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Chapter 5 and Seven: Before the lively Champions League semi-final second leg
It's just that when they saw that it was Torres who got the single-handed chance, they were slightly relieved. The whole world knows what happened to Torres' single-handed ball
Mignolet was a little guilty this time, and did not dare to attack, but stayed on the goal line.

Torres leaned slightly, as if he was about to hit the door.Mignolet reacted and threw himself out.

But Torres dunked the ball and pushed the inner instep of his left foot towards the near corner of the goal.

Mignolet misjudged the direction and the ball rolled into the goal line for the second time
"Fernando - Torres!!!"

After the goal, Torres did not celebrate, because Liverpool was his former club and his first game after leaving Atletico Madrid. It was his first team in the Premier League, and he had very good memories in Liverpool.

Although it was not easy for Torres to score a goal in the league, when his teammates came up to celebrate with him, he still raised his hands blankly to indicate that he did not celebrate.

The Chelsea players can also understand, so after embracing Torres, they returned to their positions.

The feelings of Liverpool fans are very complicated, whether it is for Torres or Gerrard.

When the score reached two to zero, the outcome of the game was already doomed.Chelsea won the second-ranked Liverpool in the league [-]-[-] away, and Chelsea also helped Manchester City to widen the gap.

With two rounds left in the league, Liverpool still have a chance to compete for the championship, and Liverpool's next opponents are Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, which are not particularly strong teams, especially Crystal Palace, who have just completed relegation The task is now to have no desires and no desires.

And Manchester City still has a game against Everton, who is fifth in the league. Everton still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League in theory, so this game is definitely not easy for Manchester City.

It's just that everyone is not very optimistic about Liverpool, because Manchester City has not yet gotten used to the collapse while competing for the league title, and they, like Liverpool, only have league games left this season, without the interference of the Champions League.

It was at the last minute that they crushed their cross-town rivals Manchester United in the last title race.
At the press conference after the game, Mourinho said as always: "The team has entered the Champions League and has completed the task of this season ahead of schedule. Of course, it would be better if we can directly win the Champions League. To play the Champions League play-offs, Chelsea has no tradition of playing in the Champions League play-offs, so I really don’t know if the direct team can pass the test of the play-offs, but some teams that often play play-offs and focus on the play-offs for more than ten years should to play, because they have never lost in the play-offs, and they have successfully entered the Champions League every year."

Mourinho insinuated, it seems that he is still thinking about Arsenal's No.3 position.

And Liverpool coach Rodgers said that the season is not over yet, and Liverpool's goal of winning the league title has not changed.

Manchester City coach Chilean engineer Manuel Pellegrini said that he would not give Liverpool the slightest chance, want the league championship?Forget about this season
Arsenal did not participate in the "big chaos" between the other three powerhouses. They kept a low profile and hoped that the media would forget them, and then concentrate on preparing for the next game.

After the league ended, Wenger did not dare to give the team a holiday, because soon they will leave for Madrid.

Now many media are also focusing their attention on the competition for the championships of the Premier League, La Liga and other major leagues, so the reports on the Champions League matches of teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea will be weakened.

Arsenal arrived in Madrid a day earlier than planned, training at Atletico Madrid's training ground.

This is also very interesting. Atletico Madrid went to London to play the second round of the Champions League semi-finals. Arsenal lent their training base to the opponent for adaptive training.When Arsenal went to Madrid to play, Atletico Madrid also lent their training base to Arsenal.

Arsenal's arrival in Madrid one day earlier surprised many media, because they didn't have time to prepare to take pictures of Arsenal at the airport.

Well, they just wanted to see if Li Zihan was on the same flight as the Arsenal players.

Wenger did not announce the starting lineup in advance. When reporters asked about Li Zihan's injury at the pre-match press conference, Wenger also expressed that he was not optimistic.

On Ancelotti's side, Mr. An also said that Real Madrid is united as one, aiming for the tenth Champions League in the history of the club. After scoring two away goals in the first leg, Real Madrid has an overwhelming advantage. In the second round against Arsenal, I will not lose Jingzhou carelessly.

