Because of the accidental injury of the absolute main and core Fan Bizhuang, Manchester United's odds to win the championship have dropped greatly, but for this Champions League semi-final, more people are still optimistic about Manchester United.

No matter which aspect is compared, Manchester United's absolute strength is better than Schalke 04, even if Van Bizhuang will miss the first leg due to injury, the strength of the two is still not proportional. One is the undisputed dominance of the Premier League, the other is a Bundesliga powerhouse, the other is a team that aims to compete for the league title and the Champions League every season, and the other is a team that struggles to qualify for European competition every season.

However, in view of Schalke 04's amazing performance in the Champions League this season, even the defending champion Inter Milan was eliminated by them strongly, many media and professionals generally believe that Manchester United's Felttings Arena conquest journey will not be too easy, especially in the case of playing away first, Schalke 04 also has the opportunity to create obstacles for the Red Devils with the advantage of home stadium.

So, while people tend to be bullish on Manchester United, they think that the best possible thing for United is a small win, or a draw.

If this is the result, it is actually very good, and the team that can advance to the last four of the Champions League will not have any easy to deal with, and can win away from home, or score away goals, which is already a precedent.

With the Champions League semi-finals fast approaching, Ferguson was interviewed by Sky Sports before heading to Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

"This time it won't be a smoke bomb, Fan will have to sit in the stands and cheer on his teammates. Indeed, Van is a huge loss for us, Schalke 04 are a fantastic team who have excelled in the Bundesliga this season and are also competitive in the Champions League. It's going to be a tough challenge.

We're going to do our best because Manchester United are a good team and Van doesn't play has a big impact on us, but even so, United are still one of the best teams in Europe. We are confident that we will get the result we want against any opponent! ”

Ferguson also knew that his "reputation" was not very good, so he first clarified that this time he was not putting "smoke bombs" again, but Fan Bizhuang was indeed injured and could not play.

He then praised Schalke 04's performance this season, and at the same time made it clear that even without Van Bizhuang, United still have the ability to beat the German Shakhtar.

This is a response to the rumors that have been boiling in the market in recent times, Ferguson does have such confidence, before Van Bizhuang and Kaka joined, Manchester United was a frequent visitor to the Champions League semi-finals and even the final, and now even if Van Bizhuang cannot play, Manchester United is still a top team and has the strength to compete with any opponent.

It may be a lot more difficult, but the result will not change in any way.

The German side also responded, Raul, who wore the armband of the Shakhtar captain when he joined Schalke 04 this season, said in front of the camera: "I am very good friends with Fan, both on and off the field, I am very worried about his accidental injury, and I called him as soon as possible." He told me he wouldn't be able to play in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

It's a big shame for me, in fact, we haven't seen each other for a long time since we left Spain and I'm looking forward to meeting him again as an opponent in the game.

But that's the way things are in the world, and it's not like you can do what you want.

Of course, for our team, Van will be relieved by not playing, and the whole world knows that Van is very dominant in the game and no one can pat his chest and say that he can be restrained. It's hard, almost impossible.

So, here's our chance. We will go all out to win, and since we have come to this point, there is no reason to give up. Manchester United are strong and an opponent who deserves everyone's respect, but we are not weak either! We want to continue to immerse ourselves in the sea of joy for the fans of this city! ”

……

Although he was unable to play, Fan Bizhuang decided to go to the away stadium to watch the game.

However, he did not travel with the team, but was accompanied by Molina and Felisa, who drove them to Germany.

This is a bit of a dilemma for Molina, although the European countries are very closely connected and the roads are very convenient, but after all, they are two different countries, and Molina has to drive for more than four hours in a row.

The car was speeding on the wide road, and Fan Bizhuang was in the back seat, listening to music while looking at the backward scenery on both sides of the window, so happy.

Felisa, on the other hand, was leaning against his body and napping.

The young couple was doing their own things leisurely, so unhappy, which made Molina who was driving very depressed.

"Can't you talk to me? Don't you know that driving for a long time is easy to get tired, and talking to me can also relieve some relief! ”

Molina said with both hands on the steering wheel, gritting his teeth.

