Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 366 Advance to Top 16

2-1 reverse Arsenal, Manchester United topped the list.

Back to Manchester for two days of rest, in the middle of the week they ushered in the fourth round of the Champions League group match against Dynamo Kyiv.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United defeated their opponents 4-2 away.Now that we are back at home, three points are a must.

Yu Liang, who played one pass and one shot against Arsenal on the weekend, once again won the starting opportunity.

Even now that it has entered November and the weather in Manchester is starting to become cloudy, Yu Liang can still feel a wave of heat rushing towards his face when he follows his teammates into the stadium.

This is the enthusiasm expressed by the fans.

"Yu Liang!"

When Yu Liang stepped into the stadium, more than 7 fans in the stadium, led by the stadium DJ, shouted Yu Liang's name and gave warm applause at the same time.The applause Yu Liang received was the warmest among the 11 starting players of Manchester United, which shows Yu Liang's status in the hearts of Manchester United fans.Excited, Yu Liang immediately raised his hands and applauded the fans.

"Players from both sides entered the field. I didn't expect Yu Liang to receive such warm applause, which shows that he has successfully conquered Old Trafford."

"Yes! It can be said for sure that he has achieved success at Manchester United! But he is only 21 years old, and it is impossible to predict what height he will develop in the future!"

"Well, it is reported that Yu Liang was shortlisted for the 2007 Golden Boy Award! If he can win this honor, he will be No.40 in Chinese football!"

The commentator of Global Sports, in the studio, you said one sentence, and I said one sentence, the fans in front of the TV were very excited.

"Golden Boy Award, is it true or not?"

Fans who didn't believe it immediately went online to Baidu, and related news immediately popped up.

Major European mainstream media such as Bild in Germany, L'Equipe in France, and Turin Sports in Italy all reported on the Golden Boy Awards, and announced the list of 40 finalists, and Yu Liang's name was impressively listed.

"Really, really, not only Yu Liang is shortlisted, Messi, Aguero, Cesc Fabregas are all shortlisted."

But why is such a major news not reported in China?

The fans were puzzled.

You must know that the Chinese football environment is average, and there are not many players playing overseas.As long as there is a little movement from overseas players, the domestic media will report it.Not to mention the big news that Yu Liang was shortlisted for the Golden Boy Award?

It's not too late to know if they don't understand, at least now they have a new expectation in their hearts.

"Okay, the game has started. Compared with the league match last weekend, Manchester United's starting lineup today has changed a lot!"

In November, Manchester United has a total of five games, three league games and two Champions League games. The task of the game is not particularly heavy.

But after the end of November, a heavy Christmas devil schedule is about to usher in a season. Throughout December, Manchester United has 11 league games to play, plus a Champions League game for a total of 12 games, an average of 6 days per game.And before the devil's schedule, there are still two weeks of national team match days.As a big international player, Manchester United will definitely be greatly affected by then.

So in November, Ferguson made a rotation plan to allow the main players to get a full rest.Therefore, in such a game against Dynamo Kiev, he made a large-scale rotation.

The first is the defense line that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. Two players were replaced directly in the starting lineup. Brown and Ferdinand sat in the stands with high exemption cards. Teenagers Simpson and Pique came in as substitutes, making their debut in the UEFA Champions League.Scholes and Ryan Giggs sit on the bench in the midfield. The injured Fletcher also made his Champions League debut this season, partnering with Yu Liang in the middle. Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani from Portugal are separated. .King Dong sat in the stands on the front line, and Carlos Tevez and Rooney started together.

Looking at the starting 11, looking at Ferdinand, Vidic, King Dong and O'Shea sitting in the stands, and Scholes, Giggs, Carrick and Hargreave sitting on the bench It was only with the help of Adams, Saha and Anderson that people deeply felt the strength of the Manchester United team.

Such a powerful bench thickness, how can it not be scary?

Not to mention Gary Neville and Sylvester who are still on the injured list. Once they return from injury, Manchester United will become stronger.

