Chapter 634 Don't Lose Too Early! [The First Update of Vomiting Blood, Asking for a Monthly Ticket]

"Barcelona!"

During the live TV broadcast, when Barcelona was drawn as a guest of the lottery, there was an uproar in the Manchester United players' dugout.

Immediately afterwards, all eyes were on Cristiano Ronaldo.

With Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane and Alan Smith and other players who did not match the Portuguese left the team, coupled with his outstanding performance in the past two seasons, Ronaldinho has gradually become a pivotal player for Manchester United.

Especially this season, he has even become the team's undoubted number one star, a banner figure.

Regarding the contest between him and Yang Yang, although there was some controversy in the Manchester United locker room, they all unanimously supported it.

The point of controversy is whether to be so high-profile.

However, now, when UEFA draws Barcelona for Liverpool, Manchester United players are pleasantly surprised.

This is almost like a wonderful assist from UEFA to Manchester United.

"It's too timely!" Nani laughed. He is Portuguese, so he naturally supports Ronaldinho. "Letting Liverpool touch Barcelona at this time will be quite unfavorable to Liverpool in terms of schedule."

Everyone nodded, and some even went to check the match schedule.

Starting from the last sixteen of the Champions League, Liverpool's luck was not ideal, because they drew Inter Milan in the last sixteen.

Among the eight second-placed teams in the knockout round, Arsenal is a Premier League team, and it is impossible for Liverpool to meet them. Among the remaining seven teams, the strongest is Inter Milan.

In contrast to other teams in the Premier League, Chelsea is Olympiacos, Manchester United is Lyon, Arsenal, the second in the group, met AC Milan, and Liverpool, the first in the group, was even worse than the second in the group.

And this situation has not changed in the quarter-finals. Liverpool actually met the powerful Barcelona. This is definitely another deadlock.

Having encountered the strongest teams in Europe in two consecutive knockout rounds, Liverpool's luck is really no one.

Manchester United drew Roma. This team is not strong. It was bloodbathed by Liverpool last season. There is no suspense for the Red Devils to win. Arsenal met Schalke Zero Four in the Bundesliga. Chelsea had better luck and met Fenerbahce of Turkey.

The luck of the Blues is really extremely good. The weakest team was drawn in the two rounds of the group stage. Whether it is Olympiacos or Fenerbahce, it is impossible to create problems for Chelsea, unless the Blues are really bad. Thoroughly.

"You see, in the middle of the two rounds of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Liverpool will play away against Arsenal in the 33rd round of the Premier League." Carrick looked through the league schedule, and finally brought another excellent news.

Everyone in the Manchester United locker room became even more excited when they heard this.

"I will play Inter Milan first, then Barcelona, ​​and then Arsenal. Is Liverpool going to be in bad luck recently?"

"Who says it's not? Who can stand such continuous kicks?"

"Ask me to estimate that if Liverpool is a little careless, it is likely to fall behind in this period of the schedule."

"Yang Yang must regret agreeing to Cristiano's challenge now."

"This is simply a devil's schedule. Anyone who encounters such a schedule will have a big headache."

"Don't forget, Liverpool's bench thickness is not strong."

"However, Barcelona's recent state is not very good. Rijkaard's team may not be able to beat Liverpool."

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Barcelona is not in good shape, they are the top European team, and they have now lost La Liga. They will definitely concentrate all their efforts on the Champions League. This is even worse for Liverpool."

"Yeah, this kind of continuous play against strong teams is a great test for the team."

"Judging from the current matchup situation, we have a very high possibility of advancing with Chelsea and Arsenal. If Liverpool can also advance, then the top four of the Champions League this season will be rounded up by the Premier League team."

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In the locker room, teammates were discussing with each other.

Cristiano Ronaldo was silent the entire time, but that didn't mean he didn't have ideas in his mind.

He was very happy that Liverpool had drawn the lottery, because it meant that he and Yang Yang would have an appointment, and the possibility of winning would be greatly increased, because Yang Yang would have to be distracted by the Champions League match. And it will consume more.

On the other hand, Manchester United, playing Rome can be described as a sure thing.

And he also had a faint feeling in his heart that this time was a rare opportunity to defeat Yang Yang.

The best result is that Liverpool lost to Barcelona, ​​Yang Yang was hit hard, and lost the league championship and the top scorer battle one after another, while Ronaldinho himself succeeded in counterattack and won the championship in one fell swoop.

Based on his understanding of Yang Yang in the past few years, Ronaldinho thinks this possibility is not very high.

Judging from the situation of this season, Liverpool is obviously more attentive to the competition for the league title, because they have won two Champions League titles in the past three years, but they have not been involved in the league title for nearly 20 years. Say, more urgently.

