"We all know that although Manchester City has not participated in many Champions League games, our home performance is quite outstanding. We have only lost one game in the last 23 European home games. The enthusiasm and support of home fans are our greatest reliance tomorrow. We will do our best to contribute a wonderful game to the fans!"

Manchester City coach Pellegrini was confident at the pre-match press conference.

As a Chilean engineer who just took over as the Blue Moon coach, of course he had to cheer up his team. After all, Manchester City is no longer the A-cat and A-dog who let European giants score points, but a rising star of tomorrow.

But Long Shute smiled and slapped him in the face:

"Manchester City's rise in recent years is obvious to all. They are bound to become a force that cannot be ignored in European football, but... it is definitely not this year.

Whether it is Manchester City or Mr. Pellegrini, I am familiar with it (in the 2009-10 season, Long Shute, who was still in Ajax, double-killed Real Madrid in the first leg of the knockout stage, and then Long Shute, who transferred to Bayern, beat Manchester City again). I believe that tomorrow's game will definitely be very exciting."

Pellegrini's face turned green!

MMP, where did I offend you?

Everyone is having dinner in football, why don’t you keep any affection?!

Be careful that my big blue moon will buy you!

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February 18.

Manchester City, Etihad Stadium (the standard translation was later changed to Etihad Stadium).

Compared with the sluggish Italy, England's football market is much more popular. Although the tickets here are more expensive than Italy, it cannot stop the fans from cheering for the club.

On the evening of this day, more than 50,000 Manchester City fans flocked to the stadium, which looked like a giant bowl. More than 3,000 Italian fans who followed AC Milan to the UK were immediately surrounded by blue seas.

Fans in Italy and England are often in the same situation, which has been reflected in many previous conflicts, so local police and security personnel are as if they are facing a great enemy, using tall barbed wire to completely separate the fans of the host and guest, so as not to cause another tragedy.

The theme song of the Champions League has echoed throughout the stadium, and players from both sides are lined up in the player channel.

"Mario, how does it feel to come back here?"

Long Shute saw Balotelli chanting with a serious expression, and couldn't help but want to tease him.

Ba Shen glanced at the former teammates in blue battle robe and shrugged slightly:

"I want to thank God for reunion with Manchester City."

Long Shute was stunned.

Balotelli clenched his fists:

"So... I will use 1000% of my energy to defeat this opponent!"

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Compared to two years ago, the lineup of this Blue Moon has not changed much:

Although the head coach changed from Mancini to Pellegrini, the main frame composed of Johat, Kompany, Yaya Toure, Silva and Aguero is still stable, and they are only promoted and supplemented in the wing position.

In AC Milan, Balotelli and De Jong are both abandoned players of Manchester City, but they are both the main players in this Milan. It can be seen that there is actually a big gap in financial resources between the two teams...

If it is in history, then Manchester City can indeed face the challenge of AC Milan with confidence, but due to the unique existence of Dragons, Blue Moon has obviously become the weaker side. Even the local media in England and Manchester City's own fans have maintained a cautious attitude towards the game.

Compared with his predecessor Mancini, who attaches importance to defensive counterattacks, Pellegrini pays more attention to control and offense, which is also the reliance for him to lead Real Madrid to the league runner-up with the highest points in the 2009-2010 season.

Although his tactical style of play at Manchester City is not as good as Barcelona's tiki-taka, he has also formed a two-strong battle with Rodgers' Liverpool this season, Chelsea who beat Mourinho and Arsenal of Wenger. As for their city opponents, Moyes' Manchester United... Sorry, since Manchester United is almost out of sight in the upper half of the standings, this Ferguson's designated successor seems to be about to be dismissed...

For Long Shute, although Manchester City is stronger than two years ago, he has no pressure because his strength has improved faster.

It is true that the AC Milan team behind him is far inferior to the peak Bayern, but... this is the reason why he chose to join Milan.

He wants to lead a second-rate team to achieve the greatest victory!

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"CCTV, CCTV, you are watching the first leg of the 2013-14 European Champions League One Eighth Finals, Manchester City's home match against AC Milan, I am Duan Yixuan..."

It was another late-night live broadcast three months later, and Duan Yixuan reappeared in the background sound.

Due to the existence of Longsai, Serie A officials have adjusted most of AC Milan's games to 22:00 in China time, ensuring that more Chinese viewers can watch the live broadcast as soon as possible, but UEFA does not have this awareness. Therefore, if you want to see the Champions League game, you can only wait in front of the TV in the early morning.

