(I made a mistake in the previous chapter, Benfica wrote it as Lille)

'The Champions League at Old Trafford has been fantastic and I'm sure the applause from the United fans will be overwhelming. No one wants to be a loser, and Manchester United will spare no effort to win. ”

"Manchester United and Arsenal do have a lot of common language, the two teams played at the same time tonight, similar to the Gunners lost six players, Manchester United also had a number of key players missed this game, and the Gunners are slightly different in that Manchester United's hardest hit area is in the midfield, just the opposite of Arsenal. Among them, the main right-back Gary Neville and the main left-back Heinze are both absent for a long time, and the substitutes Brown and Fuqiong can only act as spectators, and Wayne Rooney will also be absent due to suspension. ”

'Ryan Giggs, Ji-Sung Park, Paul Scholes, Smith and Fletcher compete for midfield and left winger positions. Keane made a low-level mistake in the last round of the league that cost United almost a loss, and Ferguson ran out of patience. Cristiano Ronaldo was missing in the last round of the Champions Cup, and Rooney was missing in the second round, and the task of scoring goals will fall on Ronaldo and Chinese Dong, but these two are in good form, and winning at home against Benfica should not be a problem. ”

"Why is the Champions League getting extra attention from the teams? In addition to honor, money is also a factor that cannot be ignored. UEFA announced yesterday that teams competing in the group stage will receive at least £2.37 million in 'performance bonuses', with £218,000 for each win and £19,000 for a draw, with a total prize budget of 3.3% over last season. The final prize money for the winner will be £12.2 million. Another round of money movement began. So for Manchester United, who are strapped for money, the further the Champions League goes, the better. “

Lineker then got the starting line-up for both teams for the game.

Manchester United: 433

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar

Defenders: Barsley, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Richardson

Avant-garde: Fletcher, Scholes, Ryan Giggs

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Dong Fangzhuo, Smith

Subs: Howard, Park Ji-sung, Keane, Pique, Saha, Rossi, Silvestre.

Benfica: 442

Goalkeeper: Moreira

Defenders: Nelson, Luisson, Rocha, Leao

Midfielders: Beto, Petit, Manuel, Simao

Forwards: Mikoli, Nuno Gomez

Subs: Quiem, Anderson, Mantoas, Giovanni, Carriaca, Dos Santos, Pereira

Eusebio, who played in the 1968 Champions League final between the two teams, and England manager Christian Eriksen were both present to watch the game.

"Hey, China Dong is wearing the captain's armband again, why does the lord insist on letting him wear the armband? Scholes, Ryan Giggs, even if Ferdinand isn't more suitable? Martin Taylor was puzzled by the stubbornness of the lord, "There are so many veteran players in the team, why do you have to let young people take the role?" ”

'Maybe, because he can score goals, boost morale, lead the team, I think he's done a good job, except for the first game of the league, he's been fantastic and impeccable. Lineker has always been very optimistic about Dong Fangzhuo and does not think there is anything to make a fuss about.

Martin Telenunu said: "But I still think Rooney is the best candidate......"

"Rooney? He's sitting in the stands now. It's good that Manchester United fans don't surround him and beat him, at least for now, Rooney has fallen behind, don't look at him winning the world rookie award, but this is the glory of the past, this season, Rooney needs to do too much, from the start, he has fallen far behind Dong, and even behind Ronaldo. ”

The camera shows Rooney, who was found despite wearing a hood and cowering in an inconspicuous fan box. Because he couldn't make it to the Champions Cup squad, this guy went to wander for a few days and looked quite in a bad mental state.

"This kid, if you don't work hard, you're going to be wasted, alas!"

"Looks like Gascoigne in his thirties." Lineker's language is a bit exaggerated, although he looks old......

'United's two full-backs are young players and could be tested and it will depend on whether United can control the midfield.

Lineker, though, is clearly overly worried.

In the opening 1 minute, Richardson on the left rushed up in the opening period, and then received a pass from Ryan Giggs to kick off United's attack, his cross went straight to Scholes outside the box, Scholes volleyed directly over the crossbar.

Richardson was in great form from the start.

"Smith didn't run enough, Richardson rushed up, what was he doing? Didn't he want to seize a main position? If he doesn't be fierce, he will still be cool, is he really going to be transformed into a midfielder by Ferguson? ”

In the third minute, Italian Mikoli received a long pass from the back, cleverly controlled the ball on the edge of the penalty area, shook off the tall Rio Ferdinand and shot with his feet, but the ball was also deflected wide of the goal.

Both sides looked ready to attack.

In the 5th minute, Ronaldo received a diagonal pass from the right side of Scholes, took a step forward and immediately passed to the middle, Dong Fangzhuo quickly returned to stop the ball with his left foot, the opponent's central defender Luisson failed to keep up in time, Dong Fangzhuo turned around and shot!

A low right-footed shot from 20 yards in front of goal went just wide.

"Whew! Almost, Dong is still so fast, he takes the ball quickly, shoots resolutely, and turns around to shoot, which is the performance of an excellent goalscorer. If Benfica's centre-backs were so defensive, it would be dangerous. Of course, we want to see United score as soon as possible and we can't play every game that hard. “

But as soon as Lineker's words landed, there were successive dangerous situations in front of Manchester United's goal. In the 8th minute, Ferdinand leaked the ball in the front of the penalty area, Mikoli volleyed from a small angle with his right foot 9 meters from the goal, Van der Sar fell to the ground and held up the far post with his fingertips, Benfica took a corner kick on the left side, Ricardo Rocha pushed a downward header from 8 meters in front of the goal, and Van der Sar struggled to save sideways.

After the thrill, Manchester United finally held on.

In the 14th minute, Smith tackled Beto in the middle and handed the ball to the right side, the teenager Basley did not give the ball to Ronaldo, but chose to cross, Dong Fangzhuo leaned on Luisson 19 meters in front of the goal, but another central defender stuck him on the inside, he could only stretch out his right foot and barely volley.

Duang!

Actually shot the crossbar.

"Oops......"

"It can't always be like this!"

"It's time for the lord to change the goalpost and always stop his own people from scoring."

There was a sigh in the stands, but soon the United attack flew again.

Scholes split the ball on the left side, Smith took the ball directly, Dong Fangzhuo jumped up in the middle and failed to touch the ball, but Ronaldo jumped high at the back point and shook his head in front of Leon to attack the goal!

“goal!”

“gooooal!”

“goooooooooooal!“

"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

'He scored his first Champions League goal of the season.'

"Manchester United's youngsters are collectively powerful."

"The young general is mighty!"