Captain Football System

Chapter 345 Semifinals

Arsenal did not cause Manchester United any trouble.

Facing Manchester United with all the main players, Arsenal did not take advantage of it at Old Trafford.

At the end of the game, Manchester United won [-]-[-].

After Arsenal lost this game, they also completely lost hope of competing for the top four. If they want to compete for the Champions League next season, they can only try their best to defeat Liverpool in the Europa League.

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On May 5, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

The result of the draw for the semi-finals of the Champions League is that Manchester United will play against Barcelona, ​​first host and then away;

So this game is Manchester United vs Barcelona at Old Trafford.

Shen Peng had previously led Dortmund to defeat Barcelona, ​​which was in full swing at the time, and won the Champions League by stepping on Barcelona's corpse, achieving the Treble Crown.

So this game is also the "Battle of Revenge" that many Barcelona fans hope for. They hope that Barcelona, ​​​​which performed well in the league this year, will defeat Manchester United, which is now in the limelight, and then win the Champions League.

Moreover, they also hope that Paris Saint-Germain on the other side will defeat Tottenham, and then they will defeat Paris Saint-Germain in the final to avenge the xenophobia of last year's Champions League. At the same time, they also declare to Neymar, who they regard as a traitor: Look!We still won the Champions League without you!
But the trend of the game was different from what they thought.

After Neymar left this year, Barcelona introduced Coutinho, Dembele, Paulinho and other strong support one after another, but facing Manchester United's lineup, they still have nothing to do.

In this game, Shen Peng did not need to return to defend Messi like he did against Barcelona before. What he has to do is to take precautions in the midfield and wait for opportunities to attack.

Now his offense is supported by Ibrahimovic in the frontcourt, so it is more powerful. When he attacks, he can involve more players from the opponent, and if he returns to defend Messi, he will be a bit far away.

The first half of the game lasted for nearly half of the time. Barcelona had no good chances. On the contrary, Manchester United had a few good chances. However, two of the goals that were very likely to be scored hit the post. This made many Manchester United fans a little depressed. If these two goals were scored, wouldn't they be leading [-]-[-] now?
Barcelona's chance came in the No.301 minute.

Messi passed his dribble on the right and successfully pulled Manchester United's defense. Then when everyone thought he was going to continue to break through, he suddenly kicked his foot and passed it to Suarez who was lurking in the penalty area!
Suarez ran to the ball, then jumped up in the small penalty area, looked back at the moon, and headed the ball towards the goal!
A header at this distance can almost be said to be scored, but De Gea is like a god descending from the earth at this time, leaping forward, and instinctively slapped the ball out!

On the sidelines, Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde, who had already opened his hands to celebrate the goal, also stopped in the air.

He didn't expect that De Gea could even save this goal!
De Gea's brave performance this time was just an episode. Not long after Barcelona's opportunity passed, Manchester United got another good opportunity.

This time, Shen Peng was double-teamed by three opponents outside the penalty area.

Faced with this kind of situation, Shen Peng was helpless, but he had three people here, so there were fewer people defending in other positions, so he glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that Rashford was in a good position, so he passed the ball with one foot, and the goal of the pass was Rashford.

Now all teams know the cooperation between Shen Peng and Rashford, so even if Shen Peng passes the ball, there are still two players following him closely, for fear that when Rashford will pass the ball back.

If it was normal, Rashford would really pass back, but at this time his position is good, and the distance from the goal is also suitable, so after he receives the ball, he shoots directly in the direction of the ball!

The ball crossed an arc and flew directly to the corner of the goal!
This time, the ball never hit the post again, but hit the net hard.

After seeing the goal, the home fans finally started celebrating.

Regardless of the process and the current score of this game, Manchester United has the upper hand!
Therefore, in the minds of many fans, Manchester United has half a foot into the final!

Over the years, Barcelona and Real Madrid have always been the representatives of the top teams in Europe, and Manchester United eliminated these two teams in the Champions League knockout rounds one after another, which has already shown their strength and is the best in Europe!

Of course, the game is not over yet, and this game is only the first round, and a team like Barcelona can't follow common sense. They lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League knockout match last season. After returning home, they almost recovered.

Therefore, these fans began to cheer for the team. This is their best record in the Champions League in recent years. If they can reach the top of Europe again, many fans may wake up laughing from their dreams.

The first half of the game ended quickly. Barcelona also had some small opportunities behind them, but they failed to score. Manchester United, under the frequent impact of the "four strikers", also got a lot of opportunities, but they did not score. The goddess of luck did not seem to be on their side in this game.

After the Manchester United players returned to the dressing room, they could still hear the cheers resounding from outside the stadium.

After all, it was United's last real home game in the Champions League and fans were showing their support for the team.

In the second half, the performance of the Manchester United players did not live up to the expectations of the fans.

No.601 minutes, Shen Peng kicked a pass to the other side. Ibrahimovic jumped up and looked like a header, but actually missed the ball. The ball finally fell in front of Aubameyang on the right. Aubameyang shoveled the ball into the goal.

Two to zero.

No. 707 minutes, Aubameyang found an opportunity, dribbled the ball all the way through, and then passed the ball to Rashford. Rashford had been defended tightly because he had scored a goal before.

The next step was simple. Shen Peng found a gap and volleyed vigorously. The ball flew into the goal without any accident.

(End of this chapter)