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Chapter 880 Wonderful and Not Wonderful (Two in One)

In the corner of the locker room.

Sun Wu readily admitted his mistake. It should be Klose or even Lukaku who appeared in the starting lineup.

This has nothing to do with the role of the offensive fulcrum in the frontcourt, but because of the lack of a contact point in the penalty area, Hummels and Subotic have controlled the entire penalty area, making Dortmund's defensive system very stable.

There should be a high point to contain Hummels.

And Pochettino was also very refreshing, speaking highly of the goal that Sun Wu planned at the last moment, saying that it was simply a work of art.

Well, after the showdown, the two sides treated each other more frankly. After all, they will break up soon, and they need to work together to compete for two heavyweight championships before breaking up.

Pochettino then tactically deployed the second half and replaced Thomas Muller with Klose.

Sun Wu moved his lips but did not say a word. He judged that Tuchel would crazily press high in the second half. Klose can also play high-quality pass coordination... Forget it, it's better than Lukaku!
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Walking out of the locker room, Sun Wu and his teammates were chatting and laughing, while the Dortmund players who came out from the other side...well, the others were okay, but Shaheen had a hideous face and gritted his teeth.

After the end of World War II, because too many people died, Germany imported a large number of laborers from abroad. The laborers from other countries returned home after finishing their work, but a large number of Turks stayed.

As a result, there have been a large number of Turkish stars in Germany, such as Manchester City's Jingdong An and Arsenal's Ozil.

Local Turkish players tend to be tough, daring to fight, and physically strong, but these immigrants... JD, Ozil, and Shaheen are all technical stars, but they all have one characteristic, the attribute of a glass man.

Going back ten years, Bayern's legendary midfielder Sauer was also a typical example.

So, just 5 minutes after the start of the second half, Shaheen, who was gnashing his teeth, was injured... and it was a flying shovel at Sun Wu that caused the injury.

Sun Wu wanted to laugh, but couldn't. Tuchel quickly replaced Shaheen with the old captain Kyle, and then continued to press crazy high positions. The pressure on Manchester United's defense was increasing.

"Royce... has passed again!"

"Royce... shot from a small angle!"

"De Gea made the fifth save of the game...Bender also pressed up, and the long shot...slightly wide!"

Royce has become Dortmund's sharpest weapon. He can run unscrupulously on the wing, draw in, shoot long shots, force breakthroughs, and send precise crosses.

In the second half, Tuchel allowed Mkhitaryan to return to the center and Kuba to play on the wing, which made Dortmund's frontcourt attack very smooth. The Hornet No. 10 sent consecutive threatening balls.

But at the same time, Manchester United's counterattack is also quietly unfolding. The distance between Klose, Sun Wu, and Griezmann, who has retreated deeply, is very suitable. There is a tacit understanding, and Schmelzer is so pressured that he dare not press the assist.

In the 62nd minute, Bendela made a cross from the right, Alderweireld made a header to clear the siege, Fletcher stopped the ball in the chest outside the penalty area and sent it to the frontcourt, Klose sent it to Hummels. Pressing and failing to get the ball, Januzaj steals it from Kyle's feet.

"Steal the ball... this is Manchester United's chance!"

The stands were boiling, and Pochettino on the sidelines unconsciously took a few steps forward, his eyes full of expectation.

Although it was not like wearing the No. 11 jersey in that time and space, Januzaj also abandoned the nightmare of his debut and peak. He did not immediately move forward, but made an accelerated fake action and sent a return pass.

Sun Wu made a breakthrough with the ball and attracted the attention of Subotic and Hummels, and then sent a diagonal plug to Klose who ran out of position.

"Sun Wu...Klose...Griezmann!"

"Oh, it's still Sun Wu...a beautiful oblique ball!"

"Januzai! Januzai!"

Klose crossed Griezmann, and the latter returned the point immediately. Sun Wu ran to the position and sent a penetrating oblique ball before Bender returned to defense. Januzaj High-speed insertion from the left formed a semi-single-handed ball, and Gentle was thrown away by half.

"Weidenfeller came out... This is... a foul!"

The live camera immediately found the referee, and crossed his hands to indicate that there was no foul.

"Isn't this a foul?" Zhang Lu was angry, "Weidenfeller is totally targeting people!"

Januzaj is still furious on the ground, Griezmann is still complaining to the referee, and Dortmund's offense has penetrated deep into the hinterland.

Gentle passed the ball from a long distance to find Mkhitaryan on the side. The Armenian sent a precise cross, and then Aubameyang flew the header. The ball passed between Alderweireld and the backward However, the unguarded Royce volleyed from the edge of the small penalty area!

"Royce!"

"It's De Gea again!"

Facing Royce's shot, De Gea moved laterally at the fastest speed, and took two steps forward, spreading his arms to expand the defensive area. The ball just hit his shoulder and landed on the top of the net. .

