Chapter 843: Establishing Advantages
Chapter 843: Establishing Advantages
Spalletti rubbed his forehead!
After qualifying from the group stage, the Italian coach is still full of hope for the team's prospects in the Champions League!
Although the opponent drawn in the round of 16 was the title favorite Manchester City, for the Russian team, their home court is the biggest advantage.
In Russia, how many giant teams from continental Europe have been smashed into sand! !
Moreover, Zenit still has a few stars who can get it.
Arshavin has played for Arsenal for many years, and the Russian tsar has very rich experience in the Champions League.
Hulk the Hulk has very strong personal abilities. His large body and relatively soft foot skills can give him a great advantage in one-on-one situations.
However, the premise of all this is that the away game must be played well!
The first is not to lose!
And once they lose, it will be very difficult for Zenit to eliminate Manchester City at home.
However, if Zenit scored an away goal, and it was only a small loss, Zenit may not have a chance to advance to the quarter-finals.
And now, two goals behind!
And it's still just getting started!
Lose the ball in a short period of time!
This is the most critical moment for Zenit, who is already in a weak position!
For Spalletti, the most important thing now is to stabilize the situation first!
If Manchester City scores another goal at this time, then Zenit will be completely beaten!
If the talented attackers of Manchester City are in complete form, let alone Zenit, even if any team in the world comes, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with!
The thought of one's own team is likely to suffer a massacre on the road!
Spalletti had a cold sweat on his back at this time!
Absolutely... Absolutely can't happen!
Even though it's two goals behind now,
But if the situation is stabilized now, Zenit may not have a chance to score.
If Zenit can score a goal, even in a 1-2 away loss, it's not the end of the world.
Although Spalletti had made a similar arrangement two minutes ago, this time, he repeated it!
Hold on! !
Shrink the restricted area!
"Even if all eleven people are standing in front of the goal, they must not be allowed to continue scoring goals!! Damn it!!!"
The anxious Spalletti burst out even swear words.
soon!
Zenit has been recycled across the board! !
Even a few of their strikers were completely recovered into the penalty area! !
Thus!
Manchester City deserves to be replaced! !
They are completely pressed up, anyway, in the backcourt, Manchester City has no pressure at all!
Even goalkeeper Oblak has already stood in the middle circle! !
The two full-backs are also completely used as wingers!
The restricted area is densely populated with people, and it is difficult to penetrate.
And there is no high center in the penalty area, so Manchester City simply shoots from the outside of the penalty area frequently!
In order to block the threat of Manchester City's long-range shots, Zenit's players also stepped forward frequently to make blocking moves!
The eleventh minute of the game! !
Griezmann shoots from the top of the arc in the penalty area! !
Arshavin stepped forward to block it! !
Arshavin, who stretched out his legs as much as possible to expand his blockage area, was pulling his thigh muscles.
Arshavin football hit the bottom line on Arshavin!
Arshavin, on the other hand, was sitting in pain while hugging his thigh.
"Arshavin's situation looks very different!!"
"This is Arshavin's old injury. The reason why he left the mainstream league and chose to return to Russia is largely due to injuries!!"
At this time, Zenit's team doctor trotted into the field.
After giving Arshavin a brief diagnosis, he immediately made a substitution gesture!
"Arshavin can't hold on anymore!!! Zenit must make a substitution!!"
Former Bayern Munich midfielder Timoschuk warmed up on the sidelines and was ready to play.
When Arshavin walked out of the field with the help of the team doctor, the referee waved his hand and motioned for Timoschuk to enter the field! !
"In the thirteenth minute of the game, Zenit made a forced substitution. Arshavin injured his thigh muscle and was replaced by Timoschuk!!!"
On the sidelines, Spalletti's expression was already very serious.
The current situation of his team can be described as a leaky night rain!
Moreover, even after completing the substitution, Zenit's situation has not changed!
The fifteenth minute of the game! ! !
David Silva's midfield pass! !
Griezmann is offside!
