The results of this draw have excited countless fans.

The strong dialogue they were looking forward to had arrived from the beginning of the playoffs!

And for the big teams, they are not afraid of things.

The soldiers will block the water and come to the earth!

Simeone: "I'm looking forward to Cristiano Ronaldo's return to the Metropolitano and we'll give him a wonderful welcome!" ”

Jurgen Klopp: "We lost to Manchester United last season and this season we want to get everything back!" ”

Pep Guardiola: "Man City have what it takes to win the Champions League, the lads will surprise the world!" ”

Pochettino: "We are not afraid of any opponent, we are confident that we will go further!" ”

Ten Hag: "Ajax are aiming for the last four and we will fight for it! ”

Many giants have spoken boldly and built momentum in advance.

However, there was no interview with Mourinho.

Because Mourinho is not in Monaco at this time.

He has more important things to do than the Champions League knockout draw.

That's to lead the team to play in the Club World Cup!

The 2018 Club World Cup was played a few days ago.

However, as Champions League winners, Manchester United does not need to play in the first few games, and can play directly in the semi-finals.

Manchester United only need to warm up a few days in advance.

In the quarter-finals that have passed, AFC Champions League champion Kashima Antlers defeated Guadalajara 3-2 to advance to the semi-finals.

And their opponent is Manchester United, who is ready to attack.

On the evening of December 19.

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The semi-finals of the Club World Cup have officially begun.

Although Manchester United have been in a bad situation recently, they are still sure of playing an AFC Champions League title.

However, in the face of a strong Champions League champion, Kashima Antlers went all out and retreated from the opening game to stabilize the line.

Manchester United's successive onslaughts were fruitless, but they were almost knocked on the back of the net by two counter-attacks from their opponents.

It wasn't until the 44th minute of the first half that Manchester United finally got the goal.

Xia Xing sprinted with the ball again on the left side, shaking off two defenders in a row.

Facing an opponent from Japan, a certain blood in Xia Xing's body was stimulated.

In this game, his success rate was close to 100%!

What a horror this is!

At this moment, he broke through along the left flank again, sprinted quickly, and shot with his feet in the middle of the penalty area!

35 meters away from the goal, a burst shot straight into the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United scored first!

With a goal in hand, Mourinho on the side of the pitch is also down-to-earth.

In the second half, Yibian fought again, and Xia Xing once again contributed a pass and a shot to help the team score two more goals.

3 to 0!

Manchester United win!

Before the end of halftime, Kashima Antlers took advantage of a free kick opportunity and scored a goal in the chaos to save face.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Kashima Antlers 3-1 to qualify for the Club World Cup final.

This is expected by everyone, after all, how can the Champions League and AFC Champions League winners be of the same grade?

However, there are expected and there are unpopulars.

Another match was played at the same time, River Plate against Al Ain.

As the champion of the host UAE League, it is not easy for Al Ain to rush all the way to the semi-finals.

They won on penalties against New Zealand side Wellington in the play-offs.

A few days later, they beat Tunisia 3-0 in the quarter-finals.

In this game they came up with a fluid attack that was amazing.

And before the semi-finals began, everyone thought their miracle was over.

After all, the opponent in the semi-finals is River Plate, the champion of the Copa Libertadores, and Argentina's old powerhouse.

This River Plate team has a number of talented players.

Experienced veterans include veteran striker Prato, who has a strong resume in South America and Europe, and is also a legendary player who played for Boca and later captained River Plate.

Young talents are even more gathered.

There is Manchester City's talented 18-year-old striker Alvarez, and it is said that Manchester City's scouts are watching him one-on-one, and have reached a transfer agreement with him and his parents, and it is very likely that he will wear the blue moon shirt in Europe in the future.

There is 20-year-old young midfielder Palacios, who is said to be in talks with Bayer Leverkusen for a move and is very likely to join next season.

There is the 21-year-old defender Montiel, who is said to be close to several La Liga teams, and he is now quite sought-after in the context of the lack of defenders in Europe.

There is 22-year-old right-back Lucas Martinez, and a number of Serie A teams are talking about a transfer to him, with Fiorentina currently the most prominent.

and Juan Quintero, an attacker who stormed Porto and suffered Waterloo and temporarily returned to River Plate to find his form.

River Plate, with a lot of talent, should be able to win comfortably against the UAE side.

But the end result is jaw-dropping.

River Plate scored a goal and Al Ain equalised quickly, full of resilience.

The two sides played 2-2 in normal time and went to penalties again.

In the end, Al Ain was once again in a penalty shoot-out and won River Plate 5-4.

They won in an upset and qualified for the final of the Club World Cup!

This incident caused a sensation in the UAE!

They have made history!

The runner-up of the Club World Cup is the most eye-catching!

But that's not enough, they still want the championship!

Now the English media has begun to build momentum, and countless so-called insider stories about the Club World Cup final are flying all over the sky.

"The UAE has bribed the referees and is ready to create a justifiable victory and win the title!"

"The shady curtain of the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan may be repeated!"

"The UAE government is talking about the Glazer family, and they talk until late at night!"

Countless conspiracy theories have been widely circulated in the media, so that this game has attracted enough eyeballs before it has even been played.

The day before the final, there is a contest between the three and four finalists.

River Plate swept Kashima Antlers 4-0.

The Japanese were beaten defenseless in front of the talented hordes of River Plate.

River Plate seemed to be venting their frustration in their hearts in this game.

However, they have nothing to be dissatisfied with, after all, their semi-final defeat was caused by their own failure to grasp the opportunity, and Ain has no black whistle.

Evening of December 22.

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

It's the same venue again, and the whole Manchester United team is in full line.

Even Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial, who were abandoned by Mourinho, were on the team's bus at this time.

Even if Mourinho doesn't like them, they are part of the team and they can't be left out on this important title race.

Of course, the two could not be in the squad, but they entered the stadium with the team and then sat in the designated private room to watch the game.

The camera swiped over and there was no expression on the faces of the two.

I didn't even look in the direction of the pitch.

Maybe they don't care about the outcome of this game...... (End of chapter)