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

Chapter 1035 Overtime

When the game reached the 85th minute, Liverpool launched an attack on the right side. Arnold made a cross and Van Dijk cleared the ball, but the ball flew high and flew to the back point.

Thiago got the second point in the penalty area, but he had no chance to shoot directly. He immediately turned around and passed the ball out. Robertson rushed up and shot directly. The ball flew straight to the far corner of the goal.

De Gea leaped forward and punched the ball out of the baseline.

This shot and this dive caused exclamations from the stands.

Both sides will have offense and defense next, and it seems that both sides have the opportunity to break the deadlock again.

The game time passed by minute by minute in this unrestrained offensive and defensive confrontation. As the end of the game approached, both teams stepped up their offensive.

But both Alisson and De Gea maintained a very high level in the game and tried their best to keep their respective goals intact.

Until the injury time, both teams had not given up on defeating the opponent at the last moment, but of course they were also very careful to avoid being defeated by the opponent.

Liverpool, in particular, was heartbroken when they thought of the experience of being scored twice by Bruno in the last seconds of injury time in the League Cup final and the 30th round of the league. They did not want the tragedy to happen for the third time in the Champions League final, so they were very close to Bruno, even closer than before.

Under the heavy defense of Liverpool players, it was difficult for Bruno to even receive the ball, let alone pass or shoot.

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Since Liverpool put a lot of energy into defense, the threat in attack is naturally not as great as before.

And whether it was Mourinho or Klopp, they both vaguely realized that it was unlikely to end the game within 90 minutes.

So after entering injury time, the two teams finally made substitutions.

Manchester United replaced two players at once, Bellingham replaced Kante and Diallo replaced Rashford.

This is to strengthen the attack. Mourinho does not intend to fight with Liverpool until the end of the 120 minutes and then take a penalty kick.

Although Mourinho had already prepared for a penalty shootout, he tried to avoid it if possible.

Who would be willing to hand themselves over to a fate that is both unpredictable and playful?

Liverpool also made a substitution, but they only changed one player. A substitution was made at the center position, replacing Mane with the mascot Divock Origi.

For Liverpool, Divock Origi is indeed a very special person. Although he has never secured a starting position, he is always able to save the team at some critical moments and is regarded as the team's mascot by countless Liverpool fans.

At the critical moment, Klopp also began to believe in metaphysics.

"Both teams are stepping up their attacks. It seems that neither Mourinho nor Klopp wants to play overtime..." Gary Lineker said when he saw this.

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However, many times, the situation does not develop according to plan.

Although Mourinho and Klopp both increased their offensive power in the final stage of the game, hoping to defeat their opponents within 90 minutes and win the championship, the two teams were calm in the final stage of the game.

After a high-intensity 90-minute game of continuous attacking, the players of both teams felt tired. They wanted to fight hard again, but they were unable to do so.

They also had to be careful to guard against the opponent's final kill and could not relax their defense. This resulted in neither team threatening the other's goal.

The four minutes of injury time soon came to an end, and referee Tilpan blew the whistle to end the 90-minute game.

"The injury time is over! The game will enter 30 minutes of overtime! Although both teams only scored one goal in the score, the number of goals seems a little low. But this does not affect the excitement and intensity of the game. In these 90 minutes, the two teams presented us with a very tense and fierce offensive battle. Both sides played very openly and without reservation!" said Zhan Jun.

"Thanks to Liverpool and Manchester United, they showed the world the highest level of British football and also the highest level of European football!" Gary Lineker praised even more, because after all, these are his national teams. When he praised them, he was actually praising his country's football.

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Amidst the comments from commentators around the world, players from both teams walked to the sidelines for a short break.

According to the rules, they only had five minutes of rest before overtime, which was far from enough for them to return to the locker room, so they just sat down on the sidelines.

The team doctors and physiotherapists of both teams were taking the time to massage the players and relax their muscles.

After ninety minutes of competition, everyone's energy was exhausted. There was still thirty minutes of overtime to go, and if we couldn't keep up, we would collapse.

