With the excitement and joy of sitting on the top of the league, the Nottingham Forest team flew to Barcelona to prepare for the match against La Liga giants Barcelona.

Barcelona fans haven't forgotten about Tony. Donne's arrogant performance against Barcelona in the Champions League final has not forgotten the hatred that Nottingham Forest eliminated them.

Now they have a chance to return the resentment they have accumulated over the past two years to Nottingham Forest.

All of this is a fantasy of Barcelona fans, and the Barcelona players may not think so.

This is Rijkaard's last chance to save himself, two seasons empty-handed, firmly suppressed by rivals Real Madrid, this season even lost the first leg of the battle of the century at Camp Nou, the league title is basically hopeless, the reason for not counting is not that Real Madrid is too strong, but that he is not angry. The Copa del Rey is out, only the Champions Cup has reached the semi-finals, and if the Big Ears Cup can be won in the end, then all the failures of this season are nothing, and the shame of being beaten by Real Madrid at the Camp Nou will soon be drowned in a sea of victory joy.

But...... Facing Nottingham Forest, Rijkaard was at a loss. Because he doesn't have a good hand in his hand.

Under normal circumstances, when a strong opponent comes, the team should unite as one and prepare for victory over the opponent.

But Barcelona today is not. The Catalan media are hyping up Ronaldinho's dressing room enemy, or Eto'o's big mouth that likes to cause trouble, and the weak Rijkaard losing control of the dressing room, who is the core of what Barcelona really need between Messi and Ronaldinho, whether Thierry Henry is worth it, and Jose Mourinho, Rijkaard's successor...... Wait, it looks like it's hilarious, readers and viewers see the Xindi gimmick every day, but there's no more news about the game — no, there is. Messi and Ronaldinho are at the heart of the battle over who Barcelona should trust mention that Messi is injured and will miss the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Nottingham Forest......

This is a great irony.

Don and his coaching staff. And the whole team has made the most careful preparations, and dare not take it lightly. But when they came, they found that their opponents' minds were all about internal friction, and they didn't take their enemies seriously at all.

So he's not afraid of the current Barcelona team.

The day before the game, Puyol came out and said we had to beat Nottingham Forest at home because it was the Champions League semi-finals. After reading the report in his hotel room, Don said to Don with a little sarcasm: "Did they only know that this is the semi-final of the Champions Cup?" ”

Don attaches great importance to the unity of the team and the harmony of the atmosphere in the locker room, and he is deeply taught, but he knows that "fortresses are easiest to attack from the inside". Nottingham Forest's results, in addition to the hard work, rely on unity. Real Madrid's defeat in previous years and Barcelona's current degeneration stem from their split.

So he absolutely never allowed the farce that was happening in Barcelona today. The future will happen to you.

Take history as a mirror and take it as a warning......

Puyol stood up and spoke as the captain, and the effect was pitiful. Barcelona has long been divided internally, and even if he is the captain, not everyone will listen to him.

This game at Camp Nou, very, very ...... The ground is dull.

Defending on the counter-attack was naturally Donne's first choice in important key games, and Barcelona did not show a high level of attacking performance. Messi's injury and absence have a really big impact on the team. Ronaldinho was once again on the bench – he hadn't been on the bench for more than four seasons at Barcelona, and he had been on the bench far more often than in the previous four.

Rijkaard has never publicly criticized Ronaldinho though. Always say that you trust the Brazilian, but every time you put him on the bench, this attitude is worth studying...... In addition, from a tactical point of view, Ronaldinho has also changed from the previous "phenomenon" of Barcelona to a "cancer", and his offensive effect on the field will depend on his personal condition. In addition, his form this season is very bad, and taking the ball too much will lead to too many mistakes. The speed of the attack is not as fast as Messi on the field, and if he and Messi are on the court at the same time, they will influence and interfere with each other. So in the game where Ronaldinho was diagnosed. Barcelona had a very good record, but as soon as he came out, Barcelona either lost or drawn.

At the beginning, there were people in the Catalan media who shouted: "Why not let Ronaldinho play?" They always said he was hurt, but in fact he had no problem at all", and then the voice faded away.

In this game, Ronaldinho sat in the back row of the bench, with people in front and behind, left and right, and surrounded him in the middle. But he seemed very lonely. Messi, the only good friend, is recuperating at home and preparing for the second leg, but what about him? None of the second leg will likely be taken to England.

Barcelona's attack was more disorganized, but Nottingham Forest could not hold on, and the number of troops invested in the counterattack was very small, as if they were afraid of being caught off guard after being broken.

Can such a game be satisfying? Boos rang out at the Camp Nou, not for one team, but for both sides. They were deeply unhappy with Barcelona's offensive weakness. At the same time, it has not forgotten that Nottingham Forest is its own enemy.

