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Compared with Cruyff's depression and anxiety in front of the TV, Rijkaard in the Allianz Arena is much calmer.

Too many lice and not itching.

A total score of 0:5 or 0:6 is the same for Barcelona, ​​they are numbers that make them feel desperate.

Although I really want to win a few more honors for Barcelona before leaving, but if I can’t get it, Rijkaard will not force it, let alone drive himself into a mental disorder, because the next head coach of Barcelona has been selected. No matter how good he performed in the last two months, it can't change the fact that he will leave after the end of the season.

Because of his calmness, the sluggish game situation did not make Rijkaard lose his composure. His expression was more calm than the players on the field. When he walked to the side of the field, Rijkaard raised his arms and slapped his hands to attract the attention of the players. Li, while shouting loudly: "Calm down! Calm down! The game has just started, don't be nervous or panic, we still have more than 80 minutes!"

The Barcelona players on the field were in a daze. Because the stadium was full of cheers from 1860 Munich fans, few players heard Rijkaard's words, and few people listened to them.

Rijkaard sighed heavily in his heart. He looked at the team captain Puyol, waved his hand, and signaled him to come over.

Puyol saw the coach's call, he asked his teammates to help him fill up the defense temporarily, and then walked towards the edge of the field.

"Fight to the end! We must fight to the end!" Rijkaard clenched his fists and said to Puyol in an encouraging tone: "There are eight or 10 minutes left before the end of the game, and we only conceded one goal in this game That’s all, how could you lose your fighting spirit so quickly? Don’t think about the score in the first round, just focus on the present moment! If we can win this game, even if it’s just a draw, it will save Barcelona’s face!”

Puyol nodded after listening to the coach's lecture. After returning to the court, he relayed Rijkaard's words to his teammates. Although not everyone was moved by these words, the morale of the team as a whole And the fighting spirit picked up a little bit.

……

At the same time, the match between Chelsea and Manchester United was also taking place in Stanford Stadium.

Nearly 20 minutes have passed since the opening game, and the number on the scoreboard is still 0:0.

Chelsea set up a 451 bus formation in the game. There is only one striker Drogba on the front line, and there are many talents on the defense line. Essien, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Makelele, Lampard, Malouda... at a glance, they are full of big-name players.

Under the siege of the world's top defense, Manchester United also sent their own strongest lineup. Wayne Rooney and "The Beast" Tevez were arranged on the front line, and Ronaldo formed the second offensive echelon in the midfield. Shots were still scant, with just two shots in 20 minutes.

When the news came that Munich 1860 was ahead of Barcelona again, people in the Stamford Bridge Stadium could almost conclude that the winner of the ticket to the Allianz Arena final was almost finalized, and whoever could win the game here would be able to win In the final, they staged the ultimate showdown with the Lions.

The reporters in the media area couldn’t help but feel a little resentful: It would be great if Chelsea’s coach was still Mourinho. The Portuguese and Ferguson, one is a close friend with Oston, and the other is a mentor and apprentice with Oston. Whoever wins in the end of the game will have news about falling in love and killing each other... But what does this blue team have to do with Auston now?Nothing, no friendship and no animosity, and if Chelsea had beaten Manchester United and reached the final, they would have had far fewer stories to write about.

For the sake of newspaper sales in the next month, before they knew it, many reporters began to support Manchester United in their hearts.

On the field, the players of Chelsea and Manchester United also learned about the situation of another UEFA Champions League semi-final match through the shouts of fans and staff outside the field. They couldn't help but envy the clear qualifying situation of 1860 Munich.

While the Manchester United players are envious, they are also a little anxious.

Judging from the current situation, their qualifying situation is worse than that of Chelsea.

The promotion rules of the Champions League knockout rounds are home and away. After the two rounds are over, the total number of goals will be compared first. If the total number of goals is the same, the player with the most away goals will advance. If they are still the same, it will be their turn to play for 30 minutes. Overtime, penalty shootouts and other projects played.

