Five Hundred and Thirtieth Chapters Lyon Collapse

At Old Trafford, the awards ceremony took place as scheduled. The Red Devils fans celebrated their fourth consecutive league championship trophy, which seemed to announce that another absolutely dominant dynasty of the Red Devils had been established.

If the Champions League can be won again this season, then this Manchester United team will be forever remembered in team history.

Of course, it's not easy.

The Manchester United players did not celebrate winning the championship too much. Of course, some English players went to drink and binge all night. This is the tradition of English players, and Ferguson couldn't stop it.

After a day of rest, the team flew to France collectively, where they will challenge Lyon at the Gerland Stadium.

Holding the huge advantage of 3 goals, Manchester United will be able to enter the final smoothly as long as they don't collapse in this game, so the players are still very relaxed.

Ronaldo was not on the plane. Ferguson originally planned to let him start in this kind of not particularly important game, but Ronaldo's knee fluid was serious again, and he needed to rest for a while, so he had to miss it.

Berbatov and Irving will compete for the position of the main center forward. Of course, it is also possible to advance Rooney's position and Scholes will play the midfielder. No one knows what Ferguson is thinking.

After arriving in Lyon, Ferguson gave the players half a day off, so that everyone can prepare for the game with a more relaxed attitude.

At the press conference before the game, Lyon coach Pierre said: "I know the hope is slim, but we will not give up. Manchester United is a very strong team. They and Barcelona are the first in this Champions League. A team of that caliber is better than any other team."

"Our task is very difficult. We must score at least 3 goals in the game and try our best to prevent the opponent from scoring. But I believe this is not an impossible task. As long as we work together, miracles can happen. We Take the initiative from the first minute and try to score one or two goals in the first half."

Ferguson gave the opponent face: "Lyon is a very good team. They can eliminate Real Madrid, which has fully demonstrated their strength. The score of the last game can not truly reflect the strength comparison between the two sides. In tomorrow's game, we will We will be very careful and try our best to avoid accidents.”

"The lads are already very tired, which is why it is difficult for Premier League teams to win the Champions League. Our league is the only major European league without a winter break. The fatigue of the players has been accumulating. It is not always possible to use the will Strength beats fatigue. It's going to be an uphill battle for us."

On the evening of April 27th, at the Gerland Stadium, Lyon was ready for battle.

But when the game started,

Li Carduo found that the opponent didn't seem to have strong fighting spirit.

This is also normal, the huge gap of 3 goals is enough to make any team desperate.

Although they seemed eager to win and launched an attack at the beginning of the game, it can be seen that they did not play resolutely and lacked the momentum to break the boat.

It was Manchester United who first created the threat.

After the opening, Manchester United still used the frontcourt pressing tactics. In the 3rd minute, after Ricardo intercepted the ball on the left side, he immediately sent a cross. Berbatov, who started the game, flicked the header, and the football rolled dangerously. out the far post.

The stands in Gerland exclaimed incessantly. If this goal is scored, Lyon really has no hope.

Manchester United's pressing made it very difficult for Lyon to play the ball. They were eager to attack, but they couldn't organize themselves. They could only launch the offensive with long passes again and again, but Manchester United's steel defense was not so easy to break down. Ferdinand and Vidic didn't work very hard. The opponent's offensive was resolved time and time again, and Valencia, who played as a right back, also performed well. Although his defensive skills were still a bit lacking, his attitude made up for the lack of skills.

After pressing for 20 minutes, Ferguson waved his hand, and Manchester United began to recover as a whole.

After a few trials, Lyon pressed up and put more players in the attack. Although they failed to create a real threat, it seemed that their offensive was decent.

However, this is just a flashback before dying.

In the 26th minute, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack from the right. Nani dribbled the ball past the two and then passed the ball to the middle.

Although he is not fast and his body is not as strong as a monster, he still protects the ball well and passes the ball to the back post.

Lyon's defense was already in disarray, and at this time Ricardo, who was ambushing at the back post, had no one marking him. He easily jumped up to head the ball and smashed the football hard into the goal.

Manchester United lead 1:0!

This goal completely destroyed Lyon.

If Lyon wants not to be eliminated, they have to score 5 goals without continuing to concede goals. Not even scoring 4 goals, they will still be eliminated for less away goals.

In this case, nothing their head coach Pierre can do can save the team.

The Lyon team launched a crazy attack. It is said to be crazy because there are no routines and rules. It is purely kicking. The players have forgotten their tactical responsibilities, and the defenders have difficulty maintaining a complete defense.

This kind of Lyon seems to be playing arrogantly, but in fact it is extremely fragile.

Although they also got some chances, in the 30th minute, Govou's wonderful pass from the wing almost helped Bastos score, but the latter's shot from close at hand missed.

In the 41st minute, Manchester United easily penetrated Lyon's defense again. Carrick found Rooney with a long pass from the backcourt. Rooney used his strong body to squeeze away the defenders. Berbatov.

Berbatov stopped the ball but struggled to turn around and, after looking up, he knocked it back outside the box.

Ricardo, who just ran outside the penalty area, did not make any adjustments, and shot the ball in anger. The football turned into a white light and flew straight into the Lyon team's goal.

This world wave gave Manchester United a 2-0 lead away!

Ferguson also applauded for Ricardo's wonderful goal.

In fact, Ricardo is not playing very active today. He has not made a breakthrough so far. He is completely coping with the playing style of an opportunistic striker, but he can score two goals with such a casual rogue. It is the ability of top players to capture fighters that is too strong.

In the 60th minute of the game, after receiving a yellow card, Kerry of the Lyon team clapped dissatisfiedly to the referee to express his sarcasm, but was expelled by the referee with another yellow card.

Lyon had to play 11 against 10.

Even the most steadfast believer in miracles would not believe that miracles would happen to Leon. Although there were 30 minutes left in the game, Lyon fans began to leave the field in large numbers. Only the Red Devils fans who accompanied the team were still singing and dancing, celebrating the team's entry into the final.

That turned the rest of the game into a one-man show for United's players.