The Chelsea players were all attached to or behind Iroh and walked to the dugout, ready to listen to assistant coach Villas-Boas.

However, when they arrived, Villas-Boas urged them to change their spike shoes, and according to the stipulated time, there was only a five-to-10-minute break before extra time, and the specific time was under the control of the referee.

Looking at the spiked boots that had been prepared for a long time, the Chelsea players were in a great mood, which rekindled their confidence in winning this Champions League final! Because the Manchester United players not far next door were listening to Ferguson's next tactical ideas in a depressed mood, and the most important thing was that they didn't have spare spike shoes!

Maybe...... That's the advantage.

While everyone was sitting on the turf to change their spikes, Barak noticed that Iroh had not moved, so he asked suspiciously, "Ai, why don't you change your spikes?" ”

"Whoa." Iroh picked up a bottle of high-energy drink from the ground and lifted his right foot to reveal his long spiked shoes.

"When did you change it?" Barak nodded thoughtfully, no wonder when his teammates and opponents slipped frequently, Iroh didn't slip in the frequent emergency stop changes, it turned out to be changed a long time ago, but this is the problem......

"When you're reasoning with the referee......"

Ballack and Lampard rolled their eyes, but they were extremely impressed, under normal circumstances, the players would definitely not be able to suppress the unhappiness in their hearts, but Ielo was able to calm down and look further, so as to change the spike shoes when everyone was looking for the referee's theory, from this detail, it can be easily seen that there is no shortcut to Aillo's success!

- Jose said that in overtime, we must first defend and counterattack! Then wait for the opportunity to fight back, unless it is a great opportunity, and the attack cannot be more than four people! When everyone changed the spike shoes, Faria also learned from Mourinho and arranged the team's strategy for the next game.

All the players subconsciously turned their heads to look and nodded.

At this time, it is the wisest choice to choose to hold on, after all, the number of people is inferior.

However, what no one noticed was a noticeable change in assistant coach Villas-Boas's facial expression, from the previous eagerness to gloom.

……

Ferguson glanced at the disciples who came to the coach's seat, and instead of scolding them angrily, he clapped his hands and cheered them on: "Boys, the score is now 3:3!" There's no need to be sad about the results that have become a reality, because it's not worth it, it's better to clean up and fight for the next extra time, don't forget...... They have one less man to play, the goal just now is just their luck, you have to believe in yourself...... Half an hour later, it was still us Manchester United who held the trophy high!! ”

I have to say that Jiang is still old and spicy, and he knows what the players on the field are worried about, so he prescribes the right medicine, and those players who were still with their heads bowed and waists crossed and wooden expressions also raised their heads and looked at Ferguson.

"And ...... We were much better than they were, they played in an extremely tight FA Cup final six days ago, and we had been working for almost 10 days without any fitness problems! Cristiano!! Ferguson continued to cheer up the players before abruptly calling them by name.

"Huh?" Cristiano Ronaldo subconsciously raised his head.

"You're our biggest player in the final, so in the next extra time, you still have to rely on your individual performance to help the team create chances, no problem, right?"

Two seconds later, Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes lit up and he nodded: "No problem at all!" ”

"Good!" Ferguson adjusted the mental state of the team's most dangerous players to the best before he began to explain the tactics of extra-time.

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Ten minutes later, the referee on duty, Michel, blew the whistle to signal that the players of both sides of the final should go on the field for the first half of extra time.

Before going on the field, the players on both sides consciously drank two more sips of water, and after a game, the water consumed was also very large.

The live director turned the camera to the screen, and the most stunning players of the game, Iello and Cristiano Ronaldo, were in a cheering motion as they entered the pitch.

Immediately, it attracted the shouts of 80,000 fans in the stands.

I have to say that the exchange of core players before the life-and-death struggle is indeed attention-grabbing.

However, Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand's re-picks have gone unnoticed.

"Okay, CCTV, now you're watching the first half of extra-time for the 2007-2008 Champions League final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, and the players are slowly coming on, and the two sides in the final, Chelsea and Manchester United, scored six goals in 90 minutes of normal time, and the whole process is full of ups and downs, like a high-tide movie......"

Huang Jianxiang's voice at this time was obviously mixed with joy.

