"Hi everyone, I'm Andy. Gray, welcome to the BBC Sports Channel in England as we broadcast the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 06/07 semi-finals live from Old Trafford. ”

Andy. Gray is in the media stand area at Old Trafford to comment. In England, Andy. Gray is considered by many fans to be a national treasure, and José of Spain is the commentator. Maria, Stephen of Germany. Simon is known as one of the three most famous mouths in Europe and is the ace commentator of BBC TV.

These three commentators can all be said to have their own characteristics, Andy. Gray is a professional footballer with a prominent football career and has won the title of best player in England's top flight, so his commentary is very professional and can always explain what happens on the pitch in simple words.

Stephen. Simon is a different type, he is very controversial and may be a spice, and for the stereotypical Germans, they prefer to be deflated when they are entertained, and they may even be delighted to hear this guy who always judges the future of the game with a very positive tone.

Spaniard Jose. Mary is different, and the reason why he is able to receive a huge annual salary of more than 5 million euros a year has something to do with his native Spanish.

Spanish itself is a very fast language, coincidentally Jose. Mary's commentary style is also very fast, and often when the audience sees something, he has already said it. It can always be maintained in a very rhythmic way, so that the audience can feel a kind of passion and excitement.

'We've got the starting line-up for both sides for this game.

"Manchester United have been very good in the past period and Qiao Wanxian has no intention of changing the team's main line-up. The goalkeeper is still Buffon, the backline is Ashley Cole, Lucio, Puyol and Lahm, the midfield is Ballack, Xavi and Pirlo, and the trident is Messi, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano. Ronaldo's combination. ”

'Manchester United's starting line-up is not a surprise, and the same is true for Manchester United.

'The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, and the backline is Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Brown and captain Gary. Neville, the midfield trio is Scholes, Carrick and Russ. Diarra. Up front, Arjen Robben, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Quaresma. ”

"The referee of this match was Roberto from Italy. Rossetti, after the bald referee Corina retired from football, the referee whose main profession is a doctor. It has gradually become the focus of the Italian Football Association.

"By the way, Roberto. Rossetti is trilingual in Italian, French and English, and usually works as the director of a hospital, but he seems to be a bit fierce. Don't hesitate when you play your cards. It gives the feeling of a cold-faced judge. ”

"Okay, the players of both teams are in Roberto. Rossetti led slowly into Old Trafford, and we saw a burst of enthusiastic cheers...... Hey? No, how did it turn into boos again? Ah, yes, Cristiano. Ronaldo came out and he was booed by the whole audience! ”

It is no surprise that Ronaldo was booed by Manchester United fans. Not only because of the psychological tactics, but also because of the Red Devils' mentality, Ronaldo fans are very unhappy.

When he played for Manchester United, his performance was mediocre. Didn't win a championship, this time he went back to Manchester United, it was like hanging up, did he not do his best when he played for Manchester United?

However, Ronaldo was very friendly, waving his hand to greet the fans in the stands, but the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked: "I'm sorry, boos are the biggest motivation for me to score!" ”

With the referee's whistle, Manchester United, who were playing away, were the first to get the kick-off.

Ibrahimovic played the ball to Messi, who quickly passed it back and quickly passed it to the back line after a midfield transition.

Manchester United started the game fiercely, rushing at the Barcelona back line as soon as they came up, putting on a full posture to use the opening kick-off to press down Barcelona, while Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robben quickly pressed into the backline, forcing Puyol to launch a long ball directly from the back.

The ball arrived in the front court, and was quickly grabbed by Ferdinand for the first point, and quickly passed back to Scholes in the midfield, ginger head quickly distributed to the right side, Robben took the ball, but Lahm behind him blocked him, stuck in the position in advance to cut off the pass that he had not stopped, and then passed back to Lucio.

Manchester United's entire formation was pressed very high, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robben both pressed Barcelona's backline, Quaresma was also waiting to start, the central defender had no choice, and once again made a long pass forward, but this time it was still Brown who pressed Ibrahimovic, and the header was pointed back to the midfield, and the ball was still controlled at the feet of Manchester United.

"Manchester United pressed fiercely after the opening, which is also the opening tactics that Ferguson has always insisted on." Andy. Gray explained Manchester United's big win over Arsenal, and it was on that basis that Ferguson relied on to win 4-1 away to Arsene Wenger's side.

"If Manchester United can take advantage of the home advantage in this game, with this momentum, there is still a good chance. I'm afraid that as the game deepens, Barcelona will slow down and control the rhythm and situation, then Manchester United will be very dangerous. ”

Andy. Gray is aimed at England fans, so his commentary style is clearly biased in favour of Manchester United.

The game went on for five minutes in a fast pace of back and forth, with United pressing fiercely and Barcelona looking a little out of the blue.

