In the days that followed, the media continued to hype Donn's hearing. Everyone wanted to know what he had said to UEFA officials at the hearing, so much so that UEFA, which was bent on killing him, finally let him go.

Don just didn't say anything, even if Bruce called him to get close to him, wanting to get a little "inside information", he didn't say a word. This incident is destined to become a secret that will never be hidden. Perhaps one can expect Donn to step down from coaching and reveal something in his autobiography.

No one in UEFA talks about it anymore, as if nothing had happened.

The Catalan media are still a little upset, but what can they do? Except for a few words shouted in his own one-third of an acre, he had no influence. This time they lost to Tony on and off the pitch. Dawn. I can't swallow that bad breath for a long time, and I have to allow others to vent it on my own media.

But they didn't get nothing, at least some Catalan reporters who wrote more calmly still analyzed that even if Nottingham Forest successfully eliminated Barcelona, they also crossed the UEFA hurdle. But they paid a very heavy price:

First round Tony. Donn was suspended for four games for insulting the referee, only one stoppage, and three games to come, and if Forest are lucky enough to make it to the final, they will also face a final without a manager. Back then, Tony. Don didn't have the 27,000 home fans to be his mouthpiece.

Pepe received a red card in the first leg and was suspended for two games with one game remaining.

George. Wood received a red card in the second leg for on-pitch violence and was suspended for two games, and will miss both legs of the semi-finals. He and Pepe are important to the team, and the absence of both of them is a serious blow to Forest's backline.

In addition, Lennon was defeated by Yaya in the second round. Toure went off injured and was checked after the game to miss all the remaining games of the season. Nottingham Forest's two-man has suffered a serious injury this season, and his luck is really a bit back.

These four factors determine that their semi-finals will be very difficult to play.

And Barcelona media analysis believes that the most lethal are two points, Wood's ban and Donn's ban. Tony. Donn's trick against Barcelona has been revealed, and he can't afford to use it a second time. And this time, UEFA supervisors will be by his side throughout the whole process, preventing him from using the fans as a microphone to convey his latest instructions - I have to admit that he is a genius in using the fans and the team at home......

In the semi-finals, Forest's opponent was Bayern Munich from Germany, and it was a tough bone to bite. The German team has always been resilient and tenacious, and Donn's "mental motivation" may not work for Bayern Munich. Without his on-the-spot command, the strength of the Forest team would have been reduced by at least half a notch. Plus George. Wood can't make an appearance......

Wood has always been Nottingham Forest's midfield barrier, and his role needs no explanation. Most people of his type may not see his role when he is on the field, but once he is gone, the effect is obvious. Anyone who knows the ball knows how important a team's midfielders are, especially a team like Forest that is defensively strong.

In Wood's absence, the opposition attack will directly threaten the back line of the Forest team, and Thiago is clearly not suitable for the kind of work that Wood does, he has limited ability and fitness. And another serious problem, which had been overlooked before consciously or unconsciously, also surfaced - after so many years, George. Wood's qualified replacement has still not been found. Now that he has been suspended for two games, Forest have never been able to find a defensive player in the middle of the midfield. Thiago is not a pure midfielder, a lot of times he also needs to be involved in attack, and when Wood is on the field, he has no problem playing as a defensive midfielder once in a while, because with Wood by his side, there is not much risk. When there is no Wood, this shortcoming of his is magnified.

With such an analysis, Nottingham Forest is actually not happy for long.

As soon as such an analysis came out, it was ridiculed by Nottingham Forest fans as "the self-psychological comfort of the Barcelonans".

But it didn't take long for the facts to prove the prescience of the article......

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"It's over! Nottingham Forest lost 0:2 away to Bayern Munich and were eliminated with an aggregate score of 1:3!! ”

With the referee's three whistles, the Allianz Arena was jubilant.

Bayern Munich's coaches and substitutes rushed onto the pitch and hugged the players on the pitch.

