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Chapter 329 Advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions Cup!

April [-]st, April Fool's Day, Manchester, Old Trafford, Manchester United's home game against Bolton.

In the 11th minute of the game, Bolton's Israeli defender Ben Haim sent a beautiful long pass from the backcourt. Bolton striker Diouf ferried the ball to Davies on the run. The goal is about 25 meters away and the foot is shot.

The field at Old Trafford after the rain was slippery, and the football soaked in rain was drawn very fast. The football flew into the net from the upper right corner of the goal like a shell, and Van der Sar didn't even have time to make a move. reaction.

1:0, Bolton's away game took the lead at Old Trafford.

The more than 4000 Bolton fans who came with the team to Manchester's away game in the stands cheered and were happy for the team's lead over the mighty Manchester United. They sang songs made up by memory in the stands——

'Oh la la, oh la la, our Davies, he can shoot missiles!He's our scud! '

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However, Bolton's excitement did not last long. Two minutes later, Manchester United equalized the score. After Fletcher intercepted the ball in midfield, he passed the ball to Scholes. Long-range shot, Bolton goalkeeper Yeskeleinin pounced, followed by Cassano half-turned and volleyed the football into the net.

1: 1!

After the goal, Cassano was extremely excited. He rushed to the sidelines, first waved his arms vigorously at the fans in the stands, and then winked at Ferguson on the coach's bench.

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The reporters who saw this scene almost broke their glasses all over the floor. After Cassano broke the 'driving speeding' incident, everyone was waiting to see the joke of Manchester United. You know, Cassano is not What a good bird, this guy once scolded Capello, kicked Spalletti with a football, and almost punched Roma captain Totti... In a word, this is a bad guy, everyone wants to see it Watch the squabble story between the Scotch old man and the bad boy Barry under the rampage.

However, no one thought that in this game, Ferguson would let Cassano start, and the bad boy Barry also scored a goal, and even made a fuss about Ferguson winking, as if there was no quarrel between the two.

Could it be that the old Scottish man knows magic?Can subdue all devil kids?
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The commentator at the scene was full of praise for Cassano's goal, thinking that the Italian got the true pass of Philip Inzaghi's goal grabbing!
While the Fleet Street elite in the press box were still feeling emotional, Manchester United scored again.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled continuously. He first dribbled past Speed, and then after breaking through Ben Haim, he was pulled down by O'Brien who was chasing all the way back. The referee awarded a free kick and directed towards Aub Ryan is shown the yellow card.

Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick hit the wall and bounced back. After getting the ball, Bolton midfielder Nolan made a mistake in his busy schedule. When he passed back to the goalkeeper, he handed the ball directly to Li Rui. Of course Li Rui Not wasting this opportunity, he smashed the ball, swayed to Yeskeleinin who had made a hasty attack, and pushed the football into the empty goal.

2: 1!

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There was thunderous cheers at Old Trafford, and the announcer almost yelled, "In 15 minutes of the game, Manchester United scored, and it was RUI who scored the goal—"

"—LI!!!!" All the fans raised their arms high and shouted eagerly.

Li Rui was very happy and relaxed after scoring the goal. He came to the sidelines and saluted the main stand, which detonated the Old Trafford stadium.

"WOWOWWO... this is Lee's moment, he has conquered the discerning Manchester United fans in just one season, he is now a fan favorite, look, he is so happy, I don't think there is any possibility that Manchester United will Losing their number 10! What a ball! Thanks to Nolan, he is a good guy, but his assist was sent in the wrong direction!"

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In the 36th minute of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly kicked a long shot about 35 meters away from the goal. Poor Bolton goalkeeper Yeskeleinen tried his best to jump up, but he still couldn't stop the football network access.

3: 1!

This day is April Fool's Day, and it seems that Bolton was unlucky. Three minutes later, Li Rui received a through ball from Park Ji-sung and hit it with his heel. But Cassano threw himself down.

The referee showed a yellow card to the ashen-faced Yeskeleinin and awarded a penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo is Manchester United's first penalty shooter. Manchester United's No. 7 pushes in the middle, and Yeskeleinin pounces on the right and scores the goal.

4: 1!

The Old Trafford stadium was once again thundering with cheers. Before halftime, Manchester United basically secured the victory of the game.

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In the case of a big lead, in order to save energy for the Champions League match against AC Milan at home in the middle of next week, Ferguson replaced the teenager Giuseppe Rossi when the game reached the stoppage time of the first half. Get off Li Rui.

