really do whatever they want without any worries?

If so, why do FIFA and UEFA invite so many legendary football stars, coaches and social elites to join their organizations every year?
Ultimately, their superior status is built on a foundation.

That is everyone’s recognition!
This is an intangible asset, but also a curse on them.

Therefore, UEFA may be able to tamper with things like the Champions League draw, and may be able to tamper with the referee's enforcement scope, but it would never dare to be too blatant.

Especially in recent years, in the era of globalized information, the slightest mistake can lead to a huge wave of public opinion, making UEFA cautious.

What's more, in many cases, it is impossible for the UEFA president to cover everything with one hand.

Are the people below willing to cooperate? Are they pretending to obey but actually disobeying?
Apart from anything else, as the first vice president of UEFA, Bilal has been in charge of the Club Competition Committee for many years. He can be considered a powerful position, right?
But one of his two vice-chairmen is the treasurer David Gill.

The Premier League sent David Gill, an expert in finance, here with this in mind.

In addition, Yang Cheng and Collina have a very good personal relationship.

In the past few years, Yang Cheng has maintained a very good relationship with people from UEFA, at least on the surface.

Including Platini.

Let’s go back to what I said just now. UEFA’s power comes from everyone’s recognition.

But for professionals like Yang Cheng, who have great influence and have achieved great success, every word they say may trigger everyone's "recognition", which in turn puts pressure on UEFA.

This is why Platini has no way to deal with Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese.

"David Gill has been a bit active lately. I heard he's canvassing for votes everywhere."

Infantino extended his message from the Chinese in Bayswater to David Gill.

Because he felt threatened!
There are generally three types of UEFA officials.

Either they are like Platini and Bilal, who come from the field of football and have a so-called good family background; or they are people who are engaged in football and have high prestige and influence in society.

The former often enter UEFA with connections and background, but lack professional ability.

Some don't even have management capabilities.

The latter are generally golden signs promoted by UEFA, and it is difficult for them to obtain real power, such as being a nominal consultant or something.

Therefore, many times, UEFA's work often depends on a third type of people, technical officials.

Infantino belongs to the third category.

Therefore, no matter what Platini does, he cannot do without him and has to discuss everything with him.

But David Gill is different.

He comes from the football field and is also a technical official. He controls UEFA's Finance Committee and has one foot in the Club Competition Committee. Although he looks insignificant, he is actually involved in a wide range of matters.

The Premier League's support for him was a brilliant move.

It is said that Yang Cheng is behind this.

As a technical official, Infantino has always attached great importance to David Gill.

"He talked to me about it," Platini said flatly.

"I also support him in his bid for the position of FIFA treasurer."

Slightly different from UEFA, FIFA's treasurer is the vice-president in name only, and a powerful one at that.

"Yes, we were the ones who introduced him to some of his connections," Bilal laughed.

Infantino looked at Platini, then at Bilal, and understood.

It is obvious that Platini is still eyeing the position of FIFA president.

If David Gill can successfully take over the treasury, it will be a great help to Platini.

But at the same time, Infantino was also feeling unhappy.

Because he knew that, to some extent, he was still not accepted by these legitimate football players.

In other words, there is still a gap between them.

On the contrary, David Gill was more easily accepted by them.

If that Englishman were allowed to serve as the financial director of both FIFA and UEFA, his power would be much greater than it is now.

"To be honest, Michelle, I don't understand why you don't run for election when you have such a good opportunity? Instead, you want to withdraw?" Infantino changed the subject.

Platini never told him why.

When talking about this matter, a complex and helpless look flashed in Platini's eyes.

"Forget it. He is my mentor after all. We worked together in the past. And this time he is really determined to serve one more term at most and then retire. I am still young and I can wait!" Platini said harshly.

But Infantino didn't believe a word of this.

If Platini is compared to Blatter, he is indeed a little younger.

After all, Blatter was 62 when he was elected chairman.

But what if it was Havelange?
The Brazilian was elected FIFA president at the age of 58.

