Fifteen minutes into the half-time break passed in the blink of an eye, and the live director gave the camera to the players' tunnel, and the first to come out was the Blues Chelsea, who were drawn to the final away signing.

As they entered the Luzhniki Stadium, the fans in the stands erupted in loud cheers, which were mixed with boos from the United fans.

It just didn't last long, with the interference of Chelsea fans and neutral fans.

It took about half a minute for the Manchester United players to come out of the tunnel and into the pitch one after another.

Immediately, all the fans and commentators who followed this Champions League final also turned their attention back to the second half of the upcoming Champions League final.

No one noticed that the night sky, where the stars could still be seen, had been covered in darkness......

"The players from both sides of the final have come to the pitch, which means that this season's Champions League final has come to an end, and as long as this score continues until the end of the game, then Chelsea will have a historic first Champions League trophy since the team's founding! But...... It's still up to Chelsea to hold on to the scoreline! ”

"Okay, the players on both sides are in place, they have already taken half of the game, and the referee Michelle has also put the whistle in his mouth, and the whistle at the beginning of the second half may be blown at any time!"

"The second half of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League final is about to begin, and the score on the field is Chelsea in blue jerseys and blue shorts 2:1 ahead of Manchester United in red jerseys and white shorts, so the second half time is very important for Manchester United, if they want to keep the suspense of winning the title, then they need to equalize the score in the shortest possible time!"

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As the players from both sides were ready, the commentators in the live studio began to focus on the pitch.

Referee Michel stood on the left half of the field where the host was targeting, the half of the Chelsea players who were ready to kick off.

Beep――

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"Slovak referee Michel blew the whistle for the start of the second half! In other words, there are only 45 minutes left in the final of this season's UEFA Champions League! Of course, this time is based on the fact that the two sides will decide the winner in the second half of the final, otherwise there will be 30 minutes of extra time, and finally ......"

Iello kicked the ball to Drogba next to him, and BBC commentator Lineker blurted it out.

In the second half, Chelsea did not take advantage of the opening to quickly launch an attack on Manchester United's half, but slowly advanced layer by layer, not in a hurry.

Chelsea are not in a hurry to attack, but Manchester United are in a hurry......

They are still behind and if they finish the game with that scoreline, they will only see Chelsea lift their fourth trophy of the season! No, if you count the Community Shield at the start of last season, that's five titles......

This is something that must not happen!

It doesn't matter if the league doesn't win the championship, after all, the league is a long season, and how can you lose such a decisive championship final?

Ferguson didn't allow it, and neither did the Manchester United players on the pitch!

Especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been in amazing form this season! He's been following in the footsteps of Iroh for more than two seasons, and he doesn't want to keep following it, it's not a good feeling! He wanted to overtake Iroh and let the other party try the chase......

Chelsea's steady play lasted for less than long, with possession changing hands a minute later.

After Manchester United won possession, they immediately threw themselves into attack, Cristiano Ronaldo made a simple wall-to-wall coordination with Scholes on the left side of the center circle and accelerated forward sharply, which caught Essien off guard, but fortunately the football did not come to this side, otherwise he would have really made a threatening attack.

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Since there were no substitutions on either side before the start of the second half, there was no need for the players on the pitch to adapt.

The tempo of the game slowly picked up as United consciously intensified their attack.

Although Chelsea consciously wanted to slow down the pace of the game, they had no choice but to change the pace of Manchester United's attack and defense too quickly, and had to passively speed up their attack and defense rhythm.

Seeing this, Mourinho's brows furrowed.

Because...... This does not bode well.

His idea was to settle down the tempo in the first fifteen minutes of the second half and drain United's patience, and then it would be a good opportunity for Chelsea to extend their scores, but ...... At half-time it was too underestimated Ferguson's determination to equalise.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were significantly more combined in the second half than in the first.

Whether Cristiano Ronaldo was on the left or on the right, Rooney had a change in his position.

It was clear that both men were consciously keen to replicate the goal that had equalised in the first half.

