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Chapter 446

Chapter 446

Chelsea beat Manchester United and went on to win [-] consecutive victories, which no one can surpass.

At least until the end of January next year, it is impossible for any Premier League team to surpass Chelsea in the standings, unless the gang of animals can win five consecutive games, it is almost impossible.

Now Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool, these teams are no longer competing for the league championship, but the Champions League tickets for next season. No one wants to be reduced to the point of participating in the play-offs.

But judging from the current state, Manchester United is the most dangerous, but their game tasks are also the lightest. After being eliminated from the Champions League, they now only need to consider the League Cup and the FA Cup. Ferguson can definitely play in these two competitions. Train your youth army in the middle of the game, so that you can sprint with all your strength in the league.

Compared with Manchester United, Arsenal still needs to play in the Champions League. In order to attract more capable players, Wenger can only hope that his team can play well in the European arena. The league?Forget it, if you compete with Chelsea in multi-line combat capabilities, you are almost making trouble for yourself.

Not to mention Everton and Liverpool, they now have no other ideas but to grab tickets.

But for these teams, after the Premier League enters December, it has entered the devil's schedule.

At this stage, double matches a week is almost commonplace, and it is basically impossible to take a breather.

Generally, the rich teams can't afford it at this stage, let alone those small and medium-sized clubs.

It was at this stage last season that the Arsenal team was dragged down by too many games and too many injuries.

After entering the devil's schedule, if you don't want to fall behind, you must grit your teeth and fight every game.

But now Chelsea don't have such troubles, they can rotate the lineup at will.

A sufficiently thick bench reserve and a double-digit lead in the standings make it easy for them.

Devil's schedule?That's just for other teams, for Chelsea, it's just a normal game.

The coming of Christmas is definitely the best time for those leagues with a winter break to adjust their status, especially after half of the league confrontation, every team is trying to make up for the shortcomings.

But the winter break is an unattainable dream for the Premier League. Although it has been suggested more than once, the Premier League teams should also have a winter break to ensure the physical condition of the players.

However, in the face of the high broadcasting fees, the horses are nothing, and making money is the survival criterion of the Premier League.

Especially when other leagues have begun to enter a hibernation period, only the Premier League continues to make money.

This is also one of the secrets of why the Premier League can jump to the world's number one league in just a few years, fierce competition, crazy confrontation, and a league schedule with no rest days at all.

Of course, stars attracted by large transfer fees are also indispensable. Now the quality of stars in the Premier League has ranked first among the five major leagues. They are strong because of the collective improvement of the overall quality of the club.

Although La Liga also has Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​compared with the Premier League as a whole, they still suffer.

Not to mention Serie A, the overall economic downturn has caused them to lose the throne of the first league.

Among the five major leagues, only the Premier League is moving forward, and the other leagues are all standing still.

However, the too dense schedule and super physical confrontation also caused many players to suffer fatal injuries.

Although many players and coaches have complaints about the competition system, as far as the club's income is concerned, these can be settled with one check after another. The high income of the Premier League has a strong temptation for players.

Even if they are allowed to play games during the Christmas period, it is not a problem. Just like the NBA in the United States, the Christmas game is also an appetizer, although the players do not want to have a bad time.

But for those hungry advertisers and television broadcasts, the game represents a lot of money.

Regardless of whether it is Christmas or not, as long as the fans need it, the Premier League will provide game services.

But for the current Chelsea, the lead in the league is big enough, and their attention is being attracted by the upcoming confrontation in the Champions League, where they are defending the big stage.

Compared with the Premier League, Chelsea wants to be the first team to successfully defend the Champions League after the restructuring.

Even Abramovich has promised that if he successfully defends the title, the prize money will be doubled compared to the first championship last season. The ambition of the Russian tycoon is not just to get a trophy.

Since we want to create a blue era for Chelsea, the more trophies the better.

The Russian has not tasted enough of the crazy Triple Crown last season, and he hopes that this feeling will come again!

Watching those European giants being trampled by their own clubs one by one, the feeling is indescribable.

If you want to be a standard wealthy team, you have to leave those competitors behind and look up to yourself.

Defending the Champions League!This will be one of Chelsea's important tasks this season. The winning streak in the Premier League already belongs to Chelsea, so why not take advantage of this fiery state to rewrite the Champions League record?

Who stipulated that the UEFA Champions League cannot defend its title after the restructuring?Don't they know that the animals in Chelsea like to take these difficult tasks to challenge?The harder it is, the more motivated you are.

Mourinho's point-grabbing plan is to give the team time to adjust their status and resolve injuries before the start of the Champions League knockout round. If they want to successfully defend their title, they must start bit by bit.

