Portsmouth is a fun team, really!

Now that Portsmouth are fully focused on the FA Cup, their intentions are similar to Blackburn's, as they hope to reach the FA Cup final and qualify for next season's European competition.

But they're in a worse situation, very bad.

Blackburn's intention is to stay out of contention in the league, just secure relegation, and then go crazy for the Carabao Cup title. However, Blackburn Rovers miscalculated as they failed to qualify for the Carabao Cup final and thus lost their qualification for next season's European competition.

Portsmouth, on the other hand, are now going all out to qualify for next season's European competition. They have no regard for the league, which has led to Portsmouth now sitting last in the league with just 19 points.

Portsmouth have fallen into the abyss of the relegation zone, and of course they still have a chance to break out of the relegation zone. Because there are still two teams with 24 points and two teams with 29 points in front of them, they still have a chance to break out of the relegation zone.

However, in Dongfangchen's previous life, Portsmouth had a very sad season, they reached the FA Cup final as they wished, but lost to Chelsea in the final and ultimately failed to win the FA Cup.

But because Chelsea qualified for the Champions League, this UEFA Europa League qualification fell to Portsmouth. But after the end of this season, Portsmouth were relegated, and Portsmouth will play in the UEFA Europa League as an English second division team next season, which is really strange Portsmouth.

Of course, it's different now, with the addition of Dongfang Chen, the butterfly, the world has changed a lot, and it's really hard to say whether Portsmouth can still advance to the FA Cup final and become wonderful.

Portsmouth are not very strong and it shouldn't be a problem for Birmingham to win them.

McLeish's concern now is not this game, but the league. Now the players of the Birmingham team are physically tired and continue to fight on two fronts, maybe the Birmingham team is going to collapse.

But there was no way, the chairman of the club, Yang Jiacheng, spoke, and McLeish naturally had no choice but to execute.

After coming to Portsmouth, McLeish lined up the full main lineup, and Dongfang Chen and others started the game.

Portsmouth people smacked their tongues when they saw Birmingham's starting line-up, they thought Birmingham would give up the FA Cup and attack the league, after all, the fourth place in the league is now unstable, and Birmingham has already secured qualification for next season's UEFA Europa League, and now it is useless for them to come back to the FA Cup, they should be chasing Champions League qualification.

The Portsmouthns expected Birmingham to come up with a substitute line-up, but this was beyond their expectations and they felt the pressure like never before.

At the start of the game, the Portsmouthns were in big trouble, and the Birmingham team was really strong, making it a little difficult for them to handle.

In the 21st minute of the first half, Portsmouth's goal was scored, and the goal was scored by Sturridge and an assist from Dongfangchen.

After taking the lead, Birmingham relaxed a lot, and it wasn't until the end of the game that Birmingham scored a second goal as Birmingham beat Portsmouth 2-0 to shatter their dreams.

The people of Portsmouth are unwilling, they have been sacrificed very much by the FA Cup this season, they have fallen at the most critical moment, and Portsmouth is very heavy.

However, it does provide a burden for the Portsmouthers so that they can concentrate on the league and now they are at the bottom of the league but it is not impossible to escape the relegation zone.

They are also just eight points clear of fourth-from-bottom Wolves, and with nine games left in the league, chasing eight points is entirely possible.

At this time, Portsmouth still have a chance if they can go all out to fight for the league.

The victory over Portsmouth and Birmingham advanced to the semi-finals of this season's English FA Cup, which naturally made the chairman of the Birmingham team, Mr. Yang Jiacheng, very happy, if the Birmingham team can win the League Cup, FA Cup and next season's Champions League qualification, the Birmingham team will be a sensation throughout Europe, then the influence of the Birmingham team will be unprecedentedly huge.

Just thinking about it now makes Yang Ka-shing excited, and his dream of building Birmingham into a superclub is about to come true.

Some of the players in the Birmingham team are also very excited, very excited, and even some guys are already a little floating, look at how strong their Birmingham team is, they are about to become a double this season.

Their Birmingham team is a promoted team, and if they win the double as a promoted horse, how sensational would it be?

Just thinking about it, the players in the Birmingham team didn't feel like they had to bubble.

However, the weekend's league game poured cold water on the Birmingham players, and at their home turf, with their own team scoring two goals first, Birmingham were stubbornly held to a draw by Everton, and the two sides ended up 2-2.

