Chapter Two Hundred and Nine: The Offensive Forty Minutes Later

Bayern Munich are also giants of the Bundesliga, and they have quickly adjusted.

Now the Bayern Munich players are also aware that this is a 90-minute game and they want to equalise, but it's just as important not to concede a goal – if you're 2-0 down, it's basically hard to equalise at this level of play, unless a miracle happens.

But the reason why miracles are miracles is that they happen very rarely. Isn't it that games like Manchester United scored two goals in stoppage time in '99, or Liverpool's three goals in a row on Istanbul night, are they talked about.

Miracles are enjoyable, but Bayern Munich can't put their hopes on miracles. If possible, who doesn't want to win the game smoothly, the ups and downs are enjoyable, but the hearts of the fans can't stand it.

Bayern Munich gradually slowed down the tempo and began to stop rushing to attack.

Xavi Alonso is the metronome of Bayern Munich, and when he sits at the back, Bayern's center of gravity gradually tilts towards the central midfield.

Bayern's ball passes are very skillful and fluent. Pep Guardiola's revamp of this team is almost all-encompassing.

If the original Bayern Munich is like a sharp German saber, their quick impact on the wing, and the follow-up in the middle are also very impactful, it is a typical German team, playing very direct and sharp, and quite three-dimensional.

Today's Bayern Munich has transformed from a sharp-eyed soldier with a saber at his waist to an elegant swordsman transformed by Guardiola, who has retreated from the sharpness of his saber and seeks victory with complex sword moves.

For Bayern fans, they miss the time when the team was as sharp as a saber, while for Pep Guardiola, football like a swordsman is what he is looking for.

In fact, if you simply look at Bayern Munich's pass, it is still very pleasing to the eye.

The Manchester United players stepped forward for a moment but couldn't get the ball down. With Bayern Munich not in the pursuit of rushing forward to attack, they can slowly use the width and length of the field to drain the energy of the United players who are rushing up by constantly moving and receiving the ball.

Manchester United, for their part, quickly realised what was wrong and quickly made adjustments, no longer pressing half-time to snatch the ball at Bayern Munich's feet, but retreated.

Anyway, Bayern Munich must attack, otherwise, even if they pass the ball at the back and consume the time of the whole game, it will not be meaningful.

But does it really make no sense?

At least in Guardiola's opinion, it definitely makes sense.

The Reds were in full swing after the goal, and Bayern Munich came very close to conceding a second goal at one point, if it weren't for Manuel Neuer's good enough.

But now, United's momentum has been worn away by Bayern's slow possession of the ball - the excitement of the Manchester United players who took the lead is gone!

A football game is like a war, and there is no doubt about the importance of morale in a war – it will certainly be difficult for a low morale side to win.

The anxiety on Guardiola's face was long gone, and he sat back in the dugout.

The show has just begun.

Pep Guardiola looked at Carlo Ancelotti on the other side.

.......

Ancelotti will certainly regret it.

At the height of United's momentum, they were unable to take advantage of their chances and score another goal.

The Italian returned to the dugout with some regret, and now the game was evenly matched, with Bayern Munich slowly falling at the back and Manchester United not easily snatching up and losing defensive positions, and neither side looked like there was no better way.

If he had scored a goal in those few chances, the situation on the pitch would never have been the way it is now, Ancelotti thought regretfully.

But that's fine, anyway, they have already taken the lead, and Bayern Munich will definitely attack. Strategically speaking, United have already gained the initiative.

If nothing else happens in the first half, the score probably won't change much.

Carlo Ancelotti doesn't intend to upset that balance, and if he could, he would even like the rest of the game to pass as smoothly as he does now.

'Bayern Munich were in control of the situation for a while, but they looked a little bit unmotivated. It's Bayern Munich who are behind now, and they should have to find a way to attack. The German commentator criticized from the commentary seat.

The battle between the fans of both sides was very intense.

