At the end of the first half, the two sides ended with a score of 1-1.
The score and the scene were quite matched. Both sides had opportunities and seized them.
Neither Guardiola nor De Zerbi made substitutions during the halftime break. They still trusted the current starters.
Although De Zerbi still had Jota in his hand, he hoped to wait for 60 minutes before playing it.
Soon, the second half began, and both sides continued to play at their own pace, one on the ground and the other looking for opportunities for high balls all the time.
However, neither side scored a goal in the following time, and this situation lasted until the 60th minute of the game.
The head coaches of both sides made substitutions at the same time. Mahrez replaced Sterling on the Manchester City side, and Jota replaced Kontu on the Parma side.
However, Manchester City obviously had more backhands. Guardiola replaced Gundogan with Bernardo Silva five minutes later.
Parma could only rely on the existing lineup to fight with them, and gradually fell behind on the scene.
Manchester City began to attack Parma's goal, which made De Zerbi nervous and helpless.
Gervinho had no physical strength at this time. Since he had to participate in defense, he held his knees and breathed from time to time.
De Zerbi had no choice but to replace him with Kulusevski.
However, he also used more energy to defend when he came on the court, and there was no way to play his offensive talent.
The spectators on the sidelines were also very nervous. They were all worried that Parma could not hold on to this score.
Seeing that Parma was in a tense situation, even Matteo returned to the backcourt to help Parma defend.
This undoubtedly increased his physical consumption.
In the 75th minute, Parma intercepted the ball in the backcourt. Tonali took a look at the situation in the frontcourt and sent a long pass directly!
Matteo's eyes lit up and he immediately began to accelerate forward, trying to get the ball in front of the two central defenders!
Seeing that the ball was about to fall, he quickly adjusted his steps and prepared to pass the ball to Kulusevski on the right.
But as soon as he pushed the ground hard, the calf muscle of his right leg suddenly twitched, which prevented him from jumping completely, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground!
De Zerbi on the sidelines felt depressed.
Mateo's importance to the team is self-evident, he must not get hurt!
When Mateo fell, the football was naturally controlled by Fernandinho. After he got the ball, he passed it out, and Manchester City continued to attack.
Mateo fell to the ground, covering his calf in pain.
Fernandinho asked immediately after passing the ball: "What's wrong with you?"
Mateo said: "Cramps..."
He also learned English and could communicate with them in a simple way.
Fernandinho didn't say anything nonsense, he directly pulled his right leg over and started to bend his foot.
This is a way to quickly relieve cramps.
When De Zerbi on the sidelines saw this posture, he was relieved.
Fortunately, it was just cramps!
This must have been the limit of his body. It was easy to get cramps when he tried to head the ball just now.
After Fernandinho's operation, Mateo suddenly felt less uncomfortable. He tried to get up and stepped on it twice, then thanked the Brazilian and prepared to continue fighting.
However, De Zerbi on the sidelines did not intend to keep him on the court. He quickly made a substitution and replaced Mateo with Haaland.
Although Mateo, who had cramps, still wanted to continue fighting, he could only follow the coach's arrangement.
But just one minute after Haaland came on the court, a major change occurred on the court.
After Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne made a continuous two-on-one cooperation, he dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area, dribbled the ball, and then sent a diagonal pass directly!
Mahrez immediately cut into the penalty area diagonally, he took the ball, and then chose to shoot directly!
Vicario quickly went to the ground and barely saved the ball!
But the ball was not hit far. Aguero appeared at the point where the ball landed like a ghost. He gently pushed the ball and sent it into the goal of Parma!
2-1, Manchester City once again surpassed the score away from home!
The Parma fans on the sidelines fell into silence.
Alessandro frowned deeply. He certainly knew that this goal was likely to determine the outcome of the entire game!
Now, the situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse!
According to Parma's current state, equalizing the score seems to be a luxury!
In the following time, Manchester City did not choose to retract the formation. They wanted to disintegrate the opponent's fighting spirit through their own ball control!
And Parma'sThe players did grab the ball from Manchester City, and they could only do some ineffective running in many cases!
But when the game reached the 87th minute, Parma finally got a chance!
Soucek intercepted the ball in a fight, and he quickly passed the ball to Tonali, and then he turned around and inserted it!
He also knew that if he didn't move forward, he might have no chance!
And Tonali immediately passed the ball to McAllister in front.
McAllister leaned on Rodri and pushed the ball sideways, just to the feet of Soucek who was inserting forward!
Soucek immediately accelerated forward with the ball and soon killed Manchester City's front court!
At this time, there were only two central defenders of Manchester City in front of him!
Haaland had already begun to signal for the ball, and he did not hesitate to send a precise through pass!
Haaland started to speed up the moment he passed the ball, and immediately killed a bloody path from the double-team of two central defenders!
He resisted Otamendi's pull and completely got rid of him!
In terms of speed and explosiveness, Otamendi and Fernandinho are not his opponents at all!
And Haaland finally got an open space at this time. He stretched out his long legs and rushed towards Manchester City's penalty area!
At this time, Ederson had already abandoned the goal and was ready to use his flesh and blood to block his shot!
But Haaland shot directly before he pounced!
The football bypassed Ederson's body and finally hit the goal!
2 to 2, Parma tied the score!
This made all Parma fans crazy!
Although it was a draw, this was Manchester City, almost the strongest club in Europe.
Alessandro also breathed a sigh of relief. A draw was completely acceptable!
De Zerbi couldn't hold back his excitement. He and every member of the coaching staff hugged and celebrated the goal!
Guardiola on the other side touched his forehead and couldn't help thinking in his heart: "The speed and explosiveness are amazing, and the ability to seize opportunities is also very strong. The son of this Manchester City star is also very good!"
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