Thirty-six.

Thirty-seven.

With a brace against Brighton, Chu Ge's league goal tally reached thirty-seven!

Thirty-seven goals in thirty-seven league games.

On average, one goal is scored per league game.

The efficiency of such a goal is very impressive.

Based on the more than 30 games played throughout the season as a model base, in the past one or two decades, only Messi and Ronaldo have repeatedly achieved such goal efficiency. And these two players, without exception, are two of the best human footballers in the last decade and so far.

Now, after the experience, Chu Ge also seems to be approaching these two superstars.

There is one more game left in the Premier League this season. But considering that Chu Ge has not played in every game this season. Therefore, even if he does not score in the last round of the league, it will not affect his record of averaging more than one goal per game in the league this season.

It's just that compared with Ronaldo and Messi, the two great stars, Chu Ge still needs more seasons and more stable and continuous goal data to completely prove that he has stood at the same height of these two.

In terms of this season alone, comparing the goal efficiency of the leading scorers of the major clubs in the five major leagues, Chu Ge is already the first.

He surpassed Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Paris Saint-Germain's Cavani, and Lazio's Immobile to become the most goalscoring and efficient stars in the entire European league.

Even counting the European arena and the cup competitions in his home country, Chu Ge is still the player with the most goals.

It's too early to say he's already the world's number one striker, but to say the least, Chu Ge is already one of the top strikers in Europe.

As long as he maintains his form this season, he could well be the number one in the world.

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After the league ended, Manchester United soon welcomed their next game.

UEFA Champions League.

The second leg clash with Roma.

Previously, before that league game against Arsenal, Manchester United played the first leg against Roma.

That match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

After 90 minutes of play, neither team scored a goal and the score remained 0-0.

It was also because of that game that the fitness of the Manchester United players was affected. Back in the league, they were held to a draw by Arsenal. Manchester City seized the opportunity to close the points gap with Manchester United, and the suspense of the Premier League title was maintained until the final round of the league.

Now.

The league competition has come to an end for the time being, and the Champions League has been rekindled.

The second leg against Roma became a life-and-death battle for Manchester United in the Champions League.

A win over Roma would have them progressed to the final.

And if they lose, Manchester United's Champions League campaign will stop there, stopping in front of the train to Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine.

This season's Champions League final will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Dynamo Kyiv.

Before the start of the game, at Old Trafford, Manchester United fans unfurled banners early.

"Please take us to Ukraine."

Fans are hungry for the final.

The last time United were in a Champions League final was seven years ago.

At that time, the manager of Manchester United was none other than Alex Ferguson, the godfather of the Red Devils, who was retiring this season.

After a seven-year wait, United are once again on the threshold of the Champions League final, and fans are desperate for their side to reach the final so that Alex Ferguson can have a decent way to complete his tenure at Manchester United.

……

When Chu Ge walked into Old Trafford, the crowd stood and cheered.

The fans welcomed their captain with the warmest applause.

Chu Ge saw the banner in the stands.

He glanced back at Ferguson.

Ferguson smiled and pressed his hand on him, signaling Chu Ge not to care more about the fans' slogans, just calm down and enjoy the game.

That's what Ferguson said to the United players before the game.

Ferguson is already very satisfied with reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.

At this stage of the game, the strength of the team is not as important as in the previous games, and the willpower and mentality of the players will become the key to the victory or defeat of the game.

Ferguson didn't want too much psychological pressure on his players.

Ferguson looked at the Roma dugout.

There stood a coach he was somewhat unfamiliar with.

Italian Di Francisco.

Roma's league results this season have not been great. Not only did they fall behind their old rivals Juventus, but they also finished behind Napoli and finished third in the league and dropped out of contention for the league title early.

But perhaps because of this, Roma have put more passion into the Champions League.

They eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk and Barcelona to reach the last four of the Champions League.

In particular, the game that fell behind Barcelona 1:4 away and finally achieved an incredible comeback at home was admired by the whole world and became a classic in the history of the Champions League.

It was because of that game that no one would be surprised if Roma eliminated Manchester United and reached the final.

They have the capital to do wonders.

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The game started quickly.

As in previous games, Ferguson once again fielded the strongest squad he could.

Three days later, Manchester United will face the final round of the league fixture.

In seven days' time, the FA Cup final will be played.

Ten days later, it's the Champions League final.

In just one week, three crucial games await United.

If they make it to the final, it will be four in 10 days.

However, Ferguson has run out of time for more.

Since every game is a decisive battle, let's make the storm more violent.

