Chapter 227: Pursuit
It was also from the side of the push, but this time the bottom cross, from the right side of Kaka to the left side of Evra, the French fullback inserted in the back row and Nani did two consecutive wall cooperation, in the face of Abidal's defense, forced a foot cross, the football was blocked, still flew into the penalty area.
Van Bizhuang also started almost at the same time, sprinting into the box in an "S" shape, Mascherano reached for Van Bizhuang's shirt in panic, but Van Bizhuang's strong explosiveness was on full display at this moment, and the Argentine only caught a cloud of air. Mascherano hurriedly followed and rushed back to the penalty area, only to see Van Bizhang take advantage of the forward momentum and leap high.
The ball reached its highest point before it began to fall rapidly, with Puyol jumping again and Mascherano jumping into the box. Not only these two people, but Messi, who assisted the team's defense and had retreated to the heart of the penalty area, also jumped.
And it was in the front and back of these three people that Fan Bizhuang was stunned to "stand out from the crowd", and he shook his head first and smashed the ball towards the goal!
This time, Valdés finally made a save, but the result was clearly in vain, and the speeding football, from his right hand, rushed into the net!
The three people were sandwiched, but the result was still unstoppable, and Fan Bizhuang was wreaking havoc in his defensive airspace, and in the case of scoring a goal first, the opponent scored two goals in a row to reverse the score, which is a big blow to Barcelona!
Fan Bizhuang fell from the sky, did not look at the football in the goal, nor did he look at the sluggish and stunned nerves of Messi and Puyol and others around him, turned around and pointed his hands to the sky, but his body ran quickly, and then knelt and slid on the ground, and three deep scratches suddenly appeared on the lawn.
Wembley Stadium once again erupted in unparalleled cheers.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! The ball is in! Entered, entered...... Entered! It's still ...... that scores goals Fan! The same cross from the side, the same header for the top, Fan is like a beast that no one can stop, fighting for the top, domineering goals! 2:1! Manchester United are ahead! ”
"The sixteenth! Van scored his sixteenth Champions League goal of the season! He continues to write new legends! On the stage of the Champions League final, in less than half an hour, Fan played a brace, which is really remarkable! ”
"If that's the end of the competition, then I don't think there will be any more debates about who is the best in the world...... Fan scored two goals in the final, especially the second, Fan almost pressed Messi to score the ball, such a picture is easy to make people reverie - Messi is good, but Fan is even better, because Fan pressed him and acted recklessly......"
"From behind to ahead, it took less than twenty minutes for Manchester United to go from behind! Two years ago, Barcelona beat Manchester United in the final, and now the Red Devils are back, but two years ago, they are much stronger and they have a real soul...... That's right, that's Fan! Under the leadership of Manchester United's new king, Manchester United are firmly on their way to a fourth trophy of the season...... Steady and powerful forward! ”
The whole stadium was cheering and shouting from the Manchester United fans, Ferguson was jumping on the sidelines with his hands raised, the game was going on as he expected, he was right, Barcelona were strong, but with an attacking line led by Van Bizhuang, they had the ability to tear apart any team's defence!
These two goals are the best proof of that!
Of course, the outbreak of Fan Bizhuang in the final also made him full of endless confidence in the final victory!
"Well done!"
Ferguson clapped his hands and shouted to the field, at this moment the team will overtake the score, morale and fighting spirit are the most vigorous, he is not the kind of coach who takes advantage of the advantage and turns around, in such a good situation, it is the right thing to pursue while winning.
"Go on the offensive! Keep putting pressure on your opponent's defence! Don't give them a chance to relax! ”
Ferguson waved his hand and signaled for the team to continue to keep the pressure high.
In fact, without the manager's instructions, the Manchester United players are well aware that this is a great opportunity for them to "beat the water dogs"!
In the face of a top team like Barcelona, it is a rare opportunity to beat the opponent to a problem with mentality, and now, Barcelona has conceded two goals in a short period of time, and both goals are conceded in the same way, also in the case of adequate preparation, by Fan Bizhuang's strong smashing of the defense, this kind of blow, it is difficult for anyone to accept.
Sure enough, after the restart of the game, the performance of the Barcelona players obviously did not withdraw from the blow of conceding two goals in a row, and they were quite unwilling, and there were several unforced errors in the best passes.
To make matters worse, their formation began to become disorganized – the result of inconsistent thinking. With back-to-back goals conceded and the score trailing, the defenders felt that United were on the edge and wanted to defend well and survive the situation, while the attacking players thought they should try to score as soon as possible to equalise the score.
One side wants to attack, and the other side wants to defend, and the consequence is that the front, middle and back three lines are fighting separately, and the three lines are disjointed.
