Chapter 0434, Europa League knockout round, but that's it

Xia's Kick Burst!

"The ball hits the net!

"The ball is in!

"1 to 0!

"Manchester United scored first!

"Saint-Etienne started the game well, preventing many attacks from Manchester United.

"But they couldn't stop Xia's onslaught!

"You know, Xia was last season's top scorer and best player in the Europa League!

"Xia who led LinkedIn to super-promotion Malecester City to create a Europa League miracle!

"He's invincible!"

In the live broadcast room, Alan Shearer applauded vigorously and praised Xia Xing's wonderful performance.

And at this moment, Old Trafford has already become a sea of jubilation!

Goal in, wonderful!

If they were Manchester United fans in previous years, they would definitely not be able to look down on such an event as the Europa League.

But now it's different.

The team is sinking, the results are slipping, and they are in desperate need of a championship with enough weight to prove their quality.

And the Europa League winner is the best proof of this.

The Premier League title is also good, but that is only in the domestic zone.

If you want to be more recognized, you have to win at European level.

And this season, the Europa League title is Manchester United's biggest expectation.

With a goal in hand, United played much easier then.

But Saint-Etienne was not in a hurry.

They conceded the goal, but they held on.

With excellent teamwork, the defensive system is solid.

For them, even if it is a small defeat away from home, it is not unacceptable.

Therefore, in the following period, although Manchester United continued to attack fiercely, they were unable to score again.

The whistle blew at the end of the first half, and United took a 1-0 lead.

In the second half, Mourinho changed several positions.

He sent Fellaini, but instead of playing him in midfield, he put him up front to play as a big centre-forward!

A tall Belgian midfielder who is good at defending and equally good at heading!

On the left and right, Xia Xing and Mkhitaryan turned on the bottom cross mode.

Although Saint-Etienne defended heavily in the box, they were unable to defend until the end in the face of the bombardment of Marouane Fellaini, Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney.

In the 71st minute of the game, Xia Xing accurately found Fellaini at the back of the penalty area with a cross after passing on the left side.

The Belgian leaps high and heads the ball!

The ball slammed into the net!

2 to 0!

Manchester United scored another goal!

With two goals in hand, Manchester United is more down-to-earth!

In the 75th minute of the game, this time it was Pogba's long-range shot in the middle, and the ball hit the defender and bounced into the penalty area!

Wayne Rooney follows up with a tackle and the ball is inserted into the net!

3 to 0!

Manchester United scored another goal!

Two goals in five minutes sealed the win!

That's when Saint-Etienne began to regret it.

The result of their stubbornness did not become a reality in the end.

After all, not everyone can reach the level of Mourinho.

If you want to attack now, it's too late.

In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 3-0.

Manchester United have three goals in hand, and one foot has already stepped into the threshold of the last 16 of the Europa League.

Jose Mourinho was pleased with the result.

Three days later, Manchester United welcomed the fifth round of the FA Cup.

In this game, Mourinho was able to calmly substitute the players.

This summer trip wanted to start, but Mourinho resolutely refused.

Although the next leg of the game was securely won, Mourinho still did not let Xia Xing play in this FA Cup.

At this stage of the game, the physical consumption of the players is extremely high, and even if the physical problems are not considered, injuries are a big problem.

The playmaker at the heart of Manchester United's playmaker was Ander Herrera, who performed remarkably.

Although he has a group of substitutes and young players, he is still very positive.

One pass and one shot helped Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 and successfully advanced to the next round.

The FA Cup journey continues, and the Europa League is back in flames.

In France, Manchester United welcomed the second leg of the quarter-finals.

At the Stadium Gilhard, the United players were warming up and they looked relaxed.

Looking at the stadium with a capacity of 42,000 fans, Rooney pouted: "This stadium is really good, but this team is really not good. ”

Ibrahimovic agreed: "Well, when I played in Paris, I used to abuse this team a lot, I got used to it. ”

Rashford shrugged: "Europa League knockout round, that's it." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone laughed.

These words came from the mouth of the young Rashford, and instead of making everyone feel arrogant, they found it funny.

To be above all else, that's the spirit of Manchester United.

Marcus Rashford is right.

A small Europa League, let alone a knockout round, even if it's a final, it's not enough for Manchester United.

Saint-Etienne today is completely different from the last game.

In the last game, they went all out to defend and ask for a draw.

Now they are attacking and pressing all over the board.

After all, they were 3-0 down in the first leg, and such a huge gap left them with no room for tactical thinking.

There is only one way to storm.

But how can there be room for them to play in the face of a strong Manchester United?

In this game, Xia Xing simply and decisively retreated, and took the initiative to become the backbone of the defense.

And the responsibility of organizing the attack was once again given to Pogba.

In the face of Saint-Etienne's onslaught, there were gaps behind them.

As long as United can manage to break the ball and then play on the counter-attack, then the chances of scoring are very high.

In the 9th minute of the game, Xia Xing decisively shoveled in the middle!

This tackle is neat!

Carrick got the second point!

He didn't hesitate, a big foot drove to the front, looking for Rooney!

Rooney also lived up to expectations, kicking a shot from outside the box!

The ball falls into the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United score first!

And it was an away goal!

That way, if Saint-Etienne want to advance, they will have to score at least five goals in this game!

We have to make sure that Manchester United don't score again!

Is this possible?

No way!

Saint-Etienne despaired.

In the following time, they completely gave up hope of winning and began to play freely.

But unexpectedly, it worked wonders.

In the 22nd minute of the game, they took advantage of a counter-attack opportunity and pulled a goal back!

Ten minutes later, they scored with a set-piece header!

2 to 1!

Saint-Etienne has the lead at home!

Just when they were excited and hoping for a miracle, United crushed them again.

As soon as the second half began, Xia Xing rushed directly and scored with a long shot!

2 to 2!

The two sides are back on the same starting line again!

Six minutes later, Xia Xing attracted the attention of the defense on the left side, and suddenly made a long diagonal pass!

Mkhitaryan at the far end receives the ball and advances!

Low flat cross!

Ibrahimovic shoots in front of goal!

The ball goes into the net quickly!

3 to 2!

Manchester United take the lead again!

The aggregate score is still 4 goals apart!

And there are only more than thirty minutes left until the end of the game!

Saint-Etienne's hopes are dashed again!

(End of chapter)