our champion dream

Chapter 154 Entering the Finals
In No.404 minutes of the game, Manchester United completed a very important attack.

"Le! Le! Le! Le!!! Wow! That's great!!" Marcel Leif exclaimed excitedly. "Li Xiaoming received Rooney's pass and volleyed with one foot, sending the football into Lyon's goal! He scored a goal for Manchester United, and most importantly, this goal reopened the score gap between the two sides. Manchester United With an away goal, Manchester United took the initiative in the total score because of the advantage of an away goal, it can be said that Li Xiaoming's goal gave Manchester United a shot in the arm.!"

"Rooney's breakthrough! Beautiful! The pass... Hey Li Xiaoming! Great shot! Great shot! Clean shot! Lloris didn't respond." He Ping was also very excited. "He scored a key goal, as if he pushed Lyon to the edge of the cliff with his own hands!! In this way, Manchester United can be more calm in their tactics in the second half."

After scoring the goal, Li Xiaoming was also very happy. He pointed at Rooney and ran towards him. In fact, the biggest credit for this goal should be credited to Rooney. I don't have any chance of my own.There will not be such an important goal.

Rooney also laughed and pointed at himself.

Although my own breakthrough is beautiful, if no one comes to shoot the football into the goal, all the previous efforts are meaningless.

The two hugged each other, and more teammates flocked to them, surrounded them and made dumplings.

Lyon's home stadium, the Olympic Park, fell into a brief silence...

When Lyon scored in the opening 4 minutes, many Lyon fans began to look forward to a comeback to be staged at their home stadium, the Olympic Park Stadium.

The situation of the subsequent competition exhibition also proved this point.

Lyon scored another goal and surpassed the total score. It seems that they will reverse the Premier League's big brother Manchester United and make history in the case of a last stand at home.

But at this moment, Li Xiaoming and Rooney stepped forward, ruining the good thing that Lyon wanted to make a comeback, and poured a basin of cold water on the heads of all Lyon fans.

The Olympic Park Stadium, which looked like a red-hot iron block before, cooled down in an instant, and then was shrouded in a white mist.

Ferguson jumped high on the sidelines, waved his fists and roared, and then hugged everyone around him, feeling as excited as if the game had ended with this score.

In stark contrast to him is Lyon's coach Pierre.

When Manchester United launched an attack, Pierre walked back to his position and took a water bottle to drink water, but seeing the horse's face attacking, he just grabbed the bottle vigorously instead of pouring it into his mouth.Fortunately, he did this, otherwise he would be choking now...

But even so, Pierre is not much better now-when he lost the ball, he angrily smashed the water bottle to the ground hard, and under the pressure, the water bloomed on the lawn.

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"The first half is about to end. In the last minute... a goal was conceded. Lyon's luck..." the French commentator sighed helplessly.

Of course he hopes that Lyon in France can eliminate Manchester United and reach the Champions League final. At that time, it will be the pride of French football and the city of Lyon to be on the stage of the Champions League final.

When Manchester United scored two goals in a row, he believed it could be done.

But now, that goal is fast away from him... It seems that Manchester United are gradually finding their form in the game, which is the last thing Lyonnaise wants to see.

Soon after, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Television broadcasts captured the expressions on the faces of players from both teams as they left the field.

The Manchester United players hadn't come out of the excitement of scoring, and they walked off the pitch with smiles on their faces, talking and laughing.It still looks very easy.

As for the Lyon players, they were quite high-spirited, as if nothing in this world could stop them.As a result, the collective was stunned by Li Xiaoming's ball. Everyone hung their heads and hurried to the aisle, unwilling to stay on the court for a long time.

Pierre had already turned around and entered the player channel, as if he didn't want to stay for a second longer.

