Super Marshal

April 2nd, the 33rd round of the Premier League.

Following a 9-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in the last round, Manchester City challenged Burnley away from home after a week's rest.

At Turf Moor Stadium, Manchester City took the initiative from the outset, with Gao Han using his skill cards to launch an attack.

In the third minute, Kaka made a wonderful pass with his heel from the front of the penalty area. Sanchez cut into the penalty area from the right, volleyed hard, hit the defender, hit the post and bounced off the baseline. Manchester City got a corner kick opportunity.

Xabi Alonso took a corner kick, but the Burnley defender failed to clear the ball. Kaká passed into the penalty area again, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal of the game with a right-footed shot. , one to zero.

Just a minute later, Manchester City grabbed the ball and launched a counterattack. Sanchez broke through from the right and passed into the penalty area. Benzema easily scored against the goalkeeper, making it 2-0.

In the seventh minute, Kaka received Sanchez's back pass from the right and broke away from the defensive player to pass diagonally to the left. Cristiano Ronaldo followed up with the volley, but was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Sanchez easily missed the shot and scored. Than zero.

In just seven minutes, Manchester City launched a fierce offensive, scoring three goals in a row, leaving Burnley unable to resist.

After taking a three-goal lead, Manchester City's offense slowed down, but they still firmly controlled the initiative on the field.

In the 20th minute, Manchester City got an indirect set-kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Modric quickly launched an offensive from the left. Cristiano Ronaldo reached the left side of the penalty area, but was tightly defended by the opponent and had to pass the ball back. David Silva passed the ball diagonally to the center. Kaka started, caught up with the ball in the penalty area, and easily pushed the ball into the goal, making it 4-0.

Just four minutes later, Kaka received the ball from Benzema, volleyed and hit the crossbar, missing the opportunity to score.

But in the 45th minute, Manchester City's offense once again threatened. David Silva made a pass from the front of the penalty area, tearing apart Burnley's defense. Cristiano Ronaldo calmly volleyed the goal, 5-0.

Five goals were scored in the first half, which boosted the morale of Manchester City.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester City played more patiently and calmly. It was not until the 58th minute that Kompany scored with a header from a corner kick, expanding the score to 6-0.

In the 71st minute, Michael Johnson, who came on as a substitute, made a through ball. Sturridge, who also came on the bench, crossed the ball into the middle. Benzema scored in one stroke, locking the score at 7-0.

In the end, Manchester City beat Burnley with seven goals at Turf Moor.

In two consecutive rounds, a crazy attack of 16 goals was played. Manchester City's performance surprised everyone.

Not only the Premier League, but the entire European football world was shocked.

Especially in the last two rounds of the league, the outstanding performance of Manchester City's four offensive players in the frontcourt has made all opponents frightened. These four superstars not only have superior personal abilities, but also have an increasingly tacit understanding of cooperation. They simply beat the opponent's defensive players. How can you not be frightened by playing in the midst of applause?

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On the afternoon of April 10th, a third-party neutral stadium.

In the FA Cup semi-finals, Portsmouth, which had been relegated from the Premier League ahead of schedule, welcomed Manchester City.

The head coach of the Pompeii Legion is Grant, the former assistant of Mourinho.

Drawing lessons from Wigan Athletic and Portsmouth, Grant deployed a six-back lineup for this game, using a 5-4 formation to face the overwhelming Manchester City.

Although it is a relegated team, there are many famous players in the team, such as the right back Finnan who won the Champions League for Liverpool, the famous forward Kanu, and the midfielder who has performed well this season and has attracted the attention of many teams. Kevin Boateng.

The team is not weak, but was affected by the team's relegation, and its morale was a bit low. From the beginning of the game, it was unable to block Manchester City's possession of the ball. After struggling for 28 minutes, the goal was declared lost, and Manchester City took the lead. It was striker Sturridge who scored the goal.

After that, Manchester City continued to steadily control the initiative on the field and scored another victory in the 42nd minute. This time the scorer was David Silva, with an assist from Modric.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester City scored two more goals in the 69th and 81st minutes, respectively, from Modric and Xavi Alonso, and finally defeated Portsmouth 4-1 away from home.

The goal for Pompeii was forward Kanu who came off the bench.

Compared to Manchester City's smooth away victory over Portsmouth, Chelsea's game against Tottenham Hotspur was very difficult. The two sides tied 0-0 within 90 minutes and entered overtime. competition stage.

In the end, Chelsea relied on two goals from Falcao and Ramires to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 and successfully entered the final.

But after the game, the outside world once again questioned Scolari's use of troops.

When the team cannot attack for a long time, why not arrange Falcao to play or even start?

Facts have proved that Chelsea reversed the situation in several consecutive games only after Falcao came on the scene, and this time they were able to defeat Tottenham Hotspur, and Falcao played an important role in passing and shooting.

But this further intensified Chelsea's internal competition and the coaching pressure on Scolari.

Especially meeting the cold Manchester City in the FA Cup final, this undoubtedly puts Chelsea in a worrying situation.

