Manchester City 0-2 Barcelona: City weather the storm - 巴塞隆納足球俱樂部 Futbol Club Barcelona

Goals from Lionel Messi and Daniel Alves gave Barcelona a significant lead
going into the second leg.

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不碰足球新聞看重播心臟還是受不了 先放上來等等翻~~~)

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Manuel Pellegrini unsurprisingly switched to a 4-2-3-1 / 4-4-1-1 formation,
but surprisingly named two left-backs in tandem, Gael Clichy and Aleksandar
Kolarov. Fernandinho was fit to return in midfield, while Martin Demichelis
played at the back.

佩工不意外的用了4-2-3-1 / 4-4-1-1的陣型，但在左綜線上放上克拉羅夫和克里希，費妞
傷癒歸隊，德米作為孔帕尼的搭檔。


Tata Martino was cautious with his team selection, playing Andres Iniesta on
the left of a front three, with Cesc Fabregas in midfield.

Tata小心的選擇陣式，小白在左前的位置，法布放在中場。

Barcelona enjoyed unprecedented spells of possession for an away side at the
Etihad, but failed to convert their dominance into clear-cut chances in the
first half – before Demichelis’ rash tackle at the start of the second half
changed the tie.

巴薩做客Etihad球場獲得前所未有的球權優勢，但上半場他們沒有把此轉換成絕佳的機會
--在在德米下半場不久前的那次改變均勢的鏟球前。

Pattern 陣勢

This was a standard 4-2-3-1 against 4-3-3 battle, with Barcelona dominating
possession and making City’s shape more 4-4-1-1 for long periods.

這是一個 4-2-3-1 和 4-3-3的對抗，巴薩掌控球權使曼城維持在4-4-1-1的狀態。

Barcelona dominated more than Pellegrini would have anticipated – it’s
simply not in his mindsest to allow the opposition such freedom on the ball.
Nevertheless, City actually coped well with the sustained pressure in a
purely defensive sense, although they didn’t counter-attack much, because
they’re not accustomed to playing in this manner.

巴薩比佩工預想的獲得更多的球權主宰權，對手對於球的自由移動應該不是智利人所設想
的情況，然而在防守面曼城在持續施加壓力上做得相當出色，雖然沒有太多的防守反擊，
因為他們不擅長採取這種方式。

Barcelona possession 巴薩的球權優勢

Martino’s decision to field an extra midfielder was noticeable from the
outset, as Barcelona were amazingly dominant in terms of possession. Their
superiority started in defence with Sergio Busquets dropping back to create a
3 v 2 around Alvaro Negredo and David Silva, then shuttling forward into
midfield to create an overload there too, and basically making sure Barcelona
were always playing triangles around City.

Tata在一開始決定增加一名中場值得注意，巴薩驚人的掌控球權，他們的優勢從騙人布後
撤到中衛前製造3對2(內閣和燒肉)的人數優勢起，接著又往前到中場形成多打少，基本上
確保了巴薩總是在曼城面前形成他們最擅長的局部三角。

Higher up, Fabregas remained in midfield and Andres Iniesta drifted inside to
become an extra midfielder. The game’s two most common pass combinations
were Iniesta and Fabregas playing the ball to reach other. Furthermore, the
full-backs remained in deep positions, and offered a passing option rather
than a penetrative option breaking in behind. Barcelona always had options on
the ball.

在更往前，法布維持在中場和小白左路內切都又增加一名中場球員，比賽中最常出現的雙
人傳球配合就是這兩個傢伙，此外巴薩邊後衛沉的很深，以傳導而非切入對方身後為優先
，巴薩球員在持球上總是有很多的選擇。

City’s defensive approach 曼城的防守策略

City were successful with their aggressive defensive plan against Chelsea on
Saturday, the back four charging forward quickly to prevent Chelsea’s
attackers turning. Here, they were defending much deeper against a
possession-based side rather than a counter-attacking side, but there was a
similar approach.

