In the 2006-2007 season, all four quarter-finals of the English League Cup were completed, except for Blackburn's 2-2 draw at home to Arsenal, which had to be replayed at a later date, the other three games were all won and lost, Chelsea won 2-0 at Liverpool, Tottenham beat Manchester City 2-0 away, and West Ham United lost 1-2 at home to Everton.

With Arsenal's draw away at Blackburn, the draw for the two semi-finals will not begin until Arsenal return to home to face Blackburn, so the other three teams who have progressed to the semi-finals will have to wait for the results of the replay.

The next day, in addition to continuing to report on Chelsea's player Ello winning the European Ballon d'Or, the English media also reported on the quarter-finals of the four English League Cup, the most notable of which was Chelsea's 2-0 home win over Liverpool.

However, the most attractive news story is not the Carabao Cup quarter-final itself, but the ...... The next day, the Daily Mail broke the news: Benitez fired assistant coach Ajestron, who had worked with him for 11 years.

"Yesterday afternoon, the last 2007-2008 English League Cup quarter-finals, Chelsea relied on two goals from the second-half substitute to help the team eliminate the Reds Liverpool 2-0, it is worth mentioning that after the game the Liverpool manager refused to shake hands with Mourinho, and Benitez's assistant Ayestrang completed the ceremony in his place, but this scene was known by Benitez after the game, according to reliable sources, the two had a heated argument last nightIn the end, Benitez fired his assistant Ajestron, who had been in the company for eleven years, and the reason for the dismissal was that he found out that his assistant had become good friends with Mourinho......

When the news was broken by the Daily Mail, the entire English media was amazed...... The reason is too strange.

Just because he found out that his assistant Ayestran had a private intersection with Mourinho, he fired his assistant who had served him for 11 years, so to speak...... Benitez is too impersonal.

In other words, he is a little small-bellied, after all, everyone has their own right to make friends, and soon Benitez's behavior rose to the level of violating the human rights of others, and I have to say that the thinking logic of journalists is still very advanced.

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It is not a matter of a day or two that Benitez and Mourinho are at odds, but it is indeed a bit far-fetched and even a bit stereotypical to rise to the point that Ajestrand was fired because of his good relationship with Mourinho.

But the news came and went quickly, because there was still the draw for the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals that night waiting for the major European media to pay attention.

England have four spots in the last 16 of the Champions League, so they are also one of the main media to follow the draw, although the England national team is not the top in the world, but the media covering football is the best in the world, plus the Premier League is the most expensive league in the world, which also makes them a little arrogant.

Premier League teams occupy four of the places in the final round of 16, which is a significant percentage of points.

If the draw is a little luckier, then it is not impossible for all four Premier League teams to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, because in the group stage, except for Liverpool, who played abnormally and became the second team in the group, the other three teams all advanced to the round of 16 with the first place in the group, and according to the draw rules of the 1/8 finals, the FA team will not play in the 1/8 finals, so the above possibility is entirely possible.

In addition to Chelsea's good opponents, the other three teams have encountered strong opponents, which can be said to be a big fight.

Arsenal drew Sevilla, Manchester United drew Lyon, Liverpool drew Inter Milan, and when the draw results came out, it was really a few happy and a few worried.

The best draw is Chelsea, their opponent is Olympiacos, followed by Barcelona, their opponent is the Soviet Super League team Celtic, and the other three 1/8 final opponents are: AC Milan vs Valencia, Real Madrid vs Roma, Schalke 04 vs Porto.

Of course, the most striking draw for the eight quarter-finals was UEFA's draw of last season's Champions League champions and runners-up, a contest with high expectations.

Kaka's form has declined this season, and Valencia has also left the star of the house in the summer, and the strength has dropped significantly, so the two teams are half a pound and eight taels, but the grievances and feuds between the two teams are still worthy of hype by the media and mass media on both sides.

But because the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals will not be played until February 21 and 22, it has little to do with the current English team, and they still have a fast whip over the Christmas period, which means that the devil's schedule is coming!

In just nine days, every Premier League team has to play four league games, which is a big test for every team, and the frequency of matches and the high level of confrontation in the game are a big test for every player in every team.

