The strongest winger

Chapter 627 The Great C. Luo

The 15-minute intermission passed in the blink of an eye, and the on-site director gave the camera to the player tunnel. The first to come out was Chelsea, the blue team that had drawn the final away draw. Aiello walked out while communicating with Ballack, while the teammates behind him were also discussing in twos and threes.

When they entered the Luzhniki Stadium, the fans in the stands erupted into huge cheers, which were also mixed with boos from Manchester United fans.

It just didn't last long under the interference of Chelsea fans and neutral fans.

After about half a minute, the Manchester United players came out of the player tunnel one after another and entered the stadium.

Immediately, all the fans and commentators who followed the Champions League final also turned their attention back to the upcoming second half of the Champions League final.

No one noticed that the night sky where stars could still be seen before had been surrounded by blackness...

"The players from both sides of the final have come to the stadium, which means that this season's Champions League final has come to an end. As long as this score lasts until the end of the game, then Chelsea will historically win the first Champions League trophy since the establishment of the team! But... this still has to be based on the fact that Chelsea can keep this score!"

"Okay, the players on both sides are in their positions. They have already occupied half of the court. The referee Michel also has his whistle in his mouth. He may blow the whistle to start the second half at any time!"

"The second half of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League final is about to begin. The score on the field is that Chelsea, wearing a blue jersey and blue shorts, leads Manchester United, who is wearing a red jersey and white shorts, 2:1. Therefore, the time of the second half is very important for Manchester United. If they want to retain the suspense of winning the championship, they must equalize the score on the field in the shortest possible time!"

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With the players on both sides of the final getting ready, the commentators in the live studio also began to focus on the court.

The referee Michel stood on the left half of the field where the main position was aimed at, that is, the half of the field where the Chelsea players were about to kick off.

Beep——
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"The Slovakian referee Michelle blew the whistle for the start of the second half! It means that there are only 45 minutes left in the UEFA Champions League final this season! Of course, this time is based on the fact that the two sides in the final decide the winner in the second half, otherwise there will be three 10-minute overtime games, and finally..."

Aiello kicked the ball to Drogba next to him, and BBC commentator Lineker blurted out.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Chelsea did not take advantage of the kick-off to quickly launch an offensive towards Manchester United's half, but slowly advanced layer by layer, not in a hurry.

Chelsea is not in a hurry to attack, but Manchester United is in a hurry...

They are still behind in the score. If the game ends according to this score, then they can only witness Chelsea winning the fourth trophy of the season!No, if you count the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, that's five titles...

This is something that absolutely cannot happen!
It doesn't matter if the league doesn't win the championship. After all, the league is a long season, and how can it be possible to lose such a championship final?
Ferguson does not allow it, and neither do the Manchester United players on the pitch!
Especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in surprisingly good form this season!He has followed Ai Luo's footsteps for more than two seasons, and he doesn't want to continue to follow, this feeling is not good!He wanted to surpass Ai Luo, and let the other party try the taste of chasing...

Chelsea's steady and continuous offensive time was not long. After 1 minute, possession changed hands.

After Manchester United gained possession of the ball, they immediately invested in the attack. Cristiano Ronaldo made a simple collision with Scholes on the left side of the center circle and accelerated forward.

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Since neither side made substitutions before the start of the second half, there was absolutely no need for players on the field to adapt.

The rhythm of the game is slowly speeding up as Manchester United consciously strengthens their offense.

Even though Chelsea consciously wanted to lower the rhythm of the game, they had no choice but to speed up their offensive and defensive rhythm passively because Manchester United's offensive and defensive rhythms switched too quickly.

Seeing this, Mourinho frowned.

Because... that's not a good sign.

According to his idea, he would stabilize the rhythm of the field in the first 15 minutes of the second half and exhaust Manchester United's patience. At that time, it would be a good opportunity for Chelsea to expand the score. It's just... During the intermission, he underestimated the determination of the Manchester United team coached by Ferguson to equalize the score.

In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney cooperated significantly more than in the first half.

Whether Cristiano Ronaldo is on the left or switching to the right, Rooney has a change in his position.

Obviously, both of them consciously wanted to replicate the goal that equalized the score in the first half.

Fortunately, during this period of time, Chelsea's defensive players were very focused, and Cech's performance was enough to ensure that the goal was not lost.

