Just the day after the contract extension was announced, Nottingham Forest welcomed their league opponents at home.

The situation is very delicate for Nottingham Forest right now.

On the one hand, it is soaring in the Champions Cup, and on the other hand, it is constantly narrowing the gap in the league by Manchester United.

By the time of this match, the points of both teams had shrunk from a maximum of twelve to four.

Despite this, Donn still had half of his main players hidden ahead of Inter Milan's second Champions League game. Even George•Wood was on the bench.

The schedule has been very busy lately, and Don has to take into account the fitness of all the players, which is of course a decision made on the advice of the strength and conditioning coach.

Finally, at their home stadium, Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Aston Villa.

On the other hand, Manchester United won 2-1 away at Bolton, leaving the two teams separated by just two points.

Two points, a ball away.

Manchester's media have already shouted slogans to overtake Nottingham Forest and return to second place in the table.

Since being knocked out of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United have been in better form. Is it really a blessing for Seon to lose his horse?

As of the end of the 32nd round of the league, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea have accumulated 79 points, and they have been in first place since the third round of the league, and until now, they have never been pulled down.

Chelsea today look like an invincible army, with great players, good coaches and generous wealthy owners. The English media have been debating who can overtake Chelsea and pull them down this season, and the conclusion is that this season should not be counted on......

Chelsea have 79 points and Nottingham Forest 71. With six rounds left in the league, eight points is not an insurmountable barrier, but the possibility of winning the championship in theory is of no use to Donne. He knows that if he wants to win the title this season, not only will his side have to win the final six rounds in a row, but he will also have to count on Chelsea to keep losing, and given that Forest are still in the Champions League, it may be too difficult to do so.

Done will be aiming to go as far as possible in the Champions League and hold on for second place in the league. In this way, you can continue to participate in the Champions Cup next season and make money.

Now the two-point gap to Manchester United has given him a smell of danger, and for the first time in the whole league, he feels that his pursuers are so close to him, two points...... With six rounds left in the league, so much can happen.

But what makes Donn even more troublesome is that he has no time to take care of the relentless Manchester United now. In his mind, Manchester United's catch-up crisis now needs to be temporarily placed in second place, with the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Inter Milan urgently being addressed.

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The day after the match against Aston Villa, Inter Milan's plane had flown into London.

Donn had planned to fight back on the road and then knock out Inter Milan with an attack when he returned home.

But when he scored two away goals at the Meazza Stadium, he changed his mind.

Having conceded two goals at home, Mancini must allow Inter Milan to choose to attack on the road, beyond these two away goals, Inter Milan need to break the balance of 2-2 at least if they want to appear. So you have to attack, and if you still choose to defend away from home, Inter Milan will be eliminated only after 90 minutes.

As long as Inter Milan attack, they are not afraid of not finding their defensive holes. Donn is determined to stick to the defensive counterattack at his home stadium and wait quietly for Inter Milan.

When they went to Italy, the 2,000 Nottingham fans felt the "enthusiasm" of the Inter Milan fans in the stands of the Meazza Stadium, and now it is their turn to show their "more passionate" side to the Italian fans.

The deafening singing of the 27,000-seat city stadium made it impossible for Italian fans to open their mouths.

"This bunch of England maniacs ......," one Italian fan complained. But that's not an exaggeration at all, Nottingham Forest fans are crazy enough. Before the game began, the English singers began to sing and never stopped.

Their voices never seem to be so hoarse that they can't speak, and in other leagues, in order to liven up the atmosphere and make the game look more exciting, there may be live broadcasts to cheer on the players and make it sound as if the whole stadium is really singing and shouting.

However, only England is completely "artificial" on the field, and the live broadcast is only used to broadcast the roster, goalscorer, substitutions...... and other programmatic stuff. The atmosphere of the scene is all down to the mouths of the fans.

A qualified England fan must always have a throat lozenge on him when he goes to see a game.

Singing, scolding, cheering, they seem to cooperate with the tacit choir, and make their own reactions as the situation of the ball game changes. People who don't understand will think they are too noisy, like noise. And those who know think it's the most wonderful thing to enjoy – think about it, and tens of thousands of people chanting your name at the same time, singing songs that have been written spontaneously in praise of you...... It's amazing!

