Chapter 518: Victory Continues

"To be honest, I don't have much hope that the game will become exciting in the second half." Lineker said, "Objectively speaking, a 1:1 draw is acceptable to Manchester United, which has already qualified early, but I don't know if Simeone is willing to Not willing to accept it.”

In the commentator's opinion, Atletico Madrid is currently competing with Roma for second place in the group and should have more ambition and pursuit. But when the second half started, they immediately realized they were wrong.

The two sides continued to struggle in the midfield, and as the game progressed, at about 60 minutes, Manchester United head coach Mourinho took the lead in making adjustments. He replaced Herrera with Rashford.

Bruno retreated and formed a double defensive midfielder with Fellaini, Mata returned to the center, and Rashford returned to the left wing position.

"Mourinho seems not satisfied with a draw at home. Now it depends on how Simeone will respond."

The camera showed a close-up of Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone, and then showed the camera to Carrasco on the bench. Obviously, if Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone is also unwilling to settle for a draw and wants to make adjustments on the offensive end, The biggest possibility is to replace Carrasco.

Mourinho replaced Rashford to strengthen the attack. As for Atletico Madrid, it took nearly ten minutes for Simeone to finally take action. He asked Carrasco and Godin to get up and warm up.

"Replacing Carrasco or Godin represents Simeone's two attitudes."

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Mourinho has also noticed changes to Atletico Madrid's bench.

Replacing Carrasco means that Simeone is not satisfied with the 1:1 score, and Atletico Madrid still wants to attack; and if Godin is replaced, it means strengthening the defense, which means he is satisfied with the 1:1 score result. ,acceptable.

In the 71st minute of the game, Simeone finally made a substitution adjustment. He replaced Torres with Carrasco.

Substitution, using a new force to replace the almost exhausted veteran Torres, Simeone is obviously not satisfied with scoring 1 point.

There is nothing that can be done about it, because Roma has already taken the lead at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

This means that if Atletico Madrid cannot defeat Manchester United on the road, they will have to play in the Europa League as third in the group.

When choosing between the Champions League and the Europa League, any fool knows what to choose.

Therefore, Simeone decided without hesitation to fight Manchester United in the away game!

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Seeing Simeone's adjustment, Mourinho made a tit-for-tat adjustment after thinking about it for a moment. He replaced Lingard with Mbappe.

Replace with Mbappe, who is fast and powerful, and continue to strengthen the offense.

Since you are going to risk your life, what should I fear? Anyway, even if I lose, it won’t have any impact on me!

Seeing Mourinho's substitutions, Simeone was a little dumbfounded. This was a little different from the Mourinho he remembered. With Mourinho's style, shouldn't he pile up defensive players in the midfield and backfield at this time and set up a bus to deal with Atletico Madrid's counterattack?

After all, this game is not unbeatable for Manchester United.

Standing on the sidelines, staring at the court with a serious expression, he hesitated.

Mourinho mobilized his troops and continuously strengthened the offensive. Simeone was considering whether to adjust to strengthen the defense or continue to strengthen the offense in response to the changes in the situation, in order to seize the space after Manchester United pressed forward to attack.

This is a multiple-choice question: should we be conservative and accept a draw? Or should we give it a try and win the game?

At this moment, Rashford used his speed to break through Savage on the wing, and then suddenly cut inside, intending to shoot, but instead sent a diagonal pass. Ashley Young stepped in from behind, attracting the defender's attention. However, the ball was passed back from a reverse angle. Mbappe followed up with a blast and the football flew high into the stands.

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Mbappe's shot helped Simeone make his choice.

Manchester United has no intention of letting loose at home. This posture is completely designed to destroy Atletico Madrid!

Simeone also immediately made substitution adjustments. He replaced the veteran Gabi with almost exhausted physical strength with Correa, and replaced defender Jimenez with forward Vietto.

At this point, Atletico Madrid already has four forwards on the field including Griezmann, Carrasco, Correa and Vietto.

This is a desperate attempt to compete with Manchester United.

Mourinho crossed his arms and frowned. Atletico Madrid fought desperately. It was really not easy for Manchester United to defend.

In fact, Manchester United does not need to fight with Atletico Madrid. Whether it is a draw or a loss, it does not mean much to Manchester United.

So, should we replace an offensive player to strengthen the team's defense?

Just as Mourinho was thinking, cheers erupted from the stands. Mourinho looked up, then clenched his fists and leaned forward. Then louder cheers resounded throughout the stadium, and Mourinho jumped on the spot. Three times, he pumped his fists excitedly.

