Chapter 738 This Damn Football!
Mourinho raised his arms in the air and yelled, indicating that it was Henderson's foul.
However, the referee Skomina signaled that there was no foul. In the end, Liverpool's attack ended temporarily with Arnold playing a high ball from the wing. Firmino's header in the penalty area was saved by De Gea and hit the crossbar. Liverpool's attack ended temporarily. Continuous corner kick opportunities.
Mourinho continued to chatter on the sidelines. He was very unhappy that the referee had just ignored Henderson's foul, which brought him to the fourth official.
The fourth official warned him to shut up and stop making noise, otherwise he would call the referee to come and show him a card.
Faced with the warning from the fourth official, Mourinho could only shut up angrily. But he still stood in the tactical guidance area and looked nervously at the field.
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Liverpool's corner kick, Robertson drove the football into the penalty area.
The quality of the corner kick this time was very average. De Gea struck out and picked the football directly in the air.
De Gea rushed to the edge of the penalty area, and he directly threw the ball vigorously to launch a counterattack.
This hand-thrown ball was thrown directly to Gundogan.
Liverpool has been on the rise during this period. In this corner kick attack, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, and Fabinho all passed the half-time mark. Koulibaly also came up to participate in the corner kick attack. They only had center backs Matip and Matip in their own half. Captain Henderson.
When Bruno saw Gundogan taking the ball, he immediately showed his intention to catch the ball. He ran diagonally in the frontcourt and signaled Gundogan to pass the ball over.
Henderson's eyes were always fixed on Bruno. He moved his position forward, hoping to intercept Bruno immediately.
And Robertson didn't care about returning to his own half. He turned back and pounced on Gundogan who had the ball.
Gundogan originally planned to pass the ball to Bruno, but this time he saw a better passing route: because Robertson stepped in to assist, there was a large space behind him. As long as the ball is passed, there will be an open space behind Robertson!
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In fact, Robertson did not run back to his own half, but rushed forward to press Gundogan. This was not a good choice.
Greenwood, who had just come on, suddenly accelerated and sprinted, and his target was exactly behind Robertson.
Robertson was shocked. He braked in time, ignored Gundogan, and turned around to chase Greenwood.
In this way, Henderson is following Bruno, Robertson is chasing Greenwood in a very embarrassed manner, and Koulibaly is still chasing after him desperately. In the entire Liverpool half, the only defender temporarily free was Matip.
However, at this moment, Matip was a little panicked. He saw Harry Kane and Rashford rushing over, and he wanted to defend one against the other!
Matip was hesitating. He was considering whether to cause offside, but he felt unsure.
At this time, Gundogan, who had been dribbling the ball forward, finally passed the ball. He directly sent an overhead pass.
The football was passed to Bruno.
Henderson made a half circle, trying to squeeze Bruno away to intercept, but Bruno's body was too strong, and Henderson suffered a physical disadvantage.
At this time, Henderson decisively chose to foul.
Bruno fell to the ground, but referee Skomina's whistle did not sound.
Before Henderson fouled, at the moment of receiving the ball, Bruno did not stop the ball, but directly passed the ball in the air. While the football continued to move forward, Bruno was pushed to the ground by Arnold.
Skomina puts his hands forward: the attack is good, the game continues!
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Harry Kane is in front, and he turns his back to receive the ball. Matip quickly closes in to defend.
Harry Kane headed the ball straight back, and Rashford almost passed Matip's right side at the same time as Harry Kane's header passed.
"Solo! Rashford!"
Rashford received the football just before entering the penalty area, and Alisson had already given up the ball.
Alisson's attack was very decisive, and the range of the attack was very bold. Rashford saw Alisson as soon as he received the ball. The goalkeeper's height was so scary, it was like a huge shadow appeared in front of him.
Rashford subconsciously chose to volley directly!
Bang!
The football was blocked by Alisson's outstretched leg.
The Liverpool fans in the stands and in front of the TV burst into loud cheers, but before their cheers could be fully heard, they saw a Manchester United player in a red jersey rushing up, facing the rolling football, and kicked it directly. Push.
The football sticks to the turf, rolling rapidly towards the empty goal.
Coulibaly, who was desperately trying to catch up, fell to the ground and made a sliding shovel. He failed to shovel the football. The football rolled into the net, and Koulibaly also slid on the turf and entered the net.
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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"Greenwood! Greenwood! Greenwood! He cleverly appeared in front of the football and calmly scored the goal!"
"The ball is in! It's in! It's in!!! 4:3, Manchester United has exceeded the score for the fourth time in this game!"
