Ten minutes of overtime have already passed.
The atmosphere in the Luzhniki stands had already completely reversed.
The equalizer in stoppage time, coupled with Leeds United's one-sided onslaught after the start of extra time, turned the crowd singing loudly in the stands from Manchester United fans to Leeds United fans.
Just now.
It was supposed to be a rare attacking opportunity for Manchester United after the game went into extra time.
Unfortunately, after several passes, Rooney's final shot was too rushed and straight at Neuer, who easily caught it.
Neuer, who was keeping a close eye on the situation on the field, blocked the ball but did not fall to the ground as usual.
Instead, he immediately ran forward a few steps and threw the ball with great force, sending it directly to the left flank.
Leeds United launched a swift counter-attack on the spot!
It was described as a swift counterattack.
That's not entirely true.
Because Manchester United's overall formation was affected by fatigue, they didn't press too high in the attack just now.
When Kolarov on the left wing received Neuer's powerful throw-in.
Manchester United's four defenders, along with Carrick and Hargreaves who had dropped back to the defensive midfield position, were already in position in their own half.
So when Kolarov dribbled the ball across the halfway line...
Leeds United's receiving point.
Only Bale, who was in front of Kolarov, and Adriano, who was rapidly cutting in on the right.
I glanced at Adriano's position.
Kolarov, whose stamina was also nearly depleted, abandoned the idea of making a long pass to the right and instead passed the ball to Bale, who was calling for it on the wing.
Manchester United sees Bale with the ball.
Wes Brown, who was in front of Bale, and Rooney, who was behind Kolarov, immediately moved closer to Bale. In addition to the two of them, Ferdinand, who was positioned relatively far back, also ran over from the side to support him, with the aim of preventing Bale from easily increasing his speed.
Unlike Kolarov, who started the game.
Bale came on in the second half.
In other words.
His stamina is definitely sufficient. If the Welshman gets going, no one in Manchester United's backfield can catch him!
But even so.
A very strange scene still occurred on the field.
It looks like Bale is just dribbling the ball at a constant speed.
Wes Brown, who was in front of him, didn't dare to make a move rashly, while Rooney, who was behind him, was chasing desperately, but for some reason, he just couldn't catch up with Bale and always seemed to be a body length behind Bale.
About three seconds later.
Bale dribbled the ball forward to a position roughly parallel to the Manchester United penalty area line.
It was clear that only Adriano was coming up from the right.
Bale suddenly exerted force with his feet.
He flicked the ball inward with his left foot, changed direction, and charged sideways towards Manchester United's penalty area.
Seeing Bale's move, Rooney and Wes Brown both realized what was happening.
The two have been playing for 110 minutes.
My body can't keep up!
Rooney simply gave up running.
By the time Wes Brown adjusted his center of gravity and was about to kick, Bale had already pulled away by half a body length.
The Welshman was about to break into the penalty area.
Ferdinand, who was watching from the sidelines, knew he couldn't wait any longer and immediately moved closer to Bale from the front.
To avoid colliding with Ferdinand, Bale didn't take such a big step next.
That's exactly right.
Wes Brown saw an opportunity and the outstanding Manchester United right-back, who had been in excellent form this season, didn't hesitate to make a sliding tackle.
But just as he was about to celebrate his precise tackle...
An unexpected event occurred.
The imagined impact of the toe hitting the soccer ball did not occur.
Wes Brown looked up.
Bale moved quickly with his left foot. Just as he was about to touch the ball, he first flicked it to the right to avoid his tackle, and then quickly flicked it back to the left with the outside of his foot.
This series of footwork micro-management.
Not only did Bale evade Wes Brown's tackle, but he also dodged Ferdinand's outstretched leg, allowing him to break directly into Manchester United's empty penalty area!
"One-on-one! Bale has used his incredible individual ability to tear apart Manchester United's defense!" Lineker roared, his face flushed.
Seeing that things were not going well, Schmechelen immediately rushed out from in front of the goal, knelt down on the ground, and spread his arms to maximize his defensive coverage.
Bale, who quickly caught up with the ball, didn't think twice and poked it towards the goal with the tip of his left foot.
"Bale's shot—!!! Oh dear, it was blocked by the timely arrival of Schmechet and bounced into the air..." Lineker's cheers came to an abrupt halt.
But the next second...
At the point where the ball was about to land, a figure in a white jersey quickly positioned himself, and then he lightly jumped up from behind Vidic, who was waiting for the ball to fall, and headed the ball into the unguarded Manchester United goal!
“Gooooooooooooooool!!! Adriano!!! It’s him again—!!!!!” Reinkel screamed in a drawn-out tone.
"A last-minute winner!!! A last-minute winner!!!" Zola and Jon jumped up excitedly. "Leeds United 2-1!!! The score has been reversed!!! In the 111th minute, the situation on the field completely turned around!!! Now, the Champions League trophy is closer to Leeds United than Manchester United!!!"
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Luzhniki Stadium erupted!
The loudest cheers ever erupted from the stands, as if they wanted to lift the roof off Luzhniki Stadium!
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