That day.

The Champions League finals were all over, and the media reported the news. In terms of the game, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus were eliminated, which became gossip topics that were talked about.

Real Madrid fell to the quarterfinals again.

This is a very interesting thing.

Real Madrid has fallen to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for several consecutive seasons, and the former "Galaxy Battleship" can be said to have sunk.

But it is not surprising.

Real Madrid is the most chaotic this season. Chairman Calderon stepped down due to "manipulating votes". A series of conflicts broke out in the locker room, and the head coach also changed continuously. Various scandals were revealed one after another. Under such circumstances, Real Madrid can qualify in the group, which is already a good result.

Juventus fell under Chelsea's butcher knife.

This is a bit embarrassing.

It’s not that Juventus is embarrassed, but that former Chelsea coach Scolari is embarrassed, and he even ‘dared not to accept media interviews’.

Chelsea's situation is not much better than Real Madrid. Just after the transfer period in January, head coach Scolari was dismissed. The Brazilian received 7.5 million pounds of compensation, which was not wasted more than half a year of coaching, but left behind a mess of tactical chaos.

Chelsea cannot find a qualified replacement for the time being, and assistant coach Ray Wilkins can only take on the heavy responsibility of leading the team.

Then the embarrassment came.

Ray Wilkins, a completely unknown coach, led Chelsea to beat Juventus both home and away. Chelsea's results seemed to be reversed in an instant. When he successfully eliminated Juventus, Chelsea's team seemed extremely united. Anelka and Drogba, who had previously revealed the most conflict, even celebrating with each other on their shoulders, as if they had become their best friends.

The London media couldn't help asking, "What did Scolari do?"

Finally, Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich was eliminated as expected. The '2:4' at home in the first round, so that head coach Klinsmann was dismissed, making them look hopeless. It was reasonable to be eliminated in the second round, and the focus of media reports was still on Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong scored too many goals!

Zhen Shaolong played two home and away games against Bayern Munich, and he "successfully" two hat tricks, which means he scored six goals in person. The media couldn't help but report it. His goal count was really shocking.

There is also a controversy among Zhen Shaolong's goals, which is the corner kick sent by Enzobia. After the first round of the match against Bayern Munich, the question of "who the goal belongs to" has been constantly discussed. Whether it is UEFA, Newcastle United Club, or various media outlets from outside, there is no definite statement.

The final goal was awarded to Zhen Shaolong.

This is mainly because Enzobia voluntarily gave up the goal, and he publicly stated, "The goal belongs to Zhen, and that is the cooperation between us. Before the corner kick was sent, he clearly told me how to play, and I don't even know what he was going to do."

"Then the ball went in!"

"I'm very sure Zhen touched the ball and played a decisive role in the goal."

In the absence of a definite result, Enzobia's statement played a key role. UEFA awarded the goal to Zhen Shaolong. Newcastle United Club also stated on its official website that the goal belonged to Zhen Shaolong.

The significance of this goal to Zhen Shaolong is even more on the bonus level.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The honors brought by goals are completely negligible because he scored too many goals and didn't care about one or two goals at all.

Zhen Shaolong has scored as many as 19 goals in the Champions League. He has long broken the individual single-season record of Champions League goals and is still constantly setting records.

The Guardian commented, "This season, the record set by Zhen Shaolong in the Champions League may last for decades, or it may be hundreds of years. If anyone has the chance to break the record in the past decade, it can only be Zhen Shaolong himself who sets the record..."

Other media also made similar sighs.

The focus of the British media is also on the entire Champions League. As long as you glance at the British media reports, you can always see news related to the Champions League. No other country's media is as crazy as the British media.

Because the Champions League has been 'ruled' by the Premier League again.

Chelsea eliminated Juventus and advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals, which left no four English teams behind. Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United all eliminated their opponents and successfully advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals. England's teams occupied half of the territory.

This is the great harvest of English football in Europe.

The other teams that advanced to the quarterfinals are Barcelona and Villarreal in La Liga, Porto in Portugal and Rome in Serie A.

Manchester Sports believes that "among the four other national teams, only Barcelona in La Liga can challenge the English team!"

Manchester Sports also 'helped' to arrange the quarter-finals match. "Barcelona is best to meet Newcastle United. They are the opponents in the group stage. Barcelona was double-killed by Newcastle United at home and away, while other teams met England teams respectively."

"This matchup allows the English team to completely 'rule' the semi-finals!"

What Manchester Sports said is indeed exciting. Four English teams defeated their opponents and advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League together, which means that the Champions League is completely dominated by the English team and will become a brilliant moment for English football.

At that time, the British media can say with great momentum that "the Premier League will become the number one league", which country's media can deny it?

"The Champions League semi-finals are all England teams!"

When English clubs get enough UEFA points, they can even win more qualifications for the Premier League.

certainly.

