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Chapter 437 The Victory Has Been Determined
Chelsea came out of this conceded goal and began to put pressure on Manchester United's goal frequently in attack.

Essien received Ballack's header ferry in the frontcourt. After taking two steps, he suddenly passed a pass as accurate as a scalpel. This powerful cross passed Frye beautifully and quickly. The thorough defense zone was passed into the restricted area.

While Essien was passing the ball, Robben got rid of Heinze's defense with unbelievable agility, ran up extremely fast to outflank the ball and received the football in place.

"Stop him!" Van der Sar commanded the team's defenders to go up and defend. He knew that his teammates from the national team were accustomed to cutting inside and shooting.

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Evra came up to intercept, but Robben feinted and suddenly scored the ball diagonally.

Drogba came up to catch the ball, and then directly dialed to the right, past Vidic who was defending, and directly hung his right foot to the far corner!

"A surprise goal by Robben! Beautiful!! Didier Drogba!!! He shot straight from long distance-"

Drogba's long-range shot was extremely powerful. When it was about to reach the goal, there was an arc of rotation to the inside of the goal. This tricky shot obviously added a lot of trouble to Van der Sar's save.

But Van der Sar was extremely focused after the start of the game. He jumped up vigorously, and with a kick on the football, he still touched the ball, but it was just touched.

"Van der Sar failed to block Drogba's shot..."

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The fans in the stands of Wembley Stadium are now two completely different performances. Manchester United fans are praying, while Chelsea fans have even raised their arms to celebrate a goal.

Everyone looked nervously at the ball after being hit by Van der Sar, and saw that it continued to fly behind Van der Sar after a little disguise.

Bang! !

The crisp sound of the football hitting the post! !

The suspended hearts of the Manchester United fans finally came to rest. Apart from regret, the Chelsea fans also cheered loudly for the team's wonderful attack.

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"It's a little bit short! Didier Drogba! He missed the goal. Looking at his expression, he is very annoyed, but there is still plenty of time. As long as Chelsea attack like this, scoring is not a problem, beautiful goal !Beautiful shot! Of course, Van der Sar’s save is also beautiful, well, of course, the post also made a contribution.”

Mourinho thought he had the ball. After seeing the football hit the post, he jumped and knocked on the ceiling of the coach's bench depressedly.

Chelsea corner.

Robben drove a corner kick into the penalty area. Essien and Vidic took off at the same time. Neither of them could touch the football. Ashley Cole, who put in the assist, was about to take a shot from the back point. Ferdinand took the lead to open the football. out of the restricted area.

Robben stopped the ball with his chest. He looked at the penalty area, and then slid the football towards the back of the goal. He saw a blue lightning break into the Manchester United penalty area. It was Ballack. Unfortunately, it was Ballack's header. The attack went slightly wide.

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Although the goal was not scored, Ferguson was still furious. When Ballack interspersed with the header, there was no one around him to defend.

"Gary is old." Lineker said about the mistake of Manchester United's defense. When Ballack headed the ball, Gary Neville, who was supposed to defend Ballack, was two meters away. Watching the captain of the German national team score a header.

Although Lineker's words are a bit sad, it is an indisputable fact that the Manchester United captain is indeed a little bit powerless.

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Van der Sar took the goal kick, and his ball was very accurate, and it went directly to the head of Ryan Giggs in the frontcourt.

The Welsh veteran jumped up subconsciously. He ferried the football to Scholes. After the latter got the ball, he suddenly kicked the ball to Evra who assisted him. After two steps, Evra took the ball again with his heel Knocked to Ryan Giggs.

Giggs looked at the situation in the frontcourt and made a cross. He was looking for Li Rui. Li Rui jumped up, grabbed the front of Makelele, and rubbed the ball with the back of his head to Rooney who came up next to him. , he ran forward immediately, and after the little fat man stopped the ball in his chest, he passed the ball back to him immediately without the slightest hesitation.

A beautiful wall-to-wall fit! !

