Super Marshal

The four first-leg games of the Champions League quarter-finals were played in two days. Except for the cold Bayern Munich's 4-0 home victory over Porto, the other three games were also played one after another.

At the same time as Bayern Munich is the game between Barcelona and Inter Milan.

The first leg between the two sides was Barcelona's visit to the Meazza Stadium. Prandelli's team conceded the goal in just four minutes. This was a nightmare start for the Nerazzurri, but ten minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized the score.

In the 85th minute of the second half, another assist from Cristiano Ronaldo allowed Adriano to score another victory and take the lead to 2-1.

But the good times didn't last long. Just four minutes later, Barcelona's Iniesta scored again.

In the end, the two sides ended in a draw.

The day after Barcelona drew 2-2 with Inter Milan in an away game, Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London. The game between the two sides was very exciting. Arsenal scored in the first ten minutes, but Atletico Madrid equalized in the second half. .

But what really surprised Gao Han was another game, the Red Devils and Manchester United challenged Liverpool away.

Liverpool is Manchester United's number one sufferer this season. They just won a big victory at Old Trafford. This time they meet again in the Champions League quarterfinals. Many people are more optimistic about Benitez's team.

Facts have proved that Liverpool, playing at home, did have a better start. They scored a goal in the sixth minute, breaking the deadlock on the field. This also allowed both sides, who were relatively cautious at the beginning, to completely let go.

Both sides got chances frequently, but neither had a chance to score. Until the end of the first half, Manchester United got a corner kick opportunity. Scholes took the penalty and Pepe scored with a header, equalizing the score for Manchester United.

After changing sides in the second half, Liverpool began to focus on the two points of Scholes and Carrick, but the starting young player Matic performed well. His steals and interceptions in the midfield contained Liverpool. Most of the offense, and many times sent excellent passes to the frontcourt.

After surviving the first ten minutes, Manchester United was once again weak. With another corner kick opportunity, Pepe scored again, reversing the score and severely damaging Liverpool's morale.

Just five minutes later, Tevez assisted and Rooney scored, locking the score at 3-1.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Liverpool away from home.

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"Benitez has fallen into a trap!"

Gao Han watched the live broadcast of the game in Sebena's coaching office. Not only members of the coaching staff were present, but also Hoeness, Rummenigge and Nellinger from the management.

In front of this game, they are no different from ordinary fans. They like to watch the game and discuss it at the same time.

The only difference is that in order to stay awake, they cannot drink alcohol, only water or coffee.

"Ferguson, the old fox, directed this classic reversal. Whether it was off the court or on the court, he taught us a good lesson and made us have to be cautious." Gao Han said cautiously.

Judging from the situation before the game, Liverpool undoubtedly had the advantage, with the right time, place and people.

The so-called perfect timing, the Red Army had just defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford. The timing was just right, and they could pursue the victory and kill Manchester United in one go.

Needless to say, the location and people are good, the Red Army is working together at home, and Benitez is a cup expert.

But the result was unexpected. Ferguson soon changed colors at Anfield.

"This old man is not simple. He has a strong learning ability and a strong self-reflection ability. Maybe they will be the last ones in the top half." Gao Han said with admiration.

Among the four teams in the top half, Manchester United was originally the weakest, because they had just lost miserably to Liverpool at home. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly reversed after a three-to-one away game.

Judging from the score in the first round, Manchester United can be said to have advanced with one foot.

From start to finish, this was a victory that belonged entirely to Ferguson.

"Benitez should not have had a war of words with Ferguson before the game. As a result, he not only fought, but also got into it. His temper was aroused by Ferguson. After taking the lead at home, he did not restrain himself, but wanted to fight. He used his breath to eat up his opponent, but now he is being eaten up by his opponent." Rummenigge also felt quite sad.

This is the case in professional football. The trend of the game often depends on the head coach's thoughts.

Before the game, Ferguson took the lead in provoking, believing that Liverpool's previous victory was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation.

Benitez did not fight back at first, but remained silent.

But soon, Ferguson struck again. This time he said in an interview with the media that he would not watch the Premier League games between Liverpool and Fulham because it was not necessary. He already had a plan to defeat Benitez in an all-round way.

"But I guarantee he will watch our game against Aston Villa. If you don't believe me, ask him."

As a result, Benitez was really angry this time.

The famous Spanish coach publicly criticized Manchester United in an interview, "He always talks too much about other people's teams. I don't know if this is psychological warfare, but he should be a little afraid of us, right? What's more, I don't think that in Lao Tra Five minutes of added time at Ford Field, that's a reasonable thing to do, isn't it?"

As soon as Benitez opened his mouth, Ferguson immediately retaliated, saying that Manchester United's stoppage time was decided by the referee team. Although it was not short, Liverpool was also taken care of in the away game against Fulham. Otherwise, how could it be Last minute goal?

