host must win

Chapter 829

In the game against Lille, Yin Jun has scored 10 goals in the Champions League this season, and continues to be the top scorer in the Champions League this season.

At noon on March 3th, on Friday, the draw ceremony for the 9-2006 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals to finals was held in Athens, where the finals of this season were held.

The five-time champion AC Milan and the four-time champion Bayern Munich faced each other in the Champions League quarter-finals last season. At that time, Milan eliminated Bayern with a total score of 5:2 in two rounds.

These two teams have won the European Championship ten times in history, but it is difficult for both sides to win the championship in their respective domestic leagues. Therefore, winning the Champions League will become the main goal of the two teams this season.

Bayern, who eliminated Real Madrid in the first round of the knockout round, will strive to avenge last year's defeat.The good thing for them is that they will continue to have the same advantage as they did in the quarter-finals.

The remaining three pairs of quarter-finals happened to be guarded by three English teams.

The 2005 champion Liverpool eliminated the La Liga giants Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Their opponent in the quarter-finals was the Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven who eliminated Arsenal, and the two teams had won the championship this season. There was a confrontation in the league group stage. At that time, the order of the two teams' two confrontations was exactly that Eindhoven played at home first.

In the two games of the group stage, Liverpool had a 0-0 draw with PSV at home, and won 2-0 at home with two second-half goals from Gerrard and Crouch.The outcome of these two clashes will give Liverpool the psychological advantage.

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If Liverpool can advance to the semi-finals, their opponent in the semi-finals will probably be their Premier League rival Chelsea. This will also be a repeat of the 2005 Champions League semi-finals.And the home and away order of this semi-final will still be that Chelsea will play at home first.

Chelsea's opponent in the quarter-finals is Valencia, the only remaining La Liga team in the quarter-finals.As the two teams have not met in European competitions before, these two games will be encounters between the two sides.

These two teams still have hopes of competing for the championship in their respective domestic leagues, but Valencia is much more likely to win the domestic league championship than Chelsea, so how to solve the problem of fighting on two fronts is very important to Valencia. would be a more serious problem.

Manchester United met the Serie A powerhouse Roma. If they can eliminate their opponents, it is likely that there will be three English teams in the semi-finals, repeating the scene of three La Liga teams occupying three semi-finals in the 1999-2000 season.

The confrontation between the two teams is also an encounter between the two sides in European competitions. If Roma can eliminate Manchester United, they are also expected to meet their domestic rival AC Milan in the semi-finals.

But if the two Italian teams are eliminated in the semi-finals, Manchester United will face Bayern in the semi-finals, which will be a repeat of the classic Champions League final in 1999.

Today's quarter-final and semi-final draws also lurked the possibility of a title match between Liverpool and AC Milan in Athens on May 5, which happens to be a repeat of the 23 final.

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Of course, another result that makes Premier League fans excited is also possible, that is, the two teams compete for the Champions League championship this season in Athens!

Whether it is the double red meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool, or the red and blue duel between Manchester United and Chelsea, it will undoubtedly be a heavyweight.

Especially the duel between Manchester United and Liverpool, the century-old enemies, can fill up the topic.

Since Manchester United has a high probability of winning the Premier League this season, this means that Manchester United has tied Liverpool's number of top league titles.

The current number of the two teams in the Champions League is five. This possible Champions League final will determine the two red teams, who is the real overlord of English football!
Of course, even if Manchester United played against Chelsea, there was no shortage of topics.

Since the Russian tycoon Abramovich entered Stamford Bridge, he opened the golden dollar football era in world football.With Abramovich investing almost regardless of cost, Chelsea once threatened Manchester United's dominance of English football.

And once the two teams meet in the Champions League final, it will undoubtedly be regarded by fans all over the world as a duel between traditional football forces and gold dollar football, or offensive football represented by Ferguson, and utilitarian football represented by Mourinho showdown!
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It's still early for the Champions League. Even the quarter-finals will be in early April, which is nearly a month later, let alone the Champions League final in late May.

Manchester United only paid a little attention to the result of the draw, and they are quite satisfied with their opponent Roma.This is already a relatively weak opponent among the eight top eight teams, and it is better than meeting Chelsea, Liverpool, or AC Milan, Bayern and other strong opponents.

After entering mid-March, Manchester United's first game is the FA Cup quarter-finals against Middlesbrough.

Having just returned from winning the Champions League, the Red Devils Manchester United encountered Middlesbrough's Devil's home riverside stadium in the FA Cup. The giant killer has not lost at home in the FA Cup for ten consecutive years.

Manchester United has dominated England in recent seasons. It is difficult to say who can be called the sufferer of Manchester United, but Middlesbrough can barely be called.

As a result, the two "devils" met and each cast their magic. It was the more magical Red Devils, Manchester United, who had the last laugh.Relying on Rooney, Ronaldo and Yin Jun, the "three heroes of Manchester United", Manchester United defeated their opponents 3:2 at the Riverside Stadium and became the first team to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup this season.

A day later, Blackburn and Watford also advanced successively, but Chelsea was tied 3:3 by Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in a London derby and had to choose a rematch.

In the ensuing semi-final draw, Manchester United drew Watford, known as the "Bumblebee of the Premier League".

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On March 3, at noon again, Manchester United ushered in the 17th round of the Premier League at home.

Manchester United has suffered a wave of injuries in the near future. Although Ferdinand and Vidic recovered from their injuries in time, there are still as many as 6 people injured.But the good news is that the core offensive players including Yin Jun, Ronaldo, Rooney, Carrick and Giggs have always been very healthy, which has kept Manchester United's offensive system very good.

After the "Three Heroes" shined together in the FA Cup, in this game, the "Three Heroes" once again became the highlight of the stadium.Both Yin Jun and Rooney scored twice, and although Ronaldo did not score a goal, he stole the best champagne on the field by performing a hat-trick of assists.

After sending three assists, Ronaldo's assists this season have reached 11 times, rising to second in the Premier League assists list, second only to Yin Jun with 16 assists.

(End of this chapter)