Platini is 60 this year.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter anymore."

Platini sighed, waved his hand, and let the matter go.

"The most important thing right now is that Bayswater Chinese and Nice must not meet in the Champions League final. It would be best if both teams were eliminated in the semi-finals!"

Infantino and Bilal both nodded.

They will try their best.

"Also, I heard that Yang Cheng bought Twente in the Netherlands?"

Infantino nodded, "OK."

Platini cursed in French angrily.

"He is becoming more and more outrageous now. He simply doesn't take us seriously and buys everywhere. Has he ever asked us?"

"He already has three clubs in the top five leagues, and he wants to buy more?"

As soon as Platini finished speaking, he heard Bilal cough twice.

"Strictly speaking, it is very likely to become four."

"What?" Platini and Infantino were both stunned.

4?
"Malaga is currently ranked fourth in the Spanish Second Division and is almost certain to enter the promotion play-offs. If they perform well, they will be able to return to La Liga next season."

Bayswater Chinese in the Premier League, Atalanta in Serie A, Nice in Ligue 1, and now Malaga in La Liga.

Aren’t there just four companies?
When Platini heard this, he was really broken.

"I say, you have been investigating for so long, can't you find any evidence to prove the connection between these clubs? Apart from anything else, where did the funds for acquiring the clubs come from?"

Infantino smiled bitterly.

He is responsible for this matter.

"We really can't find out. After all, we are not a government agency and we don't have that much power. A lot of their funds come from outside Europe, so we can't find out at all."

After a pause, Infantino also became discouraged.

“I asked David Gill about this and he gave me a straight answer.”

"What?"

"He said that Yang Cheng's wife was once a top investment expert at Goldman Sachs. Most of the talents in their company were recruited from the City of London. They are from famous investment banks, law firms, accounting firms...all of them are world-class experts."

"And what about us? If we want to investigate them, we have to entrust it to a third party, who might be their friends, or even the people we entrusted to help them do it. How do we investigate?"

Platini was also speechless.

In fact, he was mentally prepared for this matter.

Not to mention UEFA's investigation into Yang Cheng.

What was the final outcome of the much-discussed investigation into Manchester City’s finances, especially sponsorship income?
There is nothing to be found.

The Dutch Football Association has been investigating the deal between Vitesse and Abramovich. Has it found anything?

People tell you clearly that the money for Vitesse came from Abramovich.

But can you find evidence?

Can't find out!

They are all experts in playing with money, how can you find them out?

"They have bought four of the five major leagues, leaving only the Bundesliga. In the future, they might as well form their own Champions League!" Platini also felt very discouraged.

How the hell is this still playing?
"David Gill said that the current situation is just like when the Glazer family acquired Manchester United. It was a dimensionality reduction attack. By the time Manchester United realized the clues, it was too late. There was no way to stop it!" Infantino also sighed.

Anyway, there was nothing he could do about this matter.

Platini sighed and shook his head.

"I have a very strong premonition that sooner or later, Yang Cheng will play me to death!"

The French are furious and have no where to vent.

"Not only me, you, you, and us will all be killed by him!"

Infantino and Bilal looked at each other helplessly.

This is an angry statement.

……

At noon on May 5, in the 9th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Manchester City away.

This is a battle that has attracted worldwide attention.

Manchester City must beat Bayswater Chinese at home to retain their chance of winning the title.

Although it is not big, at least there is hope.

But if the game ends in a draw or a loss, Manchester City will give up the league championship this season.

Moreover, both teams reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The Chinese in Bayswater faced the powerful Real Madrid.

Manchester City will face the weaker French Ligue 1 team Nice.

But no one expected that Manchester City would suffer an upset 2-3 at the hands of Nice away from home.

This is equivalent to forcing Guardiola's team into a desperate situation.

Manchester City must win the next two decisive games!
Playing at home and directly facing their title rivals, neither Guardiola, Manchester City players, nor Manchester City fans can accept the scene of their opponents winning the championship early at their home stadium.

