There is a dream called football

Chapter 513 Starlight Glimmering Bench

Rijkaard in Barcelona was also surprised when this long shot came out, because the ball was pressed really well.

Valdez reached for it, but missed the ball, and the ball continued to fly back until there was a thud.

The ball hit the crossbar hard, and when Valdes turned his head around, the goal post was still shaking.

"What a pity."

Martin Taylor and Alan Smith wailed like this at the same time, because if the goal is scored, then the game is basically over, and Manchester United can go to Russia to play the final.

Ferguson patted Giggs, "Didn't you say you could get in?"

"Yes, but how did I know it was going to hit the crossbar?"

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The battle situation is unfavorable, and some generals on the Barcelona bench have also begun to warm up, such as Henry, Boyang, Dos Santos, and Gudjohnsen.

Ferguson turned his head and glanced at these big names on the other side, feeling a little envious in his heart. You must know that looking at Europe, there are no more than 10 teams that can support so many big names, and Manchester United and Barcelona are the best giants among them.

Especially Henry, this can be said to be a player that Manchester United is more afraid of. This guy caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United when he was at Arsenal, and Manchester United still remembers many classic goals.

In fact, Henry's desire to fight is very urgent, but the head coach Rijkaard considers that Eto'o and Messi are indeed stronger now, so let Henry be on the bench temporarily. This arrangement also makes Henry very unhappy.

On the pitch, Barcelona still had the ball.

When the ball reaches Harvey's feet, every cell in his body is full of passing potential. This is Harvey.

At this moment, he seemed to see that there might be a passing line between the straight line formed by Manchester United's Anderson, Carrick, and Vidic, and this line is a fleeting opportunity, but even so, Harvey still chooses to pass the ball.

This kind of ball really requires the same accuracy as surgery. Even so, Harvey still passes the ball decisively.

When the ball passed, even Barcelona themselves couldn't believe that this kind of thing really happened, because the ball was really incredible, as if it had come through the cracks of the Manchester United defensive crowd.

So much so that Martin Taylor had to praise the ball.

"I know the Manchester United fans might be offended when they say that, but it was a brilliant goal."

"It's true. It's clearer when you watch it in slow motion. In fact, when Harvey passed the ball, there was only one line, but he just passed it."

Ferguson can only laugh at this, it is really beautiful, but fortunately Eto'o missed the shot after taking the ball.

Soon, Barcelona's offense was making a comeback, this time giving the ball to Zambrotta on the wing.

Zambrotta was a master of assists when he was young, but after the 2006 World Cup, Zambrotta's running ability on the wing has indeed declined a lot, but once he runs forward, it means that he has found an opportunity.

And it's a good opportunity.

Sure enough, this time Zambrotta really succeeded, and Barcelona's cross must be the kind of inverted triangle grounder. After all, it is difficult for Eto'o and Messi to grab the header.

I thought that such a ball was not a big threat, but by a strange coincidence, Zambrotta's cross really found Messi in the penalty area. The Argentine couldn't turn around because Ferdinand was close to him.

After a wow at Old Trafford, the first half was almost over as United left the pitch 1-0.

*****
The camera is shown in the commentary booth where Martin Taylor and Alan Smith are.

"Look at the enthusiastic fans behind us. This is Old Trafford. If Manchester United advance today, the whole city will become a sea of ​​joy."

"I think Sir Alex Ferguson and his disciples will not let us down."

The last time Manchester United reached the Champions League final was in 1999. Alan joked: "The last time Manchester United reached the Champions League final was in the last century."

"Haha, so it's so far away."

"Alan, we know you used to be a Manchester United player. If you stood in Ferguson's perspective, what would you do in the second half?"

"Maintain the intensity of the offense. Intensive defense is not enough at this time. It is necessary to put enough pressure on Barcelona's defense."

"That's what I thought too. It seems that it's too early to set up an iron bucket formation."

"That's right, if it's some inexperienced teams, then they may want to use iron barrels to resist Barcelona's offense at this time, but that will often fail. I think of Bayern in 1999. They started to defend after leading, and the result..."

Allan added: "Because when the player's mentality is relaxed, it is impossible to get nervous again."

"I know this too. I have watched many games, and this situation has happened many times. I don't think this kind of thing will happen to Ferguson."

*****
In the locker room, Ferguson blushed, reminding his players.

"We are very close to winning now, but we are even closer to losing. The opponent only needs one ball to overturn us."

"Don't imagine that you can win a lot in this kind of competition."

"Want to win three? Four? Impossible." Ferguson sneered: "We can only be nervous until the last second in this kind of game."

The players felt the tension and that was Ferguson's purpose, not allowing the players to completely relax, even at half-time.

On the other side, at Barcelona, ​​Rijkaard is relatively relaxed, at least in front of the players.

Because it is very simple, Barcelona has entered the Champions League final in the past few years, and Rijkaard's Dream II miracle is also being staged, so long-term victories make Rijkaard still very strong.

"We have reached the semi-finals in the past few years and have advanced, whether it is in the Copa del Rey or in the Champions League, I think it will be the same this time. We need a goal to completely extinguish the opponent's arrogance."

When playing in the second half, Rijkaard ran onto the field with small steps. He took the initiative to walk towards Ferguson. After shaking hands with the old coach, he walked towards his bench.

The camera follows the two coaches closely, hoping to read something from their faces, but it is difficult, the two coaches have no expression.

Nani, Ryan Giggs, Park Ji-sung, Hargreaves and O'Shea, who are substitutes for Manchester United, are all warming up.

Looking at Barcelona, ​​Henry is the leader, star-studded, will the former Premier League top scorer play in the second half?

(End of this chapter)