The Chinese national team won 4:0 in the second round of the first group of the 2010 Asian Top 20 Qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and topped the table on goal difference, which has never happened in the history of Chinese football!

The exception, of course, was the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup qualifiers.

Because the first group of the top 20 Asian in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in South Africa, that is, the group where the Chinese national team is located, is recognized as the group of death, it is a very rare result to be able to get six points in the first two rounds and rank first with a goal difference.

The whole country is excited about this rare achievement, and even many people who don't usually pay much attention to football have begun to slowly get in touch with the world's number one sport and feel the demeanor of China's number one star.

In fact, now, football in China has become a veritable number one sport, and those who switched to playing basketball because of the national football team have also changed their minds and started playing football again, not to mention those students born in the 90s, who all take playing football as fun and bring a lot of talented seedlings to the professional team.

There are also some talented young players who have been dug up by European scouts who are 'lurking' in China, and then brought to Europe, the world's most advanced football soil, for training.

It's far away, back to the point.

After the end of the second round of the World Cup qualifiers, not only Airoh breathed a sigh of relief, but even the XX Football Association and Mourinho were also relieved, because the third and fourth rounds of back-to-back matches against the seeded team Australia will not be until June, when the Europa League has ended, and you can make as much trouble as you want......

So in addition to being interviewed by domestic and foreign reporters at a regular press conference on the night after the match, Iroh took a flight to Hong Kong the next morning, and then took a direct flight from Hong Kong to London.

Because Chelsea's schedule is very dense and the league lead is not obvious enough, with a full seven games to go before the end of the league, only five points ahead, which means that there are a lot of variables!

In addition, it can be seen from Chelsea's last round of home league games against Arsenal that the current Chelsea team has become the Valencia team that Ailo played for before, and it relies too much on him, which means that when Ailo is not on the field, many players don't even know how to play.

So Iroh has now become the backbone of Chelsea's on-field work!

It was noon on the 28th when Iello returned to London, and it was already the 29th to practice with the team, less than a day before their league game away to Middlesbrough.

Mourinho did not choose to risk putting Iello in the starting line-up after a long flight just to be on the safe side.

As a result, Chelsea had an excellent game on the road, with Didier Drogba, Joe Cole and Wright Phillips all scoring respectively, so Iello also sat on the sidelines for 90 minutes.

Iroh also thought about it, the team is about to start a devilish schedule, and he has just returned from a long flight, and it is normal for Mourinho to protect himself, because the key games often need to break the gap on their own, and it is not worth risking against a team like Middlesbrough.

After figuring out why, Iroh was relieved and prepared for the first leg of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the Mestalla Stadium three days later.

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After the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, and Serie A league games ended at the weekend, the media quickly shifted the focus of their coverage to the first leg of the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals.

In fact, in the last two rounds of the league against Valencia, Mourinho sent his assistant and intelligence commissioner Boas to watch Valencia's games on the spot.

However, the current Valencia team clearly has been able to hold on to the Copa del Rey and Champions League quarter-finals knowing that they have no hope of winning the title this season, so Boas's close-range intelligence gathering is a useless exercise.

But having said that, it's not completely useless, at least knowing that the current Valencia team relies on three players in attack is David Villa, David Silva and Juan Mata, and as long as Chelsea study the style of play of these three small men, it is equivalent to being invincible.

No one knows David Villa and David Silva's style of play better than Elo, so he is honoured to be a spy.

In the past, Valencia had Iroh as the role of the finisher, and David Villa was more of a fulcrum in the front court and did not finish part-time, but with the departure of Iroh and the limited ability of other offensive players to score goals, the current David Villa is equivalent to having the unlimited firing power of Iro, followed by David Silva.

Of course, Juan Mata, who has emerged this season, has also caught the eye of Chelsea's research team.

This time the team went to the Mestalla game, although it had Ailo pressing, but Mourinho for the sake of insurance, or defense as the mainstay, supplemented by counterattacks, after all, it is an away game, and there is no harm in being low-key.

The entire Chelsea squad arrived in Valencia on April Fool's Day.

