Chapter 184: Advance to the semifinals

In fact, to say that UEFA's punishment of Yang Fan is light, it is not necessarily true. , the latest chapter of the visit wèn:. UEFA imposed a penalty of 100,000 euros on Yang Fan, the highest fine ever imposed on a player by UEFA in recent years.

But is it serious? But it is very light, everyone knows the importance of Yang Fan to Manchester United, but in the end Yang Fan was only banned for three games, which is indeed relatively light compared to his behavior of beating people, in the previous predictions of many media, Yang Fan will be punished with at least four or five bans.

"Is it a heavy penalty or a light punishment?!Yang Fan was only banned for three games!" -- "Daily Sports Daily"

"UEFA opens up to Manchester United!

The Catalan media is on a relationship with Yang Fan?!

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The incident has also been the focus of media attention in England, with Sky TV's Sports Online talking about it in its latest episode.

"The Catalan media questioned UEFA's punishment of Yang Fan too lightly, they believe that the punishment is unfair, Manchester United has said that they will not appeal the punishment, we also want to know what Yang Fan thinks personally?" said Michael Francis, the host of Sports Online, to the cameras, "Let's connect...... Manchester United, it's going to be Yang Fan on the other end of the phone, shh, the call has come - ha, I'm looking forward to what he will say?"

He pointed to the camera and said: "I state again, this is an absolute live broadcast, and we didn't communicate with Yang Fan in advance, he didn't know that we would make this call." ”

Former England international Sheringham laughed and said, "I'm looking forward to it, and honestly, I can't guess what he's going to say. Of course, it depends on how you ask questions, man. ”

Francis made a gesture of reassurance, I will not let everyone down.

In the TV screen, two windows appeared, here is the host Francis and the show's guest Sheringham, both of them have smiles on their faces, the kind of evil smile, and in the other window is the icon of the phone being broadcast.

The phone rang until there was a manual prompt on the phone that no one was connected......

Francis smiled awkwardly, "Now, you should believe that we called us by surprise attack, because the phone has not been answered." ”

"Okay, let's move on. ”

The call was dialed again.

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At this time, Yang Fan was practicing 'shooting' and 'door' in the dungeon, and he finally completed the training amount set for himself, tired like a dog, panting for breath, and just 'came out' from the dungeon, he heard the mobile phone ringing.

Yang Fan picked up his mobile phone, looked at the unfamiliar number, and hung up without hesitation.

"Uh-" At this moment, Francis was even more embarrassed, no one answered the phone just now, but now it's okay, and he hung up over there.

"I'm sure he didn't know we called the number, otherwise he wouldn't have done it. Francis was humorous, but he wasn't bragging, "Sports Online" is Sky TV's main live sports show, and the ratings are very hot, many stars have to queue up if they want to be on this show, and there has never been a situation where the phone call is hung up.

The voice of a backstage staff member is heard on the track, asking if you want to continue dialing.

"Stupid, what do you say?" Francis shouted in a low voice that almost gritted his teeth, if you don't continue to dial the past, this episode will not continue, do you want to call?! He swore that after the show was finished, he would go backstage to repair this stupid staff member, and he was stupid to the point of going home.

The phone rang again.

Yang Fan was already lying in the bathtub at this time, panting comfortably, hearing the phone ringing, he frowned, and looked at the phone number just now, he didn't want to answer, but the phone rang stubbornly.

Yang Fan was furious, he picked up his mobile phone, pressed the answer button, and yelled: "Which 'bastard' are you? If there is nothing important, I will smash your chin!"

"--I'm Michael Francis, not some ...... 'bastard'!?" said Francis, gritting his teeth. He swore that he had never encountered such a thing in the years he had been doing this show, being called a 'bastard' on the phone and threatening...... That's right, wasn't that a threat? Now all he wanted to say was to the phone: This is the 'honest boy' that Ferguson called him?

"I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Yang Fan. Francis said.

"What do you say? I've just been fighting for a few hours, and I'm finally catching my breath, and your phone is ringing non-stop, and if I know it's a prank, I'll tell you, you're in trouble." ”

This is a live broadcast, so there is no silence treatment, Yang Fan's words rushed out without any obstacles, not only the host Francis and guest Sheringham heard it, but also the millions of viewers in front of the TV.

Yang Fan's swear words, especially his sentence 'just fought for a few hours', were unceremoniously passed on to the ears of thousands of households.

Francis was petrified, he didn't know what to say anymore, and it was rare for such a tried and tested host to be caught off guard in such a situation.

"Hahaha, Michael, the timing of your call is really inappropriate...... Gee. "Sheringham laughed, Yang Fan must be having a good time with the beautiful 'girl', you called at this time, isn't this looking for scolding? However, it's been a few hours of fighting? This kid can't be bragging, he must be bragging.

