Man United Fight Back to Beat Roma in Champions League
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Manchester United won a big game against Roma.
The team was losing, but then they came back and won.
A player named Cunha scored two goals.
People call this a comeback. It means a team was losing but then wins.
The game was in the Champions League. This is a big football competition in Europe.
Manchester United's manager is called Carrick. A manager is the person who leads the team.
Some people think Carrick could lose his job. This means the team could stop him working for them.
Now, people ask: did this win save his job?
Many fans are happy about the result.
This comeback is one of the best in the Champions League this year.
Vocabulary15 words
- comeback
- when you are losing but then you win
- Champions League
- a big football competition in Europe
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- double
- when one player scores two goals
- job
- the work a person does
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- goal
- a point scored in football
- team
- a group of players who play together
- win
- to be the best; to not lose
- lose
- to not win a game
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- football
- a sport with a ball and two teams
- competition
- a contest between teams or people
- Europe
- a continent with many countries
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1. Roma 2. Cunha 3. Manager
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Manchester United won a big game against _____.
The team was losing, but then they came back and _____.
A player named _____ scored two goals.
People call this a _____. It means a team was losing but then wins.
The game was in the _____ League. This is a big football competition in Europe.
Manchester United's manager is called _____.
Some people think Carrick could lose his _____.
Now, people ask: did this win _____ his job?
Many _____ are happy about the result.
This comeback is one of the best in the Champions League this _____.
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