Chapter 465 We have Ling Feng, how can we lose!
“Welcome to open the elevator and watch the first game of the second leg of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League semi-finals brought to you by Sky Sports.”
“Serie A hegemon Juventus is in the city. Lingan United Stadium welcomes the new Premier League champion Manchester United!”
“This will definitely be an extremely exciting game!”
Before the game, major media and betting companies gave The predictions and odds are that Manchester United is dominant.
After all, Manchester United's performance in the first leg at Old Trafford was simply amazing!
Especially Ling Feng’s fiery state has made many famous players of the Red Devils, including Ferdinand, Neville, Scholes and others, as well as number one player Lineker, all believe that Manchester United is in Ling Feng’s situation. Under his leadership, he will surely be able to escape unscathed at Juventus' home court!
Moreover, the two-goal advantage is also very obvious, giving Manchester United a psychological advantage in the away game.
Of course, an away goal also preserved a glimmer of hope for Juventus to advance.
As long as they score two goals at home, Juventus can achieve a reversal and advance to the final!
Of course, the premise is to keep Manchester United clean!
And this task is obviously extremely difficult.
After all, Manchester United is the most powerful offensive team in the Premier League and one of the teams with the most goals in the Champions League this season.
Fortunately, like Manchester United, Juventus also has a huge lead in Serie A.
As long as they get one point in the next round of the league against Roma, they will win the Serie A championship in advance.
Therefore, in this game, Juventus will naturally go all out to strive for a comeback at home and reach the Champions League final again after two years!
Compared with the starting lineup for the first round, Allegri made several targeted changes in positions:
Because Barzagli, who guest-starred at left back, was too slow, he repeatedly Ling Feng, who was switched to the right, was beaten.
So, in the second round, he chose Brazilian international Alex Sandro as the left back.
Then, in the midfield position, Khedira, who had no effect on both offense and defense in the previous round, was abandoned, and Pjanic, the "Bosnian commander" with stronger organizational skills, was chosen.
Obviously, everyone knows that if Juventus, which is two goals behind, wants to make a comeback at home, offense is the only option!
Only by scoring more goals can we defeat Manchester United and advance to the final!
Therefore, Allegri would rather give up the defense in the midfield and send in Pjanic to strengthen the control of the midfield!
As for Manchester United, they rotated three positions.
The two wingers on the left and right, Rashford and Lingard, replaced Martial and Rooney and became the starters of this game.
Although the two men's foot skills are relatively less delicate.
But speed and vitality are the best weapons to deal with Juventus' experienced defense!
In addition, Smalling also replaced Rojo in the defense and partnered with Bailly as a central defender again.
In the last game, the central defender combination of Rojo and Bailly was repeatedly defeated by opponents in the defense of set pieces and corner kicks
If it weren't for De Gea's bravery, they would not only be Lose a goal.
Therefore, considering that the opponent will definitely attack with all their strength in this game, there will definitely be more opportunities for set kicks or corner kicks.
Starting Smalling, who has the highest altitude in the team, can provide the team with enough height when defending high-altitude balls.
Although Smallin occasionally loses focus and is not focused enough.
However, this is an acceptable risk for the height advantage at set pieces.
When the Manchester United generals wearing dark blue away jerseys came to this stadium that was already occupied by a sea of black and white with a three to one score advantage in the first round.
The next second, noise hit us.
Looking up, I saw a black and white "Juventus" giant Tifo hanging on the east stand, which was very shocking.
In fact, Tifo culture was first born in Italy and Southern Europe!
In the early days of Tifo, the main form was mostly large hand-painted paintings covering the entire stands, which generally only appeared in hostile games such as local derby and national derby.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, it began to spread as mainstream fan culture around the world and continues to this day.
Today, Tifo is more often presented in the form of fans waving flags in the stands, or in the form of panels of different colors that are spliced together to form a huge three-dimensional picture in the stands.
It is a gorgeous weapon for die-hard stands and the ultimate equipment for fan organizations!
Of course, in such an important game of the Champions League semi-finals, using Tifo will definitely stimulate the fighting spirit and fighting spirit of Juventus players, allowing them to perform at their best under the watchful eyes of the home fans. !
It was also amid the cheers of more than 30,000 home fans that Juventus showed their tenacious fighting spirit and desire to win at the beginning of the game!