Fan Bizhuang took off one of his headphones and said, "Concentrate and be happy, Mr. Contrares." ”

“……”

Molina glared at Fan Bizhuang with resentment, and saw the latter grinning at him: "I said that I would just take the team's bus, you have to come along, and now you feel tired, I said Mr. Contrerares, are you looking for your own guilt!" ”

"I'm not worried about you yet!"

Molina suddenly had a feeling of "asking for his own hardship", Fan Bizhuang wanted to go to the away stadium to watch the game, originally planned to act with the team, but Molina was a little worried, after all, Manchester United was going to play, Fan Bizhuang failed to enter the squad due to injury, and could only go to the stands.

Molina shouted in an unkind tone, but as a result, Fan Bizhuang shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively, Felisa was woken up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, Felisa said in a daze: "Have you arrived?" ”

"No, it's still early!"

Molina replied angrily.

"Mr. Conterres, what's wrong? Looking unhappy? ”

Felisa was a little surprised, Fan Bizhuang smiled and said uncertainly: "It is estimated that people are middle-aged, and menopause has arrived, right?" ”

Felisa was amused by "poof~" at once, and probably saw that Molina was a little tired from driving for a long time, and said empathetically: "Why don't you change me to drive for a while?" ”

The air was silent for two seconds, and then Van Bizhuang and Molina made almost the same motion, shaking their heads.

Just kidding, let Felisa drive? What's the difference between this and looking for death?

Felisa learned to drive in London, but she never got her driver's license, so you can imagine what level of her driving skills is. In the end, I asked a friend to help me get a driver's license, and it can be said that Felisa has no driving experience at all.

"Ha, I'm tired of sleeping for a while, and I'll be there when I open my eyes again!"

"Yes, I'm not tired at all! I can hold on! ”

Seeing that Fan Bizhuang and Molina looked like they didn't agree to be killed, Felisa didn't know what the two were thinking, so she snorted coldly angrily, turned her head, closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

The two breathed a sigh of relief, Molina never mentioned the topic of "tiredness", glanced at Fan Bizhuang through the rearview mirror, and changed the topic: "By the way, how are your feet?" Isn't the recovery going well? ”

In the past few days, Molina has been by Fan Bizhuang's side, but he doesn't understand medical things, he only knows that Fan Bizhuang is recovering, and the specific situation is not very clear.

"It's okay, the doctor said I'm recovering pretty quickly. Should be able to make it to the second round. ”

"That's good." Molina said lightly, "With the quality of Manchester United, winning the first leg shouldn't be a problem. Of course, if Manchester United don't get the result they want, then don't worry too much, even if it's a small loss, back at home, just when you come back, it's not very difficult to turn the game around. ”

"Champions League final, this time, I don't want you to miss it again."

Molina's tone suddenly became a little melancholy, and it was obvious that he remembered the accident a few years ago.

"I don't want to miss it anymore, I didn't understand a lot of things in the past, I went the wrong way, now I know, what I want to do is to show myself better, because ...... They are watching me from heaven. ”

Fan Bizhuang said in a low tone, put on the headphones again, and continued to look out the window.

This time, Molina didn't "bother" him again, and drove the car quietly and quickly away.

……

Towards noon, Van Bizhuang and others arrived in the city of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-West**, rested at the hotel, and went to the Fairtings Arena, the main stadium of Schalke 04, near 6 o'clock in the afternoon.

The game will be played promptly at 7:30 p.m., and more than an hour earlier, the stadium ticket check has already begun.

When Fan Bizhuang and others entered the stadium, the Fairtings Arena, which can accommodate more than 60,000 people, was already full, and the miners fans came to the stadium early.

For this game, the home team fans can be described as full of anticipation. Schalke 04 unexpectedly advanced to the Champions League semi-finals this season, which is already the best Champions League result in the history of Shakhtar Club, for them, this is already a remarkable record, so for the Champions League semi-finals, their mentality is very relaxed, to be able to go further, to refresh the club's new European record, naturally the best, if you stop there, then don't be too sad, the team's performance this season has exceeded everyone's expectations, even if it is eliminated by Manchester United, it is still honorable.