Chapter 675: Breaking into the Finals
When the players from both sides appeared on the pitch, the Barcelona fans collectively let out a landslide and tsunami cheers, hoping that the team would be able to perform better in the second half. After all, it was only a one-goal lead, so that Barcelona fans who are used to watching big scores of slaughter are not satisfied.
In the second half, Barcelona kicked off, Ibrahimovic dialed the ball to Ronaldo, and then ran forward, Ronaldo passed the ball back to Ballack behind him, and he also accelerated forward.
Ballack knocked the ball to Pirlo, who was a little further back, and Pirlo transferred the ball directly without stopping and passed the ball to Messi, and Barcelona's attack began from the beginning of the second half.
Manchester United defended tightly on the pitch, and Ferguson's carefully crafted chain defence continued to squeeze Barcelona's attacking space like a calm rock, and although Barcelona's frontcourt players continued to pass back and forth to attack, they still couldn't find much space to attack.
It seems that the rhythm of the first half has reappeared.
Barcelona's players unfolded a smooth and pleasing small-scale combination in the front, but Manchester United guarded the edge of the penalty area tightly, Ronaldo and Messi kept sending crosses from both sides, Ferdinand 1.85m, Brown 1.86m, the not tall central defender duo kept the air tight, and Ibrahimovic failed to fight for a few headers in the box.
However, the next game will not pose much threat to the Barcelona defense, because the two sides have become offensive and defensive drills, Barcelona attacking, Manchester United defending.
And in this case. Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar, who was teased by Ronaldo in the last game, was eye-catching.
In the 61st minute, Ronaldo broke through Zebina's defense on the left flank, and then beautifully passed the ball to Pirlo, who was inserted. Pirlo received the ball and sent it directly to Ibrahimovic, who dribbled past Ferdinand and shot from inside the box, and Van der Sar made the first side save to seal the ball off the line.
In the 65th minute, Ballack passed the ball, Pirlo played an extremely hidden bocce ball from the edge of the penalty area, and Van der Sar again turned sideways to block the ball with one hand.
67th minute. Ibrahimovic played the ball in the middle, and Messi, who was inserted on the right, forced a cross-cut to get rid of Ferdinand, and then immediately got up and fired a low left-footed shot. The ball flew to the far corner, Van der Sar fell sideways to block the ball, and the ball that rolled back into the box fell to the feet of Ronaldo, who scrambled to shoot into the empty goal before Brown blocked!
Just when the Barcelona fans were about to cheer. Van der Sar, who was still lying on the ground, jumped to his feet with incredible speed. Blocked Ronaldo's shot with his whole body!
The cheers of the Barcelona fans turned into sighs, and the entire Camp Nou stadium began to erupt in collective cheers from the Red Devils fans.
"Incredible save! More than once, several brilliant saves in a row! United have to thank Edwin van der Sar, if it weren't for Van der Sar's brilliant performance, they would have conceded more than one goal by now! ”
"This guy is really tough to deal with." Roy. Keane couldn't help but curse.
Qiao Wan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Even Van der Sar has started to make this kind of wonderful save, and Manchester United's backline is almost unable to support it, even if he is covered in iron." How many nails can you hit again? ”
However, it is undeniable that Van der Sar's series of wonderful saves have boosted the morale of Manchester United's players. When Van der Sar launched the attack with a hand-toss, the momentum of United's attack was noticeably stronger than before.
Giggs broke through quickly along the flank, still dribbling forward under Lahm's entanglement, and at this time Ibrahimovic rushed forward and reached for the ball as he rushed.
Ryan Giggs made a quick stop, dodged the gap, and then lifted his foot to play the ball up the pitch, just when two Barcelona defenders collectively stepped forward and left him behind their backline......
The ball arrived, but the linesman's flag was raised, the referee's whistle sounded, and United were offside.
Lucio ran over and got the ball from Ibrahimovic's feet, and while Ibrahimovic was still outstretching his arms to the linesman, Barcelona was already quickly whisking in a free-kick from the back.
Manchester United's backfield, which has been squeezed into a ball just now, has now seen a noticeable loosening, and it is a good time to launch a fast attack!
Lucio's pass fell to Ballack, who immediately passed the ball to Ronaldo, who broke down the left flank and found a break down the left flank. Neville came up to defend and passed the ball sideways to Andrea Pirlo, who was actively inserting.
Pirlo controlled the ball at his feet, Carrick withdrew to defend Pirlo, but Pirlo did not dwell on the opponent too much, but raised his foot to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic at the edge of the box.
Ibrahimovic took the ball with his back and knocked it back to Messi on the right side for the first time, and then immediately turned around and sprinted into the penalty area.
Pirlo got the ball in the box again!
