Chapter 276: Expanding the Advantage

The referee officiating this match is the Italian referee Rizzoli, who has become famous in world football in recent years and has officiated the key matches of the World Cup, and is known for being good at controlling the situation on the field. Obviously, UEFA also expected this match to not be too dull, and the four quarter-finals were the most unexpected in this one.

Everything was ready, Rizzoli whistled, and the second leg of the clash between Atletico Madrid and Manchester United officially began, with Atletico Madrid, playing at home, taking the lead in the first half.

Fellaini and the first time from the diagonal front like Wen Zhihao pounced, Wen Zhihao had already noticed his move, did not pause at his feet, directly forward to pass the half-high ball, Fellaini's movements were obviously a step slower, but he did not close his feet when he obviously could not touch the ball, and the sliding shovel directly kicked Wen Zhihao's feet, causing Wen Zhihao to fall to the ground in response.

"Hey, Wen Zhihao was tackled, Fellaini's action has obvious intentionality, but the attack is favorable, and the game continues."

The Wanda Metropolitano Stadium immediately booed, and Atletico fans were very unhappy with the action.

Rizzoli kept an eye on the situation until the ball was blocked by a Manchester United player on the touchline and he immediately ran towards the place where the incident had just occurred.

However, Rizzoli did not pull out a yellow card, but only verbally warned Fellaini in a serious manner.

He Wei said with a little dissatisfaction: "Rizzoli's punishment this time is merciful!" ”

Garcia was not so polite, and directly protested loudly: "This shouldn't be given a yellow card? Wen had already scrambled to pass the ball but Fellaini didn't...... Maybe he didn't intend to stop at all. Rizzoli's good temper is pampering the Manchester United players. More serious fouls will follow. ”

Fellaini's movements were tinged with dismounting. It's a pity that he still doesn't know Wen Zhihao well enough, he is inspired to fight, this is the existence that really gives the opponent a headache.

After playing ten minutes in the opening game, Wen Zhihao had already noticed that Manchester United took special care of him, in addition to letting Fellaini limit himself, the two backs, whether Pogba or Nemanja Matic, were ready to make up for the defense at his side at any time.

Despite this, Wen Zhihao unexpectedly chose a 1V2 head-on breakthrough, letting the opponent know that it is definitely not so simple to defend himself, and the sharpness of killing the opponent in the opening stage.

Wen Zhihao's approach was simple, taking advantage of the change in rhythm of his body's pause and then acceleration to suddenly a ball split, and the ball slipped between Fellaini's legs. Pogba behind him wanted to put a shovel for the first time, but after Wen Zhihao poked the ball over, he did not overtake the ball directly from the outside, but ran from the opposite direction to the sideline, and began to accelerate from the other side to fight for speed with the opponent, just like Bale's 70-meter sprint of "passing to himself three seconds later", the acceleration of the ball in the middle was exactly the same as that of KO Alves. Even Wen Zhihao's dribble was even more exciting, not only avoiding Pogba's tackle, but also using his speed to catch up with Fellaini ahead of him. At the same time, he passed two world-class midfielders.

Atletico fans almost jumped on their seats and chanted, and even Sky Sports legend Joe Kruka forgot his position for a moment and applauded Wen Zhihao's shooting.

He Wei was of course even more excited, commenting that the decibel was about to burst the eardrums of the CCTV backstage staff.

"Ahh Wen Zhihao staged a Bell-style pass! Manchester United's midfield defence is in vain! ”

"A breakthrough for the clouds! Wen relied on his personal ability to revive the dead end! Four-on-four front-court. Absolute chance for Atletico! "Garcia looked quite confident.

Simeone and Boggs also stood up, staring at the field with burning eyes.

Right-back Valencia did not come up to scounce for the first time, Wen Zhihao's ability made him very jealous, observed the situation on the field, he chose to fight and retreat, and at the same time had a quick eye contact with Smalling, and waited until Wen Zhihao advanced to the core, and the two stepped forward at the same time to ensure that Wen Zhihao's feet could be cut off.

This approach is much more mature than the average level of defenders, but the offensive player is always the one who has the initiative, and before he reached the front of the big penalty area, Wen Zhihao gave a diagonal pass from between the two, and the forward arrow Costa got rid of Rojo's entanglement and appeared in front of the goal!

Atletico fans all stood up in an instant, and a top scorer appeared in front of goal from close range, and anyone with a little football knowledge knew that it was almost a must.

De Gea made a save, but there was nothing he could do from such a close distance.

β€œGOOOOOAL!!! This goal was enough to kill the suspense of the game! Atletico are already 2-0 on aggregate and are getting closer to reaching the last four of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons. ”

Although the game lasted less than twenty minutes, Garcia was already in the coffin.

He Wei and Xu Yang were also excited, thinking that Chinese fans ridiculed Manchester United today's "beautiful front, De Gea in the back", Xu Yang couldn't help but ridicule: "Even De Gea can't save Manchester United now." ”

"Yes, against Atletico Madrid, even the picturesque attack is ineffective." He Wei poured another handful of salt on United's wounds.

Wen Zhihao enjoyed the cheers of the fans and hugged his teammates to celebrate the goal, while Pogba and Fellaini felt quite annoyed on the side.

Even, a little annoyed and angry.

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After the game restarted, Atletico Madrid, who led by two goals on aggregate, took the initiative to slow down the tempo, and Manchester United's formation took the initiative to press forward and press Atletico Madrid high.

Atletico have significantly increased the proportion of passes at the back, starting to use simple and direct long passes, using Costa as a bridgehead to attack.

Wen Zhihao is more running without the ball during this time, frequently acting as a receiving point in the midfield and backfield, Fellaini conscientiously acts as Wen Zhihao's "bodyguard", following Wen Zhihao as a shadow, as long as Wen Zhihao receives the ball, no matter which area it is, Fellaini's 1.9 meter physique will definitely hit it as soon as possible, if you can't block Wen Zhihao's pass, then tackle, or use both hands and feet.

Mourinho watched Fellaini's movements and always felt unsure. Although close pressing is his own tactical requirement, Fellaini's performance is too much!

A long-distance sliding tackle on Wen Zhihao in the opponent's backfield is beyond the normal range of the defense.

The protests at the scene grew louder and louder, and Rizzoli finally couldn't take it anymore and showed Fellaini a yellow card.

However, Chinese fans did not buy it, and there was a foul of this magnitude in the opening game, and Rizzoli did not say anything. According to the criteria of this decision, Fellaini should now be sent off with two yellows and one red.

He Wei said indignantly: "Oh? It turned out that Rizzoli's yellow card was in his pocket, and I thought he forgot to bring it today! ”

Garcia folded his hands: "Thank goodness! Finally there was a yellow card. Looking at the way Win fell to the ground, I really doubt that Rizzoli was deliberately waiting until he had a broken leg before he pulled out his cards. ”

Sky Sports' Joe Kruka exonerated Rizzoli and Manchester United: "There is nothing wrong with Fellaini's yellow card, Rizzoli's penalty today is still fair, if everyone thinks that the referee will be merciful to Manchester United today because of Wen Zhihao's frequent falls." Don't forget that Rizzoli is from Italy. Where tenacity is the foundation of defense, perhaps in their minds, such fouls are not a big deal......"