While Manchester City eliminated PSV Eindhoven and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the other round of 16 matches have also ended.

The teams that will be confirmed are Roma, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Valencia, Manchester City and Chelsea.

Among the eliminated teams, the most eye-catching ones are, of course, Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Barcelona's opponents are Liverpool, two two-time winners of the European Champions League, and their match is also the focus of the Champions League round of 16.

The battle between the two teams is also a duel between the two core players of both sides, with Steven Gerrard and Ronaldinho both among the most watched players in European football.

In the end, Steven Gerrard's Liverpool knocked Ronaldinho's Barcelona out of the tournament.

When referee Van Del blew the final whistle, Ronaldinho's gloomy exit seemed to be a revised version of Germany's exit from the World Cup.

Ronaldinho's recovery in the second half was unable to save the scarred Barcelona, and Gerrard's wonderful whole game made him get a higher evaluation than Ronaldinho after the game.

Judging from the field alone, Ronaldinho was completely submerged in Liverpool's strict defense in the first half, and Gerrard, who was placed on the right side, repeatedly delivered shells to his teammates, and in the second half, Ronaldinho's elf-like skills were Barcelona's biggest threat, and Gerrard acted as the main attacker of Liverpool's counterattack.

In the early stages, Gerrard and Kuyt combined twice in a row to keep Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés busy early. After that, Liverpool, who defended the main team, concentrated on defensive counterattacks, but also reaped a wave of officiation.

Among them, the interception of Liverpool midfielders to Barcelona players is crucial, often Gerrard, Sissoko and other players in the midfielder fight to get the ball and then decisively pass the ball and organize the attack.

Liverpool's tackle success rate was as high as 90 per cent throughout the game, which was enough to contrast the repeated setbacks of Barcelona's attacking players.

Among them, captain Steven Gerrard contributed 4 successful tackles, while Ronaldinho had zero.

Ronaldinho is known for his skill set that is unique to Brazilian players, and if you judge his skill level alone. It's not an exaggeration to give a perfect score. But in terms of defensive ability, it will not be flattering, and Gerrard, who can attack and defend, showed his versatility in this game.

Gerrard was only willing to play the ball when the team was dominant, and when he was counterattacked by Barcelona in the second half, Gerrard stepped up to act as the main attacker, which is the length of the first team.

Already before the game, the captain of the Reds warned his teammates that "the revolution has not yet succeeded".

Because Barcelona, who have Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Messi, it is not impossible for them to turn the tables successfully, and while the Brazilian was active in the second half, Gerrard, who was not to be outdone, contributed 4 runs with the ball.

The first time was slightly off target, and the second time was destroyed by Marcos. The other two forced Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés to make excellent saves.

In addition, the Reds captain had 16 wonderful passes, one of which almost caused Bellamy's close-range stunner, but unfortunately the Welshman was outflanked but unsteady on his feet, and in the final moments of the game, Gerrard was still sparing no effort to create free-kicks, Sky Sports pointed out that it was Gerrard who was still inspiring the rest of Liverpool's players in the final moments of the game, and the Daily Mail praised Gerrard for his "tirelessness" throughout the game.

Compared with the technical statistics after the game, Gerrard is on par with Ronaldinho in both shooting and passing.

But defensively, in terms of range of motion. In a game, Gerrard is more recognized by the outside world by playing in three positions: attacking midfielder on the right, defensive midfielder on the right and midfield.

Sky Sports gave Gerrard a game-high score of 9 after the game, a figure that stood out even more with a five-point and six-point backdrop.

Veteran Liverpool expert Tomkins once said, "The 27-year-old Gerrard can still improve himself by gaining experience. Especially when he learned the essentials of tactics from the manager. ”

The Liverpool captain has been impressive in cup finals over the past few seasons, such as the FA Cup with West Ham and the Champions Cup with AC Milan.

With such an ace, Liverpool fans are already looking forward to the ultimate glory this season.

The British press also claimed. Having crossed Barcelona, Liverpool began to dream of Greece.

In addition to the do-or-die clash between Liverpool and Barcelona, which attracted attention, the match between Inter Milan and Valencia was also eye-catching. The biggest focus of the two is not the game, but the aftermath.

After the match between Valencia and Inter Milan, Inter Milan had already been confirmed to be eliminated from the competition, and what happened next was jaw-dropping - Inter Milan and Valencia players got into a group fight!

After a 2-2 draw away to Inter Milan in the first leg, Valencia drew 0-0 at home again with a solid defense and advanced thanks to more away goals.

Originally, the game ended like this, but because of the conflict on the field, Valencia player Marchena clashed with Inter Milan's Burdisso, and Marchena kicked Burdisso in the face.

Marchena's actions became the trigger for a large-scale conflict.

Valencia substitute Navarro rushed onto the pitch and pushed Burdisso to the ground. Several Inter players tried to chase Navarro, but Navarro quickly ran off the pitch.

There was further friction between the two sides in the tunnel of the players.

Inter Milan goalkeeper Toldo entered the Valencia dressing room, while his teammates Figo and Cambiaso were also involved in the scuffle.

It wasn't until stadium security intervened that the escalation was stopped.

The incident became the biggest news after the round of 16, with almost all the media in Europe reporting it, and UEFA also specifically saying that the 'player who caused the accident' would be punished with a 'global' ban, which means that several players from Valencia and Inter Milan are likely to be unable to play for the rest of the season.

While focusing on this 'stadium violence', the most pleasing thing for the English media is the results of the various teams in England, with four English teams participating in the Champions League this season, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, all four of which are now in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The English media said happily, "This shows that the Premier League has comprehensively surpassed other leagues and become the world's largest league!" ”

However, whether the Premier League is the first major league or not is not directly related to the clubs, and after the second leg of the round of 16, the focus of each team is still on the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

According to the rules of the Champions League quarter-final draw. Against teams that have not avoided teams from the same country or met in the group stage, the order of home and away will also be determined by the draw, which means that four teams in England are likely to have a civil war, with each team likely to meet the other seven.