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The defensive strategy of the two sides in the second half of the final was basically the same as that of the first half. They did not send full-time defensive players to mark the opponent's most threatening offensive player. They all adopted zone defense, and only after entering the 30-meter zone did they carry out close-point defense.

So both Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo got a lot of good attacking opportunities after the start of the second half, but the teammates in the middle did not evolve their passes into goals.

In the blink of an eye, the game has reached the 10th minute of the second half.

The offensive and defensive rhythms of Chelsea and Manchester United switched so quickly that the fans watching the game didn't realize that 10 minutes had passed in the blink of an eye.

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The two sides still did not choose to make substitutions and adjustments. It is obvious that they are quite satisfied with the performance of the players on the field.

When everyone thought that the second half of the game would continue with a rapid offensive and defensive transition between the two sides in the final, Manchester United suddenly changed their offensive method and made a sudden effort.

In the 12th minute of the second half, that is, in the 57th minute of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo received a football from Scholes when his attacking left was about 30 meters away from the baseline.

Immediately, Ballack and Malouda rushed up aggressively, so Cristiano Ronaldo didn't stick to the ball, and directly used the arch of his foot to give the ball to Rooney who retreated to respond, and then thrust forward fiercely, making the illusion of a two-for-two hit-the-wall cooperation.

And Rooney also consciously shifted his body to the right, a prelude to a two-to-two hit-the-wall coordination with obvious intentions.

The intention was too 'obvious', so the distance between Ballack and Malouda quickly narrowed, preparing for a close defense.

But when their closing defense was halfway through, they realized...something was wrong!
Logically speaking, if Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for a two-on-two wall-to-wall cooperation with Rooney, shouldn't there be a physical contact?

Noticing something wrong, Ballack quickly looked to the right rear of his body, just in time to see Cristiano Ronaldo crossing the ball sideways.

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The camera goes back to a second and a half ago.

After Cristiano Ronaldo handed the ball to Rooney, he rushed forward. Ballack and Malouda had developed subconscious turning movements in the first few minutes, so in this defense, they realized that Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney were colliding with the wall and turned around immediately. Therefore...the former used it.

Cristiano Ronaldo's outstretched left foot hit the ground, twisted his waist and turned around, and his outstanding explosive power was vividly displayed at this moment.

At the same time, Rooney resisted the national team captain Terry's forward defense, used the arch of his foot to give the ball to the turning Cristiano Ronaldo, and then stuck to Terry's body, trying to complete the turn and enter the penalty area.

In order to avoid Cristiano Ronaldo who was holding the ball and giving the ball to Rooney who was going forward, Terry chose to turn conservatively to defend Rooney, so that Cristiano Ronaldo who received the pass from Rooney was in an unmarked situation.

"——Dangerous! Cristiano Ronaldo is unmarked now!!" After seeing this scene, Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker exclaimed fiercely.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball sideways and dribbled it into Chelsea's defensive 25-meter area.

This time the goalkeeper Petr Cech was frightened. While paying attention to Cristiano Ronaldo's long shot, he also shouted at his teammates at the front of the penalty area: "Pay attention to defense!!"

It wasn't until this moment that Ballack and Malouda realized that they had just been feinted by Cristiano Ronaldo, but...it was obviously too late.

Makelele has no time to make a mental judgment. He is very familiar with Cristiano Ronaldo's technical characteristics. Whenever he has the opportunity, he will definitely shoot!
Sure enough, just after his second pass, Cristiano Ronaldo swung his right foot directly at the front of the top of the arc in the penalty area, posing for a long-range shot.

"Cristiano Ronaldo -- shot!!" At the same time, the local Manchester commentator clenched his fist and shouted.

Although Makelele has already made a shoveling action to interfere with Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot, all the latter's attention is focused on football. His goal is to score goals and help the team equalize the score, turning a blind eye to Makelele's defense! ! !
The football is like a fired shell, flying straight to the far corner of the goal.

Cech's subconscious reaction was quick, but... Helplessly, Cristiano Ronaldo's half-high ball was very powerful, and the angle was tricky, and it went towards the right goal post.

Oops!

Then, in Cech's desperation, he slammed into the net almost close to the right goalpost.

(End of this chapter)