Chapter 803: Family Feuds

In Manchester, there is a Munich clock, a clock that will not let time pass. In Munich, there is a Manchester Square, a landmark that will not change with the world.

The 15:04 on February 6, 1958, frozen by the people of Manchester, and the old site of the old Munich Airport, frozen by the people of Munich, together mark the Munich air crash - a major tragedy in the history of sports, and also closely link the memories of the Red Devils Manchester United and Bayern Munich.

Among the 23 lives taken away by the air crash, there are 8 Manchester United players. In the schedules of the two century-old giants in England and Germany, no matter whether 40, 50 or 60 years have passed, no one will ever forget that on this day of every year at the place where the tragedy occurred, they will sing "Flowers of Manchester" together, they will remember the old friends together, find strength in grief together, and then continue the journey of life together.

The deepest origin of Manchester United and Bayern Munich did not happen on the field, but originated from sadness.

For a long time, they did not find the opportunity to meet on the stage of the European arena. It was not until the 1998-1999 season that the two strongest teams in their respective leagues finally had the opportunity to face each other in the Champions League group stage. At that time, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona formed the most terrifying death group that season.

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The first confrontation between Manchester United and Bayern Munich in history was extremely dramatic. Bayern Munich played at home in this game. Each of the 22 players on both sides became a famous star in the future.

It was 40 years after the Munich air crash that the two British and German giants stood on the court as opponents for the first time. They chose to record the beginning of this history in a moment of silence.

This game was particularly eye-catching at the time, but no one thought that the first goal in the history of the confrontation between the two sides should not exist at all.

Elber opened the scoring for Bayern Munich in the 11th minute of the game, but the strange thing was that during the entire offensive process before the goal, there were three passes at the moment of the kick, and the players of Bayern Munich were in an offside position, but the referee did not make any penalty. This goal was finally recognized as a valid goal, which was a major misjudgment.

Of course, the drama of this game did not stop there. The Red Devils Manchester United scored two goals in a row to overtake the score to 2:1. But just when Manchester United was about to take all three points away from home, in the 89th minute of the game, the always stable goalkeeper Schmeichel made a mistake in his attack, and Shelingham accidentally headed the ball into his own goal when competing with Elber.

However, this goal was finally counted in Elber's account. The first confrontation between the two sides ended in a 2:2 draw. This score was also a true reflection of the strength of both sides at the time. Whether from the data or the situation on the field, Bayern Munich and Manchester United were evenly matched in all aspects at the time.

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The second round of the group match between the two sides at Old Trafford also did not determine the winner, although Manchester United controlled the rhythm of the game more in that game.

Giggs assisted Keane's goal, which was very exciting, but Bayern Munich took advantage of the opportunity of a quick counterattack and Salihamidzic equalized the score.

Both games ended in a draw, which seems to indicate that their strength was indeed evenly matched at the time. Even the final group rankings also showed this. Bayern Munich finally ranked first in the group with a score higher than Manchester United by one point, the Red Devils ranked second in the group, and Barcelona was eliminated in the cruel group stage competition.

But the game that Manchester United and Bayern Munich had to decide the winner soon came.

After eliminating Juventus and Dynamo Kyiv respectively, the two British and German giants ushered in the third duel in the same season, and they successfully met in the Champions League final.

However, the situation was not favorable for Manchester United at the time, because the captain Keane and the general Scholes could not play in this final due to the accumulated yellow card suspension. But everything that happened later made people feel that maybe the Red Devils were really blessed.

In this final, Bayern Munich took the lead in the sixth minute of the opening. But in the subsequent game, Ferguson's adventure was successful, and the two substitutes became the creators of miracles.

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The reversal initiated by the Red Devils took place within three minutes of injury time, and these exciting scenes have been relived countless times in history.

May 26, 1999, this day is also the 90th anniversary of Sir Matt Busby's birth. If Sir Busby could fulfill his promise 31 years ago to comfort his boys with the Champions League title, then today the Red Devils have comforted history and ancestors with the second Champions League trophy.

As a survivor of the Munich air crash, Sir Charlton witnessed this great game in the stands.

The oaths that have been remembered by every Red Devils player in the past and present have finally sublimated into miracles under the accumulation of time.

It was after this magical game that Ferguson made a famous exclamation: "This damn football!"

After winning the Champions League trophy, the Red Devils became the first triple crown team in the history of the Premier League, and Manchester fell into a sea of ​​red, unprecedented.

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For Manchester United, the night at Camp Nou is an eternal pride, but for Bayern Munich, it is the peak of pain, but also the starting point of a new life.

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Just two years later, in the 2000-2001 season, Bayern Munich and Manchester United met again in the Champions League, and the winner would advance to the Champions League semi-finals.

There were no major changes in the lineups of both sides, but Bayern Munich's substitute striker Sergio became the decider of the first leg of the game. He scored the only goal of the game in the 86th minute, and Bayern Munich took a victory away from Old Trafford.

Two weeks later, Bayern Munich returned to their home court and achieved a double kill against Manchester United with another victory, but the then Bayern Munich coach Hitzfeld was unwilling to call these two victories revenge on Manchester United like the media did. He called every game of Bayern Munich leading to the Champions League final a challenge.

It was precisely because of the personal pain of the final two years ago that defeating Manchester United was not enough to make up for the regrets of Bayern Munich's soldiers until they really stood in the Champions League final again.

Two years ago, Kahn was unable to block Shelingham and Solskjaer's goals in the stoppage time, but two years later, the German Lion escorted Bayern Munich's dream trophy in the penalty shootout.

Finally, this generation of Bayern Munich players did not leave the responsibility of making up for the regret to future generations. They personally took back the championship that slipped away from their hands. Such joy is beyond words.