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"Of course the home team, Benfica, doesn't want Manchester United to take revenge. This is their home ground. They certainly hope to beat Manchester United and get the best chance in this group," said Eurosport's commentator. .

"Okay, now let's take a look at the starting lists of the two sides for this game." The Eurosport commentator said.

In this game, Manchester United played a four-four-two formation, and the goalkeeper was the Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.The position of the back four is Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Heinze.In the four midfield positions are Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Carrick, O'Shea and Scholes, and the two forwards are Saha and Rooney.

Due to Giggs' injury, O'Shea appeared in Manchester United's starting list today. However, his qualifying position today is not on the wing, but in the center. It seems that he is going to play as a midfielder. Si appeared on the left side.

When Santos saw this change, he felt that it was a means of Ferguson. After the game started, O'Shea would definitely return to the wing, while Scholes would return to the center.

On Benfica's side, Santos formed a four-two-three-one formation today, with Quiim as the goalkeeper.At the back four are Alcides, Anderson, Luisson and Leon.The positions of the double defensive midfielders are Karagounis and Petit.In the position of the three avant-garde are Kachulanis, Qiu Ze and Simao.Up front is Nuno Gomez.

When the commentators from all over the place introduced the starting lineups of the two sides today, the players of both sides walked into the Stadium of Light under the leadership of the referee. …

The Manchester United fans who came from afar did not let the Benfica fans focus on the front. They also cheered frantically for the Manchester United team. They did not want to lose to the Benfica people in terms of momentum.

Standing among the Benfica players, Qiu Ze felt the surging passion of the Benfica fans, and he couldn't help getting excited. He couldn't wait for this game.

After all the ceremonies before the game, players from both sides stood on both sides, waiting for the official start of the game.

The referee stood in the middle circle, looked at the players on both sides, then looked to the sidelines, and then blew the whistle to start the game.

"Good audience friends, the referee has already blown the whistle to start the game, and the first kick-off is the Red Devils Manchester United." The Eurosport commentator said immediately.

Wayne Rooney in the middle circle bit the football and rushed into the penalty area of ​​Benfica, while Saha handed the football back to O'Shea. O'Shea didn't take the ball and directly passed the football across to Michael Card Rick, it seems that the organization of offense should be handed over to Michael Carrick.

In fact, Manchester United's offensive system is very different from Benfica's.In Benfica's offensive system, the position of the attacking midfielder is very important. Most of the time, the football must hit the foot of the attacking midfielder, allowing the attacking midfielder to organize the attack.

And Manchester United is an offensive system, especially Manchester United's running.On the field, no matter who is holding the ball, there will be someone running around him. Any player holding the ball at any place must have at least two supporting players around him to form a triangle, whether it is forward, backward, or backward. On both sides, there will be the most direct passing route, everyone runs smoothly, and there will be a receiving point wherever there is a threat. Few of them break through with the ball individually, but the speed of offensive advancement is not at all. slow.

This is the biggest feature of Manchester United's running system, so it is a bit troublesome for Benfica to defend. To defend well, Benfica's players must increase their running, otherwise Benfica will be very defensive against Manchester United.

Not long after the game started, Manchester United got a chance to shoot.However, Rooney's long shot outside the penalty area did not hit the power, and the football flew directly into the arms of Benfica Quiim.

Opportunity to counterattack, Benfica's goalkeeper Quiim quickly ran out with the football in his arms, and then threw the football to Qiu Ze who was holding the ball back to the side.After taking the ball, Qiu Ze immediately turned around, quickly dribbled the ball forward, and launched a counterattack. The Benfica fans immediately cheered.

Carrick followed closely to defend, to curb Benfica's counterattack.Counterattack requires speed, so Qiu Ze didn't bother with him, and directly passed the ball to Simao.

As soon as Simao got the ball, the scene suddenly became excited, because Cristiano Ronaldo was rushing up quickly. This is a highlight of the game. No wonder these guys cheered.

The first collision between these two people today is about to happen, and all the fans on the scene are holding their breath and looking forward to it.

Simao has the ball and Cristiano Ronaldo leans in immediately, as the media fans hoped.The photojournalist got excited and snapped wildly. This photo will surely arouse great repercussions after the game.

Simao made a fake move, swaying his upper body, and then quickly poked his feet, and the football passed between Cristiano Ronaldo's legs, piercing his crotch.

This was so sudden that all the fans in the audience did not expect such a thing to happen.

The fans of the Benfica team cheered loudly. Simao's action was simply too awesome, and the fans of the Benfica team couldn't be more excited.Qiu Ze who followed also felt very relieved, and just like that, he killed that arrogant guy.

