Chapter 414 - FA Cup Semi-finals (8th Update)
The next day, UEFA also held the draw for the semi-finals of the 2015/2016 UEFA Champions League.
Four teams, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, advanced to the semi-finals, with one each in the Premier League and Bundesliga, and two in La Liga.
In the end, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were drawn together, and the two Madrid teams will stage the Madrid derby in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Liverpool, on the other hand, will face Bayern Munich, the southern king of the Bundesliga.
This is also Jiang Chenxi's second time facing Bayern Munich's old rival after leaving Dortmund two years ago.
For Jiang Chenxi, the German media is very familiar, it is precisely because of familiarity and understanding, therefore, the Munich media generally believe that the draw of Liverpool is not a sign, in the view of the Munich media, drawing Atletico Madrid is the best result, so that the two superstars Ronaldo and Jiang Chenxi can be temporarily avoided.
However, more media are more recognized and supportive of the draw results of this matchup, "Team Daily" did a survey, more than 63% of fans agree with such a matchup, they expect Liverpool and Real Madrid to defeat their opponents to advance to the final, so that they can see Jiang Chenxi and Ronaldo on the stage of the Champions League final direct confrontation!
Fans are desperate to see such a showdown, just as they have been eager to see Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid and Lionel Messi's Barcelona meet in the Champions League final, but this wish has never been realized.
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Two days later, the 34th round of the Premier League was in full swing.
Liverpool won 3-1 away at Bournemouth in this round of the league, Jiang Chenxi scored a goal in the game, which is also his 42nd goal in the Premier League this season, and at the same time, Jiang Chenxi has 15 assists in the league, which means that Jiang Chenxi has directly created a total of 57 goals in the league!
That's a terrifying statistic!
You know, after 34 rounds of league games, the whole Arsenal team has only scored a total of 58 goals!
Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 away in the two key games in this round, and what caught the most attention of Liverpool fans was that Leicester City, who were chasing closely behind, dropped points and were held to a 2-2 draw at home by West Ham United.
In this way, after 34 rounds of league games, Liverpool are at the top of the Premier League table with 75 points, behind them is Leicester City with 71 points, and now the difference between the two teams has been stretched to four points.
Then there is Tottenham Hotspur, where the White Lilies are third with 64 points, Arsenal are fourth with 61 points, Manchester City are fifth with 58 points, West Ham United are sixth with 54 points, Manchester United are seventh with 52 points, and they are nine points away from the top four.
Three days later, Liverpool played a make-up game, a make-up match for the 27th round of the league, when Liverpool were to play Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, so the league was postponed to April 20.
The game is a Merseyside derby, with Liverpool hosting city rivals Everton.
In the end, in this supplementary match, Liverpool won the Merseyside derby by winning 3-0 at home with the goals of Jiang Chenxi, Firmino and Emrejan.
In the other rematch match, Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw away by Newcastle and missed a very valuable opportunity to chase points.
In this case, Liverpool and Manchester City have both played the full 34 league games after the rematch is completed, Liverpool are top of the league table with 78 points, Leicester City are second in the league with 71 points, Tottenham Hotspur is third in the league with 64 points, Arsenal is fourth in the league with 61 points, and Manchester City is fifth in the league with 59 points, two points behind Arsenal, and these two points are exactly the points they lost in the replay game that they were forced to draw by Newcastle.
Liverpool, who comfortably beat Everton 3-0 in the Merseyside derby, are now seven points clear of Leicester City in the table and a decisive remedial victory with four league games remaining has Liverpool fans going crazy.
After the game, The Guardian said bluntly: Now, we can say that the champions have almost been locked in a safe by Liverpool.
The vast majority of the media in England also agree with this, with four games left in the league, Liverpool is seven points ahead of Leicester City, Leicester City wants to counterattack to win the championship, which means that they not only have to win four consecutive games, but at the same time, Liverpool has to lose at least two draws, and only win one game in four rounds, in terms of Liverpool's state and strength, how is this possible, not to mention anything else, Jiang Chenxi will not agree, it can be said that there is almost no suspense for Liverpool to defend the league title.
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In addition, Liverpool won 3-0 in the Merseyside derby, which also surprised the media, you know, even if Liverpool is stronger than Everton, however, the Merseyside derby is never so easy, there are few games like today's 3-0 easy win, yes, as reflected in the score, Everton surrendered with almost no resistance.
It's not in line with Everton's personality at the Merseyside derby.
This league, no matter how you look at it, looks like Everton gave up on their own initiative.
Soon, the whole of England knew why Everton had given up in the league derby, and that was because they had a strategic plan.
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Liverpool didn't let up after their crucial derby win and they didn't even have much time to rest, but only became more pressing because just this weekend they will face an important game in the 2015/2016 FA Cup semi-finals against Everton.
Yes, Liverpool's opponents in the FA Cup semi-final are Everton, the derby rivals they won in the league just a few days ago.
Obviously, Everton's strategic abandonment in the league is to focus all their energy on this FA Cup semi-final, for Everton, the top six in the league is hopeless, relegation is worry-free, and they are definitely willing to put all their energy into the FA Cup semi-finals, you know, the other semi-final is Crystal Palace vs Watford, if Everton can get past Liverpool, they will face either of these two teams in the final, they are fearless.
In Everton's own words, they are now just one game away from FA Cup glory!
This weekend's match in the 35th round of the English Premier League, Liverpool and Newcastle United, will also be rescheduled, with the match postponed to May 11.
The FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Everton, which is also the first time that the two teams have staged a Merseyside derby in the FA Cup semi-final, can be said to be highly anticipated.
Sky TV rented a helicopter and was already in the air an hour before the game started.
"After days of waiting...... The race is finally going to begin!" The Sky TV reporter shouted loudly in the helicopter, and his voice even trembled a little because of excitement and nervousness.
From the air, it is the new Wembley Stadium, which has been caught in a frenzied atmosphere.
Countless fans came here from all directions, and the red of Liverpool and the blue of Everton rushed towards the stadium like lava and seawater.
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