At Juventus' home court, the referee's whistle was obviously biased in favor of the home team.
For some relatively excessive fouls, the referee does not blow the whistle every time.
Perhaps it was the blessing of the "home whistle" and Juventus' high-pressure press from the beginning that made the Manchester United players a little uncomfortable.
At the very beginning of the game, the Serie A overlords had the upper hand!
Within less than ten minutes of play, Juventus completed two shots on target.
It’s just that the long-range shots from Pogba and Higuain were too angled and did not test De Gea.
However, just as Manchester United slowly entered the rhythm of the game, Juventus seized an opportunity that was not a chance:
In the 13th minute of the game, Manchester United controlled the ball in the backcourt and was met by Juventus' high position in the frontcourt. oppression.
Bailey's long pass found Lingard on the wing.
The latter stopped the ball slightly, but was stabbed by Sandro who suddenly grabbed the ball from behind and knocked the ball away!
Immediately afterwards, the ball came to the feet of Pogba, who was still playing as the left midfielder.
I saw the Juventus core looking up to the far end, then without hesitation, he slashed with his right foot and sent an ecstatic long pass at an angle of 45 degrees!
The ball drew a wonderful arc over the Allianz Stadium in Turin, fast and flat.
Dybala stepped in from the right, stopped with his left foot, and then with a change of rhythm, he shook away Luke Shaw and dribbled the ball horizontally into the penalty area!
Seeing that Luke Shaw was out of position, Smalling, who was nearby, rushed forward and used his body to block the shooting angle.
At the same time, Dybala swings his left leg and shoots hard!
The next second, there was only a "bang" sound, and the shot ball hit Smalling's right arm that had not been retracted, and the line changed immediately.
Seeing this, Dybala and the surrounding Juventus players who witnessed this scene immediately raised their hands and complained loudly to the referee:
"The thug is on board!"
"Referee, handball!"
The Spanish referee Laos, who was not far away, blew the whistle without hesitation and raised his hand to point to the penalty spot with one finger!
Penalty kick!
This penalty immediately ushered in protests from Manchester United players.
However, no matter how many excuses there are, it cannot change that Smalling did not stick his hands tightly to his torso, but opened them, thereby expanding the defensive area.
This is a penalty without a doubt!
When Mourinho saw this penalty, he turned around and cursed:
"Hell!"
Because at the moment when the ground was blocked, Smallin subconsciously opened his arms slightly to protect himself.
So, Smalling can’t be blamed for this goal, he can only admit that he is unlucky.
Juventus’ first penalty kicker is naturally Pogba.
Juventus No. 10 stood in front of the ball, performed a classic run-up with small steps, and then succeeded in one fell swoop!
One to zero! After scoring the goal, Pogba immediately rushed into the goal, picked up the ball and ran back.
Whether he is leading Juventus to defeat his former club Manchester United or defeating Lingfeng, it is very important to him!
After the penalty shot opened the scoring, Juventus became even more powerful and their offensive became more aggressive.
As the formation pressed forward, Manchester United was forced to shrink its defense and launch a defensive counterattack.
Fortunately, under Mourinho's guidance, the team's ability to withstand pressure has improved significantly compared with last season.
Coupled with the relentless running and sweeping of midfielders Kante and Herrera, Juventus could not easily break through Manchester United's tight defense for a while.
On the contrary, Manchester United stole the ball in the midfield area.
However, Juventus, who knew Manchester United's sharp counterattack, adopted foul tactics!
Once Ling Feng instigates a counterattack, or if other Manchester United players want to advance with the ball during the transition between offense and defense, they will be ruthlessly knocked down by the nearby Juventus players!
Although in just twenty minutes, Pjanic and Marchisio received two Topaz God of War cards due to tactical fouls.
However, the price is worth it.
If Manchester United makes a quick counterattack, whether it is Rashford, Ling Feng or even Lingard, they will have enough speed and impact to tear apart Juventus' old defense line!
With the rough and tough defensive actions of Juventus players, the rhythm of the game became somewhat fragmented.
For the first time, the Manchester United generals have experienced the most tenacious and tough defense this season!
Seeing Juventus behaving like this, Ling Feng also played the role of team commander, signaling the two wingers to retreat and shrink the formation to half court.
His purpose is very simple, that is, let the opponent attack, and then they will switch and counterattack!
