Chapter 62: Belle's Machete
Andy had already hugged Ryan Giggs, who was passing the ball to him, and didn't hear Martin Taylor's commentary clearly at all. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the box, old Edward proudly touched the glass with the smiling Paul Smith and drank the red wine in the glass.
Kelly Brooke heard Martin Taylor's words clearly, if it weren't for the need to maintain her demeanor in front of Andy's grandfather and agent, she couldn't wait to jump up and scold a few words, she had already had many competitors already thinking about how to firmly grasp Andy's heart.
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Andy's 25-minute goal in the first half inspired all the United players, and they dominated the game that followed, creating several chances in a row in the remaining 20 minutes, but unfortunately Hursp couldn't score under the high and low blocks, but the advantage of two goals was enough to make them proud.
Barcelona have been on the back foot under United's pressure, but they have combined to make a couple of long-range shots under Rivaldo's individual ability, but such shots are no threat to Manchester United goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
When the halftime whistle blew, the Manchester United players walked to the dressing room with smiles on their faces, while the Barcelona players, including coach Louis van Gaal, had a cold face.
Alex Ferguson was in a good mood in the dressing room, and after watching his players continue to play in the second half and praised Andy for the goal-scorer, he quickly walked out of the dressing room to make room for the players.
Van Gaal didn't get angry at the players in the visiting dressing room at this time, but once again focused on Cocu to keep an eye on Andy, and then he turned to look at Pep Guardiola with a calm face.
"Josep, we have to step up the attack in the second half, you control the tempo of the attack, no problem, right?"
"No problem, I'll play as soon as possible, coach!" Guardiola, who is accustomed to big scenes, replied confidently.
Van Gaal then turned to a disgruntled Rivaldo: "Riva use your skills to break through their defences, and I'm sure you'll pass them like stakes." ”
After receiving an affirmative answer from Rivaldo, Van Gaal raised his voice.
"Our offense is the strongest in the world, so in the second half you let these British grandmothers see our offense and use your skills to beat them!"
Van Gaal's voice made Barcelona a little sluggish.
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At the start of the second half, there were no substitutions on either side, but the scene on the pitch was completely different.
Barcelona played the ball into United's half with a couple of passes after kick-off, and Rivaldo continued to drive at high speed after dribbling past Paul Scholes, but instead of continuing to break through to Roy Keane, he slotted the ball across to Sony. Anderson.
Sony. When Anderson stretched out his foot to cut off the ball at his feet, Anderson gently pulled the ball to the side, avoiding the oncoming foot, and then pushed the ball forward and broke through directly.
When he came to the edge of the penalty area, he was about to shoot from distance, but after Stam blocked it, his right foot suddenly dropped quickly, and after taking a step laterally, he tucked the ball forward into the middle!
Rivaldo's tall and thin body suddenly appeared on the landing point of the football, facing Sony. Anderson's appropriate pass, Rivaldo did not stop the ball to adjust, but directly raised his right foot and shot angrily!
Schmeichel, who has always been brave, couldn't pull off another miracle in the face of such a powerful shot on goal, and he could only watch the ball sink into the net.
The 34-year-old veteran Schmeichel slapped his gloves heavily, judging the right direction of the shot, he reacted quickly, but unfortunately the ball speed was too fast, and he could only sigh to the ball. …,
Just over a minute into the second half, Barcelona pulled a point back.
At one end of the Old Trafford stands, a tsunami of cheers erupted in an instant, with more than 3,000 Barcelona fans waving their scarves, jerseys and hats in their hands, while Manchester United fans let out loud boos.
Now that we're ahead, how happy are you!!
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Soon in the 60th minute, the whole of Old Trafford erupted in cheers from the Barcelona fans again, and the entire United fans were collectively silent at this time.
A minute earlier, it had been Rivaldo again, who had broken past Roy Keane with the ball and entered the box, only to be tackled to the ground by the replacement.
Penalty - There was no doubt that Figo calmly smashed the ball into the goal of Kasper Schmeichel despite the huge boos of the Manchester United fans in the stadium.
2-2 draw, Barcelona equalized the score after falling behind by two goals in the first half!
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Andy was back in his own half and ready to kick off. It's not a pleasant feeling to watch the other party celebrate, and what's even worse is that after fifteen minutes of play, he hasn't even created a threatening attack.
In the fifteen minutes of the second half, Barcelona completely suppressed Manchester United on the field, and Andy did not form a few effective attacks under the defense of Cocu, who had already given up attacking and followed him like a nanny.
Of course, Andy wants the team to win more than his own individual performances.
It's just that Andy, who has always been caught in the opponent's strict defense, can only patiently look for opportunities!
After the restart, Andy, who received the ball, tried to use his breakthrough to tear down Cocu's defence, but it was not an easy task.
