Facing Messi, Ferdinand made a gesture of dribbling the ball forward. Messi's center of gravity swayed, and then he passed the football to Esteban Cambiaso who was running in front.
"He is the core of the playmaker, stop him!" Puyol shouted in the backcourt. Cambiaso was basically organizing the offense throughout the game. Every fool knows that he is the most dangerous person when Manchester United counterattacks. and who should be addressed first.
This time, Harvey pounced on Yaya Toure before he could wait. He planned to wait for Esteban Cambiaso to pass him and take the opportunity to steal the ball, or force Cambiaso to slow down and turn around, preventing Manchester United from succeeding in a fast break.
Esteban Cambiaso had no intention of passing Xavi, but he also had no intention of turning around. He looked at Xavi but passed the football to Frank Ribery on the right.
Then he bypassed Harvey and continued running forward.
At the same time, Manchester United began their quick counterattack. Gareth Bale and Ronaldo pushed forward from the left.
Xavi turned his head and looked at the back of Esteban Cambiasso, and at the same time glanced at the other Manchester United players running forward, and then looked at Frank Ribery who was close at hand. He finally decided to go He entangled the Frenchman who dribbled through the first-class ball, and left Esteban to his teammates without saying a word.
Ribery knew what Xavi meant when he saw him coming up. There were only two options: steal the ball from him, or trap him in place so that the football could not be passed.
He didn¡¯t give Harvey a chance to complete the task, and immediately passed the football to the side diagonally ahead. The person who caught the ball from him was none other than Cambiaso who just passed the ball to him! He has moved from the center to the wings.
After receiving the ball, Cambiaso had not taken a few steps, and Yaya Toure also pounced on him. All Barcelona defenders have the same idea: either steal the ball directly, disrupt the attack, or block the attack.
Esteban Cambiasso did not give Toure a chance to take advantage. He passed the ball directly to the feet of Ronaldo in the middle.
Ronaldo moved from the left to the center because he had to meet Cambiasso. See him with the ball. Barcelona's defense is tight. Cristiano Ronaldo was last year's European Footballer of the Year, and he cannot be ignored. Whether passing the threatening ball or shooting himself, Ronaldo is a good player.
Iniesta is not a good defender and has to come up on the flanks to prepare for outflanking. The person in front of Ronaldo is Argentinian center back Milito.
If Ronaldo wants to shoot directly, Milito will go up and block it. If Ronaldo wants to break through, Iniesta on the flank can make him worry.
Ronaldo neither shot nor broke through, he passed the ball.
The person who received the ball was the figure familiar to all Barcelona players - Esteban Cambiasso.
As soon as Esteban Cambiasso, who was on the wing and now quickly moved to the ribs, received the ball, Abidal came up to him unceremoniously. Now it's basically a little in front of Barcelona's penalty area. How could you not be tighter in a place like this and let the other party move freely?
Abidal pressed forward. While leaning against Cambiaso, he stretched his foot to poke Cambiaso's ball, forcing Cambiaso to turn around.
Cambiasso turned around as he wished, but knocked the football into the space behind Abidal with his heel.
¡°Ribery!¡±
Ribery ran up with all his strength and appeared just behind Abidal, not offside! Due to Gareth Bale's forward penetration, Puyol's side was suppressed. So although Ribery appeared behind others, he was alone in front of Puyol.
Abidal may not have noticed because he was focused on grabbing the ball from Cambiaso, but Marcos saw it clearly. Just before Esteban Cambiaso received the ball, Ribery ran over. When Cambiaso received the ball, he suddenly accelerated and rushed forward.
At first, Marcos thought that Ribery was about to respond to Cambiaso's return pass, but he soon discovered that he was wrong. Because Ribery was not directed at Cambiaso. Instead, he walked around the two of them. At this moment, he suddenly moved forward, trying to put Ribery in an offside situation. He didn't look at the situation on the far side. Puyol is still very relieved.
Puyol obviously realized this. He wanted to move forward and cause offside, but it was too late.
Just half a step away, Ribery received the ball without anyone marking him!
Torres and Rooney, who were interfering with Marcos just now, no longer care about Marcos, who is looking back at the linesman with their hands raised, and they all rush towards the goal!
"Be careful when he crosses the ball" Before Valdez could finish his words, he saw Ribery swinging his right foot.
Abidal turned around in panic and rushed towards Ribery, while Cambiasso stoodWaiting to watch the show.
Marcos and Milito went back to chase Torres and Rooney.