One week before Christmas, the Champions League 1/8 final draw was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The sixteen teams have to appoint their first knockout opponents here, Mourinho still has no plans to attend, and the representatives sent by Chelsea are nothing more than their ten thousand people hate Kenyon.

But when this guy walked into the UEFA headquarters, no one took the initiative to shake hands. From this, it can be seen that Kenyon's current notoriety in the football circle is definitely notorious.

"Well, is our CEO popular?" Brito looked at this scene, a little speechless.

"That's not bad. Look at the people present. Is there any guy who hasn't suffered under Kenyon's hands? This guy's interference in the transfer market has ruined many deals."

Mourinho's evaluation of Kenyon is very objective. Although that guy is always thinking about finding some unreliable superstars for the team to fill up his appearance, his methods in the transfer market are still very effective.

Kenyon is so capable of messing up, even if he can't sign the player he likes, he will also participate in the transfer, either to increase the size of the competitors, or to cause psychological fluctuations in the players themselves.

Anyway, as long as there is a transfer battle in which he participates, no one can take advantage of it. Even if they can sign the players they need, those clubs often have to pay a much higher transfer fee than expected.

So Kenyon is not only the public enemy of Manchester United and the Premier League, but also the thorn in the eyes of many wealthy clubs.

But this guy seems to have a little bit of fun with this kind of thing, and he really enjoys the feeling of being a destroyer.

It's just that in such a public place, Kenyon's situation is a bit awkward, but looking at the shameless smile on that guy's face, there is really no need to worry that he will feel uncomfortable, he doesn't care at all.

This time the draw ceremony was presided over by UEFA CEO Olsson. The venue first played two short films, the first Champions League final 50 years ago and a brief review of the current group stage. These are routine programs. After that, by The Director of UEFA Club Competitions began announcing the rules of the draw.

The sixteen first-tier teams draw lots according to the following principles: teams belonging to the same football association cannot meet; teams in the same group cannot meet in the group stage; teams with the same ranking in the group stage cannot meet; the second-ranked team in the group stage will play at home first , although UEFA's game rules are always changing, they remain unchanged overall.

Mourinho watched this scene happen in his office. Although he said that he didn't care about running into any team, for Chelsea, who is aiming to defend the title, picking opponents is also a science.

Picking a weaker opponent will not only strengthen the team psychologically, but also reduce unnecessary attrition in subsequent games. After all, things like red and yellow cards are also very troublesome.

But after the UEFA Champions League finalized the qualifying seats, the second team in the group was too weird. Mourinho was not sure if UEFA was playing tricks, but as the defending champion, he always had more concerns.

Chelsea are the defending champions, so too many teams are staring at them, and everyone may be waiting to see Mourinho and his team make a mistake and bring down the defending champions, which is more like an honor.

Mourinho knew he would be a target, so he had to be careful with every step he took.

If they fight fiercely from the top [-], it will definitely be very unfavorable for Chelsea's subsequent games. If they meet Bayern and Real Madrid in the top [-], it will definitely be difficult to confront.

Regardless of whether their team can win the game in the end, they all need to pay a lot of price.

Of course, compared with these two teams, Mourinho is most concerned about the existence of Barcelona.

The team with Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Xavi will fall to the second place in the group. Isn't this really an intentional arrangement?When Mourinho first saw this scene, he hesitated in his heart.

Whether UEFA has a shady scene or not, no one can say for sure, anyway, the so-called draw is not that simple.

No one can prove that they are arranging the knockout match list, but it is a bit weird, but it is obvious.

Anyway, this is an unspoken rule that no one will delve into if no one talks about it, and it is tacit understanding between each other.

No one will pierce this layer of window paper, but this time Mourinho feels a little weird.

"Barcelona is the first to be drawn!", the voice broadcast live on TV interrupted Mourinho's thinking, he saw Platini, who supported the first round of draws, holding a red ball in his hand, The note he unfolded clearly stated that Barcelona was the first team to be drawn.

It's not terrible to be the first to be drawn out. After all, there are Werder Bremen and Lyon among the top teams in the group. Not every team is so strong that it is a headache, not to mention Barcelona itself is very strong.

For them, no matter who they encounter, they will fight against them. In the past two seasons, their offensive ability can indeed be said to be unique in European football, and it can be called a fantasy team.

When Mourinho saw Platini picking up one of the first green balls in the group, he obviously felt a little uneasy. I don't know why, but at this moment, there is this strange feeling.

It wasn't until the next second that Platini unfolded the note that Mourinho realized why he was uneasy, because the note in the French man's hand clearly stated Chelsea.

"My God, Barcelona and Chelsea have met again. The feud between the two teams seems to continue, but now it seems that Barcelona's representative seems very excited."

