Rooney was very angry at first, but when he saw Busquets's performance, he suddenly laughed out loud, laughing at how inferior Busquets's performance was.
The referee Miguel·Rojo still gave Busquets a yellow card. If he did not give the card, he was afraid that he would not be able to leave the United Kingdom airspace today. This is too much.
Of course, if this was placed on La Liga, it would definitely not be a yellow card for Busquets, but a yellow card for Rooney. After all, you have to do things well after receiving money.
But this is UEFA Champions League, he can confiscate UEFA Champions League's money.
In the 69th minute, Iniesta took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and De Gea dived sideways to confiscate the ball.
He Wei: "Iniesta's long shot was blocked by De Gea. Barcelona's offensive rhythm is accelerating, and Manchester United needs to withstand this period of time."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, they are a little anxious, but I think it is Manchester United who should be anxious. The score of 2:1 is not safe for Manchester United. After all, Barcelona has an away goal."
In the 71st minute, under the control of Guardiola, Barcelona stabilized the rhythm and continued to play pass and control, just back and forth.
But Park Ji-sung, who had just come on the field, suddenly appeared behind Busquets, then knocked the ball away from Busquets's feet with one kick, and then passed the ball to Zhang Kuang before he was pulled down by Busquets.
Zhang Kuang received a pass from Park Ji-sung on the left side of the midfield. First, he used his speed to beat Alves. Then, facing Piqué's defense, he made three consecutive Pendulum fake moves to get out of the way. Then he dribbled the ball and passed Piqué.
Facing the closing of the gates of Iniesta and Mascherano, Zhang Kuang jumped with the ball between his legs and made a rainbow extraordinary move.
Then he passed between the two people. He was already familiar with this kind of penetration. In this way, he passed four people and broke into the penalty area.
Valdés left the goal and attacked, Zhang Kuang knocked down the goalkeeper with a light dunk, passed five people, and then pushed the shot into the empty net from a small angle.
The ball went in!
3-1.
Zhang Kuang hat trick!
Old Trafford exploded.
He Wei's voice was almost shouting, "It's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in, Zhang Kuang! Passed five people in a row! He passed Alves, passed Piqué, used a rainbow pass to pass Mascherano and Iniesta, and finally he passed the goalkeeper Valdés!
Oh my god, another one-stop goal, another one-stop goal, Zhang Kuang's performance today was explosive, this is his most explosive performance this season, this is the UEFA Champions League semi-finals! This is against Barcelona! Zhang Kuang did it! 3-1! Manchester United leads again!"
Zhang Lu's voice also went up an octave. "Hey, this ball... This ball can't be described in words. Including the goalkeeper, Zhang Kuang passed five people in a row, including a rainbow pass, which was really gorgeous.
Others have never had the highlight performance of four or five players in their entire football career. Zhang Kuang is better. In today's game, he performed twice in a row. For the first goal in 19 minutes, he surpassed four players. For this goal, he surpassed five players. Tsk tsk... it looks good, it looks good."
Martin roared the moment Zhang Kuang scored, "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Zhang Kuang! He passed five people in a row! He passed the entire Barcelona defense! Valdés was knocked to the ground by him! Empty goal! 3-1! Manchester United took the lead again!
Gary, did you see it? Did you see it? Zhang Kuang is crazy. He penetrated Barcelona's entire defense line twice today. He was particularly excited today. Why is that?"
Neville: "I saw it, I saw it. This is so crazy, so crazy. He penetrated Barcelona's defense twice in a row. This is Zhang Kuang telling the world that Barcelona, who is known as Cosmic Team, is like paper in front of his personal ability. It's amazing."
The fans in the audience were so excited that they cheered louder and louder.
On the bench, the players of Manchester United cheered warmly.
Ferguson grinned happily.
Guardiola was shocked from ear to ear. He had never thought that someone would continuously penetrate Barcelona's entire defense line. He could not prevent it at all.
To be honest, he was very excited about such a player. Who wouldn't like such a player who can sweep everything?
Far away at the Real Madrid base of Spain Madrid, Mourinho was so excited that he couldn't control himself as he watched the scenes being replayed.
