I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

Chapter 254 Entering the top 4 of the Champions League again

Manchester United took the initiative to withdraw, while Monaco began to attack aggressively, and they had no way out.

Although the total score was 4:4, Manchester United had three away goals, and Monaco had to score another goal to ensure their right to advance.

But when Monaco was distracted after being unable to attack for a long time, Manchester United suddenly hit a counterattack after stealing the ball in the backcourt. Luke Shaw sprinted in along the left flank and, after receiving a pass from Rashford, quickly crossed the halfway line.

At this time, Monaco's defense was quickly returning to the defense, and the England left back looked up and found the young player Mbappe at the top. He was ambushing between Monaco's central defender Jamerson and left back Mendy, raising his right hand high for the ball.

Without thinking, Luke Shaw made a diagonal pass with his left foot. The ball quickly crossed Monaco's defense and fell in front of Mbappe.

And Mbappe also chased him at the fastest speed, and Jamerson was chasing beside him.

On the outside of the penalty area, Mbappe turned sideways, blocked Jamerson with his body, and stopped the ball with his chest.

But just when Mbappe stopped the ball and turned to get rid of Jamerson, the referee blew his whistle.

"The referee blew a foul on Jamerson of Monaco. When Mbappe stopped the ball and turned around, he had an obvious jersey pulling movement. But Mbappe seemed very dissatisfied with the call because he had already It was activated, obviously thinking that the referee should follow the principle of favorable offense and should not blow the whistle at that time."

"The penalty this time is indeed a bit unfavorable for Manchester United, because Mbappe was able to break away from Jamerson at the time, and after dribbling into the penalty area, he directly formed a one-handed attack, but now a very threatening attack has been interrupted. gone."

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After a little symbolic protest, Mbappe immediately ran to pick up the ball. He didn't want to get a yellow card stupidly because he kept beeping with the referee.

Mbappe picked up the ball, threw it on the ground, and quickly wanted to serve a free kick, but at this time the referee blew his whistle again and again, signaling him to stop, he could not send it quickly, and had to wait for the opponent to line up the wall.

Mbappe, who just rushed out like an arrow, could only shake his head with a wry smile, and kept walking back.

The expression was also captured on live TV footage, and the narrator was clearly amused.

"Haha, Mbappe is also very cunning. He wanted to take a quick free kick, but it was obviously seen through by the referee.

He looked a bit devastated that he hadn't been given the chance. "

"But I have to say that a free kick in this position is still very threatening."

"Manchester United should take the penalty from De Bruyne."

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Although De Bruyne is not Manchester United's number one free kick shooter, Rooney and Mata's free kicks are ahead of him, but his free kicks and corner kicks are very good.

After Monaco set up the human wall, the referee also exited the penalty area and immediately blew his whistle to signal that a free throw could be made.

De Bruyne started a run-up and lobbed the ball into Monaco's penalty area.

The ball quickly flew out from De Bruyne's feet, crossed the wall, drew an arc, and fell towards the back of the penalty area.

Monaco's high points Glick, Jamerson and Jamerson are all in the middle, focusing on Manchester United's offensive high points such as Smalling, Fellaini, Harry Kane, etc., but Toure, who is defending the back point, is suddenly pulled Shford was thrown off.

After shaking off Toure, Rashford leaped high in the left corner of the small penalty area. At this moment, he seemed to jump over the heads of Glick and others nearby, making people feel extremely tall and mighty, with a feeling of a god coming down to earth, facing the free kick from De Bruyne, he directly shook his head and attacked the goal .

After hitting Rashford's head at breakneck speed, the football changed direction and crashed straight into Monaco's goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 81st minute, Manchester United scored again! A header from Manchester United youth training Marcus Rashford!"

After Rashford scored, he pointed to De Bruyne from a distance, signaling him to rush out of the field with him and go to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.

Harry Kane and other teammates also rushed forward.

