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Chapter 452 Four Crowns!

"This is the most memorable European Super Cup ever. The importance of life is interpreted in the game." After the game, UEFA's official website commented on the 33rd European Super Cup.

Indeed, this special game has been endowed with more meaning - about commemoration, about life, about being strong.

The flags on the sidelines of the Louis II Stadium in Monaco were half-hung in the air, which was lowered at half-mast in mourning. A touch of sadness and tenderness ran through the game.
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In the tunnel, the Manchester United players hugged every Sevilla player around them, and all they said was, 'Puerta is with us. '

Fans hung banners and flags with Puerta's name and face all over the stands - not just Sevilla fans, but also Manchester United fans.

When the players of both sides entered the field, the name of the player who was first shouted was not any of the 22 players in the starting lineup, but the DJ on the scene shouted 'Antonio——', and then everyone in the audience shouted loudly Out' - Puerta! '

Before the game, the audience stood up and observed a minute of silence for Puerta.The players of both sides standing in the middle circle have black gauze around their arms, and Puerta's name is printed under the numbers on the back of the jerseys of both players.

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Li Rui subconsciously looked at the black veil on his arm, and he didn't feel very good. This was the first time since he started playing professional football that he was very indifferent to the outcome of the game, just as Ferguson said in the team media before the match , The outcome of this game is not important anymore, I hope the two teams can play a wonderful game, maybe Puerta will watch it in heaven.The words of the Scottish old man also touched the Spanish fans very much.

This is Sevilla's first game after losing Puerta. Obviously, the Sevilla who turned grief into strength would like to give a goal to his lost teammate.

After the opening, the two sides competed fiercely, but Sevilla, who attacked from the start, quickly took advantage of the field and frequently created dangers in front of Manchester United's goal.

Sevilla's goal soon came true. In the 15th minute, Fabiano's shot was stretched out of the bottom line by Vidic, and Sevilla's corner kick.

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The corner kick is taken, Fabiano jumps in the penalty area and grabs the header before Ferdinand. After the football is saved by Van der Sar, Renato heads the goal. After bouncing on the ground, it rolled into the goal, 1:0.

After the goal, the Sevilla players hugged each other and pointed their fingers at the sky. The teammates who accompanied him day and night used this method to comfort Puerta's spirit in heaven.
At this moment, all the Sevilla fans once again chanted Puerta's name in unison, dedicating this goal to him.

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"The action of the Sevilla player is to dedicate this goal to Puerta in heaven. In the 2003 Confederations Cup final, Henry also made the same action after scoring a goal to comfort Cameroon who died unfortunately. Player Vivian? Fo. Puerta, did you see that? You will always be the No.12 player in Sevilla." The Spanish commentator became the commentary of this game with a touch of sadness. A touching memory of the everlasting classic of the game.

At this time, Manchester United fans did not boo Sevilla's goal, and Manchester United players did not protest because Sevilla players 'celebrated overtime'.

Li Rui watched the Sevilla players celebrate the goal with his hands on his hips, and he clearly saw two tears of Renato who scored the goal.For some reason, Li Rui also felt panicked in his heart at this moment.

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In the 33rd minute of the game, Li Rui scored his first European goal of the new season.

Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough with the ball caused confusion in Sevilla's defense, and then faced with Alves' attack, Ronaldo scored the ball beautifully and passed the football to the no-man's land in the middle of the penalty area. Rooney inserted it in time. The little fat man didn't stop the ball and shot directly. His shot was so powerful that Sevilla goalkeeper Palop dropped the ball.

Just when the Sevilla fans rejoiced that the team escaped, a red shadow appeared in front of the football, and with a slight push against the empty goal, the football rolled into the goal.At this time, everyone saw the number 10 behind this person. It was Li Rui who seized this opportunity with the keen sense of a shooter.

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The Sevilla defender thought that Li Rui was offside, and stood there with his hands up to signal the referee, and didn't even defend the ball. However, this was indeed a mistake in their judgment.The slow-motion replay shows that when Li Rui shot, he was indeed behind the entire back line, but at the moment Rooney shot, Li Rui was parallel to the back line, so the ball was not offside.

