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Chapter 419 Advance to the Semifinals

Seeing Li Rui's goal, all the Manchester United players on the bench celebrated wildly on the sidelines.

The shot of Ferguson waving his fists and roaring loudly, and the shot of Manchester United players in the stadium rushing to Li Rui crazily to play stacks of arhats to celebrate each other, became a classic picture of the 2006-2007 European Champions Cup.

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The Romans were obviously stunned by Li Rui's goal, and their morale was greatly affected. In the final stage of the game, after 2 minutes, Rooney dribbled the ball and was pulled down by Aquilani. Manchester United won a frontcourt Chance from a direct free kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty, and his free kick fell like a rainbow into the Roma goal, 3:2!

Manchester United staged a wonderful reversal.

At the last moment of the game, Cassano was still trying to find his goal at the Olympic Stadium. Unfortunately, his luck was really bad. At the last moment of stoppage time, Cassano shot a wonderful long shot. Hit the post and missed the goal.

The shot of Cassano with his hands on his hips and sighing to the sky is so appropriate amidst the harsh boos of Rome's Olympic Stadium.

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"At the end of the game, the Roma team lost to Manchester United 2:3 at home. This is a bad score for the Roma team. Winning Manchester United by more than two goals at Rafford Stadium can only enter the semi-finals, and frankly speaking, this is an extremely difficult task."

"Manchester United has almost entered the semi-finals with one foot, and the referee of this game, UEFA's golden whistle Merck's law enforcement will also be questioned after the game. He obliterated a Manchester United penalty. And the yellow card warning for Li Rui's diving will become the focus after the game, and Li Rui was also suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the second round because of this yellow card, this may be the only consolation for the Roma team."

As the commentator said, at the post-match press conference, the referee Merk's penalty became the focus of everyone's attention. To be honest, apart from obliterating Manchester United's penalty and showing Li Rui a yellow card, this The law enforcement of the Golden Whistle hand-picked by UEFA in this game is still remarkable. However, just this one obvious mistake almost made Manchester United's efforts in this game go to waste.

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Ferguson was naturally furious at Merck's penalty. Although Manchester United performed a miracle and won 3:2 against Roma, in the post-match press conference, Ferguson sternly reprimanded Merck for his blush and thick neck. The law enforcement in this game, of course, especially refers to the penalty!
"Yes, maybe only Mr. Merck saw Li Rui's dive. What happened at that time, the game video can clearly tell us why Li Rui is so angry? When the penalty you deserved was obliterated, and you were shown a A yellow card, you won't be able to play a crucial game, you will be angrier than my players. I have to thank the boys, they won the game in a very difficult situation."

"We will sort out the video of the game and submit a report to UEFA, yes, that's what you want to hear, and hopefully it's fair."

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Manchester United's complaint is of course not just to express protest to UEFA, but mainly to hope that UEFA can cancel Li Rui's wronged yellow card. In this case, Li Rui will also be able to participate in the next round against Rome at home. Although Manchester United won the away game against Roma 3:2, no one can guarantee that Manchester United will advance. Therefore, if Li Rui can participate in this game, Manchester United will have a better chance of winning. bigger.

However, to be honest, even the Manchester United club officials don't think that UEFA will cancel the yellow card against Li Rui. UEFA's doing so is tantamount to admitting that there is a problem with the law enforcement of this game, not to mention the game. The referee is UEFA's golden whistle Merck. UEFA will not do this kind of self-slap in the face.

However, in any case, even if there is a little possibility, the Manchester United Club will fight for it.

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At the end of the game, Manchester United returned to the hotel on the bus. However, everyone found that despite scoring twice in this game, Manchester United also won 3:2 against Roma. However, Li Rui seemed not happy, and he seemed very silent Sitting on the seat, wearing headphones, looking at the night view of Rome outside the window, while Rooney, who was sitting next to Li Rui, noticed that Li Rui's CD player was not turned on at all.

You know, Li Rui is usually very cheerful in the team, talking and laughing, even when Manchester United sometimes loses, Li Rui can get out of the loss relatively quickly, so look Seeing Li Rui like this, everyone felt that something was wrong.

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Thinking about it, I know that Li Rui is depressed because of lack of blood in the next round against Roma. As the second captain of the team, veteran Giggs comforted Li Rui and said that everyone will kill Roma in the second round. , Help the team advance to the semi-finals, don't worry.

Li Rui looked at the Welsh veteran and smiled a little, thanking everyone for their comfort.

