host must win

Chapter 161 A Different Buffon
After 5 minutes, Juventus got a free kick in the frontcourt, and they chose to take the free kick quickly.

Del Piero dribbled the ball along the flanks, and after drawing the attention of Sylvester's defense, he sent a cross and Nedved received the ball in the middle.

Nedvedra turned around with the ball, and when he rushed forward, he was tackled fiercely by Roy Keane, and he rolled out with the ball.

There were boos from the stands at the Alpenstadion, and Juventus players also raised their hands to signal that Manchester United had fouled.However, the Swiss referee Meyer in this game did not blow his whistle to indicate a foul. He indicated that there was no foul and the game continued.

Roy Keane's tackle seems to be very aggressive, but it is very clean, and it is aimed at the ball.

Lippi jumped angrily on the sidelines, he protested, thinking it was a foul!

Yin Jun caught up with the football. He was just about to pass the football, and then he saw a foot shoveling towards him.

This was Davis' counterattack. He dribbled the ball and shoveled Yin Jun to the ground.

The Manchester United people immediately raised their hands, indicating that Juventus fouled.But just like before, the referee Meyer also didn't say anything.

Obviously, the Swiss referee has a flat attitude and is very resolute in his execution.

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Tacchinardi rushed forward, intending to take the ball and organize a second attack. Just when his feet were about to touch the football, the ball in front of him suddenly disappeared!

He turned his head to look, and saw a small player in the Manchester United away team jersey rushing up like a gust of wind, dribbling forward with the ball.The number 18 on the back of the jersey vibrates with the running of this little man!
It's Paul Scholes!
Tacchinardi is Juventus' midfielder, and among the Juventus midfielders on the field, the real player who is given defensive tasks, he rushed to the small figure.

Tacchinardi didn't tackle the ball at the first time, but slammed into Scholes sideways, intending to knock Scholes sideways and lose his center of gravity, and then he could take the opportunity to steal the ball.

Tacchinardi, who is 187cm tall, is tall and big. Compared with Scholes, who is 170cm tall, he has natural advantages in physique and confrontation.

Tacchinardi succeeded, Scholes was hit by him and staggered, but Scholes didn't miss the ball at his feet, and he cleverly used Tacchinardi's opportunity to steal the ball with his foot , turned slightly sideways, and at the same time hooked the football with the trend, and then accelerated.

Tacchinardi did not give up, he rushed forward and continued to fight.But he pounced too hard, and Scholes seemed to have been prepared for it. He stopped suddenly and passed Tacchinardi sideways, who missed it!

"Beautiful! Scholes! Facing Tacchinardi, the football is like magic at his feet!" John Mortensen praised.

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Ferguson watched seriously from the sidelines, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, not only his recognition and admiration for Scholes' wonderful performance, but also his contempt for Juventus.

Just now Tacchinardi pestered Scholes continuously, but he was the only one fighting alone. Although the other Juventus players were close at hand, no one came up to encircle them. Maybe they were sure that Tacchinardi could complete the steal , and then they can attack on the spot.

However, this kind of choice and handling attitude is impossible for Manchester United. If the position changes, if Keane goes to press for Juventus players, whether it is Scholes, Yin Jun or Giggs, They'll be here to help.

Manchester United's defense does not rely on fighting alone. All players have defensive tasks. They press the whole court. While delaying the opponent's attack, other players will quickly form a second line of defense in the back.

Tacchinardi missed, and he rushed past Scholes with a look of astonishment, unable to stop the car at all.

"Nice get rid of! Scholes played Tacchinardi!" Sky Sports' Lineker couldn't help but applaud Scholes, "Scholes looked very confident. Facing Tacchinardi's Continuously entangled, he never panicked, always controlled the football under his feet when the confrontation was not as good as the opponent, and he got rid of it beautifully!"

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"This is Manchester United's opportunity to counterattack!" The BBC's John Mortensen shouted, "For Manchester United, which has been passive, this is an opportunity to attack."

Scholes, who got rid of the pursuers, made a gesture to continue dribbling the ball, which forced other Juventus players to intercept in a hurry, but he buckled the football back, then swung his right foot and passed the ball go out.

But the football drew an arc and flew to the front field.

Van Nistelrooy and Montero competed for the header, he headed the football first, and the header flew away!

On the wing, Giggs stopped the ball with his chest and made a gesture to go down, but he swept the football directly to the middle!

"Yin Jun—he is—shooting!"

Yin Jun originally planned to control the ball and move forward, but he remembered Ferguson's advice just now. When the football rolled over, he glanced in the direction of the goal.

Yin Jun suddenly noticed that Buffon's position was a bit forward, and he immediately paid attention. At a place about 30 meters away from the goal, facing the rolling football, he directly shot a long shot!
Zambrotta focused on marking Yin Jun in this game. He was very vigilant. When he saw Yin Jun shooting, he immediately fell to the ground and blocked it with a shovel.

Zambrotta's toe touched the football, which slowed the ball down after it flew up.

Watching the football slowly fly towards the goal, Yin Jun shook his head regretfully, he knew that there was no threat to this shot.Because the opponent's goalkeeper is Buffon, one of the most stable goalkeepers in football history.

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Buffon was originally going to make a save, but he was relieved when he saw his friend Zambrotta blocked the football very well, and the speed of the football slowed down.

Buffon stands where he is, ready to catch the ball in the air.But he seems to have made a slight mistake in judging the football's landing point, and the football's landing point is closer to the goal than he predicted.

Shocked, Buffon immediately began to retreat, jumping high and preparing to pick the ball during the retreat.

The moment he touched the ball, Buffon jumped up, as if he wanted to hit the football, but the result was - he actually used a slam dunk to face the football in the air, and slapped it hard!
Then, everyone saw that after a very chic aerial slam dunk, the football was dunked into his own gate by Buffon.

Then Buffon was very excited to complain to the referee that he was interfered by the opposing player, but judging from the slow motion display, he did not have too obvious physical contact with any Manchester United players, or even Juventus players.

Everyone was dumbfounded. No one expected that Buffon, who has always been known for his stability, would make such a low-level mistake.

At this moment, the huge Alps stadium was completely silent!

(End of this chapter)