Before the game against Tottenham, Rooney suffered some minor strains in training. In the game against Tottenham, Li Yu will start alone. The little fat guy has been unlucky recently and always suffers from some injuries.
, Ferguson also said that the biggest problem causing these reasons is that the Premier League does not have a winter break, and the fatigue of a season will break out in March and April.
This issue is the consensus of all Premier League managers, but this is the British tradition. During the Christmas period, players have to offer Christmas dinners to fans and entertain the public, but at the cost of potential physical crises.
Players like Li Yu who are heavily targeted every game but rarely get injured are simply too rare in world football.
Ferguson should be grateful for his decision, otherwise in the game against Tottenham, Manchester United did not have a reassuring striker, and the game would have added variables.
Facts have proved that Li Yu is already the undoubted king at Old Trafford. With 2 goals, he basically ended the suspense of this season's championship. After the game, the Old Trafford stadium was still full of people.
It was loud and no one left the more than 70,000 fans present. They were waiting for the result of the Chelsea game on the other side. If something unexpected happened to Chelsea, Manchester United would win the championship two rounds ahead of schedule at their home stadium, Old Trafford.
The final championship trophy and the great four consecutive championships were born.
Tottenham players have no interest in starting the Manchester United people to celebrate winning the championship after the game. After losing to Manchester United 3:1 in this game, they also hope that there will be some good news from the game between Arsenal and Manchester City, but not in the stadium.
But on the return bus.
Chelsea faced Stoke City at home this round. The result of the game disappointed all Manchester United fans. Chelsea defeated Stoke City 7-0 at home, taking the suspense of the championship back by another round. It seemed that this big score was also
In provoking Manchester United, although you are leading in points, in terms of goal difference, Chelsea is still ahead!
In the next round, Manchester United plays away against Sunderland. If Manchester United wins, they will definitely win the championship trophy this season. Then the miserable Stoke City in the last round can only play at Old Trafford before the start of the game.
Players from Champions League Manchester United lined up to enter the stadium.
In fact, in everyone's opinion, judging from the opponents in the last two rounds, this season's Premier League championship has long lost its suspense. With Sunderland and Stoke City, Manchester United can win the championship with just one more point.
No one will believe that another accident will happen again.
More people are beginning to turn their attention to the Champions League. The second leg of the semi-finals, Barcelona’s home game against Inter Milan, is still going ahead. This game is related to the final ticket. Inter Milan won 3:1 in the first leg.
A big win. If Barcelona wants to advance to the final, they must at least win 2:0 at their home stadium, Camp Nou, if their opponents do not score away goals!
The battle between Barcelona and Inter Milan will take place. Can Sneijder play? How will Inter Milan mark Messi? How will Mourinho attack Barcelona? At the pre-match press conference, Mourinho gave the answers one by one
. He announced the starting lineup and ridiculed Barcelona that they were not fighting for their dreams, but for "anti-Real Madrid" (adrid).
"We will fight for dreams, but Barcelona is fighting for a subtle complex. This is the difference between us." Mourinho said: "Dreams are always simpler than complexes. Dreams are everywhere in the world.
It is a pride anywhere in the world. For Barcelona, last year they fought for the Champions League final in Rome, fighting for a dream. But this year, fighting for the final at the Bernabeu is a complex."
What is the explanation for this? Mourinho said specifically in an interview with AS: "I was working as a translator in Barcelona in 1997. At that time, we went to the Bernabeu Stadium to participate in the King's Cup final, and the opponent was Real Betis.
.We won. At that time, it was like we had won the World Cup. In that stadium, we heard hymns praising Barcelona, which made me
They feel so happy that they forget everything (Note: Real Madrid defeated Barcelona and won the league that year). This is what I call the complex. An anti-Real Madrid (adrid) complex. If this time, things happen in the Champions League
, you imagine what that would be like... This is Barcelona's motivation, as if we are fighting to go to Turin to play the Champions League final."
However, Mourinho dismissed this so-called feeling: "But what I want to say is, this is a football match. This is not a war. If Barcelona only thinks about football, it will be perfect. In any case,
All I focus on is football."
Will Sneijder play? Mourinho said: "Sneijder is very good, he will play. We will see based on the game whether he plays the full 90 minutes. He still has a little problem, but he is in the training session
He performed very well and that dispelled any doubts. He is eager to play. So, although we still have a series of important games in the league and the Italian Cup final, I am still going to take a little risk."
Mourinho also announced the 10 players in the starting lineup: "I can tell you some of the starting players, because these are not difficult to guess. Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Zanetti,
Cambiasso, Motta, Sneijder, Eto'o, Milito...and one more? I can't tell you all."
Catalan media attacked Mourinho at a press conference: "Don't you think you should be grateful to Barcelona for bringing you into football?" Mourinho replied: "I am grateful to Bobby Robson, give me
Opportunities; I am grateful to the president of Barcelona at the time; I am grateful to everyone who worked at the club at that time, they helped me a lot."