在周六對車車的比賽中曼城成功的使用積極的防守策略--後防四人快速壓上以避免對手前
場轉身，而本場比賽他們面對的是一個控球為主而非反擊為主的球隊，但有些相似之處。

Gael Clichy tracked Alexis Sanchez closely and Pablo Zabaleta followed
Iniesta but passed him inside to Vincent Kompany when the playmaker moved
narrow. Whenever the ball was played into Barcelona’s three forwards,
Manchester City pounced quickly.

克里希緊盯桑切斯，薩巴跟著小白但當它內切時交給孔帕尼，無論球交到巴薩前場三人之
一，曼城反應很即時。

The key battle, though, was Demichelis – generally seen as City’s weak link
– against his compatriot Lionel Messi. Throughout the first half, Demichelis
actually performed very well: he was proactive, he read the game nicely and
he intercepted balls played into Messi’s feet. His distribution was a cause
for concern, as his wayward passes invited more Barcelona pressure, but he
was generally in command of the situation.

最重要的點在於德米對到他的阿根廷老鄉時(被視為曼城防守端的弱點)，上半場德米表現
非常棒，他非常主動上前、充分解讀比賽和截斷給梅西的傳球，在面對巴薩壓迫時他不穩
的處理球值得關注，但他做的不賴。

In fact, the one time Messi got past a City defender, it was Kompany who had
been turned – he was penalised for a shoulder barge – although he made a
couple of fine challenges on Messi in the second half.

事實上有一次梅西過掉的是孔帕尼--他因為肩膀衝撞被吹了一次，雖然他在下半場對梅西
有很多次處理的很棒。

City attacks 曼城的攻擊

City attacked sporadically, but Victor Valdes was called into action more
than Joe Hart before half-time. City usually attacked down the left, with
Daniel Alves brought up the pitch and lured into a few early fouls. Jesus
Navas was quiet on the right, although a couple of crosses from either flank
highlighted Alvaro Negredo’s aerial threat.

曼城的攻勢很零散，但VV上半場動起來的時間比哈特要多，曼城主打左路，阿爾維斯被迫
上前因此吃到幾次犯規，雖然幾次左右側的傳中彰顯內閣的空中威脅但耶穌瓦斯在右側很
安靜。

More surprisingly, there were a couple of times when City caused problems in
central positions. One excellent Kompany forward pass allowed Silva to get
the wrong side of Busquets, later Toure drove forward dangerously to allow
Navas to cross, and Silva and Negredo almost played a lovely one-two on the
edge of the box. Considering City weren’t seeing much of the ball, they were
using it quite efficiently.

更令人吃驚的是曼城幾次在中路製造威脅，孔帕尼一次漂亮的傳球讓燒肉造成騙人布的失
誤，接著亞亞在中路的帶球給耶穌瓦斯傳中，然後燒肉和內閣在禁區邊緣幾乎有一次漂亮
的二過一配合，考量曼城球權不多的情況下，他們打得相當有效率。

They could have been better on the break, though. Their only truly notable
counter-attack was very early on, following a Barcelona corner. In open play,
the Barcelona’s full-backs rarely advanced into the final third, and neither
Xavi nor Fabregas looked to get in advance of play, so the away side always
had men behind the ball when attacks broke down.

即使他們可以在反擊打得更好，曼城只有在一次巴薩的角球製造有威脅的反擊，巴薩面對
反擊時邊後衛很少跑到前場，哈維和法布也不是很靠上，因此他們總是在面對反擊時有足
夠的人手。

Barcelona lack of movement 巴薩缺乏移動

The drawback to guarding against counter-attacks, however, was that Barcelona
never looked like scoring in the first half. Sanchez was the only player
running in behind the defence, and while City’s strategy of pushing up and
closing down worked well, it’s an easy strategy when there’s no danger of
another opponent running in behind.

後撤防守以因應反擊的缺點就是上半場欠缺得分機會，桑切斯是唯一跑在曼城後防身後的
球員，而且曼城在阻截包抄方面做得很好，畢竟只有一人在後防線上游移不難防守。

Zabaleta wouldn’t have got as tight to Iniesta, for example, if Jordi Alba
was constantly overlapping past him, and Demichelis’ job would have been
harder had if Fabregas was bombing on past Messi. Barcelona played in front
of City rather than penetrating them – there were few passes into the box,
and crosses were always unsuccessful.

