The strongest winger

Chapter 583 Returning to the top scorer list of the Champions League

In the end, the attention of the British media was on how many goals Aiello could score at the end of the season.

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For a player who can score 26 goals in 30 league games, there is no doubt that he will not score 5 goals in the last [-] league games of this season, or far more than that number.

The ex-England international who is currently receiving UEFA coach training and the Premier League single-season goal record holder Shearer generously praised Chelsea's signing in an interview with the BBC, and also encouraged Aiello: "There is no doubt! Chelsea's signing is quite successful, and the worth of 6000 million pounds and the weekly salary of 25 pounds are fully worthy of Ai, because it is completely unbelievable for a player to score 26 goals in 30 league games. Ai taught us a good lesson, as long as you dare to think Do it, then your wish will come true and you will create a new record...Come on! I like you!!"

Even former Arsenal player Henry, who just moved to Barcelona, ​​admitted in an interview that Aiello would break the Premier League single-season scoring record sooner or later: "Ai broke my record? That's a matter of course! Now I think about whether he will create a new Premier League single-season scoring record!! Is it 40+ or ​​45+? You must know that he scored an astonishing 26 goals in 30 league games!"

David Villa, who is also in Spain, also talked about Aiello's scoring numbers in an interview with reporters: "Please... please don't compare him with the past numbers? Because it won't be long before the pair of numbers will be changed, and the same name will be written next to the pair of numbers, that is--Ai!"

Until this time, many European giants admitted that Chelsea spent 6000 million pounds to buy Aiello not because of a problem with his head, but... the money was so worth it!

You must know that the signings of European giants are nearly hundreds of millions of euros every season, and Chelsea only rely on 6000 million pounds to complete the results they want to achieve, so... super value!
So far, Aiello has maintained a very good personal condition, except for the decline in his condition due to the weather between November and December in England. The more important thing is that he knows how to protect himself during the game, so he has not been injured at all since he landed in the Premier League. His good health is enviable.

This is the envy of other European giants.

It's like buying an efficient and healthy shooter at a high price. How can there be any reason to feel a loss?
And Ai Luo also proved from his own performance that his worth and treatment are directly proportional to his strength!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently negotiating a contract extension with Manchester United, is quite disappointed, because he had only two goals when he was the closest to Aiello's goals, but these rounds have passed?I was thrown away by 7 goals again, and I feel very disappointed when I think about it.

Thinking of the league that just ended, Cristiano Ronaldo was very frustrated. If he hadn't seized the opportunity he should have seized at the critical moment, how could the team have been pulled away by Chelsea?And he will also narrow the goal gap.

In the final analysis, there is still... a gap!
Didier Drogba, the top scorer in the Premier League last season, only scored 20 goals!I have scored 26 goals in 23 rounds of the Premier League this season!In the past, they were all very heaven-defying existences, but... now there is an even more heaven-defying existence in front of them.

Until now, Cristiano Ronaldo knows that having a good example in front of him is a double-edged sword. When the fighting spirit is high, you can have infinite fighting spirit, but when you are full of negative energy like now, you will not be able to raise the desire to fight.

However, I have to say that he has a good opportunity and a good head coach!
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Chelsea defeated Liverpool by three goals in the weekend league match, and for the first time, the point gap with the second place team Manchester United has widened to 7 points. This is a good sign. You must know that ten days later, the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals will start in the away game. At that time, you will definitely be able to spare more thoughts and devote yourself to it, thus creating a new record for Chelsea in the Champions League!

However, there are more adequate preparations to face the League Cup final after the Champions League knockout, which is the first championship of the 2007-2008 season!It's about £5000 million in prize money! !
The boss Abramovich has already spoken, if he wins four championships after the end of the season, he will spend 5000 million pounds!That's a lot of money...

Mourinho is also a little cautious.

However, Chelsea want to win four championships. In addition to their outstanding performance in the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals and the League Cup final in the future, there is also a fifth round of the FA Cup waiting for them before the 1/8 finals of the Champions League knockout. The opponent is Huddersfield.