On the other side, the match between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid is also in full swing before the game. At this time of the year, the Champions League officially enters the climax stage.

The game between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will be played one day earlier, and the two sides also announced the starting list and 18-man squad at the end.

Atlético de Madrid is the main force, the old captain Godin and Miranda are on the back line, Felipe and Alderweireld are on the left, Koke, Raul Garcia and Gabi are in the midfield, and the two wingers are Turan and Juan Forlan, the forward center is naturally the fiery striker Diego Costa, and the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois, who was loaned to Atletico Madrid by Chelsea, naturally appeared in the starting lineup.

Chelsea also gave John Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Matic, Lampard, Oscar, Hazard, Willian and Fernando Torres a starting lineup .

Before the game, there was already news that Courtois was no longer satisfied with being loaned out. If Chelsea did not express his position in the team, Courtois would refuse a new contract extension. , looking for a next home.

Chelsea is also very troubled because of this matter, because although Cech is old now, he is still in good condition.

Facing the mature Courtois and the vigorous Cech, Chelsea's choice is a bit difficult to start with.Because such a choice will definitely lose the other if you choose one, and Chelsea wants to choose both.
The best plan given by Chelsea is that Courtois will continue to be loaned to Atletico Madrid for one year, and then this year Chelsea’s main goalkeeper will still be Peter Cech, and Courtois will come back after the end of the next season. He is the second goalkeeper.

This is a perfect solution. At the end of next season, Cech will not be too young. It is no problem for the team or himself to serve as a substitute goalkeeper. At that time, Courtois was only 22. , Three years old, just able to come back to take over.

It's just that Courtois did not agree to this plan. Courtois' agent said that the Belgian national team is ready to play for the giants' first team and become the No. [-] goalkeeper.If Chelsea can't give an answer after the end of this season, then Courtois will have to find another way out.

Chelsea originally scoffed at such an attitude. Mourinho is not a person who is threatened by others, but he can't stop the guys who like to join in the fun.

It has not been 24 hours since Courtois' agent said this. La Liga giants Real Madrid and Premier League upstart Manchester City have expressed their interest in the Belgian.Although Casillas is now recovering and gradually returning to the main lineup, he is not young after all, and Real Madrid is also starting to find a successor for San Cassie.

Although Joe Hart of Manchester City is in his prime, the state of England's national team is ups and downs, which caused Manchester City to suffer from chaos in the early and middle of the season.So Pellegrini no longer wants to be angry with Joe Hart. He needs a stable goalkeeper. Courtois is a good choice. His performance in the past two years at Atletico Madrid is obvious to all. He can suppress St. Casey's goalkeeper is not bad after all.

Such blatant poaching behavior made Chelsea very angry. They like poaching people's corners, but they hate others poaching their corners.

What made Chelsea most angry was that Arsenal also came out to join in the fun. In an interview, the professor said that Arsenal is very interested in both Courtois and Cech, and it depends on who Chelsea chooses.Now Arsenal's main goalkeeper is Szczesny, but perhaps without the influence of competitive pressure, Szczesny's state is as ups and downs as Joe Hart.

Arsenal's defense is problematic, but the goalkeeper should also bear some responsibility, because according to statistics, Arsenal's number of shots taken can only be ranked in the bottom of the Premier League, but the number of goals conceded has already been ranked in the middle and upper reaches .

This ranking is not the higher the better, the higher the shot and the higher the goal.

Therefore, Wenger also needs to introduce a stable and good goalkeeper to form a competitive relationship with Szczesny. Wenger will use whoever is in good condition.

And Wenger also hopes that such a statement can bring some pressure to Szczesny and enable him to perform well in the next game.

It is best if you don't concede a goal, because Arsenal conceded two goals at home, if they concede a goal in an away game, then there is no chance to play.
Mourinho was very upset about Arsenal's digging behavior.He said that Li Zihan is a waste at Arsenal, he might as well come to Chelsea.If Li Zihan comes to Chelsea, he will definitely be able to resonate with Oscar, Hazard and other players. At the same time, Chelsea is willing to pay 4000 million pounds plus Torres and Demba Ba in exchange for the introduction of Li Zihan.