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Benfica's strength is not as good as Manchester United, this is an accepted fact.

However, Benfica's small skills are not worse than Manchester United. Facing the powerful Manchester United, they are not conservative. After grabbing the ball, they use skillful small-scale cooperation to quickly advance to Manchester United's penalty area.

At the beginning, Benfica attacked Manchester United's right wing. They thought Valencia and Phil Jones on the right wing were young, lacking defensive skills and experience, and they were likely to cause a breakthrough.

Benfica front midfielder clown Aimar and his compatriot Gaitan played two-by-one on the right side of Manchester United, passing Valencia and Gao Xiaodong, but when Gaitan brought the ball towards full-back Phil Jones, they were empty. The cut Aimar was caught up by Gao Xiaodong and stumbled from behind.

Gao Xiaodong's actions were concealed, and the referee Skomina did not see it.

The referee didn't blow, and the fans at home were dissatisfied. This indirectly undermined Benfica's cooperation. They immediately booed to the referee and Gao Xiaodong.

Without Aimar's support, Gaitan had to single out Phil Jones.

Gaitan's personal skills are good. With a wave, he shakes Phil Jones's center of gravity, and quickly ran the ball past Phil Jones.

Phil Jones was shaken a little embarrassed, but he was young and had good physical fitness. He adjusted his center of gravity as quickly as possible and chased Gaitan desperately.

Gaitan was not slow, but Phil Jones, who was chasing him behind him, still gave him a certain amount of pressure. When passing the bottom, the force was used too much, and the ball flew directly over the goal to the stands.

After Manchester United got the ball, goalkeeper De Gea passed the ball to Carrick, allowing Carrick to organize the attack.

Carrick tried to pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong, but Benfica's players were very strict on Gao Xiaodong. Carrick could not find a good pass line, so he had to pass it to Giggs.

When he was young, Giggs was also a fierce man who could single-handedly challenge his opponent's line of defense, but now Giggs can control the ball without losing, and passing the ball is already very good.

Giggs can still get Ferguson's trust at such an old age. Of course, he does not rely on personal affection. He has a high golf quotient and knows how to circumvent his own weaknesses.

The ball passed to Giggs' feet, and Giggs turned to the middle, making a move to pass to Gao Xiaodong.

When all the attention was drawn to Gao Xiaodong, Giggs suddenly crossed the front of the penalty area to look for Rooney.

Giggs passed the ball suddenly, even Benfica's central defender hadn't expected it.

It was too late to grab, and captain Louison could only go up, not allowing Rooney to break through or shoot.

Benfica's two central defenders are there, and Rooney did not consider shooting or even rushing into the penalty area. All he has to do now is to pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong.

Rooney doesn't care if Gao Xiaodong is the core of Manchester United. He believes that Gao Xiaodong has good skills and has many ghost ideas. If the ball is passed to him, he will definitely find loopholes in the opponent's defense.

Rooney turned to protect the ball, but his eyes were looking for Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong and Wayne Rooney still have a tacit understanding. After Giggs passed to Wayne Rooney, he quickly jumped in, and then changed direction to throw away the defending players.

What appeared in Rooney's vision was a Gao Xiaodong who had no defensive players around him. Even for a moment, it was enough. Rooney believed that if he passed to Gao Xiaodong, Gao Xiaodong would definitely be able to hold the ball.

Rooney leaned on Louis Loose's arch and passed the ball in front of Gao Xiaodong.

Garcia was thrown away by Gao Xiaodong. He saw Rooney turn around and realized that Rooney was going to pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong. He immediately accelerated forward and wanted to steal the pass.

Gao Xiaodong saw Garcia rushing to steal from behind. He didn't wait for the ball to come over. He ran two quick steps, stepped on, pulled, and turned around, just swaying Garcia who rushed up.

It is very dangerous for Gao Xiaodong to get the ball at the front of the penalty area. Benfica's central defender Louison quickly blocked forward and did not give Gao Xiaodong a long shot.

Full-back Garene closed quickly, and he ran to Rooney to prevent Gao Xiaodong from passing the ball to Rooney.

Benfica's attention was focused on Gao Xiaodong and Rooney, and even the more active Valencia was paid attention to, but the veteran Giggs was ignored.

This is also normal. Although Giggs is well-known, he is 38 years old. Players of this age either retire or become coaches. Fighting on the pitch is no longer suitable for them.

Giggs didn't touch the ball a few times after the opening, and he basically passed the ball as soon as he got it, but this does not mean that he has no desire to attack or even score.

Seeing Rooney holding the ball, Giggs quietly moved to the penalty area, but Rooney did not pass the ball to him.

After Gao Xiaodong got the ball, Benfica's players were very nervous and their eyes were on Gao Xiaodong. Giggs felt that the opportunity was coming, and he quickly moved to the ribs of the penalty area.

Giggs did not raise his hand for the ball, nor did he shout, he believed Gao Xiaodong could see him, just as he believed Scholes.

Gao Xiaodong saw Giggs, but he deliberately made a posture to shoot with his left foot. He quickly pushed the ball with his right foot and passed the ball to Giggs.

"Good job!" Giggs was overjoyed, not forgetting to praise Gao Xiaodong when he stopped the ball.

If he was ten years younger, Giggs would take the ball and make it into the penalty area, but now, Giggs doesn't have that explosive power.

Giggs took a step forward, kicking and lobbing from the front of the penalty zone's ribs to the back corner of the goal.

When Giggs received the ball, Benfica goalkeeper Atul realized that Giggs might shoot. In Giggs's position, shooting at the close corner was the most threatening, and Atul moved to the close corner at the fastest speed.

Seeing that Giggs actually shot in the back corner, Atul was shocked, but he moved to the right, and it was too late to make a save. He had no choice but to resign.

The Benfica players in the penalty area struggling to jump up the header, trying to get the ball out, but the arc of the ball was a bit high, and they tried their best and did not touch the ball.

All eyes are focused on the ball.

In, Manchester United has the initiative and is likely to win the game.

If not, Benfica will inevitably strengthen the defense against Giggs, and it will definitely be more difficult for Manchester United to score.

With a "bang", the ball hit the beam and bounced on top of the net.

"Oh! What a pity!"

"Depressed! Hit the crossbar!"

"What a bad luck!"

The coaches of Chinese players and fans all sighed.

Benfica fans cheered happily, as if they had scored a goal.

In fact, not conceding a goal and scoring a goal are almost the same.

"What a pity!" He Hui sighed, the live commentator: "Good pass! The shot is also beautiful! Just missed! If the goal is scored, Giggs will be the oldest goal scorer in the Champions League! I didn't expect it! The most threatening shot came from Giggs, and now it seems that Sir Alex Ferguson has his reason to arrange for Giggs."