"It's amazing jumping ability! Rashford's stature is not tall, but his jumping ability is extremely amazing. Judging from the slow-motion playback of the entire goal, De Bruyne's free kick was very accurate. Rashford De also jumped very high, and the cooperation between the two was very tacit, and Monaco's defense didn't have time to react. This is definitely a tacit cooperation between the two players!"

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Manchester United's players gathered together on the sidelines, and everyone was celebrating the team's goal.

The goal was scored within three minutes of the opening game. After that, Manchester United has been relatively passive on the scene, and now they have taken advantage of a free kick to make another victory. This is definitely a goal that made Monaco completely desperate.

The score was 2:0, and the total score became 5:4. Manchester United had three more away goals in hand. Monaco had to score two goals in a row to reverse.

There is not much time left, can Monaco have a chance?

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Ye Su was so excited that he turned around and gave his assistants one by one a high-five to celebrate. This goal can almost be said to have established the victory of the game.

So he quickly made another substitution, replacing Valencia with Kyle Walker and Ashley Young with Luke Shaw.

After all, Ashley Young and Valencia were not genuine full-backs. Although they played well after being passively transformed into full-backs, they were always a little bit worse. In addition, both of them are veterans in their early thirties. After playing for more than 80 minutes, they both had some physical problems and couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the game.

In the remaining ten minutes of the game, Monaco will definitely counterattack with all its strength, and the pace of the game will be very fast. Manchester United plays defensive counterattacks and has extremely high requirements for the assists and defenses of the two full-backs.

Although Luke Shaw and Kyle Walker both started in the first two games and played the whole game, they are young and resilient after all. With their abilities, it is not a problem to cope with the next ten minutes.

Jardim had no choice. He replaced Falcao with Dilar and Lacazette with Gilman.

This is also a substitution that significantly strengthens the team's offensive ability in the frontcourt. When facing a tenacious defense, the relatively tall Dilar and Gilman should be easier to use than Falcao and Lacazette, especially the two The two who just debuted must have a clear advantage in physical strength over Falcao and Lacazette who played for more than 80 minutes.

And I have to say that Jardim's substitutions are quite targeted.

After Gilman and Dilar came on the field, Monaco's frontcourt had an important fulcrum, coupled with their control of the ball, they began to play a threat.

It was Dillard who headed Bernardo Silva's cross inside the penalty area and ferried it to Gilman, who pushed in from the goal and won a game for Monaco.

In the next few minutes, Monaco attacked almost desperately. Manchester United was also forced into a very embarrassing situation.

Ye Su even replaced De Bruyne with Van Dijk, changed to 541, and completely stayed in the penalty area. In the end, the score was extended until the end of stoppage time.

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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the whole Old Trafford stadium burst into thunderous cheers. All the fans are wildly celebrating the team's entry into the semi-finals.

But the players on the court were a little exhausted, even Mbappé, who came off the bench, could not stop shaking his legs.

The pressure Monaco put on the team in the final stage was so great that Manchester United couldn't even fight back. Mbappe, who had stayed in front to fight back, had to return to the penalty area line to help the team defend.

But fortunately, Manchester United's defense was very good, and in the end they were able to withstand the offensive pressure of Monaco. Everyone also tried their best, and no one was slack in the slightest.

The final result was that Manchester United drew with Monaco 5:5, and then relied on away goals to narrowly eliminate the Ligue 1 giants, which made Monaco's players look a little bit discouraged.

Especially Lemar. In fact, he played very hard in this game, but he did not show a strong offensive strength. When Manchester United retreated across the board, Lemar could not play to his advantage. Instead, players like Bernardo Silva and Moutinho were more threatening.

For a speed player like Lemar, the most important thing is to have space to allow him to display his speed.

After resting for a while, Mbappe took a breath and walked towards Lemar nearby.

"How? Am I right? If you come to Old Trafford again, you don't even think about getting out alive." Mbappe said with a smile to his teammates in the French youth team.

