Chapter 176: The moment that changed the rhythm of the game

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Manchester United still don't look in a hurry at all, while Atletico Madrid's attack is even more fierce.

Atletico Madrid, who have strengthened their attack, are indeed more threatening, and in the first ten minutes of the second half, Atletico Madrid's attack was quite fierce, burning the fire into the Manchester United penalty area many times, and De Gea, who was not busy in the first half, was also busy during this time.

The game was finally more exciting than the first half, and the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands at the Calderón Stadium cheered as if the goal was in front of their eyes.

And the neutral fans finally played cautious, at least on the field, this period was much better than the first half.

"Antoine Griezmann is beautiful!! He shot!! David De Gea made a brilliant save!! ”

Koke crosses!! This time Torres finally grabbed the point, and the front point shook his head to hit the goal........ Raised above the beam!! ”

"Another kick from the periphery of Saul!! David De Gea lifted the ball off the line!! ”

The passion of the commentators also seemed to be ignited by Atletico Madrid's attack, and the pace of the game was controlled by Atletico Madrid during this time.

It's just a pity that Atletico Madrid's offensive only saw thunder, no raindrops, and Manchester United withstood Atletico Madrid's offensive and did not concede a goal.

And Atletico Madrid bombarded indiscriminately for ten minutes in a row, seeing that they have not been able to break through Manchester United's goal, they also eased up a little, although Atletico Madrid is in excellent physical fitness, but they are not iron men, and they also need to slow down their fitness, and on the other hand, they are also worried that the gap behind them will be used by Manchester United, after all, if they don't score, if they concede at home, then it will be even more difficult for Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid slowed down.

It's just that Manchester United's side didn't take the opportunity to speed up the pace and kick the pace.

Their investment in attack is still Li Qingshan, Di Maria, Juan Mata, and the rest of the United players have not even made it past half.

Manchester United slowly reversed the pass at the back, which made Atletico Madrid, who was ready to slow down at the back, a little unbearable.

If they don't press for it, it looks like United can pass like this until the end of the game.

If this game drags on like this, it will end up being bad for Atletico Madrid - Manchester United can accept a 0-0 away game, but Atletico Madrid absolutely can't.

'Manchester United were so negative in their attitude that they didn't look like they were going to attack away from home. It has to be said that after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, Manchester United have gradually lost their traditions, which is a red flag, because when Manchester United no longer have the style of Manchester United, can they still win the love of so many fans? The Spanish commentator criticized.

The debate about whether a team has fans because of its good results or because it looks good has fans has been debated for a long time in the football world, and no one can convince anyone.

Manchester United's players naturally don't care if their way of playing can please the fans, for the players, the fight for the title is their motivation.

They are still unhurried and moving towards their set goals.

Manchester United is not in a hurry, not to come up, but Atletico Madrid can't hold their breath, Atletico Madrid, who hasn't caught their breath yet, pressed up again to grab the ball at the feet of Manchester United players in the midfield, fortunately they are in excellent physical fitness, otherwise they really can't run.

The game continued to be so deadlocked, and time passed minute by minute in such a stalemate.

With 65 minutes to go and 25 minutes to go, it can be said that there is less and less time left for Atletico Madrid.

The score on the scoreboard remained unchanged, and the score on the field was still 0-0.

Simeone stood anxiously on the sidelines, paying attention to the situation inside the field.

He waved his hands incessantly, urging the players to press forward.

At this time, Atletico Madrid was already thinking about whether they could win.

Atletico Madrid were expecting an extra goal difference before the game started, and for now, they just want one goal.

The gap between ideals and reality had to make the players of Atletico Madrid compromise,

But even this one goal, it's very difficult to achieve.

In the 70th minute of the game, before I knew it, almost all of Atletico Madrid's players had passed the half, and they bombarded around Manchester United's penalty area.

Antoine Griezmann is undoubtedly the centre of Atletico Madrid's attack, so he has had plenty of opportunities to carry the ball.

