In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United will first face Roma at Old Trafford. The two teams have met 4 times in the history of the three major European cups, with Roma winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2, scoring 4 goals and conceding 10 goals; Among them, the home team has 1 win and 1 draw, maintaining an unbeaten record, with an advantage, scoring 3 goals and conceding 2 goals.

Of course, the most memorable meeting between the two teams was the 2007 Champions League quarter-final second leg when Manchester United thrashed Roma 7-1 at home.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United is in full swing, although it is a little better to face Roma than to face Real Madrid and Liverpool, but Roma is also the team that eliminated Barcelona.

Looking back at the very different paths of the two sides to qualify, the Red Devils slaughtered Bayern Munich in the first leg, while Roma's epic reversal of Barcelona is still amazing, and it is worth looking forward to what kind of battle will be staged in this double red meeting.

Roma faced La Liga giants Barcelona in their first quarter-final match at Camp Nou, and De Rossi fell behind 0-1 in the first half. In the second half, Manolas scored another own goal under Umtiti pressing, and then Pique scored another goal to give Barcelona a 3-0 lead, at which point Barcelona slowed down the pace of attack, Roma got the chance by Dzeko to score a valuable away goal in the 79th minute, Suarez scored another goal in the 86th minute, and Roma lost 1-4 on the road, at which point no one can believe that they are still "alive".

The second leg was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and due to Barcelona's busy schedule, their players wanted to play "health football" from the beginning until time ran out to reach the semi-finals, but Roma took the initiative to change the formation to 352 to press Barcelona, and with Dzeko's goal in the opening five minutes, Roma equalized the aggregate score at 2:4 at half-time.

In the second half, 56 minutes Pikla brought down Dzeko, and De Rossi scored a penalty to make the aggregate score 3-4. At this time, Barcelona is in a contradiction, is it offensive or defensive? Manolas's goal in the 81st minute completely revived the Roma team, holding the away goal advantage with an aggregate score of 4:4, and then Barcelona's "mentally retarded" coach Valverde began to fight hard, but the time has been exhausted by their negative opening, and Roma staged a comeback myth, and the whole city of Rome celebrated as if they had won the Champions League for seven days and seven nights.

Manchester United and Roma both rotated their line-ups last weekend, with the Red Devils resting the likes of Dai Zhiwei and Eric Bailly, while Roma rotated even more, with Juan Jr., Florenzi, De Rossi and Dzeko not playing. All those players are expected to get a starting shot in this game.

Roma won 3-0 at Spa last weekend thanks to an own goal and goals from Nainggolan and Schick. They are currently tied for third in Serie A with 64 points, and they still face a lot of tough battles to enter next season's Champions League, because Inter Milan, who are in fifth place, are only one point away from them, and the pressure is very high.

Roma's self-confidence is bursting after the victory over unbeaten Barcelona and the team says that anything is possible in the Champions League!

The implication is that winning the Champions League cannot leave Roma out!

Tai was certainly the focal point against Roma, having had a phenomenal season when he beat Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne to be crowned PFA Premier League Player of the Season.

Compared with Dai Zhiwei, Dzeko is Roma's top scorer, and Bosnia-Herzegovina Shenta is also in good form this season, scoring six goals in 10 Champions League games.

In terms of strength, there is no doubt that Manchester United has the advantage. With the Red Devils defeating Bundesliga hegemons Bayern Munich and the Devils' home blessing, scoring points has become an imperative goal.

After defeating the Cosmic Legion, the morale of the Red Wolf Legion has reached an unprecedented high, so it's not surprising that they will create something big, right?

Jose Mourinho will certainly field the strongest squad in this game, and Roma are not to be outdone, UEFA predicts that they will also field the front three of Perotti, Dzeko and Ondel.

In terms of starting line-up, Jose Mourinho played 4-3-3 compared to last weekend's Merseyside derby, which was not much new to Roma's starting line-up.

Manchester United starting line-up:

Goalkeeper: David De Gea

Defenders: Valencia, Bailly, Lindelof, Ashley Young

Midfielders: Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Pogba

Forwards: Juan Mata, Dai Zhiwei, Anthony Martial

Roma starting line-up:

Goalkeeper: Allison

Defenders: Manolas, Fazio, Junior Juan

Midfielders: Florenzi, De Rossi, Struteman, Kolarov

Forwards: Ondel, Nainggran

Striker: Dzeko

The game was played in a drizzle and the cameras at Old Trafford once again spotted Carla Delevei, who was smiling and cheering on her boyfriend in the stands.