Having the same thoughts as Sheringham are the countless viewers in front of the TV, of course, the 'female' audience may not think the same at this time, and may have different thoughts.

"Well, clenching fists, disturbing you and your 'girl' companion, that's itβ€”" Francis said.

"Who was that guy just now?" Yang Fan didn't hear what Francis said, so he asked, "Why is there anyone else talking?"

"I'm Sheringham. Sheringham immediately introduced himself. Then he was looking forward to hearing Yang Fan say something or two like 'good seniors'.

However, he was disappointed.

"Is there something wrong?" Yang Fan didn't seem to have any idea who this Sheringham was, and continued to ask.

"That's right. "What do you think of the Catalan newspapers in Spain saying that UEFA has punished you too lightly?"

"What's the matter with them?" Yang Fan said, "What I hate most is this kind of villain who is 'messing around' behind my back, I'm afraid that I'll just say it when I score their ball, and engaging in these actions will only make me look down on me." He said this, and then suddenly thought of it, and asked, "Are you reporters?"

"Ah, sort of, we'reβ€”"

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Yang Fan shouted, "What I just said, you guys 'mess' in the newspaper." ”

I'd like to report myself to the 'door' sooner, but the point is that you didn't give us time to speak,Francis thought to himself, but he was overjoyed in his heart, and said that this is the advantage of a surprise attack, to be able to hear the truth unexpectedly. And not a well-thought-out formulaic answer. He swears that this episode of Sports Online will definitely hit a new high in ratings.

"We won't say it in the newspapers. ”

"That's good. Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief, "You guys are very good, unlike some reporters who like to fan the flames for fear that the world will not be 'chaotic'." ”

Francis howled in his heart, we are who you say we are. We don't say it in the newspapers, we only say it on TV shows.

"Well, Yang, I need to identify ourselves. "We're part of Sky Sport Online. ”

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Sheringham, the guest of the show, tried his best to hold back his laughter, he was thinking about whether to remind Yang Fan that this was a live show, he knew that Francis was making a break again, but he just said the name of the show, but did not remind him that it was a live broadcast. You can't blame Francis for digging a pit Yang Fan, after all, we all know that "Sports Online" is a live show, if you say you don't know, it's because you're lonely and unheard, okay, you don't know such a popular show?!

"Sports Online?"

"Yes, we're doing it live now. Francis said with a hearty laugh.

Yang Fan's heart was cold, "Live broadcast?"

"That's right. ”

"So, what I just saidβ€”"

"That's right. ”

"Ah, yes, well, I'm very busy right now, I'm going to answer a phone call, that's all. With that, Yang Fan hung up the phone.

"Hung up?" Sheringham asked, the corners of his mouth unconcealed with thanks. He's been involved in this show for several years, and he's never encountered anything so joyful.

"Hung up. Francis said with a smile, then facing the camera, "Okay, audience friends, now you can be sure that our show has absolutely not communicated with the interviewees beforehand." ”

"Believe!"

"Of course. ”

There was a burst of laughter in front of the TV.

Then, Francis and Sheringham began to play on what Yang Fan had just said...... In their mouths, Yang Fan accidentally spit out the truth, Manchester United's Chinese stars are very disdainful of Barcelona, this is good, this is a good topic.

At this time, the voice of the backstage staff came from the audio track, "A call has come in, do you want to access it?" It was Yang Fan calling. ”

"Yang Fan called?" Francis and Sheringham looked at each other, and said in their hearts that they had hung up the phone, and what were they calling.

"Plug in. Francis said.

After Yang Fan hung up the phone, he was restless, and the ghost called back the phone.

"Hey, Mr. Francis. ”

"I am. ”

"Is this really live, it's not April Fool's Day. ”

"I can responsibly say that this is indeed a live broadcast, Mr. Yang Fan. ”

At this time, Yang Fan on the other end of the phone also turned on the TV, just in time to see Francis saying what he just said on the TV.

"You guys don't play cards according to the routine, and you have a surprise attack, which is very wrong. Yang Fan shouted, muttered in his mouth, and hung up the phone as he spoke.

He was indeed a little angry, if he knew that it was a live broadcast, he would have thought twice about what he had just said, and he would not say anything. This TV station is really 'yin' enough, and it actually plays this set.

However, the words are all said, Yang Fan does not care too much and regret it, speaking of which, this is also provoked by the Barcelona media 'Mao', he and the Catalan media have not had any holidays before, and what happened in the match with 'Port' Ertu has nothing to do with Barcelona's side, in this case, the Catalan media went so hard to criticize Yang Fan, which made Yang Fan very unhappy, to put it bluntly, this beam has been concluded.

Now that Liang Zi has been settled, he naturally doesn't care too much about offending the people of Barcelona. He is such a 'sexual' character, and he will repay him.

