Chapter 125: Advance to the quarterfinals
As the clock ticked by, the mentality of the Manchester United players gradually changed, and they were one step away from qualifying for the last four of the Champions League, but at this time they encountered the biggest obstacles. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Liu Han's performance in front of the goal line not only amazed the Arsenal players and fans, but even the Manchester United players couldn't help but want to admire, although there were no very wonderful saves, but the stability alone was enough to kill the Frenchman who is now standing in front of the Manchester United goal.
There are less than 20 minutes left in the game, but Manchester United still has no way to do anything about Arsenal's door, and the long-range shot has no effect on the gate guarded by Liu Han, and if you want to penetrate into the penalty area, you have to face Arsenal's bus-style defense, in the face of such an Arsenal team, Manchester United wants a little snake facing an ostrich egg, and can't break the shell and swallow it.
As the clock ticked by, the Arsenal fans in the crowd on the sidelines began to rise and they saw hope of the team qualifying.
Not to be outdone, Manchester United fans are actively cheering for their team, but the team's performance is becoming more and more impatient.
Ferguson made a change on the sidelines on 72 minutes, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was called on and Ferguson was ready to break the boat, with little full-back Gary Neville being replaced.
Manchester United, with a front three, began to attack Arsenal's goal, with David Beckham and Paul Scholes both stopping long-range shots from outside the box as they found long-range shots ineffective for Liu Han.
Ryan Giggs on the left flank began to cut into the box frequently, but Arsenal's backline was stockpiled with nearly eight players, and only Thierry Henry was yet to return to the box.
In the 76th minute, Vieira tripped Paul Scholes from outside the box, or Ginger Head fell to the ground in the direction of Vie's stretched leg.
The referee awarded a direct free-kick and Beckham was in front of the ball again.
Beckham has always been respected by everyone as the new No. 7 of Manchester United, although he irrationally retaliated against Simeone in the 98 World Cup, which eventually led to the defeat of the England national team by Argentina at that time, but Beckham's free kick kung fu is still recognized by everyone, whenever Manchester United or the England national team encounters a problem, Beckham's set-piece is a weapon to break the goal.
Now, the outstanding "new goalkeeper" Liu Han is going to face Manchester United's strategic missile, whether the "Great Wall" from the east is stronger or Beckham's full moon scimitar is sharper, everyone is waiting to see.
Liu Han was wearing a somewhat tight glove, he is still very cautious now, and in the face of Beckham's free kick, Liu Han must give his full attention.
Beckham came to the front of the ball and carefully checked the perimeter of the ball, and the free-kick was in a very good position, which was perfect for Beckham's right foot to curl the ball.
David Beckham stood in front of the ball and Ryan Giggs also stood on the left side of the ball as if he wanted to cover for Beckham, and the United players were actively scrambling for position in the Arsenal penalty area.
Liu Han arranged for his teammates to stand on the wall to block the near corner, while he stood in the far corner.
The referee blew the whistle and Beckham sped up to the ball.
Just when everyone thought that Beckham would threaten Arsenal's door with a curling ball, Beckham, who is the world's top free-kicker, suddenly stepped directly over the ball, and this feint made Arsenal's lined up wall jump directly.
At this point, Giggs, who was standing on the left side of the football, pushed the ball into the crowd on the side of the Arsenal wall, where Keane had already laid an ambush, and Beckham's feint attracted most people's attention.
Keane received a pass from Ryan Giggs on the edge of the penalty area, stopped the ball with his right foot, and volleyed directly into the far top corner of Liu Han with his left foot.
The goal was identical to the equaliser from the free-kick that Argentina scored in the quarter-final between England and Argentina in the '98 World Cup.
David Beckham used his great free-kick fame to attract the attention of all Arsenal defenders, and even Liu Han was almost deceived.
Keane's left-footed volley made it straight to the far end of Liu's position, and the ball was very fast.
It was too late for Liu Han to move under his feet, so he could only throw his entire body into the air and use inertia to reach the ball.
Liu Han stretched his body as far as he could in the air, and then stretched his arms to the limit, but he felt that it would always be slightly shorter.
At this time, Liu Han's waist shook, and his kung fu of insisting on standing on the pile was shown at this time, and his arm used the vibration of his waist to stretch his whole body again when he stretched to the end.
Liu Han felt like he had stabbed the football with his fingertips.
The football that was stabbed by Liu Han's fingers smashed heavily to the outside of the corner between the column and the beam, and then flew out of the bottom line.
Everyone on the bench at Arsenal on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief, Wenger almost couldn't stand just now, it was really exciting.
On the bench for Manchester United, most of the players held their heads and watched what was happening on the pitch with incredible eyes.
Ferguson rubbed his cheeks, he felt his face tighten, he was really nervous.
Liu Han, who fell to the ground, was pulled up by Adams, and then Adams gave Liu Han a heavy hug, and he is really grateful to this Chinese now.
Manchester United were arguably the best chance of the game, all the previous combinations were perfect, and so was Roy Keane's shot, but in the end their combination was ended by Liu Han, who performed even more perfectly.
The game continued, Manchester United continued to take corners, but this time the corner kick was picked up by Liu Han again, his bounce was too good, and the judgment of the landing point was also very accurate, almost half of the penalty area was within his control.
With this golden opportunity missed, the mentality of the United players finally took hold, their mistakes began to mount, and the action of the ball began to grow.
Ferguson on the sidelines threw away his demeanor and chose to shout loudly at the players on the sidelines, but with little effect.
With the final five minutes and just ten minutes of stoppage time, United almost got past half-time and centre-back Stam with excellent headers also arrived in the Arsenal penalty area, where Beckham and Ryan Giggs kept pumping shells into the Arsenal box.
At this point in the game, all tactics and coordination were almost left behind, and everyone was fighting with their will and habits.
Liu Han blocked Manchester United's shots on the goal line again and again, and his hand strength was enough to hold the Manchester United team's powerful bombardment firmly in his hands.
In the final moments of the game, even goalkeeper Barthez rushed to the Arsenal penalty area.
Ninety-five minutes on, United won the last corner, and everyone thought so.
Beckham struggled to send the ball out, it was the back point, and the ball did not have strong internal rotation, but Liu Han still rushed out and smashed the ball out of the penalty area with both fists in the air.
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game as Arsenal suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat at home to Manchester United, but they qualified for the last four of the Champions League thanks to two goals on the road.
Last season's treble-winning team, the Premier League's champions Manchester United, have been suppressed by their younger brother Arsenal this season, but now it seems that this pressure will continue. (To be continued.) )