It's just that Ferguson's face didn't have the slightest smile, and he felt that something was not right, a team like Barcelona had too many times to face the opening attack, this time...... It seems a little too wolfy, is it pretending?

Turning his head to look at Qiao Wanxian, he found that he looked nervous, and Ferguson was relieved.

"The key question is, Manchester United must not give Barcelona a chance to breathe a sigh of relief!" Andy. Gray said.

That's how many home wins are, by snatching the initiative in the opening kick-off, and then putting the game into a rhythm that the opponent is very uncomfortable with, limiting the opponent's development. And then victory.

In the 6th minute, United finally played an attack. Diarra's midfielder linked up with the retreating Ruud van Nistelrooy. Cutting forward and getting the ball to the right, Robben finally seized a chance on the right and broke through with the ball quickly.

Ashley Cole followed Jovan's instructions and arrangements before the game, always paying attention to Robben, and seeing that he couldn't stop Robben from getting the ball, he went around to Robben's inside, forcing Robben to cut in.

Robben on the right if he can't cut inside. If he crosses from the bottom, the threat will be greatly reduced.

But Robben is Robben in the end, after squeezing out Ronaldo. Under the careful training of Ferguson, the strength has grown rapidly, and a sudden stop change of direction after an accelerated sprint on the right flank has turned the bottom into an inside cut at the edge of the penalty area, while blocking Ashley Cole with his body. Got the initiative of the indication.

Arjen Robben cut inside along the line of the penalty area from the right. Lucio had to come out as he was about to reach the top of the arc, and Ballack was quick to get over to complete the pack, but Robben played a through ball into the box between the two and saw Ruud van Nistelrooy cut diagonally behind Lucio from just outside the box.

Puyol clings to Ruud van Nistelrooy, forcing Ruud van Nistelrooy to catch the ball with his body, and then unable to make contact with Quaresma, who is sitting unguarded. Forcing Ruud van Nistelrooy to hit the ball himself or cross to the right side of the penalty area. Wait for Gary. Neville's plugged in and reorganized.

The king of the penalty area eventually opted to shoot, and Puyol had already anticipated it, blocking the angle of Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot, making it almost as if Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot had hit Buffon's arms.

Despite failing to score, United's attacking wave won the cheers of all the fans at Old Trafford.

Qiao Wanxian immediately walked into the command area and made adjustments to the players on the field.

First of all, Ashley Cole, Qiao Wanxian asked him to follow Robben and pay attention to blocking the inside route, and then Barak, Qiao Wanxian asked him to pay more attention to the protection of the front line of the big penalty area.

"Joe Cannon took the lead in making adjustments, and he obviously noticed that Manchester United's attack in this game was very fierce, a bit unexpected, just now Robben cut inside and passed into the penalty area after getting rid of Ashley Cole on the right side, which is indeed beautiful." Andy. Gray said happily.

The Manchester United fans at the scene were also cheering happily and cheering for the home team.

After the first threat, United also seemed to play with confidence and continued to insist on pressing tactics in midfield, but it was not long before Qiao Wanxian noticed a very strict problem with United.

"Hey, what did you find?" Jowan turned his head sideways and looked at Klopp, who was standing with him.

Klopp nodded: "Their formation is too long!" ”

The players in front of United were almost close to Barcelona's defence, roughly at the edge of the penalty area, while the players behind were in their own half, which meant that there was a big gap between the front line and the backline, and their midfield was not very good at interception.

Thinking of this, Qiao Wan walked to the sidelines, waved his hand to Messi and Ronaldo in front, and signaled them to retreat a little, just let Ibrahimovic be at the front, and Messi and Ronaldo both retracted.

When Barcelona retracted both Ronaldo and Messi, it was a bit similar to showing weakness, since your attack is so strong, I will retreat to defend you, so when the two players retreat, Manchester United's fullbacks will naturally press up.

At left-back, Ferguson had two options, one was Heinze, who was relatively stronger defensively, and Patrice Evra, who was relatively sharper in attack.

In this game, Ferguson discharged Evra as the starter, which also seemed to indicate a signal, after seeing Messi retreating, Evra almost instinctively pressed forward to support Robben in front.

Ballack fell on the edge of the penalty area, the German captain was physical, active running and covering, excellent ability to fight for money, and after his combing and interception, United would not have too many chances to threaten the goal.

But Manchester United's offensive is still very fierce, and there is a lot of idea and intention to swallow Barcelona in one bite.

This puts a heavy pressure and burden on Ballack and the backline.

From the point of view of the shape, Barcelona seems to be in jeopardy.

In one of the boxes at Old Trafford, many former Manchester United stars and English football legends were watching the game nervously, clearly full of attention to a game that went straight to the climax from the start.

Fortunately, judging from the current shape, Barcelona is not as strong as the legend, at least on the field, Manchester United has always had the upper hand.

As everyone knows, the insidious Joe cannon is brewing a storm coming. (To be continued......)