After the goal, Li Rui did not run to celebrate as usual, but stood quietly in the court, pulled out the hem of his jersey, and pointed his hands behind Puerta's name.

Sevilla fans also applauded Li Rui's move.Even if the applause was dedicated to Li Rui's act of kindness, it was also dedicated to the forever young Puerta in heaven.

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Manchester United's go-ahead goal appeared in the 71st minute of the game.

This was originally an offensive opportunity for Sevilla. After Fabiano received a pass from his striker partner Kanoute, he volleyed directly. Van der Sar reacted very quickly and threw Fabia down. Nuo's shot, he pressed the football firmly under his body, and did not give the opponent's other players a chance to make up shots.

Van der Sar got up and threw the football in his hand to Hargreaves who came back to meet him. The England international had just returned from injury in this game. Hargreaves turned around after receiving the football.Get ready for the long pass.But as soon as he turned around, he was pushed down by Navas.

Hargreaves got up quickly and launched a fast attack. The football flew from the top of Navas to the frontcourt. Li Rui leaned against Alves who was defending him. He stretched out his right foot to cushion the falling football. , The football flew into the penalty area from the top of Alves' head, and the little fat Rooney inserted it knowingly. Before the football landed, he volleyed directly. Lope couldn't help it.

2: 1!

Manchester United overtook the score.

After the goal, Rooney just hugged Li Rui, who assisted him, and didn't celebrate the goal much.Although today's game is for the championship, there is only one theme for all of them, and that is Puerta in Paradise.

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In the 77th minute of the game, Li Rui was replaced by Carrick.

Li Rui trotted to the sidelines and hugged Carrick, then he took off his jersey and held the part with Puerta's name printed on it to the Sevilla fans.

It was his second tribute to Puerta this game, and the Sevilla fans applauded in gratitude, chanting 'Puerta is with us all! ! '! !

The commentator at the scene was also moved by Li Rui's behavior. To be precise, he was moved by the faint sadness expressed in this game.

"Li Rui is not only good at football, but also has a good character. I will vote for him in the selection of the World Footballer of the Year." A commentator said.

Li Rui didn't think so much, and he didn't mean to show off, he did it from the heart.

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最终2006-2007赛季欧洲冠军联赛冠军曼联队在摩纳哥路易二世球场2:1逆转战胜了2006-2007赛季欧洲联盟杯冠军塞维利亚，捧起了欧洲超级杯的冠军，这也是曼联队在2007年获得的第5座冠军奖杯。

The post-match awards ceremony was very simple. There were no fireworks, no confetti, no celebration, and no one even raised the European Super Cup trophy above their heads. Manchester United players accepted the honor calmly and silently.This is destined to be a game that will not be forgotten, because life has the greatest respect at this moment.The fans have not dispersed for a long time, the applause and singing echoed over the Louis II Stadium, all of which are dedicated to the 'five crowns' Manchester United, to the strong Sevilla, and to watching this game in heaven Puerta.

Li Rui, who passed and shot in this game, was the best player in the European Super Cup. As soon as the game ended, he was surrounded by media reporters. Some reporters asked him to talk about his feeling of winning the championship. Li Rui pointed to his jersey Puerta's name on the back said, "This game, there is only one best player!"

The reporters who were going to ask a lot of questions wisely did not continue to ask. Yes, there is only one best player in this game, and his name is Antonio Puerta.

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Before the European Super Cup, UEFA also conducted the draw ceremony for the European Champions Cup group stage of the 2007-2008 season. The final grouping situation is as follows:

Group A: Liverpool, Porto, Marseille, Besiktas.

Group B: Chelsea, Valencia, Schalke 04, Rosenborg.

Group C: Real Madrid, Werder Bremen, Lazio, Olympiacos.

Group D: AC Milan, Benfica, Celtic, Shakhtar Donetsk.

Group E: Barcelona, ​​Lyon, Stuttgart, Rangers.

Group F: Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Dynamo Kiev.

Group G: Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow, Fenerbahce.

Group H: Arsenal, Sevilla/AEK Athens, Steaua Bucharest, Slavia Prague.

