"Barcelona!"

When the draw was drawn out of Barcelona on live TV, there was an uproar in the Manchester United players' lounge.

Immediately afterward, all eyes were on Cristiano Ronaldo.

With the departures of players such as Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane and Alan Smith, who have not played against the Portuguese, and in the last two seasons of excellent performances, Ronaldo has become one of United's most important players.

Especially this season, he has even become the team's undisputed number one star, a banner figure.

As for the battle between him and Yang Yang, although there was some controversy in the Manchester United dressing room, they were all unanimously supported.

The controversy lies in whether it should be so high-profile.

Now, though, when UEFA pulls out Barcelona for Liverpool, the Manchester United players are in full swing.

It was almost like a brilliant assist from UEFA for Manchester United.

"It's so timely!" Nani laughed and said, he is Portuguese, so he naturally supports Xiao Xiaoluo, "At this time, let Liverpool touch Barcelona, the schedule will be quite unfavorable to Liverpool." ”

Everyone nodded, and some even went to see the schedule.

From the round of 16 of the Champions League, Liverpool's luck was not ideal as they were drawn to Inter Milan in the round of 16.

Among the eight teams that entered the knockout round, Arsenal is a Premier League team, Liverpool is unlikely to meet, and among the remaining seven teams, the strongest is Inter Milan.

On the other hand, the other teams in the Premier League, Chelsea is Olympiacos, Manchester United is Lyon, Arsenal, who are second in the group, have met AC Milan, and Liverpool, who are the top team in the group, have even worse luck than Arsenal, who are second in the group.

And this situation has not changed at all in the quarterfinals, and Liverpool has met the strong Barcelona, which is definitely another stumbling match.

Having faced the best teams in Europe in two consecutive knockout rounds, Liverpool had no luck.

Manchester United drew Roma, this team is not strong, last season was bloodied by Liverpool, the Red Devils are estimated to win there is no suspense, Arsenal met Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, Chelsea was more lucky, met Turkey's Fenerbahce.

The Blues' luck has been so good that they have drawn the weakest teams in both group games, neither Olympiacos nor Fenerbahce, are likely to cause problems for Chelsea, unless the Blues are really rotten.

"You see, in the middle of the two legs of the Champions League quarterfinals, in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Liverpool will play Arsenal away." Carrick flipped through the league schedule and the result was another piece of excellent news.

When everyone in the Manchester United dressing room heard this, they were even more excited.

"First Inter Milan, then Barcelona, and then Arsenal, is Liverpool going to be unlucky lately?"

"Who's to say it isn't? Who can stand such a continuous kick? ”

"If you are looking for me, Liverpool is a little careless and is likely to fall behind in this part of the schedule."

"Yang Yang must now regret agreeing to Cristiano's challenge."

"It's a devil's race, and anyone who comes across a schedule like this will have a big head."

"Don't forget, Liverpool's bench isn't very thick either."

'However, Barcelona haven't been in good form of late, and Rijkaard's side may not be able to beat Liverpool.

"The skinny camel is bigger than the horse, even if Barcelona is not in good shape, but they are the best team in Europe, and now that they have lost La Liga, they will definitely concentrate all their energy to play in the Champions League, which is even worse for Liverpool."

"Yes, this kind of continuous play of strong teams is a great test for the team."

"Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that we will qualify with Chelsea and Arsenal, and if Liverpool can also qualify, then this season's Champions League semi-finals will be covered by Premier League teams."

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In the locker room, my teammates discussed it word by word.

Cristiano Ronaldo was silent the whole time, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have ideas in his heart.

Liverpool drew the next signing, and he was still very happy in his heart, because it meant that the possibility of winning the appointment between him and Yang Yang would be greatly increased, because Yang Yang would have to be distracted from the Champions League game at that time, and it would consume more.

On the other hand, Manchester United can be said to be nine out of ten against Roma.

And he also had a faint feeling in his heart that this time was a rare and excellent opportunity to defeat Yang Yang.

The best result was that Liverpool lost to Barcelona, Yang Yang was hit hard, losing the league championship and the top scorer battle one after another, while Xiao Xiaoluo himself successfully counterattacked and won the championship in one fell swoop.

Based on his understanding of Yang Yang in the past few years, Xiao Xiaoluo felt that this possibility was not very great.

Looking at the situation this season, Liverpool are clearly more serious about the league title, as they have won two Champions Leagues in the last three years, but have not won the league title for almost two decades, and the league is even more urgent for them.

Therefore, even if the Champions League performance is not ideal, Liverpool will definitely do their best to keep the league.

