The Champions League is over for the time being, and while Chen Yu's hat-trick and PSV Eindhoven's magical beating over Manchester United are still being discussed in the media, most of the teams in the quarter-finals have already begun to prepare for the league.

The Champions League has reached the critical period of the knockout round, and in fact, the league has also reached a stage where it cannot be relaxed. With the exception of Milan, who has no hope of winning the title and a worry-free Champions League spot, the other seven teams must give their all in the league.

Liverpool is in a dangerous situation in the league, they are three points behind Manchester United, as long as they lose one game, they may immediately lose the opportunity to compete for the title, after all, there are only 8 rounds of games left, with Manchester United's stability, the next eight games, they are not sure to win only the one with Chelsea, the rest is not a big problem, if Liverpool wants to win the championship, they must win all the last games, and increase the goal difference as much as possible, so that they have a chance to compete with Manchester United for the league title.

Among Liverpool's last eight opponents, Arsenal is the strongest opponent in this round, and if they can win the Gunners without Champions League matches in this round, it is not impossible for Liverpool to win all the last games.

As a traditional giant in England, Liverpool and Arsenal met in England, Arsenal won 9, drew 7 and lost 13, including 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses away. The two sides previously played each other at Anfield, with the Reds winning 47, drawing 14 and losing one. This is the 198th meeting between the two sides in history, with Liverpool holding the upper hand with 79 wins, 48 draws and 7o defeats.

In the 19967 season, the Reds beat Arsenal three times in the league home and away and in the Carabao Cup, but the sun and the moon changed. One year later, Arsenal beat Liverpool three times in the league, League Cup and FA Cup, and all of them were massacres by big scores, which made Liverpool fans almost unbearable, and manager Benitis said directly after the game, "I want to say sorry to the fans".

As the saying goes, there are no more than three things, and in the last meeting between the two sides this season, there was an air of revenge from top to bottom at Liverpool.

And perhaps the one who is most looking forward to the thrill of "revenge" is Pennant. The game against his old club will always inject infinite vitality into Pennant, but it is a pity that Liverpool lost the first three games in which Pennant played well individually.

Before the game, Pennant predicted: "They have won us so many times this season, even if it is a gamble, it will be our turn this time, and I believe we will be able to get revenge at Anfield." ”

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, the spiritual leader of the team, was hit the hardest in three heavy defeats to Arsenal, and his revenge was also the strongest this time, he said before the game: "Even if it doesn't matter the league title race, we have to win this game, we can't lose to the same team four times in a season, it's a shame for a big team, we have to beat them, now we have a good morale, a good record, a good team, it's the best time to beat Arsenal." ”

In the first three defeats, Chen Yu was not able to play, this time Chen Yu had the opportunity to play, but he was not too excited or nervous, he said: "I think we have to be calm, against a team like Arsenal, if you lose your mind, it will be difficult for you to beat them, Arsenal's style of play is very good-looking, but it is also very delicate, you can only limit their swing if you maintain enough concentration and intensity throughout the game." ”

Compared with Liverpool, Arsenal's mentality is very good now, they are now ranked fourth, and they withdrew from the title race early, and they only need to be fourth in the league, as far as the Champions League qualification is concerned, three or four are to play the third round of qualifying, so there is no need to fight for anything, in recent games, Wenger has been giving a considerable number of young players and substitutes a chance, including the League Cup final, Wenger also sent a lot of second-tier players to participate in the game, although Arsenal lost in the final, but the British media spoke highly of Arsenal, considering it "a very high-quality defeat".

However, the battle between the giants did not stop winning because Arsenal didn't care too much about the results.

Thierry Henry, the king of the Gunners, said that this is a game that cannot be lost, Arsenal can lose to the weak team, but must not lose to the giants, this is the backbone of the Gunners.

Arsenal's little monster Adebayo also believes that although Arsenal has no chance to compete for the title, they must play their pride, play spirit, and strive to beat Liverpool four times.

Compared with the competitiveness and revenge of the players, Benitez and Wenger pay more respect to each other.

Because in terms of coaching strategy and club management ideas, Wenger and Benitez have something in common. Both men like to recruit talent from all over the world, and both foreign managers have a lot of similar views on the club's youth development, reserve squad formation and international set-up.

With Manchester United and Chelsea in the back-and-forth between them, Arsenal will miss out on the trophy for the third year in a row, and Arsene Wenger's youth team are struggling to find a way through. Liverpool's best finish since taking over Houllier is no more than third, with Rafael Benitez and Arsene Wenger sharing the same path.

