Green Journey

Chapter 483 Here comes the goal!

In the corner area on the left, Lemar placed the ball on the arc of the corner kick, and was constantly observing the positions of the players on both sides in the penalty area of ​​Manchester City.

Seeing that Chu Zheng was marking Germain at the back point, Lemar suddenly thought of Chu Zheng's powerful ability to bounce and stay in the air, so he instantly put out the idea of ​​passing the back point.

Just as Lemar was searching for the best spot in the penalty area like a searchlight, Bernardo Silva ran over.

Immediately, Lemar passed the ball with a sweep of his left foot and sent a short corner kick.

As soon as the ball reached Bernardo Silva's feet, Sane on the sideline of the penalty area came up.

Although Sane was not good at defending, he saw Lemar on the right side running across the penalty area along the bottom line. He immediately chose his position and cut off the pass from Bernardo Silva to Lemar.

Bernardo Silva saw that there was no way to pass, so he turned the ball with his left foot to his right foot, and seeing Aguero rushing from the top corner of the penalty area, he quickly passed the ball back.

Three meters in front of the upper corner of the penalty area, Mendy greeted the ball with his left foot and made a diagonal pass. The ball immediately crossed a C-shaped arc in midair and went straight to the penalty spot in the middle.

There were three people on the landing point. Although Stones was sandwiched by Mbappe and Germain on the left and right, the ball came towards his head.

So Stones took off on the spot and took the lead to clear the ball with a header.

But the ball didn't clear the siege far, and was pushed to the ribs at the top of the arc by Stones, and returned to Mendy's body.

In the front rib of the penalty area line, Sane quickly ran across to the right, and in a blink of an eye he blocked Mendy with the ball outside the upper corner of the penalty area.

At this time, Mendy's left side, Bernardo Silva has been in place ahead of time, providing Mendy with a way out of the ball.

Behind Mendy, Aguero is also actively returning to defense, preparing to pinch Mendy back and forth with Sane.

Sane saw that Mendy continued to slow down, and he thought that he was about to send the ball to the side with no defensive experience.

So he focused on the right side of his body, ready to stretch his feet to intercept Mendy's ball.

However, in the sight of others outside the field at this time, behind Sane, the area on the right side of Manchester City's penalty area is completely empty.

In the commentary booth, Martin and Smith also saw the large space behind Sane, and they stood up nervously after a short rub, watching the game on the field like the Monaco commentator beside them.

"Oops!" Martin frowned. He had already smelled the danger, and subconsciously squeezed the mineral water bottle in his hand.

On the court, Chu Zheng returned to the front of the free throw arc along the middle road. He quickly saw the gap and immediately shouted: "Kevin! The right side of the penalty area, the part!"

At this moment, De Bruyne, who had just trot horizontally and entered the right rib area at the top of the arc, was standing in front of the penalty area line. After hearing Chu Zheng's anxious roar, he turned his head to the right and quickly saw the gap in the penalty area. , Suddenly his heart tightened.

De Bruyne knows he made a mistake.

He was only looking at Sane and Mendy just now, but he didn't notice that this gap could pose a fatal threat to the goal.

However, at this moment, Mendy in front of Sane suddenly kicked the ball to the right with his left foot after decelerating.

It even rushed from the middle of Sane and Aguero, who had not yet fully arrived, to the front right.

At this time, De Bruyne has already started, going straight into the penalty area to fill the gap on the right rib.

But after all, it is slow step by step.

As soon as he ran two meters, Mendy dribbled the ball to the upper corner of the small penalty area, and it was too late.

Fortunately, Stones reacted quickly and was determined enough. He quickly ran across to the left from the front of the small penalty area, and a sliding tackle came directly in front of Mendy and threw himself out.

The moment Stones fell, Mendy also completed a strong shot from a close angle.

As a result, the ball hit the inner sides of Stones' thighs on the ground and rebounded along the bottom line to the sideline of the penalty area.

"Huh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The exclamation of the Monaco fans was deafening!
Outside the sideline of the penalty area, Bernardo Silva quickly started to cross the sideline of the penalty area, received the ball with his left foot and directly passed the ball low and flat to the goal.

The ball stuck to the turf and passed through the gap between Mendy and Stones.

Stones got up quickly, kneeling with one foot and extending the other, but failed to intercept Bernardo Silva's cross.

Behind Stones, approaching the front of the post, before Kolarov could react, Mbappe behind him stepped forward and stretched out his right foot to hit the ball.

Immediately afterwards, the ball turned a ninety-degree angle and turned towards the goal.

Before approaching the goal post, Edson spread his legs and quickly sat down on the ground, but it was still too late.

Mbappe's close-range shot was too close, and the two were almost face to face.

