With the sun warm and the air fresh, it's a rare morning in the foggy capital of London. In a mansion somewhere in London, Lao Lei slowly opened his sleepy eyes. It was the second day after the match against Bayern Munich, which ended in a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich at the Olympic Stadium in Munich. In this way, Chelsea eliminated Green Hollywood with a score of 6-4 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

On the evening of the day's game, the entire Chelsea squad flew back to London on a flight. It's not that Mourinho doesn't give his players time to relax and adjust, it's that Chelsea's upcoming fixtures are not easy, with another week of fixtures set to come. In addition to the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, Chelsea will play two league games in a row over the next week. Then, they have to prepare for the knockout rounds of the Champions League non-stop. Judging from the intensive course of the event, this is really a devil's race.

That's why Jose Mourinho and his team are in such a hurry to get back to London. After all, the next period of time will be the most critical moment to determine the final result of a season, whether it is a bumper harvest or a big four, it depends on Chelsea's table during this period.

However, Lao Lei, who was lying on the bed and slowly woke up, thought of this schedule, but he seemed full of energy. Although physical fatigue is indispensable, mentally it is extremely exciting. "Honey, why did you wake up so early and not sleep longer?" The lazy and charming voice pulled Lao Lei out of his thoughts. When I turned my head, I saw first a waterfall-like supple blonde hair, and then a red beauty's lazy sleeping face.

Looking at his girlfriend's delicate and lovely face, the spirited Lao Lei moved his index finger again. In Kayla's coquettish voice. Lao Lei lifted the gun and started a healthy morning aerobics. For a while, the house was full of spring. "Well, necrosthetic...""Honey. I'm going to say, oh God........."

One hour later, after completing the morning exercise, Lao Lei got up refreshed and began to prepare breakfast. As for Kayla, she was lying on the bed like a puddle of mud, unable to move a finger at the moment. After a simple breakfast of sandwiches and fresh milk, Kayla was still too lazy to get out of bed. After receiving the "punishment" of his girlfriend with a roll of his eyes and fingers pinching his waist, Lao Lei, who failed to get his girlfriend out of bed, could only grin. He began to enjoy breakfast by himself with a proud face.

In the face of such a rare free morning, Lao Lei was also rare to take a leisurely time, while looking at the "Times" that had just been delivered, while enjoying breakfast in a leisurely manner. After skimming through the other pages, Lao Lei directly opened the newspaper to the sports section, and the headline and news that caught his eye were yesterday's match with Bayern. The content is mostly admiration and some exaggerated flattery, which makes Lao Lei somewhat disdainful and feels that it is too exaggerated and trivial.

However, this is also Lao Lei. Although he has come to England to play, he is not aware of the current situation of English football and the Premier League. In the 21st century, with the increase in investment and output, the brand effect of the Premier League has opened up all over the world. Dominate Serie A and La Liga to become the world's number one league. But it is a pity that in the Champions League in recent years, the Premier League teams have not been able to show enough convincing results and performances. to completely define the status of the Premier League. Even Arsenal, who had high hopes of winning the title unbeaten in the 03/04 season, were not able to live up to the expectations in England. Continuing its own weak performance in the Champions League, it was knocked out early by Chelsea at the time. Didn't go any further.

Under such circumstances, the English media can only sit back and watch the sarcasm of the media in other countries mocking the Premier League as an "expensive commodity that is not worth using", and is powerless to refute it. For this reason, the media in England have been aggrieved for a long time. But fortunately, this year seems to be the time for them to turn the tables on their own. After Chelsea and Liverpool both qualified for the final four, the English media were all raising their eyebrows. In such a situation, it is very understandable that what kind of fleshy words appear in the pen of English journalists, who have always exaggerated their reporting style.

After selectively skimming over the boastful remarks, the elder Ray followed the Liverpool news with interest. To be honest, he really didn't think that Liverpool, who was so sluggish in the league, could finally eliminate the old lady Juventus and enter the final four. This news made him quite bright. At this time, the final four of the Champions League have come out, in addition to Chelsea and Liverpool, respectively, PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie and AC Milan in Serie A. Seeing this old Lei, he suddenly had a premonition in his heart, "It can't be such a coincidence, right?!" ”

After having this hunch, and thinking about it again, Lao Lei felt that his hunch should be correct. Based on the ratings and the balance of all aspects, he feels that with UEFA's urine, Chelsea will definitely meet in the semi-finals at Liverpool. The more I think about it, the more I think it's very likely, and if he were the president of UEFA, eighty percent would do the same. Looking at the words in the newspaper "We may be looking forward to seeing two Premier League teams successfully meet in Istanbul and compete for the Big Ears Cup together", Lao Lei pulled the corners of his mouth lightly and said softly: "I'm really looking forward to it!" Looks like I should think about how to entertain this group of friends! Well, the throat cutting ceremony, no, it's too old-fashioned..."