But the mighty Cristiano Ronaldo didn't intend to let these people be proud for a long time. He quickly turned around, and at the same time squeezed Simao, who was overtaking forcibly, to the sideline. Using his own amazing speed, amidst the exclamation of the home team fans, he gradually passed Simao, who was not slow, squeezed behind him and then passed the ball back to captain Gary Neville.

This first duel, Cristiano Ronaldo won, and Cristiano Ronaldo won because his body was much stronger than Simao's.

All the Manchester United fans on the scene cheered wildly, and at the same time they challenged the Benfica fans in the stands. The atmosphere on the scene became more and more heated.

Simao protested to the referee that Cristiano Ronaldo just pushed him, but the referee turned away from him and ignored him.

Gary Neville made a long pass upfield and counterattacked.The football flew up rapidly and flew towards Benfica's penalty area.Qiu Ze immediately turned around and retreated to participate in the defense.

Rooney used his speed and strong body to sprint to the left side of the penalty area to receive the ball, but he was forced to the sideline by Louison and could not cut inside.Rooney stabilized the ball first and waited for his teammates to come up to support.But there was another person around him immediately.The two formed a pincer attack on him, trying to force him out of bounds.Rooney pushed Luisson beside him with his hand, protecting the ball with his feet.

Then he immediately passed the football back to the middle, and Scholes rushed up the middle.However, there is one person much faster than Scholes.

Qiu Ze rushed up like lightning, surpassed Scholes, and passed the football back.Then he turned around quickly again, facing Manchester United's backcourt, rushed forward quickly, and swiped past Scholes.

Anderson in the Benfica penalty area did not stop the ball, but picked up the football directly. The football passed over Scholes's head and flew towards Qiu Ze who was going forward.

Qiu Ze didn't stop the ball, he swung his leg and passed it directly. The football flew directly to the frontcourt. With a twitch of his kick, the football went slightly wide.

Benfica missed a very good opportunity, and the Benfica fans regret it.The Manchester United players were a lot more cautious. They poured the ball in midfield and slowly advanced.

Scholes held the ball and saw Qiu Ze pounced on him, so he quickly passed the ball to Carrick in the middle. As soon as Carrick received the ball, he quickly knocked the ball to the left, and the ball quickly passed from Scholes. Ernes and Qiu Ze passed over their heads.

At this time, Qiu Ze turned his head quickly, only to realize that Evra had slipped on the edge.Benfica's full-back Alcides quickly blocked the cut-in route and put it down.

Scholes quickly followed up, and of course, Qiu Ze also followed up, following Scholes closely.But, suddenly, Evra turned around and passed the ball to Carrick who followed from the center to the wing.Carrick did not delay after receiving the ball, and immediately passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo who came from the wing.

After Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball, then Benfica's full-back Leon appeared in front of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Seeing the opponent's defender rushing forward, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly danced his legs and crossed the ball back and forth.

If Michael Jackson is the king of dancers in the entertainment industry, then Cristiano Ronaldo is the king of dancers on the football field. His movements are very dynamic and have a strong sense of rhythm, and they are extremely fast and agile.

Cristiano Ronaldo's feet kept gliding over the ball many times.But his movements are different from those of Denilson and Robinho.His movements were not in one direction, but repeated back and forth, extremely complicated and even more dazzling.Benfica's full-back Leon sees his eyes big.

Suddenly, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly flicked the ball to the right. Benfica defender Leon was startled, and he immediately moved his body to block Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough.

However, at this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly pushed the ball to the left, and then his body moved sharply to the left, trying to break through from the left.

Benfica's full-back Leon was shocked and wanted to pull his body back, but it was too late.Cristiano Ronaldo has accelerated, making a quick move to the center and cutting inside.

The North African fans were shocked and turned pale, as were the Benfica players. They rushed forward immediately, preparing to block Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who broke through inside, had no intention of continuing to break through at all. He immediately moved the ball forward, and then kicked directly outside the penalty area. <...far she..." John Mortensen, a narrator of BBC Radio, explained loudly, venting his passion.

Cristiano Ronaldo's right foot slammed towards the ball. This was a Cristiano Ronaldo-style burst. The ball was like lightning, smashing towards the goal.

In the blink of an eye, the ball came in front of Benfica goalkeeper Quiim. He made a quick save, but the ball was too fast and flew past his fingers, and his heart sank...

The fans of Manchester United immediately jumped up from their seats like a huge wave of people, they all raised their hands high, each of them looked excited, and their eyes were fixed on the high-flying ball .

"Quiim save..." bbc radio commentator John Mortensen shouted.