"These guys seemed to cheer when they saw Chelsea on the note!"

The scene in charge of the live broadcast cut to the representative of Barcelona. Rijkaard, who attended the draw ceremony in a suit and leather shoes, did not act too aggressively, but the Barcelona team leader beside him had already waved his fist. It can be seen that this guy It seems that they are looking forward to such a peak confrontation.

And not only him, some Spaniards who came with them also waved their fists together, they were not aimed at the air, the eyes of these guys were all locked on Kenyon.

Although Kenyon did not respond to a naked challenge, he could understand the meaning of it. The feud between the two teams seemed destined to be settled in the Champions League.

Kenyon seemed to grin at the corner of his mouth, but it disappeared quickly, replaced by the guy's frown, as if it was a very depressing thing to choose Barcelona as his opponent.

When watching this scene, Mourinho didn't say anything, but Brito, who was watching the draw ceremony beside him, said bitterly, "Damn it, this is what UEFA is doing with the draw!"

It is estimated that there are not a few people who have Brito's idea. After all, they have met in the knockout round for two consecutive seasons. This is definitely not a coincidence that can cover up the past, unless God draws lots.

But even if God is drawing lots, the old guy must have seen all the colored balls in advance to achieve such consistency. The most popular confrontation before the game, this time, started to be staged in advance again.

With sixteen teams, why do these two enemies meet so coincidentally, and every time they are the first to be finalized for a strong dialogue?It is estimated that the story behind this scene is also known to UEFA.

Perhaps the confrontation between them last season was not exciting enough, and now UEFA has arranged such a revenge story in order to gain ratings. Just look at the expressions of the guys in the Barcelona team and you will know that they are eager to be in the top sixteen In the knockout stage, wash away the shame of losing to Chelsea last season.

And from the moment they entered the top sixteen list, Barcelona's queen media shouted slogans, "We just want to compete with Chelsea again to see who is stronger!"

"If Barcelona wants to reach the top of Europe, then they must beat Chelsea face to face!"

The sound from this mouthpiece is not once or twice. It also represents the voice of the Barcelona team. The loss of last season made them worry about it. Now they want to beat Chelsea in the new season!

Only victory can wash away this humiliating failure. As the current No.1 in the La Liga standings, Barcelona wants to prove to everyone that they are playing the most artistic game.

Mourinho doesn't care what Barcelona thinks, but he can only smile wryly when he sees that he is going to play against the Catalans again. Two rounds of sixteen encounters, such a chance It may be harder than buying a lottery ticket in the Super Lotto. UEFA really dares to do it for the ratings.

In order to make the game full of suspense from the knockout stage, these guys even brought together the defending champion and the most powerful championship contender, waiting to see a super confrontation between dragons and tigers.

Strong defense meets sharp offense, and the confrontation between spear and shield continues to be staged this season.

It's just that this time the lineups of the two teams are stronger. Chelsea have more Gerrard and Ashley Cole and others, while Barcelona also introduced Van Bommel and Messi.

Needless to say, Van Bommel, everyone has seen what he did in PSV Eindhoven's midfield last season, but the emergence of Messi gave the Catalans more ambition.

"Our Messi is no worse than that guy named Lin Yi, and even has better scoring ability!"

The Barcelona media's touting may be aimed at their own people, but it is really strange that a young boy who has participated in official competitions for less than three months has already been a key player in the league three times.

Now the Catalans are looking forward to this football prodigy who was picked up from Argentina, who can make a toss in the hinterland of the Chelsea team and kill Lin Yi's kind of spirit.

That black-haired kid made them miserable last season. Without him, Chelsea would have long since lost their dream of winning the treble, and they would have been eliminated by Barcelona long ago.

But it was that little black-haired lunatic who used his own feet to step on the Barcelona team, which had recreated the legend of the dream team, and made many Catalans want to see it.

But what Lin Yi left for Barcelona must be a huge shadow, otherwise, when Florentino declared that he would spend as much money to sign Lin Yi, many Barcelona fans were worried about whether they could really see him this time. When Lin Yi settles in Madrid, if so, Barcelona's desire to dominate La Liga will be challenged, so the kid simply ignored Real Madrid's remarks.

I don't know how many Barcelona fans breathed a sigh of relief when Lin Yi rejected Real Madrid.

But this time, no matter how much they breathe, Chelsea and Barcelona will meet each other, and there will be two rounds in the knockout round, and the contest between them will continue. . .

But now it seems that their lineup has become increasingly stable, and this confrontation is bound to become more intense.

The difference between victory and defeat may only be within a few millimeters. . .

(End of this chapter)