host must win

Chapter 152 Good things come in pairs
While Manchester United defeated Real Madrid to enter the semi-finals, Real Madrid also defeated Manchester United 3:2 at the San Siro Stadium, thereby eliminating their opponents with a total score of 3:2 in the two rounds and entering the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

Since then, this season's Champions League final four seats have all been released, Serie A has become the big winner, the Milan duo and Juventus have entered the top three in the north, and Manchester United, as the only Premier League seedling, appears in the top four.After La Liga and Ligue [-], it became the third league to be completely wiped out.

According to the lottery rules of this season, Manchester United's opponents in the semi-finals are the Serie A class bullies, the Bianconeri Juventus, and the Milan duo in the semi-finals. derby.

For Manchester United, the future schedule remains difficult.Even if they double-killed Juventus during the second stage of the group stage, and eliminated Juventus in the semi-finals four years ago to enter the Champions League final of the year and finally won the Triple Crown, but for In the UEFA Champions League, any game is a new beginning, and past experience can hardly serve as a reference.

Moreover, even if Manchester United defeated Juventus, they would face the winner of the Milan duo in the final.Today's Milan duo are not the Milan "Double Bears" who experienced the blow of "Telephone Gate" ten years later and fell into a trough. They are all one of the most powerful giants in world football today.

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Manchester United broke into the semi-finals of the Champions League, and major media in the UK focused on the game.Although Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick, and Beckham, who scored twice as a substitute, became the focus of everyone's attention. However, Yin Jun, who also scored twice and sent an assist, was not less attracted by major European media. focus on.

In fact, in the two-round series, Yin Juncai was the number one contributor to Manchester United's final promotion.Yin Jun, who scored 3 goals and also sent 1 assist in the two rounds, directly participated in half of Manchester United's 8 goals!
"The Times" wrote: "This season's Premier League and Champions League are undoubtedly Yin Jun's season! This young Chinese player has shown amazing strength in both arenas, and he is fully capable Beat Henry and be named the PFA Player of the Year this season. Even, if he keeps his current form, he may win the European Ballon d'Or at the end of the year!"

"Manchester Evening News" said in the comments after the game: "Although Manchester United encountered a nightmare start in the game, they performed very tenaciously after conceding the ball. It was equalized after 12 minutes."

"This goal completely changed the game, and then Yin Jun used a kick in front of the goal and a precise shot. Manchester United surpassed the total score. Although Ronaldo scored the third goal later, Manchester United was once again forced into the elimination It was a desperate situation, but it also laid the foundation for the reversal of the game after Beckham came on the field and scored two goals in a row."

"The Sun" also spoke highly of Manchester United's performance in this game: "Ferguson's team attacked bravely, attacked boldly, and played their own traditional style. The game was very tense, and both teams showed amazing performances. The strength and the pace of the game have always been relatively fast, both sides played unconservatively, but in the end Yin Jun's one pass and two shots helped Manchester United eliminate Real Madrid!"

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Manchester United's mouthpiece newspaper "The Guardian" even made a special page for Yin Jun with the title "Where is his limit?"In this page, in addition to praising Yin Jun's performance in this game and his outstanding performance in the UEFA Champions League this season, many football professionals are also invited to comment on Yin Jun.

England star Lineker said: "Yin Jun's playing style is very mature and stable. What kind of surprises will it bring us?"

Manchester United star Sir Charlton said: "Yin's performance in this game, and even this season's performance, is absolutely phenomenal. Last summer, when Alex (Ferguson) decided to spend 10 million pounds to When Yin was brought to Old Trafford, I expressed doubts about this decision. But now I have to say that Alex’s decision is too wise. The value of Yin cannot be judged by his age and the statistics he has obtained. Measured, even the goals and assists he scored are good enough for any player."

The "Guardian" also specifically interviewed Cantona, the former Manchester United captain who has retired.The Manchester United star said: "I believe that we are witnessing the birth of a great player, he will surprise us all, and he will achieve results that everyone will look up to."

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On the weekend, the Premier League ushered in the 36th round of the game.Arsenal, who took the lead to play, suffered a heavy blow at the Reebok Stadium. They were tied 2:2 by the Kuaima.

As a result, after Arsenal played 35 league games, they were 35 points behind Manchester United, which also played 2 league games, and the championship situation fell into a comprehensive passive situation.

In this game, Bolton played very tenaciously at home. It can be said that they used 120% of their strength. They did not hesitate to use killing tactics and receive red and yellow cards in defense.

Arsenal's three substitutions in this game were all used on injured players. Lauren, Sigan and Ljungberg were all substituted due to injuries. This made Wen, who originally hoped to use tactical substitutions to reverse the game Grid also had to leave Bergkamp on the bench, which eventually led to the situation on the court getting out of control.

The biggest loss for Arsenal in this game is the defense. Lauren and Sigan are both off the field, and Campbell will be suspended for the next 4 games. How Wenger plays cards in the defense is a head-scratching problem. .And Ljungberg scored consecutive goals in the same period last year to help Arsenal confirm the great cause of the double crown. He was injured again, which also put a big question mark on his dream of scoring in the FA Cup final for three consecutive years.

Vieira's injury has not healed yet, and Ljungberg is missing in the midfield. Wenger's midfielder has been divided into two. How to reorganize the midfield and make it work effectively in a short period of time is really up to the Frenchman A difficult problem ahead.

After the game, there were many conspiracy theories in the British media, and some tabloids even swore that Manchester United secretly set up high bonuses for Arsenal's next opponents, while Ferguson gave Bolton a bonus before the game. Coach Allardyce called.

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