In the stands of Old Trafford, tens of thousands of fans stood up and applauded Li Rui. This is not only to thank Li Rui for his performance in this game, but also to thank the young man for his contribution to the team this season. , although the season is not over yet, Manchester United is still 4 points away from the top Chelsea in the league and is expected to reach the semi-finals in the Champions League. The fans are quite satisfied.

And Li Rui leads the Champions League scorer list, and still maintains the pressure on Drogba, who is the top scorer in the league. This young man is the key to Manchester United's outstanding performance this season!!
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Li Rui and Giuseppe Rossi hugged on the sidelines, and then applauded to the stands. On the main stand of Old Trafford, a big No. 10 jersey seemed to be shining in the afternoon sun. Li Rui is also in a good mood.

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The second half had just begun when O'Shea replaced Cristiano Ronaldo.

The massacre continues!

In the 61st minute of the game, Manchester United got a free kick. Fletcher took the free kick. In the penalty area, Evra jumped with a header. The football was saved by Bolton goalkeeper Yeskeleinin After a while, Bolton defender Faye hit the net, an own goal!
5:1! !
In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 7:1!

A header from Brown, who came on as a substitute for Vidic, and a long shot from Heinze, who seldom scored, put an end to this massacre!
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"On April Fool's Day, the Manchester United team seems to have won the Mark Six lottery. 7 goals were scored by 5 people (including an own goal). The Manchester United team is in good shape now!" In a nutshell!
In one of the pictures in this report in The Times, on the Manchester United bench, watching the team win, the old Scot's smile is like a blooming chrysanthemum.

In an interview with the "Daily Mirror" after the game, Bolton's goalkeeper Jeske Leining described the game as 'a nightmare from which he could not wake up' and said, 'I hate April Fool's Day'!
It is conceivable what a terrible nightmare this game was for the poor goalkeeper.

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On April [-]rd, a rare sunny day in Manchester, Carrington Training Base.

This is public training time, and media reporters are allowed to conduct interviews and shoots. Manchester United players are training under the leadership of assistant coach Queiroz, while head coach Ferguson is interviewing reporters on the sidelines.

Tomorrow is the second round of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester United and AC Milan. Many media and fans are very concerned. If Manchester United can finally eliminate Milan and enter the semi-finals, there will be two teams in the Premier League. In the semi-finals, in the first round of the quarter-finals, Arsenal played 2-0 Juventus away, and they have already entered the semi-finals with one foot.

And Manchester United drew with AC Milan 3:3 in the away game, and the English media are generally very optimistic about Manchester United's promotion performance.

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However, what surprised the media was that the Scottish old man was extremely cautious, and when the reporter suggested that Manchester United's opponent in the semi-finals was likely to be Barcelona's "Dream Team" with Ronaldinho, Ferguson immediately shut up the reporter, saying that he would only consider a quarter of the match with AC Milan now.

Seeing that the reporter was deflated, the other reporters had no choice but to obediently ask questions about tomorrow's game against AC Milan. However, Ferguson did not cooperate very well.

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"Excuse me, Coach Ferguson, do you have anything to say about tomorrow's game against AC Milan?"

"The game is to be played, not to be won by talking about it."

"You mean, Manchester United's goal is to win? How do you plan to win this game?" The reporter immediately grasped the meaning of the old Scottish man's words.

Ferguson glanced at the reporter, and then replied with a look of disdain: "The goal of the game is to win the game. What is it? How to win? Have you ever seen someone who won without attacking?"

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What exactly happened here?The reporters all looked at each other in blank dismay. Recently, with the comeback of Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Rui, Manchester United performed well. When Ferguson was interviewed by the media, his attitude was still good. 3:3 made the second round of the game very favorable. Who would have thought that the old Scottish man's temper was like the weather in February, and it would change as soon as he said it.

"What a nasty bumpkin..." a deflated reporter muttered bitterly.

Some reporters wanted to ask questions, but Ferguson clapped his hands: "The time for public interviews has arrived, and the team is about to train. Please cooperate and leave quickly..." He said, making a gesture of invitation, and then turned around Ignoring those stunned reporters, I went straight to the training ground.

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The media still wanted to ask a few more questions, but the old Scottish man made up his mind not to cooperate today. He simply ignored the loud questions behind him, and the Manchester United staff at the Carrington training base also came to chase the reporters away .

"That old bastard!"

"Isn't he afraid of dealing with our uncrowned king like this?" A young-looking reporter said angrily.

An experienced reporter next to him glanced at the rookie next to him with great interest, and clicked his tongue twice, "It's not a day or two for that Scottish bumpkin to treat the media like this. It's been more than ten years...boy, newcomer That's right. Ferguson has already said everything he wants to say, so why don't you care about his attitude."

