Young Football Player
Chapter 373: Out of the FA Cup
The first round of the Champions League quarter-finals is over. Messi scored twice in the game, and his number of goals in the Champions League this season has come to 10.
In this case, Adriano is finally not the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season.
Messi currently tops the list with 10 goals, Adriano ranks second with 9 goals, Ronaldo ranks third with 8 goals, and Lee Jackie ranks fourth with 7 goals.
Jackie Chan and Ronaldo Messi both entered the top four, which is the normal ranking of the UEFA Champions League scorer list.
After the first round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the second round will start a week later, so the time is relatively tight.
On the weekend matchday sandwiched in between, Liverpool did not participate in the league, but went to London to participate in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Liverpool's opponent in this round is Hull City, but due to a clash with the FA Cup semi-finals, the game was postponed.
In this case, after this round, Liverpool will have two rounds less.
Moreover, due to the long distance of various competitions, the time that can be reserved for make-up matches is very limited. Liverpool's schedule is really tight.
Tottenham and Liverpool both missed one round before, but they were out of the European competition early, so the make-up match has already been made up, but Liverpool's delay is getting longer and longer, and it will become two rounds less.
Moreover, the opponents in the two make-up rounds are not easy. One is Manchester City, the fourth opponent, and Hull City, the last team in urgent need of relegation.
Because of the tight schedule, Li Chenglong felt that the team could arrange a rotation for the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal.
If you win, then prepare well for the final and try to win the championship.
If you lose to Arsenal, forget it.
Jackie Lee told Rogers his thoughts, and Rogers recognized his thoughts to a certain extent.
On April 19th, the weekend game day, Rodgers asked Jackie Chan, Gerrard and Coutinho to stay in Liverpool to rest, to accumulate energy for the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, and then he took others to London.
In Rogers' heart, the FA Cup has reached the semi-finals, so of course he can't just give up so easily.
This season he finally won the first championship of his coaching career.
Now that he has the opportunity to strive for the second championship and complete the achievement of the season's double championship, he must of course work hard.
Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished.
At Wembley Stadium, Sanchez scored twice, Arsenal defeated the semi-main attacking Liverpool 2-0, and reached the FA Cup final for two consecutive years.
At the same time, in the FA Cup semi-final on the other side, Aston Villa defeated Reading 2:1 in overtime, successfully joining Arsenal in the FA Cup final this season.
According to the comparison of the strengths of the two teams, Arsenal has a good chance of completing two consecutive FA Cup championships.
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On this weekend of the FA Cup semi-final, the rest of the Premier League games are still going on as scheduled.
The most watched Chelsea battle against Manchester United, in the end Chelsea won 1-0 at home.
However, due to the second-placed Arsenal in the league going to the FA Cup semi-finals, the Gunners' current round of the Premier League game was postponed, so Chelsea failed to win the championship five rounds ahead of schedule.
If Arsenal play as usual this round and fail to win the game smoothly, whether it is a loss or a draw, Chelsea will be able to win the championship five rounds ahead of schedule, tying the historical record of the Premier League.
However, although they missed the chance to win the championship five rounds in advance, as long as Chelsea wins the next round, regardless of whether Arsenal wins or loses, the Blues will be able to win the championship four rounds in advance.
If it does, then Chelsea will become another team after Manchester United and Arsenal that can win the Premier League four rounds ahead of schedule, and it will also be the first time for Mourinho.
Manchester United lost to Chelsea at this critical moment of the fierce battle for the top four, which made the suspense of the Premier League's top four even more unpredictable.
In this round, Manchester City seized the opportunity and successfully defeated West Ham United 2:0 to get three points.
In this case, in the competition for the fourth place, Arsenal currently ranks second with 64 points in one round, Manchester United and Manchester City both have 63 points, Manchester City has a superior goal difference and ranks third, Manchester United ranks fourth, Liverpool Ranked fifth with 60 points in two rounds.
After the loss to Chelsea, Manchester United looked to be in fourth place, but in fact it was already dangerous.
At present, Manchester City and Arsenal have a make-up match, and Liverpool have two make-up matches, which is very disadvantageous to Manchester United.
Arsenal and Manchester City themselves are ranked ahead of Manchester United, so they still have make-up matches to play, and it is very likely that they will continue to widen the gap with Manchester United after scoring points in the make-up match.
As for Liverpool, as long as they win any of the two make-up matches, they can tie Manchester United in points and overwhelm the opponent with their goal difference advantage.
To put it simply, Manchester United has lost the initiative to compete for the fourth.
However, Manchester United still has a six-final civil war in the remaining Premier League games this season, the penultimate round of the home game against Arsenal.
If Arsenal has not been able to widen the points gap in advance by then, Manchester United may be able to regain the initiative by relying on that direct match.
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Liverpool was eliminated in the FA Cup, but many media felt that this was a good thing for Liverpool.
With Liverpool's current schedule, one less game counts as one game.
Although the FA Cup seems to have only one final, but if Liverpool really eliminates Arsenal and enters the final, in order to strive for the championship, the whole team has to spend their time preparing for that important final. Under the distraction, other The game is likely to be affected.
Moreover, Liverpool only drew Chelsea in the first round of the Champions League, but it does not mean that they are out of the Champions League.
If the Champions League continues to advance, Liverpool will need to spend more time preparing for the Champions League semi-finals.
The second round of the Champions League quarter-finals is approaching, and the English media have begun to hype the news about Liverpool and Chelsea again.
This season, Liverpool and Chelsea have indeed had various fates, and they have met each other in the Champions League, Premier League and English League Cup.
Moreover, the League Cup met in the semi-finals and played two games against each other.
So, this season, Liverpool and Chelsea will play a total of six games.
The two semi-finals of the League Cup have been played. Liverpool lost home and away, but successfully eliminated the Blues with a total score of 3:2.
The Premier League game has only played the first round for the time being. Liverpool drew 2:2 with Chelsea at home.
The Champions League also only played the first leg. Liverpool and Chelsea drew 0:0 at home.
At present, the two sides have played four games, each with one win, two draws and one loss.
The remaining two games will be played at Chelsea's home stadium, Stamford Bridge.
As the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals is approaching, Liverpool has received another piece of good news.
Although Manchester United lost away to Chelsea at the weekend, they managed to injure Diego Costa.
Diego Costa scored a lot in the first half of the season, but his scoring efficiency dropped significantly after entering the off-duty season.
But he has always been Chelsea's top scorer in the team, and his absence must be good news for Liverpool.
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