He really wants such a player. If he has such a player, what award can he not win?
No, you must persuade Florentino to buy Zhang Kuang, completely ending the advantage of Barcelona over La Liga.
Think about it, this is wonderful!
In the 76th minute, Xavi hit the goal directly with a free kick, and De Gea punched out with both fists.
Martin: "Xavi's free kick was hit by De Gea. Barcelona needs to score as soon as possible, but Manchester United's defense is tenacious."
Neville: "In the past few minutes, Barcelona has played a bit aggressively. The main reason is that the score of 2:1 is different from the score of 3:1. When they return to the home court, they can have the home court advantage to win the game, but who can prevent Zhang Kuang from not scoring in the away game?
If Zhang Kuang scores a goal in the away game, even if the total score is tied, Manchester United's advantage may be greater. After all, Zhang Kuang averages more than two goals per game. So Barcelona must score more than two goals in this away game, otherwise it will be very dangerous."
Martin: "What you said makes sense. This is why Barcelona became radical. Maybe they didn't know how big a threat Zhang Kuang was in last year's UEFA Champions League finals. Now they realize how big a threat a person who can break through Barcelona's defense many times is."
In the 78th minute, Fàbregas replaced Busquets, and the real No. 4 came on. As for why Guardiola didn't start Fàbregas from the beginning?
Oh, I can only say that Fàbregas was too naive and was deceived by Guardiola. Before Barcelona, Guardiola always said that he was the traditional No. 4 core position of Barcelona.
As a result, after Barcelona came, he found that there was no place for him at all, because Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta in the midfield could not be separated at all, and there was no place for him, and his technical style and rhythm were simply not compatible with Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta.
So after Fàbregas came to Barcelona, he even played a guest role as a pseudo-center, just to give him a certain appearance rate.
Zhang Lu: "When Fàbregas comes on, Barcelona will strengthen the offense. When Busquets comes off, Barcelona's midfield defense will be weakened, but offensive creativity will be enhanced."
He Wei: "Yes, Fàbregas has been pushed to the pseudo-center position many times this season, and his offensive ability is still good."
In the 79th minute, Carrick knocked down Iniesta in midfield and received a yellow card.
Neville: "Carrick's yellow card, this tackle was too big. Manchester United's midfielder now only has Carrick as a defensive player, he must be careful."
Martin: "Facing a strong team like Barcelona, Manchester United's midfield defense is still a little weak."
Neville: "No way, Carrick is the only real defensive midfielder in the Manchester United midfield. Park Ji-sung counts as half. So after he comes on the field, the midfielder's interception is considered to be up."
Martin: "Why doesn't Ferguson have more reserves of defensive midfielders? Look at the midfielders in Manchester United's first team now: Fletcher, Carrick, Pogba, Valencia, Ash Lee Young, Park Ji-sung, Giggs, Anderson, Cleverley, Gibson and others, apart from Carrick, the only real defensive midfielder is Fletcher. Unfortunately, he is suffering from injuries and has rarely played this season.
The only other players who are better defensively are Carrick, and the other half you just mentioned, that is South Korea and Park Ji-sung. Why is this? Is it because you can't buy a better defensive midfielder?"
In fact, this problem of Martin is also a problem for many people. Because of the configuration of Manchester United, after Ferguson retired, the club and some coaches also imitated his configuration, but the result always failed, but they did not know the reason.
Neville: "I don't know about this. I have to ask Sir Ferguson. Maybe this is his style?"
In fact, many people have not been able to figure this issue out clearly. They obviously followed Ferguson's employment method, so why can't Manchester United achieve the top results of the Ferguson era?
Actually it is like this:
What is the reason why Manchester United has such attack power that is famous all over the world?
Just because there are enough offensive players in the midfield and frontcourt, Sir Ferguson prefers offensive players because his tactics are to use offense instead of defense and use sharp offense to reduce the pressure on defense.
What about defense?
During the Ferguson period, the focus of defense in Manchester United was on the back line. Ferguson had very high requirements for the selection of players on the back line.
