After Manchester City's 6-2 win over Arsenal, the Arsenal team left Manchester that night, and immediately after the game, they left their hotel rooms, took a bus, and returned to London overnight.

Arsenal's players can't stay in Manchester quietly, and this defeat is a disaster for Arsenal.

The team might have thought they would lose Old Trafford, but no one expected them to suffer a massacre in a 6-2 defeat to Manchester United.

Arsenal's players couldn't figure it out, they were depressed.

Arsene Wenger's mood was also quite low, and he frowned in the face of this painful defeat.

He doesn't even have time to think about the fiasco now, he has to think about the next game, the next Champions League one-eighth of the Champions League at home to AC Milan.

Arsenal host last season's reigning Champions League champions, and it doesn't take to think that this is definitely not an easy game to win!

But...... The professor glanced at the silent bus, the players were depressed, Arsenal, who had just experienced a heavy defeat, could really get out of the San Siro?

The professor had a headache.

Alex Ferguson is also facing the test of the Champions League, away to Lyon in Ligue 1.

There is certainly no problem with morale, the main problem is the fitness of the players, and the next two away games in four days will be a test of the players' fitness.

The manager has to consider the question of how to rotate, and they all say that Lyon are not a strong team, but Ferguson does not think so. When it comes to the knockout stages of the Champions League, no game can be taken lightly, and what is accidentally lost will be all the hard work of the year.

Manchester United didn't let up, and the day off after the victory didn't come!

As a great contributor to the sniper of Arsenal. What kind of reward does Jonk get? His name is not included in the squad for the away game against Lyon. Of course, the frustration of the young killer has not stopped the Reds from making the most of their elite, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Hargreaves all back in the squad and will definitely start. Even Alex Ferguson said such a neat squad was rare this season.

The heavy defeat at Milan last season seems to be fresh in our minds, and Ferguson hopes the team can do a good job this time. Lyon are close to winning seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles, but the European battlefield has never shown that kind of dominance. The two games with Barcelona this season are also close to the advantage, which gives the Red Devils a lot of confidence.

However, Ferguson stressed the toughness of the game: "I have to say it's a difficult opponent because Lyon have won six league games in a row. They're top of the table this season as well, so it's going to be a tough game for sure and of course I think we can get through it. We will hopefully do better in the Champions League this year, having suffered a lot of injuries to AC Milan last season. ”

The neatness of personnel is the source of the lord's confidence. The United boss said: "We didn't have legs at the time. Last March we had too many injuries and that killed us. In December we folded Saha, then Silvestre, Park Ji-sung, Neville, Ferdinand and Vidic, and even three of them never played again. We were very short of personnel and Milan rotated the squad and rested, so we were unlucky. If the players can stay healthy this season, we will have a better chance. ”

There is also a big highlight of this campaign, Ryan Giggs will usher in the 100th anniversary of the Champions League. This is another milestone moment for the 34-year-old, and if he can go far in the Champions League and FA Cup. He even has hopes of breaking the all-time club appearance record held by Sir Charlton Athletic this season.

100 Champions League games is a real feat and only Maldini, Carlos, Kahn, Raul, Figo, David Beckham and Seedorf have achieved before Ryan Giggs. Ferguson added: "Only a handful of players have touched this milestone and Ryan has created many great moments for us. ”

To his beloved apprentice, the lord was full of praise: "This is a great occasion for him, and we are all proud of him." Ryan's time at Manchester United was nothing short of a model for those who came after. Even now at the age of 34, we still expect him to contribute a lot. Of course, we're not going to play him every game, it's normal at his age. We hope he can play some big games like tomorrow. ”

Ryan Giggs is also convinced that the memories of last season's three-goal defeat to Milan are a thing of the past, and that this year's United are stronger and more unstoppable: "The disappointment at Milan last season will be an asset to us, and those who have been through the game will be more motivated, so let the past pass." Today we will play a better game with more brains. ”

'Lyon are an experienced opponent and they have played in the Champions League every year for the last six years. But we've been more prepared this season, because last season we only had 13 or four players left at this point, and now we have 20 players available, so the coach can rotate around. You look at Inter, Real Madrid and AC Milan, they all have great players on the bench and we have to do that. Hagreaves, Carlos Tevez and Anderson have come this year, and they're very fit to play in Europe and they're all good, which will make us better than we did last season. ”

Manchester United have been linked to Ligue 1 sides in the Champions League in recent years, most notably in the 2005/06 season when they failed to qualify for the group stage. At that time, there was Lille among the opponents in the group, don't look at the home conditions of this French league belly belly can't even meet the standard of the Champions Cup, and they have to borrow someone else's home stadium, but they won Manchester United with a draw and a win at home and away.

