Football King Bale

It is equivalent to Bell who is still cautious, and the old man is a rare high-profile one.

After the previous four UEFA Champions League knockout games as a guest in Germany with a record of 1 draw and 3 losses, Manchester United finally overcame the problem with an overwhelming advantage in the Veltins Arena and eliminated the defending champion Inter Milan in two rounds. Erke 04, almost one foot into the final new Wembley, coach Ferguson smiled from the sidelines and walked to the microphone in the interview area.

"The players are savoring the game and I think we will be at the top. There was a fantastic atmosphere at the Veltins-Arena tonight, but it never brought our players to their knees, they were always focused on their game, Showed the confidence to win and the trust in each other. I'm really happy for the performance of the players, every single one of them played really well tonight."

"Our concentration, urgency and passing speed were excellent, absolutely top notch. We had fewer chances in the second half but were more threatening, even though Pea Hernandez's goal was blown offside. But it tells the players that they can beat the opposing goalkeeper."

Schalke 04 goalkeeper Neuer's performance was miraculous. Ferguson couldn't help but praise a few words after the game. He said to reporters: "He is very good. I know he may go to Bayern Munich. His performance is what I have seen. The best opposing goalkeeper in a Manchester United game. The first half scene reminded me of the 1997 semi-final with Dortmund, but we obviously have more experience than in 1997. Of course, Giggs scored in the end, and then It's Rooney, it's a fantastic result!"

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Giggs' goal in this field is indeed a remarkable result, because he has created a new record.

At the age of 37 and 148 days, Inzaghi's record for the oldest goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League created when he faced Real Madrid in the group stage only lasted 174 days before being broken by Ryan Giggs at the Veltins Arena.

When Raul took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Giggs at the end of the game, the two legends with the most appearances in the Champions League also created a moving scene. In the fourth dialogue between the two, the Welsh veteran finally scored, and at the same time gave Raul a taste of defeat.

Today's Ryan Giggs, every appearance means a new record, and the Schalke 04 match is no exception. His 125th UEFA Champions League game came second after Raul, and his 141 European club games made Giggs surpass Carragher to become the No. 1 British player.

Manchester United's advantage in the first half of the game was so great that people once had the illusion that the Veltins Arena was Old Trafford or even the Carrington training base. One of the reasons was the strong control of the Red Devils' midfield.

The data can reflect some things most objectively. According to the running distance announced by UEFA, Bale, Carrick and Giggs are the three players with the most running distance in the Manchester United team. Among them, Giggs ran the most. The running distance was 11.21 kilometers, second only to Bell who ran as high as 14.13 kilometers!

Of course, you can't compare a 38-year-old guy with a 22-year-old guy who's cheating. But the idea of ​​running out of opportunities is true. In the first half, Giggs received a pass from Vidic on the right side of the penalty area and tested Neuer with a header shot. Giggs got another single-handed chance before halftime. , Unfortunately, the ball was bravely rescued by Neuer again.

The British media joked: Neuer 0:0 Manchester United at halftime. the first 45 minutes,

It's hard not to praise the Schalke goalkeeper, but it's also a torment for Manchester United and even British fans to gain power and not score.

At the beginning of the second half, this situation continued, and Giggs's right-footed shot after a series of beautiful spikes in the opening game was even more embarrassing.

However, the anxiety turned into joy in an instant in the 67th minute, and it was veteran Ryan Giggs who sowed the seeds of happiness!

At that time, after receiving Bell's through ball, the Welshman quickly stepped in to form a single goal. When facing the amazing Neuer again, Giggs calmly pushed the bottom right corner of the goal with his left foot and scored!

This is the 159th goal Giggs has scored for the club in the first team of Manchester United for 20 years. Among them, 28 goals in the Champions League are second only to Ruud van Nistelrooy.

In this way, Giggs and Raul have become players who have scored goals in the Champions League for 15 seasons. Coincidentally, Giggs' last Champions League goal was also scored against a Bundesliga club. Last season's group stage Manchester United's home reversal against Wolfsburg was the key equalizer scored by the Welsh veteran.

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However, after the game, the best player in the game was not the old devil Giggs, nor Rooney, but Bale.

Although Bell failed to score a goal in this field, he sent two assists. If it weren't for his two excellent passes, it would be difficult for Manchester United to achieve such a complete victory.

In fact, if it wasn't for Xiaopea's shot being ruled offside, Bell would have scored a hat-trick of assists in this game.

