Episode【443】: Successfully Reached the Quarterfinals of the FA Cup
Leeds United traveled to Portugal to play against Porto.
Leeds United are running out of energy and are really powerless in this game.
Leeds United's tactic is defensive counterattack, and Zhong Cheng's goal is to get a draw. After returning to home in this way, Leeds United will be more relaxed and comfortable.
Unfortunately, after the game started, Porto performed very well and Leeds United's defense was under great pressure.
Soon, Porto scored goals one after another and took a 2-0 lead.
Leeds United had to come out and attack like crazy in the second half. Leeds United at least want to get a draw.
But in the end, Leeds United only relied on Gareth Bale's goal to save some face.
In this game, Leeds United lost an upset 1-2 to Porto in an away game. Being at a disadvantage in the two-round knockout round, the situation is quite critical.
The second round of the match between the two sides will only take place in March, which is still nearly a month away.
The result of this game is naturally very bad, but Zhong Cheng feels that it is not the end of the world now. After returning home, Leeds United still has a chance.
Now Zhong Cheng is not thinking about the Porto game, but the weekend league.
Leeds United will face Hull City at their home court this weekend. This is a team hovering in the relegation zone and is not very strong. It should be easy for Leeds United to defeat them, as long as Leeds United themselves don't have any surprises.
At this time, Chelsea naturally hopes that something unexpected will happen to Leeds United. In this case, they can catch up.
In this round of competition, Chelsea's opponents are not very strong and can be defeated easily.
In this round of games, Chelsea's game, Manchester United's game and Arsenal's game are all played one day earlier than Leeds United. However, Zhong Cheng didn't take it seriously that day. He had other things to do.
In this game, the team really had an accident.
The Red Devils Manchester United actually lost to Everton 1-3 on the road. David Moyes secretly helped Zhong Cheng and killed Leeds United's competitor.
When the Manchester United people saw this game, they were very, very unhappy. It was simply killing people. At such a critical time, the team actually lost, and also lost to Everton. Is this looking for death?
The fans of Manchester United are very distressed. Losing at this time will undoubtedly give up the league championship. What happened to Manchester United? How could such a mistake occur at such a critical moment?
Then, Arsenal did not disappoint everyone, easily defeating Sunderland 2-0.
Similarly, Chelsea did not have any problems and easily won 2-0 away from home. Both teams got three points, only Manchester United had problems.
Then, Zhong Cheng led his team to face Hull City at the Crown Stadium at home.
Now other teams are paying attention to Leeds United's game, and they all want to know the current situation of Leeds United. Of course, many people hope that Leeds United will have problems in this game.
In this way, they can catch up a little and not fall too far behind.
Zhong Cheng also had a semi-main lineup for this game. Rotation is very, very important now because there are really too many games.
Seeing Leeds United's starting lineup, Chelsea people thought their chance had come.
Unfortunately, in the 25th minute of the first half, Leeds United forward Van Nistelrooy scored with a header, and Leeds United led 1-0.
Leeds United played the ball really well. Eden Hazard on the wing passed the ball very accurately. The Leeds United fans at the scene applauded enthusiastically.
The Leeds United players did not disappoint and were thrilled.
When the first half was about to end, Leeds United midfielder Sami Khedira suddenly rushed forward, rushed to the penalty area, looked at the football popping out, and blasted the ball into the goal. Ercheng's goal, 2-0.
Seeing this, everyone knew that they had no chance in this game.
Damn, the Leeds United people are so lucky, which ensures victory in this game. Really damn, really damn.
Yes, that's what Chelsea people think.
Chelsea fans are very uncomfortable. Will the Premier League championship this season really belong to Leeds United?
Chelsea fans naturally can't accept it. What the hell is this? Our Chelsea team must win the championship this season, absolutely.
Ancelotti is also looking forward to this season. He really wants to win the Premier League championship this season. Of course, his more important goal is to win the UEFA Champions League. This is the ultimate goal of Abramovich inviting him here.
Therefore, if he were asked to choose between the Premier League and the Champions League, he would definitely choose the Champions League. Now that the UEFA Champions League championship match has reignited, Chelsea people are going to be distracted by the UEFA Champions League.
It is a pity that they did not make good use of this period of time and the team fell from the top spot in the Premier League. It is a pity.
Of course, Ancelotti is also very unconvinced. They will continue to compete for the Premier League championship this season and they will not give up.
And now Chelsea is only three points behind Leeds United, so there are plenty of opportunities.
