In the first half, Roma had a one-goal advantage, plus in the last leg, Roma also had two away goal advantages, Manchester United wanted to win Roma, only to score two goals to defeat Roma, so the shape shì is very beneficial to Roma, Roma fans and Italian reporters are very optimistic about Roma, at halftime, they are discussing the game.

Many commentators also believe that Rome has a good chance.

'If Manchester United want to get rid of Roma, they have to score two goals in the second half and they can't let Roma score again, which is a bit difficult for Manchester United, even if they have the advantage, but it's not easy to score Roma goals in this stadium.

There was a lot of support for this statement, after all, United also dominated the first half, but they didn't score, and from a point of luck the Reds also shot the post as if God were behind Roma.

But there's no denying that United's attack is dangerous.

In contrast, Roma are better at seizing opportunities, rather than attacking and counter-attacking how strong they are, because they have Zhang Tiehan, and Zhang Tiehan is too good, so Roma can lead Manchester United.

Manchester United's table xiàn is still very good.

"Manchester United also have a chance, as long as they can score as much as they can......" was the view of the English media.

At the start of the second half, United also started their attack, and the Reds pressed very forward, even more forward than in the first half, and it was clear that they were trying to take advantage of the start of the game to find a goal.

But Rome has its own cope.

At half-time, Drinel kept emphasizing the defense, and at the same time said that in the second half, Manchester United would definitely attack more fiercely, especially in the opening game, which was the time when there were the most mistakes, and Manchester United had the most chances, and Manchester United's style of play was predictable because they had no other options.

Sure enough, Manchester United started with the overall pressure. Roma players quickly shrank their defence and prepared for wave after wave of attacks from Manchester United.

With Roma holding on, it won't be easy for United to find good opportunities.

This gave Ferguson, who was watching the game in the coach's box, a headache, Manchester United had the advantage, but now in the game, the initiative is no longer in the hands of Manchester United. Now they have been able to control the ball, but they can't control the score, as long as they are behind, the only option is to attack, which is equivalent to giving the initiative to Rome, Rome will defend if they want to defend, counterattack if they want to counterattack, they can play however they want.

The only option for United to take the initiative is to score quickly.

But it's not just the attack that is causing Ferguson's headaches. In terms of defense, the opponent's No. 13, that is, Zhang Tiehan, still brings a lot of threats to the Manchester United defense, especially now that Silvester often has to insert assists, Ferdinand is a little unstable in defending Zhang Tiehan alone.

For Zhang Tiehan's defense, Manchester United sacrificed a Rio Ferdinand and could not completely limit it, which made Ferguson even more headache.

Looking at the tall figure who was active in his own half, the old man Ferguson really regretted it...... If he. is still a member of Manchester United, and now the headache should be the opponent rather than himself. And Manchester United will not fight to this point, 400,000 euros in exchange for a big enemy, and even directly affect Manchester United's Champions League, which is not worth it.

Compared to Stam, Zhang Tiehan's deal was the most unsuccessful.

Ferguson has a hunch that Zhang Tiehan will be the biggest stain on his coaching career. But Ferguson thought about it and felt that there was nothing he could do. At that time, it was not that he was unknowledgeable, Zhang Tiehan, an ordinary youth team player, had a conflict with C-Ronaldo, who had just transferred to Manchester United, and even fought in the stadium. Don't say the reason, he must support C. Ronaldo, C. Ronaldo has just arrived at Manchester United, and he must reassure the new players, especially the big stars of Manchester United in his heart.

And what about this tall man at that time?

He came from Manchester United's academy, and he didn't have much to show for a long time, so naturally he didn't put it in Ferguson's eyes, and he could only sell him for the sake of the team's stability.

But...... Why sell it? It's good to rent it out.

"I'm really old, and I always like to think about the past." Ferguson hurriedly shook his head and refocused on the game, after all, those things were in the past, whatever the cause, they had already happened, and what had happened was irreversible.

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on the pitch.

