There is a dream called football

Chapter 506 Advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League

The whistle blew.

Old Trafford became a sea of ​​joy. Manchester United beat Roma 1-0 at home. The total score of the two rounds was 3-0. In this way, Manchester United successfully entered the semi-finals of this year's Champions League. At this time, there is no need to draw lots for the semi-finals of the Champions League. You only need to wait for the result of tomorrow's game.

After the game, Spalletti expressed his conviction, because the strength shown by Manchester United in the knockout round was stronger than that in the group stage.

"I have to say that the current Manchester United has been polished into a terrible machine by Sir Alex Ferguson. Their players have already cooperated very well. In the two rounds, we had no chance. We lost because we were convinced."

Finally, Spalletti blessed the opponent, "I hope Manchester United can win the final championship, then we can proudly say that we lost to the Champions League champion."

One day later, all the top four of the Champions League were produced. It is strange that the top three came from the Premier League, namely Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Barcelona.

Manchester United's opponent in the semi-finals is Barcelona in La Liga.

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Rijkaard.

Quietly, in his hands, Barcelona has completed the renewal, Ronaldinho left, and the era of Ronaldinho ended, and now Barcelona belongs to a rising star, his name is Messi.

Messi has been noticed a few years ago, but Messi beside Ronaldinho is honestly not so eye-catching, but it is different now, Messi is already the protagonist.

Many people may not have expected that Barcelona is the predecessor of the Cosmos team at this time, that is, the dawn before dawn.

But Li Qiao is very clear about what happened after that. Although Guardiola started Barcelona Dream III, to be honest, Rijkaard left the foundation. This is beyond doubt.

One of the most important goals of Barcelona, ​​which is strong and strong this season, is to win the Champions League. Rijkaard made no secret of this in an interview.

"champion."

"It's pointless beyond that."

"I'm not proud of anything, but at this time Barcelona is qualified to imagine the championship, it's nothing."

Indeed it is.

At this time, Barcelona is qualified to imagine the glory of the championship.

For Manchester United, Ferguson played the rotation like a duck to water. In the league, Manchester United basically had no problems. For Ferguson, the most important thing was the semi-final against Barcelona.

After finishing the league game on April 4, the Manchester United team rushed to Barcelona without stopping. Three days later, Manchester United played away in the Champions League against Barcelona, ​​which is one of the most important games of the season.

At the airport, Ferguson smiled to the reporters. He even joked: "I think we will definitely bring back a victory from the away game, and at home, we will play the momentum of Manchester United. I think we will win."

The reporters also expressed their congratulations to Sir Alex in advance.

On the plane, Ferguson saw this scene countless times, that is, leaving Manchester for an expedition, but this season the feeling is different, because it is very simple, this is the first time Manchester United has hoped to win the treble after the 1999 season.

Ferguson seems to feel that he is 10 years younger, but is there anything more gratifying than being young?

Maybe not anymore.

Closing his eyes, Ferguson recalled that dreamy night at Camp Nou in 1999, where Manchester United miraculously reversed the game and finally won the Champions League.

Opening his eyes, Ferguson smiled and said to Queiroz next to him: "You know, when I won the Champions League last time, I was at the Nou Camp. This time I will go to the Nou Camp in the semi-finals. This may be a good sign."

Queiroz also laughed, "I think Manchester United's strength this season still has the hope of winning all the championships."

"I think so too, I haven't been as energetic as I am now for a long time."

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But obviously, Rijkaard doesn't think so. His current midfielders are Xavi and Iniesta. These two invincible brains of Spanish football have been combined and are now running smoothly.

The most frightening thing is that Barcelona are not just two midfield engines, they also have a spare engine, that is Deco.

Therefore, Barcelona is a team with a tri-core combination, which is a bit scary, which means that Barcelona's midfielders are all first-class organization masters.

The offense is handed over to Messi and Eto'o, so it is not without reason that Barcelona is the most promising team now, and it should be said that the reason is very sufficient.

As far as the odds of the bookmakers are concerned, Barcelona's odds are now the lowest, which means that winning the championship may be the highest.

But Rijkaard still didn't dare to be sloppy, he increased the amount of training, and the training was mainly short passes.

This is very strange, but this is the football philosophy of Spain. Even in many cases, the training is repeated short passes, and there are no other training programs at all. It is in this kind of day-to-day training that Spanish football will finally be so strong.

Rijkaard is standing on the sidelines. He is quite satisfied with his 433. The players have no injuries and everyone is in good condition. What Barcelona needs to do is to wait for the arrival of Manchester United.

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I came to Camp Nou to adapt to the venue. This stadium is famous in Europe, but in fact, it is relatively unfamiliar to Manchester United. The reason is very simple, because Manchester United has very few opportunities to play against Barcelona in recent seasons.

Except for a few veterans, the rest of the players really don't have a chance to play here, and the Nou Camp feels empty.

It was an incomparably empty space without a roof, and the stadium looked like a launch suit, and the capacity here was also astonishing, with a capacity of 10 people. You can imagine what it would be like to be booed by opponents during a game here. It must be a lot of pressure.

Ferguson revisited the old place, everything just happened yesterday, many things have not changed, even the seats are exactly the same.

European cities have basically remained unchanged for decades, as if time has been suspended.

This kind of feeling is very complicated for the old man. He was a little moved, but he tried his best to restrain himself and not let his players see the tears in the corner of his eyes.

The players seemed to be traveling, and many of them took out their digital cameras to record this beautiful moment.

Ferguson didn't say anything, just let these beating kids have fun, after all, when the game starts, this place will become like hell.

Ever been booed at Barcelona?

That feeling will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)