This time it was also Griezmann who held the ball near the top of the penalty area, facing Kramer's defense, and on the other side, Fellaini was already eyeing the ball at Griezmann's feet.

Griezmann was quick at his feet, though, flicking his right foot to the right before Fellaini struck the back of the net.

The ball slipped through the gap between Kramer and Fellaini, but was blocked by Rojo in the box.

Atletico Madrid's attack was still not over, Saul came up and met the ball directly with a shot on goal.

His shot still couldn't penetrate the United defence, and Valencia, who had returned to the box, blocked the ball with his chest, and then pulled Torres to the outside of the box to stab the shot, but the shot was not powerful and was confiscated by De Gea.

Three shots on goal in a short period of time, during which time United fans felt like they were sitting on a boat on a rough sea, with the waves roaring and threatening to shatter the pass at any moment.

Thankfully, De Gea got the ball under control at the end.

The Atletico Madrid players are not going back and, in their opinion, De Gea will surely take advantage of the opportunity to stall for a while.

The Spanish commentator also regretted that this round of attack did not produce a goal: "Atletico Madrid have completed three shots on goal in a short period of time, as long as they continue to put pressure on Manchester United's penalty area, they will collapse sooner or later!! Go Atletico Madrid!! ”

However, inertial thinking made Atletico Madrid not aware of the danger that was coming.

De Gea got up immediately after getting the ball this time, then looked at the front court and threw the ball directly over!

Before you know it, Atletico Madrid's side is left with goalkeeper Oblak alone in the half!!

Li Qingshan retreated to the penalty area, then headed a little and continued to push the ball forward.

The football was ferried to the side by Li Qingshan and came to Mata's side.

Juan Mata took the ball off his chest and then lifted his foot to the left and played the ball diagonally to the left, with a kick that ran through the half.

Di Maria started near the halfway line and did not pass Atletico Madrid's half, and there was no offside problem.

Di Maria is fast!! 、

When the Atletico Madrid players were all pressed in attack, their backline was empty.

In front of Di Maria is a large open field!!

In the middle and right flanks, Li Qingshan and Mata also added up their speed.

Manchester United hit the brunt with three arrows!! It's a great opportunity to fight back!!

'Manchester United's counter-attacking !!!!!' Duan Xuan shouted excitedly, there are not many scenes like this game, although Manchester United only has three players involved in the attack this time, but the difference this time is that the space behind Atletico Madrid is empty, and when Di Maria runs forward, there is no Atletico Madrid player in front of him except the goalkeeper.

In other words, as long as he can take this ball down, it will be a single knife directly facing the goalkeeper!!

"Good Ball!! This is the opportunity Manchester United are looking forward to!! It's a single knife!! Single Pole !!! ”

If this goal is scored, Manchester United will not score and take away an away goal away from home, and it is likely to take away a win, then the chances of qualifying will be greatly increased!

As the football flew through the air, there was a loud shrill boo at Calderón Stadium.

The ball was so dangerous, so dangerous that Atletico Madrid fans had fear in their eyes.

Di Maria watched the flight path of the football as she raced forward.

Within ten meters of him, there is not a single Atletico Madrid player!!

It's a one-shot !!

He can calmly stop the ball and then calmly choose how to shoot.

It's like training.

Di Maria adjusted his pace and stopped the ball with the inside of his foot.

However, instead of stopping the ball, he let the ball continue to run in front of him, allowing him to control the ball without slowing down.

Atletico Madrid's centre-back Gimenez desperately ran into the box - he didn't chase Di Maria, because running in the box at this time was a straight line, much closer than chasing Di Maria.

Di Maria took control of the ball and continued to dribble forward, while goalkeeper Oblak had already dropped the ball.

By the time Di Maria had brought the ball into the box, Oblak had already hit him.

Di Maria picked up the ball with her right foot and was ready to pick it up past Oblak.

But Oblak was prepared, he jumped to his feet, reached out and slapped the ball out.

As for where the ball goes, Oblak can't control it – the most important thing now is to keep the ball away from his goal.

Before the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands could breathe a sigh of relief, they immediately raised their hearts to their throats.