Ninety minutes. The two sides didn't score a single goal, and the scene was dull and deadly. Many TV viewers who were originally in high spirits and wanted to watch "Mars Crashing into Earth" had to lament that they had wasted a night. As for the Far Eastern fans who stayed up late to watch the game...... The crusade against Barcelona's "lack of progress" and floating in the sky are about to flood, right?

However, Don didn't care about the mood of these people, he left the Camp Nou with a smile and left the beautiful city of Barcelona. Because he got the result he wanted before the game: a draw, no goals conceded, and the home advantage of Barcelona was consumed.

If you can score goals, you will earn it, and if you don't earn it, it will not be bad.

Returning to the top of the league and coming away in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals are all things that make Don happy. As the end of the race approaches. His mood has been hovering back and forth between peaks and troughs - he had tightness in his chest when he was leveled by AC Milan at home, he scolded when he lost to Blackburn, and he had to apologize to the whole team the next day, because after all, he still has to rely on these people to fight the country. He praised the whole team after winning the game against Tottenham, and he was not stingy with his words; Blackburn Rovers held Manchester United to a draw, and he excitedly invited the whole bar to a drink.

For him, every minute and every second of his life is spent in great joy or great sorrow, and there is neither great joy nor great sorrow. He was always nervous and didn't dare to relax for a moment. There is no such thing as a "smooth transition" at all.

There has never been a season that has made him as nervous as this one. At the last moment, both champions had a play, but they didn't win it steadily, and in the end they might win the double crown, or they could make a wedding dress for others empty-handed.

Back at Nottingham, the team didn't even have half a day's rest. It is time to start preparing for the 36th round of the league at home to Reading.

The time was very close, just two days later. This game is for Tony. For Don and his team, they must win, and a draw is a failure.

Manchester United have been pushed to the brink of collapse, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. They were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Chelsea and Ferguson's rant will continue. In the thirty-sixth round of the league, what a coincidence, what a coincidence. Their opponents are still ...... Chelsea. In this game, no matter what method is used, Ferguson will not allow his side to lose to Chelsea again, even if it is their away game, even if this league game is over and it is followed by the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea.

Manchester United will surely beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and this is a great opportunity for Nottingham Forest to extend their lead. No matter who wins or loses between Manchester United and Chelsea, Nottingham Forest can take advantage of the left hand - if Chelsea wins, Nottingham Forest reaps the benefits of the league battlefield; Manchester United wins. Nottingham Forest reaped the benefits of the Champions League.

A godsend. This is the only word that can be used to describe the significance of the 36th round of the league for Nottingham Forest.

"So we must win!" At the end of the final day of play-making, Donn set the tone for the game.

A day later, the City Stadium was packed, and the stands that can accommodate up to 30,000 people were full of people. All Forest fans have long known the situation of each team in this round of the league, which is the most beneficial for the Forest team - the enemy is weak, the competitor is stubborn, and as long as you win one hand, you will touch the handle of the championship trophy.

Everyone wants to see this historic moment – Nottingham Forest have only won a top-flight competition once in their history, and that is Brian. That League One title from the Clough era. They took advantage of this title to win the Champions Cup twice. It is the only team in the history of the Champions Cup to have won only one domestic top league title, but has won the Champions Cup twice. So if Forest can finally lift the league title this season. Then it can really be called a history again.

When the Forest players came out, they were greeted with a tsunami of cheers from the stands – that's the function of the City Stadium as a home stadium, but it was a little bit more exciting today. Forest supporters are also hoping to put extra pressure on visiting Reading in this way, leaving them unprepared and surrendering.

Tony. Like a head of state, commander of the three armies, Donn stood on a high tower, proudly reviewing the troops that had passed in front of him, enjoying the great cheers and praise of his subjects from the stands. The pinnacle of his coaching career...... Imminent.

Of course, there is another person who feels the same way as him, that is, the club owner Evan who is standing in the VIP box above. Dogety. He's the one who really deserves to enjoy this regal feeling, because he's the real owner of this club, Tony. Dawn? It's just a wage earner, just a little more advanced.

At this moment, the huge excitement of the arrival of glory hit the brain of this high-level wage earner, making his facial nerves begin to be uncontrollable, and a distinct smile has been hanging on the corner of his mouth. In the eyes of outsiders, he was not standing on the sidelines before the game, but on the sidelines after the game. Naturally, it was the other team that won the game.

The tactics are against each other, and the enemy is not strong, so there is no reason to go wrong in this game.

In the just-concluded highlight match, Manchester United made a strong attack away from home and won Chelsea 2-1 at the cost of a red card, temporarily surpassing Nottingham Forest in the standings, leading by two points. However, Donn thinks that when this game is over, he will definitely take the lead. No more, no less, is a difference.

