Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

Manchester City players followed the tactical deployment of head coach Guardiola, running and passing flexibly on the court, trying to control the rhythm of the game with exquisite cooperation.

However, Sunderland is not a vegetarian.

Their defense is extremely solid, and the players are closely guarding Manchester City's forwards and midfielders, not giving the opponent any chance to take advantage.

So far this season, Sunderland's performance has been unsatisfactory.

They are currently in a precarious position on the standings and urgently need to score points in this game to avoid the relegation crisis at the end of the season.

Facing Manchester City, which is far stronger than itself, Sunderland has very limited tactics to choose.

Defensive counterattack may be a good choice, at least it can strive not to concede a goal, wait for an opportunity, and look for opportunities.

Sunderland's players kept in mind the head coach's pre-match deployment, actively running and fighting on the court, trying to limit Manchester City's offense.

However, the gap in personal ability between the two players is too big.

In just over ten minutes, Sunderland's defense was in tatters under the impact of Manchester City's forwards.

Manchester City's wing core Li Lei showed his amazing strength.

He roamed flexibly on the wing, tearing open Sunderland's defense with clever footwork and precise passes.

Time and again, he demonstrated his extraordinary skills as a top midfielder with his wonderful performance.

Under his impact, Sunderland's defense collapsed like loose sand.

For Sunderland, the nightmare is far from over.

In the 16th minute, Manchester City's top scorer Aguero once again demonstrated his unparalleled offensive ability.

After getting rid of the defense on the wing, Li Lei made a diagonal pass to the penalty area.

Aguero turned nimbly and shot calmly in the penalty area at lightning speed.

The ball drew a beautiful arc and went straight to the dead corner of the goal!

"Goal!" The cheers of Manchester City fans resounded throughout the stadium.

1:0, Manchester City took the lead. This wonderful goal announced the absolute advantage of the Blue Moon in this game.

Sunderland was defeated less than 20 minutes after the start of the game. The expressions on their faces were full of frustration and helplessness.

But Manchester City's goal did not hit Sunderland's morale, but inspired their fighting spirit.

The lagging score made Sunderland's players throw away their cautiousness at the beginning of the game and start to play more unrestrained and bold on the field.

They realized that in the face of a powerful Manchester City, conservative tactics would only put themselves in a passive position. It is better to give it a try and create trouble for the opponent.

Sunderland began to launch counterattacks frequently. Their striker Jermain Defoe and winger Robertson suddenly increased their desire to attack and wandered around Manchester City's half in a large area looking for opportunities.

Whenever Manchester City's attack failed to work, Sunderland's players would quickly counterattack and take advantage of the gaps when Manchester City's defense changed to launch a sharp attack.

This kind of aggressive attack caused Manchester City's defense to suffer a lot.

Sunderland's sudden attack almost broke Manchester City's goal several times.

Manchester City's defenders had to stay alert at all times and do their best to resolve the crisis.

Fortunately, Manchester City has a good enough goalkeeper Joe Hart, whose performance became the last barrier of Manchester City's defense.

In the 23rd minute, Sunderland's striker Jones broke through Manchester City's defense and suddenly shot in the penalty area.

Seeing that the ball was about to fly into the goal, Joe Hart reacted with amazing speed and flew to save this powerful shot.

In the 36th minute, Sunderland launched another counterattack.

This time it was Robertson who broke through at high speed on the left and passed several people.

Forced to kick on the penalty area line, the ball went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.

At the critical moment, Joe Hart made another magical save! He completed the cross in the air, touched the ball with his fingertips, and lifted the ball out of the bottom line.

Joe Hart's several wonderful saves amazed the Manchester City fans in the stands, and the cheers were thunderous.

His outstanding performance won precious time for Manchester City's midfield core Li Lei and De Bruyne.

They began to exert their organizational ability in the midfield, and gradually controlled the rhythm of the game through accurate passes and clever running.

Under their dispatch, Manchester City's originally somewhat flustered formation gradually stabilized and regained control of the initiative of the game.

Although Sunderland's counterattack was sharp, it failed to rewrite the score due to the gap in strength.

On the Manchester City side, after a period of difficulties, under the leadership of the midfield core, they finally stabilized their position and resolved the crisis.

The balance of the game once again leaned towards this sky-high giant.

After Manchester City took the lead, many fans in Gao Yi's live broadcast room became active, the silence at the beginning was gone.

"Sunderland's counterattack was really good! It knocked Manchester City's defense to the ground."

"Li Lei and De Bruyne were too stable, invincible in the midfield! Manchester City regained the upper hand by controlling the ball."

"Joe Hart was amazing! I thought the ball went in during those saves, but he actually saved it!"

"Sunderland is not easy either. It's great that they can play at this pace against a giant like Manchester City."

"This game made me tremble with fear. Both sides had opportunities!"

"Manchester City's The team is stable, and there are always big players at the forefront at critical moments. "

"Speaking of which, a weak team like Sunderland is not a pushover, and they play defense and counterattack in a very good way. "

"What do you think, Mr. Gao Yi? I feel that the second half will be more exciting!"

"Thank you, Mr. Gao Yi, for your live broadcast! The analysis is so accurate and sharp!"

"Manchester City will win! Come on, Blue Moon! I bow to Mr. Gao Yi!"

Gao Yi saw the heated discussions of the fans on the barrage, and a gratified smile appeared on his face.

He cleared his throat and began to interact with the fans.

"Haha, everyone has a unique vision! You are so right, Sunderland's counterattack really caught Manchester City off guard. "

"This also shows that there is no absolute strength or weakness on the football field. As long as you dare to fight and challenge, any team has a chance!"

Gao Yi said, staring at the big screen intently, for fear of missing any exciting moments.

"Hey, look, De Bruyne's fake move shook off two defenders, so beautiful! His cooperation with Li Lei in the midfield is perfect, no wonder they can turn the situation around."

Seeing the fans' praise for Joe Hart, Gao Yi nodded again and again: "Joe Hart's performance in this game is perfect! He can always make magical saves at critical moments, this is the level of a world-class goalkeeper! With him in the back, Manchester City's defense is like a copper wall!"

Gao Yi responded to the fans' messages from time to time during the live broadcast, and his tone was full of passion and vitality.

"Haha, do you think Manchester City will go further in the second half? I think it is very likely! Guardiola will definitely explain the tactics to the players during the halftime break. Their performance in the second half is worth our expectation!"

"Of course, Sunderland should not be underestimated. Their performance in the first half has proved that they have the ability to cause trouble for Manchester City."

"If they can continue to work hard in the second half and seize the opportunity, maybe they can upset? After all, anything can happen on the football field!"