Chapter 805: It Is Time to Increase the Speed

"Hiss..."

Tang Ye held his head with both hands and slowly walked over to the referee.

The Manchester United captain was already prepared; if the referee signaled the goal invalid, Tang Ye would immediately lodge a complaint with the official.

Seeing the referee pressing his earpiece and remaining silent for so long, Tang Ye whispered, "No offside, trust me, brother."

"..."

"Beep!!"

"No offside!"

"Goal stands!"

"Manchester United's fourth goal of the match!"

"From Cristiano Ronaldo!"

Confirming the goal was valid, Cristiano Ronaldo immediately spread his arms wide, then quickly sprinted toward the substitutes' bench.

Bang!

Swish——!!!

Perhaps due to being overly excited, the Portuguese man actually forgot his own signature celebration move.

"4:1!"

The match time was just past the 70-minute mark, yet the aggregate score over the two legs had already reached 8:2.

Regardless of how well Manchester United played, Villarreal was completely being dominated.

"Bravo!"

Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo high-fived.

He prepared to embrace further, but seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo seemed somewhat reluctant to hug him, Tang Ye halted his movement.

In any case, scoring a goal was extremely okay.

After celebrating with his teammates, Cristiano Ronaldo still did not seem satisfied; he walked to the area below the substitutes' stand and let out a furious roar, as if declaring his return to the home fans.

"Oh, it seems Cristiano Ronaldo has found his match form!"

"This is tremendous news for Manchester United, because we know what Manchester United needs most right now is a striker with finishing ability; Cristiano Ronaldo's return to form, well... perhaps 'return' isn't the right word."

The commentator clearly hadn't prepared anything and awkwardly stalled right there.

However, there was indeed a significant issue within this situation, causing the commentator to be temporarily unable to provide an accurate description.

You cannot call it a return to form, since Cristiano Ronaldo only started in today's match.

If he has been a substitute all along, how could you possibly gauge Cristiano Ronaldo's form?

Furthermore, Cristiano Ronaldo only scored one goal in today's match, and the opponent was the not-so-strong Villarreal.

If you judge that Cristiano Ronaldo is in good form based solely on this, isn't that rather lacking in consideration?

【Not bad, not bad; let's loan ourselves a final first, see who we play in the final, I feel it should be Mancheng, the final should be a Manchester derby.】

【Tang Tang Qiuwang, can you save Villarreal!】

【Stop calling him Tang Tang Qiuwang, okay? If Wu Lei could save Villarreal, the Chinese national team would have been a top-tier World Cup contender long ago.】

【Ten Hag is really up to something; did he intentionally sub Rodri on to disgust the opposing fans?】

【What disgusting the opposing fans? You're thinking too maliciously of our Saint Ten; isn't this obviously just a routine substitution?】

As the clock approached the 75-minute mark, Tang Ye, Cristiano Ronaldo, and De Ligt were successively substituted off.

Emery also sat down and began to consistently give up.

But this wasn't really his fault; trying to score six goals in fifteen minutes was something one might not even see in a dream.

"Glory Glory Man United~"

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"..."

"Beep, beep-beep——!!!"

With a whistle from the main referee, the entire match ended.

Facts proved that Villarreal still possessed some strength, as they managed to score a goal through Danjuma in the dying moments, changing the score from the original 1:4 to the current 2:4, with the aggregate score also becoming 3:8.

The problem was that the goal difference gap was simply too large; Danjuma's goal was as good as useless.

"Well, the feeling of scoring is very nice."

Cristiano Ronaldo smiled brightly, the wrinkles on his face crinkling together: "I originally thought that goal was offside, but it wasn't; this is really very nice, because this goal holds great significance for me."

"Additionally..."

Cristiano Ronaldo had just opened his mouth when he closed it again.

According to the original plan, he needed to name Ten Hag during his next interview with reporters, directly exposing the series of evil deeds committed by the Manchester United head coach.

But...

The situation had changed slightly today.

Cristiano Ronaldo started today's match and even scored a goal.

Although Ten Hag's sins undeniably existed, exposing the Dutchman's crimes at this moment... did not seem quite appropriate?

Gritting his teeth, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared extremely hesitant, while a trace of anger toward Ten Hag lingered in his eyes.

Those guilty of heinous crimes will inevitably face punishment; it is merely a matter of time.

Since that is the case, waiting a little longer makes no difference!

"Hmm, it's nothing," Cristiano Ronaldo said, shaking his head.

"Then Cristiano, we noticed that you started in today's match; over the past few months, we observed that your frequency of starting matches has been very low, especially in Champions League fixtures (today marks Cristiano Ronaldo's first start in a Champions League knockout stage match this season); is this because your training form has been poor, or is there some other reason?"

Having said that, the reporter extended the microphone.

Click!

Click-click!

"I... um, Sitting Like. Hiss, I'm not entirely sure."

Cristiano Ronaldo pressed his upper and lower teeth together before releasing them: "It might be because of the Euro qualifiers; that seems to be the case for now. Perhaps there are other reasons, but I'm not clear on those just yet."

After all, it was merely a starting lineup for a single match; Cristiano Ronaldo's hatred toward Ten Hag had not diminished much.

What Sitting Like's true attitude actually was remained something to be seen.

This would directly determine when the Portuguese man and the Dutchman would fall out.

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ESPN: TY visited the away team's locker room after the match, taking photos with national team teammate W. L., former club teammates Trigueros, Asenjo, and others.

Speaking of the photo session, it was actually somewhat coincidental.

Tang Ye had originally not planned to go to the away team's locker room, since his own team had after all eliminated Villarreal, making him feel a bit awkward about it.

But while heading to the locker room, he happened to pass by, so Tang Ye paused at the doorway for a moment.

"Oh, welcome."

It just so happened that Danjuma was coming out of the locker room; upon bumping into Tang Ye, he first nodded in greeting, then issued an invitation.

He assumed Tang Ye had come specifically to visit, but in reality, he had not.

"..."

Tang Ye had already harbored a slight desire to go inside; now, with the Villarreal players inviting him, that desire grew even stronger.

Hearing the commotion outside, Asenjo also walked over. This fellow was now considered the senior big brother within the Villarreal squad; after Bruno's departure, Asenjo was the most senior member of the Villarreal team.

"Tom? Come, over here."

Asenjo pushed the door open, and Tang Ye walked in.

The away team's locker room had originally been filled with some rustling chatter, but the players immediately fell silent upon seeing Tang Ye enter.

To be honest, it was somewhat awkward; after all, the current Villarreal was no longer the Villarreal of five years ago. Nearly the entire roster had been overhauled, leaving only a few players whom Tang Ye recognized.

"Um, sorry about that."

Tang Ye nodded lightly.

"It's nothing; you won by strength, no need to apologize."

Asenjo placed his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder.

With the big brother speaking up, naturally no one else on the team dared to say anything.

"Uh... actually, I was apologizing for barging in."