Under the care of Lombarz, he entered the penalty area and took a shot from a small angle. Lombarz desperately tackled and resolved the danger, and Manchester City almost expanded the lead.
With the suppression of Manchester City, Zenit also began to try to create some pressure on Manchester City on the offensive end.
After all, it is still very dangerous to always let Manchester City shoot!
Twenty-first minute of the game!
Hulk gets a chance to get the ball on the right!
He made a cross after breaking through Kolarov!
Midwinter suddenly jumped in front of the door and shook his head to attack the door!
But he didn't touch the ball!
This is the most threatening attack by Zenit in the first 20 minutes of the game!
And after this attack, the confidence of the Zenit players seems to have risen.
In the 26th minute, after receiving a pass from his teammate, Hulk suddenly took a long shot in the area about 30 meters away from the goal!
Oblak is in a good position and holds the ball in his arms!
This is the first shot on goal by the visiting team Zenit in the whole game! ! !
However!
The overall situation of the game is still firmly in control of Manchester City! !
Thirty minutes!
Griezmann takes a free kick from the right outside the penalty area!
The football was hoisted directly into the penalty area! !
Fernandinho jumped high and grabbed a shot!
The football hit his shoulder and popped out of bounds.
It was a very beautiful pass, but Fernandinho's own header failed to pass the ball and failed to settle the ball.
After the Brazilian landed, he was very embarrassed to extend his hand to Griezmann.
And a minute later, Manchester City's offense made a comeback! !
David Silva, Griezmann, and Hazard made continuous passing coordination!
Finally, Hazard went straight to the ribs!
Sanchez entered the penalty area and pressed directly into the bottom line! !
Then the inverted triangle returns! !
Hazard keeps up with the ball and pushes the far corner! !
The football hit the post! !
Zenit escaped! !
Thirty-third minutes! ! !
Sanchez cuts inside! !
The football was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper! !
In a minute! ! !
Timoschuk brought down Griezmann from behind! !
The referee showed the former Bayern general a yellow card! ! !
Thirty-eight minutes!
A free kick 28 meters away from the goal, Griezmann hit a lift ball!
It's just that the football hit the crossbar!
Pop out of bounds! ! !
And after this shot, the two sides failed to create any very good shooting opportunities in the first half!
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, Spalletti breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although it is still two goals behind, at least, it stopped Zenit's continuous decline after the opening.
Although the scene is still not very good.
But at least for 40 minutes, Zenit did not concede any more goals!
Of course this is a good thing!
Players from both sides walk off the pitch.
The Zenit players had expressions of relief on their faces.
They were almost completely suppressed in the first half, with only a few chances to counterattack sporadically.
And Manchester City's players didn't have many smiles on their faces. Although they were two goals ahead, it was all 40 minutes ago. After that, Manchester City attacked continuously and even hit the beam twice!
The score still shows no signs of changing.
This is not a very pleasant experience for Manchester City players!
Fifteen minutes of intermission quickly passed!
Neither side made any substitution adjustments!
Change sides in the second half! !
Manchester City, who took the lead in kick-off, soon took the lead in attacking!
Hazard dribbled the ball into the penalty area to the right of the small penalty area!
Small angle rage shot!
Football was resolved bravely by goalkeeper Rodkin! !
The ball made the Manchester City fans at the scene let out a sigh of regret.
Even Gao Bo did the same.
There were several chances in the first half, but no goal.
Although a two-goal lead is already a huge lead for Manchester City.
But Gao Bo's idea is that if the advantage of promotion can be established in the first round, the team can take a breather in the second round. After all, when the Champions League game comes, the team will start the four-line battle!
If you can save a little energy, then you should save it.
A two-to-zero lead would be fine if the game was over, but what if the opponent was leveled by one during this period?
Two to one, although it is also a win, but this allows the opponent to get an away goal!
In this way, in the second round of Russia, the team will not have the opportunity to relax.
