Chapter 785: One Shot
Ferguson played the last card, but it didn't work, and instead he made a series of mistakes.
Everyone on the pitch wanted to try their luck when they lost hope, as Cristiano Ronaldo tried to shoot from distance in the second half without a chance but fired a world-class shot to cut United down to a single goal.
But...... Manchester United are clearly out of the picture.
The profligate shots and mistakes of the United players on the pitch gave Chelsea too many opportunities to counter-attack.
Mourinho looked at the situation on the field and even regretted it a little, if Drogba was left on the field, then the previous few counterattacks would form at least one goal, and there was only one Ailo in the front counterattack, which was too monotonous, and Manchester United was easy to arrange the defense line at the moment when it turned from attack to defense, as long as the single arrow Ailo was blocked.
The Chelsea fans in the stands chanted wildly, still hoping for another goal, and a three-goal lead would definitely allow United to surrender.
Manchester United fans are worried, they are afraid that the camera is always taking care of the Aello to break out again, in the face of a fragmented backline to score another goal, then their only hope in their hearts is gone, this season's Manchester United in all the trophies below Chelsea, this is never since the establishment of the Premier League, they are used to arrogance, it is difficult for them to accept this reality......
In this case, no one noticed that Cristiano Ronaldo was still waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a chance for Chelsea to relax, he had just looked up at the time on the big screen, the game was only 86 minutes played, and if the score was reduced to one goal in regulation time and the morale of the team was boosted, then it was possible to equalize the score in stoppage time!
Wasn't that how last year's Champions League final went?
He always had an indelible memory in his mind!
As the game progressed, every defender in the Manchester United backline received yellow cards, and these yellow cards were given by referee Busaka for a foul when defending Iroh to take the ball and turn around.
So in the next Chelsea from defense to attack, Manchester United defenders have not dared to foul after Elo took the ball and turned flexibly, and now the score is already two goals behind, if you get a red card at this time, then the game is completely hopeless!
As a result, Iroh was able to calmly take the ball and turn around, waiting for the support of his teammates, and Chelsea's overall attack was slowly pressing.
Seeing this, Cristiano Ronaldo silently thought in his heart: more players to participate in the attack.
With the 89th minute played, Cristiano Ronaldo was waiting for his chance.
At this time, next to the fourth official stood a central defender Alex who was about to make his debut, and it was obvious that he made a strategic substitution.
The Chelsea players on the pitch basically assumed that the game was coming to an end and that the final few minutes were nothing more than a mere formality.
Dimitar Berbatov was very dashing up front, but he didn't have a good way to play the ball to Nani on the flank, facing at least two Chelsea defenders.
However, this route has long been seen by Ivanovic, who predicted the ball in advance and passed it directly to Frank Lampard in the open position.
The Chelsea fans in the stands erupted in a chon, as they seemed to see the team extend the score to three goals before full-time......
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Chelsea's midfield made successive passes to get the ball to Elo.
Iroh didn't break through with the ball right away, he tried to keep the ball at his feet and wait for his teammates to support him as much as Mourinho asked to avoid conceding the ball.
With Ielo in possession of the ball, the United defenders retreated like a tidal wave.
At this stage of the game, they don't want to score, they just don't want to concede goals again.
There is a huge difference between 3:1 and 4:1!
By this time, the Chelsea fans in the stands couldn't wait for the game to be over and kept chanting 'Champion, champion!' ’
At this time, Modric received the return ball from Iello and shot directly without stopping.
"-Shoot!"
However, Carrick slapped his horse and the ball struck him on the bone, just to bounce off the feet of Giggs on the back.
Giggs didn't know what was behind him when he faced his own goal, so he passed the ball to Fletcher, who had his back to his goal, and let him handle it.
Manchester United switch from defense to attack!
"Darren!!"
Giggs exclaimed after passing the ball, and Fletcher, who received the ball, instinctively kicked the ball forward to Rooney.
The next moment, he saw the big number nine on the back of the blue jersey......
Fortunately, he didn't choose to stop the ball just now, otherwise there would be a chance that the ball would have been cut off by Iro.
By the time he looked up to find someone, Iroh was already out of his sight, and he secretly said to himself, "It's so fast!" ”
Iello didn't run to Rooney, who had the ball, knowing that the ball would only end up at Cristiano Ronaldo's feet!
It can be said that only Cristiano Ronaldo in the whole Manchester United makes Iroh feel threatened!!
Especially this time from offense to defense made him feel very uncomfortable, for his sixth sense on the court, Iroh has always preferred to believe it or not.
