Volume 1 Chapter 213 The top eight are out
(Sorry, I missed a chapter after writing it a few days ago, and now it has been added to the chapter 509 "Responsibilities and Dreams", which means that the chapter was originally 3,000 words, but now it has become 6,000 words, and the additional words should be free of charge, and the brothers who want to read it can read it again.) )
The first match day of the Champions League is over, the highlight of Barcelona and Chelsea's confrontation has no accidents and no miracles, no team in the Champions League has been able to turn the tables in the past ten years when they are behind at home, and Mourinho, who is known as the second of God, can not do it, and the 1-1 draw ended in the best result for Chelsea, at least not all the face was lost.
In last season's Champions League quarterfinals, Chelsea eliminated Barcelona at home, and in this season's Champions League quarterfinals, Barcelona eliminated Chelsea at home.
In the other two games, Juventus's home match with Bremen is not very suspenseful in the eyes of the outside world, although the old lady is now in the whirlpool of scandal, but the disparity in strength between the two sides, Capello, who is good at defense, is still nothing impossible to get a score of 0, but the process of the game is a big surprise, Bremen played proactively at the Alp Stadium, and in stoppage time it was still a draw with Juventus, if it weren't for the Bremen goalkeeper Wiese who made a mistake at the last moment and leaked the ball to Emerson's feet, Juventus were eliminated two minutes later.
In the match between Inter Milan and Ajax, due to Inter Milan's away draw with Ajax and two away goals, there was no suspense when it returned to home, and Inter Milan defeated Ajax L:0 to get a place in the quarterfinals.
Although the process was full of ups and downs, the result was still not expected by fans, and the three giants Barcelona, Inter Milan and The Old Lady still advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
For the dark horse battle between Villarreal and Fiorentina, the outside world is relatively more optimistic about Fiorentina, compared to Fiorentina, who has participated in many Champions League matches in history, Villarreal is only a newcomer to the Champions League, but the game process of these two teams is also dangerous, Fiorentina only used Chen Yu's free kick in stoppage time to lock up the promotion place.
Of the four teams that qualified on the first day, Barcelona was the favourite to advance the most, but Fiorentina received the most accolades.
Thirty-five years later, he advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League again, and the process is still full of legends, after Toldo's departure, Fiorentina's core Chen Yu played two roles alone, as a goalkeeper, Chen Yu made a high pounce to resist, blocking Villarreal's crazy attack, as the core of the attack, Chen Yu killed the opponent with a free kick at the last moment, and was the biggest contributor to Fiorentina's promotion.
In this regard, "Milan Sports Newspaper" praised: "As a striker, like Chen Yu like the city of many superstars, but there has never been a player as versatile as Chen Yu, this is the real all-round, on the field, Chen Yu has played a center, played a winger, played a midfielder, in defense, he even played the role of a fullback, but did not believe that Chen Yu will also goalkeeper, in the second leg of yesterday's eighths final, Chen Yu showed his goalkeeping skills to the whole world, according to Toldo, Chen Yu's level is definitely at the professional level, without Chen Yu, Fiorentina may have been difficult to advance to the quarterfinals yesterday, and with Chen Yu, Fiorentina even have hope of breaking into the semi-finals, if they draw a good draw in the quarterfinals. ”
"Milan Sports" believes that the three Italian teams that advanced yesterday may go the farthest is Inter Milan, because Inter Milan has no hope of competing for the championship in Serie A, and they can play the Champions League wholeheartedly and can give full play to their strength, while Fiorentina and Juventus have to fight to the death in Serie A, and the old woman is caught in the whirlpool of scandals, and I don't know when they can get rid of it, their future is very difficult. As for Barcelona, after stepping on the iron-blooded chariot Chelsea, the momentum to win the title is already unstoppable, and it may only be luck that will stop them. “
The next day's publication of the Spanish "World World Sports Newspaper", Hes Daily, "Marca" and other newspapers, in the report mainly reported on Barcelona's elimination of Chelsea, Villarreal and Fiorentina just understatement, obviously, in the eyes of the Spanish media, Villarreal is simply a nobody, can not be compared with Real Madrid Barcelona, La Liga does not expect Villarreal to give them glory
Germany's "Bild" was aggrieved by Bremen's misfortune, because it was a pity that Bremen was eliminated, when Emerson's left-footed shot happened to kick the ball into Wiese's arms, and seeing the ball saved, Emerson had already turned and walked outside the penalty area, and did not find that after Wiese fell to the ground, the ball leaked. Cannavaro, who was standing outside the penalty area, saw it and shouted at Emerson Umpum Puma, Emerson's nickname, Emerson lowered his head and saw that the ball was at his feet, Emerson turned and sent a kick, the ball went in, and just like that, Emerson broke the goal like a game, and Juventus was promoted like a joke.
