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Old Trafford, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League final 14 were a far cry from what the outside world had expected before the game.
PSG's fast attack was extremely sharp.
It may have something to do with United's defensive problems, but it was the lack of the expected strength in the United attack that was the big surprise.
There are already critics who believe that Carlo Ancelotti's defensive tactical arrangement has been successful.
Restricted Tang Hong's play on the left side.
In the 13th minute of the game, Paris Saint-Germain's fast attack came again!
Maxwell cut in quickly on the left and Pastore was forced by Shinji Kagawa to split the ball in time to the left.
When Phil Jones was decisive on the wing, Maxwell sent the ball to the right with a long diagonal pass.
Lucas Jr. showed an advantage over Evra from the opening one-man attack, and Lucas Jr., who dribbled quickly and skillfully, still walked outside the bottom after stopping the ball, Evra returned to the bottom line to block the opponent's cross, but Lucas Jr. knocked the ball diagonally back.
Ibrahimovic took the initiative to pick up, and Carrick, although already in place, was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of physical confrontation.
Ibrahimovic smashed the ball and killed in the direction of the bottom line, but when Vidic came to block it head-on, he suddenly pulled the ball and turned around to get rid of Vidic and Carrick from the cracks, and after pulling the ball and turning around, Ibrahimovic decisively kicked the goal!
The left-footed soccer ball flew straight into the top left corner of the goal!
De Gea has surrendered completely this time!
The moment the ball flew into the Manchester United goal, the Paris Saint-Germain fans in the Old Trafford away fan stands cheered in ecstasy!
Ibu trotted to the sidelines, stretched out his arms and nodded slightly, with a cold look on his face, he showed an absolutely invincible attitude!
“OMG! Zlatan! Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores with a powerful shot from inside the box!
He is simply the perfect center, with a strong body, full of power to fight, but also with delicate foot skills and nimble escape!
Carrick couldn't do anything about him, Vidic was deceived by him, and when Ibrahimovic blasted that shot, everyone knew it was going to be a goal!
Manchester United conceded the first goal at home unexpectedly, and now Manchester United is in trouble!
Paris Saint-Germain got an away goal and now they are ahead! ”
Tang Hong and Van Persie tee off in the middle circle, but they are already numb.
If Manchester United can keep a clean sheet in this kind of big game, they will definitely give a thumbs up to the defensive generals!
But if you lose the ball, it's really a normal operation.
It's just that this is the knockout round of the Champions League, and the mood is inevitably more volatile.
Carlo Ancelotti remained serious on the sidelines, and Ibrahimovic's goal only proved that his pre-match judgment and decision was correct.
Manchester United's defence is indeed shaky!
With PSG's attacking firepower, there is absolutely a lot to do!
But the key to success or failure does not depend entirely on this, it depends on how many Paris Saint-Germain will be scored by Manchester United!
It would also be fanciful for Paris Saint-Germain's defence to absolutely contain Manchester United from scoring.
It can be said that these two rounds will be a battle of bayonets, and when the bell rings at the end, it will be seen who bleeds more!
Old Trafford rang out even more enthusiastic cheers, and the United fans did not hesitate to cheer for the team, hoarse!
Now the team needs to suppress Paris Saint-Germain at home!
Can't let them go wild here!
After kick-off, United launched a fast attack, and Rafael assisted to the front of the field, received a pass from Shinji Kagawa and sent a cross over the top.
Robin van Persie pinned down the right flank of the penalty area and Wayne Rooney cut in down the middle to catch Silva off guard, but the ball went over the crossbar.
Rooney shook his head slightly, feeling a little remorseful for missing this opportunity.
In the 21st minute of the game, Matuidi sent a through ball from the backfield, Ibrahimovic retreated to receive the ball diagonally to the left, and after Ravic received the ball, he cut inside and broke through, faked in front of Phil Jones and then passed the ball diagonally to the middle of the penalty area.
Lucas Jr. cut inside and fired straight in, but Vidic's tackle intercepted the shot and the ball bounced high over the crossbar.
PSG's attacking threat remains impossible to be underestimated.
But Manchester United really has no way back, retreat to defense?
They have never done this when the score is tied or trailing.
They don't have that concept in their minds.
Even strengthening the defense in the lead is definitely not a big bus, at best it is to control the tempo, and more defenders to snipe the opponent's offensive layer by layer.
Unless PSG really have a huge midfield advantage and pressure them to passively shrink and retreat.
It looks like the game is moving more and more against United.
In the 25th minute of the game, Tang Hong just received Evra's pass on the left side of the front, he took a step back from the ball, Beckham immediately stepped forward to mark closely, Tang Hong quickly pulled the ball behind him and then knocked the ball forward, quickly turned around the outside line to accelerate to complete the escape.
For Beckham, who is about to retire, Tang Hong's speed is absolutely unmatched, and for Tang Hong, if he can't even get rid of Beckham, how can he score goals in the Premier League like walking on the ground?