Manchester United started attacking as hard as they could, they had to score two goals but now they haven't scored a single goal, they have to try to score a goal first, otherwise they won't have any chance as time goes by.

Manchester United fights!

The midfielder is inserted, the full-backs are inserted, the defenders are inserted, and all the players are in the front, forming an encirclement in the Roman half, even if the football is snatched by Rome, they will grab it back as soon as possible and then put it into the attack.

Such a succession of attacks put a lot of pressure on the Roma defence, and the Roma defence looked precarious, with Ronaldo, Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Paul Scholes and even captain Roy Keane all on the edge of the box, and they would come with a shot whenever they found an opportunity, and the Reds had eight shots on goal just ten minutes into the second half.

Under this pressure, there was no cheering in the crowd, and the fans stared at the game without blinking, as if they were afraid that their goal would be broken in the blink of an eye.

They don't have any hope for the team to fight back, they just want the team to hold the goal. d

But there will always be holes in the continuous defense, and in the 61st minute, Rooney received a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo, and after making a one-two with Roy Keane, he kicked the ball directly into the penalty area, and Van Nistelrooy received the ball and shook in the box, suddenly turned and kicked the ball into the Roma gate.

The goal came so suddenly that goalkeeper Pellizzoli didn't react at all.

It wasn't until the football flew into the goal that he subconsciously looked back, only to see that the football was already rolling in the goal, and there was a burst of exclamations from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with the goal.

"Oh...... Ball, ball in! ”

"Fanny!"

"Van Nistrooy ――――――"

Finally, when the goal came, the England commentator, who had been depressed for a while, could finally yell out loud, shouting Van Nisney's name, as if he was excited for Van Nistelrooy's watch.

'Ruud van Nistelrooy, he equalised for Manchester United! It was a direct shot, but it was a sudden, cold shot. He made a shaky move to deceive the Roma defenders, and then Ruud van Nistelrooy sent the ball into the back of the net! ”

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After Manchester United equalised, they did not celebrate happily, and Ruud van Nistelrooy immediately ran into the Roma goal to hold the ball to the centre circle and urge a restart.

For Manchester United. There's no time to waste.

Although they scored one goal, it was actually Roma who had the advantage, and now the two teams are tied 3-3 over two legs, but Roma have two away goals, Manchester United have only one, if the game ends here, then Roma will eliminate Manchester United to reach the quarter-finals, and Manchester United must score another goal if they want to eliminate Roma. When the time comes, they have a score advantage, and they will naturally be able to advance smoothly.

Soon the game started again.

At this time, the mentality of the two teams is different again, at halftime, the reason why Roma is relaxed is because they have a big advantage, Manchester United must score two goals to eliminate them, such a big advantage in hand, they are naturally very easy. But now it's different, Manchester United have scored a goal. With just over 60 minutes and 30 minutes to go, Roma are shaky.

Thirty minutes, it really wasn't difficult for United to score another goal.

The media are aware of this, with the England commentator saying, "Roma now have to worry about how they will keep the goal......

The Italian commentator was also worried about Rome. After all, there are still thirty minutes...... As soon as United scored one more goal, the two teams immediately reversed.

The Roma fans in the spectators were also very worried, they no longer had joy on their faces, they just watched the game worriedly, and at the same time shouted loudly to cheer for the team. The voices of 100,000 people resounded at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, shouting frantically, singing the Roma team song frantically, trying their best to do what they could, hoping to help Rome.

The voice of 100,000 people, even the players who are used to seeing big scenes on the field were moved.

"These Roma fans are crazy...... Rooney sighed after a pass, he is also a world-class star, but he has only experienced Everton, less than a season at Manchester United, and the first time he has played in the Champions League, the voice of 100,000 people is still a little shocking to him.

"If you had the chance to go to Camp Nou, you would be even more shocked." Scholes, who was running beside him, smiled, "It's better to care about the game, it's just Rome." ”

Rooney nodded, "Yes, just Rome." ”

At half-time, United didn't really have much fighting spirit, after all, the gap between the two goals was a bit big, but now that they have scored a goal, they feel that it is okay to score another one, and now they are all in high spirits and working hard for the team to win.

