When Manchester City's starting list for Blackburn came out, it didn't actually cause the media to "blind" it.

Because everyone has seen that the names of Glory and Ibrahimovic are on this starting list.

With Blackburn's quality, Manchester City would have those two men to secure the win.

If it were to be replaced by another strong team, it would be a bit dangerous for Manchester City to do so.

But Blackburn...... After 33 rounds of league games this season, Blackburn has nine wins, eight draws and 16 losses, accumulating 35 points, ranking 16th and fifth from the bottom, and only two points away from the relegation zone.

Blackburn Rovers need to be relegated now, and it is true that it is difficult for a relegated team to play, but it also depends on who the opponent of the relegation team is.

If Glory and Ibrahimovic don't play up, Manchester City will really lose to Blackburn Rovers away with this line-up.

But Glory and Ibrahimovic both started at the same time, which is equivalent to double insurance for Manchester City's victory in this game.

There is no doubt about it.

All we just have to wait for City to extend their unbeaten streak of record further.

Sure enough, against Blackburn, the glory scored two goals, and Ibrahimovic also completed a hat-trick.

In the end, Manchester City beat Blackburn Rovers 5-0 at home.

The match turned into a two-man rivalry between Glory and Ibrahimovic again, although it looks like Glory only scored two goals while Ibrahimovic scored three, so it seems that Ibrahimovic won. But Ibrahimovic didn't feel like he had won at all.

Because he couldn't play in the next Champions League, he could only vent his anger on Blackburn, and the glory clearly saved for next week's game against Manchester United......

So Ibrahimovic didn't feel at all that he had defeated Glory, and besides, what was there to be happy about beating a Glory who didn't give it his all?

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After beating Blackburn, City's unbeaten league run was extended to 51.

At this time, the English media realised that if Manchester City were to remain unbeaten in the league until the end of the season, as Leighton Barnes had revealed, then their unbeaten run in the league would increase to 55 games!

That's just three games shy of AC Milan's record of unbeaten streak in Europe's top five leagues.

After the start of next season's league season, Manchester City only need to remain unbeaten in the first three league games to match AC Milan. And if they go unbeaten in their first four league games, they will set a new record that belongs to them, just as they did to surpass Arsenal.

It's really something that deserves everyone's attention.

Of course, there are more things to watch at the moment.

That is the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Manchester City and Manchester United were drawn together in the draw for the semi-final tie in what will be a local derby in the Champions League.

Although Manchester City and Manchester United meet at least twice a season, there will also be at least two local derbys.

But the city derby in the Champions League is still different.

There was also a great deal of interest from the media.

With four league games remaining, Manchester United are still eight points behind Manchester City.

Although in theory United still have a chance of turning the tables - as long as Manchester City lose three of their next four league games and United win all four.

But such a thing can only be stored in "theory......

Everyone knows very well, including Ferguson himself, that it is impossible for Manchester United to reverse Manchester City to win the league title.

In the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, United also failed to reach the final.

If the league is gone, Manchester United will now have only one Champions League to fight for.

In such a situation, the Champions League is very important for Manchester United and will definitely not give up lightly.

And UEFA just got Manchester United and Manchester City together. After being beaten by Manchester City by eight points in the league and with no hope of winning the title, the Champions League semi-finals have become the best stage for Manchester United to take revenge.

They could knock out Manchester City in the Champions League and let them stop in the last four for the second year in a row.

Therefore, the two games between Manchester United and Manchester City are destined to be two fierce matches like Mars hitting the earth.

Before the game, players from both sides were already spitting on each other.

Manchester United's key player Wayne Rooney said in an interview that he was happy to be drawn with Manchester City.

'I'm not worried about being knocked out, on the contrary, I'm happy to play with Manchester City. Because it will give us a great chance for revenge! We'll beat Manchester City and then we'll march to Wembley! ”

On Rooney's side, Glory did not respond to Manchester City's words, although many reporters ran to ask him, but he did not answer the reporters' questions.

It was Gareth Barry who mentioned Rooney's words.

"Only the loser will bring revenge. So obviously, in terms of mentality they lost to us before the game! ”

Ferguson then expressed his confidence in his pre-match press conference.

