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Chapter 335 Barcelona is Coming!

"Dreadful Manchester United! "

"7:0!Massacre at Old Trafford! "

"Ferguson taught McLaren how to attack! "

The day after the match between Manchester United and Middlesbrough, the whole of England was shocked by the strong attacking performance of Manchester United in this game.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United had already led Middlesbrough 5:0, establishing the victory of the game early.Among them, Cassano scored a hat-trick, Li Rui and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored a goal.

During the intermission, Ferguson had to replace Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Rui, this is to save energy for the game against Barcelona in the middle of next week.

In the case of Manchester United's two major attacking players being replaced, Middlesbrough still did not come out of the emotion of the huge 0:5 defeat in the first half. Instead, Giuseppe Rossi, who came off the bench, scored a goal. The ball expanded the score to 6:0, and before the whistle, Cassano scored another goal and staged a big four.

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At the press conference after the game, Ferguson praised Cassano's crazy performance, and believed that there was a tacit understanding between Cassano and Li Rui, and even called Barry's performance phenomenal.
However, as the "Times" said after the game, the old Scottish man is most depressed now, watching Cassano's crazy performance, but not being able to represent Manchester United in the Champions League, and Rooney has already confirmed that he will miss Manchester United The match against Barcelona at home means that in the match against Barcelona in the middle of next week, Manchester United only has Li Rui as an offensive point on the front line. Although there is Cristiano Ronaldo who can share the offensive pressure for Li Rui, the Portuguese does not Not a pure shooter.

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However, after one day, Ferguson's little depression was overwhelmed by the joy of Chelsea's loss.

One day after Manchester United's 7-0 victory over Middlesbrough, Chelsea's away game against Blackburn also began. To everyone's surprise, Chelsea lost the game 0:1 away. Blackburn Midfielder Reid's long-range shot helped the team defeat the defending champion, breaking the biggest upset of this round of the league.

In another game, Arsenal 1:1 Tottenham Hotspur were tied by their opponents in this London derby, and also missed the opportunity to close the score gap with Chelsea.

In this case, after this round of the league, although Chelsea leads the standings, the defending champion is only 1 point ahead of Manchester United, while Manchester United is 2 points ahead of Arsenal. The championship situation has changed from a tri-wizard competition to a red-blue battle between Manchester United and Chelsea. In particular, the next round of the league is also the second-to-last round of the league this season. A super showdown to decide who will be the champion of this season!
If Manchester United can defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and pull Chelsea from the leader position for the first time this season, Manchester United will almost touch the league championship trophy in a real sense when they rank first for the first time!

However, now, the entire Manchester United team is focusing on the midweek match against Barcelona. This is the current top priority of the Manchester United team!

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On April 25th, the entire Barcelona team arrived at Manchester Airport by chartered flight. Barcelona had already won the league championship in advance. In order to prepare for the semi-final of the Champions League against Manchester United, in the last round of the league, eight main players were rotated. Barcelona lost 2:3 away to Sevilla.

However, in the whole of Catalonia, no one paid attention to this defeat. All eyes were on Manchester, on April 26th at Old Trafford. Whether the team's team can truly be crowned the king of Europe and start a dynasty, the away game against Manchester United in the first round of the semi-final is crucial.

Manchester United is not easy to deal with, although the Catalan media ridiculed the rival Real Madrid when Real Madrid was eliminated by Manchester United in the quarter-finals, saying that Real Madrid is old, has no passion, and piles of money However, Barcelona people know that Real Madrid's performance in the two-round match between the Champions League and Manchester United was quite good. There is no guarantee that such Real Madrid can be eliminated, so Barcelona is still very afraid of the strength shown by Manchester United.

As for, in the next quarter-finals, Manchester United 4:4 AC Milan, and eliminated AC Milan with more away goals, which made the Catalan media more cautious about Manchester United. Time can be said to be in a glorious period, and a more appropriate explanation for last season's Istanbul night is that Liverpool's performance shocked even God, and it cannot be said that AC Milan is not good enough.

Therefore, for the Manchester United team that eliminated Real Madrid and AC Milan in a row, the Barcelona people still showed appropriate vigilance.

Especially Li Rui, the No. 10 player of Manchester United, can be said to be the most shocking discovery in Europe this season. One season has shocked the entire European football world. Regardless of whether Manchester United can finally win the Champions League this season, this young man has already entered the ranks of football superstars. Leading the scorer list with 3300 goals is a report card that any giant is envious of!

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Barcelona arrived at Manchester Airport and from the moment he stepped off the plane, Ronaldinho became the focus of the English media.As the 2004 World Footballer of the Year, 2005 World Footballer of the Year and European Footballer of the Year, Ronaldinho is an absolute superstar in today's football. The winning Barcelona has achieved two consecutive championships. If this season can lead Barcelona to win the "Big Ear Cup" and reach the top of Europe, Ronaldinho will also complete what Ronaldo has not accomplished, and become the current The football star closest to the king!
"Ronaldinho, the defending La Liga champion, is there any difference between this year's champion and last year?"

"Do you have anything to say about tomorrow's opponent Manchester United?"

