Chapter 1 Under the Night

Under the night, the Etihad Stadium was a sea of people.

Outside the stadium, in the bars, Manchester City fans could be seen jumping and singing everywhere.

Countless fans sat on sofas, holding beers, waiting excitedly.

The blue flag belonging to Manchester City covered the entire stadium, and the fans in the stands sang the team song, Blue Moon, loudly.

The players on both sides stood in the player tunnel, in a state almost identical to the first leg, with no expressions.

Cristiano Ronaldo was always in that state, God first, then me.

When the players from both sides entered the field, a terrifying roar of cheers rang out from the Etihad.

"Come on!"

"Manchester City, come on!"

"The Blue Moon is invincible!"

"Defeat Real Madrid!!"

"Zhao!! Score ten goals!!!"

"Ramos is like a poor child in front of Zhao!!"

"Teach them a lesson!!"

The voices of Manchester City fans resounded throughout the Etihad, the number of Real Madrid fans was too small. All the shouts were drowned out.

At the Bernabéu, Manchester City fans were outnumbered, and at the Etihad, Real Madrid fans also experienced this powerlessness.

The Real Madrid players were in good condition and were not greatly affected.

These players are battle-hardened and famous. They can perform freely even in the grudge-filled Camp Nou, let alone the Etihad, a stadium with no real emotional ties?

Of course, their condition was definitely worse compared to playing at home.

At this time, countries and regions around the world had begun to introduce the starting players of both sides.

Real Madrid's starting lineup was still the same as before, the BBC trio in the front, with the classic midfield, Ramos and Varane in the back, partnered with Marcelo and Carvajal.

Goalkeeper, Navas.

"For Manchester City, Guardiola has made adjustments. Aguero, who performed poorly in the last game, has been placed on the bench and replaced by Sterling.

In this way, Zhao Gang has been pushed to the front.

Guardiola has tried this formation in previous games.

And in the last game against Real Madrid, in the second half, Zhao Gang was once pushed to the front, with Aguero on the wing to support.

In this game, Guardiola simply replaced him with Sterling, making the winger's impact even stronger!

The double defensive midfielders are still Gündoğan and Fernandinho. I don't know if Gündoğan will continue to move forward in the game to support the front and midfield.

On the defensive line, it is still Zabaleta and Kolarov, with Clichy and Sagna on standby. Manchester City's defense is still a bit weaker compared to the midfield and frontcourt.

Hopefully, they can learn from the experience of the last game and better defend against the impact of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale."

Beep!!

With a whistle, the game officially began!

Real Madrid has possession, Benzema pushes the ball to Modrić.

Zhao Gang stood at the front, facing Ramos.

Ramos told the media that he would defend Zhao Gang.

As one of the world's top center-backs, he would never be beaten by the same person twice!

The image of him being thrown behind by Zhao Gang and falling directly to the ground did indeed make headlines.

For him, this was a small humiliation. After all, he had been in the football world for more than ten years, but he was overtaken and sprawled out by a kid who had just entered the top league. It was really unacceptable.

After receiving the ball, Modrić didn't pass it back immediately, but dribbled forward. When he saw the opportunity, he made a diagonal long pass to Bale.

Unlike the slow and tentative start of the first leg between the two teams.

In this game, even playing away, Real Madrid's attack was stronger than at home.

Obviously, they were preparing to speed up the pace, and it would be best if they could grab a goal at the start.

Sterling and De Bruyne both began to retreat, and Zhao Gang was also wandering in the middle. Ramos, as the most offensive center-back, did not participate in the attack this time.

He had been active not far from Zhao Gang.

He was a little worried that once Manchester City successfully counter-stole the ball, De Bruyne would get the ball and pass it to Zhao Gang, which would be too much of a threat to Real Madrid.

Zhao Gang can deliver shells to his teammates in the midfield, and he can break through in a one-stop fashion. Standing at the front, the threat has not weakened at all, and is even more dangerous.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema quickly sprinted towards the penalty area, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who would not waste every offensive opportunity, even if the ball could not be passed, he would run with all his strength.