At the same time, Zhang Tiehan is also working hard.

He was entangled with Ferdinand almost all the time, fighting for the ball, grabbing positions, dribbling the ball one V one, etc., the two don't know how many times they have met, in the situation of Manchester United's big attack, the confrontation between the two is not eye-catching, but the two are no less sweaty than others.

For Zhang Tiehan, Ferdinand is really a difficult opponent, much more difficult than Silvestre, and if it weren't for Ferdinand, he wouldn't have had a few chances in the whole game.

On the other hand, for Rio Ferdinand, defending Zhang Tiehan is definitely one of the few heavyweight challenges he has faced since becoming a defender, and it has been difficult for him to do his best yet, and now that the game has only been played for 60 minutes, he already feels a little tired.

This guy ...... It's really much better than Rooney!

Even better than Van Nistelrooy!

That's how Rio Ferdinand feels in his heart, as a world-class centre-back, his assessment of a striker, especially a centre-forward, is definitely weighty, at Manchester United United, Ferdinand and Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rooney, they are team-mates, but in training they will also be opponents.

But Ferdinand felt that it was really much more difficult to defend Zhang Tiehan than to defend others.

Just this guy occasionally bumped into one shoulder, he couldn't stand it a little, after sixty minutes of competition, he and Zhang Tiehan's body collided I don't know how many times, he felt that after the game, he needed to do a full-body massage check, otherwise it would be bad to leave an injury or something...... Right now, his right shoulder is a little numb.

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For Rio Ferdinand, the best time is when the ball is at the feet of Manchester United and his team-mates are constantly passing and attacking, so he only needs to follow Zhang Tiehan and there will be no confrontation between the two.

Right now, for example, Manchester United are on the attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo and second-half substitute Ryan Giggs stepped in from the wings, and the football was at the feet of captain Roy Keane for the time being, who had just made two passes with Wayne Rooney. But he couldn't find a chance, only to pass back, and the football was at his feet again.

Roy Keane glanced at the front and eventually gave the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo on the wing.

C-Ronaldo's skills are quite gorgeous, even at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, he dares to dribble forward. And played a few passes, after getting the ball, C-Ronaldo quickly started to attack, and when facing the defense, he suddenly turned inward and cut to the middle.

Attracting enough defense, Cristiano Ronaldo pushes the ball forward.

Scholes follows up with a direct long-range shot!

The ball was saved by Pellizzoli but bounced into the box and Ruud van Nistelrooy burst out to shoot, but Ferrari took the lead to break the ball out of the box. Scholes got the ball again and he wanted to shoot, but the path was blocked, only to be poked out by Zivo and into the feet of Cassano.

The exclamations in the stands finally subsided.

Roma defused the crisis for the time being and launched a quick counter-attack, with Cassano firing a pass to Mancini, who had just run forward, but Mancini did not carry the ball himself. Instead, it was passed forward to Totti.

Three or two foot passes, the football has reached the halfway line.

At the same time. Ferdinand began to feel sad again, because Zhang Tiehan was running forward, and he had to fight Zhang Tiehan for position, and the two were running while squeezing each other, although the ball was still behind. But the confrontation between the two began long ago.

Roma counter-attacked quite quickly.

The ball didn't stay long at Totti's feet before he crossed and moved to Cassano, who got the ball forward and shook off the returning Silvestre, but he started a beat slower. As a result, he couldn't get rid of Sylvester and had to transfer to Totti.

After two or three crossings, the United players had retreated to the halfway line.

Totti knew that if it dragged on, there would be no chance for this wave of attacks, so he glanced ahead and saw the figure of Zhang Tiehan, who was running forward, even almost to the line of the Manchester United penalty area.

Totti didn't hesitate, and as if he were a dead horse, he drove the ball forward with a big kick.

The ball flew into the air, rose high and fell straight into the penalty area.

This kind of pass is generally ineffective, this is no different from shooting, if the goal is ten meters in front of the goal, this kick can be regarded as a shot, but the position is a little on the left, goalkeeper Carroll hesitated or did not attack, he felt that the ball may be out of the bottom line.