"Now, in the Champions League, Li has scored 11 goals. Are you familiar with him?"

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Many reporters surrounded Ronaldinho, with microphones, recording pens, and mobile phones reaching out to him, surrounding the Brazilian star.

Ronaldinho faced the media with his iconic smile. This star is not handsome, but a bit ugly. In fact, many fans like him. Some fans bluntly said that it is Ronaldinho’s self-confidence, The happy smile moved him, it was a smile from the heart, which could easily infect others.

In addition to Ronaldinho, the other one who is surrounded by the media is Barcelona's young Argentine star Messi. In last year's selection of the European "Golden Boy Award", Messi was defeated by Li Rui with a slight advantage. It also made the Catalan media complain about Messi.This game was also the first time the two young people met in a game, which aroused great interest from the media.

However, compared to the 21-year-old Li Rui's hot performance in the league and the Champions League this season, the 19-year-old Messi also performed well, but the light is obviously not as dazzling as Li Rui.

In addition, the importance of the two in the team is not the same. Li Rui is the absolute core of Manchester United's attack, and although Messi has performed well, in Barcelona, ​​​​now there is only one core, and that is Ronaldinho .

Therefore, in this game, although the media are also concerned about whether Messi can succeed in "revenge" and defeat the Manchester United star who snatched the European "Golden Boy Award" from himself, more media still focus on It was a duel between Ronaldinho, a superstar in today's football, and Li Rui, a hot new star.

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Carrington training base, in the last round of the league, they beat Middlesbrough 7-0 at home. Tottenham Hotspur drew, which also made Manchester United's championship situation in the league suddenly brighter. Therefore, they looked very relaxed on the training ground, and even joked from time to time.

If it weren't for their confidence in themselves, they wouldn't be showing such smiles now.

Although Manchester United will fight against Chelsea in the next round away game, at least the atmosphere in the team is very good. Although the original hope of winning the championship is still there, it is somewhat slim. Now it is different. As long as they beat Chelsea, Manchester United will be To take the initiative, this will greatly increase hope.

As long as there is hope, there is motivation, so the morale of the team is also temporarily high.

Of course, tomorrow is the semi-final of the Champions League against Barcelona, ​​and Manchester United is now thinking more about this game. However, thinking that it is really possible to win the league and the Champions League double this season, the players They are all quite exciting. The Manchester United team is high-spirited and may be a little nervous, but the mentality is very good and the atmosphere in the team is quite good.

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Ferguson also seems to be very relaxed. The old Scottish man is in a good mood watching his disciples talking and laughing together from the sidelines. The team is in a good state and has a good fighting spirit. Although Rooney will not be able to play in tomorrow's game, This gave Ferguson a bit of a headache, but, at least, the team's relaxed mentality was good.

With a Manchester United that is performing normally, Ferguson is quite at ease. What he has to do now is to determine the most suitable tactics to bring out the team's good state and win the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at home. good results.

The reporters on the sidelines of the court also couldn't figure out the situation one by one. Rooney was injured and will miss tomorrow's semi-finals. Manchester United's attack power will definitely be affected. Although Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 7-0 in the last league game However, how can Middlesbrough be compared with Barcelona, ​​not to mention that Cassano, who staged a "big four" show in that game, is not qualified to represent Manchester United in the Champions League. In such a tense situation, Manchester United Facing the 'Barcelona Dream Team', it was such a relaxed state of mind-this made the reporters look at each other in blank dismay, and found it very puzzling:

Could it be that the old Scottish man would ignore Barcelona? ! !

Uh——Although the Scots have always been arrogant, they are not so narcissistic...

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Now is the time for public interviews, and the reporters have also found their own interview targets.

Li Rui is the key to whether Manchester United can score goals tomorrow. What's more, this young man has already scored 11 goals in the Champions League this season. Can he continue this hot momentum and even break the legend of AC Milan? Liedholm's record of 14 goals is the focus of media attention every day, so the media reporters around Li Rui are also the most.

"Li, for tomorrow's game, what do you think the result will be?"

"I don't like to buy lottery tickets, and I don't like to predict." Li Rui chose to change the concept secretly. If he had said before, Li Rui would have said that Manchester United won. However, maybe he was too much looking forward to this game. The incomparable anticipation of being able to enter the final at the Stade de France made Li Rui a little worried about gain and loss, and a little superstitious. He refused to make predictions, because there seems to be a superstition in football, and it is unlucky to announce the result of the game in advance.

"So, what about Ronaldinho, can you talk about him?"

"Ronaldinho is a great player, yes, he is great, his performance in Barcelona and the Brazilian national team is great. In the 2002 World Cup, I watched him lift the 'Great Ball' in front of the TV. God Cup', I have to say, I admired him very much at that time, even now, I still do." Li Rui seemed to be having a good time talking, and he didn't even mind revealing a little secret, "I just wore a headband on my head, Also influenced by Ronaldinho, I see him celebrating goals with his hair flowing, it's just amazing."