Anyway, they still lead the total score, so there is no need to fight to the death with their opponents.
Moreover, midfielder Pjanic and Marchisio both had yellow cards on their backs.
If they dare to use fouls to prevent Manchester United from counterattacking next time, they will definitely receive a second yellow card and be sent off!
In that case, Juventus, which has one less player and is behind in the score, will be in dire straits.
Therefore, in the next game, these two people will definitely use the enemy.
Next time, as long as he takes the initiative to advance towards the defense zone of the two of them during a counterattack, as long as the two of them make moves, he will be able to cause a foul and one of them will be sent off!
However, this plan is very good and very feasible.
However, he still overestimated his team's defense.
When the game reached the 34th minute, Juventus saw that Manchester United's half-time crowd was too dense and returned the ball to the backcourt.
Bonucci, who was holding the ball, observed it and made a precise long pass directly to Mandzukic who was in the same position as Bailica.
The Croatian striker used his strong body to lean against Bailly, then jumped up and passed the header to Pogba in front of him.
After the latter stopped the ball with his chest, he used a silky Marseille spin to get past Kante.
Immediately afterwards, he flicked the ball with his right foot and took a long shot.
As the long-range shooter in Serie A, Pogba, who has scored seven goals outside the penalty area this season, is definitely the most threatening player in Juventus.
Sure enough, everyone was attracted by his realistic movements. Central defender Bailly stepped forward quickly, trying to block the angle of his shot as much as possible.
Unexpectedly, Pogba played a fake shot and passed the ball. With a flick of his ankle, he sent a scalpel through ball, passed between Bailly's legs and got into the penalty area. Within!
Higuain made a diagonal run and got a half-single chance on the left side of the penalty area!
“Higuain!”
"Opportunity!"
Higuain didn't hesitate and blasted a close range shot with his left foot!
Fortunately, De Gea reacted quickly enough and blocked the near corner position.
But the shot was so powerful that he didn't dare to catch it with his hands, so he could only hit the ball out with his fists.
Unfortunately, the ball flew right in front of Dybala who sneaked into the right side of the penalty area!
Seeing this, Xiao Moxian unceremoniously pushed with his left foot, and before De Gea got up for the second time, he sent the ball into the almost unguarded goal!
“The ball has been scored!”
“The goal was made by Paulo Dybala!!!”
“Unbelievable! Juventus hasn’t even finished the first half yet. Just two goals ahead!”
Two to zero!
When the first half reached the 35th minute, the scoreboard at the Allianz Stadium in Turin clearly displayed "2:0"
With Pogba's penalty kick and Dybala's supplementary The shot scored, Juventus leads Manchester United by two goals at home!
This score made fans from both sides feel a little familiar.
A week ago at Old Trafford, the home team Manchester United also led their opponents by two goals in the first half.
Now, the situation is reversed!
There are still ten minutes left before the end of the first half.
If Manchester United continues like this, they will not just concede two goals before the end of the first half!
Perhaps before stepping into this stadium, no one, including Ling Feng, thought that Juventus, who returned to their home court, would be so powerful!
As expected of the Serie A hegemon who defeated Barcelona 3-0 at home!
(Barcelona: Are you done with riding horses?!)
Two consecutive sap shots made the Manchester United generals a little depressed and helpless.
An unlucky penalty kick and a complementary shot were not perfect opportunities in the absolute sense.
But the opponent just made it.
The two-goal lead was instantly wiped out.
And the opponent also scored an away goal!
The balance of victory suddenly shifted from Manchester United's side to Juventus' side.
Is it just luck that they defeated their opponent in the last game?
Just when the Manchester United generals were feeling frustrated, a voice sounded:
“Raise your head!”
“It doesn’t matter! We are only two goals behind. It’s not over yet!”
"Don't worry, we will definitely be able to score before the end of the first half!"
If anyone else had said this, the Manchester United generals might have scoffed.
However, the one who spoke such confident words was the number one player in the Premier League, the team leader and super thigh Ling Feng who has scored forty goals in all competitions this season!
You know, as long as Ling Feng started in the games this season, they won almost all of them.
Moreover, they have witnessed Ling Feng perform a miracle to turn the tide and save the team more than once!
For a time, everyone's inner depression and helplessness turned into full confidence!
Yes, we have Ling Feng!
How could we lose!
(End of this chapter)