But when he turned his head again, he saw Zhang Tiehan and Ferdinand running towards the ball landing point.

Carol was shocked.

If it were ordinary people, he wouldn't care, but Zhang Tiehan ...... He also deeply remembered Zhang Tiehan's goal in the last game, a header, a long-range shot, and Ferguson also repeatedly stressed that he should pay attention to Zhang Tiehan, although this goal seems to be not very threatening, but Carroll is still a lot more cautious.

Finally, Zhang Tiehan ran to the spot where the ball landed, and Ferdinand hurriedly followed.

Zhang Tiehan took a step first, and after getting stuck in the position, he turned around and jumped directly to stop the ball with his chest, Ferdinand wanted to squeeze it, but he still hesitated and didn't move, after all, this is a penalty area, and a foul is directly a penalty.

He only watched Zhang Tiehan stop the ball at his feet.

Ferdinand tried to squeeze the position, not letting Zhang Tiehan turn around, he didn't want to grab the ball, he just needed to delay the time, at this time goalkeeper Carroll also blocked the angle of the goal to prevent Zhang Tiehan from suddenly turning around and shooting coldly.

At this time, Zhang Tiehan was very calm.

He was squeezed into the corner of the penalty area by Ferdinand, even if he turned past Ferdinand, the angle of the shot was very small, not to mention, Ferdinand was not easy to shake, it was difficult to do, so he swept his eyes to the back.

Several Manchester United players rushed over with two red figures.

Zhang Tiehan didn't hesitate at all, squeezed down his body hard, made room to pass back directly, and the football rolled straight out of the penalty area, where a red figure followed up with a kick!

Cassano!

"Cassano again! Shot! The Italian commentator yelled excitedly.

It's a pity that Carroll's reaction is still very fast, Zhang Tiehan's ball pass is quite beautiful, Cassano also suppressed the force, but it was too positive, Carroll reacted to the ball is a kick, kicked a little hastily, but still knocked the ball out of the goal.

Cassano followed up and tried to make a follow-up, but the rest of the United players followed.

There was chaos in the Manchester United penalty area.

With Cassano was Totti, the direction of the football was just closer to Totti, but the Sylvester next to him was very close to him, Totti wanted to go forward to shoot, but remembering that it was impossible with his feet, he could only use the ball to the left a little, and then glanced at the penalty area, and suddenly pointed the ball to the left front with the instep of his foot in the confusion.

The football rolls straight to Zhang Tiehan!

Just now, Ferdinand has been defending Zhang Tiehan, but Zhang Tiehan passed the ball, and there was chaos in the penalty area, even Ferdinand abandoned Zhang Tiehan to grab the ball, and he didn't care about Zhang Tiehan at all.

At this time, Zhang Tiehan was facing the goal, so he couldn't see behind him at all.

Totti's pass can be said to be a stroke of genius, and the stroke of genius is wonderful, it is almost the peak of seconds, especially in such a chaotic situation, such a penetrating short pass can be praised with ten thumbs up...... But ordinary people can't catch such a ball, it's so messy, many people don't even know where the football is, not to mention, Zhang Tiehan is still facing the goal now.

The moment they saw Totti's passing route, many thought Roma's attack was over.

Even Drinel, who had just stood up from his seat in shock, sighed and was about to shout twice to let the team back to defend, but the next moment, following the direction of the football rolling, everyone in the audience looked at Zhang Tiehan again.

Zhang Tiehan has also become the focus again!

He didn't make any moves, but lifted his left foot...... Just when everyone watching was inexplicable, Zhang Tiehan kicked straight down with his left foot, like a trick, and the football appeared at his feet.

Then Zhang Tiehan will pull his left foot and use the outside of his left foot to jerk behind the ball!

The ball quickly rolls straight into the goal.

Carroll, who was standing in front of the goal, didn't react at all, and by the time he realized where the ball was, it had already rolled into the goal. (To be continued......)