The month of August has arrived and with him returns the Champions League, that goes back hotter that never. The crisis of the coronavirus forced to the UEFA to adapt the calendar of his competitions to leave place to the domestic tournaments before thinking in the international. After contributing his granite of sand to the economic recovery of the clubs of the old continent, remains for knowing who will heave with the 'orejona'.
The one who has spoken of the tournament, although no of his current edition. It is Wayne Rooney, that has mentioned two bitter episodes of his career in an interview conceded to the 'Sunday Times'. The one of Croxteth has rememorado his clashes against the FC Barcelona, to the that achieved to demolish with the Manchester United in the semifinals of 2008 but the one who won him the finals of 2009 and 2011. The today footballer of the Derby County has given the keys of these duels: "we Lost two finals of the Champions against the Barcelona of Guardiola when treating of presionar high, which was suicidal".
"Memory that Ferguson said, 'are the United and go to attack, is in the culture of this club' and thought, 'am not very safe of this", has added, doing reference to the superiority of the Catalans in both commitments. Although the English encouraged for planting expensive and presionaron to the Barcelona, these finish raising the trophies with a 2-0 in the Olympic of Rome and a 3-1 in the Stadium of Wembley.
"I think that all the players knew, deep down, that was a mistaken approach, that were abandoning the way that had brought us the success in this semifinal of 2008, and sure enough the twice surpassed us. We were faithful to the club, but afterwards feel you and think, 'lost'", has regretted, doing reference to the crossing in the penultimate round of a championship, the 2007-08, that yes carried the 'network devils'. In this eliminatory, achieved to take out a 0-0 of the Camp Nou, and kept his defensive reliability sentenced with a 1-0 in Old Trafford.
The forward has used this example to warn to the Real Madrid, to the one who touches him measure to the Manchester City of Guardiola in the turn of eighth of final of the current edition. The ex of the United thinks that the initiative and the command of the possession goes to be for the 'sky blues', that have the advantage of a 1-2 that tieed up in Santiago Bernabéu. "Always it is difficult for a club like the Real Madrid begin a party knowing that 'will deliver the balloon'. It is the same for United".
Rooney Also gives the keys of the City-Real Madrid
Roneey Also has given the keys of this meeting, that considers a "only opportunity" for the 'citizens'. The ariete has signalled that Zinedine Zidane can find the traced back if it tightens to the central of the City, and that of his defence can depend the eliminatory. This yes, under his point of view, the offensive power of the mancunianos can mark the difference and more with the tranquility that will suppose the victory obtained in the crash of gone.