Football’s First Defender

The rhythm of the entire overtime game has become extremely fast from the beginning, and the two sides are attacking and defending very quickly. It is hard to imagine that this is still the previous two teams attacking and defending each other in regular time. A very boring team!

Since the start of overtime, the two sides have come and gone for a while, and the offensives have come and gone! They all created several offensive opportunities!

Long-range shots and crosses from the wing to grab points in the penalty area have become the key attack methods of the two teams. This kind of offensive method is simple and practical, and there is no need to worry too much about the team being intercepted by the opponent and directly hitting a threatening counterattack!

However, although the two sides began to invest more offensive power on the offensive end, when the game progressed to overtime, some players' physical fitness problems inevitably appeared, and some players began to focus more on defense. At the end, it is more of a catch and support action, rather than being able to participate in the core offense as in the normal state!

This also led to the fact that although the offensive and defensive transitions of the two teams are very fast and very attractive, and the number of shots has begun to increase, in fact, the two teams have not yet had any truly threatening shots!

Under the continuous fast-paced offense and defense of the two sides, the first half of the overtime game passed quickly inadvertently. The score of the two teams continued to remain at 1 to 1. On the scene, the two teams have become completely evenly matched so far. !

Hiddink still has a substitution spot in his hand, but after thinking twice, Hiddink decided not to use this spot!

One is for the team to make substitutions if there is an accident in the second half of overtime!

Secondly, for Hiddink, replacing other players at this time will not only have no greater benefit to the whole, but may change the formation of his own team!

In such a time when the two teams are fighting each other and are struggling, a sudden substitution may increase some vitality, but it may also have a great impact on the team's formation and coordination!

"The second half of overtime begins!"

"Compared to Manchester United, which used up three substitutions early, Chelsea still has one substitution. However, Hiddink still seems to trust these players on the field. In the last 15 minutes of the second half of extra time, There is no plan to change people!"

In the second half, Chelsea also wanted to attack Manchester United by surprise at the beginning, but Manchester United, an old world, will not be easily defeated by some small on-the-spot tactics!

In response to the sudden change of Chelsea's frontcourt players, Manchester United's defenders immediately took turns to defend, marking people nearby, and then a few central and frontcourt players who were not marked by defenders exerted tremendous pressure on the direction of the ball!

The blitz planned by Chelsea in the second half did not achieve the expected effect. In the end, Malouda could only choose to force a long-range shot from the outside. Unfortunately, the ball went directly into the air. The long-range shot ended this attack!

On the other side, Manchester United turned around to attack and continued to focus on Ronaldo's side. However, Ronaldo's physical fitness has been consumed during the game. In the last 15 minutes, he was no longer in his best state. In addition, Chelsea With enough defense capabilities on this side, Ronaldo still can't open up space on the right! Barely kicked the pass, but Yang Feng in Chelsea's penalty area directly controlled the whereabouts!

Both teams have certain ideas about the end of the overtime game, but I just want to think about it. In terms of actual operation, the players of the two teams are not in the best condition, but the performance of both teams on the defensive end has not declined much. , As a result, although it seems to be a climax on the offensive end, in fact, there is not much threat to the core areas of both sides!

Especially on the Manchester United side, Cristiano Ronaldo and Giggs are threatening on the two wings. Due to the decline in physical fitness, they are no longer as active as before, and their personal abilities cannot be fully utilized. The pressure on Chelsea's defense has been greatly reduced!

Especially with Manchester United players in Chelsea's penalty area, Carlos Tevez is even more of a threat! Ever since Tevez scored a goal, Yang Feng was like a piece of brown candy. In the penalty area, he clung to Tevez, making Tevez's running without the ball useless!

Most of the passes to Tevez's direction were directly destroyed by Yang Feng. Either Tevez ran to the selected position every time, but the ball was intercepted by Yang Feng in advance; However, Yang Feng was stuck in the position with his body, and the ball was caught by other Chelsea players nearby; he finally had a chance to fight for the high ball, but under the pressure of Yang Feng's height, Tevez still didn't have a big problem Chance! Although Tevez was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but in terms of the physical gap, although Yang Feng was not strong, his height and weight were there. Tevez had good strength, but he still didn't dare to be presumptuous!

