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Chapter 635 He Always Makes History!
"This is your football? Shit! Youth team players are better than you, have passion!"

"No fighting spirit!"

"Is all your energy wasted on women?"

Ferguson scolded everyone bloody in the locker room. When the old man scolded people, he couldn't hold back his words, saying whatever he said was ugly.

When the players ran out of the player tunnel, everyone's faces were not so good-looking. It can be seen that the Scottish old man's hair dryer is very powerful.

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After the start of the second half, Manchester United had good luck and evened the score in the 51st minute of the game.

It was Scholes' long-range shot that caused Newcastle goalkeeper Given to let go. Fletcher snatched the football into the net before Coloccini, who had just transferred from Leeds United to Newcastle this season, 1:2 at home. Fighting Manchester United pulled a goal back.

This goal made the Manchester United fans at home extremely happy, and the commentator also praised Manchester United. In everyone's opinion, it is not a big problem for the European champions to equalize or even overtake.

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The game has gone to 10 minutes, the score is still 1:2, Manchester United is behind at home.

"Li Rui's performance is very poor. He seems to have not found the rhythm of the game. This state is not what the fans want to see." The commentator criticized Li Rui.

No wonder the commentator would say that, Li Rui's performance today was indeed very bad, and he failed to grasp several good opportunities, and Li Rui's striker partner Rooney did not perform well, which led to Manchester United's offensive The overall misfire, Cristiano Ronaldo also chose to go it alone, and Manchester United's offense fell into chaos. This scene reminded people of the season when Li Rui just joined Manchester United.

Of course, Li Rui himself wanted to score a goal, but he felt that the wind was not smooth today, and several shots that should have been hit were missed or high for no reason.

How should I put it, when I shoot, I always feel that something is missing. In fact, Li Rui also understands the problem. He is in poor physical condition now. Now it seems that it is difficult.

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This time, after Li Rui received Carrick's long pass in the frontcourt, he padded his chest and stepped on the football. He and Rooney made a wall-hitting cooperation, which broke through Butt's defense.

Immediately, Li Rui used his speed to force Coloccini, but he passed by. However, when he took the last shot, Li Rui slipped on his own foot. The shot was not powerful enough and was easily defeated by Newcastle goalkeeper Ji Wen. confiscated.

Li Rui put his hands on his hips and shook his head in displeasure. Of course he was very dissatisfied with his performance, but what if he was dissatisfied?It's no use worrying if you're in a bad state.

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Three minutes later, Li Rui dribbled past Newcastle full-back Beye in the frontcourt, and then sent a through ball. Unfortunately, Rooney didn't form a tacit understanding with him this time, and he didn't go forward, wasting a good attack Chance.

Subsequently, Li Rui was replaced by Owen.

Although Li Rui's performance in today's game was average, when he left the field, he still received applause from the Manchester United fans. For Li Rui, the Manchester United fans were still very tolerant and doting.

Manchester United fans believe that as long as Li Rui is given time to adjust, Li Rui will definitely be able to show the hot state in the European Cup.

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The final score of the game was fixed at 2:2. Manchester United took advantage of a corner kick in stoppage time. O'Shea took Nani's corner kick into the net and equalized the score.

There was joy in Old Trafford.Before the start of this game, it is estimated that few people will realize how difficult this game is.

The Newcastle players looked at the Manchester United players celebrating the goal with a look of reluctance. Before the game started, maybe they were still thinking that they should be satisfied with taking a point from Old Trafford. However, After the start of the game, especially when they took a 2-0 lead, Newcastle also dreamed of taking three points from Old Trafford, and they were equalized by Manchester United in stoppage time. The Newcastle man certainly has reason to be depressed.

After the game, Li Rui was graded as failing by the media, which is still very traitorous in his career.Li Rui himself was not depressed, but he had to admit that he was not in the right shape for today's game.

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After the first round of the Premier League in the 2008-2009 season, among the traditional semi-finals of the Premier League, except for Manchester United who was tied by Newcastle at home, the other three teams all won.

Chelsea beat Portsmouth 4-0 at Stamford Bridge. Joe Cole, Nicolas Anelka, Lampard and Deco fired four swords together, and Scolari's blue battleship set sail with a high profile.

Arsenal beat the newly promoted West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium. In this game, Arsenal did not perform well. At the critical moment, the new summer aid Nasri stepped forward and made a beautiful volley shot to help the defending champion. Made a good start to the new season.

