spn UK local time at 19:45 on the 7th, a focus match of the 14th final of the 200809 UEFA Champions League started at Old Trafford. This was Manchester United's second home game within 3 days.
The two teams have played 6 times in the history of the three major European Cups (three encounters in the knockout rounds, with Manchester United advancing once and being eliminated by the opponent twice). Manchester United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, evenly matched with its opponents, scoring 11 goals and conceding 9.
goals; including 2 wins and 1 draw at home, maintaining an unbeaten record and occupying an absolute advantage, scoring 10 goals and conceding 3 goals.
Vidic, Scholes and Rooney, who were suspended in the league, started in the Champions League one after another.
Ronaldo returned to his familiar position as a winger, and Li Yu, who scored a key goal in the last round, also appeared in the starting lineup. Manchester United sent all its luxurious attacking combinations to the field.
In China, even though it was already more than 2 o'clock in the morning, through the pre-match preview, Chinese fans were waiting in front of the TV and computers to watch the live broadcast of the game.[
To watch football, you have to watch the live broadcast. After knowing the final score, watching the broadcast no longer arouses any interest. This is true for real fans. To watch, you have to watch the live broadcast.
Of course, there are many fans who gave up watching the game on TV just to hear the voice of the golden partner, and chose to watch the game on the computer.
Huang Jianxiang and Su Dong, the two top Chinese commentators, have become the best choice for Chinese fans to watch football games. Today we also have a special guest in the studio, coach Zhang Luzhang, who everyone will be familiar with.
, Huang Jianxiang’s commentary partner in CCTV’s Serie A broadcast is Zhang Luzhang. The commentary lineup for today’s online broadcast is really attractive.
"Hello everyone, I am Huang Jianxiang!"
"I am Su Dong!"
"I am Zhang Lu!"
"We are all old people, but we still need to introduce ourselves before the show starts!"
"Jianxiang can't say that. What if a new fan turns on the computer and sees three old men explaining football here?"
"Haha, you are talking about the female fans attracted by Li Yu, right?"
Today's commentary was more like a cross talk at first. The three of them said something to each other, but the topic went a bit off track.
It has been a long time since Chinese fans heard such a relaxed explanation.
"Let's get back to business. Let's ask Zhang Luzhang to analyze the lineups of the two teams today!"
Huang Jianxiang quickly brought the topic back to today's Champions League match before the game officially started.
"First let's talk about the lineup of the home team Manchester United, No. 1 Edwin van der Sar; No. 22 O'Shea, No. 15 Vidic, No. 23 Evans, No. 3 Evra in the back line; No. 16 Carrick in the midfield, No. 24
No. Fletcher, No. 18 Scholes; No. 7 Ronaldo as attacking midfielder, No. 10 Rooney; No. 22 Li Yu as striker!"
"Manchester United changed a brand new position 4-3-2-1, putting our Chinese Li Yu on the front line, and arranged Ronaldo and Rooney to partner in the second tier. This is exactly like the Manchester United trident at the beginning of the season.
The mutated version of the attack combination, how it changes specifically, and what kind of instructions Ferguson added to it, we will see in the game!"
"It is said that the Champions League is a weak team. Porto is recognized by the media as the weakest among the top eight. Now when we look at his lineup, we can find a problem. This Portuguese Super League giant is not weak at all in terms of midfield strength.
Jorge is also a top shooter. It’s hard to say who will win today. Bol
We can see from the lineup that the Portuguese giants have an intention. Today, the Portuguese giants do not intend to honestly strive for an away goal at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United. Even if the task is completed, the configuration of the three strikers, they
This is to play against Manchester United at Old Trafford!"
Huang Jianxiang took over Zhang Luzhang's guidance and immediately added: "The British media analyzed a lot before the game and identified Manchester United's biggest weakness in this game as the defense. Now it seems that the British media is more like Porto's football team."
Tan, submitted a detailed pre-match report to the visiting team before the game!"
The three of them had finally finished talking, and the captains of the two teams had finished guessing, and the game was about to begin.[
Li Yu stood in the middle circle and looked up at the Old Trafford stands. There was already a sea of red. The Old Trafford stadium was full of seats, and the entire stadium was like a surging red giant.
The waves were loud and loud. Although the game had not started yet, the fans were already enjoying the game.
Rooney poked Li Yu, and Li Yu turned to look over. It turned out that the players from Porto on the other side were already ready, and the only thing missing from the game was the referee's whistle.
Porto player Li Yu is not very familiar with him. He only knew the names of several players during the pre-match preparation meeting. These are some people worth paying attention to, such as No. 16 Meireles in the midfield, and No. 16 Meireles on the striker.
of Haulke.
Li Yu has not tasted the feeling of standing on top of Europe, and these players in front of him are the first obstacle on his way to the final cup!
money!
honor!
Passionate!
In this way, this life will not be in vain!
This is the definition of this game given by Ferguson in the Manchester United dressing room.
After saying this, Ferguson stared at everyone with a very serious expression, "I don't think I need to talk about the importance of this game."
