Chapter 179: The list of the top eight

“3:1! There is no suspense that Manchester United will win! ”

"The aggregate score is 5:2! Home and away double, Manchester United advanced to the quarterfinals of the season with the strongest attitude! ”

"Manchester United are still continuing their unbeaten season! An undisputed victory, such a strong Manchester United, who can stop it?! ”

"One pass, one shot, and one instigation, Fan deserves to be the best in the game!"

"Van has scored again, and he has now scored 10 goals in Europe this season, just four goals short of the Champions League single-season goal record held by him and Altafini!"

"After missing a good chance to break the record last time, is Van ready to make a comeback this season? …… Of course, if there is one person in this world who has the hope of breaking this seemingly impossible record, then this person must be Fan! Van is surprisingly good in shape! ”

The next day, the news that Manchester United had eliminated French powerhouse Marseille was furious.

United's promotion did not come as a surprise to most people, and while both teams are at the top of their respective leagues, Marseille and Manchester United are not at all equal rivals. Especially in the first leg, when Marseille lost a 1:2 at home, it can be said that the disadvantage is exhausted, and it is almost impossible to reverse the situation.

As it turned out, Manchester United easily kicked Marseille home home with a crisp 3-1 and an aggregate score of 5-2 at home.

In addition to sending blessings and praise to Manchester United, the media focused more attention on Van Bizhuang. Fan Bizhuang's performance in the group stage was already very good, almost every game had goals, and in the knockout stage, Fan Bizhuang still regarded the goal as if he was probing for something, and when everyone came back to their senses, they were shocked to find that Fan Bizhuang had ten Champions League goals this season!

It's not far from the single-season Champions League goal record of 14!

Four goals is a lot less, not too much, but people have to admit that with Fan Bizhuang's goal efficiency and such a hot form, it is very likely that in the next game, it will be equal or even break this record that no one has dared to imagine for decades.

You know, even if Manchester United are eliminated in the end, at least there are two more games in the quarter-finals, and four goals in two games, or even more, may be a difficult thing for ordinary players, but for Fan Bizhuang, it is not impossible.

Over the past few years, Fan Bizhuang has shown with a steady stream of goals that he is a complete "record harvester"!

People can't stop exclaiming, this season's Fan Bizhuang is simply terrifying, scoring crazy goals in the league, and also gaining in the Champions League, Mr. Golden Ball continues his phenomenal performance last season, and his journey seems to be endless.

In the face of the exclamations of fans and the media, Fan Bizhuang also gave an interview afterwards, and he said to the camera: "I am happier than scoring goals to see that we are still on the way forward, to be able to win, to be able to go further, this is the most important thing...... Of course, to be able to score goals all the time, that's what I'm looking for. Breaking the single-season Champions League goal record, if it's possible, why not? …… I've been at a crossroads of records and missed out on that opportunity, and now, when the opportunity comes again, I think I'm going to give it my all......"

Although he didn't admit it bluntly, his tone showed a strong sense of confidence and domineering, and Fan Bizhuang almost told the world that he just wanted to continue to score, and he just wanted to challenge the record!

"Champions League single-season goals? In Fan's opinion, this is not impossible! ”

"Fan: I will make new history and records!"

"Fan showed a strong sense of self-confidence, and yes, he will continue to write his own myth!"

Various reports were once again presented in the newspapers, and the reporters changed the "subtle" expression of Fan Bizhuang, and under their description, Fan Bizhuang seemed to be bound to win a new record.

This caused a lot of controversy in public opinion, but Fan Bizhuang didn't care, because this is the case, Manchester United wants to move on, and he, too, must continue to move forward!

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Manchester United's promotion did not sit on the front page for too long, and soon, the front pages of major European sports newspapers were occupied by the newly released Champions League quarter-finals list.

On the second day after the match between Manchester United and Marseille, the remaining quarter-finals were all over, and the quarter-finals of the Champions League were all born.

The traditional giants of the major leagues have almost all passed smoothly, with Barcelona knocking out Premier League giants Arsenal, Chelsea beating Danish giants Copenhagen and Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 knocking out La Liga Bats Valencia......

