Melli tilted his left shoulder outside the penalty area and raised his left foot at the same time.
Chen Xingyi thought the opponent was going to dunk the football to the right with his left foot, and then cut into the penalty area.
So he quickly took a step back, preparing to block Melli's dribbling route in advance.
But Melli only shook his upper body and made a feint behind the football with his left foot. Instead of spiking the ball, he used the instep of his outside foot to push the football towards the center.
He continues to dribble the ball laterally!
One of the two stepped back, the other dribbled the ball laterally, running in opposite directions, and the distance was instantly widened!
The boos and screams in the stands became louder again.
"Merry! Beautiful!"
Chen Xingyi gritted his teeth and pounced back again.
Then he saw Merry raising his left leg again.
This may still be a fake shot, but Chen Xingyi is no longer qualified to consider other possibilities, he can only make a desperate move!
He could only rely on his super strong start to move his legs hard, almost doing splits, stretching the ligaments at the base of his thigh to the limit!
But the foot he stretched out still failed to touch the football - Melli's shooting action was very decisive and the force was exerted very quickly. Before Chen Xingyi's foot reached it, the football was whipped towards the goal!
Fortunately, other Manchester Athletic players came up quickly. Center defender Diediu also pounced to block Melly's shot.
So the football was finally rubbed by his calf, deflected and flew out of the baseline.
"Oops! Melly! It's off!"
Spanish commentator Sanchez regretfully held his head in his hands and screamed to the sky.
At a time when game time is getting shorter and shorter, if Melly can help the team take the lead again, it will definitely destroy the morale of Manchester United and make it difficult for them to get back.
It's a pity that the goal didn't go in.
Sanchez seemed very regretful, but Melly did not shoot.
When he saw the football flying out of the baseline, he clapped his hands hard and loudly reminded his teammates: "Corner kick! Prepare for the corner kick attack!"
Then he ran towards the corner flag area, preparing to take the corner kick himself.
Behind him was Chen Xingyi, who was still sitting on the ground - the latter was pinching the roots of his thighs with his hands.
That moment just now made him worry about straining his ligament.
However, after checking, he found that there was no problem, so he felt relieved.
Chen Xingyi was relieved, but the Chinese fans and commentators who saw this scene were not.
He Feng said in a solemn tone: "Chen Xingyi is pressing the root of his thigh, hoping that his ligaments and muscles are fine..."
At this time, the focus of Chinese fans' attention has actually shifted to Chen Xingyi's health.
They are not very concerned about whether Manchester United can advance to the Champions League final.
The World Cup is coming, and they don't want Chen Xingyi to make the same mistake as Luo Kai did four years ago.
At that time, Luo Kai also suffered an injury in the second round of the Champions League semi-finals, which affected his performance in the World Cup.
Later, someone reviewed and said that if Luo Kai had not been injured at the club, the Chinese team would have at least reached the semi-finals of the World Cup...
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After the Madrid King's corner kick was taken, it did not pose a threat to Manchester United's goal - in the corner kick competition, Manchester United's players were better.
However, the Madrid Kings soon got another opportunity to attack.
During this period, the King's offensive was fierce, and Manchester United had to avoid its edge and shrink its defense.
Soon Melli got the ball in front of the penalty area. He raised his left leg and tried to shoot.
This time Chen Xingyi was not shaken away by him, but immediately stepped forward and stretched his legs to block Melli's shot.
The latter dropped his left foot and dunked the football to the right, then pushed the football diagonally with his right foot.
Fake ejaculation and real ejaculation!
The ball was passed to Kings right back De Pedro who was advancing forward.
Chen Xingyi could do nothing at this time. He could only kneel down on one knee and turn his head to watch De Pedro sweep the football from the ribs of the penalty area to the middle.
Fortunately, his teammates performed well.
Midfielder Todd Penny, who retreated to defend in front of the goal, cleared the ball directly out of the sideline before Mendy Paye shot.
Chen Xingyi breathed a sigh of relief.
After getting up from the ground, he turned his attention to Merry, who had already run away.
Since Melly scored, the pressure he has faced in the game has increased.
It can be clearly felt that Melli is becoming more and more fierce, putting huge pressure on him and Manchester United's defense.
In the first half, Chen Xingyi thought he could defend Melli just by gritting his teeth. The Argentinian superstar didn't seem to be as difficult to deal with as legendary.
This gave him a sense of confidence that he should be able to completely freeze Melli during the game.
As a result, we still lost the ball in the second half.
And this conceded goal seemed to have unlocked some kind of seal on Melli, making the Argentinians even crazier.
Now, while Chen Xingyi is trying his best, he also has to pray for good luck and the cooperation of his teammates. The three are indispensable, otherwise he may lose the ball again.
For example, in the previous attack, he had actually been shaken away by Melli. Even if he rushed back with all his strength, he could not block the football. If the central defender Didi Diu hadn't stepped forward to block the shot, maybe the ball would have been a real threat.
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But Diediu's blocking was actually a matter of luck, because the ball could easily hit his calf and fly out.
It's just that in the first half, Chen Xingyi felt that he alone could cause trouble for Melli. Now he feels that he can 100% make Melli score by himself. He must rely on his teammates.
The King's last and current offenses relied on his teammates in the end, and he himself played an increasingly smaller role in Melli's defense.
Including injury time, there may be less than twenty minutes left in the game, and Chen Xingyi doesn't know if he can survive until the end of the game.
