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Chapter 86 Van Persie, you had to do a volley, didn't you?

In the 38th minute, Valencia successfully intercepted the ball from Alaba on the right wing and passed it to Carrick.

Carrick, unmarked, controlled the ball, adjusted, and took a shot.

The football arced through the air and landed precisely on the left side of the center circle in Bayern's half.

A strikingly large afro quickly rushed forward, stopping the ball with his chest before Lahm could react, and then turned and passed it to the left.

After Van Persie caught up with the ball, he had no chance to break into the penalty area and was forced to shield the ball before passing it back to Fellaini.

The Belgian suddenly sprang into action, making a move to dribble the ball into the penalty area.

When on the left side of the top of the arc, Fellaini suddenly passed the ball across to the right side of the top of the arc.

Rooney followed up, and under pressure from Toni Kroos, he stopped with the outside of his left foot before unleashing a powerful shot.

It was turned into an anti-aircraft gun.

The entire Old Trafford stadium was filled with applause.

This was Manchester United's first shot of the entire match!

Rooney grabbed his balding head in frustration and walked back, muttering curses under his breath.

From afar, Valencia could tell without even guessing that the fat guy was muttering: "If I had used my right foot, I would have scored!"

"Antonio!"

Valencia heard the coach's shout from the sidelines and immediately went over to get a drink of water.

Yang Fan covered half his face with his right hand and said to Valencia, "Alaba is too far forward. If you seize the opportunity, be more decisive when you counterattack!"

"Speed! Speed! Speed!"

Valencia nodded silently to the head coach, threw the water bottle back onto the grass, and turned to run quickly back to his own half.

Ecuadorians are increasingly convinced of Yang Fan's abilities.

It wasn't just him; everyone on the team felt the same way.

The reasons are not complicated.

Yang Fan is willing to treat players equally and is also willing to listen to their opinions.

Most importantly, he can lead the team to victory!

In professional football, winning is the most important thing!

Just like in tonight's game, we were on the back foot the whole time, and it wasn't until the 38th minute that we managed to get our first shot on goal.

And it was an anti-aircraft gun.

But everyone at Manchester United remained confident and patient.

Such a scenario was anticipated before the match, and the coaching staff repeatedly emphasized that in such situations, it is important to remain calm and patient, and wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

Bayern Munich maintained firm control of possession.

According to Valencia's own preliminary estimate, Manchester United's possession rate was only about 2%.

Bayern did manage three or four shots, but none of them were on target.

In other words, the Bundesliga champions have yet to pose a real threat to Manchester United's goal!

This is the source of motivation for Manchester United players.

After running back to his own half, Valencia said something to Carrick and then whispered something to Phil Jones, conveying the head coach's message.

The players actually saw it all.

Rafinha's late run wasn't particularly impressive.

On the contrary, Alaba on the left side is practically using himself as a winger.

Valencia did consider one possibility.

The game continues.

Bayern controlled possession and continued to launch attacks.

In the 40th minute, Schweinsteiger tried to send a through ball behind the defense, hoping that Mandzukic would make a run to chase it down. However, Vidic beat him to the ball and kicked it out of Manchester United's left sideline.

Out of bounds.

Rafinha comes up to serve the ball out of bounds.

Robben and Lahm moved closer, and Mandzukic also moved closer.

Bayern's overall formation is tilted towards Manchester United's left flank.

Valencia also moved towards the center, landing at the far post inside the penalty area to mark Alaba.

However, after Bayern threw the ball out of bounds, they made a long pass that eventually landed at Robben's feet.

The Dutchman received the ball on the left side of Manchester United's penalty area and made a series of small adjustments, but under Cleverley's marking, he was unable to find an opportunity to cut inside into the penalty area.

He managed a difficult cross from the byline with his right foot, but the ball hit Cleverley's leg and fell into the left side of the penalty area.

Fellaini rushed forward to defend and kicked the ball forward with a long kick.

Van Persie and Rooney made quick forward runs.

Van Persie, in particular, was the first to be hit and rushed forward quickly.

Valencia saw Boateng get there first and headed the ball to Dante.

At that moment, Alaba was running towards his own half at top speed, ready to receive the pass.

In that instant, Valencia remembered Yang Fan's instructions and a thought flashed through his mind.

Follow them!

Engage him!

The Ecuadorians followed Alaba silently.

As Dante stopped the ball, Rooney immediately rushed to his side.

Because Rooney was pressing forward from the center, Dante was unable to pass directly to Tony Kroos in Manchester United's half of the midfield.

S and Schweinsteiger.

On the other side, Van Persie was standing near Boateng.

Therefore, when Dante saw Alaba drop back to receive the pass, he immediately passed the ball diagonally to the left sideline to find Alaba.

The next moment, he saw Valencia following behind.

"Watch out behind you!" Dante shouted a warning.

After receiving the warning, Alaba turned his head to look behind him before stopping the ball. Although he couldn't see clearly who it was, he didn't dare to stop the ball at his feet. Instead, he stopped it directly in front of him, which was in the direction of Bayern's half.

Upon seeing Dante's diagonal pass, Rooney immediately rushed towards Alaba.

Especially when Lu Xiaopang saw that Alaba's hasty stop of the ball was a little too heavy, he suddenly accelerated.

Alaba's footwork is truly exceptional.

He was very confident in controlling the ball.

But he didn't expect Valencia to play by the rules.

When Alaba stopped the ball, Valencia came up from the side and back, directly blocking him with his shoulder and trying to push him out, forcing him to slow down, which prevented Alaba from accelerating to catch up with the ball.