So, in this game, Guardiola made appropriate rotations, but the main players were still there.

On the contrary, Bayswater Chinese, who were playing away, made more frequent rotations.

This is understandable.

Even if they really lost this game, Yang Cheng's team would still be the favorite to win the championship.

They need to conserve their energy and wait for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final next Wednesday.

Although we won 2-0 away from home, everyone knows that such a score is not safe at all against Real Madrid.

As one side gained strength while the other lost strength, Manchester City launched a fierce attack after the opening.

In just 4 minutes, Aguero received an assist from David Silva and scored the first goal for the team.

1 is better than 0!

Afterwards, Manchester City took the initiative to attack for a while, but it was ineffective.

After the 10th minute, the Bayswater Chinese began to stabilize their position and launched a counterattack.

Manchester City also began to slow down the pace and focus on ball possession.

But in the 32nd minute of the first half, after the Bayswater Chinese midfielder intercepted the ball, Aaron Ramsey made a straight pass.

Sterling dribbled the ball forward along the left sideline.

Zabaleta kept retreating, but always kept a distance from Sterling.

Verratti followed beside him, following Sterling.

And Manchester City's entire defense line also retreated.

Harry Kane was on the left flank, close to Sterling, and kept pointing in front of him, signaling him to find an opportunity to pass the ball.

But Sterling never found a chance to pass the ball.

Just when Manchester City's defense retreated into the penalty area, Sterling finally seized an opportunity and made a cross pass.

But Harry Kane had already rushed into the penalty area at this time.

Overdoing it!

Harry Kane reacted the moment Sterling passed the ball.

But when he took a look at Manchester City center back Boateng in front of him, an idea suddenly came to his mind. He turned around and leaned on Boateng with his right shoulder.

Since they were both in the penalty area, Boateng's first reaction to Kane's sudden, even almost fraudulent behavior was to raise his hands and tell the referee nearby: I didn't touch him, he came close to me on his own initiative.

But that's what Kane wants to achieve.

The Englishman was seen leaning his shoulder on Boateng while he stepped forward with the inside of his left foot and led the ball passed by Sterling behind him, then continued to turn to the left.

During the entire process, Boateng did not move at all from beginning to end. He was like a wooden stake and was bypassed by Kane.

Moreover, the German central defender didn't see the ball at all.

Because when Sterling passed the ball just now, his eyes were on Kane.

When Boateng reacted, he immediately realized something was wrong and turned around to chase after him.

But at this time, Harry Kane had already turned around, lightly touched the ball with his left foot, adjusted the speed of the ball, caught up and shot directly with his right foot.

From Sterling passing the ball to Harry Kane stopping the ball and turning around, the whole process was done in one go, very calm and unrestrained.

But all this is based on the premise that the England center has very solid basic skills and footwork.

The subsequent shot also caused goalkeeper Ter Stegen to immediately fall to the ground and dive sideways, trying to block the ball.

But in the end, it was still a beat late.

The ball passed under Ter Stegen and went into the right side of the goal behind him.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 32nd minute, Bayswater Chinese equalized the score!"

"Great goal from Harry Kane!"

"1 to 1!"

"Both sides are back to the same starting line!"

"At the crucial moment, the English center forward made a wonderful turn inside the penalty area and shot from the left side of the penalty area to equalize the score for Bayswater Chinese."

"This is Harry Kane's 27th Premier League goal of the season!"

"He's in great shape!"

After scoring the goal, the England center forward turned and rushed off the field excitedly.

He didn't care about the feelings of the Manchester City fans at the scene at all, but rushed to the sidelines to celebrate wildly.

……

The first half ended with 1-1.

After the change of sides in the second half, Manchester City launched another attack.

But just 5 minutes into the second half, Bayswater Chinese stole the ball and launched a quick counterattack. De Bruyne received the ball and turned around to pass the ball diagonally behind him.

Walcott advanced along the right side at the fastest speed, sprinted forward, caught up with De Bruyne's pass, and dribbled to the right side outside the penalty area.