The twenty-seventh round of the Premier League has ended. The team ranked first in the Premier League is naturally Leeds United, which has performed very well recently. With two make-up games, Leeds United has completed fifteen consecutive victories in the Premier League. An amazing record. This is really amazing. Of course, it's not as crazy as the Leeds United people last season.
But this record is also very amazing.
It is a pity that Leeds United drew in the FA Cup and lost in the UEFA Champions League. Otherwise, Leeds United has been really sharp recently, winning almost all games and never losing.
Leeds United currently sit at the top of the Premier League table with 64 points.
The second-ranked team is Chelsea, with 61 points, three points behind Leeds United. Ranked third is the Red Devils Manchester United, with 57 points. Ranked fourth is Leyton Orient, with 56 points. After two consecutive losses, they have won two consecutive games, which is very good.
Many people have made wrong predictions. Leyton Orient is still relatively strong, still in the fourth position in the league, and there is hope for qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season.
The fifth and sixth ranked teams are Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. They both have 55 points. Due to the goal difference, Sheffield Wednesday is ranked behind Arsenal.
This is the situation of the first group in the Premier League.
The ranking of the following teams will have little impact on the Premier League championship and UEFA Champions League qualifications.
Now everyone is paying attention to the teams in front. These teams are really tight. There are now only eleven rounds left in the Premier League. However, the point difference between the top seven teams is really not big now, and it seems possible whoever wins the final championship.
At this time, each team will naturally fight for the Premier League championship.
Now many people are speculating on when Leeds United will lose? Of course, they are referring to Leeds United's loss in the Premier League. After all, Leeds United has won fifteen consecutive games in the Premier League. If they continue to win, how can other teams survive?
However, Leeds United did not lose during this period. They lost to Porto.
Therefore, Leeds United's performance has been somewhat ups and downs recently. Everyone thinks that at this time, Leeds United should have some problems, and opportunities for their other teams will come.
Almost all the teams in the top seven now hope that there will be problems with Leeds United, except of course the Leeds United people.
The Leeds United people are really great this season. It is unreasonable for them to continue to win like this. Obviously, Leeds United will definitely lose. Now everyone is looking forward to Leeds United losing.
At this time, Ancelotti said this: "To be honest, Leeds United is really amazing this season. So far they have won fifteen consecutive Premier League games, which is really incredible. I believe Leeds United will definitely fail next and this is our chance as Chelsea."
Yes, Chelsea are only three points behind Leeds United, and as soon as Leeds United lose, their chance will come.
Now everyone is paying attention to the Premier League games. Everyone is full of longing for the Premier League games and wants to watch the Premier League games.
But at this time, the Premier League is still interspersed with other games.
For example, now, Leeds United has another game in midweek, while other teams have a chance to rest.
Because this is a make-up match in the fifth round of the English FA Cup. Because in the fifth round, some teams were tied and they had to rematch on another day.
Leeds United is one of them. They drew with Bolton Wanderers away from home.
Now they will return to their home court to challenge Bolton Wanderers. If the two sides are still tied in this game and there is no winner, then there will be overtime and a penalty shootout.
After all, it is impossible for this game to continue endlessly. If that were the case, this game might not be played until the end of the season.
Leeds United were at home and welcomed Bolton Wanderers.
This is a game that determines the outcome, and Leeds United want a quick victory. However, they have a full substitute lineup for this game, because this weekend Leeds United will have a bloody battle with the Red Devils Manchester United.
Yes, in the 28th round of the Premier League this weekend, Leeds United played a bloody away game against the Red Devils Manchester United. This game is very, very crucial, and the Leeds United people will obviously not let the Chelsea people reap the benefits.
For this weekend's game, Leeds United went all out for this game and used all substitutes.
Even in a full substitute game, the Leeds United players played very well. They controlled the situation at their home court and firmly controlled the football at their feet.
This is very different from the first round match between the two teams. In the 29th minute of the first half, Leeds United’s Lukaku received a cross from winger Marco Reus and headed directly The hand that attacks the goal is one to zero.
This opened Leeds United's goal account. In the 21st minute of the second half, Leeds United defender Leonardo Bonucci received a corner kick from Marco Reus and headed the ball. The goal was successful, two to zero.
Then, in the 33rd minute of the second half, Marco Reus once again sent a wonderful pass. Vardy, who was at the back point, easily pushed the shot into the empty goal, making it three to zero.
Leeds United made a mistake at the last moment of the game and were scored by Bolton Wanderers.
In the end, Leeds United defeated Bolton Wanderers 3-1 and reached the quarter-finals of this season's FA Cup.