“…… The league and the Champions League are two completely different competitions. Our table in the league cannot be used as a reference for the Champions League. ”

When a reporter asked him if he had gotten along with the tactics against Glory, Ferguson refused to answer the question, blocking the reporter's question with "this is a secret".

Later, when Benitez appeared at the press conference, reporters asked him if his insistence on finishing the league unbeaten season with the league title almost in place would have a detrimental effect on the Champions League.

"Adverse effects? No, no, no. There are no adverse effects...... It's not my arrangement, but I support the lads' approach, it's good to have goals. The league is the league, the Champions League is the Champions League, and our actions in the league will not interfere with the Champions League. This season, we hope not to stop at the last four. ”

What Benitez said is already obvious.

His ambition this season is to lead the team to the final.

What happens after reaching the finals?

Champions, of course!

Who was happy to go home after the final?

So Manchester City not only want to win the league this season, but also win the Champions League, they want to win the double!

If it was last season, even if Manchester City eliminated Barcelona, Benitez would have been ridiculed by many people before the semi-finals, laughing at their inadequacy, just eliminating the defending champions and swelling to the point that they thought they could win the title......

But now, when Benitez said such a thing, no one felt ridiculous or incredible.

Looking at Manchester City's current form, such a team really has the possibility of hitting the Champions League!

Ibrahimovic's suspension ended after the first leg of the semi-finals, and he will be available for the second leg before playing Manchester United away, and his return will give City a little more confidence at Old Trafford.

Now in the first leg, Manchester City's attacking firepower will mainly rely on glory.

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"To be honest, I think it's going to be difficult for Manchester United to beat Manchester City away from home...... "The day before the game, English TV was discussing tomorrow's Champions League semi-final.

The guests were divided into two camps, and the supporters of Manchester United believed that Manchester City had to remain unbeaten in the league, which would affect the players' performance in the Champions League, and Ibrahimovic's ban for this game would also affect Manchester City's strength and morale, so Manchester United was not without opportunities.

Those who support Manchester City believe that Ibrahimovic does not care if he stops the game, as long as Manchester City has glory. Glory is on the pitch and Manchester City can win. If the suspension is glory, then Manchester United really have a chance to take advantage of it.

It's a pity that Rongguang is very civilized when he plays, and he rarely goes to the referee to take the initiative to apply for a yellow card or something, so he is rarely banned from the game with a red card. Since he received a yellow card for expressing dissatisfaction at Bayern Munich, he was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, missed the most crucial Champions League game, and the team was eliminated from the tournament and lagged behind.

"Manchester City is proud! What do those of you who fancy Manchester United to win away from home think? Can you come up with a way to deal with Rong? If you can, then I think there's some truth to what you're saying, otherwise you're talking nonsense! ”

"We can't, but that doesn't mean Ferguson can't!"

"What's wrong with this, I have it, it depends on whether Manchester United is willing to use it - won't it be over if Rong is injured at the beginning of the game?"

"You're unsportsmanlike!"

"What's the point of sportsmanship if it's really for victory?"

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The argument between the two sides was very intense, and in the end the host had to intervene.

"Lethal tactics don't work! I think whoever makes a malicious foul on Rong is committing a crime against football! I even think that FIFA or UEFA should introduce measures specifically against Rong, and all malicious fouls against Rong should be severely punished! ”

The presenter accidentally exposed his tendencies - he was clearly a fan of glory......

However, his words do speak for many fans, especially Manchester City fans. Everyone knows that Manchester City is all about glory, and if glory is injured, Manchester City will be finished.

But at the same time, there are also many people who oppose the killing tactics of Rongguang, because Rongguang's excellent performance is simply made many neutral fans willing to cheer for him. Watching him play is a pleasure.

If anyone dares to hurt the glory, they are the enemies of world football.

For example, Rorick Cana, who was seriously injured by the previous shovel of Glory, was banished by mainstream European football because of a foul on Glory, and finally could only play in the Turkish League......

On the one hand, Rong Guang is a threat to other teams, and on the other hand, even fans of other teams probably don't want to see such a genius leave football forever because of injury.