When rushing into the right side of Manchester City's penalty area, the little tiger turned his head to look at the middle and sent a low cross.

Harry Kane and Manchester City center back Mangala both moved forward at the same time.

At the beginning, Mangala always kept Harry Kane behind him, cutting off his connection with Walcott.

When Walcott made the cross, both of them rushed to the penalty spot at the same time.

But at this time, Harry Kane suddenly slowed down.

Since Mangala had to pay attention to both Walcott and Harry Kane, by the time Mangala reacted, he had already rushed to the front of the small penalty area.

Harry Kane was one step behind him, but suddenly went around him from behind and quickly cut to the front.

Walcott's pass was just right at the front of the small penalty area at this time, and after bouncing off the ground, it fell again.

Harry Kane met the falling ball and shot directly.

The shot was very close to the goal and the goalkeeper had no way to save it.

2 is better than 1!

reversed!
The entire Etihad Stadium was silent!
Harry Kane rushed straight to the edge of the field, slid on his knees, and celebrated his second goal!

All the Chinese in Bayswater rushed out and surrounded him.

reversed!
At this time, the game was only 60 minutes!

……

"This kid is really smart at playing football, it's impossible to defend against him!"

In the home team's coaching booth, Manchester City head coach Guardiola shook his head when he saw Harry Kane rushing out of the stadium to celebrate, and his eyes could hardly hide his disappointment.

Although, before this game, he had actually prepared himself mentally to lose the championship.

But whether it is to appease the fans or for personal style, he must do his best.

He had even prepared in advance.

Messi and Reus will both come on as substitutes later.

No matter what, Manchester City cannot let the Chinese from Bayswater win the championship early at the Etihad Stadium!
So, Manchester City must win this game!
But Harry Kane has become Guardiola's most troublesome opponent.

"Their movements are too clever, their physical confrontations are getting better and better, and their footwork is also very good, which is very troublesome." Assistant coach Domenic Torrent also felt helpless.

"To be honest, many people say that he is like Shearer and Shelingham, but I don't think so. He is more modern and more comprehensive!"

Domenic Torrent has followed Guardiola for many years, having started working with him at Barcelona.

He knows Guardiola's taste very well.

Aguero is good, but he is a little shorter and lacks physical strength.

In Guardiola's mind, the most perfect center forward is Kluivert.

This is also the reason why he signed Ibrahimovic.

But there is no second Kluivert in the world.

From the current point of view, Harry Kane is really very comprehensive.

If Harry Kane showed people his passing and assisting abilities last season, then this season, his all-round outbreak of data made everyone's eyes shine.

His average number of successful aerial duels per game has increased from 1.4 to 2.3 this season.

And he averages 1.4 key passes per game, which is also very scary.

In terms of shooting efficiency, the shooting accuracy rate reached 53% and the goal rate reached 26%, and the scoring efficiency is really high.

Just now, in the left corner of the penalty area, after receiving the pass from Sterling, he turned around and passed Boateng, and shot the goal, which reflected the technical strength of a center forward.

Without very solid technical skills, it is impossible to perform such smooth movements.

Manchester City's defenders were unable to stop it the entire time.

The goal just now reflected his smart positioning.

This shows that this is a player with extremely high basketball IQ.

This is also the type that Guardiola likes very much.

But he belongs to the Bayswater Chinese!
He is also the player whose name was written into the team song by Yang Cheng.

Is it possible to poach such a player?

……

Amid Guardiola's sigh, time quickly entered the 60 minutes.

Manchester City made two substitutions.

Reus and Messi came on as substitutes, replacing David Silva and Aguero respectively.

It is obvious that Guardiola still wants to save his strength for the Champions League home game next Wednesday.

That is arguably the most important game of the season so far!
Kick the Bayswater Chinese?

This game looks important, but in reality, the result won’t change anything.

It’s more about taking care of the emotions of the fans and players.

Once Messi came on, the balance of the game quickly shifted.