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The next day, back in Manchester, the result of Manchester United's appeal to UEFA has not yet come out, Ferguson has already got a bad news.

During the inspection, Li Rui was found to have injured his left knee. Although it was not serious, it was best not to play in the last two league rounds. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the injury worsened.

"It seems that it should be caused by the collision with De Rossi." Team doctor Jeffes said.

It was the end of the game. Li Rui and De Rossi were grabbing the ball at the same time. They collided. At that time, Li Rui didn't feel anything wrong. However, after returning to Manchester and coming to the training ground the next day, Less than 10 minutes into the training, Li Rui felt something was wrong, so he took the initiative to find the team doctor for an examination.

"Damn it, damn the Romans." Ferguson frowned, and now the league has entered the final stage, plus the FA Cup and Champions League matches, Manchester United will almost double every week at this last moment. At this time, Li Rui was injured, which is definitely not a small loss for the team, however.Fortunately, at most only need to rest for two weeks.

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On April 4, before Manchester United's away game against Portsmouth, Manchester United received a reply from UEFA regarding their appeal, arguing that there was nothing obvious about referee Merck's enforcement of Manchester United's away game against Roma The problem.

Since there is 'no obvious problem', Li Rui's yellow card cannot be cancelled.

After hearing this, Ferguson yelled in the office, "What do you mean by 'no obvious problem'? Such an obvious misjudgment, isn't it obvious? These guys just don't want to see Manchester United advance."

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Manchester United assistant coach Queiroz looked at the door subconsciously. You must know that if Ferguson's words are spread, what awaits Ferguson and Manchester United is definitely a heavy penalty from UEFA.

However, although UEFA's reply is unfair, it is also an unexpected 'surprise' for Manchester United. Now it is found that Li Rui has an injury in his left knee. Even if the game is not stopped, Ferguson will not send Li Rui started the game against Roma at home. Now, since UEFA insists on not canceling Li Rui's yellow card, Li Rui will be automatically suspended for one round. If the team can enter the semi-finals, Li Rui, who has no yellow card on his body, will make Ferguson more at ease.

Of course, although this situation is more beneficial to the current Manchester United team, Ferguson's anger cannot be suppressed. After all, he suffered a big loss in the away game. This is a fact.

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Eindhoven 0:3 Liverpool at home;
Rome home 2:3 Manchester United;

Chelsea 1:1 Valencia at home;

AC Milan 2:2 Bayern Munich at home;
The results of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals came out. Manchester United and Liverpool were the most promising prospects for advancing to the semi-finals, while Chelsea and AC Milan were tied at home, and their opponents had away goals. , However, given the strength of the two teams, there is still hope to advance to the semi-finals.

Therefore, there may be a situation where the three teams from the Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea, encircle AC Milan from Serie A or Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga.

"Obviously, UEFA will try their best to avoid this situation. They don't want to see three teams from the Premier League in the top four. However, Manchester United's performance at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is good enough. Roma, the most powerful opponent in the Premier League, did not let UEFA see a satisfactory result... Of course, Mourinho's Chelsea should also be careful in the second round of the away game. "

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This review article of "The Times" bluntly pointed out the deep-seated reason why Manchester United was "unfairly treated" at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, that is, UEFA is absolutely unwilling to see this season's champion Three-quarters of the top four in the Premier League are occupied by Premier League teams, so it will also create some obstacles for the Premier League teams, which can also explain why the status in UEFA has always been low, "grandpa does not love grandma does not love" The Roma team will be inexplicably taken care of by the referee during the game.

However, what surprised UEFA was that Manchester United was extremely tenacious in the game against Roma, and they were able to reverse the away game 3:2.

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On April 4th, in the 7nd round of the league, Manchester United played away against Portsmouth.

Manchester United's striker partners in this game are Rooney and Cassano, but perhaps it is because the two have not played many times together, and the wonderful cooperation between the two is rare. You must know that under normal circumstances, Li Rui Rooney and Cassano are Li Rui's partners in turn, and even when the three shooters are on the field at the same time, Li Rui can become the "lubricant" between Cassano and Rooney, so , this time Cassano and Rooney partner, it seems a little tacit understanding is not enough.

In the end, Manchester United lost 1-2 at Fratton Park in Portsmouth, perhaps exhausted from the match against Roma three days earlier. The physical strength of the Manchester United team, the whole game, the Manchester United team was not excited enough, and Cassano and Rooney did not have a good chance on the front line. On the contrary, the Portsmouth team used two counterattacks, Kanu and Rooney. Hughes each scored a goal.