However, the Chelsea defenders were very focused during this time, and Cech's play was enough to ensure that the goal was kept in the net.

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The defensive strategy of the two sides in the second half of the final was basically the same as the first half, and there were no full-time defensive players to mark the opponent's most threatening offensive players.

So both Aelo and Cristiano Ronaldo had plenty of attacking chances at the start of the second half, but none of their team-mates in the middle turned their passes into goals.

In the blink of an eye, the game had reached the tenth minute of the second half.

The tempo of Chelsea and Manchester United shifted so quickly that the fans were unaware of the past ten minutes in the blink of an eye.

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The two sides still did not choose to make substitution adjustments, and it was obvious that they were still satisfied with the players on the field.

When everyone thought that the second half of the game would continue with a quick transition between attack and defense between the two sides in the final, Manchester United suddenly changed their attacking style and suddenly made a force.

In the 12th minute of the second half, which was the 57th minute of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo received a ball from Scholessai on the left side of his attack, about 30 meters from the baseline.

Suddenly, Ballack and Malouda came up violently, so Cristiano Ronaldo did not stick to the ball, and directly used the arch of his foot to make the ball to Rooney, who retreated to respond, and then thrust forward, making an illusion of a two-on-two collision with the wall.

And Rooney also consciously shifted his body to the right, a prelude to a two-over-two wall-to-wall combination with obvious intentions.

The intention was too 'obvious', so Ballack and Malouda quickly closed the distance, ready to close the door for a defensive attack.

But when they were halfway through the gate-to-door defense, they found ...... Something is wrong!

It stands to reason that if Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for a one-two collision with Rooney, shouldn't there be a physical contact?

Ballack, sensing the slightest inappropriateness, hurriedly looked behind his right side and saw Cristiano Ronaldo turn the ball sideways.

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The camera goes back a second and a half to a second.

After Cristiano Ronaldo gave the ball to Rooney, he slammed forward, Ballack and Malouda had developed a subconscious turning movement in the first few minutes, so in this defense, they noticed that Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney were colliding with the wall and immediately turned around, so ...... It was used by the former.

Cristiano Ronaldo's outstretched left foot landed on the ground and kicked the ground violently, twisted and turned, and the outstanding explosiveness was vividly displayed in this moment.

At the same time, Rooney resisted the defense of national team captain John Terry, and used the arch of his foot to make the ball back to the forward path of Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned around, and then stuck to Terry's body, trying to complete the turn and enter the penalty area.

In order to avoid Cristiano Ronaldo, who was holding the ball, from giving the ball to Rooney in front of him, Terry chose to turn conservatively to defend Rooney, so that Cristiano Ronaldo, who received Rooney's pass, was unmarked.

"-Danger! Cristiano Ronaldo is now unmarked!! Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker exclaimed after seeing the scene.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball sideways and dribbled into the 25-metre area of the Chelsea defence.

This frightened goalkeeper Petr Cech, and while paying attention to Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot, he also yelled at his teammates at the edge of the box: "Watch defensively!!" ”

It was only then that Barak and Malouda realized that they had just been shot by Cristiano Ronaldo, but ...... By this time it was obvious that it was too late.

Makelele has no time to make a judgment on his mind, he knows the technical characteristics of Cristiano Ronaldo very well, and he will definitely shoot whenever he has the opportunity!

Sure enough, Cristiano Ronaldo's second trip was just over, and he picked up his right foot directly at the edge of the arc of the penalty area and put on a long-range shot.

"Cristiano Ronaldo - Shoot!!" At the same time, the local Manchester commentator clenched his fists and shouted.

Although Claude Makelle had made a flying tackle to disrupt Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot, all the latter's attention was on the football, and his goal was to score and help his team equalise the scores, ignoring Makelele's defence!!

The soccer ball flew like a cannonball out of the gun, straight into the far corner of the goal.

Petr's knee-jerk reaction was quick, but ...... Unfortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo's half-high ball was very powerful and at a tricky angle, heading towards the right post.

Worst!

Then, in his desperation, Cech almost clinged to the right post and slammed into the net.