bayedsolid Chapter 268 Walking out of the Allianz Arena with head held high
Chapter 268 Walking out of the Allianz Arena with head held high
Chapter 268 Walking out of the Allianz Arena with head held high
There were boos at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
In Manchester City's penalty area, two players fell to the ground at the same time.
Standing beside the two of them, Li Mingyu suddenly saw bright red blood flowing from between Laporte's hands, and his expression changed drastically.
Li Mingyu made a gesture to the sidelines for the team doctor to hurry up.
Manchester City's team doctor rushed over with his medical bag.
The Bayern Munich player who fell to the ground was the high center forward Eric Schupomoting who had just been replaced.
Shupomoting hugged his head on the ground, moaning uncontrollably.
The referee also waved at Bayern Munich's bench, and asked their team doctor to come up and deal with it.
From the slow motion, Laporte has already got stuck in this ball and headed the cross.
And Choupomoting was behind Laporte, and slammed into the side of Laporte's head fiercely. When he landed, Laporte's head began to splatter blood in slow motion.
Laporte, who fell on the ground, didn't move at all, but he was still able to move while holding his head, which made Li Mingyu who was standing aside not too worried.
The team doctor came up and first checked the location of Laporte's injury. There was an opening on the edge of the temple, and blood flowed out of the wound continuously.
Li Mingyu stood aside, and said worriedly, "Emeric, how do you feel, if it doesn't work, just change?"
The team doctor also meant that substitutions needed to be made quickly, and Laporte's wound had to be stitched up.
However, Laporte gritted his teeth, resisted the dizziness after being hit, and said firmly, "No, help me bandage the wound. At this time, I can't end!"
Manchester City's defense line, the center back position is very short of people, Laporte is an indispensable important defensive player, if he is replaced, the strength of Manchester City's defense line will be reduced by about half.
The team doctor didn't dare to make a decision, so he could only send his assistant to ask Guardiola for instructions.
Guardiola on the sidelines carefully asked about Laporte's symptoms, pondered for a while, and made a difficult decision to let Laporte stay on the court, but if he found any discomfort, he would replace Laporte immediately.
The team doctor immediately treated Laporte's wound, wrapped his wound tightly with a bandage, and wrapped bandages around Laporte's head.
Laporte's strength made the fans of the home team applaud involuntarily.
This is the charm of football. At this moment, there is no home team or visiting team. Iron-blooded players always make the fans excited.
Since Laporte's jersey has been stained a lot with blood, the assistant coach hurried back to the lounge and took out a brand new jersey for him to put on.
Laporte stood on the sidelines and kept drinking water. The impact just now made him feel a little dizzy, but it hasn't reached the point of concussion yet.
At this time, the referee took out a topaz God of War card and showed it to the innocent-looking Shupomoting.
Because his action just now was obviously blocked by Laporte. He hit Laporte's head behind him, which was an obvious foul.
Laporte returned to the court, like a determined Spartan warrior, with a bloodshot bandage on his head, still standing in the most important position of the team.
Faced with this situation, Li Mingyu commanded Rodri to stay a little bit back, closer to Laporte's position, and he also retreated even more, ready to defend at all times.
In Manchester City's frontcourt, only Sterling was left, standing near the center circle, ready to use his speed to shock the Bayern Munich's defense.
Sure enough, with the presence of Sterling, Bayern Munich's two central defenders did not dare to press too far forward, and they had to guard against Manchester City's sudden and quick counterattack.
10 minutes have passed, and the time has come to 85 minutes, and the scores of the two sides still have not changed.
With a score of 2:3, as an away game for Manchester City, this score couldn't be better.
However, it is impossible for the Bayern Munich team, which is playing at home, to accept such an ending.
In the Allianz Arena in Munich, Bayern Munich fans began to cheer loudly for the players of the home team, hoping that they could equalize the score at the last moment, or even overtake the score.
However, Manchester City's iron barrel formation is simply a torture for Bayern Munich.
There is no way but to frequently kick high balls, hoping to fight for a chance with the headers of a few tall players.
Although Laporte had a bandage on his head and was still a little dizzy, at this time, he was still very strong and jumped up desperately to fight for the header.
No.90 minutes, the referee blew his whistle after a dead ball.
