Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 341 The Proud Prince

With the end of the national team match day, the major leagues have rekindled their battles.

Manchester United visited Goodison Park on the weekend. With Saha's goal, Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 and won three consecutive victories.After six rounds, they have accumulated 11 points, ranking fourth in the standings.It is 2 points away from Arsenal, which is temporarily at the top of the list and has one round less. This gap is not very big.

Throughout these three games, Manchester United's performance is not particularly outstanding.But as Ferguson said, they will come back point by point.This is just 2 points away from chasing after the past three rounds and the top spot.Even if Arsenal win the make-up match, it is only a five-point gap.It is not impossible to win the championship. For a while, the media was there to tout Manchester United.

Amidst the acclaim from the media, United boarded a plane to Lisbon.

On August 8, at the UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony held in Monaco, Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev were divided into Group F.Looking at the strength of the four teams, Manchester United, which invested as much as 31 million pounds in the summer, is very clear about qualifying.

But it's hard to say whether they can qualify as the top of the group.

First of all, Rome will definitely smash Manchester United in two rounds.After the group draw, Roma captain Totti threatened to take revenge when he was interviewed by the media. The score of 7-1 nailed them to the pillar of shame.In the summer, they got Brazilian defender Juan and French winger Giuly, which increased the thickness of the team's bench.At the end of the three rounds of Serie A, they scored a total of 7 goals and conceded 0 goals, ranking first in the standings.His strength should not be underestimated, he will compete with Manchester United for the first place in the group.

As for Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev, although the strength of the two teams is relatively weak, their combat effectiveness is not bad, and there are also outstanding players in the team such as Moutinho.Their strong home combat ability can still cause trouble for Rome and Manchester United, and this group is a real spoiler.

In addition to the highlight of Rome's revenge, another highlight of Group F is that Ronaldo faces his old club. A warm-up match between Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon changed the fate of Ronaldo 4 years ago. The 18-year-old Ronaldo has since joined the giants and embarked on the road to superstardom.Without Sporting Lisbon or there would be no Ronaldo today. Ronaldo, who worked hard from a small place, has always remembered the kindness of his old club.

After getting off the plane, the Manchester United players were also shocked by the scene in front of them.

"Hey, so many fans?"

Looking at the dense crowd of fans at the exit, Yu Liang sighed, Manchester United's influence is really everywhere!
But if you take a closer look, it is not difficult to find that most of them are still wearing the No. 28 jersey of Sporting Lisbon with green and white horizontal stripes, and some of them are wearing the No. 7 jersey of Manchester United. The Manchester United team came, they came for Ronaldo.

When Ronaldo appeared in front of the fans, there was a burst of cheers immediately, and the fans immediately shouted Ronaldo's name.

The current Ronaldo is far from reaching the level of the national idol of Portugal. Before him, there is a golden generation led by Figo and Costa.But in Lisbon, Ronaldo is the idol of the whole people, because they have witnessed the growth of a green boy into a world superstar.

Received a warm welcome from the fans of his old club. Such a warm scene moved Ronaldo very much. After obtaining the approval of Ferguson, Ronaldo returned to the hotel alone after satisfying the wishes of most fans at the airport.

The scene of warmth is still going on, as long as Ronaldo appears, there will be bursts of applause, which makes other Manchester United players envious.

The game kicked off in a peaceful atmosphere.

Although the personnel of Sporting Lisbon changed a lot in the summer, their strength still exists.After the start of the game, Sporting Lisbon, with the support of the fans, contained Manchester United's offense very well.

Last season, Milan blocked the gate of the final. This season, the signings have been strengthened. Ferguson is aiming at the Champions League.So in this game, he directly ranked the strongest lineup, with King Dong partnering with Ronaldo on the striker.Carrick and Scholes sit in the middle. Ferguson still trusts Scholes in the position of central midfielder, but Yu Liang also got a lot of opportunities in the new season.Separated from the two wings are the teenager Nani, who is also from Sporting Lisbon, and Ryan Giggs, the king of the left.On the defense line Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra, this defense line basically remained unchanged when Gary Neville did not come back and they did not suffer from injuries.

Under the containment of Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United did not get a chance until the opening 18 minutes.

After Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball from the right side of the front field to attract the defense, he hit the center sideways. Scholes sent a through pass without stopping the ball. The football passed through the defense of Sporting Lisbon and entered the penalty area. At this time, he was standing near the line of the big penalty area. King Dong thought he was in an offside position. By the time he reacted and chased after the football, it was already too late. The goalkeeper of Sporting Lisbon directly confiscated the ball.King Dong missed the chance to help the team open the scoring.

After King Dong missed the opportunity, Manchester United's offensive was weak and failed to threaten Sporting Lisbon's gate.Although Sporting Lisbon had many chances, they failed to break through the gate of Van der Sar's handle after all, and the two sides ended in a draw in the first half.

Easy to fight again.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides still failed to threaten each other's gate.

Seeing that Ferguson, who had been unable to start the game for a long time, began to make adjustments, and sent all the players on the bench to warm up.

boom!
There was an exclamation in the stadium, and the stalemate in the stadium changed.

King Dong flew the header from the frontcourt, and Brown, who inserted in the back, received the ball and made a pass. Ronaldo followed up with a header and scored.

1-0!

Manchester United took the lead.

After the goal, Ronaldo clasped his hands together and did not make any celebratory gestures. Even the expression on his face was very indifferent. It seemed that this goal had nothing to do with him.

He used this way to express his respect for his old club.

And this way of Ronaldo has also won the love of the fans. After the silence in the Alvalade stadium, there was warm applause, and fans from both sides gave warm applause to Ronaldo.

After breaking the deadlock, Manchester United's offensive became more and more fierce.

But the fierce attack did not bring Manchester United a second goal, and the score of 1-0 was maintained until the end.As a guest, Manchester United relied on Ronaldo's goal to take all three points and ushered in a good start to the Champions League.

Ronaldo was substituted in the 80th minute. He enjoyed a unique treatment. Fans from both sides gave Ronaldo warm applause.In this moment, he is the hero of the Jose Alvalade Stadium, he is the pride of the Sporting Lisbon fans, he is the prince of the Manchester United fans.

　Happy National Day!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)