【Now Sports】Welcome to Hell! This is a slogan that often appears at Galatasaray’s home ground. Manchester United will have to go to hell to survive in the Europa League on Wednesday. If they fail to win, it will be difficult to advance. The current tough battle reminds people that Manchester United was in hell 30 years ago and fell into a situation of no return… …
Looking back 30 years ago, Manchester United also had “no door to hell to break in.” It was the second round of the Europa League second round. Manchester United, who were competing as Premier League champions, drew 3:3 with their opponents in the first round, and basically had to win. At that time, Manchester United had many stars, including “Emperor Jane” Jane Donner, magical captain Bai Lairen, Xiao Shi, steel goalkeeper Schumi Ko and Jess, who was still a teenager at the time. According to the cards, the prospect of advancing to the top eight was still optimism.
When Manchester United arrived at Istanbul Airport, Eric Cantona had an uneasy smile on his face because a group of angry Galatasaray fans were waiting for them. This group of Turkish extreme fans chanted “What’s in, what’s out”, and the experienced Red Devils players couldn’t help but panic. The door to hell has just opened…
The home fans were already ready at the airport, holding up banners reading “Welcome to Hell” and “This is the End of the Road” and trying their best to intimidate. Jess recalled in 2012: “I still remember it fresh. I was only 19 years old at the time, and as soon as I stepped out of the airport, they were yelling at you and we immediately ran to the bus.”
Ferguson responded calmly before the game: “Don’t be afraid, you must have never seen a Glasgow wedding.” However, he quickly changed his mind. Not only was goalkeeper Schmeige harassed by phone calls after falling asleep, but former midfielder Barrista said: “The second round was daunting. When I checked into the hotel, a male doorman made a ‘cut my throat’ gesture to me. I thought that it seemed like this was the case in this hotel. It’s not very safe.” Moreover, some Red Devils fans were beaten, some had their property stolen, and some were unreasonably detained by the police.
On the match day of November 3rd, the home team entered the stadium 8 hours early, “waiting” for the arrival of the Red Devils. Hell’s home stadium deserved its reputation. Firstly, the locker room was underground, and secondly, the iron fence on the side of the field was extremely high, and the atmosphere was particularly scary. The smoke bombs and sparks made the stadium look like a blazing fire. Schumi’s face turned pale. Barrista continued: “Yan Feilu is already very powerful, but he is just insignificant in front of them.”
The tough guy Guinea wrote in his autobiography: “Galatasaray did everything they could to delay the game, make comments, complain, and constantly quarrel with the referee.”
Talking about the result, the second round ended in a boring 0:0 draw, and Galatasaray finally advanced on the basis of away goals. During the game, Jian Dong received a red card and Li Chen accompanied him to leave the field. After the game, a police officer punched “Emperor Jian” and Li Chen was hit on the back with a shield. The scene was chaotic, followed by other police officers. Members intervened to quell the situation.
The Red Devils finally returned to the dressing room after many hardships. “Emperor Jane” wanted to go to the police to “fight again”, but others just wanted to leave as soon as possible. Ferguson walked out of the field to complain, but was completely ignored. After he returned to the UK, he threatened Will never return to Turkey…..
In the days after the game, Manchester United visited Galatasaray twice again, with a draw of 0:0 and a loss of 0:1 respectively, which means they have not won. In this tough battle that must be won on Wednesday, can Manchester United get out of “hell”? come over?
[European League]Galatasaray VS Manchester United
Now TV 643 channel 30/11 01:45 live broadcast
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2023-11-29 00:02:10
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