Chapter 216: The Critical One
Chapter 216: The Critical Side
Ancelotti looked thoughtfully at Pep Guardiola, who was drenched in soup on the other side and still did not leave the sidelines to take shelter from the rain.
If Ancelotti's previous impression of Guardiola was that of a religious martyr, under no circumstances would he change his tactical style.
But Pep Guardiola today has impressed Carlo Ancelotti.
When necessary, Guardiola can also make his team play very utilitarian, in this case, Guardiola also made his team shrink in the box to put a bus defense, it seems that in Guardiola's psychology, sometimes winning a game is more important than the so-called philosophy.
Judging from Bayern's counter-attack, they played succinctly and quickly, just two passes, throwing the ball from Neuer's hand, and then Robben received the ball and immediately crossed the middle, Lewandowski received the ball and immediately fired a long-range shot to force De Gea to make a save and win a corner.
In such weather, a corner kick is one of the few opportunities to organize an attack in a streak.
Arjen Robben went to take the corner and several of Bayern's centre-backs came up.
Xavi Martinez, Benatia, Boateng, Lewandowski, Alaba, at least in terms of height, Bayern is not at a loss.
Manchester United did not dare to slack off in the face of the influx of five players on the opposing side, and even Li Qingshan returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense of corner kicks.
Headers aren't just about height.
Robben's corner kick was sent, and he sent a curling ball towards the goal defence, and several Bayern players quickly dispersed after a run, with players at the front, middle, and back points to participate in the outflanking.
However, it was Li Qingshan who hit the ball first.
Li Qingshan jumped high in the middle, and Bayern Munich grabbed the players in the middle Benatia and Xavi Martinez, but both of them seemed to have little to do in the face of Li Qingshan.
When the three of them jumped at the same time, the advantage of bouncing was reflected at this time, and Li Qingshan jumped in the air, two heads higher than the other two!!
He flicked his header and was ready to flick the ball off the touchline.
However, the rain still had an effect on his control of the header, and the reduction in friction caused him to deflect the ball in the direction of the ball, and the ball refracted and came straight to the right side of the field.
Xavi Alonso was about to slowly step back and block United's possible counter-attacking line, but when he saw the ball flying towards him, Xavi Alonso immediately changed his mind.
Most of United's attention is now on the box, and most of the United players are also defending in the box, leaving only two players in front, Juan Mata and Di Maria, both of whom are more than 10 metres away from Xavi Alonso!!
Herrera was taken aback when he saw the direction of Li Qingshan's top ball again, as a back midfielder, he should be resolute at this time.
Herrera immediately rushed out of the box!!
By this time, Xavi Alonso had already made a volley!!
It's too late!!
After seeing Xavi Alonso's movements, Herrera knew that if the opponent shot at goal, he would not be able to rush up to block it anyway, so he simply jumped up and interfered with Xavi Alonso's shot as much as possible.
"Xavi Alonso !!!!!"
The narrators got excited!!
"Volley !!!!!!"
The Spanish midfielder's footwork was very good, with Xavi Alonso hitting the ball with a solid right instep.
The ball broke through the rain in the air and flew over Herrera's head.
Hit high?!
Herrera breathed a sigh of relief. But when he turned his head to look, he was surprised!!
It's an elevator ball!!
The soccer ball flew over his head and then plummeted!!
This ball........ It's too dangerous!!!
Xavi Alonso was looking forward to watching the ball fly after his shot, and he felt pretty good when he shot it.
Sure enough, the line of the elevator ball was fast and urgent, and in the rain curtain, the football seemed a little erratic1!!
This ball is coming!! 1
The excitement in Xavi Alonso's eyes is about to burst out!!
There was confusion in the penalty area, and De Gea was on the other side at this time!!
It's too late!!
De Gea's eyes are full of horror!!
Carlo Ancelotti stood up with a thud, having already had a premonition when Xavi Alonso shot at goal, and even more so when the ball was shot.
Not to mention that De Gea is out of the defensive position now, even if De Gea is standing in this position, in such a rainy day, in front of such an erratic elevator ball, it is very difficult for the goalkeeper to save the ball.
Guardiola clenched his fist and put it on his chest, he was also expecting something.
Bayern's fans left their seats with their butts ready to jump up and cheer, while the United fans were wide-eyed and horrified expressions on their faces.
All the fans, all the eyes, are focused on the football that is breaking through the rain.
The ball went over Herrera's head and slammed headlong into the goal!!
Just as the United fans were about to let out a frightened cry, a head with black hair suddenly appeared on the underside of the goal crossbar and knocked the ball that was about to fly into the goal!!
"Li Qingshan!!!!!!"
"Oh oh oh oh!! Li Qingshan's rescue !! on the goal line ”
"Everyone thought that Bayern Munich would definitely score this goal, but Li Qingshan saved Manchester United's !! on the goal line"
"How did he get to this position!! It's unbelievable!! ”
After jumping high and pushing the ball out of the bottom line, Li Qingshan roared angrily, and the other Manchester United players also rushed over, as if Li Qingshan had completed a goal.
In fact, this rescue is equivalent to a goal, if Li Qingshan does not appear in this position, then this goal is almost ironclad!!
De Gea jumped on Li Qingshan's body and kissed Li Qingshan's head twice in shock.
It was a head saver for the team.
The other United players were also stroking and patting his hair, as if they could get a hint of luck.
Li Qingshan was also a little frightened, he was almost instinctive just now, and he felt bad after completing the head-shaking attack, and then quickly retreated in the direction of the goal.
Sure enough, his move saved the whole team.
"Cheer up, don't give them such a chance!!"