The commentators from the other live studios were also ready to set their sights on the first half of extra-time for the upcoming Champions League final.

'With Chelsea sent off one player in the 86th minute of the game, they were playing with 10 men, so it was likely that they would be holding the half-time and leaving the decision to God......,' said Andy Gray, opening his own statement.

Beep――

Just then, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the first half of extra time.

It was Chelsea who kicked off the ball and Iroh played the ball to Didier Drogba, who did not possess the ball and passed it directly to Frank Lampard who was standing in his own arc, and the Chelsea players spread out throughout the half. Since there was one less team member, it looked like there was a large open area when viewed from the air.

Extra-time is not a half-point difference for both sides in the final, because the slightest mistake will be doomed, which means that this season's Champions League final will be completely out of the way.

On the other hand, extra time made both sides conservative in the final.

Rather than going overtime to decide the champion and runner-up, both sides are willing to use penalty shootouts to decide the winner.

Therefore, the first ten minutes of the first half of extra time were played very conservatively, no matter which side controlled the ball at the foot will consciously pass horizontally or back, and will not force a direct pass at all, in their cognition, this is a very dangerous choice, if the opponent seizes the opportunity to break the ball, it will be a disaster!

It didn't take long for Chelsea to make the second substitution of the game, replacing the already overdrawn French veteran Claude Makelle with the energetic Mikel, who was 35 years old after all, and played a 100-minute high-intensity final, which was also unbearable.

It was only in the 11th minute of extra-time that there was a real threat from both sides, as Essien again made the mistake of conceding the goal in the first half of regulation time, watching the ball without looking at the man, and was once again headed into the goal by Cristiano Ronaldo from the back up.

Fortunately, Cech reacted very quickly, subconsciously made a side pounce, changed the direction of the ball, and Carvalho kicked the ball out of the bottom line with quick eyes.

"Whoa—" There was a huge exclamation from the stands.

'It's really dangerous, but Cech reacted so quickly, otherwise Chelsea would have fallen behind Manchester United in extra time and it would have been a fatal blow for them!!'

The local commentator in Manchester saw Cristiano Ronaldo's threatening header and finally regained his brilliance, and said excitedly: "It's Cristiano Ronaldo again!" He's in such good shape, it's just a little bit of a pity!! Otherwise, he will have this magical performance as the second player after Ai played in the final last season!! ”

Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the goal, was also quite regretful, pulling his hair with both hands, his face full of regret.

Chelsea are now one less man to play, the equivalent of the end of the crossbow, as long as you score a goal in extra-time, then the title is in the bag!

"Chelsea escaped!"

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After Essien made the mistake just now, the defense of Cristiano Ronaldo was much tighter, and sometimes Ballack would withdraw to the penalty area to help defend, which made the defense simpler, and now the rain has increased again, although Manchester United has a numerical advantage, but helpless due to natural disasters, sometimes there will be a situation where the emergency stop changes direction and slips to the ground.

BBC commentator Lineker joked: "It was Petr Cech who saved the team when Chelsea were in a tight spot, and God saved them when Manchester United were in full swing!" ”

Ferguson looked up at the sky at 45 degrees, looking at the raindrops like snowflakes under the lights, his face was full of helplessness, and the team was up with Cristiano Ronaldo's header, but he didn't expect the damn weather to be on Chelsea's side.

Could it be ...... Is it really a penalty shootout?

Soon, he rejected the idea and preferred to take the decision into his own hands rather than leave the decision to God!

So he took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to make a gesture at Ryan Giggs to strengthen the attack.

Be sure to win the game in overtime!

As Manchester United's offensive intensified, even Iroh recycled his left rib to participate in the defense, with Didier Drogba pressing between the opposing centre-backs and preventing them from fully participating in the attack.

At the same time, thankfully, the weather is still on Chelsea's side, and the spike boots play a good role in preventing slips, which is much happier than the frequent falls of Manchester United's players, so as long as they are in a defensive position, it is much easier to defend successfully.

The first half of extra time quickly came to an end, when the time reached one hundred and five minutes, the referee on duty Michel blew the whistle in his mouth, and without a second of stoppage time, he asked the two sides in the final to quickly change the venue and change sides to fight again.