Huddersfield is the only League One team that advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup this season. Despite this, Chelsea still did not underestimate this team, because in the history of the FA Cup for more than 100 years, this event has proved its magic.

Of course, in addition to their own strength, Huddersfield's ability to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup also has a lot of luck, because they have never encountered a Premier League team along the way, and the strongest team is Sheffield United.

As we all know, there are two levels of League One teams and Premier League teams, but Huddersfield used to be a super powerhouse in English football. In the three seasons of 1923-1924, 1924-1925, and 1925-1926, they won the championship of England's top league at that time.

To put it in a fashionable word - outdated!
Indeed, Huddersfield has long since ceased to be used in the past, otherwise it would not be struggling in the English third-tier league.

Huddersfield's encounter with Chelsea, the top team in the Premier League, in the fifth round of the FA Cup has come to an end.

No team was optimistic about Huddersfield before the game.

The same is true of the actual game, and this is the result of Chelsea taking into account the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final four days later.

Chelsea did not send a full main force at home, but a semi-main lineup led by Aiello, Ballack, Essien, and Carvalho against Huddersfield.

In the end, with Aiello's brace and Ballack's header, Chelsea beat the League One team Huddersfield 3-0 at home and entered the sixth round of the FA Cup, also known as the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

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Chelsea currently ranks first in the Premier League, 7 points ahead of second-ranked Manchester United. They have reached the final of the League Cup and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. The opponent in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is Olympiacos. The chances of advancing to the quarter-finals are very high. Therefore, Chelsea will most likely win these four championships this season.

In other words, Chelsea boss Abramovich will have a great chance to spend the 5000 million pounds!
Later, Abramovich also said in an interview with a local reporter in London: "If I can win these four championships, then I will willingly pay the 5000 million pounds!"

But... the news that should have been the headline was... snatched away.

The reason for being snatched away was another FA Cup fifth round match the next day.

Manchester United vs. Arsenal.

Of course, if this alone is not enough to steal the headlines that should have been Chelsea, but the result of this game is very surprising and unexpected.

Because Manchester United beat Arsenal 5-0 at home!
Among them, the main winger Cristiano Ronaldo staged a hat-trick, almost completely killing the game in half time!

You must know that in recent seasons, the results of the giants' teams have basically been plus or minus one or two goals. It is really extremely rare for Manchester United to beat Arsenal with five goals at home. In other words, this game is the biggest difference between the defeats of the giants since the establishment of the Premier League.

Therefore, this score has also become a topic of discussion by the major media before the start of the Champions League 1/8 finals, but these have nothing to do with Chelsea, and have little to do with the protagonist Aiello, but Cristiano Ronaldo vented his unwillingness on Arsenal.

Chelsea's away game against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals kicked off at the Kakis Stadium. The game time was 20:45 pm local time on the [-]th, which is the standard kick-off time for the UEFA Champions League.

This team is no stranger to Aiello, who led Valencia to win the UEFA Champions League last season against Olympiacos in the first group match.

And Aiello, who returned to this venue, felt very good. He helped the team score two goals in the first half, so Chelsea also entered the dressing room with two goals.

Since Chelsea will go to the new Wembley Stadium to play a League Cup final with Tottenham three days later, plus they already have a scoring advantage in two away games, Mourinho began to replace Drogba, Ballack and Mikel in the second half, leaving only Aiello at the forefront, putting more pressure on the home team.

Aiello did not live up to the expectations of Mourinho and the fans who came to the scene. In the 38th minute of the second half, he took advantage of a long-distance attack to set the score at 0:3, with the home team at the front and the visiting team at the back.

The hat-trick in the first round of the Champions League knockout round also allowed Aiello to score 10 goals, temporarily jumping to the top of the scorer list.

The headline of The Times on the second day read: "After nine months, the former Champions League single-season record holds that Ai finally monopolizes the top scorer list!"

(End of this chapter)