Chapter 977 Defeating Neuer Again

Manchester United's offense is very simple, which is to continuously attack the opponent through the two wings, with Gao Xiaodong and Berbatov in the center grabbing points.

Berbatov plays as a center forward and is not very fast. He is easier to defend, but Gao Xiaodong is much harder to defend because Gao Xiaodong is not a forward and the midfielder cannot keep up. Gao Xiaodong is a defender. It was too late after starting, and many times I could only watch Gao Xiaodong shoot.

Gao Xiaodong used to score most of his goals with long-range shots, but since he bought the shooting skill point, his ability to grab points has greatly improved, making it more difficult to defend.

In the 60th minute of the game, Rooney and Nani changed positions. Nani continuously changed directions on the wing and failed to break through Uchida Atsushi. Seeing Gao Xiaodong coming to help, Nani immediately passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong and inserted himself into the ribs.

Uchida Atsuto did not dare to let Nani go and ran after him.

Gao Xiaodong caught the ball and accelerated away from the center to follow the defensive player towards the baseline.

Seeing that Gao Xiaodong was unguarded, Atsuhito Uchida quickly handed Nani to the central defender and ran towards the baseline to prevent Gao Xiaodong from cutting inside.

Uchida Atsuto had a good idea, but he didn't expect that Gao Xiaodong was too fast, and he had to run to the baseline as fast as possible.

Gao Xiaodong accelerated to the baseline, but still had enough energy left. He knocked down Atsuhito Uchida with a sudden stop and dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Schalke 04's players had all returned to the small penalty area at this moment. Gao Xiaodong immediately passed the ball to the front of the penalty area with an inverted triangle to find Scholes who came up.

Scholes met the ball with a furious shot, and the ball went straight to the center of the goal.

Just now goalkeeper Neuer went to the near corner to defend Gao Xiaodong's shot, but when Gao Xiaodong returned the pass, Neuer had already turned around. He jumped sideways and beat Scholes' powerful shot. The shot went to the wing.

I have to say that Neuer's save was world-class. Scholes was already ready to celebrate. Unexpectedly, Neuer saved the ball anyway. The veteran couldn't help but shake his head. He couldn't believe this was true. .

However, the game was not interrupted. At this moment, Manchester United's troops were pressing forward, and there was Rooney on the wing. Rooney grabbed the ball saved by Neuer and immediately passed it to the penalty area.

At this moment, Manchester United has three players in Schalke's penalty area. Schalke 04 has more players, but it is quite chaotic. No one can find their own player to defend and can only defend nearby.

In the middle, Hewedes jumped under Berbatov's challenge, and the ball flew to the back point. Atsuhito Uchida watched the ball fly over and was about to head the ball out of the baseline, but Gao Xiaodong judged the landing point one step ahead. , leaped high behind him and headed the ball towards the near corner.

Goalkeeper Neuer just judged that one of Berbatov and Hwedes should be able to top the ball, so he stood in the middle. Unexpectedly, both of them missed the ball, and Neuer headed towards the near corner. The movement has slowed down by half a step.

Neuer fell to the ground and dived sideways, touching the ball with his fingertips. The ball changed its direction slightly, but Gao Xiaodong's header was so powerful that it still flew into the net close to the goal post.

1:1

Gao Xiaodong once again broke through Neuer's goal and rewritten the total score to 6:3.

Neuer lay helplessly in the goal, shaking his head.

"Go in! Go in! Xiaodong! Xiaodong scored! His 11th goal in the Champions League! This goal almost helped Manchester United lock in the semi-finals! Xiaodong! He is worthy of being a Ballon d'Or winner! He proved once again He is the strongest player in the world! No one can keep Gao Xiaodong clean! Not to mention Neuer, even Kahn can't do it! Neuer's provocation will only make Gao Xiaodong score more goals..."

There were cheers and shouts in the commentary box. Commentators from all countries applauded Gao Xiaodong's goal, except for the commentator from Germany.

After scoring the goal, Gao Xiaodong raised one hand high and covered his ears with the other, running towards the stands like the wind.

There were almost more than a thousand fans who came to the Veltins Stadium today to support the game. Including German Manchester United fans Gao Xiaodong, there were almost more than 3,000 fans. They had already started cheering when the goal was scored. Seeing Gao Xiaodong Xiaodong ran towards them,

Manchester United fans excitedly waved their arms and chanted Gao Xiaodong's name to express their admiration for their idol.

However, what Gao Xiaodong received from the Schalke 04 fans was boos. When Gao Xiaodong made that obscene gesture to Neuer, the Schalke 04 fans became angry. Unexpectedly, Gao Xiaodong actually scored. , Schalke was even more annoyed. Not only did they boo, but some also yelled at Gao Xiaodong.

Originally, Schalke 04 had a glimmer of hope. After Gao Xiaodong scored, there were still thirty minutes left, but Schalke 04 needed to score three goals. It can be said that the glimmer of hope no longer existed.

Schalke 04 head coach Rangnick was originally in high spirits. After Gao Xiaodong scored, his expression suddenly dimmed. He knew that the game was over and Schalke was finished. The following time was just to strive for a decent result. .

Rangnick came to the sidelines to encourage his players and told them not to give up. At this time, Rangnick must encourage them, otherwise he may be dealt a tragic blow by Manchester United who are gaining momentum.

In the VIP box, Bayern coach Louis van Gaal looked shocked, "China's high shooting skills have improved. The movement and grabbing of the ball are absolutely top-notch."

Rummenigge couldn't hide the envy and worry on his face and said: "It is even harder to guard against Hua Guogao like this."

Van Gaal said: "Hua Guogao has never been easy to defend. We can only defend him as a whole. His skills are too comprehensive and he is harder to defend than Ronaldo."

Rummenigge said regretfully: "Now it seems that 80 million is really not expensive to buy Gao Xiaodong. At that time, we laughed at Ferguson because he was in a hurry and sought medical treatment. Now it seems that he has made a lot of money. Even if he sells it in two years, the price is estimated to be It won’t be less than 100 million.”

Van Gaal shook his head and said: "One hundred million? More than one pound."

While Van Gaal was talking to Rummenigge, he was writing and drawing in his notebook. He was obviously thinking about how Bayern would defend Gao Xiaodong if they faced Manchester United.

In a corner of the middle of the stands, Chelsea assistant coach Wilkins was also observing Gao Xiaodong's performance.

Chelsea lost 0:1 to Bayern in the first leg of the quarter-finals, but Chelsea did not think they had no hope of advancing. They were also preparing to play Manchester United in the semi-finals.

Gao Xiaodong's performance made Wilkins uneasy. He felt that with Gao Xiaodong's current state, even if Chelsea could barely get past Bayern, Manchester United would not have much hope.

Chelsea has been suppressed by Manchester United in the league this season, and it has a lot to do with Gao Xiaodong's performance. If Manchester United does not buy Gao Xiaodong in the summer, Wilkins feels that Chelsea may still be the leader, because Giggs and Scholes etc. The Manchester United veteran is another year older, but after the introduction of Gao Xiaodong, Manchester United seems to have time to resolve the transition between the old and the new.

"In the 61st minute, Gao Xiaodong scored with a header. His forward penetration is currently Manchester United's most important weapon. This is what we must focus on guarding against..."

Wilkins wrote this down in his diary.