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Chapter 0253 stalemate and counterattack

After scoring the goal, Rooney turned around and ran away, ran all the way out of the stadium, rushed directly to the fan stands, opened his arms, clenched his fists, and shouted with all his strength.

The fans in the front row reached out to grab Rooney's bare head, while the fans in the audience made deafening cheers.

Old Trafford Stadium is like an explosion!

No one expected that less than a minute of the game, Rooney scored a long shot. In less than three minutes, he scored a goal with a zero-angle shot to break through Monaco's goal!

His condition is really outstanding!

Manchester United players are in excellent form tonight!

Rooney roared excitedly at the fans in the stands, and the teammates behind him rushed forward and pulled him back.

Everyone was so excited, so excited.

1:0, total score 4:4!

According to this score, Manchester United will eliminate Monaco and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, because according to the rules of the Champions League, if the total score is flat, the team with more away goals will advance, while Manchester United has three away goals, and Monaco's away goals are temporarily zero.

In other words, Rooney's goal completely reversed Monaco!

How can a player called Manchester United not be excited?

The teammates cheered loudly beside Rooney's ears, and the sound of the scene was surging, so he couldn't tell who was talking. The only thing he could be sure of was that these guys were not much better than him.

Every Manchester United player is extremely excited and excited.

Champions League semi-finals! They have seen the semi-finals waving!

For any team, being able to enter the Champions League semi-finals is a huge success.

Manchester United is no exception. Even if they are the defending champions, their team has won four Champions League trophys in their team history!

The United people's celebration continued until the referee came to stop their celebration after receiving a complaint from Monaco players, and they returned to the court and prepared to continue the game.

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On the sidelines, Monaco head coach Jardin was a little angry, angry, and confused.

He knew that Monaco would definitely face huge pressure at Old Trafford, but he never expected that his team would concede the goal in the away game by lightning.

Yarding was also a coach who had been experienced in battle. He quickly forced himself to calm down and think about how to deal with the game next.

Manchester United started the game with all his offense, and they must have focused on practicing offense and defense against Monaco before the game, which made Manchester United play so smoothly at the start, and Rooney's condition was indeed overwhelming.

But these are no longer important. The most important thing is that Monaco is now behind and the pace of the game is chaotic. What should I do? Should I push myself out and fight next? Or should I stabilize my position first and plan slowly?

Yalding frowned and was entangled for a while, and secretly gritted her teeth. She walked to the sidelines to signal the team to actively counterattack and must control the ball again and strive to score another goal.

This is also a helpless move, because Monaco is now at a disadvantage. If his team does not take the initiative to score goals, there will be no chance.

Moreover, Monaco's attack line is very strong, at least more reliable than their defense line. At this time, Jaldin chose to trust his offensive players.

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After Rooney scored a goal, Monaco began to want to control the situation of the game. However, Manchester United obviously did not want to win the advantage that they finally came to the game and gave it to their opponents. The three offensive players in the frontcourt began to actively press against Monaco's defenders, and the midfield also pressed players including Moutinho and Baccaryoco, which made it difficult for Monaco to effectively pass the ball to the frontcourt.

It was not until the tenth minute that Monaco got a chance. Falcao shot about fifteen meters away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area, but the shot was blocked by Smalling and then flew out of the baseline, which did not pose much threat to Manchester United's goal.

Three minutes later, Monaco launched another long pass. Kulibali judged the landing point in advance and blocked Lacazette with his body, forcing the latter to commit a foul while fighting, and was whistled by the referee and warned.

Both attacks failed to threaten, Monaco's offense was obviously not as sharp as it was at home.

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During the game, Rooney actively pressed and pressed the frontcourt, and was also observing his opponents. He found that the reason why Monaco performed poorly was not only because Manchester United had taken the lead at the beginning, lost their spirits and messed up the rhythm, but also because their physical fitness was indeed very bad.

This week, not only Manchester United played in Wednesdays, but Monaco was the same. After a fierce battle with Manchester United in the middle of last week, they played against Dijon again on the weekend.

Dijon is deeply involved in the relegation zone and is under great pressure to relegation at the moment. They played very tenaciously at the Luis II Stadium. Monaco scored two goals in the second half when he conceded one goal in the first half, and won a difficult victory, continuing to lead the Ligue 1 standings with a 3-point advantage.