After the start of the game, facing Dynamo Kiev, the powerful Manchester United quickly took an absolute advantage.

Under Yu Liang's series organization, Manchester United's offense hit Dynamo Kiev's defense in a very orderly manner.

For Dynamo Kiev, the weak line of defense can last as long as it can last, and the less you lose, the better you win.

However, under Manchester United's super offensive, Dynamo Kiev's fragile defense did not last long.In the 17th minute, Yu Liang made a direct pass in the frontcourt, directly penetrated the defense of Dynamo Kiev, and assisted Rooney who broke into the penalty area to score. 1-0, Manchester United took the lead.

Rooney's goal did not shake the will of Dynamo Kiev, they are still tenacious defensive backcourt.

Perhaps they want to hold on to this slight disadvantage, and their tenacious will has brought a lot of trouble to Manchester United's offense.

After scoring the first goal, Manchester United struggled to get chances from open play.

It wasn't until the 31st minute that Ronaldo took a free kick in the frontcourt and took this opportunity to assist the teenager Pique with a header to expand the score 2-0.

Conceding two goals in a row, Dynamo Kiev's defensive mentality was a little shaken.

Taking advantage of Dynamo Kiev's unstable morale, Manchester United made another victory. Tevez made a steal in the frontcourt and Rooney broke into the penalty area with a two-for-one cooperation and then volleyed to score, 3-0.

Carlos Tevez's goal basically declared the second half into garbage time, and the fans cheered unceasingly.

But soon Dynamo Kiev used a counterattack to warn Manchester United that they were not here for tourism.After their striker Rotan received the ball in the frontcourt, he passed the defender and broke into the penalty area. Facing Pique, he changed direction continuously and dodged the gap to form a shot, which hit the side net.This was their only shot in the first half. Although it missed, it was extremely threatening.

It's a pity that Manchester United's players didn't take Dynamo Kiev's shot to heart. In their eyes, the 3-0 score had already put the second half into garbage time.

Easy side to fight again, Manchester United players began to relax.At this time, Dynamo Kiev, which made adjustments, began to strengthen its offensive, and Dynamo Kiev, which was completely released, soon threatened the gate of Manchester United.

Lin Kong, who came off the bench, received a pass from his teammate in the frontcourt. After continuous horizontal dribbling, he suddenly cast a cold arrow. The ball crossed an arc and flew directly towards the far end. Kuzzak, who had just come off the bench, made a swoop. Block the ball out of the baseline.

The ensuing corner failed to threaten Kuzzak's goal.

A few minutes later, Dynamo Kiev made a comeback. Their other striker Milevski received the ball in the penalty area, turned around and dunked Vidic and shot it into Kuzzak's arms, again missing a good opportunity.

Dynamo Kiev succeeded in two consecutive attacks, which made Ferguson, who was sitting on the bench, unable to hold back.

Just when he stood up and was about to walk to the sidelines to remind the players, someone on the court had already set an example.

Yu Liang, who received the ball near the center circle, directly chose to break through against the defenders of Dynamo Kiev.

Yu Liang's behavior really expressed his dissatisfaction with the current situation on the field. After the breakthrough, Yu Liang and Nani on the side made a two-for-one cooperation. After reaching the 30-meter area, Yu Liang directly kicked away. The shot went over the bar.

"Don't let them shoot so easily! We need to attack, attack, attack!"

After the shot failed, Yu Liang waved his fist and shouted in the field.

Seeing this scene, Ferguson smiled and returned to the bench to sit down.

Amidst Yu Liang's shouts, Manchester United's players tensed up again and threw themselves into the game.

Facing the serious Manchester United, Dynamo Kiev didn't even have the power to parry.

In the 71st minute, Rooney received a cross from Nani and pushed into the net, 4-0.

In the 88th minute, Ronaldo received a direct pass from Evra on the left side of the penalty area. After shaking the defensive player, he hit the ball into the lower right corner, 5-0.

Manchester United became the first team to advance to the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortable victory over visiting Dynamo Kiev.

(End of this chapter)