Restricted Superstar

Manchester United had only scored two losses and one tie at Craven Farm in the previous three years. This time Gao Xiaodong's goal finally helped Manchester United break the curse and thrilled to help Manchester United steal three points from the "farmers".

On the second day, "Sky Sports" scored 9 points for Gao Xiaodong like the first game against Newcastle, which was the highest score in Manchester United.

"Sky Sports" commented on Gao Xiaodong: he dominates both offensive and defensive ends, worthy of 80 million worth and Manchester United's highest salary, and his future is unlimited.

However, because the referee judged Manchester United’s second equalizer goal as an own goal, both Manchester United fans and Ferguson were dissatisfied because Chelsea had beaten Wigan Athletic with 6 goals, but Drogba, who performed a hat-trick in the first round, did not. Without a goal, if the own goal is counted as Gao Xiaodong's goal, then Gao Xiaodong will surpass Drogba to lead the scorer list.

But whether an own goal depends on whether the ball flies to the goal before it hits someone, and this requires the referee to make a subjective judgment, so the result cannot be changed. Gao Xiaodong can only suffer a small loss.

After the second round of the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League qualifiers also kicked off in the middle of the week. 10 teams started to fight each other to compete for the top 32 seats in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League.

Entering the Champions League main match means that they will receive at least £20 million in bonuses, and the 10 teams that have been eliminated can only get a bonus of 6.4 million for participation. This is a complete farewell to the European war this season. So the Champions League qualifiers have always been the cruelest and most interesting matchup.

After two days of ten games, the last 10 places in the top 32 of the Champions League are finally settled. Werder Bremen, Basel, Tel Aviv workers, Braga, Partizan Belgrade, Tottenham Hotspur, Ajax , Copenhagen, Auxerre and Zilina qualified for the Champions League group stage, so that the top 32 of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League group stage were all decided. A total of 9 former Champions League champions entered the group stage, which is a veritable Champions League.

UEFA regards the top 8 teams as seed teams based on each team's European war points in the past 5 seasons, and the following three tiers are deduced according to their points.

According to this rule, the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League group stage seed teams will be Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, ac Milan and Lyon. Liverpool and Sevilla will also have points in the European competition. Ranked in the top eight, but because Liverpool only qualified for the Europa League this season and Sevilla lost in the UEFA Champions League qualifying play-offs, both missed the group stage, which also made AC Milan and Lyon re-qualified for the seeded team.

Among the second-tier teams are Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Valencia, Marseille and Panathinaikos. Because Real Madrid have not made it to the top 8 in the past six years, their points are bad, and they can only fall into the second gear. However, they appear in the second gear, which also means that the chance of the death group is very high.

On Thursday morning, Gao Xiaodong, Rooney, Van der Sar, Scholes, Ferguson and Manchester United's ceo David. Jill flew to Monte Carlo, Monaco, to participate in the European Champions Cup group match draw and last season's Champions Cup award ceremony.

Monaco is located in the southeast of France. It is a small country with less than two square kilometers and has only more than 30,000 citizens. However, it has beautiful scenery and a well-developed gaming industry. It is a tourist destination frequented by European princes and business celebrities.

Monte Carlo is the center of the Principality of Monaco, one of the world's four major gambling cities, and also an active area of ​​sports. The F1 Grand Prix, Monte Carlo Masters, Monte Carlo Rally, etc. are all world-famous events. UEFA also arranged the annual UEFA Champions League group stage draw at the Grimaldi Conference Center in Monte Carlo.

Since the lottery ceremony does not begin at around 6 o'clock in the evening, the team of Manchester United first went to the nearby Fairmont Hotel to take a short break and waited for the evening lottery and award ceremony to arrive.

At the Fairmont Hotel, Gao Xiaodong and his party happened to meet the Inter Milan team who also lived in the Fairmont Hotel.

The entire Inter Milan team came to Monaco. They first participated in the European Super Cup held at the Monaco II Stadium the day after tomorrow, and the second was to participate in the awards ceremony held at the Grimaldi Conference Center tonight.

Tonight’s awards and lottery ceremony, Inter Milan is the protagonist. Of the five awards to be awarded, except for the best midfielder and best player, Gao Xiaodong, the other three may all be Inter Milan players.

Of course, the two opponents in the Champions League final will be a little embarrassed. Benitez had a very normal relationship with Ferguson when he was in the Premier League. He greeted Ferguson indifferently, but did not pay attention to training with him for more than two weeks. Gao Xiaodong went directly to the room on the second floor.

Benitez has a complaint against Gao Xiaodong. He went to Inter Milan. In fact, he hopes to build a new Inter Milan with Gao Xiaodong as the core. However, he did not expect Gao Xiaodong to leave Inter Milan and move to Manchester United. It is tantamount to slap Benitez in the face in person, making Benitez, who has always been arrogant, very annoyed, so the meeting didn't show Gao Xiaodong a good face.

However, Inter Milan’s players have a good relationship with Gao Xiaodong. Eto'o, Zanetti, Samuel and others all came to greet Gao Xiaodong and hug Gao Xiaodong. Only the new core of Inter Milan, Sneijder and Sneijder, established by Benitez Gao Xiaodong was at odds. He didn't say hello to Gao Xiaodong, so he followed Benitez back to the room.

Inter Milan President Moratti still has feelings for Gao Xiaodong. After greeted David Gill and Ferguson, Moratti came to Gao Xiaodong, took Gao Xiaodong’s hand, and looked at Gao Xiaodong, "Gao, you I'm thin."

Gao Xiaodong was very moved and said: "Hello, Chairman, I am not used to the food here."

Moratti smiled and said: "Slowly adapt. If you really can't adapt, go back to Milan. Inter Milan will always welcome you."

Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, "Thank you, Chairman, when I return to Milan, I will definitely visit you."

Moratti smiled and said: "Okay, I'll wait for you." Then he sighed: "Without you, I'm really worried about this year's league and the Champions League."

Gao Xiaodong smiled: "Chairman, the Inter Milan team is still there. As long as the enthusiasm is mobilized, the league is guaranteed, and the Champions League depends on luck."

Moratti laughed loudly and said: "Just don't touch your Manchester United, I'm afraid to meet you now."

Gao Xiaodong smiled and said: "I am also afraid of drawing Inter Milan, it is best if we meet again in the final.

Moratti patted Gao Xiaodong on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you for your good words, if I get to the finals this time and I'm bored to win the championship, I should retire."

Gao Xiaodong said sternly: "Chairman, you can't withdraw, Inter Milan needs you."

Moratti shook his head and said: "I'm old and unable to do what I want, Xiaodong, I wish you the best player this time. See you tonight."

Moratti touched Gao Xiaodong's head and left. Gao Xiaodong also felt Moratti's exhaustion and helplessness, and returned to his room with a lot of emotion.

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