Chapter 191: The game has to be kicked one by one

After a night of partying and catching up on sleep during the day, the Manchester United players returned to the training base to meet for another Champions League semi-final.

Bayern Munich host Manchester City.

The first leg ended in a 2-2 draw, with Manchester City not losing but were conceded by Bayern Munich with two away goals.

Although Bayern Munich have the advantage of away goals, they will only need to qualify for the final if they cannot lose at home to Manchester City and not reach a draw that is bigger than 2-2.

Therefore, there is still a certain amount of suspense in this game.

In a game that is a winner, there will always be suspense.

The same was true of this game, which led Bayern Munich 1-0 until the 80th minute of the second half.

Aguero opened the scoring for City shortly after the start of the first half, and the scoreline remained until the 80th minute.

If it were to end at that scoreline, Bayern Munich's two away goals would mean nothing and Manchester City could qualify for the Champions League final with an aggregate lead.

But Pep Guardiola's side were lucky.

In the 80th minute, Xavi Alonso kicked the goal from more than 30 yards away and hit a super world wave that pierced the goal of Joe Hart's handle.

Once again, poor England has become the backdrop for the world wave.

With this goal, Bayern Munich equalized, and finally the game ended, Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with Manchester City at home, eliminated the opponent with the advantage of more away goals, and advanced to the final.

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The final was against Bayern Munich, and Manchester United's players were not too surprised.

The Bundesliga giants' performance in the Champions League is already more consistent than Manchester City's, and their elimination of Manchester City is also expected by Manchester United.

It's just a bit of a shame that many Manchester United players and fans want the final against Manchester City.

The Champions League final, the Manchester derby, is exciting to think about.

However, no matter who the final opponent is, United will not let this disrupt their rhythm.

The Champions League final will be held on May 28 at the Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.

This is the home of AC Milan and Inter Milan, and when the time comes, where the two teams will compete for the UEFA Champions League title this season.

Before that, United have a number of games to do.

Thankfully, winning the title early has allowed United not to be distracted by the Premier League, and three days after the semi-final against Atletico Madrid, United have an away Premier League game against Norwich.

Ancelotti must have sent a full bench lineup in this game, because he has given the main players two days off, and none of them came to this away game, including Li Qingshan, De Gea, Mata and other main players, they did not even enter the eighteen-man squad.

In their pre-match press conference, the reporters were not concerned with the game, but with the possibility of a repeat of the 1999 treble-winning season.

Carlo Ancelotti was low-key: "Bayern Munich are an easy opponent to play against, they are very strong, they have world-class star players at both ends of the pitch, it is not easy to beat such an opponent. Everton are an intractable opponent and even if we knock them out, we will face Crystal Palace in the final, and there are no weak teams to reach the final. It's too early to say the Triple Crown. ”

Norwich, on the other hand, are mired in relegation and must be going all out in this game. For them, it is undoubtedly very good news that United are playing with all the substitutes.

The game included youngsters Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Fusumensa and Tuanzebe, and veterans Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young all got the chance to start.

However, the final result of the game sent Norwich fans to the bottom. Norwich City were beaten 1-0 at home against Manchester United's substitutes and remain stuck in the relegation zone.

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Five days later, Manchester United travelled to West Ham United.

Carlo Ancelotti didn't put all the substitutes on the bench for this game, and he needs to use the game to keep the players in good shape, after all, there are still 20 days left before the Champions League final.

Li Qingshan sat on the bench for the first time in the league this season, and he was joined by Di Maria, Mata, Fellaini, Herrera and others.

Ancelotti did not have reincarnation at the back in this game, De Gea, Hummels, Rojo, Valencia, Cramer, this is Manchester United's main defense this season, and the midfielders are Carrick, Herrera with the teenager Fusumensa.

The front three are Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard.

Perhaps due to the lack of motivation to win the title early, United were not excited to play on the road, and by the end of the first half, United were already two goals behind West Ham.

And after the break, Ancelotti did not make any substitutions.

With the opportunity to win at home to the champions, the West Ham players were very excited.

In the 63rd minute of the game, West Ham scored again.

Three to zero!

Ancelotti shook his head, compared with the main lineup, this set of attacking combinations in the front court is too far from the main team, and it is basically difficult to pose any threat to West Ham United in the offensive end, and cannot create opportunities.

Then Carlo Ancelotti began to make substitutions.

Li Qingshan, Juan Mata and Herrera came on, and they replaced Wayne Rooney, Jesse Lingard and Fusumensa.

Before Rooney came off the pitch, he put the captain's armband on Carrick and then applauded the United fans in the corner.

He has already made up his mind to leave Manchester United next season.

After the substitutions, Manchester United's offensive really improved.

In the 66th minute, Li Qingshan's header hit the crossbar and bounced back, but before the West Ham players could breathe a sigh of relief, Mata cleverly made a follow-up shot and sent the ball into the back of the net.

In the 73rd minute, Mata swept in front of the goal in the penalty area, and Li Qingshan grabbed the ball in the middle and knocked the ball into the goal. Manchester United pulled one back.

From 0-3 to two-three, West Ham's players were not reconciled when they saw that the victory in hand might be flying away. They were all on the defensive in the last 20 minutes or so, while United's attack was wave after wave.

"Manchester United can reach the Champions League final this season, which is really a reflection of quality. Now West Ham are completely pinned down in the box and can't get out. The narrator sighed.

However, due to the big hole dug before, Manchester United finally lost this game in two strokes and three times, suffering a fourth defeat of the season.

But that doesn't matter anymore for the bigger picture.

The defeat didn't dampen the mood of the United players as they rushed back to Manchester that night to prepare for the FA Cup semi-final against Everton.

The game has to be played one by one, and the champions have to be won one by one....