Liverpool also beat Sunderland 1-0 in the away game. Torres scored the only goal of the game near the end of the game and saved the Red Army.

Therefore, after this round, the whole of England is saying that Chelsea are very strong, Arsenal Nasri stood up at the critical moment, Liverpool also has Torres, only Manchester United, the performance of the European champion Manchester United is disappointing, whether it is Li Rui or Rooney is still Cristiano Ronaldo, quietly when the team needs a hero most...

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On August 2008, 8, in the second round of the Premier League, Manchester United started the first away game of the new season. They also ushered in the victory of the first game of the new season. They defeated Portsmouth with a score of 23:1. s.

In the face of Portsmouth, which lost four goals to Chelsea in the last round of the league, Manchester United's performance was not so convincing, only a small victory with one goal.The only goal in the game was not scored by Li Rui, but it was Li Rui who assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to score.

The victory of this game made Manchester United fans very happy. Compared with the team's victory, they were even more happy that Li Rui showed a better state in this game.

Everyone knows that Li Rui's state is undoubtedly crucial if Manchester United wants to hit various championships this season.

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Faced with the decline of Li Rui's condition, the English media did not immediately criticize it. This is not because the media has changed their nature. Of course, it is because they are still waiting. If Li Rui's condition does not improve, the gang Of course, the reporters will not forget to add insult to injury. It has been more than a month since the European Cup and the new season has begun. They finally seized the opportunity to shoot at Li Rui.

However, before that, the media in England had to praise Li Rui and Manchester United.

At 28:18 on the 2008th, UEFA's best awards ceremony for last season and the draw ceremony for the 2009-[-] Champions League group stage were held in Monte Carlo.

At the scene, at the same time as the awarding of last season's European Champions Cup, the group draw of the new season's Champions Cup group stage was interspersed.

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Goalkeeper of the Year: Petr Cech (Chelsea)
The first award was the best goalkeeper award. Petr Cech defeated Van der Sar, Almunia, Neuer and Reina and was elected the best goalkeeper. He also won this honor for the first time in 2005.

This makes people a little surprised, before people's predictions, the award for the best goalkeeper should belong to Manchester United's old Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

However, Van der Sar can see it. When he was interviewed by the media, he said that being able to go to the top of Europe with the team for two consecutive years and win the European Champions Cup is already the greatest honor. He will not think about other things. That's too much to ask for.

Interestingly, it was the former Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel who presented the award to Cech. Schmeichel won the first best goalkeeper award in 1998.

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The award for the best defender was presented next. Former Milan captain Baresi, as the guest of honor, awarded the best defender award to Barcelona captain Puyol.

Although Barcelona lost to Manchester United in the final, the captain of Barcelona beat Ferdinand, who was very popular with Manchester United, and won the best defender award.

But Puyol is obviously not in a good mood. In the past season, he reached the Champions League final with Barcelona, ​​and finally finished second. In the European Cup, he was also eliminated by England led by Li Rui in the semi-final , which makes Puyol look not in a good mood.

"It's an amazing achievement for me personally. In order to be a great defender you have to have a lot of qualities, like being fast, strong, heading the ball well. You also need a lot of good team-mates around you, luckily. I have such conditions. Of course, if I can bring the team a championship, I am willing to give up my personal glory." Puyol said when the host asked him to give his acceptance speech.

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The subsequent best midfield award belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo. In fact, Manchester United's No. 7, more precisely, should belong to the striker. However, since almost everyone knows who the best striker will be, so, also A compromise was taken, and the award for the best midfielder was awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Interestingly, it was another Manchester United man who presented the award to Cristiano Ronaldo-Sir Bobby Charlton, Manchester United legend.

Cristiano Ronaldo seemed very happy about being able to win this award. He said: "This award makes me feel good. The competitors you see are some world-class players. It's great."

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In the end, Li Rui won the Best Player and Best Forward awards without any suspense. This was already an open secret before the awards ceremony.

UEFA President Michel Platini handed over the crystal trophy to Li Rui.

"As I said, see you in Monte Carlo in August. Congratulations, Li Rui." Platini said with a smile.

"Thank you." Li Rui responded politely.This is already the third consecutive year that he has won the Champions League's best player and top scorer, which can be said to be an unprecedented feat.

The next day, the photo of Li Rui holding a crystal trophy in each of his left and right hands became the front page headlines of the major sports media, among which the headline of "The Times" was the most provocative and exaggerated——

"Three consecutive championships! He always makes history!"

