Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 793 - 570: Champions League Shenanigans! Tang Long’s Marseille Spin teases Goding, assists Mkhitaryan for an easy goal!

The Dragon-Luo Showdown!

The entire football world is shrouded in the intense atmosphere of this competition.

With every round of the league, fans closely watch the goal statistics of the two, speculating who will be the one smiling at the end of this goal-scoring battle.

Media's long lenses are constantly aimed at them, attempting to capture any hint related to this competition.

Just as Tang Long and C Luo are fiercely battling for the European Golden Boot, the situation growing more heated.

This weekend, both of them seem to have decided together to put away their sharpness, ceasing their pursuit of each other's goal numbers.

The reason is actually simple; the Champions League quarter-finals are about to begin.

This weekend's league, Guardiola and Ancelotti, both renowned coaches, coincidentally chose to keep their most lethal offensive cores off the field.

In the end, both Manchester City and Real Madrid achieved victories in their matches, but Tang Long and C Luo were left sitting idly on the substitute bench for a full 90 minutes.

However, neither Tang Long nor C Luo had any complaints about this arrangement, as they understood that the upcoming Champions League knockout phase is the more arduous challenge.

The quarter-final matchups have already been revealed:

[Real Madrid vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach]

[Monaco vs. Dortmund]

[Arsenal vs. Juventus]

[Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester City]

Wednesday evening, the match between Real Madrid at home against Borussia Mönchengladbach kicks off first.

Following a fierce battle throughout, Real Madrid ultimately eases past Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0.

Benzema and C Luo each scored a goal, helping the team to secure a crucial victory.

Meanwhile, in another bracket, the match between Monaco and Dortmund ended in a 0-0 stalemate, with neither side able to breach the other's goal.

Real Madrid's easy victory undoubtedly gave Tang Long plenty of motivation, as he thought to himself: "My competition with C Luo isn't limited to just league goal stats. Just like Berni said, there's a good chance Manchester City and Real Madrid will meet in the Champions League final!"

The next evening, the matches between Arsenal vs. Juventus and Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester City kick off simultaneously.

Outside the Wanda Metropolis Stadium, the scene is bustling.

Atletico Madrid fans, dressed in red and white jerseys, move toward the stadium in droves.

With team scarves and flags in hand, they loudly chant the team's slogans, the atmosphere as fiery as flames!

This is Tang Long's first time stepping into the Wanda Metropolis Stadium in his professional career.

Standing amongst the team, he suddenly senses an intense hostility from the side, turning his head to find Atletico Madrid's main forward, French star Griezmann, staring at him.

Just as Tang Long was about to greet him, Griezmann turned his head coldly, ignoring him.

"Alright, let's see who has the final word on the field," Tang Long silently said to himself.

The starting lineup for both teams is as follows:

Home Team Atletico Madrid: 4-4-2

Torres/Griezmann

Koke/Saul/Gabi/Karasco

Philip/Goding/Savic/Juanfran

Oblak

Away Team Manchester City: 3-5-2

Kolarov/Kompany/Stones

Mkhitaryan/Gundogan/Ranocchia/Diego/Navas

Tang Long/Agüero

When people witness Manchester City lining up this starting formation, they are astounded.

-[What's going on? Three defenders? Am I seeing this right?]

-[Hasn't Manchester City always used a 4-3-3 formation traditionally?]

-[If I'm not mistaken, this should be Guardiola's first use of three defenders this season.]

-[Such an important match, why did Guardiola suddenly change the formation? Is he trying to stir things up?]

-[Atletico Madrid still employs the traditional 4-4-2, unchanged.]

-[Now I remember, under Pellegrini, Manchester City did use three defenders, but this formation hasn't appeared in the starting lineup for quite some time.]

-[Forget the formation, the key is whether Tang Long can score; if he can find the net, the team stands a chance!]

Atletico Madrid's manager Simeone looked at the positioning of Manchester City players on the field, and he couldn't help but doubt, occasionally glancing over at Guardiola.

Previously, his tactical arrangements were always aimed at Manchester City's traditional 4-3-3 formation, but this time, Guardiola chose a different path, catching him off guard and disrupting Atletico Madrid's on-field arrangements.

Guardiola, on the other hand, appeared calm and composed, hands in pockets, chewing gum with a seemingly unreadable expression.

The change in formation quickly reflected in the game situation.

According to Simeone's pre-match deployment, Atletico Madrid planned to seize the early game advantage, as facing a formidable opponent like Manchester City, taking the lead would give them the upper hand.

At the tactical meeting the day before the match, Simeone stood before the tactic board, solemnly telling the players: "Tomorrow's match, we need to pressure Manchester City from the start, aim to score first, and force them into a passive position."

As pre-agreed, the players would launch a ferocious offensive on Manchester City within the first 15 minutes, whether they could score or not, they would adjust the strategy once the 15 minutes were up.

However, once the game started, the Atletico Madrid players found that the situation on the field was completely different from what was expected.

Gabi, Saul, Koke, and other forwards pushed up high, continuously harassing Manchester City's midfield and backfield.

Griezmann, with outstanding running ability, is among the top defensively among forwards, while returning veteran Torres, despite being 33, worked extra hard in the match, cherishing this Champions League starting opportunity.

Yet, despite this group of five or six forwards putting in maximum effort to press, they couldn't wrestle the ball away from Manchester City, let alone launch effective attacks on Manchester City's penalty area.