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The only normal Manchester United team is Cristiano Ronaldo. His goal in the 89th minute of the game helped Manchester United narrow the gap to 1 goal. Unfortunately, it was too late. At the moment, he was stabbed by the Portsmouth people.

In this game, because Manchester United was playing away, Li Rui did not go with the team. He watched the live broadcast of Sky TV at home. When Li Rui was at Li Rui, Li Rui also had a wry smile. He could see that the whole team was extremely tired now. Get a draw.

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On April 4th, the second round of the quarter-finals of the 10-2006 UEFA Champions League, Manchester United played against Rome at their home stadium, Old Trafford.

In the last game, when Li Rui was punished for diving and showed a yellow card, Li Rui was extremely angry. He was even outraged. At that time, everyone thought that Li Rui would miss the game against Roma. Competitive and angry.

They guessed the superficial reason correctly, but they didn't know the real reason. When the game was going on, it was the night of April 4th, London time. However, it was already after 10:4 on April 11th, BJ time. Li Rui's father, Li Haisheng's birthday, Li Rui originally planned to try to score a goal in the game to congratulate his father on his birthday. Unfortunately, this planned plan was thwarted by UEFA's balancing act.Of course, at that time, Li Rui hadn't been injured yet.

I can't play for the match against Roma, and Li Rui can only call his father to congratulate him on his birthday tomorrow morning after today's match, that is, BJ's time should be in the afternoon. In a foreign country, Li Rui felt guilty for not being able to take care of even his parents' birthdays for the elderly.

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Before the start of the game, there was a fierce clash between Roma fans and Manchester police outside the stadium. During the sound of sirens, about a dozen radical Roma fans were taken away by the police.

Because of the double problem of suspension and left knee injury, Li Rui could only sit in the stands to cheer for his teammates.

He watched the football with Jessica in the VIP box on the rostrum of the Old Trafford Stadium. Originally, Li Rui was used to watching football in the ordinary stands. Being pregnant, Li Rui chose to watch the game in the VIP box for safety reasons.

And before the game, the little fat Rooney said to Li Rui with a smile that the whole team will avenge him in this game and "fuck the Romans' PY". Li Rui also smiled at that time, but Li Rui in the stands Rui didn't expect Manchester United to win such a big victory, so that the Romans' chrysanthemum was turned into a sunflower by CAO...

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In this game, in addition to the suspension of Li Rui, Scholes was also suspended for Manchester United. He was shown a yellow card for a foul on Totti in the first round of the game.

Carrick replaced Scholes who was suspended. For Chinese fans, there is still a surprise in this game. Li Rui is suspended.With Cassano and Rooney partnering up front, Dong Fangzhuo was once again placed on the bench by the stretched-out branch.

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After the start of the game, the Roma team was eager to score. However, Manchester United played steadily in this game and did not attack because they were at home.

In the 4th minute, Pizarro shot low with his right foot 28 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.

In the 6th minute, Totti also slid out of the left post with a low shot 25 meters in front of the goal.

In the 8th minute, Vucinic turned around and out of the way of Brown, and shot 27 meters in front of the goal.

Li Rui smacked his lips in the stands. Although such a long-range shot seems to be threatening, it does not really cause too much threat. On the contrary, it is very easy to make the Romans get impatient and waste the game time. .

As a player, Li Rui has a deep understanding of this feeling. When he urgently needs to score a goal, he will sometimes get confused and shoot long shots when he gets a chance, with little effect.

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Although the game has been going on for nearly 10 minutes, Manchester United has yet to take a shot. The camera is also aimed at Ferguson on the sidelines. The old Scottish man seems not to be moved by Manchester United's 'passivity' on the field.

United had their first chance on goal in the 11th minute, when Cristiano Ronaldo passed low from the right and Carrick slid a low shot wide from 25 meters in front of the goal.

Although this shot was really not good, the Manchester United fans still applauded Carrick. After all, this was the first shot since the opening of Manchester United.

"Michael seems very excited. He might score a goal today." Li Rui said with a smile. One minute later, Li Rui winked at Jessica beside him while applauding, "Please call me a prophet, Miss Alba." .”

Jessica rolled her eyes cutely, but she didn't expect that what her husband said just now would come true so soon.

