Chapter 662: The Decisive Battle of the Finals — Dream Maker Returns to the Dream Theater

Match preview: April 15th, 3:00 AM, Champions League knockout round, quarterfinal second leg — Manchester United host Dortmund at home!

Because they picked up red cards in the first leg, both head coaches cannot be on the front-line battlefield for the return leg, but they can still watch from the stands at Old Trafford.

Being able to watch from the stands means UEFA hasn't completely shut the door.

Which means, as long as you shout loud enough, you can still play a directing role!

But honestly, if they're up in the stands, Ten Hag and Escriwa definitely won't be able to throw down.

Then…

Both sets of fans are now looking forward to it — looking forward to Ten Hag and Escriwa exploding into a shouting match in the stands.

Sitting Like and Ferran — which of them will be the last one standing!

……

Insider: Tang Ye is basically confirmed not to take part in the Asian qualifiers' Top 48.

【Stop studying the Top 48, if you can't even qualify past the Top 48 then you can just skip everything after that】

【Tang Ye: you guys go qualify for the Top 12 first, I'll go chop Ten Hag and then come over】

【Feels like this year's national team lineup is pretty solid — 2 top-five-league players + 1 ggbond, stacked config】

【Why don't you mention Japan, they're all European-league players】

【What's the use of European leagues, apart from the Premier League big 6, which of them wouldn't have to call me ggbond daddy when they face me. But now the Premier League big 6 don't matter either, Tang Ye is taking care of Manchester United tomorrow night!】

Bang!

The plane landed at Manchester Airport.

The familiar air, the familiar rain — Tang Ye had a feeling that everything had come back.

"How is it?"

Escriwa suddenly asked, and Tang Ye didn't catch what the head coach meant at first.

"Haha, Ferran, stop testing him!"

Marti pushed Escriwa forward.

The conflict between the Spaniard and Ten Hag escalating has dragged out some things that normally would never have come out of his mouth.

Tang Ye and Bellingham exchanged a glance, the two shrugged helplessly, while Haaland laughed beside them.

"Hey, Erling!"

Tang Ye called out: "Stay serious!"

"Yessir!"

Haaland saluted Tang Ye.

Hearing the commotion, Pogba immediately came over, looked Haaland up and down, his eyes full of wariness.

"What's up?"

Haaland was confused, but Pogba just shook his head, saying he'd just happened to walk over.

"……"

Haaland tilted his head, not figuring out what was going on with Pogba.

He remembered that last season's Pogba wasn't like this.

Of course, people have to grow up, especially for players like Pogba and Tang Ye who love to play around — the word "growth" shows up very obviously on them.

"……"

"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

"Wow!!!"

Although the Dortmund players went through the VIP building, the fans still found a spot where they could see the VIP building directly, holding up Tang Ye's exclusive fan signs.

【Long time no see, Tang Ye!】

Tomorrow's match has Tang Ye as Manchester United's opponent, so Manchester United fans who like Tang Ye can only finish all their cheering today.

Then tomorrow it's swords crossed!

Escriwa walked up at some point, pretending to grab something, actually wanting to talk to Tang Ye: "If we beat Manchester United tomorrow, will you feel regret?"

"Well…"

Tang Ye didn't give an answer right away, and Escriwa read the Dortmund midfielder's hesitation at a glance, so he put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder.

"Show no mercy."

"Hiss…"

Tang Ye's eyes went wide as he watched Escriwa walk away.

Whether Tang Ye will show mercy to his opponent — that, we don't know.

But one thing is certain: Escriwa really wants to win!

……

Owen's prediction for the second-leg score: Manchester United 3: 1 Dortmund — De Jong's return will have a decisive impact on the match situation.

It's not just the players; another variable in the second leg is the head coach.

When Owen got to this point, he put forward a rather "bold" view.

Namely, with both head coaches absent, Manchester United is actually the side that benefits more.

Bold!

Absolutely brazen!

Owen is way too full of himself — if he said this stuff in front of Ten Hag's entourage, he'd definitely get punished hard!

But at the end of the show, Owen also added a supplementary explanation for his words.

It wasn't that Owen looked down on Ten Hag; it was simply that Manchester United and Dortmund had different tactical systems, with Dortmund's requiring more in-game adjustments.

"Undoubtedly, Ten Hag's impact on Manchester United has been phenomenal."

#BattleOfTheTwoSaintsSecondLeg# Tang Ye vs Manchester United related topics successively topped the Weibo trending list, and soon it was match day.

Yesterday brought moderate rain, but today offered a rare sunny day in Manchester; the originally cold weather felt less unpleasant thanks to the sunlight.

"Glory glory Man United~"

"Glory glory Man United!"

Upon arriving at the stadium's side entrance, the Manchester United team bus was quickly surrounded by fans; Mata disembarked first, followed by Ten Hag.

"Sitting Like!"

"Sitting Like, go for it!"

"It's okay, the red card doesn't matter, we can still win!"

Fans surged forward, but security separated them from Ten Hag.

"Make a call, Sitting Like, make a call!"

One fan mimed making a phone call: "Call Tom, tell him not to play so rough, he's already injured!"

Only the local die-hard Manchester United supporters knew the heartache they felt when watching Tang Ye score a hat-trick against their club.

"I'm sorry."

Ten Hag appeared to be in good spirits and responded directly to the fans' request: "But we are confident about this match, so I won't make that call."

"Wow!!!!"

In the subsequent post-match interview, Ten Hag uttered that shocking statement.

"It is time to let the fans know what truly constitutes Manchester United's core and what forms its foundation."

The moment these words were spoken, the press conference venue exploded.

The Champions League was simply too important for Manchester United.

So important that Sitting Like had to raise his butcher's knife against his dearest Tom!

Click click!

"Sitting Like, may I ask..."

The reporter's expression was grave; one could even detect a hint of terror in his eyes: "Are you going to slaughter a pig?"

Ten Hag remained silent, merely smiling.

Click!

Click click click click!

On the other side, Tang Ye was also undergoing a post-match interview, just as a reporter asked him about the injury to his right hand.

"Actually, it's fine."

Tang Ye raised his right hand and shook it: "It basically won't have any effect; my condition is quite good right now. Although it's bandaged, it doesn't actually hurt."

It didn't hurt, and even if it did, it wouldn't matter; after all, Dortmund were professional athletes, equipped with all kinds of pain-relief sprays.

The reporters below lowered their heads, clearly having received news from their "accomplices" next door.

"Ten Hag stated he intends to slaughter a pig today; what is your take on this?"

Click click!

"..."

Tang Ye froze on the spot, then broke into a smile once he processed the question.

Haha!

"Ahem, well..."