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

Chapter 954 Too hasty?
This fast and high-intensity attack continued until the last few minutes of the first half.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Manchester United launched an attack.

Bellingham moved to the right to break through, and after the breakthrough he passed the ball to the middle.

Greenwood's follow-up shot in front of the goal was blocked by Palmeiras midfielder Oliveira. The ball hit his leg and bounced in, right at Bruno's feet.

Under Zerafael's defense, Bruno took the ball and shot from a distance. However, due to Zerafael's interference, the shot was not very powerful, the speed of the ball was not fast, and the power was not strong, and the goalkeeper Weverton jumped up and caught it directly in his arms.

This was the last threatening attack by both teams in the first half.

Until the end of the first half, the score remained unchanged, with Manchester United still leading Palmeiras 1:0.

Although there were not many goals, the scene was very exciting. In the back and forth attack, the game time went by very quickly. When the first half ended, many people were surprised to find that forty-five minutes had passed.

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After the second half started, everyone was looking forward to a more exciting game. But a few minutes later, Gundogan felt unwell because of excessive force in a defensive move.

Seeing his appearance, Mourinho on the sidelines suddenly became nervous. He made a quick decision and immediately called Fred to warm up and prepare to replace Gundogan.

Three minutes later, Gundogan was substituted.

"Gundogan seemed to have been injured during the game. Out of caution, Mourinho replaced him. I hope it is not a serious injury, but it is bad news for Manchester United in this game. Gundogan's organization in the midfield is very important. Maybe this substitution will become a turning point in this game?" He Wei guessed.

If he is right, Palmeiras fans will be very happy.

No one wants to lose to the opponent in a competition. Even if it is a game of low quality, at least a champion will be decided.

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Gundogan's departure did have some negative effects on Manchester United. Facing Palmeiras' all-out attack, Manchester United's midfield and backcourt were under great pressure.

Finally, in the 54th minute, Palmeiras midfield launched an attack. Ze Rafael got the ball in the midfield and counterattacked Manchester United. He passed the ball to the huge space on the right.

There, Palmeiras right back Rocha received the ball.

After receiving the ball, Rocha did not keep dribbling the ball, but passed the ball into the penalty area from the right side after two steps.

A high-arc cross ball bypassed the Manchester United defenders who were hastily returning to defense and went straight to the back point.

Ronnie attracted all the Manchester United defenders in front, which gave Vega at the back a chance.

Facing Rocha's comfortable pass, Vega headed the ball and sent it to the opposite corner.

De Gea was caught off guard as he turned to dive for the near corner. He jumped up and waved his hands to block the ball reflexively, but he failed to stop it. The ball flew past him and into the far corner of the goal...

"Vega--!!! Oh oh! He equalized the score for Palmeiras!!" He Wei shouted excitedly.

He hopes that the two sides will be more evenly matched in this match so that the game can be more exciting to watch.

"Vega's goal brought the two teams back to the same starting line! Manchester United's advantage in the first half was not able to be converted into goals and a larger lead. This game will be worth watching!"

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The few Palmeiras fans who followed Palmeiras to the UAE were cheering in the stands. Although their voices were soon drowned out by the boos from Manchester United fans, the Palmeiras fans didn't care. At this time, they were even happy to hear the boos from Manchester United fans because that meant that the Manchester United fans were so angry that their lungs were about to explode!
"...Manchester United made a series of mistakes when defending in the midfield. First, when Ze Rafael got the ball in the midfield, no one pressed him immediately, allowing him to easily pass the ball to the wing. This must be related to Gundogan's departure. Fred, who had just come on, had not yet entered the game state and did not cooperate well with his teammates."

"Secondly, there was a huge gap in Manchester United's defense on the wing, which gave Rocha the opportunity to easily get the ball and then calmly kick the ball."

"The last mistake was in the penalty area. The two central defenders Maguire and Van Dijk went to defend Ronaldo, and no one paid attention to Vega who came in from behind..."

After the excitement, He Wei analyzed calmly and professionally: "It seems that Gundogan's end will indeed be a turning point in this game!"

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Manchester United, who had lost the ball, were naturally unwilling to let the score be equalized. After the restart, they launched a fierce attack on Palmeiras' goal.

