No. 785: Manchester United and Arsenal meet in the Champions League final!
What the?
Ronaldo was slapped by Chen!!
This is definitely big news!
Barcelona fans are undoubtedly the happiest, and they are in a good mood to read this article carefully.
After Real Madrid fans saw this title, they suddenly felt bad, damn it, this Chen has not come to the Bernabeu yet, so he has a conflict with Ronaldo?
If it does come, isn't Real Madrid's dressing room a battlefield?
Real Madrid's top management knows that Barcelona is here to fight back, you can't let me get it, and you don't want to get it!
Even if you can get Chan in the end, we have to plant the seeds of discord between him and Ronaldo!
The logic is very simple, but extremely effective.
It is said that after Ronaldo saw this article, he didn't know how many glasses he broke at home......
Another media broke the news that that night, Florentino hosted Ronaldo again......
After coming out of the Real Madrid president's house, the Portuguese seemed to have received some kind of commitment and a smile on his face.
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The next day, another Champions League semi-final was played at the Theatre of Dreams, with Manchester United hosting Schalke 04 at home.
This game was Ferguson's 250th European game as a coach and Raul's 150th appearance in a European club competition.
Manchester United, who visited the Arena at the Veltins Arena a week ago, beat Schalke 04 2-0 to seize the opportunity, and after the Red Devils won the first leg of the European competition 14 times before, all of them managed to qualify!
Manchester United's unbeaten home record has been extended to 29 games since April last year, and eight of United's previous 91 Champions League home games have been a narrow defeat of one goal.
In contrast, Schalke, who recently suffered three consecutive defeats in the main competition, has not won a single win in the previous four visits to England, one draw and three defeats.
Manchester United were clearly set aside for the weekend league game against Chelsea, with Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand not in the squad, Dimitar Berbatov playing a lone arrow, and Evans and Smalling in the centre.
Compared to a week ago, only Edwin van der Sar and Valencia retained their starting positions, with the captain's armband on O'Shea's arm.
Schalke made three changes from the first leg, with Hevides, Escudero and Draxler coming into the starting line-up.
With an average starting age of 24 years and 194 days, the German powerhouse set a record for the youngest starting line-up for a German team in a Champions League semi-final.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the game started on time!
After the game started, what people didn't expect was that Schalke 04 and Manchester United started an offensive battle.
In the eighth minute, Farfan fired a powerful low shot from the edge of the penalty area that missed the bottom line. Subsequently, although Schalke 04 played actively, the offensive effect was average.
In the first 25 minutes, Berbatov made two crosses from the left wing, but unfortunately failed to convert them into shots.
In the 25th minute, Nani took a corner kick from the left, and Smalling's header hit the top of the goal!
In the 26th minute, Schalke 04 midfield pass error was taken by Anderson to get possession, Gibson received the pass and plugged it straight, Valencia inserted a right-footed low shot from 9 meters in the penalty area!
The ball goes past Neuer and into the net!
The ball is in!
The score became 1-0!
Manchester United break the deadlock on the pitch!
It was also United's 300th goal in the Champions League.
After the restart, Schalke 04 launched a counter-attack and Raul's header was easily denied by Van der Sar.
In the 31st minute, United were awarded a throw-in in front.
Rafael throws a throw-in, Anderson knocks with his back, Valencia nudges in the box, Gibson volleys with the outside of his right foot from the edge of the box!
Neuer pounced on the ball in the wrong way, the ball hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net!
The ball is in!
The score became 2-0!
Manchester United extended their lead to 4-0 on aggregate and sealed their Champions League final!
The Dream Theater suddenly boiled!
In the 35th minute, Schalke 04 launched a fierce attack.
Manchester United full-back Raheem Sterling made a mistake on the edge of the penalty area, Draxler immediately instigated the ball, Atsuto Uchida's cross from the right, and Rafael's header cleared the ball and bounced off Evans' feet.
Jurado got ahead of Anderson's block and fired a volley from thirteen meters in front of goal!
The ball flew past Van der Sar and drilled into the goal!
The ball is in!
Schalke 04 pulled a goal back, and the score became 1-2!
It was also the 100th goal United have conceded in European competition in the last decade.
After the resumption of the game, Valencia calmly got rid of Neuer in the box and fired a shot that was blocked by Hivedes on the goal line.
United missed an opportunity to extend their lead.
Neither side could create a good chance in the remaining minutes of the first half, with United leading Schalke 04 2-1 heading into the half-time break.
At the start of the second half, Schalke took the lead in making adjustments, replacing Baumjohn with Edu in an attempt to strengthen the attack.
In the fifth minute of the second half, Raul dribbled the ball in the box and then passed the ball to teammate Farfan on the right.
However, Farfan was clearly ill-prepared and he hurriedly got up and shot but was denied by Van der Sar.
In the tenth minute of the second half, Berbatov crossed in the penalty area, and Anderson fired a powerful shot from 17 meters from the goal!
Neuer's heroic one-handed move sealed the ball off the line.
In the 27th minute of the second half, the Theater of Dreams reached its climax again, Nani received a pass from Valencia, burst forward on the right side and returned the pass, despite Atsuto Uchida's interference, Anderson turned around and fired a low shot into the net near the penalty spot.
Three to one!
Four minutes later, United made a comeback when Valencia went through and Berbatov's cross from the right side of the box was met by Anderson with an easy brace.
Four to one!
In the end, Manchester United defeated Schalke 04 4-1 at home and advanced to the European Champions League final with an aggregate score of 6-1!
This is also the third time in four years that the Red Devils have reached the Champions League final!
It is also the fifth time in the history of the Red Devils that they have reached the Champions League final!
The first four finals, the Red Devils won twice!
At this point, Manchester United and Arsenal, the two giants of the Premier League, will meet in the Champions League final!
The British media shouted: The era of the Premier League is coming!
The Daily Mail said: "Prior to this, there had only been two titles in history between different teams in the same country, the first of which came in the 02-03 season, when Serie A giants AC Milan and Juventus met in the final, and the Rossoneri beat the Bianconeri on penalties.
The second came in the 07-08 season, when Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester United met in the final, and the Red Devils also won on penalties to claim their second Champions League trophy in the club's history.
This is the third time in history!
It's a season that belongs to the Premier League! ”
The Guardian said: "Manchester United have reached the final in the last four times, lifted the trophy twice, and lost twice at the feet of Barcelona with a 50 per cent success rate, while Arsenal have only reached the Champions League once before, and they have also been defeated by Barca. It can be said that Barcelona is the bitter master of the title race for the Premier League team.
However, this season, Barcelona was eliminated by Arsenal in the first round of the knockout round, which can be regarded as a boost for the Premier League.
For Manchester United, if you want to talk about bitterness this season, Arsenal is definitely the number one bitter master, the two teams have met three times, and the Red Devils have lost three times!
So, this is the last time the Red Devils prove themselves this season!
Regardless, the Champions League will only be won by Premier League teams this year, and this is a season for Premier League fans to celebrate! ”