These two extremely unexpected games led directly to Manchester United's final bottom of the group, setting the worst European record for Ferguson since becoming famous.

Although Manchester United is relatively the best luck among the top four in the Premier League in this round of 16 draw, although Lyon is still the hegemon of Ligue 1, it can no longer be compared with the era when Real Madrid was beaten 3-0 at home and the fierce generals under their command were like clouds. However, Ferguson, based on his experience, is still deeply resentful of the law that details determine the whole situation in the Champions Cup, and told the players not to underestimate their opponents, and second, not to swell their confidence after the 4-0 win over Arsenal. He was reassured that there were no key players missing from United.

Midfielder Bodmeier, who played against Manchester United during his time at Lille, has moved to Lyon and he doesn't care that the Reds are no longer in the same doldrums. Singing Lyon definitely has a chance to advance. "Oops? I think the most difficult match was against Inter Milan, they were really strong. I've played against Manchester United, so I'm sure we have a chance. ”

It is said that after the restart of the Champions Cup in February. That's when the teams competing for the title in the leagues see the real thing. Ryan Giggs has not been impressed by Arsenal's lead, and he believes that when the European task resumes, Manchester United will rely on a strong squad, a wealth of experience and a strong will to achieve the final victory, and the "treble" is their goal.

In fact, the result of the game, as the media feared before, the Red Devils Manchester United were without the killer of Jonker. Only one draw was brought home away from home.

United were able to secure a fully acceptable draw and a valuable away goal, and Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't hide his pride. The reason why Lyon, who played well throughout the game, finally lost the victory was due to the last conservatism and the holes in the defensive line, which obviously had nothing to do with Benzema, the team's most talked-about supernova.

It was Benzema who broke the deadlock today and took the lead for Lyon, who had been eye-catching enough in the previous game. This is not his battle for fame. Because his name has long been a household name among the managers of the major clubs and their fans who are looking forward to buying the team.

Why did Lyon dare to give Benzema a sign of no negotiation of transfers of less than 60 million euros? Why do many supergiants still have to pay attention to his situation every week in this situation? Benzema's table xiàn today is enough to illustrate the reason for this qiē.

Head coach Perrin decided to use the more conservative two-wing duo of Govu Kleck as his partner before the game. It can be regarded as fully trusting Benzema's ability to rush forward alone. Sure enough, the youngster almost headed home from a corner in the opening six minutes, and in the 26th minute his sudden long-range shot went just over the crossbar. Two shots were not enough to sum up his first-half positivity, and although Lyon did not score in the first half, Benzema's active running, counter-attacking and point-grabbing made Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, two world-class centre-backs, scramble.

In the second half, United were ready to continue their attack under Alex Ferguson, but Benzema's 54th-minute goal struck them down.

A back-up cut from midfielder Tulalang drew three United players to form a small encirclement, and Benzema was in the same circle, but he was unafraid to settle the matter on his own after getting the ball. Always clever on the ball, he didn't go for it, but calmly shook off Vidic before firing a left-footed shot straight into the bottom left corner of Van der Sar's sight from outside the box. Successful goal.

Although it may not be better than those world waves, this goal shows the confidence, courage, brains and footwork of a striker, and the author is even more valuable as a young man who is only 20 years old.

However, after the 80th minute, it was clear that Lyon had a tendency to recover from all sides, and the slightly conservative tactics could have used the momentum of the previous waves of attacks to try for a two-goal lead, only to be cleared by Tevez in the final moments. One of the so-called conservative signals was that Benzema was replaced by Fred in the 82nd minute, during which Benzema ran a distance of 9,927 meters, which is already an above-average distance for a forward centre-forward, which shows how aggressive he is in the game. And his 3 shots hit 2 shots, and the efficiency of one goal is not bad.

Ben Arfa, who has attracted the attention of many giants and is known as the Lyon twin star along with Benzema, only got the opportunity to come on as a substitute in the 77th minute today, and after contributing one shot, he had to put his energy into the team's defense, and he was unable to help the team win at home after a 1-1 draw.

But the talented young player who is not much more popular in France than "Zidane II" Nasri has also caused a lot of transfer scandals with Benzema, some of which are said that some teams want to package and buy two, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and so on. Manchester United, one of those buyers today, has experienced first-hand the storm of French talent, and perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson is now weighing how much money he has freed up to bring these two lads into his hands at the end of the season.

