Football: The strongest center in history

Chapter 331: The Real UEFA Champions League

United drew two games in the Christmas Express season, while rivals Manchester City took the opportunity to chase three points and are now just four points behind Manchester United.

A week later, the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Manchester United beat Fulham 4-1 at home, followed by a 2-1 home win over Southampton in the 23rd round of the league.

That’s the end of January.

When the time entered February, even the smell in the air changed.

UEFA Champions League!!

This began to appear frequently in the major media.

On February 14, the first leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League will be fully played.

Teams compete for the European club’s highest honour, the European Champions Cup!

This world-renowned event has actually officially started since this time.

The Champions League has been restructured several times, now called the Champions League, and after the number of participating teams has increased, a significant change is that there are many second- and third-tier league teams entering the group stage.

Of course, this has brought good news to those second- and third-tier league teams, giving them the opportunity to go to the Champions League and earn some playing fees.

But at the same time, the side effect is that the gold content of the group stage plummets, and the water content soars, and many teams that fans have never heard of are shortlisted for the group stage, they did not expect to leave their name in this great football competition, they are purely here to play soy sauce, just want to play six games and pull down. There are very few teams that make it to the Champions League but desperately want to prove themselves in this competition.

For example, with three opponents United facing in the group stage, it is impossible to imagine that they can win this competition.

Their aim is more to stay in the Champions League longer, so that they will receive more benefits – in the case of Manchester United, for example, this group stage alone will give Manchester United more than 30 million euros in broadcast and advertising revenue.

The Champions League is a big cake of interests.

The fact that the group stage has been restructured to what it is today is actually UEFA’s compromise with some teams in the smaller leagues – to add as many national teams as possible and take care of their interests.

Otherwise, if it is really the European Champions Cup, purely by strength, then there are basically five major leagues left, plus at most the game between several giants of the Portuguese Premier League and the Eredivisie.

The consequence of the expansion is that many teams will only see the Champions League as an opportunity to bid up their players and sell them at a good price.

In the first two years, Everton also went to participate in the Champions League, and even teams like Everton planned to do so, let alone Bulgarian leagues, Romanian leagues, Norwegian leagues and other teams.

Of course, it’s not that many teams don’t want to fight hard in the Champions League, but the price of fighting is too great – this fight to win a strong team, maybe by the end of the season will be relegated… That’s not worth the cost.

So, the spectacle of the Champions League group stage has declined, which is recognized.

A lot of the games are just chicken ribs.

For example, this season’s Manchester United and Cluj’s match.

Such a game is meaningless for Manchester United, the opponent is too weak.

But Manchester United still have to fly half of Europe in the cold winter to Romania to play such a chicken game.

Therefore, the contradiction between the European giants and UEFA has never disappeared.

At that time, there were also top giants ready to set up the G14, ready to play on their own and kick UEFA away.

In the end, the G14 was yellowed despite UEFA’s efforts.

But the idea of a European Super League has always been there.

Imagine that the teams in the European Super League will include Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Bayern, Dort, Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Ajax and many more!

How eye-catching will such a league be!

In this era, eye-catching, it means attracting gold!

It’s a pity that the European Super League is not in the interests of UEFA itself, and it is not in the interests of the middle and lower reaches of the major leagues.

So it is destined not to receive widespread support.

And today’s Champions League, when it comes to the knockout stage, can be regarded as the real “Champions League”, because the teams that can enter the top 16 usually have two hundred brushes… Of course, big packages are not without them, but the teams commonly referred to as big packages are unlikely to go too far in the Champions League.

The Champions League quarterfinals are still half a month away, which has already made many fans active.

More attention is also given to the sixteen teams that play in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

It’s not just the fans who follow them, but also the professionals, including scouts from the participating teams… Opponents usually send scouts to spy on their opponents, especially the opposing key players!

This is part of analyzing the opponent.

For Manchester United and Real Madrid.

