After the Toyota Cup, Millwall split the line, with Aldridge leading the team back to London to prepare for the league in a few days' time.

On the other hand, the club's CEO Carter led the way, and he accompanied Ronaldo, Nedved, Henry, Larsson, and Nesta to the Ballon d'Or ceremony.

Five of Millwall's players were included in the final selection squad, with Ronaldo the most vocal in winning the Golden Ball.

He has been runner-up at the Ballon d'Or for two years in a row, and has already been nominated before that, so his popularity base is very strong.

Although Henry's voice in the recuperation is not low, but the poor performance in the European Cup, the French team's exit in the group stage will lower the rating, and he has been recovering from injuries since the new season, and there is no appearance on the field, and the momentum is obviously not comparable to the eye-catching Xiao Luo of the year.

In addition to his excellent club appearance, Nedved also impressed the outside world with his Czech team at the European Championships, as did Larsson.

Nesta, on the other hand, certainly missed the award, and the club gave him a break to take a break to hang out with his team-mates and recharge for the Christmas Express campaign at the end of the month.

At the award ceremony, Xiao Luo was as relaxed as before, there was no burden in his expression, maybe there were moments of extreme disappointment in the past, and as time went by, his mentality became better and better.

When the final results were announced, the applause at the scene was deafening.

Xiao Luo won the Golden Globe Award with a clear advantage!

Moreover, Millwall swept the top three!

Ronaldo, Nedved, Henry.

Xiao Luo, the highlight of the year, is due to the birth of a group of European dark horses!

On the club field. The Champions League final was Millwall against Porto. Porto is a dark horse.

England who won the European Championships. It is also characterized by the overall team type, and the individual table is good, but it has not yet reached the realm of shocking eyeballs, especially the offensive players who won the European Cup, most of them were dragged down by the club's record and failed to come up with a bright report card in the club.

A week later, they left for Switzerland. After Xiao Luo continued to become the new Ballon d'Or winner, he became the world footballer of the year in one fell swoop!

In 2004, Ronaldo reached the pinnacle of his career.

At this point, Millwall coach Aldridge has a new title: Ballon d'Or manager

In the 18th round of the Premier League, Millwall traveled lightly, the team not only returned from Japan to prepare hastily, coupled with the absence of a number of key players, Aldridge sent most of the substitutes at home, this game they were drawn at home by Newcastle United, and Chelsea shortened the gap between the two teams to 6 points by firing Norwich at home.

Aldrich celebrates the birthday of the little princess Bonnie at home this month. Lovely daughter is two years old!

I wanted to let Ronaldo and others rest during the Christmas game, but Roma Jr., who had just won the double Footballer of the Year, rushed back to the club without stopping. Aldrich's eagerness to fight surprised him.

It seems that he is not too worried about being chased by Chelsea for another two points in the standings, and Rob Jr. is still nervous.

The Christmas Express is approaching, and according to tradition, Aldridge still adjusts the team and gives some of the players a holiday.

Let Ronaldo and Kakasé take a break, they are the main pillars at the beginning of the new season, and they should not be overused for the sake of the later schedule.

Alonso, De Rossi was given a holiday last year, and this year took the initiative to fight!

The Christmas Express is going to play 3 games in 7 days.

The test for Millwall is just physical fitness, nothing else, because Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, they all played once in the first half, and the Christmas Express is just a simple fixture intensive effect, and at this point, the strong Millwall have no worries at all.

The Christmas Express Campaign, Millwall ended the year with three consecutive wins!

The brilliance of the double footballer Ronaldo is at the top of the standings, and Millwall's 2004 won a total of five competitions, which is close to perfect.

After a period of highlights, Fleet Street commented on the Premier League team table for the first half of the new season.

In terms of the league alone, Millwall are undoubtedly the best and have not tasted defeat so far.

However, if you refer to the results of other fronts, Mourinho's Chelsea has stepped into the ranks of the top teams in half a step!

Premier League, Champions League, League Cup, in the FA Cup Premier League team has not yet participated, Millwall has folded the League Cup in the first half, but Chelsea has advanced to the semi-finals strongly, and the Champions League table is also quite good, so in terms of the overall table, Millwall and Chelsea are the two most outstanding teams in the new season table in England, especially Chelsea also won three consecutive victories in the Christmas Express battle, which did not let Fleet Street fall before January.

Chelsea's league table is also better than Millwall's since the defeat at the Lion King Stadium, with them closing the gap by four points, even if there is still six points left.

At the start of the new year, the battle between Chelsea and Millwall has also entered a white heat, and the league is competing to see who can not make mistakes!

Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka returned to the team after a short break, and a short break and adjustment allowed them to start the second half of the league explosion!

With the accumulation of experience in the first half of the season and the accumulation of actual combat psychology on the field, this has made their performance on the field a small leap.

In the three Premier League games in January, Millwall and Chelsea all scored 9 points!

Counting the Christmas Express battle, when other teams will basically lose points, the giants of east London and the giants of west London are gradually starting to despair the rest of the Premier League!

As described by The Times.