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Less than a minute after Manchester United completed the first shot by Carrick, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who turned on the right to avoid Mancini crossing the middle, almost in the same position where he shot a minute ago, Carrick rubbed his right foot with the instep from 1 meters in front of the goal. This shot was wonderful enough. Roma goalkeeper Doni didn't respond. The football was close to the right post and went into the net, 1-25!The total score is Manchester United 1:0 Rome! !
No one thought that Carrick's goal seemed to open the door of a goal grocery store. After that, Manchester United started a stormy goal storm.

In the 17th minute, Manchester United played an exquisite cooperation. Heinze made a pass from the left. Giggs touched the ball with his left foot and knocked in the middle. Fletcher volleyed into the upper right corner with his right foot 17 meters in front of the goal. 2 to 0! !The total score is Manchester United 5:2 Rome!

Seeing this goal, Li Rui jumped up excitedly. If the Romans want to make a comeback, they must score at least 3 goals and must not concede any more goals to bring the two teams back to the same starting line. Li Rui does not think His teammates will have such a catastrophic scene, he is almost sure that the team has entered the semifinals——

Last season, Manchester United was eliminated by the final champion Barcelona in the semi-finals. Then, this season, Li Rui and the whole team hope that the team can go further, and entering the final is the first goal. It is possible to stand on the top of Europe, and Li Rui trembles a little!

Just when Li Rui was still looking forward to it, Manchester United scored another goal.

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After Fletcher scored to make it 2:0, only 1 minute later, Manchester United intercepted the ball in the backcourt, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball for a long distance, he first passed Pizarro, and then De Rossi's Under pressure, the football was passed to Carrick's feet. Carrick seemed to be stimulated by his goal just now. He raised his foot and shot. From the front, he hoisted the football into the penalty area with his left foot. This time, the little fat Rooney seized the opportunity. He padded his chest and then volleyed the football. The football was hung into the net from the armpit of Roma goalkeeper Doni! !

3:0! !The total score is 6:2! !
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After scoring the goal, Rooney rushed to the side of the stands and made faces in the stands. The camera followed the direction of Rooney's fingers and found Li Rui in the VIP box.

"Haha, this is Wayne greeting Li Rui, beautiful goal, 3:0!"

"Gary, guess how many goals will be scored in today's game?" Taibi said.It’s no wonder he would say that. Only 20 minutes into the game, Manchester United has already led Roma 3-0. This score and the progress of the game are absolutely unbelievable. In the 10th minute, Manchester United had their first shot.

Of course Li Rui saw Rooney making faces. He laughed. Before the game, the little fat man said to 'fuck the Roman's PY'. Li Rui could not have imagined that Manchester United had already 20-3 after just over 0 minutes of the game. up!
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Roma coach Luciano Spalletti was sitting on the bench. He couldn't believe his eyes. It was a nightmare for Manchester United to score three goals in 10 minutes.

The head coach of Rome in the camera frowned tightly, as if the misery of a thousand years had come to this gentleman's forehead.

It's already 0:3, there is no choice but to attack. In fact, at the time of Manchester United's 1:0, Spalletti and Roma had no choice but to attack desperately.

At this time, the Roma players don't need the coach's gestures anymore, everyone knows what to do.

In the 31st minute, Pizarro kicked the ball from the right rib to the back post, and De Rossi actually headed the empty goal.

In the 36th minute, Totti's right heel volleyed and knocked back. Williamson got the chance of a single goal, but unfortunately his push missed the post.

Li Rui couldn't help sighing in the stands, saying that people are unlucky, drinking cold water will get stuck between their teeth, the Romans are like this now, these two chances and the one before De Rossi, if the first round of the match, Rome With that kind of luck, at least two of them will get in. If this is the case, there will still be some matches. Unfortunately, the Romans didn't seize the opportunity three times in a row!

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When the Romans squandered several rare opportunities, at the last moment of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal also added double insurance for Manchester United's victory in this game.

In the 43rd minute, Manchester United launched a counterattack. Giggs scored the ball in the middle circle. After Cristiano Ronaldo got the ball on the right side, he broke through Aquilani and Panucci in a row, and then on the penalty area line, he suddenly changed the line. After dodging Mex's interference, after dodging the shot, he volleyed with his right foot and scored from a close angle, 4 to 0!The total score Manchester United 7:2 Roma! !
The entire Old Trafford stadium has also fallen into madness, and now no one doubts that Manchester United will usher in a classic victory in this game! !

