"Zlatan!!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic!!! He helped Leeds United pull one back!!! There are still four minutes left in the game, Leeds United still have hope!!!" Lineker jumped up from his seat. Ibrahimovic's goal gave him hope.
"Don't get excited, old man, or you'll have a heart attack," Jon joked from the side. "I have some not-so-good news for you. Manchester United's match is over, and they beat Sunderland 1-0. If this match had gone to a 2-2 draw, Manchester United would have won the title."
"That's why you have to keep going!" Lineker nervously clutched the hem of his shirt, his eyes glued to the television, unwilling to say anything more.
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Old Trafford.
The match has ended, with Manchester United defeating Sunderland 1-0.
The atmosphere on both benches didn't seem to change after the game ended.
The players from both teams gathered in small groups and chatted.
Rooney, who had returned to the bench, sat down and was unconsciously biting his fingernails. Judging from the expression on his face, he was probably a little nervous.
And not a single fan in the stands left the stadium.
Everyone was either sitting or standing in their seats, and some people were constantly talking on their phones.
Some people were staring intently at the electronic screen above Old Trafford, because in the lower right corner of the screen, there was another small score of 2:2.
"Alex, there are four minutes left over there, the score is 2-2, Leeds United just pulled one back!" Ferran's voice trembled slightly.
"Okay! Got it!"
Ferguson turned his gaze from the electronic screen to the championship trophy placed at the entrance of the players' tunnel.
Four minutes left!
Li Shiguang, God probably won't bless a non-religious Easterner like you!
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God certainly won't bless Easterners, at least not Li Shiguang, who doesn't believe in Him.
But Leeds United players will!
After the goal, the atmosphere at Elland Road Stadium exploded. The previous lifelessness was completely reversed, with the deafening cheers of the fans even drowning out Eddie Gray's voice from the speakers. Fans who were about to leave stopped in their tracks, pulling out their phones to call their friends and family who had already left the stadium, urging them to come back!
Li Shiguang forcibly suppressed his urge to cheer and celebrate.
On the sidelines, he clapped enthusiastically at Ibrahimovic, who was running back with the ball in his arms: "Well done! Zlatan!! Keep it up!! We still have a chance!!"
Seeing the players back in their positions, Atkinson checked his watch and blew the whistle to restart the game.
Sunderland have already lost away from home!
Head coach Warnock has just informed his players of the situation from the sidelines.
For Sheffield United, the most important thing now is to hold onto the 2-2 scoreline. If they can get just one point today, they will secure their place in the league.
Now it seems that achieving this goal is not difficult, after all, there are only three minutes left in the game.
After Sheffield United kicked off, they immediately passed the ball to their own half.
Leeds United weren't going to let them get away with it. Hearing Atkinson's whistle, the three forwards took off running towards Sheffield United's half, with Ibrahimovic charging straight toward the direction the ball was rolling.
Faced with Leeds United's pressing, Sheffield United's players passed the ball around a few times, stalling for time, before finally managing to get it into their own penalty area. Goalkeeper Kenny then launched a long ball towards midfield, simultaneously regaining possession for Leeds United.
This whole process took about a minute.
After Alonso controlled the ball, all 11 Sheffield United players had returned to their own half.
Looking up, Alonso slowly advanced towards the opponent's half with the ball. At this point, all the opposing players were clustered around their own penalty area, and no one came up to defend until Alonso had run past the center circle.
However, problems also exist, because Alonso couldn't find a target to pass to, and each of his teammates was being marked by at least one opposing player.
Left with no other option, Alonso had to pass the ball to Torres, who had dropped back to receive it.
Because Torres dropped quite deep, Sheffield United didn't have anyone specifically follow him. It wasn't until he turned with the ball that Gillespie came over, bending down to lower his center of gravity in an attempt to prevent Torres from breaking through.
Torres glanced at Gillespie, then flicked the ball to his left with his right foot and immediately followed up, making it look like he wanted to break through the defense.
But Gillespie reacted quickly; instead of making a move, he followed Torres closely.
"Here, Fernando!"
Just as I was thinking about what to do next, a voice came from directly in front of me.
Torres looked up and saw Ibrahimovic waving at him, holding off the opposing defender in front of the penalty area, asking for the ball.
Without hesitation, Torres passed the ball to Ibrahimovic and then started running diagonally towards Sheffield United's penalty area!
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"The game is almost over. Atkinson is already checking his watch. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be Leeds United's last attack of the game!" Unlike Lineker, who was so nervous that he couldn't speak, Jon had been keeping some of his attention on the referee, Atkinson.
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