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It's lively. Thanks to Sky TV's "Sports Online" program for such a toss, now the media are hyping the festival between Yang Fan and Barcelona, of course, the focus is on Yang Fan's statement that Barcelona is afraid of him.

The media is afraid that the world will not be 'chaotic', so it is completely conceivable how lively the media is in hyping up this matter, and doing everything they can to fan the flames.

And the Catalan side didn't know for some purpose, and they were also hyping up the matter, in their reports, Yang Fan can be said to be unsightly, lacking a minimum of respect for Barcelona, and the image of an arrogant and proud villain who doesn't know the height of the sky jumped in front of the audience's eyes.

Even Barcelona's players were 'provoked' and jumped out to blame Yang Fan.

Alves, "I know him, he's always unashamed to say things that aren't nutritious. We'll teach him a lesson. ”

Pinto, "He's a clown, he's nothing in front of Barcelona's thick history of honor. ”

Even Puyol, who has always been good-natured, said, "I heard about it, it's not good, Yang Fan is a very good player, but he has to learn to respect his opponents, this is the least thing." ”

The English media reported what Barcelona said, and it was very positive to convey it to Manchester United.

Yang Fan hasn't said anything yet, this is because his agent Baker asked him to pay attention to his words and deeds and stop talking with a big mouth. Before Yang Fan could speak, his teammates had already jumped out to hold him up.

"It's all a problem with the TV station, maybe Yang was just joking at the time, he didn't know who was on the other end of the line. ”

"What I want to say is that I can understand Yang, this matter has nothing to do with Barcelona in the first place, look at what the newspapers over there say, they describe Yang Fan as a different person. If they say bad things about Yang, they won't allow Yang to complain?"

"We know Young, he's very nice to everyone, and if he has an opinion about anyone, there must be a reason, a reason? ”

In the midst of such a squabble, Manchester United won the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against 'Porto'.

In this game, Manchester United are missing Carrick, Park Ji-sung, as well as Yang Fan and Cristiano Ronaldo. The first three are suspended, while Cristiano Ronaldo is injured, his injury has been diagnosed, and he will miss half a month of play at the very least.

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The Fire Dragon Stadium in 'Bo'ertu - The reason for the 'dragon' in the name of the stadium is due to the dragon in the crown of the 'Bo'ertu's emblem. Therefore, the course is also named after the dragon.

In this game, Manchester United, who lacked a major general, took a defensive position away from home, and after 90 minutes of play, Manchester United defended, did not concede a goal, and did not score, and the final score was 0-0, and 'Boertu' had the advantage, but was never able to break through Manchester United's goal.

In doing so, United eliminated 'Portu' 4-3 on aggregate and reached the semi-finals of the 2008/2009 Champions League.

After the game, 'Port' manager Patrick Ferreira quipped that Manchester United were putting a bus in front of the 'goal' and did not have the demeanor of the defending champions at all.

Ferguson scoffed at Ferreira's words, for Manchester United, who are short of young players, to be able to ensure a semi-final is a victory, everything else is false.

In the other quarter-finals, Arsenal defeated Villarreal 1-1 away and 3-0 at home and 4-1 over two legs to reach the semi-finals, Chelsea defeated Liverpool 3-1 away and 4-4 at home and advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 7-5, and Barcelona eliminated Bayern Munich 4-0 at home and 1-1 away to reach the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 5-1.

In this case, the semi-finals of the 2008/2009 Champions League season are all produced, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona. As with last season, three more Premier League teams have qualified, but Arsenal have replaced Liverpool, while Barcelona have been in the role of "Lub" again after a year, hoping to win the Champions League with the "three English".

Last season, Barcelona were knocked out by Manchester United in the semi-finals, this time against old Champions League rivals Chelsea.

In the first 11 'meetings' between the two sides in the three major European cups, Barcelona had a slight advantage. Barcelona had the last laugh three times in four knockout games in Europe, with the Blues having only one chance to beat their opponents, in 2005.

Manchester United and Arsenal will stage a Premier League derby in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Looking back at the history of the Champions League, there have been four times in the semi-finals when three teams from one league surrounded teams from another country, and only once did they break through. In the 1999/2000 season, La Liga triumvirates Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia reached the semi-finals, while Bayern Munich was eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals and Spain met in the final. In the 2002/2003 season, the Serie A triling-finalists Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan laid siege to Real Madrid, only to be eliminated by Juventus in the semi-finals, and the Serie A teams met in the final. In the semi-finals of both 2006/2007 and 2007/2008, Premier League teams occupied three of the top four. In the 2006/2007 season, AC Milan put on a 'fight to the top' as they beat Manchester United and then Liverpool in the final. Last year, it was Barcelona who fell to Manchester United in the semi-finals. 2008/2009 UEFA Champions League semi-final results: Manchester United v Arsenal, Chelsea v Barcelona.