Chapter 484: No Fun Race

On April 13, at 13 o'clock local time in Switzerland, the draw for the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.

UEFA Deputy Secretary-General Marchetti presided over the draw, and Shevchenko, the ambassador of the host of the final, served as a guest.

The draw resulted in Real Madrid meeting old rivals Bayern Munich again, and the two teams have met the most in the history of the Champions League, with 24 Champions League meetings since the restructuring in 1992, with Liverpool facing defending champions Chelsea.

The two legs of the semi-finals will be held on 24/25 April and 1/2 May, with the final taking place on 26 May at the Olympic National Stadium in Kyiv.

Liverpool, who reached the last four of the Champions League for the first time in 10 years, met Chelsea, and such a duel was a big disappointment for fans, but no matter what, one was the Reds who beat the mighty Manchester City over two legs, and the other was Chelsea, who beat Barcelona and Roma twice.

Both teams have shown their inner strength to reach the semi-finals with their own strength, and with the semi-final draw to avoid Real Madrid Bayern, one of the two teams will definitely advance to the final.

Liverpool host Chelsea, and Chelsea travel to Anfield, and the situation is the best for Liverpool.

Chelsea will be distracted by the league this month, as they only need to win two games to take the league title, and Chelsea cannot afford to give up on the FA Cup semi-final against Southampton.

This is also good news for England, as either of them could win the Premier League regardless of who progresses.

Mohamed Salah and Jones were undoubtedly the focal points of both games against Chelsea, with the African superstar moving from Roma to Liverpool last summer for €42 million, and he has already made a name for himself in the Premier League, where he has had a phenomenal season.

Salah has scored 41 goals in 46 games, which is no less than the superstar performance of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and other superstars, and whether such a hot form can continue to write brilliant in the semi-finals and lead Liverpool to the Champions League final after 11 years.

And the duel between Salah and Jones is one of the highlights of the game, Jones has scored 87 goals in 40 games, an average of more than 2 goals per game, so the media is saying that the time has come for Salah to prove himself.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "If anyone thinks that drawing Chelsea is not a good signing, then he is very wrong, although Chelsea have beaten Roma and Barcelona twice this season.

But Roma did so well in the second leg and Barcelona had a chance to beat Chelsea, which made a big impression on me and we won't let them go at Anfield. ”

Chelsea manager Chord Kodic: 'I admire Jurgen Klopp's philosophy of football, but I'm also confident in myself and I know we all want to be in the final, but we're also going to find Liverpool's weaknesses and exploit them.

At Anfield we need to play a little bit more team, Liverpool have a different style from Barcelona and Roma and we need to put in the best performance to win. ”

The media have also given their own opinions, with Liverpool having a better chance of winning, and to Chelsea's detriment, neither the league nor the FA Cup are likely to give up.

Rivals Liverpool are also in fourth place in the league, and the other games have long been out, they will go all out to fight for the league title, while Chelsea have to face the difficulty of fighting on three fronts, and the slightest carelessness will lead to a complete loss.

However, it is not Jones' turn to think about these things, after the game with Roma, Jones enjoyed a few days of vacation, but he soon couldn't help it, there was no game to play, and his girlfriend was not around, only his good friend Ball nagged about the company in his ear.

So he soon appeared on the training ground, although the current training for Jones has improved very little, but there is no accumulation of small streams, how can it become a river, and the condition of the players needs to be maintained all the time.

In the next 34 rounds of the Premier League, Kodic does not plan to let Jones play, this is the advice given to him by the doctor, and it is also his responsibility for Jones.

There is no Champions League game in midweek, but the FA Cup has reached the semi-finals, and Kodic needs to be sure to reach the FA Cup final.

However, Jones felt that his body was fine: "Head, do I want to play in the next game!" ”

"No, you better take a break!" Hearing Jones's words, Kodic directly refused: "I have to completely follow the doctor's advice, this is a minor game, I already plan to let some substitutes come on, there is no need to risk you in such an inconsequential game." ”

"However, I feel like I don't have a problem at all, as you just said, this game doesn't matter, and I don't joke with my body, head, you know, I can't play for the team with such a high salary, I feel uncomfortable." Jones was in a hurry, and hurriedly begged, and even said the meaty words.

Kodic was moved after hearing this, there are really not many such good players in these years, but as a manager and a friend of Jones, he can't promise him.

"No, take care of your body, you are responsible for the club, I have a lot of things, you can go back first."

"Then, give it ten minutes!!" Jones hurriedly shouted that he had been bored to death lately, as long as he could play, he would have to play for a few minutes.

Kodic stopped what he was doing and said impatiently, "I will seriously consider your suggestion." ”

The match against Southampton officially began on April 16, with only four of Kodic's main players fielded, and substitutes in other positions, all of which were very active, scoring twice in the first half alone.

Southampton were close to the relegation zone and just wanted not to lose too badly, but Chelsea continued to attack and scored another goal in the second half to turn the rest of the game into garbage time.

As the minutes passed, Jones was a little anxious, his name was in the squad, but Kodic never asked him to get up to warm up, but replaced two absolute main players in a row, and let them also come down to rest.

With the last ten minutes left, Kodic looked at Jones, who was fidgeting on the bench, and said helplessly: "You go and warm up!" ”

Uh, let me warm up at this time! I'm afraid I can only play four or five minutes, which is not a warm-up, and four or five minutes of play have no value or meaning in this regard, and Jones just went on the field in the end to exercise his muscles.

Disappointed! It couldn't be more disappointing, there was no chance on the pitch and Jones had to go down the pitch to make up for the loss.

Stella, who came to visit him at night, had just entered the door and said a few words when Jones threw herself on the sofa in the living room.

"I said, what's wrong with you today? It seems that he is very, is it stimulated by something? Stella asked, gasping.

"Why, I just miss you." Jones wasn't telling a lie to make up for the feeling of nowhere to vent on the court, and on the other hand, the two hadn't seen each other in days, and Jones was suffocating.

"Don't go back at night, okay?" Jones looked at Stella and smiled.

"I still have to work at night, I just went to an internship, and it's not good to be absent!" Stella shook her head.

"Then let's not delay time!" Jones pounced as he spoke, crushing Stella down under him. Can't find the latest chapter of a book you want to read? cough cough cough, it's not a thing, I recommend a public account, there is a young lady here to help you find the latest chapters, and chat with you!