Chapter 632: Epic Reversal
"By this point, I have to say that the fighting spirit and the courage you have shown are fully qualified to win the Champions Cup – that is how I define you as the manager who has won the most Champions League titles in history."
After returning to the dressing room, Dick smiled and said to all the players: "To be honest, although we were very strong before, to win the Champions Cup, it is not only about strength, in addition to luck, we also need to have tenacious nerves, unyielding fighting spirit, and the spirit of never giving up at any time." Now that I've seen it in you, I'm incredibly confident that I'm going to win this season's Champions Cup! ”
Dick's words made the Manchester City players tremble with excitement, you know, although such words are not uncommon, but from Dick's mouth, it is a little rare, externally, he likes to put satellites and talk big, but internally, he is using the most stringent requirements to demand Manchester City's players, even when he entered the semi-finals before, Dick was also saying that this team wants to win the Champions Cup, and there is still a little bit of something, and at this time, he admitted, Manchester City are fully qualified to win the Champions League!
This proves that in Dick's heart, the current Manchester City team has been completely able to compare with the strong teams he has led before who have won the Champions Cup!
'We need at least one more goal now – on the face of it, but one thing to note is that United are not content to score just one...... They have a lot of good attackers and they can extend their lead if they score again, so we have to score more goals in the second half and remember not to think that they won't score, but that we are going to score more! Manchester United's defence was definitely not that impeccable, we didn't score in the first leg because they were a little bit more fortunate defensively, and this game will not replicate that again, we scored two goals in the first half and we had to maintain the same attacking quality in the second half to get us to the final! Go ahead and take them out with an attack! ”
After an impassioned effort in the dressing room, Dick led his team out of the dressing room for the second half.
It is impossible to go to extra time or a penalty shoot-out, and if they don't win by two goals, then those 45 minutes will be the last 45 minutes of Manchester City's Champions League this season!
After the start of the second half, Manchester City continued their crazy offensive momentum, no energy saving, and no need to save energy - the opponent in the next game is still Manchester United, if this game drags the opponent to consume physical energy, then it will also be of great help to the next game, when everyone is not physical enough, that is, half a catty!
Manchester City continues to impact from both wings, impact O'Shea's side and suppress Evra's assist, such an offensive effect is not bad, at least in the first half, Manchester City is constantly through the back and forth impact of the wings, and finally get a set-piece and score the second goal, if the wings are suppressed too much, then Manchester United's attack, it is also difficult to play!
Ribery volleyed over the crossbar......
Torres scrambled to turn and shoot in front of the penalty area, but Van der Sar narrowly saved the bottom line......
Ashley Young's cross shot over the crossbar......
After more than ten minutes of furious attack, Manchester United's counterattack made all Manchester City fans almost start to despair!
Ronaldo's heel knocked on Rooney, and then he stepped forward, Rooney passed directly to Park Ji-sung on the side, Park Ji-sung passed diagonally behind the Manchester City defense, Ronaldo who was inserted at high speed shook off Kompany, and then burst into the penalty area before Hart attacked, pushing the far corner to score!
The score is two to two! With an aggregate score of 3-2, Manchester City still have to score two goals if they want to advance!
Ferguson applauded with satisfaction, the goal that allowed United to extend their advantage once again, and he had the option to control the midfield for the rest of the day......
In the 61st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo scored, and then Ferguson used up three substitutions in a row.
Sixty-three minutes later, Ryan Giggs replaced Anderson.
Sixty-five minutes, Rafael replaced O'Shea.
Sixty-six minutes, Berbatov replaced Rooney.
Three dead goals, three substitutions for United – this was also a side-of-the-road move, and when City tried to counter-attack, their attack was interrupted three times in a row, which made City's counter-attacking momentum after conceding a goal completely exhausted.
Dick had been watching Ferguson make substitutions with a cold eye until Ferguson had used up three substitutions.
Gareth Bale replaced Ashley Young, Ribery moved to the right and Karim Benzema replaced goal-scorer Di Natale to add to his penetration.
These two substitutions stabilized Manchester City's position, and Manchester City began to regroup and then attack again!
Ferguson laughed slightly, Dick really didn't give up, and specially started to make substitutions after he used up the three substitutions, preferring to waste some time and keep the next attack undisturbed, which is indeed a master's handiwork.
But do you have that much confidence in your players? Do you think they will be able to score two goals in this next game? If not, no matter how timely your adjustment is, it won't stop Manchester United from reaching the Champions League final for the second year in a row!
I'm confident in my players that they will be able to pull off an epic comeback in the coming time! Dick thought coldly to himself.
