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Chapter 266

One win, one draw and two losses, this is the full performance of the Premier League teams in the first round of the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen. You must know that at the beginning of the game, many English media were quite optimistic about the result of the game before the game. .

Except that AC Milan and Manchester United did not know the result of the game, they thought that at least their club could win two games and one draw, and truly surpass Serie A and become the world's number one league.

You must know that many people now say that the Premier League is the world's No. [-] league in terms of revenue, but it is far from qualified in terms of dominance. Its performance in the European War is not worthy of the title of this No. [-] league. Look at the current situation. The declining Serie A, even if all of them are heavily in debt, they have performed quite strongly in the European war.

Regardless of whether it is the European Champions Cup or the UEFA Cup, anyway, as long as it is in the European arena, the performance of their Serie A teams has always been very strong. Has ruled for many years, where they are the real protagonists.

It is known as the five major leagues, but the Ligue [-] is the foil. The competition between Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League is the most intense. But in the European competition, in recent years, it is obvious that La Liga and Serie A are contending, and the Bundesliga occasionally relies on Bayern. Munich came out to support the scene, but the Premier League teams rarely appeared in the final Champions League final.

Even if the attention of the Serie A league has been reduced due to the embarrassing economic conditions in recent years, the giants of Serie A are still strong contenders for the European trophy. Regardless of how thin the camel is, it is still quite scary.

Money can really support the backbone of a league, but don’t forget, whether it’s the first league or not is sometimes judged by who has more European honors. In the last ten years of European competition, Only Manchester United lifted the UEFA Champions League in 99, and they were a last-minute reversal.

We must know that the winner of the game that more people are optimistic about is Bayern Munich, which performed better, and Bayern is only one step away from being defeated. They even have the opportunity to expand the score to two to zero.

But God was on United's side that night, and that damned crossbar prevented the second goal, and at the same time produced the greatest comeback in Champions League history and a legend that cannot be replicated.

Solskjaer and Sheringham were the patron saints of the Manchester United team that night. These two guys saved Manchester United with two shots. Without the magical performance of these two guys coming off the bench, I really don’t know the old man. How long does the Lord still have to pursue the European Champions Cup? It is because of this championship that the Scottish old man really overwhelmed Wenger. When he was compared with the Frenchman, he also had more confidence.

But this European champion can't hide the overall weakness of the Premier League clubs in the Champions League. Whether it is Liverpool or Arsenal, they are very brave in the Premier League, but when it comes to the Champions League, they seem to be beaten by frost The dried eggplant was so wilted that it couldn't show its ferocity at all.

This time Arsenal was beaten into a sieve at Bayern's home court. Ge's team fell into the trough again and again, and even the chance of reversing the second round was very slim.

Looking back at Serie A, although they can no longer attract more world-class players to play in Italy in terms of economic conditions, once they arrive in the European arena, whether it is AC Milan or Juventus, they can earn honor for Italy, especially the red and black. The Legion is an expert in the European war, and Ferguson can only bow down to this point.

This time in the confrontation with Manchester United, AC Milan let the English see what is called a real European experience. Although AC Milan played away, they did not let Manchester United last The good offense rushed at home, and the Italians took the initiative on the field from beginning to end.

AC Milan returned to the "dream theater" that allowed them to win the Champions League in 03. They are not unfamiliar at all. Even when facing tens of thousands of crazy Manchester United fans, they can also behave calmly and calmly on the field. In terms of tactical execution, it is even more accurate.

Ancelotti's team used his best Christmas tree formation to disperse Manchester United's midfield. Although Ronaldo and these guys can occasionally shine with their personal skills, they still can't form an effective offensive level. Compared with orderly, when they tried to organize an attack in the midfield, they looked very messy. Most of the time they were fighting alone, but this kind of one-on-one attack could not threaten the Italian defense at all.

Looking at AC Milan, whether it is Seedorf's free kick hitting the crossbar or Kaka's long-distance attack, Manchester United's defense has become precarious. No, they can only fall into passive defense.

What is this place?It's fucking Old Trafford!But the Manchester United team didn't feel like they were playing at home. They were led by the opponent most of the time. The rhythm of the game on the court was theirs. The Italians had an absolute advantage in possession of the ball. Even if there were tens of thousands of Red Devils fans The crazy shouts and Ferguson's non-stop roaring on the sidelines could not change their embarrassing situation of being passively beaten on the court.

Not only did Manchester United struggle defensively, Ferguson finally made up his mind to play a single striker tactic that was also restrained by AC Milan. Lu Xiaopang, who he had high hopes for, was stared at by Stam and Nesta It is difficult to move an inch, and it is impossible to play at the usual level.