He did not wait for the players to answer, because there was no need for an answer at all, "I only have one request for this game. It is very simple to win this game, score as many goals as possible, and try not to concede any goals!"
The team members looked at each other, the boss’s request was really ‘simple’!!!
After retracting his thoughts, Li Rui took a deep breath, looked at the turf under his feet, kicked it, and then looked up at the opposite side. Opposite him was Porto's starting forward Jolk.
Last season, Li Yu went all the way to the UEFA Cup final with Everton. It was the first time he won the final crown in a European competition. He has always remembered it. Now, when he stood in the quarter-finals of the Champions League again, Li Yu
Yu Huan was really excited. He forced himself not to think so much and concentrate on the game.
Li Yu had never experienced anything like this in the UEFA Cup finals, but this time it was the knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup, and he couldn't restrain himself. This is the strongest competition in Europe, the arena leading to glory.
Now, the only thing to do is to play well and help the team defeat the opponent!!
Participating in the Champions League for the first time, what Li Yu wants is the Big Ears Cup, because he is now a player of Manchester United!
With a whistle from Italian referee Nzori, the game started.
"Fans and friends, the game has finally begun. Let's take a look at Manchester United's performance in the game. Of course, we will definitely hope that our Chinese player Li Yu can score goals. Our Chinese players will participate in the Champions League. As Manchester United advances, Li Yu
Yu’s Champions League journey will continue, and this is a brand new record for Chinese footballers.”
"Sun Xiang played twice for PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2007, and Dong Fangzhuo also played in the group stage wearing a Manchester United jersey, but neither of them had a chance to score in the game.
Not to mention scoring goals, Li Yu not only scored goals in the Champions League, but was also a strong contender for the Golden Boot. This is a historical record for the Chinese people. Let us witness each and every performance of Li Yu from China in the Champions League.
Great record."
After Su Dong's impassioned background introduction, a shocking scene of losing the ball appeared on the game screen.
Manchester United conceded a goal, and it was a gift of assists provided by their own players to their opponents.[
- Ronaldo's pass in the backcourt was intercepted, Lucho Gonzalez made a pass from the right, Evans' clearance was sent to the feet of Christian Rodriguez, and the Uruguay international broke through Evans and entered the right edge of the penalty area.
Shot into the far corner.
Before Li Yu even touched the ball, Manchester United was already one goal behind. Ferguson's emphasis before the game turned into empty talk soon after the start. Manchester United almost gave Porto a precious away goal.
At this time, Ferguson had already rushed to the sidelines and kept yelling. The old man must be very dissatisfied with the scene that just happened.
Manchester United conceded a goal so early, which suddenly disrupted Ferguson's wishful thinking. Now that Manchester United is lagging behind, he must make a decision immediately, take the initiative to attack, and strive to equalize the score quickly!
Ferguson, who immediately calmed down, shouted Vidic's name loudly, and kept telling the captain on the field with hand gestures, attack, impact, anyway, that's what Sir Alex's gesture meant, there was no other choice, attack!
In the next few minutes, Manchester United began to let their opponents pounce on them, but the TV pictures did not show the scenes of Manchester United's crazy pressing attacks in the past, leaving their opponent Porto helpless.
Most of the Manchester United players seem to move slower than the Porto players. They are tired. This is exposed in the game screen. The tired Manchester United no longer have the ability to fully control the game!
Such a scene made everyone start to worry. Although the Manchester United fans at the scene were also worried, they did not watch helplessly. They were using their own way to support the Manchester United they loved and followed. The singing from the stands was more like
It is the sound of the drum that inspires Manchester United players to fight on the field.
After surviving these few minutes, the Porto team stabilized their position. Taking advantage of their physical advantage, the Portuguese team also began to wait for opportunities to attack.
Meireles, as the core organizer of Porto, showed good form in this game. After receiving the pass from Gonzalez in the middle circle, he started to drive straight in. Relying on the perfect combination of speed and technology, he drove straight in and tore apart the game.
Manchester United defended in the middle, and then feinted a shot in front of the penalty area, but cleverly distributed the football to Rodriguez who intervened.
Rodriguez took advantage of the situation, suddenly hit the penalty area, and then kicked to hit the goal. Vidic came up immediately and made a tackle that fell to the ground, shoveling the football to one side. However, Rodriguez fell to the ground and then sat down.
On the turf, he signaled to the referee that he was taking a penalty kick.
The whistle of the referee Rizzoli from Italy sounded, but it was not the penalty that Rodriguez wanted, but a penalty for diving. Rizzoli also gave Rodriguez a verbal warning.
Rodriguez's flop made Vidic very angry. He bent down and yelled at Rodriguez, "Boy, I'm warning you! Don't perform here!"
Rodriguez glanced back at Vidic without showing any signs of weakness, and then walked back angrily.
The Manchester United fans were very angry when Rodriguez tried to dive and miss a penalty kick. They booed harshly. In the subsequent games, whenever Rodriguez got the ball, the boos were loud.
