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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had a strong feeling thathis side would come up against familiar opposition in the ChampionsLeague quarter finals, but although his sixth sense was in tune, hisradar was off by a couple hundred kilometres.While Ferguson fully expected to be paired against an English side,it was Italian capital club Roma that was pulled from the hat. 5 Z3 I) w! e' C/ A I8 }- v
The clubs have already met four times over the past 12 months, withthe English champions famously trouncing Roma 8-3 on aggregate at thisstage of the tournament last year. ! y2 E: S6 I! T! L/ q. ?
"It's incredible," said Sir Alex after the draw. "I had a strong feeling that we would draw an English side.www.imanutd.com; f, o) A1 h: z8 W. v7 ^
"It'samazing to think that we will have played Roma six times in a year.That makes it an intriguing tie because we know a lot about Roma, but they know a lot about us.- A" S9 K' g- w# M8 N. E' P
"Away from the football, obviously mybiggest concern is the fans," he added, eluding to the nasty scenesthat marred last year's match in Rome.
) R: ?; V A( h! n h6 A"During the game in Rome this season the security was much improved.But there will be even more fans travelling with us for this match.曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛8 n7 q0 C$ U1 T3 t# R) `5 K
"That said, I have a feeling it will be another great European tie."
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曼联主教练弗格森预测他的队伍在欧冠杯八强赛中将对抗一支熟悉的队伍,虽然他的第六感很正确,但是事实上目标还要远离几百公里。
: _' q5 A+ C$ Ywww.imanutd.com在弗格森预料曼联将对抗一支英超队伍时,事实上曼联将对抗意大利首都的队伍罗马。- k6 |' |& V( K$ [' N _# E* L U
这两支队伍已经在过去的12个月里对抗4次了,而曼联也曾经在上赛季的这个阶段里以总比数8-3大胜罗马。www.imanutd.com) W2 U6 f5 s; n: y7 `3 a) Z. Q
弗格森说:“真是不可思议!我有很强的感觉我们会对上一支英超队伍。要在一年里对抗罗马6次真的是很惊人,这使到这比赛很吸引人,因为我们十分了解罗马,罗马也十分了解我们。在足球以外的话我当然关心着球迷们,在这个赛季我们对抗罗马时,安全问题比较改善了,但是这次我们将会有更多球迷到访罗马。所以我预感,这将是一场典型的欧洲冠军杯赛。
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