Li Rui's words made everyone excited. They didn't expect that Manchester United No. 10 would take the initiative to reveal these things. Li Rui was actually a fan of Ronaldinho. The influence of Ronaldinho, this is a good topic. Li, who is 5 years younger than the Brazilian star, admires the World Footballer. In tomorrow's game, the two will truly represent their respective teams. No matter how you look at it, this is a good fairy-tale topic, and the gossip souls of the reporters began to burn.

Li Rui also doesn't feel that he will be suspected of "increasing the ambitions of others and destroying his prestige" when he said these words. He really liked this Brazilian star when he was in high school, especially during the World Cup match between Brazil and England. Ronaldinho, who also played for Paris Saint-Germain, lobbed a free kick 40 meters away to break through the goal guarded by Hope, which made Li Rui worship Ronaldinho at that time.

But now, Ronaldinho has been the World Player of the Year for two times, and the European Footballer for the first time. Li Rui's "worship" is not a shame. His current fame and achievements are comparable to Ronaldinho's. Dinho is still far behind that.

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In Manchester on April 26, the atmosphere of the competition has begun to reflect from noon.

The city's main roads throughout Manchester have added police force, and these police forces have reached their peak near the stadium at Old Trafford. .

In addition, the Manchester City Hall also thought of a trick, asking some Spanish students in Manchester to act as volunteers to serve the fans of the away team outside the stadium, and try their best to ease the pressure of the game to avoid possible conflicts.

What Manchester City Hall and the police did is definitely not a big deal. The enthusiasm of Manchester United fans is well-known throughout England, and the actions of some Manchester United radical fans are also very troublesome. One of the radical fan organizations even once It was named and criticized by Ferguson because the dirty practices of this fan organization brought great trouble to the Manchester United club. It is conceivable that the behavior of these radical fans is bad enough.

And Barcelona fans are not vegetarians, even some Catalans have not given up the idea of ​​​​going independent from Spain so far. It is conceivable that Barcelona fans are also difficult to deal with, so the police in Manchester Don't dare to neglect, the security level of this game has also been raised to a level second only to the game between Liverpool and Manchester United.

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As the visiting team, Barcelona's bus was the first to reach the perimeter of the stadium, and they met the 'warm' welcome of the Manchester United fans who had been waiting around the stadium for a long time——

All thumbs are pointing down!
Everyone's middle finger is vertical!
Everyone has the words 'greetings' in their mouths!

The fans shouted numbers like 3:0/4:0 and yelled at the Barcelona bus.

As for the Barcelona fans who came to Manchester, they entered the stadium as soon as possible under the strict 'protection' of volunteers from their country and the Manchester police. This is also to avoid conflicts between fans of both sides outside the stadium. It is convenient to separate the fans from both sides to avoid accidental riots!
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The bus drove slowly towards Old Trafford. Li Rui was wearing earphones and playing soft music in his ears. He was putting himself in the mood ahead of time. This was a trick Li Rui discovered by himself. The music fascinated him, and his mood It will also change a little bit, which will help his mental arrangement before the game.

Almost at the stadium, Li Rui saw a group of teenagers chasing football on the roadside field.This is a very common scene in Europe. Every city will have many large or small football fields open to the public, which is enough to ensure that children who like football can enjoy the fun of football in their spare time.

Although some children may not necessarily become football players, they just like football, enjoying the fun of their youth on these large or small football fields, enjoying the fun of black and white elves, this is enough——

In daily life, football is a sport that brings joy to people!Not so much utilitarian!

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Li Rui took off the earphones and opened the car window.He heard the voices of these teenagers, they were so happy, despite the sweat, a little boy in Manchester City's No. He swayed past the goalkeeper, but pushed the empty goal wide...

"Damn it! Bruce, you suck!" his teammates complained.

"Sorry, I won't do it next time, I will definitely be as good as Li."

"Don't have a next time, otherwise, I'd rather shoot myself!"

Li Rui smiled, which made him happy from the bottom of his heart. On the one hand, maybe because the little fan was obviously his fan, and on the other hand, the atmosphere made him feel relaxed and in a good mood.

Children in Europe are really happy. At least they can play on such a good turf. Li Rui sighed and said that in China, it is not easy to find a court to play football. , like a baby, most people won't let you in...

It is said that Chinese football is not good, scolding this and scolding that, how can anyone think of creating such a bad football atmosphere in China?There is no place for children to play football. Li Rui himself came here like this. On the loess playground, beside the road, the dust is flying...

Li Rui was in a daze. He was already a Manchester United player, and he was about to play in the semi-finals of the Champions League against Barcelona, ​​his former idol, Ronaldinho... Although this seemed like a dream, but, But true, he is on the road to success! !
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Seeing the Manchester United bus passing by, the teenagers stopped the game. They chased the bus desperately, yelled into the car window, and danced, hoping to attract the attention of the stars in the car. What they are chasing now is the most Simple football, the purest football.

Li Rui also waved his hand towards the window, maybe the little boy wearing the Manchester United No. 10 jersey recognized Li Rui. He was very happy, and shouted excitedly towards the bus. Excited.

Seeing these teenagers disappear behind, Li Rui looked forward, and he could already see the Old Trafford stadium. He felt his blood boil! !

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PS: The first update.Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance and a happy family!
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