Joe Cole's goal ignited Stamford Bridge, and the cheers that erupted from the South Stand were so loud they seemed to lift the stadium roof off!

The commentators at Stamford Bridge managed to make their voices carry throughout the stadium using the microphones placed in front of them.

"Goal!! 28th minute!!! We've taken the lead!!! The goal scorer is Joe~~~~~~"

The fans in the Stamford Bridge stands echoed his words, chanting in unison: "Kerr!!!!!"

For Chelsea fans, defeating Manchester United in the Champions League final would be a great way to vent their frustration at being knocked out of the title race in the league!

After taking the lead, Ferguson kept pushing his players forward from the sidelines.

Mourinho immediately changed his approach, returning Chelsea to their most familiar park the bus tactical system.

While maintaining a stable defense, they occasionally harassed Ferguson with quick counter-attacks. In this back-and-forth struggle, Manchester United failed to equalize the score until the end of the match!

Chelsea have successfully gained the upper hand in the two-legged series!

After watching the two Champions League semi-final matches.

Saturday.

Leeds United easily defeated West Ham United 2-0 at home.

After the match, Li Shiguang quickly dealt with the press conference and ran back to the locker room.

But as soon as he entered, he saw Simeone gently shaking his head at him. Looking closer, he saw that Manchester United had also won 4-2 away against Everton, taking all three points.

The points remain unchanged!

Leeds United still lead the standings with 87 points, while Manchester United are in second place, just one point behind.

May has arrived.

The first match was the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Just as Li Shiguang had predicted, the first match, AC Milan's home game against Bayern Munich, surprised most of the media and fans. AC Milan easily defeated Bayern Munich 3-0 at home, becoming the first team to reach the 2006-2007 Champions League final.

In this match, Kaká delivered another outstanding performance, contributing two goals and one assist, helping AC Milan secure the victory.

The day after the match between AC Milan and Bayern Munich.

Manchester United returned to Old Trafford for their second match against Chelsea.

As soon as the game started, Li Shiguang, who was watching the game at home, felt that Chelsea was acting strangely today. Mourinho parked the bus right from the start, clearly intending to rely on Joe Cole's goal last week to secure a place in the final!

But Ferguson, who had already gone all out, wasn't going to tolerate him.

Today, Ferguson disregarded the league match in two days and fielded his full-strength lineup, adopting a do-or-die attitude.

After the match started, the two flanks became the busiest areas.

For Manchester United, Ronaldo and Giggs were either breaking through or preparing to break through.

Finally, in the 21st minute of the match, Manchester United's efforts paid off.

Giggs crossed from the byline, and Carragher, who had broken into the penalty area, leaped high and headed the ball into the goal guarded by Cech.

Manchester United took the lead 1-0 at home, leveling the aggregate score at 1-1!

After the game restarted.

Chelsea opted to attack, while Manchester United, on the contrary, began to focus on defense again, almost like a repeat of the two teams' previous match! Li Shiguang, watching from the sofa, yawned repeatedly.

Ultimately, the score remained 1-0 until the end of 120 minutes of extra time, leading to a penalty shootout between the two teams.

In the penalty shootout, perhaps emboldened by the support of the home crowd, Van der Sar, in even greater form, made three consecutive saves, helping Manchester United ultimately defeat Chelsea 4-1 on aggregate.

Manchester United became the second team to advance to the final!

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"Boss, did you watch the game last night? Ferguson was really lucky to have Van der Sar in such a stellar form. The Dutchman is truly still going strong! It's a pity about Mourinho, sigh..."

The next morning, as soon as he arrived at the training ground, Simeone came over and started chatting with Li Shiguang about the game from the previous night.

“What’s there to regret?” Li Shiguang raised an eyebrow and glanced sideways at Simeone. “Chelsea’s loss is a good thing for us. Believe it or not, don’t be fooled by Mourinho’s righteous demeanor in interviews. If Chelsea had won last night, they might have deliberately thrown the game against Manchester United in a few days!”

"Sigh~ I understand the logic, but you know me, compared to Ferguson, I still prefer Mourinho's tactical style!" Simeone pouted, his face full of regret.

Holy crap?

When did I know you preferred Mourinho's tactical style?

As my assistant coach, shouldn't you like my tactical style?

Hearing this, Li Shiguang looked at Simone strangely, and was about to ask a question when he saw Allen hurriedly walk into the training field.

"Boss! Come here for a second!" As soon as he reached the sidelines, Allen waved to Li Shiguang and pointed to his briefcase.

“Keep an eye on them.”

Li Shiguang handed the tactical clipboard to Simone, gave him a brief explanation, and then quickly walked towards Allen.

Allen doesn't usually appear at the training ground during training hours.

certainly.

Unless there's some urgent matter that he can't handle.

“Boss.” As soon as Li Shiguang stood at the sidelines, Allen took out a stack of papers from his briefcase and handed him the top few. “Moratti has agreed to include Dzeko and Vardy in the Adriano deal. This is the letter of intent that Inter Milan sent over a while ago.”

"So rushed!?" Taking the things Allen handed him, Li Shiguang asked curiously, "I haven't even negotiated with him yet! Where are the players? Do they even want to go?"

Dzeko and Vardy are currently on loan at Manchester City and Reading respectively, and they should return to their respective clubs after the season ends.

"Hehe, boss, Moratti's offer is quite reasonable, a total of 12 million euros for the two of them. I reckon he probably won't agree to raise the price again if you try to negotiate." Allen smiled and shook his head. He knew Li Shiguang's personality; when it came to player transfers, he always wanted to maximize profits. "As for the players, I just passed on this information to Raiola, and he can inform the players himself."

“12 million euros? There’s really no need to haggle then, hahaha.” Hearing Allen say that, Li Shiguang’s impression of Moratti improved dramatically.

You should know that I spent less than 100,000 euros to buy them together, and now I've resold them and they've appreciated more than 100 times.

If I were to haggle over the price with Moratti again, it would seem a bit unreasonable...