Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 360 Premier League PK Serie A
6:3, the battle of the century between Chelsea and Barcelona is finally over. After watching this suspenseful battle at Stamford Bridge, many fans broke into a cold sweat for Chelsea. Although the final score seems to be that Chelsea has a great advantage , But in fact, the process of the second round of the match was indeed thrilling. If Chelsea had a little slack, then the winner would probably be Barcelona.

However, Barcelona led by Rijkaard failed to complete the big reversal in the end, and they still fell at the feet of Chelsea.

"It turned out great."

In the post-match press conference, as the winner, Jose Mourinho looked very relaxed and complacent. Satisfied, he did not forget to mix some sarcasm in his words: "We entered the quarter-finals, we Beat this team, according to the media, the best team in the world. Any result that would get us through would be great, of course we were up against a great team and they still couldn't Threatened the score and some of our best attacking players (Rojen Robben, Drogba) weren't available."

"The players did a great job in the second half. We scored four goals. We could have scored six or seven. Barcelona could have scored four or five. Football is magic like that, but after 4 Minutes later, I think the best team got through."

From Mourinho's words, it is easy to hear what he meant. He just wanted to express that Chelsea is better than Barcelona. This made Rijkaard, who had been in a bad mood by the side, turn even darker, but he couldn't help it. Rebuttal, Barcelona lost, you said Barcelona was stronger, but why didn't they win! ?
Ignoring Rijkaard who was about to get angry at all, Mourinho continued to talk excitedly that "tonight's victory made him more excited than last year's Champions League final", "In the final stage, I enjoyed the game very much. There are other bigger games to enjoy. It's not a game where you know at half-time who's going to get through, if they score more goals we're out, so it's emotionally turbulent and it's also The reason why it makes me enjoy it more."

In Mourinho's nagging, Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard said helplessly to reporters that he could not accept the loss, "You always feel pain after a loss, but this time I feel particularly painful because before the game After the game a lot of people came out and criticized me and said they didn't like Barcelona, ​​I don't like that. I think all of that makes you want to win more, so when you lose, the pain is deeper."

But when it comes to the game, Rijkaard said bluntly that Barcelona fell into Chelsea's trap.

Throughout the game, Barcelona had an absolute advantage in possession of the ball, but Chelsea took advantage of waiting for the opponent to make mistakes in possession of the ball to fight back, and once easily gained an opening advantage. This was true for all 3 goals scored by Wang Li. All goals were scored by counterattacks from midfield steals.It seems that Barcelona is in possession of the ball leisurely in the midfield, but in the eyes of Chelsea, this may be more like a target. After all, they may steal the ball at any time with their strong defense, and the subsequent counter-attack goals are always much easier than positional battles. .

"We conceded too many goals in midfield and Chelsea played on the counter-attack, which created problems for us," Rijkaard said. If I have given a good impression of this competition, I would rather win the competition."

It can also be seen from Rijkaard’s words that he values ​​the final result more than a gorgeous game. The whole world knows that Barcelona’s football is good, but their results are not very good. This may also have something to do with the players. The gorgeous football performance in the game has something to do with it. If a neutral fan comes to watch the game between the two teams, he is likely to support Barcelona and not Chelsea, because Chelsea is good at physical confrontation except for Wang Li, who is very pleasing to the eye. However, there are few outstanding players in terms of technology. This is very different from the ornamental value of Barcelona's artistic football, and it is not comparable at all.

But even so, Chelsea's strength has been affirmed by everyone.

Wang Li, who performed a hat-trick in the game, became the favorite of the media reports the next day. Against Barcelona, ​​he scored 4 goals in two rounds and staged a hat-trick in the second round. This shocking performance came from It is really surprising that Wang Li even makes people feel taken for granted.

"He is unique." After the game, Mr. Abramovich, the club chairman who has always been low-key, said so.

"You can never imagine how good Allen is. He is the hero who led Chelsea to the top. Before the start of the season, no one could have imagined that Chelsea would be able to achieve what they are now, not only you, but even me. "Speaking of this, Mr. Abu smiled very complacently, and said: "My biggest achievement last year was not an increase of more than 10 billion US dollars in assets, but the fact that I invited Jose from Portugal, and then he brought Alan to Stanford. bridge."

"This kind of player is really rare in a century. I have noticed since he was in Wolverhampton last year. To be honest, I don't like young players because they often play inconsistently and have various All kinds of problems, but in Allen, you can't see these, he is stronger than those veterans, and his performance is more stable."

Mr. Abramovich really rarely appeared in the media's field of vision, and his words became the front pages of many newspapers the next day.

