Chapter 1016 - Only One Crown Away
With the globalization of professional football, with the advent of broadcasting technology and the information age, the Champions League has gradually become a gold-absorbing beast in professional football, with extremely high technical and tactical content and outstanding commercial operations, it has become a palace event in the minds of countless players and fans.
In the minds of Europe's major teams, the Champions League can even carry more weight than the domestic league.
This can be true even in the Premier League, which has the best commercial management ability.
Because the Champions League is becoming more and more important, after each stage of the competition, the results in the Champions League will inevitably cause great repercussions in European football, and even a reorganization of forces.
After the knockout rounds of 16 this season, Manchester United and Arsenal, the traditional giants of the Premier League, failed to qualify, but Ancelotti led Manchester City to the quarter-finals, which also surprised many.
But it is not difficult to understand, Manchester United's Ferguson is about to retire, the Red Devils are currently leading the Premier League standings, Ferguson is aiming for the Premier League title, and Arsenal although they have invested heavily in the introduction of Michu, but the loss of players is serious, especially in the midfield, has lost Cesc Fabregas and Alexander Song, two big players, it is difficult to recover in a short time.
But Inter's loss to Dortmund was somewhat surprising, Klopp's team is indeed good, but Inter Milan will not end up losing both legs, and Prandley also received his first managerial emergency notice since taking charge of Inter Milan.
According to the latest news from Milan Sports Newspaper, the Italian coach who led Inter Milan to consecutive Serie A titles in the past five years, achieved seven consecutive Serie A titles for Inter Milan, and is also expected to win eight consecutive titles this season, is likely to leave Inter Milan this summer.
Obviously, the long tenure has left Prandelli a little lacking in passion.
The most promising replacement for Prandelli is the emergency takeover of Chelsea after the winter break, coaching Spanish coach Rafael Benitez, who has performed quite well, and if Benitez does not make a bid for the Nerazzurri, then Bielsa, who coaches Athletic Bilbao, will be the new favorite for Inter Milan.
But whoever takes over the position of Inter Milan must complete the team's metabolism and maintain Inter's position as Serie A supremacy under the pressure of Juventus' enterprising spirit.
The teams that missed out on the quarter-finals began to reshuffle their cards, and the teams that made it to the quarter-finals were equally trembling.
La Liga continues to be strong last season, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Chinatown all reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, accounting for half of the country, which makes everyone admire the strength of La Liga.
On the other hand, the most well-run Premier League, only Manchester City has reached the quarterfinals, the Bundesliga has Bayern Munich and Dortmund, plus Paris Saint-Germain has represented Ligue 1 in the Champions League this season, a new power pattern of Europe's top five leagues has taken shape, which also makes this season's Champions League more attractive.
Almost all eight teams represent the strongest competitiveness in European football, and even Chinatown, which has the weakest background, was the top four teams in the Champions League last season, and its strength should not be underestimated.
And what will determine the next trend of the Champions League is undoubtedly the draw ceremony held in Nyon, Switzerland.
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The draw ceremony was still presided over by Mr. Bald Head, UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, and the final venue ambassador, former Real Madrid player McManaman was the guest of honour.
The England star was the first to draw Chinatown, while the second to be drawn was Atletico Madrid.
These two teams in the same city, nicknamed La Liga brothers by fans, were drawn by lot.
The result of the draw made Gao Han and others, who were sitting in front of the TV watching the live broadcast, couldn't help shaking their heads and smiling bitterly, Atletico Madrid is the bitter master of Chinatown, and they know each other, this game is definitely not easy to play.
The second to be drawn out was Real Madrid, and their opponent was even more surprising, it turned out to be Bayern Munich, which was another very attractive summit matchup.
This was followed by Paris Saint-Germain drawing Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona drawing Manchester City.
In the most important groupings, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund are placed in the top half of the group, along with Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich, and the other four teams are placed in the bottom half.
This is expected to disappoint countless media reporters and fans. Sergio Garcia laughed.
Before the draw, how many fans were expecting Paris Saint-Germain to draw Chinatown and let Gao Han play against his own team, but what they didn't expect was that Chinatown drew Atletico Madrid.
"Chinatown's recent pass-and-control play is well organized, and the Sheets are good at pressing and pressing, but they are very afraid of this style of play, and in La Liga, there is a saying that Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid, but they are restrained by Barcelona. Zidane analyzed.
This makes a lot of sense to play like Atletico Madrid, a team with a style of play like Atletico Madrid is indeed more afraid of Barcelona's pass-and-control flow, but it is less afraid of Real Madrid, but the crux of the problem is that Chinatown's current pass-and-control play is not mature and stable enough, and Pochettino's team is still very problematic on the offensive end.
At this time, it is unpredictable to touch Atletico Madrid.