"Manchester United's counterattack was too fast. Liverpool's defenders were already doing their best to defend. Alisson even saved Rashford's single goal, but Greenwood successfully made a supplementary shot and scored an empty goal. Where was Robertson when Greenwood took the shot? Wasn't he following Greenwood?" the commentator supporting Liverpool asked in pain.
"Alisson was powerless. Facing Manchester United's sharp counterattack, he had done well enough. It was a pity for his teammates...!"
"Seventy-seventh minute! In the seventy-seventh minute of the game, Manchester United 4:3 Liverpool. This game was so exciting. Manchester United led for the fourth time. Liverpool fell behind three times and equalized the score three times before. Can they equalize the score for the fourth time now?"
Mourinho jumped up from the sidelines and rushed out to raise his arms and cheer.
He shouted happily and applauded the court, proud of his players' performance.
Three times leading and three times being tied. If it were players from other teams, they might have had a mental breakdown.
In this case, Manchester United was able to score the fourth goal and rewrite the score to 4:3, which was even more difficult than Liverpool's goal to turn the score to 4:3. Because the morale of the side that stubbornly equalized the score is gradually rising, and the pressure on the side that is constantly being tied is obviously greater.
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The game was in the seventy-seventh minute, Manchester United 4:3 Liverpool.
There were still more than ten minutes of game time, and Mourinho continued to deploy his troops. He replaced Harry Kane, who scored Manchester United's third goal in today's game, with Lingard. Rashford was also replaced and Mahrez came on as a substitute.
In this way, Greenwood was pushed to the center position, forming a new Manchester United front trident with Mahrez and Mata.
On the Liverpool side, Fabinho was replaced and Origi came on as a substitute.
Klopp withdrew a defensive midfielder and replaced him with a center forward, and arranged a double center forward tactic, which was a desperate fight.
After falling behind 3:4, Liverpool launched an almost tragic and desperate fight!
Their attack did threaten Manchester United's goal several times, but it did not eventually form a goal.
Then in the 89th minute of the game, a counterattack by Manchester United completely extinguished Liverpool's fighting spirit.
This was Gundogan's overhead pass in the midfield, and Bruno dribbled through Liverpool's defense and sent a cross pass.
"Bruno! Breakthrough! Beautiful! He broke through!"
"Matip! He was passed! He had no way to deal with Bruno!"
Bruno passed Matip, and then faced Koulibaly who was hastily filling in the position, and Bruno sent a cross pass.
Lingard appeared in the penalty area like a ghost.
"Not offside!"
"Successful counter-offside!"
The commentators shouted excitedly.
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Lingard was indeed not offside!
Lingard caught up with the ball, and he stretched out his foot to adjust.
The media has always praised Lingard's keen sense of smell in front of the goal. In fact, this player trained by Manchester United's youth training system has another point that many forwards envy and do not have, that is, the adjustment technique of the first stop.
Lingard flicked the ball with his left foot, adjusted it slightly, and then shot directly.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson fell to the ground to save the ball.
Lingard's shot was not powerful, but the angle was very tricky, and Alisson was out of reach.
The football bounced in front of the goal, bounced a bit, and then bounced into the lower left corner of the goal, throwing up the side net.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Lingard! Lingard! Lingard!!! Oh my god, Lingard received a pass from Bruno and scored a goal with a single shot, 5:3, this is the goal to lock the victory and the Champions League championship!"
"Long live Lingard!"
"Long live Manchester United!"
"Manchester United! Manchester United! Manchester United! We are Manchester United! Glory to Manchester United!"
"We are the champions!"
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In the stands of Manchester United fans at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, in the bars of all sizes in Madrid, in the bars in Manchester, and countless other places where people can watch the game, Manchester United fans jumped up and cheered excitedly.
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The goal in the 89th minute of the game, 5:3, Manchester United is leading by two goals!
This is also the first time Manchester United has led by two goals in this game!
Now that time is running out, everyone can almost predict that Manchester United will beat Liverpool and reach the top of Europe for two consecutive years after Real Madrid completed the Champions League defense two years ago.
The Red Devils will become the second team that can defend the Champions League title after the Champions League reform!
Ten years ago, they had the opportunity to make history and become the first team that can defend the Champions League after the Champions League reform in 1992.
However, Guardiola, who emerged out of nowhere, led his red and blue army to snipe the Red Devils, preventing the Red Devils from dominating Europe and ushering in their era of the cosmic team.
The world-renowned Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Rome was also regarded as a turning point in the decline of Ferguson's red empire.
Although Ferguson led Manchester United to the top of Europe again two years later, it was just the afterglow of the sunset.
With Ferguson's official retirement in the summer of 2013, Manchester United's red empire completely collapsed and fell into a trough.