Chapter 533, Champions League Quarterfinals

Manchester United defeated rivals Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. In the post-match draw, Manchester United drew the Championship team Reading.

Although Manchester United has had bad luck this season, especially the head coach Jin Taige, he has been repeatedly suspended; but this season Manchester United also has good luck, such as in the FA Cup and League Cup. It is a low-level league team, and the road to promotion is very smooth.

In the other semi-final, the opponents are Aston Villa and Everton. Many Manchester United fans are looking forward to Aston Villa winning the game, because Manchester United has not won Everton since Kintag took office, and now Manchester United fans are a little scared to see Everton...

After the game, Kintag asked Phelan to lead the team back to Manchester. He gave the players half a day off and continued training tomorrow afternoon.

Kintag stayed in London, together with Woodward, waiting to go to the FA office tomorrow to plead his appeal.

The next morning, at the gate of the FA office building, Kintag saw an acquaintance—Sunderland coach Poyet. Behind Poyet is Sunderland chairman Ellis Short.

Jin Taige saw two people from a distance, and he said to Woodward: "I'll go in and get ready."

Without waiting for Woodward's reply, Jin Taige went straight into the gate.

Woodward smiled wryly, he understood that Kintag was unwilling to see Poyet, and it seemed that the conflict between Kintag and Poyet was not so easy to resolve.

At this time, Chairman Sunderland greeted him and greeted Woodward. After chatting, I found out that they also came to appeal today.

The suspension is not just a Manchester United team, Sunderland is also doomed. Several of their players involved in violent conflicts were suspended for three to five games, and coach Poyet was even suspended for twelve games!

When he learned of the punishment, Poyet yelled: "This group of shitty FA officials! Kintag, who hit someone, was suspended for ten games, and I was suspended for twelve games for the person who was beaten! What's going on?"

But no matter what, the Sunderland club must also appeal. The FA also accepted the lawsuit. They asked Manchester United and Sunderland to appeal on the same day, which led to the meeting between the two sides today.

Half an hour later, in an ordinary office, FA officials chaired the appeal. Palmer, chairman of the FA, also came today, which shows that the FA attaches great importance to this matter.

Palmer looked at Kim Tiger in front of him, feeling a bit sad: "Coach Tiger, you are an outstanding representative of young coaches in England, and you even won the best coach of the Premier League last season. Inside the FA, we are very optimistic about you. In your future, you are very likely to become a leader in English football. But I didn’t expect you to be immature, and it’s really regrettable that you made such a low-level mistake. Well, you can appeal and complain about your actions explained."

Kintag nodded, and he explained to FA Chairman Palmer and all officials: "Mr. Chairman, friends of the FA, I want to explain my behavior a few days ago-I was definitely not violent at that time. .I took extreme measures to stop it because I saw that my team members were hurt. At best, I acted bravely but was too defensive."

Hearing Kim Tag's sophistry, Chairman Palmer and other FA officials couldn't help but laugh. According to his words, a defendant who hit someone turned out to be a brave hero.

Of course, since it is an appeal, the FA will give both clubs enough time to appeal. As for the final decision, the FA will have to review it.

After the appeal was completed, Kintag and Woodward left here and returned to Manchester to wait for news.

Kintag, who returned to Manchester, did not care about the result of the penalty, because in two days, they will go to Porto's Dragon Stadium to compete with Porto in the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

In this game, Kintag is still the main force. They won the first round at home 4-1, and they have already stepped into the gate of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. As long as Manchester United do not lose in the away game, they will It's definitely a promotion.

However, Manchester United played very poorly in this game. Almost all players were demoralized. They seemed to have lost their former spirituality all of a sudden. They were beaten by Porto in the away game, and they were even helpless to fight back.

The Manchester United players were in extremely poor condition in this game, and Kintag tried everything, but it was of no avail. During the halftime break, Jin Taige even used up three substitutions in one go, trying to reverse the decline on the scene, but the appearance of the three substitute players seemed like a drop in the ocean, and fell into silence. Manchester United's performance today is not even as good as the English Championship team. They have repeatedly made mistakes, and their opponents have seized several opportunities one after another and scored goals. The players looked depressed, and almost all of them looked listless.

In the end, Manchester United was beaten 0-2 by their opponents in the away game, and they lost without temper. Fortunately, relying on a 4-1 home victory in the first round, they finally defeated their opponents with a total score of 4-3 and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In fact, Manchester United played very suspenseful in this game. As long as Porto scores one more goal, the total score will become 4 to 4, and Porto will successfully qualify with a goal difference and eliminate Manchester United. Fortunately, the result was not too bad. Although Manchester United lost in the away game, they still advanced.

The rest of the Champions League quarter-finals are also over. The traditional strong teams have advanced to the next round. The four Premier League teams were mixed. Manchester United and Chelsea successfully advanced, but Arsenal and Manchester City were eliminated by powerful opponents and missed the next round.

The day after this game, the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals was officially held. The fight of the eight teams is also very hot.

Manchester United v Atletico Madrid; Chelsea v Barcelona; Bayern v Juventus; Real Madrid v Leverkusen.

The result of this draw made many fans extremely excited, because this round of competition is full of highlights.

Last season's Premier League champions met last season's La Liga champions. The match between Manchester United and Atletico Madrid must be very interesting.

The old enemies of Chelsea and Barcelona meet again, and Mourinho returns to the Nou Camp. Can his iron-blooded Blues beat the cosmic team Barcelona again?

Both Bayern and Juventus are the world's top giants. The collision between the Bundesliga giants and the Serie A hegemony must be sparks hitting the earth.

The match between Real Madrid and Leverkusen is slightly less interesting, and it is difficult for the Bundesliga giants to prevent the ravages of Real Madrid's luxurious attack line.

At the same time as the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony, the FA is also holding an emergency meeting to discuss the penalties for Manchester United and Sunderland...