host must win

Chapter 163 This is the real Buffon!

The first half of the game ended with a score of 1:1. Although Juventus equalized the score on the field, they were still 2:4 behind by two goals in the total score. The situation was very unfavorable, and it could even be said that they were forced to a last stand desperate situation.But after the intermission, Lippi did not make personnel adjustments.

Throughout the first half, except for goalkeeper Buffon's fatal mistake, the rest of Juventus' players performed very well.It is already very rare to be able to suppress the mighty Manchester United onslaught.

Can't the goalkeeper Buffon be removed in midfield?

Moreover, Buffon's performance in the first half, except for that low-level mistake, was not too bad.

After the start of the second half, Juventus unsurprisingly launched a fierce attack on Manchester United's goal. They were still two goals behind, and they had no other choice but to attack.

Manchester United is the main defender, occasionally threatening Juventus' defense with counterattacks.

However, Juventus took the first step to break through Manchester United's goal.

In the 57th minute of the game, Zambrotta passed the ball from the right, Tacchinardi immediately raised the ball, Trezeguet flew the header from the front of the penalty area, Nedved broke through Wes Brown's cross from the right, Pierre Rowe and Gary Neville competed for landing points at the far post at the same time. Gary Neville ran laterally and waited for the ball to fall. Del Piero inserted from the back. The take-off was very powerful. He overwhelmed Gary Neville. Shaking his head and knocking across the middle, Trezeguet grabbed ahead of Roy Keane, volleyed into the near corner with his left foot 3 meters from the near post, Juventus overtook the score 2:1, and the total score was pulled At 3:4, the old woman is only 1 goal behind the Red Devils!

The Alps Stadium was boiling, Juventus fans celebrated wildly, they saw the hope of reversing Manchester United.

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Seeing that Juventus, who had reversed Manchester United's hopes, launched an even more frenzied attack, launching a tidal offensive towards Manchester United's goal. Manchester United continued to deal with Juventus with defensive counterattack tactics.

In the 59th minute, Manchester United made a quick counterattack. Gary Neville stepped in behind and received a pass from Yin Jun. He dribbled through the front of the penalty area and fell to the ground under the double-teaming of Davis and Montero. Meyer called Gary Neville for an offensive foul. Gary Neville threw the ball to the ground angrily and applied for a yellow card.

Subsequently, Lippi made the first substitution adjustment of the game. The veteran Pesoto replaced the starting left back Bi Lindley.

These two left-backs have performed well this season, and the two have almost evenly shared the playing time of the Juventus left-back position.Lippi's substitution this time can also be regarded as an adjustment to strengthen the offense.

The pace of the game is getting faster and faster, and the actions of both sides on the court are getting bigger and bigger.In the fierce battle, Juventus midfielder Tacchinardi received a yellow card for uprooting Scholes from behind.

In the 66th minute, Manchester United once again played a high-quality quick counterattack.Van Nistelrooy received a long-distance pass from Scholes, forced a breakthrough from the left rib, and the ball was blocked by 3 opposing players. Yin Jun got the ball and sent it to the left side of the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy succeeded in offside, but Montero came from behind. Uprooting, Meyer pointed to the penalty spot, Ferguson made a gesture on the sidelines to ask for a card, but Meyer was indifferent.

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Van Nistelrooy walked to the penalty spot with a penalty kick in his arms, and the Alps Stadium was booed overwhelmingly. The home team fans hoped to interfere with the Dutch striker in this way.

At this moment, the hearts of Juventus fans were desperate, because the whole world knew how stable Ruud van Nistelrooy's penalty kick was. Juventus was awarded a penalty kick at this time, which was almost a death sentence!
Once Ruud van Nistelrooy scored this penalty, the total score became 5:3, and Manchester United had the advantage of away goals, which means that Juventus had to score 3 goals in the next game if they wanted to come back. , At the same time, Manchester United must no longer score in order to eliminate Manchester United.

"Penalty kick! Penalty kick! Juventus was awarded a penalty kick!" John Mortenson exclaimed excitedly, "We can see that Ruud van Nistelrooy stood on the penalty spot with the ball in his arms. Obviously he will He personally took the penalty kick. Van Nistelrooy has a very high penalty scoring rate, and he has scored all 8 penalty kicks in the Premier League this season!"

However, just when everyone thought Ruud van Nistelrooy would score this key penalty to help Manchester United secure their qualification for the final, the Dutch striker's penalty kick was judged to be in the right direction by Buffon, and he flew to throw the ball out.

At that moment, the Alps Stadium was turned upside down like an erupting volcano. The cheers from more than 60,000 fans of the home team almost knocked the stadium over.

Juventus players ran to Buffon to celebrate his brave performance.

At critical moments, Buffon is still the Buffon worthy of the trust of all his teammates!

All Juventus people, at this moment, have forgotten Buffon's fatal mistake in the first half.

The Manchester United players looked very disappointed, especially Van Nistelrooy, who missed a penalty kick, covered his face and looked up to the sky and sighed.

If this penalty is scored, then Manchester United will truly stand on the threshold of the Champions League final.

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Buffon saved Manchester United's penalty, which really stimulated the excitement of Juventus.In the ensuing game, they burst out with powerful energy, desperately attacking Manchester United's goal.

In the 73rd minute, Zambrotta made a long pass behind the Manchester United defense from the right side of the backcourt. Nedved used his speed to throw off Ferdinand and Gary Neville, who was defending from the side, and volleyed with his right foot 16 meters in front of the goal. Go to the lower left corner.

3: 1!

The total score is 4:4!

Juventus truly leveled the score and saw hope of qualifying for the Champions League final at Old Trafford at the end of the month!
This is Nedved's fifth goal in the Champions League this season. He ran to the sidelines with open arms and knelt down on his knees facing the cheering fans.

The Manchester United players seemed a little dazed at this moment, especially Van Nistelrooy, who had just missed a penalty kick, was even more distraught.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Ferguson immediately made personnel adjustments. He replaced Van Nistelrooy, who was obviously out of shape, with Beckham. Kick right midfielder.

Lippi replaced the starting forward Trezeguet with Camoranesi to strengthen the offense.

At this moment, both sides are fighting to be able to appear at Old Trafford two weeks later.

The last 20 minutes of the game entered a fast pace.In the away game, Manchester United changed the conservative tactics of the previous game and showed a strong aggressiveness.And Juventus, who are playing at home, has no way out and can only press with all their strength.Both sides were desperately attacking, and the game quickly turned into a very enjoyable confrontation for the fans to watch.

(End of this chapter)