In that game, the team must also go all out, otherwise, if the defending champion capsizes in the gutter and is eliminated by Zenit...that would be a big joke! !
Although this goal was not scored, it made Manchester City players more eager to score!
Next, Manchester City's attack is getting more and more violent!
A huge tsunami constantly slapped Zenit's crumbling coastline!
The forty-ninth minute of the game!
After Griezmann broke through, Criscito and Lombar tried to close the goal, but the ball passed from their feet!
Hazard plugged in at high speed against offside and almost got a single-handed shot!
The Zenit keeper strikes a little faster and gets the football!
The 50th minute of the game! !
Sanchez spun Marseille past the opposing defender near the baseline, and his performance caused a burst of applause!
Then, Sanchez broke into the penalty area and returned! !
The Zenit defender hurried to make a clearance and kicked the ball towards his own goal!
Fortunately, Zenit goalkeeper Rodkin focused and blocked the ball from the bottom line with his foot! !
The fifty-fourth minute of the game! !
Zenit midfielder Annukov brought down David Silva from behind!
The referee showed him a yellow card!
This is the second yellow card of the game! !
Manchester City's attack is even more fierce!
However!
The so-called often walking by the river, how can there be no wet shoes.
Zenit got a very crucial counterattack in the 55th minute! !
Trippier's cross from the right was topped out! ! !
Then the Zenit player kicked the ball directly to the front court! !
Zenit striker Rondon stopped the ball in the chest and gave the ball to the Hulk who quickly inserted it!
The first time Rondon got the ball, he gave it to the Hulk who quickly inserted it. Hulk sent a pick pass from the left. Rondon in front of the goal unloaded the ball and hit the post with his left foot. Then he followed up and was saved by Oblak. , and finally Shatoff in front of the goal swept the ball into the near corner of the goal.
Two to one! ! !
The Russian team pulled a goal back! ! !
"pretty!!!!!!!!"
The commentator from Russia roared at the commentary! ! !
"Zenit pulled a goal back!! A very valuable away goal!!!! This keeps hope for their second leg! Of course, there is still time! Chance!!!"
The Zenit players were also very excited after the goal.
In the stands, the Russians who came from afar also cheered for the first time.
However, it turns out that the Russians are happy ... too soon!
The 61st minute of the game!
After Hazard got the ball in the penalty area, he suddenly jammed the ball to the right! ! !
David Silva inserted into the penalty area at high speed and crossed the middle! !
Azar outflanked in place!
Take a low shot! !
Although the goalkeeper has touched the football, there is still no master to block the goal!
Three to one! ! !
Manchester City still maintain a two-goal lead.
And this goal did not suppress the momentum of the Zenit players!
Instead, they attacked after the kickoff! !
The sixty-sixth minute of the game!
Faizulin stumbled into the penalty area and crossed!
The football passed between Umtiti's legs, followed by the Hulk, who shot the anti-aircraft gun!
Zenit missed opportunity!
Wasting the opportunity, of course, will be punished!
The seventy-first minute of the game! ! !
After Griezmann broke Timoschuk's ball 35 meters away from the goal, he made a diagonal pass to the right for the first time! ! !
David Silva dribbled the ball into the penalty area and scored a low shot from the far corner in the penalty area! !
Four to one! ! !
Manchester City extended their lead to three goals! ! !
"Manchester City scored again!! Four to one!!!! This lead has basically guaranteed Manchester City to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League!"
"Manchester City at home is unstoppable!! In the Champions League as well!!! Zenit did a good job at one point, they even completed the task of scoring at home for Manchester City, but Manchester City scored three more than them. A ball - it's an almost impossible gap to bridge!"
"Can Zenit beat Manchester City 3-0 at home? It sounds like a fantasy. You know, in the Premier League, Manchester City have yet to lose a game!!!"
The narrators were talking.
And after David Silva scored the fourth goal, there were no more goals in subsequent games!
In the end, Manchester City defeated Zenit 4-1 at home!
Half of the body has entered the quarterfinals!