Chapter 274 The different fates of two champions, Manchester City and Barcelona!

Entering May, the five major leagues are entering their final stages.

Except for La Liga, the championship suspense of several other major leagues has ended.

Bayern, Manchester City, Paris, Juventus, etc. have all won the championship several rounds in advance.

The suspense of the La Liga championship remained until the last round.

In the 37th round of La Liga, Celta Vigo, coached by Enrique, defeated Real Madrid 2:0 at home, completely shattering Real Madrid's hopes of winning the championship and making Real Madrid the first to be eliminated from the championship game.

In the same round of competition, Atletico Madrid was tied with 10-man Malaga at home, causing a huge upset.

In the case of Atletico Madrid's unexpected draw, Barcelona failed to seize the opportunity to catch up. They were tied 0:0 by the relegation team Elche in the away game.

Therefore, all the suspense of winning the La Liga championship is left to the final round of Barcelona's home game against Atletico Madrid.

The current points difference between the two teams is only 3 points, and Barcelona's goal difference is 16 points ahead. As long as they can defeat Atletico Madrid at home, they can reverse Atletico Madrid and successfully defend the La Liga championship.

But if they are defeated or drawn, they will miss out on the title and watch their opponent win the trophy at Camp Nou.

For Barcelona coach Martino, this is his life and death battle.

If he cannot keep the championship at the Nou Camp, then they will lose all four majors this season, including the Champions League, League, and Copa del Rey.

And this will inevitably cause Barcelona to completely lose patience with him.

He didn't resign immediately after losing the Champions League because there was still a glimmer of hope for the league, but if the league was also messed up, I can't think of any reason why Barcelona would keep him.

On May 17, the FA Cup final and the final round of La Liga started at the same time.

These two games will determine the ownership of the last two championships in the five major leagues except the Champions League.

However, Manchester City's prospects for winning the championship are much better than Barcelona!

This is the third time Manchester City has stepped into Wembley Stadium this season. They won the League Cup here two months ago.

Now, they will launch an attack on their first Triple Crown in team history.

Manchester City's opponent is Hull City, which is ranked 16th in the Premier League. This is not a traditional strong team, so before the game almost all parties predicted that Manchester City would win the championship.

But Hull City obviously will not give up this hard-won title opportunity easily. This is the first time in the history of Hull City that they have reached the FA Cup final.

If they can win the championship, they will get the most valuable championship trophy in team history.

In this season's FA Cup, they were very lucky. They did not encounter any strong teams along the way. In the semi-finals, their opponent was even a League One team.

With great luck and the hard work of the whole team, they stood on this stage.

And they obviously hope to continue this good luck in the finals!

Facing the new Premier League champion Manchester City, Hull City pragmatically chose the tactic of setting up a bus.

Manchester City's offensive firepower is obvious to all. If they don't set up a bus, I'm afraid they will really be beaten into a sieve.

Facing Hull City's bus tactics, Manchester City directly adopted passing and controlling tactics to deal with it.

The essence of pass-and-control tactics lies in oppression, and Manchester City implemented this very well in this game.

Pellegrini did not choose to play Kroos, but arranged for Fernandinho and Yaya Toure to partner.

The powerful sweeping ability of these two people made it almost impossible for Hull City's midfielder to hold the ball.

In the first fifteen minutes of the game, Manchester City's ball possession rate reached 80%!

Hull City was pinned down by Manchester City within a 30-meter area of ​​their own half and rubbed repeatedly. The two sides seemed to be conducting a half-time offensive and defensive drill.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Barcelona, ​​Barcelona was also using passing tactics to deal with Simeone's Atletico Madrid.

However, their authentic passing and controlling tactics seemed to have lost their power in front of Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona has the ball possession advantage, but has been unable to pose a threat to Atletico Madrid's goal.

After playing for fifteen minutes, their shots were even less than Atletico Madrid's.

At Wembley Stadium, in the 17th minute, the numbers on the scoreboard finally changed.

After David Silva cut in from the wing, he assisted Aguero in the penalty area to score the first goal, rewriting the score to 1:0.

This goal ignited the atmosphere at Wembley Stadium, and countless Manchester City fans in attendance cheered.

