The strongest winger

Chapter 596 Meeting "Enemy" Again

The fans at the Mestalla Stadium reluctantly left their seats until Aiello left the stadium, put away the slogans they brought, and left the stadium.

The next day, all members of Chelsea boarded a flight back to London.

It is worth mentioning that many Valencia fans came to Valencia International Airport to send off Aiello, just like sending off a hero.

In fact, Ailuo has always been their hero, has been, and still is.

At the same time, the mainstream European media has the latest comments on the two UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg contests that ended last night.

Among them, the British media reported the craziest, because in the two Champions League games that ended last night, three teams were from England. Apart from Chelsea's 2-0 away victory over Valencia, there was another Premier League derby in the Champions League. Arsenal drew 1-1 with Liverpool at home.

As the giants of the Premier League, the contest between Arsenal and Liverpool has not been widely reported by the British media. In their minds, only foreign wars can show the strength of the Premier League, especially when Chelsea defeated Valencia with two goals in the away game.

At present, the whole of Europe knows that the Premier League and La Liga are fiercely competing which league is the number one in Europe, and Chelsea's clean two-goal victory over Valencia in the away game reflects the strength of the Premier League, which means that the Premier League is better than La Liga!
Ai Luo killed the former owner with two goals in the first round of the quarter-finals, becoming one of the focuses of British media reports. The headline of the "Times" that day was: The true nature of the shooter, the main relief.

"Ai, as an outstanding work of Valencia's youth training, joined Chelsea at a sky-high price after the end of last season, making Chelsea's strength soar in a straight line this season. Chelsea's unbeaten Champions League this season and entering the quarter-finals has a direct relationship with Ai's scoring 14 goals in nine games. Just like this Chelsea away game against Valencia in the Champions League quarter-final first leg contest, if not for Ai's two goals, this game is definitely full of suspense..."

"...Beating Valencia 2-0 in the away game, I believe Mourinho has breathed a sigh of relief, because they have three important games in the next week, they will challenge Manchester City away, two days later they will play an FA Cup semi-final against Cardiff at home, and finally they will play against Valencia at home in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals four days later."

The Spanish media and the British media reported from different angles. It is true that Aiello is an excellent product of Valencia, but he is also a superstar trained by Spain, so he also had wonderful comments on this game.

"Marca": "Judging from the quarter-finals of the Champions League that ended last night, the defending champion Valencia seems unable to shake off the curse that no team can defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League. They lost 1:4 to Chelsea at home. Among them, Ai scored two goals alone. He is known as the greatest player in the history of Valencia football. Now killing the old owner attracts attention, but it is worth mentioning that there was a warm scene after the game..."

"...Ai, led by former teammates David Villa, David Silva and others, paid tribute to all the Valencia fans and thanked them for their presence. The fans in the stands responded enthusiastically. Basically, the fans who came to the scene held up a self-made slogan, welcoming Ai's home. What is interesting is that he shed tears under the 'show of love' of the fans at the scene... From what we know about Ai in the past, he is a brave and responsible player, and this scene also allows us to see his tough and tender side. "

"Valencia Sports Daily": "Although I was mentally prepared for this result, it was always sad when the result finally came out. As last season's Champions League champions, we lost 0:2 to Chelsea at home. What made it even more difficult for us to accept was the fatal blow. It was our pride... I have to say that good luck made people. Ai's two goals were like tear gas. We couldn't stop the tears. Rencia is empty of all three, I believe that Enrique Flores will leave this city of bats..."

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Although the reports of the mainstream European media are still in the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Mourinho has already set his sights on challenging Manchester City at the City Stadium one day later.

For the two games sandwiched between the two rounds of the quarter-finals, Chelsea at the time also applied for the postponement of one of the games, but was eventually rejected by the FA because both Manchester City and Cardiff refused to postpone the season.

Therefore, Chelsea is doomed to sacrifice a game. With the league points leading by five points, Mourinho decided to selectively give up the league with Manchester City after consulting several key players in the team, so as to focus on the FA Cup semi-final against Cardiff at home on the weekend.

But just to be on the safe side, the three spiritual pillars of Aiello, Lampard and Terry were brought to Manchester, but they were just sitting on the bench.

