Football King Bale

This game is the second collision between Barcelona and Manchester United after the Wembley Champions League final on May 28. It is also the second time in the pre-season North American tour after the August 2003 Lincoln Financial Stadium in the United States. Eight years ago, Manchester United 3 :1 defeated Barcelona, ​​the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals, the Red Devils and Barcelona each won a Champions League trophy.

As the match between the two most powerful teams in the world today, it naturally attracted the attention of the whole world, even if it was just a warm-up match. On the day of the game, the 85,000-seat Maryland FedEx Stadium was packed, and the two teams filled the stadium with the largest capacity in the NFL.

As the two most powerful people in the past season, the Red Devils leader Bale and Barcelona's Messi are undoubtedly the most eye-catching of the two teams, and many spectators also come for them.

But what is disappointing is that both of them were exempt from the game in this game. Messi watched the game sitting in the VIP box, while Bell did not appear on the court at all.

It will be Liu Xian'er's 24th birthday in two days, so after Bell participated in the game against the Major League Soccer All-Star team three days ago, he asked for leave with Sir Alex and went to Newark International Airport to take a Get on the plane and head east.

However, this news is not well known, and even Sir Alex didn't ask Bell why he left the team early. Although Bell joined Manchester United for only one year, the old man has already seen Bell's self-discipline. This little guy's self-discipline is stronger than that of the Portuguese who went to Real Madrid. He has nothing to worry about.

In this game, not only the leading stars of both sides did not play, but even most of the rest of the main players did not play. For Barcelona, ​​6 players in the starting lineup participated in the Champions League decisive battle two months ago, while Manchester United only had 3 players. De Gea and Ashley Young signed this summer both started the game.

Manchester United, which has been in the United States for nearly half a month and has won four consecutive preseason games, is in a slightly better state than Barcelona. Barcelona has just arrived in the United States after participating in the Audi Cup in Munich.

At the beginning of the first half, Manchester United had a slight advantage in possession. In the 10th minute, Manchester United played an exquisite teamwork from the right. Nani made a cross, and Rooney took advantage of the opportunity to hit the goal with his right foot. In the first 15 minutes, both sides made great defensive moves. Both Busquets and Rafael fell to the ground in pain after being violated. They needed simple treatment before continuing to play, and Rafael could not persist and was quickly replaced by Fabio. .

In the 22nd minute of the game, the first goal of the game was scored. After Manchester United cleared the Barcelona corner kick, they immediately launched a wave of effective and fast counterattack. Welbeck took the ball in the middle and passed it in time. Nani turned offside and successfully formed a one-handed trend. , 8 meters after entering the penalty area, he calmly pushed with his right foot. The ball went through Valdez's crotch and entered the net. Manchester United led 1:0.

Barcelona equalized the score in the 70th minute. Carmona made a cross from the left. Thiago got the ball from the center and volleyed with the instep of his right foot 25 meters away. The ball drew a beautiful arc and entered the upper right corner of the goal. Barcelona 1:1 Tied the score, this is also Thiago's 4th goal scored in the last 3 warm-up matches.

Only 6 minutes later, Manchester United once again exceeded the score. Cleverley successfully intercepted the cross pass from Barcelona and gave it to Rooney. The fat man suddenly started to face Valdes calmly and hit the goal with his right foot 14 meters away, helping Manchester United. The team leads again 2:1.

In the final stage, Barcelona formed a siege, but they were unable to break through Manchester United again. In the 87th minute, Thiago hit a long shot from the right.

stoppage time,

Nani made a cross from the right, and Rooney fired an anti-aircraft gun at the goal from close range.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Barcelona 2-1 again after two months, maintaining a five-game winning streak in the pre-season warm-up match.

At the same time, this is also Manchester United's 78th unbeaten game in all competitions, including the summer warm-up match. After losing to Chelsea in the 33rd round of the Premier League in the 2009-2010 season, in the following year and a half, no team could beat the Red Devils.

Of course, if the two summer series warm-up games are excluded, the Red Devils' unbeaten record in the main game is only 68 games, but this is enough to dominate the five major leagues and even the whole of Europe.

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Bell went to the East in a light and simple manner, very low-key, and didn't attract anyone's attention. He just found a very secret resort in the city where Liu Xianer was filming the movie, and spent her birthday together.

Together with Liu Xian'er, there were also two friends from her film crew, and they were her classmates when she was in college. Bell also had an impression of these two people, both of whom were well-known actors in the East.

Before coming, Liu Xian'er had already greeted them and would not reveal Bell's whereabouts. Even when they were interviewed by the media, the two even helped smooth things over, saying that they left the film crew just to celebrate Liu Xian'er's birthday.

Afterwards, Bell diverted to Modu and took an international flight back to the UK.

The new Premier League season is about to start.

