Chapter 809: Europa League battle, another battle with Rome
Xia Xing stood in the middle of the court, waiting for the kick-off.
Pogba is standing to his right.
Thinking of this, Xia Xing became very annoyed.
His conflict with Pogba has been made public without any cover-up.
But it's clear that the club's management are still struggling.
After all, they spent 1.05 million euros to sign Pogba. It would be a slap in the face if they just sold him like this.
Let the whole world know that there is something wrong with their transfer strategy and vision.
Therefore, even though Xia Xing and Pogba have many conflicts, the club still wants to keep Pogba.
Xia Xing has already seen this.
He also gave up on the club.
So be it.
Pogba came on as a substitute, and Xia Xing did not embarrass him on the court.
He is the captain of Manchester United and everyone who wears a red jersey on the pitch is his brother.
He had to separate football from personal grudges.
So he passed a lot of passes to Pogba.
And it is obvious that Pogba is in good condition today, much better than the previous B fee.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Xia Xing passed a diagonal pass to Martial. Martial dribbled the ball forward, but was stopped by the defense and hit the ball decisively.
Pogba quickly followed up in the middle and shot low!
The ball hit the net!
1 is better than 0!
Manchester United scored first!
The total score is three goals ahead, and the game is definitely going to be no problem.
Next, Manchester United played more relaxedly, and Xia Xing was happy to help Cavani and Martial find their form.
In multi-line combat, every player is very useful.
In the 79th minute of the game, Xia Xing's long pass found Cavani in the penalty area. Cavani took the ball with his back. The opportunity was not good and he chose to pass back to Pogba.
Pogba at the top of the penalty area made a slight adjustment and suddenly took a shot.
This time it's not a shot, it's a pass!
Martial sprinted quickly and successfully countered offside!
Catch the ball, push and shoot!
Break the goal deftly and break the net easily!
2 is better than 0!
Manchester United is completely stable!
Solskjaer, who was on the sidelines of the court, kept praising: "I didn't expect Pogba to be in such good condition today. He passed and shot every time. It was really good."
Carrick also nodded: "He has the best relationship with Martial, and the two of them cooperate very well on the court."
Phelan curled his lips: "If they could keep playing well, they would have become the core players of Manchester United."
In the end, Manchester United won 2-0 at home, defeated Granada with a total score of 4-0, and successfully reached the semi-finals.
The top four teams in this Europa League are all strong teams from the five major European leagues.
Manchester United, Arsenal, Roma, Villarreal.
Except for AC Milan, which was eliminated by Manchester United, all the players at the top of the odds list are gathered together.
Semi-final matchup situation: Manchester United VS Roma, Arsenal VS Villarreal.
This matchup situation makes many fans find it interesting.
Especially Manchester United fans.
They met Rome again.
In recent seasons, they have often met Roma in European competitions.
Last season they also met Roma in the Europa League semi-finals.
Seeing this result, it feels like time has gone back.
You know, it was quite hard for Manchester United to play Roma last season.
Because of the plague, the Europa League semi-finals last season were determined by a decision.
Manchester United was led 2-0 by their opponents. After that, Xia Xing led the team to fight back and finally won 3-2.
Compared with last season, Roma is only stronger now.
They took away players such as Schick, Deverell, Gonaron and Krylov last summer and recovered some transfer fees. But they invested more.
Defender Gianluca Mancini, midfielder Wellertu, forward Perez, center defender Smalling and other players have joined.
The team's strength has even been enhanced.
So this time when they face Manchester United again, they vow to defeat their opponents and get tickets to the final.
On April 2021, 4, Old Trafford welcomed an old rival.
When the Roma players entered the stadium, the audience burst into applause.
This applause is dedicated to their new aid Smalling.
As a former Manchester United hero, Smalling is an old player who has experienced the Ferguson era.
From 2010 to 2020, Smalling stayed at Manchester United for a full ten years.
For ten years, he guarded the defense for Manchester United. No matter what changes he went through, he did a solid job in defensive tasks.
Successive coaches have valued him very highly, and he has gained the respect of the fans through his efforts.
Now, he is back at Old Trafford again, and the stadium is filled with applause and blessings for him.
On the court, his former teammates also came up to say hello to him, very affectionately.
"Man, I watched your game in Serie A. It was great! I didn't expect you to adapt to the rhythm of Serie A so well. It's amazing!"
"I feel now that you are currently the number one defender in Serie A, bar none!"
"Oh my God, I have a headache just thinking about facing your defense today..."
Looking at his friendly teammates, Smalling felt warm in his heart.
At this moment, his heart was full of emotion and regret.
What was touching was that even after he left, everyone was still thinking of him.
Unfortunately, he could not stay with his beloved team forever and could only leave with regret.
It's so sad.
But this is football, this is life.
In this rematch, as the referee's whistle blows, the game begins!
Manchester United still uses the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation, with all the main players playing.
Roma was also unconservative, using the familiar 3-4-2-1 bomber formation.
Roma's performance this season has been poor. The league is coming to an end and they are still ranked eighth in the league.
Not to mention the top four goals at the beginning of the season, even the top six seats are not guaranteed.
There have long been rumors that Fonseca will leave at the end of the season.
This news is relatively accurate.
For Fonseca, he is betting on the Europa League stage.
After reaching the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, they definitely have the strength to compete for the championship.
As long as you work hard and have better luck, there will be absolutely no problem.
Therefore, from the first minute of this game, Roma attacked with all their strength and faithfully implemented Fonseca's offensive tactics.
You must know that in the Europa League quarter-finals, Roma relied on their fierce and sharp offense to defeat the powerful Ajax.
They still did the same in this game.
At the beginning, Roma had an absolute advantage.
On the front line, Dzeko is in the middle, followed by Mkhitaryan and Pellegrini.
The cooperation of the three has been very tacit, and the strength of the Trident is very intimidating in Serie A.
Now when they meet Manchester United again, they bring their momentum to Old Trafford.
Especially Mkhitaryan.
When he entered the stadium, he heard the cheers and applause given to Smalling by the fans, which far exceeded him.
He felt a little disappointed inside.
Although he can understand it rationally, after all, Smalling has played for Manchester United for much longer than him.
But even so, he still hopes to prove his worth at Manchester United.
Maybe not fully proven as a player.
Then I will prove it as my opponent! (End of chapter)