This goal made them feel that the FA Cup championship trophy was waving to them!

After Aguero scored, he celebrated with a slide in great enthusiasm. His teammates followed suit and started sliding on the sidelines.

Even Lin Quan, in a good mood, joined in the fun.

Reporters and photographers on the sidelines quickly captured this precious moment, which will become a precious memory among the many highlights of Manchester City in the 13-14 season.

On the sidelines, Pellegrini applauded very restrainedly, resisting the urge to celebrate excitedly.

It's just an FA Cup, so we can't be so excited.

What if this is too exciting? What if you wait until the Champions League final?

After all, he is now a champion coach, so he still has to maintain his image.

Hull City's head coach didn't have so many thoughts at all. After seeing the team lose the ball, he held his head in frustration and leaned on the backrest of the coach's bench dejectedly.

The best way to win with the bus tactic is to steal one. After holding a goal, the opponent's mentality will become more and more anxious, and the flaws in the offense will become bigger and bigger.

That way, they can hit the counterattack accurately.

But now, the expected situation has not happened, but the worst situation has appeared:

They are behind!

When the score is behind, it is useless to set up a bus at this time, because the opponent can choose not to attack and just control the ball in the backcourt.

As long as the time is used up, the opponent will win in the end, so the opponent is not in a hurry!

Therefore, they can no longer stay in their own backcourt and have to take the initiative to attack.

However, Hull City's coach is still somewhat concerned about the strength of his team.

They have a chance to compete with Manchester City by relying on strict defense. Once they dare to take the initiative to attack, they are really looking for death.

Not attacking is waiting for death, attacking is looking for death.

Two dead ends, choose one!

There is no other way, so you can only choose the latter one!

After falling behind, Hull City began to take the initiative to attack.

At first they were very cautious and did not dare to invest too many troops, but seeing Manchester City taking the ball slowly, they gradually became bolder and invested more and more troops in the attack. .

And this choice fell into Manchester City's trap.

In the 23rd minute, Manchester City suddenly picked up the speed and changed from their previous slow and leisurely playing style.

The football passed from the feet of Manchester City's center back, through Yaya Toure and De Bruyne, and was quickly handed over to Lin Quan's feet.

After Lin Quan got the ball, he performed his specialty on the wing - breaking through!

After the attack, Hull City had insufficient defensive players in the backcourt and seemed a little confused in the face of Manchester City's rapid attack.

When Lin Quan dribbled the ball from the wing and cut into the penalty area, the defensive players in the penalty area were not fully positioned yet.

Hull City defender Chester rushed towards Lin Quan in a panic, but forgot his coach's instructions before the game:

When facing Lin Quan, remember not to rush forward rashly, because you are helping your opponent get past you!

Without any suspense, Lin Quan took advantage of a change of pace and easily dunked past Chester, gaining a chance to duel with the Hull City goalkeeper.

McGregor's eyes widened, staring at Lin Quan's every move, ready to make a save.

Lin Quan took a good stance, aimed at the right side of the goal and made a shot.

McGregor did not doubt that he was there, kicked the ground hard, and rushed to the right.

However, after he pounced out, he realized that Lin Quan's move just now was just a fake move.

Now comes the real shot!

However, at this time, Lin Quan had an empty goal in front of him.

Without any suspense, Lin Quan helped Manchester City score another victory, leading Hull City 2:0.

McGregor hammered the lawn in anger, he had been deceived!

"Haha, the opponent's goalkeeper is so angry that he was deceived so easily!"

"Probably because I was under too much pressure when facing Lin Huang. In order to make the save as soon as possible, I added some anticipation!"

"It makes sense, but this prediction is so wrong!"

"This trick seems to be called continuous fake shots. Lin Huang uses it less, but Messi uses it more!"

"Lin Huang has always been very decisive in shooting. He will either hit the blind corner or pass you and hit an empty goal. He is very committed to success rate!"

"Indeed, Lin Huang's single-handed ball misses very rarely, and the success rate is very high!"

"I'm afraid there is no suspense in this game. It's 2:0 in 23 minutes. I can't even imagine how exaggerated the score will be after 90 minutes!"