Bayern wanted to sing to encourage the team, but the Manchester United fans disrupted the rhythm of the Bayern fans with a loud boo.

The Manchester United fans wanted to shout the players' names, and the Bayern fans responded immediately.

The fans on both sides were fighting happily, but the situation on the field tended to be flat.

The minutes and seconds passed, and the first half of the game had come to the 40th minute.

As soon as the forty minutes passed, the two coaches stood on the sidelines at the same time, as if they had made an appointment.

It was as if both teams were receiving some signal at the same time.

The United players were just about to get past the midfield and step up their pressing.

Bayern's side also suddenly changed the pace of attack, and their passing suddenly accelerated.

Xavi Alonso found Muller in a straight stop, and Muller distributed the ball to Ribery.

Ribery took a step inside with the ball and sent a through ball.

Lewandowski runs forward and prepares to receive the ball!!

Manchester United's players were quick to react. It seems that both sides are playing the same attention, and both are ready to attack before the end of the first half!

Rojo was in hot pursuit behind Lewandowski, and now in the penalty area, Rojo didn't dare to make any big moves, he could only try to get stuck in position and not let Lewandowski receive the ball smoothly.

Lewandowski didn't catch the ball either – he slipped it over.

Rojo was taken aback!!

Muller has appeared near the arc of the penalty area!! Around him......... Unguarded !!!!

Suddenly, there was a big gap in Manchester United's defense, which was caught by Bayern Munich!!

Muller met the ball and aimed for the arch of his foot in the bottom right corner of the goal!!

Soccer ball hurtles on turf!!

This time it was De Gea's turn, who swooped sideways to keep out Muller's awkwardly angled shot.

"Muller !!!!!!"

'United's defence suddenly drifted away and Muller had a chance to shoot in a very big gap!!

'This time it was De Gea's turn and his save was perfect!!

De Gea!!!! Flutter beautifully!! A team with a good goalkeeper in the top half!! Duan Xuan was full of praise.

The TV camera was also on De Gea, who made a rare save in this game, but I didn't expect it to be so thrilling.

Bayern Munich has Manuel Neuer, and Manchester United's De Gea is not far behind!!

The two goalkeepers were quite competitive with each other in this half of the game.

But no one wants their goalkeeper to make such a thrilling save every time - it means that there is a problem in their defence, and there is a chance for the goalkeeper to perform.

Carlo Ancelotti roared loudly from the sidelines, reminding his players to brace themselves and focus.

And Pep Guardiola was also standing on the sidelines at the moment, clapping his palms vigorously to cheer for the performance of his players.

The two head coaches, who had been sitting in the dugout for a minute before, were suddenly directing the game with exaggerated movements on the sidelines.

Maybe this is football, and in the blink of an eye, the calm sea suddenly set off a huge wave.

Bayern's attack is not over yet, and when they do, they will certainly not be easily repelled by Manchester United.

Bayern took a tactical corner, and Ribery paused for the ball after receiving it in the corner flag area, then suddenly changed direction and passed the ball near the top of the box.

Xavi Alonso didn't stop the ball in this position and saved himself with a volley!!

Harvey ....... Alonso!!!!!!! ”

With the roar of the commentator's lengthened voice, the football flew towards the goal like a meteor, and the momentum was unstoppable!!

However, it didn't bother De Gea, who was already tense up when Xavi Alonso shot and started to move to the right.

As soon as the ball flew out, De Gea jumped to his feet and slapped the ball with his palm, and the ball fell into the box and was cleared by Hummels!!

De Gea!!! De Gea made a fantastic save!!! Duan Xuan's heart was about to stop just now, Xavi Alonso's shot was really scary, both the speed and the angle were rushing to score, but De Gea was also worthy of De Gea, he reacted quickly. If you just look at the reaction speed, there is no goalkeeper in this world who can compare to him!!

Sir Alex Ferguson also sat in the stands at the Meazza Stadium, and next to him was his wife.

He was also applauding De Gea's rescue this time.