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"The king's offensive is becoming more and more fierce. Chen Xingyi may not be able to withstand it anymore. His physical fitness is starting to have problems..."
Taking advantage of the dead ball, Ding Gaoyi told Qin Lin the results of his observations.
"Preventing Meili is indeed a very physically demanding task." Qin Lin was noncommittal.
Just after Melli scored the goal, a football data website on the Internet provided a heat map of the activity of the players on both sides of the game.
As a starting left winger, Chen Xingyi's range of activities covers almost half of the stadium on the left side.
It would be even more interesting if compared with Melly's heat map.
Because Chen Xingyi’s heat map highly overlaps with Meili’s.
Anyone, even if they didn't watch the game, can imagine how Chen Xingyi played in this game just by looking at these two heat maps.
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"Merry, that boy is moving too slowly."
Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, John Sett found Melly, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered a reminder in his ear.
Melly nodded: "I can see it. Then pass the ball to me more."
When Melly and Seth covered their mouths and discussed, Chen Xingyi was watching them not far away.
Although his breathing seemed normal now, he did not lean over to rest with his hands on his knees.
But he was just holding on and didn't want his opponents to notice his problems.
But now judging from the way the two people are whispering, the other party should still know...
Chen Xingyi turned his attention to the coaching bench and saw the team's assistant coach Giacomo Bellucci calling Antonio Godard from the bench and asking him to warm up.
Antonio Godard is a Spanish player who plays as a defensive midfielder.
His position does not overlap with that of Chen Xingyi, so he does not seem to be the candidate to replace Chen Xingyi.
But Chen Xingyi is not stupid.
My main task in this game is to defend Melli. If I were to find someone to replace me, it would definitely be a defensive player.
Therefore, it is reasonable to replace him with Godard, a defensive midfielder.
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Although the King of Madrid attacked fiercely and had the upper hand, it did not mean that Manchester United had no chance at all.
After Munster's adjustments, now that Manchester United has shrunk its defense, it does not just defend, but launches a defensive counterattack.
After all, the total score between the two sides is now tied. Whoever can score at the last moment can beat the opponent.
When Manchester United was attacking, even though Chen Xingyi's physical fitness had problems, he still rushed forward with his teammates.
But as soon as he rushed forward, there was a problem with Manchester United's counterattack, and he was defended by the King of Madrid.
"Danger!"
"Chance!"
Accompanied by the exclamations of the commentators, the football was passed into the space in front of Melli.
At the same time as he passed the ball, Melly started to rush towards the Manchester Athletic half, and the Manchester Athletic fans screamed in the stands of the shuttle field.
Behind Meili is Chen Xingyi who is sprinting!
"Chen Xingyi immediately chased after him! His speed has an advantage!"
He Feng's voice also increased in volume.
The "famous scene" in the first half has appeared in many people's minds!
Then he became uncontrollably excited - is Chen Xingyi going to recreate it again?
That would be a real bunker!
The Manchester Athletic fans in the stands cheered loudly and cheered for Chen Xingyi.
At the same time, Manchester United's defenders quickly retreated. No one attacked Melly, but maintained a complete line of defense in front of Melly.
They chose to give their trust to Chen Xingyi.
Chen Xingyi did not disappoint them, and finally caught up with Meili when he caught the ball - the latter inevitably slowed down when he caught the ball in order to better adjust his pace.
Seeing that the enemy was close at hand, Chen Xingyi reached out his hand while pressing forward.
Prepare to interfere with Melli's dribbling.
But at this moment, Merry suddenly accelerated again!
Chen Xingyi's stretched out hand only had time to grab the back of the opponent's jersey...
Feeling the huge force coming from his palm, Chen Xingyi was like a fisherman who had finally caught a big fish, holding on to the pole in his hand and not letting go.
At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind - he must not let this guy go!
In the end, he even used both hands to avoid being unable to grasp it with one hand.
Melli's jersey was torn into a triangle by him...
He didn't let go until he heard the referee's whistle.
The moment he let go, Merry's hand hit his hand. At the same time, due to the inertia of his previous struggle, Merry almost staggered himself.
This makes Melly look a little embarrassed...
Not only was he embarrassed, after Melli took control of his body, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the referee who was running over and made a move to play the card.
"Yellow card! The referee showed Chen Xingyi a yellow card!"
The referee who ran over did not disappoint Melli and took out the yellow card from his pocket.
"There is no way, Merry has already increased his speed. His acceleration just now was too sudden. This change in rhythm... Chen Xingyi can only commit a tactical foul. In this case, the tactical foul will definitely result in a card...
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He Feng and Yan Kang explained.
But this time they are not trying to clear the referee's mind.
Because Chen Xingyi did commit a tactical foul.
Fortunately, Manchester United's back line was in their own positions, and Melly did not directly form a one-man attack.
Otherwise, Chen Xingyi's foul this time will get him a red card!
So just a yellow card can even make people breathe a sigh of relief...
Perhaps it was for this reason that when Chen Xingyi faced the yellow card shown in front of his eyes by the referee, he did not make any excuse and just turned around and left silently.
When Melli saw that the referee only received a yellow card, he was still a little dissatisfied. He stepped forward and stood in front of the referee to protest:
"This should be a red card! He committed an intentional foul!"
The referee did not support his request, but lowered his head and recorded on the back of the yellow card:
77′, home team No. 11, 1 time.
In the 77th minute, Manchester Athletic No. 11 Chen Xingyi received a yellow card for the first time in this game.