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During the intermission, Li Rui and Jessica unexpectedly met the Albertini couple and their children in the VIP lounge of Old Trafford.

Albertini will retire after the end of this season. He was injured in the last round of the league. If it is conservatively estimated, he will be able to play in the last round of the league before the end of this season. I learned from Alan Lennon at that time After the news, Li Rui was also sad. He wanted to call Albertini to comfort him, but he didn't know how to speak.

However, seeing Albertini today seems to be in a good mood, with a good mentality. Think about it. At Albertini’s age, he must be ready to retire at any time. Maybe when this day really comes, it will be very sad. , but, because I have been mentally prepared for a long time,

Albertini accompanied his family to watch the game, because Manchester United's opponent was Roma from Serie A.Whether it's because Manchester United is Leeds' rival or because Roma is from Serie A, Albertini is obliged to cheer for Roma. However, he did not expect that at the end of the first half, the lack of Li Rui's Manchester United team was able to lead the Roma team by a big score of 4:0!

Now, everyone knows that if the Roman team wants to advance, even God cannot satisfy the requirements of the Romans. Now it depends on whether the Romans can save their face and win respect!

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Albertini's wife Uliana and Jessica are also good friends. They chatted and laughed with their children. Li Rui and Albertini chatted casually over coffee. They talked about everything, but nothing. When talking about football, Li Rui deliberately didn't want Albertini to be too sad, and Albertini seems to have begun to get used to the days away from the game. When talking about children, the Italian star's face was full of happiness.

Li Rui asked Albertini what it was like to be a father for the first time, and Albertini laughed and said, "You will know it then, but you won't understand it now." '

"AC Milan would like to host a retirement match for me after I retire," said Albertini suddenly.

"Have you agreed?" Li Rui asked.When he saw Albertini nodding, he understood. Although Albertini won an FA Cup in Leeds United in the past few seasons, he also helped the team perform well in the UEFA Cup. It is a good late career Life is over, but for Albertini, Milan and San Siro will always be his soul, even though the top management of the AC Milan club has hurt him a lot.

Albertini smiled and invited Li Rui to participate in his farewell match for his retirement. Of course, Li Rui would not refuse, and in Albertini's farewell match, it is estimated that Basten, Gullit, and Baresi and other famous Milanese will play. Thinking of being able to compete with these former football legends, Li Rui is also looking forward to it.

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In the 49th minute of the game, Manchester United scored again!

This is Manchester United's corner kick. Giggs' left corner kick was pushed out by Chivu. Carrick intercepted the ball from Mancini Jr. and launched a second attack. Rooney directly kicked the ball after receiving Carrick's pass. Through the ball, Giggs hoisted the football into the penalty area after getting the ball from the left. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the ball in the middle, but Cassano, who outflanked the ball, kicked the football with irregular kicks goal!

5:0! !The total score is Manchester United 8:2 Rome!

After the goal, Cassano was extremely excited. He rushed to the stands of the away Roma fans, waved his fists and roared loudly. Back then, the Roma fans held up banners and drove Cassano out of Rome. Lord of Vengeance.

Manchester United immediately changed, and Solskjaer replaced Cassano who scored the goal. This is also Ferguson's strategy to win people's hearts. The Italian bad boy will be very proud of the standing ovation from the fans.

Sure enough, when he was substituted and walked to the sidelines, Cassano took the initiative to hug Ferguson. This has also become a memorable scene in the history of Manchester United and Cassano's career.

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In the 60th minute of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through again with the ball. Neither De Rossi's tackle nor Cassetti's pull could stop Cristiano Ronaldo.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through the bottom line and passed the ball into the penalty area. It was a volley shot directly, and the football crossed an arc and flew into the net from between the hands of Roma goalkeeper Doni.

6:0! !The total score Manchester United 9:2 Roma! !
At this time, it was seen in the broadcast footage that many Roma fans who came to the away game covered their faces with their hands. They could no longer bear the humiliation suffered by the team, and some Roma fans began to leave the field sadly.

In the end, Manchester United staged a massacre at their home stadium, Old Trafford, beating Manchester United 7-1. In the ensuing game, De Rossi scored a face-saving goal for Rome to chase the score. It is 1:6.

