Super Marshal

“Beep!!!!!”

A crisp whistle sounded from the TV, and the referee blew the foul whistle.

The entire Calderon Stadium was completely blown up. Even through the TV, Gao Han and others could still clearly feel the tragic atmosphere at the scene at this moment.

The live TV camera quickly focused on the referee Ovreber.

This is an Atletico Madrid attack.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech took the goal kick and landed in the frontcourt. Torres grabbed the first spot and headed the ball behind the Manchester United defense. Villa was extremely fast and cooperated with Torres. With tacit understanding, he quickly dived behind him and chased the ball.

At this time, Manchester United's central defender Pepe chased back and defended closely. When Villa got the ball first and was about to enter the penalty area, Pepe made a decisive foul and directly tackled Villa with the ball. On the ground.

The Portuguese international center back was also very experienced. When the whistle blew, he immediately jumped up from the ground and loudly explained that he had scooped the ball first. He pointed at Villa, who fell on the ground and hugged his leg, that he was pretending to be injured.

"Manchester United's players all seemed very excited and seemed a little worried about Ovrebo's enforcement."

"Indeed, as early as the first half, Ovrebo had reminded Pepe twice. This time he chased Villa and made a shovel from behind. We watched the slow-motion replay and could not judge him. Whether Villa was tackled or not, there is no doubt that the action was dangerous, and it should have been a tactical foul."

"Sure enough, Ovrebo decisively showed the red card and Pepe was sent off."

"This is the 61st minute of the second half. Manchester United is still trailing 0-1, but the main defender Pepe was sent off for a tactical foul. This means that even if Manchester United reaches the final, Pepe will also be Suspension due to red card.”

Watching the live TV scene and listening to the commentator's voice, everyone in the office was extremely sad.

how to say?

It's hard to say whether Pepe's foul was worth it, because if he hadn't made a move at the time, Villa's personal ability would have basically been a one-shot after entering the penalty area, and the possibility of scoring was very high.

If falling behind by one goal still leaves hope for Manchester United, then conceding one more goal would mean the Red Devils are completely doomed.

But Pepe's kick kept hope, but the price was also high, a red card.

There is still half an hour left in the game and Manchester United is in danger.

In the TV footage, Pepe was still protesting, but when Ovrebo showed him the red card, he collapsed. He held his head in his hands, raised his head high, and opened his mouth wide, as if silently. whimpering.

Teammates all around also stepped forward, hugged Pepe one by one, and comforted him.

Last season, Manchester United entered the Champions League final, but ended up losing to Barcelona, ​​completing the latter's triple crown. This season, the team's strength has improved to a higher level, and they are ambitious to make a comeback. As a result, …

"If Manchester United can reach the final, Pepe's kick will be valuable." Gao Han sighed.

Sometimes, professional players are like this on the court, there is nothing to worry about.

Ferguson must also be aware of the value of Pepe's foul, so when the Portuguese walked off the court like a zombie, he stepped forward desperately, hugged his favorite player vigorously, and kept talking. comfort him.

Manchester United also quickly made adjustments. Youngster Evans came on and replaced forward Berbatov. Rooney and Tevez formed a double forward. Ferguson's idea was obviously to continue to strengthen defense.

Pepe was recommended to Ferguson by Gao Han, and his agent was Mendes. During this period of time at Manchester United, both he and Matic improved rapidly under Ferguson's training and became the backbone of Manchester United's midfield. , especially the central defender combination of Pepe and Ferdinand, showed a very high level.

The only thing that has been criticized is that Pepe's performance is not stable enough. Like Ferdinand, he is prone to rashness.

But his absence has a great impact on Manchester United's defense.

Heynckes must have understood this, so he continued to increase his offensive intensity, making it clear that he wanted to take advantage of Manchester United's loss of defensive tigers and seize the opportunity to expand the score.

Manchester United retreated as a team and adopted a defensive posture.

"One goal behind, one man missing, Manchester United is finished." Rummenigge shook his head and sighed.

The fact that the Red Devils have been able to persist until now and play like this is undoubtedly quite good.

Even if it really stops in the semi-finals, I'm afraid it will be recognized by fans all over the world.

But on the court, Atletico Madrid occupies the advantage of home court, has a numerical advantage, and has superior overall strength. It has repeatedly planned very threatening attacks, but it has never been able to break through Manchester United's goal.

He managed to get into the penalty area several times, but was blocked from the goal by Van der Sar again and again.

A red card seemed to arouse the Red Devils' determination to fight to the end.

The game passed minute by minute. Atletico Madrid organized attacks again and again, but were blocked from the goal again and again. Manchester United, with only ten men, defended their own half on the court. Almost impregnable, Atletico Madrid's attacks failed again and again.

This isn't the first time.

In this season's Champions League, especially since the knockout rounds, the Red Devils and Manchester United have staged such dramas many times.

Ferguson still stood motionless on the sidelines. He looked unfazed, as if he was not affected by the game at all.

