The first round of the Champions League group stage, Old Trafford, Manchester United vs Swiss Super League champion Basel.

Three days before the Champions League matchday, Old Trafford was fully booked out.

The traditional kick-off time in the Premier League is usually 3pm. The Champions League is usually kicked off at 7pm or 8pm local time.

Manchester United's European debut this year saw kick-off time set for 7pm.

For nearly half a century, every Champions League match has been like a carnival for Manchester fans.

Just after 4 p.m., with more than three hours to go, tens of thousands of fans wearing Red Devils shirts had already gathered in front of Old Trafford. They waved the Manchester United emblem and sang the Manchester United anthem. Old Trafford seems to be brought to life because of these fans.

Manchester United's seniors are also paying special attention to the opening game of the Champions League in the new season.

The box at the Theater of Dreams is filled with legends from all eras of the team. The oldest of these are two legendary superstars of the Busby era: Sir Bobby Charlton and Dennis Law. The two are members of Manchester United's Three Saints. Statues of them and the late legendary George Best stand in front of Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson also sat in the box, and beside him sat his protégés of the year, Ryan Giggs and Scholes and Barth.

Next to Bart, sat Cantona. Today's Cantona is not the strong Frenchman he once was. The years made him stand up and look pot-bellied. The gray-faced beard is also a masterpiece of time.

A group of veteran players from all eras of Manchester United are waiting in the box to perform by the fiery "LIL" group that has recently been hyped by the media.

In the dressing room, Jose Mourinho made the final pre-match mobilisation.

"Six league games, 5 wins, 1 draw! You've proven yourselves in the league! Now, it's Europe out there! Walk in the players' tunnel and prove your worth to the whole of Europe. Glory to Manchester United! ”

"Glory to Manchester United!"

The crowd of players shouted.

Captain Valencia led the group into the tunnel of players.

Next to them stood the Basel players. These players may not be as well-known as the Red Devils superstars around them. But they still have a strong desire to win!

Liu Yun watched coldly, the expressions of these guys around him were very similar to the expressions of the group of partners in the Coventry team in the players' tunnel half a year ago!

That's the expression of a weak person seeking victory!

Liu Yun thought to himself that this game would never be as easy as others imagined.

Players from both sides enter.

The commentary sent by SKY TV in this game is still the big-mouthed Dunphy and his partner Fat Bob.

The big-mouthed Dunphy commented: "In this game, we faced Basel, a relatively weak opponent in the group stage, and Manchester United played the main team. The front line is still the 'LIL' combination. Nemanja Matic partnered Paul Pogba as United's two beasts. In addition, the back line led by captain Valencia - Blind, Phil Jones, Bailly started. In the midfield position, it is the teenager Marcus Rashford. The starting goalkeeper was David De Gea. ”

Fat Bob continued: "On Basel's side, the goalkeeper is the Czech Waclik, and the forwards are Ivorian Dunbia and Dutchman Boochus. Hegg, Balanta, Akanji, Kumat make up the backline. In midfield, Bran, Xhaka, Younoussi and Franson. ”

Deng Fei smiled: "I believe that the audience is not familiar with these names. However, although their fame is not as good as the superstars of the Dream Theater. However, they were able to reach the Champions League main event, proving that their quality should not be underestimated! ”

The referee blows the whistle and the game officially begins!

To everyone's surprise, Basel started the game with two decent attacks.

In the 2nd minute of the game, Basel midfielder Bran took the ball, and Bran was the offensive engine of the entire Basel team.

Bran gave the ball to Françon on the wing, who was very fast. He ran wildly with the ball on the flanks and broke through the defense of Manchester United's old captain Valencia! All the way to the bottom line.

In the baseline position, Bran crosses with a big foot! Go straight to Dumbia and Burchus in the box.

However, Bochus and Dumbia are both less than 1.8 meters tall. The tall Nemanja Matic leaped high and headed the ball out of the box。。。。。

In the 5th minute of the game, Basel forward Younoussi took the ball to the midfield position and played a long pass directly behind Manchester United!

Basel striker Dumbia is a player who is known for his speed. He ran wildly in the direction of the ball's flight. Luckily, his fellow Ivorian defender, Manchester United defender Eric Bailly, is also known for his speed. Bailly caught the ball before Dumbia. He played the ball back to goalkeeper David De Gea. De Gea kicked the ball around midfield again.

Manchester United stabilized their position and began to counterattack.

In the first 20 minutes of the game, the two sides actually fought against each other.

In the box in the stands of the Theatre of Dreams, Sir Charlton said to his old friend Dennis Law: "Oh, Dennis, it looks like this game is not going to be easy. The Basel team is in a menacing position, and they want to score three points at the Theater of Dreams. ”

The aging Dennis Law nodded, "Yes, Bobby." Their offense was impressive, not at all an underdog posture. ”

In the first 20 minutes of the game, Basel did not fall behind in the slightest.

This made the more than 70,000 spectators of the Dream Theater very worried.

However, the combined value of Manchester United's stars is dozens of times that of Basel's players. They will never be intimidated by the momentum of the weak team!

In the 22nd minute of the game, Nemanja Matic broke the ball at the back and knocked it across to Pogba. Pogba used his physical advantage to squeeze away Xhaka, who defended him, and burst into the opposition half with the ball. Pogba then distributed the ball to Marcus Rashford on the wing.

Manchester United hopefuls Forde ran all the way down the flank, then crossed the ball to the old lieutenant Liu Yun at the edge of the box!

Basel defender Balranta and Hegg double guard Liu Yun!

Liu Yun didn't entangle with these two people too much. He had been keenly aware of the emptiness in front of Lukaku on the left side of the box.

Liu Yun got up and distributed the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Lukaku starts, gets the ball and shoots directly at 45 degrees!

The ball went past Basel goalkeeper Waclik and flew straight to the Basel goal, "duang", the ball landed on the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line!

Lukaku looked annoyed, holding his head in both hands.

Liu Yun ran to Lukaku's side: "Beautiful hanging shot, it's just a little bit of bad luck!" ”

Lukaku smiled at Liu Yun, grinned widely, and showed a mouthful of big white teeth: "It's okay old lieutenant, we will kick Basel's goal in a while!" ”

Liu Yun looked at Lukaku's big white teeth, and said in his heart: "Xiao Lu, Xiao Lu, why do you feel that every time you grin, I feel that you want to eat people?" ”