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At this time, the entire Wembley Stadium cheered like an explosion, and the Manchester United fans started shouting excitedly again. Every time Li Rui gets the ball in the frontcourt, the Red Devils fans will have more expectations, whether it is their own Whether it's a breakthrough shot or a pass, Li Rui can always cause trouble for the opponent.

Mourinho is also frowning on the sidelines. This young man he was optimistic about at the beginning has grown amazingly in recent seasons. He can pass and shoot. At critical moments, he is the team's offensive soul. Such a player, for a ball For the team, it is simply too important.

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Li Rui received the football from Rooney, he waded up the ball, facing Ferreira who came up to intercept him, Li Rui directly accelerated, and quickly passed the right back of Chelsea. The English media always believed that Ferreira La's strength does not match Chelsea's current goal of competing for the Champions League. From the fact that Li Rui broke through Ferreira so easily, we can more or less see the clues of this.

In a hurry, Ferreira reached out and pulled Li Rui's jersey subconsciously, at worst a tactical foul, but he only caught the corner of Li Rui's shirt, and then Li Rui jumped up, broke away from Ferreira's hand, An accelerated dribble away.

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After breaking through Ferreira with his speed, Li Rui leaned the football on his feet, and now Bridge was standing in front of him, and the England central defender rushed forward with a muffled grunt.However, Li Rui didn't give him a chance at all. He pushed the football lightly with his right foot, and the football passed Bridge's side. Li Rui also started to accelerate immediately. The ball was passed to Scholes. Leaning on Lampard, who was back on defense, Stan tapped his heel lightly and passed the football. He passed it to Li Rui's feet.

Li Rui leaned on Makelele, who came up to defend him, and stretched his foot towards the rolling football, but instead of stopping the ball, he tapped his heel skillfully, and the football rolled past him and Makelele .

Behind him, Cristiano Ronaldo has already slapped the horse. The Portuguese star flicked and pulled the football, looked up at the goal, and saw that Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was standing a bit forward, so he chose a lob shot.

The football crossed a rainbow and was almost higher than the crossbar. Petr Cech retreated a few steps in shock, then slipped and fell in embarrassment, watching the football go higher than the crossbar in horror.

"Beautiful cooperation, haha, now, it seems that every Manchester United offensive player occasionally has a Brazilian soul." Lineker was full of praise for Manchester United's offense, and said regretfully, "This goal almost missed the goal. Go in, Cristiano Ronaldo was right to lob, smart lad!"

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Subsequently, Chelsea also stepped up their offensive. The two teams played vigorously and the pace of the game was very fast. According to the commentator, both teams showed a strong desire to attack. Manchester United were not conservative either, and it didn't look like an FA Cup final at all.

The tempo of the offense has accelerated, and the mistakes made by both sides have also increased significantly.

At 44 minutes into the first half, maybe it felt like the first half was over, which made Gary Neville a little relaxed. The captain of Manchester United returned the ball, but there was an unforgivable mistake. His The pass was too weak, and the football was cut off by Drogba who suddenly inserted it. Gary Neville was shocked and immediately chased back desperately, trying to fight back from Drogba's feet.

However, Drogba, who has already protruded with the ball, is not something Gary Neville can deal with. The Ivorian elephant threw off his long legs and entered the penalty area, single-handedly!
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Van der Sar had no choice but to abandon the goal and attack. Drogba raised his right foot and made a movement to shoot. Van der Sar immediately fell to the ground. , Facing the empty goal, with a slight push, the football entered the goal without any suspense.

"Goooooooooooooooooal!!! Didier Drogba!! He took his chance! It was a goal that was so important! 1:1! Before the end of the first half, the score was equalized! Gary. Neville is responsible for the conceded goal, let's watch the replay again, it was a fatal mistake, this mistake cannot be forgiven!"

"Long live! Drogba! Long live! Chelsea!!"

"we are the champion!!!!"

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Seeing that the team seized a mistake by Manchester United to equalize the score, Mourinho also had a smile on his face on the sidelines of Chelsea's coaching bench. He didn't think the goal was a bit of luck, which shows Chelsea's sudden pressure on their opponents has achieved certain results.