薩巴不該跟小白跟得那麼緊，舉例如果阿爾巴也跑過來時，同時另一邊法布和梅西嘗試配
合時，德米的工作就很困難和尷尬了，巴薩更多的是在對手前而非突破，因此傳到禁區的
球很少，傳中也一直不成功(考量到身高和孔帕尼...)。

The Demichelis incident 德米事件

One incident changed the entire tie. Barcelona’s build-up had been gradual
and patient, but City were opened up by a move completely uncharacteristic of
Barcelona’s gameplan. They’d played a succession of unsuccessful 25-pass
moves, but the key moment came when they won the ball inside their own half,
then immediately played the killer pass to Messi. It was a one-pass move.

整個局面的改變就是德米的那次鏟球，巴薩的組織進攻很有耐心，但曼城下半場開局也很
謹慎，謹慎到不在巴薩的計畫之內，巴薩出現連續25腳的的傳遞--雖然最後沒有成功，但
關鍵點就是騙人布疑似犯規耶穌瓦斯在自己半場要到球權，一個手術刀傳球--就只有一次
傳球。(開手術刀的不意外是一個I開頭的球員)

The Argentine had been dawdling in an offside position after a Barcelona
attack had broken down, and his brilliant positioning meant it was almost
impossible for Manchester City to stop him. You can question Kompany’s
decision to retreat, meaning Messi became onside sooner – but it’s an
incredibly rare situation with a striker retreating from a clearly offside
position, and with a midfield runner on Kompany’s outside, he essentially
had to consider three players and look in two directions within a couple of
seconds.

在巴薩展開攻擊時梅西在越位區域已經站了一陣子 ，他精妙的站位使得曼城幾乎不可能阻
止，你可以質疑孔帕尼選擇回撤讓梅西變成不越位，但在這種情況前鋒只有極低的機率會
從越位區回撤，同時中場騙人布也從孔帕尼的右邊路走，這意味著他要在數秒內面對兩個
方向的三個進攻球員做出判斷。

Messi waited until City’s centre-backs had dropped back to play him onside,
then timed his dart towards goal – and Iniesta played the pass at the
perfect moment. Demichelis was now in a completely new situation: he was
happy when advancing forward to close down Messi, but wasn’t comfortable
when the ball was played behind him.

梅西等待曼城兩個中衛回徹好不越位，然後發動，小白傳出一個完美的線路，德米這時面
對一個全新的情況:他先前很爽的在前面封掉給梅西的球，但對方給身後時讓他相當尷尬。

The double punishment of a (scored) penalty and a red card means it’s easy
to suggest Demichelis should have stayed on his feet, and allowed Messi to
shoot. However, he wasn’t to know the penalty would be converted, or that
the penalty would be awarded in the first place, considering how close to the
edge of the penalty box the foul occurred. In fact, it’s even arguable that
the difference between the referee awarding a penalty and the referee
awarding a free-kick was the difference between Demichelis’ foul being
regarded as either foolish or beneficial – and considering it was such a
fine margin, it’s tough to be too harsh.

紅牌加點球(而且進了)的雙重處罰讓德米成了眾矢之的，同時梅西也罰進了，但德米也不
確定這會是個點球，考慮到發生地點離禁區邊緣如此的接近，事實上這是個50-50的判罰
同時會決定這是個20米自由球或點球--也就是德米的犯規是聰明或是愚蠢，考慮到這麼不
確定的情形，不宜對德米太苛刻。

In fact, Demichelis’ half-hearted challenge suggests he understood his
mistake halfway through – perhaps as he realised how close he was to the
edge of the box. He slides, but doesn’t really tackle.

可能是德米內心搖擺不定造成這種的情況，他知道這會是個在禁區線上的爭議判罰，他鏟
了，但是沒有鐵了心放鏟。

Maybe Demichelis should have let Messi shoot. But this is hindsight thinking,
and it’s difficult to remember any defender letting an opposition striker
shoot, for fear of being dismissed if he mistimed his tackle, and being
praised for such intelligent forward-thinking.