Although Valdes looked at Ribery, the corner of his eye was indeed focused on the positions of Manchester United's two forwards
Ribery took a shot, not a curve ball from the inside of his foot, but a volley from the outside of his foot!
At the same time, Valdez rushed to the outside, preparing to block the cross. As soon as it flew out, he was horrified to see the football fly past him from the other side. The speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to turn around and see what was going on behind him. But this was no longer necessary, because he heard the cheers from the audience
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The ball is in!"
Five passes ended the fight.
Frank Ribery pointed at Esteban Cambiaso with both hands and rushed towards him with an excited smile.
Esteban Cambiasso¡¯s outstanding performance throughout the game, as well as his continuous passing and organizing offense as a passing relay station in this attack, made him a key target for Barcelona¡¯s defense. Cristiano Ronaldo is well-known. When he gets the ball, Barcelona doesn't dare not guard it. No one paid attention to Franck Ribery, who didn't have a great reputation. He only passed crosses. Our defense was so well organized that Torres and Rooney didn't have a few chances when he passed in
As a result, Ribery came in and shot!
"Some people say that Manchester United opens a supermarket for superstars. Once they have superstars, they sell them. When Beckham left, Ronaldinho and Ruud van Nistelrooy left. After these two people transferred and left, Cristia came out. Ronaldo. However, we have to admit that these people played an indispensable role in Manchester United. Who relied on last year's Champions League? Cristiano Ronaldo! What about this year? Manchester United fans can start to look forward to Franck Ribe It¡¯s in!¡±
The commentator shouted excitedly.
¡°What he said was equivalent to announcing in advance that Manchester United had won the ticket to the Champions League final.
???In fact, there are still three minutes left in the game to enter injury time.
Ferguson had no time to celebrate the goal with the people around him. He took the excited Scholes and Maicon and took the time to explain the tactics - he had already explained it just now, and he would make substitutions when the ball was dead. But now the tactics must be changed.
Barcelona, ??which is lagging behind, will be like a wounded beast. It may burst out with amazing energy at the last moment. If it is not taken lightly, it will be eaten - Barcelona only needs one goal to equalize the score, and the team going to Moscow, Russia will From Manchester United they become Barcelona.
After celebrating the victory, Ferguson replaced Scholes and Maicon, replacing Fletcher and captain Gary Neville. Veteran Neville received a standing ovation from the fans when he came off the field.
After hugging Neville, Ferguson gave Cambiasso a thumbs up on the field, acknowledging his contribution to the goal.
He was afraid that Cambiaso would have other ideas, because Scholes had indeed taken over Cambiaso's offensive command, and he needed to do what he was best at - defense.
Messi finally faced Cambiasso towards the end of the game, but he had already been physically exhausted by Manchester United's overall defense in the previous game - he had just returned from injury, how good is his physical fitness?
Facing the physically abnormal Cambiaso, he was "intended to kill the thief but unable to save himself".
Without more space, a speed forward like Eto'o can only play a limited role. Henry? How much threat can he still have if he is blocked by Manchester United on the wing?
Although five minutes of stoppage time in the second half brought a burst of dissatisfied boos from Old Trafford, Manchester United's wall of sighs showed no sign of collapse. The physical advantage guaranteed by rotation is fully reflected at this time.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the entire Old Trafford Stadium, and even half of Manchester, were covered in cheers.
Ferguson walked to the sidelines and planned to raise his arms and shout to celebrate the victory, but he was unexpectedly lifted up by the players around him and raised to the top of his head!
"Five consecutive European Champions Cup finals! Ferguson engraved his team's name in the history of the Champions League, surpassing Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Benfica, and once won Real Madrid, who have won five consecutive championships, are compared to each other, and considering that this is the 21st century with extremely fierce competition, rather than 50 or 60 years ago, the gold content of this is self-evident, which is really crazy!¡±
"It's incredible! It's incredible! They really did it!"
Ferguson was carried above the heads of the players, raising his hands to accept the cheers of the crowd. Although he has not yet won the Champions League, he is now good enough to accept this courtesy. In the extremely competitive twentiesIn the 20th century, he led the team to five consecutive Champions League finals and won the first four championships. This is a result that stunned everyone.
"I have to say Alex Ferguson is still not likable, but his results make everyone jealous. Those who criticize him, why don't those who criticize him hope that the team they support can have such a magical coach? Most of the players he recruited from all over the world had never been heard of before. But now, they have grown into the pillars of Manchester United, and the saplings have grown into towering trees!" (To be continued)