Zhan Jun praised: "The frontcourt is really picturesque, and the backcourt is De Gea!"

"Just now Weidenfeller really didn't foul... first poked the ball, and then knocked Januzaj over."

"I hope Januzaj won't get hurt." Zhang Lu coughed twice, "However, the rhythm of the offensive and defensive transitions of both sides is very fast, and the scene has become better."

"Yeah, Man Utd did a six-foot pass, it took 12 seconds to create a threat, and then Royce almost equalized at the other end of the pitch."

Zhang Lu's mouth... the scene looks good, but it's only temporary, and it will soon become ugly.

First, Fletcher deliberately knocked down Mkhitaryan and was given a yellow card, and then Luke Shaw was given a yellow card for shoveling Royce with both feet on the wing.

Dortmund is not to be outdone here, Kuba elbowed Coleman and was given a yellow card, and Kyle's side shovel Griezmann was also given a yellow card.

In the 72nd minute, Schmelzer rarely made an assist, but Coleman stole the ball and launched a counterattack. An angry Schmelzer shoveled Coleman from behind.

This foul can be given a red card, and this kind of action is very harmful to the players. Manchester United stopped doing it. Many people gathered around and started to find fault, pushing and spitting each other, and there was a riot on the sidelines.

This riot had nothing to do with Sun Wu at all, he didn't even run over, and the riot happened to be next to the head coaches of both sides on the sideline.

Sun Wu pondered in his mind whether to continue to attack, or to recover the compressed formation to maintain a 1-0 advantage.

"Best, you are the captain, why don't you come over?" Aubameyang asked curiously. This guy has been in touch with Sun Wu and has a very good relationship.

Sun Wu glanced coldly, "I don't want to talk to you, two consecutive fouls in the first few minutes...you did it on purpose."

Aubameyang coughed twice... Uh, it was really intentional. On the one hand, he knew very well that Sun Wu is the most important point of the high press. On the other hand, he also wanted to show his strength to Shaheen and Hummels. manner.

"It's been so noisy for so long." Sun Wu frowned and muttered.

"Well done by UEFA."

"Really!" Sun Wu sighed, "UEFA is willing to do anything to make money!"

Originally in the UEFA Champions League, three yellow cards were accumulated to suspend the game, and the yellow cards in the group stage were brought into the knockout round. After the suspension, the game was suspended for every two yellow cards accumulated.

But starting from this season, the cumulative suspension of yellow cards until the end of the quarter-finals, the semi-finals are not counted.

For example, Rojo has been suspended once in the UEFA Champions League group stage. He received a yellow card in the game against Monaco. If he gets another yellow card in this game, he will be suspended, but now there is no restriction.

The main reason for changing the rules is to consider that the Champions League final cannot lack those heavyweight stars. These people are the key to the broadcast rate and the backbone of UEFA's broadcast fees.

So, the first half was okay, but at this stage in the second half, both sides were a little bit unscrupulous, anyway, they won't be suspended for accumulating yellow cards!

Well, the referee was also very clear, so he started to issue a large number of cards. Schmelzer who fouled, Alderweireld who caused trouble, Schneiderlin and Subotic received yellow cards respectively.

The head coaches of the two sides immediately began to make substitutions, and it happened to be the 75-minute substitution time.

Tuchel replaced Schmelzer, who was a little emotional, with Durm. The accumulated yellow cards are not suspended, but the red card is still suspended.

Then he replaced Kuba with a big cross, and Tuchel used up all the cards in his hand at once.

And Pochettino kept a hand and only replaced Fletcher who had received a yellow card with Milner.

At this time, Sun Wu ran to Pochettino, who made a gesture to continue.

Want to attack?

Sun Wu twitched the corner of his mouth and nodded slightly. It's hard to say whether this decision is right or wrong...

In the following time, Gentle felt that he had returned to the time when he was just playing right back, and he could never figure out what the opponent wanted to do.

"Bestra went to the left." Mortensen was a little surprised. "Manchester United's position is a bit strange. Januzaj went to the right, and Griezmann played as a midfielder in the middle?"

In the last period, Sun Wu chose Ginter as a breakthrough point. On the one hand, Ginter has been under a lot of pressure today, and it may be at the end of his battle. On the other hand, Sun Wu hopes that he can bring Kyle and Bender to Go, make room for Griezmann.

"Oh, Ginter was too reckless...Best passed through the block...Hummels broke the ball with a defense."

"What is Gentle doing, he just watched Best send such a comfortable cross!"

"Best... Long shot!"

"Weidenfeller is no worse than De Gea today!"

"Ginter left too much space for Best, and Best's shot was completely undisturbed!"

"Has Dortmund forgotten? Back then, Best used a world wave to kill the Hornets in the Ruhr Derby!"

