I am the king of football

Chapter 409: Champions League Returns
Compared with the two previous league encounters between the two teams, this one was not an exciting Manchester derby in any aspect.

There were not a lot of goals and few exciting attacks, but there were a lot of yellow and red cards. The way the two teams played was in line with the environment of a team in the knockout semi-finals, but it was not in line with their identities.

Especially Manchester City, their poor playing style and the result of being defeated by a last-minute goal caused many of their own fans to criticize their own team after the game.

The most criticized player was Balotelli, who lost his composure on the field and received a red card and a yellow card. In the first season, the team bought him from Inter Milan for a huge sum of nearly 30 million euros. This Italian golden boy, who made people wonder if he had a hole in his brain, caused a lot of shortages.

In such a highly anticipated game where the team was looking for revenge against Manchester United, he was sent off at the beginning of the second half because of his impulsiveness, which was definitely an important reason for the team's loss.

"I give up. I have nothing to say about this guy. Can you please let him go!!!"

Some Blue Moon fans who were close to collapse began to complain on various platforms. Although Balotelli was still very cute on the court sometimes, it was obvious that everyone was really fed up with his occasional brain short circuits.

It was he who assisted Aguero's 9320 goals last season, but this season he was still assigned to the substitute rotation position behind Pellegrini's back. The reason is not difficult to guess, mainly because of his personality.

"He's 23 years old, but he's still the same as when he debuted at 17. I'm speechless. If he keeps playing like this, Balotelli will be ruined! I say it!"

"Come on, it would be a big loss to deal with him now. I guess Manchester City will wait until this storm is over and he plays well for a while before making any decision."

"That makes sense, but I don't know who will take over, hahaha."

Compared to the heated discussions about Manchester City and Balotelli, Manchester United and Qin Hu received much less attention.

Perhaps because they are used to Manchester United defeating Manchester City, even the Red Devils fans are too lazy to mock Manchester City fans anymore. They have already set their sights on the second round of the Champions League knockout match in the new week.

The FA Cup final will be played in two weeks. During this period, since the team has already won the league title, no one has much thought about the Premier League.

So far this season, people have gone from being pessimistic about Manchester United to being optimistic about them. Now, as the only team in the entire Premier League in the Champions League, everyone is expecting them to make it to the semi-finals.

As for winning the championship, although the fans are looking forward to it, no one can say what the result will be when Manchester United's top-heavy lineup this season encounters strong teams that have fought hard in the future.

In short, just get over the current hurdle first.

In the new week, as expected by the fans, Manchester United once again adopted an all-substitute lineup against their league rival Swansea. They were well rested at home, and Ferguson sent out a group of rotation players.

In this game, Welbeck, who started on Manchester United's front line, became the protagonist of the whole game. He scored a goal in the 30th minute of the game and then served as a fulcrum to assist Shinji Kagawa with a header.

2-0, Manchester United was already two goals ahead at halftime. Swansea, who had defeated them in the League Cup, had obviously gone into holiday mode early. No matter how their coach screamed, the effect was very limited.

After the start of the second half, although Swansea still launched several effective attacks, Evans and Maguire, who appeared in this game, were not idle. The two players almost perfectly defended every attack of the opponent.

When the whistle blew for the end of the game, the score was still 2-0. Manchester United won this less watched league game at home. It was not difficult for Manchester United to win this league game, and it also showed that the team's substitute strength is really not weak at all.

After this league game, there is only one thing left for the Red Devils - the second round of the Champions League knockout stage.

Malaga's strength was already obvious in the first round. They caused a lot of trouble to Manchester United at home and made many people see the bright light of this La Liga shooting star.

When the second round of the match was about to begin, journalists and media outlets, who had previously not taken this group of opponents seriously, flocked to the game. They did not miss any opportunity to analyze the two teams and published many related articles.

Through these articles, fans finally figured out the ups and downs of Malaga in recent years. In some newspapers that are extremely accurate in reporting gossip, people also learned that UEFA is ready to use Malaga as a sacrifice to scare the monkeys, which makes this team inevitably carry a lot of tragic colors.

“Brothers, I suddenly feel sorry for the Malaga fans. The team’s peak period was too short. I can’t bear to see them being eliminated.”

"Nonsense, do you want to see Hu Zi eliminated? There are so many veterans in Manchester United who have only played for a few years. I am still waiting to see them win the Champions League again before retiring."

"That's the truth. You're right. Although this is Tiger's first Champions League season, it's really one less game for Onion and his team. They must go as far as they can. Manchester United, rise!"

"No problem, Manchester United will be strong!"

In the forum, fans quickly started discussing after learning about Malaga's background in detail. Although Malaga being targeted is certainly worthy of sympathy, the news that Scholes announced his retirement after the end of the season also touched many old Manchester United fans.

The team's momentum has been declining in recent years, and the loss of the championship to Manchester City last season was a stab in the chest for all the Red Devils fans. Now that Qin Hu has joined Manchester United, the team is getting better again. They hope that Scholes, Giggs and others can have a good ending no matter what.

So, in the end, everyone's conversation turned into supporting Manchester United.

While fans of both teams continued to comment on the upcoming game on the Internet, the two teams' preparations never stopped.

Since most of the main players are not under the pressure of league games, Manchester United can be said to have started preparing since the end of the last FA Cup, which allowed them to get enough rest and make adequate preparations.

However, just when all the momentum was moving in a positive direction, Manchester United's medical room, which had not had a strong presence this season, gave Ferguson a big blow.

"So, Robin and Paul can't play in the game the day after tomorrow?"

The day before the game, two test results marked in red by the team doctor were handed to Ferguson. The two main players in the team were all found to have hidden injuries.

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