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Roma: Alisson, Kolarov, Fazio, Acerbi, Florenzi, De Rossi, Nainggolan, Pellegrini, Shaarawy, Schick, Dzeko.

They are a 4123 formation.

Or rather, 433.

Manchester United: De Gea, Luke Shaw, Manolas, Van Dijk, Valencia, Pogba, Kante, Lingard, Mbappe, Rashford, Chugo.

Manchester United's formation is one of the two they have used to this season, 433.

Zhan Jun analyzed: "Before the game, some media predicted that Manchester United would use their back three formation to restrain Roma's wingers, and that style of play had good results against Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. Ferguson didn't do that, though. He opted for the back four, which he is more accustomed to. ”

"Maybe Manchester United played this game with me as the main player."

……

Both teams were a little cautious when the game began.

No one risked a big push.

The first leg clash gave both sides some insight into each other, and the 0-0 scoreline also made today's match a little delicate.

No one wants to be the first to score.

As a result, the two teams are more likely to compete around the midfield, and their attacking options are relatively conservative.

Chu Ge and Mbappe took turns dropping back to assist the team in possession.

In the first half of the game, Manchester United had significantly more possession than Roma.

If you change your clothes and say that this is the match between Manchester City and Roma, some people may believe it.

Because Manchester United play a possession-like style of play that is similar to Pep Guardiola.

Keep the ball at your feet and move your opponents with short passes and runs.

Chu Ge knew it very well in his heart.

Although Roma clearly trailed in possession, the Italian side were adept at giving up possession. They will always find a counter-attack opportunity in a seemingly unfavorable situation, and then a precise long pass, or a few swift straight forwards, send the football to the front court, and hand it to the striker to kill the game in an instant.

Chu Ge has played for Inter Milan.

He was all too familiar with the Italian's traditional counter-attacking routine.

Therefore, Chu Ge paid a lot of attention to his position.

He didn't risk staying up front, but always kept his distance from full-back Valencia and didn't give Roma a chance to counter-attack behind him.

Mbappe: Me too.

With both wingers positioned a little further back, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba were often the only two up front. United's possession area is more concentrated in midfield, and there are not many forward passes.

Rome is not in a hurry either.

Since they couldn't find a good opportunity to attack, they simply didn't attack, and stayed honestly on their own side, and even Dzeko and Schick withdrew to the defensive area and did not take the initiative to attack.

The first half of the game was without wind and waves.

The two teams exchanged a goalless score, ending the 45-minute game.

……

Zhan Jun summed up the shots of the two teams in the first half as usual.

'United had four shots on goal, two from Jesse Lingard, once for Valencia and once for Chugo. Including Chu Ge, three shots on goal came from outside the box. Chu Ge's shot hit the woodwork and was saved by Roma goalkeeper Arisson, while two other shots were off target and one was blocked by a defender. ”

"Roma had zero shots on goal in the first half. They had a couple of attacks, but they were all broken by Manchester United's defenders and didn't make the final shot. ”

'Looking at the first half, Roma's best player was De Rossi. He made up for the defense several times, and cut off Chu Ge's connection with other players in time, making Manchester United's attack unable to organize. And the best performance on Manchester United's side is Van Dijk, whether it is Schick or Dzeko, both in Van Dijk's defensive zone. ”

"Chu Ge's performance in the first half was not bad on the whole, but he was slightly less active."

Chu Ge is obviously the player that Chinese fans pay the most attention to.

Teacher Zhan Jun also analyzed Chu Ge's performance more.

"His breakthrough and dribbling are as sharp as ever, but it may be that there are too many games at the end of the league, and his physical fitness has been affected, and Chu Ge's running distance has decreased. Although it is not less than Messi, it is still a relatively obvious decline compared to the games at the beginning of the season. ”

'The distance has been reduced a bit, but Chu Ge is still the most dangerous player for Manchester United. One of United's most threatening shots in the entire first half came from Chu Ge. Unfortunately, his shot was a little far from the goal, and Roma goalkeeper Arisson had plenty of reaction time to finally block Chu Ge's shot. ”

"It's worth mentioning that the Roma goalkeeper did well today."

"If the two teams continue to score in the second half today, the game will go to extra time or even a penalty shootout. Roma may prefer to play penalties against Manchester United. ”

'If the game does go to penalties, no matter what the final result is, Manchester United will use a lot of energy. It's going to be a big burden for every one of their players. Manchester United are the only team in Europe's top five leagues to have the potential to win the treble this season, a testament to their outstanding performances this season and a challenge that the Reds players will have to face. They would probably prefer the game to be over 90 minutes rather than a penalty shoot-out. ”

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