Sometimes, luck is really a more important thing than hard work and strength, such as Blackburn this season, such as Carlo Ancelotti in the last two seasons. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ?ranwe?n?w?w?w?．?

Last season in the Premier League, Blackburn's biggest opponent was the old rival Manchester United, and this season it was replaced by the new local giants Manchester City.

Unlike last season's last-minute "stunner" against Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City did not have the upper hand this season, and both legs of the league ended in a draw, which is an extremely rare phenomenon after Arthur took charge of the club.

"Blue Moon" Manchester City has officially become Blackburn's biggest opponent in the Premier League.

After winning the League Cup last season and ending the embarrassment of 35 years of "zero titles", in the 2011-2012 season, Manchester City continued their efforts to overthrow Blackburn's domination of England in an attempt to plant the flag flying at the top of the Premier League.

In the gripping battle for the Premier League's "double blue", Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City did their best to extend the title suspense to the last moment.

The addition of Aguero, Klich, Nasri and other strong reinforcements has strengthened the star-studded Manchester City, and the luxurious lineup has made a perfect start for the blue moon.

In the first game against Swansea, Dzeko made a contribution, Sergio Aguero scored twice, and Silva added the icing on the cake, giving Manchester City a 4-0 win over their opponents to get off to a good start. After that, Manchester City was unstoppable, winning 5-1 against Tottenham and Wigan Athletic 3-0, until the fifth round was held to a 2-2 draw away by Fulham, and the Blues' winning streak came to an abrupt end.

However, due to the same period of Blackburn and Manchester United are also in good form, winning consecutive big scores, Manchester Twins and Blackburn three championship teams have not opened up the gap in the standings. It wasn't until the 9th round of the Manchester derby of the Premier League started that a tough battle between the male and the female ushered in, and the three English became two heroes.

Fans of the Theater of Dreams never dreamed that they would wait for a humiliating loss. After the opening, Ba Shen, who was alone in the two yuan, showed off "why_always_me?" 's T-shirt, Aguero, Dzeko, and Silva also fired the first shot, locking the final score at 6:1.

For Manchester City, the significance of this game is not only to take all three points and lead the table by five points, but also to mark an unprecedented burst of confidence in the team.

And after this game, Manchester United, which was miraculously reversed by Blackburn at the last moment of last season, was finally beaten to the last breath and could no longer be entangled with Manchester City and Blackburn in the standings.

In the five league games since, Manchester City have been on a winning streak with four wins and one draw, scoring an average of three goals per game and going 14 games unbeaten since the start of the season.

In the 15th round of the Premier League, Chelsea relied on Gerrard's stunner to reverse Manchester City 2:1, ending the unbeaten golden body of the Premier League leader, but the blue moon at that time was still the hottest team in England, and the British media and Mancini's children firmly believed that they would step on the shoulders of the city's sworn rival and Premier League overlord Blackburn, reach the top of the Premier League, and create miracles.

Manchester City's good fortune seemed to be coming to an end after Chelsea toppled the first domino, with the Blues struggling midway through the season due to the fatigue of the players, the massive onslaught of injuries, the deterioration of the form of Silva at the heart of the midfield, and the impact of Yaya Toure's Africa Cup of Nations.

After being beaten 14 games in the Premier League by Chelsea, Manchester City bounced on to beat Arsenal 1-0 at home in the next round and remain unbeaten against Blackburn, but since 2012, the legendary "apocalyptic year" of the Mayan civilization, the nightmare has been with Mancini's side.

0:0 draw with West Bromwich Albion, 0:1 defeat to Sunderland, the halo above Manchester City's head gradually dissipated, and the ensuing player injuries made Mancini once issued "I can't get together 11 starters!" Feelings.

Before March 2012, Manchester City, who had tasted two defeats, were able to sit firmly at the top of the standings with the old money they had saved at the beginning of the season; After March 11, everything changed.

In the 28th round of the Premier League, Manchester City lost 0:1 to Swansea City, and Blackburn, who appeared at the same time, defeated West Bromwich Albion 2:0 and returned to the top position after a five-month absence.

