Chapter 589: The Lottery with Complicated Feelings (Three Watches)
Elo's goal at Stamford Bridge was like a burst of a river dam.
In the second half, Arlo, Frank Lampard and John Terry scored three goals in quick succession to beat Olympiacos 4-0 at home to Olympiacos, who had threatened to cause problems for Chelsea before the game.
After the game, the attention of the mainstream European media turned to the other two stadiums - Old Trafford and Camp Nou.
Because these two stadiums have two players who have to compete with Ello for the number of goals, but because of their own lack of ability.
The ideal is skinny, but the reality is cruel, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring just one goal at home to help United beat Lyon 1-0 and eliminate them 3-1 on aggregate.
As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo's tally of goals has reached just 10, two short of Elo's 12.
In another game played at the same time, Messi also scored only one goal after missing a series of great opportunities to help the team beat Celtic 2-0 and eliminate the opponent with an aggregate score of 5-2.
Similarly, Messi continues to be tied with Cristiano Ronaldo for second place in the Champions League scorer list with a two-goal difference.
The result of the remaining game was that Liverpool beat Inter Milan 1-0 away and eliminated the opponent 3-0 on aggregate.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's goals could have been contested for the top scorer in any season before the 2004-2005 season, the ...... Now in the age of Ielloh, this goal number can only be relegated to the second place, because ...... Iello topped the scorer charts with 12 goals in eight Champions League games.
It is worth mentioning that in an interview with Elo, who was named the best player after the game, he had a direct response to the relevant reports of "World Sports": "Only by respecting the opponent will you show all your strength, this is the real respect for the opponent, if you are humble and release water before the game, it is the biggest insult to the opponent......"
Elo's answer immediately caused a burst of laughter from the Spanish media, leaving only the local Catalan reporter speechless.
Chelsea's 7-0 aggregate home and away win over Olympiacos also appeared on UEFA's official website, and Elo, who scored five goals in two legs, was also a prominent appearance.
The next night, the second leg of the other four Champions League quarter-finals was also concluded, with Valencia beating AC Milan 2-0 at home thanks to goals from David Villa and David Silva, and advanced to the quarter-finals 2-0 on aggregate.
The other three results were that Real Madrid lost 1:2 at home to Roma, was eliminated with an aggregate score of 2:4, and failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for four consecutive seasons, thus being called the Champions League 'Sixteen Lang' by Chinese fans.
Arsenal beat Sevilla 2-0 at home to advance to the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 3-0.
Schalke 04 defeated Porto 1:0 at home with Hao Junmin's goal, and the aggregate score between the two sides became 1:1, and the subsequent games and 120 minutes were fruitless, and finally the home team relied on penalties to eliminate the opponent and advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League.
All the matches are over, and all the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League have been announced, although the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals will take place in a week at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
However, before that, the mainstream European media carried out a detailed report on the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals this time.
The English media are the happiest because four of the Champions League quarter-finals are occupied by Premier League teams, which also makes them feel superior.
The other four seats are divided into two seats in La Liga, the Bundesliga and Serie A.
French football also marveled at the fact that Premier League teams have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season with four teams, and expressed their appreciation for the success of the Premier League.
"No one could have imagined that the final result of this season's Champions League quarter-finals would be like this, and it is really surprising that Premier League teams with unusually dense games should once again occupy four of this season's Champions League quarter-finals...... From another point of view, I have to admit that today's Premier League is not only the most money-absorbing league on the whole planet, but also the best league in Europe! ”
The British media are generally hoping that the Champions League draw in a week will see Premier League teams each take on teams from the other three leagues, resulting in a situation where the Premier League will take on the top four.
Of course, the odds are slim.
Again...... France's Michel Platini, who succeeded UEFA president last year, did not allow this to happen, as he has criticized the Premier League on several occasions, arguing that the Premier League is affecting the normal development of modern football, thus making real football lose its original flavor.
Reputedly...... Platini is already preparing rules for the Europa League's financial fair play, which would restrict clubs with large amounts of pounds, dollars, and rubles from buying stars and disrupt the existing football transfer market.
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The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has not yet begun, so Chelsea's squad is focused on their home league for the time being.
Chelsea will next be tasked with taking on Barnsley's FA Cup quarter-finals away.
Barnsley is a professional football team from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, north of England, currently fighting in the English Championship, with the team's best result coming in the FA Cup, beating West Bromwich Albion on 24 April 1912 to win the FA Cup, 92 years ago.
