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Chapter 985 Advance to the quarterfinals
Ferguson has reason to be concerned.

The teams that can enter the UEFA Champions League are all the top teams in each league, especially in the knockout stage, no team is willing to play soy sauce, and does not expect to go further, even if they have no desire for the final championship I want to, but I will do my best to stay - this is a matter linked to the team's own interests. Playing one more game in the Champions League will result in a lot more income.

Even if it is to generate more income for the club, none of these teams would be willing to be eliminated.

The same goes for Marseille.

After all, it is the traditional tycoon of Ligue [-]. Whether it is for its own glory or to get more broadcast revenue, Marseille has no reason to be willing to kill in the away game. What's more, the point difference in the first round is not too big. We are at a disadvantage, but this disadvantage has not reached the point of despair.

It is foreseeable that if Marseille is not willing to be out, then in this duel, they must give it their all.

Ferguson is very aware of the strength gap between the opponent and his team, but there are many objective factors on the football field, so Ferguson still dare not take it lightly. While preparing carefully, he also inspires the players.

He even bluntly told the players his "ambition" for the Champions League trophy this season. He had to let his players know that this season, Manchester United's conquest in the European League is not just the quarter-finals or the semi-finals. To compete for that silver trophy, so the starting point of conquest is to step over Marseille's corpse!

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There was no deviation between the progress of the game and Ferguson's expectations.

After the opening, Marseille only seemed a little hesitant in the first 10 minutes, but after the test, Marseille quickly put the front line on the premise and put on a full-scale offensive posture.

There is no way around this. The Ligue [-] giants are already on the brink of being eliminated. Manchester United holds the lead and the advantage of two away goals. Naturally, they can play in a downwind situation, but Marseille can't. , if they can't score away from home this morning, then as time goes on, the hope of reversing the promotion will be smaller.

Facing Marseille's decisive offensive, Manchester United behaved very calmly. They used tough defense to collide, and then used quick counterattacks to threaten the opponent's defense.

In this case, although Marseille's offensive is lively, it does not pose many real threats. On the contrary, Manchester United's quick counterattack from time to time will test the visiting team's goal even more. Whenever Manchester United has a threatening shot, it will attract the stands. The Marseille fans were terrified for a while, but even so, Marseille still had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to attack. They had no way out.

No.14 minutes, Marseille finally completed the first shot of the game-to be precise, this is the first shot within the range of the goal frame. Before that, Marseille completed a lot of shots, but none Destroyed by Manchester United's steady defense.

A low shot from the French midfielder Valbuena at the top of the penalty area, but Carrick's defense was in place. Under his interference, the French midfielder's shot was not powerful, and it was easily passed by Van der Sar Forfeit the ball.

Compared with the "frizzy" attack of the visiting team, Manchester United's counterattack was more purposeful. The home team didn't have many shots, only two, but all of them were within the range of the goal frame, and they were even more threatening.

These two shots came from Kaka and Berbatov, who started the game respectively. The former forced the goalkeeper Mandanda to make a wonderful save, and the latter's header was caught by Mandanda with both hands. Lifted the beam.

In terms of shooting statistics, the two sides are comparable, but in terms of the scene, Marseille played more aggressively, but it was Manchester United who created more threats.

A commentator sighed: "In this game, Marseille is determined to fight hard. They have no way out. If they want to keep their hope of advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they have no other way but to attack. But... Manchester United is on offense and defense. The performances at both ends are very calm. It is not easy for Marseille to achieve their goals. On the contrary, their goal seems to be facing a greater threat..."

As the game progressed, the Marseille players were unable to score goals for a long time, and the Marseille players were inevitably more anxious emotionally. On the other hand, the Manchester United team became more and more experienced as they played. Encouraged by Ferguson's "ambition", the hearts and fighting spirit of the Manchester United soldiers were also extremely high. They suppressed their excitement and silently waited for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to drive Marseille into the abyss with one blow!
This kind of waiting did not last too long. In the wave of cheers and screams that never stopped at Old Trafford, in No. 301 minutes, Manchester United finally fully opened the door to promotion!

Marseille's offense ended without a problem again. Van der Sar quickly threw the ball with his hands. Fan Bizhuang retreated to the center circle to catch the ball. In the restricted area, Berbatov leaped high, turned his back to the goal and pushed the football down on the edge of the restricted area. Kaka followed up and kicked the ball without stopping. The football quickly ran forward on the grass, almost sticking to the post. Rolled into the goal.

1: 0!