Arsene Wenger said before the game: "Liverpool are perhaps the most stable and loyal club in England who have dominated the English football year. Arsene Wenger has also been obsessed with the loyalty of the Reds fans, "than the U defeat to the Gunners) They have been singing that you will never be alone, and the whole England may be alone.

Benitez said, "It's going to be a tough game, Arsenal are one of the best teams in the world, don't think they were knocked out by PSV Eindhoven and they were knocked out by Benfica last season, one or two wins and losses don't mean anything, we have to win this game, no matter how many goals we win, we have to win, we need to win so much, we need the league title too much." ”

With neither Manchester United nor Chelsea facing each other in this round, Blackburn Rovers and Watford will not cause much trouble for Manchester United and Chelsea, and at this time the media in the British Isles are focused on the battle between the Reds and the Gunners.

"The Sun" analyzed before the game: "Liverpool and Chelsea are only three points away from Manchester United, these three points are not much, but considering that there are only 8 rounds of the league, the advantage of these three points is actually not small, at least it can ⊥ Manchester United has the capital to lose a game, and as a chaser, Liverpool must win all the games." Chelsea play Watford, Chelsea's three points are as easy as a bag, Manchester United may be a little trouble playing Blackburn, but Blackburn has no ability to make Manchester United gutter overturn. Only Liverpool and Arsenal have the most suspense in the game, with the strength of the Gunners, although some positions are not as good as Liverpool, but the overall is not bad, even if Liverpool is now the most terrifying striker, Arsenal is not afraid of them, Chen Yu and Crouch's combination is powerful, but Arsenal's Henry and Adebayo are not worse than any pair of strikers, in fact, Liverpool's biggest advantage now is their state, as long as Liverpool can ensure that they are in good shape in recent times, plus home advantage, It is also very likely that they will beat Arsenal. ”

"Daily Mail" pre-match prediction said: "The result of the game is likely to be I Liverpool wins, the goal is Chen Yu and Crouch, Arsenal scored the goal is Henry, the reason for this speculation is because Arsenal's defensive ability is average, encountering Liverpool, which is invincible in the front line, conceding two goals is already more conservative, and although Liverpool's defensive ability is strong, but they are eager to attack, there will definitely be loopholes in the backline, so Arsenal also has a chance to score." Such a game must be won by the strongest team seeking to win, so Liverpool's victory is a high probability event. ”

"The Times" also believes that Liverpool has a high chance of winning, because Arsenal has too many injuries in the early stage this season, more to let the youngsters play, after the draw Eindhoven out, Wenger began to officially enter the situation of training young in the league, it is undeniable that Denilson, Diaby have some potential as future superstars, but at least it has not been revealed yet, they are just mediocre to complete their work. And even the strongest combination of Ebou, Toure, Gala and Klich, Eboue and Klich are only in their early twenties, the youngster is full of confidence and courage, but inexperienced, and Liverpool has lost three times in a row before, revenge ** is strong, and Chen Yu's sharp attack point has been added, and Liverpool has a great chance of winning.

European bookmakers are also generally optimistic about Liverpool winning before the game, and Ladbrokes even offered Liverpool a goal handicap odds, but this made Liverpool fans feel uneasy, because there are many examples of big hits on the football field, if Liverpool is revengeful in this game, in the shape of the championship, the psychological pressure is too great, maybe it will lose at home to Arsenal who are completely relaxed.

The highlight of Liverpool and Arsenal was naturally played on the last day of the game, while the match between Chelsea and Manchester United was played a day earlier, Manchester United's opponent Blackburn Rovers was stronger than Chelsea's opponent Watford, but Manchester United played much easier than Chelsea in the game, they beat Blackburn Rovers almost bloodlessly 41, giving all the pressure to Liverpool and Chelsea.

Chelsea did feel the pressure as they faced early relegation vice-winners Watford, but Chelsea's stars couldn't find where Watford's goal was, and it was not until the 93rd minute that substitute Kalou scored a goal to help Chelsea win the game in a thrilling way, avoiding losing their title hopes before going straight to Manchester United.

Manchester United and Chelsea have won, the pressure is on Liverpool's side, at this moment, the eyes of fans all over the world are focused on Liverpool and Arsenal, except for Manchester United fans and Chelsea fans, all fans hope that Liverpool wins, after all, there is no championship suspense, and the best England in the world is a little less exciting.

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