The Red Devils' revival starts with retaining Mourinho

At that moment, the entire Old Trafford seemed to be on fire. Cheers and shouts swept across the stadium like a surging wave. Edinson Cavani's face was filled with joy and excitement, and he opened his arms like a triumphant eagle. His teammates rushed to him, hugged each other tightly, and enjoyed this hard-won moment of glory.

After leading by two goals, Manchester United coach Mourinho signaled the team to retreat and strengthen defense; except for Romelu Lukaku who was still at the forefront of the entire Manchester United forward line, all other players retreated to the vicinity of the center circle and waited for an opportunity to move.

Bayern Munich's formation also pressed forward, but because of the strong destructive power of Romelu Lukaku in the penalty area, the central defender combination Niklas Sule and Mats Hummels always waited not far from Romelu Lukaku, which also caused the two full-backs Joshua Kimmich and David Alaba to not press too much forward. For a while, Bayern Munich's offense and defense transition was somewhat disconnected.

In the 75th minute, Bruno Fernandez received the ball in the midfield and sent a long pass to Romelu Lukaku's feet. Romelu Lukaku took the ball and rushed into the penalty area, confronting Niklas Sule who was defending him. After Niklas Sule lost his position, he threw Romelu Lukaku with a hug and then fell to the ground with his own injury. Romelu Lukaku, who was thrown to the ground, spread his hands helplessly to the referee.

The referee ran over quickly, first checked Niklas Sule's injury, and on one hand signaled the team doctor and the stretcher to enter the field, and on the other hand showed Niklas Sule a yellow card.

At the same time, Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac, who received the team doctor's gesture, hurriedly signaled Jerome Boateng on the bench to warm up, and then replaced the injured Niklas Sule. After Jerome Boateng came on the field, he used his strong body and abundant physical strength to play a good role in limiting Romelu Lukaku. Of course, this is a later story.

In the 78th minute, Manchester United made the first substitution of the game. Veteran Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreira (Pepe) replaced Bruno Fernandez. This experienced and fierce player stood in the team's defensive midfielder position and will form a defensive iron triangle in the middle with central defenders Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire.

With the appearance of veteran Pepe, Manchester United's midfield defense became more stable and fierce. For a while, whether it was the winger Arjen Robben who habitually dribbled inside, or the midfield organizer Thiago Alcantara do Nascimento, they frequently lost the ball in Manchester United's midfield.

In the 80th minute, Bayern Munich made two substitutions in a row, first replacing Arjen Robben, who was running out of energy, with Kingsley Coman; then replacing Thiago Alcantara do Nascimento with James Rodriguez;

Manchester United also made tit-for-tat adjustments, first replacing Rodrigo Hernandez, who had been closely guarding Robert Lewandowski throughout the game and had consumed a lot of energy, with Scott McTominay; then replacing Romelu Lukaku, the striker who had attacked the Bayern Munich defense alone in this game, with Erling Haaland.

At this time, the atmosphere at Old Trafford had been ignited to the extreme, and the cheers of Manchester United fans were like rolling waves, hitting the entire stadium wave after wave. They waved the red flags in their hands, their faces filled with excitement and expectation, as if victory was already in their grasp.

However, the players of Bayern Munich were not discouraged by falling behind by two goals. Their eyes still flashed with determination. Head coach Niko Kovacs waved his arms anxiously on the sideline and shouted tactical instructions loudly. Captain Manuel Neuer stood in front of the goal, clapped his hands vigorously, and encouraged his teammates' morale loudly: "Brothers, we still have time, don't give up, and get the score back!"

In the 82nd minute, Thomas Muller, the core midfielder of Bayern Munich, received a pass from Javi Martinez. He was like a cunning fox, moving flexibly among the crowd. Manchester United midfielder Pepe immediately stuck to him and tried to interfere with his control of the ball, but Thomas Muller's footwork was extremely skilled. He made several consecutive feints and easily passed Pepe. Then, he looked up and observed the situation on the field. Seeing that Kingsley Coman had run out of space on the wing, he sent a precise long pass to Kingsley Coman's feet.

After Kingsley Coman received the ball, facing Ashraf Hakimi's defense, he made full use of his advantage of speed. His feet were like accelerators, starting instantly and flashing past Ashraf Hakimi. After breaking through, Kingsley Coman did not hesitate at all and kicked the ball directly. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew to the center of the penalty area.

At this time, Robert Lewandowski was like a hungry lion, staring at the flying ball. Relying on his strong body, he forced to jump under the double-team of Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane. His header was full of power, and the ball flew towards the goal like a cannonball. Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea was highly focused and was ready to save the moment Robert Lewandowski jumped. When the ball flew over, David De Gea kicked his legs hard, jumped high, and stretched out his hands to block the ball.

