i want to be king

Chapter 727

On April 20rd, in the ninth round of the No.[-] Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Schalke Zero Four away.

At the end of the 23rd minute of the game, when Su Dong retreated to take the ball with his back, he was fouled by Schalke [-] central defender Boldon behind him. The referee gave Boldon a yellow card and gave Bayern a direct free kick at the front of the penalty area.

Su Dong personally took the penalty and accomplished it overnight. With a wonderful deciduous kick, he broke the goal of Schalke [-] and opened the scoring for Bayern, [-]-[-]!

Three minutes later, Bayern completed a steal in the frontcourt. Thomas Muller got the ball and cut inward at the front of the penalty area, and passed it diagonally to the left side of the penalty area. Olić got the ball diagonally from the left rib and then passed it back to the middle.

After a two-goal lead, Heynckes replaced Sudong at halftime, saving his strength to play in the Champions League next Wednesday.

But in the second half, Schalke Zero Four suddenly launched a round of onslaught, which caused considerable trouble for Bayern, and even pulled back a goal, which once played Bayern in a very embarrassing situation.

Fortunately, in the end, Bayern struggled to hold on to the score and defeated their opponent [-]-[-] away.

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In the middle of the week, in the second round of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayern welcomes Manchester United at the Allianz Arena.

A week ago, after Bayern lost [-]-[-] at home to Bayern, last weekend ushered in the Premier League's focus of the first battle, against Chelsea at home.

As a result, Manchester United, who had just beaten Bayern in the Champions League, was overturned by Chelsea led by Ancelotti at home. The two goals of Joe Cole and Didier Drogba made Manchester United suffer a two-game losing streak at Old Trafford.

After this defeat, Manchester United also gave up the leader's throne in the Premier League standings, falling below Chelsea by two points, and Ancelotti's team counterattacked to the top.

With only five rounds left in the Premier League, Ferguson's Manchester United situation is precarious.

Many voices have even begun to question that in the unlikely event of an away game against Bayern in the Champions League, Ferguson's team may even lose the already easy-to-get Premier League title, and in the end there will only be a fig leaf left in the League Cup.

It is worth mentioning that Guardiola's Manchester City's performance in the second half improved.

Although they lost to Manchester United in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, they rose to sixth in the Premier League standings.

Since the League Cup champion belongs to Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have entered the FA Cup semi-finals. These three teams are all in the forefront of the Premier League. Therefore, as long as Manchester City can keep the sixth place in the Premier League, they will be able to qualify for the Europa League next season.

Guardiola's team generally continued the characteristics of the first half of the game. The ball-handling ability is super strong, but the offense is not sharp enough, which leads to Manchester City's situation in the Premier League.

Next, Manchester City's most important task is to keep the top six in the league and ensure the qualification for the Europa League.

As for the Champions League, Blue Moon is still several laundry shops behind the top four.

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Perhaps hit by the two-game losing streak at Old Trafford, Ferguson played too conservatively at the Allianz Arena.

A wave of grabs at the beginning created a dangerous situation in front of Bayern's goal, but Rooney's shot was saved by Neuer and flew out of the baseline.

Subsequent corner kicks failed to create a threat.

But the next operation of Manchester United is a bit incomprehensible.

Ferguson shrunk the entire midfield back and took the initiative to give up the dominance of the midfield to Bayern. He transferred all possession and rhythm to Bayern, and concentrated on playing a defensive counterattack.

But the problem is that Manchester United's defensive counterattack is not firm.

The team is two to three behind, and the situation is more severe than Bayern. If you give up the initiative, doesn't that mean you put your fate in the hands of Bayern?
Unfortunately, Heynckes is also as cunning as a fox. Manchester United give up the ball and the midfielder, and he accepts them all. But on the offensive end, he refuses to take any risks.

Anyway, time is on Bayern's side.

It is also worth noting that Bayern also has an advantage in terms of physical fitness.

First of all, the Bundesliga has a winter break. Although the winter break of this season is relatively short, there is still a month. Bayern used this month to recover their physical fitness and state very well, and at the same time they carried out physical reserves for the second half.

Not only that, because Bayern hardly has any opponents in the Bundesliga, Heynckes can have more room for rotation. Even when facing a strong opponent like Schalke [-], Bayern dares to carry out a large-scale rotation to allow the main players to rest.

But Manchester United can't.

In the last five games, Manchester United's opponents were Liverpool, Bolton, Bayern, Chelsea and Bayern.

It can be said that apart from Bolton, there is no team that is easy to play. Among them, Bayern and Chelsea are together again, especially the previous two-game losing streak, which makes Manchester United's situation quite bad.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Ferguson's formation in this game seems to be concerned about gains and losses.

