No. 994: Eternal Enemy!

The Champions League semi-finals were announced, and the media quickly turned their attention to the draw for the semi-finals.

The four giants will fight each other, who are the giants they will face?

On April 7, the draw ceremony for the Champions League semifinals was officially held, and the first team drawn by Gullit was Bayern!

Attention is more focused, who will be the opponents of the Bundesliga giants?

In the limelight, Gullitt drew a second team.

"Real Madrid!"

Gullit unfolded the name of the team on the note in his hand!

"Boom! ……”

There was a cry of surprise at the scene.

The expression on Mourinho's face did not change much, and there was even a faint sense of relief.

Although Real Madrid beat Barcelona four times in a row, Portugal knows how difficult Barcelona is and it is best to avoid Barcelona.

Chelsea are his former owners and he has mixed feelings about Stamford Bridge.

So, in fact, Bayern is his best choice.

In addition, Bayern coach Louis van Gaal used to work under Mourinho during his time at Barcelona, so he knows the Dutchman's tactical style of play very well.

This can be regarded as a master-apprentice duel between managers.

Bayern coach Van Gaal couldn't help but shake his head, Real Madrid has been proud of La Liga this season, and it has soared in the Champions League, advancing to the semi-finals with an undefeated record, and creating an eye-catching score of eight to one.

After Chen Fan joined Real Madrid, his form was even better than that in Arsenal, setting many La Liga and even Champions League records. Coupled with Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid's attack power can be said to rank first in Europe.

The attack is terrifying, and Real Madrid's defensive ability has also been greatly improved, after all, Mourinho is a master of defensive tactics, and under his two seasons of tuning, Real Madrid's defense has become more and more stable.

Bayern and Real Madrid draw out, then the rest of Barcelona and Chelsea are naturally separated.

The expressions on the faces of the two managers were spectacular, with Pep Guardiola frowning slightly and current Chelsea boss Robert Di Matteo raising his eyebrows and a sharp look in his eyes.

Chelsea boss Villas-Boas said goodbye to Chelsea in March due to poor results in the league and Chelsea assistant coach Roberto Di Matteo was appointed as Chelsea head coach on an interim basis.

Chelsea have been Barca's bitter hosts, and the two teams also met in the semi-finals in the 08-09 season, with Chelsea holding them to a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou in the first leg.

In the second leg, Chelsea opened the scoring in the first half, and Barcelona, who had no way back, equalized in the second half thanks to a goal from Iniesta, and finally eliminated Chelsea with more away goals.

The game was dubbed the 'Stamford Bridge tragedy' by Chelsea fans, and the referee on duty, Tom Hening, made a number of unreasonable and inconsistent decisions that caused a lot of controversy. Henin received a number of death threats from Chelsea fans in the years following the game.

After the incident, the London media counted Tom Hening's unreasonable penalty:

In the 24th minute, Chelsea's left winger Malouda dribbled the ball into the box, and Alves brought Malouda down in the box. Henin blows a free-kick from outside the box.

On 26 minutes, Abidal tackled Drogba in the box for an unmistakable foul, and Abidal pulled Drogba's shirt from behind when Drogba broke through to face the goalkeeper alone, and at the same time tripped the Ivorian down with his feet.

Referring to the penalty + red card awarded to Fletcher the day before, it was almost a clone foul, but Henin signaled the game to continue.

In the 56th minute, Drogba burst into the penalty area and was tackled by Toure, but Toure shoveled Drogba with the ball, and Henin did not say it.

In the 66th minute, when Anelka shook off the defense and went straight to the penalty area, Abidal seemed to have a hidden tugging action on Anelka's shirt behind him, and Henin blew a foul and expelled Abidal with a straight red card.

His reasoning was that Anelka had faced the goalkeeper alone.

The sentence was clearly excessive, and Abidal watched the match in tears in the lounge, repeatedly stating that he had not touched Anelka.

In the eighty-second minute, Pique handball in the penalty area, Henin signaled the game to continue, and the home fans were extremely dissatisfied.

The decision was the most frustrating for Blues fans as it was a 1-1 scoreline, and Chelsea were able to win the penalty to put the lead in their hands once again.

After the game, Drogba and Bosingwa angrily scolded Henin for "no shame" and "not a referee, a thief", Drogba yelled in front of the camera, and Ballack chased the referee.

After the game, Chelsea fans said: "Barcelona are Chelsea's eternal enemies!" ”

Real Madrid mouthpiece Marca sarcasta ridiculed at the time: "Super Iniesta and the referee teamed up to send Barcelona to the final!" ”

After a three-year hiatus, the "eternal enemies" met again in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

After the draw ceremony, the four managers were mobbed by the media.

Bayern coach Louis van Gaal said: "The game against Real Madrid was not a good one, they have two super strikers, especially Chen's performance in the Champions League is still consistent and strong.

I hope we can score more goals in the first leg with home advantage and in the second leg we will focus on defending well so that we can qualify for the final! ”

Jose Mourinho has the most distinctive personality of the four managers, and the number of reporters who have interviewed him is the most.

A reporter asked: "Mr. Mourinho, have you studied Bayern's tactics this season?" ”

Mu Shuai said domineeringly: "I have never watched Bayern's game this season, and I don't need to study their tactics, on the contrary, Bayern will study us carefully!" ”

"As long as we do what we do, no one can stop us!"

"Real Madrid has only one opponent, and that is Real Madrid itself!"

This is very domineering, but many reporters have another interpretation, thinking that he is reflecting the current situation of Real Madrid's generals.

The "eternal enemies" of Barcelona and Chelsea were taken care of by more journalists, and the two managers were bombarded by journalists.

British media, especially London, fired at Pep Guardiola: "Mr. Guardiola, although it has been three years since that game, Chelsea fans have not forgotten it, what do you want to say to them most about this moment? ”

Pep Guardiola thought for a moment and said: 'The past is gone, there is no way to forget it and there is no way to change the result, I want the Chelsea fans to look forward! ”

"I hope that the two matches in the semi-finals can give fans all over the world two classic matches!"

On the other side, current Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo told reporters next to him: 'I'm very happy with the draw, since that game three years ago, Chelsea have been looking forward to meeting Barcelona again in the knockout stages of the Champions League! ”

'This meeting gives us a chance for revenge and Chelsea won't let that slip away!'