Chapter 877 Create Something Out of Nothing
The game time unknowingly came to the end of the first half. Mortensen said disappointedly: "It's hard to imagine that there was no goal in 45 minutes!"
There is a reason for Mortensen to say this. In the previous two knockout rounds, Manchester United scored 7 goals at home and away against Real Madrid, and 10 goals against Monaco.
Although Dortmund is slightly inferior, they also scored a lot of goals. They also scored 5 goals in two rounds against Bayern.
But this game was very surprising. Dortmund was unable to retreat after a wave of offensive at the beginning. After Manchester United withstood it, although the formation pressed forward, they did not create too many opportunities.
Both sides are wary. Kuba, Bender and Shaheen, the three veteran Hornets, are very wary of Sun Wu, while Manchester United is wary of the speed of Royce and Aubameyang. Luke Shaw frequently assists, but Ke Man always stayed in the backfield.
However, in the eyes of Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu, this stalemate can be put another way.
"Both sides have weaknesses, but both sides also have strengths. This is called evenly matched."
"Yes, no one can make any mistakes. If you make a mistake, you may lose the ball."
"This is a showdown between masters."
Tsk, tsk, it’s all over the place.
In the 43rd minute, Dortmund intercepted the ball in the backcourt and counterattacked. Schmelzer hit a long pass behind Luke Shaw. Royce cut inside at high speed. Rojo came to defend but accidentally slipped!
"Rojo... fell down!"
"Oops, Manchester United made a mistake!"
"Reus entered the penalty area... shot... De Gea saved Manchester United!"
"And, and Aubameyang!"
Aubameyang, who followed up at high speed from the middle, grabbed the ball before Coleman. Schneiderlin, who was back on defense, tried to shoot into the far corner, but De Gea steadily confiscated the ball.
Tuchel covered his face in disappointment. Both Royce and Aubameyang's shots were of high quality, but De Gea was in good condition today.
Looking at the positions of the players on both sides of the midfield, De Gea did not throw the ball to start a fast break. Bender was standing less than two meters away from Sun Wu. Shaheen was not far from Sun Wu. He just ran forward. Kuba is picking up the pace and returning to defense.
Wait until Royce goes away,
De Gea put the ball on the ground, took a step forward and passed it to Alderweireld.
Sun Wu took the initiative to run back to catch the ball. Bender failed to follow, but Kuba did, and Royce also moved closer to this side.
Sun Wu immediately knocked the ball horizontally to Rojo, then ran to the gap to catch the ball and passed it to Fletcher, advancing little by little.
Soon, Sun Wu appeared on the left side of the frontcourt again, and Luke Shaw and Januzaj all came closer.
Gentle was ready and waiting. The forty-five minutes of the game gave him confidence. He didn't think the opponent could get any advantage from him.
"Two minutes of injury time." Zhang Lu whispered: "Manchester United should make some adjustments during the halftime break. The offensive efficiency is too low."
"Not bad, and there is almost no pressure on Schmelzer. Griezmann hasn't received the ball for a long time... Oops, one pass in a row."
Gentle stayed on the inside and allowed Sun Wu, Luke Shaw and Januzaj to pass the ball on the outside.
Kuba followed up again, and it was his responsibility to sweep horizontally. Royce also returned to defend, and he needed to help defend Luke Shaw.
Sun Wu made a direct pass with his left foot, once again pulled the ball with the sole of his foot to shake Kuba away, and then waved his right foot.
A very familiar scene, it happened just ten minutes ago, the Dortmund players' memory is not that bad!
Bender, who was guarding the penalty area line, immediately turned his head. Fletcher was driving forward at high speed from the center. Thomas Muller in the penalty area ran horizontally to try to disrupt the defense, while Januzaj quietly slipped from the ribs. Entering the penalty area, Ginter has already moved in.
"Follow him!"
Hummels roared.
As Fletcher moved forward, there was chaos outside Dortmund's penalty area. Bender pressed up from the side, followed closely by Shaheen.
But Sun Wu's waving right foot adjusted his posture slightly!
The ball rolled sideways and outside the empty penalty area!
Fletcher, who rushed into the penalty area, took Bender and Shaheen away at the same time, causing Dortmund's defense to be compressed. Sun Wu, who had planned to take two steps, changed his mind and sent a cross pass immediately!
Just as Fletcher was sprinting, a figure quietly walked back, detoured outside the penalty area, and then suddenly accelerated laterally!
He adjusts his steps!
He stared at the ball!
He waved his left foot and volleyed without stopping the ball!
The pass was so comfortable... Griezmann roared in his heart, get in!
"boom!"
The ball turned into white light, flew from Griezmann's feet, and quickly crossed the penalty area.
Although the angle is not tricky enough, it is fast enough, sudden enough, and powerful enough!
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!"
"Antoine Griezmann!"
"Manchester United opened the scoring in stoppage time in the first half and scored in a wonderful world wave!"
"Oh oh oh oh, Manchester United are closer to their fourth Big Ear Cup!"
Watching the ball fly from Weidenfeller's hands into the goal, Griezmann roared towards Sun Wu who had his arms outstretched, and jumped to knock him down.
The home fans in the stands cheered like thunder. They thought the first half would end 0-0, and they all got up to buy some drinks, but they saw such a wonderful world wave!
Teammates rushed forward one by one. No matter how the camera turned, Sun Wu could not be seen, only the trembling hand stretched out for help.
Pochettino excitedly high-fived Jesus and Mike Phelan on the sidelines to celebrate. This goal is of great significance. Dortmund will have to make adjustments. If there is no away goal, they will be very uncomfortable in the next round.
"It's Sun Wu's assist again. This is his sixth assist in the Champions League this season." Zhan Jun praised loudly: "This is an obviously well-planned offensive routine. Fletcher took away Shaheen and Bender. And Griezmann appeared on the outside and received a seemingly simple cross pass from Sun Wu!"
"What a showdown between masters. Sun Wu created a murderous opportunity out of nowhere in an almost impossible situation, and Griezmann did not waste this good opportunity." Zhang Lu said with a smile: "I have to say that Manchester United's midfielder and frontcourt player The bit transfer is indeed very tacit."
Both Shaheen and Bender were blushing. Of course they now knew that it was their own misjudgment that gave Griezmann a chance to start calmly. What made them even more frustrated was Sun Wu's cross pass... If they had not left, it would have been a serious passing error by Sun Wu, but they happened to be taken away.
what does that mean?
Does it mean that your actions are expected by the other party?
Fortunately, the game time has arrived. After Royce kicked off the ball in the center circle, the whistle that ended the first half sounded immediately, otherwise Dortmund might have lost the ball.