With the whistle of referee Mason, the 2008-2009 English League Cup winners were announced and Chelsea secured their first trophy of the season.

As a good friend, Iroh went to comfort his friends Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney respectively as soon as the game ended.

No matter how intense the game is, as long as the game is over, they are still good friends.

After the game, the footage of Iello hugging Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney respectively was one of the topics discussed by the commentators after the game, and it was also the focus of attention of reporters from various countries who came to the scene.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the handshake between Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho after the game.

As Ferguson gets older and older, who can inherit the mantle of Ferguson has become a topic of discussion in the mainstream media in Europe, and the Portuguese Mourinho with full personality has entered everyone's attention, plus Ferguson also talked about his hope that Mourinho can lead Manchester United to the top again after retiring from retirement, so the handshake and hug and conversation between the two have become another focus of attention of reporters.

The next day, the European mainstream media focused on Chelsea, as the victory allowed Jose Mourinho and Iello to deliver on what they had said at the start of the season.

At the same time, it also proves that they do what they say and will never take their word for it.

The headline in The Times read: Will All Promises Be Delivered?

'We finished the 2008-2009 League Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium last night, with two goals and an assist from Ai to help Chelsea win the final and win the 2008-2009 trophy, as well as the promise of managers Jose Mourinho and Ai at the beginning of the season! Although they are three titles away from defending all the titles of the season, at least they did not fall before the first trophy, which means that they still have the possibility! And Ai's competitive form has also remained at a very high level, which is enough to ensure that Chelsea win all competitions! ”

“…… We firmly believe that the Carabao Cup is not Chelsea's first title of the season, nor is it their last, and this is just the beginning! ”

The German newspaper Bild also reported on the English League Cup final: "The result of the 2008-2009 English League Cup final was not much different from what everyone had guessed, Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-1 to win their first title of the season, and it is believed that their title luck will continue forever, because their star Ai is in excellent form, with two goals and an assist of individual ability to kill this game. And in the Premier League standings, Chelsea are also 11 points ahead of second-placed Manchester United, and defending this season's Premier League title is not a big problem! ”

“…… According to the feats of rhetoric at the beginning of the season, Chelsea only have the FA Cup and the Champions League champions left, they have entered the 1/4 finals in the FA Cup, the opponent is the Championship team Coventry, as long as there is no underweight phenomenon to win the opponent, it is not a big problem, and this season's Champions League 1/8 finals have beaten Real Madrid 3:0 away in the first leg, and it is not difficult to enter the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League, coupled with Ai's state, this season's Chelsea will be very likely to defend all the titles last season! ”

Ever since Iello won the European Ballon d'Or in a row by France Football, the newspaper has kept a close eye on Iello and was no exception when the mainstream media in Europe focused on the 2008-2009 English League Cup final, and they also sent a team lineup to focus on this final!

Their headlines were full of praise for Iroh: "It's really unbelievable, for the second year in a row, the European Ballon d'Or winner Ai once again dominated the final, he told the world with two goals and an assist, as long as his competitive form remains excellent, then the championship will be hidden, and the heroic feat of defending all the champions at the beginning of the season is believed to have been achieved with Ai's efforts, and last night's result is the best proof of this!" There is a slight suspense in the FA Cup and Champions League, but we believe that as long as Ai's form remains high, then these trophies will be in Chelsea's pockets......

The newspapers that are Elo's homeland are even more fanciful, and they even want to give all the praise of the world to Elo.

On this day, Iello folded up the newspaper about his headlines again, put it in his collection room, and drove an Audi R8 to the Cobham training base to prepare for the FA Cup quarter-final three days later.

Although Coventry's strength is not strong, the FA Cup is known as a hotbed of underdogs, so he has to have some scruples.

On 7 March, Chelsea host FA Cup quarter-final opponents Coventry City at Stamford Bridge.

Coventry's ability to reach the quarter-finals of this season's FA Cup had a lot to do with their luck, from the qualifying rounds to the fourth-round knockout rounds against lower-division teams, all the way to the quarter-final opponents Blackburn.