After the game resumed, through a series of passes, Manchester United advanced the attack to a little outside the 30-meter area of ​​Palmeiras.

Harry Kane moved into the penalty area from the middle, while Bruno got the ball behind him. Seeing Harry Kane actively moving forward, Bruno chose to directly pass the ball over the top to Harry Kane.

"Bruno is a little anxious..." He Wei rarely disagreed with Bruno's choice. He believed that Palmeiras' defense was still very well arranged. Such a simple and rough style of play might not be able to break through Palmeiras' defense. Moreover, Harry Kane now has Luan closely guarding him, so it is difficult for Harry Kane to get any good opportunities.

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Before He Wei finished his words, he saw the football fly into Palmeiras' penalty area. Luan, who was defending closely, was about to jump up and head the ball away while retreating.

But when he was about to jump, he found that the speed of the football was not what he expected. If he jumped towards the football, he would most likely miss the football and let it slip past him.

If he missed the ball, he knew exactly who the ball would land on. So he couldn't jump towards the ball, but had to jump backwards along the ball's flight path, which was equivalent to jumping backwards, which made the clearance more difficult.

This was something Luan had not expected when he was preparing to jump, but he could not forcibly stop the jumping action. Inertia would make him freeze in place and let Harry Kane run away.

This slight deviation in the estimate ultimately caused Luan's movements to be completely distorted after he jumped up, and his entire body shot backwards like a torpedo fired with its back tilted back.

Fortunately, he headed the ball before Harry Kane.

What is not worth being happy about is that the football he headed in flew straight towards the goal behind him!

Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton was totally unprepared for Luan's backward header near the penalty spot. When he realized that the ball was not headed out of the baseline by Luan but was heading towards the goal, he made a save, but was half a beat too late.

The football passed through his hands, brushed the inside of the goal post and flew into the goal!
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"Ah...Ah! Ah!" He Wei was stunned for a moment, and the cheers of Manchester United fans at the scene rang out first.

"Own goal! Luan scored an own goal! One minute and thirty seconds after Vega equalized the score for Palmeiras, Luan scored an own goal to help Manchester United take the lead again!" He Wei exclaimed.

After scoring an own goal, Luan lay on the grass, holding his head in his hands, unwilling to get up, as if he would have to accept the cruel and ridiculous reality if he stood up.

Another person who was also unwilling to accept this reality was Weverton. After he made the save, he fell to the ground and never got up.

He Wei was also somewhat reluctant to accept it. He had been complaining that Bruno's choice was too hasty. He thought that Bruno made the wrong decision. As a result, the football went in the next second. Wasn't this a slap in his face?
In fact, Bruno was very surprised when he saw that Luan turned the ball he passed to Harry Kane into an own goal.

He didn't expect that Luan could head the ball so trickily while leaning back. You know, many forwards may not be able to make such a beautiful header.

Although it was an own goal, Manchester United players all ran towards Bruno and celebrated the goal with him.

Without Bruno's pass, there would be no own goal for Luan. So although the goal was not counted in Bruno's name in technical statistics, if everyone wanted to celebrate, they would still look for Bruno.

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Mourinho on the sidelines celebrated the goal with laughter. This goal came at the right time and was so interesting.

Bruno's kick actually resulted in an own goal, helping Manchester United regain the lead effortlessly.

On the other hand, such a goal loss will obviously have a great emotional impact on the Palmeiras players.

As long as Manchester United can seize the opportunity and continue to put pressure on Palmeiras' goal, they will definitely have a chance to expand their lead.

Thinking of this, Mourinho ended his celebration, rushed to the sidelines, and yelled at the players on the field, reminding them to continue to strengthen their attack.

We must take advantage of Palmeiras’ illness to kill Palmeiras!

When the game resumed, the emotions of Palmeiras players were indeed affected, and the players seemed to have not yet recovered from the own goal they had just conceded.

Come to think of it, we had just equalized the score and everyone was very excited, looking forward to seizing the next opportunity to overtake the score and take the lead.

As a result, just two minutes later, the team was defeated by an own goal and fell behind again.

With all the ups and downs, not everyone can accept it calmly.

The psychological quality of professional players is already stronger than that of ordinary people, but such a dramatic scene still makes them feel unacceptable.

(End of this chapter)