Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 271 Expanding Advantages
The referee who enforced this game is the Italian referee Rizzoli who has become famous in world football in recent years. He has enforced the focus of the World Cup.Obviously, UEFA also expected that this game would not be too dull. In the four quarter-finals, this accident has the highest coefficient.

Everything was ready, Rizzoli blew the whistle, and the second round of the contest between Atletico Madrid and Manchester United officially began. In the first half, Atletico Madrid, who was playing at home, took the lead.

Fellaini rushed towards Wen Zhihao from diagonally in front at the first time. Wen Zhihao had already sensed his move, and without pausing, he passed a half-high ball straight forward. Fellaini's movement was obviously a step slower, but he didn't stop his foot when he obviously couldn't touch the ball. The sliding tackle on the ground directly kicked Wen Zhihao's instep, causing Wen Zhihao to fall to the ground in response.

"Hey, Wen Zhihao was knocked down. Fellaini's action was obviously deliberate, but the offense was favorable, and the game continued."

The Wanda Metropolitano immediately booed the sky, and Atletico Madrid fans were very dissatisfied with this action.

Rizzoli has been paying attention to the situation here, until the ball was blocked by Manchester United players from the sideline, and he immediately ran to the scene of the incident.

However, Rizzoli did not take out the yellow card, but seriously warned Fellaini verbally.

He Wei said slightly dissatisfied: "Rizzoli's punishment this time is because of his mercy!"

Garcia was not so polite, and directly protested loudly: "This shouldn't be a yellow card? Wen has already passed the ball first, but Fellaini didn't stop... Maybe he didn't intend to stop his foot at all. Rizzoli's good temper is pampering the Manchester United players. More serious fouls will occur."

Fellaini's actions carried the meaning of disowning Mawei.It's a pity that he still doesn't know Wen Zhihao well enough, his fighting spirit is aroused, and this is the existence that really makes the opponent a headache.

After playing for 10 minutes in the opening game, Wen Zhihao has already noticed that Manchester United is taking extra care of him. In addition to letting Fellaini restrict himself, the double midfielders, whether it is Pogba or Matic, are ready to defend against him at any time.

Even so, Wen Zhihao unexpectedly chose a 1V2 frontal breakthrough, letting the opponent know that it is definitely not that simple to defend himself, and kill the opponent's spirit in the opening stage.

Wen Zhihao's method is very simple. He uses the rhythm change of his body to pause and accelerate to suddenly pass the ball by himself, and the ball slips between Fellaini's legs.Pogba behind him immediately wanted to put a shovel, but after Wen Zhihao poked the ball past, instead of overtaking directly from the outside to catch the ball, he ran from the opposite direction to the sideline, and started to accelerate from the other side to compete with the opponent's speed, just like Bell's 70-meter sprint of "passing to himself three seconds later", the middleman scored the ball by speed KO Alves' acceleration is exactly the same.Even Wen Zhihao's extraordinary performance was even more exciting, not only avoiding Pogba's tackle, but also using speed to catch up with the ball before Fellaini.At the same time passed two world-class midfielders.

Atlético Madrid fans almost jumped on their seats and shouted. Even Joe Kruka, the famous talker of British Sky Sports, temporarily forgot his position and praised Wen Zhihao.

Of course He Wei was even more excited, explaining that the decibels were about to burst the eardrums of the CCTV backstage staff.

"Ah——beautiful! Wen Zhihao staged a Bale-style dribble! Manchester United's midfield defense is useless!"

"A breakthrough to clear the clouds and see the sun! Wen relied on his personal ability to revive the dead end! Four-on-four in the frontcourt. For Atletico Madrid, it is an absolute opportunity!" Garcia seemed quite confident.

Simeone and Boggs also stood up, staring at the field with burning eyes.

Right back Valencia didn't come up to rush at the first time. Wen Zhihao's ability made him afraid. After observing the situation on the field, he chose to fight and retreat. At the same time, he made quick eye contact with Smalling.

This approach is much more mature than the average defender, but the offensive player is always the one who holds the initiative. Before reaching the front of the big penalty area, Wen Zhihao sent a diagonal pass between the two, and the forward arrow Costa got rid of Rojo's entanglement and appeared in front of the goal!

Atletico Madrid fans all stood up in an instant, and a top striker appeared in front of the goal at close range. Anyone with a little football knowledge knew that it was almost inevitable.

Although De Gea made a full save, he was powerless at such a short distance.

"GOOOOOAL!!! This goal is enough to kill the suspense of the game! Atletico Madrid has a 2:0 lead in total, and it is getting closer and closer to reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for the fourth time in the past five seasons."

Although the game lasted less than 10 minutes, Garcia has already made a conclusion.

He Wei and Xu Yang also looked excited. Thinking of the Chinese fans teasing Manchester United's "beautiful frontcourt and De Gea in the backcourt", Xu Yang couldn't help teasing: "Even De Gea can't save Manchester United now."

"Yeah, facing Atletico Madrid, even the picturesque offense failed." He Wei added another pinch of salt to Manchester United's wounds.

Wen Zhihao enjoyed the cheers from the fans, surrounded by his teammates to celebrate the goal, while Pogba and Fellaini felt quite annoyed.

Even, a little bit annoyed.

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After the game re-kick-off, Atletico Madrid, which led by two goals in total, took the initiative to slow down the pace. Manchester United's formation took the initiative to press forward and implement a high-position press on Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid significantly increased the proportion of backcourt passes, and began to use simple and direct long passes, using Costa as a bridgehead to attack.

During this period of time, Wen Zhihao was mostly running without the ball, often serving as a receiving point in the midfield. Fellaini worked diligently as Wen Zhihao's "bodyguard", following him like a shadow. As long as Wen Zhihao received the ball, no matter which area he was in, Fellaini's 1.9-meter-large physique would definitely hit him immediately.

Mourinho always felt uneasy watching Fellaini's actions.Although close pressing is his own tactical requirement, Fellaini's performance is too much!

A long-distance sliding tackle on Wen Zhihao in the opponent's backcourt is beyond the normal range of defense.

The protests at the scene grew louder, and Rizzoli finally couldn't stand it anymore and showed Fellaini a yellow card.

However, the Chinese fans didn't buy it. There was a foul of this level at the beginning, and Rizzoli didn't say anything.According to the standard of this penalty, Fellaini should now be sent off after two yellows turned one red.

He Wei said indignantly: "Oh? It turns out that Rizzoli's yellow card is in his pocket. I thought he forgot it today!"

Garcia clasped his hands together: "Thank God! There was finally a yellow card. Looking at the way Wen fell to the ground, I really wonder if Rizzoli deliberately waited until his leg was broken before he was willing to draw the card."

Joe Cruka of Sky Sports defended Rizzoli and also excused Manchester United: "There is nothing wrong with Fellaini's yellow card. Rizzoli's penalty today is relatively fair. If everyone thinks that the referee is lenient to Manchester United today because Wen Zhihao frequently fell to the ground. Don't forget that Rizzoli is from Italy. In a place based on tough defense, perhaps in their perception, such a foul is not a big deal..."

(End of this chapter)