Sir Alex Ferguson slapped his thigh and jerked to his feet, as if to say something, but sat down in silence.

The team conceded a goal and he instinctively wanted to open his mouth to criticize. But who to criticize? Who made the mistake just now?

No one made a mistake. Ricardo and Ronaldo just relied on their individual ability and tacit cooperation to crush Manchester United's backline.

It's not that I'm making mistakes, it's just that my skills are not as good as others.

Sir Alex Ferguson felt bitter in his mouth, but he quickly adjusted his mind. It's still early, and there's still a chance to get it back.

And this time away from home, he set the goal of a draw for his players, and he didn't expect to win. At worst, it's okay to lose, but you can only lose one, and you have to get an away goal.

It's not time to despair yet, and it's entirely possible to achieve the pre-match goal.

Manuel Pellegrini ran to the sidelines, and when some of the players came over to drink water after their celebrations, he immediately gave him an instruction: "Immediately switch from attack to defense!" Defend with all your might! ”

That's a good strategy.

As long as the team leads by one goal, they immediately shrink back and play counter-attack.

Manuel Pellegrini is not a big believer in the '1:0 doctrine', but what he asked of his players for this game was simple: 1:0.

After Manchester United restarted, there were no changes to the team as a whole, while Real Madrid had some confusion.

Although Pellegrini has a request, some players feel that since they have already knocked on the opponent's goal, why not take advantage of his illness and take his life and score another goal?

Some players feel that they must resolutely follow the instructions of the manager.

So when Manchester United was in possession of the ball, only a few people went up to press, and most of the players retreated, which led to the pressing and did not have any effect; When Real Madrid switched from defense to attack, only Ricardo, Ronaldo and Raul stepped forward quickly, and even Kaka was a little hesitant.

Of course, this confusion is only temporary, and after a while, the team will be able to unify their thinking.

But Manchester United are worthy of the giants, and they seized this fleeting opportunity.

In the 39th minute, Manchester United advanced to the penalty area with the ball and handed the ball to Wayne Rooney. Rooney turned and dribbled the ball past Guti's defence and distributed the ball to the right side. Paul Scholes stepped up to get the ball and found a brief moment of confusion in the Real Madrid penalty area, with several defenders making holes in the marking, and he decisively got his foot up and crossed.

The ball came to the middle, and Ronaldo, who was cutting in at high speed, had no defenders around him, he jumped high and headed the ball with ease, and the ball flew into the bottom left corner of the goal.

"Cristiano. Ronaldo Goalllllllll! Manchester United played a brilliant combination to break down the Real Madrid defence. It took only seven minutes for them to equalise! It was Cristiano's seventh goal in the Champions League this season, and he has scored in five consecutive games. He's simply unstoppable! ”

"There were a lot of people before the game who were looking forward to seeing Cristiano Ronaldo face off in this game. They weren't disappointed! Both of them had great performances today. Ricardo is worthy of being the Mr. Double for two consecutive years, and Ronaldo also has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or! ”

After Real Madrid restarted the game, they launched a fast attack. Ricardo came to the wing to link up with Marcelo and then cut inside with the ball.

After encountering a block, he picked the ball up the left and slotted himself into the box.

Marcelo cut in a cross at high speed and passed a half-high ball, which Ricardo slammed into his chest, passed Brown, and then raised his leg to shoot, and the ball hit the outside of the post and went off the line.

"Ricardo shoots! It's so dangerous, hit the pillar! The goal was only about 7 or 8 metres away, and United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar didn't have time to react. It's a pity that Ricardo was too much of a angle-seeker and didn't take the chance. ”

Ricardo's strike left United in the thick of the pack and they didn't dare to strike for the rest of the first half.

With a score of 1:1, both sides walked into the dressing room.

In the home dressing room, Manuel Pellegrini looked grim, first praising Ronaldo and Ricardo for their outstanding performances, asking the backline to concentrate on making more low-level mistakes, and then began to lay out the tactics for the second half.

'Now the opponent has scored an away goal, so if we want to qualify, we have to win, and we have to win by more than two goals,' said Manuel Pellegrini seriously, "In the second half, we have to attack, and then attack!" After taking the lead, you can't retreat all the time, you have to play possession! The hardness of the opponent's midfield is not enough, you all run for me and grab it! They will make mistakes, they will make mistakes! ”

After a few words of the outline, Pellegrini began to lay out his tactics in detail. There are detailed requirements for any attack, who holds the ball, who responds, the choice of crosses, etc. Finally, after looking at the time, it was not too early, and then he said to Ronaldo alone: "The Champions League is played to this extent, you must not be willing to let us be eliminated, and you want to continue to advance." ”

Ronaldo said: "Of course. ”

"Then please run, run actively, strengthen the pressing in the front court, strengthen the running position when we attack, and don't skimp on your physical strength! If you can't run, I'll change people. In short, we want to win! ”

Ronaldo was also reasonable at this time: "Yes, it's okay to sacrifice for the team, as long as you can win." ”

It's not that Ronaldo suddenly changed sex, but this time and that time.

At the beginning of the season, Pellegrini had just taken over and there was little to look forward to, and Ronaldo was certainly not happy to bow his head.

And the game at the beginning of the season was not so important, Ronaldo certainly wanted to win, but he wanted to play well.

And now that Pellegrini's position has been stabilized and he has a certain prestige in the dressing room, Ronaldo will not easily tear his face with him. And when it comes to fighting bayonets, everyone must have the consciousness of sacrificing for the team, even Ricardo does not hesitate to defend actively, and Ronaldo will naturally not be hypocritical.

At the start of the second half, Real Madrid launched a continuous attack, actively fighting in the front, and once they grabbed the ball, they counterattacked on the spot.

In the 50th minute of the game, Real Madrid made a successful steal in front of the court and handed the ball to Kaka's feet.

Kaka made a gesture to break through the right side of the penalty area, and after encountering obstacles, he played the ball out and handed it to Ricardo. Ricardo immediately sent a through ball and the ball was passed to Ronaldo's feet.

However, United's players have defended in place, and Ronaldo has no angle to get off his feet.

If he was younger and didn't get injured, he might have eaten the opposing defender raw and forced the goal.

But now, after all, he is getting older and his body is not as good as before after the injury, so he chooses a more secure approach and distributes the ball to the left.

Marcelo, who was inserted, immediately took the ball and curled with the outside instep.

I don't know if he wanted to pass the ball or shoot, the football went straight to the near corner, Van der Sar was unprepared, made a fatal mistake, and the ball bounced into his chest when he knelt down on one knee and bent over to hold the ball.

Ricardo arrived at this time, and without the slightest hesitation, poked the ball to the side. Ronaldo just stretched his leg in front of goal and the ball rolled into the empty net.

"Ronaldo Goallllllllll! In the 50th minute of the game, Ronaldo scored twice to help Real Madrid take the lead again! ”

"This game has become a competition between two young men, Ricardo and Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant header and Ricardo provided two assists. The rivalry between these two may continue for another decade, and fans born in this era are fortunate to be able to witness such a magnificent star competition! ”

"This game is getting better and better, and if there is such exciting content in the remaining game time, it will definitely be a classic!"