Originally, this tactic had helped Manchester United score a lot of points in the Premier League recently, but in front of the Italians, Lu Xiaopang was not enough to face the best defense in Serie A. Relying on him to break through the defense of Nesta and Stam alone is simply a joke. Even if Ruud van Nistelrooy is added, they may not be able to take advantage of AC Milan's defense.

It is estimated that Ferguson was the most embarrassing person when he saw this scene, because Stam was let go by himself, and now he has to watch that bald Dutchman stare at his sharp knife into a dead man , how can this be done?Not even Ferguson this time.

And at the end of the game, those reporters will definitely seize Ferguson's excuse to sell Stam because he said that Stam has a problem with his state, because the Dutchman has already proved that he has no problem with his perfect defensive state on the court. This is undoubtedly naked It hit Ferguson in the face.

"A domineering Scottish old man let go of his own defensive gate, and now the man he gave up has revenged him with a victory." This is the Times on the second day of the game, in A subtitle used in coverage of the game.

In fact, the Manchester United team is not without a chance. After all, they are at their home court. In the first 10 minutes of the game, their offense still threatened the opponent. Scholes' shot and Giggs' cut from the wing still gave AC Milan's defense created some problems.

But as the game unfolded little by little, the tip of Manchester United's knife was gradually smoothed by the opponent, and it gradually lost its sharp feeling in the offense.

Compared with the opponent's continuous offensive, Manchester United's counterattack can only be regarded as sporadic light rain, which cannot penetrate the opponent's layers of defense at all.

The most terrible thing is the result. I have already defended for almost 10 minutes. The old man Ferguson has even thought about it. If he can't win the opponent at home, don't end up with a losing result. He can defend a 0:0 score It's not pretty, but it's better than losing.

But just in the last ten minutes of the game, the Argentine Crespo, who was loaned to AC Milan from Chelsea, missed a supplementary shot in front of the goal, which made Ferguson's wish come true. When that guy shot, no one reacted!
Carroll's idiot caused the fatal drop when he bent over to hug Seedorf for a shot. Crespo can be said to have hit an empty goal effortlessly, which made Ferguson fly into a rage after the game , He even refused any media interview requests.

Because this old guy can no longer tolerate repeated mistakes in his team's goalkeeper position, regardless of whether it is the Champions League or the Premier League, the fatal injury in the goalkeeper position has pitted Manchester United more than once, and news came out after the game , Manchester United is preparing to introduce a world-class goalkeeper.

"Another goal made by Chelsea. Manchester United not only fell behind in the league this time, but was also overshadowed by Chelsea in the Champions League." Few Manchester United fans felt helpless when they saw the article.

A guy who couldn't play at Chelsea, but ended Manchester United in the European war, I don't know what they feel at the moment, can't those Cockneys do something that makes people feel less awkward? ?This feels so fucking disgusting!
The three teams in Serie A have achieved a record of two wins and one loss this time. Compared with the record of the Premier League teams, those Italians can proudly say that they are the number one league in the world. AC Milan captured Manchester United , Inter Milan won the Moscow Army Central, only Juventus lost to Real Madrid in the away game, but they still retain the possibility of a comeback at home. After all, Real Madrid's away record has always been very bad.

It was originally predicted to be a confrontation between the Serie A and the Premier League. After the first round of the game, it did not look so optimistic. Even the four teams in the Premier League could only keep a place in the quarter-finals. This really surprised many people. They all felt very sad.

Manchester United lost the home court advantage, and now those journalists and commentators who optimistically estimated the prospects of the Premier League club in the European war began to feel embarrassed, because none of the top three teams in the Premier League failed to win in this round. On the contrary, Liverpool, who were ranked lower, won the game.

This is probably a result that no one could have imagined, especially Liverpool's downturn in the league. They have become the last fig leaf of the Premier League in the Champions League. Without their victory, it is estimated that after this round of competition, the Premier League clubs We are about to face an embarrassing situation.

Compared with the other three games, the dispute caused by Chelsea's draw has completely become the focus of all games in the first round. Not only the conflict on the field has attracted the attention of others, but also the dispute between the two teams after the game. It is the most eye-catching battlefield.

The match between Chelsea and Barcelona has been predicted by many reporters as a draw, because Mourinho's tactical choice in the away game must be to defend firmly and then counterattack. Whether he can score depends on the counterattack strength of Lin Yi and the striker .

They guessed it right in this game, but the process was too tortuous. They didn't expect that Chelsea would score first, and they didn't expect that they would encounter a red card after scoring the first goal to change the whole situation, let alone Barcelona. Playing so crazy at home.

