Chapter 855: Unpredictable

The aftereffects of the disastrous defeat in Paris did not fade even after the team drew with Chelsea again.

On the evening of March 3, the 29th round of the Premier League was played, and Manchester United was tied 0:0 by Crystal Palace away.

Originally, the 29th round of the Premier League was held on the first weekend of late March, but because of the FA Cup, the games of several related teams were moved forward to this midweek.

Crystal Palace is currently ranked 13th in the standings, only 10 points higher than the relegation zone, which is a typical mid-level Premier League team. However, Manchester United only had an advantage on the field in the game, but they were unable to turn this advantage into a winning advantage.

Even with a sharp counterattack, Crystal Palace threatened Manchester United's goal several times and almost broke through the goal guarded by De Gea. Fortunately, De Gea's performance was still very stable, and the score of 0:0 was finally maintained until the end of the game.

Because a day ago, Manchester City had defeated West Ham United, which had performed well recently, 2:1 in the game, ushering in the 13th consecutive victory in the Premier League, and only 1 point behind Manchester United in the standings.

Now Manchester United has another draw. In the case of the two teams playing 27 rounds together, Manchester United's advantage has been eroded to only 2 points!

Coincidentally, the next game between the two sides is the second round of the Manchester Derby this season. Manchester United will visit the Etihad Stadium to challenge Manchester City.

Therefore, this Manchester Derby is also considered to be the battle of the Premier League, which will determine the final ownership of the league championship this season.

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Looking back to the beginning of February a month ago, the powerful Manchester United slaughtered Southampton 9:0 in the 22nd round of the Premier League, and also led the standings with a huge advantage of 10 points. There is a faint momentum to win the Premier League for five consecutive years.

But who would have thought that Manchester United would soon encounter a wave of lows, with 1 win and 4 draws in 5 league rounds, and the 10-point advantage disappeared.

Now, when the two teams meet, the situation is completely different.

Although Manchester United still has a 2-point advantage in the standings, its recent league performance is very bad. It lost 8 points in 5 rounds of games and suffered a 1:4 defeat in the Champions League, which is a complete defeat.

On the other hand, Manchester City is advancing rapidly. Not only has it won 13 consecutive games in the Premier League, but it is also invincible in other fronts. It has won 21 consecutive games in various competitions and is definitely the best performing team in Europe.

Under such circumstances, no one would think that Manchester United can beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

But football games are so magical!

Just when everyone thought that Manchester City would beat Manchester United at home, surpass Manchester United in the Premier League standings, and end Manchester United's long-term monopoly on the Premier League, this unexpected Manchester City derby has a result that no one expected.

Just 35 seconds after the start, Mbappe's horizontal breakthrough in the penalty area created a penalty!

Manchester United captain Bruno took the penalty and scored steadily!

Manchester United away 1:0 Manchester City!

In the 49th minute, Manchester United expanded the score! De Gea threw the ball to Luke Shaw, who rushed into the penalty area with 100 horsepower. After a little cooperation, he shot directly, and Manchester United led 2:0 away!

In the end, Manchester United defeated Manchester City 2:0 away, not only ending the opponent's 13-game winning streak in the Premier League and 21-game winning streak in all competitions, but also expanding their advantage in the standings to 5 points!

It's really unpredictable, and the big intestine is wrapped in the small intestine!

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On March 12, the 28th round of the Premier League, Mourinho rotated the team. Bruno, Mbappe, Harry Kane and Rashford were all resting on the bench.

In the first half, Greenwood shot the frame, and Manchester United was 0:0 West Ham at halftime. In the second half, Bruno, who came on as a substitute, scored the winning goal for Manchester United, and Greenwood hit the frame again, completing a brace in the frame.

In the end, Manchester United defeated West Ham 1:0 at home, ushering in two consecutive league victories and continuing to lead the Premier League standings with a 5-point advantage.

Four days later, Manchester United will usher in the second round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at home, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

In the first round of the game, Manchester United lost 1:4 away. In the eyes of many media and fans, Manchester United has been eliminated in advance and it is impossible to turn the tables. The second round of the game can be said to be a formality. Paris Saint-Germain has already booked a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

March 16, 2021, half an hour before the start of this world-renowned game.

Today, the entire Manchester United team arrived at the stadium half an hour earlier than usual, and they completed the warm-up fifteen minutes earlier than usual.

In the home team locker room of the Millennium Stadium.

The players were surprised to find that the doors and windows were closed, the blinds were lowered, and the lights were dim.

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At this moment, the dim lights also went out, and the projector projected images on the white screen.

"This is our match against Paris Saint-Germain!" someone shouted.

The edited match video briefly reviewed the game, focusing on the four goals of Paris Saint-Germain and the huge cheers outside the Parc des Princes.

This is the live broadcast video of the local TV station of Paris Saint-Germain that Mourinho arranged for his staff to get, from the perspective of Paris Saint-Germain as the home team.

Although this game is still played in an empty court, many Paris Saint-Germain fans spontaneously gathered outside the stadium to celebrate the team's victory as soon as possible.

There is no mistake, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one 619, one book, one, one, one, one, one, one, a book!

"This is Paris Saint-Germain! This is the strength of the powerful Paris Saint-Germain!" The local commentator of Paris Saint-Germain said excitedly, "The resistance of the Manchester United people collapsed in the face of the continuous attacks of the Paris Saint-Germain stars! It's our Paris Saint-Germain! The great Paris Saint-Germain! We can now say that we have entered the quarterfinals! ”

The end of the image is the yelling of a local commentator from Paris Saint-Germain.

In order to make it easier for players to understand, Manchester United's subtitle group also thoughtfully provides the last commentary with a translation in Portuguese, French and German.

The picture is frozen, and the background is the flags of Princes Park Stadium flying and cheering crowds.

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A brief silence fell into the conference room.

"On the light!"

The lights are on again.

"After losing to Paris Saint-Germain, I forbid you from talking about Paris Saint-Germain, and you are forbidden to watch videos and news of this game. Do you know why?"

Mourinho slowly walked through the passage between the players' seats and said as he walked.

"The media said that I was hit and I was even more afraid that this crushing defeat would affect the team, so I chose to remain silent and escape!"

Mourinho suddenly raised his voice: "Shit! Bastard! Am I such a vulnerable person? Are you the kind of weak person who can't stand the blow?"

"Answer me!"