Manchester City, who led the Premier League after the 7th round of the league, obviously did not get out of such a blow easily, although in the next 29th round of the league, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2:1 and avenged the previous arrow, but since then 3 consecutive games without a win 1:1 draw with Stoke City, 3:3 draw with Sunderland, 0:1 loss to Arsenal The end of the blue moon was stretched to 8 points by Blackburn.

With only 6 rounds left in the Premier League, Manchester City is 8 points behind Blackburn, and there is only a theoretical hope of winning the title. ”

Frankly, after Arthur didn't make any major changes to his squad last summer, Carlo Ancelotti's Premier League results have not been satisfactory.

In the 32 rounds of the Premier League this season, Blackburn has won 22 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 72 points, which is definitely not strong.

In previous years, with 72 points after 32 rounds, this score may only allow Blackburn to secure a straight spot in the Champions League zone.

Here I have to sigh that Ancelotti is hard, except for Manchester City's lack of experience in the championship and Mancini's lack of prestige, which led to the collapse of the blue moon in the second half of the season, the rest of the Premier League powerhouses are more or less in trouble.

The Blues Chelsea were once again mired in civil strife in the middle of the season, although the team was in much better shape after the sacking of young coach Villas-Boas and the arrival of Roberto Di Matteo, they were already powerless to win the title, and even currently outside the Champions League zone.

Manchester United was suppressed by the city's rival Manchester City because the team's lineup was too old.

Coupled with the impact of Alex Ferguson's desire to retire, the team's morale is much lower than before, and perhaps a place in the Champions League this season is their most realistic goal.

As for Arsenal and Liverpool, the former always habitually drops the chain, and continues to fight for the "fate" of the four madmen this season, while the Red Army Liverpool, although the Carroll of this life is far stronger than the parallel commodity of the previous life, Carroll, who has scored 17 league goals, is regarded as the new Alan Schiller, but this strengthened version of Carroll cannot be compared with Suarez at the same time in the previous life, and the Reds are difficult to return, so it is difficult for Liverpool to compete for a Champions League place this season.

In this way, Ancelotti once again "survived" the top position in the standings with Blackburn's stability and championship temperament.

The reason why Blackburn was able to sit at the top of the standings was not because of his perfect performance, but because of the mistakes of his opponents one after another.

That's true in the Premier League, but it's also true in the Champions League.

In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, Blackburn lost 1:3 to Paris Saint-Germain away, and Blackburn also seemed to have been sentenced to death in advance, but Blackburn is a small powerhouse that can't be beaten, with Arthur and Mourinho injected into this team at the beginning of the never-give-up spirit, Blackburn, who hit the crossbar twice, still eliminated the opponent 2:0, this is the domineering of the king!

In the first leg, Blackburn not only scored an own goal, but also lost the defensive position in the last minute to allow Pastore to score the world, Ancelotti angrily reprimanded his disciples for their defensive performance after the game, and for the comeback at home, Ancelotti also showed his unyielding side: "I believe that Blake can instinctively qualify for the semi-finals, and my players believe that this is the most important thing. If you ask me if I can win this fight, I will say yes, I think we will win this game and in the second leg we will score more goals than our opponents. ”

Ancelotti and his disciples returned to the Rose Theatre with a strong momentum, and tried to score early from the opening stage, but Paris, who had a two-goal advantage, were not in a hurry, and in the face of the Roses' frequent King Kong punches, Blank's team adopted a Tai Chi style of soft to overcome rigidity, and they wore down the opponent's fighting spirit through accurate foot inversion and ball control in the middle and back, which worked very well in the first 25 minutes, Blackburn could not organize a threatening attack at all.

But from the 28th-minute Frank Lampard free-kick test to the goalkeeper, the game was in Blackburn's pace, and just four minutes later, Bale, who was racing down the wing, broke the deadlock to level the aggregate at 2-3.

Blackburn Rovers were a reassuring shot at the moment, as the Roses only needed one more goal to knock out their opponents thanks to an away goal.

Blackburn had eight shots in the first half, while Paris Saint-Germain, who were on the defensive, had only two shots on goal, and Paris stepped up their attack at the start of the second half, and Cavani also twice won a shot on the left side of the box through quick counter-attacks, but unfortunately the Uruguayan had two shots slightly over the crossbar, which also gave Blackburn a chance to breathe.