However, in fact, Carla Delevei and Dai Zhiwei have been in a cold war recently, and in Carla Delevei's opinion, Dai Zhiwei, who likes to stay at home after games and training, is too boring, and Dai Zhiwei can't accept Carla Delevei's unhealthy lifestyle.

All in all, with a different cultural environment and a different life circle, it is difficult to maintain this relationship.

Both of them realized that maybe when the season ended, Dai Zhiwei left England and returned to China, it would be the end of the relationship.

However, Carla Dilevue and Dai Zhiwei are both free and easy people, and they will not be lovers in the future, but it is still possible and possible to have a friendship cannon once in a while.

At the start of the first half, Manchester United, playing at home, dominated possession.

Roma's dense defense in the middle greatly limited Dai Zhiwei's play, although he was able to rely on his own dribbling skills to control the ball at his feet, but under Roma's dense defense, it was very difficult to deal with the opponent's pressing in a very small space and find cooperation with his teammates.

Fortunately, Dai Zhiwei was still able to quickly dial the ball under the opponent's pressure and firmly control the ball at his feet, and Manchester United would not be counterattacked by Roma.

"Anton, let's change positions!" Dai Zhiwei shouted to remind Martial.

Anthony Martial's full name is Anthony Martial, but Dai Zhiwei shouted that in order to save trouble, he turned "Anthony" into "Anton" today.

In the previous game, Anthony Martial's performance was to quickly kick the ball, run a lot and involve it, and use simple coordination to hit the ball to the side, which greatly wasted Martial's attacking ability.

In another attack, Pogba played a right-footed through pass to Anthony Martial, who took advantage of the time difference between the opposition players to return to the defence and distributed the ball to Juan Mata, who followed up on the wing.

Dai Zhiwei plunged into the Roma penalty area, while Anthony Martial roamed around the middle, tearing up space for Mata from a distance and ready to meet at any moment.

There hasn't been too much of an eye-catching performance this season, which has made Mata, who has finally been able to get a chance to start, hold back his energy and prepare to make a big move.

The opponent in front of him was not slow, and Mata was mixed with nervousness and excitement, subconsciously flicked the instep of his foot, and then violently launched a breakthrough, and the opponent was stuck on the side of his body.

Manolas didn't expect Mata's reaction speed to be so fast, and in a slight stunned, his body slammed into Mata, using his experience to intercept Mata's breakthrough route again, and the two were entangled again.

"Hey! Over here! Just as Mata was unable to break through the Manolas defence, Anthony Martial had already moved closer to Mata and shouted at Mata for the ball.

Juan Mata quickly flicked the ball back to Anthony Martial before slicing header forward to the baseline. Dai Zhiwei quickly moved outside the box to open up space for Mata.

Anthony did not stop the ball in the face of the opponent's front and back grabbing, and directly handed over the ball to Dai Zhiwei.

Roma team soul De Rossi appeared on Dai Zhiwei's side for the first time, blocking his route to cut inside.

But he didn't expect that Dai Zhiwei suddenly moved his legs, and directly leaked the ball and rolled to the bottom line, and De Rossi was caught off guard and was turned around by Dai Zhiwei to get rid of it.

The football that received Dai Zhiwei's leak was Mata, who went down in advance, and Mata, who was unguarded, easily got up and passed back under his feet.

Mata's cross quality was equal to that of Mesut Ozil, and more than a step better than Anthony Martial's, and as soon as Dai Zhiwei turned to get rid of De Rossi, Mata's cross was comfortably in front of him.

Seeing the ball, Dai Zhiwei simply shot with a cushion, and the football rolled into the near corner of the goal against the turf, and Roma goalkeeper Alison did not react.

“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！”

1:0！

Juan Mata and Anthony Martial both rushed towards the goal-scorer, who clenched his right fist and stood in front of Roma's goal and yelled.

This goal looks unremarkable, but whether it is passing, running, getting rid of, a flash of inspiration or the final shot in one go, Dai Zhiwei and the three of them only took a few seconds, relying on three passes and one shot to direct a wonderful cooperation!

It was this combination punch that stunned Rome!

There was a roar of cheers at Old Trafford, with United fans celebrating their goals wildly, while Carla Delevei hugged and jumped with excitement with the Red Devils fans she had never met before.

Mata ran to Dai Zhiwei with excitement on his face, pointed at Dai Zhiwei and jumped on top of him, shouting excitedly.