Among the eight teams, the opponent that Manchester City wants to meet is naturally the 'weak team', but in fact, there is no dark horse this season, even Roma, who is not famous in Europe. This season is also quite strong, so Wan Sheng has no thoughts about the draw.

"No matter what opponent we meet, we will try our best to win!" That's what Wan Sheng said to the media before the draw.

But after the draw, Wan Sheng still smiled wryly.

Ac milan.

It's definitely an opponent that no other team wants to face, and although AC Milan have not recovered from the 'phonegate' scandal last season, they are still quite strong in Europe.

This can be seen in the odds of various bookmakers.

So far, the top four odds offered by various bookmakers are Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and AC Milan, compared to Liverpool and Bayern Munich belong to the second tier. Roma and Valencia are not favourites at all, with their odds to win the title still at more than 30 times.

The bookmaker's odds don't tell the whole story, but they do tell the public opinion.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and AC Milan are undoubtedly the toughest teams to play against. Manchester City are one of them, but Wan Sheng would rather meet the 'more familiar' Chelsea and Manchester United than AC Milan, who have little European experience. I have played against Bayern Munich twice, so it can be said that I still have some understanding, and Roma and Valencia are considered 'weak teams'. The hardest game to play is AC Milan.

But the draw has been decided, and City will have to accept this opponent.

At the same time, the English media was very excited, because the quarter-finals were met, and there was no so-called 'Premier League civil war', Chelsea drew Valencia, Manchester United's opponent was Roma, Liverpool played Bayern Munich, Manchester City played AC Milan, and the four teams in the Premier League were all staggered and played against other national teams.

This means that Premier League teams are likely to meet in the final!

English football is even more rejoicing, and England fans have plenty of reason to hope that after Liverpool in '05, the four 'giants' of the Premier League will ensure that English teams bring the trophy back to England once again.

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The Champions League is followed by the FA Cup round of 16, and Manchester City's opponent is Norwich.

Wan Sheng has been impressed with Norwich, who have been their biggest rivals in the league in their first season in charge of Derby County.

After a failed Premier League season, Norwich City dropped to the Championship and have been solid in the Championship and are looking to make a run in the cups, and now they meet Manchester City.

Manchester City have been in very good form of late, and although this game is away, it is still a good performance.

In the end, Manchester City won 3-1 against Norwich.

The result of this game also made Wan Sheng a little surprised, not the score, in fact, Wan Sheng's mind was not in the FA Cup at all, the team also adopted a 'rotation' in this game, several main generals did not play, he considered that the FA Cup game, can be won, can not be won, forget it, after all, the team has more important leagues and the Champions League.

But in the end, they won and Manchester City also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

At this stage, it would be a pity not to take the initiative to fight for it, so Wansheng feels that he still has to fight for it in the FA Cup, a meaningful event.

March is about to pass, the battle for the top of the league, in this is still quite fierce, in the face of Manchester City's strength, Manchester United is a little unwilling to admit defeat, in recent games, in addition to the draw at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, other games have also won, but despite this, as some media said, "Manchester City's results make people a little desperate", since Christmas, Manchester City has not drawn a game, and is still unbeaten in the league, so Manchester United and Manchester City have opened two points gaps, plus the game between Manchester United and Chelsea has been postponed, Manchester United are already nine points clear of Manchester City in the standings.

Because Manchester City and Arsenal have also been postponed, Manchester City and Manchester United have played the same number of games, so these 9 points are pure 9 points, and Manchester United has little hope of catching up with Manchester City.

Another Chelsea team that had a chance of competing for the league title before Christmas sank a bit after Christmas, with two consecutive draws and a defeat to Liverpool bringing the gap between them and Manchester City to as much as 14 points. ”

Then it all depends on whether Manchester United have a chance.

So the English media began to analyze the league competition, and the public's opinion is that for "whether there is suspense in the battle for the top spot in the Premier League", it depends on the next Manchester derby, if Manchester United can beat Manchester City and find back the 3-point gap, then the gap between the two teams is still 6 points, and with 7 rounds left in the league, it can't be completely said that there is no chance, but Manchester United lost the game, then it is really completely hopeless.

With a gap of 12 points and 7 rounds, there is only a theoretical possibility to catch up.

In various public opinions, Manchester City ushered in the match with Newcastle United, and in order to prepare for the more important Manchester derby, Wan Sheng once again chose to rotate.

Even so, Manchester City beat Newcastle United 4-3 away.

Newcastle United lost the game but after the game they were considered 'quite good' and it was important that they scored three goals, and so far no team in the league has scored twice in a game, Newcastle United did, which speaks to Newcastle United's attacking prowess.

Wan Sheng didn't take it to heart.

In this game, the team sent a semi-substitute lineup.

If the whole force had played, the game would not have been so difficult. Fortunately, in the end, the team won and did not lose two points in vain, which is also a good result.

With this victory, Manchester City's winning streak has reached 14.

14 consecutive wins, quite an excellent result, but this is meaningless in Wansheng's opinion, because the season's winning streak task requires 15 consecutive wins, and in the mission of the Football Training Master system, there is no difference between 14 consecutive wins and 10 consecutive wins, both of which are rewarded with 10 consecutive wins.

That's why he's very serious about the next game against Manchester United.

As long as they can win this game, the task of 15 consecutive wins can be completed, and at the same time, pulling down Manchester United's 12 points is enough to ensure the team's league title!

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