Chelsea were put to the test in the quarter-final at Okewell, with the home side leading for 85 minutes until second-half substitute Arlo took advantage of a free-kick to send the ball straight into the corner to equalise the score, and then scored again before full-time to help Chelsea beat Barnsley 2-1 to advance to the last four of this season's FA Cup.
After the game, some British media joked that Iello was the '50 million pound escort' for the whole Chelsea team! ’
Three days later, Chelsea returned to home for the 29th round of league fixtures, hosting Derby County, thanks to four goals from Arlo, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard to win 6-1 at home, although the concern was the departure of winger Kalou injured amid injury.
The next day, in addition to the attention of Frank Lampard, who staged the big four, the draw for this season's Champions League quarter-finals was held in Nyon, Switzerland, on the same day.
According to the draw rules for the Champions League quarter-finals, teams affiliated with the same association no longer need to avoid the rules, so the four Premier League teams that qualify for the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League will most likely be drawn to Barcelona, Valencia or Schalke 04 respectively
Of course, it is also possible that four Premier League teams will face each other in the Champions League quarter-finals.
In the tense atmosphere of the scene, first of all, Arsenal and Liverpool were drawn together, and this draw made the English media shake their heads, and the imaginary hope of the four Premier League teams to win the top four of the Champions League was shattered.
Then the draw was made by the Blues Chelsea, which made the British media nervous again, and it would not be fun if Manchester United were drawn next, because it was the first half of the draw, and if Chelsea did draw Manchester United, it would mean that the Premier League teams could not achieve another historic scene - the final meeting of the Premier League teams.
But the good thing is that Chelsea drew - Valencia!
At this moment, the Spanish media felt loveless, especially the local media in Valencia, whose expressions were quite rich, and the reporters from Valencia Sports Newspaper looked at each other.
Although they would love to draw Ello's Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals, they also don't want to draw Chelsea, because the team with Ello is basically invincible, and as Valencia supporters, no one knows Ello better than them.
As for the reason for wanting to draw Chelsea, it was simply to see Iello at the Mestalla Stadium again, nothing more......
But......
At this moment, many local Valencian media even believe that Valencia's Champions League schedule for this season has been announced ahead of schedule.
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The first-team dressing room at the Valencia training base.
'Chelsea' and 'VS' were the first to appear on the big TV screen, and half a second later it was 'Valencia'!
“oh-yeah!!!”
Meanwhile, David Villa, David Silva and Wang Xiaolei high-fived in celebration!
When they saw that the opponent who drew Chelsea was Valencia, except for David Villa, David Silva, and Wang Xiaolei, they all looked at each other, because in their imagination, the best opponent in the draw should be Schalke 04, but now, ...... It was Chelsea who drew the most eye-catching team in the European table at the moment.
So the high-fives celebrations of David Villa, David Silva and Wang Xiaolei have become quite unknown.
"You ...... How can you be so happy? ”
Mata, who transferred from Real Madrid's B team before the season, looked at the three of them quite puzzled, frowned and subconsciously blurted out.
As the dressing room was very quiet during the draw, Mata's words were heard very clearly by David Villa, David Silva and Wang Xiaolei.
David Villa, David Silva and Wang Xiaolei looked at each other and smiled, and then David Silva said, "Because we want to prove to Ai that Valencia is still the best without him!" ”
Immediately, the locker room became incredibly quiet.
After about two breaths, the captain Albelda stood up, clapped his palms, and said, "That's right! We have to tell Sù to return to Ai in Mestalla and let him know that Valencia is still the strongest! ”
'Don't forget, we knocked out Chelsea last season to reach the last four of the Champions League!'
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The bottom half was drawn Barcelona vs Schalke 04 and Manchester United vs Roma
The day after the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the Spanish media unanimously agreed that Barcelona's signing was the upper draw, and at the same time, Valencia was drawn the lower sign.
On this day, Valencia fans had mixed feelings, they wanted to see Ailo again at the Mestalla Stadium, but at the same time they hoped that Valencia could advance to the last four, but they knew that they could not have both, so they had to compromise - Ailo was good, Valencia advanced to the last four.
Although they know Valencia have little hope of progressing to the last four......
The headline of the day in Valencia Sport said: 04/03Welcome home!!
That's right, it's to welcome Arlo home.