From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 1034 Evenly matched
Harry Kane faced Konate's defense in the right corner of the penalty area and made a fake move to cut inside, but Konate was unmoved.

Harry Kane knew that he could no longer control the ball. Fabinho was running towards him, and if he was trapped, he might lose the ball.

He glanced at the middle and saw his teammates trying their best to move forward, so he passed the ball to the middle without hesitation, towards Bruno.

Bruno had just scored a goal, and he was definitely the target of Liverpool's main defense, so as soon as the ball was passed to him, Henderson rushed up, trying to interfere with him getting the ball.

But Bruno did not want to control the ball himself. He ran towards the ball and swung his foot as if to shoot. However, his right leg did not come down and he froze there as if frozen. The ball rolled quickly past his feet and Henderson, who came up to block Bruno's shot, missed.

The person who appeared behind Bruno was Gundogan. When Gundogan saw the football rolling towards him, he stretched out his foot and stopped.

Because Liverpool was counterattacked by Manchester United when they were attacking on all fronts. There were not many people who hurried back to defend, and they were also attracted by Harry Kane and Bruno, so Gundogan was now completely unguarded. He could calmly stop the ball, then look up and observe, and then kick the ball with force.

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Koulibaly rushed forward and tried to use his body to block Gundogan's long shot, but he rushed too hastily and his feet slipped, turning it into a tackle. The football flew over his body and flew towards the goal behind him.

Fortunately, Gundogan's shot could not be suppressed. The football flew upwards, directly over the crossbar and flew into the stands behind.

"Gundogan - ah! What a pity! This long shot was too high! He couldn't suppress it... What a good opportunity..." Gary Lineker couldn't help but feel sorry for Manchester United.

"Gundogan missed an opportunity. Manchester United could have taken the lead in a short time!" Zhan Jun said with regret.

Although he is a Liverpool fan, Manchester United's attack just now was very well coordinated. If a goal could be scored, it would definitely be a classic.

As a football commentator, he also hopes to see such a wonderful goal.

Gundogan himself was also very dissatisfied with the kick and apologized to Harry Kane and Bruno one after another.

The ball was passed to him by Harry Kane and Bruno, otherwise how would he have the chance to shoot?
As a result, his teammates created such a good opportunity for him, but he failed to seize it. He felt very sorry for his teammates' trust.

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Manchester United failed to seize this opportunity to take the lead, and then Liverpool launched a very threatening attack.

Henderson passed the ball to Salah who had moved to the left in the backcourt. Thiago took advantage of the situation to move forward, and Salah seized the opportunity to pass the ball directly in front of Thiago.

Luke Shaw was originally on the outside and he was not clear about the situation behind him, but his instinct told him that the ball was very dangerous and must be destroyed, so he made a tackle, but in the end he didn't get anything!
When he fell to the ground, Thiago also came in from behind him, received the ball from Salah, rushed straight into the penalty area, and had a one-on-one opportunity!

"Thiago--" Zhan Jun shouted in a long voice.

I was just excited about Manchester United's attack, and now it's my turn to be excited about Liverpool's attack. As a commentator of this game, it's like riding a roller coaster.

It wasn't just the commentators who were on this roller coaster ride; the fans of both teams were also on it. The Liverpool fans had been incredibly nervous just a moment ago, but now they were cheering with excitement. Now it was the turn of the Manchester United fans who were also cheering.

Thiago dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and De Gea decisively left the goal to attack.

Facing his national team teammate De Gea, Thiago did not shoot directly, but pushed the ball to the bottom line and accelerated!
De Gea couldn't keep up with Thiago's speed and could only make a save and fell to the ground.

Thiago, who bypassed De Gea, had a very small angle to shoot, but this was not a problem for Thiago. He turned sideways and shot!
After shooting the ball, he lost his balance and fell to the side, while the football rolled towards the goal.

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Behind the goal was the stands where Liverpool fans gathered. They cheered loudly, as if the goal was just around the corner.

Moreover, Diaz was running towards the football at the back point. Even if the football did not roll into the goal, he could still shoot it in. This was a double insurance!
It seems that Manchester United has reached the end of its rope, but some people still haven't given up!

After Thiago broke into the penalty area and De Gea attacked, Maguire did not chase Thiago, but ran towards the goal.

At this time, the football rolled towards the goal, and he rushed to the goal and slid over. When the football was about to roll to the goal line, his foot came from behind and poked the football, causing it to go out!