With the introduction of Mesut Ozil, the Roses regained control of the situation, and in the final 10 minutes Ancelotti brought on Hernandez in a desperate way, and in the 87th minute, Blackburn's continuous pressing finally broke down the Paris defence, Suarez fell in front of the goal to lock the score at 2-0, and Ancelotti's side staged an incredible and magical comeback.

"Blackburn has done the impossible!" After the game, ESPN immediately congratulated the Roses.

The Daily Mail said: "Blackburn Rovers staged a miracle of reversal, and Carlo Ancelotti's team reached the last four. ”

BBC Football Expert Pat Nevin said: "If there's only one way to come back and get promoted, Blackburn always seem to be able to find it. It's not about tactics, it's about how to restrain your anxiety. ”

Blackburn captain Duff, who has been reduced to an absolute substitute this season, also said after the game: "We gave ourselves a chance by not conceding a goal, this game means a lot to us, and the experience has kept us fighting spirit and belief. Qualification is the most wonderful feeling and this kind of performance in key games is the foundation of the team. Tonight, a lot of people may question our chances of a comeback, but we showed a lot of personality and fighting spirit, and it was all worth it. ”

Blackburn, who trailed Manchester United for almost the entire season, came back from a stoppage-time comeback to reach the top of the Premier League with a stoppage-time comeback in the final league game.

Before this game, Blackburn lovers talked about the big comeback the most, but people may forget that Blackburn's most amazing comeback, last season's league comeback, is not worth mentioning.

In the 2004-05 season, Blackburn, who had just won the Champions League as a dark horse last season, not only fell behind by three goals in the first half of the final, but was also sent off with a red card, but in such an absolutely unfavorable situation, Blackburn still completed the greatest comeback in football history in the second half, and the opponent was AC Milan led by the current Blackburn coach.

It is not difficult to see that the bigger the scene, the more tenacious Blackburn is, even if this team no longer has many veterans from the 2004-05 season, but there are still team spirits like Lampard and Drogba, as well as Torres, Suarez, Bale, these big heart players who scored at critical moments, with the presence of these players, coupled with the team's fighting spirit of never giving up, Blackburn is a small powerhouse that cannot be beaten, and such a Rose Army can make any European giants feel frightened.

However, it didn't take long for Blackburn to run into trouble as their Champions League semi-final opponents were now hot Lionel Messi and his Barcelona.

The two sides met in the Champions League five years ago, Blackburn had an absolute advantage, and in the first leg of the first leg of the match between the two sides at the Rose Theatre, Blackburn were also seen as the more likely side to win, but unfortunately it did not turn out that way.

Barcelona took the lead in the 21st minute when Villa burst into the left side of the box and was tripped by Vermaelen, before Messi deceived Petr Cech from the spot-kick.

In the 38th minute, Xavi crossed a free kick from the right, and the unguarded Messi volley from the edge of the box went just wide of the left post, but Busquets was fouled first.

In the 40th minute, Bale drew several defenders in the arc of the left penalty area and passed back, Lampard's powerful shot from 25 yards was deflected off the right post by Busquets, and then Bale headed a header from the edge of the six-yard box from a corner scuffle, and the ball slid past the goal but no one answered.

Before half-time, Messi was ready to take a free-kick and then conceded it to a team-mate, but the referee thought he was delaying the time and pulled out a yellow card.

Just three minutes after the start of the second half, Blackburn missed a great chance to equalise, Bale crossed from the left, Suarez's volley from 12 yards on the right side of the box was blocked by Mascherano, and the Blackburn frontcourt players complained about a handball foul, which the referee ignored.

Eight minutes later, Bale crossed a free kick from the left, and Torres at the far post successfully countered offside and scored a goal, but the referee made a mistake and ruled that the goal was invalid.

In the ensuing game, Blackburn's counter-attack lacked threat and Bale's long-range shot was also deflected.

Blackburn lost 1-0 at home as J Ronaldo's header from a free-kick scuffle in stoppage time was deflected wide and Barcelona managed to beat the Devils away.

Blackburn's Champions League campaign was once again in jeopardy, and it was at this time that Arthur also learned about it from Carlo Ancelotti and finally returned to the team. (To be continued.) )