The strength of the Argentines soon caused trouble for the Chinese in Bayswater.

But Yang Cheng quickly made substitutions and began to strengthen the team's defense.

Even after the 70th minute, Yang Cheng simply practiced the three-defender formation.

This made Guardiola frown on the sidelines.

He also practiced three defenders!

No matter how Manchester City attacked, they were unable to break through the goal of the Chinese in Bayswater.

It was not until the 87th minute that Messi retreated to receive the ball, got rid of Aaron Ramsey's entanglement, dribbled forward and made a wonderful through pass.

Reus quickly moved forward to the left side of the penalty area, caught up with Messi's pass, dribbled past Harry Maguire who was lagging behind, and calmly shot into the far corner to equalize the score for Manchester City.

But in the remaining minutes, Manchester City was simply unable to change the outcome of the game.

The two sides shook hands and made peace with the score at 2:2.

……

After the 36th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese ranked first in the Premier League standings with 99 points.

Manchester City is second in the Premier League standings with 93 points.

Guardiola's team is 6 points behind Bayswater Chinese.

According to the rules of the Premier League, if the points are the same, the goal difference will be considered first.

So far this season, Bayswater Chinese have conceded only 21 goals but scored 105 goals, and are far ahead in terms of goal difference.

Therefore, even if Bayswater Chinese lose all the games in the last two rounds and Manchester City win all the games, Yang Cheng's team can still win the championship.

At the end of the game, the Chinese players of Bayswater celebrated their victory directly at the Etihad Stadium.

The Manchester City players and fans at the scene all looked very frustrated.

They did try their best, but still couldn't stop the Chinese from Bayswater from winning the championship early.

So much so that when Yang Cheng shook hands with Guardiola after the game, the Spaniard shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

"You really didn't even leave me the last bit of dignity."

Yang Cheng said cheerfully, "I want to, but my strength doesn't allow it!"

Guardiola burst into laughter and scolding.

He really admires Yang Cheng.

Not just Bayswater Chinese, but Nice as well.

It is said that the lineup of that team was tailor-made by Yang Cheng for Ronald Koeman.

As a result, they reached the Champions League semi-finals twice.

I have to admit that Yang Cheng is not only good at coaching, but also good at building teams for others.

And only those who have coached personally know that being able to build a team for others is truly awesome!
With Manchester City drawing 2-2 with Bayswater Chinese and Yang Cheng's team winning the championship two rounds in advance, not many people paid attention to Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

There was also Arsenal beating Swansea 1-0 and Manchester United beating Crystal Palace 2-1 away.

All the media and fans sang praises for Yang Cheng's team.

After missing out on the league title last season, they made a comeback this season, especially with the outbreak of Harry Kane, which undoubtedly made everyone feel the horror of this West London team!
With so many players sold every year, they are still able to continuously train players. How strong must their foundation be?

……

Yang Cheng took a low-key approach to winning the championship ahead of schedule.

Because the next Champions League match against Real Madrid is also crucial.

The first leg was won 2-0 at the Bernabeu.

This is indeed a very ideal result for the Chinese in Bayswater.

But this also forced Real Madrid to take the initiative in the second leg away game.

So from the very beginning, Real Madrid took the lead in attacking.

But the Bayswater Chinese launched a quick counterattack in the 5th minute.

Gareth Bale made a diagonal pass, and when Hazard dribbled into the left side of the penalty area, he was tripped to the ground by Varane and Carvajal who were jointly attacking him.

This is an undisputed penalty!

Even the live footage showed that Carvajal pulled Hazard down from behind.

But the referee ignored it.

Both sides continued the game.

Real Madrid was still attacking, but the Chinese from Bayswater gradually took control of the field.

In the 17th minute, Toni Kroos received a pass from Hazard and made a straight pass.

Marcelo followed the German midfielder's pass and after breaking into the left side of the penalty area, he passed the ball to the unguarded Gareth Bale and sent the ball into the empty goal.

But before the Bayswater Chinese players could celebrate the goal, the linesman raised the flag and the referee signaled offside.

