(I wrote the previous chapter incorrectly, Benfica wrote it as Lille)

"The Champions League match played at Old Trafford has always been very wonderful. I believe that the applause from Manchester United fans will be very enthusiastic. No one wants to be a loser. In order to win, Manchester United will spare no effort."

"Manchester United and Arsenal have indeed had a lot of common language. The two teams started fighting at the same time tonight. Similar to the Gunners' loss of 6 players, Manchester United also has many main players who missed this game. Slightly different from the Gunners, Manchester United's hardest hit area is in the midfield and backcourt, which is exactly the opposite of Arsenal. Among them, the main right-back Gary Neville and the main left-back Heinze are both absent for a long time, and substitutes Brown and Forjon can only serve as spectators. Rooney will also be absent due to the suspension. This time, no matter how fierce the roar of "Swap Rooney" at Old Trafford is, the magical boy will not appear."

"Gigers, Park Ji-sung, Scholes, Smith and Fletcher compete for the midfield and left winger. Keane made a low-level mistake in the last round of the league, which led to Manchester United almost losing the game. Ferguson is no longer patient. The last round of the Champions League lacks Cristiano Ronaldo, and Rooney is missing in the second round. The goal task will fall on Cristiano Ronaldo and China Dong, but these two people are in good shape, and it should be no problem to win Benfica at home."

"Why are the Champions League's extra attention from each team? In addition to honors, money is also a factor that cannot be ignored. UEFA announced yesterday that teams participating in the group stage can receive at least 2.37 million pounds of "popularity", and each win can get 218,000 pounds, and the draw will be 19,000 pounds, and the total prize budget will increase by 3.3% compared to last season. The final championship prize will be 12.2 million pounds. Another round of money-making sports has begun. So for Manchester United, who is tight, the better the Champions League goes."

Later, Leinker won the starting list of the two teams in this game.

Manchester United: 433

Goalkeeper: Van der Sar

Defenders: Basley, Ferdinand, Vidic, Richardson

Avant-garde: Fletcher, Scholes, Giggs

Forward: Ronaldo, Dong Fangzhuo, Smith

Substitutes: Howard, Park Jisung, Keane, Pique, Saha, Rossi, Sylvester.

Benfica: 442

Goalkeeper: Morera

Defenders: Nelson, Louisson, Rocha, Leo

Midfielder: Beto, Petit, Manuel, Simon

Forward: Mikoli, Nuno Gomez

Substitutes: Quiem, Anderson, Mantoras, Giovani, Kariaka, Dos Santos, Pereira

Eusebio, who participated in the 1968 Champions League finals of both teams, and England coach Eriksen were both here to watch the game.

"Hey, China Dong has put on the captain's armband again. Why did Sir Joe insist on letting him wear it? Scholes, Giggs, even if Ferdinand is not more suitable? "Martin Taylor is very confused about Sir Joe's stubbornness, "There are so many old players in the team, why do you have to let young people take charge?"

"Maybe, because he can score goals, boost morale, and drive the whole team. I think he has done a good job. Except for the first game of the league, he has performed well at other times and is impeccable." Leinker has always been optimistic about Dong Fangzhuo and does not think there is anything worth making a fuss about.

Martin Taylor Nunu: "But I still think Rooney is the most suitable candidate..."

"Roonie? He is sitting in the stands now. It would be nice if Manchester United fans don't surround him and beat him. At least for now, Rooney has fallen behind. Although he won the World Best Rookie Award, this is all the glory of the past. This season, Rooney needs to do too much. From the beginning, he has fallen far behind Dong, and even behind Ronaldo."

The shot was given to Rooney. Although the guy was wearing a hood and huddled in an inconspicuous fan seat, he was still found. Because he could not enter the Champions League lineup, this guy went to snooze for a few days and looked quite in poor spirits.

"This kid, if he doesn't work hard, he will be ruined, alas!"

"Looks like Gascoin in his thirties." Reinker's language was a bit exaggerated, although he looked old...

"Both Manchester United's full-backs are young players and may be tested, which will depend on whether Manchester United can control the midfield."

But Reinker was obviously too worried.

One minute of the game, Richardson on the left rushed up at the beginning, then received a pass from Giggs, kicking off Manchester United's offense. From his cross, he directly found Scholes outside the penalty area. Scholes shot directly, and the ball was above the crossbar.

Richardson showed up in good shape from the opening.

"Smith's running was not enough, Richardson rushed up. What was he doing? Didn't he want to seize a main position? If he doesn't get stronger, he will still be in a state of decline. Would he really be transformed into a midfielder by Ferguson?"

In the third minute, Italian Micoli received a long pass from the backcourt and cleverly controlled the ball on the edge of the penalty area, drifting past the tall Ferdinand to shoot, but the ball also missed the goal.

Both sides seem to be planning to attack.

In the 5th minute, Ronaldo received a diagonal pass from Scholes on the right. He took a step forward and immediately passed to the middle. Dong Fangzhuo quickly returned and stopped the ball with his left foot. The opponent's central defender Louis Song failed to follow in time. Dong Fangzhuo turned around and shot!

The shot with his right foot low shot was slightly off the ball 20 meters in front of the goal.

"Huh! It's almost the same. Dong is still so fast, he takes the ball quickly, shoots firmly, and turns around and shoots. This is the performance of an excellent shooter. If Benfica's central defender is so defensive, it will be very dangerous. Of course, we hope to see Manchester United score goals as soon as possible and not play so hard in every game."

As soon as Kreinke's words landed, Manchester United had a continuous danger in front of the goal. In the 8th minute, Ferdinand missed the ball at the front of the penalty area. Micoli shot from a small angle from 9 meters away from the goal on the right. Van derssa fell to the ground and held out the far post with his fingertips. Benfica took a corner kick from the left. Ricardo Rocha pushed the downward header 8 meters in front of the goal. Van derssa struggled to save it.

After the thrill, Manchester United finally stabilized.

In the 14th minute, Smith snatched Beto from the middle and handed the ball to the right. The young player Basley did not hand the ball to Ronaldo, but chose to cross it. Dong Fangzhuo leaned against Louisson 19 meters in front of the goal, but another central defender stuck him tightly on the inside, so he could only stretch out his right foot and barely shoot in the air.

Duang!

In fact, he shot the crossbar.

"Oops……"

“It can’t always be like this!”

"The Lord should change the post and always stop his own goals."

A sigh came from the stands, but soon, Manchester United's attack flew away again.

Scholes passed the ball on the left, Smith took the ball directly, Dong Fangzhuo jumped in the middle and failed to touch the ball, but Ronaldo jumped high from the back point and rushed to Leon to attack!

“goal!”

“gooooal!”

“gooooooooooooooal!”

"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"He scored his first Champions League goal of the season."

"The young players of Manchester United show their strength together."

"The young general is mighty!"
Chapter completed!