Manchester United took the lead in scoring, and the total score became 3:1. The point difference between the two teams expanded to two goals. In addition, they still have the advantage of two away goals. Manchester United's promotion can almost be said to be a certainty up!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Goal! The total score became 3:1! Kaka Kaka... Kaka! He scored a goal for Manchester United that almost sealed the promotion place! Champions League quarterfinals , right in front of you!"

"The goal came too suddenly, and we can all see that before that, Marseille's offense was more aggressive, but Manchester United was a little bit of a trick... But the fact is that, Manchester United's ultimate move is just the same. Hidden under such calm... Kaka won the first place for Manchester United! 3:1! Manchester United's promotion is in sight!"

"Kaka's goal could have almost pronounced the death of Marseille!"

The commentators were screaming and shouting wantonly, and the Old Trafford stadium was also immersed in boundless boiling at this moment.

After the first round of confrontation, Manchester United's advantage is not small. Now they are the first to score at home. Everyone knows what this means. It is almost impossible for Marseille to recover. Manchester United advances to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season. It is already an unstoppable trend!

Kaka ran with his fingers pointing at the sky to celebrate. His teammates followed him, punching and yelling loudly. Everyone gathered in a group, celebrating this decisive goal, and celebrating that they will be closer to the "championship" further.

On the contrary, the players in Marseille were at a loss. They also knew what this goal meant. A trace of fantasy, but this goal almost destroyed all their fantasy and sentenced them to death.

If they want to avoid the fate of being eliminated, then they have to score at least two goals in the remaining time - facing Manchester United, which has not yet experienced a defeat this season, scoring two goals is already a very difficult task, and it is even more difficult What's more, on the premise of scoring two goals, they have to ensure that their goal will not be pierced again, which is even more impossible.

With Manchester United's current strength and fierce offensive group, there is no team in Europe that dares to pat its chest and say that it can prevent Manchester United from scoring goals!

As a result, after this goal, it was already doomed!

Obviously, Manchester United wants to completely kill the game and not give Marseille a little thought.

After the game restarted, Manchester United changed their "unhurried" style. Taking advantage of the opportunity of taking the lead and boosting morale, Manchester United launched a wave-like onslaught, and not long after conceding the ball, Marseille, who was in chaos, had not yet recovered from the blow. When he came back to his senses, he was hit hard again.

Manchester United's pursuit of the victory completely pushed Marseille into the abyss of being eliminated.

No.305 minutes, only 4 minutes after the first goal was conceded, Manchester United's continuous offensive tore through the defense of the visiting team, Fan Bizhuang dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but was brought down by Senegalese defender Diawara, the host The referee whistled a penalty kick without hesitation and showed a red card to Diawara, who was shoveling from behind.

Red dot set!

With the score behind and one less player on the court, Marseille is really in a desperate situation!
Fan Bizhuang personally took the penalty kick created by himself. Without any doubt, Fan Bizhuang directly blasted the goal with a powerful and violent kick, breaking through the goal guarded by Mandanda again!
The score became 2:0!

The total score is 4:2!

"There is no suspense anymore! It can almost be announced now that Manchester United has a place in the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League!"

"Start, shoot, goal! Everything is so neat! Fan didn't leave any hope for the Marseilles!"

"We can congratulate Manchester United in advance! As long as the whistle sounds at the end of the game, Manchester United will advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League!"

The commentators in the commentary began to congratulate Manchester United in advance.

The fans at home screamed and reveled even more excitedly and excitedly.

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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was fixed at 3:1. In the first half, Manchester United led by two goals. In the second half, after replacing Kaka, Scholes and other three main players in a row , Manchester United still firmly controlled the initiative of the game. In the end, Hernandez, who came off the bench, scored another goal, and it was Fan Bizhuang who assisted him.In Marseille, Valbuena scored a face-saving goal in the No.80 minute, but the overall situation was fine. Manchester United finally advanced to the quarter-finals with a total score of 5:2!

Fan Bizhuang's performance in this game can be described as exceptional, with one pass and one shot, among which Kaka scored the team's first goal, which was also instigated by him. This kind of performance won him the honor of the MVP after the game. award.

"Victory! Victory!!"

"The quarter-finals of the Champions League, here we come!"

"We're going to keep winning, we're going to... the finish line!"

Amidst the cheers all over the sky, the Manchester United players were all pumping their fists and shouting excitedly.Perhaps in the eyes of the fans, they were uttering joyful voices because of their promotion, but only they knew that they were yelling out what they most wanted to say in their hearts—that was what Ferguson told them, their goal was not the top eight, The final four, but... the final champion!

For them, advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League is just the beginning. What they want is to conquer this season's Champions League trophy!

(End of this chapter)