Ferguson has been following Schalke in all of his games lately, a rarity in his career. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the first meeting between the two teams in European history, with Schalke winning three, drawing two and losing four of their last nine meetings against English sides, most recently a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City in the 08-09 UEFA Cup. The two-legged knockout format has twice faced Premier League teams, 1-0 at home and 5-1 away to Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1969-70, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 away and 2-1 at home in the 58-59 Champions Cup.

United have won 10, drawn seven and lost 6 of their 23 previous European games against Bundesliga sides, with their most recent victory coming in a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg in the 09-10 Champions League group stage. In the 10 meetings with German teams in the European group stage, Manchester United won five, drew four and lost one, but failed to pass the two-legged knockout rounds, especially four away games, one draw and three defeats, and met Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in the two Champions League semi-finals, and finally won two draws and two defeats.

However, when it comes to Champions League experience, Manchester United is second to none. Shakhtar have only three European semi-finals in their history. In 1970 they lost 2-5 on aggregate to Manchester United's rivals Manchester City in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup, 0-1 to Sevilla in the 05-06 UEFA Cup, and only in 1996-97 they eliminated Tenerife 2-1 on aggregate and beat Inter on penalties in the final to win the club's first European title. However, they also became the fourth Bundesliga team in history to reach the last four of the Champions League after Bayern, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, which is still very commendable.

Manchester United have won the Champions League three times in their history, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup once. In 2008 and 2009, they reached the Champions League final twice in a row, beating Chelsea on penalties in the rainy night of Moscow and losing 0-2 to Barcelona.

And the actual situation this season is still a little different from before, Schalke 04 won all five games at home in the Champions League this season, Manchester United won seven and drew three in the Champions League this season but also did not taste defeat, scored 12 goals and conceded only three goals, and the away defense is the best in the Champions League.

But Ferguson's heart didn't feel the slightest relief, because there was a very troublesome Ai Phantom existence in the battle, and this one person alone was enough to change everything. He has scored a staggering thirteen goals and provided four assists in the Champions League this season, which is a horrible statistic. What's more, it was the bastard who shone on Manchester United's home turf last year, leading Milan to finish himself, and even Ferguson felt helpless in that game.

This has always been a question that Ferguson has been pondering lately, and after the last game when he saw Inter in Schalke himself, he was even more worried, because now Schalke is indeed showing his power, and even without the presence of Ai Huan, they can beat Inter, which is not a good sign.

However, Ferguson still wants to win, because this year's situation is really different for Manchester United, Wembley will be the venue for the final game of the Champions League, which means that as long as they can advance to the final, then they can face their opponents in their own country, which is no different from their own home stadium, what a huge honour it will be, which is too tempting for Ferguson.

In fact, in the 19 years since the Champions League was restructured, the teams of the host countries in the past 18 finals have only reached the final twice, namely Juventus in the 1995-96 season in Rome, in the last 90 minutes to draw 1-1 with the opponent, and finally won the championship on penalties 4-2, and in the 1996-97 season, Dortmund reached the final in Munich, and finally defeated Juventus 3-1 to win the championship. And this phenomenon has been in the dust for 14 years, and no one has been able to rewrite this history in 14 years, this time Wembley hosted the Champions League final, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur is out, can Manchester United break the curse? Even Ferguson himself did not dare to draw this conclusion.

What's more, there is not only one Ai Phantom in the opposing squad who is the bitter master of Manchester United, and there is also Raul, who scored four goals against Manchester United in three Champions League games when he played for Real Madrid, and this efficiency cannot be ignored.

Raul also said before the game: "None of us thought we would get to where we are today, it's a brand new team, the confidence of the young people in the team is growing! I've never been to Wembley to play, even if I can't play as a player, I want to be there as a Real Madrid fan." This is obviously to say that I hope Schalke can meet Real Madrid at Wembley, as for whether you really want to be a Real Madrid fan, then you need to think about it.

Naturally, people from all sides of the game will not be idle, and many people have expressed their thoughts before the game, Magath said very simply: "Schalke is a new recruit, but the resilience of the German team should not be underestimated, and we are ready for everything." ”

Manchester United's main defender Patrice Evra also said: "We know Schalke is not a soft persimmon, the way they beat defending champions Inter Milan speaks for itself, and we still remember how we were knocked out last season by an illusory Milan, who is a phenomenal player and we have to respect every opponent and hope that the season ends on a high level." "He's not a fool, as long as someone attacks Ai Fan before the game in the recent period, he will definitely try his best to humiliate the other party in the game, and he doesn't want to have any communication with this bastard.

Even Ferguson himself didn't dare to touch his head: "We have more experience than last season and we have a fantastic record on the road. Raul is an evergreen with a high level of football talent and a perfect goal record, and his presence is one of the reasons why we find it difficult. And the other and most important reason is that I'm the most talented player I've ever seen, yes, I'm adamant that he's the most talented player I've ever seen, and there's no one who can influence the course of the game, which is a big headache. ”

Even the German coach Loew joined in the fun, saying: "Anything is possible, Schalke was very impressed in the Champions League and they had a chance to reach the final. Manchester United are a strong opponent but Schalke are well organised and have a lot of fighting spirit and, of course, Eva, now that they've won the league title and can play with ease, I think it's a scary thing. ”

However, the most important thing for everyone to say is that "Manchester United is my favourite English team, and Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the coaches I admire, but I will not show mercy and I will beat them in the best form because it is out of my respect." ”