Chapter 425: The first three Champions League titles
Mourinho said ambiguously: "Liu, you asked this very good question. Is this possible, you say? Those people took out their own funds and handed them over to sporting goods companies such as Naisha and Adi Da and some other sponsors, and asked them to buy chest advertisements on their behalf, in fact, through legal sponsorship, secretly doing unknown deals with UEFA, FA, and even some clubs? β
Mourinho's words gave Liu Yun goosebumps. He said to Mourinho: "Boss, according to you, the whole of Europe is fake? Is it all the bookmaker who controls everything in the back? I don't believe it! Absolutely not convinced! At least in my season in the Premier League, I didn't find any fakes in our Manchester United games! β
Mourinho got up from his chair: "yes. They can't control everything. In this world, the only one who can control everything is God. However, there is no doubt that they can exert influence on certain important occasions. Sometimes they even use some despicable means, such as what happened to you tonight. β
Liu Yun shook his head: "Alas, I always thought that only the Huaguo League had such a dirty side. I never thought that the European event would also be γγγγγ β
Mourinho laughed: "The Chinese League? You know, the European league is the ancestor of match-fixing and black whistles! The cheating methods used by Asian and African leagues, which have just emerged in recent years, are too childish. If it's fake, it's not called a fake, right? β
Mourinho added: "In short, it's good to have a clear conscience in everything. At least we didn't take those people's money ourselves. We did our best to play every game. Worthy of the fans, worthy of yourself. As for these off-the-field things, we try to avoid losses. Since there is no loss, there is no need to make a storm in the city, and you have to tear through the dark curtain under the sun. All right. Don't make a noise about tonight, rest well and play tomorrow's game! β
Mourinho drifted away.
Liu Yun thought to himself that everything Mu Shuai just said was described as a "conspiracy theory" in popular Chinese Internet terms.
Whether it's a conspiracy or a conspiracy, I didn't get hit anyway. According to Mourinho, do what you have to do and have a clear conscience!
Champions League semi-final matchday. Manchester United vs Juventus.
The streets of Manchester, like all Manchester United matchdays, are filled with Red Devils fans in red shirts. The Premier League is coming to an end, and Manchester United have set a new record except for an early title. For the fans, the game they expect the most right now is the Champions League!
Manchester United have won the Champions League three times in their history.
One was in the 1967-1968 season, when Sir Busby led Manchester United to victory over Benfica against FK Sarajevo, Gornik and Real Madrid. The central word of that final was "nostalgia". Because ten years ago, the Munich air crash that shocked the world almost destroyed everything for Manchester United. Survivors, Busby manager and Bobby Charlton Athletic, became the makers and witnesses of a new era for Manchester Unitedγγγγγ
As the ceremony progressed, Sir Busby held the trophy aloft eight times, shouting the name of a player who had died in the Munich air crash. Bobby Charlton and other players slit their fingers, dripping blood into the Champions Cup, and then dripping on the pitch to comfort the souls of the dead playersγγγγγγ
At that moment, Manchester United achieved a rebirth after the Munich air disaster!
The second was in the 1998-99 season. Manchester United, under the leadership of Alex Ferguson, defeated Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, drew 1-1 at home by Juventus in the semi-finals, and immediately played a famous reversal in the history of the Champions League on the road.
The next final against Bayern Munich was even more jaw-dropping, and it also achieved the most famous comeback in the history of the Champions League. Bayern Munich took the lead from the sixth minute when Basler scored from a free-kick and the German hit the woodwork twice, with Kahn not making his first real save until the 80th minute. In order to allow the hero to accept the reward of the standing and cheering of the whole stadium, Bayern coach Heathfield replaced Basler and Mateus before the end.
In the 89th minute of the game, then-UEFA President Johansson even walked out of the box in advance to present the award to Bayern. He also comforted Sir Charlton as he walked past himγγγγγ
However, within three minutes of stoppage time, Manchester United's two substitutes, Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, received two corners from David Beckham, 2:1, Manchester United once again made an incredible comeback, and became the fourth team in the history of Champions League football to complete the treble.
It's been 30 years since they last lifted the Champions League.
Manchester United's third Champions League didn't keep fans waiting long. In the 0708 season, Manchester United were unbeaten throughout the tournament and finally beat Chelsea in the rain in Moscow to lift the trophy again.
Now, 10 years later, Manchester United has once again given fans hope of being on top of Europe again.
This season's Champions League final was arranged by UEFA at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine. The match against Juventus was Manchester United's last home game in this Champions League. Red Devils fans are pouring out of their nests, ready to cheer on their beloved team on their doorstep.
Two hours before kick-off, all Manchester United players gathered on the first floor of the Lawley Hotel to board the team bus.
It is only a half-hour drive from the Lawley Hotel to Old Trafford. However, no one thought that in this short half-hour drive, another accident happened!
When the bus was only a mile away from Old Trafford, there was a sudden puncture!
Liu Yun's first reaction was that someone had done something. He has been riding this bus for most of the season. There has never been a problem. How could it be possible to get a flat tire just before the Champions League semi-finals? Thinking of last night's incident, Liu Yun decided that it must be someone with ulterior motives who sincerely caused trouble and disturbed Manchester United's military morale.
After the bus punctured, Mourinho told all the players to sit in their seats and not move. He called the club's president, Woodward. A few minutes later, another bus came to pick up the players and take them to Old Trafford.
Woodward also reached out to the Manchester City Police Department, which sent three police cars to clear the way for the buses.