Episode [136]: A Game Without Suspense

The 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League round of 16 matches has come out, and there are two or three major games in it. This is the match that fans are most willing to see.

The deadlock between Barcelona and the Red Army Liverpool, as well as the deadlock between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, these two games are simply sparks hitting the earth, and they will be extremely intense.

This season, the UEFA Champions League is really a bit tricky. The Western Super League duo Barcelona and Real Madrid both won the second place in the group. Barcelona is better. They are behind the Premier League team Chelsea and got the second place in the group. However, Real Madrid fell behind Lyon and ranked second in the group, which many people did not expect.

As soon as these two teams reached the second place in the group, the top 16 matchup was very chaotic.

Well now, Barcelona vs Liverpool, Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich, these are simply two UEFA Champions League semi-final matches, the fans are naturally looking forward to it.

Of course, Real Madrid's reputation is not good now, and now they are the "Champions League Sixteen".

Now many fans are claiming that Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League journey this season is over here, and they are the standard "Champions League Sixteen Langs".

Yes, the fans have more confidence in Bayern Munich, thinking that it is impossible for Real Madrid to beat Bayern Munich.

Also, as soon as the lottery ended, the major media outlets reported the lottery one after another, exclaiming that this was a conspiracy, and that the lottery was operated in secret. Especially the fans of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, they all think so.

I believe that this is the result of UEFA's black box operation. They hope that the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds will attract more people's attention. They have played two such deadly matchups. This is simply very inappropriate. These fans They are madly attacking UEFA.

The media from various countries are also reporting on the draw ceremony. The English media believes that the overall effect of the draw is good. Chelsea, Manchester United and Leeds United have all drawn very good lots. Only Liverpool's lottery Slightly worse, this can almost guarantee that the Premier League will have two or three teams reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season.

Of course, the media in England also believed that UEFA did not want all four Premier League teams to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, so they arranged for Liverpool to play against Barcelona.

The recent rise of the Premier League is very strong, especially in the UEFA Champions League. Almost every year, three or four teams enter the quarter-finals and quarter-finals. The strength of the Premier League must be curbed.

Of course, these are all the speculations of the media reporters. They don't have any evidence, so they just whine about it and make fools of it.

The media in England also analyzed the prospects of the Premier League teams in the UEFA Champions League. Many people believed that Chelsea and Manchester United would advance to the next round. Their opponents, Porto and Lille, were incapable of causing trouble for the two teams. .

On the contrary, Leeds United is a bit overhanging, and Eindhoven's strength is still very strong.

The state of Leeds United this season is not very good, and now they have to fight on so many fronts, which is simply courting death. They don't think that Leeds United will have so much energy to cope with so many games, and Leeds United may not be able to overcome the hurdle of Eindhoven.

Even, many media believe that the chances of Liverpool's victory over Barcelona to advance are greater than that of Leeds United's victory over Eindhoven.

Yes, the English media is so unfavorable to Leeds United, even if Leeds United is now ranked third in the Premier League, it is the same.

Zhong Cheng didn't pay attention to the rubbish remarks of these media reporters. In their opinion, these media reporters can't do anything but talk, they know a ball. Well, the "ball" here is not worth football!

Zhong Cheng didn't have the heart to pay attention to these media's remarks, he didn't care at all, he didn't care at all.

Zhong Cheng has now returned to Leeds, and the first thing he does when he comes back is to lead the team to participate in the eighteenth round of the Premier League this season.

This is an extremely important game, Leeds United are playing against Manchester United at their home ground!

Yes, you read that right, Leeds United are going to face Manchester United at the top of the league at home. This is a very good opportunity for Leeds United to catch up with Manchester United. This is a game worth six points.

Zhong Cheng naturally attaches great importance to this game, and Leeds United must win this game. If you can't win this game, the gap between Leeds United and Manchester United will be very, very large. If you want to catch up in the future, it will be difficult, very difficult.

Now, the results of the Red Devils Manchester United are very scary, with 14 wins, two draws and one loss, with 44 points, ranking first in the Premier League. Look at Chelsea's current points are only 37 points, and Leeds United's points are only 36 points. How much difference is this?

If Leeds United lose in this round, Leeds United will fall behind Manchester United by double digits, 11 points behind, which is a huge difference.

