Chapter 629 The last blow
Rooney and Rashford came off the bench at the same time, but Real Madrid's defense paid more attention to Rashford.
After all, Rooney is old and his running ability is limited. As long as one man marks his shot, Rooney's threat is reduced to a minimum.
After Rashford was flanked, Xia Xing and Carrick still looked for more passes to Lukaku and Rooney.
It is difficult for Lukaku to beat Ramos alone with the ball, so Manchester United's hopes are pinned on Rooney.
The ball was passed to Rooney, who made some passing moves on the spot, or passed it back to Xia Xing and Carrick, or passed straight to Lukaku.
But the effect is not good.
Rooney was guarded by Marcelo, Lukaku was blocked by Ramos, and there were Casemiro and Toni Kroos returning to defend in the middle, preventing Xia Xing and Carrick from having another chance to shoot.
During this period, although Real Madrid retreated to defend and did not have many offensive opportunities, their defense was very effective.
Time passed by minute by second, and the game had reached the 89th minute.
Two minutes of injury time left little time for Manchester United, who wanted to score.
At this time, Xia Xing took the ball again and handed it to Carrick again.
Then he inserted himself into the restricted area diagonally!
Rashford also sprints quickly!
Two contact points on the left side of the penalty area!
But Real Madrid's defensive attention is also here.
Carrick had no space to pass the ball, so he could only knock the ball to the right again.
Leave it to Rooney.
Facing Marcelo's defense, Rooney kept knocking the ball back to Carrick's feet, and then sprinted quickly!
This sprint directly threw Marcelo away!
"Rooney's deft movement broke into the penalty area!
“What a great opportunity!
“Present tense Carrick has multiple passing lanes!
"He will look for Xia and Rashford on the left.
"Or Rooney on the right?
"One kick and the ball flew to the right!
"Let's find my old partner Rooney!
“This pass is superb!
"awesome!
"Rooney stopped the ball with his inner calf muscles and he had a chance to shoot!
"shoot……
"He fell to the ground!
"It was Marcelo who came back to defend and tackled him!
"Lateral tackle!
"Is this a penalty?
"The referee whistles!
"It's a penalty!
"no problem!
“Let’s see the replay again!
"Marcelo really kicked Rooney's heel!
“There is nothing wrong with the referee’s decision!
"Manchester United got a penalty kick!
“They are about to extend their lead!
"This old pair has made a great contribution again!"
Manchester United fans cheered wildly with excitement!
The Manchester United players on the field also hugged with joy!
It was great to get a penalty at the last moment!
At this time Marcelo was still explaining to the referee, but it was too late.
The referee dispersed Ramos, Casemiro and other Real Madrid players who surrounded him, and once again pointed to the penalty spot decisively.
There is no doubt that this is a penalty!
By this time Carrick had already run towards Rooney.
"Wayne! How are you?"
"I'm fine, don't worry."
"Oh, that's good. If you get injured because of it, I'd rather not take the penalty."
"What are you thinking about? If I'm not injured, the penalty kick is also ours!"
Carrick helped Rooney stand up, and Rooney shook his ankle. There was no problem.
At this time Xia Xing also ran over.
"Captain, are you alright?"
"I am fine."
"Oh, thank goodness."
"Xia, I want to take this penalty kick..."
"To Michael!"
"Ok?"
"Captain, I want to give this penalty kick to Michael."
Looking at Xia Xing's sincere eyes, Rooney smiled.
Let Xia Xing speak before he finished speaking. “Captain, this is Michael’s last season. I hope he can leave some good memories. In addition to the Champions League championship, I also hope he can leave a legend of a hat-trick in the Champions League semi-finals.”
"Haha, okay! I think so too!"
Rooney stepped forward and hugged Xia Xing hard.
The two of them looked at Carrick beside them at the same time.
Carrick was speechless for a while.
It wasn't until Xia Xing stuffed the ball into Carrick's arms that Carrick said those words sincerely.
"Thank you guys."
Xia Xing smiled and exited the penalty area. Rooney punched Carrick hard: "Thank you, you have to score the ball, otherwise I won't spare you."
"Must score!"
Putting the ball on the penalty spot, Carrick slowly retreated.
Looking at Navas in front of him, Carrick looked calm.
At this moment, he was suddenly in a trance.
When did time become so fast?
He still remembers that Real Madrid goalkeeper is Casillas, and Cristiano Ronaldo not far away is still the No. 7 genius wearing the Red Devils jersey.
It's been too long.
A new generation is replacing the old in international football, and he is about to leave his beloved green field.
Scenes from the 2008 Champions League final seem to be still unfolding before my eyes.
Can you participate in another Champions League final before retiring?
Can we win another Champions League trophy?
If this goal is scored, then everything is possible!
With a two-goal advantage, even if the Bernabeu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we are still sure to leave Spain with a smile!
This goal must be scored!
The referee once again signaled the players on both sides to exit the penalty area, and Marcelo, Carvajal and other players left chatteringly.
They were very dissatisfied with the penalty call and kept nagging about it. Carvajal even received a yellow card for it.
The pretentious delay in the penalty area is also intended to affect Carrick and disturb his mentality.
But what has 36-year-old Carrick not seen?
At this moment, his heart was still.
Outside the restricted area, quietly wait for all irrelevant people to exit.
The referee's whistle sounded and he let out a breath.
Back off slowly.
Take a deep breath.
Run-up, one step, two steps, three steps...
shoot!
The ball is flat and fast, straight into the bottom right corner of the goal!
This shot is just like his character and style of play.
It doesn't look like that much effort, but it works extra hard.
Navas made the right decision.
He tried his best to get up and quickly rushed to the right.
But it was still half a beat too slow...
"The ball went in!
"Carrick put the penalty in the net!
"Manchester United leads 4-2!
“Now that we have entered injury time, this is most likely Manchester United’s final blow!
“It’s just this one blow that expanded Manchester United’s lead again!
"They are great!
“Carrick is great!
"Carrick came on as a substitute towards the end of the first half.
"I remember that I seemed to have some doubts about this substitution. Now I must apologize to coach Mourinho!
“He is indeed a talented coach who knows people well and makes good use of them!
“Carrick came on as a substitute and pulled a goal back with his first touch!
“At the beginning of the second half, he once again used a decisive forward move to equalize the score!
“And now he scores an important penalty!
"The score for Manchester United became 4-2!
"At the end of the game, Manchester United got a good score!
“I believe that when they go to the Bernabeu in the next round, they will be more confident!
"At a time when Carrick's career is reaching its end, he can still perform so wonderfully!
“Old soldiers never die!
"The spirit remains forever!" (End of this chapter)