The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

The next day was the draw of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and the results were quickly announced. The four teams in England were unable to play against other national league teams as they wished.

Manchester United's opponent is Porto.

Newcastle United's opponent is Villarreal.

Chelsea engages in a civil war with Arsenal.

Barcelona met the British media's "The worst-selling team in the Champions League" - Rome.

This matchup disappointed the British media.

So various conspiracy theories were revealed. When you open some tabloids and even large media analytical reports, you can find reports such as "Pratini takes special care of Barcelona" and "the lottery has hidden mystery to help Barcelona lock in the top four places in advance".

In fact, it is not a question for the British media to create various "conspiracy theories". Barcelona is mainly lucky, and they actually staggered the four Premier League teams, Villarreal, and Porto, who has a high chance of upset, won the Rome that they most wanted to meet.

This makes people have to suspect it.

Newcastle United doesn't have to care about the overall matchup or the chaotic suspicion in the media. They are also very lucky. They staggered the three Premier League teams and the stronger Barcelona, ​​and met Villarreal, who is slightly easier to deal with.

Villarreal is nicknamed "Yellow Submarine".

Before 2000, there was almost no such team outside Spain. They have been a regional team for many years and competed in the Spanish low-level league. It was not until 1998, at the end of the last century that they were promoted to the First League for the first time in history.

After being promoted to the top league, Villarreal suddenly emerged as a force that cannot be underestimated by Spanish football after a brief period of discomfort. He also represented Spanish football to compete in European competitions continuously, writing the myth of the new European army.

In just a few years and dozens of years, Villarreal has successively purchased a number of high-quality South American players and became a powerful team in La Liga.

For three consecutive years from 2002 to 2004, Villarreal has advanced to the UEFA Toto Cup final and won the championship twice.

In the 2004-2005 season, Villarreal achieved the third place in La Liga after Barcelona and Real Madrid, and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Next season, he even defeated many opponents and entered the semi-finals of the Champions League, and eventually lost to Arsenal and was eliminated.

Last season, Villarreal beat Barcelona to finish second in the league and once again qualified for the Champions League.

In the Champions League this season, Villarreal and Manchester United were in the e-group. In the end, Villarreal qualified as the second-place in the group and defeated the "dark horse" team Panasina in the quarterfinals and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Villarreal's history of rising has felt a bit like a "grassroots counterattack". It took only ten years, no, even seven or eight years, from a completely unknown low-level team to becoming a strong team in Europe.

This rise is too fast.

certainly.

From the perspective of Europe's top-notch perspective, Villarreal can only be regarded as a "powerful team" and there is still a huge gap between them and the giants. Their overall strength is also considered to be "second-rate". The teams in the quarterfinals ranked last, and they even chased at the end.

In Newcastle United's quarter-finals, they are lucky enough to meet the team with the lowest strength. Some Newcastle's local media have begun to look forward to the team reaching the Champions League semi-finals.

The Champions League quarterfinals are indeed very hot, but the Champions League quarterfinals will be held in April, and there is still nearly a month left. After the hot reports ended, British media and fans refocused on the domestic league.

"Champion Moon!"

The British Football News diverted the perspective of fans with this title and made more people discover the extraordinary moment of March. "March will be the most important month for the championship competition, and every team with high rankings will face a difficult test!"

The Premier League championship competition has always been the focus.

Previously, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United had little gap in points in the top four, and the championship competition has also entered a hot state. After two rounds of the league, the competition for the top four is still very fierce.

Newcastle United ranks first with 65 points.

Liverpool tied a game and was still ranked second with 62 points.

Manchester United kept winning and scored 62 points, but they were just one goal difference, ranking behind Liverpool.

Chelsea lost one game, fell to fourth place, with 60 points.

March is crucial.

Newcastle United has four league rounds to be held in March, with three opponents being Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Manchester United will also face Newcastle United and Liverpool respectively.

Chelsea only has the game against Newcastle United, but considering their current situation, they are the least optimistic that they can stand out.

Liverpool wants to play against Manchester United, and they are very optimistic teams, because Liverpool does not have the pressure of the Champions League and the Europa League has been eliminated. They can focus on the league. The performance of the past few rounds of the league is indeed very stable. With the help of the British Football News, "Liverpool has shown the temperament of a champion!"

Newcastle United's schedule pressure is the greatest. Facing Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in a row, they will directly link the championship competition in three games. The atmosphere of the whole team has become dull, and the joy of entering the Champions League quarter-finals has also been quickly consumed.

Zhen Shaolong felt fine.

He was too lazy to consider pressure and the like, just do his best. His job was to score goals in the game, and the winner was played by the team as a whole.

He and his teammates also said, "Don't think too much. We are just ordinary players, just play the game seriously."

Irving was not interested in this statement. He said sourly, "We are ordinary players, you are not."

"ah?"
To be continued...