Chapter 261: Advance to the quarterfinals with your head held high

Losing 1-2 in the first leg, Lyon will have to score more than two goals inside Old Trafford if they want to progress to the quarter-finals, so attacking is the only way for them to progress. As soon as the opening whistle blew, they immediately launched a swift attack, trying to take advantage www.biquge.info of the fact that the United players were not on the firm footing, and then they were able to take the lead.

In the first leg, they took advantage of the opening stage of the attack and almost broke the door of Manchester United.

But the wishes are good, the reality is cruel.

This is Old Trafford, not Gerland.

Under Manchester United's defense, Lyon's attack could not even pass through the midline and was tackled.

Manchester United, who had completed the tackle, immediately launched a counter-attack.

After Giggs broke down the left sideline to attract two Lyon players, he rubbed his foot lightly and the ball flew over the defender's head and directly into the left rib space of the penalty area. After the inserted Evra **** stopped the ball, he crossed in front of the goal. Dong Wang and Rooney, who formed a double ghost slamming the goal, failed to rub the football, and the football that slid through the door rolled directly out of the bottom line at the far end.

"Oh, Manchester United missed a great opportunity! The Lyons escaped! ”

King Dong and Rooney sighed regretfully, and then gave Evra a thumbs up in unison.

At the same time, there was a sigh of regret in the stadium, and Manchester United fans who were ready to celebrate their goals were hiding their faces and sighing. The Lyonnais, on the other hand, were lucky enough to let out a cheer there, but it was quickly drowned out by the sighs of the United fans.

The attack failed and almost conceded the goal, so it stands to reason that Lyon should slow down the pace of attack.

But they didn't, and after the goalkeeper kicked the ball they continued to attack without reservation, pushing forward with quick passes. After successive passes failed to break through the middle, Juninho distributed the ball to the feet of Ben Arfa on the wing.

In the first leg, Benzema and Ben Arfa played very poorly under Yu Liang's defense. However, in this game, their head coach Perrin still gave them full trust, and the two started together.

Ben Alpha quickly broke down the touchline, but soon struggled to find his way under pressure from Brown and Scholes.

With the hard lessons of the first leg, Ben Alpha played smart.

When he was on the verge of a dead end, he immediately knocked the ball across the middle and ran for an opportunity.

"Ben Arfa passed the ball to Benzema, and Yu Liang defended it......"

The commentator's voice suddenly raised a few points, and Benzema was embarrassed in the first leg under Yu Liang's defense.

Obviously, the collision between the two of them is full of highlights.

However, to everyone's disappointment, the showdown between the two did not take place. Instead of attacking the ball, Benzema sent a long diagonal pass to Ben Arfa, who ran out of space, and at the same time went straight into the box himself.

Yu Liang also rushed towards the penalty area without hesitation, and while stepping forward, Yu Liang also observed the situation on the side, only to see Ben Arfa dodge the gap and cross, and the ball went straight to the front point. Yu Liang immediately reached out and pulled Benzema, and then jumped ahead of Benzema to clear the ball out of the bottom line, and the referee gave a corner.

Benzema immediately complained to the referee there, although he could not change the result of the decision, but at least he could give the referee a wake-up call.

Lyon's corner did not threaten United's goal, Rio Ferdinand headed straight out of the box, Scholes controlled the ball from outside the box, and Giggs launched a counter-attack with a diagonal pass to the wing.

King Dong, who stayed near the center circle and waited for an opportunity to counterattack, turned and cut forward as soon as Scholes passed, and his excellent explosiveness and speed allowed King Dong to quickly get rid of the two defenders left behind by the Lyon team. Giggs, who advanced on the wing, did not hesitate to send the ball in front of King Dong with a long diagonal pass.

King Dong, who made great strides to catch up with football, directly formed a single-knife trend.

After dribbling the ball to the front of the penalty area, King Dong raised his foot and fired a powerful volley. Although the goalkeeper of the Lyon team judged the right direction, in the face of King Dong's powerful shot, all the saves seemed so futile.

The soccer ball smashed into the net, sending off a white wave.

The silent Old Trafford stadium immediately boiled over.

After the excited fans let out a huge cheer, they shouted the name of King Dong in unison, and the momentum was extremely huge.

King Dong, who completed the goal, did not stop his pace, rushed to the sideline and stuffed his thumb directly into his mouth. The intention of this celebration was very obvious, he wanted to dedicate this goal to his unborn child.

After the United players sent their blessings, the game started quickly.

For Alex Ferguson, the series is over. Not only do they have two away goals, but they are now two goals ahead of their opponents. Lyon will have to score three goals in the next period if they want to progress. Playing three goals in Old Trafford doesn't seem to have been done yet.

However, Alain Perrin does not want to end his Champions League journey like this.

He accepted that Lyon's biggest task was to make a bigger breakthrough in the Champions League.

So after conceding the ball, he immediately went to the sidelines and kept making a forward gesture - attack! There was only one way left for him to go!

So there was a scene inside Old Trafford that Manchester United fans couldn't believe it.

Lyon squeezed Manchester United into the half with a frantic attack.

Although Lyon have an absolute advantage in terms of the situation, the clear message from the big screen in the stadium is that Manchester United are 1-0 up.

During this time, Yu Liang became the busiest person.

Not only do you have to keep an eye on Benzema in the middle, but sometimes you have to pull to the side to help defend.

What's even worse is that Benzema is not like the first leg of the game, he has become a lot more active in this game, and he keeps running and passing to complete the attack, making Yu Liang unguardable.

Fortunately, in the united defence, Lyon was not able to break through the door of Manchester United.

At the end of the first half, United were still 1-0 up over Lyon.

In the second half, Ferguson made the first change to replace Paul Scholes and replaced Carrick.

Carrick's presence added to United's midfield's interception prowess, and Lyon's ferocity was even more away from scoring. As the game entered the final 30 minutes, Lyon's hopes of advancing were getting slimmer and the players' hearts began to become more impatient, with Benzema and Ben Arfa usually choosing to go it alone after receiving the ball in front. This impatience on their part exacerbated Lyon's course of failure.

In the 73rd minute, Benzema broke through Yu Liang in the middle, and Yu Liang didn't even give Benzema a chance to foul, and launched a counterattack with a long pass. Cristiano Ronaldo made a cross after a series of breakthroughs on the right side, and Rooney shoveled into the net in the middle, 2-0.

Wayne Rooney's goal shattered Lyon's confidence as they were unable to organise a decent attack in the final 20 minutes, and United slowed down their attacking tempo as they beat visiting Lyon 2-0 at home to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League 4-1 on aggregate. (To be continued.) )