Dongfang Chen's two assists were wasted, and the three points that the Birmingham team had come to hand instantly became a point, the Birmingham team was very unhappy, and McLeish was even more angry, and after the game, he criticized the players of the Birmingham team in the dressing room.

McLeish has already seen some signs of it, and some of the players in the Birmingham team are a little drifting, and he has reminded his players that they must be steady. It's a pity that these guys didn't listen, and this led to the dilemma of this game, and McLeish was angry.

McLeish cancelled the holiday directly, and the players of the Birmingham team continued to train, which made the players of the Birmingham team feel miserable.

At the end of the thirtieth round of the league, the top of the league table is Chelsea, who are now on 67 points, they are already 12 points ahead of Birmingham, although there are eight games left in the league, but everyone knows that Birmingham have no chance of competing for the Premier League title this season.

In second place is the Red Devils Manchester United, who are now on 64 points, still only three points behind Chelsea, putting endless pressure on the Chelsea team. In third place is Arsenal, with 62 points, and they still have a chance to compete for the Premier League title.

Fourth place is still Birmingham, the Birminghams should be glad that their city rivals Aston Villa drew with their opponents in this round of the game, otherwise the fourth place of the Birmingham team is likely to be lost, Aston Villa are now fifth in the league with 53 points, only two points behind the Birmingham team.

And it's not just Aston Villa who have 53 points, it's Tottenham Hotspur, who have the same number as Aston Villa, which puts a lot of pressure on the Birmingham.

Seventh-placed are Liverpool, who overtook Manchester City, who were held to a draw in this round, with Liverpool in 8th place with 51 points.

At this time in the league, the Birmingham team was very nervous, especially Yang Jiacheng, he was very nervous and angry after seeing the team being forced to draw by Everton.

Qualification for the UEFA Champions League is very important for Birmingham City and they have to get it. Birmingham City chairman Yang Ka-shing has once again put pressure on the team's head coach, Alex McLeish.

At the same time, Comrade Yang Jiacheng offered the Birmingham team a sky-high bonus to qualify for next season's Champions League, and he awarded the Birmingham team another 5 million pounds.

This is really a big deal, and it also shows that Yang Jiacheng is interested in the qualification of the Champions League.

After learning the news, the players of the Birmingham team were very excited, and it was five million, wow, this is really a big deal, and the bonuses of some giant teams may not be comparable to their Birmingham ah, Comrade Yang Jiacheng is really too rich.

Spurred on by the frenzied prize money, the Birmingham players are highly motivated and have been working hard to qualify for next season's Champions League.

At this time, the last four of the English FA Cup were all born, and they were Birmingham, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.

This season's FA Cup semi-finals have also been confirmed, with Birmingham taking on their local rivals Aston Villa and Manchester United taking on Chelsea in an early race for the Premier League title.

These two games are very interesting, one is the same city derby, the other is the first and second matchup in the league, and the two FA Cup semi-finals are simply too sharp.

However, the semi-finals will not be played until April, and there is still more than half a month to go, and all four teams can take a break.

However, it's a very bad situation for Birmingham because they're coming up with a devil's fixture, a very, very devilish fixture.

This weekend's away game against Sunderland doesn't count, and from next week, Birmingham will face Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester City for the next few weeks, followed by Hull City, who will be followed by Aston Villa.

This schedule is really devilish, after the league has to play against Arsenal and Liverpool in a row, and then it has to fight Aston Villa in the FA Cup, and after the crash, it will have to meet Manchester City, and then it will be easier, it is Hull City, but Hull City is followed by Aston Villa, this schedule is terrible.

At this time, McLeish is feeling a lot of pressure, and the current physical condition of the Birmingham team is not particularly good, they are very tired, at this time with such a schedule, the future of the Birmingham team is worrying.

That's why McLeish wants to give up one line and focus on the first line, because the schedule behind it is really too difficult, and the Birmingham team is too tired to withstand the toss.

However, Comrade Yang Jiacheng has to do this, Alex McLeish has no choice, he only has to try on both lines, and he himself hopes to have a good result, and he hopes that the team can get what they want.

McLeish tried his best to do his best, and strive to complete this seemingly impossible task, so that Comrade Yang Jiacheng would be satisfied, and at the same time, he would also get the certificate of his future promotion!