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As time passes by the end of February and enters the beginning of March.

Not only has the Champions League entered a more intense and exciting knockout round, but the competition for points in the league has also entered a fierce stage.

The Premier League has now gone through 28 rounds. The first place is Manchester City, the second is Arsenal, the third is Liverpool, the fourth is Manchester United, and the fifth is Chelsea.

Five teams, but not one echelon.

There is a two-point difference between Manchester City and Arsenal, and a twelve-point difference between Liverpool and Arsenal, but at the same time, there is only a six-point difference between Liverpool and Chelsea.

To put it simply, Arsenal and Manchester City are competing for the championship, and the last three are competing for a Champions League spot.

The competition for the top four is extremely fierce, and not just the top four.

After Arsenal won three Champions Leagues, the Premier League is now the number one league in the world and attracts a lot of attention.

High attention also means that Premier League clubs can earn more broadcast fees and tickets, and more income for the team also means higher income for the players.

Not all Premier League team owners are philanthropists.

The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit.

This world is material, and a company cannot be made bigger and stronger by shouting a few wolf team slogans.

The current strength of the Premier League is due to the fact that a large number of top players are now gathered in the Premier League, and the large number of top players gathered in the Premier League is mainly because the salaries in the Premier League are currently high.

At the same time, the salaries of Premier League clubs are high because the broadcast fees in the Premier League are now very high, and if you don’t offer high salaries to players, players will go to other leagues.

High salaries attract better players, and better players increase the influence of the Premier League. After the influence increases, they will get more broadcasting shares, and then distribute part to the players. At the same time, because they can make money, more capital is willing to Enter the Premier League to invest.

In the past two years, the strength of the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League has also been rising at a speed that is visible to the naked eye. There are also various arms races between them, and they are frantically poaching people from other leagues in an attempt to get a higher ranking in the Premier League.

Against this background, competition throughout the Premier League is fierce.

On March 3, in the 4th round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Newcastle at home.

The Newcastle club was founded in 1882, and its ancestors were quite wealthy.

Having won 4 English top league championships and 6 FA Cup championships, Gullit once coached this club.

In fact, in the first half of this season, Newcastle's results were very good, ranking seventh in the Premier League in the first [-] rounds.

This result is very strong. After all, Manchester United was fifth in the league at the time. However, in November last year, Newcastle's head coach Kevin Keegan had a conflict with the management and finally resigned angrily. At the same time, Newcastle owner Ashley is also preparing to sell Newcastle due to financial problems.

The head coach resigned four months ago, and the boss wants to leave again.

The result is that Newcastle's performance has plummeted, and it has now slipped to No. 16 in the league.

Playing this kind of team, even if the competition in the Premier League this year is extremely fierce, Arsenal still has no pressure. In the end, with Ronaldo's brace, Arsenal easily defeated Newcastle [-]-[-] at home.

The Premier League schedule becomes more intensive as it goes on.

Three days after playing Newcastle, Arsenal faced Burnley in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and the second leg of the Champions League round of [-] against Roma within a week.

The schedule is intensive, but not stressful.

Burnley is not a strong team, but Roma is because Arsenal defeated the opponent [-]-[-] in the first leg away from home.

With three away goals, Arsenal is not Barcelona's tactical style that emphasizes passing and controlling the ball too much and will collapse if they can't control the ball.

Two games, one [-]-[-] and one [-]-[-].

FA Cup enters the quarterfinals!

Also entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League!
This year Arsenal is starting to work on multiple fronts!
The effect is also very good, but this is not what makes Chen Mo the most happy. What makes Chen Mo the most happy is that in the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City was upset by Tottenham at home!

Because of this game, Arsenal successfully grabbed the top spot in the league!
To be honest, Chen Mo has won many Champions League honors and personal honors in recent years, but it has actually been a long time since he has tasted the top spot in the Premier League.

There's no way, Arsenal didn't have much money before and couldn't afford to fight on multiple fronts, but this year it's different!
The Champions League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League One, plus the just-won Club World Cup and the Community Shield at the beginning of the season.

Arsenal have a chance to win six crowns this year!
Six crown champions!