"In this game, Manchester City is already difficult to qualify...... With 25 minutes to go, while I admire City's tenacity and perseverance, they have done a miracle as a Champions League newcomer to this point as a fourth-tier team, but they were no better than their opponents in the semi-finals, even if they were knocked out. ”
Many commentators have begun to make a final decision, after all, there are more than 20 minutes left, although Manchester City's attack has not stopped, but can they really complete the miracle? If miracles happen every day, they don't count as miracles......
Dick watched the Manchester City players continue to attack without changing his face, he was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that Ferguson neglected and ignored - he replaced Anderson and O'Shea with yellow cards, but it was a little inappropriate to replace Rooney with Berbatov, Rooney's running was very jealous of Dick, and the cooperation between him and Ronaldo was the key to Ronaldo's incomparable scenery in the past two years, and to send Berbatov, Ferguson may want to use his height and ability to play the ball, but it also made Manchester City less worried!
And among Manchester United's current players, there are still players with yellow cards, such as Fletcher, such as Patrice Evra, if you can catch that......
When the game reached the seventy-sixth minute, that is, when the game was only a quarter of an hour to end, such an opportunity finally came!
Benzema took the ball on the periphery of the penalty area, and suddenly raised his foot to pick up the pass behind the Manchester United defense, which was quite good, just past the back line of Manchester United, under the involvement of Torres and Ribery and others, Vidal successfully countered offside and broke into the penalty area!
Ferdinand and Vidic couldn't come up to fill for a while, and Fletcher, who was back to defend, tackled Vidal from behind in a hurry, and Vidal fell heavily in the box!
"Penalty! Red! Countless Manchester City fans roared, of course they know what it means to be in such a situation at this time!
And Dick also jumped up from the coach's bench, waving his fists and roaring on the sidelines!
Ferguson's face tightened, Fletcher had a yellow card, and this action could almost incur a red card, plus a penalty, and one less player in the next ten minutes...... At this moment, Ferguson knew that all this had begun to completely throw the situation out of control!
Sure enough, the next moment, the whistle of Italian referee Rossetti blew, and he ran into the penalty area, pointed to the penalty spot, and then beckoned for Fletcher to come over......
Manchester United's players are all pleading on the sidelines, they know that no matter what cards are shown at this time, Fletcher will have to go down!
However, even if they were pleading, nothing could be changed, and Rossetti did not show a yellow card and then a red card for such a foul, but showed a red card directly in front of Fletcher!
In the case of a single knife in the opponent's penalty area, a foul in the tackle from the back and a direct red card are also undisputed!
Fletche went down in frustration, but for United, if the penalty could be saved, the foul would have been worth it – after all, the penalty could not have been scored!
It's also a gamble, if the penalty doesn't go in, then Manchester United will win the bet, and if the penalty goes in, then Fletcher will lose!
A penalty like this is crucial and the pressure is high.
Franck Ribery stepped up, he was City's first penalty taker and he had to take that responsibility at a time like this!
Van der Sar stood in front of him, the Dutchman is also a very good goalkeeper to save penalties, and it was his outstanding performance in the penalty shoot-out in last season's Champions League final that put Manchester United on the top of Europe!
However, Ribery did not let the opportunity to be a hero slip away from his own hands at this time, and his penalty almost flew into the goal against the post, and Van der Sar was on the right track, but he still couldn't stop the ball from going into the net!
As Ribery ran back and high-fived his teammates in celebration, Dick opened his arms on the sidelines and roared to the sky!
The current situation has begun to tilt infinitely towards Manchester City! They still need a goal, and United with one less man have no strength to counter-attack, and more importantly, United have spent three substitutions, and now they have none of them!
Dick decisively used up the third substitution, he replaced Vidal with Deco, increased the midfield's organization and passing ability, and attacked with all his might, all he wanted was the final victory!
"The last ball! The last ball! ”
There was a huge cheer and shout from the Manchester City fans who were looking forward to seeing the last goal of Manchester City turn things around and make it to the Champions League final!
In such a powerful suppression, Manchester City finally seized the last ray of life and choked the throat of fate!
In the 86th minute, Ribery took a free kick from the side, and after inserting the assist Kompany, he nodded the ball to the ferry, and Torres took advantage of his strength to shake his head in the small penalty area to attack the goal, and he was killed with one blow!
"Big ...... The Great Reversal! Manchester City scored the lead by one goal! It was the first time they had taken the lead in the aggregate score! It will also be the most critical lead! Four to two, four to three on aggregate! An epic reversal! Great Manchester City! They knocked out city rivals Manchester United and advanced to the Champions League final! ”
In the voice of the commentator who was so excited that he began to distort, the Manchester City fans let out an unprecedented cheer!