In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Blackburn lost 1-2 at home to Bayern.

In the other match, Galatasaray was held to a 2-2 draw at home by Spartak Moscow. This is an underdog, although it is not a big upset in Europe. But it's definitely an underdog in this group.

Although Galatasaray's strength is not as good as Bayern and Blackburn, if you are lucky, it is not impossible to defeat Bayern and Blackburn. But in his home stadium, which is still the home of the famous devil in European football, he was beaten 2-2 by Spartak Moscow.

In this group, Bayern Munich has won both games and accumulated six points. Blackburn is second with three points, while Galatasaray and Spartak Moscow have one point.

Of the teams in the Premier League, only Blackburn Rovers lost this round.

Manchester United are in the best situation. The first game was a 3-0 win over Hamburg and the second game was a 2-0 away game against the Graz Storm. It was only a matter of time before they qualified from the group and no one would have an impact on the emergence of Manchester United.

And Wenger, who drew the group of death, fought back in this game.

The loss to Real Madrid in the first game made Arsenal's situation in the group stage not very optimistic. But in this game, Arsenal scored three goals in a row after facing Lazio away from home, falling behind by one goal, and finally won 3-1 away against Lazio.

The worst form in this group of death is last season's Serie A champions Lazio.

First they lost to Anderlecht in the first game and this time to Arsenal. Without a point in two games, it is basically impossible to break through from the group of death. The current situation is that Real Madrid are on the top of the game, while Arsenal and Anderlecht are both one win and one loss.

However, Arsenal paid a serious price for this game. Ljungberg suffered an ankle injury and is estimated to be recuperating for a month.

The second round of the Champions League group stage, after playing until now, there will be no Champions League matches this year. The Champions League will not resume until February.

Just three days after the Champions League game, Blackburn will face Premier League powerhouse Leeds United.

It may be that the one-to-two with Bayern has affected Blackburn's morale. Blackburn, who has always played Leeds United, was forced to draw 1-1 by Leeds United at home. But George was already very satisfied.

Because if it weren't for the bad form of the Leeds United striker, a point would have been a luxury in this game.

Smith had no fear against the equally young Hargreaves and the veteran McAllister in this match. Twenty-year-old Alain. Smith was delicate and made a total of four threatening passes in this game.

However, it was squandered by Leeds United's forwards one by one, and in the end it was Smith who solved the problem himself. Dangling past Hargreaves near the penalty area, a curling ball left Cudicini out of reach.

Smith's fierce style of play, full of energy, fast speed, and excellent physical fitness, he is even regarded by Ferguson as Keane's successor in the future. But now George sees Smith more of a player full of spirit. Although he is also very fierce, he is definitely a genius player who handles the ball with his feet, passes the ball, and passes people.

Looking at the high-spirited Smith, it was hard for George to imagine that the future Smith would be completely obscure.

Blackburn Rovers picked up a point and Manchester United were also affected by the Champions League tie. The 3-3 draw with Charlton Athletic on the road still trails Blackburn Rovers by five points.

And Arsenal, who just lost a big player in the Champions League, performed very well. A 5-0 win over Newcastle United, chasing two points, the same number as Manchester United, and five points behind Blackburn.

How dense the schedule is, everyone can never imagine.

The second match of the second round of the group stage of the Champions League was played on December 6. The match against Leeds United was played on December 9. After this game, Blackburn will play the quarterfinals of the League Cup on December 13. Of course, this alone will not give George a headache.

But the entire December schedule is just as breathtaking as September.

On December 16, Blackburn Rovers resumed playing in the Premier League. And on December 23rd, 28th, 30th, and January 1st of the New Year, there are Premier Leagues. Speaking of which, the person who arranges this kind of schedule is simply a bastard, and it is not a schedule for people to fight at all.

In this kind of schedule, as long as they get through, Blackburn's Premier League title for the whole season may be nine out of ten.

But now we have to face the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup first.

League Cup? This cup is really a chicken rib competition, and it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless.

And sometimes, when luck comes, you can't stop it. As soon as the opponents of the quarterfinals came out, all the media lamented Blackburn's luck. But this is not the luck that George hoped for, if he had met one or two strong teams early, George's attitude towards the League Cup would have been eliminated long ago.

Look at Arsenal, who were eliminated in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Manchester United went one step further than Arsenal, but were also eliminated in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Arsenal were the first to be eliminated, and of course he didn't want to.

