511, the sword points to the champion
In a match in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester City staged a goal shootout against their opponents, Monaco.
At the Etihad Stadium, Monaco led Manchester City 2-1 at one point, but was eventually tied at 5-3 by their opponents.
And the goal mentioned by the Milan sports newspaper occurred in the fortieth minute of the game.
It was the goal that helped Monaco lead Manchester City.
Monaco player Sidibe made a long pass, and Mbappe used speed to eat Otamendi raw. He then dribbled quickly to form a one-on-one and volleyed the ball into the top corner of the net in front of the six-yard box. The score was rewritten to 2:1, and Monaco took the lead.
The newspaper Sport described it as a Chugo-style goal.
They compared the French teenager Mbappe, who was also born in 98, to the second Chu Ge rising in world football.
So, there is the title that Chu Ge saw.
"Monaco's Chuge is playing in the Champions League, while Manchester City's Kylian Mbappe is playing in the Europa League. Hehe. ”
After reading this report, Chu Ge smiled self-deprecatingly.
He thought about it.
If he hadn't chosen to leave Real Madrid, he would still be playing in the Champions League with Zidane and Ronaldo today.
Thinking of this, Chu Ge flipped through the newspaper.
Soon he saw the news he was looking for.
Real Madrid won 3-1 at home against Napoli.
"If nothing else, they should be able to advance."
Chu Ge's heart was relieved.
Although he is no longer a member of the Real Madrid team, he still wants to see the news of Real Madrid's victory.
He is a teenager who came out of La Fabrica, and Real Madrid still have a unique place in his career. Moreover, Chu Ge's enlightenment coach Zidane is still coaching Real Madrid, and Chu Ge's best friends Marcelo and Ronaldo are also playing for Real Madrid.
Chu Ge is still a supporter of Real Madrid.
"What, regret it?"
I don't know when, Ferguson appeared behind Chu Ge.
It's like a ghost.
Seeing Chu Ge checking the news of Real Madrid, the old man asked with a smile.
Chu Ge closed the newspaper with a smile.
"No, I've never regretted this decision. I want a team that belongs to me and this is the perfect place for me. He said without hesitation.
If it weren't for Manchester United, Chu Ge wouldn't have been able to get such a high annual salary now.
If it weren't for Manchester United, Chu Ge would not have become a top-three Golden Ball so quickly.
If it weren't for Manchester United, he would probably have to wait many years before he could be the backbone of a big club.
Chu Ge is a mutual achievement for Manchester United.
Both on a competitive level and in business, his move to Manchester United is a win-win.
Especially when he saw that Messi and Ronaldo were tossed enough by the Spanish Tax Office, Chu Ge watched the fire from the other side of the British border, which was very comfortable.
Chu Ge's categorical attitude undoubtedly relieved Ferguson.
In order to cultivate Chu Ge, the team has spent a lot of resources.
If this doesn't win Chu Ge's heart, then Ferguson may be disappointed.
Especially after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo go to Real Madrid, Ferguson doesn't want the same story to play out a second season at Manchester United.
'Sooner or later, we too will be back in the Champions League. You will definitely come here to make the right choice. Ferguson patted Chu Ge on the shoulder.
Chu Ge nodded, shook his head again, and said with a smile: "We have a saying in Huaxia that a hundred years is too long, and we only seize the day." It's not that we're going to be back in the Champions League sooner or later, it's next season that we're going to be back in the Champions League. And we will return to the Champions League as Premier League champions! ”
"Haha!"
Ferguson laughed heartily.
"Good boy, ambitious!" He praised.
"Let's start with the League Cup winners!"
……
Three days later.
Chu Ge and his teammates boarded the team bus.
They're going to London.
The League Cup final was played at Wembley Stadium in London.
When he boarded the bus, Chu Ge already knew the result of another race.
Chelsea won 3-1 at home to Swansea City in yesterday's league game.
They won again.
When Manchester United played in the Carabao Cup final, the league progress of the other teams was not suspended.
The match between Chelsea and Swansea City is a game that has been played in advance of this round of the Premier League.
With this win, Chelsea extended their advantage at the top of the table to seven points.
For Manchester United, the pressure to be seven points down is still quite high.
They have played one game less than Chelsea, but this one was a Manchester derby against Manchester City.
There is no guarantee that Manchester United will be able to beat Manchester City.
And Manchester City will certainly not let water in this Manchester derby.
At that time, this make-up match will surely become a life-and-death battle for the two teams.
Furthermore.
Two days earlier, the Europa League had a draw for the knockout round.
Manchester United's draw against Rostov in the quarter-finals.
This is a team from Russia.
Rostov are second in the Russian Premier League this season, conceding fewer than 20 goals and scoring just 30 goals in the league.
The offense is not strong, the defense is not weak, this is perhaps Rostov's characteristic.
For Manchester United, travelling to Russia, they will face an eight-hour flight and a low temperature in Russia that has put the state capital away.
Rostov may not be a strong team, but it will not be easy for United to knock out their opponents in cold and distant Russia.
Whether it's a make-up match with Manchester City or a Europa League knockout tie with Rostov-on-Don, it's just a few weeks away. Chu Ge's priority now is to prepare for the Carabao Cup final against Southampton.
The English League Cup was established in 1962 and has a history of 55 years.
This is a knockout-based competition.
Manchester United's Carabao Cup campaign this season has been a single-legged knockout round, with the exception of the semi-final and Hull City, which were two-legged knockout rounds.
Including tomorrow's final against Southampton.
Compared with the FA Cup and the Premier League, the English League Cup is not so heavy. As a result, this tournament has become a hotbed for small and medium-sized clubs to cause upsets.
Clubs in the middle of the Premier League, they have not had the quality to win the league title for a long time. In the Carabao Cup environment, because the big clubs don't pay attention to it, these small and medium-sized clubs can get a good result in the Carabao Cup, boost morale, and also use it as a second way to qualify for the Europa League.
Meanwhile. Small and medium-sized clubs can use the League Cup to get the opportunity to play against strong teams, and they can use the light to appear on TV and newspapers, which can not only obtain ticket and TV broadcast revenue, but also expand their influence.
It's the survival of a small team.
It is also an indispensable part of the English football ecosystem.
But.
Although the big teams don't take the League Cup very seriously, that refers to the games leading up to the final.
Once in the final, winning the title becomes the only goal of all teams.