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Chapter 168 Ferguson Retires

The Manchester City players stood on the field blankly, they still couldn't believe that they had been eliminated.

Lampard fell into deep self-blame. If it weren't for his pass error, there would be no missed goals later.

Carvalho came over to comfort Lampard a few words, but Lampard still had a painful expression.

The fans of the home team at the city stadium were crying too much. They have always tasted joy in the past few seasons and rarely encountered such pain. Therefore, being eliminated this time hit them hard.

But at this time, Mourinho walked into the stadium and hugged the players one by one.

After the team encountered Waterloo, he, the head coach, still had to be strong.

In a thick atmosphere of sadness, Manchester City's journey to defend the Champions League came to an end.

Since the restructuring, the UEFA Champions League has still continued the tradition of defending the spell.

In the dark, it seems that God's will is really influencing the outcome of the game.

At the press conference after the game, Mourinho still defended Lampard.

"We can't blame Frank for the loss. We played very well as a whole, but we want to congratulate Barcelona for having a super goalkeeper!"

Rijkaard also thinks the same way: "Yes, we eliminated the defending champion relying on the excellent performance of the goalkeeper, which gives us enough confidence to go further."

In the other few games, AC Milan drew 2:2 away with Manchester United, eliminated Manchester United 4:2 in two rounds and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

Arsenal drew 0:0 with Bayern at home, and Bayern advanced 3:1 in two rounds.

Chelsea defeated Leverkusen 1-0 in regular time at home, Bolt kicked out Leverkusen in overtime, and Chelsea became the only representative of the Premier League.

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Monaco defeated PSV Eindhoven 2:0 at home and advanced 2:1 on aggregate.

Inter Milan defeated Porto 2:0 at home and eliminated their opponents 3:1 in two rounds.

Lyon beat Werder Bremen 7:2 at home and advanced to the quarter-finals 10:2 in the two rounds, becoming the team with the most limelight.

The next day, the British media wrote articles that this round of the series was a disaster for the Premier League. The three Premier League giants including the defending champion were all eliminated. The Premier League seemed to have reached a critical point of decline.

The Italian media rejoiced. AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan all reached the quarter-finals, becoming the biggest winners of the Champions League this time.

They think that this season's Champions League champion will return to Italy again.

The French media are also very happy that the two national teams have reached the top, especially the Lyon team finally demonstrated the strength of the Ligue 10 hegemony, scoring [-] goals in two rounds for Werder Bremen, which is simply the performance of a phenomenal team.

Of course, the German media can only lament the disappointment of the Bundesliga team, thinking that only Bayern can represent the Bundesliga.

Indeed, over the years, Bayern's record in the Champions League can embarrass other teams in the Bundesliga.

The La Liga media also spoke highly of Barcelona's elimination of the defending champion, especially the elimination of a strong opponent in the away game, which is considered a historic victory. They also fully recognize Rijkaard's coaching ability and believe that this season Barcelona It is likely to usher in a bumper season.

When Jia Yi learned that the team was eliminated, he didn't have much regret. In football games, winning and losing are normal.

He called Mourinho and expressed his acceptance of this result, so that Mourinho cheered up and strived to play the rest of the game.

This season, Manchester City can only strive for three consecutive Premier League titles, and there is no way to win other titles.

With the absolute strength of Manchester City, there is still no way to crush all opponents, especially in this knockout match, accidental factors do still have a chance to affect the result.

This guy Valdés is having a convulsion at this time, it's really not the time.

This kid has only been promoted to the first team of Barcelona this season. As a result, he has such a brilliant performance, and his future prospects are really limitless.

For Manchester City, they will pursue the Champions League next season, strive to win a few more, and quickly establish their status as a giant.

At that time, with the completion of the new stadium, with the Maine Road Stadium as the core, the image and identity of the Manchester City club will absolutely match.

It is estimated that there is no club that can have such a luxurious stadium and sports center as Manchester City, as well as supporting parks and tennis centers. Such a configuration indeed matches the status of a wealthy family.