It is estimated that he is also very hesitant. He wants to fight for the Champions League again, but he is worried that it will affect his performance in the league.

After playing Bayern, Manchester United will go away to challenge Blackburn immediately.

This team has a nickname, Violent Ben, and it has only lost one game at home this season, and that is the loss to Tottenham Hotspur. Even Chelsea and Liverpool failed to win their opponents away, and Arsenal even suffered an away game.

There are too many home dragons like this in the Premier League. Ferguson has to consider that if he loses points in the game against Blackburn after losing the top game, it will be over for Manchester United to work hard all season.

The League, the Champions League, the FA Cup, and the longed-for treble when they won the League Cup all came to naught.

Therefore, Ferguson is also hesitating whether to give it a try.

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The game was deadlocked like this.

The entire first half was dull, and neither side was able to create a threatening offense.

Manchester United lacks aggressiveness, and Bayern is sitting on the Diaoyutai even more.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United rebounded slightly, but Bayern began to exert pressure, and the game remained deadlocked.

Until No. 70 minutes, Ferguson replaced two players in one breath, replacing Carrick with Berbatov and Park Ji-sung with Valencia, decisively strengthening the frontcourt attack.

Especially the combination of Berbatov and Rooney's double striker showed his determination.

But when Ferguson broke the boat and made up his mind to counterattack, in the No. 704 minute, Ribery dribbled the ball on the left side of the front court and cut inward.

This position is 23 meters away from the goal, on the left side of the center.

Su Dong stood at the penalty spot without hesitation, which made the Manchester United players feel very nervous. Ferguson kept calling the players on the sidelines to keep them focused, and his heart was raised to his throat.

I saw Su Dong slowly running forward, and after his left foot stabilized, he quickly kicked a curve ball with his right foot.

The ball climbed rapidly, crossed the high jumping wall, circled an arc, fell rapidly, and hung straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

dead end!

A dead end in the absolute sense!

The ball almost brushed the angle between the beam and the post, and got into Manchester United's goal.

One to zero!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"No. 704 minutes, Su Dong pierced Manchester United's goal with a wonderful direct free kick!"

Deafening cheers erupted throughout the Allianz Arena.

All the Bayern fans were cheering wildly, celebrating the goal.

Ferguson shook his head in frustration on the sidelines. He was obviously prepared for such a result, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After the tragic reversal in the first round, Manchester United is doomed to be passive, especially when it comes to a guy as stable as an old dog like Heynckes, he never takes risks.

But soon, Ferguson gritted his teeth, turned and walked to the bench, signaling Giggs to play.

He's going to work hard!

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No.705 minutes, Ryan Giggs came off the bench, replacing Nani, who had a mediocre performance in this game.

Both teams started desperately.

The pace of the game has been continuously accelerated, and the atmosphere in the arena has become more and more tense.

First, Scholes was given a red card for a foul on Franck Ribery, and then Valencia made a forced breakthrough and made a cross, which was blocked by Pepe to the bottom line.

Giggs took the corner kick and quickly drove the ball into the middle, where Vidic headed home.

One to one!

Manchester United players are crazy excited!
Every Red Devils player was like a wolf, howling.

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After the equalizer, Manchester United went all out and launched a fierce attack on Bayern, even to the point of ignoring the defense behind them. This made Bayern very passive. Heynckes also made continuous substitutions to try to stabilize the situation.

No.803 minutes, at the critical moment of Bayern's pressure, Su Dong completed a steal against Evra near the center line.

After successfully stealing the ball, Su Dong single-handedly dribbled the ball straight to Manchester United's goal.

Vidic desperately chased back, trying to stop Sudong.

But as soon as the two came into contact, Su Dong passed the ball by himself and forcibly passed Vidic with speed.

In an instant, all the Bayern fans in the Allianz Arena cheered excitedly.

Van der Sar abandoned the goal and even rushed out of the penalty area, heading straight for the ball passed by Su Dong to Vidic.

The ball avoided Van der Sar and fell to the penalty area behind him.

Su Dong continued to sprint, reached out and broke free from Van der Sar's entanglement, did not let the Dutch goalkeeper pull him down, but continued to sprint forward, caught up with the ball at the front of the small penalty area, and easily pushed the empty goal.

But Su Dong also lost his speed, fell out of the court, and hit the billboard on the sidelines.

In the closing stage of the game, after running for 50 meters in a long distance, Su Dong was already out of breath due to the acceleration of the two man-ball passes.

The Bayern fans in the stadium were chanting his name frantically, but he was lying upright on the sidelines, gasping for breath.

The whistle of the effective goal was unusually crisp amidst the cheers all over the sky.

Riding alone for thousands of miles is really cool!

(End of this chapter)