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Guardiola couldn't help but frown when he saw Dortmund's change of formation.

After all, Manchester City's attack had fallen into silence before.

Although some personnel adjustments were made just now to interrupt Lin Jie's free kick rhythm.

But as Dortmund took the initiative to change the formation to defend the last time, the formation shrank to 5-4-1.

At present, Manchester City has only adjusted the personnel on the left side.

With the decline of the physical fitness of the frontcourt players, the threat that Manchester City's offense can cause is obviously not enough.

The offensive firepower is obviously not enough to break through Dortmund's iron bucket formation after the change of formation.

So Guardiola also made personnel adjustments at the same time.

Of course, the first is the personnel adjustment on the offensive line. After all, Manchester City has fallen behind by two goals again after experiencing this wave of counterattacks by Dortmund.

In the subsequent game time of this game and the next game of the second game, Manchester City needs to start to solve the problem of offense.

Gabriel Jesus replaced Prince Foden.

Cole Palmer replaced Mahrez.

It can be said that this is also the first time that Guardiola has used Cole Palmer, and he obviously wants to make a new attempt.

Of course, in addition to the adjustments on the front line, Bernardo Silva, whose physical fitness has greatly declined in the midfield, was also replaced by Gundogan.

After all, Manchester City's two goals before were from Dortmund's counterattack!

If you only focus on the offensive adjustments and are careless in defense.

In the next time, it is very likely that Lin Jie will seize the opportunity to lead the score by more than three goals again.

This result is unacceptable to Guardiola.

This wave of substitutions Guardiola used up the last three substitutions directly.

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"Beep!!!"

As the referee blew the whistle to continue the game.

After the substitutions and adjustments of both sides, the game continued.

However, this wave of substitutions also interrupted Manchester City's original offensive rhythm to a certain extent.

Originally, De Bruyne had already run to the corner area and was planning to take a direct corner kick.

However, Dortmund made substitutions first.

De Bruyne had to stop his previous actions.

Then, while Dortmund was making substitutions, Guardiola also made personnel adjustments.

This wave of substitutions also disrupted De Bruyne's original rhythm of taking a direct corner kick.

So De Bruyne simply changed the tactics of taking a corner kick.

He called Palmer, who had just come off the bench, to the edge of the corner area.

The corner kick that De Bruyne wanted to take directly was forced to switch to a tactical corner kick.

Palmer also came to the corner area as the main penalty kicker.

And De Bruyne stood in front of him to cooperate with a tactical corner kick.

After seeing the change in Manchester City's corner kick tactics, Dortmund's corner kick defense tactics also changed.

Originally, Lin Jie was at the top of the penalty area waiting for a counterattack opportunity.

However, since Manchester City chose to take a tactical corner kick this time, Lin Jie also came to the penalty area line behind De Bruyne.

After all, for Dortmund, De Bruyne's cross after holding the ball in this position is still quite threatening.

We can't give De Bruyne such a large space after receiving the tactical corner kick.

Someone needs to be able to step forward and put pressure at the first time.

Lin Jie is naturally the most suitable candidate.

After all, in the penalty area, Dortmund's defensive players are tall enough, and Lin Jie doesn't need to compete for the header.

But in the end, Palmer's handling of this corner kick was unexpected!

When De Bruyne stood in front of the corner kick area to respond to the tactical corner kick, Dortmund's defensive players subconsciously thought that Manchester City would play a tactical corner kick.

Who made Dortmund's players in the penalty area have a much higher draw height than Manchester City.

The main players participating in the header in Manchester City's corner kick attack are two central defenders.

This undoubtedly puts much less pressure on Dortmund to defend.

So their attention is on how De Bruyne will deal with the ball after receiving it.

So when Pavard took the corner kick, Dortmund's players' defensive attention was obviously a little distracted!

He never thought that De Bruyne would choose to kick the ball directly into the penalty area when he was standing in front of him!

But as mentioned before, in Dortmund's penalty area, Manchester City's offensive core is two central defenders, and the threat is relatively small!

And this corner kick by Palmer did not pose a threat in the end.

After Palmer's corner kick was directly kicked into the penalty area, although it caused manyThere was a panic in Dortmund's penalty area.

But it was finally cleared by Dortmund's players.

But just when Dortmund's players were about to breathe a sigh of relief.

They saw Manchester City players in the penalty area rushing towards the referee, constantly raising their hands to indicate that there was a handball in Dortmund's penalty area!

For a moment, the Dortmund players who had been relieved became nervous again.

And the referee's subsequent actions also made Dortmund's players more nervous.

Because at this time the referee had covered his earphone with his right hand and signaled Manchester City players to retreat with his left hand.

This action showed that he was communicating with the VAR assistant referee!

After about a minute of communication, the referee decided to go to the sidelines to watch the video replay in more detail.

Through the VAR video replay, you can actually see the scene at that time more clearly.

Due to the suddenness of Manchester City's tactics, Palmer's corner kick was very sudden.

Dortmund's defensive players reacted a beat slower!

The point in front was easily grabbed by Ruben Dias!

Fortunately, Pongracic, who came on as a substitute, was still very focused and followed closely behind Ruben Dias.

Pongracic defended very well and successfully interfered with Ruben Dias' header.

Under the interference, Ruben Dias' header could only be ferried but not directly shot at the goal.

But this ferry backfired!

In order to maintain balance, Pongracic couldn't help but wave his right hand upward.

And it was at this moment that he raised his waving hand and hit the original trajectory of the football.

"Oh, from this position and angle, this is indeed a penalty!"

Zhan Jun sighed helplessly after watching the replay given in the video.

"Indeed, this ball can only be said that Pongracic's arm movement was not well controlled!"