Everyone was very surprised.

There is no way Gareth Bale is offside.

Could it be Marcelo?

I watched the slow-motion replay and saw which position Marcelo crossed.

Yang Cheng was also so angry that he was jumping up and down on the sidelines.

Isn't this too obvious?
It's happened twice already!

The penalty was not awarded just now, but this time the goal was directly called out?

Yang Cheng's anger earned him a yellow card.

Both Brian Kidd and Frick persuaded Yang Cheng to stop.

"We are going to play in the Champions League final, you can't lose your mind!"

Yang Cheng knew what was going on.

Afterwards, the two teams continued the game.

But Real Madrid was clearly unable to create a threatening attack.

On the contrary, the Chinese team from Bayswater almost scored against Real Madrid in the 50th minute of the second half.

Gareth Bale's long shot from the right hit the post.

In the 67th minute, Real Madrid attacked more and more fiercely, and finally revealed a flaw in the defense line.

Giroud passed the ball from behind and Gareth Bale successfully made an offside move.

Moreover, the Welshman deliberately fell behind by one body length before catching up.

If this can be ruled offside, the referee's eyes should be gouged out.

In the end, Gareth Bale scored a goal against Real Madrid.

Yang Cheng and others then breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, it’s not that Real Madrid is not strong enough, but that their midfield is not strong enough. In addition, they were behind in the first leg, which forced them to take risks to attack.

But in the 78th minute, Dzeko retreated to receive the ball, suddenly started, broke into the penalty area, and was knocked to the ground by Van Dijk.

This time the referee was very observant and directly awarded a penalty kick.

Ronaldo calmly took the penalty and scored in one go, equalizing the score for Real Madrid.

1 is better than 1!

This time Yang Cheng did not protest.

On the one hand, Van Dijk did commit a foul.

Once a center forward like Dzeko starts charging, it is really difficult to stop him!
Van Dijk is not at his peak yet.

Another thing is that he already has a yellow card. If he protests again and is shown a yellow card again, or is directly sent off with a red card, who will be in charge of the Champions League final then?

We who wear shoes are also afraid of going barefoot!
After that, Real Madrid launched continuous attacks.

But in the 89th minute, Modric made a straight pass, Gareth Bale quickly counterattacked, broke into the right side of Real Madrid's penalty area and unselfishly passed the ball to the unguarded Hazard.

The Belgian easily poked the ball into the goal.

2 is better than 1!

Bayswater Chinese win another victory!
The game has completely lost its suspense at this point.

最终，贝斯沃特中国人主场2比1，客场2比0，总比分4比1将皇马淘汰出了欧冠！
……

If the match between Bayswater Chinese and Real Madrid could be described as full of ups and downs but ultimately safe, then in another match, Manchester City played very dangerously at home.

Yang Cheng, Frick and Brian Kidd also made a special trip from London to Manchester to supervise the battle.

Of course, he didn't inform anyone, including the people in Nice.

But from the start of the game, he realized that Ronald Koeman had made a very fatal mistake.

Conservative!
How should we play the second leg away from home when we are not as strong as our opponent and won the first leg 3-2 at home?
This is a question that has no absolutely correct answer.

But one thing is certain, if we allow the other side to dominate the game, it will be very dangerous.

Ronald Koeman's start was clearly too conservative.

He guessed that Manchester City would try their best to attack, but he chose to defend tightly.

This is a game.

Manchester City only needs to score one goal to turn the game around.

At that time, Nice will have to press forward.

Koeman's conservatism allowed Manchester City to dominate the game too easily.

Throughout the first half, Guardiola's team possessed the ball for nearly 8%.

Nice even had only one goal in the opening stages, with Salah taking a long shot.

Apart from that, Nice failed to take a shot throughout the entire game.

1 shot!
It is conceivable how passive Nice was on the scene.

However, he made no contribution on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, Nice did a good job.

The presence of Jose Fonte allowed Koulibaly to perform quite well.