Moreover, the conflict between the coaching staff in the middle of the game, and the law enforcement standards of the Swedish referee after Drogba was sent off, all suffered unprecedented spectators, especially the media in England, who even criticized Fricks. Crazy verbal criticism.

This time, no one said that Chelsea's game was ugly. They only talked about what happened in the player tunnel, especially the conversation between Rijkaard and Fricks. This is the most important direction of reporting for those reporters.

"What did they talk about? A secret between the coach of the home team and the referee?" It is estimated that the content of the conversation between these two people will become a flashpoint of conflict between the English media and the Spanish media, because This kind of conversation is very reminiscent of unspoken rules.

The advantage of the home court, the care of the referee, and the inexplicable red card, all these factors together made the Barcelona team's fierce counterattack in the last 10 minutes of the second half. After winning the opponent, now it's just a loss, and Chelsea must face the absence of Drogba, Duff and Gallas at the beginning of the second round.

"The Swede not only murdered Chelsea's victory with the red card in his hand, but also put Chelsea in a disadvantageous situation before the second leg started." This is the post-match report of many media in London. , This is not their persecution paranoia, because the frequent yellow cards shown by the Swede in the second half did cost Chelsea a few generals, especially in the defense of the two wings.

One of Ferreira and Gallas had to miss the home game because of an ankle injury, and the other had to miss the home game because of a yellow card. The absence of such a main force will definitely affect Chelsea's formation, even if they have a fairly thick bench player, Mourinho is also unwilling to see this situation.

After all, the game between the main force and the substitute still feels a little bit worse. When playing against a team like Barcelona, ​​a little difference may become a turning point in the game. Although they now have an away goal, this so-called The scoring advantage is not obvious.

Everyone has seen how crazy Barcelona's offense was in the last 10 minutes of the game, especially the Brazilian Ronaldinho, who has almost become the absolute focus of the field. The team held the gate, and no one knew what the outcome would be.

Most of the yellow cards Fricks showed in the second half were aimed at Chelsea players. Although many of them were due to the aggressive defensive actions of Chelsea players themselves on the field, it is also an indisputable fact that this guy was disturbed by the home fans.

Otherwise, you can't explain why when Lin Yi was violated by the opponent, the Barcelona team only got one yellow card, but Lin Yi paid the price with an ankle injury. Isn't this the home whistle?If someone says no, then Londoners can only show their middle fingers in unison.

And the most unbearable thing for those Chelsea fans is what the Barcelona players said in an interview after the game. When Ronaldinho predicted the results of the Champions League round of [-], he said in a very positive tone that he Not only does he think that Barcelona will advance to the quarter-finals of Chelsea, which will be [-]% eliminated in the away game, but he also boldly predicts that all four teams in the Premier League will be blocked from the quarter-finals.

This sentence is not only unbearable for Chelsea fans, but also for fans of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. This is a blatant provocation, and this interview was rebroadcasted by Catalan TV. several times.

This is not only provocative, it is obviously contempt. This guy overturned the top four of the Premier League with one shot. This time, he can only be said to have annoyed many England fans. Needless to say, the anger of Chelsea fans. Now even Manchester United and Arsenal Nathan's fans also sided with Chelsea.

"Get rid of those catalans who are sons of a bitch! Let them know how good the English are! Chelsea, you represent England now! Not just London! You must win this game!", this is a lot of England The roar of the fans, and not only the roar, the match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge two weeks later, there must be thousands of English people watching Barcelona's defeat!

This is estimated to be the only time Chelsea have received support from rival fans this season. Mourinho should really thank the Brazilian for his speech.

Of course, you can't rely on these things to prepare for that game now. Mourinho doesn't want to repeat the process of the away game, and let the opponent control the situation at home. This is not the Chelsea team's style of play.

"Attack! In the next round, at Stamford Bridge, let those Catalans clearly see Chelsea's attacking power!", Mourinho was really fired by his opponent this time, since the Barcelona team To win here, come on!Let's see whose knife is sharper!
At this time, Lin Yi didn't say a word, quietly dormant on the training ground at Stamford Bridge, but when he was doing shooting training, Faria could clearly feel the murderous aura radiating from this kid.

"The away trip to Barcelona will definitely make them unforgettable..." Faria murmured.

(Today the Celtics won the game, Ginobili's poor hand feeling is the biggest reason, or Duncan would have scored 20 points, it is rare to see the Spurs lose in this situation, so it is the Celtics , can be soft and hard with them, if this is replaced by the Heat, it is probably already hung up...)
(End of this chapter)