Diaz was also a step too late. When the football rolled past him, he had no time to stretch his feet or do anything. He could only watch the football being cleared by Maguire in front of the goal line!
"Maguire--!" Gary Lineker exclaimed again, "He saved Manchester United on the goal line!"

The cheers of Liverpool fans suddenly stopped, as if someone was strangling them.

Now it was the turn of Manchester United fans to cheer, and the cheers rose and fell, like a roller coaster.

Of course, many Manchester United fans breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had escaped death.

Seeing that the ball did not go into the goal, Thiago quickly jumped up from the ground with a backward roll, then raised his arms to indicate that the ball had just gone in and Maguire had fished the ball out from behind the goal line.

In fact, he didn't see whether the football really went in, but at times like this, he always had to try his best to attract the attention of the referee. What if the referee also thought the ball went in? Wouldn't that be a win?

But the famous French referee Tilpin was unmoved and waved his hand to award a throw-in to Liverpool, because the ball kicked by Maguire flew straight out of the sideline.

Cancelo, who returned to defense just after the ball flew out, hugged Maguire who stood up from the goal. De Gea also rushed back to high-five him, thanking him for his clearance in front of the goal line. He saved the entire Manchester United team and was everyone's hero.

Maguire was also very excited. When he high-fived De Gea, he did it very hard and shouted loudly.

The atmosphere of the Champions League final has infected everyone, making them focus on the game and victory or defeat.

The TV broadcast was replaying Maguire's goal-line clearance over and over again, not only to show how powerful Maguire's clearance was, but more importantly to see whether the ball really went in.

The VAR system was also activated, but judging from the markings, the football did not cross the goal line as a whole.

According to the rules, the football must cross the line as a whole to be considered a goal. Even if only a tiny part of the football's projection is on the goal line, it will not be considered a goal.

Judging from the lines played by the VAR system, the football did not enter the goal at all, and only a small part of it touched the line, so it was impossible to count as a goal. Thiago was suspected of taking advantage of the situation.

Thiago was also very clear about the real situation, so after the referee did not say anything, he did not protest further, but put his hands on his hips and kept shaking his head.

He was only a few centimeters away from becoming a Liverpool hero.

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If Thiago hadn't scored, the game would have entered the 70th minute, with only 20 minutes left for both sides.

This is a very sensitive time. It’s not too much, but it’s not too little either.

Twenty minutes is definitely more than ten minutes, but compared to thirty minutes, it will make people feel a sense of urgency.

The more intense the game becomes, the faster time flies. By the time people come to their senses, there may only be a few minutes left in the game.

The sense of urgency that time brings will not only make players on both sides fight harder in offense, but also make them more daring in defense, which will inevitably lead to some conflicts.

In the 72nd minute, Diaz had an argument with Cancelo, and both of them received a yellow card, with Tilpan receiving 50 yellow cards each.

Up to now, neither side has made any substitutions. Obviously, they are very satisfied with the performance of the starting players and there is no need for substitutions.

In fact, the starting players of both sides performed very well on the court, without any obvious mistakes, and the quality of the game was also very high.

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In the 73rd minute, Manchester United made a long pass from the backcourt, which directly found Harry Kane in the frontcourt. After Harry Kane stopped the ball, he turned around and shot.

But after the ball was kicked, the referee's whistle sounded. Alisson naturally did not make any saving move and watched the ball fly into the goal behind him.

There was a burst of cheers from the stands where Manchester United fans gathered, but the cheers quickly died down.

Judging from the referee's gestures, this was definitely not a goal.

Sure enough, Harry Kane did not celebrate because the referee Tilpan called a foul when he shot.

As for what kind of foul it was, he himself knew it very well because he handballed when he stopped the ball.

The slow-motion replay revealed this to everyone. Originally, Harry Kane intended to stop the ball with his chest, but he misjudged the landing point of the ball. The ball hit Harry Kane's arm that was raised to maintain balance. It was undoubtedly a handball.

The referee Thielpan then gave Harry Kane a verbal warning, but Harry Kane's attitude was quite good, so there was no further punishment.

This made Liverpool fans unhappy. They thought Tilpan should give Harry Kane a yellow card. According to the rules, a yellow card must be given for deliberate handball. They thought Harry Kane did deliberately handball.

(End of this chapter)