Old trafford.

Manchester United and Juventus started together.

The coaches of both teams stood on the sidelines with serious expressions.

Allegri enters Juventus again, not to mention anything else, the Champions League is considered to have reached the bottom limit, but to say that Juventus's pursuit is only the Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals, it is definitely not worthy of the status of giants.

After reaching the quarter-finals, he was drawn to defending champions Manchester United, which is considered a sign in Allegri's opinion.

Carrick is much more mature mentally.

After the extremely dangerous Atletico Madrid level, he is now really fearless of any opponent.

Juventus?

The giants of Serie A, at the European level, can barely be regarded as a top team.

The Red Devils fans created a terrifying cheer at home.

Their mindset is much more relaxed.

In the eyes of Red Devils fans, there are no more than three teams that can compete with Manchester United for the Champions League title, and there is clearly no Juventus among them.

"Good evening, spectators, and welcome to the first leg of this season's Champions League 14-14 finals, when defending champions Manchester United take on Serie A giants Juventus at Old Trafford.

Today, both Fleet Street and the Italian media are looking forward to this contest with the theme of Cristiano Ronaldo against his old club.

As we all know, Ronaldo has not been able to lead Juventus to victory in the Champions League in his three years at Juventus.

After Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United, the Italian media also repeatedly mentioned that he did not make a positive contribution during his time at Juventus.

Right and wrong don't matter anymore today.

Cristiano Ronaldo himself said yesterday that he would not defend himself, all he cared about was talking directly to Juventus today and that he wanted to win the game.

It was his best comeback as a player.

But I think in this series of public hype, people may have overlooked the man who really played a decisive role in the game.

Okay, now let's look at the starting lineups for both teams.

Manchester United started 433.

Goalkeeper: David De Gea.

Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Maguire, Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw.

Midfielders: Pogba, B Fee, Fred.

Forwards: Marcus Rashford, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ye Yifeng.

Juventus started the same 433.

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Danilo, Bonucci, De Ligt, Sandro.

Midfielders: Bentancur, Locatelli, Rabiot.

Forwards: Bernardeschi, Morata, Chiesa.

Juventus have a lot of talent up front, and Dybala could be used as a surprise by Allegri when he is on the bench.

The pre-kick-off ceremony has been carried out, and now let's enjoy the Champions League quarter-finals together! ”

Juventus kicked off first, and United were cautious from the start of the game.

Italian teams are considered to be more unusual in European football.

Without actually playing each other, you can't tell for sure if your opponent will defend with a chain defence, or if they will fly with wings wide or on one side, or if they will attack with an unconventional aggression like Atalanta.

So there's nothing wrong with defending one-handedness.

Manchester United as a whole is biased towards stability, but the president is clearly aggressive in the front court.

His pressing moves are not out of line, but his aggressive running and pressing the opponent has brought good results.

Rashford and Ye Yifeng naturally have to keep up, otherwise the president's efforts will be in vain.

Juventus were forced to pick up speed and launch a fast attack, and Locatelli, who is known as the final piece of the puzzle for the Juventus champion, played the ball diagonally to the left side of the front from the back of the centre circle.

Chiesa Jr. took the opportunity to dribble and cut inside, but Pogba pulled the ball at his feet and changed direction, which looked like something was something.

When Fei returned to defend in time to press, Chiesa Jr. went straight into the box.

Alvaro Morata ran diagonally into the left flank of the penalty area and was blocked by Maguire, who then crossed the ball back to try to find Chiesa Jr., only for Fred to break the ball down the right flank.

Diogo Dalot had the ball and United went on the attack.

Juventus formation is quickly recalled.

Manchester United's first wave of attacking organization is still seeking stability.

After the midfielder fell to his feet, Luke Shaw came up and sent the ball straight to the left side of midfield.

Ye Yifeng dribbled on the ball for nearly 10 yards, and after encountering Danilo and Bentancur, who came from the defense, he sent a diagonal pass.

The old supergiant took the initiative to receive the ball in the center and rushed into the penalty area to face Bonucci.

After stepping on a bicycle in front of the opponent and shaking it, he plucked the ball and cut it horizontally and shot with his foot.

Bonucci decisively stretched out his leg to intercept the ball.

thought that a wave of offensive was over, but B Fei was forced by Rabiot to knock the ball back with his heel after controlling the ball in the middle of the frontcourt.

Pogba rushed forward to stop the ball and adjusted it to send the ball to the right side of the box with a long diagonal pass.

Marcus Rashford cut inside to force full-back Sandro back inside and then flicked the ball down to cross the ball in front of the line.

When Cristiano Ronaldo hit the goalkeeper to grab the point, Bonucci and De Ligt attacked at the same time, and Bonucci had a collision interference action in the air when competing for the high ball.

De Ligt clears the ball.

The old supergiant fell weightlessly under the collision of Bonucci.

Naturally, the referee did not blow the whistle.

And Bonucci lowered his head and began to spray the old supergiant fake fall.

