Chapter 178: A Layer of Shadows

After Rooney came on the field, he stood behind Li Qingshan, as a number ten or nine and a half players. Carrick and Fellaini formed a back two, and United changed the formation to 4231.

And Atletico Madrid's side is also a 4231, after Torres went off, Mandzukic was in front, and behind him was Griezmann, Carrasco on the left, and Koke on the right.

"Wayne Rooney came on and replaced Kramer. It was a clear signal to attack, and United would not accept a 1-0 loss, even if it was 2-0, it would be much better than 0-1. Duan Xuan said, "In the knockout format of home and away legs, the value of an away goal is too great. ”

"With stoppage time and around 20 minutes left, there's still plenty of time to go and Manchester United have to refuel!!

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After the score changed, the situation on the field also changed.

Now the defending side has become Atletico Madrid, and the attacking side has been replaced by Manchester United!

United quickly pushed the attack past half-time and the flames burned to the edge of the Atletico Madrid penalty area.

Atletico Madrid are also not pressing high now, they retreat to their own half and only press on their own side.

It was not easy for United to get past Atletico Madrid's midfield defence, and in the face of Atletico Madrid's hard-nosed midfield's strangulation defence, United's response was very simple and straightforward.

In the 78th minute, Carrickla went to the back line to receive the ball, and now there are no Atletico Madrid players to come up and press, and Carrick in the backfield can calmly control the ball.

He glanced at the position of the player in front of him and launched a long pass.

The long ball from Carrick didn't hit the heavily defended middle, but into the empty area of the wingers.

It was still Li Qingshan who responded.

Li Qingshan pulled out of the box, then received the ball on the wing, controlled the ball, and waited for Manchester United's attacking players to come up and respond.

In this way, the heavy accumulation of Atletico Madrid's midfield is meaningless, and Manchester United can still develop the ball forward with easy means.

Seeing this, Atletico Madrid simply retreated directly to the penalty area, anyway, if Manchester United wants to score, the area around the goal must not be bypassed.

"Li Qingshan receives the ball on the wing, which is not a good idea, as a center forward, he should be more present in the box. However, it also illustrates the success of Atletico Madrid's defense, as Li Qingshan did not receive much support in the penalty area. The Spanish commentator said with some pride.

But soon his face became a little difficult to look at.

Li Qingshan, who pulled to the side, leaned on Juanfran. Even Atletico Madrid's central defenders are difficult to defend Li Qingshan one-on-one, let alone full-backs.

Li Qingshan pressed Juanfran to complete the turn, and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Then Li Qingshan pumped the ball with his right foot into the penalty area.

At the moment, in the penalty area, Manchester United already have three points!

Juan Mata at the front post, Wayne Rooney at the middle and Di Maria at the back post are all three points that could have scored no matter who touches the ball.

Even Atletico Madrid's own defenders are likely to produce an own goal if they touch the ball.

Juan Mata followed up with an outstretched tackle, but the ball was too fast and the ball slipped past his feet.

However, Rooney in the middle was also ready, but just as Rooney was about to fall to the ground, Montenegro central defender Saji came out for him and blocked the ball.

The ball rolled in the direction of Atletico Madrid's goal, grazing the post and out of the bottom line.

Sprinkled with cold sweat, just a gambling block, he didn't grasp it much, and he might have blocked his own goal if he was not careful.

Atletico Madrid fans in the stands also breathed a sigh of relief.

Next up was a corner for Manchester United.

Manchester United had previously conceded a goal due to a counter-attack from a corner, but at the moment United will not think about it, the corner is still a good opportunity to score, and United even have more players to participate in the attack of the corner than before.

Juan Mata kicked the ball up, and Li Qingshan, who was at the back post, jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal.

Oblak blocked the near corner, and he reached out to block the ball again.

Manchester United continue to take corners!!

Juan Mata also came in from the other side, and this time he went to the back post.

There are so many tall people in the team, and the middle and back points are naturally the areas where the height of the players can be brought into play.

This time it was still Li Qingshan who grabbed the point, and among the players who were crowded, Li Qingshan took the lead and pushed the ball to the goal again.

This time, though, he hit a little higher, and the ball flew off the crossbar!

Compared to Atletico Madrid, Manchester United's attack is much more threatening.

Atletico Madrid fans are on a rollercoaster ride at the moment, as Manchester United's offensive continues to intensify, Atletico Madrid's penalty area is also in danger!

"There are still 10 minutes left until the end of the game!! Atletico Madrid have to survive these last ten minutes and the victory will be theirs!! Atletico Madrid cheers!! The Spanish commentator shouted.

Manchester United fans are also quite nervous at the moment, and as the minutes of the game go by, Manchester United's attack is becoming more and more simple and crude.

The tide of attacks slammed into the Atletico Madrid penalty area, and the Atletico Madrid defence looked like it could collapse at any moment!

In the 86th minute, Li Qingshan shot with his feet on the line of the penalty area, and the football flew to the right side of the goal!

Oblak leapt to his feet, reached out and flicked the ball, and the ball changed direction slightly before hitting the post and out of the line.

There were screams from the stands, and when Li Qingshan got up, the fans of Atletico Madrid were already a little desperate, but at the last moment, Oblak saved the team!!

Oblak !! Nice save!! Nice defensive !! It was no less than a goal!!! He denied Li Qingshan's powerful shot on the goal line!! There are still a few minutes to go!! Hold on!!!!!!! "The Spanish commentator was quite excited at the moment.

Then Manchester United's offensive was even higher and higher.

The game quickly went into stoppage time, which was three minutes of stoppage time!

Just after the ninetieth minute, Simeone began to make a substitution.

Now Atletico Madrid still has two substitutions, Simeone is all left in injury time, the intention is very obvious, at this time the substitution does not matter what tactical adjustments, just to delay the time.

At the urging of the referee, Atletico Madrid quickly made the first substitution.

However, it didn't take long for a second Atletico Madrid player to stand on the sidelines.

Two substitutions were two minutes long and there wasn't much time left for United.

Three minutes of stoppage time passed quickly, and the referee was already looking at his watch.

With Li Qingshan's last shot wide of the goal, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Manchester United's 1-0 defeat away to Atletico Madrid cast a shadow over promotion