I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

Chapter 27 Lien Chan Lian Jie

The schedule of the International Champions Cup is very intensive. Three days after the match with Rome, Manchester United ushered in their second Champions Cup opponent-Serie A giants Inter Milan!

This is the third warm-up match for Manchester United in the United States. In the first game of this event, Manchester United ushered in a 3:2 victory over Roma and ushered in a good start; in the first round of the International Champions Cup, Inter Milan scored 4:3 with a penalty shootout. Beat Real Madrid.

In the history of the European war, the two teams have clashed four times. Manchester United has 2 wins and 2 draws to remain unbeaten. The latest time can be traced back to the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League group stage. The first match was at the Meazza Stadium. 2:0 victory over Inter Milan at the Rafford Stadium.

In this game, Ye Su fine-tuned the team's formation, moving the two full-back positions forward, changing the formation to 433, or 4213. De Gea made his first start during the warm-up match, back four Smalling, Van Dijk, Maguire and Ashley Young, Kanter and Carrick partnered in the midfielder, Mata served as the midfielder, Vardy, Rooney Form a striker trident with Bruno Fernandez.

Inter Milan coach Mazzarri made only one adjustment. Kersin replaced Obi in the starting line-up. Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic started against his former team. Botha partnered with Ilkardi as the double striker.

In the 11th minute, Manchester United broke the deadlock. Mata took a corner kick from the right side of the penalty area. Van Dijk headed forward and scored. The Dutch central defender scored his first goal after joining Manchester United, helping Manchester United rewrite the score on the field to 1:0.

This was the only goal of the two sides in the first half, and then neither Mata's free kick nor Rooney's rubbing shot at the top of the penalty area missed the chance to rewrite the score.

Inter Milan is convenient, and the best performer is Vidic. The former Manchester United captain was very active in the game, threatening the United goal in two corner kick tactics.

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In the second half, Ye Su replaced eight players in a row. De Gea, Kante, Carrick, Smalling, Vardy, Van Dijk, Bruno Fernandez and Maguire went off. Germany, Jones, Evans, Kagawa Shinji, Cleverley, Fletcher, Nani and Valencia and other players played; for Inter Milan, new aid Mwila replaced Korsin.

Manchester United stepped up their offensive and frequently threatened Inter Milan's goals.

In the 52nd minute, Ashley Young made a cross and Evans headed the goal over the bar.

In the 61st minute, Nani passed the ball. Shinji Kagawa made a pick-and-roll with his heel to make the ball.

Nagatomo Yuto, Laxalt, Carrizo and Tedel came off the bench, while Dodo, Kuzmanovic, Handanovic and Botha were substituted.

In the 71st minute, Ashley Young made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Cleverley's penalty kick volleyed over the crossbar from the left side.

In the 74th minute, Fletcher went straight, and Nani's low shot from the right side of the penalty spot was bravely resolved by Carrizo.

In the 75th minute of the game, Manchester United made another substitution, Hernandez replaced Rooney.

In the 76th minute, Cleverley fell in the penalty area, and the referee ignored it.

Inter Milan's best chance to score came in the 86th minute when M'Vila blasted the goal with a 30-yard free kick, but Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea showed his world-class goalkeeper strength and bravely saved the kick world wave.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score remained at 1:0. Manchester United won three consecutive victories in the summer warm-up match and two consecutive victories in the International Champions Cup.

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It has been 3 weeks since the end of the World Cup, but people's enthusiasm for football has not weakened in the slightest. On the afternoon of August 2, local time in the United States, Manchester United and Real Madrid met in the 2014 Guinness International Champions Cup.

The duels of wealthy families can be seen almost every month, but the duels of wealthy families witnessed by 100,000 people are rare.

The game is scheduled to be held at Michigan Stadium, the third largest stadium in the United States, which can accommodate 109,901 spectators. It is reported that the price of tickets for the match between Real Madrid and Manchester United ranges from US$45 to US$189, but this has not stopped the enthusiasm of Americans for football. Tickets for the pre-match game have been sold out, and the final official number of spectators is 109,318, which is the highest attendance rate for a single football game in the history of American football.

You know, the number of people watching the World Cup finals this year is 76,000, and the Guinness International Champions Cup is just a warm-up event before the league of strong teams.

The previous record was the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic men's football final, France vs Brazil, played at the Rose Bowl in California with 101,799 spectators. At the club level, the largest number of spectators was the Rose Bowl warm-up between Barcelona and Los Angeles Galaxy in 2009, with 93,137 fans flocking to the scene. In 2006, 92,516 fans came to Los Angeles Memorial Stadium to watch the match between Chivas Regal and New England.

In the first two rounds of the International Champions Cup, Manchester United defeated Roma 3:2 in the first game, and beat Inter Milan 1:0 in the second game. After the two rounds, they led the group standings with 6 points; Real Madrid lost to Inter Milan in the first game on penalties. 1 loss to Rome, after two rounds, the team was at the bottom of the group with 1 point, and missed the qualification for the final one round ahead of schedule.