"What did you say?" The rookie reporter was a little confused.

The old bird looked at the word 'apprentice' on the rookie reporter's badge, perhaps lamenting his lost youth, and decided to help the elm-like rookie, "What did he say? Stupid, didn't he say Do you want to win? Isn’t it that Manchester United is confident to win the game against AC Milan and advance to the semi-finals? It also said to attack, this is what Manchester United wants to play offensive football at home...”

The rookie trainee reporter suddenly realized, and hurriedly thanked the senior for his guidance. After realizing it, he was also very happy. He knew how to write the report. .

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Everyone was deceived by Ferguson's statement. One day later, at Old Trafford, Manchester United, who were playing at home, showed a counterattack posture at the beginning of the game. flag.

Moreover, Manchester United's offensive efficiency is quite high. In the 15th minute of the game, Heinze made a long pass from the left. After getting the ball, Cristiano Ronaldo padded his chest and was about to break through. Knocked down, however, the football was taken by Scholes, the offense was favorable, Manchester United continued to attack, Scholes passed the ball to Li Rui, Li Rui took two steps, and faced Nesta's upper grab, Suddenly a through ball was sent out, and Rooney, who successfully reversed offside, got the chance of a single-handed ball, and scored the football with a low shot.

1: 0!

Manchester United took the lead. In this case, if AC Milan wants to score, they must score at least two goals without conceding a goal. This is not an easy task.

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After taking the lead, everyone found that Manchester United adopted a defensive posture and played a defensive counterattack safely, which made AC Milan, who was eager to score, uncomfortable and helpless.When attacking, AC Milan must always be careful of Manchester United's counterattack. Whether it is Rooney, Li Rui, or Cristiano Ronaldo, the three are very threatening.

During the intermission, the score on the big screen at Old Trafford, Manchester United 1:0 AC Milan, the total score, Manchester United 4:3 AC Milan!

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In the stands of Old Trafford, Manchester United fans were already singing and dancing to celebrate. In less than 10 minutes, Manchester United entered the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

The game has gone on to 81 minutes, and the score on the field is still Manchester United 1:0 AC Milan!

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"Don't give up! The game is not over yet!" Inzaghi shouted while the football went out of bounds.He swung his arm vigorously, and now, Inzaghi's mind is only scoring.

The No. 9 shooter of AC Milan did not start this game. After he came off the bench in 60 minutes, he showed an unusual effort. He was like a wild wolf desperate for blood. Run, ask for the ball, shoot! !
It's no wonder Milan fans like Inzaghi so much. The Italian striker's desire to score goals and the spirit of not giving up until the last moment really deserve the applause of every fan!

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Li Rui looked at Inzaghi's back and felt a sense of respect in his heart. This is why he considered Inzaghi to be the most threatening player in AC Milan. A striker with such infinite fighting spirit will always be the most terrifying Yes, Li Rui also reminded himself in his heart that he should work hard like Inzaghi and never give up until the last moment!

Objectively speaking, Li Rui's performance in today's game can only be said to be average, without the kind of all-powerful away game at San Siro.However, Li Rui's assist to Rooney at the beginning of the game was priceless, which directly changed the course of the game!

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Inzaghi's efforts paid off when he scored the equalizer just before stoppage time.

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar almost watched Inzaghi's shot without any action. He didn't have time to make a move to catch the ball. Van der Sar never thought that Inzaghi could keep shooting in that situation. , and still shoot in.

Even the Manchester United fans in the stands are in awe of AC Milan's No. 9 spirit of not giving up.

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After scoring the goal, Inzaghi did not celebrate. He ran into the goal, picked up the football on the ground, held it in his arms, turned and ran towards the center circle.

Although the total score is 4:4, Manchester United has three away goals. AC Milan must score another goal if they want not to be eliminated.

Inzaghi ran towards the middle circle and shouted to cheer up his teammates. He was fighting for time. The time to fight might only be 1 minute, but he still had to fight for it.

Don't give up until the last minute!

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Inzaghi's efforts did not win a miracle for AC Milan.

When the 3-minute stoppage time came, the Swiss referee Basel blew the whistle for the end of the game——
曼联1:1AC米兰，两回合总比分4:4！曼联队凭借客场进球数多，淘汰了拥有舍普琴科、马尔蒂尼、内斯塔、卡卡、西多夫、因扎吉、皮尔洛、加图索这帮2003年冠军杯冠军球员的AC米兰队————

Reached the semi-finals!
Other sessions of the game also ended, and Manchester United's opponent in the semi-finals will be Barcelona's 'Dream Team' with Ronaldinho!
A duel between Mars and Earth!
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