Aside from the lightning break at the beginning, the pace of the game wasn't too fast.

After all, they have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, and for both teams, one step further will be to be able to go to the final of the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

And a small mistake can make all the efforts go to waste, so the best way is to be on the safe side, at least to ensure that you don't lose the ball easily, and don't make mistakes at will.

In addition, the two teams have played each other twice this season, and they are very familiar with each other, and at the same time they are jealous, so they are even more cautious, after all, if you do more, you may make more mistakes.

Even if Villarreal is at home, desperate to win this game at home, to make a good start to the Champions League final, but do not dare to be careless, to some extent, Manchester United is the favorite to advance to the final, their overall strength is stronger, and there are many stars, Villarreal is not daring to let go of the attack.

In the group stage, Villarreal does not have too many scruples, and when the place in the group has been determined, they can play against Manchester United without reservation, because even if they lose in the end, it will not affect the overall situation of qualifying.

Manchester United is thinking the same way,

But in the knockout round, with such thoughts, or after doing so, the situation will be very dangerous.

Since ancient times, the competition has been nameless, this is the truth, both sides are cautious, and no one dares to risk their lives, because if they are not careful, they will put themselves on the verge of elimination.

The same is true of this game, which is reflected in the state of the field, both teams are unhurried passing, unhurried advance and cooperation, while being wary of the opponent's defense and counterattack, patiently looking for gaps and gaps between the opponent's defense.

Van Bizhuang was also tepid since the opening shot was fired with an anti-aircraft gun, and his movement was positive, but he couldn't pose much of a threat to United's defence. Neville followed him like a shadow, Fan Bizhuang was not in a hurry, the game was still early, and the two sides did not reach the point of seeing red bayonets, so he just continued to run and took Neville around to "walk".

"The pace of the game was not fast, both teams were reserved and afraid of each other, and the temptation of both teams did not stop for a moment."

"The game scene is a little flat, but since ancient times, the competition has been like this, like two decisive masters facing each other, each is looking for the opponent's flaws, and the impatient side is the first to shoot, often falling behind."

"I can feel a fierce storm brewing beneath the calm surface...... Let's see which side has the better patience and which side will make the mistake first! ”

After half an hour of play, the home team Villarreal finally took the lead, and the game entered the first high. Tide.

For Villarreal, if they want to win the two-legged knockout round, they will have to fight for the victory at the Love Song Stadium and take the lead.

Generally speaking, the away team has a certain advantage, because the tactical strategy of the second leg can be adjusted and decided according to the result of the first leg.

The team that takes the lead in facing the opponent at home often does not have many choices, because the final result must be a victory, then there is only one choice, that is, attack, and then score.

Villarreal are congenitally inferior at this point, they can compete with Manchester United for patience, they can also have a smooth confrontation with the defending champions, but this situation is bound to not last long, United can accept a goalless draw between the two sides, but they can't.

So in the end, they still had to press out and attack.

Manchester United, on the other hand, can face it calmly.

Striking first may work wonders, but it is also possible to be the first to expose your weaknesses, with half of the pros and cons. But when Manchester United has always held back, Villarreal has no choice but to be the first to break the calm scene.

In the 32nd minute, Villarreal, who was slowly passing backwards in the backfield, suddenly made a force, Riquelme did not pass the ball back or knock back after winning the ball as before, but quickly pulled the ball and turned, and lightly wiped over the somewhat ill-prepared Hargreaves, who was caught off guard and turned around and wanted to reach out to pull the Argentine's jersey, but Riquelme's action was faster, and he immediately made a long pass after the breakthrough, and Hargreaves's pull was obviously meaningless.

The football accurately found Forlan who pulled out of the big penalty area, the Uruguayan shooter jumped up to head the ball, the football fell to the feet of Cazorla, Cazorla did not stop, directly knocked the ball quickly, Fan Bizhuang was a little elusive, he was originally cruising on the left side, but he suddenly appeared in the middle, raising his foot to meet the ball is a strong volley.

"Villarreal's fluid attack, Santiago knocking horizontally, Van striding to follow, shooting-"

The shrill voice of the on-site narrator just sounded, and soon stopped abruptly.