Anthony Martial also galloped in with a smile on his face, joining the celebratory procession.

Roma's head coach Di Francis stared at the United players celebrating on the pitch in amazement, completely unaware that the team's defense would be easily torn apart by their opponents.

Compared with Di Francisco's rampage, Mourinho on the other side smiled indifferently, applauded twice, and walked back to the bench with his hands behind his back.

Don't worry too much about the next game, Mourinho can see that these boys on the field are in good shape, and if this trend continues, they will soon completely seal the victory.

"Dai Zhiwei!"

"Dai Zhiwei!"

"Dai Zhiwei!"

The entire Old Trafford stadium rang with Dai Zhiwei's name in unison.

Fans will chant their names in unison to show their love for the players, and Dai Zhiwei is the absolute protagonist at Old Trafford this season!

"Hey, Andy, I'm getting more and more jealous of you now." Anthony Martial said with jealousy that he had been cheered by the fans here before, but to achieve the treatment at this moment, I don't know if it will be in the Year of the Monkey or in the month of the Horse.

"Anton, you're jealous!" Dai Zhiwei responded arrogantly.

The game started again with the cheers of the Manchester United fans, who cheered like a war drum rumbling and vibrating in Dai Zhiwei's heart, making him feel his blood boiling.

He rushed to the gates of Rome with a fierce and indomitable momentum, intending to take advantage of his might to swallow his opponent.

Anthony Martial and Juan Mata were also excited, and they could both sense Dai Zhiwei's excitement and rushed to Roma's wing.

The excitement of the young players up front drove the rhythm of Manchester United's attack, and after Roma's attack failed, they quickly retreated to the penalty area to defend tightly, blocking the first wave of Manchester United's impact.

Just when they thought that Manchester United would slow down the tempo and slowly turn their feet to look for opportunities, they did not expect Mata to make a fake pass, Dai Zhiwei retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area, flicked the outside of his left foot with his back, and turned and volleyed.

Before the Roma players could keep up with Dai Zhiwei, his shot flew off the bottom line by grazing the post.

"Whew!" The audience resounded with a cry of regret.

The Roma players were shocked into a cold sweat and looked at the goalpost a little sluggishly, glad that Lady Luck was on their side this time.

"The strength is greater, the leg swing is smaller, and the ankle can't be thrown too hard."

Dai Zhiwei silently recalled his previous shot in his heart, and then kept proofreading his shooting crosshairs.

Two minutes later, Nemanja Matic sent in a quick free-kick from the back, and Dai Zhiwei broke through with the ball again, and the Roma players did not make the same mistake as before, and three people quickly pounced on Mata to block it.

Unmoved, Mata played the ball quickly at his feet, and Martial once again pressed against the centre-back behind him, and with a knock of his right foot, the ball passed between the three and fell in front of Dai Zhiwei again.

"Beautiful!"

Dai Zhiwei yelled happily in his heart, he had no desire to break into the penalty area at all, and directly volleyed vigorously outside the penalty area.

The ball slashed high in the air and flew towards the top right corner of the goal, where Roma goalkeeper Arisson leaped to save but couldn't touch it.

Dai Zhiwei was about to raise his hand in celebration, but unexpectedly, the shot hit the post and bounced back into the field, and the Roma defender was shocked to clear the ball off the sideline, and the score still could not be rewritten.

"Oh, damn it!" Dai Zhiwei waved his hand down in frustration, and the failure to score made his celebration look humiliating.

The Roma coach walked quickly to the sidelines and reminded his players loudly: "Retreat, pay attention to protect the edge of the penalty area, don't let them pass the ball too easily, keep the middle high, calm down, and follow our tactics!" ”

Dai Zhiwei's successive shots scared Rome, and immediately changed tactics to stick to the penalty area, and it is acceptable to lose at home in the first leg of the Champions League, but it must not be defeated by a big score!

After Rome changed its tactics, there were still special people to guard Dai Zhiwei.

Surrounded by opponents twice in a row, Dai Zhiwei had no choice but to retreat deeply, wandering back and forth with the opponent's back, trying to hook the Roma defense out of the penalty area.

This time he came to the right side of Martial again, and after receiving Martial's pass, Dai Zhiwei pretended to plug it straight, but suddenly buckled his foot, twisted his body and cut inward, and began to dribble horizontally along the horizontal line 10 meters away from the penalty area.

Dai Zhiwei went down and United were awarded a free-kick from the edge of the box.

(End of chapter)