United had terrible difficulty in keeping up their end of the billing.
United clung on last night, but success in this tie may already be beyond their reach.
Get all the latest news, videos and exclusive interviews at BT Sport But the Portuguese virtuoso had the nerve to shape a shot around Fabien Barthez and high into the far corner. In under half an hour they were already 2-0 down and indebted to the referee Anders Frisk for not awarding a blatant penalty. United have to decide if this was a throwback to the cringeworthy nights of the early 90s or simply a rendezvous with a truly great team. This was meant to be a gathering of peers, but United, to their disbelief, had to rediscover what it is to be outclassed. The cunning Scholes was the very last man they could afford to lose, since he was alone in looking as if he would merit a place on the Spanish club's payroll. United were confounded. Welcome to your one-stop shop for all things Manchester United FC.
Manchester United can never have dreamed that they would look a 3-1 defeat in the face and greet it with civility. Ferguson, did not shirk his duty picking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has been in telling form, even if Beckham had to be demoted to the substitutes.His opposite number had novel views of his own.
At the outset here they had the careful manner of men newly awakened to their heavy responsibilities and United were the lighter of heart for all too brief a while. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: "We had 90 minutes control of the game against a side like Manchester City. In a normal side, everyone is instructed to clump the ball away from the corner of their own area, but these visitors are licensed to caress it.In the 12th minute, Steve McManaman, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane created a little triangle of movement before the latter, with a perfectly weighted pass, picked out Guti in the centre. United were capable of no more than gawping wonder. I … Del Bosque had redesigned the formation slightly to take account of the absence of the appendicitis-stricken Raul. After 20 minutes, Ronaldo was sent into the right of the area and befuddled Wes Brown before the defender thrust out an arm and leg to stop the Brazilian. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. From a 25-year-old, such abundance is almost baffling. Real were not so very secure themselves, but the truth of that proposition would have been doubted as they lashed in a third goal in the 49th minute. I cannot complain. Had Julio Cesar not missed for Lokomotiv Moscow in the last minute or if Real themselves had not equalised against Borussia Dortmund in stoppage-time, the German champions would have taken their place in the last eight. Real were flustered enough for Zidane to head weakly to Giggs, who had been shuffled into the middle of the attack after the opening goal, and he fired wide.Two minutes from half-time, the Welshman played an excellent pass to Solskjaer and the Norwegian forced the ball across the six-yard box for Van Nistelrooy to record his 14th Champions League goal of the season. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to BBC Sport: ... is the most by a player aged 18 or younger in a single Premier League season since Wayne Rooney scored nine for Everton in 2003 …
A dipping cross by Roberto Carlos, a lay-off from Zidane and a volleyed lob by Luis Figo might have had them 2-0 in front if Barthez had not stretched to put the ball over the bar.United harassed Real and were bold on the attack, with the excellent Ryan Giggs raising Old Trafford spirits by nutmegging Figo, but it took a while for them to prise open fully the cracks they faced.For a while they had to cling to the recollection of Ruud van Nistelrooy's effort in the fourth minute. Nonetheless, United had believed they could do much more than shake their heads in regret of their plight and in respect for the victors. Worse still, with the second leg in mind, it was hard to see what they can do about it. United knew then that the tie was beyond them and Casillas made expert saves before a Veron drive was turned past him by a deflection off Ivan Helguera.Real still trusted in their ebullience and there was no trace of self-doubt in Ronaldo as he ran, steadied himself and crashed a 25-yarder high beyond Barthez.
This was a match with no compromises.
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