Chapter 253: Reaching the top of the Champions League scorer list, Manchester City is only 2 games away from the championship!

Author: Xue Niao

Chapter 253: Reaching the top of the Champions League scorer list, Manchester City is only 2 games away from the championship!

"Fall of Camp Nou!"

"Man City came back to defeat Barcelona 3:2, Barcelona may miss the semi-finals!"

"Lin Quan defeated his old club and scored twice to lead the team to conquer Camp Nou!"

"The end of pass-and-control football? Should melon-style pass-and-control football come to an end?"

The news of Manchester City's away victory over Barcelona immediately spread online and offline with viral speed the moment the game ended.

Before the game, the outside world generally believed that Barcelona had the advantage, but the final result exceeded their expectations.

Barcelona had a ball possession rate of 71%, shot 21 times and 7 of them were on target, but only scored 2 goals.

Manchester City showed extremely high efficiency. They only had 12 shots and 5 shots on target, but scored 3 goals.

Manchester City only had half as many shots as Barcelona. At least 6 of these 12 shots came after the 85th minute of the game when they besieged Barcelona's goal.

In other words, Manchester City scored 3 goals in only 6 shots!

This terrifying goal efficiency can probably top the entire five major leagues!

It was not easy for Manchester City to win this game.

At Camp Nou, the two teams committed a total of 48 fouls during the game. The referee showed a total of 8 yellow cards, of which Manchester City alone received 5.

The game was so intense that players from both sides were injured and left the field. It was a hard-fought battle.

In the media comments after the game, all major media generally gave Manchester City extremely high praise.

"Le Monde": "This was a wonderful game. Manchester City withstood the pressure in the away game and defeated the powerful Barcelona with efficient counterattack tactics. Lin Quan was undoubtedly the best player on the field."

"Daily Sports": Neymar's goal once gave Barcelona hope of winning, but Manchester City's No. 10 used two counterattacks to push Barcelona to hell."

As the mouthpiece of Barcelona, ​​when reporting on the news of this game, they did not forget to make some suggestions to the Barcelona club:

"Perhaps Barcelona should think about it and focus their energy on a certain competition. Otherwise, if they continue to fight on three fronts like this, they will probably gain nothing."

"World Sports News": "Manchester City showed an extremely tenacious fighting spirit in the game. Barcelona had hoped to win the game in the first half, but Lin Quan's defense against Messi compromised Barcelona's offensive firepower.

Maybe we should support Bartomeu's proposal, it's time to bring Lin, the treasure of La Masia, back to the Nou Camp!"

Compared with the reports from the two Barcelona mouthpieces, the reports from the Real Madrid mouthpiece are much sharper.

"Marca": "The presence of Lin Quan made Messi feel bitter, and Manchester City's core dominated this victory.

Martino's stupidity ruined Barcelona's good game, and the aging Xavi obviously could not sustain such a high-intensity game.

We would like to congratulate Manchester City here. They are about to set a record in team history and enter the semi-finals. The game at the Etihad Stadium next week is just a death sentence for Barcelona!"

"AS": "As long as Lin is there, Manchester City cannot be destroyed."

Compared with Marca, AS's report was less mocking of Barcelona and more praising Lin Quan.

The reason is probably because Real Madrid still has great interest in Lin Quan!

At the post-match press conference, faced with questions from reporters, Martino had to admit:

"There is no doubt that Lin is one of the best players in the world."

A reporter from the UK asked: "Coach Martino, if Barcelona fails to advance to the semi-finals, is this considered a failure for Barcelona and you?"

Martino nodded: "Is it a failure if you fail to advance to the semi-finals? Of course, yes, if my team is eliminated, then I will submit my resignation to the club."

Martino's words surprised the reporters at the scene. His contract with Barcelona still has more than a year left, and he actually wants to resign before the contract expires?

"So, in order to keep my job, I will lead the team to complete the comeback at the Etihad Stadium!"

Martino's courage is commendable, but aren't you afraid that the wind will blow your tongue when you say this?

You have failed to win against Manchester City at your own home court. It is extremely difficult to defeat the opponent at Manchester City's home court and score at least 3 goals or win by 2 goals!

Pellegrini arrived belatedly, and compared with the frowning Martino, the expression on the Chilean's face looked very happy.

He praised the team emphatically, especially Lin Quan and De Bruyne.

"Lin's performance does not surprise me. He has always been such a phenomenal player. As long as he is on the court, he can always surprise you!"

