I think Alex is very close to recovery. Not for Copenhagen, but we hope for the next game in the Champions League he will be fit.

我认为阿莱士接近复出了，对哥本哈根不行，但我希望在下一轮的欧冠时他能伤愈。

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It wasn't just the fans taking the opportunity to get up close with the champions, Inside the ground, all along the touchline, a small forest of telephoto lenses had bloomed.

不仅是球迷得到了与冠军亲密接触的机会，在球场内，边线旁，摄影镜头组成了一个小森林。

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The first 20 minutes of the match must have been close to perfect for United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who was presiding over his 150th Champions League game.

比赛的前20分钟，因执掌他第150次冠军联赛的曼联经纪人弗格森爵士而接近完美。

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The past year brought the first decade of the new millennium to a close with several long-time champions reasserting themselves.

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But Leeds had the edge in McGuire and skipper Kevin Sinfield, who laid the platform for another performance which provided further evidence that the champions are getting close to their best after their disappointing, injury-clouded first half of the season.

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They came so close to the Champions League and Premier League.

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Of course, we would have liked to beat the defending champions, or at least get close to them and put pressure on them.

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