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Chapter 243

Are league trophies enough?At least Mourinho doesn't think so. He has already been thinking about how to replicate last year's Triple Crown experience, and now it seems that this is not impossible.

In the league, Chelsea is already ahead of No.2 Arsenal by ten points, and in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Chelsea also qualified first in the group, and they even reached the semi-finals of the League Cup without hindrance.

Attacking on three fronts, Mourinho wants to let his blue storm completely blow over the whole of England, and he doesn't seem to plan to stop there. England is not his ultimate goal, and conquering Europe is his dream.

Although he has led the Porto team to do this last season, but now, he needs to let Chelsea come to the European arena with the same strength, so that all opponents feel a kind of shudder for the madness of this blue team.

After the end of last season's Champions League, many reporters commented that this is a feast for the common people. From the quarterfinals, it seemed to be not good enough. Although the whole game was tense, it seemed that some stars were missing. smell.

Even if Mourinho successfully leads the Porto team to the top, his championship does not seem to be convincing. At least in the eyes of those giants, this success is more like a good luck for the Porto team.

Including Lin Yi's best player, many people feel that he is not that great. Although this kid has proved his strength with his strong performance in the Premier League this season, the European war is the battlefield to test whether a person is great.

"If Mourinho can make Chelsea reach the top of Europe, then he can say that he is Ferguson of the new era, another strong man in the coaching circle, otherwise, he can only be regarded as excellent."

This is what many football journalists commented on Mourinho and Chelsea before reporting on this UEFA Champions League match. Dominating their own league is not a great achievement, and being able to conquer the whole of Europe is what the giants should do.

He won all six games, and Mourinho did not respond to those comments, but he used his record in the group stage to explain a lot of problems. Chelsea did not come here to be an upstart, but to grab the Big Ears Cup. of.

But Lin Yi's actions were more practical. He used the assist leader in the group stage to start a new Champions League journey for himself. Now many people are betting that this kid may set a new record for assists in the Champions League.

Even the well-known bookmaker William Hill gave a very objective odds analysis after the selection of the top [-] of the Champions League. In their opinion, Chelsea, which has been in a fierce state recently, is definitely worthy of the title of favorite to win the championship.

Although Chelsea have never won the Champions League trophy, don't forget that they have a head coach who has won the Champions League and a black-haired kid who shined in the Champions League last season. With these two people, it seems that it is enough.

Ranked behind Chelsea in the championship odds list are AC Milan and Barcelona, ​​who are also favorites to win the championship, especially Barcelona. Under the leadership of the Brazilian Ronaldinho, they are also rebounding strongly now.

Not only overturned Real Madrid in the league, but also showed the same strong side in the Champions League. They also performed well in the group stage. Although they were one point behind AC Milan in the group stage, they could only be ranked Ranked second in the group, but this kind of fierceness is not far behind Chelsea.

Even Mourinho himself said, "The group of Catalans, after being dormant for so long, will be very terrifying when they explode. Apart from AC Milan, they may be the opponent who needs our attention the most. .”

After the last season's unsatisfactory round of [-], UEFA finally breathed a sigh of relief after the Champions League round of [-] came out this time. Most of the giants have successfully broken through. The peak confrontation between the various powerhouses will definitely become the main attraction of this UEFA Champions League, and the possibility of the Dark Polo team reaching the Champions League again is basically completely stifled.

With the full recovery of the status of the European giants and the collective destruction of many dark horses, after the civilians seized power last season, it is finally the turn of the giants to feast.

Such a lineup of the top sixteen makes many fans feel excited, because many powerful players gather in the knockout round, which means that starting from the top sixteen, there will be a peak confrontation like sparks hitting the earth in each round, and this kind of confrontation That's what can stimulate the nerves of the fans the most.

It's enough to feel the madness of the dark horse's free gallop once. After all, most fans still prefer to see the peak collision between traditional giants.

The list of the top sixteen this time can definitely meet the expectations of these people, because every team that breaks into the top sixteen is worthy enough.

The clubs from England can be said to be the most powerful contenders for this Champions League. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United, they actually occupied four positions in the top sixteen. It is at least one round in advance to lock the quota.

Moreover, in the best team selected in the UEFA Champions League group stage, there are actually six players from the Premier League. Lampard, Petr Cech, and Terry were all on the list, but Lin Yi was unexpectedly not selected this time, but that kid seemed to have no feeling for this selection at all.

Lin Yi had always held an indifferent attitude towards such a selection. He preferred to focus on his future opponents, especially the Brazilian Ronaldini who occupied the frontcourt organizer in the best team. Oh, that guy's fantastic dribbling made Lin Yi very interested.