"Giggs suddenly kicked the ball from the left and passed it directly into Chelsea's penalty area. However, when Tevez wanted to fight for the header, Yang Feng got it first!"

"Tevez's height is really a flaw when facing Yang Feng!"

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The game time passed by one minute and one second. Perhaps in the dark, for these two teams that performed well on both offensive and defensive ends, they don't want the two teams to really draw a real winner!

In a situation that is getting closer and closer to being evenly matched, perhaps only a penalty shootout is suitable to determine the final winner!

"Following Lampard's rare long-range shot, he missed the goal directly. The game time has come to 120 minutes. The referee didn't stop the extra time, and the game entered a penalty shootout!"

"After a lapse of one year, the enemies of Chelsea and Manchester United have reached the Champions League final at the same time. In the final, they once again entered a cruel penalty shootout!"

"In the rainy night in Moscow last year, Chelsea unfortunately lost in the penalty shootout and missed the first UEFA Champions League trophy in team history. It also did not break the London team's history of not winning the UEFA Champions League!"

"For last year's penalty shootout, Ronaldo and Terry's tears on the field after the penalty shootout are scenes that fans of the two teams will always remember!"

"This time the penalty shootout, I don't know what kind of story the two teams will present to people!"

All the support personnel of the two teams are all on the battlefield at this time, helping their players prepare for leg massage, so that the players can recover and maintain their game state as much as possible!

The head coach, on the other hand, was discussing intensely with some core players the list of players who will take penalty kicks!

For the two head coaches, at this time, a good order of penalty kicks may give the team an advantage!

Whether to send the most confident players to take penalty kicks first and rely on goals to put pressure on the opponent, or let the players with the best psychological quality be ranked last, so that the penalty kicks in the final stage can still have a stable scoring rate!

"The penalty shootout is coming!"

"For two consecutive years, the same opponents had a penalty shootout. Will Chelsea win the game and win the first Champions League in team history! Or will Manchester United continue to ensure their peak form and continue to beat Chelsea in the penalty shootout? , became the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since the restructuring! Let us wait and see!"

Players from both sides gathered in the midfield area, shoulder to shoulder, lined up in a row, waiting for the duel of fate!

"After guessing the coin, the order of penalty kicks is the same as last year, and it is still Manchester United who take the penalty kick first!"

"Cech is already in front of the goal!"

"Manchester United's first penalty shooter is the midfielder Carrick. Ferguson handed over the responsibility of the first penalty to Carrick, who is hardworking!"

"Carrick!"

"approach!"

"Hit the door!"

"Goal! Carrick! Steady penalty kick!"

"Cech misjudged the direction of the ball and threw it to the left side of the goal! Carrick's goal flew smoothly to the upper right corner of the goal and hit it steadily!"

"Manchester United got off to a good start!"

With Manchester United's first goal, the pressure naturally came to Chelsea's side!

"Terry! This time he was the first to stand on the penalty spot!"

"You know, in last year's Champions League final, in the fifth round of the penalty shootout, as long as Terry scored a free kick, he could kill Manchester United and let Chelsea win the Champions League!"

"But on a rainy night in Moscow, when Terry was running up to hit the goal, his soles slipped and he lost his balance. Although he forcibly controlled his body and stretched out his right foot to complete the goal, the ball finally hit the post. Give Manchester United a chance to turn around!"

"This time, Terry stood on the penalty spot again, and the opponent was still Van der Sar from last year. How will Terry's performance be?"

"Terry run up!"

"Hit the door!"

"Van der Sar!"

"Pounce in the right direction!"

"But Terry's ball was powerful and fast. Van der Sar fell to the ground too slowly, and his arm was not stretched out enough to reach the football! Terry hit Chelsea's first ball firmly. A penalty!"

The penalty shootout was tied 1-1, and the two sides are still on the same starting line!

"The second player to take a penalty kick for Manchester United is Carlos Tevez!"