On the other side, the Forest players stood on the pitch, their heads down.

The televised broadcast immediately gave a shot in a corner of the stands. Tony. Donn's expressionless face appears in the frame. Surrounded by a somewhat frustrated crowd of Nottingham Forest fans, he could no longer use home advantage to cause problems for his opponents, and his good fortune seemed to have come to an end.

Less than five minutes into the game, Forest conceded a goal, an unexpected blow that disrupted all of the team's previous deployments, and the subsequent game gradually fell out of Donn's control. There was nothing he could do in the stands against such a situation.

Filled with the excited cheers of Bayern Munich fans, he lowered his head and turned to follow the crowd of fans out of the stands.

"Tony. Don finally lowered his proud head! This is how the narrator interprets this action. He then joked, "Nottingham Forest eliminated Inter Milan and Barcelona successively, both of which happened to be the last two seasons of the European Champions Cup. For a time, the media in England called Nottingham Forest a 'champion killer'. It sounds so cool, but they're unlucky to be in a name like that. Bayern Munich have not won the Champions League in recent years...... So the magical Nottingham Forest seemed to be a little lacking in motivation against Bayern Munich, who were not champions, which directly led to their elimination from the competition......"

There seems to be some truth to this explanation.

Don could only smile wryly when he heard this statement after the game. It seems that there is really providence in the dark?

But that's a tidbit of the game.

After the game, Don entered the locker room, he did not criticize the team, let alone scold, and scolded everyone bloody. He simply expressed regret at the team's exit and then praised the performance of the whole team, saying that they had done their best and that there was nothing to regret. We can only hope to come back next year.

At the end he joked: "That's fine, we've embarrassed UEFA too many times." Guys, think about it, if we do make it to the finals and win the championship...... How embarrassing is it for UEFA for a team with a manager sitting in the stands to win the trophy at the end? We've got to save face. ”

When he said this, everyone burst into laughter, and the depressed mood that was still a little depressed before slowly disappeared.

Don was relieved to see that everyone was in a better mood. The Champions Cup is out, and there is really no point in dwelling on this kind of past. It's better to get the team back to the season as soon as possible and prepare for the league. This season, it will be important for Forest to ensure they qualify for next season's Champions League.

"Alright, guys, go home!"

Don clapped his hands and finished speaking. The players stood up and began to pack their bags.

As he walked out of the locker room, Donn was quickly spotted and surrounded by reporters with a keen sense of smell.

Countless microphones reached into his mouth, and he almost stabbed them directly. Don had to tilt his head back and try to avoid the doom of "[***]" with the microphone.

"Hey! Hey! The microphone is far away from my mouth! ”

"Mr. Donn, do you have anything to say about the team's elimination?"

"I don't have much to say, it's normal to win or lose. I wish Bayern Munich the title in the end, that's ......"

"Mr. Donn! Do you admit that your ban has had a big impact on the team? There is a direct link between the team's final exit and your fiery temper......"

"Nonsense! My team is a whole and it's never going to happen because I lose someone. My temper is hot? I'm not wrong at all, UEFA agrees. "Since the hearing, whenever a reporter intends to use his feud with Barcelona to provoke an incident, he will use the golden sign of UEFA to smash the opponent, and the opponent will not do anything to retaliate. This is shameless, but no one can touch him. "I'm just defending my legitimate rights."

As soon as this remark came out, it was really a big killer, and many reporters shut up.

"Okay, please let me go, don't block the door, okay?" Don stretched out his hands and pulled through the crowd, intending to make a bloody way.

"Mr. Donn, I have one more question......

"Hold it for it to blossom!"

"Mr. Donne, Mr. Donne!"

Ignoring the "reluctant" voices of many reporters, Tang En opened a bloody road and rushed out.

