host must win

Chapter 498
On the evening of April 4th, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Philips Stadium.

The two teams, Manchester United and Eindhoven, launched the final battle for the Champions League semi-finals this season. The two teams almost played with the original team of the first round 8 days ago, because that is the two teams. The team's current strongest lineup.

Eindhoven, who sit at home, played very tough. The two defensive midfielders Cocu and Vogel did not hesitate to use fouls and lethal tactics to limit Manchester United.On the Manchester United side, the double midfielder composed of Roy Keane and Fletcher is also very tough.

Throughout the game, people turned their backs on their backs frequently, the game scene was very hot, the whistle sounded frequently, and the fluency of the game was repeatedly broken.

Both sides put more attention on restricting the opponent and preventing the opponent from scoring. On the contrary, both sides were restrained a lot on the offensive end.

The deadlock was not broken until 39 minutes into the first half.

Eindhoven got a free kick in the front court. Van Bommel made a free kick from the left. Evra made a header clearance from the far point and made a mistake. The ball flew to Alex's feet unexpectedly. The Brazilian stopped the ball 8 yards in front of the chest Volley shot into the net.

The score on the field became 1:0, and the total score of the two rounds was 2:2.

When Alex scored, the huge Philips Stadium erupted into crazy cheers.Because according to the promotion rules of the Champions League, Eindhoven, which has the advantage of away goals, will eliminate Manchester United and advance to the semi-finals.

Ferguson clenched his fists in displeasure. He didn't expect the team to lose the ball in such a way.

But losing the ball has become a fact, and he has to start thinking about how to deal with the second half of the game in the case of 0:1.

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Until the 60th minute of the game, Manchester United failed to equalize the score.

Ferguson couldn't sit still, he replaced Fletcher with Scholes to strengthen the offense.

As for Eindhoven, Hiddink finally made a move after nearly 10 minutes. He got the teenager Nigel de Jong and the extremely fast short striker Beasley up to warm up.

Nigel De Jong is an all-rounder in the midfield and has shown good potential in both offense and defense. On the court, he fights fiercely, has a tenacious style, and has outstanding physical fitness.

American striker Beasley has a relatively thin body and average confrontation ability. He is an offensive player and has weak links in defense.However, Beasley's speed and explosive power are outstanding, and he has certain foot skills, which makes him have a strong assault force. He is a fast horse for the striker and the midfielder.

John Mortensen said: "Switching on De Jong or Beasley represents two attitudes of Hiddink."

Ferguson has also noticed changes on PSV's bench.

Replacing Beasley means that Hiddink is not satisfied with the current score, and Eindhoven will still attack; and if De Jong is replaced, it means strengthening the midfield defense, which means he is satisfied with the current score result , to maintain this score.

When the game progressed to No.701 minutes, Hiddink finally made a substitution adjustment. He replaced the poor center Haselink with De Jong.

Withdrawing a striker and replacing it with a strong defensive midfielder, the meaning of keeping the current score of 1:0 is very obvious.

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Seeing Hiddink's adjustment, Ferguson also made a tit-for-tat adjustment after thinking about it for a while.He replaced Ruud Ruud Ruud, who was obviously out of shape recently, with Ryan Giggs, and continued to strengthen his offense.

Hiddink stood on the sidelines, staring at the field with a serious expression. He was hesitating. Ferguson dispatched troops to continuously strengthen the offensive. Hiddink was considering whether to continue to adjust to strengthen the defense, or to adapt to changes in the situation. And strengthen the offense in order to seize the space after Manchester United pressed up to attack.

At this time, Ronaldo used his speed to break through Li Rongpyo from the side, and then suddenly cut inside, making a gesture to shoot, but sent a diagonal pass. A pass back from the corner, followed by Rooney with a burst shot, and the football flew high into the stands.

There were huge boos from the sky above the Philips Stadium. The PSV fans used this method to taunt Rooney. In fact, they were panicked.Although the ball hit an anti-aircraft gun, it shocked them into a cold sweat.

It was this wonderful offensive cooperation played by Manchester United that made Hiddink make a decision: 1:0 is not bad, just fine!
Hiddink immediately made substitution adjustments, and Lucius came off the bench to replace Lee Young-pyo, who was already a little immobile.

Facing Ronaldo, who is young, strong, energetic, fast, and powerful, Lee Young-pyo, who has played for nearly 10 minutes, struggled.

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Ferguson clasped his hands and frowned. Eindhoven defended with all their strength, which was more difficult. It was like wearing a suit of armor. If you wanted to hit him, there was nowhere to start.

Ferguson looked at the bench. There are almost no Manchester United players left on the bench. He has sent Scholes and Giggs to the field, leaving only one Alan Smith.

Just as Ferguson was thinking, there were boos in the stands. Ferguson looked up, then clenched his fists and leaned forward, and then louder boos mixed with cheers resounded through Philips Stadium.

Ferguson shook his fist excitedly, because he didn't need to have a headache anymore, and his disciples helped him solve his troubles.

This was Yin Jun's frontcourt steal. The youngest World Footballer of the Year pulled out his teeth. After breaking the ball at Vogel's feet, he quickly launched a quick counterattack.

Ronaldo dribbled the ball forward at high speed, and De Jong slid the tackle. Cristiano Ronaldo dexterously picked up the football, jumped up himself, avoided De Jong's tackle, and then passed the ball to Rooney
Rooney took the ball with his back, held the defender, and knocked the football.

After passing the ball, Yin Jun rushed up.

"Block him!" shouted Eindhoven goalkeeper Gomez.

In the last game, Yin Jun broke his goal with a long shot. Now Gomez does not dare to let Yin Jun take a long shot calmly.

Cocu came up to block, and then he saw that Yin Jun was shooting, but when he touched the football team, the shape of his feet changed. With a flick of the outside instep, it was very light, and the football passed through PSV's defense diagonally.

Everyone saw Giggs plug in from the left, and after receiving the football, he cut directly inside.

Facing the defender Oyer who hastily came out to intercept, Giggs didn't give the opponent a chance to approach, and directly met the ball with an angry shot!

"Giggs!!!" With the roar of the commentator Lineker, Giggs volleyed vigorously, and the football suddenly jumped up and flew straight to the goal of Eindhoven.

Eindhoven goalkeeper Gomez opened his arms to save, but the shot was powerful and upward, and the football passed between Gomez's hands at high speed and continued forward until it reached the net. Roll up high...

(End of this chapter)