On the other side, Ferguson sat on the coach's bench with an angry expression on his face. Everyone could see how angry the old Scottish man was. Gary Neville's mistake this time couldn't be more low-level.

In the end, at the end of the first half, the score was still 1:1 and did not change. After Chelsea equalized the score, the Chelsea people ended their celebration. Less than 1 minute after the game restarted, the referee Wade blew the whistle. The whistle sounded to end the first half.

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The 15 minutes of the half-time break passed quickly, and as soon as the second half started, everyone immediately noticed the changes on the pitch, to be precise, Chelsea's tactical changes on the pitch.

In the 50th minute of the game, Ronald got the ball. He just passed the football and was pushed down. The referee saw Scholes got the ball and raised his hands to indicate that the attack was favorable and the game continued.

Scholes passed a ground ball, Li Rui received the ball, then turned around and was about to break through, but was tripped by Lampard's outstretched foot.

This time, the referee Wade's whistle sounded.

He awarded Manchester United a free kick in the front court, but he did not give Lampard a card for the foul, but only verbally warned Chelsea's deputy.

This made the Manchester United fans in the North Stand of Wembley Stadium unhappy. They expressed their dissatisfaction with boos. Chelsea fans also booed in response. Of course, Chelsea fans believed that Lampard did not foul at all.

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Li Rui just glanced at Lampard, then lowered his head and flexed his ankles. He is now used to being knocked down by his opponent.

Everyone knows that he is the core of Manchester United's offense. The marking of him is getting tighter and the methods are getting more and more rough. Fortunately, there are still very few malicious fouls that are completely charged. Just win.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the free kick and Li Rui grabbed the point in the penalty area. He headed the goal high.

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A few minutes later, the referee's whistle had to sound again. This time it was Ronaldo who was knocked down. He had just completed a wall-slamming cooperation with Rooney. He was about to make an air cut, but was kicked down by Essien. land.

Li Rui went to the referee Wade to protest. Now he doubts whether this is the tactical arrangement of Chelsea in the second half of the game. Only ten minutes into the second half, he was brought down 3 times, and Ronaldo was brought down 2 times. , this should not be a coincidence.

Amidst the boos of Manchester United fans, the referee Wade verbally warned Essien. However, no one expressed optimism about the restraining effect of such verbal warnings.

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Li Rui was only skeptical, but Ferguson on the sidelines was sure that this was Chelsea's destructive tactic.

The old Scottish man was cursing on the sidelines, jumping around in anger. What he thought of was the Champions League final five days later. If Li Rui, Cristiano Ronaldo or Rooney, no matter who it is, if someone gets injured in today's game, it would be a big deal for him. The Champions League final will definitely have a great impact——

Among them, if Li Rui and Ronaldo are absent due to injury, Chelsea are obviously most willing to see them.

Moreover, if you get a card for a foul in the FA Cup, it will not affect the Champions League final. Therefore, Ferguson has absolutely no doubt that Mourinho will take advantage of the loopholes in the rules and adopt such lethal tactics. Anyway, As long as Chelsea can win the Champions League, who cares about anything else?

The more he thinks about it, the more he gets angry. Ferguson has already considered whether to replace Li Rui or Ronaldo. However, he is really not reconciled to letting him give up the FA Cup. He also knows that this is exactly Mourinho's tactic. If Li Rui or Cristiano Ronaldo are replaced, Chelsea will be under less defensive pressure and can spend more energy on offense. If they are not replaced, in case of injury, this will be a disaster for Manchester United.

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At this moment, on the field, the goal appeared.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the free kick, the football was hoisted into the penalty area, Li Rui jumped high, shook his head and attacked the goal, Cech made a pounce, the football fell to Rooney's side, the little fat man kicked and shot irregularly , came to a shot, and Bridge blocked the football again on the goal line. The football fell on the side of Gary Neville who came up to assist. The captain of Manchester United made a shovel shot. Able to stop a football from entering the net.

2: 1!

Manchester United took advantage of this free kick and scored a goal, overtaking the score!

