Chapter 074: The Season of the Shooter (1st Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Subscription)
Dortmund defeated AC Milan, which has won the Champions League seven times, and after the game, the German media "Kicker" also played the headline "European giants are Dortmund", satirizing AC Milan like a toy in the hands of Dortmund players.
"It was an iconic night of shame for Italian football." The Italian media "News" commented sharply.
“…… Jiang Chenxi's Dortmund won neatly...... Balotelli seemed to be fully focused on the constant squabbling with his opponents, and was eventually sent off for two whistled fake falls, but still failed to open his account for scoring in the knockout rounds of the Champions League. Balotelli's slump is almost a microcosm of the entire Milan squad, with Essien faltering, Tarabut overwhelmed and the rest of the squad struggling. Kaka alone is still stubbornly defending Milan's honor, but today's Brazilian is no longer the all-powerful Prince San Siro, and the only goal can only be regarded as a fig leaf for this defeat. ”
With Milan knocked out of the tournament by Borussia Dortmund, Serie A teams have once again been wiped out in the Champions League this season. This is undoubtedly a devastating blow to Serie A, which has been reduced to the "fourth league in Europe". Once upon a time, Milan was so beautiful in the Champions League; Now, the last big club of the Rossoneri has completely disappeared.
And, with AC Milan's current position in the league, Milan will miss out on next season's Champions League, and a miracle can only be hoped for in the Europa League.
Former AC Milan Meritorious Coach Sacchi said sadly after the game: "This is a sad moment for Milan and Italian football.
"Milan Sport" also issued a mournful voice: "No one expects this AC Milan team to win the title again, but it is really sad to lose so badly in the round of 16. ”
The famous Italian journalist and transfer expert Di Marzio broke the news in his personal column that AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi was very angry about the team's exit in the round of 16, and after returning to Milan after the loss, Berlusconi parachuted into Milanello and held a closed-door meeting with the whole team, and finally, Berlusconi and the team captain Kaka had a separate meeting for half an hour.
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"Look at Jiang, and then look at Balotelli, we really don't know how thick-skinned Raiola is, and dare to say that Balotelli is worth 60 million euros." - "Roma Sport" also sarcastically said that the finger was pointed at Balotelli, who was sent off with a red card in this game.
"Balotelli is still the same Balotelli, even diving twice." The English media "The Sun" also came to ridicule Balotelli, who was sent off for two fake falls in one game.
All of a sudden, the sighs and reports of AC Milan's Champions League exit changed suddenly, and the media began to discuss Balotelli's 'wonderful' performance in this game.
And the biggest fermentation of this matter is that after the media widely praised Balotelli for being sent off with a red card, he was fine, but suddenly limped and suspected of being injured, and the Internet was full of various comments, and the joker began to get busy.
And at this time, some media broke the news that before the match with Dortmund, Balotelli had 'provoked' Jiang Chenxi, saying that he would score more goals than Jiang Chenxi, the result? Everybody knows.
For this 'smear' Balotelli trend, Balotelli's agent Raiola was very angry, and he angrily denounced in an interview with the media: Mario is still just a child, but he always needs to bear undeserved doubts and malicious criticism.
In response to Raiola's remarks, the German "Bild" newspaper specially published the 'personal information' of Balotelli and Jiang Chenxi:
Mario. Balotelli, date of birth - 12 August 1990.
Jiang Chenxi, date of birth - June 26, 1992.
And accompanied by the line: Yes, they are all just children.
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On 15 March, Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the league at the weekend.
Jiang Chenxi scored a goal in the game and continued his good competitive form.
However, hesitant Bayern Munich also beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at home in the focus of this round, so Dortmund is still 16 points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
On the league scorer list, Jiang Chenxi and Lewandowski both scored 25 goals, and the two of them jointly led the scorer list.
In the following week, four other 1/8 finals of the Champions League also competed for the winner.
Atletico Madrid defeated Napoli 2:1 at home, with an aggregate score of 5:2 over the two legs, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Real Madrid defeated Schalke 04 3:1 at home, with a disparity of 9:2 on aggregate over the two legs to advance, and it is worth mentioning that Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored twice in this game, has scored 13 goals in this season's Champions League, and Portuguese star Yaoyao leads the scorer list.
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Chelsea, on the other hand, qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-0 win at home to Galatasaray and a 3-1 aggregate score over the two legs.
It is worth mentioning that at the first round of the knockout round draw ceremony, because of the draw of the weaker Olympiacos and showed a satisfied smile of Manchester United coach Moyes almost capsized in the gutter, they lost 0:2 in the first leg, one foot on the edge of the cliff out, was bombarded by the English media at the time, fortunately in the second leg of the game, with Van Persie's hat trick, Manchester United turned the tables 3:0, and advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 3:2 in the two legs.
The first round of the knockout rounds is all over, and the quarterfinals of the 2013/2014 Champions League are all produced:
Barcelona, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Bayern Munich.
Among them, there are three teams in La Liga, two teams in the Bundesliga, two teams in the Premier League, and one team in Ligue 1.
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And the situation in the Champions League's scorer list has also attracted media attention.
In this season's Champions League scorer list, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo leads with 13 goals, followed by Paris Saint-Germain's Ibrahimovic with 10 goals, Borussia Dortmund's Jiang Chenxi and Barcelona's Messi both have 8 goals, and Atletico Madrid's Diego. Costa has seven goals, while Paris Saint-Germain's €64 million man Edinson Cavani has four goals, and he is tied with Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, followed by Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar with three......
The Champions League has only reached the quarterfinals, and five players, including Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Jiang Chenxi, Messi and Diego Costa, have scored more than 7 goals, of which Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic have scored double digits, which has also caused the media to exclaim.
French football used a shock-filled title: Season of the Goalscorer!!