In the evening draw for the Champions League semi-finals, UEFA managed not to let Ray's preparation go to waste, as Liverpool and Chelsea met again in the Champions League semi-finals by chance or by the deliberate arrangement of the hand of fate. Lao Lei, who was sitting in front of the TV and watched the entire lottery ceremony, showed a meaningful smile after seeing the result, and then hugged Kayla next to him and kissed him deeply. "Well, what? Tap! "My dear, I'm suddenly going to conquer and shoot your goal." "Oh, slow down, oh,......"

Unlike Lao Lei, who was very excited to carry out bed sports after knowing the result, the English media, who was still proud the day before, immediately changed their faces and scolded UEFA for their black hands and injustice, and complained like a victim. Among them, the "Sun", which has never been liked by celebrities, said bluntly: "Maybe our English men's sexual orientation is too straightforward, so they are not liked by Chairman Johnson." ”

However, the media ironically said that the draw results that had already appeared were not destined to change, and Chelsea and Liverpool were destined to battle it out for a ticket to the Champions League final. In terms of expectations for the prospect between the two rivals, the outside world has invariably chosen Chelsea. It's not that they've ignored Liverpool too much, it's just that the English giants have been too clumsy in their performances against Chelsea this season. Now, Ray even has the nickname "Liverpool Gravedigger" in England. For this reason, the mouthpieces, media and fans of both sides are naturally indispensable for another fierce war of words.

Compared with the ups and downs of the outside world, the Chelsea team at this time is really calm. It's not that they don't pay attention, it's that there are so many games to play in front of them that Liverpool are not on Chelsea's radar for the time being. Even Mourinho is scratching his head in annoyance at this time, thinking about how to meet the busy schedule ahead, and how can he have the heart to pay attention to Liverpool's affairs.

The first difficulty ahead of Chelsea was the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, which took place on the fourth day after the game against Bayern Munich. At that time, the whole Chelsea squad was still a tired division. In this case, the choice between the FA Cup and the FA Cup has become a difficult problem for Chelsea. Once you want to go all out to win, not to mention whether you can win it or not, even if you win, it will be a huge test for the next two rounds of the league.

If you can win these two league rounds, Chelsea can win the title four rounds ahead of schedule. This is a very good thing for the final Champions League competition. Chelsea, who don't have to bother with other competitions, will be able to make strides towards their treble. But if these two league games are not won, Chelsea's summit this season will inevitably be delayed. Not to mention the fact that there are many dreams at night, no one can guarantee whether there will be problems in the final Champions League competition at that time. Because an FA Cup semi-final, a battle with Manchester United, who can only compete in the FA Cup this season, and the risk of having an impact on the Champions League race, is not a good deal in any way.

Sitting in Mourinho's office, Lao Lei fell into deep thought after listening to his words. Although Mourinho said that he was discussing with himself, Lao Lei knew very well in his heart that after Mourinho said these words today, he could already represent his attitude. Although he was a little unwilling and a little reluctant, Lao Lei finally agreed. In addition to considering the team's results, the reason why he agreed to Mourinho is the vast majority.

Based on previous conversations with Mendes, Lao Lei already knows that Mourinho is not having a good time now. Abu has put pressure on Jose Mourinho to push for this season's Big Ears Cup. In such a situation, Mourinho can still use such an attitude to discuss with him, which is already a matter of benevolence. Although Lao Lei is unwilling to give up any championship in his bones, he is not a completely self-centered person. The friendship with Jose Mourinho led him to make such a decision.

So, there is such a picture.

On the day of the FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, Lao Lei and a group of Chelsea players once again sat in the audience.

In the end, Chelsea, who came on as a substitute, was beaten by the united Manchester United generals with a score of 4:1, a complete defeat.

Looking at the somewhat lonely Chelsea academy players on the field, Lao Lei couldn't help but think of the scene when he and they boasted that they would win the FA Cup, and something sour and sour welled up in his heart.

Lao Lei, who couldn't bear to continue watching, got up and turned his head and left. The fierce cheers of Old Trafford behind his ears made him clench his fists unwillingly.

For the first time, he had a hint of unhappiness, the unhappiness of being restricted, I don't know who it was for, Abu, Chelsea, Mourinho, or something else...

With this unhappiness, Lao Lei will be full of murderous eyes and throw himself into the next two rounds of the league. (To be continued......)