For Lyon's players, for Houllier and Knicks, and for the nearly 50,000 Lyon fans in the stands, it was truly a nightmare.
However, it seems this nightmare will soon end!
Lyon restarted the game with a whistle from Ossat.
This time, the person who kicked off was Govou.
Benzema received the ball from Govou, but instead of making the same choice as Govou, he dribbled the ball directly towards Leeds United's half!
Young people are full of passion.
Although most people now believe that Lyon has no chance of making a comeback, Benzema doesn't believe it!
Twenty-year-old Benzema's eyes were resolute: if his teammates couldn't do it, then he would do it himself!
But on the football field, no matter how strong a person is, there are limits. Not everyone is Pelé or Maradona.
After using his strong physique and explosiveness to evade the pressure from Ibrahimovic and Kaká, Benzema was eventually stopped by Alonso on the left side of Leeds United's penalty area.
Fortunately, Benzema's breakthrough earned Lyon a free kick in the attacking third.
This was Lyon's only chance to get the ball directly into the Leeds United penalty area since the start of the second half!
Soon, Juninho took the free kick, delivering a precise lob pass that sent the ball flying at high speed toward the Leeds United goal.
The Leeds United penalty area was packed with people at that moment.
Juninho's pass was also very clever, the distance to the goal was quite ambiguous, neither too close nor too far.
Neuer hesitated for a moment in front of the goal, but still decided to attack!
Although several Lyon players were interfering with him, Neuer had the advantage of using his hands. After jumping up, Govou, who wanted to contest the header, could only watch helplessly as Neuer punched the ball out of the penalty area over his head.
But Neuer didn't hit the ball very far; the first bounce was inside Leeds United's penalty area.
Shelstrom, who had been hiding outside the Leeds United penalty area, was very focused. As soon as he saw where the ball was going to land, he rushed towards it!
Just as he touched the football.
The next second.
A dark shadow appeared before his eyes, and then Shelstrom felt a sharp pain in his right foot. With a cry of "Ah!", he clutched his right leg and collapsed in the Leeds United penalty area!
"Oh dear, Kompany's foot went too high! This is probably a penalty!"
Osato's whistle corroborated Ron's statement.
Shelstrom had just fallen to the ground when he heard a whistle behind him.
Unsurprisingly, Kompany's hasty high kick that caught Kellerström resulted in a yellow card from Orsato, who also awarded Lyon a crucial penalty!
One minute later.
Juninho scored, helping Lyon pull one back, making the score 2-4!
This goal brought a glimmer of life back to the Olympic Park stadium. The home fans, who had almost given up hope, felt their spirits lift again, and their cheers gradually rose once more.
In their view, there were still more than 30 minutes left in the game, and they were only two goals down, so they still had a chance to equalize!
But what they didn't know was...
The Leeds United players are furious!
With only two goals left to triple the prize money, the opponent narrowed the gap again in less than two minutes.
Those who block someone's path to wealth are like murderers of their parents!
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In the 82nd minute, the match was gradually coming to an end.
Sun Jihai, who had just replaced Cannavaro, received a goal kick from Neuer in the backfield. He looked up at the front of the field and, without hesitation, launched a long pass!
This pass almost spanned the entire field.
The ball landed less than 20 meters from Lyon's penalty area.
Lyon's defense is desperately tracking back.
But among the group of blue figures, a figure in a white jersey suddenly emerged!
Bell!
It's Bale again!
The Welshman, when running off the ball, was arguably the fastest of the 22 players on the field!
He used speed to demonstrate what it means to be the ultimate martial artist – speed is the only way to win!
When the football falls from the sky.
Bale, running at high speed, had already pulled two body lengths ahead of Squillaci and Claire behind him.
Stop the ball.
It's packed.
Just three seconds.
Bale has already dribbled the ball into Lyon's penalty area.
Next came an incredibly precise left-footed shot.
"One-on-one!! Bale is in such great form today!!" Lineker's voice trembled. "Shot!!! Coupet had no chance!!! 5-2!!! Leeds United scores again!!!"
"A hat-trick!!! Bale has completed a hat-trick!!! This is also his first career Champions League hat-trick!!!" Hunt wasn't much better off than Lineker, "Leeds United have extended their lead to three goals!!! I still maintain that this series is over!!!"
Bale scored with a single blow.
Li Shiguang, who was originally facing the field, turned around and swung his arm forcefully. Of course, after raising his arm above his head, the gesture that Lyon fans hated so much changed to "5".
But this is not the end.
Five minutes later.
Lyon's defense, already stunned, made a mistake.
Squillaci passed the ball forward, but it ended up at Kaká's feet.
Kaka dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area, and after attracting the attention of Squillaci and Revere, he passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, who had been waiting on the right side of the penalty area for some time.
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