Chapter 704: A Victory That Belongs To Ferguson

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was played in two days, with the exception of the chilly Bayern Munich's 4-0 home win over Porto, and the other three games were also played one after another. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Playing alongside Bayern Munich were Barcelona and Inter Milan.

In the first leg of the match at Barcelona at the Estadio Meazza, Prandelli's side conceded a goal just four minutes into what was a nightmare start for the Nerazzurri, but Cristiano Ronaldo equalised ten minutes later.

And in the 85th minute of the second half, it was Cristiano Ronaldo's assist that allowed Adriano to score another goal and make the score 2-1.

But it didn't last long, and just four minutes later, Barcelona's Andres Iniesta scored again.

In the end, the two sides ended in a two-to-two draw.

The day after Barcelona's 2-2 draw away to Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London, and the two sides played a great game, with Arsenal scoring in the opening ten minutes before Atletico Madrid equalised in the second half.

But what really surprised Gao Han was the other game, when the Red Devils and Manchester United took on Liverpool away.

Liverpool have been Manchester United's biggest sufferers this season, having just won a big win at Old Trafford, and this time the Champions League quarter-finals meet again, and many are more optimistic about Benitez's side.

As it turned out, Liverpool, who were playing at home, did start better, scoring a goal in the sixth minute to break the deadlock on the pitch, which also allowed both sides, who had started more cautiously, to completely let go.

There were plenty of chances for either side, but neither side had a good chance to score, until just before half-time, when United were awarded a corner, Paul Scholes took the spot, and Pepe headed home to equalise for the Reds.

After the rematch in the second half, Liverpool began to focus on Scholes and Carrick, but the starting youngster Nemanja Matic performed well, with his tackles and interceptions in midfield to contain most of Liverpool's attack, and sent a number of brilliant passes up front.

After surviving the first ten minutes, United were once again sluggish, and from another corner, Pepe scored again to turn the score around, and dealt a heavy blow to Liverpool's morale.

Just five minutes later, Carlos Tevez provided an assist and Wayne Rooney scored to make it 3-1.

In the end, Manchester United won Liverpool away.

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"Benitez has been tricked!"

Gao Han watched the live broadcast of the game from the coaching office in Sebena, and it was not only the members of the coaching staff who were present, but also the likes of Hoeness, Rummenigge and Nelinger from the management.

In front of this game, they are no different from ordinary fans, and they like to discuss while watching the game.

The only difference is that in order to stay sober, they can't drink alcohol, only water or coffee.

"Ferguson, the old fox, directed this classic reversal, both off the pitch and on the pitch, taught us a good lesson and made us have to be cautious. Gao Han said cautiously.

Judging from the situation before the game, Liverpool undoubtedly had the advantage, and the time and place were favorable.

The so-called day, the Reds have just beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the timing is just right, and they can take advantage of the victory to chase down Manchester United in one go.

Needless to say, the location is advantageous and the people are not to mention, the home game, the Red Army is working together, and Benitez is a cup expert.

But the result was unexpected, and Ferguson quickly changed colors at Anfield.

"This old man is not simple, he has super learning ability and super self-reflection ability, maybe they are the ones who can have the last laugh in the first half of the district. Gao Han said with admiration.

Of the four teams in the top half, Manchester United was originally the weakest, because they had just suffered a heavy defeat at home to Liverpool, and unexpectedly, the situation suddenly reversed 3-1 away.

Judging by the score of the first leg, Manchester United can say that one foot has already advanced.

From start to finish, it was a win that belonged entirely to Ferguson.

"Benitez shouldn't have had a war of words with Ferguson before the game, and as a result, he not only played, but also got caught in it, and was hooked by Ferguson, who did not relent after scoring the lead at home, but wanted to eat the opponent in one go, and now he was swallowed by the opponent instead. Rummenigge was also quite embarrassed.

This is the case in professional football, where the game is often decided on the whims of the manager.

Before the game, Ferguson took the lead in provoking, believing that Liverpool's previous victory was a fisherman's advantage.

Benitez didn't fight back at first, but remained silent.

But soon, Ferguson struck again, this time saying in an interview with the media that he would not go to the Premier League games between Liverpool and Fulham because there was no need for him to beat Benitez in full.

'But I can guarantee that he will watch our game against Aston Villa, don't trust him. ”

As a result, this time Benitez was really angry.

The Spanish coach openly criticized Manchester United in an interview, "He always talks too much about other people's teams, I don't know if it's psychological warfare, but he must be a little afraid of us, right?

As soon as Benitez spoke, Ferguson immediately shot back, saying that Manchester United's stoppage time was decided by the referee team, although it was not short, but Liverpool was also taken care of in the away game against Fulham, otherwise, how could he score at the last moment?

