The strongest winger

Chapter 451 Opponent: The Strongest Spear and Shield

In the end, the chaotic scene was gradually calmed down after the intervention of the police.

The home team was also in the mood to celebrate the victory of the game. Except for Navarro who hid in the locker room, the other players stood on the court, and then, under the leadership of captain Albelda, went around the field to thank the fans present.

Everywhere, there are cheers like mountains and tsunami.

The fans are all knowledgeable experts. When they see this team, they know that the team has surpassed the powerful Valencia team at the end of the century and the beginning of the century, and has become the strongest in team history. Perhaps this year is the most promising year for the team to win the UEFA Champions League.

After the players walked around the stadium to express their thanks, the fans of the home team who came to the stadium were reluctant to leave for a long time.

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In the post-match press conference, Flores did not mention the conflict. He praised the team's determination and perseverance in the game in a targeted manner, and felt honored for the team to win this difficult game.

Of course, the ungentleman behavior and various fouls of the Inter Milan players during the game were spoken out in front of the media. It was to help Marchena and Navarro to ask for sympathy points after the game. He told everyone that all these were caused by Inter Milan’s fouls during the game.

"Competitive football has evolved to the present. We should make the game more smooth, because this is the best UEFA Champions League on earth. What we should see is a smooth and highly entertaining two-sided game, not disgusting fouls, especially consecutive fouls against some players..."

During the game, the Inter Milan players did commit consecutive fouls against Aiello, and they all used unconventional methods. In other words, the Inter Milan players did everything they could to win the game and caused discord after the game. They have an inescapable responsibility!
The words of Flores were also recognized by most of the reporters on the scene.

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In the press conference after the game, Mancini did not mention the conflict after the game, because he went directly into the locker room after the game. He only learned from the video replay afterwards. As the head coach, he also has leadership responsibilities when the team loses.

Moreover, the initiator of this conflict was Burdisso, who became a victim. In other words, the whole incident can be said to be provoked by Inter Milan players. In addition, the foul tactics of Inter Milan players during the game were also signs of verbal provocations by the home team players after the game.

So Mancini focused on the referee on duty.

"There is no doubt that this is a wonderful game, from the first second of the game to the end of the game, but at the end of regular time, the referee did not have the courage to award us a penalty kick, and he also used his authority to send off our players. Otherwise, it must be our Inter Milan who will advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League..."

Mancini is also quite smart, and he naturally ignored the scene where he was also sent off.

Although in the press conference after the game, the head coaches of both sides did not take the initiative to mention the gang fights that occurred after the game, but as the reporter who asked the question, he would naturally not ignore it. This is a topic that can attract the attention of the public.

Mancini, in particular, was very embarrassed when asked.

Because Inter Milan has already had a precedent, also in the Champions League.

In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan two years ago, when Inter Milan had no hope of qualifying, the fans threw a large number of incendiary bombs on the pitch, resulting in the end of the game. This also closed Inter Milan's Champions League home game for three games.

The loss of control of the fans is largely due to the negative emotions of the players on the field infecting the fans in the stands, so there will be fans throwing Molotov cocktails at the field.

From another point of view, when the promotion is hopeless, it will also cause the players on the court to lose control of their emotions.

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On the second day, in addition to reporting that the defending champion Barcelona was eliminated by Liverpool, the mainstream European media was the match between Valencia and Inter Milan at home.

Of course, the biggest reason why the mainstream European media rushed to report was the physical conflict between the players after the game. Moreover, from the live broadcast footage, many players of the visiting team Inter Milan were obviously out of control. The full-back Burdisso suffered a broken nose because of this, and there were even many Inter Milan players who wanted to rush into the locker room to trouble Navarro.

Moreover, this is the first gang fight incident of the new UEFA president Michel Platini, which makes him feel ashamed. The so-called three fires of the new official, many reporters are waiting for Michel Platini's three fires.

Because shortly after the end of the game, UEFA's official website has expressed its concern about the game.

Indeed, when the mainstream European media reports appeared in the major newsstands, UEFA’s official website was also updated. It mentioned that UEFA would sue the two clubs, Valencia and Inter Milan.

What's interesting is that Valencia's official website also published Navarro's apology to Burdisso at the same time.