Of course, Lin Yi is more interested in this than that. When watching Ronaldinho’s game video, as long as the rebroadcast shows the close-up of the Brazilian, Lin Yi can’t help but laugh out loud, “Haha , How did that guy's teeth and face grow!? This is too much like a rabbit! Your mother, if he goes to a children's play, he doesn't need to make up! Just grab a carrot and go on stage!"

Brito didn't know what made that kid's nerves. Damn it, he was still in the mood to joke around at this moment!

All jokes aside, Lin Yi still couldn't help admiring that Brazilian. Apart from his ghostly dribbling skills, that guy's scoring ability is indeed much better than his own, especially his fantasy goal against AC Milan. Even Lin Yi couldn't help applauding.

"It would be very interesting if I could meet this guy on the court." Before he knew it, Lin Yi had a kind of expectation. He really hoped that he could be on the court with this Brazilian in the knockout stage. Compete and see who can make your team crazier!

But it is estimated that no one wants to run into the fiery Chelsea at this time. After all, their defense is indeed a bit too strong.

Not only is Chelsea bringing pressure to many traditional giants, but the collective breakthrough of the entire Premier League has also made the giants in continental Europe feel a kind of impact.

The strong rise of the Premier League clubs has made many European giants feel the pressure, the most obvious is the Italian team, although this time they also have the Milan duo and Juventus entering the top [-], but apart from AC Milan , The two other teams are not so reliable.

In particular, Inter Milan, which has problems as soon as it comes to the Champions League, has been a little unstable in the league recently. This makes Moratti, who has invested huge sums of money for more than ten years, look melancholy. He really doesn't know his dream. When will China's big international era be reappeared?

The Bundesliga is still an indispensable force in the Champions League, and this time in addition to Bayern Munich, Leverkusen and Werder Bremen have also successfully entered the top [-], which makes many German fans look forward to it This means that the Bundesliga teams can have a chance to get their hands on the final trophy.

From Ligue [-] are the old faces of Lyon and Monaco from last season. Lyon relied on their own stable performance, while Monaco, relying on Yu Yong who broke into the Champions League final last season, insisted on breaking into the round of [-] with the first place in the group. , and they are the first in the group stepping on Liverpool's shoulders.

La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid also represent the dominance of traditional forces over the UEFA Champions League, but Real Madrid's recent state is really a bit sluggish, otherwise they would not have been squeezed to the second place in the group by Leverkusen, if In the last group match, if Leverkusen fought them fiercely at home, maybe the team that qualified for the final group would not know who it was.

But Barcelona's recent state is indeed very hot. In addition to successfully suppressing their old rivals Real Madrid in the league, they also played smoothly in the recent European games. Ronaldinho plus Eto'o and La Marcia played a group of good players, so that Barcelona has the shadow of the dream team back then. If they can win the Champions League trophy, maybe these guys can create a new generation of dream team.

Mourinho's data collection work on these traditional giants has already begun as early as the beginning of the group stage, so he has already figured out the situation of these opponents. From tactical arrangements to the habits of core players, it can be said that Intelligence work is to do everything in detail.

"Bayern, Juventus, AC Milan, Barcelona, ​​the four hardest bones. I don't know if I will meet one of them in the first knockout round. I don't expect to replicate the good luck of last season, so these four No team will be an obstacle for us to win the championship. My request to you is very simple. No matter who we meet, we must defeat our opponents in the game. These are traditional giants with a glorious history. There are none now, but I am a person who likes to create history very much, and this time is no exception. Even if they are a traditional strong team with full heritage, the final outcome is to surrender at the feet of Chelsea, because we are the strongest! This It is an undeniable result!"

Mourinho said this to all Chelsea players before the start of the UEFA group draw ceremony. When this guy said this, his eyes were full of irrefutable confidence. Before the decision was made, all the team members were already incited to compete for victory.

A natural orator, this is what Brito said about Mourinho, no matter what kind of opponent Chelsea encounters, as long as Mourinho and that kid are on the field, Chelsea will have the madness to fight against the opponent It's hard, and Brito can't explain why.

Maybe God also heard the voices of Mourinho and Lin Yi. When the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland announced the round of [-] matches, even Brito grew his mouth, because Chelsea wanted to The opponent they are facing is Barcelona, ​​which has recently recovered strongly.

God's arrangement?Who knows, anyway, the peak confrontation of the top sixteen battle is about to kick off its prelude. . .

(Will the Heat still lose to the Eagles tomorrow? Looking forward...)
(End of this chapter)