There is no need to send scouts to observe.

This is the biggest match in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League!

Both sides are well-known giants, and naturally they will not underestimate their opponents.

Real Madrid is the giants of the giants, and their players can be gossiped about by the media even if they wear clothes on the street, so there is no need for Manchester United to send scouts to Spain to observe the opponent’s recent state.

And Manchester United’s situation is similar to Real Madrid’s.

Manchester United is the number one team in the English league, and the media in England is more developed than Spain’s.

So, United’s information is almost transparent.

When Ronaldo went to training and what the training state of the team was, these could not be concealed from the vast media – and Ferguson did not deliberately hide it.

Against opponents like Real Madrid, Ferguson was very calm.

In public, his calmness conveyed a strong confidence that Manchester United will not fear Real Madrid.

But in private, Ferguson still values Real Madrid.

This is a very tough opponent – the most successful team in the Champions League, they have won a total of nine Champions League trophies in their history, and they have also broken the “dream curse” under the leadership of the madman Jose Mourinho in the past two years, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and the strength should be described as extremely strong.

It can even be said that in terms of purely book strength, Real Madrid is a well-deserved club in the world. 、

They have the most luxurious squad in the world, and the player in every position is one of the best stars in the world.

It could even be said – whether they can win the tenth Champions League trophy in the club’s history is entirely up to them. In this world, as long as they are serious and behave normally, the team that can beat them is almost non-existent.

But that’s nonsense… Pointless.

Because in the past few years, Real Madrid has not been normal!

First, it had the most luxurious squad for several consecutive seasons, and as a result, the Champions League was 16 years old, and the league was suppressed by Barcelona.

After Jose Mourinho arrived, Real Madrid no longer feared Barcelona.

But the Champions League has reached the last four for two seasons in a row, and this season is good… After three years of encountering Mu, they are already 18 points behind Barca in the league….

Therefore, what kind of form Real Madrid can show in the Champions League has become Schrödinger’s cat – kick to know.

Chapter 331: The Real UEFA Champions League

United drew two games in the Christmas Express season, while rivals Manchester City took the opportunity to chase three points and are now just four points behind Manchester United.

A week later, the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Manchester United beat Fulham 4-1 at home, followed by a 2-1 home win over Southampton in the 23rd round of the league.

That’s the end of January.

When the time entered February, even the smell in the air changed.

UEFA Champions League!!

This began to appear frequently in the major media.

On February 14, the first leg of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League will be fully played.

Teams compete for the European club’s highest honour, the European Champions Cup!

This world-renowned event has actually officially started since this time.

The Champions League has been restructured several times, now called the Champions League, and after the number of participating teams has increased, a significant change is that there are many second- and third-tier league teams entering the group stage.

Of course, this has brought good news to those second- and third-tier league teams, giving them the opportunity to go to the Champions League and earn some playing fees.

But at the same time, the side effect is that the gold content of the group stage plummets, and the water content soars, and many teams that fans have never heard of are shortlisted for the group stage, they did not expect to leave their name in this great football competition, they are purely here to play soy sauce, just want to play six games and pull down. There are very few teams that make it to the Champions League but desperately want to prove themselves in this competition.

For example, with three opponents United facing in the group stage, it is impossible to imagine that they can win this competition.

Their aim is more to stay in the Champions League longer, so that they will receive more benefits – in the case of Manchester United, for example, this group stage alone will give Manchester United more than 30 million euros in broadcast and advertising revenue.

The Champions League is a big cake of interests.

The fact that the group stage has been restructured to what it is today is actually UEFA’s compromise with some teams in the smaller leagues – to add as many national teams as possible and take care of their interests.

Otherwise, if it is really the European Champions Cup, purely by strength, then there are basically five major leagues left, plus at most the game between several giants of the Portuguese Premier League and the Eredivisie.

The consequence of the expansion is that many teams will only see the Champions League as an opportunity to bid up their players and sell them at a good price.

