Four Hundred and Thirtieth Chapters Fateful Showdown

Wan Sheng said that he was very 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 being rude, because no matter what Wan Sheng said, Manchester City did lost the game.

Some media even thought that Manchester City was in crisis.

"Morris has not recovered from his injury, the players have been suspended one by one, the team has faced a series of battles, Manchester City are exhausted from top to bottom, and the fourth-line battle has put too much pressure on them, even if the League Cup is over. , Manchester United is also difficult to continue to support, domestic, 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 who support Manchester City have other opinions, because Manchester City lost to Everton at home, and the unbeaten end of the league is a big blow to the team's morale. Their suggestion to the team is to give up the FA Cup. , focused on the league and the Champions League.

Those hostile media expressed their opinions, saying that it is not bad for Manchester City to win the league title now, and it is difficult for them to make a difference in the Champions League.

Just like the view of the "Daily Mirror", "A defeat in the league may not mean anything, but Manchester City's weakness in the game is obvious, they can't continue to persevere, the only thing they can win is the league, and 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 with the FA Cup, the Champions League is obviously more important.

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

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

In the fifteenth round of the league, Wigan Athletic drew with Manchester City at home, so this game is still a lot of attention, everyone wants to see, in the face of Wigan Athletic who "plays the strong team and the weak team", Manchester City What kind of performance can it have.

The hostile media were disappointed.

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

There is almost no suspense in the game.

Darren Bent scored a goal in the opening game. After that, Ivan Crewe helped the team expand their lead. In the second half, Giovanni Mauricio, who came off the bench, relied on the header to help the team again. Extending the lead, Dunn stepped in to add the icing on the cake before the end, locking the score at 4-0.

After this game, those media who said that Manchester City were in a bad state all kept their mouths shut.

In the moment of Manchester City's big win, they are powerless to say anything.

However, some media still insist that Manchester City is still in crisis. Their view is that Wigan Athletic is not enough to test Manchester City's "quality", because Manchester City wants to be good at playing against small clubs.

But obviously, being good at playing against small clubs is also scary, because most teams can be counted in the category of small clubs.

On March 4th, in the second round of the Champions League round of 16, Manchester City played against Celtic at home.

In the last round between the two teams, Manchester City defeated Celtic 3-2 away. The team has three away goals and a goal difference advantage. It is difficult for Celtic to have a chance without a "miracle".

The Celtics clearly did not pass up the chance to advance.

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

"...not yet to the point of 'definitely being eliminated', we still have a chance, 2-3 does not mean losing, even at the Manchester Stadium, we will always work hard to the end, and strive to be able to beat Manchester City..."

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

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

After 90 minutes, Manchester City beat Celtic 2-0.

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

In the Champions League match on the same day, Manchester United beat Lyon 1-0 at Old Trafford with a goal of C-Ronaldo, and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a total score of 2:1; Ladd's goal, with a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan, plus a 2-0 first leg, Liverpool progressed smoothly with a 3-0 aggregate score.

The next day was the second match day of the second round of the Champions League round of 16. Chelsea faced Olympiacos at home. Ballack, Lampard and Kalou each scored a goal. Chelsea ended the game with a score of 3:0. Suspense game.

After the second match day, the Champions League quarter-finals have been produced.

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

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

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

Almost all the British media were covering the Champions League that night, because the four Premier League teams accounted for half of the quarter-finals of the Champions League this year!

"The Premier League dominates!"

"British Football News" used this title to report on the Champions League, "... With Liverpool demolishing the "century-old store" Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium, the four Premier League heroes joined hands to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, thus opening the Champions League. A new chapter."

"At the beginning of the new century, the Champions League had a strong "west" wind, and then Serie A was also strong for a time. However, the prosperous world where the top eight and Tongguo clubs occupied half of the country has never appeared, but the Premier League clubs have been 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, and Manchester United defeated Lyon, the Ligue 1 champion. The results of the two teams also proved that the strength level of the Premier League is already at the top of the Champions League."

"British Football News" continued to analyze and pointed out, "Since there are five major European leagues, the debate about the superiority of Italy, England and the West has never stopped. However, judging from the results of European wars in recent years, English clubs are in the overall The side has already led the Italian and Western clubs by at least half a position. For three consecutive seasons of the Champions League finals, there have been Premier League teams. Last season, the top four won three. The quarterfinals."

"The Premier League is prosperous, and the general trend is here!"

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

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

That is really the prosperous world!

Of course, the above statements are all "fantasies" of the British media.

UEFA's Champions League quarter-final draw is fair and unfair, aside from the fact that there are four Premier League teams in the quarter-finals, and the probability that they will not meet is too small.

The result of the draw the next day was not what the British media had hoped.

In the end, Liverpool met Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City met Roma and AC Milan respectively, and Barcelona drew a good deal. They staggered six Premier League and Serie A teams and met Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super League.

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

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

Manchester's 'duo' met AC Milan and Roma. Manchester United's opponents are better. Roma is very strong this season, but they have always had a bad performance in the Champions League. Although they eliminated Real Madrid, Real Madrid has lost several consecutive seasons. In the UEFA Champions League round of 16, the media and fans have become 'accustomed', that is to say, it is not surprising that Roma eliminated Real Madrid. Compared with the mighty Manchester United, they are still regarded as a 'weak' side.

The matchup between Manchester City and AC Milan has become the focus.

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

AC Milan is the Italian club with the best performance in the Champions League, and they are also the defending champions of the Champions League this season; Manchester City has performed quite well in the past three seasons, they have almost ‘dominated’ the Premier League, and they have also performed very strongly in the Champions League this season.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Manchester City met AC Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season. At the end of the home and away two rounds, Manchester City was eliminated by AC Milan, and now the two teams meet again. The Sun said, "This is a fateful showdown!"

"Gazzetta dello Sport" believes that "AC Milan has drawn the worst draw!"

Italians and English have different ideas, because England has four teams to advance to the quarter-finals, and Italy has only two. Although they also regard the match between Manchester City and AC Milan as the focus, the focus of the game is by no means 'good' Sign', because in the eyes of many Italians, they only have AC Milan as a 'possible title contender'.

Roma also made it to the quarter-finals, but hardly anyone thinks they have a chance to compete for the title, as evidenced by the European bookmakers' odds on the Champions League, with Roma's odds only higher than Turkey's among the remaining eight teams League Fenerbahce, reached the level of 1 lose 28.

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

AC Milan is by no means a good deal to meet Manchester City.

Although AC Milan eliminated Manchester City last season, the Italians still remember the good game Manchester City played at the San Siro Stadium. 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 can't get past Manchester City, it's likely that no Italian team will make it to the semi-finals - few expect Roma to knock out Manchester United. (To be continued ~^~)