Sky Italy asked Mourinho why he brought Balotelli with him? Why were Thornton (injured) and Stankovic (suspended) who would definitely not be able to play included in the squad? Mourinho
O laughed and said: "It's Dejan (Stankovic)'s fault! He was suspended and when I told him you can't come with the team, he started crying. So I had to take him. But I
Bring him, everyone has to bring..."
How will Inter mark Messi? Mourinho replied: "As usual, put pressure on his area. It will not be man-to-man, I will only rely on team organization. Of course, it also requires good luck."
Spanish media recently revealed that the referee of Inter Milan's first game against Barcelona opened a restaurant with Mourinho. In response, Mourinho sneered: "I have never opened a restaurant with anyone. Maybe Guardiola has a restaurant in Oslo
(Note: Herning, the controversial referee when Barcelona eliminated Chelsea last year, is Norwegian. Oslo is the capital of Norway.)".
Why Mourinho is so careful may be because he has found a way to deal with Barcelona's core Messi.
Messi has played 43 Champions League games and scored 25 goals. For a non-center player, his scoring rate is astonishingly high. Among these 25 goals, 5 scored in the Premier League and 6 in the Bundesliga.
Three of the team's goals have scored the goal of the French Ligue 1 champions, which is quite valuable. But what embarrasses Messi is that among these 25 goals, not one of them has scored the goal of the Serie A team!
"Gazzetta dello Sport" pointed out: "Messi may have conquered the world, but he still needs to prove himself in front of the Serie A team."
In addition, Messi has faced teams coached by madmen 6 times in the past 4 years (4 times against Chelsea and 2 times against Inter Milan), but failed to score. This record also makes Messi very embarrassed. In today's football, to find
There are very few coaches that Messi has faced but has not scored a goal. For Barcelona, which is in urgent need of a big victory to reverse, Messi has full motivation to break these two curses!
Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell will have a final showdown with their old club after this war. As for Inter Milan's old Barcelona players Eto'o and Motta, this visit to the Nou Camp will also inevitably
It's a fierce battle of mixed emotions.
Can Eto'o and Motta return to their old club after being abandoned by Barcelona? Can Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell create another miracle against their former club? How will Camp Nou welcome back their former club?
Idol? And the former teammates, this time they meet with swords in a decisive battle, how do they choose between attitude, emotion, warmth and violence?
The eye-catching war of the century is about to take place.
The focus of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals begins at Camp Nou. Defending champion Barcelona faces Inter Milan at home. Barcelona, which lost 1-3 in the first game, must win by more than two goals to hope to advance.
The two teams have met 9 times in the history of the European War. Barcelona has the upper hand with 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. This season, the two teams have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Barcelona captain Puyol has accumulated yellow cards and is suspended, and Iniesta is absent due to injury.
Guardiola plans a formation between 343 and 433
, Milito plays left back, Toure plays central defender and defensive midfielder, defending champion Barcelona faces Inter Milan at home, striving to attack fiercely, Inter Milan general Stankovic also accumulated yellow cards and was suspended, Sneijder returned from injury in time, Ibrahimovic
Toomota starts against his old club.
Barcelona launched a fierce attack throughout the game, but they were facing an Italian team and Mourinho's team.
Facing the iron barrel formation set up by the Italians, Barcelona's team was far ahead of Inter Milan in controlling the ball. Mourinho's team has never won the game by controlling the football at their feet. Facing Barcelona's control
Inter Milan responded calmly to the ball tactics and never allowed Barcelona to find a good opportunity to score.
It wasn't until the final stoppage time that Barcelona defender Pique scored a face-saving goal alone.
1:0! At the end of the game, the score on the big screen was 1:0, and Inter Milan advanced to the final after 38 years.
After Inter Milan entered the Champions League final, Moratti was so excited that he almost cried: "I think of the memories of my youth." When he was young, Moratti rode a bicycle to the stadium and witnessed the great international era, which is why he is today
He became a "person who loves Inter Milan more than his money." However, Moratti ignored one point: if Inter Milan can win the last 5 games of the season, it will surpass the era of the International. Because once this happens,
Inter Milan will become the only treble winner in Serie A history!
Of course, here we first need to give the title "Triple Crown" the most accurate definition. European mainstream media refers to the three championships of "League Champions + Champions League Champions + Domestic Top Cup Champions" as the Triple Crown. Some other
Cup competitions such as the Domestic Super Cup, European Super Cup, Europa League, etc. are not included. Looking at the whole of Europe, there are only a few teams that can achieve this.
In the 1998-99 season, Manchester United won three championships in the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League, which is still remembered by the world. Last season, Manchester United also won four championships in the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, and Champions League.
It is praised all over the world. In addition, PSV of the Netherlands (1988), Ajax (1972), and Celtic of Scotland (1967) have also achieved this honor, but after all, the Netherlands and Scotland
The league's domestic competitions are relatively less stressful.