As Chelsea's most important follower, the "Sun" has spared no effort to start reporting. They skipped the 'Chelsea's hero' described by Abramovich and changed it to 'England's hero', "He will become England's hero, Leading England to the top of the world, we never doubted that!!"

This makes the current national team coach Swede Eriksson very helpless. In the last England training camp, he still did not recruit Wang Li into the national team for the sake of his own face. With Wang Li's still strong performance , His pressure is also increasing.

"Maybe I should consider leaving the national team!?" Eriksson often thought.

In fact, this Swede is by no means an idiot. What Wang Li said when he left the national team annoyed him, but now that things have passed so long, he knows that he should put down his face.

However, if he recruits Wang Li into the England team, doesn't it mean that any player who performs well can ignore his majesty as a head coach! ! ?
Then he can't stay in this position any longer.

In addition to Wang Li's eye-catching performance in this game, Barcelona's superstar Ronaldinho also performed well.

Many media believe that although Ronaldinho lost to Wang Li in this "War of the Century", his ability is beyond doubt. He is the core that Barcelona cannot obtain, and his strength has been fully recognized by everyone. affim.

The British "Daily Sports" once said: "People say whether a player is great or not, always have to be evaluated at special moments and in special battles."

Judging from this game, Ronaldinho is such a player. In this classic battle of the century, as the loser, Ronaldinho’s crying at the last scene of the game moved many reporters and fans present. The hard work is also seen by everyone.

Therefore, after the game, the English media's reports on Ronaldinho even caught up with Wang Li. Last year's Ronaldinho brought to England.

"Football is a part of my life. He gave me hope. I chose happiness and football, so I chose Barcelona." Ronaldinho re-emphasized the reasons for his choice of Barcelona in an interview with "Mirror" after the game.

Chairman Laporta also emphasized again in front of the British media, "Ronaldo is not for sale at Barcelona, ​​no matter how much money it costs." After this game, even if Barcelona loses, Laporta may be more determined. Ronaldinho's decision was chosen.Can you imagine handing over the national treasure! ?
No, at least not now, because he is the hero of Barcelona and the "god" of Catalonia.

"He is not a candle in the cold wind of England, nor is he a world player with only one title. Ronaldinho shoulders the mission of winning the European championship for Barcelona. Even if he loses tonight, under his leadership in the next ten years, Barcelona will still be There are many opportunities, and his tears will make fans remember this place forever..." A reporter from "Daily Sports" wrote emotionally.

Although Ronaldinho encountered the "newcomer wall" in the second year of coming to Barcelona, ​​this season's European tour has ended, which has brought great pain to Barcelona fans, but this does not prevent Catalan The Ronias regard him as a hero, they made the right choice, and it doesn't matter if they lose the chance to advance! !
No one put the blame on Ronaldinho, because his performance can repel any doubts, clean up the rivers and mountains again, and the next season will be another start.

Perhaps for Barcelona, ​​the biggest achievement of this game is that the whole team has regained its vitality. Under desperate circumstances, they fought until the last moment of the game and found an absolute leader in the next ten years! !
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After Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​the next day, all Champions League quarter-final second legs are over, and all the teams that have advanced to the quarter-finals have been produced.

Eredivisie giants Eindhoven eliminated Ligue 3 Monaco 0:[-] in two rounds, and they became the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season;

This season's European defending champion Porto, after qualifying from the group stage, undoubtedly gave to Inter Milan. The score of 5:2 also shows that after Mourinho and many stars left, the gap between Porto and the European giants is still widening. ;
The 'Old Lady' Juventus relied on overtime and sank the Galactic battleship Real Madrid 1-0. So far, the two giants in La Liga have all lost. The results once again proved that Real Madrid's superstar plan continued to fail. The golden boy Irving sat on the bench for 2 rounds and did not get any playing time;
The most surprising thing is that Liverpool, which has always been low-key, played 4:1 in the second round, defeated Leverkusen with a total score of 5:2, and easily advanced to the top 8, which made the English media extremely happy;
Next, Arsenal led by Wenger lost 2:3 to the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich, and Manchester United lost 0:1 to AC Milan twice, causing half of the top four in the Premier League to lose their wings. The media also focused their attention on Chelsea and Liverpool;

In the quarter-finals, the most relaxed team was the Ligue 10 giant Lyon. They defeated Werder Bremen 2:16 in two rounds, which made many fans fall into the eyes. Although Werder did not Leme is recognized as the bottom of the [-] teams, but this kind of game still shows the strength of Lyon's striker. Many French media believe that Lyon's offensive ability is stronger than the Chelsea striker led by Wang Li! !
In this way, the top eight are all released, they are Chelsea, Liverpool, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, Lyon.