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After scoring the goal, the veteran Gary Neville completely vented his emotions. He beat his chest desperately while running, and roared from his mouth. The captain of Manchester United showed a surprisingly crazy side!
However, after thinking about it a little, people can still understand Gary Neville's excitement. At the end of the first half, the low-level mistake made by the Manchester United captain caused the team to concede a goal, the score was equalized, and the team even had Maybe because of this conceded goal, he lost the FA Cup championship. As the captain of the team, Gary Neville, the guilt and apology in his heart can be imagined.

And this goal can be said to have relieved the Manchester United captain at once, otherwise, he would be uncomfortable for a long time.

Manchester United players celebrated the goal crazily. Li Rui waved his arms to boost the morale of the fans in the north stand where the Manchester United fans were, which aroused huge cheers from the fans.

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Mourinho smiled wryly. He indeed ordered the players to use lethal tactics. However, he did not expect that Manchester United would use this free kick to score a goal.

For this FA Cup champion, Mourinho will certainly not be willing to give it to Manchester United with both hands.Although Ferguson guessed that Mourinho had adopted foul tactics, what the old Scottish man did not guess was that Mourinho and his Chelsea did not give up the idea of ​​winning the FA Cup.

Anyway, this is also an important championship. Now that we have reached the finals and are only one step away from the trophy, why not win it? ! !
"Go forward! Go forward again! Attack! Press up!" Mourinho quickly made adjustments. He kept waving his arms on the sidelines, letting the players press up and down.

This is the signal for an all-out attack.

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Chelsea's offense almost achieved immediate results.

Robben took the ball from the wing, and Drogba ran back and forth in Manchester United's penalty area. Robben lifted his right foot, and when people thought he was going to pass the ball to Drogba, the Dutch star suddenly cut inside, and then a He stopped suddenly, looked at the goal, rubbed his right foot, and the football flew high and fell directly towards the goal!

He chose to lob!
Van der Sar was half a beat slow in reacting to Robben's lob shot. He retreated hastily, but he didn't reach the football.The football continued to smash into the goal.

Chelsea fans at Wembley Stadium screamed loudly, their eyes fixed on the football, looking forward to the moment when the football smashed into the net.

But the football hit the crossbar lightly and bounced off the baseline.goal kick.

From the direction of the Chelsea fans stand, a huge sigh sounded!The Manchester United fans broke out in a cold sweat.

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Manchester United was a little out of breath by Chelsea's offense during this period, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before Chelsea scored an equalizer.

However, Mourinho frowned. It is not a good sign to gain power and not score. Chelsea pressed forward aggressively and there were many gaps in the defense. Once Manchester United seized a chance to counterattack, it would be bad.

Mourinho clearly knows that both Li Rui and Cristiano Ronaldo are players who are good at breaking through and seizing opportunities.

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In the 78th minute of the game, Essien and Lampard cooperated in the frontcourt, but the football was cut off by Fletcher.

Essien saw that the football was broken, and rushed towards Fletcher without saying a word, counterattacking on the spot.

When Fletcher saw Essien rushing up, he passed the football. With a push of his arch, the football reached the feet of Li Rui who was retreating.

There was no one around Li Rui. He was about to dribble forward when Makelele rushed up. Now, in the frontcourt, Cristiano Ronaldo was running forward, and Rooney was only left with Terry defending. Chelsea There was an opening in the defense line immediately, Li Rui seized this opportunity, swung his foot without hesitation and made a long pass!
The football flew over Makelele's head and flew towards the side.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been interspersed forward, chased towards the football. Li Rui's pass was quite wonderful. He didn't send the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo's feet, but to the front of Ronaldo's running. Take advantage of Ronaldo's speed!

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Ronaldo caught up with the football, and Ferreira came up. However, Ronaldo did not slow down. An inward cut with a change of direction passed by Ferreira's side, leaving Ferreira behind in a hurry .

"Li Rui's beautiful pass!! Cristiano Ronaldo! He broke through Ferreira!!" The commentator shouted.