The last time Manchester United and Chelsea played against each other was at Old Trafford, the home of the Red Devils. They drew 1:1, and the current score of this game is 0:0. If this score is maintained to the end, the two teams will To compare away goals.

Obviously, the Blues have an away goal at Old Trafford and the Red Devils have yet to score at Stamford Bridge... so Manchester United must score in the remaining time, if they can't score, the game time Once they arrive, they are bound to be eliminated.

If you want to rank the desire of the Manchester United team to reach the Champions League final, the first must be Ferguson. Since 99, Ferguson has always wanted to bring the Red Devils another Champions League. The second should be Cristia. Ronaldo is gone.

"I have made an appointment with Karl to enter the final together. If I can't do it, it will be shameful. Karl will definitely laugh at me..." This is what the Portuguese star thinks at the moment.

'Maybe not ridicule, but comfort? 'This idea hovered in Ronaldo's mind for a moment, and then was shaken off: "No, it must be a ridicule!"

Taking a deep breath, Ronaldo accelerated his running speed and increased his running range.

In the 23rd minute, after Ronaldo passed Carvalho from the right, he encountered double-sided attacks from Essien and Cole. In an emergency, he passed the ball, and Tevez headed the ball to the top, but the angle deviated and missed the top.

In the 31st minute, Ronaldo made another pass from the left. Hargreaves' volley was blocked by Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. Ronaldo made a supplementary shot, which was saved by Petr Cech again.

In the 39th minute, Rooney's long-range shot was blocked by Terry, and Manchester United won a corner kick.In the past, the player who took the corner kick for Manchester United was usually Ryan Giggs, but in this game "Wanglaoji" did not start, so the person who took the corner kick this time became Nani.

Nani's corner kick went straight to the far post, Carlos Tevez lobbed a cross, Ronaldo dived for the top, and the football flew high into the goal but hit the crossbar.

Many passes failed to open Chelsea's goal. Only 6 minutes were left before the end of the first half. Ronaldo was unwilling. He frowned and glanced at Cech's direction, and began to increase the number of times he reached out and asked.

For a time, almost all the ball passed by Manchester United to the frontcourt was fed to the Portuguese star.

"This is hegemony." Some commentators curled their lips: "It's too independent."

However, at Stamford Bridge, none of the Manchester United players felt that Ronaldo's behavior was excessive. Even Ferguson, who always disliked stars dominating the dressing room outside the field, didn't even frown.

Because Ronaldo's behavior of asking for the ball was acquiesced by Ferguson.

Sometimes when two teams confront each other, when the offensive team encounters a stalemate and cannot start the situation anyway, a superstar who can change the result of the game by himself will shine at the critical moment, and the tiger's body will be shocked for his own goal The team brings hope of victory.

And Cristiano Ronaldo is exactly such a player.

In the 43rd minute, 2 minutes before the end of the first half, Manchester United won a right-sided throw-in.

As the name suggests, a throw-in is when the whole ball crosses the sideline from the air or the ground, even if the ball goes out of bounds, the referee will award a throw-in to the opponent of the team that last touched the ball. place, restart play by throwing the ball in any direction on the field of play.

Scholes threw the ball to Ronaldo, and Ronaldo immediately took the ball forward. After several consecutive cooperations with Hargreaves, Hargreaves crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Ronaldo jumped high and headed the ball on the spot. At the goal, Cech jumped too high, and the football finally went into the net from the lower left corner of the goal!

1:0!At the last moment of the first half, Manchester United finally took the lead!And harvested a valuable away goal!

In the remaining games, even if Chelsea equalize the score again, they are not afraid, because both teams have an away goal, and they will still stand on the same starting line to fight again!

United fans cheered Ronaldo and sang their rendition of "Only One Ronaldo" for the Portuguese.

When Hargreaves, who gave an assist, hugged him excitedly, Ronaldo did not immediately respond to the enthusiasm of his teammates, but shook his fist vigorously towards the sky.

See, Karl, I scored too!