Van der Sar moved his feet to block the front post, and Brown and Neville rushed towards Pirlo at the same time, and to see the momentum displayed by the United defence, even if it was from the same place as the first goal, they would never let Pirlo score again!
However, Pirlo didn't have a shot on goal, and after attracting most of the attention of the United backline, Pirlo lifted his foot and cleverly knocked the ball down the middle!
Ibrahimovic stepped in, and Barcelona's series of wonderful short passes penetrated the front court and tore Manchester United's back line to pieces, and Ibrahimovic only had to face most of the empty goals!
Ferdinand rushed up from the side, he almost stopped his whole body in the path of Ibrahimovic's shot, but at this time Ibrahimovic showed his calmness and strong psychological element in front of the goal, he did not shoot with his feet at the first time, but stopped the ball with his right foot, dodged Ferdinand's block, and then twisted sideways to shoot the ball out!
Van der Sar, who turned to pounce, was a step slower, and Ferdinand, who blocked, couldn't touch the ball, and the ball flew into the door of Manchester United with a roar!
2:0!
In the 70th minute, Barcelona finally broke through the door of Van der Sar's handle again.
"The ball went in, it was Zlatan...... Ibrahimovic! The long shouts of the live commentators rang out over the stands, and the cheers of the Barcelona fans were high-pitched!
After a series of pressing attacks, Barcelona finally extended their lead to two goals!
"It's not easy, Ferguson is really tenacious!" After sighing, Qiao Wanxian shouted on the court: "Don't relax, continue to suppress!" They are completely incapable of fighting back and knock them down! ”
Ferguson gritted his teeth, glanced at Qiao Wan from a distance, and then turned to Phil on the bench. Neville said, "Go warm up!" ”
There is no doubt that Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the most admired managers in football today, and he is deeply respected by Joe Wanxian. But I'm sorry, Ferguson is the manager of Manchester United!
In order to have less pressure and be able to carry out more smoothly after taking charge of Manchester City, he had to give the order to continue the onslaught.
After the game restarted, Barcelona, who had been instructed by Qiao Wanxian, continued to block in the front court as if they were not ahead, which made Manchester United angry and helpless, because shortly after kick-off, Barcelona quickly broke off the ball and continued to attack fiercely.
Scholes kicked down Cristiano Ronaldo in midfield, there were huge boos in the stands, and amid Ferguson's ugly face, the referee showed Scholes the third yellow card of the game.
'After I left Chelsea, Manchester United were really spoiled by the Premier League!' Qiao Wanxian chuckled lightly at Roy behind him. Keane said.
Roy. Keane was expressionless: "Even if you are at Chelsea, Manchester United have always been used to referees. ”
Qiao Wanxian walked to the sideline and called Saviola: "You go on the court, get the ball and try to break through into the penalty area, disrupt their defense, or rather, lure them into fouling, understand?" Be careful, though, and don't let yourself get hurt. ”
Saviola nodded and immediately ran to warm up, and two minutes later, Jovan replaced Messi with Messi, continuing to maintain the breakthrough power in the frontcourt.
Messi's performance in this game can only be said to be average.
As a new force, Saviola began to break through on the right side of Manchester United after he came on the field, his physical fitness was fine, and he watched off the field for so long, facing the Manchester United backline that had been running for most of the half, and immediately stirred up the entire Manchester United backline.
Manchester United's defense has indeed been messed up, and they have begun to block Barcelona's attack with fouls, because otherwise, they can only be Barcelona continue to expand the score.
In the 73rd minute, Brown hooked Ibrahimovic on the counter-attack, and the referee showed mercy and did not show a yellow card.
In the 76th minute, Neville knocked down Cristiano Ronaldo, and the referee showed the fourth yellow card of the game.
In the 82nd minute, Ferguson replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy with Saha, but the French striker received a yellow card less than a minute into the game when he tackled Ashley in front of him. Cole, to the boos of the fans, received the fifth yellow card of the game.
"Manchester United, what are you going to do but kick people?"
The Barcelona fans in the stands shouted loudly, and Qiao Wanxian began to shout on the sidelines to put pressure on the referee.
Therefore, Qiao Wanxian replaced Ibrahimovic with Suarez, and then Ronaldo was also replaced.
Seeing that the season is coming to an end and there is still the most important Champions League final to play, at this time, Qiao Wanxian began to be conservative, in case the Red-Eyed Manchester United player jumped over the wall and injured a certain player, it would be really worth the loss.
In the case of the main players leaving the field, Barcelona was not able to break through Manchester United's goal again, and finally won 2:0 at home, with an aggregate score of 8:0 over two legs, and advanced to the Champions League final of the 06-07 season!
At the Camp Nou, the moment the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, there was a thunderous cheer! (To be continued......)