The points of the International Champions Cup are a bit strange. The team that wins in the regular time gets 3 points, and both sides get 1 point for the tie game, but the team that wins the next penalty shootout gets another 1 point. Therefore, now in the third round, Inter Milan defeated Roma 2:0, and the points are not 4 points, but 5 points, leading Roma with 1 win, 2 losses and 3 points, ranking second in the group.

Although the game between Manchester United and Real Madrid has not yet been played, Manchester United, which has won two consecutive victories and scored 6 points, has advanced to the final one round ahead of schedule. Their opponent is also the Red Army Liverpool who advanced early in Group B.

A unique double red meeting will be held on the other side of the ocean.

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In this game, Ye Su continued to use the 4231 formation, but carried out a relatively large rotation in terms of players. Several new players who started consecutively before were all sitting on the bench at the beginning of the game; for Real Madrid, Casilla Si starts, Alonso and Modric sit in the midfield, and Bale serves as the single arrow.

Because Manchester United has advanced to the final one round earlier, while Real Madrid missed the final one round earlier, so neither side has any major pursuits in this game, and the game is very open.

In the 21st minute, Manchester United broke the deadlock, Fletcher passed through, Rooney passed the ball with his heel, Fletcher crossed, Welbeck crossed again, Ashley Young shot from the left side of the penalty area and scored from the near corner, Real Madrid fell behind 0:1.

Manchester United scored a classic goal of teamwork.

But Real Madrid was not to be outdone, and after only 6 minutes, that is, in the 27th minute, they equalized the score. Michael Keane fouled Bell in the penalty area, and the referee pointed to 12 yards. Ya sent to the net nest, 1:1!

In the 30th minute, Rooney took a free kick on the left side of the front field and missed the right post. After 2 minutes, Ashley Young's long-range shot was resolved by Casillas.

In the 35th minute, Modric made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Bell's undercut shot near the penalty spot was confiscated by De Gea.

In the 37th minute, Manchester United exceeded the score again. Ashley Young made a cross from the left side of the frontcourt. Casillas failed to make a save under Rooney's interference. The ball went into the far corner, 2:1!

In the 41st minute, Nacho made a cross, and Calvajal's header was resolved by De Gea. Welbeck was injured and Zaha came off the bench.

In the 45th minute, Rooney hung a free kick over the wall, and Mata shot from the left side of the penalty area and missed the near post.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United led Real Madrid 2:1 and entered the intermission.

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In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Manchester United coach Yesu made personnel adjustments. Blackett, Cleverley and Valencia replaced Evans, Ashley Young and Carrick respectively.

In the 47th minute, Bell made a wonderful pass, and Isco's close-range shot was resolved by De Gea.

In the 55th minute, Bell's 30-yard elevator shot was blocked by De Gea.

Alonso was injured and De Thomas came off the bench.

In the 61st minute, a corner kick from Real Madrid created chaos in the penalty area of ​​Manchester United. Pepe shot from the right side of the penalty area and missed it.

Ye Su continued to make changes and adjustments to give more people a chance to perform. Hernandez, Shinji Kagawa and Lingard replaced Rooney, Nani and Mata respectively.

In the 64th minute, Hernandez's long-range shot was weak and was easily confiscated by Casillas. In the 67th minute, Bell made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and De Thomas headed the goal over the crossbar.

In the 71st minute, Valencia made a cross, Shinji Kagawa picked a pass, and Hernandez's low shot from the left side of the penalty area was confiscated by Casillas.

After 1 minute, Valencia made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Hernandez stopped the ball on the left side of the chest and blocked the volley. Going out, Zaha fired a second anti-aircraft gun in the restricted area.

In the 74th minute, Ronaldo replaced Arbeloa.

In the 77th minute, Lingard made a pass from the right side of the front court. Hernandez faced an empty goal to grab a point and the ball was just a hair away. The ball slipped past the goal and Manchester United missed a good opportunity to expand their lead.

However, three minutes later, Manchester United finally expanded their lead. Shinji Kagawa made a pass from the right side of the penalty area.

This score was maintained until the end. When the referee whistled to end the game, Manchester United defeated the defending champion 3:1 and advanced to the final of the International Champions Cup with a record of 3 victories.

And although the match between Liverpool and AC Milan in Group B will take place later, Liverpool have already advanced to the final.

In Group B, Liverpool had 1 win and 1 tie in the first two rounds, a small 1:0 victory over Olympiacos, a 2:2 draw with Manchester City, but won 3:1 in the penalty shootout and scored 5 points.

Manchester City scored 1 win, 2 draws in all three games, and lost all penalty shootouts, so they only got 5 points; Olympiacos got 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and also got 5 points. But because their record against Liverpool is at a disadvantage, even if Liverpool and AC Milan have not played in the final game, they have already lost their qualifications to advance to the final.

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