Of course, for their opponents, it's a nightmare.

In this game, Inter Milan took the initiative to launch a fierce attack on the Nottingham Forest penalty area from the first minute. Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, retreated, just like in the first leg between the two sides.

No matter how ugly the spectacle is, when you are bombarded around the goal, you won't hear the unhappy boos of the Nottingham Forest fans, who continue to cheer the team on, and if you make a good defence, you will get a full cheer from the stands.

That's what keeps the Forest team going.

In the first half, Forest and Inter Milan played to a draw - 0-0.

That's what Donn wants to see the most, because he didn't concede a goal.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the Forest team did not change their tactics, playing as a "shrinking turtle" on their home turf, threatening Inter Milan's door with a few occasional counter-attacks.

Inter Milan had more chances than even in the first leg, but when the smoke cleared, Inter supporters were desperate to find that Nottingham Forest's goal was still standing and the score on the electronic scoreboard had not changed in the slightest.

Forest's defensive formation was well maintained, and once Inter players reached the 30-metre zone, they found that there was little space to pass the ball.

As the game ticked on, Nottingham Forest became more confident as they defended, while Inter Milan became more and more impatient as they played.

Inter Milan players knew that if they kept the score until the end, they would be eliminated because of the lack of away goals. And they only need one goal to change that result.

Inter Milan were in full swing and Mancini fielded all the attacking players he could to score a late goal to save his fortunes and their fortunes.

"One goal! We just need one goal! "Inter Milan's captain Javier•Zanetti is cheering up his teammates not to give up on the game.

"Hold on! Can't let them score half a goal! Albertini shouted.

The game has entered the white heat, and both sides can say that they will do almost anything to win for their side's victory...... In fact, it is mainly manifested on the side of Nottingham Forest.

In order to delay the game, the Forest players paid the price of three yellow cards in the last five minutes, and even Van der Sar received the first yellow card in this Champions Cup because of the long time of the ball when opening the goal, and the people who ate the cards were very scattered, these are all specially explained by Donn, he will not let those who already have cards on him deliberately eat cards again, so it will be worth the loss.

In addition to some overly obvious delays in the game time, there are also some that will not be carded, but objectively will indeed cause the game time to be delayed. For example, in the last five minutes, Nottingham Forest had three players collapse on the pitch due to calf cramps due to physical exhaustion. Anelka, Frank •, Ribery, Layton •, Barnes, these three guys cover the front, middle and back three positions. When they roll on the ground with their calves in their hands in pain, who knows if they are really cramping or fake cramps?

However, the players of the Forest team fought really fiercely in this game, and in the last moments, it was reasonable to be physically exhausted. If it had been George•Wood had suddenly fallen to the ground in pain, signaling that he had cramped, all he would have gotten would have been boos—too fake.

George•Wood's fitness is so good, and every time the Inter players run exhausted and see the No. 13 monster sprinting at full strength, a feeling called "despair" wells up from the depths of their hearts.

The final moments of the game were the most tense, and Donn would never dare to talk and laugh with David•Chris Lak next to him about what we won. The game was less than the last second, and his heart couldn't put it down at all.

Inter's last chance to attack, corner!

Even their goalkeeper Giulio • Cesar gave up on goalkeeping and rushed over, huddled in the crowd ready to fight for the top. There is no need to keep the goal anymore, and if this goal can't go in, this season's Champions League for Inter Milan will end here.

After the corner, there was chaos in front of the Forest goal, and the people in the stands, in the commentary box, and in the dugout on the sidelines couldn't see what was happening in front of goal.

Did the ball go in?

Who's in possession right now?

Don't get out of my way...... Bastard!

No fouls?

What's going on with the fall!

In the confusion, it seemed that an Inter player raised his arm, but the arm was quickly lowered.

Materazzi's powerful header was too late for Van der Sar to save, but Zim Bonda, who was standing on the edge of the post, was denied, and chaos ensued. Someone kicked the ball, someone kicked the ball, someone flipped on his back, and Julio•Cesar found the football right in front of him!

This is your chance to be a hero!

When he lifted his thighs, he found that someone had already kicked the ball faster than him, but in the opposite direction......

