Aelo's long-range shot was of high quality, but it was a little pity that Van der Sar was in a good position, his body just moved two steps to the left at the same time as Ielo flicked the ball to the right, followed by a powerful long-range shot by Ielo, straight to the top right corner of the goal, Van der Sar subconsciously made a flying side pounce, and lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm.

Van der Sar rolled twice after landing and rubbed his right hand that hurt a little, and he also knew that the biggest reason why he was able to save this ball was because of his good defensive positioning, otherwise Cristiano Ronaldo helped the team narrow the score to one goal and then expand it to two goals.

Very thrilling!

"Ielloh's long-range shot is powerful and heavy, forcing Van der Sar to make a difficult flying sideways pounce!!" He Wei in the commentary seat shouted: "But I have to say that this is a very wonderful long-range shot!" It's similar to Cristiano Ronaldo's previous long-range goal, but it's a bit of a pity. ”

"Van der Sar's save saved to save Manchester United!"

"Shoot wonderfully, pounce beautifully!!"

"Ai's long-range shot is a wake-up call for United's defence!"

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After the football lifted the crossbar, countless commentators gave their own comments.

Instead of scoring the ball, Iroh didn't look frustrated, but spit out a mouthful of saliva.

Chelsea's attacking play was much more effective than before Ballack came on, and the addition of a point player in midfield made the transition between attack and defence much smoother.

Frank Lampard and Ballack can take turns controlling the tempo at times, and both have a strong ability to cut back, plus a precise long ball at their feet, so United have to weigh up when pressing the attack, and the threat is huge!

Iello is very free behind Drogba, with the entire central midfield being his area of activity.

This also puts a lot of pressure on Manchester United's defense, because Iroh's area of activity is very large, and too much attention to his close marking can cause a situation where less plays more locally, which will not only affect the overall operation of the team, but also cause chaos in the team's defense.

In the end, Ferguson had no choice but to choose the zone defense, and whoever was closer to the position would defend it.

Of course, there is also a precondition for this, that is, no matter where Iroh is, then there must be someone by his side to keep an eye on him, and he must not be given too much free space, otherwise it will be a disaster for the entire backline.

Both sides also slowly paid attention to the defensive table, so the score did not change, it was still 2:1, and Chelsea were ahead.

With the 70th minute played, Ferguson knew it was time to step up his attack, and he replaced Park Ji-sung, who was evenly matched at both ends of the pitch, with Nani, who was weak in attack and defense.

"Ferguson finally played the second card of the game and he replaced Park Ji-sung with Nani, which was a signal to strengthen the attack!"

Lineker said.

Guest Phil responded: "That's right, Nani's breakthrough ability is obviously much stronger than Park Ji-sung, which is an obvious signal to strengthen the attack, but ...... He has a fatal flaw, that is, he does not like to be involved in defense, which is why he chose to use the hard-working Park Ji-sung instead of the more attacking Nani in such an important Champions League final! ”

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Nani's arrival was immediate, using his excellent dribbling ability to make a difference in the attack, both on the left and on the right, and creating chances for Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in succession.

Minutes later, however, Ashley Cole and Branislav Ivanovic both settled into his attacking rhythm as United's wide attacks fell into a state of smudge again.

Ferguson glanced at the timer, the game was only in the 76th minute, and he was not willing to make a final fight with fourteen minutes left before the game, it was too risky, and he had to be patient against Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

At this time, United launched a dangerous attack.

Nani and Wayne Rooney switched places and moved from the right to the left.

After receiving a pass from Ryan Giggs, he faced the frontal defence of Branislav Ivanovic directly.

In the face of the tall and strong Ivanovic, Nani did not rush to break through with speed, but patiently showed off his excellent foot skills, but he was disappointed that he was unmoved by the continuous cycling, and then had to violently use the outside of his right foot to flick the ball out, shake the angle and pick up his right foot to make a cross.

He wants to take advantage of the change in tempo to shake off Ivanovic's defence.

Ivanovic pulled out his body because of Nani's cross and blocked the cross.

Seeing this, Nani slammed his picked up right foot towards the ball, trying to break through the baseline, and he believed that his fake facsimile buckle would be able to shake Ivanovic down.

But what he didn't expect was Ivanovic's second reaction was very fast, the center of gravity of his body quickly decreased, his left foot kicked towards the turf, the whole person shoveled out, stretched his right foot to block the front of the football, Nani fell forward because of inertia.

