The strongest winger

Chapter 597
After the quarter-finals of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League were over, the semi-final opponents in the upper and lower halfs were automatically selected. What excited the British media was that three teams from the Premier League entered the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season.

This statistic is much stronger than occupying four seats in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. That is to say, if Manchester United can get rid of Barcelona in the semi-finals, then this season's Champions League final will realize the classic scene of the first ever English top league team meeting in the Champions League final!
At that time, the British media will be able to frantically report that the Premier League is the number one league in Europe!

The so-called La Liga is just a league in which 18 teams play house with Barcelona and Real Madrid...

It's not as competitive as the Premier League at all!
For the first time in the history of the Champions League, Premier League teams occupy three of the four seats in the Champions League!
What's interesting is that the semi-finals of the upper half of the Champions League this season met in the semi-finals of the 2004-2005 season. The reason why Chelsea was eliminated at the time was the ghost goal of former Liverpool star Luis Garcia, which directly caused Mourinho to bombard the referee on duty because of this goal.

Therefore, compared to the semi-finals of Manchester United VS Barcelona, ​​this Champions League Premier League derby is even more eye-catching, because... the head is enough!
Coupled with the personal grievances between Mourinho and Benitez, this semi-final has attracted the attention of all fans who pay attention to the Champions League.

Especially the negative news about Benitez broke out before Christmas-because the assistant Aye Strong and Mourinho are friends, he did not hesitate to fire the assistant who had served for 11 years.

Therefore, Benitez has become synonymous with narrow-mindedness in the eyes of many people.

The next day, Benitez was interviewed by reporters on the periphery of the Melwood base. He expressed his confidence in winning the semi-finals: "The same as everyone's opinion, because we have lost the chance of the league title, so we put all our thoughts on these two Champions League semi-finals. Chelsea and the others must be distracted from the league, the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Faced with Benitez's 'curse', Mourinho, who was interviewed by reporters, did not pay much attention, but instead focused on the 36th round of the home league game against Manchester United, because this is a game related to the league championship this season!

Mourinho ignored it, and Benitez didn't continue to make fun of himself. It seemed that he was really small. For his own reputation, he still endured it, but held back his energy and waited until the Champions League semi-finals to find his place again!

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The first half of the Champions League semi-finals has attracted much attention because of the historical grievances between Liverpool and Chelsea, while the second half of the Champions League semi-finals between Barcelona and Manchester United has also attracted attention because of the two new stars in the team.

In addition to Aiello topping the list with 14 goals in the current UEFA Champions League scorer list, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi both tied for second with 11 goals, which means that both of them may compete with Aiello for the best striker in the Champions League this season!
At the same time, it also illustrates a problem from the side, which player, Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi, plays better, then the promoted team will lean towards which side.

At this stage of the Champions League semi-finals, both sides of the game will pay special attention to their defense, and it will become a bit extravagant to score. Therefore, the personal explosion of the players will be particularly important, and it will also have a profound impact on the two rounds of the game!

If the semi-finals in the upper half were a meeting of old enemies, then the semi-finals in the lower half will definitely be a direct confrontation of youth storms!
However, the two-round semi-finals will not start until later this month, so the four teams have to return their attention to the league first.

And the media reporting on their respective leagues can only turn their attention back to the league, after all, the league is the foundation.

Chelsea's opponent at the weekend was Wigan Athletic, a not-so-strong opponent, and they beat the home team 3-1 away with Aiello's two goals.

In another focus game at the same time, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 4-2 at home with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo at home, thus continuing to maintain pressure on the top team Chelsea.

With four rounds left in the league, the competition for the league championship has also become increasingly fierce.

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The next day, the British media's reports focused on Aiello, because in the just-concluded round of the league, Aiello scored two goals, which means that his league goals have reached 36 goals, which has surpassed the 1993-1994 and 1994-1995 seasons created by Cole and Shearer.

"In the league game that just ended last night, Chelsea beat Wigan Athletic 3-1 away. Among them, the team's top scorer Ai contributed two goals. Therefore, his total number of goals in the Premier League this season has reached 36 goals, thus surpassing Cole and Shearer's Premier League scoring records. Starting today, he is the Premier League's historical top scorer..."