George•Wood was so keenly aware of the unmarked JulioâCesar and the ball in front of him in the confusion that he risked a penalty for tackling someone in the box, and shoveled the ball out before Cesar!

Seeing the ball fly off the touchline, all Nottingham Foresters breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

"It's over!"

Don stood up with his hands held high, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails even dug into his flesh. He was about to have a heart attack just now, it was so exciting...... If that goal had been scored, he would probably not have been able to get up from his chair right now.

Thankfully, there are no ifs.

"Congratulations to Nottingham Forest! They made it to the last four of the Champions Cup! This is a great result for Tony•Donn's team! ”

"Also, feel sorry for Inter. They were very brave away from home, but unfortunately ...... Luck wasn't on their side. Goodbye, Inter, and back next season! ”

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Red Forest is back in Europe! 》

This is no such thing as a "boast" in the local Nottingham media, which is the front-page headline of Italy's Milan Sport. Below the headline, the red Nottingham Forest players are running wild in celebration, in stark contrast to the blue-and-black Inter Milan players on the other side.

And under this big photo there is a small photo, also in red, but the style of the jersey is very old. This is a photo of Nottingham Forest when they won the European Cup for the first time in 1979.

The two photographs are placed together, with a clear meaning, as a reminder that the team that was once almost forgotten by the world is back.

The Italians analyzed it from a tactical level and believed that Inter Milan's loss to Nottingham Forest was not unjust at all. Donn knocked out the Italian team with the defense that the Italians do best, and he made the Italians convincing.

"Invincible Youth"

This was the headline of the Spanish newspaper As, and the article focused on the age of the personnel of this forest team. The Spanish journalist said that it is not very strange for the Forest team to reach the last four, after all, the team was considered the dark horse of this Champions Cup in the group stage. It's amazing, or amazing, how young this team is. From the assistant coach to the head coach to the players, they are so young. Thirty-seven-year-old Tony•Donne is the youngest manager in the semi-finals and the youngest semi-final manager in the history of the UEFA Champions League.

For a while, Donn's name and photo appeared on the front pages of major European sports media, and the UEFA Champions Cup TV magazine even released a well-prepared feature film to introduce you to a comprehensive Tony•Donn and the magical Forest team.

The name "Nottingham Forest" was repeatedly mentioned in various reports, and Evan's mouth couldn't close when he smiled. He was convinced once again of how the right decision he had made to choose Don and let him stay.

Nottingham Forest's opponent in the semi-finals of the Champions League has also been decided, and it will be a "civil war" in England, with two players from Nottingham Forest founding the now glorious club - Arsenal in the first two days.

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When assistant coach Pat • Rice knocked on the door of the manager's office, Wenger was fiddling with his video camera.

"What's the matter with calling me...... What are you doing, Arthur? ”

"I'm going to let you study my latest footage." Wenger crouched on the ground and didn't lift his head back. "As you can see, I'm tinkering with this VCR and there's a little bit of a problem, but it doesn't affect anything."

"But there was no game yesterday......," Rice said puzzled, as he walked over, there were snowflakes floating on the TV screen, and there was no image of anything.

"It's not a game video, Pat." Arsene Wenger stood up, remote control in hand, turned to his assistant coach and said, "Did you read that, the latest issue of the Champions League TV magazine? ”

Pat•Les guessed: "You mean the issue that introduced Nottingham Forest?" ”

Arsene Wenger nodded: "What do you think of that episode?" ”

"It's not bad, I learned a lot of things that I couldn't understand before, it's funny. I've rarely seen a feature film that reflects a football club in such detail. But Donn's guy doesn't act like a football coach and more like an eight-o'clock soap opera star......"

"It's not our concern, even if he's going to make a record." Arsene Wenger had no interest in what kind of person Donn was.

"Then you called me here to ......"

"I've put that episode down, and I agree with you about the first half of the show, it's so meticulously filmed that it's as real as a documentary. I don't think that's Tony•Don acting and showing off in front of the camera, he's that kind of guy. Arsene Wenger pressed the remote control in his hand, and the TV screen showed the scene of Donn talking on the sidelines of the training ground. So I think this episode is very valuable for research. Especially in ...... Before the semi-finals of the Champions Cup. ”

(To be continued)