host must win

Chapter 166 Reaching the Champions League Final

On the court, when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Manchester United substitute players who were waiting on the sidelines rushed onto the court collectively to celebrate with their teammates.

Ferguson tidied up his clothes, turned around and walked towards Juventus coach Lippi, offering to extend his hand to him.

Lippi, who missed the final, still maintained an excellent demeanor. He congratulated Ferguson with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, the last goal is very exciting, I have nothing to say..."

After shaking hands with Ferguson, he spread his hands and shook his head with a wry smile. Yin Jun's goal was indeed perfect and beyond reproach.With Buffon intercepting in front and Tudor chasing after him, he got rid of both of them at the same time with only one stop and successfully broke the game. Even the well-informed Silver Fox Lippi rarely can To see such a beautiful goal.

If he wasn't the head coach of Juventus, when Yin Jun scored a goal, he must have raised his hands and cheered for the goal.

After Ferguson expressed his gratitude to Lippi, he did not continue to chat with the other party, but turned and ran onto the court.At this time, he was no longer as calm as before, and ran with open arms, just like those young people, plunged headlong into the celebrating Manchester United players.

Being able to reach the Champions League final is also a rare experience for Ferguson, and it is a very important thing.

He has been a football coach for almost 29 years, and has coached Manchester United for 17 years, during which time he won numerous championships.But there is only one Champions League champion, even if it reaches the Champions League final, it is only the second time now.

At this time, Yin Jun, who helped the team win the game, has been pinned down by many teammates and cannot move.

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There was a picture of Yin Jun being pressed on the turf of the Alpine Stadium by his teammates on the TV broadcast and the big screen at the scene. He Wei said with emotion: "Yin Jun is really popular in Manchester United!"

Huang Qiangqiang next to him said with a smile: "Football is a sport that relies on performance and strength. Although Yin Jun is young, he has already shown the ability of a world-class star. It is Manchester United who can win the Premier League and eliminate Juventus today. He played a big role in reaching the Champions League final, and his teammates naturally like him."

He Wei nodded and said: "Yes, Yin Jun's performance this season is really impeccable. Originally, when he joined Manchester United, many people thought that it was difficult for him to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, and it was difficult for him to compete against the Premier League. The strongest and most intense Premier League foothold, after all, he is too young. However, Yin Jun used his outstanding performance to tell the world that everyone underestimated him!"

"It only took Yin Jun three games from missing a game in the first month of joining Manchester United, to securing Manchester United's main position, and even squeezing Beckham to the bench!"

"And now, after one season, Yin Jun has played 27 times in the Premier League, 12 times in the Champions League, 5 times in the League Cup, 1 time in the FA Cup, a total of 45 times, but he scored 34 goals and 29 assists. , directly created 63 goals for Manchester United, which even surpassed Ruud van Nistelrooy, who set the single-season scoring record for Manchester United in the Premier League era."

"With such an outstanding performance, it's no wonder that Yin Jun beat Ruud van Nistelrooy, Scholes and others in the selection of the best in the Manchester United team, and was elected Manchester United's player of the season!"

Huang Jianqiang also said: "Yin Jun's growth rate is indeed beyond everyone's expectations. But he is such a person, a person who keeps creating miracles and keeps records as companions."

"Last summer, when Yin Jun was selected into the Korea-Japan World Cup squad, it was also full of controversy and suspicion, but Yin Jun fought back all the criticisms with a World Cup silver boot and the outstanding performance of being selected as the best team in the World Cup. "

"In the summer transfer window last year, when Manchester United brought Yin Jun to Old Trafford for £1000 million, many people also thought that Manchester United's signings were worthless. But, I think Now no one will question this transfer anymore, they will only say that Ferguson has a good eye and has made a lot of money. After all, for a giant team like Manchester United, spending 1000 million pounds to bring the team a single season Making players who score more than 60 goals is simply too cost-effective!"

"Two weeks later, in the early morning of May 5, let us meet at Old Trafford and look forward to Yin Jun's outstanding performance!"

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With Yin Jun's goal at the last minute of regular time, Manchester United beat Juventus and successfully entered the Champions League final at Old Trafford two weeks later.

With Manchester United's promotion, they are also favored by all parties and can win the third Champions League trophy in team history this season.

In history, Manchester United has entered the Champions League final twice and won the championship twice.In the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United is one of the only teams among the 2 teams that have won the championship twice, with a 10% probability of winning.

In addition to Manchester United, another team is also an English team, and that is the magical Nottingham Forest!

The other eight teams that have won the championship twice have a record of losing in the Champions League final.

Furthermore, the venue of the Champions League final is Old Trafford. Although Manchester United will not enjoy the home court treatment in the Champions League final, Manchester United players must still have more opportunities to play in this familiar stadium. Advantage.

Of course, for the two teams, there are star-studded European top lineups. Manchester United has Ruud van Nistelrooy, Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, Roy Keane, Ferdinand, Butters, etc. AC Milan also has a dream lineup such as Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Rui Costa, Seedorf, Gattuso, Maldini, Nesta, Dida.

In terms of lineup, AC Milan's paper strength is slightly stronger than Manchester United, but football games are not purely based on paper strength.The Rossoneri, who have a brilliant record in the Champions League, have visited Old Trafford twice in history, but they have lost two games.

However, from another level, AC Milan can also be called the nemesis of Manchester United, because the Rossoneri had the last laugh in the previous two seasons between the two sides.

The first was the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in the 1957-1958 season. The Red Devils just suffered the Munich air crash. Although they beat AC Milan 2:1 at home, they lost 0:4 away in the second round. They stopped in the UEFA Champions League for two consecutive years. Final Four.

The second time was 11 years later in the 1968-1969 season, when the two sides met again in the semi-finals.The Red Devils, who just reached the top of Europe a season ago, naturally aim to defend the Champions League this time.However, when they beat their opponents 1:0 at home, they lost again on the road and lost 0:2, missing the final.

Today, the two sides are about to usher in the fifth match in history. Will Manchester United continue to defend the honor of winning at home, or will AC Milan break the fate of not being able to win at Old Trafford?

(End of this chapter)