When he brought De Gea from Madrid to Manchester, De Gea was still a young goalkeeper with a thin body, and he could not take advantage of the strong centre-forwards in the Premier League, and De Gea's weakness on the ball was infinitely magnified as a result.

But Ferguson has stuck with his development of De Gea. Because in terms of reaction speed, Ferguson has never seen a goalkeeper more talented than De Gea.

Ferguson believes that in time, De Gea will become as great as Edwin van der Sar and Kasper Schmeichel.

De Gea is no longer as young as he was a few years ago, he is now more and more mature, he is a lot stronger, but his reaction speed has not decreased as a result, and the rise in confrontation ability has also made him a lot stronger in high balls.

For now, at least, David has a chance to compete for the best goalkeeper in the world in the coming years.

And his opponent is none other than Neuer.

.......

Bayern Munich won a throw-in in front, but after Alaba threw the ball, the ball was tackled by Valencia.

The Bayern Munich players immediately stepped forward to encircle and suppress, Valencia protected the football, and was soon surrounded by several Bayern players.

This is the style of Pep Guardiola's team.

Valencia, in desperation, kicked the ball at Ribery and earned a throw-in.

Valencia was quick to take the throw-in.

Fellaini was a bit better at defending the ball than Valencia, and after he held it, he passed it to Herrera in the open space.

Bayern's pressing up front doesn't come without a price, and when they put in multiple people to scramble for a Manchester United player, there will certainly be gaps in other positions.

Marouane Fellaini played the ball and immediately gave United the chance to counter-attack.

Herrera led the ball and turned, then played a long ball to Di Maria!!

"Manchester United's counter-attack is coming!!!! Duan Xuan's voice suddenly raised.

Bayern's players didn't care about the siege in front of them at the moment, and they desperately defended their own half.

The Bayern fans booed in horror, while the Manchester United fans cheered.

Di Maria took the ball and rushed forward at high speed, and after encountering Ram's interception, Di Maria did not choose to pass by himself, but distributed the ball to Li Qingshan and continued to insert it forward.

Rahm didn't dare to give up defending Di Maria - if Li Qingshan stuffed the ball again, Di Maria would be single-handed.

Ram retreated and retracted, blocking Li Qingshan's direct route to Di Maria.

Li Qingshan originally planned to make a one-two with Di Maria directly, but as soon as he saw Ram's position, he knew that the two-by-one would not work.

He took a step forward with the ball himself.

Martinez and Boateng are both fighting and retreating, and now they are still far from goal, all they have to do is delay the pace of United's attack as much as possible and wait for their own defence to settle down.

Li Qingshan's choice to carry the ball by himself is the best, because Li Qingshan's absolute speed is not fast, and his speed with the ball is even slower, and Vidal and others will soon catch up.

But as soon as Martinez and the others retreated, their eyes widened.

They had already seen Li Qingshan pick up his right foot.

At such a distance, he is going to ....... Shot!!!

Li Qingshan is indeed planning to shoot!!

Neuer is a goalkeeper who likes to attack, and even has the title of goalkeeper, which means that in addition to being a goalkeeper, Neuer often rushes out of the penalty area to act as a defender.

This time it was the same, Bayern's formation pressed forward, and Neuer also pressed out of the penalty area, keeping a distance from his own back line, and Neuer had not yet returned to his goal line.

At a distance of forty meters from the goal, Li Qingshan directly kicked and shot!!

Football streaked across the pitch like meteors, and many Bayern fans were already screaming.

Pep Guardiola also had a look of horror on his face.

Neuer desperately rushed back, but Li Qingshan's ball speed was too fast, and in an instant, the football had rushed to the goal.

Bang!!!!

"Beam!!! The crossbar saved Bayern Munich!!!! There was a roar from the commentary seat.

The Manchester United players who were already ready to celebrate could only hold their heads in regret, and Li Qingshan also stared in disbelief.

The ball bounced back into the box and was picked up in the arms of a terrified Neuer.