……

"C Ronaldo's goal celebration is very special. He didn't run around the field, he didn't slide on his knees, and he didn't hug his teammates. Instead, he waved his fist towards the sky. What is the meaning of his move? Is it hard to contain the excitement, or is he telling his father who is far away in heaven that he is doing very well now?"

When the referee at Stamford Bridge blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the British Sky Sports TV commentator was still analyzing Ronaldo's celebration, and his words were full of love for the Premier League's number one red star.

The view turns to the Allianz Arena.

The number on the scoreboard is 1:0, and 1860 Munich is temporarily leading.

The Lions, also heading into half-time, also received an update on the game at Stamford Bridge.

Silently wishing Manchester United good luck in his heart, Carl put on a smile, tapped on the tactical board, and said to his players: "I will remind you to pay attention to Barcelona, ​​or if Barcelona is dangerous, because now the whole world You know, it's going to be hard for us to lose today's game."

The Lions players burst into laughter, all with complacent expressions on their faces.

"However, there are some things I still want to say: Although victory is certain, there is a difference between victory and victory. 1:0 is winning, 3:0 is winning, 6:0 is also winning, the same, 1:1 Winning after the penalty shootout is a win, 3:2 is a win, 6:5 is still a win... Now that we have maintained the score at 6:0, whoever does not continue to maintain it will win brilliantly in the end What about victory?"

"So I hope that you don't turn the second half into garbage time, and don't be stingy with your physical strength, strive to play a perfect game, and make this season the most perfect in the history of our Munich 1860 season!"

At the end, Carl snapped his fingers: "Got it?"

All the players shouted together: "Understood!"

……

Rijkaard's encouragement after conceding a goal in the first half allowed Barcelona to maintain its state and did not continue to encounter Waterloo when the total number of goals fell behind.

During the intermission, Cruyff, who was far away in Catalonia, sent another remote video link, but this time the annoyed Rijkaard directly rejected it.

However, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the mood of the Barcelona coach was still affected. This made him unable to study a way to contain Munich 15 based on the situation in the first half of the game during the 1860 minutes of the intermission.

After the start of the second half, Rijkaard continued to think hard.

"boom--!"

The sound like a football hitting something on the field suddenly brought Rijkaard's thoughts back to reality.

Seeing what was happening on the pitch - Portillo's close-range strike was lucky enough to be blocked by the Barcelona post and bounce right into Deco's body - Rijkaard snapped from the Standing up on the coach's bench, he yelled in the direction of the court as if he wanted to expel all his strength: "Counterattack! Counterattack! This is an excellent opportunity, hurry up and counterattack!"

In fact, there is no need for Rijkaard to say that the Barcelona players on the field also know what to do at this time.

Deco stretched his legs and swiped the ball under his feet, then immediately turned and ran towards the midfield.

Except for a few defenders, the other Barcelona players turned around and started running without even giving him a look.

This is Barcelona's chance!All the players in the red and blue jerseys think so at the moment.

There are even a few people who have such an idea: perhaps, this is Barcelona's last chance.

After several consecutive passes, the Barcelona players, who became very good in an instant, have passed the ball to the Lions half, Iniesta passed the ball from the left, Eto'o knocked back after receiving the ball, Henry's forward arc The ball hit the goal and was saved by Koch. Iniesta immediately slapped his horse and rushed forward to make a supplementary shot, but the football was blocked by Thiago Silva.

Barcelona wins a corner.

In the 55th minute, Harvey took a corner kick from the left side, and the football flew to the far point accurately. Henry took off on the spot in the scramble between the players of the two teams, and the header flew to the goal, but the football was easily embraced by Koch, who also jumped high. in arms.

A gloomy look immediately appeared on Henry's face. After he landed in mid-air, he suddenly found that the surrounding area was empty. He turned around and saw that the players from the two teams were chasing a Lions player who was running with the ball, and they were already heading towards the center circle. up!

In the 56th minute, Beckham passed the ball to Hummels. After Hummels entered the Barcelona half from the left, he crossed the ball to Portillo.

