v5 Chapter 435： Fatal duel

Wan Sheng said he was happy to see the team lose a game and expressed optimism about the team ’s next game, but the media did not think so, they felt that Wan Sheng was talking hard, because no matter what Wan Sheng said, Manchester City did Lost the game.

Some media even believe that Manchester City is in crisis.

"Morris hasn't healed yet, the players have been suspended one by one, the team has suffered a series of battles one after another, Manchester City have been exhausted from top to bottom, the four-tier battle has put too much pressure on them, even if the League Cup has ended It is also difficult for Manchester United to continue to support it. Domestically and in the Champions League, they must choose one ... "

This is the view of many neutral media, and it also represents the views of most media.

Even the media supporting Manchester City have other views, because Manchester City lost to Everton at home, the league undefeated suffered the end, a great blow to the team morale, their advice to the team is to give up the FA Cup , Focus on the league and the Champions League.

Those hostile media expressed their opinion that it is already good for Manchester City to win the league title. They are very difficult to make a difference in the Champions League, thinking that Manchester City has encountered a great crisis.

It ’s like the opinion of the “Daily Mirror”, “A league defeat may not mean anything, but Manchester City ’s weakness in the game is obvious. They ca n’t continue to stick to it. The only thing they can fight for is the league. The Champions League also gives They bring too much pressure. "

"Wan Sheng may be a qualified league coach, but he is not a qualified Champions League coach."

Compared to the FA Cup, the Champions League is obviously more important.

The hostile media is to seize the Champions League. As long as Manchester City's performance in the Champions League is not good, they will have something to say, and they think that Manchester City's status in the near future will be affected, and it is difficult to keep the top position in the league.

In this atmosphere of public opinion, Manchester City ushered in the next round of the league-at home against Wigan Athletic.

In the fifteenth round of the league, Wigan Athletic tied Manchester City at home, so this game is still very concerned. Everyone wants to see. In the face of Wigan Athletic 'playing the strong team and playing the weak team', Manchester City What kind of performance can it have.

Those hostile media were disappointed.

In the game, Manchester City continued to show full suppression and eventually defeated Wigan Athletic 4-0.

There was little suspense in the game.

Darren Bent scored a goal at the opening, and then Ivan Krug helped the team expand its lead. In the second half, Giovanni Morisio came off the bench to help the team again with the header Expanding his lead, Dunn added icing on the cake before the end and locked the score at 4-0.

After this game, the media that said Manchester City was in a bad state all closed their mouths.

At the moment of Manchester City's big victory, they are powerless no matter what they say.

However, some media still insist that Manchester City are still in crisis. Their view is that Wigan Athletic is not enough to test Manchester City's ‘adequacy’ because Manchester City wants to play against the small ball club.

But obviously, ‘good at playing with small clubs’ is also terrifying, because most teams can be counted in the category of small clubs.

On March 4th, in the second round of the Champions League, Manchester City faced the Celtics at home.

In the last round between the two teams, Manchester City defeated the Celtics 3-2 away. The team has three away goals and a goal difference. It is difficult for the Celtics to have a chance if they do not play a miracle.

The Celtics apparently did not give up the opportunity to advance.

Before the game, their coach Strachan repeatedly stressed that ‘the team will not give up any hope’.

"... We haven't reached the point of 'definitely being eliminated'. We still have a chance. 2 to 3 does not mean losing. Even at Manchester Stadium, we will work hard until the end to fight to beat Manchester ..."

Strachan's tone made people see his fighting spirit and confidence.

But in fact, the Celtics did not show the strength he said. The Manchester Stadium game is still dominated by Manchester City. They did not even show the toughness of the last game. The result of the game can be imagined.

After 90 minutes, Manchester City beat the Celtics 2-0.

After these two rounds, Manchester City eliminated the Celtics to a quarter-finals with a total score of 5: 2.

In the Champions League game on the same day, Manchester United, with Ronaldo ’s goal, defeated Lyon 1-0 at Old Trafford, and ranked among the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a total score of 2: 1; Liverpool relied on Gera Germany's goal defeated Inter Milan 1-0, plus 2-0 in the first round. Liverpool advanced smoothly with a total score of 3-0.

The second day was the second match day of the second round of the UEFA Champions League Round 16. Chelsea faced Olympiacos. Barak, Lampard and Carao scored one goal each. Chelsea ended the game with a score of 3: 0. Suspense game.

After the second match day, the quarterfinals of the Champions League have been produced.

The four Premier League teams, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea all beat their opponents to advance to the quarterfinals.

Serie A AC Milan and Rome also defeated their opponents to advance, Bundesliga Schalke 04 was eliminated by AC Milan, La Liga Real Madrid was eliminated by Rome, in other games, Barcelona eliminated Porto and Fenerbahce defeated Sevilla .

