Manchester United's first opponent in the Club World Cup was Asian champions Gamba Osaka. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As the European champions, Manchester United must be several notches higher than Gamba Osaka in terms of strength, but it was such a game with a huge disparity in strength that almost overturned Manchester United in the gutter.

This has a lot to do with Manchester United's lack of travel.

After a long journey, Dimitar Berbatov fell ill when he arrived in Japan.

In order to prepare the players for training in the best possible condition, Ferguson let the players rest after breakfast the next morning after arriving in Japan. The well-rested players had a training session in the afternoon, which was the only one before the game against Gamba Osaka. Training is mainly based on recovery, but it was in such recovery-oriented training that Rooney accidentally sprained his foot.

Before the game started, two big players were injured, which can be described as a disadvantage.

Dimitar Berbatov certainly missed out on the Club World Cup semi-final against Gamba Osaka, and as for Wayne Rooney, although the injury was not serious, Ferguson put him on the bench to be on the bench for the sake of insurance. The absence of two main strikers is also one of the main reasons why Manchester United almost capsized in the gutter.

Gamba Osaka, who has the advantage of being at home, launched a swift attack after the start of the game. Perhaps because the Manchester United players have not fully adjusted after a long journey, Gamba Osaka frequently got shots in the opening stage, and relied on Van der Sar's high pick-up to resist to keep the goal open.

However, the good times were short-lived, and Gamba Osaka soon took the lead through a goal from their striker Masato Yamazaki. Gamba Osaka played more aggressively after taking the lead, while Manchester United still didn't seem to be able to get into the game. Relying only on Ronaldo's personal skills in the front, he dodged four defenders in a row and got a chance to shoot, but it was missed.

Gamba Osaka, who became more and more aggressive, expanded the score in the 34th minute of the first half. Rio Ferdinand handballed in the penalty area and Endo converted the penalty to make it 2-0.

At the Yokohama National Stadium, which can accommodate more than 70,000 people, a volcanic eruption erupted at this moment, and more than 70,000 people chanted in unison, as if to announce the rise of Japanese football to the world.

However, the Japanese were too happy too soon, and Manchester United then used the attack to tell the Japanese what it means that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. What's more, Manchester United is a lion, and it just took a nap.

Manchester United, which was getting better, quickly pulled one back.

Giggs' corner kick into the box was met by Vidic who headed home against Gamba Osaka.

Nemanja Vidic's goal was a complete wake-up call for the Manchester United players.

They launched wave after wave of attacks before the end of the first half and equalised in stoppage time. The way the goal was scored in the same way as Nemanja Vidic's, except that the scorer was replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United, who equalised in the first half, continued to intensify their attack in the second half and scored a goal in the opening stages.

After Yu Liang dribbled the ball to the front, he passed directly to Tevez, who dodged the opposing defender at the edge of the penalty area and burst into the penalty area, and pushed the goal. But just as Tevez was about to celebrate the goal, the referee's whistle blew and it was offside.

For the referee's decision, Tevez could only smile helplessly. However, after the game, through the video replay, Tevez knew that a good ball was blown away by the referee.

The goal did not affect the mood of the Manchester United players, who continued to attack the back line of Gamba Osaka.

In the 65th minute, United took the lead.

Rooney, who came on as a substitute, received Yu Liang's pass from the anti-offside position, and dodged the goal to push the empty goal into the net, 3-2.

Manchester United, who overtook the score, continued to attack.

In the 78th and 79th minutes, two goals were scored in a row to rewrite the score to 5-2.

Manchester United, who led by three goals, slowed down the tempo of their attack and tightened their control of possession, and the score was maintained until the end of the game.

Manchester United made it to the Club World Cup final without any danger.

The final was against the South American champions, the University of Quito sports team. They defeated North American champions Pachuca from Mexico in the semi-finals.

The match was still played at the Yokohama National Athletic Stadium.

The stadium, which can accommodate more than 70,000 fans, is packed. However, compared to the game against Gamba Osaka three days ago, most of the fans sitting in the stadium today were wearing Manchester United's red shirts. This shows the influence of Manchester United in Japan.

Although Yu Liang doesn't like Japan as a country and beat the Japanese team not long ago, this does not prevent Japanese fans from liking him. When he followed his teammates into the stadium, the cheers in the stadium were not much different from the cheers of his teammates when his name was read on the radio.

Compared with the previous game against Gamba Osaka, Manchester United's starting line-up for this game has changed a lot, with veterans such as Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and Gary Neville who started the last game all sitting on the bench in this game. Instead, young players were replaced, and Wayne Rooney also returned to the starting line-up for this game.

Also different from the previous game, Manchester United quickly got into the game and continued to attack the defence of the Universitario de Quito sports team with fierce attacks.

The Universidad de Quito sports team was unequivocal, and as soon as they got the ball, they launched a swift counterattack.

At one point, the two sides were evenly matched.

And that momentum was broken shortly after the start of the second half.

Vidic was pressed to the ground in the process of entanglement between the midfield and the opposing striker, and after getting up, Vidic, who was very unhappy, had an elbow movement, which was clearly seen by the referee.

The referee was unequivocal in awarding Vidic a red card and United had to face 10 men with 40 minutes remaining.

Vidic's departure gave the Universidad de Quito sports team the confidence to win the championship. They kept attacking and caused a lot of problems for Manchester United.

Manchester United, who played with one less man, had to choose the most secure defensive counter-attacking tactics under the strong attack of the Universitaria Quito sports team.

Yu Liang's long pass once again showed its power.

In the 82nd minute, after Ferdinand made a steal at the back, he immediately handed the ball to Yu Liang.

Yu Liang, who won the ball, observed it for a while, and directly made a long pass to the right side. After Ronaldo stopped the ball and passed, he made a wall-hitting cooperation with Rooney, burst into the penalty area to attract the defense, and then did it again, Rooney volleyed near the penalty spot and scored the only goal of the game.

Thanks to Wayne Rooney's golden goal, Manchester United defeated Universitario de Quito to win the 2008 Club World Cup and become a veritable king of the world.

When Ferdinand lifted the trophy aloft, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

This is Manchester United's fifth trophy of the year.

Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Charity Shield, Club World Cup, Manchester United has become a veritable five-time champion! (To be continued.) )