Besides, Yang Yangke has never been a fragile person.

But no matter what, Xiao Xiaoluo felt that it was also a good thing to add some problems to Yang Yang.

"You don't want to lose this duel too soon, or it won't be fun." Xiao Xiao Luo looked out the window and muttered to himself.

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Liverpool draw Barcelona!

The signing came as a shock to fans across European football and around the world.

There are even some conspiracy theorists that UEFA is deliberately creating problems for Liverpool in an attempt to prevent the Reds from defending their title.

Everyone knows that Liverpool are the strongest team in European football this season, and at the same time the best at playing cup competitions, having won two Champions Leagues in the past three years, and if they successfully defend their title this season, it will make history since the Champions League was restructured.

Therefore, UEFA obviously does not want to see Liverpool defend its title, so it deliberately created problems for Liverpool in the draw.

Otherwise, how to explain the successive encounters with top teams like Inter Milan and Barcelona?

As soon as the draw results came out, combined with the Premier League, everyone was aware of Liverpool's difficulties.

Before Barcelona, Liverpool played a Merseyside derby, at home to Everton, then away to Arsenal and then at home to Blackburn, all three of which were hard-fought games.

The two-legged match against Barcelona was between those three tough matches.

In its analysis, The Times said that these five games could change the course of Liverpool's Premier League and Champions League this season.

As soon as the schedule was revealed, major media and bookmakers also lowered their optimism about Liverpool.

William Hill quickly raised Manchester United's odds to win the title above Liverpool, suggesting that many bettors were worried about Liverpool's schedule after the fixtures were announced.

In the battle between Yang Yang and Cristiano Ronaldo, the odds of the Portuguese also surpassed Yang Yang in just one day, which also shows that more fans are optimistic about the Portuguese.

What has led to a change of opinion on all parties is undoubtedly the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

If Liverpool had drawn Fenerbahce, or even Roma, it would have changed completely.

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Liverpool also reacted very well to the draw results.

Rafael Benitez and the coaching staff held a meeting for the first time, and the club's general manager Rick Parry, the team's vice-captains Gerrard and Carragher, as well as the team's number one star Yang Yang, were all invited to the meeting.

The content of the meeting was not surprising, and it was mainly about discussing how the team should deal with the next devilish fixtures and whether to make trade-offs on two fronts, because with the current situation of Liverpool, it is very difficult to play on two fronts.

What Rick Parry means is that the team should secure the league first.

"As you said, we have enough confidence to only grasp one front, and in the last two decades, our fans' desire for the league title has become stronger and stronger, and now is the best opportunity to challenge for the league title in two decades, and we have no reason to give up."

Even from the perspective of the club's interests, the Premier League prize money is not lost to the Champions League prize money, not to mention that the Champions League may not be able to win the championship.

Gerrard believes that Liverpool has never had a precedent for cowardice before fighting, and it is too early to give up, and there may not be no chance to fight on two fronts, but he also said in the end that the league still has a two-point advantage, and he will attack the league championship no matter what.

Yang Yang agreed with Gerrard's opinion.

"I've seen the fixtures, we played Barcelona home and then away, I think we should try to play a home game first, Barcelona haven't been in good form lately, the team is very chaotic, we have every chance."

Benitez nodded, and if he focused on playing in the cup, he was confident of taking out Barcelona.

'The trouble now is that even if we get to the last four, we will meet the winner of Manchester United and Roma, and it will probably be Manchester United. Jesterdam reminded.

If it is against Chelsea and Arsenal, then Liverpool is not afraid at all, but Manchester United is different, Ferguson's team is really very strong in defense, Vidic and Ferdinand's double central defenders are in the prime of their careers, plus Rooney and Tevez are the kind of players who are very good at counter-attacking and pressing......

All in all, Liverpool is really a headache against Manchester United.

"Anyway, game by game, if we can win Barcelona at home and establish an advantage, then it's not hard to play away, isn't it?" Yang Yang asked.

Gerrard and Carragher also supported Yang Yang and believed that they should continue to persevere.

Now this season, whether it is to give up the Champions League or the league, it is very uncomfortable.

Rick Parry opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

It was clear that he was a little worried.

Continue to insist on fighting on two fronts, if you can go hand in hand, of course it is the best, even if it doesn't work, take a step back, it is good to be able to keep the league, I am afraid that in the end the Champions League and the league will lose, empty-handed, nothing, this will not be worth the loss.

Yang Yang and Steven Gerrard are younger, more combative, and more adventurous, but Rick Parry wants more to get through the season in peace.