Star Card System

This time, when the players ran out of the tunnel, their faces were very serious.

It was completely different from the laughter before the start of the first half.

They took Xia Xing's words just now to heart.

Yes, this opponent is not weak.

For example, their three lines, except for Xia Xing who has a certain advantage, who else can rely on the advantage to suppress the opponent?

No.

Manchester United now has only two world-class stars, Xia Xing and De Gea, and no one else can be considered.

The second half of the game continued, and Manchester United continued to attack rapidly.

During the halftime break, Solskjaer made a substitution adjustment.

Cavani was replaced and James came on the bench.

Greenwood returned to the middle and James went to the right.

Although Cavani played bravely in the semi-finals and can be said to be the biggest contributor to Manchester United's entry into the final, he was completely frozen by the opponent in this game. His slow speed and slow turning were exploited by the opponent, and he never had any good opportunities.

So Solskjaer once again used his new star trident and let the three young players rush.

But how could Villarreal give them a chance?

If you can defend Cavani, you can defend James!

For a while, it was Villarreal's turn to defend.

When Manchester United attacked, they retreated.

The two strikers waited for a counterattack opportunity in the middle and front court, and the midfielders Pino and Trigros were erratic, and they would decisively move forward if they had the chance.

In this way, Manchester United's attack did not dare to suppress too recklessly.

Xia Xing knocked Matic horizontally, Matic passed the ball back to Lindelof, and Lindelof tried to kick the ball with a big foot to find Greenwood in front.

Manchester United wanted to use the opponent's way of scoring to see if they could imitate it.

But in the end they failed.

The ball was blocked by Albiol in advance and cleared with a header.

Manchester United's attack was fruitless.

A few minutes later, it was Xia Xing who received the ball this time, and he tried to break through with the ball in the middle.

But as soon as he got the ball, three defensive players rushed up to him.

Two blocked and one shoveled.

Xia Xing quickly avoided it.

Otherwise, both sides will definitely lose.

After Xia Xing received the ball, the opponent's defense was also destructive.

This also affected Xia Xing's passing.

In the current Manchester United lineup, Xia Xing is the only one.

As long as you keep a close eye on him, there will be absolutely no problem.

So from the second half to now, Xia Xing has not had a particularly good opportunity to advance and pass the ball.

But this is not a problem, because if you want to defend Xia Xing, you must use the advantage of numbers.

In this way, other players of Manchester United will have a chance.

In theory, it is true.

But in fact it is not the case.

Manchester United's forward attack created a lot of opportunities, but the offensive players failed to grasp them.

Now it has come to the 70th minute of the game, and Manchester United's attack is still fruitless.

The situation of 0-1 lag has not changed.

On the sidelines, Solskjaer has used up two substitutions again.

B Fee and Lindelof were replaced, and Mata and Van der Beck came on as substitutes.

In this way, Manchester United's lineup has also changed from 4-2-3-1 to 3-2-2-3.

One central defender was reduced and one attacking midfielder was added.

Experienced Mata and young Van de Beek appeared together and became assistants behind the three forwards.

It doesn't matter if one central defender is missing, because the opponent also changed the formation from 4-4-2 to 5-4-1, and Moreno has been replaced.

Forward Bacca is defended by Maguire, almost stable, and there will be no big problems.

Now Manchester United is in urgent need of attack and goals.

After Mata came on the court, he created a good opportunity.

He suddenly passed the ball with the outside of his foot after receiving the ball!

Greenwood turned and shot low in the penalty area!

The ball hit the outside of the goal post and bounced out of the bottom line!

Manchester United missed a good opportunity!

Four minutes later, Mata got the ball in the frontcourt again and took a long shot directly!

The ball was punched out by Rulli, and Manchester United missed a good opportunity again.

Ferran on the sidelines frowned: "It seems that Mata's lucky attribute is gone..."

In previous club and national team competitions, Mata helped the team score goals many times because of his substitute appearances and eventually won the championship.

One Mata, one Torres, a real winner in life.

But today, Mata's good luck seems to be gone.

At this time, the game has come to the 82nd minute, and Manchester United still failed to score.

Solskjaer looked back at the bench and shook his head gently.

He still has two substitutions, but there is really no one to replace.

There are not many reliable offensive players on the bench, who can be replaced?

We can only expect the players on the field to create miracles.

At this time, he recalled Xia Xing's words before the game again, and he was really full of emotion.

If we lose this game, we will lose because we underestimate the enemy...

Come on, guys.

At this time in the frontcourt, Xia Xing was running desperately.

During this time, he had handed over the defense to Matic behind him, and he pressed forward completely.

Now Manchester United's formation has actually become 3-1-3-3.

This is already Manchester United's most impressive offensive power at present.

Xia Xing received the ball and made a short pass into the penalty area.

But this time, it was rare for the opponent to intercept the ball.

Because there were too many defensive players in Villarreal's penalty area, it was impossible to pass the ball effectively.

The best way now is to make crosses and long shots.

After all, this is the best way to break through a dense defense.

However, Manchester United currently lacks high points in the penalty area, and the success rate of receiving crosses is not high.

Greenwood and Rashford are still too lacking in confrontation.

As for long-range shots, Manchester United is also trying them during this time.

But even slugger Xia Xing couldn't shoot through the crowd in the penalty area.

In today's international football, breaking through dense defense is a huge problem, not to mention that Manchester United is still unable to achieve a situation where there is a huge gap in strength with the opponent.

As time passes, there is less and less time left for Manchester United.

In the 88th minute of the game, Xia Xing fired from outside the penalty area again. This time he blasted a shot straight to the upper right corner of the goal!

Curving ball, the angle of the ball is very tricky!

But goalkeeper Rulli still showed his bravery and punched the ball out with both hands!

Wonderful defense!

Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room shook his head: "Under the pressure of the opponent, Xiao's shot was still a bit hasty. If he could have more time to adjust, he would definitely be able to achieve faster speed and a higher success rate."

As England's striker and star, Alan Shearer discovered this problem.

And Xia Xing also discovered it.

At this moment he had an idea.

As soon as you think of this, implement it immediately!

At this time, the ball was passed to Xia Xing's feet again, and Xia Xing still swung his legs this time to prepare for a long shot!

The opponent's two midfielders quickly sprinted to defend!

Xia Xing suddenly moved to the right, seemingly intending to pass, but his movements were slightly slower.

The toes of the opponent's tackle are in place!

Xia Xing was knocked down directly by the opponent!

The referee's whistle sounds!

Free kick!

At a position 29 meters away from the goal, Manchester United got a free kick! (End of chapter)