In the history of Serie A, there has never been a team that won the league, Italian Cup, and Champions League. Even in the "Great International Era", Inter Milan did not achieve this. In the 1964-65 season, Inter Milan won the
They won the Champions League and the league, but lost to Juventus in the cup and only won runner-up. Among other Serie A teams, the closest to this honor is AC Milan. The Rossoneri won the league and championship in the 1993-94 season.
Cup, but missed the final in the Italian Cup.
For Inter Milan, they are only 5 games away from winning the first treble in Serie A history. Currently in the league, Inter Milan is ranked first with only 3 rounds left, 2 points ahead of Roma. In the cup competition, Inter Milan has already
Reaching the final. In the last game of the season, Inter Milan will challenge Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at the Bernabeu Stadium. Winning these last five games will create an unprecedented record.
Of course, these 5 games are not easy. In the league, Inter Milan is facing the pursuit of Roma who is in excellent form. They cannot make mistakes in the last three rounds. On the weekend, Inter Milan will drag their tired body away to challenge Lazio, who is relegated. This will be a tough battle. Italian Cup
In the final, Inter Milan will challenge Roma away from home, and there are many variables in this battle.
In the Champions League final, Inter Milan is likely to face the Premier League giants Manchester United. This battle will also be extremely difficult and full of variables. Moratti pointed out: "We cannot be happy too early. Indeed, we will fight to win everything.
We have to work hard, but we can't ignore that we haven't reached the shore yet. We are like diving. Although we are very close to the shore, if we don't swim the last section well, we may lose everything!"
For Inter Milan, in order to win the Champions League that has not been won in 45 years and win the only Serie A triple crown in a century, the team still needs to play the last five games. Mourinho said it well: "Next, every day
Every game is a final!"
With three whistles from Belgian referee De Bricklay, Inter Milan returned to the Champions League final after 38 years. Billionaire Nerazzurri are happy because of this. But obviously, one person's happiness is particularly unique.
.This person is Sneijder. This is not only because Sneijder is the biggest contributor to Inter Milan entering the Champions League final; it is also because he got an opportunity to go to the Bernabeu to prove to the world that he is not a waste.
A chance to be a hero yourself!
Before the game, major media revealed that Sneijder was injured and may not be able to play. The Inter Milan team doctor also pointed out that Sneijder suffered a muscle strain. As we all know, muscle strain is a kind of injury that is not a big problem but is very painful during the injury.
Injury. But only 3-4 days later, Sneijder returned to the team. He obviously had not recovered, but he still played. This made Sneijder look extremely great this night.
Former Mourinho said: "Sneijder has a little problem, but he is eager to play. What can I do? Facing such a player who wants to fight, I can only let him take risks." Sneijder
The whole world can understand why he wants to play. Last summer, he was forced away by Real Madrid and suffered humiliation.
And being left out. It is difficult for outsiders to understand what happened during that period. This kind of blow, if it were a coward, he might never recover in his life. But Sneijder is a hero, he found the best way to fight back against Real Madrid
, prove yourself to the world. This is to go to the Bernabeu to play in the Champions League final!
For this dream, Sneijder played the best performance in his life. He scored 3 goals, each of which was priceless. In the group stage, without his goals, Inter Milan would have been eliminated in Kiev;
In the knockout round, one of his two goals helped Inter Milan
He won the 14th final and scored the goal of Barcelona. In addition, he also had 5 assists and was the assist leader of the Champions League. "Gazzetta dello Sport" said it well: "We saw from Sneijder that year
The shadow of Suarez, the core of the great Inter Milan era!”
Today, Sneijder did not perform much. Because the entire Inter Milan team has been defensive. However, a set of statistics is enough to prove Sneijder's greatness. He played 67 minutes of the game, ran 8,420 meters, and averaged 100 goals per minute.
126 meters of running range. This number is higher than Keita, Xavi, Butzquez, Cambia
Suo and other defensive midfielders are higher than Maicon and Alves and other full-backs, and he is the highest in the game! He completed two steals. Considering all this, he played with an injured leg, and his performance was worthy of it.
People's respect. "Digital Sports" said after the game: "He was fighting with injuries and was not in the best condition. But what he did was enough!"
After the game, Sky Italy immediately went to interview Sneijder. "Nochesirealizza" (a dream come true). This may be the reason why he played such a great season.
Last summer, while cheering for the arrival of Kaka, Real Madrid cruelly forced Sneijder away. But now, mainstream European media have pointed out that at least this season, Sneijder's performance is better than Kaká. No.
? Now, while Real Madrid fans are questioning Kaká’s “faked injury”, they are watching the delay
Sneijder, who injured his leg, led Inter Milan to the Champions League final - and this final was held at the Bernabeu! Of course, there is no disrespect to Kaka here. However, it must be pointed out that for Sneijder,
This is a kind of success, a kind of greatness, a kind of legend that should be remembered for a lifetime!
Of course, the legend continues. At the Bernabeu on May 22, Sneijder will return to Real Madrid's home court. This scene will definitely make Real Madrid fans have mixed feelings. It's time to ask the question: Who else is there now?
Are you qualified to say that Sneijder is useless?