After Portillo got the ball in the middle, he suddenly speeded up. After passing the Barcelona players Toure and Henry in a row, he suddenly made an emergency stop. Xavi and Milito stopped immediately, then quickly turned around and swayed their defense. Then he volleyed towards the Barcelona goal!

Goalkeeper Valdez threw himself hard and felt the football hit his palm. He was overjoyed and knew that the ball had been saved.

But Valdez's palm is facing the direction of Portillo!

But in the blink of an eye, the football hit the turf near Portillo's body!

Seeing this scene, Portillo was so excited that he almost stopped breathing. He took a quick step forward and raised his right foot to the football again!

Barcelona defender Zambrotta ignored the foul and shoveled viciously at the feet of the Lions striker!

Before he steals the ball, Portillo hits the football hard!

"TOOOOOOOOOOR! 2:0!"

"Pol-ti-loe! Lovely Spaniard! Hero of Munich 1860!"

"While further expanding the advantage of Munich 1860, he is also very fierce and ruthless, kicking Barcelona into the abyss of hell!"

Outside the court, the corner of Rijkaard's mouth twitched, trying to make a wry smile.

But the sore and painful feeling in his heart greatly affected his facial nerves. Although he tried his best, only one corner of Rijkaard's mouth was willing to hook slightly, while the other side was very dazzling. Shrugged and pulled.

For a while, the appearance of the Barcelona coach became a little weird, but if Rijkaard looked in the mirror at this time, he would definitely say that this expression just reflected his current mood.

……

Portugal, Setúbal.

The UEFA Champions League match between 1860 Munich and Barcelona was playing on the TV, and Mourinho was sitting on the sofa watching with concentration.

Unlike the furious Cruyff, the madman hasn't stopped "hehehehe" since the start of the game.

When the commentator was cheering for Portillo's goal, Mourinho calculated the total score of the two teams in the Champions League semi-final in his mind: no more, no less, exactly 7:0.

7:0, 7-UP.

For some reason, Mourinho suddenly thought of Hedy, a well-known lemonade brand owned by Pepsi, which is sold in almost all stores.

Hedy is a carbonated drink. Mourinho has tasted it, but he hardly drinks it at ordinary times.

Although athletes often endorse Pepsi or Coca-Cola, they are almost insulated from these carbonated drinks in their daily life, because the main component of carbonated drinks is carbon dioxide, drinking too much will cause gastrointestinal disorders, and too much sugar will damage oral health Cause obesity, the most important thing is that carbonated drinks basically contain phosphoric acid, a large amount of phosphoric acid intake by the human body can lead to osteoporosis, which is fatal to athletes.

And a good head coach, while supervising players not to drink carbonated drinks for a long time, will generally lead by example and keep carbonated drinks away from themselves.

Mourinho has always hated carbonated drinks, but now he thinks about Hedy, how cute he is.

I like it so much that I can't help designing advertisements for Qixi——Barcelona, ​​speak for Qixi!

"Hehehehe." Mourinho became happier as he thought about it.

"You laugh so stupidly," the madman complained in his heart, "But if you're stupid, you're stupid. Anyway, it's at home, and no outsiders see it." '

Just as he was having fun, the narrator's excited cry came from the TV:

"Dzeko!!!"

"In the 81st minute, Dzeko's super-long-range heavy artillery shot opened Barcelona's goal again. 1860 Munich has already led by three goals in this game! And counting the two rounds of fighting, the total number of goals scored by 1860 has already Reached eight! Eight, it's unbelievable, it's shocking!"

"Although there are many problems in Barcelona this season, with ups and downs in performance, being scored eight goals in two rounds is like cutting melons and vegetables... If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it... ..."

Mourinho looked up at the TV screen, and the number on the scoreboard turned into 3:0.

The total score is 8:0, the ad words just thought up will be wasted.

Mourinho thought for a while, and felt a little unwilling, so he picked up his laptop and turned it on, ready to check online to see if there is a drink whose name starts with "8".