Seeing Chen Xingyi fall in the Kings penalty area, the more than 2,000 Kings fans who were traveling with the team had not yet reacted.
It was only when they saw the referee's gesture that they came to their senses amidst the deafening cheers of the Manchester Athletic fans - What? It was a penalty kick?! Was it wrong? How could a penalty kick be given as soon as it came up? It's so fake!
Black whistle!
Not only the Kings fans at the scene thought so, but also the Kings fans who couldn't come to the away game and could only watch the game at home or in cafes or bars.
When they saw Chen Xingyi fall, they booed before the referee could make a decision, thinking that Chen Xingyi was diving.
In the eyes of Kings fans, Hu Lai is a "king of diving", so as his compatriot, Chen Xingyi's diving is also very reasonable.
However, the referee's subsequent penalty gave these Kings fans a slap in the face.
The angry Kings fans loudly cursed Chen Xingyi, Manchester United and the referee on duty.
In their view, it is too obvious that UEFA wants to get rid of the king!
These people have completely forgotten that just before this game, they were sure that UEFA would allow the Kings and Madrid Pirates to meet in the final. Their reason was that the showdown between Melly and Hu Lai was full of gimmicks, which would help increase ratings and satisfy sponsors.
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So fans are a group without logic and reason, and their heads are only loyal to their own butts.
Are there any truly rational, objective and neutral fans?
Yes, but they are so few that they are almost negligible. Moreover, it is difficult for such people to be called "fans"...
After all, it's difficult to become a fan if you don't have a stance.
You can't expect a Kings fan to send heartfelt congratulations and applause for the Pirates' success. If they do, it must be because of helplessness. Deep down in their hearts, they are reluctant.
And the same goes for Pirates fans.
The joy of seeing an enemy in misfortune comes from the bottom of my heart.
The irrational Madrid Kings fans frantically attacked the referee and Chen Xingyi who "fell", and then were slapped in the face by the slow motion replay on TV:
Slow motion shows that De Pedro did not tackle the ball, but tackled the person.
Although he may not really want to tackle someone - judging from the way he tackled Chen Xingyi, he did want to tackle the ball. But he was too slow and the football was taken away by Chen Xingyi.
I can only shovel people...
The TV broadcast seemed to be specifically designed to slap Kings fans in the face. It was not replayed once, but had to be replayed several times from different angles. Not only that, it was also freeze-framed on key frames, and then it changed 360 degrees under this freeze-frame.
The angle ensures that the audience in front of the TV can clearly see what just happened.
Thanks to the current level of technology, operations that could only appear in football games in the past have become standard features in real-life TV broadcasts.
The line between real football and football games is becoming increasingly blurred.
If a TV station in a Southeast Asian country used football game footage to pretend to be a real World Cup match four years ago, it would still have been discovered. Then if someone does it again now, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a flaw just from the video itself...
However, the Kings players on the court were still "besieging" the referee.
From their standpoint, of course they insisted that Chen Xingyi was a fake.
After all, a penalty kick was awarded less than a minute into the game, and no one would be able to accept it...
The Kings players know all too well what this penalty call means.
In the history of the Champions League semi-finals, there has only been one occasion when a two-goal deficit in the first leg was overturned, but there are not many cases where a one-goal deficit in the first leg came back...
Of course they had to struggle a bit and asked the referee to take a look at VAR.
What if the penalty can be canceled and Chen Xingyi is sentenced for diving?
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The referee did not change his decision because it was indeed a penalty kick.
When the Madrid Kings players were "besieging" the referee, the Manchester Athletic players had already rushed forward happily and pulled Chen Xingyi up.
Didi Diu was particularly excited. He slapped Chen Xingyi on the shoulder with his hand and shouted at the same time: "You are great! Star! Great! Did you know that you will definitely succeed?!"
Before the game, Chen Xingyi asked him to pass the football over, and he did so. Then Chen Xingyi created a penalty kick, which had to make Diediu think that this was Chen Xingyi's long-planned plan...
Chen Xingyi grinned and admitted unceremoniously: "Yes, otherwise why would I say hello to you in advance, Ade?"
The way Diediu looked at Chen Xingyi was different, there was a sense of "worship" in it.
He just slapped his hands harder, as if he couldn't express his admiration otherwise.
Chen Xingyi was beaten so hard by his teammates that he winced.
He regretted a little: If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have acted so coquettishly!
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"I hope Chen Xingyi will not be affected..."
Chinese commentators and fans don't care whether Chen Xingyi's penalty kick was a dive, they are more concerned about whether Chen Xingyi was injured - in the context of the World Cup year, every time a Chinese player falls to the ground, it can
Let the Chinese fans in front of the TV be heartbroken.
Seeing the excitement on Chen Xingyi's face after being pulled up by his teammates, many people relaxed a little.
However, they were not completely relieved. They were still waiting to see how Chen Xingyi would perform when he started walking...
Chen Xingyi finally got rid of his enthusiastic teammates. He walked out of the crowd, and everyone's eyes were focused on his gait.