Take a look at Ferguson's back line and goalkeeper. Which one is not world-class? It is precisely because of their abilities that Manchester United's defense is not broken. Coupled with the sharp attack in the midfield and frontcourt, and the world's top defenders + top goalkeepers in the midfield and backfield, this supports Manchester United's seemingly strong offensive and defensive formation, and continues to achieve good results.
The successors of Manchester United simply did not see the essence of the Ferguson period. In the following more than ten years, they were replaced by Moyes and Van Gaal., Mourinho, Solskjær and other coaches, the defensive line combination and tactical style have been repeatedly overturned, and a stable defensive system has never been established, and there are no truly "world-class" defensive players.
Take a look at the world-class defensive players who guarded the defense during the Ferguson era: The first-generation defensive cornerstone in the 1990s was Bruce+Pallister+Dan Nice Irvin.
The second-generation defensive cornerstone from 1997-01 was: Jaap Stam + Ronny Johansson + David May + Henning Borg.
The third generation from 2002 to 2006: Silvestre, O'Shea, Brown, Phil·Neville, Ferdinand.
The fourth generation from 2006 to 2013: the combination of Ferdinand+Vidić+Evra+Gary·Neville.
The only weak one among these generations is the third generation, that is, the Manchester United defense line from 2002 to 2006 is a bit poor. The other generations are all the top defense lines in the world.
Therefore, if we look at Manchester United's defense team after Ferguson retired, we cannot say that it is the best in the world, even if Premier League is first-rate, it can't even be considered top-notch.
Therefore, the later Manchester United frontcourt was not as gorgeous as it was, so there was a later joke: the frontcourt was picturesque, and the backcourt was De Gea.
Why is there this saying? It means attacking the strong and defending the weak.
The Manchester United in the Ferguson period was absolutely strong offensively, but not weak defensively at all. Instead, it was very strong defensively.
In the 81st minute, Rooney cut in from the right and shot a long shot from 20 yards. Valdés lifted the ball over the crossbar.
He Wei: "Rooney's long shot was saved by Valdés. Manchester United's offense is still a threat, and Barcelona's defense is now very tense."
In the 82nd minute, Cuenca replaced Pedro.
Martin: "Cuenca comes on, Barcelona is the last substitution. Guardiola needs to strengthen the wing attack."
In the 84th minute, Welbeck replaced Hernández.
He Wei: "Hernández came off the field. He worked very hard tonight. Although he didn't score a goal, his running and fighting caused a lot of trouble for Barcelona's defense."
In the 85th minute, Pogba replaced Ashley Young.
Neville: "Pogba comes on, this is a young France midfielder. Ferguson is giving him UEFA Champions League experience in the semi-finals, which is very helpful for his growth."
In the 86th minute, Messi shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, and De Gea dived sideways to confiscate the ball.
Zhang Lu: "Messi's long shot was blocked by De Gea. His performance tonight was only bright in the first half. He didn't perform well in most of the second half. Compared with Zhang Kuang, he is not even a little worse."
He Wei: "Yes, they say that Messi is more suitable for playing downwind. This is one of the evidences. When the players are not going well, his performance is indeed a bit poor."
In the 87th minute, Pogba relied on his own recklessness to steal the ball from Fàbregas. He originally passed it to Zhang Kuang, but found that the route was blocked, so he passed it to Rooney.
After Rooney got the ball, he broke through Abidal on the right and passed back in an inverted triangle. Welbeck's shot from the top of the arc in the penalty area was saved by Valdés. Rooney followed up and shot into the net.
4-1.
He Wei: "It's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in, Rooney's complementary shot! 4-1! Manchester United seals the victory!
Welbeck's shot was saved, Rooney's follow-up shot was clean! Old Trafford is boiling! Manchester United led Barcelona 4-1 in the first round of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals! Half a foot into the final!"
Zhang Lu: "Hey, the powerful Barcelona was really beaten by Manchester United. This goal came from the steal of the young player Pogba.
To be honest, Fàbregas is really not suitable for Barcelona. His skills are a bit out of tune with Barcelona's rhythm. How could a young Pogba steal the ball? The fundamental reason is that after he got the ball, he was thinking about how to pass the ball. Pogba took advantage of this gap and grabbed it hard.