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In the 80th minute of the game, the fans in the entire Old Trafford stadium stood up, everyone shouted 'seven' - 'seven', the fans' voices were quickly answered -

And just 2 minutes later, Evra received a cross from Giggs, and the header locked the score at 7:1! !
At this time, the entire stadium fell into madness. Li Rui in the VIP box also raised his arms excitedly, shouting 'seven' loudly in his mouth, and the camera was aimed at Li Rui at the right time. At this time, Li Rui's identity Not Manchester United's number 10, but a regular fan totally enjoying the madness! !

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While Manchester United eliminated Roma with a total score of 10:2 in the two rounds and entered the semi-finals of this season's Champions League, it also gave Roma the worst defeat in European history.

而这场7比1的比分，也创造了1959年以来冠军杯1/4决赛比分悬殊纪录。

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The next day's newspapers, TV, and the Internet were all news of Manchester United's 7-1 victory over Roma at home.The whole of Europe was shocked!
"Guardian" commentator Mike described, "In the 80th minute of Manchester United's match against Roma, the fans in the entire Old Trafford stadium were shouting: seven, seven... 2 minutes later Evra put the The score was locked at 7-1, and the carnival night reached its climax."

The comment on UEFA's official website is: "Score that shocked the world!"

And "The Times" has a concise and domineering headline, "No one can save the Romans!!!"

"Daily Mirror" commented: "This makes the whole world admire the courage and blood of the Manchester United people."

"Gazzetta dello Sport" commented: The Romans' defense was defeated in 17 minutes in front of the Manchester United's resistance. The theater of dreams this night is the nightmare of Rome and the paradise of Manchester United.

Reuters' comment is "Manchester United have the heart of a champion, so they rewrote history in a record way."

"Daily Mail" even used the way of reviewing history to describe this great victory——

In the 1957-58 season, there was also a crazy massacre in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.At that time, European overlord Real Madrid defeated Seville in southeast Spain 8-0 at home.
So far, in 49 years, no team has achieved a goal difference of more than six major wins in the official knockout rounds of the Champions Cup.In this battle, Manchester United won 7-1, with a gap of six goals, and also created a new record for the most disparity in the UEFA Champions League knockout match in 49 years: "Maybe you expected Manchester United's promotion, but you definitely didn't expect it The process. On this day, Old Trafford is heaven."

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And the big score in this game is also the first time in the history of the UEFA Champions League——

In 1992, the European Champions Cup was renamed the current "European Champions League".From the establishment of the Champions League to the present, there have been hundreds of fierce knockout battles, among which there are many exciting and fierce battle classics.But in the 15-year history, there has never been a team that can win such a brilliant victory in the knockout stage as Manchester United has achieved today.

This battle is a new record for single-game goal difference in the knockout stage in the history of the Champions League.

Such a big score is not only the pride of Manchester United, but also the shame of Rome. "Gazzetta dello Sport" believes: "After 17 minutes of the game, Roma lost hope of advancing, but they also lost their dignity."

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However, what is surprising is that at the post-match press conference, Roma coach Spalletti was interviewed by the media with a look of frustration. Some English reporters asked mockingly which goal Manchester United scored the most. Let him remember deeply.

Spalletti's answer was, a week ago, Manchester United scored the second goal!

The reporter was stunned for a moment before realizing that Spalletti was talking about the goal that Li Rui scored to tie the score to 2:2 in the first round.

But think about it, what Spalletti said seems to make sense. It is precisely because of Li Rui's goal that the Roma team must win in this game to be able to advance. In impatience, and after Carrick scored the 1:0 goal, the Roma team began a journey of collapse.

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In another game that ended at the same time, Chelsea defeated Valencia 2:1 away and advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 3:2.

In this case, with Liverpool's 3-0 away victory over Eindhoven in the first leg, the Premier League is almost certain to occupy the top four places in this season's Champions League.

The whole of England is cheering for this glory, and the media has also begun to advocate that the Premier League is already the world's number one league.

Whether the Premier League is the first league or not is not Li Rui's concern. He is just happy for the team to achieve such a big victory. The only regret is that Li Rui can only watch Old Trafford from the stands because of suspension The scoreboard on the stadium is constantly changing, which can be really tormenting.

In an interview with the "Guardian", Li Rui admitted, "In this game, watching teammates play from the stands is really a kind of torture."

Because the match between AC Milan and Bayern Munich will be played that night, when the "Guardian" asked Li Rui whether he thinks his opponent in the semi-finals will be AC ​​Milan or Bayern Munich, Li Rui replied like this——

"We're in the semi-finals, we might play the Germans, or the Italians... who cares who the opponent is"

(End of this chapter)