Only Bayern and Barcelona have reached this height in the entire history of football!
Even in this timeline, Barcelona has not yet achieved six crowns. The entire Arsenal team was very excited, but soon, with the draw of the Champions League quarter-finals, the entire Arsenal team became serious.Even Chen Mo, who has always been optimistic, lost the smile on his face after seeing the drawing of lots.

08-09 season, Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal VS Barcelona!

To be honest, of all the teams in this Champions League, the one Chen Mo wants to play against most is Barcelona. At the same time, the one he thinks is the most difficult to beat is also Barcelona.

There is no way, Barcelona is too strong.

In the round of [-], Barcelona defeated French Ligue [-] champion Lyon [-]-[-] in two rounds. At the same time, in La Liga, Barcelona also defeated Real Madrid [-]-[-] in two rounds.

In Chen Mo's eyes, this top three Barcelona team is actually the perfect team.

Striker: Pedro, Villa, Messi.

Midfielder: Habaib.

Defender: Abidal, Pique, Puyol, Alves.

This lineup is perfect.

The midfielder can compete for the first place in history, and it is even the first midfield combination in history.

On the front line, Villa at his peak could compete for the best in the world in the Barcelona system. The 22-year-old Messi could not hold him back. Although Pedro has a smaller position, his role in Barcelona is somewhat similar. As for Argentina.

The strength is not too strong, but the running is very active. He can not only drive the defensive players, help his teammates to create space, but also retreat to a deeper position, allowing Messi to fully devote himself to the offensive end.

Barcelona's midfield and frontcourt are invincible.

The back line is also world-class.

And in Chen Mo's eyes, player strength is actually only one aspect.

Strictly speaking, if we only talk about personal strength, Yaya Toure last season was obviously stronger than Busquets now, but this is the crux of the problem.

All the players in this Barcelona team are the most suitable players for passing and controlling, and Guardiola is the coach with the deepest understanding of passing and controlling in the world!

From player strength, to player style, to coaching ability, this Barcelona can be said to be impeccable!
It's very stressful.

After the lottery results came out, Chen Mo could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the team was a little lower.

Not only because Barcelona is very strong, but also because Arsenal met Barcelona in the quarter-finals.

In fact, most of the Champions League draw ceremonies are conducted behind closed doors.

Of course, most of the time, this behind-the-scenes operation is not intended to support a certain team, but to support a certain league, or to suppress a certain league.

It's very simple logic, high merit will overwhelm the master.

The Champions League is the same as the ancient emperors.

The Champions League itself does not create any wealth, nor does it participate in any labor. Everything their internal employees and leaders rely on, and the source of all their income and rights, is all from the name of the Champions League.

And how did the Champions League get its name?

It is supported by teams from the five major leagues, and here is the problem.

Arsenal has won the Champions League for two years. Now the popularity of the Premier League is almost greater than that of the Bundesliga and Ligue [-] combined. If Arsenal can win the Champions League again, or let Premier League teams like Arsenal and Manchester City compete in the Champions League final Meet.

By then, the influence of the Champions League will even be overshadowed by the Premier League. At that time, the owners of the FA and Premier League clubs are still willing to let the Champions League eat their cake, or let the leaders of the Champions League be the cake cutters. ?
This is not alarmist. In the original timeline, after Barcelona and Real Madrid reached their peak of influence, they also wanted to bypass the Champions League and attract giants such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Milan and Juventus to establish a European Super League.

This European Super League, to put it bluntly, wants to bypass the Champions League and be the one to cut the cake.

This is affecting fundamental interests. It is impossible for the officials of the Champions League to agree. However, for the Champions League, they need the traffic of the Premier League and dare not act too harshly. Therefore, the means of suppression is to let the major powers of the Premier League hit other players in advance. The league is so powerful that it will try to avoid two clubs from the same league appearing in the Champions League final again.

Arsenal's opponent is Barcelona, ​​while Manchester City's opponent is directly Liverpool.

Obviously, the Champions League wants to suppress the Premier League!
In this somewhat depressing atmosphere, time slowly came to mid-April.

As the first spring rain falls in London, Arsenal is about to face Barcelona at home!