Soccer Card System

Chapter VIII Establishing Advantages

Spalletti rubbed his forehead!

After qualifying in the group stage, the Italian coach is still full of longing for the team's prospects in the Champions League!

Although the opponent drawn in the round of sixteen is the favorite Manchester City, but for the Russian team, their home is the biggest advantage.

In Russia, how many giant teams from Europe have fallen into the sand! !

Moreover, Zenit still has a few star players who can do it.

Arshavin has played for Arsenal for many years, and the Russian czar has very rich experience in the Champions League.

Hulk the Hulk has very strong personal abilities, his large body and fairly soft foot technique 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 is actually 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 the chance to advance to the quarterfinals.

And now, two goals behind!

And it's just opening!

Consecutive drops in a short time!

For Zenit, who is already in a weak position, the situation has reached the most critical moment!

For Spalletti, the most important thing now is to stabilize the situation first!

If Manchester City scored another goal at this time, Zenit would be completely beaten!

If Manchester City’s talented attackers are in full play, let alone Zenit, it would be difficult to deal with any team in the world!

I think that my team is likely to encounter a carnage on the road!

Spalletti was sweating on his back at this time!

Absolutely... absolutely nothing like this can happen!

Even if it is two goals behind, but if the situation is stabilized now, Zenit may not have a chance to score.

If Zenit can score a goal, even if it is a one-to-two loss away game, this is not the end of the world.

Although Spalletti 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 score goals!!! Damn!!!"

The anxious Spalletti even swears out.

quickly!

Zenit is fully recycled! !

Even a few of their strikers were completely recovered back into the penalty area! !

Thus!

Manchester City has been replaced! !

They are completely pressed up, and Manchester City has no pressure at all in the backcourt anyway!

Even the goalkeeper Oblak is already in the middle circle! !

The two full-backs are also completely used as wingers!

The restricted area is densely packed 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!

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 kicked the ball in the penalty area! !

Arshavin stepped forward to block! !

Arshavin, who opened his legs as much as possible to expand his blocked area, pulled the thigh muscles.

Arshavin football hit the bottom line on Arshavin!

Arshavin was sitting on the court in pain with his thigh.

"Arshavin's situation looks very short!"

"This is Arshavin's old injury. The reason why he left the mainstream league and chose to return to Russia is, to a large extent, also plagued by injuries!!"

At this time, Zenit's team doctor trot into the field.

After giving Arshavin a simple diagnosis, he immediately made a gesture of substitution!

"Arshavin can't hold on anymore!!! Zenit must make a substitution!!!"

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Timošchuk stood on the sidelines to warm up, ready to play.

When Arshavin walked out of the field under the support of the team doctor, the referee waved his hand to signal Tymoshchuk to enter the field! !

"On the 13th minute of the game, Zenit made a forced substitution. Arshavin strained his thigh muscle and was replaced by Tymoshchuk!!!"

On the sidelines, Spalletti's expression was already very serious.

The current situation of his team, it can be said that the house leaks even night rain!

Moreover, even after completing the substitution, Zenit's situation has not changed!

The fifteenth minute of the game! ! !

David Silva through the midfield! !

Griezmann succeeded against offside!

Under the care of Lombards, he broke into the penalty area and shot from a small angle. Lombards desperately tackled 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 the offensive end.

After all, it is still very dangerous to always let Manchester City shoot!

The twenty-first minute of the game!

Hulk got a chance to get the ball on the right!

He broke through Kolarov and crossed!

Midwinter suddenly jumped in front of the door and shook his head!

But he did not touch the ball!

This was the most threatening attack by Zenit in the first twenty minutes of the game!

After this attack, Zenit's players seemed to have a better confidence.

In the twenty-sixth minute, after receiving a pass from his teammate, Hulk suddenly took a long shot in an area about 30 meters from the goal!

Oblak is well positioned and holds the ball in his arms!

This is the first time the visiting team Zenit hit the goal! ! !

however!

The overall situation of the game is still firmly controlled by Manchester City! !

Thirtieth minute!

Griezmann takes a free kick on the right outside the penalty area!

The football was hung directly into the penalty area! !

Fernandinho leaped high to grab a shot!

The football hit his shoulder and bounced out of bounds.

This was a very beautiful pass, and as a result, Fernandinho's own header skills failed to pass and failed to score the football.

After the Brazilian landed, he was also very embarrassed to extend his hand to Grezman.

And one minute later, Manchester City's attack came back! !

David Silva, Griezmann, and Hazard made consecutive passes!

Finally, Hazard straightened his ribs!

Sanchez broke into the penalty area and directly pressed 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 minute! ! !

Sanchez shot inside! !

The football was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper! !

One minute later! ! !

Timoshchuk brought Griezmann down from behind! !

The referee showed the yellow card to the former Bayern player! ! !

Thirty-eighth minute!

From a free kick 28 meters away from the goal, Griezmann hit a lift ball!

It's just that the football hit the crossbar!

Out of bounds popped up! ! !

With this shot, the two sides failed to create any very good shot opportunities in the first half!

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Spalletti let out a long sigh of relief.

Although still two goals behind, but at least, to stop Zenit's continuous loss of goals after the opening.

Although it is still not very attractive on the scene.

But for at least forty minutes, Zenit did not concede any more goals!

Of course this is a good thing!

Players from both sides walked off the court.

Zenit players have a relieved expression on their faces.

