Roma got two away goals in the first leg and did not give Manchester United a goal advantage, Roma's promotion form was very good, and after the first leg, many media outlets who were not optimistic about Roma also refocused on Roma, believing that Roma still have a chance to beat Manchester United and go further.

The Italian media naturally wants to see this.

This season's Champions League is a harvest season for Italian football, AC Milan and Juventus have won the first leg, while Inter Milan also played a 1:1 away from home, the three teams are in good shape, and Roma also played a 2:2, if Roma can beat Manchester United to advance to the quarterfinals, the Champions League quarterfinals Italian teams are likely to occupy half of the sky.

This cheered up the Italian media, who were naturally more focused on the game in Rome.

Many media analyze that it is not difficult for Rome to qualify, they only need to play 0:0 to eliminate Manchester United, but there are also more rational media who think that it is still difficult for Rome to qualify, just look at the first leg of the game, Rome is completely passive away from home, and it is difficult for them to take the initiative at home.

If you blindly defend, how can it be so easy to hold for 90 minutes?

Can we only count on Zhang Tiehan's 'miraculous' goal?

It's really up to God to only defend and win, but in terms of offense, in the face of a strong Manchester United, it is really difficult for Roma to play, if they play, the backfield is really full of holes, not to mention, this Manchester United, with the return of Van Nistelrooy, their offensive ability is stronger.

How this game is played is the key.

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Before the game, there was bad news about Roma, such as Del Vecchio's injury, which still has a great impact on Roma's strength, Del Vecchio may not be as important as Mancini and others in the club, but in the Champions League, his experience. His balance of defense and attack makes him a player that Drinel is sure to put on the pitch.

In the last game, Del Vecchio's table was also very good, and it was because of his defense in the first line that he caused a lot of problems for Manchester United's advancement, and Manchester United were unable to score more goals.

After the first round. Del Vecchio is also the only player in the Roma team with a lower rating than Zhang Tiehan, and his score is even higher than Totti's.

This is a situation that United would like to see......

Perhaps this is not right, even if Manchester United are happy, they will not say it, on the contrary, Ferguson also expressed regret before the game, and sent his best wishes to Delvicchio, wishing him a speedy recovery.

He should be sincere - Del Vecchio can't play in the game against Manchester United anyway, and it doesn't matter if he recovers quickly, so why not be a good person?

The above is Zhang Tiehan's malicious speculation.

But Ferguson did say quite a bit about it," ...... If it's a pity. I wish I could see him tomorrow, but it's obviously impossible......"

Apart from Alex Ferguson, the other United players did not discuss the topic either.

It's not a good behavior to always talk about the injury of the opposing player, which is more sensitive, and if you say something wrong, it will make the media seize the handle, and it is also easy to arouse the disgust of the other party. When they arrived at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, the other party was angry and excited. In the game, if you have some 'big moves', you will be injured by yourself.

So a sensible player will not take the initiative to provoke.

However, there are also players who are irrational, maybe he has always been like this, that is Zhang Tiehan, in the face of Manchester United coming to Rome to challenge, he is very landlordish and said, "Welcome them to Rome!" I'm sure they'll experience the passion for Roman football in Rome. ”

If you just listen to it, you will feel that Zhang Tiehan is very sincere. Looking at the smile on his face, he also felt sincere...... However, the reporters who know Zhang Tiehan very well still know that this guy is talking back.

Passion for Roma football?

It's the 'culture' of Roma football hooligans......

Rome is a city that has always produced football hooligans, whether it is Lazio or Roma, there are a large number of vicious people among the fans, and they even form large groups. Many of these groups are forbidden to watch the game, these football hooligans are really hooligans, sometimes because of conflicts with the opposing fans, they will even directly start fighting, and it is not strange to use knives to see blood, almost every year there are people who are injured because of watching football.

In short, in the city of Rome, football is the source of unrest.

It is conceivable that the arrival of Manchester United will be 'welcomed' by Roma fans, fortunately Roma's results this season are not bad, if Roma's results are worse, the 'turmoil' will come more violently, it is not so simple.

Zhang Tiehan naturally did not let the media reporters grab the handle, and he kept a smile on his face, as if he was sincerely welcoming Manchester United.

Some Manchester media reporters also think that Zhang Tiehan is very sincere, after all, Zhang Tiehan used to be a member of Manchester United, he has been at Manchester United for so long, and he is very familiar with many Manchester United players, and it is natural to welcome Manchester United.

Then they moved on to other topics.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo...... Anyone knows that Zhang Tiehan and C-Ronaldo have a bad relationship, so this has become a topic of public concern, and some media have asked Zhang Tiehan whether he will consider Manchester United in the summer, this kind of direct question is not uncommon in Rome, in fact, now Italians know that Roma will definitely sell players in the summer, Zhang Tiehan is also one of them, but Zhang Tiehan has never said which team he has a good impression of, nor has he ever expressed his attitude.