Even if he passes Cocu, Guardiola will immediately make up for it, and Guardiola, who is not very physical, will not choose to compare his body, but use his experience to firmly block his running route, and then under the attack of Guardiola and Cocu, Andy can only choose to cross the ball or pass back.
At this moment, due to Barcelona's all-round attack, Manchester United only has Andy in front of an arrow in front, so it is difficult for Andy to form a breakthrough on his own with limited support from his teammates.
But despite this, Andy still thinks of a way to break the game, and he doesn't believe that he is frozen like this.
In the next few minutes, his position became erratic, and in addition to running in the middle of the pitch often, he even came to the right on a couple of occasions to receive the ball.
Although his movement seems to make Manchester United's frontcourt formation a little chaotic, it also makes it more difficult for Cocu and Pep Guardiola to defend, and the two of them just run around with him.
It's really a response to a sentence, punching the master to death!
In the 65th minute of the game, Andy received a pass from Ryan Giggs and ran forward quickly.
Soon, Cocu and Pep Guardiola were coming towards him again, but Andy didn't choose to break through this time, but instead sent the ball to David Beckham with a cross-cross pass.
David Beckham's defensive strength was relatively weak due to his average breakthrough ability, and he quickly ran forward after receiving the ball.
After the pass, Andy directly began to sprint forward, Cocu could only follow closely behind him, but Andy with the ball at his feet could still catch up with his speed, and now Andy, who has no ball at his feet, has thrown off him 2-3 positions after starting.
There is always the same language and tacit understanding between geniuses and geniuses, and when Andy was about to run forward near the penalty area, Beckham, who was rushing forward on the side, passed the ball to Andy with a scalpel-like precision. …,
Stretching out his feet to stop the ball, Andy adjusted his posture and rushed forward, at this time his position was near the 30-meter area, and he was absolutely confident that he would score as long as he found the angle of the shot some distance ahead.
In the next second, Andy fell to the ground with the ball!
Pep Guardiola, who rushed out of the diagonal stab, ruined the attack with a flying tackle!
There was a loud shouting at Old Trafford, along with the referee's whistle.
At the same time as Pep Guardiola received a yellow card, United were awarded a direct free-kick from around 28 yards out.
"Look at you, David!" Andy, who got up from the ground, put his arms around Beckham and said.
David Beckham nodded heavily and walked to the penalty spot under the watchful eyes of the crowd and players.
Beckham didn't make much adjustment, and after a short run-up, he picked up his right foot and kicked the ball towards goal.
By the time Beckham kicked the ball out, many of the anxious United fans had already risen from their seats, as they had seen Beckham's cutlass penetrate the opposition goal countless times.
Moments later, a huge cheer once again swept through Old Trafford.
"David Beckham! Brilliant free-kick, Manchester United lead Barcelona again, the cooperation of two talented young people!! Martin Taylor's voice followed.
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After this goal, the situation started to turn in the favor of Manchester United, after all, there is not much time left in the game, and it is no surprise that United have a good chance of winning this game.
But aren't accidents part of the game of football?
In the 75th minute, the Brazilian once again played his world-class star value.
Rivaldo used his skills to break straight into the box, and the helpless Manchester United defender Erwin had to pull him to the ground.
A red card, a penalty!
When Barcelona converted the penalty again, Manchester United, who had one less man on the pitch, had to retreat in full.
Soon, after his form on the pitch became even more unfavourable for United, coach Alex Ferguson made a change.
Phil Neville replaced Andy Cole in the midfield.
Barcelona will certainly not be satisfied with a draw with one more man in the equaliser, and they will press the Manchester United defence frantically in the following period.
Andy, who was alone in the front court, could only retreat a little bit in this situation, and from the front court he began to use his speed and abundant physical energy to impact the opponent's ball-handling players again and again, hoping to use his pressing to grab the ball.
Time flew by, and neither of the two teams was able to penetrate the opponent's goal again.
At 93 minutes into the game, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Andy stood near the center circle and shook his head a little depressedly, he didn't expect the end result to be a draw, he thought the match was a sure win.
"Boy, swap jerseys, you're good."
A voice suddenly reached Andy's ears, and when he looked back, it turned out to be the Dutchman Kocu, who had been keeping an eye on him in this game.
"Okay, no problem." Andy originally wanted to collect the Champions League jersey for the first game he participated in, but now that people are kind enough to exchange it, he immediately nodded and agreed.
Quickly taking off his shirt and handing it to the other party, Andy found that his shirt was soaked with sweat when he took Cocu's shirt.
After politely shaking Kocu's hand, Andy walked to his teammate with Kocu's jersey.
"It seems that he won't have an easy time defending me." Feeling the weight of the jersey in his hand, Andy was in a slightly better mood.
The television camera followed the shirtless young man.
Two goals, one assist (a free-kick counts as an assist), and that's his answer in the first UEFA Champions League group game!
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