After Lu Wenbin scored for Real Madrid, the balance of the game was broken.
Before the goal, both sides seemed to be fighting fiercely, but in fact they were both guarding against each other's counterattacks and played cautiously. If they failed to attack, they would immediately retreat to defend.
Therefore, neither side had been able to score a goal before, and Lu Wenbin also rarely scored a goal until the end of the first half.
However, once the goal was scored, Manchester City, who were behind in the score, naturally had to increase their offensive intensity in an attempt to equalize the score.
The balance of the game was broken.
In the 45th minute, Manchester City made a wonderful combination and almost broke through Real Madrid's goal.
Xabi Alonso was about to pass the ball to Ronaldo in the midfield, but Barry saw through it and suddenly rushed out to intercept the pass and launched a counterattack.
Barry passed the ball to Garcia, Garcia passed the ball to Dzeko, Dzeko and Kolarov made a wall pass to get past Khedira, and then Dzeko passed the ball directly into the penalty area.
Aguero ran without the ball and cut into the penalty area diagonally. He successfully got past the offside and grabbed the ball before Pepe could break through. With one step, he not only dribbled past Pepe, but also goalkeeper Casillas.
Unfortunately, Aguero's last dribble for the ball was a little too strong, and he dribbled to the corner of the penalty area near the baseline.
Because Ramos was returning to defense and chasing, Aguero did not have enough time to adjust, so he could only shoot while running. As a result, the angle was too small and the shot could not hit the goal frame, and hit the side net.
This close-range, small-angle shot scared the Real Madrid players enough, but fortunately, in the end there was no danger, as Aguero kicked the ball out of the baseline himself.
After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and both sides went into the halftime break with a score of 1-0.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
We escaped in the last minute of the first half, but unexpectedly, Manchester City still scored at the beginning of the second half.
This time it was entirely Aguero's personal performance.
After receiving the pass from Kolarov in the midfield, he rushed forward all the way, breaking through the defense of Alonso and Pepe in succession, and at the top of the penalty area, he withstood the push from Ramos and shot a long shot that pierced Casillas's fingers.
Manchester City equalized the score thanks to Aguero's personal performance.
Next, the two sides fought back and forth, and the fight was very fierce.
In the 53rd minute, Khedira fouled Dzeko and received a yellow card, but Dzeko was also injured and went off the field for treatment before returning.
In the 59th minute, Yaya Toure also received a yellow card for a foul on Lu Wenbin.
However, Lu Wenbin had zero tendency to get injured and was not injured. Not only was he unscathed, he also got a free kick in a good position.
Unfortunately, Lu Wenbin's free kicks were not always accurate. Even though he activated his special skills, the free kick was still kicked out of the goal.
The score between the two sides remained 1-1 until the 65th minute, when the balance was broken again.
Real Madrid has always been stronger than Manchester City in overall strength, and there is also Lu Wenbin, the plug-in carrier.
This attack was launched by Lu Wenbin who suddenly blocked the ball from Garcia to Dzeko, and then passed it to Ronaldo.
After receiving the ball, Ronaldo used a beautiful bicycle kick to get past defender Clichy on the wing, then cut inside and made a fake shot in the corner of the penalty area, which not only fooled central defender Kompany, but also goalkeeper Joe Hart.
In fact, Ronaldo was faking a shot and then actually breaking through. He used his shot to trick Kompany into turning around to block the shot, then he moved the ball to the side, and then he broke into the penalty area before shooting again.
The previous shot deceived Joe Hart into standing too close to the near corner, so this time Ronaldo shot at the far corner.
The ball hit the far post and went into the goal accurately. Thanks to Lu Wenbin's assist and Ronaldo's performance, Real Madrid once again took a 2-1 lead.
Next, Manchester City naturally launched a crazy counterattack.
Even when playing away from home, even when facing the Galacticos led by Lu Wenbin and Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester City's goal is to win, or at least have a draw.
In Group D, the group of death, every point is crucial.
Moreover, to become a top club, one must pass the test of the Champions League and win the Champions League.
Therefore, every Manchester City player fought very hard.
As a result, in the 74th minute, when Manchester City got a corner kick, Aguero and Pepe collided violently while competing for the header in the penalty area. Aguero was injured and left the field, while Pepe was only slightly injured and returned after treatment.
And there was no foul.
After Nasri, Manchester City lost another player, and it was the main striker Aguero. Mancini had to replace Tevez and continue the attack.
But Real Madrid did not give Manchester City any more chances to score.
In the following time, Manchester City's defense played very well, including Casillas, who disrupted and blocked several threatening attacks by Manchester City and prevented the goal from being lost.
While guarding the goal steadily, Real Madrid scored the third goal in the 84th minute by Lu Wenbin.
This time it was Lu Wenbin who dribbled the ball to the side, broke through the wing, lured away Manchester City's central defense and passed the ball to the middle. Xabi Alonso came in from the back and shot, but his first shot was saved by Joe Hart's quick reaction.
The ball was saved and fell into the penalty area. Central defender Nastasic tried to clear the ball with a big kick under Benzema's pressure, but his kick missed.
The ball floated towards the side, right where Lu Wenbin was after he passed the ball.
Lu Wenbin stopped the ball with his chest, then dribbled past Maicon who was trying to steal the ball, and followed it with a volley, sending the ball flying high over the crowd in the penalty area and toward the back of the goal.
Joe Hart, who had just blocked Alonso's shot, stood up and had no time to retreat. He could only jump on the spot and try to push the ball over the crossbar.
But the result was just a hair's breadth away. The ball passed over his fingers and fell into the goal along the far crossbar.
Lu Wenbin scored twice, helping Real Madrid to a 3-1 lead over Manchester City, basically securing the victory.
In the next ten minutes, although Manchester City tried their best to attack and equalize the score, they were unable to break through Real Madrid's goal as Lu Wenbin retreated to participate in the defense.
In the 91st minute, Manchester City almost had a chance to score, but Dzeko's cross from the wing, which was so close, was kicked into the stands by Tevez.
This was Manchester City's best chance to score in the last ten minutes.
Of course, even if the ball went in, Manchester City would still be one goal behind. If it didn't go in, it would be even worse.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 at home with Lu Wenbin's double and Ronaldo's goal, winning the Champions League group match between the La Liga champion and the Premier League champion.