Chapter 0081 Advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League
Rashford sat on the bench with excitement written across his youthful face as he and his team-mates awaited the whistle for the end of the game.
The big picture has been decided, and now even if it is overtime, there are only about five minutes left. The Liverpudlians, on the other hand, will need to score four goals to turn the game around.
United have gone from defending on the counter-attack to defending on the back line, while the Liverpudlians have launched an almost tragic attack, and although they know that the four-goal gap is insurmountable, they are hungry to score goals and they don't want to be shaved in this stadium.
However, to Rashford, this is nothing more than a death throe.
Then, in the Liverpudlians' attack, ninety minutes of regular time passed. The fourth official played the game's stoppage time.
There were three minutes of stoppage time at full-time.
The Liverpudlians continued their tragic attack.
Three minutes passed quickly, and finally, stoppage time was over, and referee Matic, who blew the whistle for the end of the game after Philippe Coutinho's long-range shot flew high into the stands.
The Manchester United players cheered as they beat arch-rivals Liverpool 5-2 in the quarter-finals of the two-legged Europa League to reach the quarter-finals.
Van Gaal, meanwhile, became the first United manager in the club's history to win six consecutive games against Liverpool, a feat that legendary managers Busby and Alex Ferguson failed to achieve.
However, when the host of Manchester United's official TV station commented here, the focus of the scene was on the young face in the corner of the bench.
Everyone knows that without the unexpected rise of this talented teenager, in this round of elimination, Manchester United will not say that the double opponent will be promoted, I am afraid that it will be lucky not to be killed.
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Under the camera, Rashford also showed a satisfied smile on his face.
However, no one knows that his smile is not only for his excellent performance on the field, but also because of the rewards issued by the football emperor system after the game.
"At the end of the match, congratulations to the host for leading the team to win and gain 500 XP. The host's current experience is 3250. ”
"The host scored 2 goals in this game, made 1 penalty, and gained 5 attribute points; Awarded as the best player of the game, 2 attribute points will be awarded; Complete the Brace achievement and award 1 Skill Point. The host currently has 8 attribute points and 3 skill points. ”
Rashford was stunned, made his own penalty, and then scored the penalty, can he get 3 attribute points?
This unexpected discovery gave Rashford a sense of surprise.
It seems that he can make more penalties in the future, and he should also grab the penalties made by other players in the team, so that he can not only score goals, but also brush attribute points.
With that in mind, Rashford got up and joined his team-mates to thank the home fans.
However, before getting up, he easily used 5 attribute points to increase his physical strength to 77, and as for the remaining 3 attribute points and 1 skill point, he let them stay.
In this way, Rashford's attributes have once again become:
Overall: 83
Archery: 85/85
Header: 67/68
Passing: 70/72
Dribbling: 80/81
Speed: 85/86
Bounce: 80/80
Standing: 85/85
Stamina: 77/77
Field of view: 60/63
Defence: 31/40
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Marcus Rashford was joined by Louis van Gaal in his post-match press conference.
Before they arrived, Klopp had already arrived.
When the coach spoke, Klopp criticized Van Gaal's conservative tactics, believing that Manchester United, as a world-class giant, and Van Gaal, as a famous coach, adopted such a passive tactic when the team was ahead, and it was simply not even a basic face.
Van Gaal hit back at Klopp's remarks, saying it was unbelievable that Klopp, as an adult, could say such childish things. In modern football, the pursuit is victory, not a duel, two people with guns shooting at each other, let God decide who wins.
What's more, is Manchester United really playing negatively? If that's the case, then what can be said about Liverpool's three-goal defeat to Manchester United over two legs? A negative Manchester United has already won Liverpool by 3 goals, so if it is positive, wouldn't Liverpool be even worse?
Klopp squinted at the triumphant Van Gaal, and the grievances in his heart can be imagined.
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After a sharp exchange of words between the two managers, when it came time for reporters to ask questions, the focus was on Rashford again.
Marcus Rashford was more polite, starting by saying that Liverpool were a respectable opponent who had caused huge problems for United over two legs.
Especially in the just-concluded game, Liverpool showed a fearless fighting spirit, which is worthy of respect and learning from any team. With Liverpool's performance, they deserved a goal, but unfortunately they were a little unlucky.
In addition, he is very satisfied that he can help the team double defeat and advance to the next round.
At the same time, he also said that being out of the Europa League is not a bad thing for Liverpool. With the depth of Liverpool's current squad and Klopp's play, it is difficult to fight on two fronts. Having exited the Europa League earlier allows them to concentrate on the league and perhaps compete for a Champions League spot, after all, they are now only seven points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with one game in hand, and they still have ten league games to play, and they may be able to reverse Manchester City, who are also distracted by the Champions League, to win next season's Champions League spot.
The Premier League has been played for 30 rounds now, but teams like Manchester United, Manchester City, and Liverpool have been forced to postpone some games.
Manchester United and Manchester City have both played 29 league games so far, with Manchester City on 51 points and Manchester United on 50, while Liverpool have two postponed games, both at home, against Everton and Chelsea. Now they have 44 points.
Watching Rashford talk eloquently, looking like he was thinking about Liverpool, the Liverpool fans in front of the TV hated it so much, and the guy who got cheap and sold it was the most annoying.
However, after cursing Rashford, some fans couldn't help but think, although what this guy said was a little ugly, but for Liverpool, it was not rough, maybe out of the Champions League, is it really an opportunity?
Rashford naturally didn't know the fantasies in the hearts of Liverpool fans, he was just ridiculing his sworn enemy at a press conference, turning around and forgetting about it.
However, when Rashford looked at the table at the end of the season, he was a little crying and laughing.