"De Bruyne's performance was very good. His pass made a huge contribution to the team's victory. I am very optimistic about his future at Manchester City!"

"The score of 3:2 is not a very safe score. You know, we are facing the powerful Barcelona. If we are complacent because of our temporary lead, then it is likely that a tragedy is waiting for us."

"My team will be ready at the Etihad Stadium and we will strive to qualify in the second leg."

After having the experience of successfully defeating Barcelona, ​​Chilean people's fear of Barcelona has dissipated a lot.

Lin Quan did not attend the press conference. After the game, he came to the hospital with his teammates.

Kompany was sent to the hospital for an MRI examination. It was initially determined that he had a mild concussion and needed to rest for 2-3 weeks.

As a result, he will definitely not be able to catch up with the next home game against Barcelona.

Compared with Kompany, Pique is much worse.

He was diagnosed with a craniocerebral injury and needed to be hospitalized for observation and treatment. He may be absent from the game for as long as three months.

Unlucky Pique not only won't be able to make it to the next Champions League, he may not even be able to make it to this year's World Cup.

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Just as Manchester City captured the Nou Camp, the results of several other games also came through.

Manchester United was reversed and tied at home by ten-man Bayern. Not only did they not win, they also gave the opponent an away goal.

This result is very uncomfortable for Manchester United. Their next visit to the Allianz Arena may be a disaster.

However, Bayern's midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger received a red card and was sent off during the game, which also added some variables to the next game.

After Kroos left, Guardiola relied heavily on Piggy. Now that Piggy is suspended due to a red card, how Bayern adjusts its midfield position in the next game has become a key factor in determining the trend of the game.

At the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid tied 3:3.

Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo scored respectively. Real Madrid took the lead three times and was tied three times.

Although they failed to win a victory in the away game, but with three away goals in hand, Real Madrid can naturally accept this result.

For Paris Saint-Germain, if they visit the Bernabeu in their next game, they will be eliminated if they don't win, so they can only fight against the odds.

Compared with the previous three games, the games between Dortmund and Atletico Madrid were much duller.

Dortmund attacked wildly at home for almost the whole game, but faced Atletico Madrid's impregnable defense, they failed to score a single goal.

In this game, the best player was undoubtedly Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, if not for his heroic performance in resolving crises time and time again.

Atletico Madrid must have been taken away by Dortmund's violent offensive!

After the game, Dortmund's head coach Klopp felt sympathetic to Simeone. Both of them admired the other's coaching ability.

Although the two styles are very different, one advocates offense and the other advocates defense.

But to be able to lead a team with a relatively ordinary lineup to such a high level, the coaching abilities of these two people cannot be underestimated.

However, this result has a slight advantage for Atletico Madrid. In the next game at Atletico Madrid's home court, it will be more difficult for Dortmund to break the opponent's goal.

But the good news is that Dortmund was 23 points behind Bayern in the league and was unable to compete for the league title. They can focus more on the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid, like Barcelona, ​​is in the sprint stage of competing for the La Liga title, and will inevitably be greatly consumed by the league in terms of energy and status.

This may provide Dortmund with a certain chance of winning!

After the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, betting companies immediately adjusted the winning odds of several teams.

Real Madrid has the highest odds and has become the top favorite for the Champions League this season.

Guardiola's Bayern is ranked second, but the odds are much worse than Real Madrid. Kroos's departure makes the outside world not so optimistic about them defending the Champions League.

After this game, Barcelona, ​​which was originally ranked third, saw its odds plummet and dropped to fifth place.

Manchester City has entered the top three for the first time, ranking behind the two favorites Real Madrid and Bayern.

Behind them are Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Barcelona, ​​Paris and Manchester United.

Although both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United got a draw, judging from the odds, the outside world agreed that they had been eliminated.

Who said they were unlucky to meet the top two favorites with odds of winning the championship?

After the first round of games ended, the Champions League scorer list was also updated.

Lin Quan, who scored twice at Camp Nou, topped the scorer list for the first time!

At present, his total number of goals is 14 goals. Cristiano Ronaldo has the same number of goals as him, and the two are tied for first place.

Although they were only tied for first place, it was Lin Quan's first summit, which was of great significance.

"Huang Lin is really amazing. He participated in the Champions League for the first time and accidentally won the Champions League Golden Boot!"

"Lin Huang's goals have fewer penalty kicks and more gold content."

"Lin is really great. There are still 4 games before the Champions League. Before all the games are over, the ranking of the scorer list is not fixed. It's too early to be happy now!"
To be continued...