Manchester United seized the opportunity to take advantage of the opponent's chaotic position to attack aggressively, almost putting the front line in front of the midfield, maintaining the posture of besieging the opponent, and the wave after wave of attacks continued.
In the 27th minute, Kaka switched to the middle, advanced with the ball, and suddenly made a strong cold shot, grazing the post and going out of the bottom line, scaring Valdés into a cold sweat.
Three minutes later, Carrick cut in from the back to meet Van Bizhuang's return ball and shot from the line of the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by Puyol and went off the line.
In the ensuing corner, Carrick grabbed the first point and rubbed the ball to Rooney at the back post, and the little fat dun shot with the arch of his foot, although the angle was tricky, but the power was not great, and Valdés fell to the ground to save the ball.
In the 38th minute, Manchester United almost extended the score, central defender Rio Ferdinand assisted in the Barcelona penalty area, Kaka's pass went straight to the top of his head, Ferdinand shook his head, and the inevitable shot hit the crossbar and went off the bottom line.
"Oh my God, Manchester United's attack is so ferocious, Barcelona's goal is in shaky straits, maybe in the next moment, they have to concede again!"
"Is this still the Barcelona we are familiar with? In previous games, it was basically Barcelona who laid siege to the opponent's goal, but today...... Manchester United beat Barcelona to the point where they had no way to fight back! Oooooooooo......oo They came up again, and it was another cross from the wing......"
"A dangerous long-range shot – from ...... Uh, right wing-back Neville? Manchester United's attack is going crazy, and even the veteran Neville has come up and tried to shoot at goal, which is really ...... Barcelona was suppressed too miserably! ”
Pep Guardiola stood on the sidelines, pacing, waving and yelling, with an impatient look on his face. Before the game, he thought that the game might encounter some difficulties, but he did not expect that it would be difficult to such an extent, and his team was almost unable to fight back after being led by their opponents.
This unfavorable situation is not anxious, if the opponent scores another goal, then the gap will be further widened, the game will be more difficult - this season's Manchester United, whether in the league or the Champions League, has never had a precedent of being chased by the opponent by two goals, Guardiola has confidence in his team, but then confident, if he is two goals behind, he can only feel pessimistic.
"Hold on! Be sure to hold on! ”
"Get the ball down! Pass the ball fast and slow down the tempo with passing! ”
Pep Guardiola was yelling almost every minute and every second, and he was glad that although the situation was difficult and the goal seemed to be in danger of being easy at any time, until the end of the first half, Manchester United could not score again, and his team finally stubbornly persevered and saved hope for the second half of the game.
At this time, the game time had reached the forty-third minute of the first half, and counting the possible stoppage time, there were only two or three minutes before the break.
Manchester United has besieged so much at such a high intensity for so long, but it is somewhat regrettable that it has not been able to expand the score, but it is obviously impossible to continue the high-intensity onslaught at this time, so it can only be withdrawn and the intention of scoring is reserved for the second half.
The Barcelona players finally breathed a sigh of relief, the crisis was temporarily lifted, and now they were very eager to blow the whistle at the end of the first half, so they could go back to the dressing room, rest and adjust, and then accept the manager's new instructions, hoping to change the decline in the second half.
"No! It can't be like this! You can't give up a single bit of time, not even a second! ”
Unlike his teammates, Messi saw an opportunity at this time, Manchester United's long-term high-intensity attack is also a great drain on mental and physical strength, and they must be exhausted at this time.
After the halfway point of the first half, because Manchester United's attack was too fierce, Messi, who specializes in attacking, also had to retreat to the midfield to assist in the defense, so it was difficult for him to have any chance to perform in attack. At this moment, when his teammates wanted to enter the midfield dressing room quickly, he was keenly grasping the opportunity and wanted to fight as hard as he could before half-time.
Near the centre circle, Messi glanced back, then quickly turned and ran forward, sprinting quickly along the flank.
He knows that maybe his team-mates are tired, but there are things that are deep in the bones, whenever they have the time, the chance, Xavi or Iniesta, they can see it and pass the football to where it should be.
Sure enough, when Messi got rid of Carrick and appeared on the left flank of Manchester United, the football was passed by Xavi almost the next moment.
"Messi!"
"It's a counter-offensive from Barcelona...... Messi is sprinting hard! ”
A narrator noticed this scene and screamed loudly.
And then, the old man's voice rang out again, also with surprise. He saw a red figure, almost at the same time as the football was passed by Xavi, and it shot out like a sharp arrow.
"Fan! It's Fan!! He's chasing back! He chased back at incredible speed! ”