Cristiano Ronaldo stood up and looked at Bonucci calmly, the opponent's aggressive appearance was obvious, and it was obvious that he would try to avoid being attacked by Ronaldo Juventus today.

The old supergiant retreats, defends.

Didn't confront Bonucci or protest to the referee.

Juventus's offensive firepower in the front court seems to be very average, and it is also a luxury for the Serie A team to have explosive output in terms of firepower.

Bernardeschi received a pass from Rabiot on the right and dribbled forward 10 yards, and Luke Shaw's defensive options combined with the voluntarily connected Morata to the wall, before cutting down the middle to deliver a diagonal pass to the ground.

Chiesan Jr. cut into the middle of the penalty area and rushed into the box.

Turning the ball in front of Varane is a one-on-one if it was in the past.

Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire managed to keep him off in close defence.

Although the blasting was unsuccessful.

But Chiesa's type is really a very scarce player in Italian football right now.

Sometimes the stats don't look good, and it's not hard work that can bring the rewards, but the advantage of a striker is that he can fail countless times, and he can finish the opponent after only one success.

Chiesa's hard-hitting drive is more unusual than too many strikers dodging and kicking.

In the early years, Ye Yifeng was also of this type, especially after the hanging, he took the ball and worked hard.

These years are less.

The main reason is that the opponent is too tightly blocked, no matter whether he will work hard or not, the opponent will be strictly defended, if you do it hard at this time, the benefit is not as good as forming a diversion effect to improve the overall offensive threat and efficiency.

With the Champions League in the quarter-finals, it is clear that Manchester United's emphasis on defending has increased.

Reflected in Pogba, the magnitude of B Fee's retreat and the decisiveness of the ball at the back.

Won't risk playing with fire.

The old superstar is very active up front, and Manchester United's team-mates are willing to play for him.

Mainly, it looks like he did run out of the air.

It's just that Juventus' defence won't give him a great chance.

De Ligt, Bonucci, and Bentancur took turns to force and intercept the old supergiant.

Manchester United played a lively attack, but the president did not seem to be able to draw his sword in front of his old club and swing that fatal blow.

It seems that Juventus' defense is not a big problem.

But Allegri felt that something was wrong with the trend of the game from the sidelines, and he was faintly uneasy.

Did Manchester United revolve around Cristiano Ronaldo as the core?

Obviously not!

In the 13th minute of the game, Chiesa Jr. successfully blasted Dalot on the left, and Pogba, who was in the position, rushed and brought down the opponent when he intercepted from outside the box.

The referee showed Pogba a yellow card.

Juventus fans applauded, and in the stalemate, it seemed that Chiesa was the flashpoint in their attacking line, able to tear a gap in United's defence.

Juventus' set-piece attack failed to threaten.

United regrouped and launched a fast attack on the front line again.

Fei and Pogba played the ball forward in midfield and then crossed diagonally to the left side of the field.

Ye Yifeng knocked the ball back with his heel in front of his old rival Danilo.

Bernardeschi was about to break the ball, but Luke Shaw touched the ball first and dribbled inward, pinned down Bentancur and crossed the ball back to the middle, and Fernandes shifted the attack to the right.

Marcus Rashford cut inside and crossed diagonally to the right in front of the box.

When Cristiano Ronaldo stopped the ball at the penalty spot, Leonardo Bonucci and De Ligt intercepted him in front of him.

Seeing De Ligt stealing, Bonucci made up for the interception, Ronaldo pulled the ball behind him with his left foot, and knocked the ball to the left with his right foot from behind.

He was very confident when he got out on the ball.

Looking at the game today, it was really difficult for him to pose a threat to the Juventus goal.

But that doesn't mean Manchester United don't have a chance.

The man with the most firepower in this team must be waiting for the opportunity to move, ready to deal the heaviest blow to Juventus!

In the face of the old club, the old supergiant has the determination to put the other party to death, and is willing to be a green leaf for the big demon king? !

As long as, the Great Demon King will blow up the Bianconeri!

After Cristiano Ronaldo's pass, Bonucci immediately turned around to block the line on the left side of the penalty area.

But when he looked away, he was greeted by a picture that drove him into despair!

Ye Yifeng rushed to kill inward!

Greet the ball without making adjustments and hit the goal directly!

The ball flew straight to the top right corner of the goal like a cannonball!

Szczesny's flying save didn't help at all!

Soccer ball hangs in the dead end!

Old Trafford is boiling!

Allegra was embarrassed.

He knew that once the most threatening man appeared in front of the door, he would definitely kill him when he saw blood and sealed his throat!

But the Juventus defense line cared too much about the old supergiant, and as a result, the big demon king easily took the lead.

obviously dislikes him with his mouth.

But in actual combat, it is impossible to let him shoot with his feet in the penalty area.

Shooting skills with more than 800 goals in an official match are no joke!

Ye Yifeng's goal was indeed very easy, passing, running, cutting, and shooting.

Virtually undisturbed.

After he broke the goal, he smiled at the old supergiant, and when the other party came, the two put their arms around each other's shoulders and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate together!

Manchester United 1:0 Juventus!