Essien, who had just been on the pitch for a short time, rushed directly to Rooney, and he didn't think that he would get a card, and his task was to stifle the signs of Manchester United's counterattack in the cradle as soon as the team switched from attack to defense.
In the face of the menacing Essien, Rooney seemed to have eyes behind him, he did not take the ball and turn around at the first time, but flicked the ball sideways, widening the distance between each other, and Essien pounced.
But Esssien's flexibility was so strong that he was ready to make a back-move when he couldn't stop the car, stretching out and kicking Rooney's supporting foot with his left foot.
Rooney, who thought he would fall to the ground, unexpectedly used his hands and feet and did not fall to the ground, and the referee Busaka's whistle in his mouth did not sound, but raised his arms flat forward.
Offense advantageous!
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Rooney quickly adjusted his body's center of gravity in the process of staggering, and did not choose to break through with the ball himself in the face of Mikel's upper tackle, but made a 'two-over-one' cooperation with Berbatov.
Rooney did not opt for a dribble in the face of Mikel's defence as he turned again, and handed the ball directly to Cristiano Ronaldo, who had dropped back to the Chelsea arc to pick up the ball.
The Manchester United fans in the stands seemed to see the team's hope of scoring again, and the energy burst out in an instant was even greater than the cheers of the Chelsea fans.
At the same time, fans watching the live TV broadcast did not even notice a flash of blue lightning at high speed across the middle line of the stadium because of the broadcast footage.
Of course, not many people on the pitch noticed the scene.
Football is the focus of everyone's attention.
"-Ai!!"
Iroh suddenly appeared at the bottom of the TV screen, and Clive Walker exclaimed.
In the blink of an eye, Iroh caught up with Rooney, who had just finished passing the ball, and continued to rush towards Cristiano Ronaldo, who had the ball without slowing down, knowing that it would be difficult to defend with Ashley Cole and Terry alone! Because Cristiano Ronaldo is an extremely scrappy player, he will give his all as long as the game is not over, and this is precisely the stage when the will of his players is relaxed!
Rooney, who was about to strategically assist after passing the ball, suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing, and then he saw the big number nine behind him, which was exceptionally clear.
It's him!
Cristiano Ronaldo was heavily marked by Ashley Cole and John Terry when he dribbled to about 30 points from goal, but he seemed to turn a blind eye and slammed the ball into the space between them after two consecutive cycles.
By the time Ashley Cole and Terry realized they needed to close the door, Cristiano Ronaldo had already rushed over before the two could close.
Carvalho, who defended Berbatov at the far end, simply didn't have time to fill the position, which means that Cristiano Ronaldo, who was a little stumbling at his feet, had already stabbed alone!
After two or three steps of adjustment, Cristiano Ronaldo is like Rooney before, holding his body with his hands and feet.
"Single-edged !!"
Under the chanting of the UTV commentator, Ashley Cole, the king of the eye, turned and ran towards the goal.
And his afterglow suddenly appeared a touch of blue, and the speed was very fast, almost three or four meters between the lightning and flint, and the big nine behind him was particularly dazzling.
Cristiano Ronaldo drove the ball into the penalty area, and Cech lowered his weight in small steps, like a spring pressed to the extreme, while his mind was highly focused, his eyes fixed on the football.
Iroh gritted his teeth, and his speed strangely increased by one point again, as if adding a booster to his feet, stepping over the big penalty line.
The distance between the two is still two meters!
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't make any fancy moves at the penalty spot, slammed the ball to the right with the outside of his right foot, shook off the angle, and thought he could shoot, but he didn't expect Cech's second reaction to be very fast, and he tried to make a second save when he couldn't save.
At this time, there were already many fans on the pitch who saw Iello returning to the goal at high speed.
Cristiano Ronaldo had no choice but to slash the ball diagonally to the corner of the small penalty area on the right side again, completely shaking off the angle.
Petr Cech's ability to make a second save in a short period of time after making the first save is already a personal extreme, and it is impossible to make a third save. And the desperation of conceding the goal was already in his eyes, and he watched Cristiano Ronaldo twist his waist and shoot.
Chelsea fans watching the Stadio Olimpico in Rome have their last hope.
Cristiano Ronaldo's final shot was done from a relatively small angle, and he sacrificed his power to ensure that the shot was on target.
Running at high speed, Iroh reacted as soon as he stepped into the small penalty area, kicked the turf with his right foot, and the whole person took off into the air, the whole action was like a long jumper running over a long distance, for the last jump!
The jump was high and far, but Iroh, with his right foot extended, was still a ball away from the football.