Chapter 731: The Man
The intensity and excitement of the game, in the eyes of onlookers, is declining dramatically.
Professional players have amazing cardio and far more physical fitness, but after this 95-minute battle, the 22 men on the turf in the middle of the Juventus Arena have already reached their limit.
After the centre-backs have traveled more than 10,000 metres, the so-called extra-time is more of a contest of will, spirit and, of course, luck.
In the 12th minute of the first half of extra time, in the 102nd minute of the game, Bonucci broke Mbappe's breakthrough and quickly passed the ball, Juventus midfielder instigated an offensive, Pjanic passed the ball behind Mbappe, and Alves accelerated to overtake the opponent and control the ball first.
Higuain's run in front of the box attracted two midfielders, Cuadrado cut across the line to lead Mendy's defence, and Alves didn't hesitate to dribble the ball directly down the right.
Li Liang, who was far in front of the Juventus penalty area, ran all the way back to defend - even if his legs were getting tighter and tighter, he still had no reservations.
He saw Alves suddenly slow down and immediately realized that something was wrong!
Li Liang soon saw that in addition to Cuadrado in front and Iguaj in the middle, Mandzukic was rushing into the penalty area at high speed along the left side!
Li Liang, who had already run back to the backyard, shouted: "Back point, be careful back point!" β
Alves, who had completely slowed down, did not pass back to Pjanic as expected by Mbappe, who was struggling to visit behind him, and all the Monaco players in the penalty area, and the Brazilian kicked directly from the corner of the penalty area nearly 10 meters away!
The ball makes a strong arc and flies high to the back post!
Li Liang, who was still running desperately, had not yet run to the penalty area, when he saw Mandzukic squeezing Raj out of the way and seizing a favorable position!
When the ball fell, Mandzukic just entered the small penalty area, and the Croatian air tyrant didn't even jump during the run, and directly met the ball with a rapid spin and rushed to the top!
Subaic on the goal line desperately moved into place to make a maximum save, and the ball was saved by him and bounced high, just in front of Mandzukic, who continued to rush forward -
The Juventus centre-forward did not miss the opportunity, and in the face of Subasic who had fallen to the ground and was unable to resist any longer, he jumped up and swept the ball into the goal with an unconventional movement of his foot!
The audience roared with joy, and Mandzukic strode towards Alves, who assisted, and excitedly picked up the Brazilian high!
Even Gianluigi Buffon rushed from the back, and all the Juventus players rushed together!
Monaco's goal was almost repeated, with Juve's assistant coaches and substitutes all frantically entering the pitch and crowding and shouting.
SubaΕΎiΔ lay on his back and gasped, Raj knelt on the turf with his hands on his hands, and Mendy sat directly on the ground, the disappointment and frustration that almost broke down the rest of the Monaco squad.
Li Liang gasped for breath, and he stood in place to see the referee whistle and wave his hand to signal that the goal was valid.
In the 113th minute of the game, Mandzukic kicked the head and turned Alves' assist into the final goal, helping Juve chase the score to 2:2, and the aggregate score has been 4:3 ahead of Monaco!
Allegri clapped vigorously and loudly told the disciples on the field to make tactical adjustments immediately.
Jardim and his assistants remained motionless, with a huge disappointment completely enveloping the visiting bench.
Lippi shook his head: "Monaco's defense is still too inexperienced, and there must be no gap in passing for a player like Alves in any position!" β
Pep Guardiola shook his head: "It's a pity, it seems that Juventus is more capable of seizing opportunities!"
Well, this year's champions will be born in Juventus and a Spanish team! β
Seeing that Li Liang pulled his teammates up from the ground one by one in the picture, Messi also hugged his head with both hands in disappointment.
He Wei was stunned for a long time before he said with difficulty: "The brief distraction of the Monaco defense paid a huge price, Alves started the ball directly from the side, Mandzukic squeezed away the defender with his physical advantage and outflanked the back point, and scored a goal with consecutive shots!" β
Xu Yang's voice couldn't hide his disappointment: "Jiang is still old and spicy, and Juventus knocked on the door of Monaco again with the same routine as in the first game."
Although there were nearly 20 minutes of extra time left, it was difficult for Monaco, who were close to exhaustion, to continue to attack with the same high-intensity runs as they did in regular time......
Judging from the 10 minutes before this goal, Juventus paid great attention to Li Liang's defense after the start of extra time, leaving him no more room to break through with the ball, and Li Liang's performance was obviously not as active as regular time.
Playing like this, it is getting harder and harder for Monaco to salvage the situation again! β
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The home fans sang again, and huge models of the Champions League trophy, slogans and flags for the march to Cardiff were once again waving in the stands.
The game resumed, Juventus once again resumed the heavy defensive 532 formation, and re-introduced the reinforced concrete chain defense system, and Monaco's counterattack was easily stifled.
Caldeira's nervous voice trembled: "Leonardo, this may be an illusion, they will use a short period of defense to temporarily consolidate their advantage, but it is not normal to retreat so early!" β
Yaldim's gaze fell on Li Liang in the distance.
He is also thinking nervously, although the hope is getting slimmer and slimmer, but now Monaco is only one goal away from re-turning the tables!
Jardim also doesn't believe that Juve will be determined to defend now, and the only explanation is that Juve are still very suspicious of that person.
They were worried that the person would still have the ability to burst out again and create another killing force with a rhythm and determination that surpassed the rest of the audience.
Therefore, Juve's retreat time depends entirely on how long that person can hold on!
Yaldim strode forward and loudly told his disciples to stay calm.
Li Liang was surrounded by Juventus players, and it became extremely difficult for his teammates to even pass the ball to him, and more importantly, his speed and reflexes slowed down significantly.
The referee kept looking at his watch, and soon when the time was up, the whistle blew for the end of the first half of extra time.
There is no break between halves of extra time, but out of humanity, the referee usually acquiesces to the use of the exchange of court to make brief adjustments.
Looking at Li Liang's increasingly heavy steps, Gaudino sighed: "By now, Li should have broken through the limit a long time ago."
In 90 minutes, he would have run between 11,000 and 12,000 meters, which is a pretty big number for him!
Can he still run?! β
Everyone was helping the players hydrate and relax their muscles, and Yaldim walked straight to Li Liang, looking at Li Liang, who was almost out of strength, the Portuguese had a complicated gaze.
The conversation around them stopped, and everyone's eyes were on Yaldim and Li Liang.
Li Liang finally spoke: "The first 3 minutes." β
Everyone was shocked!
He continued: "When it starts in the second half, I'll be attacking with all my might for the first three minutes and I need help from all of you. β
The stagnant picture came alive again, and the coaching team used the shortest possible time to rearrange everything again.
Li Liang returned to the court with difficulty, and he tried to keep a little bit of the energy that was leaving his body faster and faster.
Because he knows that the final moment that will decide everything is coming.