Chapter 572: Stadium Artist
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the second leg of the Champions League semifinals between Manchester United and Real Madrid officially began!
Although the media and fans were generally optimistic about Manchester United before the game, they still did not expect Manchester United to start amazingly well!
In just 5 minutes of the opening game, Liu Yun took the ball in the middle of the field and made an accurate long pass directly to the fast horse Qu Bai on the side.
Qu Bai gets the ball, starts, accelerates!
The wind-chasing boy from Huaguo is running! He rushed forward on the flanks.
Marcelo grabs!
In the face of the defense of the world's top full-back, Marcelo, Qu Bai was unusually calm. The experience of this season at Manchester United has already built up a lot of self-confidence! What if you're Marcelo? I'm not afraid of any world-class defender!
Qu Bai smashed the ball with his right foot and changed to cut inward!
The big-mouthed Dunphy exclaimed: "Nice incut! Wake up at five o'clock and train kids, GO! GO! GO!”
Qu Bai did not be greedy after breaking into the penalty area. He now knows how to create opportunities for his team-mates!
Mr. Five O'Clock decisively crossed Lewandowski and inserted it! The latter calmly pushes in the face of Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas!
The angle of this push is extremely tricky. The ball is in! 1:0!
"Yay~" The fans at Old Trafford are boiling! Scored Real Madrid's goal in just 5 minutes at the Teatro de la Dream! No one seems to be able to stop Manchester United's progress now!
Fat Bob said: "Manchester United's goal in the opening five minutes pushed Real Madrid to the brink! They had to score 2 goals in the Theatre of Dreams to play extra time without conceding a goal! ”
The big-mouthed Dunphy commented passionately: "Manchester United, which has Liu, Lewandowski and Qu on the front line, will never stop scoring goals!" Advance! Manchester United, send Real Madrid back home! This year's Big Ears Cup belongs to the Red Devils! ”
Lewandowski's celebration after his goal pushed the atmosphere at Old Trafford to a climax!
Lewandowski called Liu Yun and Qu Bai. Three Manchester United strikers, like LIL did last season, stood in front of the cameras. The three of them bent down slightly, pointing their fingers to the player number behind them!
"Yay~" The cheers in the stands of the Dream Theater lasted for a long time.
After scoring the first goal, Manchester United's morale was boosted!
Jose Mourinho is a wise man. He gestured to Liu Yun on the sidelines. The old lieutenant, who was the captain of the field, immediately understood.
Half a minute later, Rashford dropped back to a central midfield position. At the same time, Liu Yun retreated to the forward position.
Manchester United now have a two-goal aggregate lead over Real Madrid. In cup knockout rounds, a proper shrinking defence is sometimes a wise decision.
Compared with Manchester United, who have 11 people united as one on the field, Real Madrid's front court is full of contradictions.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are fighting separately. The ball that should be passed is not passed, and the wave shot that should not be waved. The performances of the two superstars in the BBC made Zidane off the pitch thunderous.
Zidane finally made up his mind - during the summer break, he must send Ronaldo, who is nearly 35 years old, to Serie A! The BBC is no longer the BBC that swept the domestic and European arenas in the past.
As SKY TV commentator Dunphy the Big Mouth predicted, Manchester United didn't stop the pace of the goal!
In the 29th minute of the first half, Rashford got the ball in front!
At this time, the old lieutenant Liu Yun stood at the front of the Real Madrid penalty area, with his back to the Real Madrid goal.
Marcus Rashford passed the old lieutenant Liu Yun. Originally, he wanted to do a two-to-one cooperation with the old lieutenant to hit the wall.
Who would have thought that Liu Yun directly picked up the ball with his back, and at the moment of picking the ball, he completed the turn! Turn around with a beautiful pick, and directly pass Ramos, the water master who defends him!
Liu Yun burst into the forbidden area!
On his front is Varane! Varane grabbed up, and Liu Yun suddenly turned his back to Varane to protect the ball.
The fans in the stadium were puzzled that the old lieutenant had already burst into the penalty area. What do you do when you turn your back to the goal? He could have chosen to shoot directly just now!
Liu Yun swung his right leg and made the illusion of passing the ball back to Lewandowski.
It's a feint!
Liu Yun brought the ball out of the direction behind the left support leg with his right foot! Cruyff turned around!
The old lieutenant Liu Yun used Cruyff to turn and pass the last barrier on the Real Madrid back line, Varane!
Facing Real Madrid goalkeeper Navas, Liu Yun is unusually calm! A bocce shot penetrated the door of Real Madrid again!
2:0! 29th minute of the first half! Manchester United leads Real Madrid by 2 goals!
After Liu Yun scored, it was still a passionate old lieutenant-style machine gun strafing celebration!
Mourinho in the stands raised his hands in the air, excitedly celebrating the goal!
The big-mouthed Dunphy exclaimed: "Pick the ball, turn around, turn over, turn to protect the ball, and then pick up Cruyff and turn around!" The old lieutenant's three actions are seamless! Oh, my God! The old lieutenant is simply an artist on the pitch! 2:0! If Real Madrid was still on the edge of the cliff just now, now Zidane's team has fallen into the cliff! ”
Fat Bob said: "The fans at Old Trafford have made a huge wave of people! Champions League final, the Red Devils are coming! ”
After Liu Yun's goal, Zidane sat back in the coach's seat with a frustrated face. He thought to himself: Real Madrid's Champions League journey this season may only end here. Damn, why was it Manchester United and not Real Madrid who bought the old lieutenant from League Two for 0 transfer fees in the first place?
Zinedine Zidane remembered a saying: United's successive managers were gamblers.
In the 1999 Champions League final, Ferguson's last-minute let go allowed Manchester United to stage a two-goal shocking comeback in the last two minutes, defeating Bayern Munich to lift the Champions League trophy.
Two seasons ago, Mourinho sent veteran lieutenant Liu Yun to replace the injured Juanmata in the Premier League opener, which was also a big gamble! What a big bet was it to field a 46-year-old guy in the Premier League opener?
Mourinho won his bet! In that game, the old lieutenant conquered Old Trafford with a shocking backcourt lob and conquered the fans! Since then, the old lieutenant has become an integral part of the Theatre of Dreams, eventually becoming the spiritual leader and goal-scoring machine of Manchester United.
Zidane didn't know that Mourinho was still afraid: if the old lieutenant hadn't taken the initiative to ask to be sent to the reserve to maintain his condition... Maybe he'll ever be just an old vase for the promotion of Manchester United's sponsors.
The score of 2:0 reassured Mourinho and the 80,000 Red Devils fans on the scene.
The Magic Bird, sitting on the sidelines, even began to think about how to play in the FA Cup final against the Reds and Liverpool.
In the second half of the first half, United were interested in strengthening their defence. Real Madrid, despite their aggressiveness, did not create any lethal goalscoring chances.
As Ronaldo's shot from the edge of the penalty area flew out of the bottom line, the first half of the game ended.
Manchester United leads Real Madrid 2-0 at home!
The aggregate score of the two legs is now 4:1! Real Madrid will have to score three goals in the second half if they want to qualify for the final. ”
On one side is Bale, Ronaldo, on the other, Hummels, Bailly, Bylerin, Felipe, Pogba, Matic... Scoring three goals in the second half was almost impossible for Real Madrid.