"Li's goal changed the situation of the whole game. Pierre's wishful thinking may have to be replayed..." Martin Taylor analyzed. "The total score became 2:2, and Manchester United still had an away goal. The most important thing is that Li's goal was a very heavy blow to the morale of the Lyon players. Ferguson can adjust calmly, and Manchester United can play in the second half. It was more calm, and the offensive pressure was switched to Lyon's side."

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In the Lyon dressing room, Pierre was boosting the morale of his players - the most important thing in the game.

"Of course, we conceded goals, which is bad, but I don't think it's fatal. We have a full 45 minutes to change the result. If we can score two goals in the opening game, why can't we score more Where is the ball?" Pierre looked at his players, he stared into the eyes of each player, instilling his courage and confidence in them.

"Before the game, everyone thought that we were eliminated and we had no chance, but we answered them with the two opening goals! Now this conceded goal is nothing more than making the miracle we created more brilliant and gorgeous! I Believe in you, no difficulty can defeat you! Because you are brave warriors! And warriors will fight to the last moment!"

The fighting spirit of the Lyon players was ignited a little by this charismatic head coach...

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Meanwhile, in the United dressing room, Ferguson turned on his hairdryer and criticized the players for their first-half performance.Yes, you read that right, Ferguson criticized the team's performance even though United had just pulled one back.The most important thing in the game is not tactics, but attitude.

"...Let's not talk about the last goal. Your performance in the first half was like shit. You were at a loss when you were rushed by Lyon. You also want to win the championship at this level? Those two conceded goals are What's going on? Even a team like Lyon can score us two goals. Even if this is their home field, there is no reason for such a disgusting situation! I reminded you, but the result? This is what you think Do you want the result?"

Ferguson spread his hands and tilted his head to look at his players.

"I don't want to see you panicked in the second half! Pull me up, there are still 45 minutes, anything can happen, but I don't want you to try other possibilities!"

Ferguson gave Ferdinand a hard look. This big man smiled the happiest before entering the locker room.

After criticizing people, Ferguson's bearded and staring expression calmed down. He touched Li Xiaoming's head, which was wiping his sweat, and said: Good job.

Although it was a very casual tone, Li Xiaoming still had an excited expression on his face.

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After the start of the second half, Pierre's team launched a very rapid attack on Manchester United's goal.

Now they are given 45 minutes. They must score goals while ensuring that Manchester United cannot score in order to guarantee victory, because at the disadvantage of not having an away goal, a goal for Manchester United is equal to Lyon's 1.5 goals.

On this point, Ferguson was well prepared at the halftime break.In this case, it is clear at a glance what countermeasures Lyon can take, and there is no need to guess.

Against Lyon's counterattack, Manchester United's countermeasure is very simple, which is to defend and counterattack.

Shrink the defense, and then wait for an opportunity to fight back.

And Manchester United also has the capital to fight back. Nani and Rooney in the frontcourt are both skilled and skilled individuals with strong individual combat capabilities, and Berbataba can also become a fulcrum in the frontcourt. Any of them can stir up trouble. The opponent's defense line is booming.In addition, Li Xiaoming, Carrick, and Beckham are all players with a long pass to seal their throats.

So defensive counterattack is actually very suitable for Manchester United now.

The morale of the Lyon players is indeed very strong. After Pierre's psychological counseling in the midfield, they all performed normally, and they did not look like they were lost when they just lost the ball.But their morale is strong, and Manchester United's morale is not low. They can even be said to be "morale like a rainbow" after they just scored a goal. At this time, every Manchester United player is very stable and feels safe because they have a Away goals, as long as the defense is stable, they can almost make them invincible.

So the game did not repeat the scene that started the first half as the Lyon fans imagined.

Lyon's offensive is indeed very fierce. Just judging from the momentum of the offensive at the beginning of the second half, it is really no less than the trend at the beginning of the first half.

But Manchester United in the second half was different from Manchester United in the first half.

Facing Lyon's aggressive offensive, Manchester United responded with a sharp counterattack.