At that time, when they learned about the grouping situation, the Manchester United players including Li Rui all looked strange. If you say that there is no unspoken rule in the group draw, you would believe it. No, how could Manchester United and Roma be divided so coincidentally? A group?In the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, Manchester United slaughtered Rome 7:1 at Old Trafford, but the Romans were ashamed and humiliated. I believe that this time they will meet Manchester United again in the group stage. The two rounds of matches between Manchester United and Rome will definitely attract a lot of attention.

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Monaco is indeed a beautiful country, where the sea is blue and the sky is blue, and there are always all kinds of luxury yachts parked in the port. Only the real rich are eligible to enjoy it.

What is a real rich man?Let's put it this way, although Li Rui has already stepped into the threshold of a top player, but if he wants to own a luxury yacht, he will have to struggle for at least ten years.

Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has a medium-sized luxury yacht, which is said to be worth 1 million U.S. dollars. Last season, Abramovich promised that if Chelsea could win the 'Triple Crown', he would invite all Chelsea The Manchester United team held a day and night party on their private luxury yacht to celebrate. Unfortunately, Manchester United won the 'Triple Crown' in the end, and Chelsea players missed the chance to have a cool time on the owner's yacht.

However, the day after the game with Sevilla, to celebrate Manchester United winning the UEFA Super Cup, having won five titles in 2007, United's American owner George Glazer rented a A luxurious yacht, invited the whole team to board the yacht, and held a luxurious party, which was also to celebrate Manchester United's big victory at last season's UEFA Champions League awards ceremony before the Super Cup.

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At the awards ceremony, Manchester United won almost all the awards for last season's UEFA Champions League.

2006-2007 UEFA Champions League——

Best goalkeeper: Van der Sar;
Best Defender: Nesta, this is the only award that does not belong to Manchester United players.

Best midfielder: Cristiano Ronaldo;

Top scorer: Li Rui;

The best player is also Li Rui. This is also the award for Li Rui to win the top scorer and best player of the UEFA Champions League for two consecutive seasons. He also became the second best player in the UEFA Champions League after Basten. star.

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Back in Manchester, Manchester United will welcome their fifth-round opponent, Sunderland, at Old Trafford. The match against the newly promoted team has suddenly attracted the attention of the whole of England. Lan's head coach is a man named Roy Keane!
On September 9st, Keane will return to Old Trafford after a lapse of one and a half years. The difference is that this Manchester United captain who is as famous as Cantona in the history of Manchester United is no longer wearing Manchester United. Instead of wearing a red jersey, he was wearing a straight suit, shiny leather shoes, and a dark red tie with a tie clip with the Sunderland team logo on it. He looked like a young head coach .

At the press conference before the game, the reporters who saw Manchester in this outfit couldn't help sighing, seeing Keane like this always felt weird, yeah, after all, at Old Trafford The German stadium, this man named Roy Keane has an indelible mark here!
And before the pre-match press conference, the moment when Keane, who was wearing a neat suit and a tie clip with the Sunderland team logo pinned to his tie, hugged Manchester United coach Ferguson also became a classic moment. For a moment, no one would say how Keane was kicked out of Manchester United. All the grievances in the past have passed. From this moment, people mentioned Roy Keane. The identity of this Irish man is first and foremost a football coach .

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Speaking of it, Keane did a pretty good job as the head coach of Sunderland, and it can even be described as a miracle. At the end of the halfway season of last season, Sunderland was at the top of the English Champions League standings It is the bottom one. The first task before Sunderland is to avoid relegation and prevent the team from falling into the abyss of the English League One. At this time, Sunderland chairman Quinn invited Keane, a rookie coach, to coach Sunderland, in fact, this does not mean 'a dead horse as a living horse doctor'.

Unexpectedly, after taking charge of Sunderland, Keane first used his relationship with Manchester United to loan a number of young players from Manchester United, and then relied on his personal charm and impressive coaching skills. The No. [-] Sunderland became the No. [-] positive number. Not only did they succeed in relegation, but they also won the qualification for the Premier League next season in one fell swoop.

The English media also dubbed it the 'Roy Keane Miracle'.After Sunderland was upgraded, the English media began to look forward to Roy Keane leading the Sunderland team to Old Trafford as the head coach of Sunderland.