Lemar shook hands with Mbappe depressed, and said helplessly: "We are mainly too tired. However, don't be careless, the opponents you will meet will be even stronger in the semi-finals!"

Mbappe nodded, and there is no weak person who can enter the semi-finals of the Champions League. Judging from the current situation, the other three teams that are more likely to enter the Champions League semi-finals are Juventus and the Madrid duo.

These three teams are more difficult than the other. Manchester United met these three teams in the top 16, semi-finals and finals during the Champions League knockout round last season, and it was a little easier to play Juventus.

However, it is difficult to predict what will happen if they face Juventus again this season.

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Manchester United defeated Monaco 2:1 at home, broke into the Champions League semi-finals with the advantage of more away goals, and became the first team to enter the Champions League semi-finals this season.

In addition, in a game where the whistle was blown at the same time, Bayern Munich defeated Real Madrid led by Ronaldo 2:1 at the Bernabéu Stadium. So, had to go to overtime.

Currently, the overtime match between the two sides is in progress.

This game was very dramatic, because it can be said that Real Madrid "made" themselves into extra time. They first gave Bayern Munich a penalty kick shortly after the start of the second half, allowing their opponents to equalize the big score in the two rounds. Fortunately, Ronaldo helped the team equalize the score after 20 minutes and tied the total score in the two rounds. Exceeded again.

But the Real Madrid players were not happy for long. Just after Ronaldo equalized the score, something went wrong with their defense. Captain Ramos made an own goal. The score on the field became 1:2, and the score of the two rounds was 3:3!

However, it wasn't just Real Madrid players who "worked" in this game, Bayern Munich players also "worked". For example, Bayern midfielder Vidal, he first received a yellow card for an unnecessary malicious foul in the first half, and then received a second yellow card for a malicious foul in the 84th minute of the game. Yellow turned red and was sent off.

Therefore, in the remaining time, Bayern Munich had to face a ten-man challenge.

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Overtime has completely become the performance time of the Portuguese superstar.

In the 105th minute, Real Madrid captain Ramos completed self-salvation. He sent an assist. Ronaldo shot with his left foot in the center of the penalty area, and the ball went into the middle of the opponent's goal. Real Madrid 2:2 Bayern Munich, the total score became 4:3!

In the 109th minute, Marcelo sent an assist, Ronaldo shot with his right foot in the center of the penalty area, and the ball went into the middle of the opponent's goal. Real Madrid 3:2 Bayern Munich, the total score became 5:3.

It was Ronaldo's third goal of the game and his fifth in two legs in the quarter-finals.

It can be said that Ronaldo dragged Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League by virtue of his own strength!

After scoring this goal, Ronaldo's number of goals in the Champions League this season has risen to 7 goals, reaching the top five in the Champions League scorer list!

After entering the Champions League knockout round, Ronaldo seemed to be a different person. From the weakness during the group stage before, he became the current one who killed the Quartet and cut melons and vegetables.

In stark contrast is Barcelona's number one star Lionel Messi. During the group stage, the Argentine superstar can be called a god block and kill God block and kill Buddha. He scored 10 goals in six group games, far ahead of the Champions League scorer list. But after entering the knockout round, it became difficult for Messi to score a goal. In the 0:4 loss of Barcelona in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, he definitely did not score. Even in the second round when the Cosmos team completed an epic 6:1 reversal at home, he only scored a penalty. In the quarter-finals, Barcelona lost 0:3 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin in the first round, and the Argentine superstar once again did nothing.

On the contrary, Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney performed relatively stable during the Champions League group stage and knockout stage. He scored 8 goals in the group stage and 4 goals in the knockout stage. Currently, he has surpassed Messi in the Champions League scorer list and ranked first.

Today, Manchester United broke into the Champions League semi-finals, but Barcelona is facing elimination. It seems that Lu Xiaopang is very close to his second Champions League Golden Boot in his career.

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