When the players of both sides stood in formation in their respective halves, and the referee stood outside the center circle and put the whistle in his mouth, the city stadium, which had been noisy for a long time, suddenly fell silent. This silence gave Donn the illusion, and he looked back at the stands behind him, and he was relieved that everyone was still there.

"Toot-"

One hundred and twenty minutes later, nearly half an hour had passed since the end of that game.

Tony. Donn sat alone in the empty dugout. Just as empty as the dugout was the city stadium, the grandstand and the green field in front of it.

He sat here without saying a word, with neither ecstatic nor depressed expression on his face.

There were footsteps coming from far and near, and he didn't care.

"Tony. The footsteps disappeared beside him, and Don's voice rang out.

"Huh?" Don didn't even lift his eyelids.

"Shall you go back?"

"I'll sit down a little longer. ”

"You've been sitting for fifteen minutes. ”

Don finally moved his gaze from the court to Don next to him. He didn't speak, but his eyes sent chills down Don's spine.

Tony. Don is like a beast enraged by the loss of a child, staring at you as if he could jump up and eat you at any moment.

He's really, really, really angry......

"You ......," Downtown paused. "I didn't say anything just now, I behaved very ordinary, and everyone thought you were ......"

"Not angry, huh?" He asked rhetorically, his voice cold.

In the past, it was Chrislak who came to touch Donne's head, but today Krislak left with the team, and he had to live with Donne...... Don next door came.

"How could I not be angry?" He asked rhetorically, this time he didn't hear the slightest smell of gunpowder. "But to whom should I be angry? Just after the game, when I was questioned by a group of media at a press conference. I would love to rush straight into the locker room and scold everybody. But when I think about what happened after that defeat to Blackburn, I put up with it. But I didn't want to see them again, so I sent them away early. I came here and sat down for a while, and I didn't think I could get angry with them...... No, you can't send it to them. You know why? ”

Don looked at Don, and Don looked at him and didn't answer.

"Because I think that if you trace the source of this scolding, I am the one who deserves to be scolded the most. But I can't scold myself. Especially in front of others. Not even more. Don got up from his seat. "Three days after the league is followed by the Champions Cup semi-finals, and three days after the Champions Cup semi-finals are the league. After three days of league play, the Champions Cup semi-finals are played. The players have fluctuated and they are too tired. ”

"If I had been a little more daring, it wouldn't have been the way it is. I didn't rotate when I should have rotated, I wanted to tear Reading apart with the best lineup, but I didn't expect that it wasn't the strongest team that decided the game......

"And then I sat here and thought, and thought...... Everyone is gone, there is no one, and there will be no reporters like flies to bother me, I can think about it and not have to pretend to be in front of others. I don't think about why I'm stuck at this time, I just think fate is such a wonderful thing, one moment to let you go to heaven, the next time you go to hell......"

"Thinking about it, I don't get angry. Don's eyes changed, a smile reappeared on his face, and he even danced with his arms outstretched. "I admit that I was blinded and mentally blinded by what I was doing at first. Some may feel that this result is a cruel joke played by fate. But in fact, I think it's just right, it's the best result! ”

"I'm not stupid! What was our original plan? It doesn't matter if we're ahead of Manchester United or not, the final result doesn't change – it's always going to be a direct conversation with them in the final round and decide who wins at Old Trafford. Right? So, does it make sense to be first and second at this time? It's not bad to throw the pressure on the frontrunner on the other side. ”

"And. He winked at Don, "I also thought of how to make Barcelona bow down at home." We have a ticket to the Champions Cup final for the third time. ”

He stretched, "Let's go, Don, go home." It's good for someone to listen to me, otherwise it would be uncomfortable to hold it in my heart......" He took the lead in walking towards the Yongdao, and then stopped and looked back at Tang. "You know what? I suddenly felt like it was a great experience to sit in a stadium where no one was empty, thinking about problems. The office or my own house is too small, which restricts my thinking. It's just right here. He pointed to the pitch.

"Big enough, but not boundless, otherwise I'd be distracted. Then he muttered, "I suddenly like to be quiet again than a noisy field...... It's weird. ”

On April 26, 2008, three days before the second leg of the Champions Cup semi-finals, in the 36th round of the 07-08 English Premier League, Nottingham Forest was unexpectedly drawn at home by Reading, and neither side scored.

Manchester United took this opportunity to complete the comeback and temporarily sit in the ...... by one point No, back at the top.

For Tony. Donn and Alex. For Alex Ferguson, with two rounds to go before the league trophy and one more league game before the final round at Old Trafford, will there be any surprises?

The devil knows.