Chapter 806: The Europa League battle, the gap is huge
Looking at the wildly cheering home fans at the Red Bull Arena, the Manchester United soldiers were extremely bitter.
Their Champions League journey is over this season.
Xia Xing stood on the court, looking at the sky, silent.
He suddenly remembered a few months ago.
That was the scene in the locker room when we won the Europa League last season.
Several Manchester United youngsters were waving and shouting at players in the dressing room.
"I don't want to play in the Europa League anymore! I want to play in the Champions League! I want to win the Champions League!"
"Oh oh oh oh!"
Red passion is flying.
At that moment, everyone was looking forward to the future.
And now, they will return to the Europa League circuit.
It’s so uncomfortable!
Xia Xing took his teammates to the sidelines to say goodbye.
He could hear sparse applause from the stands, and some boos.
That applause was given to the team's captain who scored consecutive goals to equalize the score.
And the boos are for the whole team.
They let the fans down again.
At this time, Manchester United was also in trouble in the league, losing consecutive games.
Rumors of Solskjaer's dismissal are rife.
Now that we've been eliminated from the Champions League, let's play in the Europa League in a down-to-earth manner.
In this way, Manchester United unfortunately fell into the knockout rounds of the Champions League as third in the Champions League group.
Next, they will draw lots against the teams that advance from the Europa League group stage.
They were drawn against Real Sociedad from La Liga.
This sixteenth-final match officially starts on February 2021, 2.
Unlike the Premier League, where the heroes are fighting in a melee, La Liga's strengths and weaknesses are too obvious.
The strength of the top three teams in the Western Premier League far exceeds that of all the teams behind them. The La Liga champions in these years have only rotated among these three teams.
Galacticos Real Madrid, Cosmos Barcelona, and hard-charging Atletico Madrid, this La Liga team is quite good in the Champions League.
But it doesn't prove that other teams have such strength and influence.
The biggest problem caused by the three-wizard competition is that the second tier of La Liga is insufficient in strength, especially in foreign wars. The situation is more obvious.
This time Real Sociedad successfully broke through in the group stage, but they did not have too strong opponents in the group, and winning did not prove their true strength.
Now, they meet Manchester United and the real test comes.
In this veteran La Liga team, the Manchester United soldiers still saw some familiar faces.
For example, captain David Silva transferred from Manchester United on a free transfer this summer and returned to his roots.
There is also former Real Madrid star Illarramendi, who is also one of the midfielders of this team.
Former Arsenal defender Monreal also returned to La Liga last year and became a social worker.
Among these people, there is also a former Manchester United player-Januzai.
He was once a talent in the Manchester United youth academy, but he never got playing time and eventually moved to Real Sociedad.
Here, his physical frailty is minimized and his outstanding technical advantages are brought to the extreme.
He is more adapted to the style of La Liga than the Premier League.
In this game, he appeared at the right forward position and was very active from the first minute of the game.
Dribbling and breakthrough are his biggest characteristics, and he showed them to the fullest today.
Dribble the ball on the right, pass Fred, and move forward quickly!
Luke Shaw shovels!
The ball is broken!
Three minutes later, Real Sociedad once again passed the ball to Januzaj's side, and this time Januzaj met the retreating Xia Xing.
Facing Manchester United's star player, Januzaj was a little dissatisfied. He wanted to compete.
In the summer of 2016, Januzaj returned from Dortmund on loan.
He is full of expectations and feels that he will find his own place in Manchester United under the changes.
But unfortunately, Mourinho did not choose him or even give him a chance to prove himself.
Another loan spell made him completely give up, and he finally left Manchester United the next summer.
In the summer of 2016, it was time for Xia Xing to return to Manchester United.
Although the two incidents are not directly related, Januzaj is still full of resentment towards Xia Xing.
Even though Xia Xing has a transcendent status in international football, he is very clear about it, but as a technical player, he still wants to compete with Xia Xing.
Let’s see who is better technically, you or me!
I want to prove to Manchester United that I definitely deserved to stay at Manchester United!
Facing Xia Xing, Januzaj quickly advanced with the ball and sprinted!
The steps under your feet are steady, swaying continuously, and changing direction!
In La Liga, he has used this method to get past his opponents countless times!
You can definitely do it today!
However, he still overestimated his own strength and underestimated Xia Xing.
Even though he is also a technical player, Xia Xing is more than that.
He is also a power player and a shield player with excellent defense.
As soon as Januzaj accelerated, Xia Xing went straight to the body!
Knocked away Januzaj!
There was no suspense in this physical confrontation, Xia Xing was victorious!
Next, Xia Xing made a long pass from the left, looking for Rashford in the frontcourt!
Rashford received the ball, quickly rushed into the penalty area, and hit the net with a low shot!
1 is better than 0!
Manchester United opened the scoring and scored the first goal!
This goal was very easy. After a successful defense, a big long pass helped Rashford score!
Wonderful!
With the ball in hand, Manchester United became even more relaxed.
Then they played very freely and effortlessly.
But Januzaj still didn't give up.
What does it mean for you to have sex with your body?
If you have the ability, you can compete with me technically!
Eight minutes later, Real Sociedad intercepted the ball in midfield and counterattacked. After continuous passes, it was still given to the right wing, looking for Januzaj.
This time Xia Xing has quickly returned to defense and returned to the penalty area.
Januzaj stepped on his bicycle and accelerated into the penalty area!
Do you still dare to touch me now?
As long as you touch me, it's a penalty!
Januzaj thought well, but Xia Xing not only did not charge with his body this time, but also did not charge hard.
He just forced Januzaj near the baseline, leaving him no room to shoot.
Facing Maguire in the middle, Januzaj couldn't shoot. He could only pull the ball again, trying to avoid the angle and shoot.
But as soon as he pulled the ball, the ball was accurately intercepted by Xia Xing!
The move was decisive and crisp, extremely exciting!
Januzaj pressed hard quickly, and Xia Xing dribbled the ball out of the penalty area!
Can't catch up!
Just put the shovel in Januzaj!
This is a tackle from behind, very dangerous!
But even so, he still didn't succeed!
As if there were eyes on his back, Xia Xing quickly pulled out of the way of the defense before being tackled!
A straight kick!
Find the B fee on the right!
At this time, B Fei has sprinted quickly and caught the ball accurately!
After taking a few steps, Fee B decisively shot from the penalty area line!
The ball went straight to the blind corner!
Hit the net!
2 is better than 0!
Manchester United scores another goal!
Wonderful!
This time Januzaj was completely convinced.
Not only is his body not as good as Xia Xing's, but his speed and skills, which are most important for survival now, are also not as good as his opponent's.
The gap is really huge... (End of chapter)