'Borussia Dortmund's style of play is very similar to that of Atletico Madrid, but the quality of the squad is a bit worse than that of the Sheets, so if we can stick to the style we have done for the past two years, it will not be a problem to win against them. Sergio Garcia then analysed the situation at Paris Saint-Germain.
After more than half a year of adjustment and running-in, Paris Saint-Germain's style of play is relatively mature.
The main thing is reflected in the iron triangle of Di Maria, Yaya Toure and Pirlo, which greatly improves PSG's midfield control, and with control, the team's skills and tactics are flexible.
When encountering a team that is heavily defended, PSG can control the ball more freely and can boldly press the attack, and when encountering a team with strong pressing ability, PSG can also withdraw the control area to their own half and attract the opponent out, which can not only stabilize the ball and defense, but also wait for opportunities to counterattack, and at the same time consume the opponent's physical energy.
It is precisely because of the flexibility of this set of tactics formulated by Gao Han that Paris Saint-Germain was able to go hand in hand on the three fronts of Ligue 1, French Cup and Champions League, winning all the way.
At the moment, he is only three steps away from the Champions League title that Gao Han wants, and Gao Han will never allow anyone to mess with his plans, and he doesn't want this kind of thing to happen to him.
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After the results of the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League were released, the outside world was really in an uproar.
Because Chinatown has once again avoided the high cold, this has made many people start to doubt the existence of conspiracy theories.
For this popular statement, UEFA did not refute the rumors, after all, as soon as the draw is released every year, such remarks will appear, and if they really want to refute the rumors, they don't have to do anything else.
After the draw, Ligue 1 soon ushered in the twenty-eighth round.
Because of last weekend's Champions League match, Paris Saint-Germain rotated, and finally won Nancy 3-0 at home with a brace from veteran Drogba and a goal from veteran Giuli.
When the whistle blew for the end of the game, the entire Parc des Princes stadium burst into cheers.
Tens of thousands of fans shouted in unison, and all the fans did not hesitate to give their applause and cheers to the manager, because it was under Gao Han's leadership that Paris Saint-Germain once again ascended to the Ligue 1 title.
The final result of this round of the league was a 0-0 draw at home to Marseille, and under great pressure, Lyon's players finally failed to break through.
At the end of 28 rounds, Lyon got 53 points with a record of 15 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses, while Paris Saint-Germain scored 84 points with a record of 28 consecutive wins, surpassing Lyon by 31 points.
With only ten rounds left in the league, Paris Saint-Germain have already won the Ligue 1 title ahead of schedule.
Although the trophy was not awarded at the end of the game, the atmosphere of celebration at the Parc des Princes was no less than that of the championship, especially the fans in the stands, who had already prepared for the flag.
A huge picture of Gao Han, who took up the entire stand, appeared in front of everyone, and the Paris Saint-Germain fans thanked the head coach Gao Han for his contribution to the team over the past two years, and he brought a team full of competitiveness to the team.
The club's behind-the-scenes owner, Tamim, chairman Al-Nasser, general manager Blanco and technical director Antro Enrique all appeared at the Parc des Princes to celebrate the team's victory and solemnly express their gratitude to Gao Han.
Tamim hopes that the coaching staff and players will continue to push forward and strive for a breakthrough in the Champions League.
"I know, Mr. Gao Han, you are an incredible manager, and I am confident that you will be able to lead Paris Saint-Germain to victory at Wembley, and I look forward to hearing good news from you soon. ”
Nassr and Blanco also expressed their sincere gratitude for the changes Alpine has brought to the team, and also encouraged the team to continue to work hard.
"We have made a formal application, and if the team can win the championship at Wembley Stadium, we will organise a huge welcome ceremony when the team returns to Paris, and the team and the parade will pass through the Arc de Triomphe and return triumphantly, and the City of Paris has already approved our application. ”
The Arc de Triomphe is a major transportation artery in Paris, and PSG's victory parade will definitely cause some traffic trouble, but the fact that the Paris city government can agree to the application is also a sign of its support for PSG.
In the final analysis, if it does win the championship, not only Paris Saint-Germain, but even the whole of Paris, will bring huge direct and indirect benefits, which is why the Paris city government will agree so simply.
"Don't worry. Gao Han looked directly at the core management of the club in front of him and nodded loudly.
"You're waiting at Wembley Stadium for this year's Champions League final, and the team will definitely bring back the St. Brover Cup!"
There is only one champion left to complete the [Champion Collector] mission.
Gao Han's sonorous promise immediately made the management, including Tamim, very excited, and when the stadium's radio relayed Gao Han's promise, the entire Parc des Princes stadium was even more jubilant.
Countless fans were hoarsely calling Gao Han's name.
They all believe that since Gao Han promised, it must be done.
Because he is a high cold, a high cold who never disappoints!
(End of chapter)