Appearing on the football landing point is Li Qingshan, who is very familiar to Atletico Madrid fans!!

At this moment, Li Qingshan was more than 30 meters away from the goal, he did not waste time, and kicked the ball towards the Atletico Madrid goal as soon as possible.

"Li Qingshan shot !!!!!!!" Duan Xuan shouted excitedly.

"Dangerous !!!!!!" The Spanish narrator is holding his head.

The ball crossed a distinct parabola in the air and after going over the head of goalkeeper Oblak, the ball fell towards the goal.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on this ball, and time seemed to freeze.

The lights above the stadium seemed to be focused on the speeding football.

Not many people noticed Jimenez in the box running towards the goal.

Just as the ball was about to crash into the goal, Gimenez, who had been running for dozens of meters, finally arrived, jumped high and smashed the ball over the crossbar.

"Gimenez!!!! Gimenez !!!! Goalline Rescue !! It's too critical, this ball is too critical!! If it weren't for Gimenez's never-give-up return to allow United to score this goal, the consequences would have been unimaginable!!! The Spanish commentator was screaming and praising Giménez's performance.

Simeone on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief, and the Atletico Madrid fans in the stands applauded Gimenez's performance, and the frightened Atletico Madrid players also stepped forward to hug Jimenez, who saved the team.

Manchester United's players can only hold their heads in regret, and this is the best chance they have ever had in this game.

"Incredible!! Gimenez saved the ball on the goal line. It's a shame that if this goal is scored, United can have a huge advantage over the two legs, which is enough to give them a very good chance of qualifying for the Champions League final!! Duan Xuan also held his head in the studio.

Carlo Ancelotti was also lamenting that the goal was not scored, but he reacted quickly.

United have one more chance to attack from a corner!

Take advantage of this.

He waved his hands forward and motioned for several tall players in the United backline to press up and prepare for a corner.

Hummels, Rojo, Kramer, Fellaini, plus Li Qingshan, such a long lineup makes Atletico Madrid very pressured.

After rejoicing for a while, Simeone also knew that Manchester United would make a fuss about set-pieces, and he loudly reminded the Atletico Madrid players on the sidelines to pay attention to Manchester United's corner kick defense!

Mata drove the ball out and looked for the top of Li Qingshan's head.

Oblak, who had been prepared for a long time, abandoned the goal, jumped high, and plucked the ball from the top of Li Qingshan's head.

No matter how high Li Qingshan jumps, he is not as good as a goalkeeper who can use his hands.

Oblak took the ball down when he collided with Li Qingshan, and he stumbled a little when he landed.

The referee had already put the whistle in his mouth, and as soon as Oblak fell, he was ready to blow Li Qingshan for a foul on the goalkeeper in the penalty area.

However, Oblak insisted that he did not fall, and now Manchester United has managed to press up, which is a rare counterattack opportunity for Atletico Madrid.

He threw his hands forward before losing his center of gravity and falling to the ground.

The referee saw that the football was still in the hands of Atletico Madrid, so he moved forward with both hands, and the attack was advantageous!!

Torres spun around with the ball and then sent it straight to the wing.

Cork rushed up, he was quite fast.

Before Valencia could break the ball, Cork directly moved the ball to the other side with a wide range of kicks!!

Plug in on this side........ It's Antoine Griezmann!!!

When Antoine Griezmann stopped the ball, the only player left in front of him was Manchester United left-back Alexis Sandro.

Antoine Griezmann pressed forward with the ball and slotted into the box.

Sandro didn't dare to make too many moves, and he fought and retreated.

Griezmann didn't give Sandro much time to think, he shook his figure, made a feint, and then dribbled the ball towards the baseline and picked up his right foot.

It's time to shoot!!

Sandro scrambled to reach for a shot angle, but Griezmann still faked it, smashing his right foot and then slotting the ball past with his left foot.

Sandro couldn't retract his left foot and tripped Griezmann to the ground.

"Beep..........

The whistle blew.

Penalty kick!!!!!!