Zhang Tiehan linked the two and said directly, "As long as that Portuguese is at Manchester United, I will never go back." This answer also let everyone know how strict the contradiction between Zhang Tiehan and Cristiano Ronaldo is.

That's what Zhang Tiehan thinks.

He was not big-eyed, and he was very resentful, especially the contradiction with C-Ronaldo, it was because of C-Ronaldo that he left Manchester United, and the grudge with C-Ronaldo is inextricable, and he wants him to return to Manchester United and cooperate with C-Ronaldo? Don't even think about it, especially if he has a lot of options.

Next, the reporter asked a lot of questions about the game, and Zhang Tiehan's answer was ambiguous in this regard.

He doesn't like to say anything to the game, to the whole team, it's not something he's able to grasp, the only thing he can answer is, "I'll try." Fight for a win over Manchester United. "Anything else, it's not for him to decide.

This game is a do-or-die battle for both teams.

Roma want to move closer to the Champions League and at least cross the round of 16 threshold, something they haven't done in 20 years, and United are hoping to qualify, after all, Manchester United have been on a downward spiral since the 'treble' in '99'. Now they are being suppressed by Chelsea in the league and can only find a breakthrough in the Champions League.

The result of the first leg was not good for Manchester United, who had to win against Roma if they were to qualify, and it was a dangerous trip for them.

The Roman side was also dangerous.

Their situation is very good, but the gap in strength is also on the surface.

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The afternoon before the game, United flew to Rome and there was a large gathering of media at the airport, all of whom had come to cover the Reds.

"I regret the situation with Del Vecchio. But we won't be relentless in the game. Ferguson got off the plane and said this in an interview.

The rest of the United players were not interviewed.

They weren't in the mood to be interviewed, just look at the thousands of Roma fans outside the airport holding slogans abusive to Manchester United...... If you sum it up, every Manchester United player, the whole team of 18 generations is about to be greeted by Roma fans, not only that, on the way to the hotel, Manchester United's buses are moving very slowly, very slowly. It's like a snail, just because there are constantly Roma fans who 'sacrifice their lives' in front of the bus.

They shouted intimidation and all sorts of insults and insults. to deal with the arrival of Manchester United.

"Get out of Rome!" That's what Roma fans are saying.

Perhaps what they were thinking was to scare Manchester United out of the tournament and then Roma would be able to qualify...... Of course, this was just a fantasy, and soon the Roman police were in action. The behaviour of these fans was stopped, and a dozen or so fans were so radical that they didn't want to come out before the Roma and Manchester United game.

Despite this, the emotions of Manchester United's players have also been affected quite a bit.

There are also a lot of football hooligans in England. But in real comparison, they are more rogue gentlemen than Italian football, at least they will not use all kinds of 'indiscriminate' means to intimidate opponents, and in the afternoon, Roma fans even put fireworks in front of the bus and ignite them unscrupulously, which is really fatal if that situation is not good.

After that, Rome will not be interviewed.

They have to act like 'the behavior of the fans has nothing to do with the club of Rome', at least they will not be interviewed on this day, and they will not say anything about the behavior of the Roma fans.

But the smell of gunpowder for both teams has become stronger with the behavior of the fans.

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On this road trip, Fletcher did not come.

Roy Keane's comeback left Fletcher without a place, and he didn't even make the squad, which may have something to do with the fact that Fletcher was not very satisfied with Ferguson in the last round.

Zhang Tiehan and Fletcher talked about it on the phone.

Fletcher was very depressed and said that he had no place in the team, and Ferguson trusted the veteran more in midfield, so he gave him some opportunities in the league, Zhang Tiehan comforted him, and he could only comfort him...... In Zhang Tiehan's view, Ferguson's choice is not wrong, although Fletcher is his friend, but in terms of the game table, he really did not do well enough, in a team like Manchester United, not good enough means that there is no position.

For example, C-Ronaldo, even if it is an opponent and a sworn enemy, Zhang Tiehan has to give a thumbs up to his cousin, C-Ronaldo's cousin is really good, many of Manchester United's goals are related to him, and his impact on the side is very threatening to any opponent.

Of course, the media didn't care about Fletcher.

For the players who are not good, they don't have much to do with it, after all, this is the world of football, the winner of football is king, can win, can have a table xiàn to attract attention, at present, Fletcher's table is not enough to attract the attention of the media, if he is in a small team, maybe the media will pay attention, saying that he is a 'star of hope' or something, in a team like Manchester United, Fletcher can only drown in the halo of many stars. (To be continued......)