If it were Busquets, he would pass the ball directly without thinking at all. What the passing and controlling system fears most is this kind of pause in thinking. As soon as the player holding the ball pauses, the entire passing and controlling system will pause and then readjust the rhythm. This is the most fatal."
He Wei: "Director Zhang's analysis is very accurate and sharp. It is indeed like this..."
Martin: "GOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Rooney! 4-1! Manchester United sealed the victory! Welbeck's shot was saved by Valdés, but Rooney's follow-up shot was too calm! Barcelona's defense has collapsed!"
Neville: "The key to this ball is Rooney's movement. When Welbeck shot, Rooney was already inserting himself into the penalty area. After Valdés saved it, Rooney arrived just in time. This is the sense of smell of a top forward."
Martin: "Didn't you realize that Zhang Kuang was also running? If Valdés jumped to the left, then it was probably Zhang Kuang who shot back."
Neville: "Haha, after watching the replay, it's true. Manchester United's attack line is really terrifying. Even Barcelona can't resist it."
In the 88th minute, Piqué collided with Welbeck while competing for a header. His brow bone was broken and bleeding. He stopped the bleeding on the sidelines and returned to the court.
He Wei: "Piqué was injured, with a broken brow bone and bleeding. He received treatment to stop the bleeding on the sidelines and then returned to the court. This is the intensity of UEFA Champions League's semifinals."
Zhang Lu: "There is not much time left for Barcelona. It is really difficult to comeback from a score of 1:4. After all, we are facing Manchester United. If it were any other team, there may still be a possibility of comeback, but facing Manchester United, the possibility of Barcelona's comeback is extremely slim."
In the 89th minute, Messi shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, and De Gea dived sideways to confiscate the ball.
Martin: "Messi's long shot was confiscated by De Gea. Barcelona's time is running out."
Neville: "Messi's performance is unsatisfactory."
The fourth official raised his sign: three minutes of additional time.
In the 90th minute, the anxious Piqué fouled Zhang Kuang from the wing and was given a yellow card.
Neville: "Piqué finally got a card. He fouled Zhang Kuang tonight at least five times. Rojo only gave this one yellow card. If it was Premier League, he would have been sent off long ago."
In the 91st minute, Zhang Kuang counterattacked with another long shot, and Valdés lifted the ball. The quality this time was very high, but Valdés's save was also world-class.
In the 93rd minute, Fàbregas shot a low shot from the top of the arc in the penalty area, but De Gea fell to the ground and confiscated it.
At this moment, Spain referee Miguel·Rojo blew the whistle to end the game!
"Beep, beep, beep--!"
End of the show, Manchester United 4-1 Barcelona.
Full game information: Manchester United shot 19 times, 10 times on target, and scored 4 goals.
Barcelona shot 21 times, 6 times on target, and scored 1 goal.
Ball possession rate Manchester United 38%, Barcelona 62%.
Corner kicks Manchester United 5 times, Barcelona 7 times.
Fouled Manchester United 9 times and Barcelona 16 times.
There are 2 yellow cards Manchester United and 3 yellow cards Barcelona.
He Wei concluded after the game. "At the end of the game, Manchester United defeated Barcelona 4-1 at home. Zhang Kuang scored a hat trick. Rooney was the icing on the cake. Messi scored a goal for Barcelona.
Manchester United had a three-goal advantage in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, but Barcelona scored an away goal. In the second round, Camp Nou, Barcelona needed to win by two goals to come back.
Zhang Kuang's performance in this game was decisive. He scored three goals by himself, and the first and third goals passed four and five people. They are all classic moments in the history of UEFA Champions League.
On the other hand, although Messi had a bright performance in the first half, its subsequent performance was somewhat unsatisfactory. In short, if Barcelona cannot show a super outstanding performance in the second round, then Manchester United may have reached the finals."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, Zhang Kuang's performance tonight was dominant. Barcelona's defense was like paper in front of him.
But Barcelona also scored an away goal. In the second round at Camp Nou, Barcelona's ball control advantage will be even greater. Manchester United needs to defend well and then use Zhang Kuang's counterattack. This series is not over yet, but the suspense is disappearing step by step, and Manchester United's protagonist aura has become more and more dazzling..."