The Spaniard immediately hit back, "Manchester United is a great club. I respect Manchester United very much, but I have to say that I don't like Ferguson's casual criticism of other people's team styles at all. If someone criticizes Liverpool, then I will definitely fight back."

The two people's verbal spat in the media was such a joy that even the media started to boo.

The Manchester Evening News first disclosed a report stating that once Benitez starts a war of words, Liverpool will be in bad luck.

Do not believe?

The newspaper pointed out that the last time Benitez had a war of words was in January, and the opponent at that time was Ferguson. The two teams were fiercely competing for the top spot in the league. As a result, after Benitez was irritated, he prepared early. He bought an A4 piece of paper and scolded Ferguson at the press conference.

This scolding was enough, but then Liverpool drew four consecutive games and surrendered the top spot in the league.

As a result, this time Benitez cursed again and lost again.

Of course Gao Han knew that the war of words did not have as big an effect as the legend said. It did not mean that Benitez was insensitive, but because he was a little emotional during the game and was eager to eat his opponent in one bite, while Ferguson was cunning and cunning. Counterattack was the tactic. As a result, although they conceded one goal first, they scored three goals in a row.

Gao Han himself had fought against Ferguson many times, so of course he knew how powerful the old man was. He would do anything he could.

Of course, he is dealing with the matter rather than the person, friendship is friendship, and competition is competition.

"To be honest, Manchester United played so well in this game. It's hard to say who will win in the first half." Hoeness was also a little surprised.

That’s the fun part about football.

Before the game starts, no one is sure of winning.

Ferguson's reversal can be said to have shattered the eyes of most fans around the world.

As for the second half, Inter Milan did not play well in the first round. It tied Barcelona 2-2 at home. Not only did it fail to win the opponent, but it gave the opponent two away goals. Although Prandelli's team The offense is sharp, but the defense still needs to be strengthened.

After Cannavaro, Materazzi and others age, young players such as Bonucci still need to practice.

Of course, when visiting the Camp Nou, Inter Milan is fully capable of defeating its opponents. With the Nerazzurri's fierce attacking power, there is still hope for advancement.

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The fact is as Gao Han predicted.

A week later, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals knockout match.

The first game to start is Barcelona's home game against Inter Milan.

Prandelli's side opened the scoring after just six minutes at Camp Nou, with Cristiano Ronaldo's crucial strike past Valdes to open the door to victory for Inter Milan.

After that, the Nerazzurri defended tightly all the way and did not give Barcelona the slightest chance.

The two sides remained in a stalemate until the second half. Before the game was about to end, Messi stood up at a critical moment and cut inside the penalty area with the ball on the right. Bonucci took a shot in the penalty area. Although he intercepted the ball, he also tripped Messi.

The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick, and Messi calmly took the penalty to equalize the score.

This is definitely a golden goal.

It was with this penalty kick from Messi that Barcelona finally eliminated Inter Milan 3-3 with the advantage of away goals and successfully entered the Champions League semi-finals.

The young player Bonucci became the focus of countless media accusations and criticisms after the game, especially his move to defend Messi.

However, Inter Milan coach Prandelli came out to support Bonucci and affirmed his performance in this game.

While Barcelona eliminated Inter Milan, Bayern Munich also defeated Porto 2-0 in an away game, and then successfully eliminated the Portuguese Super League champion with a total score of 6-0 and met Barcelona in the semi-finals.

The next day, the results of the other two games in the Champions League quarter-finals were also released.

After drawing 1-1 with Arsenal away from home, Heynckes' team returned to the Calderon Stadium and defeated the Gunners 3-0, successfully advancing to the semi-finals with a total score of 4-1.

It should be said that this game was not surprising. Atletico Madrid played better and was in better shape throughout the game.

But another game in the first half was even more ups and downs.

Benitez's team first scored two goals within half an hour at Old Trafford and entered the second half with a 2-0 lead. Unexpectedly, Ferguson's team was full of resilience and struck decisively in the second half. Two goals were scored within minutes to equalize the score, and another victory was scored in the 76th minute to reverse the score.

But soon, the Red Army Liverpool scored two goals in the 81st and 83rd minutes to reverse the score again.

Unexpectedly, Ferguson's team scored a key goal in the 89th minute.

In the end, the two sides ended in a draw at 4-4, and Manchester United eliminated Liverpool with a total score of 7-5.

But what really impressed people was not the result of the game, but the process.

Both teams showed amazing resilience and tenacious fighting spirit throughout the process, especially Manchester United. In both rounds of the game, they went from falling behind to reversing. The whole process was completed with ups and downs, which made people excited to watch the end.

After watching this game, Gao Han judged without hesitation that as long as Manchester United maintains its resilience and fighting spirit in these two rounds, it is likely that Heynckes' Atletico Madrid will be eliminated in the semi-finals and enter the final.

But this is not because of Manchester United's overall strength.

"This is a victory for Ferguson."