Seventy minutes...eighty minutes...

He was still standing there, motionless.

Everyone noticed what Gao Han said was wrong, that is, with Ferguson's character, it is absolutely impossible to give up like this. He is the kind of man who has been in the Champions League finals, knowing that he is outmatched, but still wants to fight Barcelona to the death.

Would he be willing to admit defeat like this?

What's more, he still has three substitutions in hand, and Giggs and other veterans sit on the bench.

"He's waiting!" Gao Han said very firmly.

"Wait? What are you waiting for?" Everyone felt strange.

Eighty minutes have passed. If Ferguson had the intention, he should have taken action long ago.

Gao Han frowned and thought, "If I'm not wrong, Ferguson determined the tactics of this game from the very beginning, attacking at the beginning and counterattacking at the end."

The people present were all people who had been involved in professional football for many years. As soon as they heard what Gao Han meant, they immediately understood.

Needless to say, the opening attack was adopted by Manchester United and achieved certain results. However, Atletico Madrid's counterattack led to a goal being scored, which directly caused Manchester United to be passive throughout the game.

As for the final counterattack, this is a bit interesting.

For Manchester United, if they want to win, they must at least score a goal. The possibility of betting on a zero-to-zero draw and a penalty shootout is quite low. As a famous coach, Ferguson will not gamble on such a small probability event.

To a certain extent, for Manchester United, zero to zero and zero to one are actually the same result.

This is also the reason why the Red Devils dared to let go of their hands and feet to attack at the beginning, but immediately became conservative after conceding a goal.

Even at this point in the game, as long as Manchester United scores a goal, even if the two sides end up tied at one to one, Manchester United has won, and there is no need to even play overtime.

Therefore, Gao Han concluded that Ferguson would make a big gamble in the closing stages of the game.

And not only Gao Han has this idea, Heynckes must also think so.

When the game reached the 85th minute, Ferguson finally moved.

Soon, everyone noticed that Manchester United made a substitution adjustment and replaced midfielder Matic with veteran Giggs.

The midfielder is both offensive and defensive, diligent and plays a pivotal role in Manchester United's midfield.

After Giggs came on the field, Atletico Madrid continued its offensive against Manchester United without any slack, and took advantage of Manchester United's substitutions to launch two threatening attacks in a row.

But as the game progressed, both sides were basically tired, and both attacks failed to work.

And at the 89th minute, the fourth official on the sidelines finally gave a notice of five minutes of additional time, but the two sides were still playing inextricably, and everyone was watching with fear and worry.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Atletico Madrid once again broke into Manchester United's penalty area, but during this attack, Torres fouled Ferdinand. Many players, led by Rooney, put pressure on the referee, but were given a yellow card. warn.

This time the game was stopped for more than a minute.

When the game restarted, Manchester United took advantage of the opportunity to serve quickly and made a rush attack. Left back Leighton Baines diagonally inserted into the front of the penalty area and hit a long shot, but it missed slightly.

But soon, Atletico Madrid also got a chance. Navas forced a breakthrough on the right and got a corner kick opportunity for the team. The sheet army pressed hard, but Pablo's header failed to hit the right spot. High.

Pablo also protested to the referee. Ferdinand committed a foul when he was fighting for a header, but the referee dismissed his protest. The Spanish central defender was a little anxious, pointed at the referee and yelled, and was given a yellow card. warn.

The emotions of the players of both teams were obviously ignited, and the game had reached the final and most critical moment.

Manchester United quickly launched a counterattack, with all players pressing forward.

Giggs took the ball on the left, got rid of the defender, and passed the ball diagonally into Atletico Madrid's penalty area. Pablo jumped high and headed to clear the ball while retreating in a hurry to defend.

But the ball did not fly far. Tevez grabbed the ball and passed it to Giggs on the wing.

After Giggs got the ball, he passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area without thinking.

Rooney stepped in and intercepted the ball first.

But as soon as the ball was stopped, Carvalho quickly approached, forcing Rooney to turn around to protect the ball.

At the same time, the referee has the whistle in his mouth, and the game may end at any time.

After Rooney blocked Carvalho with his body, he took two steps back from the baseline and suddenly passed back to the front of the penalty area.

But at this time, Scholes, who had always remained calm, suddenly inserted himself into the penalty area like a ghost.

Everyone in Atletico Madrid was shocked. Xabi Alonso, whose attention was distracted by Tevez, immediately flew towards Scholes.

But the ginger headed ahead of Xabi Alonso and hit a fast grounder.

Cech's attention was attracted by Manchester United's two forwards, and his line of sight was disturbed. When he reacted, the ball almost brushed the right post and went into the bottom of the goal net.

Everyone was stunned at this moment!

Not only the fans at Calderon Stadium on the TV, but also Gao Han and others outside the TV were dumbfounded.

Scored!

Another winning goal at the last moment, the most critical moment!

The referee's crisp whistle announced to the world that the goal was valid.

One to one, Manchester United advances to the final!