I am the king of football

Chapter 414: Into the Dust
It was the 43rd minute of the game. As the first half drew closer to the end, the Manchester United players on the field had completely pressed their offensive deep into the opponent's midfield.

In the Red Devils' backcourt, apart from the two veterans Vidic and Ferdinand who still stayed in their own half, even the two defenders Rafael and Evra pressed to the midline position, ready to receive the ball sent back by the team and send it to the threatening area at any time.

Such an attack was undoubtedly suffocating. The entire Malaga team retreated back to participate in the team's defense, but when Manchester United pressed forward to attack, they ignored two Malaga players who quietly ran to the center circle, namely Isco and Joaquin.

In the 44th minute of the game, after receiving the pass from Shinji Kagawa, Qin Hu blocked Demichelis with his back and went straight back to an open space. Shinji Kagawa, who joined the team together with Qin Hu and had developed a lot of tacit understanding with him, ran to that position at the right time.

"Oh!"

"Shinji Kagawa volleyed the ball, and the shot went straight to the upper left corner of the goal! Is this a perfect blind spot?"

"DUANG!"

This was a shot that even Caballero had given up resisting. Shinji Kagawa's pursuit of angle was too tricky, so tricky that it was obvious that the ball could not be saved.

However, it was this tricky point that ruined the game, as the ball hit the inner corner of the upper left corner of the goal and went back the same way it came.

"It hit the post. The ball hit the blind spot. It was really unexpected!"

Zhan Jun exclaimed directly. Such an unexpected shot in the last stage of the first half was really too frustrating. I don’t know how many Manchester United fans cursed in front of the TV.

"There were too many scenes like this in the first half. Manchester United had so many shots, and every one of them was of high quality, but they didn't score. Wait! Demichelis kicked the ball out with a big kick, and Isco got the ball in the middle. He directly rushed towards the center line with the ball!!!"

Zhan Jun was halfway through expressing his feelings when the broadcast camera on the field suddenly shifted everyone's attention to the midfield, where Malaga's talented golden boy was running with the ball.

"Rafael and Evra were a bit far away from him and failed to stop him before he crossed the center line. Vidic and Ferdinand did not dare to rush up directly because the young player was too fast!"

This was a sudden and quick counterattack launched by Malaga. Isco, who had endless energy, advanced to the heart of Manchester United's midfield at the fastest speed. Only then did the two Manchester United defenders who had been retreating stop. As Ferdinand obviously rushed out with the momentum to keep the player, Isco did not show off his skills but made a quick decision to push the ball diagonally.

"Joaquin got the ball on the left, Evra was left behind by him, and the entire right side of Manchester United became Joaquin's racetrack!!!"

This pass was so enlightening. The Spanish winger Joaquin, who was over 30 years old, seemed to have rediscovered the feeling of a young boy. After receiving the ball, he ran faster and faster and in the blink of an eye cut into the Manchester United penalty area from the left.

"Vidic rushed towards Joaquin. He was the last obstacle in front of the player. What would Joaquin choose? Return the favor with an inverted triangle!!!"

"Oh!"

When the ball appeared in the middle of Manchester United's penalty area, Isco, who was half a body length ahead of Ferdinand, appeared. The young player took the lead with his explosive power and positioning that made the veteran defender around him collapse.

So, a shot from the penalty area went straight to Manchester United's goal.

De Gea, who had just drawn his attention away from Joaquin on his right, quickly leaped forward, but his movement was a beat slower than Isco's shot, which was carried by his sprinting power.

The net of Manchester United's goal was hit again, and the ball spun on the net for a moment before slowly falling to the ground.

"Shhh!!!"

The goal whistle sounded the next moment, but the referee didn't give the Red Devils time to think. He didn't even point his hand to the serve but just blew the whistle again.

“Shh! Shh!”

“The ball went in and the first half was over. 2-0. Málaga scored another goal through a quick counterattack and they were leading by two goals away from home…”

Zhan Jun was confused, but as a professional commentator, he must not keep his words. He immediately announced Malaga's achievement. Combined with the scene in the first half, this was really incredible.

"It wasn't even Malaga's top striker Baptista who scored the goal. This player was pulled back to be used as a midfield engineer for a long time. Isco and Joaquin seemed to have been arranged as counterattack players long ago. Another tactic of Schuster came true on the court."

The problem could no longer be solved by remaining unchanged. Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, had a grim face. Malaga only had two shots in the first half and scored two goals. He was undoubtedly played by Schuster who was standing in another coaching area.

"Beautiful! Well done!!!"

As the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Schuster could no longer hold back. He danced and spun around a few times, then rushed into the court with the players on the bench.

The entire Malaga team hugged each other tightly on the court. It took them only 45 minutes to reverse the situation from being one goal behind in the aggregate score, which made the players who were not optimistic about the game before the game extremely excited.

Looking at the Manchester United players who were lowering their heads in frustration, the once high-flying Red Devils had been reduced to dust. With this goal scored, Malaga already had the advantage of two away goals, which meant that even if Manchester United scored a goal in the second half to equalize the total score, they would be eliminated due to the disadvantage of away goals.

There is no possibility of a penalty shootout or overtime in this game, and the two sides will fight it out in the 45 minutes of the second half.

As the cheers of the Malaga fans filled the entire Old Trafford stadium, the Manchester United players on the field lowered their heads and followed Ferguson, who looked annoyed, off the field.

At halftime, the result was really unexpected. They were full of confidence at the beginning, but now they are like eggplants hit by frost. It can be predicted that they will take out their BOSS hair dryer again during the halftime break.

On the other side, the entire Malaga team celebrated wildly on the court for a while and interacted with their fans before returning to the locker room. Both Schuster who was walking in front and the players behind him had joy on their faces.

Who cares about the Red Devils' glorious history at this moment? The winner is king, and Málaga has already won.

The second chapter is here! Thank you all for your support!!!



(End of this chapter)