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At the end of the awards ceremony, the group stage draw ceremony for the European Champions Cup group stage of the 2008-2009 season was also completed. The final group grouping situation is as follows:

Group A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, Cluj (Romania);

Group B: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis (Cyprus);

Group C: Barcelona, ​​Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk;

Group D: Liverpool, PSV, Marseille, Atletico Madrid;

Group E: Manchester United, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg (Denmark);

Group F: Lyon, Bayern Munich, Fenerbahce, Fiorentina;
Group G: Arsenal, Porto, Steaua Bucharest, Dynamo Kyiv;

Group H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg, Borisol (Belarus)
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When he saw Villarreal from La Liga, the second team in the same group, a smile appeared on Ferguson's face. This is not a too difficult opponent to deal with.

However, the third team in the same group is the Celtics, which makes the old Scottish man a little wary. Two seasons ago, the fight between Manchester United and the Celtics shocked the European football world, causing including Many Manchester United generals, including Li Rui, were suspended, which also made the already tense relationship between the English team and the Scottish team even more tense.

Therefore, Ferguson can almost predict that the game between Manchester United and Celtic will be a relatively difficult game.

As for the fourth team in the same group - Aalborg from Denmark, Ferguson didn't pay too much attention to it. Clubs in a league like Denmark can enter the European Champions Cup, thanks to Platini Thanks to the policy of supporting small and medium European leagues, their strength is limited. Even if they enter the European Champions Cup, it is just a formality. They can get the third place in the group to compete for a UEFA Cup ticket and stay in the European arena. The most pragmatic goal for a team like Fort.

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On this night, in addition to the draw ceremony for the Champions League group stage, the draw for the first round of the UEFA Cup was also held.

Last season, the Serie A giants AC Milan only ranked No.5 in the league. This season, they will have to compete in the UEFA Cup, which also made Li Rui, who was present at the awards ceremony, sigh.

The head coach of AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, took the time to chat with Li Rui. His love for Li Rui was beyond words. Of course, Ancelotti also knew that Ferguson would not let Li Rui leave Manchester United. , now that AC Milan is playing in the UEFA Cup, even if Li Rui will leave Manchester United, he will not choose the current Rossoneri.

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After the awards ceremony and the draw, the UEFA Super Cup was played.

In the UEFA Super Cup, the champion of the UEFA Champions League plays against the champion of the UEFA Cup. This can also be said to be an appetizer for the new season's European competition.

Last season's European Champions Cup champion was Manchester United, while the UEFA Cup champion is a team that makes European football feel strange. Zenit St. Petersburg from the Russian Super League. Before this European Super Cup, Manchester United and St. Petersburg Zeit There has never been a collision between nits, which can also be regarded as another creative history of the European Super Cup.

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The champion of the Champions League vs. the champion of the UEFA Cup, this can be said to be the most important confrontation in European football, and the fans are also looking forward to this game, but in fact, this game is far from exciting.

Zenit St. Petersburg from the Russian Premier League. The Russian Super League has not yet started. Due to the long vacation, many players of Zenit St. Petersburg have not yet entered the game; and although Manchester United have played two rounds of the Premier League, but However, due to the European Cup in the summer and too many commercial games before the start of the season, Manchester United's physical preparation reserves have been affected. Therefore, this super European game is very dull, and both sides are more cautious.

After the game started, it was like a glass of warm water, and the scene was calm.

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At the end of the first half, the score of 0:0 did not change, which also disappointed the fans at the scene and in front of the TV, as well as the commentator.

"I bet this is the most disappointing European Super Cup game. It is rare to see the offensive cooperation between the two teams with more than 5 feet." Lineker said a little unhappy.

"Manchester United's offense still has problems. Maybe it's because the European Cup has overdrawn all of these boys. Whether it's Li Rui, Cristiano Ronaldo or Wayne Rooney, their performances are not so satisfactory. This is Manchester United. The team's biggest problem."

After the start of the second half of the game, Ferguson could already be heard standing on the sidelines and shouting loudly in the commentary. He attached great importance to the victory of this game.Since the start of the new season, Manchester United has won one and one draw in the league. It cannot be said how bad the performance is. However, the state of the team still makes the old man in Scotland very anxious. Ferguson still values ​​the European Super Cup. He wants to use A championship to improve the morale and state of the Manchester United team. At the same time, this is also the first championship of the 08/09 season. Manchester United is bound to win!
(End of this chapter)