Chapter 413 Old Trafford World Wave
Regarding this second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, although suspense arose again, many rational people think that they may not be able to see it.
After all, Manchester United is a very mature team. Even if Giggs doesn't play, their other players have very strong strength.
Ferguson had another big worries before the game, that is, the league schedule.
Valencia has just gotten out of the Devil's schedule, and this game against Manchester United is the last game in the Devil's schedule.
Manchester United's devilish schedule is not over yet.
They not only competed with Valencia twice in these two rounds in the Champions League semi-finals, but also fought Arsenal in the middle. And after this game, their opponent is Chelsea, the biggest competitor of the league champion this weekend!
This schedule is also terrifying.
Before the game, Ferguson held a relatively large promotion advantage in his hand and dared to perform some rotations, but he didn't dare to play too big.
After all, Xu Qi in Valencia's team is too intimidating. Ferguson now wants Manchester United to sign this player. However, now, Manchester United still has some debts. It may not be easy to sign large numbers in recent years.
Xu Qi's current value is now a price that many wealthy teams cannot afford.
Before the game, various data statistics were found, and various data analysis also developed in a direction that was beneficial to Manchester United. Manchester United advanced 14 times in the first leg of away wins in the European Cup, and lost only 1 game in the last 31 Champions League home games.
Seeing Manchester United's starting list, everyone also felt that Ferguson was quite bold.
Rooney and Giggs, who completed the pass and shot on the court, did not appear in the starting roster.
Manchester United chose the cool Berbatov on the front line. Berbatov's goal efficiency this season is very efficient and is a threatening striker for Manchester United.
Ferguson sent Nani on the left, and Antonio Valencia was still on the right.
There were also many midfield changes. Anderson, Fletcher and Scholes started in this game. Although they almost changed all of them when they met the two teams in the first round, this is still a very strong quasi-main lineup.
At the same time, Ferguson was also afraid of Xu Qi's performance, so he did not make any adjustments in the defense line. It was still a combination of Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand and Evra.
The goalkeeper is still Van der Sar!
As for Valencia, although she lost to Osasuna in the last game, many of the main players got rest, especially Xu Qi, who actually only played halftime.
Therefore, there is no difference between their starting lineup and the previous game.
This is also the most stable lineup Emery believes, although this lineup did not defeat Manchester United at home.
The Old Trafford Stadium has been filled with Red Devils fans, and the Red Devils fans at the scene are also very excited, waiting for the beginning of the battle.
This is also the first time Xu Qi plays at Old Trafford Stadium, but now Xu Qi has been to many famous stadiums. He is still calm when he steps on the turf of Old Trafford.
After waiting for a minute, the referee finally blew the whistle to start the game.
After the game started, Valencia was a little anxious to get back to its disadvantages. They actively pressed in the backcourt, and Manchester United played very well. They used the advantages of passing and control to stabilize the situation on the field, allowing Valencia's pressing to return in vain again and again.
After five minutes of pressing, Emery felt that this was not possible. Manchester United's pass and control ability was still higher than he expected.
Originally, he believed that Premier League teams were technical shortcomings, but now it seems that Manchester United has gathered certain advantages in terms of technology.
This gap made Emery begin to convey his new tactical ideas. Five minutes later, Valencia gave up the forced-style play.
Within these five minutes, Manchester United used counterattacks to get two corner kick opportunities. Although they did not score, they also created a considerable threat.
Finally, in the eighth minute, Xu Qi relied on breakthroughs to create opportunities. Anderson failed to keep his guard in place, and Xu Qi successfully reached the front of the penalty area and passed the ball decisively to Mata in the middle.
Mata followed with a strong shot, but unfortunately he played too straight, so the ball did not cause too much trouble for Van der Sar.
In this game, Manchester United also has a lot of tricks in offense, so they naturally will not only defend but not attack at home.
Especially, there is now a record that they need to break.
Because Manchester United has scored 299 goals in the Champions League, they now have the opportunity to score the 300th Champions League goal record in this game.
In the 13th minute, Anderson's flying tackle Xu Qi was yellow, but Xu Qi also left the court temporarily. Fortunately, after temporary treatment, Xu Qi returned to the court.
Then, Berbatov created an opportunity for Manchester United. He stole Miguel's home and broke into the left side of the penalty area after the autumn of 2008. Unfortunately, the cross was intercepted by Cesar who attacked.
Manchester United missed the opportunity to score the 300th goal again.
Just as Manchester United was trying to find a way to score the 300th goal in the Champions League, Valencia found a way to attack.
This time it was Berbatov's possession of the ball was a bit slow, and Miguel intercepted it and passed it to Alberda.
Alberda made a long pass and found Mata. Mata kept kicking the ball directly to Xu Qi who ran to the middle to meet him.
Valencia made a series of smooth counterattacks, which made Manchester United's defense not keep up for a while.
At this time, many people think that Xu Qi will continue to break through or give opportunities to his teammates. When Xu Qi sees no one on both sides, he will directly take a long shot!
A powerful shot!
It was not that he liked to shoot in the far corner at this position in the past, but that he directly shot vigorously.
The ball flew out and flew directly to Manchester United's goal with irregular rotation!
Van der Sar also saw a shot from Xu Qi at this time. He was a little forward and tried his best to save the ball when facing the flying ball. But at this time, even Van der Sar, who was nearly two meters tall, did not reach the ball.
The ball passed through his fingertips and flew into Manchester United's net.
World Wave!
Xu Qi scored again, and the total score of both sides was locked at 2-2!
It is now the 21st minute of the game, and Xu Qi's goal has brought hope to Valencia.
This is also the first time that Xu Qi has set foot on Old Trafford. The first time he has left his goal marks.
Xu Qi is always setting such records.
Once he set foot on the Camp Nou for the first time, on Meacha for the first time, on the Bernabeu for the first time, and on the Allianz for the first time, he scored goals or assists.
Now that he has the first time he stepped on Old Trafford, he scored another goal!
The total score equalized, Valencia's disadvantage is now the only away goal left.
Chapter completed!