Since Bayern Munich, who played at home, did not gain the upper hand in the first round, they had to go all out in this game.
There are no changes to the lineups of both sides from the first round.
Bayern Munich started the game by bombarding Manchester City's half.
Only five minutes into the game, Bayern Munich's forward Lewandowski already had two threatening shots.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson performed well and saved Lewandowski's shots twice in a row.
Guardiola's face on the sidelines was a little solemn. He didn't expect that Bayern Munich would play so aggressively today.
Even the two central defenders have already passed the half-time. This is the rhythm of preparing to fight Manchester City!
Manchester City's players were suppressed quite a bit. This was the first time they encountered a team that attacked so hard at the beginning.
In their own home court, being beaten by the opponent like this, the Manchester City players were a little embarrassed.
Muller received the pass from Goretzka in the frontcourt and felt a huge force coming from behind.
Muller screamed and threw himself into the street.
It turned out that Rodri was behind him and hit him hard with his body.
The referee blew the whistle, walked over with a serious face, warned Rodri, and did not show the topaz War God card.
Rodri defended himself for a few words, looked at Muller who fell on the ground with disdain, and slowly stepped back.
Rodri wants to use this action to tell the players of team Bayern Munich, this is Etihad Stadium, don't be too arrogant.
Muller gritted his teeth and rubbed his lower back vigorously. Just now, Rodri used a little trick and slapped his lower back hard.
I don't know if he was frightened by Rodri, but Bayern Munich's next offensive was indeed restrained a lot.
The main reason is that the Manchester City players have adapted to the rhythm of the game, and the tacit understanding between teammates has returned little by little.
In the tenth minute, Manchester City finally caught the Bayern Munich team and successfully stole the ball when they were tired after a long attack.
Sane's return pass was passed directly to the feet of Sterling who was wandering in the middle.
Sterling will not let go of this opportunity easily. He directly increases the accelerator and rushes towards the half court of team Bayern Munich.
This unexpected situation made the Bayern Munich team's defense completely unpredictable.
The two central defenders thought about Sterling from both sides and chased back desperately.
Behind Sterling, Li Mingyu also followed quickly.
Sterling's speed is definitely at the top level in football, especially when there is no defense in front of him, Sterling's firepower is at full blast.
The two central defenders of Bayern Munich desperately chased back on both sides of Sterling, but the distance between them did not shrink significantly.
From the midfield to the penalty area, it only took less than five seconds at most. Sterling was already at the edge of the penalty area.
At this time, goalkeeper Neuer rushed out of the small penalty area, preparing to block the angle of Sterling's shot.
Neuer has a lot of experience. Even though Sterling has always been in a semi-solo state, he did not attack rashly.
Because at that time, Sterling did not have any defensive players around him, so his attack was to give the opponent an opportunity to hit an empty goal.
But when Sterling entered the penalty area, the two central defenders basically caught up with him. At this time, Sterling's attack angle became very narrow. Attacking at this time is the best time to block the angle.
Li Mingyu, who was following behind Sterling, kept a distance of five or six meters from Sterling. After seeing Sterling enter the penalty area, he felt worried.
Sure enough, after seeing goalkeeper Neuer attack, Sterling directly raised his foot and fired a volley, but Neuer had completely blocked his shooting angle. The football was blocked by Neuer's thigh and bounced high.
Neuer, who fell to the ground, reacted quickly. He put his hands on the ground and quickly stood up, ready to grab the second spot.
The two central defenders of Sterling and Bayern Munich, who failed to shoot, rushed forward, ready to grab the second spot.
Neuer is tall and has long arms, but he didn't get the best position. He could only extend his right fist and hit the football above the three people's heads out of the penalty area.
Outside the penalty area, Li Mingyu rushed over, just in time to see the football being punched out by Neuer, and his eyes lit up.
When Neuer hit the ball, he had already seen the position of Li Mingyu. His pupils shrank and he secretly screamed, "It's bad!"
Looking at Li Mingyu who was already posing outside the penalty area, Neuer could only silently pray that the ball would not go in.
With a powerful volley from the outside of the instep, the football flew toward the goal from outside the penalty area like an arrow.
The goalkeeper has left the goal, and the goal at this time is an empty goal.
The Bayern Munich players just watched helplessly as the football crashed into the goal, knocking the net out into a huge cloud of flowers.
Etihad Stadium suddenly fell into a carnival.
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu rushed to the sidelines and performed a handsome front flip in the horrified eyes of the audience.
This turn completely ignited Etihad Stadium.
People have always said that Li Mingyu's celebrations after scoring a goal are not innovative, either he rushes to the sideline and kneels down, or he half-turns and jumps up, then points to his name with both hands on his back.
Once or twice is fine, but more than that will make it boring.
In fact, an iconic celebration can arouse the atmosphere of the fans on the field.
This time, Li Mingyu's somersault action ignited everyone's passion.
Although Klose Somersault is famous, many players have used this somersault, so everyone did not immediately think that Li Mingyu's somersault was learning from Klose.
However, there was one person who felt very annoyed, it was Guardiola, the head coach of Manchester City.
Although Li Mingyu's somersault is very inspiring, for an athlete, this is a very dangerous celebration.
I remember that there was an African athlete who was very excited after scoring a goal. So he relied on his excellent physical fitness and flexibility to perform continuous somersaults on the court. As a result, when he finally landed, he did not control it well, and his head rushed down and fell directly to the ground.
As a result, this player disappeared from the football field. It is said that the cervical vertebra was displaced, and even walking would be a problem, let alone playing football.
Even Klose rarely uses somersaults to celebrate goals in normal league games. After all, this action is still too demanding on the body and it is easy to make mistakes.