The foul committed by Chen Xingyi just now is being played on the TV broadcast.
In fact, before the foul was committed, Chen Xingyi's hand had already reached out to Melli, but he may have just wanted to interfere with the opponent and did not intend to commit a foul.
But Melly's sudden start surprised everyone.
Chen Xingyi obviously didn't expect that the duck he got could still fly.
So he didn't hesitate to grab Melli's jersey and not let go.
Melly rushed forward with all his strength, and he pulled back with all his strength.
The jerseys were pulled into a triangle by the two of them, as if they were sails filled with wind.
This "tug of war" didn't end until the referee's whistle sounded.
Chen Xingyi suddenly let go, causing Meili, who was still competing with him, to almost get chewed up by his own strength.
"It's really embarrassing!"
Seeing this scene in front of the TV, some Pirates players taunted Mellie mercilessly, and there were gloating laughs all around.
From 2:0 in the first round to 1:3 in the second round, the final total score was 3:3, which made the Madrid Pirates players very happy to watch.
After all, after the first leg, the Spanish media were advocating that the Madrid Kings had advanced to the Champions League final ahead of schedule.
This kind of praise made the Madrid Pirates players very unhappy.
As soon as the game started, the Pirates players were cheering for Manchester Athletic.
It's not that they want Manchester United to reach the final, they just want to see their city rivals suffer misfortune.
While his teammates were all gloating over Merry's embarrassment, Hu Lai, who was sitting among them, had no smile on his face.
He did feel that the scene just now was embarrassing, but he didn't feel that Merry was embarrassed.
On the contrary, he felt that Little Xingxing was very embarrassed.
In defense, this kind of "rogue" approach has been used to stop Melli.
What does this mean?
It shows that it is difficult for Little Xingxing to guard against Merry.
Although the Little Stars' defense against Melli in the first half was surprising, the strength gap between the two sides is there and cannot be easily made up by hard work.
He knows that as an offensive player, Little Star has done a good enough job on defense.
But if it is really because he failed to guard Melli that Manchester United was eliminated in the end, then all his previous efforts will be meaningless, and he will become the number one culprit for the team being eliminated.
This is not what Hu Lai wants to see.
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This is not what Manchester United manager Jopp Munster wants to see either.
So taking advantage of the dead ball on the field, he made temporary adjustments to the players on the field, asking everyone to move closer to Chen Xingyi and shrink the formation.
Just like a boxer retracting his arms in front of his face to protect his head.
Before Antonio Godard is brought on, make sure he doesn't get shot in the head.
The King of Madrid also knew very well what Manchester United was thinking, so after the game started, they launched a fierce offensive against Chen Xingyi's side.
While you are sick, I will kill you!
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"Mendy Paye!"
After receiving Melli's cross, the French forward jumped up and headed the ball in front of the Manchester Athletic goal.
The ball was pushed towards the goal, and Manchester Athletic goalkeeper Dickinson made a very extreme save.
He jumped into the air and tried to lift the football over the crossbar with his hands.
But because it was too extreme, his hand could barely touch the football, and his strength was not enough to push the football over the bottom line.
So the football hit the crossbar and bounced back, causing chaos in front of Manchester Athletic's goal.
In the end, it was Manchester United centre-back Didi Diu who kicked the football out of the sideline, temporarily lifting the alarm in front of the team's goal.
As the football flew over the sideline, the Manchester Athletic fans in the stands let out a sigh of relief.
Then they started cheering the team louder.
During this period, they no longer expect their team to score another goal. They only hope to be able to withstand the offensive of the King of Madrid and not be defeated at the last moment of the game...
If the total score is tied, the game can be sent to overtime.
There is no away goal advantage rule anymore, so there is still hope for Manchester United.
Considering that they lost 0:2 in the first round, they were almost kicked out of the Champions League final.
In this current situation, Manchester Athletic fans cannot expect too much.
The ball boy at Manchester Athletic's home court slowly handed the football to the Madrid Kings player who came up to ask for it.
At the same time, defensive midfielder Godard has also finished warming up and returned to the coaching bench.
After receiving the football, Madrid Kings left back Gabriel Ngoza quickly threw the football onto the pitch.
He didn't want Manchester United to complete the substitution.
He could see that Chen Xingyi was running out of gas, so he would naturally have to attack his side to have a chance to score.
If Manchester United makes the substitution successfully, won't this loophole be closed?
The football was quickly transferred to Melli's feet on the right wing.
The King of Madrid launched another offensive from this side.
When Meili got the ball, Chen Xingyi gritted his teeth and pressed forward again.
He felt as if his feet were filled with lead, and he had to exert all his strength every time he lifted them.
The knee seems to have reached its limit. If it is bent at a larger angle, it may collapse.
Melly noticed his dilemma and added a change of pace.
He first slowed down and asked Chen Xingyi to slow down as well.
Then before Chen Xingyi could steady his steps, Melli suddenly accelerated and pushed the football horizontally!
Chen Xingyi had to follow immediately.
The thigh muscles swelled and tightened at this moment, and the full power output was on the verge of breaking the string.
After finally catching up with Melli, the latter suddenly made another sudden stop, and at the same time stopped the football with the outside of his right foot, trying to move the ball to break through from the outside.
So Chen Xingyi could only stop suddenly and change direction.