"We are delighted to see how fierce the competition is in the Premier League! Chelsea have made a qualitative leap after investing heavily in it, and apart from some problems exposed in direct conversations with the defending champions, they have at other times made many teams feel intimidated, such as Manchester United and Arsenal. Once Millwall had one hand on the horizon, now they still need to look up to Chelsea, a reality that is frustrating for Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool who are looking for a revival. But objectively speaking. Chelsea have elevated the competitive landscape in the Premier League. If there was no Chelsea, the Premier League title might have lost its suspense by now! It is foreseeable that if there is no major event affecting both teams, then Millwall will have a 99% chance of successfully defending the title, but the FA Cup has already begun, and the Champions League knockout rounds will follow at the end of February. In the event of an injury to a key player, this is also an important factor that can affect the team's performance! ”

In January, the FA Cup kicked off, with Millwall beating Burnley in the third round and Bournemouth in the fourth round with a substitute to progress to the last 16 of the FA Cup.

That same month, Chelsea knocked out Manchester United over two legs in the Carabao Cup semi-finals to reach the Carabao Cup final and the FA Cup to reach the round of 16.

Although this month was good, Aldridge couldn't be happier. Nesta was slightly wounded and was to be suspended for a month. Alonso is also suspended for a red card in the league.

February came with two straight league draws for Millwall, and Chelsea's first win narrowed the gap to four points.

In the second game, Millwall played first, and when the news of Millwall's draw broke, Stamford Bridge was cheering, and Mourinho thought Chelsea were on the verge of a comeback!

This season, however, the first team to become their nemesis has emerged.

Manchester city!

In the first half of the league, the first defeat was away to Manchester City, and Mourinho did not expect that at home, Manchester City actually drew with Chelsea.

Chelsea missed the chance to cut the score to two points and are still four points behind Millwall!

Aldridge was finally feeling better, as Henry returned.

In the two consecutive draws, the problem exposed is that Villa is not experienced enough, after the excellent table in the first half, the opponent in the second half will play Millwall, and naturally focus on Villa!

It is also possible that during the Christmas campaign, Villa did not rest, after all, Millwall was still relatively weak in the center of the bench, so his form has also declined.

It was around this time that Thierry Henry made a comeback and made a strong comeback with two goals in the fifth round of the FA Cup!

Millwall have reached the last eight of the FA Cup!

As Chelsea progressed by leaps and bounds on all fronts, Jose Mourinho was active again after the New Year, putting pressure on Aldridge in front of the media.

Aldridge ignored him, and reality slapped Mourinho in the face.

In the fifth round of the FA Cup, Chelsea defeated St James' Park and missed out on the last eight!

After the game, although Mourinho said that Chelsea would focus on the league and Champions League, and the subtext was that going out of the FA Cup would avoid distraction and physical exertion, everyone knew that he was smiling and pretending to be optimistic.

At the end of February, the knockout rounds of the Champions League began.

Thierry Henry is back in the starting line-up!

The 60,000 Lions fans in the stands at the Lion King Stadium welcomed Henry's return as they host Bayer Leverkusen.

In the first leg, Millwall won a 4:0 result at home with an overwhelming advantage, laying the foundation for advancing to the top 8.

On the penultimate day of the month, the first crown of the English New Year is born!

Jose Mourinho claimed a trophy in his first season in charge of Chelsea.

Despite being an inconspicuous League Cup, it is very important for morale.

Before Millwall's return visit to Leverkusen in March, Fleet Street exploded.

'Chelsea and Millwall meet in the last eight of the Champions League!'

Chelsea's Champions League game is a day ahead of Millwall, so when they qualify, the last-eight tie is also out and it is almost impossible for Millwall's side to be overturned by Bayer Leverkusen!

Millwall have fielded a substitute on the road, not to flout Bayer Leverkusen, and although they have only two Premier League games in March, they still have an FA Cup last-eight game to play, while there is a FIFA matchday this month, which will be a test of the players' physical exertion.

Millwall, who came off the bench, lost 1:2 away to Bayer Leverkusen and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 5:2!

Aldridge said in his post-match interview about the quarter-final game against Chelsea, understating: "We have nothing to worry about, it should be Chelsea's worries, Chelsea have gone through the run-in at the beginning of the season and now they look like they are getting better, but Millwall's overall quality has improved this season, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Lahm, Silva have improved very significantly, we have beaten Chelsea in the league and now we are stronger than then." ”

His remarks were in response to Mourinho's remarks that Chelsea were stronger than at the beginning of the season, as if Mourinho was making excuses for the big loss to Millwall in the first half of the league, believing that Chelsea was still running in at that time, and it was not yet to break out, and after Chelsea began to break out, they chased Millwall six points in the league and also won a title.

Returning to England, Millwall took a break and immediately won Leicester City 2-0 at home to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals!

Glenschal has become Millwall's value-added addition this season, and he has contributed to the FA Cup semi-finals, and his role on the pitch also includes promoting young players such as Messi and Moutinho in addition to avoiding Millwall's overconsumption.

In March, Millwall won two Premier League games, and Chelsea breathed a sigh of relief, plus relied on utilitarian counter-attacks, the record was very good, and they also won the game.

As April approaches, Fleet Street defines April as: Armageddon Month!

In addition to Millwall's two Champions League games against Chelsea at the beginning of the month and mid-month, at the end of April, in the penultimate round of the Premier League, the two teams will meet in the second half of the league, which could be the final battle for the title! (To be continued......)