What was originally a sure thing turned into a 50/50 chance.

Even worse, Rooney managed to clear the ball first.

Alaba touched the ball, but couldn't control it at all.

The ball completely lost control and rolled towards the sideline.

As Alaba looked over, he heard Valencia shout beside him.

"Wayne, up ahead!"

Then Valencia shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

Alaba tried to chase, but couldn't catch up, and immediately lunged at Rooney near the sideline.

At that moment, Lu Xiaopang had already stopped abruptly and rushed to the vicinity of the sideline, preventing the ball from going out of bounds, and kicked the ball forward with his right foot.

Alaba leaped to block, but was ultimately a step too late.

Rooney's pass was very powerful, landing directly on the right side of Bayern's penalty area.

Valencia gritted his teeth and sprinted at top speed, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

hurry up!

Faster!

He had already seen Dante rush out out of the corner of his eye.

If he were in his prime, he would be absolutely confident of stopping the ball before Dante could, and then dribbling towards the baseline.

But now, he's slow!

Although he managed to catch up with the ball before Dante could, he was no longer able to get to the byline.

So, after Valencia caught the ball, he suddenly braked.

The sudden braking caused many Ecuadorians to nearly slip and fall.

But the next moment, he immediately chased after him and kicked the ball to the right side of the arc.

Tony Kroos, rushing back to block Dante in the penalty area, overran the area, but reacted quickly, using a powerful flick to deflect Valencia's pass.

The ball bounced high and slowed down, but it still landed on the right side of the penalty area.

Boateng and Schweinsteiger disregarded everything else and rushed towards the ball at the same time.

Van Persie burst out from between the two, and with a right-footed volley, he flicked the ball over Boateng, who was trying to clear the ball.

At the same time, he stopped abruptly and turned sideways, slipping between Boateng and Schweinsteiger like an eel. He turned around, looked up, and saw the football he had just lobbed falling from mid-air.

Without hesitation, the Dutch striker planted his right foot firmly and then quickly kicked out with his left, striking the ball solidly in mid-air.

All that was heard at the scene was a loud bang.

The football, with lightning speed, traced a beautiful arc and nestled into the left side of Bayern's goal.

Neuer didn't even have time to assess the ball's trajectory before it went in!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"A volley!"

"A volley from Van Persie!"

"41st minute, Manchester United's second shot of the match!"

"My God, Van Persie opened the scoring for Manchester United!"

The entire Old Trafford stadium erupted in a frenzy of cheers in an instant!

At that moment, 75,000 fans couldn't contain themselves and rushed out of their seats, cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs.

Standing in front of the home team's bench, Yang Fan's mouth dropped open in disbelief the moment Van Persie scored, and he blurted out, "Holy crap!"

"How could a ball like that go in?"

The next moment, Van Persie sprinted out and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate his goal.

The other Manchester United players also chased after them.

Yang Fan stood frozen in place, completely dumbfounded.

He didn't actually see how the ball went in at all, but it was truly amazing!

Because he saw the lobbed pass ahead, and then he saw Van Persie's volley—

"So, when no one passes you the ball, you just force yourself to pass it and insist on volleying it, right?"

After asking the question, Yang Fan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This is absolutely amazing!

Van Persie!

I want as many goals like these as I can get!

Yang Fan also noticed that after Van Persie scored, Guardiola, who was originally sitting in the away team's bench, couldn't sit still and rushed out of the bench, scratching his head with an incredulous look on his face.

Bayern dominated possession, controlling 8% of the ball.

Manchester United are likely to score first!

This is the only shot on target so far in the entire first half!

Yang Fan was unaware that the instant Van Persie scored, Ferguson in the VIP box also stood up excitedly, shouting Van Persie's name with abandon.

The Glazer brothers and Woodward cheered passionately, just like any other Manchester United fan.

Among the Bayern fans, Rummenigge and Sammer both wore expressions of disbelief, clearly unable to accept the sudden goal conceded.

Only Beckenbauer covered his face, unable to bear the sight, as if he had a premonition.

Inside the stadium, Manchester United fans were cheering wildly.

Yang Fan shouted loudly as the players returned to the field after celebrating their goal, demanding that they maintain their formation.

"Don't be careless, stay calm, and be patient!"

"Nemania, Michael, stay focused!"

After the match resumed, Bayern launched a furious counterattack.

There are only a few minutes left in the first half.

Conceding a goal at this point is a devastating blow for Bayern Munich.

The more pain they felt, the fiercer and more frantic Bayern's counterattack became.

Yang Fan stood on the sideline of the command area the whole time, constantly calling out to the players.

He would immediately remind anyone whose light above their head started to change color.

This allowed Manchester United's defense to quickly regain its footing.

Bayern's counterattack not only failed to threaten Manchester United's goal, but also resulted in a mistake.

After intercepting the ball in his own half, Carrick passed it diagonally to the left side of the attacking third.

Fellaini headed the ball to Van Persie.

As a result, Van Persie and Boateng both won the ball at the same time.

In the scramble for the ball, Van Persie got there first and passed it to the right wing.

Rooney made a quick run forward, caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty spot, and unleashed a powerful shot.

Neuer made a diving save, defusing a potential crisis.

This is the second shot on target in the first half!

Rooney then took a corner kick from the right.

Unfortunately, Vidic's header went over the bar and slid across the crossbar out of bounds.

This was also the last shot on goal in the first half.

With the Spanish referee's whistle blowing, Manchester United took a 1-0 lead thanks to a stunning long-range strike from Robin van Persie in the 41st minute.

They held a lead and went into halftime.