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While the European mainstream media focused on reporting on Barcelona being eliminated by Liverpool and the gang fights between Valencia and Inter Milan after the game, the mainstream sports media in China reported that this was not the case.

They are planning the possibility of the 'Chinese Derby' in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

因为同时进行的另外一场欧冠1/8决赛次回合的比赛当中，孙翔所在的埃因霍温客场1：1战平了阿森纳，以总比分2：1晋级欧冠八强。

And Sun Xiang also played a very important role in Eindhoven's promotion to the quarter-finals. He is also very likely to continue to be reused in Eindhoven's next games, thus having the possibility of the Champions League quarter-finals'Chinese Derby'.

Of course, while reporting the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the "China Derby", which game Aiello can break the record of 1 goals in a single season in the Champions League created by him last year also occupies a page of reports.

It is worth noting, however, that the media focuses on which game will break the record, not when it will be broken.

This is the mystery of Chinese characters.

Aiello has scored 8 goals in the past 15 UEFA Champions League matches, which is only 1 goal away from the single-season scoring record of the UEFA Champions League created last year, so people began to speculate whether it was the quarter-finals?Or the semi-finals, or the finals?

As Ai Luo's condition is getting better and better, many fans are also looking forward to the Champions League final of Chinese players.

It is said that many Chinese fans have booked tickets for the UEFA Champions League final in Athens on May 5.

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At 3 o'clock in the evening on March 8, the remaining four top 11 teams also surfaced, namely Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and AC Milan.

Therefore, Valencia has become the only La Liga team to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, so no matter what level it is, Valencia must have received a lot of attention.

Coupled with Aiello's highlight performance in the UEFA Champions League this season, the amazing statistics are enough to kill any player, and he also played a very important role in Valencia's way to the Champions League quarter-finals. Many media naturally maintained their focus.

One of the most eye-catching is the headline of "Torino Sport". "In the past eight Champions League games in Valencia, their head star Ai has played a very important role-a perfect finisher! In the two rounds of the Champions League 1/8 finals, scoring four goals alone is the biggest contributor to Valencia's promotion to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In addition, he also effectively attracted the attention of many Inter Milan players during the game, becoming a thorn in the opponent's eyes..."

Then he talked about Aiello's 15 goals in the eight Champions League games so far. "In the history of the Champions League, there has never been a player whose scoring efficiency can be compared with Ai. In just eight games, he scored 15 goals. This is only 1 goal away from the single-season scoring record of the Champions League created by himself last season. This is enough for Valencia, which is strong and powerful, to let them go further, and Ai's scoring record will continue to extend..."

The report of "Turin Sports Daily" also represented the report of the mainstream European media that day.

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At 9 noon on the 12th, the UEFA Champions League top 8 draw ceremony was held in Athens, Greece. The ceremony was presided over by UEFA CEO Gianni Infantino.

The first ones to be drawn were Bayern Munich and AC Milan, and then PSV Eindhoven, where Sun Xiang played, and Liverpool, which eliminated Barcelona.

After the result of the draw came out, many Chinese reporters at the scene were disappointed for a while, because this result made the "China Derby", which had been publicized for two days in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, officially declared bankrupt.

The third pair of opponents to be drawn is Roma and Manchester United.

The last remaining are Chelsea and Valencia.

And this draw also made the reporters on the scene very excited, because so far in the five major European leagues this season, Valencia scored the most goals, and Chelsea conceded the fewest goals...

This draw also represents the contest between the strongest spear and shield among the five major European leagues this season.

So when the four pairs of opponents in the quarter-finals of the Champions League were decided, there was an uproar at the scene, and then there was a lot of discussion.

However, the two games that attracted the most attention were Bayern Munich VSAC Milan and Valencia VS Chelsea, because the remaining two quarter-finals did not have much suspense for many reporters.

Eindhoven was able to advance to the quarter-finals because many of Arsenal's players were in poor condition and stopped in the quarter-finals. Now they are facing Liverpool, which eliminated Barcelona.

In another match between Manchester United and Roma, the strength of the two sides is even more disparate. Roma's level in Serie A is not bad, but compared with Manchester United, the team that has won the most championships in the history of the Premier League, it is still two grades behind. Whether it is from the lineup or the coaching level, there is a big difference.

Therefore, only the above two games can attract enough attraction.

(End of this chapter)