Blackburn's FA Cup triumph this season is a difficult one, and as a Premier League side, Blackburn know that they will only play in the third round of the FA Cup, and their next three opponents Maxfield, Nottingham Forest and Norwich City are all low-level teams, and Blackburn will have a smooth ride. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, they were met with stubborn resistance from Tottenham in the quarter-finals, notably in the first leg, when the Blues drew 3-3 at home and only equalised in the last minute. And the replay was also won in overtime.

The semi-final against Chelsea went through extra time to qualify for the final.

After six years of wandering at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium this season, the FA Cup final 'home' was played at the newly completed Wembley Stadium; In 2000, Chelsea beat Villa by one goal to become the last team to win the FA Cup at the old Wembley Stadium.

This is the 11th meeting between Manchester United, who have reached a record 18 FA Cup finals, and Blackburn Rovers, who have reached six finals, after the Red Devils held an overwhelming advantage with eight wins, one draw and one defeat. However, after Arthur took charge of Blackburn, whether it was Mourinho or Lippi leading the team, they also maintained a one-sided record against Ferguson.

In this battle, Blackburn was still devastated by injuries. Third-tier greats Carvalho, Ballack and Robin van Persie were all sidelined due to injury, while Arjen Robben, who was recovering from a knee injury, and Ashley Cole, who had recently been plagued by an ankle injury, were on the bench at the start of the game, and Cambiaso continued to start with a thigh injury.

Manchester United fielded the strongest squad for the game, with Gary Neville and Saha out injured, but Rio Ferdinand returned in time to join forces with O'Shea in the middle of the defence, Wes Brown was missing right-back, and Dong Fangzhuo was not in the squad.

Before the game, organisers renewed their call for the search for Madeleine, a 4-year-old British girl who disappeared while on holiday in Portugal on May 3. The two clubs were replayed on the big screens, and Bob Gerdorf, Henry Cooper and Geoff Hearst, who had been famous at the old Wembley Stadium, were also in attendance, and the invited Prince William put the FA Cup trophy on the podium and announced the official opening of the new Wembley.

Because the League Cup was lost to Arsenal before, and the league title belonged to Louis van Gaal's Chelsea, the two teams that are currently without a title are aiming for the FA Cup final, and compared to Manchester United, who will enter the Champions League final in 10 days, the FA Cup title is more like the last fig leaf for Blackburn, so the Blue Devils can be said to be the main force.

Blackburn Rovers (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Cech

Defenders: Finnan, Cannavaro, Nemanjac, McConn

Midfielders: Duff, Cambiaso, Alonso, Lampard

Forwards: Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Friedel

Defenders: Patrice Evra, O'Shea, Rio Ferdinand, Brown

Midfielders: Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher

Forwards: Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Quaresma

The referee blew the whistle on time and the 2006-07 FA Cup final finally kicked off!

United kicked off first, with Wayne Rooney smashing the ball back to Scholes, who received the ball and played a long pass to the right side of the Blackburn Rovers box near the centre circle, where Quaresma had already stepped forward.

In this life, under the tutelage of Ferguson, Quaresma is completely different from the previous life, although it is still not as good as Ronaldo of the same period, but it is not much different from Ribery in his peak.

The "refreshed" Quaresma gently unloaded the ball with his toes, and his feint changed to Blackburn's left full-back Finnan, who shook off and came up to scramble, cut in laterally, and hit the goal directly!

Quaresma's series of movements was swift and fast, and the continuous high-speed center of gravity change easily ripped through the gap between the Blackburn defenders, but fortunately Cech reacted quickly and poked the fluttering ball sideways with his fingertips.

In less than 30 seconds into the game, Manchester United almost broke down Blackburn's defense with the simplest of combinations!

In the first leg of the Red Devils vs Blue Devils, the Red Devils have the upper hand!

Many fans in the stands haven't warmed up their seats under their butts and Manchester United have already won a corner!

Although Manchester United's set-pieces are good, Blackburn's set-piece defense is not bad, and under the watchful eye of Arthur, who has just returned to singleness, Blackburn has successfully defended Manchester United's attack this time.

After surviving United's opening three, Blackburn's attack picked up under Alonso's scrambling.

In the 12th minute, Terry's high ball fell at the feet of Alonso, who was rated as the second best defender to Pirlo and sent the ball right in front of Drogba in a high-speed sprint with an accurate 30-meter long pass.

Unfortunately, the African monster was strongly interfered with by Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand in the process of stopping the ball, and the final shot did not threaten Friedel in front of the goal line at all.