On the pitch, Fan Bizhuang ran quickly to shoot, but the ball just jumped off the ground, Manchester United central defender Rio Ferdinand was already in position, he jumped in the air and turned his back sideways, and the black and white elf flying out hit his back, successfully blocking Fan Bizhuang's heavy artillery.

'Manchester United defended very well and Rio Ferdinand seemed to have known that Van was going to shoot in this position and he was in the right position!'

'Villarreal's attack was really fast, but Ferguson's side had already seen through it! They know that the core character of the yellow submarine is Fan, and the most dangerous guy is also this teenager, and the end point of the attack will definitely be Fan, so Ferguson has already made targeted arrangements for this! ”

'I have to say that Ferguson is a really smart manager. Villarreal must make certain changes, otherwise, they will not be in small trouble! ”

Patrice Evra ran up and kicked the ball Ferdinand out with his back, and the alarm was lifted for the time being.

Fan Bizhuang looked at Ferdinand, who was running back after landing on the ground, then at Manchester United's defence, frowned, and slowly retreated.

He also realized that it was impossible for him to catch the ball, pass the ball, and shoot as easily as the previous two encounters. Just as Villarreal is familiar with Manchester United, Ferguson and his team are taking themselves more seriously and will do everything they can to limit themselves.

But......

The corners of Fan Bizhuang's mouth were slightly outlined and raised.

"That's more challenging, isn't it?"

Fan Bizhuang muttered to himself, his eyes burning like a raging fire.

Ferguson stood on the sidelines, his eyes shining with a strange look.

"Villarreal can't sit still, and it's going to be their attacking wave. However, as a submarine arrow character, whether you can still play well, it is unknown, wait and see......"

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As Ferguson expected, after the end of this attack, Villarreal did not shrink the defense, but used the team's three lines of premise, actively ran and pressed, and once they grabbed the ball, they quickly launched an offensive on the spot.

Fan Bizhuang is also more active, he is like a machine that will never get tired, roaming and running in any corner of the midfield, and Neville is his most intimate "guard", following him every step of the way.

Ordinary people will definitely be annoyed in the face of such a "follower", but Fan Bizhuang has long been accustomed to it, in the league, he has long been given such "special treatment" by various clubs, and in the previous confrontation with Manchester United, Neville has always been close to him, he has long been used to it.

His way of dealing with it is very simple, that is, running, running, non-stop, he is very young and his physical fitness is good enough, but Neville is not in his prime, the method is very clumsy, but it is an unusually effective result, he has used this method to "walk" Neville "can't stop", making the Manchester United captain disgraced.

I have to say that such a move is indeed very shameless, but Neville is helpless, he can only follow Fan Bizhuang to wander around, and dare not have the slightest slack, otherwise, no one is interfering, Fan Bizhuang can't say when he will break out, and the threat to the team's back line will be great.

What makes Neville feel confident is that his boss has foreseen such a situation and has made a way to deal with it.

In the 37th minute, Fan Bizhuang's continuous running made the panting Neville a little unable to keep up with the pace, Riquelme passed the ball over in time, and Fan Bizhuang easily received the ball.

Neville wanted to go up to interfere as soon as possible, but he was more than willing to slack off, in the previous game, Neville could only watch Fan Bizhuang advance at high speed, and this time, Neville was chasing and looked up at Carrick, the closest to Fan Bizhuang.

Carrick had already rushed towards Fan Bizhuang quickly, and when the latter saw the other party's menacing rush, he had a premonition of what the other party would do next, and quickly turned around to dodge, but he still couldn't dodge and was directly knocked to the ground by Carrick.

The referee blew the whistle and awarded Carrick for a foul, but did not mean to play a card, but only gave Carrick a verbal warning.

There were bursts of boos at the scene.

"Boy, I know what you're thinking, and I know you want to drain Gary's energy. This time, though, I don't think you can do it, because I, and my teammates, won't let you do it easily. ”

In the face of the huge boos at the Love Song Stadium, Carrick didn't care at all, nodded at Neville, dropped such a "cruel word", and turned to run.

Fan Bizhuang ran up from the ground, his brows furrowed, and then shook his head again.