"How is the situation at Barcelona? Did a goal be scored? Who is ahead?"

"Not yet. Neither team is capable of breaking through the opponent's goal. If this continues, it may not result in a draw!"

"No way? If Barcelona is tied, they will give up the championship. Does Martino still want to do it? Isn't this a life-threatening attack?"

"Barcelona is already risking their lives, but Atletico Madrid's defense is like steel and iron, it can't be penetrated!"

"It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake a horse!"

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Seeing Lin Quan score his second goal, Pellegrini once again stood on the sidelines and applauded.

After scoring the goal, his spirit completely relaxed.

His mind was no longer on this game, and Pellegrini began to think about the team's tactics for next season.

Manchester City has been very successful this season and will definitely be targeted by all Premier League teams next season.

The other five teams in the Premier League's BIG6 will definitely make it their mission to snipe Manchester City next season.

Whether we encounter them in the league or cup, I'm afraid it will be difficult to play.

And because there are so many strong and wealthy teams, the number of games against these five teams can reach more than 10 times in one season.

If this kind of game loses a few games or draws a few more games, the championship will probably have nothing to do with Manchester City.

Although Manchester City is strong, there is no guarantee that they will win when they play against top teams.

Therefore, when they meet other weaker teams, they must win points steadily and not lose a single point easily.

As for the most stable tactic for scoring points in the league, Guardiola's passing and controlling tactics are the most suitable.

Judging from the situation of this game, Manchester City's passing and control tactics are not as strong as Barcelona, ​​but with the strength of Manchester City players, it is not difficult to achieve a tactical effect.

If you use this kind of half-baked tactics to deal with strong teams, you may be defeated by the opponent's weakness.

But if it is only used to deal with some mid-to-lower teams, it seems to be quite suitable?

Moreover, one good thing about the pass-and-control tactic is that it saves players' physical strength, allowing them to retain their physical strength to deal with multi-line battles in the Champions League and other cup competitions.

This season Manchester City has suffered too much due to multi-line operations. To solve this problem, in addition to buying more players during the transfer period and increasing the depth of the bench, the most important thing is to improve the physical reserves of the players and reduce their physical consumption. .

And this will be the focus of next season.

Thousands of miles away at the Camp Nou, Barcelona coach Martino was also standing on the sidelines.

However, he is far less laid-back than his South American compatriots.

30 minutes of game time have passed, and the score on the field is still 0:0.

This result is very unfavorable for Barcelona, ​​because the opposite Atletico Madrid injured two generals in just 20 minutes.

Diego Costa and midfielder Turan both went off due to injuries, and Atletico Madrid's forward suffered a devastating blow.

However, Simeone, the soul of Atletico Madrid, remained calm despite the unexpected loss of two absolute main players.

He quickly made adjustments and changed the tactical strategy he had formulated before the game, which allowed Atletico Madrid to quickly stabilize from the disadvantageous situation and made it difficult for Barcelona's offense to take any advantage.

Atletico Madrid seems to have injured two of its absolute main players, but it seems that as long as Simeone, the soul of the team, exists, they will not be easily defeated.

On the Barcelona side, since losing to Manchester City, Messi seems to have developed a demon.

In this game, he was almost invisible in the frontcourt, completely submerged in Atletico Madrid's iron-clad defense.

It is rare to even see him taking the initiative to take the ball, which makes people have to doubt Messi's status.

But in the few times he handled the ball, it can be seen that Messi's state and competitive level are online.

The problem seems to be his mentality. Messi seems to have lost his desire for the championship. You must know that this is a key game related to the league championship, but his performance is so sluggish, it is simply unimaginable.

Seeing Messi's poor performance, Barcelona began to increase the attack on the wing.

This adjustment quickly achieved results.

In the 31st minute, Sanchez's powerful volley from the right side of the penalty area finally broke Atletico Madrid's goal.

Barcelona leads Atletico Madrid 1:0!

The Camp Nou stadium boiled instantly, and countless Barcelona fans hugged each other excitedly!

They are finally ahead!

As long as this score can be maintained until the end, the championship still belongs to Barcelona!

However, Simeone's team does not seem to admit defeat so easily!