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While Gao Han and Manchester City were competing in the FA Cup and Premier League, the Champions League quarter-finals knockout rounds also ended with two rounds.

Unfortunately, the Premier League was wiped out.

Manchester United met their former club Bayern Munich. The contest between the two UEFA Champions League runners-up teams last season was also very interesting. As a result, Manchester United lost 1-2 at the Allianz Arena in the first round.

But after returning to Old Trafford, Manchester United played very smoothly in the first half. Klinsmann's starting tactics were completely restrained by Ferguson. The Red Devils relied on Nani's brace to win 3-0. Leading until Thomas Muller's goal near the end helped Bayern Munich keep their hopes alive.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United defender Rafael received a second yellow card and was sent off with a red card.

At the critical moment, the superstar played a role. Franck Ribery assisted Robben and scored a world wave, helping Bayern Munich beat Manchester United and successfully enter the semi-finals with the advantage of away goals.

If Manchester United can still compete with Bayern Munich, then Arsenal is completely at a disadvantage against Barcelona and is unable to resist.

In the first round of the match between the two sides, if it hadn't been for Puyol's red card, Barcelona would have retreated completely. But even with the help of the red card, the Gunners could only draw Barcelona 2-2 at home. Ibrahimovic performed. Scored twice.

But in the second round at Camp Nou, although Bendtner scored first, Messi scored four goals, helping Barcelona reverse Arsenal 4-1, and finally eliminated the Gunners with a total score of 6-3.

The two remaining Premier League giants both failed to reach the quarter-finals, which dealt a huge blow to the Premier League. The halo of the world's number one league has also been questioned. All fans and Premier League industry players have begun to reflect on the league's problems.

Gao Han also further mentioned this issue in his column in the Guardian, believing that the failures of Manchester United and Arsenal were due to their own lack of strength and that they did not have the strength to challenge the top European teams. The difference is that Ferguson was able to rely on his own outstanding performance. His technical and tactical attainments make up for Manchester United's lack of strength and narrow the gap with Bayern Munich.

Everyone understood what Gao Han meant.

In fact, Manchester United was completely defeated in the first round, but in the second round, if Ferguson had not completely suppressed Klinsmann in the first half and achieved a complete technical and tactical victory, Manchester United would not have had any chance of winning.

You know, in these two games, Bayern Munich's ball possession rate exceeded 60%, and the advantage on the field was still obvious. As for the games between Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​the disadvantage of ball possession was even more obvious.

Therefore, Gao Han mentioned in his column that the Premier League team must further move closer to the mainland style, improve the team's technical and tactical level, and make up for the strength gap with other European league teams as soon as possible.

Everyone understands what Gao Han means. The Premier League's biggest advantage compared to other leagues currently is financial revenue, which allows even relegated teams like Portsmouth to attract a group of strong players, such as Key. Boateng and others, let alone mid-tier or even upper-tier teams in the Premier League.

Not only the Premier League, but also the whole of Europe agrees with Gao Han's words. The reason is very simple, he is Gao Han!

After the semi-finals of this season's UEFA Champions League were announced, Gao Han's reputation was once again elevated, because three of the four teams were led by Gao Han, including Atletico Madrid coached by Simeone and the team led by Klinsmann. Bayern Munich, Inter Milan coached by Prandelli, and the last team, which is also the favorite to win the championship, is Barcelona led by Guardiola, the recognized disciple of the cold.

The four teams with the most characteristics of Gaohan and inheriting the mantle of Gaohan gathered in the semi-finals. This was regarded by the world as a great victory for Gaohan's football concept. No matter who had the last laugh, it represented Gaohan's victory.

In the end, Barcelona thrillingly defeated Inter Milan in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Simeone's Atletico Madrid defeated Klinsmann's Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. In the end, the two giants of La Liga gathered in the Champions League final and staged a showdown between Alpine disciples, Guardiola and Simeone. .

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While the Champions League semi-finals are in full swing, the last five rounds of the Premier League have also concluded according to the schedule.

In these five league rounds, Manchester City defeated Birmingham 5-1 at home, beat Manchester United 1-0 at home, defeated Arsenal 2-0 away, defeated Aston Villa 3-1 at home, and won 4-0 away. West Ham United.

At this point, Manchester City successfully won the Premier League championship in the 2009-2010 season with an astonishing record of winning 38 games. Not only that, Manchester City's number of goals broke the highest record in the history of the Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo also scored 48 goals, becoming the player with the most goals in a single season in the history of the Premier League.

What shocked everyone even more was that both Benzema and Sanchez scored more than 20 goals. Although Kaká did not officially return until December, he still won the title of Premier League assists king, and he The number of goals has also reached 16, ranking behind the young player Sturridge, becoming the team's fifth leading scorer.

The entire European football world is cheering for Manchester City's fantastic performance this season, but everyone is also looking forward to the Champions League next season and wants to know whether Manchester City can continue the glory of this season and continue the myth of Gao Han.

But within Manchester City, Gao Han and all the players have turned their attention to the FA Cup final.