At this time, his legs and knees had reached their limit.
But Melly wasn't going to let him go yet, so he suddenly started it again!
But instead of dribbling the ball to the right, he moved the football to the center again, and he continued to move laterally!
When Chen Xingyi tried to keep up with Meili, his legs finally could no longer support his body. His feet slipped and he fell to the ground.
That is to say, when he fell, Mei Li passed the ball with his right foot to center Mendy Payet in the middle of the penalty area. He then passed by the fallen Chen Xingyi and rushed straight into the penalty area!
Huge boos and screams erupted above the shuttle field!
In the commotion, Mendy Paye, who had his back to the goal, passed the football diagonally to the front of Melli's sprint!
The Argentinian took over the ball, and there were no defenders around him - other Manchester United players had not had time to catch up at this moment.
For a superstar of Merry's caliber, this situation is simply a "point-sending question"!
With no one to defend or interfere with him, he raised his right leg, straightened his instep and shot low!
The ball rushed into the goal from the armpit of goalkeeper Dickinson, who was attacking to block the angle!
"Merry! Merry! Merry—GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!"
Spanish commentator Sanchez couldn't wait to roar in a long voice.
"In the 83rd minute of the game! Melli scored twice! He helped the Madrid Kings regain the lead!!"
"4:3! The King of Madrid survives from a desperate situation! This is almost a winning goal!"
"As expected of Melli! At this critical moment, it is really the performance of a superstar that can determine the outcome of the game!"
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When the football flies into the goal, the various noises of the shuttle field mix together like thunder.
Commentators around the world also went crazy, cheering for Melli's goal.
For neutral commentators, it doesn't matter who reaches the final, whether it's the Kings of Madrid or Manchester United.
They were simply cheering for a wonderful Champions League semi-final.
After scoring the goal, Melli was also very excited. He turned around and ran to the sidelines, waving back and calling his teammates to come up and celebrate.
In stark contrast to the excited Madrid Kings players, the Manchester Athletic players were all dejected, and some were so painful and disappointed that they lay on the ground with their hands covering their faces.
Although it was not the last moment of the game, losing the ball at this time also caused a heavy blow to the mentality of Manchester Athletic players.
When Melly shot, Chen Xingyi got up from the ground.
Seeing Melli score, he almost sat back down again.
Fortunately, he finally put his hands on his knees to support his body and prevented himself from actually sitting down.
"This ball...oh!"
Facing this lost ball, He Feng was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
His inner emotions were very complicated, and he could only console himself by saying, "At least Chen Xingyi doesn't have to miss the national team's training camp."
At this moment, the broadcast camera suddenly cut from the celebrating and sad players to the referee.
I saw him holding the headset with his hand and talking about something...
Everyone will understand instantly when they see this picture.
He Feng, who was still depressed just now, immediately shouted: "The referee is communicating with the video referee team! There is a problem with this ball! Could it be... offside?"
Yan Kang also helped by saying: "I guess Mendy Paye was offside when he caught the ball!"
There was no problem when Melly received the ball. Everyone could see clearly that he was not offside.
So if anything could have gone wrong, it was when Melly passed the ball to Mendy Payet.
The Madrid Kings players, who were celebrating the goal crazily, also stopped, turned around, and looked in the direction of the referee in shock.
The Manchester Athletic players, who were still in a low mood before, also became nervous and looked at the referee nervously.
The noise in the stands has been reduced a lot. Both the home team fans and the away team fans are quiet, waiting for the fate to be pronounced.
The referee did not keep everyone waiting for too long. It only took a short time for him to end the communication with the video referee team and make the final penalty:
I saw him standing there, with one hand raised high and the other flat, pointing to the middle of the Manchester Athletic penalty area... That was exactly where Mendy Paye caught the ball just now!
Immediately afterwards, the television broadcast also provided slow-motion replays of key moments.
When Melly knocked down Chen Xingyi and then pushed the football to Payet, the scene was frozen.
With the help of auxiliary lines generated in real time, every TV viewer can see that Mendy Paye is indeed slightly offside - half of his foot is trailing behind and is in an offside position!
"Offside! Offside! When Melly passed the ball to Paye, Paye was offside! This is... half a foot offside!"
"Due to Payet's offside, Melli's goal was invalid and the score was still tied at 3:3! The buzzer-beater was not established!"
Following the commentators' exclamation, huge cheers instantly erupted from the shuttle field.
The Madrid Kings players who were cheering just now put on "pain masks" in response to this sudden change.
Some people ran to the referee, while others went to the linesman, wanting to discuss their different opinions on offside with them.
Mendy Payet was particularly excited. He yelled at the referee and shook his finger desperately to indicate that he was not offside.
As the captain, Melly did not join in the "siege" on the referee.
He stood there, looking at the referee and then the linesman. The dull expression on his face had not completely dissipated.
From the cloud of happiness when the opponent is defeated to the bottom of the quagmire where the first goal is invalid due to offside, even a experienced player like Melli can hardly withstand such a huge psychological gap for a while...
While the Madrid players were "besieging" the referee, the Manchester Athletic players cheered and celebrated the aftermath of the disaster.
Chen Xingyi, who had been holding on to his body just now, fell down on the turf. His whole body seemed to have collapsed, and he no longer had any strength.