Because fitness is a gap that every player can hardly cross, and it is inevitable that the injury rate of players in each team will rise rapidly.

The Devil's schedule during this period is not only a challenge for the Premier League's big four, but also a challenge for the other 16 teams, and whether they can win the European stage or survive relegation this season depends on the performance of these four games......

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Except for a key report and analysis on the day after the draw for the Champions League 1/8 finals, the English media did not report too much at other times, after all, the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals will not be until late February next year, and it is still two months away.

For the entire British media, the most concerned is undoubtedly the upcoming Christmas Devil's Race.

The first two league games are Arsenal's home north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool's home league game against Portsmouth.

Of course, the most eye-catching is the North London derby.

Arsenal lost to Chelsea in the last round of the London derby, so this north London derby is certainly a must-play for them, with kick-off for both games taking place at 4.30pm on the 22nd.

The much-watched north London derby was more intense than the media imagined, with the referee showing 2 reds and 13 yellows throughout the game, of which 1 red and 5 yellow were given to the home team Arsenal, and the other 1 red and 7 yellow were given to the away team Tottenham.

The final result was 2:1, with the home team narrowly winning.

The other key game was played at Anfield, where Liverpool beat Portsmouth 4-1 thanks to a brace from Fernando Torres and an own goal and the icing on the cake from Babel.

Chelsea's opponents in this round will have to wait until Christmas Eve on the 24th to face Blackburn.

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But the day before this big fight, Iroh had one more important thing to do.

That's ...... Head to London Heathrow International Airport to pick up his girlfriend Taylor Swift.

In order to avoid the paparazzi who have been squatting near his villa for a long time, Iello also dressed up in disguise before going to London Heathrow International Airport, and even borrowed an Audi R8 from a neighbor in order to hide people's eyes, but he also paid his smile and signature to get the neighbor's car to use.

Although Iroh was very careful and deliberately dressed up in disguise, he was discovered by the sharp-eyed paparazzi.

Therefore, the next day, he appeared on the headline of The Sun again after a month, and the headline was surrounded by real and reliable photos, including two close-up shots, as long as the fans who are a little familiar with Iroh can see it at a glance, this is Iro.

"At about seven o'clock last night, our reporter saw a young man suspected of being Chelsea star Ai at the exit gate of London's Heathrow International Airport, who greeted a tall blonde with sunglasses at the airport...... According to the unremitting efforts of our reporters, it was finally confirmed that this man was indeed a Chelsea star, because the place he returned to was the rich villa in London where Ai lived......"

“…… So we can be sure that this man is the Chelsea star, and it's worth mentioning that there is a Premier League highlight game at Ewood Park at 7pm tonight, is that really the right thing for a professional footballer? Isn't it a little out of place the night before the race? Coupled with the identity of the blonde in sunglasses, it is also worth wondering, which means that he still has the energy to play in an intense Premier League game? ……”

Although The Sun is a very small newspaper in the UK, and often uses three pages of girls as the cover of the newspaper, and many of the contents are even taken out of context and sensational, the newspaper's sales are very good, and at its peak sales are not inferior to the best-selling newspaper in the United Kingdom, The Times.

It can be seen that the sales of "The Sun" are guaranteed, and from another point of view, it covers a wide area and has a large number of readers.

So before the away challenge to Blackburn, Iello was criticized by most of the media, and also attracted the attention of the team's head coach Jose Mourinho, you must know that Iroh has a history with Ashley Cole and Terry.

However, Iello reacted quickly, and after finding out about the news reported by The Sun, he took the initiative to find Mourinho.

For Iro's statement, Mourinho can only be skeptical, girlfriend? Isn't that a young American country singer? But...... Then again, at least not as negatively impacted by the previous nightclubs, maybe Iroh wasn't lying?

Picking up a suspicious woman at the airport? Falsehood? It's too advanced......

Besides, as a head coach, is it a bit too much? At least there is no problem with the competitive state of Elo's watch today, and there is no overindulgence as mentioned in the "Sun" at all......

Since there is no problem in this regard, it is not at all a problem to put Ailo in the starting lineup, and whether there will be suspicion in the regular press conference before the game is not something to consider, after all, football matches depend on the result.

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