Both coaches were also busy devising new tactics and boosting morale. "...Thirty minutes left! Grit your teeth and hold on! Whoever can hold on at this point will win!"

"...They are already on the verge of collapse. As long as we continue to put pressure on them, they will definitely collapse!"

Mourinho specifically told the players to pay attention to controlling the rhythm during overtime, and if Liverpool wanted to attack, then don't attack them.

At this point, without physical support, attacking would be seeking death.

Manchester United played to the end in all competitions this season. Although the honor of winning seven titles looks great, the players are really tired.

In addition, today's game was too fierce. In the final stage of the game, several Manchester United players were obviously unable to run.

Even Bruno, who is known for his strong physical fitness, showed signs of fatigue in the final stages of the game.

Of course, Liverpool's situation is not much better than Manchester United's, because they have reached the finals of the League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League, and have played not much less games than Manchester United, except that they did not participate in the Club World Cup in February.

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The five-minute break passed quickly, and soon, at the call of the referee, players from both sides stood up and walked towards the court, ready to start the 30-minute overtime.

"Dear viewers, welcome back to the Stade de France in Paris, France, to watch the first half of extra time in the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League final. After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Manchester United and Liverpool are tied at 1-1, with no winner determined within ninety minutes. If extra time fails to determine the winner, the match will enter the most brutal and intense penalty shootout..."

Liverpool kicked off the first half of extra time, and they capitalized on the opportunity to launch a ferocious attack on Manchester United's goal. Wave after wave, Manchester United had no choice but to retreat to the backcourt to defend, completely unable to fight back.

There was no trace of the previous exhilarating offensive battle.

After the physical fitness of both sides declined, it was indeed difficult to produce scenes that would make the fans and spectators excited.

Generally speaking, the overtime of a football match is like this: in the first half of fifteen minutes, one team surrounds the other team and bombards them relentlessly. In the second half of fifteen minutes, the bombardment continues, except that the offensive and defensive sides switch positions.

This is caused by physical fitness.

It is now clear that in the first half it was Liverpool attacking and Manchester United defending.

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Liverpool's goal was to take the lead in the first half. Because of physical limitations, once a goal was scored in extra time, it was often difficult for the trailing team to come back. If they could, it would surely go down in history as a classic.

For example, in the famous 1982 World Cup match between France and Germany, the two teams were tied at 1:1 in regular time. In overtime, France scored two goals and led Germany 3:1. However, the tenacious Germans scored two more goals in overtime to tie the score at 3:3, forcing the game into a penalty shootout, where they defeated France and eliminated them.

The reason why that game is considered a classic is that the plot was so full of ups and downs in just 30 minutes of overtime.

That match also became a classic symbol of the tenacity of the German tanks. Whenever people talk about the tenacity of the Germans, this match is often cited as evidence.

It becomes a classic because it is rare. On the other hand, there are many examples of teams losing the ball in overtime and then collapsing.

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During Liverpool's attack, five minutes of overtime passed quickly and the score on the field remained at 1:1. Liverpool did not score a goal as quickly as they wished and open the situation.

In the 96th minute, Liverpool launched an attack. Salah dribbled the ball, cut inside, and sent a through ball.

Thiago received the ball as he made a forward run, but due to his declining physical strength, he was unable to increase his speed. Seeing that the pursuers were approaching and the goal was still far away, he could not guarantee the success rate of his shot, so he staggered and sent the ball to the side.

Origi was there. He received the ball and shot directly from the corner of the penalty area, but the ball hit the side net.

Although no goal was scored, it still scared Manchester United fans.

During this period, Liverpool's offensive became more and more fierce, and many Manchester United fans were really worried that their team would not be able to withstand it, and then lose the ball and then lose the game.

Although Manchester United has won countless championships over the years, Manchester United fans do not have a good memory of extra time, because the last time Manchester United played extra time, they lost the championship.

那就是2019-2020赛季的足总杯比赛，曼联与阿森纳在120分钟的比赛里战成0:0，比赛被拖入点球大战。结果马奎尔在第7轮罚丢点球，曼联最终6:7负于阿森纳。

That was the first time Bruno lost a final in his career.

(End of this chapter)