"Tevez stood in front of the penalty spot. As the player who scored the first goal for Manchester United in the open game in this game, Tevez could almost become the hero of Manchester United with one goal!"

"It's just that, after Chelsea equalized the score, in the overtime game, Tevez no longer performed well when he first played, and was completely frozen by Yang Feng. Now, look at Tevez in the penalty shootout Can you make a contribution to the team!"

"Tévez! Run! Hit the goal!"

"Way! The ball flew out of the baseline!"

"Manchester United encountered bad news at the second penalty kick. Carlos Tevez's push was too angle-seeking, and even touched the post and flew out of the baseline! Chelsea ushered in a chance!"

With Carlos Tevez missing a penalty kick, the balance of victory is leaning towards Chelsea. If Chelsea's second penalty kicker can score a penalty kick, it will cause greater psychological pressure on Manchester United's next players!

"Kalou! Standing before the penalty spot!"

"Kalou, who came off the bench, effectively restricted Manchester United's left-sided attack in overtime, but facing Manchester United's iron-walled defense, Kalou did not get a chance to shoot!"

"Now, facing this penalty, can Kalou play his true qualities as a striker?"

"Kalou! A very precise push and the ball hit the lower right corner of the goal. Although Van der Sar threw himself in the right direction, there was nothing he could do!"

"Chelsea are ahead in the penalty shootout!"

Wayne Rooney, who was Manchester United's third penalty kick, easily scored the ball into the upper right corner of the goal, and Ballack, the third man on Chelsea's side, also easily pushed the ball successfully!

The penalty shootout score between the two sides was 2 to 3!

Manchester United's fourth penalty player is Scholes! Without any extra action, Scholes went straight to the run-up, and just hit the goal with a blast. The ball flew directly into the upper right corner of the goal. Manchester United tied the score 3-3 in a penalty shootout!

On Chelsea's side, the fourth player standing on the penalty spot is the midfielder Lampard!

"Lampard! Take a deep breath and adjust your state!"

"Chelsea is already very close to the Champions League trophy. We only need to score two penalty kicks, regardless of the result of Manchester United's penalty kicks. Chelsea will be the champion!"

"Fourth kicker Lampard! Run-up! Hit the goal!"

"Van der Sar!"

"Falled down!"

"Lampard's kick to the left did not open the angle. Van der Sar, who was thrown in the opposite direction, directly blocked the football with his body!"

"Lampard, missed Chelsea's fourth penalty!"

"Now the two sides are back on the same starting line!"

Like the previous Manchester United players, the Chelsea players lost their emotions in an instant after seeing Lampard's penalty kick saved. Fortunately, Terry recovered immediately this time, cheering up his teammates and comforting the missed point. Lampard of the ball, the game is not over, at least it is still a draw!

"Manchester United's fifth player to take the penalty is the well-deserved core of the team, Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"In last year's penalty shootout, Cristiano Ronaldo, who came third, was too hesitant before hitting the goal. He wanted to trick Cech too much, but lost his own rhythm. The last shot was directly confiscated by Cech!"

"This time, Ronaldo stood directly not far from the penalty spot, ran up, and directly bombarded the goal!"

"This time, without any hesitation, Ronaldo shot directly to the goal. The ball went straight to the left side of the goal. Petr Cech couldn't make a save. Manchester United took the lead, and Chelsea stood on the edge of the cliff! Germany, who took the fifth penalty Roba can't make any mistakes!"

Drogba slowly walked towards the penalty spot. At this time, the goal can only be scored, and no mistakes can be made!

At this time, the Manchester United fans in the audience erupted into a huge noise disturbance! Before such an important penalty kick, tens of thousands of fans in the audience have raised their decibels again and again. For many fans, at this time, if their noise can disturb Drogba, it is to shout It's worth it to be dumb!

"Drogba, stand in front of the penalty spot!"

"approach!"

"Push and hit the goal!"

"The goal is scored! There are no accidents!"

"Drogba tricked Van der Sar and hit the vacated half of the goal! After 5 rounds, the two sides drew 4 to 4, and the penalty shootout entered the 'sudden death method'!"