Ferguson has always made no secret of his admiration for Lyon's Karim Benzema, and when the two teams met in the Champions League, he sent a goal to put United in a passive position, but Tevez was in a thrilling position to complete the goal. The Red Devils managed to get a goal for Lyon, with a 1-1 scoreline that allowed them to progress with relative ease.

"I think 1:0 is a good result. But the 1-to-1 story is completely different, and we put ourselves in a passive position. Lyon coach Perrin said helplessly. Lyon, who were playing at home, finally scored the dominant goal in the 57th minute by Benzema. The Frenchman was looking for an opportunity in a scramble by three Manchester United players. On the full game, Ferguson said: "Both sides played normally, and Manchester United had a slight advantage. And referring to Benzema, the lord called it: "A very good blow, and you can't blame the defenders in the slightest." We were already in control of the situation on the pitch at the time, but he mocked United's deployment with his goal. ”

The home side's lead forced Ferguson to make changes to his line-up, with Carlos Tevez, Nani and Michael Carrick on the line-up. Just before the break, Nani's cross was headed by Fred and Tevez fired home in an instant. "I'm happy with the draw. As the game drew to a close, I wasn't sure if there would be another goal, and the draw increased United's chances of progressing. The players showed their determination at the crucial moment and we saved the game. ”

Ferguson is looking forward to a quick return to Old Trafford. It turns out that Manchester United's big names are not well received in Lyon. There were home fans who attacked Ronaldo with lasers during the game, and there were TV records showing the Portuguese having a green laser on his face when he picked up the ball in the box in the first half, and the player himself did not complain, but Ferguson was angry that it could hurt his eyes: "We have submitted a report to UEFA, we noticed the beams before the game and the stadium has promised to deal with the problem. ”

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs made his first start and a flag was hoisted in the honour room, following seven superstars such as Maldini, Carlos, Kahn, Raul, Figo, David Beckham and Seedorf to join the Champions League. What's even more wonderful is that the team is away from home and strong opponents. There is great hope of advancing to the next round.

In order to keep Ryan Giggs well stocked for the game, Ferguson didn't use him in the league last weekend. Despite the lack of goals and the lack of assists (he came off the bench). But General Welsh is not without its bright spots. There was a heart-to-heart link between Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes in the first half, with the Welshman cleverly passing over the top from the left flank, but Ginger's left-footed header was unsuccessful. A few minutes later, it was Giggs who made a through ball and his old partner Paul Scholes fired a low shot that was blocked by Bumsson.

A 1-1 draw away to Lyon was not a perfect result for Manchester United, but for Ryan Giggs, it was his 100th Champions League game, and despite a draw, his name is enough to go down in history.

The record of 100 Champions League games is a great honor for a player, and only seven superstars such as Maldini, Carlos, Raul and Figo are worthy of this honor before Giggs, who has played for Manchester United for 16 years, and has finally ushered in such a historical moment. However, in the 54th minute, Lyon broke the deadlock with a goal from rising French star Karim Benzema, who cleverly fired into the net from the crowd in front of the penalty area, and the ball bounced into the net at the middle post. This change did not shake the morale of Manchester United, and Giggs's conscientious expression boosted the morale of the whole team.

In the final moments, United finally had a good chance to equalise when Nani's cross from the right was untouched by Tevez, but the ball hit the defender's leg and bounced back to Tevez, who volleyed in a valuable away goal for the Reds, drawing 1-1 with arch-rivals Lyon and presenting a nice gift to Ryan Giggs' 100th Champions League commemoration.

Maldini's myth of 1001 nights is also a veteran similar to Ryan Giggs, with the Champions League match against Arsenal being Maldini's 1001st professional game. For a veteran who is almost 40 years old, it is a miracle in itself to be able to play in the Champions League, and Maldini was able to carry the heavy responsibility of the Milan backline alone despite Nesta's injury, which is definitely a myth of 1001 nights in the history of the Champions League.

Arsenal and AC Milan could not have been more apt to describe the technical flow of the match between Arsenal and AC Milan, where the two sides teamed up to show the charm of technical football. Arsenal put pressure on AC Milan from the start with exquisite combinations, and the smooth combination up front was almost dizzying.

The Italians defended elegantly and tightly, with veteran Maldini playing the full 90 minutes before centre-back Nesta went off injured, and Maldini switched from the flanks to the middle. In fact, coach Carlo Ancelotti did not intend to let him play the whole game, but Nesta was injured at the beginning of the second half, and Maldini had to play as a central defender. Faced with Maldini's airtight defence, although Arsenal had a whopping 17 shots on goal. There were 6 shots on target, but the "Gunners" were never able to penetrate the AC Milan goal, and the two sides ended up in a 0-0 draw.

