Chapter 226: The Champions League quarterfinals live up to its name!
In addition to Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid's two major La Liga giants were eliminated.
Although Villarreal drew with the old lady Juventus in the second leg.
But the 3:1 defeat in the first leg also made the La Liga yellow submarine miss the quarterfinals.
And the old lady currently has Chiellini and Bonucci two world-class super defensive combinations, known as the two elders of Xuan Ming.
Plus the best goalkeeper in the world at the moment, Gianluigi Buffon.
A three-man defensive triangle.
It's rock solid and unshakable.
Even the best strikers in the world struggle in front of such a combination.
Plus they also have a midfielder, a world-class passing master, Andrea Pirlo.
So there is only one single seedling left in La Liga,
That is the Barcelona team known as invincible in the universe.
Their current manager is Josep Guardiola.
Just like in previous lives,
In 05, he began to enter the Spanish Football Federation coach training course.
Then I got my coaching certificate in '06.
After that, they were all led by the second team of Barcelona.
In 08, he was promoted from the second team of Barcelona to the first team.
But just such a person has brought Barcelona to a glorious era that belongs to them.
Because Pep Guardiola is really talented!
Not only did he inherit Tiki-Taka's tactics perfectly, but he also developed them to the extreme.
Although he was promoted from the second line, the Catalan genes that flowed in him made him quickly take over the invincible Barcelona team in the universe.
And get it running at high speed.
Well, if the trajectory of history does not change.
This year will also be the beginning of Pep Guardiola's dream of three dynasties.
But for now,
The world today is very different from the previous life.
I don't know if it's the reason why Liu Yang crossed over, and then caused the butterfly effect.
Let Pep Guardiola meet the Blues led by assistant coach Roberto Di Matteo early.
Robert Di Matteo!
Although in his previous life, he did not have a great reputation in European football.
But I believe that every Bluebridge fan will never forget this man.
He was later honored as the man of the hour.
Because his Blues eliminated the Barcelona team led by Guagua in the semi-finals of the 11/12 season.
And in the finals, he beat Robery's southern king Bayern Munich.
For the Blues, and for Abou's Bridge, lift the trophy for the first Champions League title.
Since then, Chelsea have truly stepped into the ranks of the giants.
Collected his thoughts.
Looking at the news introduction, the pinnacle showdown staged several seasons in advance.
It's really thrilling.
Roberto Di Matteo was the Chelsea who took over midway through the league.
The previous head coach Villas-Boas was dismissed halfway because his performance in leading the team was too poor and did not meet the expected results expected by the management.
Assistant coach Di Matteo was appointed to take over.
But no one thought about it.
It was this man who led the Blues to the round of 16 miraculously.
And when facing Barcelona in the first leg, they were able to end in a draw.
And in the second leg of the contest, they once again caused Barcelona a lot of trouble.
Throughout the game,
It's still the high-pressure attacking posture that Barcelona has adopted.
Pep Guardiola's Tiki-Taka tactics allowed them to reach an extreme 80% possession.
Coupled with the strong midline combination of midfielder Habaib,
The first half opened the door for them to defend Chelsea.
That goal can be said to be the ultimate cooperation of the three midfielders.
Finally, Harvey, the strongest brain, stuffed the ball to Eto'o, the cheetah who thrust forward like lightning,
Samuel Eto'o calmly slid past the Blues' Chelsea captain, John Terry, before slotting home to the far post.
However, at the first time, he was saved by the talented goalkeeper Cech.
But Messi, the little flea, was like a god who came into the world and seized this opportunity well.
A scoop in front of the door,
Saves the ball from Cech and shoots it into the net.
The first half ended with a goal from Barcelona.
However, just when everyone thought that the game was no longer in suspense.
Chelsea a sudden counterattack,
There is a perfect match between the king of the ball and the monster.
tore through the defense of the iron-waisted Puyol and Pique's partner,
In the end, Hazard fired a powerful shot to equalize the score.
No one would have imagined that
This is Barcelona's Camp Nou.
In a situation where both possession and dangerous attacks are far superior to the opposition.
How could it be flattened by the opponent's 20% possession and shrinking defense?
But that's the way football is played, anything can happen.
It doesn't mean that whoever has the advantage will definitely be able to advance.
Sometimes, luck is also a very important factor.
That's the beauty of football.
If only in a previous life.
Roberto Di Matteo's Blues also knocked out Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 11/12 season.
Fortunately, now they met in advance in the round of 16.
And this time, it was Guagua's Barcelona team that advanced to the quarterfinals.
Because when they were dragged into extra-time by Chelsea.
The Blues' defender, David Luiz, fouled in the box,
A penalty was awarded by the referee.
Messi faces the door of the handle of talented goalkeeper Petr Cech.
A cool blind spot volley,
Knocked on Cech's five fingers.
Yes!
In this life, he faced the goalkeeper Petr Cech and did not take the ball off again.
Instead, they defeated their demons and sent Barcelona to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Although Chelsea was eliminated,
But its tenacious combat effectiveness, as well as the chain defense tactics of Buddha Shuai, also won everyone's applause.
Other teams in the quarterfinals.
Bayern Munich, the "King of the South", has Robery's world combination and defeated the Eredivisie giants Ajax twice, and there is no suspense in such a result.
Paris Saint-Germain here.
It has two world-class ace gods, Bongxian Ibu and Kasani Cavani.
Then there's Thiago Silva, the Brazilian international's defender.
Although facing the old Serie A team Roma,
However, having these two world-class strikers still helped Paris advance to the quarter-finals.
Nana's side.
Professor Wenger's sought-after is still very strong.
General Fan in the team performed very well.
And it also has the youngest and most talented midfielder, Cesc Fabregas.
The average age of the team is very young, and the style of play is delicate and full of impact.
Let them face the giants of Ligue 1 Lyon,
Like Bayern, it was easy to get a two-legged double.
Performed very strongly and advanced to the quarterfinals.
However, their opponent is only the declining Ligue 1 giants Lyon.
It would be very unspeakable if the sought-after did not advance.
A league like Ligue 1 is already on the edge of the top five leagues.
They won the Champions League,
I don't know how many years ago.
However, I heard that after Wenger successfully entered the quarterfinals, he once made a bold statement that he would lead the sought-after to win the Champions League this year.
I don't know how many times he has set such a goal.
Liu Yang also grinned.
……
It can be said that the quarterfinals of the Champions League in this world.
Except for Real Madrid, who did not break the curse in the Champions League, the others were strong teams and did not say anything dark horses.
Not only is it full of highlights, but it also lives up to its name.