On April 3, in the 29th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Schalke 04 away.
Twenty-three minutes into the game, when Su Dong retreated to get the ball, he was fouled by Schalke center back Bordon behind him. The referee gave Bordon a yellow card and Bayern one at the same time.
Direct free kick from the edge of the penalty area.
Su Dong personally took the penalty and succeeded in one fell swoop. With a wonderful falling ball, he broke through Schalke's goal and opened the scoring for Bayern, one to zero!
Three minutes later, Bayern completed a steal in the frontcourt. Thomas Muller got the ball and cut horizontally in front of the penalty area and passed it diagonally to the left side of the penalty area. Olic got the ball diagonally from the left rib and passed it back to the middle. Su
Dong easily followed up and hit the shot, two to zero!
After taking a two-goal lead, Heynckes replaced Sudong at halftime to save his energy for Wednesday's Champions League match.
But in the second half, Schalke 04 suddenly launched a fierce attack, causing Bayern a lot of trouble. They even got a goal back and once kicked Bayern into a very embarrassing situation.
Fortunately, in the end, Bayern struggled to hold on to the score and defeated their opponent 2-1 away from home.
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In mid-week, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayern will welcome Manchester United at the Allianz Arena.
A week ago, after Bayern suffered a reversal from a 2-3 loss at home, last weekend we ushered in the Premier League's most exciting top-ranking battle, facing Chelsea at home.
As a result, Manchester United, which had just defeated Bayern in the Champions League, was overthrown by Chelsea led by Carlo Ancelotti at their home court. Two goals from Joe Cole and Drogba allowed Manchester United to win at Old Trafford.
Rufford Stadium suffered two consecutive defeats.
After this defeat, Manchester United also gave up its position as the leader in the Premier League standings, falling behind Chelsea with a two-point disadvantage. Ancelotti's team counterattacked and climbed to the top.
With only five games left in the Premier League, Ferguson's Manchester United situation is in a precarious position.
Many voices have even begun to question that with the unlikely chance of reversing Bayern in the Champions League away game, Ferguson's team may even lose the Premier League championship that was already within easy reach, and in the end they will only have the League Cup as a fig leaf.
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It is worth mentioning that Guardiola's Manchester City's performance improved in the second half.
Although they lost to Manchester United in the League Cup semi-finals, their ranking in the Premier League standings rose to sixth place.
Since the League Cup champion belongs to Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have entered the FA Cup semi-finals, and these three teams are all ranked at the top of the Premier League. Therefore, as long as Manchester City can maintain the sixth position in the Premier League, it will be able to win next season.
Qualifying to participate in the Europa League, although it is a bit disgraceful, is still qualified for the European competition.
Guardiola's team has generally continued the characteristics of the first half. It has strong ball control ability, but its offense is not sharp enough. This has led to Manchester City's situation in the Premier League being quite unfavorable. If it hadn't been for a wave of three games recently.
The winning streak has raised the ranking to sixth, and it is estimated that it is still ranked around ten.
Next, Manchester City's most important task is to maintain the top six in the league and ensure qualification for the Europa League.
As for the Champions League, Blue Moon is still several laundromats behind the top four.
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Perhaps due to the two consecutive defeats at Old Trafford, Ferguson played a bit too conservatively at the Allianz Arena.
There was a rush at the beginning, creating a dangerous situation in front of Bayern's goal, but Rooney's shot was saved by Neuer.
The subsequent corner kick failed to create a threat.
But what Manchester United did next was a bit confusing.
Ferguson shrank the entire midfield back and actively gave up the dominance of the midfield to Bayern. All possession and rhythm were transferred to Bayern, and he concentrated on defensive counterattacks.
But the problem is that Manchester United's defensive counterattack was not resolute.
The team is trailing 3-2, and the situation is more serious than Bayern. If you give up the initiative, does that mean you are leaving your destiny in Bayern's hands?
However, Heynckes is also as cunning as a fox. If Manchester United gives up the ball and the midfield, he will take it all. But on the offensive end, he is not willing to take any risks. He will slowly and leisurely wear you out to see who can outlast you.
who.
Anyway, time is on Bayern's side.
Another point worth noting is that Bayern also has an advantage in terms of physical fitness.
First of all, the Bundesliga has a winter break. Although the winter break this season is relatively short, there is still a month. Bayern used this month to restore their physical fitness and condition, and at the same time, they also prepared for the second half of the season.
reserve.
Not only that, because Bayern has almost no opponents in the Bundesliga, Heynckes can have more room for rotation. Even when facing powerful opponents like Schalke, Bayern dares to make extensive rotations.
Let the main players rest.
But not Manchester United.
In the last five games, Manchester United's opponents are Liverpool, Bolton, Bayern, Chelsea and Bayern.
It can be said that except for Bolton, no team is easy to play. Among them, Bayern and Chelsea are together, especially the previous two consecutive losses, which puts Manchester United in a very bad situation.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Ferguson's formation in this game seemed to be concerned about gains and losses.