Therefore, there is only one way in front of Zhong Cheng, and that is to win this game.

Of course, it is very difficult to defeat Manchester United. This season, Manchester United's stone is very good, their results are very amazing, their strength is very strong...

In fact, Manchester United's performance this season has exceeded everyone's expectations.

This season, Manchester United has left some players, especially the departure of the main striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. This has reduced the offensive strength of Manchester United. Many people think that the results of Manchester United this season should be poor. of.

However, Manchester United has exceeded many people's expectations. It is really amazing that they are so strong at the top of the Premier League. It seems that everyone underestimated Alex Ferguson and the Red Devils Manchester United.

This season, Cristiano Ronaldo's performance is very amazing. It seems that after Van Nistelrooy left, the shackles on him will be gone. He and Rooney are carrying the banner of Manchester United's offense. There are a lot of goals in all competitions.

Now, everyone understands why Alex Ferguson sent Van Nistelrooy away for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo is really good.

Zhong Cheng also knows that Cristiano Ronaldo's performance this season is simply against the sky. In the next season, Cristiano Ronaldo matured even more, reached a performance of the sky-defying level, and led Manchester United to the UEFA Champions League.

Then, he won the World Footballer of the Year award and became the world's top star.

Later, he directly transferred to Real Madrid with the world's first worth. To be honest, Cristiano Ronaldo is now very, very powerful.

Now this Manchester United team is not easy to play, so Zhong Cheng is very cautious and serious now.

This game is very important for Leeds United. If they can't win this game, Leeds United's dream of defending the league title this season will be shattered.

At this time, countless media reporters flocked to the two teams, wanting to interview the two teams.

This game is the highlight of this round of the Premier League. Everyone is paying attention to this game. They want to see whether Manchester United will continue to be strong and dominate the world, or Leeds United will get out of the predicament and rise to heaven. ?

The media reporters all wanted to get first-hand information and flocked to the two teams.

At this time, Zhong Cheng, Alex Ferguson and others had just flown back to England from Switzerland, and they were bet by the media reporters before they could catch their breath.

Zhong Cheng didn't say anything about the match between Leeds United and Manchester United. He said directly: "Well, I am still satisfied with the UEFA Champions League draw this time. It's really very satisfying." Satisfied, because our opponent PSV Eindhoven is also strong, but compared to teams like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, and Inter Milan, it is still easier to deal with. I think our luck for Leeds United is very good, I am very satisfied with the result of this draw!"

Zhong Cheng also said: "Well, I still know a little about the Eindhoven team. We have played against each other. Although it was in the warm-up match and friendly match, we are still familiar with each other, so this game , we will not catch blind, we will have more rivalry. Just look at it, our Leeds United must have confidence to advance to the next round!"

Zhong Cheng also said: "Well, the draw of the Premier League this time is generally good. The only one that is close is Liverpool. But now Liverpool is very strong. I think they can beat Barcelona. Barcelona The current situation is different from last year. This season they are a bit weak. I think so, this season, our four teams in the Premier League will reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. I am confident!"

The media reporters were a little speechless, this damn Zhong Cheng actually pretended to be stupid. Now who wants to listen to you bullshitting the Champions League, what we want to hear is the Premier League, the game between Leeds United and Manchester United.

However, Zhong Cheng just didn't say anything, and the media reporters were speechless.

Then, Zhong Cheng pushed aside the media group and left directly, which left the media reporters very speechless.

And the other side is the same as Zhong Cheng's here. The two seem to have discussed it before. Alex Ferguson also kept silent about this game, and kept talking about the UEFA Champions League. He didn't talk to you at all. Discuss this upcoming Premier League game.

Moreover, Alex Ferguson faced the questions from the media reporters, he also talked about him from left to right, and never answered the questions directly.

The media reporters really have nothing to do, these two guys are too outrageous.

However, the less the two talked about this game, the more they proved that they valued this game very much. The tense and exciting atmosphere of this game has already been provoked, and now we are waiting for the arrival of this game.

Before the game, most of the media naturally supported Manchester United. Not only because Manchester United's current performance and status are very good, but because they don't like Leeds United at all, and they don't like Zhong Cheng.

Therefore, before the game, the public opinion was almost one-sided. Almost most of the media supported Manchester United, thinking that this game was a game without suspense.