Because at that time Arsenal were struggling in the Champions League group of death. Without giving up the League Cup, how could they concentrate on playing the league and the Champions League.

Why did everyone envy George's luck when the draw came out. Because Blackburn's opponent in the quarterfinals turned out to be Manchester City.

The current Manchester City is not the Manchester City that has been full of ambition since Mansour took over. Manchester City are now the team that was promoted last season and are now 19th in the Premier League. Struggling in the relegation zone, it is still unknown whether they will be able to stay in the Premier League.

Manchester City has been able to go so far, and it is already burning incense.

Now they have a strong Blackburn Rovers again, and Manchester City are not willing to lose the league for the Carabao Cup.

December was a big hurdle for any Premier League club. If City can perform well in December, then there is a good chance of relegation. Therefore, Manchester City have no intention of fighting hard in the Carabao Cup and Blackburn Rovers at all.

Blake wanted to give up and couldn't.

Although George didn't pay much attention to this game, now Manchester City has brought out the substitutes and the youth team. If you're failing, that's it.

Kevin, who hasn't played for a long time. Gallaher and another veteran, Davao. Suker comes on. Facing a group of little furry kids, Kevin. Gallah was excellent and scored two goals. And Hleb, who was brought in by George in the summer with a special talent clause, scored his first goal with Blackburn.

In the end, with Kevin. Gallaher, Hleb, Panucci, David. Dunn's goal swept Manchester City 5-0 away from home.

And Blackburn Rovers reached the semi-finals of the League Cup with this victory.

The opponents in the League Cup semi-finals are even more interesting. Ran into Birmingham from League One. On the other side is Liverpool vs. Ipswich.

George didn't know whether to be happy or to smile wryly when he looked at his current appearance.

The more you want to give up the League Cup, the more you can't give up. There are only three games left, and the semi-final opponents are League One clubs. Once past Birmingham, it's the Carabao Cup final.

Thinking of Liverpool, George was a little embarrassed.

Before Rafael Benitez took charge of Liverpool and won the Champions League, Liverpool's most glorious moment in the Premier League was this season. They won five crowns, and even came out with Owen's Golden Ball.

But because of George's appearance, Liverpool has not qualified for the League Cup this season. Liverpool's UEFA Cup title is out of the question.

If George snatches the League Cup again, George really doesn't know what other accolades Liverpool have to take this season. Is it just an FA Cup?

Mommy, what if you only win one FA Cup, Owen's Ballon d'Or?

England players finally came out with a Ballon d'Or, or the Premier League finally came out with a Ballon d'Or. The Ballon d'Or is more of an honor in Serie A and La Liga, and in the more than 20 years of the Premier League, there have only been two Ballon d'Or awards in Owen and Ronaldo.

If he robs Liverpool of so many honors this time, Owen's Ballon d'Or will definitely be in vain.

So it seems that George has to say sorry not only to Liverpool, but also to Owen.

In fact, even if Liverpool wins the League Cup, Owen's Ballon d'Or is already hopeless. Owen can win the Ballon d'Or and the League Cup is very important. After winning the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup victory over Bayern Munich also scored a lot of points.

Of course, the national team beat Germany and the FA Cup win over Arsenal are all important games. But without the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup, Owen would never have won the Ballon d'Or.

Owen, '01 was a pinnacle.

But it was ruined alive by George. It is impossible without a hint of guilt.

'It seems that if I give up the Carabao Cup, it will be impossible.

George smiled wryly and chatted with Evan.

"You, if you get cheap, you still sell well. How easy it is to have a Carabao Cup this season. It's too late for others to envy. Evan smiled when he saw George's appearance.

"yes. We were lucky. ”

George sometimes sighed. George has always had good luck in domestic cup competitions. It's rare to run into some strong teams in the third, fourth, and fifth rounds. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the current Premier League powerhouses generally do not attach importance to the League Cup.

In particular, teams like Manchester United and Arsenal that play in the Champions League automatically give up the League Cup.

Because there are too many Champions League games right now. If a team wants to win the Champions League, they have to play 17 games. This kind of high-intensity game is definitely the collapse of many teams. So the League Cup will be automatically abandoned by them.

But now that Blackburn have reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, George can't afford to give up.

But there is nothing wrong with it. In their 100-year history, Blackburn Rovers have not won the League Cup once. Bringing a Carabao Cup title to Blackburn fans will be a delight as well.

(To be continued)