The Bayern Munich team, which was about to throw a throw-in, expressed great dissatisfaction.
But the referee pointed to his watch and said that he would make up the time for you.
Because the bandage on Laporte's head has been dyed red again, and the blood from the back of his neck has dyed the jersey behind him red.
But Laporte didn't react at all, and was still stubbornly following the Bayern Munich players, defending hard.
When he heard the whistle, Laporte saw the referee's gesture pointing at him. It was a little strange. He didn't know that his blood had soaked the bandage and his jersey was already soaked.
Without any hesitation, Guardiola directly asked Portuguese defender Cancelo to replace Laporte.
Laporte, who persisted on the field with one breath, suddenly felt dizzy when he saw the substitution sign raised.
Li Mingyu was beside him, quickly supported him, and put his arms around his neck, not caring at all that Laporte's blood had stained his body.
"Emeric, don't worry, go down and have a good rest, we will win this game."
Li Mingyu said firmly in Laporte's ear.
For such a tough player, the Bayern Munich players are also in awe. Many players said blessings to Laporte when they passed by.
Although the game may be lost, the demeanor cannot be lost.
After Laporte left the field, he rejected the coach's decision to let him return to the locker room to deal with the wound, and stayed on the bench. He wanted to watch the game end and ensure that his comeback in this game was useful.
The Manchester City players on the field were inspired by Laporte's spirit, and they worked harder when defending.
The appearance of several new players has made Manchester City's backcourt defense more dynamic.
There were as many as 7 minutes of stoppage time, and the injury delay in the second half was a bit too much.
Although the players of the Manchester City team were a little dissatisfied, they were still determined. All the players retreated to the 30-meter area and set up a bus in front of the goal.
For a team of Manchester City's level, if they lower their face to put on the bus, few teams can penetrate his defense.
Bayern Munich tried for another 5 minutes, but the high balls were played continuously, and the Bayern Munich players in the penalty area could not take advantage of the slightest advantage. Li Mingyu's ability to dominate the air is outrageous.
Several times, Li Mingyu stood in a deadly position, with Shupomoting behind him, as long as he missed the ball, Shubomoting could easily head the ball in.
This kind of blocking ability like opening and closing made the Bayern Munich players a little frustrated.
In the last minute, Shupo Moting was once again occupied by Li Mingyu, but he became furious. When taking off, he pushed Li Mingyu. As a result, he got the second topaz God of War card and was sent off the field by the referee.
In the end, the game ended with a score of 2:3. Bayern Munich, who played at home, reluctantly swallowed the bitter fruit of the defeat, which cast a shadow over their road to the knockout round.
This season, Manchester City has not lost a game at home, so for Bayern Munich, the next game will be a hell away game.
Manchester City's advantage is very large. If Bayern Munich wants to advance to the semi-finals, they must score two goals at Manchester City's home court, and they must also ensure that Manchester City does not score.
Manchester City players walked out of Munich's Allianz Arena with their heads held high.
After the game, Laporte's injury was announced as soon as possible. He had a slight concussion, but it did not affect the next quarter-final.
This is very good news for Manchester City.
Laporte is the backbone of Manchester City's defense. If he is injured and unable to play, then Manchester City's next game will be in danger.
However, after this game is over, there will be two consecutive league games, one against the team in the relegation zone, Crystal Palace.
There is also a match against Manchester United, which is third in the league.
In the game against Crystal Palace, Laporte did not even make the squad. In this game, Laporte rested.
Guardiola brought other main players to Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace in London.
As a veteran team in the Premier League, Crystal Palace does not have many honors.
They only won the FA Cup runner-up once in the 1989-1990 season.
However, the Crystal Palace team is not a big team. The Crystal Palace team, which is often located in the middle reaches of the Premier League, often overturns some Premier League teams.
However, Manchester City is still very confident when facing the Crystal Palace team.
Since 1990, when Manchester City faced the Crystal Palace, only in 2018 did the Crystal Palace win 3:2 once. In other games, Manchester City remained unbeaten.
Especially in the past three years, when facing Crystal Palace, Manchester City has basically won by a big score.
In the first match between the two teams in the first half of the year, Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 6:2 at home. Li Mingyu scored a hat-trick and sent an assist in that game.
The Spanish forwards are really beyond praise, they are all retired!
(End of this chapter)