The quarter-finals of the Champions League have been produced, namely Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea of ​​the Premier League, AC Milan and Rome of Serie A, Barcelona of La Liga and Fenerbahce of the Turkish League.

That evening, almost all British media reported on the Champions League. Because of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, four teams in the Premier League occupy half of the country!

"The Premier League alone!"

The "British Football" reported on the Champions League with this title, "... With Liverpool demolishing the" 100-year-old "Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium, the Premier League four players joined hands to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals, thus opening the Champions League. New chapter. "

"At the beginning of the new century, the Champions League had a" West "wind blowing, and then Serie A was once strong, but the quarter-final battle with the national football club has occupied half of the prosperous world. It has never appeared, but the Premier League ball will be completed this year after accumulating last season. A major breakthrough. "

Liverpool and Manchester United are highlighted because their opponents are the most difficult.

"... Liverpool stepped on Inter Milan to advance, Manchester United defeated Ligue 1 champion Lyon, the results of the two teams also prove that the strength of the Premier League is already the top of the Champions League."

"British Football" continued analysis and pointed out, "Since there are the five major European leagues, the debate about the advantages and disadvantages of Italy, England and West has never stopped. However, from the results of the European War in recent years, the English clubs are in overall Has been ahead of the Italian West Club by at least half of the position. There have been three Premier League teams in the Champions League finals for the third consecutive season. Last season, the top four have three. This time, the four teams joined the group and rushed in together again. The quarterfinals. "

"The prosperous age of the Premier League, the trend is ready!"

Just like the "British Football" report, almost all British media are praising the good results of the English club in the Champions League.

However, the most core report is always the progress of the game. The lottery of the Champions League quarter-finals has become the focus of everyone's attention. Many British media have expressed that they hope that the Premier League will not encounter a civil war. "... Then England's four teams may occupy all four. Strong seat ... "

That is really the heyday!

Of course, the above statements are just "fantasy" of the British media.

The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals draw is fair and unfair. Not to mention, there are four Premier League teams in the quarterfinals, and the probability of not touching each other is too small.

The result of the lottery the next day was not as the British media wanted.

In the end, Liverpool met Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City encountered Rome and AC Milan respectively, Barcelona won a good draw, they staggered six Premier League, Serie A teams, met Fenerbahce of the Turkish Super League.

There are four teams in England, two of which are going to have a civil war, and two of them have to collide directly with the Italian team.

Many media exclaimed, "This is a direct duel between the Premier League and Serie A!"

Manchester 'doubles' met AC Milan and Rome. Manchester United's opponents are better. Roma are strong this season, but they have always had a poor performance in the Champions League. Although they eliminated Real Madrid, Real Madrid have suffered several consecutive seasons. The Wings Champions League, the media and fans are already 'accustomed', that is to say, Rome eliminated Real Madrid, it is no surprise that relative to the powerful Manchester United, they are still regarded as the 'weak' side.

The match between Manchester City and AC Milan became the focus.

Both the British media and the Italian media regard this as a 'direct match between the Premier League and Serie A'.

AC Milan are the best Italian clubs to perform in the Champions League. They are also the defending champions of the Champions League this season. Manchester City have performed very well in the last three seasons. They have almost ‘dominated’ the Premier League and this season has also been very strong.

In addition, it is very worth mentioning that last season's Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester City met AC Milan. After the two rounds of the host and guest, Manchester City were eliminated by AC Milan, and now the two teams meet again, "The Sun" said, "This is a fatal showdown!"

"Milan Sports News" believes, "AC Milan won the worst sign!"

The Italians and the English have different ideas ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Because England has four teams to advance to the quarterfinals, Italy has only two, although they also regard Manchester City and AC Milan as the focus, but the focus of the game By no means is it a 'good sign', because in the eyes of many Italians, they only have AC Milan as a 'probable team for the championship'.

Rome also reached the quarterfinals, but almost no one would think they have a chance to compete for the championship. The odds of the European gaming company on the Champions League can also prove this. Among the remaining eight teams, Rome's odds are only higher than Turkey. Fenerbahçe in the league reached a level of 1 to 28.

Therefore, AC Milan is the only hope of the Italians.

AC Milan's encounter with Manchester City is definitely not a good sign.

Although AC Milan eliminated Manchester City last season, the good game that Manchester City played at San Siro Stadium made the Italians remember it. Thinking of that game, think about the strength of Manchester City this season and the weakness of AC Milan in the domestic league. They all know that AC Milan has encountered difficult opponents.

If AC Milan cannot pass Manchester City, it is likely that no Italian team will be able to reach the semi-finals-few people expect Rome to knock out Manchester United. (To be continued.):