Coach Zhang was also quite helpless.

"Indeed! This ball is an unexpected disaster for Dortmund!"

"Pongracic was actually the only player who focused on defending this ball."

"But this backfired!"

"Originally, Dortmund had already taken a two-goal lead. As long as they focus on defense and wait for opportunities to counterattack, they can enter the second round with a two-goal advantage."

"But in the end, it was a subconscious move by Pongracic, which was just a move to keep balance when jumping."

"Although this was an unconscious move, he also expanded his defensive area and changed the direction of the ball. This ball is likely to be a penalty."

"What a pity!"

Sun Jihai also gave his opinion on the penalty of this ball.

Back on the court, as the referee, he naturally needs to consider it carefully.

After all, the penalty of this ball is likely to affect the final trend of the game.

There is still a huge gap between a two-goal lead and a one-goal lead.

Moreover, this was the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, and his whistle may determine the second leg.

But as Sun Jihai said, there is no problem with the penalty according to the penalty scale.

Finally, the referee communicated with the VAR referee and determined the result of the penalty.

When is the most nervous time for a man?

There may be many answers.

But undoubtedly, for the 22 players on the field, the referee watching VAR is their most nervous time!

"Beep!!!"

After blowing the whistle, the referee also drew the frame with both hands, and the referee's life and death are unpredictable!

Then he pointed to the Dortmund penalty area with both fingers!

There is no doubt that this means that the ball was finally awarded a penalty.

"Ah!!!"

And the fans of Dortmund at home naturally burst into huge boos.

In front of the 12-yard spot, De Bruyne, the current No. 1 penalty taker in Manchester City, also held the ball in his arms and fumbled around for a few times, and then gently placed the ball on the penalty spot.

This was the most tense moment for De Bruyne standing in front of the 12-yard spot and Cober on the goal line.

In the end, there were no surprises.

After experiencing Lin Jie's release of him in the second half, De Bruyne regained his form.

This penalty kick was quite calm.

He successfully dribbled past goalkeeper Cober and scored steadily.

The score on the field was rewritten to 4:3 again.

After scoring the goal, De Bruyne did not choose to celebrate.

Instead,He quickly ran to Dortmund's goal and picked up the ball, then ran to the midfield.

After all, for Manchester City, they are still one goal behind!

They naturally want to equalize the score as much as possible in the first round.

On the Dortmund side, as the player who sent the penalty, Pongracic, who had just been substituted, was obviously a little overwhelmed.

His expression was like a child who had made a mistake.

For him, it was not easy to get a chance to play.

Originally, the head coach wanted him to play to help the team stabilize the current score.

And he was also very focused, and he reacted to the defense this time.

But the final result was unexpected, he directly gave Manchester City a penalty!

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Pongracic.

The most important thing is that Pongracic is a little confused now, should he still actively defend.

It's okay if his teammates don't react, but he reacted and sent a penalty.

At this time, Lin Jie also noticed this bewildered substitute player.

He took the initiative to walk over, patted his shoulder and comforted him.

"Don't worry, it's not your fault, it's just a subconscious action of yours."

"It's just that your luck was a little worse, your hand happened to touch the ball and changed its trajectory."

"And your defensive attitude is very good! Only you reacted to this ball, which is good!"

"Don't be misled by this penalty kick, keep it up, your defense is very good!"

Obviously, when seeing that Lin Jie, the super thigh of the team, took the initiative to stand up and help him speak out, Panglačić also stared at Lin Jie with gratitude, and then nodded fiercely.

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Restart.

Dortmund's ball!

Originally, Dortmund took the initiative to change the formation this time to keep the score.

As a result, they gave up a penalty kick at the beginning, resulting in only one goal lead now.

And the Dortmund formation after the change is obviously no longer suitable for active attacking.

Moreover, for Dortmund, there is still a one-goal lead anyway.

A rash attack may give Manchester City a better chance to counterattack, so there is no need to take risks.

So after the kick-off, Dortmund also chose to keep the ball.

Let the substitute players get familiar with the rhythm of the field first, and then slowly look for opportunities.

Manchester City saw Dortmund chose such a calm way to handle the ball after the restart.

It was just a simple high-pressure attack, trying to disrupt the rhythm of Dortmund players' passing and cutting.

After the attempt failed, Manchester City players also gave up continuing the high-pressure attack.

After all, the last high-pressure attack gave Lin Jie the opportunity to directly penetrate his own defense.

Now that the game is coming to an end, Manchester City players will naturally not give Lin Jie such an opportunity again.

And for the current score, a goal behind is still acceptable to Manchester City players.

Back at home, they don't have particularly great offensive pressure, and they only need to score one goal to equalize the total score.

This is within the acceptable range for them.

After all, the next game is at home, and Manchester City players are still quite confident in the second round.

And in this game, they have found a way to break through Dortmund's defense to a certain extent, and they have also gained something.

It would be bad if they were too risky in the last minute and Lin Jie seized the opportunity to expand the score.

And for Dortmund, this is also an acceptable score.

At least they won the game at home, and were not tied or even won by Manchester City.

And this season, the away goal difference was cancelled. Although Manchester City scored three goals, it is no longer meaningful.

At present, only the total score is looked at, and Dortmund is currently leading by one goal with a score of 4:3!

It is enough to take the lead, and there is no need to take risks. It would be uncomfortable if Manchester City equalized again.

Both sides are the kind of teams that can score goals when they seize the opportunity.

So in the final stage of the game, both sides are mainly seeking stability.

After a simple attempt at attack and defense, there were no good opportunities, so both sides gave up and did not take more aggressive or risky offensive methods.

The final score was 4:3!

This is a score that both sides can accept.