He didn't need to have a headache anymore, his disciples helped him solve his troubles.

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This was Bruno's frontcourt steal. After he intercepted the ball from Griezmann's feet, he quickly launched a quick counterattack.

Rashford dribbles the ball forward at high speed and Godin makes a sliding tackle.

Rashford deftly picked up the football, jumped up himself, avoided Godin's tackle, and then passed the ball to McTominay.

McTominay picked up the ball with his back, held the defender, and knocked the football away.

Bruno rushed forward.

"Stop his shot!" Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak shouted.

Felipe came up to block, and then he saw Bruno's foot shape changed when he touched the ball. He flicked the ball with the outside of his foot and it passed through Atletico Madrid's defense line diagonally.

Everyone saw Mbappe coming in from the left, and after receiving the ball, he cut inside.

Facing defender Hernandez who came out to intercept in a hurry, Mbappe did not give the opponent a chance to get close, and he directly met the ball and shot it!

"Mbappe!!!" With the roar of commentator Lineker, Mbappe shot hard, and the ball suddenly jumped up and flew straight to Atletico Madrid's goal.

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak opened his arms to save the ball, but the shot was extremely powerful and it was an upward ball. The football passed through Oblak's hands at high speed and continued to move forward until the net was rolled up high...

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLL!!!!!!!!! Mbappe! Mbappe! He scored for Manchester United! 2:1! Manchester United has reversed the score!" Lineker shouted, "After Manchester United's midfielder intercepted the ball, they launched a quick counterattack. Bruno, Rashford, McTominay, Bruno, Mbappe, Manchester United's talented stars joined forces to contribute a wonderful goal."

"In the 81st minute of the game, Manchester United led Atletico Madrid 2:1!"

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After scoring the goal, Mbappe seemed very excited. He turned around and excitedly pointed at the team captain Bruno who passed the ball to him. Bruno opened his arms, laughed, and hugged Mbappe who ran over.

The other Manchester United players also ran over excitedly and gathered together to celebrate.

This game was too difficult. If we win the game with this goal, it will be the best reward for everyone's efforts.

"This is a very crucial goal. Including injury time, there are more than ten minutes left in the game. Manchester United leads 2:1..."

Manchester United's players are celebrating wildly, while Atletico Madrid's players are depressed, even a little frustrated.

Losing the ball at this time is really a morale-destroying thing.

2:1!

This is also the final score.

After losing the ball, Atletico Madrid, who was forced into a desperate situation, completely gave up defense and attacked desperately.

At this time, they had no choice but to attack. After all, Simeone had used up all three substitutions, and all the players sent were strikers.

On the Manchester United side, Mourinho also immediately used up the third substitution, replacing McTominay with Kante to strengthen the midfield defense.

In the end, Atletico Madrid's last-minute helpless counterattack did not work. When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the score did not change again. Manchester United beat Atletico Madrid 2:1 at home and ended all the games in the Champions League group stage with an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 draw.

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In the press conference after the game, Mourinho was not modest. He praised his players.

"Atletico Madrid is a respectable team. They are strong and aggressive. It is difficult to beat them. So I want to praise all the players. They performed very well. I am proud of the fighting spirit and efforts shown by the players and the competitive state they showed."

Mourinho thought so sincerely, because after arranging the starting lineup with only Bruno as a main player, he was mentally prepared to lose.

However, he did not expect that at the end of the game, the team won another victory, which was really a pleasant surprise.

Listening to Mourinho praising his players, some reporters felt bored, while others nodded in approval and looked excited. The former were from Atletico Madrid's media, while the latter were not only from Manchester United's media, but also from Roma's media. They were also happy that Atletico Madrid lost.

With Manchester United defeating Atletico Madrid at home, Roma, who won at home, finally overtook Atletico Madrid in the standings and advanced to the knockout stage as the second in the group.

A day later, the other four groups also decided the final results.

The Premier League teams performed very well in the group stage of this year's Champions League, and all four teams advanced as the first in the group.

Chelsea in Group A achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, ranking first over Basel with 12 points;

Manchester City in Group F also achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, overtaking Shakhtar Donetsk, Naples and Feyenoord, and advanced as the first in the group.

The most surprising thing is Tottenham. In Group H, which has two strong rivals, Real Madrid and Dortmund, Bai Lily has an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 draw, and has surpassed Real Madrid to take first place in the group.