The presentation of the Jules Rimet Cup to Bobby Moore after England’s extra time victory at Wembley against Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final. Germany’s 1996 European triumph ceremony also at Wembley against Czech Rep. , this time with the honor of lifting the trophy by belonging to Jürgen Klinsmann. The short film shot specifically for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games that inaugurated the London Olympic Stadium. In one way or another, more or less visible, Queen Elizabeth II was always present at the great sporting moments in England during a reign of 70 years. And that weight was also felt at Old Trafford.
Elizabeth II died. The new king is Carlos III
Closed faces, eyes lost in a void that everyone knew where it was going, without great celebrations before the initial whistle (or at halftime, where the usual decompression music was not heard). It wasn’t exactly a tense atmosphere, but it was almost nostalgic before Manchester United welcomed Real Sociedad, which completely emptied Cristiano Ronaldo’s first title of the season (or Casemiro’s debut in the eleven). Even the minute of silence was much more than that, with the speaker of the club to read a text that explained the importance of Elizabeth II in the country and in the Commonwealth, he left his deepest condolences to the Royal Family of all the fans in the world and asked for total respect for those 60 seconds. In the stands we saw people crying, others with their hands in the heart area, the great supporting phalanx of the Basques locked in with their scarves outstretched. Relaxed
Chilling silence in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who passed away this afternoon.#sporttvportugal #EUROPANASPORTTV #European League #UEL #UEFA #manunited #manchester united #resociety pic.twitter.com/Ol4VNdDWUA
— SPORT TV (@SPORTTVPortugal) September 8, 2022
After an impeccably observed minute of silence in memory of Her Majesty the Queen, we set off at Old Trafford.#MUFC || #UEL
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 8, 2022
The game was more than a game. Of course, when the ball began to roll there were chants, whistles, applause, demonstrations of all kinds. However, it was different. The game was more than a game.
The club has issued a statement regarding tonight’s match at Old Trafford, following the passing of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 8, 2022
With two changes in each sector (Maguire and Lindelöf for Varane and Lisandro Martínez; Casemiro and Fred for McTominay and Bruno Fernandes; Elanga and Ronaldo for Sancho and Rashford), Erik ten Hag opened a kind of period of new opportunities to some elements that either arrived later or have not been an option in a stage in which the team had four consecutive victories. Nobody took much advantage of it in the first half: the English had less of the ball, they attacked better, they even disallowed Ronaldo’s goal for offside after a cross from Diogo Dalot but they didn’t create many chances against a Real Sociedad with a lot of possession but almost harmless .
Cristiano Ronaldo has the most appearances (183) and goals (140) in Champions League history.
For the first time in his career, he is playing in the Europa League ???? pic.twitter.com/lVeplj7TUX
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 8, 2022
Today at Old Trafford, Real and United will play with 2 incredible records
United have played 4,153 games in a row (85 years) with at least 1 of their own youth squad in the squad
La Real has played 2,745 games in a row (65 years) with at least 1 of its own youth squad in its starting eleven pic.twitter.com/3G9qmcvFQU
— Atotxa.org (@atotxaorg) September 8, 2022
Maintaining the same idea of rotation so as not to overload the elements with more minutes, Ten Hag exchanged Diogo Dalot and Eriksen at the break for Lisandro Martínez and Bruno Fernandes but It was the Spanish team to enter better, having more David Silva at stake and arriving with another leading role in the last third. And it would even be the Argentine central defender, who shortly before avoided an accurate goal, to be the interpreter of the 1-0 visitor, with a penalty for handling the ball transformed by Brais Méndez (59 ‘). David Silva’s departure and Manchester United’s advance on the field later changed the characteristics of the match but, except for an attempt alongside Casemiro and a shot pressed into a Ronaldo defender who took a corner, the Red Devils they were never close to a draw. CR7’s debut in the Europa League after almost two decades of playing in the Champions League was something to forget on the day that England will never forget.
SURPRISE AT OLD TRAFFORD????
Real Sociedad converts the penalty and goes ahead!#sporttvportugal #EUROPANASPORTTV #European League #UEL #UEFA #manunited #manchester united #resociety pic.twitter.com/OX7u3VqEZQ
— SPORT TV (@SPORTTVPortugal) September 8, 2022
???????? FINALS | Manchester United 0-1 Real Sociedad ????????
The return of Cristiano Ronaldo ???????? to the starting eleven and to the Europa League did not go well, and United lost again and went blank#UEL #European League #MUNRSO pic.twitter.com/ymKUvRMR6s
— GoalPoint (@_Goalpoint) September 8, 2022
Source: Observadora