Therefore, even if the performance in the Champions League is not satisfactory, Liverpool will definitely do its best to keep the league.

Besides, Yang Yang has never been a fragile person.

But no matter what, Xiao Luo felt that it was a good thing to add some difficulties to Yang Yang.

"You must not lose this duel too early, or it will be boring." Xiao Luo looked out the window and muttered to himself.

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Liverpool have drawn Barcelona!

This signing shocked the entire European football world and even fans all over the world.

There are even voices of conspiracy theory that UEFA is deliberately creating problems for Liverpool and wants to prevent the Red Army from defending the title.

Everyone knows that Liverpool is the strongest team in European football this season and is also the best at playing cup games. It has won two Champions Leagues in the past three years. If it successfully defends this season, it will create history since the restructuring of the Champions League.

Therefore, UEFA obviously does not want to see Liverpool defending the title, so it deliberately created problems for Liverpool in the draw.

Otherwise, how to explain successive encounters with top teams like Inter Milan and Barcelona?

As soon as the draw results came out, combined with the Premier League, everyone realized the difficulty of Liverpool.

Before playing Barcelona, ​​Liverpool had to play a Merseyside derby at home against Everton, followed by an away game against Arsenal, and then a home game against Blackburn, all three tough games.

The two rounds against Barcelona happened to be between these three tough battles.

The Times said in its analysis that these five games may change the trend of Liverpool's Premier League and Champions League this season.

As soon as the schedule was announced, major media and gaming companies also lowered their optimism for Liverpool.

William Hill even quickly raised Manchester United's winning odds above Liverpool's, which shows that after the schedule was announced, many bettors were worried about Liverpool's schedule.

In the shooter battle between Yang Yang and Cristiano Ronaldo, the odds of the Portuguese overtook Yang Yang in just one day, which also shows that more fans are optimistic about the Portuguese.

What caused all parties to change their views is undoubtedly the draw for the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

If Liverpool had drawn Fenerbahce, or even Roma, the situation would have changed completely.

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The Liverpool team also reacted greatly to the result of the draw.

Benitez and the coaching staff immediately held a meeting. The club's general manager Rick Parry, the team's captains Gerrard and Carragher, and the team's top star Yang Yang were all invited to attend the meeting.

The content of the meeting is not surprising. It mainly discusses how the team should deal with the next devil's schedule, and whether to make a choice between the two fronts, because in the current situation of Liverpool, it is very difficult to fight on two fronts.

What Rick Parry means is that the team should secure the league first.

"As you say, only grabbing one front, we have enough confidence, and in the past two decades, our fans' desire for the league title has become stronger and stronger, and now it is the best hit for the league title in two decades opportunity, we have no reason to give up."

Even from the perspective of the club's interests, the bonus for winning the Premier League is also not inferior to the bonus for winning the Champions League, not to mention that the Champions League may not be able to win the championship.

Gerrard believes that Liverpool has never had a precedent of being timid before a fight. It is too early to say that it is too early to give up. Two-line combat may not mean that there is no chance. However, he finally expressed his position that the league still has a two-point advantage. Attack the league championship.

Yang Yang agreed with Gerrard's opinion.

"I've read the schedule. We played Barcelona first, then away. I think we should try to play a home game first. Recently, Barcelona's state is not ideal. The team is chaotic. We have a chance."

Benitez nodded. If he concentrates on the cup game, he is confident that he can kill Barcelona.

"The trouble now is that even if we reach the semi-finals, we will meet the winner of Manchester United and Roma, probably Manchester United." Yesterdam reminded.

If it is against Chelsea and Arsenal, then Liverpool is not afraid at all, but Manchester United is different. Ferguson's team's defensive ability is really strong. The double central defenders of Vidic and Ferdinand are in the golden period of their careers. Rooney and Carlos Tevez in front are the kind of players who are very good at countering the pressure...

In a word, Liverpool playing Manchester United is really a headache.

"No matter what, we play game after game. If we can win Barcelona at home and establish an advantage, then it will not be difficult to play away, isn't it?" Yang Yang asked.

Both Gerrard and Carragher also supported Yang Yang one after another, thinking that they should continue to insist.

This season has progressed to the present, whether it is giving up the Champions League or the league, it is very uncomfortable.

Rick Parry opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Obviously, he was a little worried.

Continue to fight on two fronts. It would be best if we can go hand in hand. Even if it doesn’t work, it would be good to take a step back and keep the league. It’s terrible that we will lose both the Champions League and the league in the end.

Yang Yang, Gerrard and others are younger, more aggressive, and more adventurous, but Rick Parry thinks more about passing this season safely.

Sorry, I stood on guard all day yesterday, and I was typing late after I came back. I went to bed late today, and I checked the manuscript again, and it’s up to now.