Monaco does not have the thickness of a bench like Manchester United, and can carry out large-scale rotations. Although Jardin has made every effort to rotate in some positions, he does not dare to rotate easily for key players in the team, especially during the critical period of competing for the championship with Paris Saint-Germain.

Therefore, many Monaco players also played for 90 minutes in the Ligue 1 league on weekends.

There were three fierce battles in six days, and the most obvious thing was that they all looked very tired.

After conceding the ball, Manchester United always launches counter-attacks on the spot as soon as possible, not just to grab the ball, but to delay the opponent. This reflects the player's physical fitness and running ability advantages. On the one hand, it is because of tactics and habits, and on the other hand, it is physical fitness. When Monaco grabbed the ball and scored the front of Manchester United's penalty area, Manchester United's defense was basically in place, and the next step is the tough battle.

But on the other hand, after several times Manchester United intercepted the ball, they made a quick counterattack, which could quickly create a threat.

For example, when the game reached the 20th minute, when Monaco left-back Mendy got the ball and Rooney rushed towards him quickly, the young French left-back was not sure whether it was because of Rooney's reputation as the number one player in the world, or because he was mentally unprepared, and he seemed a little panicked and rushed back to central defender Glic.

But what's so bad is that Harry Kane is near Glic and immediately intercepted the Polish defender.

Glic lost the ball, Harry Kane dribbled into the penalty area and shot directly. However, this shot came in a hurry, and the shot was too pursuing the angle and did not use force, and was saved by Subasic as if he was helpless.

The Monaco goalkeeper made a very critical save!

When the ball flew out, Rashford caught up and found a bargain, but at the critical moment, Jemoson cleared the ball first.

Although the crisis was resolved, Mendy's mistake still made Monaco sweat.

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After insisting on attacking for more than twenty minutes, Manchester United finally chose to counterattack defensively.

Monaco's physical fitness was obviously problematic, and he was caught off guard at the beginning, which made their players seem a little unexcited and the enthusiasm for the game was not enough. At least compared with Manchester United players who were like bloody at home, Monaco was not as excited as Manchester United in terms of excitement, even if they were compared with the first round, they were not as good as Manchester United.

Starting from the 25th minute, with Manchester United's full transfer, the game started to play a bit dull.

Monaco created a very good opportunity in the 28th minute. After Bernardo Silva dribbled the ball and forced it forward, he passed the ball over the top to the right side of the penalty area. Falcao directly volleyed the ball at a small angle, but ended up directly on the side net.

If this ball is scored, it will be very similar to Rooney's shot just now.

However, although Falcao is also a top striker, his strength is still a bit worse than Rooney, who is in good shape now.

Neither side created too many opportunities after that. After experiencing the start, Manchester United chose to defend and counterattack. Monaco was not in a particularly ideal state and was suppressed again. The rhythm was a bit chaotic and he was unable to perform his ideal performance.

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During the halftime break, both Rooney and head coach Ye Su repeatedly reminded Manchester United players that Monaco would not give up and they would definitely make efforts in the second half.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, Monaco suddenly strengthened the offensive. First, Moutinho made a pass from the front of the penalty area, and Falcao suddenly inserted into the penalty area, competing for the top of Smalling eight meters in front of the goal, but the header angle was too straight and was confiscated by De Gea.

Just one minute later, Fellaini tripped Bernardo Silva again and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

Bernardo Silva took the free kick, but after crossing the wall, he fell directly into De Gea's arms.

For a period of time, Monaco continued to strengthen its offensive, and players such as Falcao, Lacazette, and Bernardo Silva received opportunities one after another.

Manchester United quickly made a substitution adjustment, and Mbappe replaced Mbappe.

Rooney has played in the last three games. He appeared on the bench on the road and played nearly 80 minutes with Chelsea on the weekend. He has played nearly 70 minutes in this game. In addition, he is a veteran who is about to turn 32 years old, and his physical fitness inevitably has problems.

With Mbappe's appearance, except for the newly-appeared Mbappe, Manchester United's other players returned to their own penalty area to help the team defend, leaving only Mbappe, who had just appeared on the court, who was in good physical fitness and fast speed, in front, ready to fight against Monaco.

Lacazette soon got the best opportunity since the second half, and intervened in the offside and directly faced De Gea, but the first ball was not handled properly and was quickly caught up by Smalling, forcing the French striker to miss the shot.

Lacazette immediately protested to the referee, believing that Smalling pulled his jersey, but the referee ignored it.
Chapter completed!
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