After the schedule of the 2007-2008 English Premier League came out, the tickets for Manchester United's home game against Sunderland in the fifth round of the league were sold out all of a sudden, and Manchester United fans couldn't wait to see the old captain wear it. The 'heroic' standing on the sidelines coaching in a suit and tie.

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The first round of the league --

Sunderland 1:0 Tottenham Hotspur; Manchester United 0:1 Reading;

The second round of the league——

Birmingham 2:2 Sunderland, Manchester United 1:1 Portsmouth;

The third round of the league——

Wigan 3:0 Sunderland, Manchester City 1:0 Manchester United;

The fourth round of the league——

Sunderland 0:2 Liverpool, Manchester United 1:0 Tottenham Hotspur;

Uh, before the game, after the "Sun" laboriously listed the results of Sunderland and Manchester United in the first four rounds of the league, they 'come' to the conclusion that both Manchester United and Sunderland won One draw and two losses accumulated 4 points, ranking outside the top 10.

"The Sun" even said in a sarcasm, "Excluding the goal difference factor, Sunderland's current results are completely comparable to the 'five crowns' Manchester United. If Roy Keane can lead Sunderland in the old If the Trafford Stadium takes away a victory, he will create a miracle, that is, lead the newly promoted team to step down a team with a 'five crowns' after 5 rounds of the league, and what is interesting is that this The name of the 'five crown' team is called Manchester United, and the name of the newly promoted Sunderland's head coach is Roy Keane—”

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Li Rui is also reading this "The Sun", but he is very dismissive of the sensational reports of "The Sun". The Sun was not bought by Li Rui, it was owned by Little Fatty Rooney, so Li Rui would not buy The Sun.

Li Rui looked at the results of the first four rounds of Sunderland and Manchester United listed on the "Sun", and suddenly discovered something very interesting. He said to Rooney, "Wayne, have you noticed that we Both Sunderland and Sunderland have only won one game, and with the same team."

Wayne Rooney glanced at it, but it wasn't a big deal. The teams won by Manchester United and Sunderland were Tottenham Hotspur. I have to say that Tottenham Hotspur is really cute.

However, Li Rui and Rooney only chatted for a few words, both of them felt bored. After all, the league has gone through 4 rounds, and the team has one win, one draw and two losses. They only accumulated 4 points, which is the same as the results of newly promoted horses. It is really embarrassing what.

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In addition to Roy Keane's collision with the old coach Ferguson as a coach, there is another thing that attracts attention in this Manchester United home game against Sunderland, that is, this game will be Sunderland. A farewell battle for Skja, the 'babyface' who has played for Manchester United for 11 years has announced his retirement a few days ago, and he will bid farewell to Manchester United fans and Old Trafford before the end of this game .

It was on the afternoon of August 2007, 8, before Manchester United set off to Monaco to prepare for the UEFA Super Cup, at a special press conference held by Manchester United, the 28-year-old Norwegian striker Solskjaer officially announced his retirement.

Solskjaer flew from Norway to Manchester that morning to attend the press conference, where he announced: "I would like to thank the manager, the coaches and the medical team and the fans who have supported me over the years. Great to have been my motivation during my injury. Proud to have played for Manchester United for 11 years and I have made some very special memories. I will always remember every minute of it at Old Trafford!"

Ferguson also said emotionally at the time: "It is always a sad day to end a career. For Solskjaer, he left 11 good years. He has achieved all the achievements a player can hope for. He has contributed to the club. Extraordinary, has been a model for a professional player and will hopefully be a very good coach."

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According to Manchester United's official website, if Manchester United can win the game against Sunderland early, Solskjaer will play a symbolic few minutes. The last minutes in the Manchester United shirt!

In this regard, Solskjaer said that whether he can play or not, Manchester United's red will always be in his heart.However, everyone understands that Solskjaer is so eager to play a few minutes, this will be his last memory at Old Trafford! !
And Li Rui, as a player representative, also stood up and spoke, "We will try our best to help Ole realize this little wish!"

how to helpOf course it was a goal. Solskjaer would have the chance to play only if Manchester United established the victory early.

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