After breaking through Beckham, Tang Hong dribbled forward, and as expected, Matuyidi immediately filled in and then assisted in defending the flanks to kill him.
At this time, Tang Hong knocked the ball horizontally into the middle of the road, and Shinji Kagawa followed up and stopped and continued to dribble forward.
Seeing this, Matuidi had to return to the left area of the penalty area to intercept Shinji Kagawa, and Tang Hong cut inside the running position to lead Yalai back to the direction of the penalty area.
But when he ran to the edge of the penalty area, Tang Hong changed his direction to the outside line, and Shinji Kagawa was also about to encounter Matuidi, so he decisively crossed the ball diagonally to the left side to find Tang Hong.
Seeing this, Yalai immediately turned around to defend head-on, Tang Hong just took the ball and stopped sharply to change direction to make a cross-cut, his right foot did dial the ball to the middle direction, but when Yalai stretched his leg to intercept, he saw Tang Hong's right foot pulling the ball to the bottom line!
Flick the tail of the cow!
The fans were amazed!
Tang Hong cut into the box from the outside, and Thiago Silva on PSG's side quickly slashed at him, but Tang Hong judged the situation and sent the ball to the front of the goal with a cross.
Rooney quickly outflanked the goalkeeper and stabbed the ball into the near corner!
Rooney turned to point at Tang Hong after opening the goal, and then the two slapped their hands as they ran towards the midfield together.
Old Trafford is thunderous!
The Red Devils fans were a little relieved that it wasn't too late to score.
"Wow! Wayne Rooney flanks the goal!
This is an assist from Tang Hong, and we can see that PSG are trying to block Tang Hong, with multiple defenders targeting him, and even Silva's movement when he enters the box clearly sees Tang Hong as the biggest threat.
But Tang Hong didn't do it brute this time, he saw the running position of his teammates, and sent an assist in a timely and decisive manner.
From the beginning of his breakthrough with Beckham, Kagawa Shinji's excess, to his flicking of the tail over Yalai, Tang Hong finally assisted Rooney to score, this attack Manchester United played extremely fluently!
The score became 1:1, but it was still a passive disadvantage for Manchester United.
They will definitely step up their attack and be aggressive in their search for the back of the net. ”
Ancelotti lowered his head and showed a wry smile, Tang Hong was more mature than he imagined.
A genius who can see his teammates in his eyes is the most terrifying!
If Tang Hong directly enters the penalty area, he will be sniped by Paris Saint-Germain frantically, but looking for opportunities from the outside of the side, getting rid of defenders one after another, coupled with the response and cover of teammates, Tang Hong's threat is back!
PSG may have reduced his immediate threat to the goal to the extreme, but they still can't freeze his play completely.
What manager wouldn't like such a player?
Manchester United are in luck!
If Tang Hong accepted the invitation of Paris Saint-Germain last summer, Ancelotti thought that the most terrifying striker in Europe would inevitably be Paris Saint-Germain!
Manchester United equalised and both teams are getting better and better to reach their peak!
In the 30th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Ravitch at the edge of the penalty area, then pulled the ball to change direction and then blocked Carrick, and fired a volley, and the football was saved by De Gea when it was about to fly into the far corner of the goal, causing the Red Devils fans to cheer wildly!
Turning around, Manchester United attacked quickly, Tang Hong pinned down the opponent's midfield defense on the left side and sent the ball to the middle of the field, Shinji Kagawa passed to Van Persie, and the latter's shot from the right rib of the penalty area hit the near post and popped off the bottom line!
Paris Saint-Germain fans rejoice!
In the 36th minute of the game, Carrick, who had almost nothing to do with Ibrahimovic, was pulled behind him and was awarded a foul by the referee.
The familiar Bei Ying stood in front of the penalty area and prepared to take a direct free kick!
When David Beckham's moon cutler was about to crash into the top right corner of the net, De Gea's divine save turned the tide!
After the successful save, De Gea couldn't help but roar in front of goal!
Beckham shook his head slightly, I'm afraid that if this goal is really scored, he himself doesn't know how to face the Red Devils fans at Old Trafford.
Three minutes later, Wayne Rooney was tripped by Matuidi on the edge of the box and the referee awarded a direct free-kick to Manchester United.
Tang Hong stood in front of the football, and the Red Devils fans were looking forward to it!
When Tang Hong's full moon scimitar blasted out of the limit and flew to the upper left corner of the goal, Sirigu had already saved to the limit but failed to touch the football!
Bang!
The ball pops up after hitting the left post!
Alex subconsciously headed the ball towards his own goal in the box, but luckily the ball went over the crossbar!
Call!
Fans of both teams are nervous!
The confrontation between the two free-kick masters has created a dangerous situation that is almost suffocating!
The sideline photographer captured the picture of Tang Hong and Beckham passing by on the field, which can be interpreted as a kind of Red Devil inheritance from an emotional perspective!
However, Tang Hong at this time is obviously stronger than Beckham as Manchester United's No. 7 in any season!