They held on for almost 90 minutes and scored on the only quick counter-attack of the game to make it to the quarter-finals of this season's FA Cup.

The result of this FA Cup quarter-final was not much different from what everyone expected before the game, and Iroh did not feel uncomfortable on the day of his 23rd birthday, and with his second-half substitute shot and pass, Chelsea won 2-0 at home to Coventry City, thus reaching the FA Cup semi-finals this season.

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Chelsea beat Real Madrid 3-0 away in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and they returned home without letting go of their opponents and fielding the strongest squad they could offer.

However, thinking of the three league games in the next ten days, Mourinho's team still dominated the game, and Real Madrid, who came to the away side, did not show the momentum of breaking the boat, and finally helped Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 at home with a pass and a shot in the second half of the game, and entered the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League with an aggregate score of 5-0.

Eight teams have also surfaced to reach the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League, a result that has also surprised the Premier League media, with the Premier League's four giants once again occupying half of the Champions League quarterfinals, leaving two in La Liga and one each in the Bundesliga and Portuguese Super League.

So after all the qualifiers came out, the mainstream media in Europe quickly focused on the 1/4 final opponents who might meet.

According to the 'unspoken rules' of the UEFA draw ceremony, the favorites are unlikely to meet in the Champions League quarter-finals in advance, so it can be regarded as a little benefit to the media to make their 'hit rate' higher.

Elo, who transferred to Chelsea at a sky-high price last season, has returned to play in Mestalla and there is no possibility of hype, so it can be ruled out, which means that Chelsea is most likely to meet the other two Premier League giants, Arsenal and Liverpool, but Bayern Munich is not low.

However, Barcelona and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea have a lot of grievances in the early stage, and the gimmick of the competition between Iello and Messi for young talent is big enough that the possibility of drawing is not small.

Of course, the result that attracted the most attention was the draw between Chelsea and Manchester United, who met in last season's Champions League final.

It's just that the likelihood is too low......

Amid media speculation, Chelsea have embarked on a devil's schedule ahead of the international break.

In addition to the 2-2 draw at Tottenham, they also won at home to Manchester City and Portsmouth away.

Fortunately, Manchester United also has two wins and one draw in these three rounds, so with only 8 rounds left in the league, Chelsea has 26 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss and 81 points compared to Manchester United's 22 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses and 70 points, 11 points more, which also makes them have more options in the remaining games, and compared to Manchester United's schedule, Chelsea except for Arsenal and Everton, the two opponents are more difficult, the other opponents are the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, and there is no problem in winning.

If nothing else, Chelsea will have no doubt defending their Premier League title this season.

It is worth mentioning that on the second day of the league draw against Tottenham, the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals was also out.

Top half: Manchester United vs Porto, Arsenal vs Valencia.

Second half: Chelsea vs Liverpool, Barcelona vs Bayern Munich.

According to the draw results of the upper and lower halves, that is, the teams that advance to the semi-finals in the upper and lower halves will directly play the two-legged semi-finals.

After the results of the draw, it was really a few happy and a few worried.

The local media in Liverpool were full of mourning, while the London media were thrilled, and some even wanted to use the theme of Chelsea's direct progress to the semi-finals.

Because Liverpool has lost all seven games against Chelsea in the past two seasons, and the two league games this season have been defeated, even Liverpool's local media are not optimistic about Liverpool for the next Champions League quarterfinals.

As soon as the draw results came out, the Liverpool Echo interviewed the team's manager Rafael Benitez.

In the face of media skepticism, coupled with an ultimatum from the top, Benitez said directly: "The Champions League knockout round is incomparable to the domestic league and cup competition, and we have a good tradition for the Champions League knockout round!" So far, the best European results of English teams are still Liverpool! ”

The on-site reporter's answer to Benitez was really drunk, he has faced Chelsea seven consecutive defeats, and he is still so hard-mouthed!

Served!

The London media really wanted to slap Benitez in the face, but they turned a blind eye to the possibility that it would be his last season in charge of Liverpool.

It didn't take long for the London media to interview Mourinho, and when talking about the draw opponents, he smiled and said lightly: "We are ready to advance to the semi-finals!" ”