Although they have selectively given up on Manchester City's league, for a wealthy team like Chelsea, although the strength of the substitute players is not as good as the main players, they are not far behind.

During Manchester's on-court training, Aiello, Lampard and Terry, the three players who participated in the first round of the quarter-finals against Valencia, showed physical fatigue, and Mourinho became more determined to face the future. As long as the game does not lose, then let the three of them rest on the bench.

After all, the league and the Champions League have entered the most critical time. It is impossible to cause players to be too tired due to a league game and increase the probability of injury. It is not worth the candle!
The 33rd round of the Premier League has attracted the attention of many Chinese fans, because this time there is a "China Derby" in the Premier League. Sun Hai's Manchester City and Ai Luo's Chelsea will have a direct confrontation. It is a pity that Ai Luo sat on the bench for 10 minutes, and the league was finally tied.

1:1
One point each.

After the game, Ai Luo and national team teammate Sun Hai came for a hug, which can be regarded as making up for the regret of not being able to see the Premier League'China Derby' after watching this round of the league.

Chelsea's away draw with Manchester City also gave Manchester United, who had a league mission the next day, an opportunity to take advantage of. Their opponent was Blackburn.

In the end, relying on Cristiano Ronaldo to continue the away goals in the Champions League, he scored two goals at home and helped the team beat Blackburn 2:1, which also made the league points gap with Chelsea into 3 points.

At the same time, it also narrowed the goal gap with Ai Luo, the top scorer, and continued to rank second with 29 goals.

Now the British media went crazy and started various speculations.

In the 33rd round of the league, Manchester United, which has been chasing the top Chelsea since the beginning of the season, is finally under the leadership of Cristiano Ronaldo. The gap is only three points, so this season's league championship will be full of suspense.

What is the concept of three points?Points for a win!

You must know that the two teams will have a direct contest in the 36th round of the league, which means that if the two teams maintain the current point gap, the final ownership of the league championship will not be determined until the 36th round of the Premier League!
It's just that the schedule is slightly more favorable to Chelsea, because Chelsea's next league opponent is Wigan Athletic, and it's not a big problem to win the opponent, while Manchester United's opponent is Arsenal.

Although the league points were cut to three points, it did not distract Mourinho from his focus on Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at home to Championship sides Cardiff.

Because the reduction of league points has become a fact, it is impossible to worry about what has become a fact. The only way to focus on the future games is to be king. After all, the FA Cup has also entered the semi-finals.

As long as Cardiff is won at home, the FA Cup champion this season will not be able to escape, because the two teams in the other semi-final are Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion.

No matter which team enters the final FA Cup final, it is only a foil for Chelsea.

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After three days of rest, the physical condition of the main players has recovered. However, in order to distribute the physical fitness of the players reasonably, Mourinho did not send all the main players in the FA Cup semi-final against Cardiff at home.

But this lineup is also enough to crush Cardiff from the Championship team. With the goals of Aiello, Sidwell and Drogba, they beat Cardiff from the Championship team 3-0 at home and advanced to the FA Cup final first!

After the game, many Chelsea players expressed their desire to strive for four championships this season, especially the main striker Aiello. When he was interviewed by reporters in the mixed zone, he directly expressed his desire to win four championships: "I came to Chelsea to win the championship! To win all the championships!!"

After more than half a season of running-in, the British media has gradually adapted to Ai Luo's style of answering questions. Compared with many players who talk big, Ai Luo basically does what he says, so there are not many media questioning Ai Luo's words. Maybe after the end of this season, what should I do?

It doesn't feel good to be slapped in the face!

So most of the media in England chose to write it off.

After the league ended, the British media once again focused their attention on the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

曼联主场2：0击败罗马，总比分4：0进入半决赛，巴塞罗那主场2：1力克沙尔克04，总比分3：1晋级半决赛。

Therefore, the semi-final opponents in the lower half are Manchester United VS Barcelona.

欧冠1/4决赛第二个比赛日，切尔西主场1：0击败巴伦西亚，总比分3：0淘汰对手，利物浦主场4：2击败阿森纳，总比分5：3淘汰对手。

In other words, the semi-final of the upper half is-Liverpool VS Chelsea!
(End of this chapter)