No.408 minutes, only 3 minutes into the second half, Manchester United launched an attack, Delgado shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area and was saved by Van der Sar.The saved football was cleared by the Manchester United players. Beckham grabbed the second spot and found Rooney with a precise long pass. Manchester United counterattacked quickly!

Rooney sprinted for 30 meters with the ball, and then crossed the football to the goal. Berbatov's shot after receiving the ball at the front of the penalty area was slightly wide.

Although there was no goal, it scared the Lyon fans enough - when the football went wide of the goal, there was a huge exclamation from the stands, and they almost thought the goal was going to go in...

"Berbatov's shot went a bit wide, what a pity! Manchester United's counterattack was of very, very high quality!"

"Oh! Berbatov! Lyon will almost be able to end the suspense of this game! At that time, the score of 3:2 will be enough to make Lyon collapse! Then Lyon must score three goals to win this game. It's a pity." He Ping said.

However, although this attack did not score a goal, it did not affect Manchester United's players.

Because they know that there are still many such opportunities in the second half, so they don't need to worry at all.

Sure enough, in the next 10 minutes, Manchester United got two more chances to counterattack. Although they failed to score, they still threatened Lyon's defense and made Lyon's fans frightened.

After three such counterattacks in a row, Lyon also realized that if they continue to attack like this, they may lose the ball before they score...

Lyon's players were not sure.

Pierre, who was on the sidelines, saw what was going on and knew what had happened.

The mentality of the players is unstable, and at the same time they cannot agree on the goal of the game.

This situation is very dangerous. If it takes longer, the team will be out of touch, and it will give Manchester United more opportunities to take advantage of it.

So Pierre immediately made an adjustment, which was actually the same as the current tactics, except that he needed to stabilize the morale of the army and unify his thinking.

He made the same decision as at half-time, which was to keep attacking.

For the current Lyon, there is no other way to go.

While attacking might cause them to lose another ball in the game, not attacking is really dead.

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After being unified by the head coach, Lyon finally got rid of the previous state of indecision and began to bombard Manchester United's goal indiscriminately.

Of course, Lyon was already prepared for Manchester United's tactics, and they are not afraid, just play defensively and counterattack.

Of course, during this period, Lyon had more chances to shoot, while Manchester United had fewer chances.

There are also some thrilling scenes. For example, in the second minute of No.70, Delgado made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Vazquez made a header ten meters away from the goal, but Van der Sar blocked it with his fingers. After that, he hit the crossbar and bounced back.

Delgado followed up with another shot, but was blocked by Ferdinand who retreated to the goal line.

"Vazquez! Delgado! Ferdinand's made a crucial defense! He blocked the football on the goal line! What a danger! Lyon almost scored!"

No.709 minutes, Vazquez passed the ball, Sissoko shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, and was saved by Van der Sar.

No.804 minutes, Manchester United got a chance to counterattack, Li Xiaoming passed the ball, Nani almost formed a one-handed goal, but the football he shot when facing Lyon goalkeeper Lloris was blocked by the French goalkeeper ...

"Nani - ahh! He almost killed the game early!" Martin Taylor yelled regretfully.

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Until the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score was never rewritten.

In the end, Manchester United lost to Lyon 1:2 in the away game, but eliminated Lyon with an away goal advantage of 2:2 on aggregate.

"The game is over! The game is over! Manchester United eliminated Lyon, and they have reached the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons! This is really a remarkable achievement!" Martin Taylor said excitedly.Manchester United has become the only one to defend the glory of English football.

"Manchester United have reached the final, so they have a good chance of winning the Champions League." Martin Taylor

Manchester United's substitute players rushed onto the pitch, hugging and celebrating with their teammates on the pitch.

Being able to reach the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons is indeed worth paying attention to.

Ferguson was able to suppress his inner excitement at first, and shook hands with Pierre.

After shaking hands, he walked onto the court and hugged his players one by one. .

A team of people celebrated in their home court.

(End of this chapter)