I saw that he was not limping, nor did he show any pain on his face.
Only then did everyone's worried hearts fall back into their stomachs.
Before the World Cup four years ago, Luo Kai was injured in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which greatly affected the Chinese team's subsequent results and performance in the World Cup.
No one wants to "relive old dreams" again.
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The protests and defenses of the Kings players failed to change the result of this penalty.
The facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive, is it still possible to change the sentence?
Soon the Kings players were kicked out of the penalty area by the referee, leaving only goalkeeper Cotto Borgues in front of the goal.
On the Manchester Athletic side, other players also exited the penalty area. Janus Edman, as the penalty kicker, is placing the football.
The stands in the noisy shuttle field suddenly fell silent.
Edman stood up after placing the football and looked around. He knew exactly what this penalty meant to Manchester United.
If he could kick this ball in, it would be equivalent to Manchester United not losing 0:2 in the first leg, but losing 1:2.
They still have a full ninety minutes to shorten this one-goal deficit.
It is also a great encouragement to the players' confidence.
This penalty kick... is very crucial!
It can be said that it is as much pressure as getting a winning penalty kick at the last moment of the game.
Even Edman, a young and famous talent, can feel the tension.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and replayed the Champions League semifinals four years ago in his mind.
That game was the highlight of Hu Lai's career, but it was also one of the darkest moments in his Edman career.
Four years later, he still feels heartbroken and angry when he thinks about that failure.
Feeling angry at one's own incompetence.
In the competition with Hu Lai, he was completely outclassed.
Now I am in the same position I was in, facing the same situation.
If you can't score this penalty kick, how can you say that you can compete with Hu Lai?
Thinking of this, Edman's originally rapid heartbeat gradually slowed down and his breathing slowed down.
He opened his eyes again, and all he could see was the goal in front of him and King of Madrid goalkeeper Cuto Borgès in the goal, who had opened his arms and was waiting for him.
In the gradually quietening stadium, the referee's whistle was particularly clear and crisp.
Hearing the whistle, Edman started to run.
After a few steps, he swung the football hard with his right leg!
Peng!
With a muffled sound, he whipped the football toward the upper right corner of the goal!
Goalkeeper Borgers judged the right direction and made a decisive save!
But how could the ball shot by Edman with all his strength be easily saved?
Even though Borges judged the right direction, he still failed to pounce on the ball!
Before he could pounce on the football, it had already flown into the goal and hit the net!
“Janus Erdmann—!
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Matthew Cox stood up from the commentary box, raised his arms and shouted.
"Beautiful goal! He pulled a goal back for Manchester United! Now the score is 1:2, Manchester United is only one goal behind! And the second leg has just begun! Manchester United has a complete game..."
What he said next was drowned in a tsunami of cheers.
"Manchester! Manchester! Manchester!"
After the initial roar, the Manchester Athletic fans began to chant unified slogans in unison.
This neat and regular sound seemed to resonate with the stadium.
Everyone in it feels like the floor under their feet, the ceiling above their heads, the railings around them... everything is shaking!
After scoring the goal, Edman rushed to the corner flag area. Even though teammates came up to hug him along the way, they were all thrown away by him with force.
He just rushed in front of the camera in the corner flag area like a bear, and then roared at the camera.
Who said we would be eliminated?!
This is just the beginning!
Then he turned to his teammates who had already run up, opened his arms, hugged Chen Xingyi in the crowd, and slapped his back hard.
More than 80% of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Chen Xingyi.
He won't forget this.
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The penalty kick was conceded at the beginning, which greatly surprised all the players of the Madrid Kings. Even the head coach Kili Borja did not recover.
The morale of Manchester Athletic is high, and the whole team is like a chicken.
After the game resumed, they launched a more fierce attack on the Madrid King's goal.
During this period, even Chen Xingyi participated in the attack many times - because it was really difficult for the Kings of Madrid to play football past half time. Even Melly Banega faced the storm of Manchester United.
The offensive is useless.
The Manchester Athletic fans in the stands cheered with all their strength, as if they could lift the roof of the shuttle field.
The players of the Kings of Madrid, who were still in shock, seemed a little at a loss when facing the players of Manchester Athletic who were in full swing.
No matter how powerful your strength is, it cannot be used at this time.
This completely suppressed situation did not change until the 23rd minute of the game.
Because King Madrid conceded another goal...
In the 23rd minute, Manchester United continued to create threats in the frontcourt, causing chaos in the Madrid King's penalty area. Finally, their high center Janus Edman scored a supplementary shot.
When the football flew into the Madrid King's goal for the second time, the entire shuttle field seemed to really rise into the sky.
When the Manchester Athletic players celebrated crazily, the English commentator Matthew Cox in the commentary box also roared crazily:
"Edman - scored twice! He completed the goal twice! It only took Manchester United 23 minutes to equalize the two-goal disadvantage in the first round! The total score is now 2:2! They tied
The Kings are back on the starting line again! The Champions League semi-finals have just begun! They have just begun!"
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