Never Give Him Even the Slightest Chance!

By evening, after a full day of training, Manchester United's Carrington base was already deserted. The only light still on was in the Head Coach's office on the second floor.

Head Coach Ferguson, the two Assistant Coaches Mike Phelan and Rene Meulensteen, scout Martin Ferguson, and several others were gathered in the not-so-spacious office. On the television opposite them, a draw was being broadcast live.

It was the Champions League quarterfinal draw, being held far away at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

All four Premier League teams had safely advanced to the quarterfinals. The other four were Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, La Liga's Barcelona and Villarreal, and Primeira Liga's Porto. Serie A had been completely wiped out, with even the strongest side, Inter Milan, eliminated by Manchester United.

Ferguson's team had just beaten Mourinho's Inter Milan 2–0 at home. Four minutes into the match, Vidić opened the scoring for Manchester United, and not long after the second half began, Rooney assisted Cristiano Ronaldo for the second goal.

This year's Champions League Final would be held in Rome, Italy. With all the Italian teams eliminated, it was indeed rather embarrassing.

Bruno Conte was Roma's general manager. As the representative of the host city, he had been invited as a guest for the draw.

The first team drawn was Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine's opponent was Arsenal of the Premier League.

Pellegrini's team had reached the Champions League quarterfinals once again. The Chilean engineer's coaching ability was truly admirable.

Since there was no longer any rule preventing teams from the same country from meeting in the quarterfinal draw, the probability of four Premier League teams facing one another was very high. Liverpool were drawn against Chelsea, which to some extent avoided the awkward possibility of all four Premier League teams gathering in the