The biggest harvest is undoubtedly Serie A. The top three of Serie A all entered the top eight, which made the Italian media rejoice. However, the top four of the Premier League, which was favored by many media before the game, was the fall of two top giants, while Chelsea and the low-key Liverpool won big. A complete victory, this result is beyond many people's expectations, but the two teams entered the top 4, which is still acceptable to the English. Compared with Spain, which has all its wings broken, England is much better.

However, comparing Liverpool and Chelsea, both domestic and foreign media are still more optimistic about Chelsea.

In the eighth-finals, Liverpool's opponent was Bayer Leverkusen. Although this Bundesliga powerhouse is not weak, but in the Champions League where many giants are competing for supremacy, he is only a pure black pony. Even the prime horses are not counted. Before the draw for the quarter-finals, almost all teams want to meet these ponies, which also includes another bottom team, Werder Bremen.

On the other hand, Chelsea's opponent is Barcelona. Even at the turn of the century, Barcelona's performance was not good, but Barcelona, ​​which has the World Footballer and a large group of superstars, was also the "favorite" in the media at the beginning of the season. Their winning odds jumped to No.1 in the month, and their strength has been affirmed by all media.

No matter how good it is in the domestic league, it cannot be affirmed by the foreign media, but the victory over Barcelona has convinced the foreign media and fans. This is the gap brought about by different opponents.

Therefore, after defeating Barcelona, ​​Chelsea went from being a 'favourite' to a 'super-favorite'. Various bookmakers in Europe immediately adjusted their odds. In the famous Dutch bookmaker CTG, Chelsea's winning odds have dropped to 1 to 3.2 This can be seen from this, while Liverpool, also a Premier League team, is only 1 to 13.4, which shows the gap.

After the list of the quarter-finals was released, UEFA immediately conducted a draw for the quarter-finals in order to determine the next matchup, and this is what many media and fans are concerned about.

According to UEFA regulations, during the round of [-] draw ceremony, teams belonging to the same country will not meet, and teams with the same name in each group will also not meet.However, the subsequent quarter-final and semi-final draws are not restricted by these rules, so it is possible that the English media are least willing to see the two teams of the country fight, although this possibility is very low.

However, the final result greatly relieved the English media, and made them look forward to the quarter-finals even more——
Liverpool's opponent is Juventus in Serie A, while Chelsea's opponent is AC Milan in Serie A.

Premier League PK Serie A! !
This kind of result is undoubtedly the big PK between the Premier League and Serie A. Now the hottest leagues in the world are undoubtedly the Premier League and Serie A. In the first few years of the century, with the decline of the small Serie A World Cup, they have been unable to always maintain the world. The first scenery, as the Premier League, which is striving to win the upper reaches, has become very hot. The leagues of these two countries are the most fiercely contested in the invisible war in the football world.

As a strong leader in Serie A and the Premier League, the battle between AC Milan and Chelsea will definitely attract the attention of the world.

The competition between the two leagues has turned into a competition between two teams. Which league is the number one in the world may be reflected in this confrontation.

The draw ceremony had just ended, and the English media and Italian media couldn't wait to find another great meaning for this game, which also made this game even more eye-catching.

However, Liverpool and Juventus have become "little brothers" in the media rhetoric. Chelsea and AC Milan, the two bosses VS the boss, Liverpool and Juventus are the younger brothers VS younger brothers.

Although this statement makes the fans of the two teams scoff, but who makes these two teams not the league leaders! ?
Especially in England, Liverpool was "triple-killed" by Chelsea. In this case, no one thought that Liverpool would be better than Chelsea. He naturally became Chelsea's "little brother" team.

In addition to these two games, there are also Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich and PSV vs. Lyon.

The media generally believe that the Lyon team has drawn a good lottery. Among the top 8 teams, Eindhoven can only be regarded as a small club. The strength of a team that survives by buying and selling players can be imagined. The strength is entirely due to the fact that their opponents in the quarter-finals are too weak. When they encountered Ligue [-] giants Lyon, their Champions League road also came to an end.

The match between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich did not get much attention.

This is mainly because there is a duel between Chelsea and AC Milan, the two top teams in the world, the media can find too much meaning for them, whether it is the two world richest Abramovich and Bei Lusconi's competition, or the comparison between Mourinho and Ancelotti, has a very strong gossip meaning.

Obviously, it is difficult to find this point in the match between Inter Milan and Bayern. Inter Milan is not the only team in Serie A. is a joke! !

PS: (Free battle table is included for everyone to see more clearly)

Chelsea Vs AC Milan
Liverpool Vs Juventus
Inter Milan Vs Bayern Munich

Lyon Vs Eindhoven
(End of this chapter)