Gentle feels like going crazy...

Thought he was going to pass the ball, but he passed through.

He thought he was going to pass, but he sent a cross.

Thinking he was going to cross, he cuts in and shoots long.

Gentle felt like he would never know what that No. 7 was going to do.

In the 86th minute, Sun Wu stepped on the ball lightly with a chic posture, and the ball just passed through the crotch of Ginter, who was grabbing up. This action received thunderous applause from the fans.

However, Bender made it up.

However, Sun Wu also clearly saw Bender in the "God's Perspective", so he immediately sent a cross pass, and then he was overthrown by Bender without any resistance.

The referee did not blow the whistle to terminate the game, but drew with both arms to indicate a favorable offensive principle, because Griezmann received a pass from Sun Wu in the middle.

"This is a good opportunity, Griezmann can pass and shoot... There is space on Klose's side... Oh oh, this is Mkhitaryan!"

"Beep!" The sharp whistle sounded, and the referee took out a yellow card against Mkhitaryan. He returned to defense at a dangerous moment and stretched out his hand to pull Griezmann down.

"This is the ninth yellow card for both sides in the second half!" Zhan Jun shook his head and said, "It's hard to say whether UEFA's new rules are a good thing or a bad thing...but at least, both sides have used the rules to the extreme in this game."

At this time, the live camera found Sun Wu.

From the time he landed in the Bundesliga until Tottenham, Sun Wu only scored two free kicks in more than five years, but this season... to be precise, since this year, Sun Wu frequently scored free kicks in the league and the Champions League.

Facing Real Madrid, he scored wonderful free kicks in both rounds. Today, Sun Wu seems to be a master of free kicks... The outside world speculates that this is the pressure brought to him by Beckham and Ronaldo.

"About 25 meters away from the goal, the position is slightly to the right, right foot and left foot are both suitable." Zhan Jun is a little excited, "If you can make it...the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals is 2-0 at home. There has never been a comeback in history. Record!"

Uh, Sun Wu came from time travel in 2018. If it is a year later, he will definitely scold Zhan Jun, don't be crowed!

All eyes are on Sun Wu...

"Di!"

The whistle sounded, and Sun Wu looked up at the goal again, then took a deep breath and started to run.

Then...Griezmann suddenly accelerated, rushed to the ball and kicked it!
"boom!"

"It's Griezmann... the post... oh, the goal is in!"

"The goal is scored! It's Klose. Klose, who is about to retire, scored for Manchester United again. This is his 12th goal in all competitions this season!"

Sun Wu shrugged at the stunned Hornets, turned and followed Griezmann to pounce on Klose.

This is the routine that Sun Wu and Griezmann fiddled with on the training ground after Sun Wu repeatedly scored direct free kicks... Sun Wu's run-up distance was slightly longer, and Griezmann took a free kick straight to the far corner.

Although Manchester United was unlucky to hit the post for the third time today, Klose's supplementary shot allowed Manchester United to expand their lead.

2 to 0, this score made Manchester United ecstatic and pushed Dortmund into a desperate situation.

After the re-kick-off, Dortmund pressed across the board. If they can't score away goals, the hope of reaching the final is too slim... Tuchel discovered earlier than Zhan Jun that the Champions League semi-finals are behind 0 to 2 away, which is unprecedented in history. Reverse the record of reaching the final.

Pochettino used the last of his substitutions, replacing Januzaj with Phil Jones, increasing the numbers and height of the box.

Although Schneiderlin and Sun Wu received yellow cards one after another, and Manchester United players tried to cause a small riot to delay time, in the 94th minute, Dortmund pulled back a goal and scored a crucial away goal.

Sun Wu was helpless standing outside the restricted area, since no one made any mistakes.

Mkhitaryan took a corner kick, Hummels sprinted from outside the penalty area, and Taishan leaped high and shook his head to attack the goal. De Gea, who performed well in the audience, could only wave his hands as a gesture.

Hu Meier jumped too high, a whole head taller than Rojo and Phil Jones who jumped at the same time. Although he was the key target of Manchester United's marking, he still couldn't block it.

"What a pity, what a pity, Manchester United failed to hold on to a 2-0 advantage and allowed the Hornets to score the crucial away goal."

Zhan Jun said regretfully: "Throughout the entire game, Manchester United performed even better, and the score also showed this, but Hummels' header kept Dortmund's hope of advancing."

"If Dortmund can score 1-0 in the second round, they will be able to advance to the final, and Manchester United needs to consider how to score in the second round."

"The Westfalen Stadium has the scariest home stadium atmosphere in Europe. Of course, for Sun Wu, this is a revisit."

This score made Sun Wu a little disappointed, but the score was acceptable to both sides. After the game, Hummels, Subotic and other acquaintances finally smiled at Sun Wu, but Sun Wu was stern...

(End of this chapter)