It is worth mentioning that Valencia International Airport played a big joke on the whole Chelsea team on this day, because when they thought they arrived in Valencia, they heard that the airline was going to Los Angeles in the United States, which frightened Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

If this is really a flight to Los Angeles, USA, it is still unknown whether he can return to Valencia at the time of the game, so Mourinho made a complaint call at the first time, because when he boarded the plane, it was clearly indicated that he was going to Valencia, how did it become a trip to Los Angeles......

Soon, the airline told Mourinho that it was just an April Fool's joke.

Chelsea breathed a sigh of relief when they learned of the result.

It's just that no one noticed that the April Fool's joke before the first leg of this crucial Champions League quarter-final indirectly reduced the pressure on the team.

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On the first match day of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, in addition to reporting the anecdotes of the teams that were 'frightened' on April Fool's Day, the mainstream European media mainly reported the two games that were about to start.

The hottest news in Spain was Valencia's first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea.

Because this match is the return of former Valencia number one star Ailo to the Mestalla Stadium after a year.

This is undoubtedly a game to watch for many La Liga fans who are used to watching Ello play, but this game is a difficult decision for those who are die-hard Valencia fans.

The contribution that Eelo has made in the past two and a half years is very clear to every Valencia fan, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Valencia's first Champions League trophy and the first treble were won by Arlencia with his own ability, so Valencia fans have regarded Eelo as the greatest player in Valencia history.

Therefore, Aillo's return to the Mestalla Stadium as an enemy this time will make them feel extremely entangled.

When you see Iroh on the court, should I boo? Or should it be applauded?

Valencia fans don't know and are still struggling.

However, Iello arrived in Valencia on the same day to speak to the media, but he quickly stepped into the role: "Valencia is in the past tense and I am a member of Chelsea now, so I will do my best to win for Chelsea, and at the same time prove to Valencia that Valencia must be a masterpiece!! ”

After saying that, Iello also made a cheering gesture, signaling that he would cheer for the Champions League quarter-finals at the Mestalla Stadium tomorrow night.

Of course, in an interview, Ilo also made it clear that if he scored at the Mestalla Stadium, he would definitely not celebrate.

Because this field is a witness to Iroh, from a nobody to a superstar.

Besides, this is also the time to test a player's quality.

Like the later Tevez and manager Alex Ferguson, after the two opened Manchester United, the non-stop celebration behavior after scoring as a Manchester United opponent will undoubtedly cause unnecessary criticism and have a great impact on the player's personal image.

Just like Beckham, although he left Manchester United to join Real Madrid because of conflicts with Alex Ferguson, Beckham didn't celebrate after scoring on Manchester United?

Coupled with the fact that Ailo is a dignified Chelsea who joined Valencia from Valencia at a sky-high price, it is natural that Valencia should be more respected.

It's just a matter of proving that you're part of the good Valencia team and that's it!

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"I believe that the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the Mestalla Stadium tonight will be very exciting, because the former Valencia No. 1 star Ai has shown that he will give his best in tonight's game, thus proving that Valencia's production must be a masterpiece, of course, he also said in an interview that if he scores, he will definitely not celebrate, which means that he knows how to respect the club he has played for. After all, Valencia is the team where he has grown from a nobody to a world superstar, and it deserves to be ......"

The headline of the newspaper As.

Although former Valencia star and current Chelsea player Ai said that he will do his best in this game at the Mestalla Stadium, there is still a question mark over the final performance, because the current Valencia team still retains most of the main players who won the Champions League last season, especially the entire backline, and knows Ai's characteristics quite well, so ...... It's very difficult for Ai to score in this stadium......"

The head of the newspaper Marca is the Tao.

Real Madrid fell in the quarter-finals of this season's UEFA Champions League again, so the two major newspapers in the capital, Marca and As, can report on it fairly and impartially, so there are different opinions about Aillo, but it is undeniable that it has attracted enough attention.

Although at this time, most of the media in Europe focused on Elo's personal performance, the local media in Valencia reported only one piece of news, and that is: Welcome home!