Ivanovic didn't make an agitated move to signal to the referee that he was innocent, because he knew that he had not committed a foul at all! With a fall to the ground, he flicked the ball to Mikel, who was standing on the right side of the defense, who got the ball and directly overplayed Ballack.

At this point, Frank Lampard and Luka Modric were separated from each other, both in positions for Ballack to pass the ball.

Ryan Giggs decisively stepped up to grab Ballack.

Ballack naturally didn't wait for Ryan Giggs to come up, he passed the ball directly to Modric, who pulled out the space, and then stepped forward to pick it up.

Giggs couldn't stop the car because he pounced too hard before, so he could only watch Ballack come forward to respond.

At halftime, Ferguson had instructed the Chelsea players who should grab the ball as soon as their side switched from attack to defense, and then it was to mark the attacking playmaker Modric, so after Ballack passed the ball to Modric, Carrick quickly pounced, even if it was a foul.

Only by staying where the football is can you guarantee that the team will not concede another goal before equalising!

However, Modric seemed to have eyes behind him, and made the ball directly to Ballack, who would respond, but Carrick couldn't hold his feet because he pounced too hard, so he had to continue to grab Ballack.

And Cristiano Ronaldo is also ready to assist Carrick in pressing Ballack.

It's just that Ballack has no intention of taking the ball to organize the attack, he knows that he is old now, although the consciousness is there, but the frequency and speed of touching the ball are slow, and he immediately passed the ball back to Modric who flashed Carrick.

Mourinho is very satisfied with watching the backfield pass a succession, this is one of the effects of his substitution of Ballack, one more midfield point can revitalize the entire midfield, and in the face of Manchester United's frontcourt, you can play a continuous 'two-by-two' and get more space.

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"Wonderful two-to-two in a row!"

With Clive Walker's chanting, Modric took the ball and turned in one go.

This also directly caused the last barrier in the midfield, Fletcher had a difficult choice, and he didn't know whether to turn around to find Airo or go up to grab Modric.

Of course, his biggest concern is that his top tackle will be easily flashed past Luka Modric, and then Chelsea's attacking line will face the entire Manchester United backline, which is completely detrimental to the safety of his own goal, and Iello is extremely good on the counter-attack.

Thinking of this, Fletcher didn't wait for Modric to come over, and turned to look for Iro.

However, at this moment, Modric found Airo with a long pass close to the ground nearly 20 meters.

O'Shea, who was standing on the right side of the center circle, hurriedly stuck to Iello to prevent him from taking the ball and turning around, but Iroh didn't have the idea of taking the ball and turning around, and he stepped on the football with his back to O'Shea.

Fletcher's distance is getting closer, he is waiting for reinforcements!!

Drogba was so confined by Leo Ferdinand and Vidic that he couldn't match up with Iro.

If Iello tries to break through, then United will use a foul to stop the attack, which is not advisable.

With five metres left in Fletcher, Ello's left elbow was on O'Shea's side, pushing back with the push of each other to get the ball out of the way to Modric in front of him.

Fletcher was looking to defend Elo, but then he had to turn around to defend Modric, because it was already in his own half, and it would be very dangerous to let the opposition's core players control the ball unmarked.

In particular, Modric also has a powerful long-range shot that does not match his body!

Drogba and Iro's forward steps would have stretched United's entire backline to 30 metres, but Luka Modric was a little hesitant to get the ball, as Iroh and Drogba were both close together and passing the ball was not a good option.

At this time, Ballack, who had not been on the field for a long time, actively stepped forward to participate in the assist, and Modric passed the ball without hesitation.

However, it also represents a stillborn Chelsea fast attack.

This scene also made Ferguson on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief.

Chelsea fans in the stands thought they would pose enough threat on the counter-attack, if not to score, but at least to get a shot on goal, right? But the result was disappointing......

The shouts that erupted also fell down in an instant, like a deflated ball.

Ballack kept the ball and played a long pass to Drogba, who was parallel to the last United defender, Nemanja Vidic, who used his physical strength to get stuck on the run and then pushed Vidic back at the top of the box.

Drogba's return to the top coincided with Elo's forward line, with O'Shea two beats slower due to space and another centre-back, Leo Ferdinand, defending head-on.

O'Shea and Leo Ferdinand are ready to make dumplings!

And with the pressure comes in!

But Iroh's brain suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he quickened his pace, stabbed his left foot hard under the landing point of the football, and then slammed it directly towards the football.

"Bang-!!"

A muffled sound is particularly crisp in the sound of the Olympic Stadium in Rome, like a sudden burst of thunder in the quiet field, eye-catching!