Back in the league, Manchester City played Tottenham away in the 30th round.

As a result, with Lampard's two long-range shots in the first and second half, Manchester City beat Tottenham 1:2 and scored 3 points.

Lampard also justified his name, with two goals, full of power and tricky angles.

After the game, many media also believed that Lampard was still the omnipotent free midfielder, but now Manchester City's tactics made him sacrifice a lot on the offensive end.

There are only 8 rounds left in the league, and Manchester City still leads Manchester United by 4 points.

The three consecutive Premier League titles are close at hand, and there are only 8 rounds left before they establish their first Manchester City dynasty.

Entering April, Manchester City beat Charlton 1:2 in an away game, and still maintained a steady style. They will definitely score 3 points against the middle and lower teams.

Manchester United encountered Blackburn's tenacious resistance and only scored 0 point at home 0:1.

They were 6 points behind by Manchester City, and their position in the standings was also overtaken by Arsenal, falling to third.

At this time, Manchester United's situation is undoubtedly getting more and more difficult.

It is estimated that Abramovich can only be comforted by a cup champion at that time. If Ferguson continues like this, he still has the risk of being fired.

A week later, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 1-0 at home. The latter's position in the standings was also replaced by Leeds United and fell to sixth in the league.

Although Liverpool caused a lot of resistance to Manchester City, they failed to persist until the end. Kaka's goal still helped Manchester City take all three points at home.

Arsenal also beat Middlesbrough by 1 goal in the away game, continuing to rank second with a difference of 5 points.

Manchester United was a bit broken. They were defeated by Norwich City 2:1 in the away game.

However, after this game, the Manchester United club announced the dismissal of the meritorious coach Ferguson. The reason was of course not that his performance in leading the team failed to meet the club's requirements, but that he was allowed to retire considering his poor health.

For a while, this matter immediately caused waves.

The time Ferguson coached Manchester United was also fixed as 1986.11-2015.4. Nearly 20 years of coaching also made him the greatest coach in the history of Manchester United.

Ferguson himself agreed to the club's request, held a press conference, and announced his retirement. In fact, there must be reasons for poor performance, but the club dare not say so, and Ferguson does not want to hurt the club he has coached for nearly 20 years. , Therefore, the two parties should have reached a consensus.

In this regard, Manchester United fans expressed their respect to Ferguson. Many people left messages on the club's official website, thanking Ferguson for the Manchester United dynasty that he built, and wishing him happiness in his later years.

Many football people have also expressed their respect for Ferguson. After all, it is not a great coach to be able to coach a club for nearly 20 years. What's more, he has contributed so many championship trophies to Manchester United.

As soon as Jia heard the news, he also expressed his respect to Ferguson. Although the old man dismissed get out of class at this time, although it was a bit unseemly, it still did not affect his status in the international football world.

Manchester City officials also sent blessings, wishing the old opponent a happy retirement life.

However, this season's league championship is hopeless for Manchester United. In the end, Ferguson can only win a League Cup championship as a retirement gift.

It's true that the moon has its ups and downs, and people have their joys and sorrows.

After Ferguson retired, Manchester United immediately beat Chelsea 4-0 in the league, giving Ferguson a belated blessing.

Ferguson's assistant coach Queiroz is now acting as the head coach. Queiroz's post-match press conference also expressed his respect for Ferguson, believing that he has created an iron-blooded style for Manchester United. Manchester United has Ferguson's blood in his bones. He was deeply guided by Ferguson, so he dedicated his victory to Ferguson.

Chelsea put all their energy in the Champions League, which is the main reason for their loss.

Their results in the league have been poor in recent rounds, and they are about to be overtaken by Leeds United.

But they did play well in the Champions League, beating Bayern 2:1 at home.

It seems that La Nieli's team is very hopeful to reach the semi-finals and become an outstanding representative of the Premier League.

As long as the away game draws Bayern, Ranieri can realize his deployment. After all, with Chelsea's defensive ability, it is not a dream to draw Bayern.

(End of this chapter)