In the world of football, no one can match his desire for goals.

Bale encountered a double-team from Kolarov and Gündoğan on the right.

In this game, Gündoğan's position was quite far back. He quickly returned to defense and cooperated with the defenders to strictly defend Bale.

Bale couldn't pass the ball into the penalty area, and he had no chance to break through the two-man encirclement, so he could only choose to pass it back.

Give it to Real Madrid's most stable player, Kroos.

Compared with Modrić, Kroos is not elegant enough and lacks lethality, but he is the most reassuring link in Real Madrid's midfield.

Similar to Silva's characteristics in Manchester City, the functionality is also similar.

Kroos received the ball, and just as Fernandinho leaned over, he pushed it to Modrić.

Modrić quickly passed it back. The two passed it back and forth twice, but De Bruyne and Silva's follow-up defense did not work.

This kind of top midfielder will inevitably suffer as the defending side.

The passing speed was very fast. When the ball fell to Kroos's feet again, this time he did not pass it to Modrić, but instead kicked it directly to Cristiano Ronaldo!

The Manchester City players were briefly stunned by this sudden kick.

"We see Cristiano Ronaldo! Kroos's sudden change of pace, Cristiano Ronaldo got the ball!"

Facing Zabaleta, Cristiano Ronaldo did not choose the somewhat awkward bicycle kick, but instead cut inside directly.

With this move, he went to the middle and directly shook off Zabaleta.

Otamendi quickly stepped forward, preparing to intercept.

Benzema's run made Stones afraid to go directly to this position to assist in the defense.

Once he assisted in the defense, and Cristiano Ronaldo passed the ball in, Benzema was likely to have a one-on-one opportunity.

Bang!

With a violent long shot, Otamendi stretched his leg but did not block the ball. He subconsciously turned his head to look at the ball's trajectory.

The Manchester City fans watched in fear, wouldn't they? Wouldn't they concede a goal in just over a minute??

Bravo, who was on the goal line, was well prepared, jumped up, stretched his body, and punched the football away with one punch.

The fans in the stands let out bursts of exclamations, this save was strong!!

The ball had enough power, and Bravo didn't dare to catch it at all. After hitting it out, the players on the trajectory rushed over.

For Real Madrid, it was a good second offensive opportunity, and for Manchester City, it was likely to be an excellent counter-attack opportunity!

Gündoğan, who had retreated deep enough, took the lead and snatched the football.

Instantly, De Bruyne and Sterling accelerated and rushed towards the Real Madrid midfield.

Gündoğan has an accurate long pass. If Fernandinho gets the ball, De Bruyne is likely to retreat to meet him.

Gündoğan raised his foot and sent the ball to De Bruyne before the Real Madrid players surrounded him.

De Bruyne crossed the midfield, observing his teammates' runs. He did not pass the ball immediately, but accelerated forward, trying to attract the defense and pull Real Madrid's defending players.

Ramos was always observing Zhao Gang's run, preparing to create an offside.

However, Zhao Gang was one position behind him. There was Varane in front and Ramos behind, making it difficult to break out of the encirclement.

Carvajal quickly approached De Bruyne, preparing to interfere with his passing and advance.

De Bruyne used all his strength, his feet were like the wind, and he rushed forward with his head down, with the momentum of rushing all the way to the end.

Suddenly, he kicked the football.

Swish!

The football rushed forward in a diagonal straight line, close to the turf.

Varane rushed ahead of Zhao Gang and slid directly, but the football strangely drew an arc and crossed Varane!

Varane's eyes almost popped out as he sat on the ground, turning his head to look at the football.

Ramos was originally running in front of Zhao Gang, preparing to forcibly go over and destroy this attack.

Swish!

Last time it was a black lightning, this time, it was a blue light!

"Oh, Zhao Gang's speed!!! Zhao Gang!!"

Ramos gritted his teeth and sprinted, but found that his speed couldn't keep up with this guy at all.

This guy was even faster than last time!

Ramos's heart turned cold. How could this happen?

He didn't even have time to foul!

Zhao Gang kicked the football and then rushed into the penalty area.