The Spaniard immediately fired back, "Manchester United is a great club, I respect Manchester United a lot, but I have to say that I don't like Ferguson's style of criticising other people's teams at all, and if someone criticizes Liverpool, then I will fight back." ”

The two had a war of words in the media, which was so happy that even the media coaxed.

The Manchester Evening News was the first to reveal a report that Liverpool would be out of luck if Benitez started a war of words.

Unbelief?

The newspaper pointed out that the last time Benitez had a war of words with someone was in January, and the opponent at that time was also Ferguson, and the two teams were fighting for the top spot in the league, but Benitez was enraged, prepared an A4 paper early, and scolded Ferguson at the press conference.

The scolding was enjoyable, but then Liverpool drew four times in a row and gave up the top spot in the league.

As a result, this time Benitez scolded again and lost again.

Gao Han of course knows that the war of words does not have as much effect as the legend, not that Benitez is careless, but because he has some emotions in the game and is anxious to eat the opponent in one bite, while Ferguson is a cunning and cunning player, with the tactic of defending and counterattacking, as a result, although he conceded one goal first, he scored three goals in a row.

Gao Han himself has fought with Ferguson a lot, of course he knows how powerful this old man is, and he does almost everything.

Of course, he is right about things and not about people, friendship is friendship, and competition is competition.

"To be honest, Manchester United played so well this game, it's hard to say who wins and who loses in the top half. Hoeness was also a little surprised.

That's where football comes in.

Before the game is played, no one is sure of winning.

Ferguson's reversal can be said to have made most fans around the world smash their glasses.

As for the second half, Inter Milan's first leg did not play well, drawing 2-2 at home to Barcelona, not only failed to win the opponent, but gave the opponent two away goals, Prandelli's team although the attack is sharp, but the defense needs to be strengthened.

As the likes of Cannavaro and Materazzi get older, the younger generation of players such as Leonardo Bonucci still needs to practice.

Of course, at the Camp Nou, Inter Milan are fully capable of beating their opponents, and with the Nerazzurri's fierce attacking power, there is still a good chance of qualifying.

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The truth is also as Gao Han predicted.

A week later, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was played.

The first game was Barcelona at home against Inter Milan.

Prandelli's side opened the scoring after just six minutes at the Camp Nou, when Cristiano Ronaldo's crucial goal netted Valdés to seal the door for Inter Milan.

After that, the Nerazzurri defended all the way and did not give Barcelona the slightest chance.

The two sides were deadlocked until the second half, and before the end of the game, Messi stood up at a critical moment and cut inside the right side with the ball into the penalty area.

The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty, and Messi calmly converted it to equalize the score.

It was definitely a golden goal.

It was with Messi's penalty that Barcelona finally eliminated Inter Milan 3-3 with the advantage of away goals and successfully entered the Champions League semifinals.

Youngster Leonardo Bonucci became the focus of numerous media accusations and criticisms after the game, especially his action of defending Messi.

However, Inter Milan coach Prandelli stepped in to support Bonucci and affirmed his performance in this game.

At the same time that Barcelona eliminated Inter Milan, Bayern Munich also defeated Porto 2-0 away, and then eliminated the Portuguese Super League champions with an aggregate score of 6-0 and met Barcelona in the semi-finals.

The next day, the results of the other two Champions League quarter-finals were also released.

After a 1-1 draw away at Arsenal, Heynckes' side returned to Calderón to beat the Gunners 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate.

It should be said that this game was not a surprise, Atletico Madrid played better and were in better form throughout the game.

But the other game in the top half was even more up-and-down.

Rafael Benitez's side scored twice in half an hour at Old Trafford to take a 2-0 lead into the second half, but Ferguson's side were resilient and decisive in the second half, scoring twice in 10 minutes to equalise and then score again in the 76th minute to turn the score around.

But soon, Liverpool scored twice in the 81st and 83rd minutes to turn the score around.

Unexpectedly, Ferguson's side scored the crucial goal in the 89th minute.

In the end, the two sides played out a 4-4 draw, with Manchester United knocking out Liverpool 7-5 on aggregate.

But what really impresses people is not the result of the game, but the process.

Both teams showed remarkable resilience and tenacity throughout the process, especially Manchester United, who went from behind to comeback in both legs, and the whole process was full of ups and downs, and people couldn't help but see the blood boiling at the end.

After watching this game, Gao Han did not hesitate to judge that as long as Manchester United maintains the resilience and fighting spirit of the two legs, the semi-finals will likely eliminate Heynckes' Atletico Madrid and enter the final.

But it's not because of United's overall quality.

'It was a victory for Alex Ferguson. ”