Own 1001st game. In this way, Maldini proved that he is an evergreen on the football pitch and it is hard to see that this is a veteran defender who has been fighting on the pitch for 23 years. Maldini, a myth of immortality.

That's right, Arsenal didn't win either, they didn't even score a single away goal!

It was Arsenal's 100th Champions League game. The main players who were hidden in the snow during the heavy defeat to Manchester United in the last game are all on the stage in this game. AC Milan also fielded the full line-up. Pato has made his Champions League debut as a lone striker, with injuries Seedorf and Kaka behind him.

In the gunslinger's camp, Ancelotti cunningly used the skill of the rat not to burrow. Except for Kaka and Pato. The Milanese were struggling for their own door all over the field. Looking at the technical statistics after the game, the number of shots on goal was 13:6 and the number of shots on target was 7:2.

In the 49th minute, Nesta was injured in a confrontation. Maldini, who is over 40 years old, lasted most of the game. 77th minute. Pato injured himself too hard after a ball break, and the Milan team doctor put a bandage on his ankle.

Bam Adebayor's header hit the crossbar 10 seconds before the break signaled Milan's ideal point on the road, but the young Gunners still have hope of striking at the San Siro.

Arsenal face a tough test in the second leg as no English side has beaten AC Milan on the road. However, looking ahead to the San Siro clash of things, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger cited the example of the Gunners beating Inter Milan 5-1 at the same stadium, four seasons before in the Champions League.

Unfortunately, in the last minute of stoppage time, Bam Adebayo's header hit the crossbar. The 60,000 fans at the Emirates Stadium let out a final sigh, and Hleb put his head in his hands and sighed. Adebayo, who rushed out of the field, was so annoyed that he even smashed his head on a billboard. The defending champions walked away in one fell swoop, leaving the Gunners with a tough away game.

"We shouldn't have missed so many chances, but that doesn't mean we have fewer chances to qualify." After the game, there was a reference to the embarrassing history of English sides never winning at the San Siro, but Arsene Wenger said Arsenal were willing to bury the Milanese's fond memories.

Arsene Wenger had reason to be upset that his disciples had enough chances to open the scoring, but the Milan defence was hard to break. Goalkeeper Carragci's fingers are unrecognizable from the injury, the 39-year-old Maldini looks like a 19-year-old, Nestara has injured his groin, and his replacement Jankulovski is more difficult than him, with The Daily Telegraph commenting, "The perfect Milan has pushed Arsenal to the brink." ”

Arsenal had at least three chances to take the lead in the game. In the 55th minute, Eboue knocked back after receiving Hleb's right wing, and shot the ball wide when unguarded; Before the final whistle, Bendtner received Hleb's ball from the left side of the penalty area and slotted it high, and then Walcoat broke through Maldini's cross and crossed Karachi, but Adebayo's ball was close to the goal.

Arsenal's attack was smooth and smooth throughout the game, but every time before the shot, it was as if his legs were weak. "The opponent was very experienced, but we didn't take our chances." Arsene Wenger admitted after the game that the young Gunners had shaken off the frustration of the big defeat to Manchester United, but they were impatient in front of Milan: "We were nervous in the last third and didn't test the opposition goalkeeper enough. ”

After the game, British public opinion was cautious about the second leg in Milan, and everyone knew the power of the San Siro Stadium. Historically, no English team has won in the heart of Milan. Last season, Milan won and lost, knocking out Premier League champions Manchester United with a big win here, and now coming home with a clean sheet, Carlo Ancelotti's side are more comfortable.

But Arsene Wenger refused to admit it, referring to the Champions League four years ago, when Arsenal were in the same group as Inter Milan and were beaten 3-0 at home to Inter, but the Gunners responded 5-1 at Milan's away game: "We have no fear of this stadium. Whether it's called Meazza or San Siro. ”

In the professor's opinion, Arsenal have the hope of becoming the first English team to break the San Siro fortress, "although it was 0-0, we got a lot of positives. I'm more confident that in two weeks in Milan it will be an interesting game. ”

However, Arsene Wenger will face a defensive concern at the back. The main central defender Toure sprained a ligament after only playing seven minutes, and the preliminary diagnosis is that he will miss for about a month.

The only substitute left was Senderos, who was a good substitute in this game, but returned to Milan's home stadium and the Swiss's weakness of turning slowly was caught by Milan. Whether he and Gala can withstand the onslaught of Inzaghi and Kaka will determine the Gunners' chances of making history. (To be continued......)