"Bild" commented: "Judging from the performance of the two legs alone, Bremen is more worthy of the quarter-finals, Juventus, who have no skills, did not play their strength in both rounds, but fate is like this, at this moment, I can only say that God is on Juventus' side, and the Bundesliga below is only Bayern Munich defending the honor of German football, and we hope that they can avenge Bremen and beat Milan away to advance to the quarter-finals." ”
On matchday, only the Blues Chelsea participated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the Premier League, but the disadvantage in the first round was too great, and in the end Mourinho was unable to recover and left the Champions League with a draw.
In this regard, the British "Times" commented: "Although many people think that the result of the first leg has already determined the last qualifier, but in fact Chelsea are not without chances, as long as they can score early, the result is unpredictable, but Mourinho's arrangement for the players in the dressing room is: "Even if we score in the 85th, RU or 87th minute, we have a good chance of qualifying." 'It shows that he wasn't willing to take risks too soon, and that strategy ended up killing Chelsea, ending the €3.8 billion luxury squad in the quarter-finals.
"The Sun" believes that Chelsea is the strongest shield in Europe, Barcelona is the sharpest spear in Europe, contradictions meet, who wins and who loses is normal, the last time Chelsea won, this time Barcelona won, this is football, "The Sun" believes that the Premier League is still in the second match day, Liverpool and Arsenal are the teams that have won the honor for the Premier League this season, after the first leg, Arsenal has the advantage, Liverpool has lost, and there are no away goals, but the biggest promotion may be Liverpool, Arsenal against the giant Real Madrid, The away advantage of l:0 is not huge, and Real Madrid, who have five superstars, have every chance to win back on the road.
It is normal for Arsenal not to be favored, because the giants, who have created an unbeaten season in the Premier League, have never won the Champions League, which is very bad for a big team.
Although Liverpool lost 0:1 away, the background of winning the Champions League five times allowed them to reverse the Portuguese Super League giants Benfica at the terrifying Anfield Stadium, so the British media thought that Liverpool was easier to advance than Arsenal.
However, the next day's game quickly slapped the English reporter in the face, Arsenal, who were considered difficult to advance before the game, kept a clean sheet at home to Real Madrid, and with Thierry Henry's thousand-mile solo ride in the first leg, eliminated Real Madrid, who won the most Champions League titles, and reached the quarterfinals.
The defending champion Liverpool lost to Benfica 0:Ij in the first leg is considered to be careless, and it is a high probability event to return to Anfield Stadium to complete the reversal, but back to Anfield Stadium, which is known as the most terrifying stadium in Europe, Liverpool did not defend the honor of the defending champions, they lost again with a score of 0:0, and the total score of the two legs was 0:0:The defending champion Liverpool was stripped of his pants by Benfica, losing and losing face
The highlight of the second match day is undoubtedly the battle between Bayern and AC Milan, the first leg of the two teams played an l:l draw, Milan had a slight advantage, back to their home stadium, Bayern also tried to use a wild attack to save the decline, but in the face of the ancestors of the defensive counterattack, Bayern's style of play not only did not bring himself a goal, but was seized by AC Milan, scored four goals in the first 58 minutes, locked the win early, and finally Bayern scored a consolation goal in the case of the result has been decided, It was a disgraceful end to the second leg of the quarterfinals.
The last game was a clash between two teams from the non-mainstream league, with Ligue 1 giants Lyon beating PSV Eindhoven 4-0 to comfortably reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
After the second matchday, the Champions League quarterfinals were newly released, the two favorite giants Bayern and Liverpool were out of the tournament, Chelsea left with hatred, and the last five giants remained: Arsenal, Inter Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, AC Milan, and three second-rate teams: Lyon, Benfica and Fiorentina.
Lyon and Fiorentina are relaxed, they have never touched the "Big Ears Cup", they have no pressure, as long as they do their best, every step forward will make them excited.
Benfica, who once reached the Champions League final, their last time they won the championship was 44 years ago, but because of their strength, they will not rush to win the championship, for them, reaching the quarterfinals is a victory, reaching the last four is a miracle.
But the Champions Cup must and must be pursued by Arsenal, Inter Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and AC Milan.
Barcelona haven't won the Champions League for 14 years, and there is an unforgettable one in between, and even if Laporta asks for anything now, Rijkaard must regain the glory he lost; When the promise of "never coaching Juventus" is put behind him, Capello must have known what his mission in Turin was; When the names of one successor after another kept ringing in his ears, Ancelotti must have wanted something to fight back; When Moratti's disappointed eyes resurfaced, Mancini must have felt that something was needed to strengthen his position; When Henry was reluctant to sign the contract, Wenger must have known what the disciples wanted.
But there is only one winner, and it is conceivable that on May 17, when one of the giants celebrates at the Stade de France in Paris, there are about several giants brewing a big change, and if the likes of Lyon, Fiorentina and Benfica end up winning the championship, it also means that the earthquake of the above five giants may happen.