Although Bayern Munich's attack did not score a goal, it sounded the alarm for Manchester United's defense. Manchester United coach Mourinho also realized the seriousness of the problem. He stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly to the back line and midfielder Pepe to shrink more tightly to avoid leaving too much offensive space for Bayern Munich.

The game continued. In the 85th minute, Manchester United striker Erling Haaland received a pass from Marco Verratti in the midfield. Erling Haaland, who had just come on as a substitute, was like a heavy tank, and with abundant physical energy, he rushed around the court. He broke through with the ball, and the defensive players of Bayern Munich could not stop him at all.

He broke into the penalty area of ​​Bayern Munich. Whether it was Jerome Boateng who was blocking in front of him or Mats Hummels who was chasing behind him, they did not dare to make too many moves in this dangerous area, for fear of accidentally giving Manchester United a penalty at the last moment. Erling Haaland continued to dribble forward and made a fake move as if he was going to shoot hard, but he saw Edinson Cavani had already run out of space on the other side of the penalty area, so he faked a shot and passed the ball to Edinson Cavani's feet.

Jerome Boateng, who was in front of the defense, was completely confused by Erling Haaland's fake move and fell to the ground to block his imagined Erling Haaland's shooting route; on the other side, Edinson Cavani successfully received the ball, adjusted slightly, and dribbled directly to Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. He first made a fake move and tried to get past Manuel Neuer, but Manuel Neuer was not confused by his fake move.

Edinson Cavani had to choose to shoot directly, but his shooting angle was still completely blocked by Manuel Neuer, and his shot was blocked by Manuel Neuer's legs.

As time went by, the game entered the last few minutes of regular time, and the fourth official on the sidelines held up a sign to indicate that the game would need seven minutes of injury time.

Bayern Munich's attack became more and more fierce, and they continued to create threats in front of Manchester United's penalty area. In the 90th minute, James Rodriguez received a pass from Frank Ribery outside the penalty area. He adjusted his shooting posture and then shot directly. The ball flew towards the goal with a strong rotation like a cannonball. Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea made a world-class save, flying to save the ball from the bottom line.

Bayern Munich got a corner kick opportunity.

James Rodriguez stood in the corner kick area, carefully observing the positions of the players on both sides in the penalty area. He took a deep breath and kicked the ball hard into the penalty area. The ball spun in the air and flew to the back point. Jerome Boateng jumped high in the crowd, and his header was very threatening. But the ball went slightly over the crossbar, and Bayern Munich missed a great chance to score.

At this time, Manchester United players also felt tremendous pressure. They knew that in such a two-round knockout match, there was a world of difference between the 2:0 and 2:1 in the first round.

In the second minute of injury time, Theo Fernandez successfully intercepted Kingsley Coman's ball on the wing. Without any hesitation, he passed the ball directly out of the dangerous area of ​​the back defense. Scott McTominay in the midfield received the ball. He did not rush to organize Manchester United's counterattack, but made a midfield pass with Marco Verratti who ran over to respond. Bayern Munich's Javi Martinez and Kingsley Coman pressed over, and Scott McTominay passed the ball to Cody Gakpo on the forward line, who quickly broke through along the wing.

Entering the Bayern Munich half, Cody Gakpo pressedHe lowered his center of gravity and did not rush to cut into the penalty area with the ball. Instead, he controlled the ball slowly on the wing. Bayern Munich's full-back Joshua Kimmich rushed over, and Cody Gakpo took advantage of the opponent's unstable footing and chose to cut inside with a bull's tail. At this time, Bayern's central defender Mats Hummels had already stood in position and used his body to squeeze Cody Gakpo, who was still trying to dribble the ball.

The game entered the fourth minute of injury time. Bayern Munich was desperate, and almost all the players pressed into Manchester United's half. Robert Lewandowski received a pass from Thomas Muller in the penalty area. He leaned against Raphael Varane with his back, and then suddenly turned and shot. His shot was saved by David De Gea, but the ball bounced to Kingsley Coman's feet. Kingsley Coman's supplementary shot, interfered by Harry Maguire, did not hit the right position and flew out of the baseline.

With the referee's whistle, the game ended. Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 at home and took the lead in the two-round match. Manchester United players hugged each other excitedly, enjoying the joy of victory. Bayern Munich players sat on the ground in frustration, unable to accept the defeat. But that's how football is, there are wins and losses, and that's the charm of football.