Duan Yixuan introduced as he watched Manchester City drive the ball out:

"Manchester City and AC Milan are both favorites in their respective leagues, and this game is also a highly anticipated showdown. This season, with Long Shute's joining and Kaka's state, Milan has regained a magical light. They have maintained a complete victory in 23 rounds in the league, setting a record for winning streaks in the five major leagues, leaving Juventus behind. In the Champions League, they joined forces with Ajax to squeeze the Dream Team Barcelona out of the Champions League from the group stage, which surprised everyone. What kind of performance can they show against Manchester City today?"

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Long Shute's opponent today is still Yaya Toure, and the Ivory Coast midfielder also clearly remembers how embarrassed the No. 8 player on the opposite side made him two years ago.

So Yaya Toure decided to cheer up all his energy from the first second and let the whole of Europe take a look. The maximum salary of the Premier League with a weekly salary of 300,000 pounds... is definitely not for nothing!

The football finally reached Toure's feet. He swung his long legs and rushed towards Milan's middle road with lightning. He suddenly felt a heroic and domineering aura that was unstoppable by anyone in the world!

Who can stop me?

Who dares to stop me?

who……

Yaya Toure's right foot suddenly kicked empty!

The football that was still in front of me just now...is gone like that?!

It will disappear if it doesn’t happen, but what is infuriating is that… the one who broke the football under his feet… it was not Long Shute!

But the Dutch abandoned player who was sold by Manchester City because he could not compete for himself...Niger De Jong!

"De Jong's steal! Very fierce! Even a top midfielder like Yaya Toure was shocked by his momentum!"

Duan Yixuan praised casually:

"De Jong did not stick the ball, he handed the ball to Long Shute as soon as possible! Can Long Shute stage a quick counterattack? Ah?"

-

When Yaya Toure turned around, he did not see a sharp sword piercing the green field. The player wearing red and black No. 8 was just passing the ball to each other with another 22 player, without any intention of dribbling the ball to break through.

Toure spitted and ran towards his position.

Duan Yixuan slapped his thigh:

"It's a pity! Manchester City's defense is kept intact, and Long Shute has no chance to drive straight in. Now Yaya Toure has returned to the position, so there are even fewer spaces to find..."

Xu Yang, a guest whom he partnered with, actively offered advice to Milan:

"Long Shute should try a strong attack. Generally speaking, when the game just starts, the players' attention will not be immediately concentrated. Maybe the opponent will have flaws when it breaks, especially Manchester City's defender is still the famous colander Demi Kelis..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Milan's midfield and frontcourt suddenly started to move.

Balotelli retreated slightly from Manchester City's penalty area, while Kaka and Salavi stepped forward along the two sides, and Manchester City's defense immediately contracted inward.

But Pellegrini's team did not completely retreat to the depths of the penalty area because he had to prevent Long Shute and other opponents from shooting, so Yaya Toure still blocked Long Shute's shooting line and could destroy it at any time.

In addition to Toure, Navas and Kolarov also cruised around Longshute from left to right to prevent cooperation between him and Salavi and Kaka, while Negredo and Silva cut off his pass line to the back.

"Manchester City used five players from the midfield to double-team Long?"

Even amateur commentator like Duan Yixuan couldn't help but be surprised after seeing the situation clearly.

Xu Yang analyzed from a professional perspective:

"The media often describes the strength of a player by dealing with multiple double-teams, but in fact, many photos are angle issues. There are rarely situations where a player is specially double-teamed in the game, because that will cause the overall tactics to lose balance. However... this time it is obviously different. Pellegrini wants to use such tactics to make Long Shute fall into a single fight and fall into a siege..."

Long Shute, who was struggling alone and was trapped in a siege, suddenly moved!

Yaya Toure, who was concentrating and focused on his attention, stood a few meters away. He spread his arms slightly and his center of gravity sinks again.

There is wind.

The wind suddenly sounded!

Tuley's eyes burst into tears in an instant!

He saw the red and black shadow rushing straight towards him!

The lightning seemed to reach its highest speed in the blink of an eye!

Not changing direction?

Don't turn?

Not a fake move?!

Dribbling the ball to hit someone... it also requires a foul!

Crashed!

It's dead!

When the red and black afterimage rushed into his arms with an unyielding aura, Toure's eyes widened uncontrollably, but his pupils contracted to the extreme in an instant!

Didn't bump into it?!

-

"puff!"

The strong wind slapped his face, and he sat backwards!

His eyes were empty, only Silva and Negredo's shocked face!

Where is the person?!

There was only one question mark in Yaya Toure's mind.

He turned his head suddenly, but only saw the strong wind whistling!

"Bang!"

Long Shute kicked directly outside the penalty area!

The goalkeeper on the opposite side is the long-range background emperor... Joe Hart!

Does this need to be considered?!

1-0!

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Chapter completed!