When Old Trafford was in a frenzied uproar, the Schalke 04 players began to leave the pitch in dismay.

For them, this summer's European competition is over, and it will be difficult to stand on the stage so close to the Champions League semi-final again for many years to come. After all, Schalke 04 is not a big team and does not have a deep foundation to support them to go far in the European competition.

In fact, this season has been able to come this far, for them have been very satisfied and lucky, before the semi-finals of the original competition, they did not have much hope of advancing to the final, but there are too many accidents in life, who would have thought that they could win the first leg by two goals, who would have thought that they would be able to regain the initiative when facing a desperate situation away from home, who would have thought that when they were only one step away from success, the final result was still to slip into the abyss of elimination......

The ups and downs of life are nothing more than that.

If there is no hope from the beginning, there will naturally be no disappointment in the future. And give hope, but doomed to tragedy, such a gap is inevitably disappointing.

The miners left the field in silence, everyone with a look of loneliness and pain, but Raul did not leave with his teammates, he stood in the middle of the field, watching the Manchester United players hug and celebrate together, and a trace of remembrance and regret slowly appeared on his calm face.

He has played in the Champions League final more than once!

Now, he was one step away from stepping into the final again, but eventually collapsed.

"Perhaps, I'm really old!"

Raul laughed self-deprecatingly, looked at the boiling court, and shook his head, "Summer is about to begin, but my summer is over." ”

Hao Junmin was right next to him, but unlike him standing, the young player from China was half-crouching on the ground at the moment, with sadness on his face and even tears in his eyes.

Hao Junmin does feel unwilling, there are very few Chinese players playing in European football these days, let alone the five major leagues, Hao Junmin not only joined the Bundesliga team, but also participated in the Champions League with the team, and reached the semi-finals in this high-level competition.

This is already a very glorious thing, but they originally had a chance to advance to the finals and create a bigger miracle......

"That's pretty much! That's just a little bit! ”

Hao Junmin muttered to himself, and the tears that kept swirling in his eyes finally fell, gently dripping on the turquoise turf.

"You're still young, Artemisia."

A big hand climbed on his shoulder, Hao Junmin turned around, and saw Raul smiling at him, "Youth is capital, and youth represents infinite possibilities." Don't be discouraged, if you try hard enough, maybe one day, you'll still be standing here! ”

Looking at this big brother who had given him a lot of help and encouragement, Hao Junmin's heart welled up with confidence for no reason, he restrained his sadness, stood up, and nodded firmly.

"Let's go. Our season is over, it's time to go back. Raul patted Hao Junmin's shoulder again, but when he lifted his footsteps, he suddenly paused and looked ahead, "By the way, Artemisia, do you want to exchange jerseys with Fan, he seems to be waiting for you." ”

Hao Junmin followed Raul's gaze and looked forward, in the distance, Fan Bizhuang, supported by the team doctor, stood on the sidelines, naked and upper, holding his jersey in his hand, nodding at himself.

"Come on, work hard!"

Fan Bizhuang put Hao Junmin's jersey on his shoulder, and with the help of Robb, he turned around and slowly walked towards the players' tunnel.

He can see that Hao Junmin is still far from the best players in Europe, and he doesn't know what the future holds, but all he can give is encouragement.

"I will, Fan!"

Hao Junmin tightened the Manchester United No. 7 shirt in his hand and whispered to himself.

……

“4:1！ The aggregate score of the two legs is 5:4! Manchester United made it to the final! ”

"Two shots and two passes, the fan who has returned from injury, the light shines all over the field!"

"A goal worth a thousand dollars – Kaka's amazing leap to the top!"

"Congratulations to Manchester United, they became the first team to qualify for the Champions League final this season!"

"Alex Ferguson: I'm glad we ended up having the last laugh! Now that we've got our tickets to Wembley Stadium, it's time to get back to the top of Europe, we're going to conquer Europe! ”

Soon, Manchester United eliminated Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 with a two-legged aggregate score of 5:4, and the news of advancing to the final spread all over the world.

Newspapers all over the world are shouting about it, and all kinds of comments and praises are endless.

However, while congratulating Manchester United, people are more interested in who Manchester United will face in the final. Is it Real Madrid, or is it Barcelona?

Because the second leg of the second semi-final is a day later than Manchester United and Schalke 04, that is, it will be a day before the dust settles on the other team that advances to the final.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two traditional giants of La Liga, as well as the top clubs in world football, and these two old rivals are fighting for each other at home, and that's not all, this season, the Champions League has been burned.

