Chapter 0142: The Decisive Battle Is Coming (Second Update)
The moment Rashford sent the ball into the back of the net, Old Trafford was instantly ignited, and the cheers mixed with Rashford's name resounded throughout the Theatre of Dreams.
However, instead of celebrating, Rashford rounded Weidenfeller in front of him and burst into the net, running out with the ball.
Marcus Rashford's approach left the United players who were about to celebrate their goals look confused.
But Rashford kept his face calm and didn't say a word, holding the ball and just walking towards the halfway line. Nima, now that the score is still behind, what is there to celebrate? And with the current score, if Dortmund scores one more, then the two sides will have to play extra time or even penalties.
Under the premise of such a tight schedule and such a high-intensity competition, any practice of playing more games is irresponsible to oneself and a crime!
If you want to celebrate, you have to equalize the score on the field, or even overtake the score, and lock in the promotion!
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Rashford's approach shook Old Trafford fans very much, and the call for another one was shocking.
United's players were also shaken by Rashford's approach and the cries of the fans, and after Dortmund's kick-off, they quickly pounced on the ball and pushed it forward.
Right-back Valencia was about five metres from the top of the Dortmund penalty area, facing Dortmund midfielder Castro who pounced on him, and fired a blast.
The shot missed the target because it was blocked by Castro who came up.
However, Rashford and other players of Manchester United were a little surprised, Valencia, who is known as Wa does not shoot, actually shot today?
The home fans also gave warm applause and cheers to Valencia's imposing shot, although Valencia's shot did not pose any threat, but it represented a momentum, which is worthy of praise!
Manchester United, who played with momentum, once again suppressed Dortmund on the field. Even Dortmund reluctantly launched a counterattack, but Manchester United quickly snuffed it out.
In the fiftieth minute of the game, Dortmund broke the ball at the back and launched a counterattack, winning a 4-on-4 chance in the frontcourt. However, when the ball was distributed on the right flank, Smalling, who had made a few mistakes in defence before, showed a good level and snatched the ball before the Borussia Dortmund players.
United took advantage of the situation to attack, and Herrera advanced with the ball, and when he got to the front of the pitch, he distributed it to Anthony Martial. Anthony Martial played the ball to Wayne Rooney in the middle after being intercepted by a defender.
Wayne Rooney sent the ball through the gap between the two Borussia Dortmund Weigl and Mkhitaryan to Marcus Rashford in the box. However, Rashford had no chance to get up and hit the back of the net because six Dortmund players gathered around him the moment the football came, completely blocking his shot and passing angle.
However, Rashford, who was in a hurry, felt the ball with his heel and slammed the ball in the direction of the bottom line on the right flank, hoping that Martial on the right could get the ball forward if he had attracted all the firepower.
However, Rashford was disappointed, and when he was caught in the middle of Dortmund's six-man pack, the United players thought he would definitely lose possession, and the players in central and midfield were busy withdrawing, fearing that Dortmund would be cut off the ball to counter-attack.
Right-back Anthony Martial was also unaware of stepping forward, and was standing outside the penalty area to watch Marcus Rashford being cried.
Therefore, the goal was picked up by Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller without pressure, and Manchester United's offensive ended here.
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The game reverted to mid-half-time again, with Borussia Dortmund keeping two players on Rashford at all times to keep an eye on him and keep him out of possession. Even when a Manchester United player passed the ball to Rashford, they stepped forward to resist Rashford at the first time and did not give him a chance to turn.
During this period of time, the two sides played very openly, opening and closing, the ball was still at the feet of Manchester United one second, and it may be Dortmund's turn to attack the next second.
However, on United's side, Marcus Rashford was seen dead and the other players felt too bad to shoot, so in the end, United lost in this stalemate.
In the 57th minute, Hummels, who had the assist in the back, disrupted United's line-up, broke through United's midfield interception, and sent a through ball through the Manchester United defence.
Reus cut into the penalty area, received this through pass from Hummels, and pushed it into the far corner of the net near the left side of the small penalty area, 3:1!
In the 56th minute, Dortmund again stubbornly levelled the score, and at this point the United had no advantage. If the game ends with this scoreline, the two sides will go to extra time.
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Near the centre circle, Rashford, who was guarded by Papastathopoulos and Weigel, shook his head helplessly, his worst fears had happened.
Van Gaal also realised the gravity of the situation and immediately ordered Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata on the bench to warm up.
Five minutes later, in the 62nd minute of the game, United made a substitution, and two in quick succession: Juan Mata replaced captain Wayne Rooney and Jesse Lingard came on for Depay.
Captain Lu, who returned from injury, performed very poorly in the 60 minutes he played. Although he played very hard, his form was too poor, his defense was not in place, he couldn't hold the ball when attacking, and he couldn't send the ball to the front line in time.
And Depay is still the same wave as always, wave run, wave belt, wave shot, in 60 minutes, he has the most shots on goal for Manchester United, and even got 8 shots, he is the most of the 22 players on the field in terms of shots, but the embarrassing thing is that so many shots on goal, even one hit the range of the goal frame.
In midfield, Louis van Gaal repeatedly told Depay to pay attention to his team-mates in the second half, but he took this advice to heart in the opening five minutes, but then threw it out of the clouds, once again immersed in the rhythm of a man breaking through with the ball and then shooting.
It was also because of this that Van Gaal, who had high hopes for him, couldn't tolerate him and replaced him with Rooney.
With this change, United reverted to the 4,231 man-in-hand configuration they had won in a row some time ago: Juan Mata played as a central midfielder, Anthony Martial returned to the left wing, and Jesse Lingard moved to the right wing, with Marcus Rashford still coming forward alone.
And the captain's armband was handed over to Juan Mata, who replaced him, when Rooney was off.
With Manchester United completing the substitutions, the decisive battle that will determine who will advance to the Europa League semi-finals between Manchester United and Dortmund is really coming!