In this game, Bell was not placed in the full-back position by Ferguson like most of the games this season, but unexpectedly placed him in the attacking midfielder position, side by side with Carrick to control the rhythm of Manchester United.

Although he was placed in the front midfielder position, Bell's range of activities covered the entire court throughout the game. And it is this kind of continuous running in a wide range that has produced his terrifying running data of more than 14 kilometers.

In fact, according to statistics, as long as Bell played the entire game this season, no running distance was less than 13 kilometers. He can be called the number one running maniac in world football today. Of course, the basis of all this comes from the possession time attached to the experience card in the ball saint system, which makes Bell run almost unreservedly throughout the court.

It was Bell's continuous running throughout the game that allowed Manchester United to show a strong desire and ability to attack from the beginning of the game, and it also made Schalke 04 really feel Manchester United, which reached the final twice in the previous three seasons its great strength.

Rooney and Bale's first two shots were extremely lethal. If it weren't for Neuer's brave performance, Manchester United might be able to rewrite the score to 3:0 in the first 20 minutes.

Manchester United fans said: "In the past 20 minutes, our passing was like quicksilver. Neuer was brilliant and really impressed. Manchester United wasted too many opportunities."

In fact, in the first 45 minutes, Manchester United created countless opportunities, but it is a pity that they still could not open Neuer's ten fingers. "Daily Mirror" simply wrote in the report: "It is necessary for Manchester United to formulate a tactic for how to knock on the door guarded by Neuer."

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a classic Champions League away game that Manchester United has rarely played in recent years. The only thing that was lacking at the time was scoring.

Then, once the second half started, Bale was quick to open things up for United with his runs and passes.

The data is the most objective. Looking at the technical statistics of the two sides after the game, it is not difficult to understand why the Red Devils achieved an overwhelming victory. 21 to 9 shots, 14 to 5 shots on target, 8 to 3 corner kicks, 70% to 30% possession...

Even when Manchester United swept Bursaspor in the group stage, they never got such a big advantage. Schalke's proud record of five consecutive home wins in the Champions League before 04 became so vulnerable in front of the Red Devils.

High ball possession rate, many shots, and great advantages were originally the characteristic labels of Barcelona, ​​but now Manchester United suddenly showed their "unique" side in the semi-finals.

After sending out two assists again, Bell's assists in the Champions League have reached 6, continuing to lead the Champions League assists list.

So far, Bell has scored 13 goals in the Champions League, assisted 6 times, and made a penalty. It can be said that he alone helped Manchester United create 20 goals, and the total goals scored by Manchester United in the Champions League this season There are only 24 of them!

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Manchester United, who successfully returned from Germany, soon ushered in a very crucial game in the Premier League: an away game against the Gunners Arsenal.

Arsenal have been very unsatisfactory recently. After being eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League, they lost consecutively in the FA Cup and the league. This season is doomed to lose all four players early this season.

In particular, Manchester United won the league 7 rounds ahead of schedule, which made Arsenal let out their last breath. Their performance in the Premier League became more and more unbearable. They were tied 1:1 by Liverpool at home and lost 1:2 away. At the foot of Bolton.

Therefore, before the battle with Manchester United, Arsenal had been overtaken by Chelsea in the Premier League standings and dropped to third place in the league.

They are even in danger of being overtaken by Manchester City behind them at any time, because they are only 3 points ahead of Blue Moon.

However, for the upcoming game against Manchester United, the Arsenal people have a reason to fight hard.

Facing the Red Devils who want to win the undefeated season, the Gunners naturally don't want this glory to be shared by Manchester United.

Before this year, when it came to the unbeaten Premier League title, people would only think of Arsenal. But if Manchester United achieves such a thing again this season, then in the future, the honor of the Gunners will not be the only one.

As for the Premier League, the Gunners are helpless. After all, another team that has won the championship unbeaten in a season has set this record before them.

Although Manchester United will face the blue team Chelsea in the future, Arsenal does not want to put the hope of blocking the Red Devils on their rivals in the same city, even though the opponents will also have reasons to prevent Manchester United from breaking the record of the Premier League era created by them.

Moreover, once Manchester United achieves an unbeaten championship this season, the points will definitely far surpass Arsenal that year. At the beginning, the Gunners' record throughout the season was only 26 wins and 12 draws, and they scored 90 points. But now the Red Devils have won 28 wins, 6 draws and 90 points in 34 rounds.

It is also undefeated to win the championship, and the one with better results is obviously more likely to attract attention.

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