From the man behind the football king to the football king.

On the evening of December 12, the Champions League ushered in the final match of the group stage.

Group C, known as the death group, is undoubtedly a group that the world is paying attention to during the group stage. When the game reached the final round of the group stage, people discovered that Group C was not named the death group.

In this group with three European giants: Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Roma, Manchester United's performance can be described as overwhelming. They advanced to the knockout rounds two rounds in advance, and in the fifth round of the group stage with a substitute lineup, they swept Qarabak 5:4 away from home and secured first place in the group in advance.

Of course, it is not wrong to say that Group C is a death group, because after five rounds of the group stage, the other qualifying qualification has still not been determined.

After the first 5 rounds, the situation in Group C is as follows:

Manchester United ranks first with 4 points with 1 wins and 13 draw, and has already secured first place in the group in advance;

Atletico Madrid ranks second with 1 points with 3 win, 1 draws and 6 loss;

Roma ranked third with 1 points with 2 win, 2 draws and 5 losses;

Qarabak ranked bottom with 2 draws, 3 losses and 2 points.

Atletico Madrid and Roma are currently likely to finish second in the group. Atletico Madrid has one point more, but they will visit Old Trafford in the final round. It is not easy to get points. Roma is facing Qarabak at home, and scoring 1 points is a high probability.

Therefore, it seems that Roma is more likely to advance as second in the group.

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But there is a special situation, that is, Manchester United has advanced to the knockout rounds two rounds in advance, and has now locked in the first place in the group.

In addition, Manchester United only had a tough battle with Arsenal last weekend, and will face Manchester City, the strongest opponent in the league, next weekend. Under such circumstances, almost everyone has thought of a possibility, that is, Manchester United strategically gives up and Atletico Madrid's game, fully prepared for the Manchester City derby at the weekend.

This possibility is almost inevitable, after all, Manchester United and Manchester City are currently very tight in the Premier League standings. If Manchester United cannot win Manchester City at home, then they will not be able to widen the gap with Manchester City in the standings, and even if they lose, they will be overtaken by Manchester City.

In this situation, any fool knows what choice Manchester United will make.

However, in an interview, Roma head coach Di Francesco categorically stated that Manchester United is a team that pursues fairness, and Mourinho is also a head coach with noble character. He is not worried that Manchester United will Put some water in this final round of the group stage.

The Italian media also frequently shouted to Manchester United and Mourinho, asking Manchester United to go all out against Atletico Madrid in a fair and just attitude and not to deliberately cheat Roma.

Anyway, the Italians continued to put pressure on Manchester United through various channels, so that they did not dare to blatantly give up the game.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid and the Spanish media sang praises for Manchester United and Mourinho, saying that Manchester United is a strong team, but overtly and covertly they expressed one meaning: you all qualified early and even locked in the group. No. 1, this game is high, we will remember your good...

At the pre-match press conference between Manchester United and Atletico Madrid, an Italian reporter asked Mourinho a very pointed question, that is, whether Manchester United will send a full substitute lineup.

Mourinho did not give the Italian a satisfactory answer. He just said that every Manchester United player is excellent and there is no difference between the main player and the substitute.

Then, when Manchester United's starting lineup came out, the Italian reporter: MMP!

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In this game at Old Trafford, Mourinho arranged his usual 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Romero;

Defenders: Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Ashley Young;

Midfielder: Fellaini, Herrera, Bruno;

Forwards: Lingard, McTominay, Mata.

Except for captain Bruno, no one is a regular starter for Manchester United!

However, even when facing Manchester United, which played almost all substitutes, Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone did not underestimate the enemy at all, and it can be said that he paid special attention to Manchester United, who played with this substitute lineup, and completely treated Manchester United as a strong enemy. .

Atletico Madrid even lowered its profile and did not hesitate to use fouls and lethal tactics to restrict Manchester United.

On Manchester United's side, the double defensive midfielder composed of Herrera and Fellaini was also very tough. Throughout the game, there were frequent situations where people were on their backs.

The game scene was very heated, the whistle sounded frequently, and the smoothness of the game was repeatedly broken.

Both sides focused more on restricting their opponents and preventing each other from scoring goals, but they were greatly curbed on the offensive end.

The deadlock was not broken until the 39th minute of the first half.

Atletico Madrid took a corner kick and Torres provided an assist with a header. Saul headed the ball in front of the goal line and the ball went into the upper left corner of the opponent's goal.

Mourinho clenched his fists in displeasure, but finally failed to hold on.

He began to think about how to deal with the second half of the game in a 0:1 situation.

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However, Mourinho soon discovered that the tactics and strategies he had just thought of turned out to be useless, because Manchester United quickly scored to equalize the score.

Maybe the goal was finally scored and the first half was coming to an end, so Atletico Madrid's players were a little relaxed.

When Manchester United organized this offensive, when Damian broke through from the wing to the center, Atletico Madrid's defensive players did not actively defend. The lax defense allowed Bruno to hit the target in the penalty area after receiving Damian's pass. Stop the ball calmly at the top of the arc, and then turn around and shoot more easily. The football draws an arc and hits the dead center of the goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!!!!!!"

Mourinho was stunned for a moment, then clapped excitedly in celebration.

"Well done, Bruno!" He expressed satisfaction with the team captain for stepping forward at the critical moment.

"Atletico Madrid conceded the goal very quickly and they were only ahead for three minutes!"

"This goal conceded exposed Atletico Madrid's shortcomings. After the goal, they relaxed. In addition, Gabi is really old and can't keep up with Bruno's rhythm. He almost watched Bruno turn around and shoot."

The first half of the game ended at 1:1.

It stands to reason that two goals were scored in the half and the score was 1:1. It gave the impression that the first half of the game should not be so boring, and could even be said to be relatively exciting.

However, the audience who watched this game definitely didn’t think so.

Throughout the first half of the game, both sides seemed to focus all their energy on fierce fighting and defense, and everyone on the field was on their feet.

On the sidelines, Manchester United head coach Mourinho and Atletico Madrid head coach Simeone were also yelling, and the atmosphere was manic.