Chapter 155 The Champions League Round of 16 finals are all over! (Fourth update)
Manchester United won a free kick on the left side of the midfield.
Pogba directly lifted the ball into the penalty area. Lukaku's jumping ability has weakened since he gained weight, and he failed to hold down Kjaer and get the first point.
The game starts again.
Manchester United launched a tough attack in the midfield, relying on defense and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
Sevilla continued to launch attacks, but due to concerns about Manchester United's counterattack, they did not dare to deploy too many troops.
Coupled with the fact that Montella failed to make the correct adjustments in time, the results were minimal.
Time passes by every second.
Soon the referee blew the whistle, indicating the official end of the first half of the game.
Apart from the lightning-fast goal at the start, the rest of the game was very dull, leaving many fans with a feeling of anticlimactic success.
After returning to the locker room, Mourinho didn't say much, just praised the players' performance and asked them to continue with the tactics of the first half.
They still have to win at the lowest cost.
Because there is another big game waiting for Manchester United this weekend, that is against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
England's annual drama, the Red Devils derby!
After more than half a year of running-in, Liverpool introduced the powerful Van Dijk and gradually gained momentum in the second half of the league.
This can be clearly seen from the number of goals scored by Salah.
So it will be a tough battle among tough battles. Although Mourinho has absolute confidence in his players and himself, he still needs to be fully prepared.
In the away dressing room next door, Montella was encouraging the Sevilla players, appealing to their emotions and reason.
But this move can only be fully utilized on the basis of sufficient technical and tactical levels. Using it alone will only seem boring and people will not be able to resonate with it.
The fifteen-minute break passed quickly and Old Trafford returned to its bustle.
After the second half of the game started.
Manchester United still focused on defense and seized the opportunity to counterattack in the 76th minute. Lukaku blocked Kjaer and headed the ball to the wing.
Rashford dribbled the ball near the baseline.
The football bypassed all the defensive players and headed straight for Chu Feng who was unguarded at the far end.
Chu Feng easily pushed the ball into the goal, changing the score to 2-0.
This excited the Chinese fans who came from afar, and they cheered the loudest in the stands.
Although this ball looks so ordinary.
There was no suspense in the rest of the game. The only remaining hope of Sevilla players was wiped out, and they played like zombies for the rest of the time.
In the last minute of injury time, Chu Feng's shot hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.
Beep-beep-beep! The game is officially over, Manchester United 2-0 Sevilla.
At the post-match press conference.
"The last time Manchester United reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League was in the 2013-14 season, and then was eliminated by Bayern. Since then, the best result has been the round of 16."
"So I have to praise the Manchester United boys first. They are stronger and more united than last season and they performed very tenaciously in the game."
Mourinho couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Mr Mourinho, what is your goal for the Champions League? The semi-finals?"
The reporter asked.
"Final Four?"
Mourinho raised his eyebrows and said in a clear tone: "I only fight for the championship!"
There was a sudden commotion in the audience, and reporters quickly began to take notes.
I think Mourinho is the best at showing off. Just a few words can make people feel that no one else can do it better than him. There are very few other coaches in the football world who can do that.
"So which team do you hope to face in the quarter-finals?"
The reporter continued to ask questions.
"There is no same-country avoidance principle after the Champions League knockout rounds. All the results are randomly drawn, so... I don't know either."
“We will try our best no matter which team we meet!”
Mourinho did not give the reporters what they wanted.
At this time in another meeting room, Montella got angry and scolded the Sun reporter.
In order to increase the ratings of the Champions League, UEFA divided the round of 16 matches into different time periods for broadcast.
Six hours after the Manchester United game.
Wembley Stadium.
The LED board next to the pitch showed Tottenham 1-2 Juventus.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
Pochettino angrily threw the water bottle to the ground, splashing a large area of water.
In today's match between Tottenham and Juventus, Tottenham got a good advantage at the start. In the 39th minute, Trippier assisted Son Heung-min to score a goal.
If the game ended like this, Tottenham would advance with the advantage of an away goal.
But after the start of the second half, Juventus completely changed their appearance, pressing Tottenham in the half court, with Dybala and Higuain each scoring a goal within three minutes.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Allegri next to him didn't look embarrassed at all.
Another two hours passed.
Camp Nou.
63rd minute of the game.
Messi received a pass from Dembele, performed a dreamy dance outside the penalty area, passed Rudiger and Christensen in succession, and shot into the goal with his left foot.
3-0!
Messi celebrated his goal by pointing his hands to the sky.
Since the 2016 Copa America Centennial, the young boy started growing a beard and has now turned into a "gold miner".
Because he thought it would bring him good luck.
And the facts seem to confirm this. Barcelona has been unbeaten for 38 games throughout the season and is far ahead in the standings, having left second-placed Atletico Madrid and third-placed Real Madrid 11 points ahead.
Barcelona even has a chance to create the legend of winning the championship with 100% again this season.
Messi's goal tally has reached 29, firmly sitting at the top of the scorer list.
This is proof of good luck.
Messi can't help but look forward to this year's Champions League and World Cup, and believes that there will be a good result.
“Messi!!!”
Barcelona fans raised their hands high to worship their king. They firmly believed that under the leadership of Messi, Barcelona could stand at the top of Europe again.
Valverde was smiling happily on the sidelines.
During his time as coach of Athletic Bilbao, he not only led the team to rank in the top 7 of La Liga all year round, but also defeated Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup in the 15/16 season, ruining Barcelona's unprecedented coronation ceremony of winning 6 championships.
He was once called "the best coach in the world" by fans! After taking over the coaching position of Barcelona this season, he won the trust of Barcelona players, mainly Messi, with his superb tactical level and smooth interpersonal skills.
The results are naturally very good. So he is ambitious to create a new era, surpassing Guardiola's "Dream Four Era".
It would be great to win the Champions League and the league in the first year.
When the game ended, the score remained unchanged and Chelsea failed to create a miracle.
Messi scored twice and Dembele scored one goal.
Chelsea's Champions League journey has officially come to an end.
Conte pulled a bunch of hair from his head and said in the post-match interview: "The players are 'everyone is selfish', Christensen played like shit!"
Almost out of control.
reason?
Perhaps he does not want to repeat Mourinho's mistake of being dismissed in the locker room due to players' rebellion. Instead of waiting for the players to force him to abdicate, he might as well take the initiative to retaliate against the players.
Anyway, let me satisfy my urge to talk about it first.
(End of this chapter)