In the first two years, Everton also went to participate in the Champions League, and even teams like Everton planned to do so, let alone Bulgarian leagues, Romanian leagues, Norwegian leagues and other teams.

Of course, it’s not that many teams don’t want to fight hard in the Champions League, but the price of fighting is too great – this fight to win a strong team, maybe by the end of the season will be relegated… That’s not worth the cost.

So, the spectacle of the Champions League group stage has declined, which is recognized.

A lot of the games are just chicken ribs.

For example, this season’s Manchester United and Cluj’s match.

Such a game is meaningless for Manchester United, the opponent is too weak.

But Manchester United still have to fly half of Europe in the cold winter to Romania to play such a chicken game.

Therefore, the contradiction between the European giants and UEFA has never disappeared.

At that time, there were also top giants ready to set up the G14, ready to play on their own and kick UEFA away.

In the end, the G14 was yellowed despite UEFA’s efforts.

But the idea of a European Super League has always been there.

Imagine that the teams in the European Super League will include Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Bayern, Dort, Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Ajax and many more!

How eye-catching will such a league be!

In this era, eye-catching, it means attracting gold!

It’s a pity that the European Super League is not in the interests of UEFA itself, and it is not in the interests of the middle and lower reaches of the major leagues.

So it is destined not to receive widespread support.

And today’s Champions League, when it comes to the knockout stage, can be regarded as the real “Champions League”, because the teams that can enter the top 16 usually have two hundred brushes… Of course, big packages are not without them, but the teams commonly referred to as big packages are unlikely to go too far in the Champions League.

The Champions League quarterfinals are still half a month away, which has already made many fans active.

More attention is also given to the sixteen teams that play in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

It’s not just the fans who follow them, but also the professionals, including scouts from the participating teams… Opponents usually send scouts to spy on their opponents, especially the opposing key players!

This is part of analyzing the opponent.

For Manchester United and Real Madrid.

There is no need to send scouts to observe.

This is the biggest match in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League!

Both sides are well-known giants, and naturally they will not underestimate their opponents.

Real Madrid is the giants of the giants, and their players can be gossiped about by the media even if they wear clothes on the street, so there is no need for Manchester United to send scouts to Spain to observe the opponent’s recent state.

And Manchester United’s situation is similar to Real Madrid’s.

Manchester United is the number one team in the English league, and the media in England is more developed than Spain’s.

So, United’s information is almost transparent.

When Ronaldo went to training and what the training state of the team was, these could not be concealed from the vast media – and Ferguson did not deliberately hide it.

Against opponents like Real Madrid, Ferguson was very calm.

In public, his calmness conveyed a strong confidence that Manchester United will not fear Real Madrid.

But in private, Ferguson still values Real Madrid.

This is a very tough opponent – the most successful team in the Champions League, they have won a total of nine Champions League trophies in their history, and they have also broken the “dream curse” under the leadership of the madman Jose Mourinho in the past two years, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and the strength should be described as extremely strong.

It can even be said that in terms of purely book strength, Real Madrid is a well-deserved club in the world. 、

They have the most luxurious squad in the world, and the player in every position is one of the best stars in the world.

It could even be said – whether they can win the tenth Champions League trophy in the club’s history is entirely up to them. In this world, as long as they are serious and behave normally, the team that can beat them is almost non-existent.

But that’s nonsense… Pointless.

Because in the past few years, Real Madrid has not been normal!

First, it had the most luxurious squad for several consecutive seasons, and as a result, the Champions League was 16 years old, and the league was suppressed by Barcelona.

After Jose Mourinho arrived, Real Madrid no longer feared Barcelona.

But the Champions League has reached the last four for two seasons in a row, and this season is good… After three years of encountering Mu, they are already 18 points behind Barca in the league….

Therefore, what kind of form Real Madrid can show in the Champions League has become Schrödinger’s cat – kick to know.