When Edson sat on the ground, the ball was already behind him, sticking to the inside of the near goal post, crossing the goal line and getting into the goal.

“goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

"Buzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The moment the goal was scored, the Louis II Stadium was lit.

At this moment, the high-pitched shouts of the Monaco fans filled the entire stadium, as if to shatter the sky.

Let the fans look like a colorful picture in the stands.

Passion and ecstasy quickly spread among the crowd, infecting every fan of the Monaco camp.

At this moment, Monaco fans do not exist as individuals, they are integrated into a huge collective, cheering for the team's goal together.

Some of them jumped wildly, some waved their arms, and some jumped and hugged each other.

At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with bright and uplifting smiles, and their eyes were filled with infinite pride and joy, and they were all releasing their excitement and excitement to their heart's content.

"Jump up! Jump up together and cheer for our team!"

"Hurray for our lads!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Let our voice spread throughout the sky! This night belongs to us, belongs to Monaco!" The live DJ in Monaco also incited the fans with his trembling voice.

"Monaco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Monaco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Red and White Legion! Never Give Up!!!"

"never give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"..."

The Monaco fans on all sides of the stands raised their hands high, their arms like a forest, everyone was pulling their necks, blushing and screaming.

These faces looked particularly ferocious and frightening in the TV broadcast footage.

On the court, in this hot atmosphere, Chu Zheng had another experience of the Champions League.

This is a kind of game intensity and high pressure that can hardly be encountered in the league, and sometimes the pressure makes him feel extremely heavy.

And the team spirit and cooperation ability shown by Monaco today also shocked Chu Zheng, which was even better than the first round.

Looking away from the stands, Chu Zheng sighed inwardly when he saw De Bruyne standing in the penalty area with some annoyance.

This goal was indeed negligent in their defense.

De Bruyne, who should be replaced the most, did not realize the danger, but Chu Zheng thinks this is actually understandable.

Because there is a qualitative difference in thinking between offensive players and defensive players.

It's as if after Mendy broke through just now, Sane and Aguero stopped directly and stopped chasing. This is also the difference between offensive players and defensive players.

On the sidelines, Guardiola's face was very solemn, and the five forehead lines on his forehead were all revealed.

The current situation is very different from what he expected before the game.

He knew very well that playing like this would not work, but how should he adjust?When to adjust?He's a little messed up right now, and he hasn't figured it out yet, so he needs to continue to observe.

Next to him, Jardim, also standing in the coaching area, was full of passion and kept shouting towards the field.

At this moment, Jardim firmly believes that they can win, and if they continue to play like this, it will not be a problem to eliminate Manchester City and advance.

There are still 2 goals to go, and there are still more than 80 minutes in the game, anything is possible.

Under Jardim's roaring command, two or three minutes later, Monaco's tactics on the field suddenly changed again.

Compared with the first 10 minutes, Monaco, who had a one-goal lead, suddenly reduced the intensity of pressing in the midfield, or even let Manchester City get the ball in the backcourt without grabbing.

Although this made Manchester City's pass control in the midfield smoother, the scene of being robbed in the first 10 minutes disappeared.

But in the eyes of Guardiola, this is not a good thing.

In just a few seconds from the moment he discovered the change in Monaco's tactics, Guardiola saw through Jardim's intentions at a glance.

This is basically to let them press up on purpose, even if they push forward from the middle, Monaco's real intention is to let them attack as soon as possible.

In this way, Monaco can not only use speed and high-frequency attacks to attack their defense, but also save some energy. This is simply killing two birds with one stone, with sinister intentions.

At the same time, Guardiola felt that Jardim had another sinister intention, which was to confuse Manchester City's players in the backcourt.

Once Manchester City adapts to this relaxed environment where there is no pressing and pressing forward in the midfield, the Monaco players may suddenly violently attack Manchester City.

If the Manchester City players lose their due vigilance at that time, it is estimated that it will be another disaster, which is hard to guard against.

Guardiola was absolutely right.

Four or five minutes later, it seemed that they had had enough rest, and Monaco suddenly increased the intensity of pressing and pressing in the midfield.

Fernandinho did not maintain enough vigilance and was directly intercepted by the strong Fabinho.

After overturning Fernandinho and getting the ball, Fabinho immediately wanted to go forward to find Germain in the ribs.

But before he could kick, Chu Zheng rushed over from behind him on the right side, and with a very clean sliding tackle, he shoveled the ball back to De Bruyne's feet in the middle.

After seeing this scene, Guardiola immediately yelled at the field, signaling Manchester City players to be vigilant enough.

However, as time went by, Manchester City fans couldn't see Manchester City's offense for a long time. Instead, they were snatched by Monaco and couldn't pass halftime.

(End of this chapter)