The Champions League final at the Luzhniki Stadium had come to the end of the regular period!
But the end of today's game was like the final decisive battle on the battlefield!
Manchester United's all-out attack with an imposing momentum would not give Real Madrid a chance.
It could even be said that the chance was very good.
Because the space behind the defensive line was too big.
In the 84th minute of the game, when Giggs cut into the middle to receive Scholes' pass and his shot in the penalty area was blocked by Cannavaro with his body, Qin Xiong controlled the football outside the penalty area.
He flicked the ball horizontally on the spot to avoid Scholes' pressing, and after turning around, he directly lifted his leg to pass the ball over the top!
Raúl started on the midfield line and strode past Ferdinand, who needed to turn around to chase. But when the football fell, he could not stop the ball immediately. Instead, it was as if the football hit his foot and accelerated towards Manchester United's penalty area.
This allowed Edwin van der Sar to directly confiscate the ball on the way out.
There were sighs in the stands. Although the Real Madrid fans felt lucky that a two-goal lead was enough to ensure the team picked up the Champions League trophy, it was always better to score more goals.
Manchester United could not care so much at this time.
Even Vidic rushed up to snatch the ball in the penalty area with a header!
In the 86th minute of the game, Ronaldo controlled the ball on the left side of the front field. He pretended to lift his leg to pass past Ramos. When he dribbled the ball horizontally again, Qin Xiong blocked in front of him.
If it were any other time, Ronaldo would definitely try to break past Qin Xiong. At least he did not think it would be difficult. Just like the two players swapped positions, it would not be difficult for Qin Xiong to try to break past Ronaldo.
But now there was not much time left in the game. In order to ensure that he did not lose the ball, Ronaldo made a prompt decision to cross the ball to the right side.
Giggs dribbled the ball down the right side and then diagonally passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area.
Tevez ran diagonally to gain control of the ball before Guti, and he took advantage of the situation to shoot!
The football flew towards the middle of the goal. Casillas's line of sight was blocked the moment Tevez shot. He was caught off guard when he saw the football flying towards him. He used his hands to block the ball on the spot!
Vidic was just about to head the ball in, but he was hugged by Pepe from behind and fell to the ground!
Vidic shouted before he even got up. Clearly, he thought that Pepe's actions were enough to constitute a foul!
A foul in the penalty area was a penalty kick!
But just as he was lying on the ground and turning his head to look, he suddenly shut his mouth because he saw a Manchester United player rush up and kick the ball back in the direction of the goal before Cannavaro.
Casillas was powerless to reverse the situation!
The ball went into the net!
"Rooney! With less than five minutes left in the game, Wayne Rooney scored a goal for Manchester United and narrowed the gap to one goal again!
Will Manchester United create a miracle?
They are now only one goal behind. In 1999 at the Nou Camp, Manchester United's last-minute equalizer and winner was still unforgettable. Today at the Luzhniki Stadium, will the Red Devils and Manchester United be able to create a miracle again? "
Other than Manchester United's first goal scored by Ronaldo, Manchester United carried out a collective goal celebration. After that, Manchester United raced against time to prepare for the kickoff after a goal.
This time was no exception. Rooney rushed straight into the goal after breaking the goal, picked up the ball and ran back.
Vidic also said a few words to the referee on the way back, which roughly meant that Pepe should be given a yellow card as punishment for his foul just now.
The referee ignored it.
The Real Madrid players were breathing heavily at this time.
Manchester United, the Red Devils, made them feel a lot of pressure.
It felt like they could not be beaten to death!
If it were any other opponent, they might have already given up when the score was 4: 2. The better ones, even if they still had the ability to fight, certainly would not become more courageous as the game went on!
Old manager Bosque stood up and walked to the sidelines. He made a gesture with both hands to calm the hearts of the players.
But the Real Madrid players looked up at the big screen. The time on it had already reached 87 minutes.
There was still about five minutes left in the game, including injury stoppage time.
The score was 4: 3.
Real Madrid was only one goal ahead of Manchester United.
What should they do at this time?
Most of the Real Madrid players had questioning expressions on their faces.
Defend to the death? Or continue to attack?
At this moment, they must unify their thinking!
Once everyone was divided, Manchester United might seize the opportunity to equalize the score or even reverse the situation!
Bosque's gesture seemed to have made everyone understand what to do.
But what about the specifics?
How many players were defending? Were they still going to attack?
This would be something that the attacking group would decide on their own.
Before kickoff, Snede, Qin Xiong, Raúl, and Robben stood together.
Snede wiped his sweat and said, "Manchester United will definitely attack like just now. I'll retreat to defend and find an opportunity to send the ball to the front field. Looking at Manchester United's posture, our safest approach is to leave only one player in the attacking end."
Robben nodded silently, although he was not the kind of player who was willing to put in a lot of effort in the defensive end.
But today's game was the Champions League final. He also had a goal. He did not want his efforts to go to waste.
Qin Xiong also felt that it was better to be safe at this time.
Although he personally wanted to attack from the beginning to the end, he always had to put the team's interests first.
He nodded and said, "That's it then. I'll go back to participate in the defense. Leave the captain alone in front. If there's an opportunity, pass the ball to him directly. But try not to pass the ball under your feet. If you pass the ball behind you, even if you can't grasp the opportunity, you can delay Manchester United's offensive speed and waste some time so that our rear defensive line can slow down."
Except for Raúl, the three men felt that the strategic plan had been finalized. But just as Qin Xiong was about to step forward to kick off, Raúl pressed one hand on Qin Xiong's shoulder.
Qin Xiong turned to look at Raúl and was surprised to see Raúl's serious expression. He said to him in a deep voice, "You stay in the front. I'll go back to defend!"
At this moment, the eyes between the two men met as if they contained incomprehensible heaviness and sustenance.
Bernabéu's King of the Rings, Raúl, Real Madrid's captain, used to sacrifice himself to participate in the defense because of the tactics and the team's lineup. He was cautious and conscientious and had no regrets under the doubts of the outside world.
However, when people no longer had expectations for Raúl, how could Raúl not want to return to the front line to make a name for himself?
This season, he got what he wanted and returned to the front line to make a killing!
He also basically got rid of the engineering task.
But at the real final moment of today's world-watched Champions League final, Raúl took the initiative to take on the defensive task and entrusted Real Madrid's only offensive hope to Qin Xiong!
This was the resolve he had as the captain.
The team's interests always came first!
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