Although in the 76th minute, Robben scored another goal for Bayern Munich from a corner kick, but to no avail.

In the end, Manchester United won the opponent at home with a disparity of 6:2 and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with an aggregate score of 8:4.

Suffering such humiliation, Van Gaal hardly wanted to attend the post-match press conference.

When he came to the press conference with a blushing face, Ferguson greeted him with a graceful salute before he said: "We prepared well before this game, we knew we could win. However, there were some surprises in the game that made it easier for us to win than expected. ”

"Thank you lads for giving us to this game. You can see that each of them is 100 per cent committed, and they strictly execute my tactical requirements, even better than what I asked them to do. ”

"If we can keep the game in shape, I believe the championship is not far away. No matter who the opponent is, we have nothing to fear. ”

After Ferguson finished speaking, Van Gaal said expressionlessly and without the slightest emotion: "Congratulations to Manchester United, they are in the last four." We lost, lost so much that there was nothing to say. The lads worked hard enough, and I have nothing to blame them. If I had to blame anyone, I would blame myself, my tactics went wrong and I didn't pay enough attention to Ricardo; I would blame the club's hierarchy for not doing everything they could to bring Ricardo to the Allianz Arena last summer. ”

'Ricardo has done the limit of what a player can do, and I have nothing to say to lose to him like this.

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After the game, the German media mourned that this "Old Trafford tragedy" was enough to nail Bayern Munich to the pillar of shame for 100 years.

"It's a total lag in German football, no German team has reached the last four of the Champions League this season, and we've been far removed from La Liga and the Premier League. The Football Association must rethink and reform immediately. "Some media have analyzed it like this.

But there are also media outlets that just lament: "We just lack a player of the calibre of Ricardo." Ricardo, Kaka, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, as long as we buy any of these four people, we have the ability to compete with other European giants. ”

The two schools of thought collide with each other, and neither is convinced by the other.

And the English media, naturally, were triumphant.

In football, England and Germany are feuding. Since the Great War of the Century in '66, the two teams have forged an indelible grudge.

Every time English football is hit, the German media are happy to fall into the trap.

And the setback of German football is for the British media to gloat.

Not to mention, this time it was a victory for the British giants against the German giants.

The British media was as excited as Manchester United won the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in 99, and talked at length about the backwardness of German football and the rise of English football.

"The Premier League has become the best league in the world, we have attracted the best players in the world," the BBC triumphantly announced, "We have reached the Champions League final several times in recent years, and although we have not yet won the trophy (Licardo and Ronaldo have taken away the title that belonged to Liverpool and Manchester United), this day will not be too far off, and Manchester United have enough quality to fight for glory in English football." ”

"A player of the calibre of Ricardo has joined the Premier League," The Sun said in a rare seriousness, "a testament to the Premier League's appeal to top stars." We are already the number one league in the world and now we only need a Champions League trophy to prove it. ”

The heated discussion continues, and United have been put into intense preparations.

Ferguson was pleased with the win, but he was even more pleased that there were no injuries and that they could face the challenges ahead with a full squad.

On 11 April, Manchester United travelled to Blackburn Rovers. Ronaldo is back in the starting line-up again.

At the beginning of this season, Ferguson was very satisfied with Ronaldo, but then Ronaldo continued to suffer injuries and gradually lost his form, and his status in Ferguson's mind also dropped sharply.

Ferguson even regretted spending a sky-high salary to bring in Ronaldo.

After this match, he regretted it even more. Ronaldo wasted two one-on-one chances as the team ended up drawing 0-0 away at Blackburn.

In the dressing room after the game, Ferguson tactfully criticised Ricardo: "You are an outstanding player and I think you should be more confident, sometimes you don't need to pass the ball, you should solve the battle yourself. ”

In his opinion, if it weren't for Ricardo's constant attempts to feed Ronaldo, United would have had a chance to win the game.

Thankfully, Chelsea were also unexpectedly held to a halt at home by Bolton Wanderers in another crucial game, leaving them four points clear of Manchester United. With only three rounds left in the league, this is a desperate difference.

On April 17, Manchester United played Manchester City away, Ronaldo was removed from the starting line-up, and Owen started the game.

Manchester City, who are determined to enter the league and qualify for the Champions League, have played very tenaciously and used the advantage of home stadium to create many killings, while Manchester United has been very tired and suppressed on the pitch. In the end, it was thanks to a free-kick from Ricardo before the end that United won 1-0 with difficulty.

Chelsea lost 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur. The gap has widened to seven points, and a win for Manchester United in the next round of the league will lift the trophy two rounds earlier.

On 19 April, Manchester United faced the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they faced Everton.

Considering that the next game is a home game against Lyon, it should be a better chance of winning, so Ferguson decided to spend some effort to compete for the FA Cup after careful consideration.

Instead of sending all the substitutes and young players, he used a half-main and half-substitute combination, with Ronaldo able to return to the starting line-up, Paul Scholes surprisingly playing as a midfielder, Park Ji-sung playing as a left winger, and Valencia having a long-awaited opportunity to play as a right winger.

Everton have been very tenacious in the game but they haven't put their full squad together and they are currently 8th in the league, just one point off 7th place, and still have a chance to qualify for the Europa League, so their focus is on going into European competition, and the FA Cup is just a casual game.

After all, Manchester United is superior in skills and has much better bench depth than Everton, so they firmly occupy the initiative of the game, but they have never scored a goal.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Ferguson sent Ryan Giggs and Ricardo in one go, and Licardo played in the front. And these two also opened the door for Manchester United to win.

In the 74th minute, after attracting the attention of several defenders with the ball in the middle, Ricardo slipped the ball through the gap and handed it to the left side of the penalty area. Ryan Giggs followed up with a timely shot to give United a valuable goal. The 1-0 scoreline was maintained until the end of the game, and Manchester United reached the FA Cup final, where they will face Chelsea for the title.