Just when everyone thought Ronaldo would continue to break through with the ball, he suddenly kicked and shot about 27 meters away from the goal! !

This shot was sudden and powerful! !

The football flew towards Chelsea's goal with a gust of wind like a fired shell.

This time, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech made a perfect save. He jumped up like Batman and lifted the football over the bar with one palm.

Manchester United's corner kick!
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At this time, Manchester United made the first substitution of the game. To be precise, they replaced two players at once.

O'Shea came off the bench, and he replaced veteran Giggs.

With a 2:1 lead and 10 minutes left, Sir Alex Ferguson's substitution is also very understandable. Manchester United will retreat to defend and protect the players for the Champions League final 5 days later. It means to prepare.

Giggs was getting old, so he was replaced early to save his strength for the Champions League final, and Ronaldo was replaced mainly to avoid injury. Chelsea's foul tactics annoyed Ferguson and he had nothing to do. Fortunately, the score is now ahead, and it can be Appropriately received it.

Ferguson originally planned to replace Li Rui, but after thinking about it, he decided to leave Li Rui on the court temporarily. He knew that as long as Li Rui was on the court, it would be the biggest deterrent to Chelsea.

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Fletcher took a corner kick, and Li Rui jumped up in the penalty area. He rubbed the football, followed by Rooney, who swung his right foot and took a shot. Terry blocked the football almost as if it was eye-catching.

Lampard quickly headed the football out of the penalty area, and Essien kicked the football out of the sideline with a big foot, keeping the threat away temporarily.

Park Ji-sung throws the ball out of bounds, O'Shea stops the chest, and knocks the football back to Fletcher, who knocks the football straight across, Scholes jumps in and takes a long shot, the football is like a cannonball, whistling Fly to Chelsea's goal.

Bang! !

With a muffled sound, the football hit Chelsea's left post, startling Petr Cech, who barely made a save but missed the football, and made Chelsea fans' hearts rise to their throats.

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The football that hit the post did not bounce off the baseline or sideline, but stayed on the field.

"Bigfoot to clear the siege!!!!" Cech roared while still lying on the ground.

Bridge rushed up, and he planned to kick the football out with a big foot, but he kicked it in vain!
Under the surprise of the Manchester United fans and the terrified eyes of the Chelsea fans, Li Rui got ahead of Bridge, stretched out his foot and poked the football away. He also jumped up and chased after the football.

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When the football was about to cross the baseline, Li Rui caught up with the football. He controlled the football under his feet, and Ashley Cole immediately came up to grab the ball.

He stepped on the ball with his right foot, pulled it horizontally on the spot, and stepped forward himself, avoiding Ashley Cole's tackle.

Passed one!
Then Li Rui made an inward cut diagonally, followed by a spike, and the right leg of Bridge's tackle, who returned to the defense, slid across the turf.

In the narrow space in the restricted area, Li Rui passed one more person!
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Next, Li Rui flicked the football horizontally, out of the shooting angle, and swung his right foot.

"Block his shot!!" Essien shouted loudly from outside the penalty area. He could see that Li Rui was about to shoot.

Ferreira rushed forward without hesitation, intending to use his body to block Li Rui's shot.

Li Rui swung his right foot down quickly, and the top of his right foot hit the football firmly, and the football flew from Ferreira's cheek to the goal!
Whoo~!

Ferreira could even feel the wind and the slight tingle of the soccer ball flying past his cheek.It is conceivable how powerful this shot is.

Then, when Cech fell down to catch the ball and his body hadn't landed, the football passed quickly past him and hit the net behind him fiercely-an absolute blind spot!

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"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!" The commentator had been waiting for this roar for at least half a minute. Li Rui took the lead to stab the football away from Bridge's feet, and then passed Ashley in the narrow penalty area. When Cole and Bridge counterattacked again, it began to brew. When Li Rui took this shot, the commentator of Wembley Stadium rang out the long roar, which continued until the football After smashing the net into a big bag, he stopped because he was really out of breath.

The entire Wembley Stadium is boiling! !

Manchester United 3: 1 Chelsea!
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