Coupled with the outstanding performance of the midfield triangle Kovacic, Jorginho and Kante, Nice performed at an extremely high level and managed to maintain the score without giving Manchester City any chance.

Perhaps realizing this, Nice began to intensify its counterattack after the start of the second half.

Salah, in particular, was very active.

But in the 61st minute, Salah fouled David Silva when he was defending him.

He had already received a yellow card in the first half, and this time the referee showed him another yellow card.

Two yellow cards and Salah was sent off directly with a red card!

The entire Etihad Stadium was filled with applause.

But Yang Cheng, Frick and Brian Kidd all shook their heads.

"This second yellow card was too heavy," said Brian Kidd.

"More than that, I feel that the enforcement of this game is similar to ours. If you say it is biased, they probably dare to challenge us, but if you say it is not biased, it is indeed quite biased." Flick smiled bitterly.

how to say?

The referee has a lot of discretionary power.

The referees of these two games both acted within their authority and favored Real Madrid and Manchester City.

"Someone doesn't want us to meet Nice in the final!" Yang Cheng expressed his own guess.

After everyone thought about it, they generally knew what was going on.

If this is true, the Champions League final will be even more difficult!
Nice suffered a very painful blow when the most threatening player in the team was sent off.

But the French Ligue 1 team still defended very tightly.

Manchester City's best chance of the game came in the 80th minute.

After receiving the pass from David Silva, Messi got rid of Jose Fonte and shot from the right side of the penalty area.

But the shot was saved by goalkeeper Ederson.

The Brazilian goalkeeper also performed well.

After that, Manchester City continued to launch attacks.

Guardiola even made a series of substitutions in the end to strengthen the attack.

It was not until the first minute of stoppage time that Messi suddenly dribbled the ball and headed towards the right side of the penalty area again.

Benjamin Mendy did a good job of restricting Messi in this game, but this time he really couldn't defend him, so he chose to foul and tried to pull Messi down in front of the penalty area.

Unexpectedly, the Argentine refused to fall to the ground. After breaking through, he made a diagonal pass to the back point.

Reus rushed over and kicked Messi's pass into the Nice goal in front of the left post.

1 is better than 0!

In an instant, the entire Etihad Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers!
The total score is 3 to 3!

But Manchester City has 2 away goals!
The situation of the entire game has completely reversed!

Ronald Koeman played conservatively throughout the game, but conceded a goal in injury time and main player Salah was sent off with a red card. How could the game continue?

In the end, Nice lost 0-1 to Manchester City away.

The total score was 3-3, but due to away goals, they were eliminated from the Champions League by Manchester City.

In the stands, Yang Cheng was also helpless.

After all, Nice is still not strong enough.

And Ronald Koeman also made a mistake in this game.

Too conservative!

If we play a little more aggressively at the beginning of the game or in the first half and create some threats in counterattacks, even if we don't score a goal, it can relieve the pressure on the defense.

Now, allowing the opponent to keep attacking, coupled with the referee's factor, Nice is almost being beaten one-sidedly.

And because the referee was somewhat biased, the Chinese in Bayswater had the strength to suppress Real Madrid.

"Anyway, it's already quite rare for this group of players to play like this against Manchester City and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League," Brian Kidd said with a smile.

Yang Cheng also laughed, "But since I didn't make the cut today, I don't know when I'll be able to advance next time."

Judging from Nice's performance this season, they may be eliminated by top teams this summer.

Moreover, head coach Ronald Koeman is likely to leave the team as well.

After such a reorganization, it may take a long time for Nice to return to the Champions League semi-finals.

But this team has really performed very well this season.

Not only in the Champions League, but also in Ligue 1, they even beat Paris Saint-Germain and won the Ligue 1 championship ahead of schedule.

The performance is indeed quite amazing.

Especially the front trident, Kante and Kovacic in the midfield, and Koulibaly and others in the back line.

Jose Fonte is old, and probably no one would like him.

This is actually a good thing!
(End of this chapter)