host must win

Chapter 214 Massacre and Unpopularity

On the evening of September 9, the 16-2003 season of the UEFA Champions League officially started.Eight games from Group E to Group H kick off this evening

Manchester United ushered in Panathinaikos of the Greek Super League at home.

Since this is the first group match, Ferguson hoped to have a good start, so Manchester United did their best.

As a Chinese, he pays more attention to a good start, so Yin Jun performed extremely hard from the very beginning of the game, but it was not Yin Jun who opened the scoring for Manchester United today, but Sylvester.

Only 13 minutes into the game, Phil Neville made a low shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area, Nicopolidis saved the baseline, Giggs took a corner kick from the right, Yin Jun's active pulling in front of the goal interfered with the goalkeeper, Sylvester blocked the ball, and then volleyed in the air 4 meters in front of the goal, opening the scoring account for Manchester United.

However, Yin Jun ushered in his first Champions League goal of the season in the next 1 minutes.Ruud van Nistelrooy made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, Giggs knocked back, and Yin Jun shot into the lower left corner with his left foot 16 meters in front of the goal.

Only 14 minutes into the game, the score on the field has become 2:0. The Old Trafford stadium is completely crazy, and the Red Devils fans seem to have seen another big victory.The Greek giant Panathinaikos, who was a guest at the Dream Theater, was directly stunned.

They knew that Manchester United was strong, but they didn't expect Manchester United to be so strong.

Panathinaikos, who were two goals behind, had no idea of ​​​​attacking at all, they just wanted to stop conceding the ball.So in the next game, Panathinaikos guarded against death, while Manchester United patiently waited for the opportunity.

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Facing the frenzied attack of Manchester United, Panathinaikos' iron barrel formation lasted less than 20 minutes before declaring its defeat again.

In the 33rd minute, Giggs made a low pass from the left side of the penalty area. Solskjaer, who followed up at the front post, pushed with his left foot 9 meters in front of the goal. The goalkeeper Nicopolidis took the ball and let it go.

3:0!Panathinaikos has completely collapsed!
In the 40th minute, Manchester United threw the ball into the sideline, O'Shea kicked the ball from the left, Yin Jun outflanked the front post to fight for the landing point, jumped 8 meters in front of the goal and headed into the far corner, staged a brace second degree.

4:0, Manchester United only used half the game to completely seal the victory.Before the end of the first half, Ferguson had already started to train new players. New aid Berlyon ushered in his debut after joining Manchester United, replacing striker Solskjaer.

At the beginning of the second half, Panathinaikos replaced 2 players, and the goalkeeper Nikopolidis, who had no self-confidence, was also replaced.

However, this did not change the situation on the field. Panathinaikos was hit not only by the goalkeeper, but also by the low morale of others.

Seeing that Panathinaikos has completely lost the will to resist, coupled with the fact that Manchester United will usher in a strong dialogue with Arsenal on the weekend, Ferguson used up all three substitutions in the 57th minute. New aid Jay Mba replaced Yin Jun, and Fletcher replaced O'Shea.

In the 83rd minute, Gary Neville made a cross from the right. Giggs missed the ball before the point. The ball passed through the crowd of defenders. Jemba pushed with his left foot 4 meters in front of the goal. The first goal of the game.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Panathinaikos 5-0 at home with Yin Jun's brace and Sylvester, Solskjaer and Djemba's goals.

Ruud van Nistelrooy had nothing to achieve in the Champions League Golden Boot last season, which became the only accident in this game.

At the same time, Stuttgart lost 1:2 away to Rangers Glasgow, ending the record of not conceding a goal in the new season.

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In Group G, which started on the same day, Chelsea also won the away game with a score of 1:0, won Sparta Prague, and ushered in a good start in the Champions League.

However, in the four group matches of Group A-D held on the second night, a big upset was exposed: in the Group B match, Inter Milan beat Arsenal 3-0 away.

As a top European team, Inter Milan's win over Arsenal is not an upset.However, if the score is 3:0, and it is still away, this is beyond everyone's expectations!

In the first half, Kroos, Van der Meyde and Martins all scored wonderful goals, Toldo saved Henry's penalty, and before the end, Caron, who came off the bench, also hit the post.

At Highbury Stadium, Arsenal can be said to have lost completely!
Yin Jun was also a little confused about this result.Because in his memory, Arsenal this season is very strong.Not to mention, in the Premier League, they have created a record of unbeaten championships. This is the first time in the history of England's top league more than 100 years!
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Arsenal have been in excellent form since losing to Manchester United on penalties in the Community Shield. They have won four consecutive league victories, winning Everton, Middlesbrough, Aspen Dunville and Manchester City.

However, the FIFA virus has had a huge impact on Arsenal.After the end of the national team game, Arsenal was first in the Premier League and was tied 1:1 by Portsmouth at home. This is already a big upset in the fifth round of the Premier League.

However, compared to the home defeat in the Champions League, the draw by Portsmouth is nothing.

What is especially hard for Arsenal fans to accept is that Inter Milan's victory was achieved in the absence of several main players, and Vieri, the core of the Nerazzurri, did not play.

This disastrous defeat made Arsenal fans very pessimistic about the upcoming weekend's battle with Manchester United.

Originally, after the start of the season, Arsenal won consecutive victories, kept pace with Manchester United, and took advantage of Manchester United's participation in the UEFA Super Cup to steal the top spot in the Premier League, which made Arsenal fans very happy.

However, after the international match day, Arsenal fell into a slump inexplicably. At the same time, Manchester United continued their previous good form, even better than before the international match day: they first beat Charle 4-0 in the away game Dayton ushered in four consecutive victories in the Premier League, and then slaughtered the Greek Super League giants Panathinaikos 5-0 in the Champions League within a week.

In particular, Manchester United's two major strikers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Yin Jun have shown excellent form since the start of the new season.

Yin Jun, the best young player of the PFA last season, has scored 4 Premier League goals for Manchester United since the start of the new season, and these 4 goals are still in the case that he only participated in 2 league rounds.In the Champions League, Yin Jun also scored twice.

Although Van Nistelrooy's state is not as good as Yin Jun's, it is not much worse, scoring 4 goals in 4 rounds of the Premier League.

(End of this chapter)