host must win

Chapter 443 Victory over Leon
Watching the referee whistle a penalty and show himself a direct red card, Essien was stunned.

After a moment of bewilderment, Essien lost control of his emotions. He yelled at the referee, trying to show that he did not touch Yin Jun.

This is not just a sophistry of hoping for a change of sentence that does not exist, it is more like accusing and venting that his game was too difficult and too difficult.

Facing Yin Jun, the No.1 football player in the world, Essien had a hard time coping.Even if he used all the dirty tricks, it was still difficult to stop Yin Jun.

Especially in the game, after Chris Gomez was sent off, Lyon played with ten men, and it was already more difficult for all Lyon players.Now he fouled in the penalty area again, was sent off with a red card, and got a red dot package!
With a dark face, the referee pointed to the sidelines and signaled Essien to leave the field and get out.

The Ghanaian, who was out of control, wanted to say something. Abidal, who was wearing the Lyon captain's armband, hugged him, dragged him out, and handed it to Malouda to escort him out.

Abidal, who wore the captain's armband after Juninho left the field, negotiated with the referee as the captain of Lyon. The referee's attitude towards the captain of Lyon was better and he explained his penalty standard, but that's all That's all, he can see clearly, there is no doubt about the foul.

On the sidelines, Le Guin spread his hands and jumped up and down. He strongly questioned the penalty. In Le Guin's view, even if there is a foul, a penalty is enough, and the red dot package is too much!
You know, one person from Lyon has already been sent off, so these factors should be considered at this time!
Now Lyon has only 9 players on the field, how can this game be played?
Not just this game, the next round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, that is, the last round of the group stage match against Sparta Prague at home, Lyon, who lost a main midfielder and a main central defender, was in the formation. There are no small problems.

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Manchester United penalty.

Because Van Nistelrooy was replaced by Fletcher in the 71st minute of the game, Yin Jun personally took the penalty kick. Lyon goalkeeper Puid Bois judged the wrong direction and the football went into the net.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"3:1! Manchester United expanded the score again!"

"It's not just two goals ahead, Manchester United are now two ahead of Lyon in terms of numbers," John Mortensen shouted. "At Old Trafford, Lyon are in a quagmire with 10 minutes to go. Time, Lyon 1:3 Manchester United, the number of people is 9:11, judging from this posture, Lyon is really likely to be poked holes by Manchester United."

Legon sat on the coach's bench with an angry and helpless expression. He knew that the game was lost.

Chris Gomez was sent off, the main midfielder Essien was also sent off, and the captain Juninho was also replaced. In this case, Lyon has almost no hope of a comeback.

It can be said that what Le Guon has to consider now is that the team can no longer concede goals. If they lose to Manchester United by three goals in the away game, it will be another humiliating nightmare loss.

Game No.809 minutes, Evra, who came up with an assist, was pulled down by Lyon defenders, Manchester United quickly sent a free kick, and Lyon's two less exposed rear air defenses were clearly revealed this time, Giggs successfully scored with an easy counter-offside A cross from behind the penalty area and Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot through the Lyon defender's crotch caused trouble for Lyon goalkeeper Puidbois' save as the ball rolled past his feet.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

"Alan Smith! He scored. Both he and Giggs came off the bench. Coach Ferguson's substitutions worked wonders."

"4:1! Manchester United 4:1 Lyon! It's crazy, they are now three goals ahead of Lyon."

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This is not over yet.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Manchester United won a free kick in the frontcourt.Yin Jun's free kick crossed a beautiful arc and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Lyon goalkeeper Puidbois couldn't save the ball at all.

"Yin Jun! Yin Jun! Yin Jun!!! 5:1! My God!"

Yin Jun, who scored a beautiful direct free kick, was so excited that he rushed to the corner flag and waved his arms vigorously at the camera lens!

The Old Trafford stadium has fallen into madness at this time, and the Manchester United fans present never dreamed that they could beat Lyon 5:1 at home.

In any case, Lyon is the overlord of Ligue [-]. In recent years, their record in the Champions League is also very stable, and they are frequent visitors to the knockout rounds.The two sides met in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season. Lyon caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United at home, and it can even be said that they are not at a disadvantage.

It is precisely because of this experience that Manchester United fans never thought that their team could sweep their opponents with a score of 5:1.

Manchester United fans believe that this victory can basically establish Manchester United's first position in the group.

Because Manchester United's current record is 4 wins and 1 tie, with a goal difference of 12.Lyon's current record is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, but only 1 goal difference.With only one round left in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Lyon wants to reverse Manchester United and grab the first place in the group. Not only must they be able to beat Sparta Prague in the final round, but also Manchester United will lose to Sparta Prague in the last round. Galatasaray.The possibility of such a situation happening is too small, almost impossible.

At this moment, the referee blew three whistles to end the game, which caused even bigger cheers. Amidst the huge cheers, the players on the Manchester United bench rushed towards the field screaming. Inside, the players on the field screamed and celebrated, and the entire stadium seemed like a volcano erupting.

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On the weekend, the Premier League continued to fight.Manchester United was a guest at the Hawthorns and defeated West Brom 3-0, continuing to occupy the top spot in the Premier League standings.

Mourinho's team also continued their excellent performance in the Premier League, beating Zheng Zhi's Charlton 4-0 in an away game, and continued to catch up with Manchester United with a 2-point disadvantage.

And Arsenal continued to sink. In a strong dialogue, they lost 1:2 at Anfield.Since the disastrous defeat at the feet of Manchester United in the 10th round of the Premier League, Arsenal has only achieved 6 win, 1 draws and 3 losses in the past 2 rounds. From leading the Premier League standings with a 5-point advantage to now being 7 points behind the top of the list, Arsenal The performance can be called an avalanche.

After entering December, Manchester United's first game is against Arsenal in the fifth round of the League Cup.

Arsenal is bound to win this game and wants to stop the previous decline.After all, their series of bad performances began with the last fiasco at Old Trafford.

However, to the disappointment of the Arsenal soldiers, they added new hatred without avenging their old hatred. They lost again with a score of 0:1 in the Theater of Dreams and were eliminated.

(End of this chapter)