In the 20th minute of the game, Scholes passed a through ball. Li Yu finally waited for a good opportunity to attack and quickly chased the football.
Porto players have always attached great importance to Li Yu's defense. Gonzalez's defense was very good. He rushed up and got in front of Li Yu. He fell to the ground and made a tackle so fiercely that you could see Gatto's spikes and floodlights.
Under the illumination, glowing with dark green light, Li Yu jumped up quickly. Otherwise, he would probably have been tackled. When the team was now facing a multi-tier championship, he didn't want to get hurt.
However, after the football was shoveled by Gonzalez, it jumped up. The football hit Li Yu's leg and went out of the sideline. Porto team got a foul ball!
After Gonzalez got up after the tackle, he didn't even make a friendly move. He glared at Li Yu fiercely, and then walked past Li Yu when he was about to throw the ball on the sidelines.
, and bumped Li Yu with his shoulder.
Argentina has tried every possible means to make Manchester United's most threatening player lose his proper match state. What is the best way to make him lose control of his emotions?
Faced with his opponent's provocative move, Li Yu's expression immediately changed and his heart became angry. He really wanted to retaliate to the Argentinian. However, in the impulsive moment, Li Yu narrowly held back. He knew that Gonzalez could
He is not the kind of brave and resourceful guy. In fact, he is a very outstanding and smart guy, or rather cunning. This clearly wants to anger Li Yu.
Li Yu held back her anger, glanced back at Gonzalez, turned around and spat, "Idiot!"
Although Gonzalez didn't know what Li Yu was saying, he thought it wasn't a good thing, and the spittle seemed to be spitting on his face, which was disgusting.
The hidden conflict between the two was replayed in slow motion, and the Old Trafford stadium suddenly burst into boos.
Seeing this shot, Ferguson was also wary. It seemed that the Porto team did it deliberately and planned to anger Li Yu. But now it seems that Li Yu has nothing to do, but the Porto players seem to be arguing with the referee Rizzoli.
After constantly complaining, this kid's football intelligence seems to have grown on the field. He was not angered by the opponent's provocation, but instead used his own methods to make the opponent lose control of his emotions. This is a good situation.
Porto's sideline ball, Gonzalez threw the football to Meireles who stepped forward to receive the ball. The latter took the ball a certain distance and gave the ball to Fernando. Fernando and Jorge made a wall-bumping gesture.
After cooperation, he took a step forward, looked at the situation in the penalty area, and suddenly made a pass!
This pass was very beautiful, bypassing Manchester United's defense and passing into the penalty area.
Rodriguez grabs Vidic's lead and rushes to the top!
Van der Sar struggled to get the ball out.
"It's really too dangerous! Porto's offense today was very smooth, making it difficult for Manchester United to defend!" Su Dong exclaimed loudly, Manchester United was a bit dangerous today.
The Porto team got a corner kick opportunity. Meireles took the corner kick. The quality of the corner kick was average. Vidic jumped up and hit the ball. He pushed the ball out of the penalty area. Manchester United immediately had a chance to counterattack.
Fletcher gave the ball to Ronaldo on the left. Today, the Portuguese did not have a fixed position on the two wings. Today, Manchester United left him alone on both sides. Porto fully retreated, but the two wings
There was still a huge gap exposed, and the Porto players got carried away with the series of attacks. They invested too much in the corner kick attack just now.
Ronaldo was very fast. He dribbled the ball along the wing and broke through. Gonzalez caught up to intercept him. Ronaldo made a deft fake move and then accelerated and passed Gonzalez.
The sky above Old Trafford was filled with cheers. It seemed that Manchester United's best players today were the two attacking players, Ronaldo and Li Yu.
Ronaldo, who broke through Gonzalez, was just about to continue scoring when Meireles, who was back on defense, tackled the ball to the ground. However, the football was tackled to the feet of Scholes on the other side. Referee Rizzoli used both hands.
Raise it horizontally to indicate that the attack is favorable and the game continues!
Speed is not a characteristic of Scholes. He did not dribble the ball, but directly passed the ball diagonally to Li Yu who came in.
Li Yuzheng chased the ball directly. He immediately accelerated and used his speed to shake away the opponent's full-back Sapunalu who came up to intercept. However, he also swayed the angle of his shot too small. It seemed impossible to shoot directly.
It's possible.
Then there was an emergency stop and he was about to cut into the penalty area. However, Sissoko, who was filling in, quickly came up. Li Yu pulled the football horizontally and then kicked the ball in. The ball wiped from Sissoko's cheek.
Go over and spin towards the penalty area!!
Li Yu actually chose to pass the ball at this time, to whom?
Who else, please don't forget, there is another shooter in the starting lineup today. I haven't seen him before. It doesn't mean that he hasn't played in the game. After attracting most of the defensive attention, Li Yu immediately passed the ball!
Now it's time to see Rooney's performance. All the Manchester United fans stood up early and nervously watched this Manchester United attack.
