There is a dream called football

The whistle blows.

Old Trafford turned into a sea of ​​joy. Manchester United defeated Roma 1-0 at home. The total score in the two rounds was 3-0. In this way, Manchester United successfully entered this year's Champions League semi-finals. At this time, the Champions League semi-finals are

There is no need to draw lots, just wait for the results of tomorrow's game.

After the game, Spalletti said he was convinced because Manchester United showed more strength in the knockout round than in the group stage.

"I have to say that Manchester United has been turned into a terrible machine by Sir Alex Ferguson. Their players have a tacit understanding. In the two rounds of the game, we had no chance. We lost with heartfelt conviction."

Finally, Spalletti wished his opponent, "I hope Manchester United can win the final championship, then we can be proud to say that we lost to the Champions League champion."

One day later, the top four teams of the Champions League were all formed. What is strange is that three of them are from the Premier League, namely Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Barcelona.

Manchester United's opponent in the semi-finals is La Liga's Barcelona.

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Rijkaard.

Quietly, in his hands, Barcelona has completed the renewal. Ronaldinho left, and the era of Ronaldinho ended. Now Barcelona belongs to a rising star, and his name is Mei.

West.

Messi has attracted attention a few years ago, but to be honest, Messi next to Ronaldinho is not that eye-catching, but it is different now, Messi is already the protagonist.

Maybe many people didn't expect that Barcelona would be the predecessor of Team Cosmos at this time, that is, the dawn before dawn.

But Li Qiao is very clear about what happened after that. Although Guardiola started the Barcelona Dream 3, to be honest, the foundation was left by Rijkaard. This is beyond doubt.

The most important goal of Barcelona, ​​which is strong this season, is to win the Champions League. Rijkaard made no secret of this in an interview.

"champion."

"It's meaningless beyond that."

"I'm not proud of anything, but Barcelona at this time is qualified to dream of the championship, and that's okay."

Indeed.

At this time, Barcelona is qualified to imagine the glory of the championship.

On Manchester United's side, Sir Alex Ferguson is very comfortable with the rotation. Manchester United basically has no problems in the league. But for Sir Alex Ferguson, the most important thing is the semi-final against Barcelona.

After finishing the league game on April 21, the entire Manchester United team rushed to Barcelona without stopping. Three days later there was the Champions League match between Manchester United and Barcelona away from home, which was one of the most important games of the season.

At the airport, Ferguson smiled at reporters. He even joked: "I think we will definitely bring back a victory from the away game, and at home, we will play the momentum of Manchester United. I think we will win."

The reporters also expressed their congratulations to Sir Alex in advance.

On the plane, Sir Alex Ferguson has seen this scene countless times, that is, leaving Manchester for an expedition, but this season the feeling is different, because it is very simple, this is the first time that Manchester United has the hope of winning after the 1999 season.

Triple Crown.

Ferguson seems to feel that he is 10 years younger, and is there anything more gratifying than being young?

Maybe not anymore.

Closing his eyes, Ferguson recalled that dreamy night at Camp Nou in 1999, where Manchester United miraculously reversed the game and finally won the Champions League.

Opening his eyes, Ferguson smiled and said to Queiroz next to him: "You know, I was at the Nou Camp when we won the Champions League last time. I will go to the Nou Camp for this semi-final. This may be a good sign.

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Queiroz also laughed, "I think Manchester United is still strong enough to win all the championships this season."

"I think so too. I haven't been as powerful as I am now for a long time."

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But obviously, Rijkaard doesn't think so. His current midfielders are Xavi and Iniesta. These two invincible brains of Spanish football have been combined and are now running smoothly.

The most frightening thing is that Barcelona not only has two midfield engines, they also have a backup engine, and that is Deco.

Therefore, Barcelona is a three-core team, which is a bit scary. In other words, Barcelona's midfielders are all first-class organizers.

The offense is handed over to Messi and Eto'o, so it is not without reason that Barcelona is the most promising team now. It should be said that the reason is very sufficient.

Judging from the betting company's odds, Barcelona's odds are currently the lowest, which means that winning the championship may be the highest.

But Rijkaard still didn't dare to be careless. He increased the amount of training, and the training was mainly short passing.

This is very strange, but this is the Spanish football philosophy. In many cases, training is just repeated short passes, and there are no other training items at all. It is in this kind of day-to-day training that Spanish football finally becomes

It will be so powerful.

Rijkaard was standing on the sidelines. He was quite satisfied with his 433. The players had no injuries and everyone was in good condition. All Barcelona needed to do was wait for the arrival of Manchester United.

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Come to Camp Nou to adapt to the venue. This stadium is famous in Europe, but it is actually relatively unfamiliar to Manchester United. The reason is also very simple, because Manchester United has had few opportunities to play against Barcelona in recent seasons.

Except for a few veterans, the rest of the players really have little chance to play here, and Camp Nou feels empty.

It was an extremely empty place with no roof, and the stadium looked like a rocket launcher. The capacity here was also amazing, with a capacity of 100,000 people. You can imagine what it would be like to be booed by your opponents during a game here. It must be

It must be a lot of pressure.

Ferguson returned to his old place. Everything seemed to have happened yesterday. Many things had not changed, even the seats were exactly the same.

European cities basically remain unchanged for decades, as if time has been suspended.

This feeling was very complicated for Sir Alex. He was a little moved, but he tried hard to restrain himself and prevent his teammates from seeing the tears in his eyes.

The players seemed to be on a trip, and many took out their digital cameras to record this beautiful moment.

Ferguson didn't say anything and just let these beating kids have fun. After all, when the game starts, this place will become like hell.

Have you ever been booed at home in Barcelona?

That feeling will be unforgettable for a lifetime.