It is estimated that he is also very hesitant and wants to compete in the Champions League again, but is worried about affecting the results in the league.
After playing Bayern, Manchester United will soon go to the away game to challenge Blackburn.
This team has a nickname called Violent Ben. It has only lost one game at home this season, and that was to Tottenham Hotspur. Even Chelsea and Liverpool failed to win away from home, and Arsenal was even more away from home.
Broken halberd.
There are too many home teams like this in the Premier League, and Ferguson has to consider that after losing the battle at the top of the table, if they lose another point against Blackburn, then Manchester United will be finished after they have worked hard all season.
The league, the Champions League, the FA Cup, and the treble that we had hoped for when we won the League Cup all came to nothing.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, Ferguson is also hesitating whether to give it a try.
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The game was deadlocked.
The entire first half went on in a dull manner, with neither side able to create a threatening offense.
Manchester United lacks enterprising spirit, and Bayern is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
After the start of the second half, Manchester United rebounded slightly, but Bayern began to exert pressure and the game remained deadlocked.
Until the 70th minute, Ferguson replaced two players at once, replacing Carrick with Berbatov and replacing Park Ji-sung with Valencia, decisively strengthening the attack in the frontcourt.
Especially the double forward combination of Berbatov and Rooney showed his determination.
But just when Ferguson was desperate and determined to counterattack, in the 74th minute, Ribery dribbled the ball from the left side of the frontcourt and cut inward laterally. When he crossed into the penalty area, he was tripped by Gary Neville, winning Bayern a penalty.
A free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
This position is 23 meters away from the goal, on the left side of the center.
Su Dong stood at the penalty spot without hesitation, which made the Manchester United players feel very nervous. Ferguson kept calling the players on the sidelines, asking them to stay focused, with his heart in his throat.
I saw Su Dong slowly running forward. After standing firmly with his left foot, he quickly kicked a curve ball with his right foot.
The ball quickly climbed up, crossed the high jumping wall, made an arc, dropped rapidly, and hit the upper left corner of the goal.
Dead spot!
An absolute blind spot!
The ball almost missed the angle between the crossbar and the uprights and entered Manchester United's goal.
One to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 74th minute, Su Dong scored a wonderful direct free kick that penetrated Manchester United's goal!"
The entire Allianz Arena also erupted in deafening cheers.
All Bayern fans were cheering crazily and celebrating the goal.
Ferguson shook his head in frustration on the sidelines, obviously mentally prepared for such a result, but unable to do anything about it.
Ever since their tragic reversal in the first round, Manchester United was doomed to be passive, especially when faced with a guy like Heynckes who is as steady as an old dog. He never takes risks.
But soon, Ferguson gritted his teeth, turned around and walked to the bench, signaling Giggs to come on.
He wants to fight hard!
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In the 75th minute, Giggs came on as a substitute, replacing Nani, who had an average performance in the game.
Both teams started to work hard.
The pace of the game is constantly increasing, and the atmosphere in the stadium is becoming more and more tense.
First, Scholes was given a red card for a foul on Ribery, and then Valencia forced a breakthrough and passed the ball, but Pepe blocked it out of the bottom line.
Giggs took the corner kick and quickly drove the ball to the center. Vidic hit the header with a header.
One to one!
The Manchester United players were crazy excited!
Every Red Devils player was like a wolf, howling in waves.
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After equalizing the score, Manchester United launched a fierce attack on Bayern, almost to the point of ignoring the defense behind them. This made Bayern very passive. Heynckes also made continuous substitutions in an attempt to stabilize the situation.
In the 83rd minute, at a critical moment when Bayern was under great pressure, Sudong completed a steal on Evra near the midline.
After successfully intercepting the ball, Su Dong single-handedly dribbled the ball straight towards Manchester United's goal.
Vidic desperately chased back, trying to stop Su Dong.
But as soon as the two came into contact, Su Dong passed the ball and used his speed to surpass Vidic.
In an instant, the entire Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena cheered excitedly.
Van der Sar abandoned the goal and even rushed out of the penalty area and went straight to the ball passed by Su Dong behind Vidic. However, Su Dong was not slow either. He caught up with him as quickly as possible and took the lead.
Before Van der Sar, he took a shot and poked the ball.
The ball avoided Van der Sar and fell into the penalty area behind him.
Su Dong continued to sprint, stretched out his hand to break away from Van der Sar's entanglement, and did not let the Dutch goalkeeper pull him down. Instead, he continued to sprint forward, caught up with the ball at the edge of the small penalty area, and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal.
But Su Dong also lost speed, fell out of the stadium, and hit the billboard on the sidelines.
In the final stage of the game, Su Dong ran a long distance of 50 meters and the ball passed twice at an accelerated speed. Su Dong was already out of breath.
The Bayern fans in the stadium were shouting his name crazily, but he was lying straight on the sidelines, breathing rapidly.
The whistle that marked the goal was extremely clear amid the cheers that filled the sky.