They were almost completely suppressed in the first half, and only had a few chances to counterattack.

And Manchester City's players didn't have much smiles on their faces. Although they were two goals ahead, this was all forty minutes ago. After that, Manchester City attacked continuously and even hit the crossbar twice!

The score still shows no signs of being changed.

This is not a pleasant experience for Manchester City players!

The fifteen minutes of the intermission quickly passed!

Neither party made any substitution adjustments!

Change sides to fight again in the second half! !

Manchester City, who took the lead in the kick-off, soon took the lead!

Hazard dribbled into the penalty area to the right side of the small penalty area!

An angry shot from a small angle!

The football was bravely resolved by goalkeeper Rod King! !

This ball made the Manchester City fans at the scene a regretful sigh.

Even Gao Bo does the same.

There were several opportunities in the first half, but there was no goal.

Although a two-goal lead is already a huge lead for Manchester City.

But Gao Bo's idea is that if it can establish the advantage of promotion in the first round, the team can breathe a little in the second round. After all, when the Champions League game comes, the team will start fighting on the fourth line!

If you can save a little energy, you should save.

A two-to-zero lead. It would be okay if the game is over, but what if the opponent gets equalized during this period?

Two to one, although it was also a win, but this allowed the opponent to score an away goal!

In this way, in the second round of Russia, the team will not have a chance to relax.

That game, the team must also go all out, otherwise, if the defending champion overturns in the gutter and is eliminated by Zenit...that would be a big joke! !

Although the goal was not scored, it made the Manchester City players more eager to score!

Next, Manchester City's attack became more and more fierce!

The huge tsunami kept hitting Zenit's crumbling coastline!

Forty-ninth minute of the game!

After Griezmann broke through, the ball was scored. Cristto and Lombard tried to close the goal, but the football passed by their feet!

Hazard crossed offside at high speed and almost got a chance for a single-handed shot!

Zenit goalkeeper attacked a little faster and got the football!

The fiftieth minute of the game! !

Sanchez swooped past the opposing defender near the bottom line in Marseille, and his performance caused a burst of applause!

Then, Sanchez broke into the penalty area and passed back! !

The Zenit defender rushed to clear the siege and kicked the ball towards his goal!

Fortunately, Zenit goalkeeper Rodkin focused and blocked the bottom line with his foot! !

The 54th minute of the game! !

Zenit midfielder Anukov brought down David Silva from behind!

The referee showed him a yellow card!

This is the second yellow card in the game! !

Manchester City's attack is even tougher!

however!

The so-called often walk by the river, how can there be no shoes wet.

Zenit got a critical counterattack opportunity in the 55th minute! !

Trippier's cross from the right was pushed out! ! !

Then the Zenit player kicked the ball directly into the forward field! !

Zenit forward Longdong stopped the ball in the chest and gave the ball to Hulk who quickly inserted it!

Longdong got the ball for Hulk who quickly inserted the ball. Huoke sent a pick from the left. Longdong unloaded the ball in front of the goal and hit the post with his left foot. Then he followed up with a supplement shot and was saved by Oblak At the end, Shatov shot the ball into the near corner of the goal.

Two to one! ! !

The Russian team scored a goal! ! !

"Pretty!!!!!!!!"

The commentator from Russia roared in the commentary booth! ! !

"Zenit scored a goal!! A very valuable away goal!!! This reserved hope for them in the second round! Of course, there is still time for the game! Zenit will continue to equalize the score! opportunity!!!"

Zenit players after the goal were also very excited.

In the stands, Russians from afar also cheered for the first time.

However, it turns out that the Russians are happy...too early!

The 61st minute of the game!

After Hazard took the ball in the penalty area, he suddenly jammed the ball to the right! ! !

David Silva penetrated into the penalty area at high speed and crossed the middle! !

Hazard outflanked in place!

Take advantage of the low shot! !

Although the goalkeeper has already touched the football, there is still no master to stop the goal!

Three to one! ! !

Manchester City still maintains a two-goal lead.

And this goal did not suppress the momentum of Zenit's players!

Instead, they launched an attack after the kick-off! !

Sixty-sixth minute of the game!

Faizulin stumbled into the penalty area and then crossed!

The football passed between Umtiti's legs, followed by Hulk, and fired an anti-aircraft gun!

Zenit missed the opportunity!

Wasting an opportunity, of course, will lead to retribution!

The 71st minute of the game! ! !

After Griezmann broke the ball at the foot of Tymoshchuk at 35 meters from the goal, he passed diagonally to the right for the first time! ! !

David Silva dribbled the ball into the penalty area and scored a low shot in the penalty area! !

Four to one! ! !

Manchester City extended the lead to three goals! ! !

"Man City scored again!! Four to one!!! This lead has basically ensured Manchester City to the Champions League quarter-finals!"

"Man City at home is unstoppable!! The same is true in the Champions League!!! Zenit did a great job at one time~www.ltnovel.com~ They even completed the task of scoring goals at home in Manchester City, but Manchester City wants Scored three more goals than them-this is an almost impossible gap!"

"Can Zenit beat Manchester City 3-0 at home? This sounds like a fantasy. You know, in the Premier League, Manchester City hasn't lost until now!!!"

The commentators talked a lot.

After David Silva scored the fourth goal, there were no more goals in the subsequent games!

In the end, Manchester City beat Zenit four to one at home!

Half of his body has entered the quarterfinals!