The showdown between the two super giants, the team is star-studded, and the strength is also half a catty, who wins and who loses, who advances, and who eliminates, it's really hard to say.

However, the general opinion in the media is that Barcelona are more optimistic, because in the first leg, Barcelona at home took the lead, and they won 2-0 against the Blancos, which can be described as a good situation.

Of course, no one can say what happened on the football field, just like Manchester United lost the first leg by two goals, but the result was still chasing back the difference at home, or even closer, sending Schalke 04 directly back to his hometown!

Real Madrid's home record in the league this season has been excellent, and they have only lost once at the end of the season – a very impressive result, but it is worth mentioning that the defeat was 1-0 at home to Barcelona.

However, there are still a large number of media and fans who are optimistic that Real Madrid can turn the tables at home, especially the confident remark that Ronaldo said before the game, "We want to return to the top of Europe", which injected a burst of strength into the fans.

And some media who like "conspiracy theories" believe that according to UEFA's urine, it is estimated that there will be some "dark box operation" to send Real Madrid to the final - the peak duel between Manchester United and Real Madrid, what a gimmick this is, C. Ronaldo's old club is Manchester United, and Van Bizhuang and Kaka still wore white jerseys last season...... After just one season, you have to face the old owner, and there will be sparks flying when the time comes, what will be the attitude of Real Madrid fans towards last season's champions Van Bizhuang and Kaka, cheer for them or boo them, and what will Manchester United fans do to Cristiano Ronaldo......

In short, if it is a duel between Manchester United and Real Madrid, it will really be a lot to watch.

And UEFA is obviously very keen and good at creating highlights and gimmicks, so it is not logical to "send" Real Madrid to the final, hello, hello, everyone's good thing?

Combined with Ronaldo's pre-match remarks of "we will definitely be the winners, we will return to the top of Europe", it is even easier to make people think.

"Barcelona have a big advantage and I think they'll make it to the final!"

"Real Madrid is playing at home, the difference of two goals is just that, C. Ronaldo only needs half time to catch it back! I'm optimistic that Real Madrid will qualify! ”

"I hope Real Madrid advances, because there are more things to see, I want to see the love between Fan and his old club!"

"Barcelona is not bad, too...... Van originally came out of La Masia......"

"Come on, when Fan was in La Liga, he played against Barcelona so many times, we were tired of watching it...... Let's fight Real Madrid...... Fighting in the nest or something, the most exciting! ”

The media and fans were divided into two camps and argued with each other.

But controversy is controversy, everything still depends on the facts, and the evening game will determine who of the two teams can break through and successfully get another ticket to the Champions League final!

……

Van Bizhuang was at home in Manchester City, watching the game live on TV with Kaka.

On the TV screen, just six minutes into the game, Real Madrid broke through the door of Barcelona through a quick attack, and it was their old friend C. Ronaldo who contributed to the team, he received Alonso's straight plug outside the penalty area, and shot directly without stopping the ball, and the football went straight into the lower right corner of the goal against the turf, Real Madrid led 1:0, and the total score became 1:2!

"Real Madrid had a strong desire to win today, and they scored a goal shortly after the game...... Cristiano, this kid, is in really good shape! It's just that the celebratory action is too silly......"

Kaka pointed to C. Ronaldo, who was celebrating the goal with a snack on the TV screen, smiled and clapped his hands, although he is no longer a member of Real Madrid, but in his heart, he still prefers Real Madrid to turn the tables at home and advance to the final.

First, how to say, Real Madrid is also its own "old club", people go to the feelings, there is still a bit of incense, naturally I hope that the old friends can be better.

Second, Kaka is also holding back a lot of energy in his heart, wanting to prove himself - Mourinho can be said to have forced him to leave in an almost "expelled" way, if Real Madrid can enter the final, it will be great, he can face off with his old club in a dignified manner, defeat Real Madrid, and slap the Portuguese in the face!

"By the way, Fan, who do you prefer to make it to the finals?" Suddenly, Kaka asked again.

"Everything."

Fan Bizhuang replied, ignoring the roll of Kaka's eyes.

It's true, whether it's Real Madrid or Barcelona, they are both proper top giants with strong strength, so no matter who advances to the final, the difficulty of the game will not be small.

Of course, if you really want to choose one, he still prefers Barcelona, the reason is very simple, similar to Kaka's reason, he was "swept away" by Barcelona back then, as long as he has the opportunity, he wants to slap Barcelona in the face!