On May 27, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, the 2008-09 Champions League final was staged as scheduled. [. Excellence in the Whole Book]

Both sides were the most successful teams of the season, with United already winning the league and reigning Champions League champions and winning the Champions League to make it three wins in a row.

In the history of the Champions League, there have only been three goals to achieve three consecutive titles, the first team being Real Madrid, who achieved five consecutive titles between 1955 and 1960 when Real Madrid legends such as Di Stefano and Puskas achieved the magic of five consecutive titles.

In 1970-1973, Ajax won the Champions League three times in a row, and although Ajax has fallen in recent years, they have four Champions League trophies, more than Chelsea and Arsenal combined.

The most recent team to win the Champions League three times in a row was Bayern Munich, a team who had just been beaten by Kaisa in the quarter-finals, who had won the Champions League three times in a row from 1973 to 1976.

Liverpool, England's most Champions League winners, have not won three in a row, defending their titles in 1977-1978, winning in 1981 and 1984 before winning the Champions League again in 2005.

As long as Manchester United win the title, they will equal Liverpool's Champions League trophy tally, and the other day, Manchester United also equalled Liverpool's number of top-flight titles, both of which are 18 top-flight titles.

In the Champions League trophy table, Real Madrid in La Liga is far ahead with nine titles, AC Milan in Serie A is second with six titles, and Liverpool in the Premier League is third with five titles. Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and Ajax in the Eredivisie both have four Champions League trophies, the same as Manchester United.

Barcelona currently have only two Champions League titles, in 1992 and 2006. However, Barcelona have been menacing this year, coercing the strength of their academy players and vowing to win the trophy for the team in the Champions League final.

On top of that, Barcelona are in much better form than Manchester United this year. Not only did they win the league title, but the Copa del Rey also fell into their pockets, and as long as they won the Champions League, they would be the first treble in La Liga.

Pep Guardiola's mind is clear, he wants to build an invincible team and win all the titles.

But he also regretted that the strongest team in this period was considered by everyone to be Manchester United. In 2008, Manchester United won every title they could win and achieved an insurmountable seven-time title.

No matter how successful Pep Guardiola is in La Liga, he can only win six titles, and he even thinks that one day he will go to the Premier League to coach a team that is not bad for money, and then dominate the throne, equaling Manchester United's seven-time crown and trampling Manchester United under his feet.

The competition between the two sides arrived quickly, and the most watched game of the year kicked off.

Barcelona is playing at home, and the starting lineup is still the strongest and most familiar lineup.

Goalkeeper Valdés, a goalkeeper with great passes, although a bit of a butter hand, is also first-class in La Liga, second only to Cassie.

The back line is lined up, Abidal, Puyol, Marcos and Alves, a strong backline, with a strong ability to play the ball, which is very suitable for Pep Guardiola's system.

However, in Guardiola's view, the most suitable central defender for his system is still in the Manchester United team, that is, Young Pikepi. He spent a lot of money last summer, but he heard that he was stopped by Kaisa and couldn't succeed. We must continue to buy this summer.

The midfield trio, the old combination of Barcelona, the combination that slaughtered all the teams this year, the classic combination of Iniesta, Xavi and Busquets, all three of them are master players, and the combination completes the effect of 1+1+1>3.

The front three, led by Messi and partnered by Henry and Pedro, is full of lethality. Messi has scored 43 goals in all competitions this season, second only to Kaisa in terms of total goals, and the same as Cristiano Ronaldo.

As long as Messi scores in the Champions League final, the total number of goals can surpass Cristiano Ronaldo and become the biggest opponent on the road to competing for the Golden Ball.

However, in Kaisa's opinion, this team is not too terrible, Guardiola is a bit eager for quick success, last summer let go of Eto'o, Yaya Toure and Milito three players in the front, middle and back three, the strength is slightly inferior to the period of the six crowns.

Ferguson's lineup caused a burst of exclamations.

The old man talked about the boyish madness, and he actually put out a special lineup, ready to play against Barcelona?

When Pep Guardiola saw Manchester United's starting lineup, he was also frowning and muttering, "Manchester United's midfield defense is too strong, and Kaisa has to defend it." But I'm not afraid, I'm going to win, and only by winning, I'm the best young coach. ”

Manchester United's lineup surprised everyone, with a formation of 352, and it was laid out in the Champions League final, like a double-edged sword.

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is getting older, but he is ready to retire at the end of the season. At the back, three centre-backs.

Rio Ferdinand was in the centre and commanded the defence, with Pique on the left to defend Messi's breakaways and Nemanja Vidic on the right to deal with Pedro's knife-and-knife advances. After the previous drills, the three of them already have a considerable tacit understanding.

The five midfielders, from left to right, are Kaisa, Fletcher, Mascherano, Carrick and Valencia.

Among them, Kaisa and Valencia are wing-backs, covering a wide line. Kaisa made quite a sacrifice for the sake of the team.

The front line was a healthy combination of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, with Silva left on the bench. Of course, he is not alone, with veterans such as Ryan Giggs on the bench.

Neville and Paul Scholes, who were injured at the same time and had not recovered until the Champions League final, were disheartened and ready to retire in the summer.

Guardiola saw Kaisa appear in the wingback position, and he was worried, "Kaisa took the initiative to stand in a defensive position in order to deal with Messi?" Isn't he going to attack? ”

"Messi will face the encirclement of Kaisa and Pique, and it will be difficult to play this game. But Kaisa's offense has definitely been affected and that's our biggest chance. Guardiola clenched his palms, "Sissi, come on!" This is your best chance. ”

It's game on!

United were the first to attack, with Robin van Persie flicking the ball to Wayne Rooney, but Rooney's pass was disrupted by Thierry Henry.

Thierry Henry is familiar with the Premier League and he wants to win the Champions League at Barcelona and then prepare to retire. He continued to fight hard.

Henry broke the ball, and Iniesta immediately unscrewed the attacking line, first to Henry, then Henry took a step, and then returned it to Iniesta, who was advancing.

Iniesta divided the ball for the second time and gave it to Messi's side, and before Messi could start to break through, Kaisa took his ball away, "It's too slow, is this your speed?" ”

Kaisa seems to be deliberately waiting for someone to attract counter-robbers before slowly giving the ball to Van Persie's feet, who has just learned Barcelona's counter-tackling speed.

Van Persie followed Kaisa's meaning and inserted the ball into Carrick, who was a little thrilling, facing Xavi and Pedro's scramble, but luckily.

Carrick received the ball smoothly, and in the face of Messi's grab, he directly picked up the ball, high and far, in the position where Kaisa often haunts, Kaisa corridor!

Messi's pupils constricted, "Kaisa corridor?" The ball is too high, how do you unload it? ”

But Kaisa didn't unload the ball and jumped high! Coquettishly raised his right foot......