novelhk Chapter 330
Chapter 330
Leeds United's advantage continued.
In the 17th minute, Modric got the ball in the center circle, and then he cleverly pulled the ball to avoid Scholes who came to defend him and sent a straight pass.
Ribery quickly moved forward and prepared to receive the ball. When Ribery started, Evra also quickly followed up and fell to the ground and shoveled the moment Ribery received the ball.
However, this time the direct collision between the two French national team teammates ended with Ribery's victory.
Evra did not shovel the ball, and even Ribery did not shovel it.
After Ribery caught up with the ball, he just moved forward, avoided Evra's shovel, and ran forward at full speed!
In desperation, Ferdinand, who was already familiar with Ribery's playing habits, did not dare to make a rash move when he came to fill in the position. He could only block his inward route and try not to let Ribery take the ball to the middle.
Ribery saw that he really couldn't find a good opportunity to cut inside, so he dribbled into the penalty area, opened up an angle, and shot directly.
The ball was hit very hard, and Ribery hit it very cunningly, aiming to catch the tall Schmeichel off guard. The ball flew along the grass to the near corner of Manchester United's goal.
But Schmeichel, who was in hot form today, had already blocked the near corner, and Ribery's goal was once again pressed down by him.
"Ribery...shoot!" Lineker shouted, "Ah - Leeds United missed another good chance to score! Ribery's shot was also blocked by his old teammate!"
"Schmeichel was really amazing today!" Although he preferred Leeds United, Jon also praised Schmeichel's performance, "Schmeichel again after Van der Sar! To be honest, Manchester United's selection of goalkeepers is the most reassuring for their fans!"
Eight minutes later, Leeds United made a comeback.
Alonso made a long pass in his own half and sent the ball to the left. Bale had the upper hand in the direct confrontation with O'Shea. After using his speed to eat O'Shea alive, he caught up with the ball near the baseline, and then made a cross with his left foot without making any adjustments.
Ibrahimovic grabbed the first point in the penalty area.
But under Vidic's interference, Ibrahimovic did not choose to shoot directly, but tapped the ball back. Kaka followed up and shot the ball from outside the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the upper right corner of Manchester United's goal!
"Another long shot from Kaka!" Lineker exclaimed excitedly, but then he sighed, "Oh my God! Schmeichel blocked the ball again!"
After nearly 25 minutes of fierce attack, Leeds United still failed to knock on Manchester United's goal.
For Manchester United players on the field, Schmeichel's heroic performance greatly boosted their confidence.
Gradually.
Manchester United also swept away the panic in front and began to try to organize an attack.
30th minute.
Scholes got the ball in the middle circle. He first leaned on Modric who was harassing him from behind, and then passed the ball to Giggs who came to meet him.
When the Leeds United players focused their attention on Giggs in the left half, the Welsh veteran made a long pass and transferred the ball horizontally to Rooney on the right.
Rooney quickly dribbled the ball to the bottom after receiving it.
When Lahm just approached to defend, Rooney suddenly kicked the ball to the middle.
This caught the Leeds United players off guard.
In order to prevent Rooney from crossing the bottom, everyone was retreating rapidly, but this sudden cross made it difficult for everyone to adjust their body center of gravity for a while!
Cannavaro, who was retreating, wanted to jump up and head the ball to clear the siege.
However, this kind of jump after forcibly adjusting the body's center of gravity made him jump not very high, and the football flew over his head.
Behind him, Ronaldo had rushed over from the left, jumped high near the penalty spot, shook his head like a lion, and headed the ball hard into the Leeds United goal!
"Cristiano——!"
Accompanied by the shouting of the commentator at Old Trafford, the football changed direction and quickly flew to the front of the Leeds United goal.
Neuer, who was moving from the front to the back in front of the goal, once again made the kind of save that violated the rules of the human body in the Champions League. He quickly retracted his body weight, kicked his right foot on the ground, almost jumped on the spot, and then swung his left arm into the air.
Blocked the football out of the baseline!
"Cristiano Ronaldo's header! Oh my God! Leeds United also has its own goalkeeper! Neuer also showed us a world-class save! He completely lost his body weight, and used world-class reaction to hit Ronaldo's powerful header out of the baseline!" Lineker was frightened by Ronaldo's header just now.
He is an out-and-out Leeds United.Leeds United fans, if Manchester United scored a goal first when Leeds United had all the advantages, not to mention the players on the field, even the commentator would be hit hard.
"Neuer! Manuel Neuer! Jon, I found that what you said just now was wrong! It's not Manchester United's choice of goalkeeper that reassures the fans, but Leeds United's choice of goalkeeper that reassures the fans! After Schmeichel's personal performance, Neuer did not miss this opportunity. I have reason to believe that Schmeichel's departure will not cause any damage to Leeds United's defense!"
Just like Kaka just now.
When Ronaldo saw his shot was saved by Neuer, he was in disbelief. After landing, he could only scratch his hair in pain and shook his head regretfully...
Afterwards, Giggs took a corner kick, passed the people in the penalty area and went straight to the back point. This time, Berbatov got the first point, but the Bulgarian's header skills were not top-notch. His header did not even reach the goal frame. Neuer did not make any saves, but just watched the ball fly out of the bottom line.
But the dangers created by Manchester United in the Leeds United penalty area twice in a row still made the fans in the stands very excited.
After the ball flew out of the bottom line, there was fierce applause in the stands.
In the eyes of the home fans in the Old Trafford stands, Manchester United finally stabilized after being pressed in their own half for nearly half an hour. Next, it was time for them to launch a counterattack!
"Boss, should we ask them to steady themselves? Manchester United seems to have found the rhythm." On the sidelines, Rivaldo's tone was a little worried, "We attacked so hard in the front, and we didn't score a goal despite so many good chances... To be honest, I'm a little worried. After all, wasting opportunities is likely to lead to retribution..."
Li Shiguang rolled his eyes: "Brother, what era is this? I'm an Oriental and I don't believe in superstition. Why are you superstitious?!"
"But..."
"No buts." Looking at Neuer who was about to take a penalty, Li Shiguang's face was full of confidence, "Trust these guys. They are not rookies anymore. They know how to control the rhythm of the game..."