或許德米應該讓梅西射門，但這都只是馬後炮啦，防守者在面對''讓對方射''或''鏟下去
但時機不知道會不會被判罰''的兩難情況下本來就很難決定--不是被砲就是被捧。

10 v 11 10打11

The formations by full-time - substitutes are highlighted

接著，替補的角色很關鍵。

With ten men, Pellegrini soon made two changes, removing both his wide
players and introducing Joleon Lescott as the replacement centre-back, plus
Samir Nasri as a more creative wide option.

10人應陣，佩工立馬做出兩個調整，萊斯科特替下德米的缺，同時用納斯里換下耶穌瓦斯
增加球轉移的多變性。

It was a 4-4-1 formation, with Pellegrini hoping that Silva and Nasri would
drift inside to give City options in central positions, and therefore not
leaving Alvaro Negredo (and later his replacement Edin Dzeko) isolated, as
well as encouraging the full-backs forward.

這是4-4-1，佩工希望燒肉和納斯里內切讓曼城在中路有更多選擇，讓頂在前面的內閣不
會被孤立(之後被哲科換下)，同時鼓勵邊後衛上前。

And, in fairness, City had a couple of decent moments when the full-backs
overlapped. Clichy got forward dangerously but then played a poor cross into
the hands of Valdes, while Toure switched play to Zabaleta, who produced a
knock-down that was followed with Silva’s excellent chest-and-shot.

公平來說曼城在邊後衛壓上時有幾次不錯的機會，克里希危險的攻擊但傳中科科都被VV接
下，亞亞長傳給薩巴再轉給燒肉有一次精彩的胸部停球射正。

Barcelona attack 巴薩的攻勢

Barcelona were frustratingly cautious with a man advantage, and it felt like
Martino should have introduced an extra forward, gone with a proper 4-3-3 to
really stretch City, and killed the tie before the end of the contest.
Instead, Neymar was a straight swap for Sanchez, which changed little.

在多打一人巴薩卻令人失望的保守，Tata應該再上一名前鋒用正規4-3-3攻擊曼城徹底殺
死比賽，但Tata做的是個對位換人--N馬直接換桑切斯，收效甚微。

The main man in the second half, however, was Alves. Now no longer being
tracked by Kolarov, he took advantage of his freedom and played an extremely
attacking role in the second half. He squared for a fine Xavi chance, blasted
narrowly past the far post after racing in behind, and then finally doubled
Barca’s lead after a fine interchange with Neymar. In this situation, Alves
was the perfect full-back.

巴薩下半場的關鍵哥是...阿爾維斯!不再被克拉羅夫緊逼後他充分利用在前場的空間打的
就跟一個邊鋒一樣，他傳往中路給哈維製造機會、爭搶遠點接著藉由跟N馬的交叉換位擴大
巴薩的領先優勢，在這種情況，他是完美的邊後衛。

Conclusion 結論

A strange game to analyse: City didn’t play as they would have anticipated
and were forced to withstand heavy pressure, but did so effectively for long
periods. Demichelis was the biggest worry on the teamsheet and turned out to
be the villain – but throughout the first half he’d actually defended very
well against Messi.

分析了一場奇怪的比賽:曼城一開始沒有照他們預期的打後來被迫少打多卻展現驚人的效
率，德米被預期是曼城的短板最後也成了罪人，但其實他上半場守梅西守的相當出色。

Barcelona were very cautious in possession, both at 0-0/11 v 11 and 0-1 /10 v
11. They made City’s aggressive defensive strategy easier because of the
lack of forward running from midfield and full-back, and risked not putting
the tie to bed in the second half. Alves’ energy ensured they take a
commanding lead into the second leg.

巴薩在0比0、11打11 和 1比0、11打10時都非常的小心掌控球權，缺乏中場與邊後衛前插
的他們讓曼城的積極防守更加容易，在1-0的情況下也差點被扳平，阿爾維斯的表現讓他們
擁有充分的優勢回到諾坎普。

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