Headline from The Times: Premier League scoring record in a single season born!

In addition to the British media's detailed reports on Ai Luo's scoring record in a single season in the Premier League, other mainstream European media also followed up and reported on it. After all, it is quite difficult to surpass the record, especially the scoring record in the last century.

Among them, the Spanish media are particularly crazy about Aiello's scoring record in a single season in the Premier League, because in the past two seasons, Aiello has set a single-season scoring record in La Liga, and now he has set a single-season scoring record in the Premier League again in his first season. This is a very rare phenomenon and it is worth promoting.

You must know that there is a big difference between the Premier League and La Liga. The Premier League emphasizes the physical confrontation of players, while La Liga emphasizes technical performance, just like martial arts masters wrestling their arms.

It is extremely rare for a player to be able to adapt to another league style in just one season, especially in such a difficult situation and set a single-season scoring record in the Premier League.

Coupled with the fact that Aiello is a player who has gone out of La Liga, the Spanish media also has the capital to brag.

The Spanish media with the most detailed reports is "Valencia Sport". Aiello came from Valencia, and he was transferred at a sky-high price. His continuous high-profile performance also made the Valencia fans proud, even though they had just been eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals by Chelsea led by Aiello.

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Aiello's headlines in England only lasted for one day, and then he turned his attention back to the league, but it was not the next round of the league, but Chelsea's home game against Manchester United next weekend.

If nothing else, this season's Premier League champion will be produced in this focus battle between Chelsea and Manchester United at home.

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Manchester United's results in the Premier League in any season other than the 1993-1994 season and the 2004-2005 season can steadily win the Premier League championship, but not this season, because there is a stronger Chelsea!
The London media even believe that Chelsea will likely remain unbeaten this season and win the Premier League title, just like Arsenal did in 2003-2004, and Chelsea's winning percentage this season is even higher!
When the media mentioned the direct confrontation between the two teams in the 36th round of the league, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson began to use psychological tactics against Mourinho. First, when he was interviewed by reporters, he firmly believed that the league championship this season will belong to Manchester United, because they do not need a third-line battle.

In the face of Ferguson's obvious psychological warfare, Mourinho at the Cobham training base had to accept an interview with reporters, but his answer was even more intriguing: "Don't forget, this is our home stadium!"

Mourinho meant to say 'this is my place, don't be presumptuous! '

Seeing that Mourinho was not fooled, Ferguson did not continue this topic, but focused on the next league.

If this round of the league loses or draws at home, then the next round of the league with Chelsea will become meaningless. At that time, with only two rounds left in the league, there will be no surprises in the ownership of the league champion, because Chelsea's opponents are Newcastle and Bolton, and their strength is not strong.

First up was Manchester United's home game against Blackburn Rovers, a tough 1-0 win at home thanks to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United defeated Blackburn 1-0 at home, and Chelsea lost the opportunity to expand the score. On the contrary, it increased the possibility of reducing the points, because Manchester United had already tied the points in the first game.

So the pressure is all on Chelsea.

And they will have a Champions League semi-final first-leg contest at Anfield in the middle of next week.

Therefore, the league game at Goodison Park Stadium at [-] o'clock in the afternoon of the next day is particularly interesting, because as long as Chelsea loses points, their psychological advantage will be minimized.

So this game is absolutely not to be missed for Chelsea!
Otherwise, the advantage of a season will be in vain, and the bonus of 5000 million pounds will also disappear, which will affect the overall morale of the team, the FA Cup final, the Champions League semi-final...

If you are not careful, Chelsea will probably only win the Carling Cup this season.

Regarding this possibility, Mourinho absolutely does not allow it to happen!

Even if there is still a first-leg match against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of next week, Mourinho still chooses to send a full lineup.

Everton currently ranks fifth in the league, 11 points away from Liverpool, which is fourth in the league. It is only theoretically possible to get tickets to the Champions League next season, but they are only seven points ahead of seventh-ranked Blackburn.

　Seeking recommendations!

　　


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