Seeing Blackburn's unsuccessful attack, Arthur couldn't help but sigh, although Drogba is excellent, but compared with Ibrahimovic, who attacked the city for the Blue Devils before, there is really a gap in his ability to score goals, and the current Ronaldo is not the cold-blooded killer who scored goals later.

In the 24th minute, Carrick pulled in Frank Lampard, who had gotten rid of his defense, and while winning his first yellow card of the game, he also sent a direct free-kick in front of Blackburn Rovers in excellent position!

It's a pity that this time Ronaldo's falling ball grazed the left post of Manchester United's goal and flew out of the bottom line, which made Friedel, who flew out, break out in a cold sweat.

In the 38th minute, it was another wonderful long-distance run after Ronaldo won the ball near the center circle, which made the tens of thousands of Manchester United fans who followed the visitors to Ernst Haple to watch the game almost spit out their hearts.

It's just a pity that Ronaldo's subsequent shot to Lampard was blocked by Ferdinand, who returned to the defense in time.

In the 40th minute of the first half, Blackburn had 5 shots on goal, only 1 of which hit the woodwork, and almost 50% of possession and Manchester United, while Manchester United only had 5 shots on goal, but 3 of them hit the frame, and the two teams were evenly matched.

Although neither team has scored so far, the performances of both sides have made the fans in the stands very satisfied, and the cheers have been higher and higher.

In the first half of stoppage time, Blackburn Rovers were still evenly matched with Manchester United, and the singing of the Blackburn fans was still high-pitched, and every time Lippi rushed to the sidelines to direct the Blackburn players, there would be bursts of applause from the stands.

On the pitch was another attacking opportunity for Blackburn, who picked up the ball with Frank Lampard, and after a few back-and-forth passes with Duff, it was found that United's backline was still tightly bound in their own penalty area, and there was no intention of grabbing.

Lampard did not continue to pass the ball blindly, but looked up at the teammates around him, there is no good passing route, blindly plugged will be the opponent will get the ball, anyway, the game is almost over, just come to a long shot!

Determined Frank Lampard flicked the ball sideways, followed by a powerful kick that struck a dent with great force and then flew out of the ground with a roar towards the United goal.

Pregnant!

It was Lampard's first impression after the shot!

It's a pity that "bang! With a bang, the former Blackburn goalkeeper Friedel, who was standing in front of the goal, predicted in advance, fully stretched his body in the air, and kept Frank Lampard's shot out of the goal with one palm!

The ball blocked by Friedel landed right at the feet of O'Shea, and after receiving the football, O'Shea didn't even delay for a second, turned around and immediately attacked!

The ball sliced through the air in an arc that would have been fatal to Blackburn and landed precisely in front of Quaresma.

Quaresma didn't even jump, and with a flick of his forehead, the ball landed comfortably in front of him.

Quaresma poked the ball on tiptoe before it hit the ground, struck seven or eight meters at once, and then began to compete with the chasing Finnan for speed.

If this time it was McConn chasing and defending, instead of Finnan, Quaresma would definitely not take advantage, but unfortunately this time in the speed competition, Baffinnan, who was two meters behind, was completely squeezed behind by Quaresma because of his late start.

The Portuguese is already on the horizon, with the only obstacle left between him and Cech – Italian captain Cannavaro.

At this time, Cannavaro was carefully watching Quaresma's movements, and then slowly pressed forward.

Seeing Cannavaro's up-and-coming tackle, Quaresma naturally didn't dare to underestimate it, he slowed down slightly, glued the football to the bottom of his feet, looked up at Cech's position, made a feint to change direction to the left and dribbled past Cannavaro, and then suddenly got up and pushed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.

The moment Quaresma got up and shot, Petr's centre of gravity had shifted to the left of the goal, but Quaresma's shot was headed straight into the bottom right corner of the goal, and it was clear that Cech could not stop the shot in a hurry.

But what a Cannavaro!

"Bang!"

It turned out that at the moment when Quaresma shot, Cannavaro discovered the opponent's intentions, and hurriedly fell to the ground with a desperate sliding tackle, and the ball flying against the turf was actually blocked by Cannavaro's right leg that stretched out in a hurry, and bounced an arc high, slowly falling towards the goal.

Cech, who reacted at this time, naturally firmly held this non-lethal shot in his arms easily.

Blackburn escaped!

However, Quaresma, who finished the shot, did not retract his feet, and when Cannavaro slid and retreated with his right foot, he actually hung on the latter's eyebrow bone, and in a moment, half of Cannavaro's face was already full of blood! (To be continued.) )