Of course, the top eight teams born this season also have some surprising "upsets", such as the Serie A giants AC Milan, who were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur, and Roma, which is also an old Serie A team, was eliminated by the second-rate Russian team Shakhtar Donetsk.

There are a total of three Serie A teams that have reached the knockout round, and as a result, AC Milan and Roma were eliminated as soon as they went out, and the Serie A force can be described as a heavy loss, but fortunately, the Nerazzurri Inter Milan retained a glimmer of hope for Apennine football, and in the case of not being favored before the game, Inter Milan finally fought 3:3 with the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich in two legs, and finally eliminated Bayern and advanced to the quarterfinals due to the advantage of more away goals.

The last team to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League is Real Madrid, which has the embarrassing nickname of "Champions League Sixteen" in recent years. And the opponent they eliminated was the old rival Lyon.

In the latter part of the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship, Real Madrid stopped in the last 16 of the Champions League almost every season, and three of them were caused by Lyon, so it can be said that the French hegemony left an unusually painful memory for the White Coats.

After Mourinho took office this season, Real Madrid did not continue last season's strong lead in the league, but in the Champions League, it finally had a breakthrough, they were forced to draw 1:1 by Lyon at home in the first leg, everyone thought that Real Madrid would be likely to be eliminated by the old enemy again, but in the second leg, it burst out with great energy, and the Lyon team was simply cut down 3:0 away from home, so as to reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in nearly six years with a total score of 4:1!

So far, the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League have finally been born, namely Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League, and Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, and the remaining three places are divided between Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga and Inter Milan in Serie A and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Russian Premier League.

There is no doubt that the Premier League, which occupies three places in the quarter-finals, has become the most eye-catching existence, which has made some Premier League fans start to advocate the assertion that the Premier League is the number one league in football today.

Of course, it's too early to boast about this, and the fact that the number of places occupies does not necessarily mean that it will be able to go smoothly to the end, for this list, people are more interested in the talking points - there are so many topics to talk about after dinner, Real Madrid defeated the old enemy to advance, Bayern Munich "upset" out, and Roma was eliminated by the "weak team" Shakhtar Donetsk...... Also, the Premier League occupies three places in the quarterfinals, so will it meet teams from the same country when it comes to the quarter-finals......

The doubts of the media and fans were quickly answered.

After the list of the quarterfinals was released, a few days later, the matchups of the quarterfinals were finally revealed.

After the UEFA draw, the matchup table is also fresh - Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan vs Schalke 04, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona, Manchester United vs Chelsea.

As soon as the matchup situation was revealed, there was another uproar in world football.

Among the top eight teams, the recognized strong teams Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter Milan can be said to have drawn a good opponent, which is a clear distinction between strength and weakness, not to mention that they are absolutely confident of winning and advancing, but the hope of advancing to the semi-finals is undoubtedly great.

Obviously, the biggest attraction of this list is between Manchester United and Chelsea, both teams from the Premier League and the best of the league, and the matchup between them is expected to be a comet crashing into the earth.

"Real Madrid, who have been in the round of 16 of the Champions League for many years, is likely to go one step further this season! They drew a good draw and it's hard for England to cause them too much trouble! ”

"Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk! Oooo ”

"Inter? Schalke 04? Do you need to talk about the final qualifying team? It must be the Nerazzurri......"

"Man Utd vs Chelsea! The most interesting clash in the quarterfinals! Will it be Manchester United, who have not tasted defeat so far this season, to continue the myth of unbeaten, or Chelsea will be brave enough to complete the sniper task in the most crucial battle...... The civil war between the two is really exciting to think about! ”

All kinds of public opinion is in the dust, of course, people are more focused on the English Civil War matchup, and for Manchester United and Chelsea, people are obviously more optimistic about Manchester United, the reason is simple, Manchester United has not lost a game so far this season, and in the three duels with Chelsea this season, two wins and one draw, occupying the absolute upper hand.

In this context, people are naturally more inclined to Manchester United to continue to write their "unbeaten myth".

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With the quarter-finals table out now, United know that their next rivals will be the Premier League's old rivals Blues Chelsea.

Truth be told, the draw was a bit of a disappointment for Ferguson, who have several mediocre teams in the quarter-finals this season, and would prefer to draw an opponent like Shakhtar Donetsk if possible.