Bayern Munich coach Chrisman, who accidentally encountered this scene next to him, saw Donn being chased and intercepted by reporters, and laughed: "After being punished in the stands, he is still the focus of attention, and he really deserves to be a star coach." ”

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Nottingham Forest's loss in the semi-finals was not a surprise surprise, after all, Bayern Munich are also the leaders of the Bundesliga, and Forest's recent form has been really bad, with a number of players suspended and injured. So reaching the semi-finals is already a very good result.

Some Forest fans even think that the two games against Barcelona are already the Champions League finals this season. As long as they win against Barcelona, they won't want anything more this season......

Such a statement will naturally make Barcelona fans scoff and sarcastically mock Nottingham Forest for not pursuing it.

However, the Forest team also won against Barcelona, and as the winners, they are indeed qualified to be so "unpursued......

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Nottingham Forest's loss of the Champions League is not good news for the rest of their opponents in the Premier League, and no matter how unpleasant Donn is, he will never be able to say "I want Forest to be eliminated".

Because the elimination of Donn's wolves means that they will shift their full focus to the league. Forest are currently fourth in the league. If they do their best to cope with the league, it is not impossible to rush to second place in the league, knowing that the gap between second and fifth in the league is very small......

Those Forest's opponents will be hoping that Nottingham Forest will go as far as possible in the Champions League. Of course, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is the only one who doesn't see it that way, as his side have once again reached the final...... His wish should be for Nottingham Forest to reach the final and then lose to Manchester United. The unruly Tony. Donn bowed his head of pride in front of his old coach Alex Ferguson, and announced his switch to Manchester United the following summer, taking over from Ferguson, leading the Red Devils to continue to sweep England and Europe...... It was the perfect end to his coaching career.

So after Manchester United qualified for the final, he said: "I think it's a bit of a shame, if I can choose an opponent, I would prefer to play Tony. Don met in the final. Provided, of course, that he can't be in the stands......"

He said this to the displeasure of Bayern Munich, and the Bundesliga giants felt insulted. Ferguson quickly came out again to explain: "I'm not targeting Bayern Munich. It was a great team and I certainly thought it would be great to meet them in the final. I'll take any opponent seriously...... I just want to be free to choose my opponent in the last game of my coaching career. "Explanation and explanation, no matter how it sounds, it sounds like looking down on Bayern Munich.

Some media said that Ferguson was old and confused, and the more he depicted it, the darker it became.

But maybe this is the psychological warfare used by the old fox Ferguson against his younger Klinsmann?

At least Donn didn't get involved, and he was probably one of those who understood Ferguson's mind – it must have been psychological warfare, and it looked like the old man was bound to win the last trophy of his coaching career.

His response was: "I might go back and watch the game, but that's not my concern. Now all I care about is the league. We'll be back next season. ”

In the end, Nottingham Forest finished third in the league and qualified for next season's European Champions Cup. Arsene Wenger's Arsenal successfully reversed Manchester United, who had put more of their minds into the Champions League final, and ascended to the Premier League throne. The failure to achieve the double may be Ferguson's regret, and it is also a concentrated portrayal of his more than ten years of grudge with Arsene Wenger.

At Schalke 04's home stadium, Alex, the godfather of Manchester United, has announced that he will officially retire after the end of this season. Alex Ferguson led his Red Devils to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and had the last laugh in this matchup. He fulfilled his promise many years ago:

One more European Cup and I'll retire.

On one of the best courses in Europe, he lifted the trophy, which symbolizes the highest honour of European clubs. But the expression on his face doesn't look like a professional head coach anymore, but more like an elder enjoying his old age. The passion had receded, and instead he had a sense of relief when the burden was lifted. At this moment, he seemed to be ten years old, and even the Scottish country red on his face had faded a little.

Tony. Don saw this from the stands at the Schalke Stadium. He suddenly felt that Ferguson's moment was too far away from him, not from the stands to the pitch, but across the European continent.

Like the others, he stood up to applaud Ferguson's curtain call, feeling both happy and lonely.

From now on, there will be one less strong opponent and one less good opponent......

Lord Fu, go all the way.

(To be continued)