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On August 5, 2011, Bell, who had just rushed back to Manchester, once again participated in Manchester United's last warm-up match before the start of the new season, against the New York Cosmos at Old Trafford.

This is the farewell game of Manchester United veteran Scholes. After this game, Ginger Head will officially end his 18-year career with the Red Devils and live a retirement life.

In another time and space, Scholes made a comeback in the middle of the new season to relieve the urgent needs of the crisis-ridden Red Devils, and insisted on playing until the end of next season.

However, what will happen now is unknown. After all, the current Manchester United is very different from the former Manchester United.

But even if this retirement is Jiangtou's real retirement, it can't conceal the success and greatness of his career.

Scholes joined the Manchester United youth team in July 1991 and officially signed a professional player in January 1993. In September 1994, he represented Manchester United in the league for the first time and scored twice against Ipswich Town, but Manchester United still lost 2:3.

Scholes played 676 games for Manchester United, ranking fourth in history; scored 150 goals, ranking ninth in the club. In the Champions League final on May 28, 2011, Scholes played, which was his last official game at Manchester United. Scholes also scored 14 goals in 66 games for the England national team.

During Scholes' 18-year career, he won 9 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cup titles, 2 League Cup titles and 5 Community Shield titles with Manchester United. 3 Champions League champions, won the Toyota Cup in 1999 and the Club World Cup in 2008.

Players from the two teams lined up before the game to welcome Scholes and his children into the field, and the fans applauded warmly. Cantona, in a suit and leather shoes, entered the field as the coach of the New York Cosmos. Manchester United coach Ferguson and CEO David Gill presented him with honor plates and certificates, and the football king Bailey and the former Old Trafford king Cantona also presented him with signed jerseys.

Scholes' former Manchester United midfield partner Roy Keane sat in the stands with a serious look, and Pea Hernandez and Carrick sat in the stands due to injury, and they were also unable to participate in Sunday's Community Shield.

After the start of the game, Scholes put on the captain's armband to play, and every time Scholes took the ball to pass and steal, the fans on the sidelines applauded.

Only 2 minutes into the game, Rooney made a direct pass, and Nani shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area and passed the sliding goal. One minute later, Berbatov's shot from the right side of the restricted area was blocked by Friedel again. In the 4th minute, Rooney's header was blocked by the defender again.

In the 6th minute, Scholes stole Butt, who stood up and took the ball and threw it at Scholes. The audience booed, but this was obviously a joke between his former teammates.

Manchester United took the lead in the 9th minute. Bell took a corner kick and accurately found Scholes who was pressing in front of the penalty area. Ginger shot from 25 yards and scored.

The passion of the audience was ignited by this moment. The teammates all celebrated to Scholes, and Ferguson was also beaming in the stands. Fans chanted from the sidelines: "Ferguson, sign him..."

In the 11th minute, Scholes passed the ball to Ashley Young, but Cannavaro made a clearance. After 1 minute, Berbatov passed the ball, Scholes did not choose to shoot but passed the ball from the edge of the penalty area, and Rafael broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot from a small angle and was saved by Friedel.

In the 17th minute, Ashley Young's shot from 25 yards was blocked from the bottom line after kicking the wall with his teammate. Then Bell's corner kick went to the outside, Scholes took the ball from 30 yards, and Butt appeared on the defensive line "ignorant of current affairs", and the fans booed again.

In the 19th minute, Ashley Young's shot from the edge of the penalty area was again saved by Friedel.

The Cosmos' first attack came in the 21st minute, York passed the ball, and Butt's shot from the edge of the penalty area missed the upper right corner.

In the 26th minute, the former Chelsea and Manchester City defender Bridge shot a free kick from 25 yards and was confiscated by De Gea.

Manchester United expanded the score in the 29th minute. Ashley Young cut into the left side of the penalty area to win a penalty. Scholes refused to take the penalty. Rooney made it overnight, 2:0.

Manchester United missed a good opportunity in the 35th minute, Berbatov made a direct pass, and Scholes took the ball from the edge of the penalty area to form a single goal, but the final shot was beautifully blocked by Raistlin.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United led 2-0, and the fans once again gave Scholes a standing ovation.

In the second half, Scholes led the game again, Lindegaard, Smalling, Phil Jones, Evans, Fabio, Anderson and Welbeck came off the bench.

In the 51st and 59th minutes, Manchester United scored two goals from Anderson and Welbeck, rewriting the score on the field to 4:0, and then Rooney, Bale and Ashley Young were replaced. For the New York Cosmos, Vieira played, and the camera turned to Roy Keane sitting in the stands again. The former Manchester United iron waist still had a serious expression. Gary Neville also replaced the injured Salgado, and there was another round of cheers from the sidelines.

Scholes was finally replaced by Pogba in the 75th minute, when Manchester United were leading 6-0, the fans stood up and applauded!

After leaving the field, Scholes also signed autographs for the fans next to the coach's bench.

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