Chapter 1006: Rebound Goal

Although Gao Xiaodong did not score, it greatly dampened Chelsea's fighting spirit.

With less than forty minutes left, Chelsea still needed to score two goals to advance. Now was the time to fight hard, but Gao Xiaodong's threatening shot greatly shocked Chelsea's defenders. Let them worry too much when assisting and dare not devote all their energy.

Manchester United and Chelsea are teams of the same level. Chelsea cannot fully commit to the offense and it is very difficult to break through Manchester United's defense.

Manchester United was not prepared to attack with all their strength. They attacked fiercely in the second half and failed to break through Chelsea's defense. They immediately returned to shrink and counterattack. If Chelsea did not attack with all their strength, Manchester United would have no chance to score.

Neither side had a chance to score and had to fight in the midfield close to Manchester United.

Regardless of whether the goal is scored or not, time is passing by minute by minute. Since Manchester United won the first round, Father Time is now on Manchester United's side.

Even if Manchester United does nothing, as long as the 90 minutes are over, they can enter Wembley Stadium to play the Champions League final.

Chelsea couldn't wait, they had to score, and as time went by, their worries quickly disappeared, leaving only anxiety.

In the 65th minute, Ancelotti made the first substitution adjustment. Anelka came on and replaced Torres.

The last time Ancelotti replaced Drogba, he did not replace Torres, who had average performance but was loved by boss Abramovich. He was ridiculed and criticized by reporters and fans. This time he no longer considered the boss's feelings and completely followed his own rules. An act of will took Torres off.

This is not because Ancelotti suddenly has such great courage. This is because of the situation. Now Ancelotti has sat on the crater. As long as he cannot lead Chelsea to reverse Manchester United today, his fate will be to be dismissed. At this moment, Ancelotti is still in the mood to consider Abramovich's feelings.

There is still a good understanding between Anelka and Drogba. When Chelsea launched a fierce attack, Manchester United adopted intensive defensive tactics. At this time, Anelka played a greater role than Torres. .

In the 70th minute of the game, Ivanovic assisted to the side of Manchester United's penalty area and passed the header to Drogba. Drogba stopped the ball in his chest and wanted to volley directly, but Ferdinand blocked it quickly and Drogba stopped the ball. Then the shot line was lost.

Drogba had no choice but to pass the ball to midfielder Lampard with the arch of his foot.

Lampard caught the ball and tried to shoot.

But he passed the ball diagonally to Anelka on the wing.

If it was Torres, this ball would probably have to be played alone, but Anelka and Drogba had a tacit understanding. When he received the ball, he passed the ball to Drogba.

Ferdinand wanted to destroy the ball from behind, but Drogba was strong and protected the ball. He moved back and wanted to pass it to Lampard.

Drogba had no problem with the ball at all, but today it was Gao Xiaodong who was guarding Lampard. Gao Xiaodong had faster reaction and speed. He stepped forward and intercepted the ball.

Lampard was ready to shoot, but he didn't expect the ball to be intercepted by Gao Xiaodong. He was experienced and pounced on Gao Xiaodong immediately, preparing for a tactical foul.

Lampard showed the decisiveness of a world-class midfielder, but Gao Xiaodong also possesses a complete set of midfield skills. After he stole the ball, he immediately made a change of direction and got rid of Lampard.

When Gao Xiaodong got rid of Lampard, Rooney and Hernandez immediately rushed behind the Chelsea defender.

With the advantage in the first round, Manchester United's main focus today is counterattack. In the first half, Hernandez got a chance to score a single goal, but Hernandez failed to seize the opportunity.

After getting rid of Lampard, Gao Xiaodong had a short time to handle the ball. He could pass it to Carrick, or he could directly find the two forwards with a long pass.

Gao Xiaodong is the core of the midfield. He has great power in the team and dares to take risks. He glanced at the frontcourt and directly hit the Chelsea defender with a long pass.

This kick was directed by Rooney. Compared with Hernandez, Gao Xiaodong believed more in the mature and strong Rooney.

Rooney is not as fast as Hernan's Des, but he has a solid chassis and a strong body. He stumbled through the confrontation with Alex and brought the ball out.

Rooney dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area. Alexa was one position behind but was chasing after him inside.

Rooney drove into the penalty area at high speed, and faced the goalkeeper Cech who was attacking to block the ball. He pushed the ball with the arch of his foot and pushed it to the far corner.

Alex followed closely, keeping his eyes on Rooney's feet. When Rooney shot, he fell to the ground decisively and shoveled the ball, just in time to block the ball from the baseline.

Hernandez regretfully spread his hands. He felt that Rooney passed it to him better, and he almost hit an empty goal.

"What a rude man!" Gao Xiaodong couldn't help but shake his head. He thought it would be better for Rooney to dunk the ball, pass Alex and then hit the goal or pass the ball. Rooney played too directly and didn't even think of Alex as a player. Food.

Manchester United's counterattack almost completed another goal, which shows that Chelsea's defense has very big holes.

But Chelsea had no other way. No matter how dangerous the rear was, they had to attack fiercely. Time was not on their side. If they did not attack, they would be eliminated at the end of the game.

Manchester United players understand where Chelsea's key lies, so they station their defenses and wait for Chelsea to attack, and they will attack Chelsea's counterattack when they have the opportunity.

Although it was a home game, Manchester United fans also understood the importance of this game. They did not urge the players to attack. Instead, they gave warm applause to every successful clearance and steal and encouraged them to defend well.

The game reached the 75th minute, and Chelsea did not have much time left in the Champions League. They had to score immediately. If they did not score, there would be no time.

Ancelotti made another substitution adjustment, Malouda came on, replaced midfielder Ramirez, and gave it a try.

At this time, Manchester United also made substitution adjustments. Ferguson was indeed experienced. Instead of replacing defensive players, they replaced Nani to strengthen ball control and breakthroughs on the wing.

Ferguson's substitution had an immediate effect.

In the 78th minute of the game, Chelsea made a mistake in a cross from the wing. The ball was pushed to the wing by Vidic and was picked up by Nani.

Nani passed the ball past Anelka and quickly drove the ball towards Chelsea's half.

Malouda followed Nani in hot pursuit. After Nani passed halftime, he quickly handed the ball to Gao Xiaodong in the middle.

Gao Xiaodong stopped the ball in the middle, handed it to Rooney again, and quickly moved forward.

After Rooney dodged Essien's flying tackle, he quickly charged along the wing with the ball, while Gao Xiaodong and Hernandez rushed into the penalty area at high speed to outflank the ball.

At this moment, Chelsea was attacking with heavy troops. When Manchester United counterattacked, the full-backs did not come back. Rooney reached the bottom line and saw that no one was defending, so he immediately cut into the penalty area along the bottom line.

Gao Xiaodong and Hernandez were rushing towards the penalty area. Seeing Rooney cutting inside, Gao Xiaodong cleverly stopped and retreated, throwing away Terry who was following him.

After Rooney cut inside, his field of vision was very wide. When he saw Gao Xiaodong throw away Terry, he immediately passed an inverted triangle in front of Gao Xiaodong.

The ball was not very comfortable to pass and was very close to Gao Xiaodong, but Terry in front of Gao Xiaodong was suddenly stopping and turning back. Lampard behind Gao Xiaodong was about to arrive. Gao Xiaodong reluctantly hit the ball. My feet didn't exert any force.

However, this time he hit a rebound ball. After the ball bounced on the ground, it just passed Cech, who fell to the ground to save, and flew into the net.