In the locker room of Manchester City.
Li Mingyu sat in front of his closet, sipping juice, closing his eyes, and trying to regain his strength as much as possible.
In the first half, Li Mingyu ran almost twice as far as a normal player by himself.
Real Madrid's offense is the most powerful offensive system Li Mingyu has encountered this season, bar none.
De Bruyne's passing is extremely aggressive.
This season's De Bruyne seems to have been completely transformed after coming to Real Madrid.
Under Ancelotti's training, De Bruyne's offense became more concise and effective, and his passing became more decisive and sharp.
In the first half, De Bruyne sent five threatening passes.
However, only Haaland seized the opportunity at the beginning and scored a goal.
After strengthening their defense, Manchester City's back line was trembling with the cooperation of De Bruyne and Haaland, but they still held on to the goal tenaciously.
Haaland, who was at his peak, also showed his "King of Northern Europe" style in the first half.
On the back line, Laporte and Kyle Walker both got yellow gem War God cards from Haaland.
For Manchester City in the second half, this is a big hidden danger that will explode at some point.
During the intermission, Guardiola also showed a troubled expression.
Originally, Manchester City's defense was not very reliable.
Now, there are two topaz War God cards. In the second half, Real Madrid will definitely play on this side.
After Haaland's impact has restrained the defense on this side, he will be more at home on this side.
If there is a substitution, Guardiola looked at the people on the bench and couldn't help but touch his bald head.
There is really no one!
It would be better not to replace the person who comes up!
The backup guards are either old or young, none of them can resist the situation.
In Real Madrid's locker room, there was no sign that they were currently lagging behind.
The elegant Ancelotti was sitting there, analyzing the current situation on the field with them calmly.
Sure enough, he pointed out the hidden dangers in Manchester City's defense.
"Erlin, in the second half, I need you to continue to use your aggressiveness to attack their wing. Don't worry about Li Mingyu. What we need is victory!"
Ancelotti looked at Haaland with burning eyes.
Haaland, who has always been unruly and rebellious, nodded in Ancelotti's eyes that seemed to be real.
In the first half, Haaland was still too focused on entangled with Li Mingyu, causing him to miss many good opportunities.
Seeing Haaland's attitude, Ancelotti was very satisfied.
Ancelotti stood up, and all the Real Madrid players also stood up.
Ancelotti looked around for a week, looking at his disciples, he couldn't help but feel proud in his heart.
Although this team did not have as luxurious a lineup as the Real Madrid team that I coached back then, Real Madrid at that time was the most difficult to manage.
Super stars go their own way, and there are many gangs in the locker room. The entire Real Madrid team looks glamorous on the outside, but on the inside, it is completely corrupt.
But this Real Madrid has been condensed into a united team by Ancelotti.
The internal gangs have been completely destroyed, and Ancelotti is the brains of this team.
"Gentlemen, in the second half of the game, we need to get the start. We need to use quick attacks to defeat our opponents so that they have no ability to fight back!"
"UEFA Champions League's trophy is right there. You can reach out and touch it. I hope each of you will take a good look at that trophy before you go on the field. Don't you want to lift it up?"
The last time Real Madrid won Big Ears Cup was five years ago.
There are not many players in this team who won the trophy back then.
Now, most of the players in Real Madrid have not won Big Ears Cup, so their desire for this trophy is very high.
Hearing these inspiring words from Ancelotti, many players had a strong fighting spirit in their eyes.
Champions League Championship Trophy, this is the highest honor in a player's life in the club.
Roars erupted from both locker rooms simultaneously.
There are still forty-five minutes left before this season's Champions League championship trophy is awarded.
Will Real Madrid be able to win their fourteenth Champions League trophy, or will Manchester City be able to win the first Champions League trophy in the history of their club?
Players from both sides filed out of the tunnel. The fighting spirit of the players on both sides made the staff on the side tremble.
The fans in the audience burst into fierce applause and whistles, bringing the atmosphere inside Wembley Stadium to a climax.
The referee blew his whistle and the second half of the game began.
Manchester City kicks off first.
Li Mingyu received Gabriel Jesus's return pass and frowned slightly.
Because Real Madrid's players pressed forward as a whole, Haaland and Karim Benzema actually rushed towards him at the same time.
Is this an attempt to steal the start of the second half?
Guardiola on the sidelines looked at the scene on the court and couldn't help but look at Ancelotti on the other side, "Old fox, I knew you would do this!"
During the halftime break, Guardiola emphasized more than once that at the beginning of the second half, we must be careful of Real Madrid's sneak attack.
Sure enough, Real Madrid stepped up its pressing pace at the beginning of the second half.
If Manchester City makes a slight mistake, the opponent will directly seize the opportunity to counterattack.
However, Li Mingyu was still very calm. Faced with the two people's rush, he did not rush and passed directly back to the defender. This was an irresponsible choice.
Li Mingyu made a big move directly to the frontcourt.
Although Karim Benzema and Haaland were a little surprised as to why Li Mingyu could be so careless, their instinct made them stretch out their feet to block Li Mingyu's big kick and turn their bodies slightly to prevent them from being kicked in the front.
However, Li Mingyu was just a fake move. Seeing both of them making the same move, he lowered his foot and lightly knocked the ball, and the football came to his left.
Li Mingyu kicked the ball with his left foot, leaving Haaland and Karim Benzema behind.
Li Mingyu's operation was so light and easy that he easily broke through the two men's siege, which immediately aroused warm applause and sharp whistles from the fans in the audience.
After the breakthrough, Li Mingyu did not continue to dribble forward because he had attracted at least three players to his side, so...
Li Mingyu swept the ball hard with his right foot and sent the football to the feet of Gundogan on the left.