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The long pass accidentally flies precisely towards the head of the forward Lambert!

Kompany, who is defending him, quickly closes in.

Who would have thought, this 33-year-old Lambert is not simple, having spent his career battling in the Championship and English First Division, he has a unique technique in body contact.

First, he used his hips to push back and open up half a body distance from Kompany, then jumped early, denying Kompany the chance to contest the ball, and barely flicked the ball to the other side.

West Brom is playing with a traditional English 442 formation.

The towering Lambert serves as the target man, while the other forward Berahino likes to drift wide, link up, and roam.

Seeing Berahino take possession and rush towards Ranocchia, Kompany shouted in alarm!

Berahino is just over 180cm tall, slender, known for his speed and dribbling, and excels in one-on-one situations.

Last season, the 22-year-old Berahino scored 14 league goals, becoming West Brom's youngest season top scorer ever, with many of those goals coming through one-on-one duels during counterattacks, scoring successfully!

Kompany watched as the 195cm Ranocchia was swayed by Berahino's left and right foot shuffle, constantly shifting his body weight, and couldn't help but be anxious for his Italian defensive partner!

Kompany is also a tall central defender, though not as tall as Ranocchia, he exceeds 190cm.

He enjoys the great advantage of a tall defender in aerial duels and physical contests but also suffers from the common drawback of tall defenders: slow turning, easily beaten by quick and agile players!

"Hold him, I'm coming back to help you!"

Kompany shouted and dashed towards Ranocchia to assist him in defending Berahino.

But just as he said it, Kompany saw Berahino first step over with his left foot, tricking Ranocchia, then quickly sprinted in the opposite direction with the ball!

Witnessing Ranocchia get confused at the first move, losing his balance, Manchester City captain Kompany's heart sank, only able to silently pray that Joe Hart would perform heroically and stop this one-on-one chance.

Nothing is more annoying than being equalized by the opponent minutes before halftime!

However, just as Joe Hart was ready to charge out.

Ranocchia pulled off his special move – stationary step-back interception!

Ecstatic after overtaking Ranocchia's balance, Berahino was ready to stride past him towards Manchester City's box, even planning his goal celebration in advance~

Unfortunately, just when the ball was about to roll past Ranocchia, somehow, a long leg descended like a giant mountain from the sky, crossing the ball's path!

Berahino couldn't react in time, stepping on the ball, and rolled to the ground!

Ranocchia quickly got up, retracting his step-back move, nudged the intercepted ball forward, and started accelerating!

Kompany was left speechless!

"He actually intercepted that ball!?"

Even Manchester City captain Kompany was astonished by Ranocchia's exquisite defensive skills!

Yet, more surprises awaited him.

Generally speaking, in a direct defensive matchup, there's no dedicated man marking the opposing central defender.

So as Ranocchia sprinted down the middle with the ball, West Brom's players were at a loss, should I challenge him or you?

In their hesitation, Ranocchia performed a Marseille Spin, bypassing a midfielder, then passed the ball to the waiting Tang Long.

"Haha, it's coming!"

Ranocchia's fluid and seamless moves dazzled everyone;

Tang Long's subsequent outer-footed pass without stopping the ball made West Brom's players lose their bearings – where's the ball, where's the ball?

"Agüero!"

Kolarov received Tang Long's lifted pass, didn't wait for it to drop, and slammed a powerful low shot across the goal with his left foot!

This wasn't a cross, this was a shot!

Agüero, lurking in the box, barely saw the ball before a gust slapped him on the face, sending him spinning in place, his head buzzing with stars, staggering nearly to the ground, recovering to find the ball already in the net.

"Great shot, well struck! Sweep the ball with this force, keep striking next time! The heavier, the better!"

Agüero, mouth bloodied from the shot, spat a crimson spit, high-fived with Kolarov, and called over Tang Long and Ranocchia to join him, the four embraced together.

"Well done, brothers, just do it!"