"A fateful duel or a UEFA shady? Ronaldo VS Ibrahimovic, Lin Quan VS Messi! 》

"The showdown between the upstarts and the giants, can Manchester City cross the mountain of Barcelona? 》

"Specializing in the old club? Lin Quan will return to Camp Nou for the first time after leaving Barcelona! 》

"La Liga Three Heroes or General Division Semifinals! 》

"Manchester United suffers from the master, afraid of losing the quarterfinals! 》

……

After the draw results of the quarterfinals were released, they immediately attracted the attention and discussion of the outside world.

Due to the fact that two teams were eliminated from the Premier League in this round, and the result of the draw was not optimistic for the Manchester duo.

So the British media wailed.

They believe that in the face of Bayern, who have just eliminated Chelsea by a big score, the weaker Manchester United's hopes of promotion can only be said to be very slim.

In the face of the powerful Barcelona, Manchester City, the first brother of the Champions League, is seriously inexperienced, and it is likely to stop in the quarterfinals.

Once both Manchester City giants are eliminated, then the names of Premier League teams may not be visible in this year's Champions League semi-finals.

Being suppressed by La Liga teams in the Champions League in a row has made the British who claim to be the number one league in the world a little uncomfortable.

So they started to discuss ways to strengthen the Premier League's ability to play abroad.

Unlike the wailing British media, Spain is almost singing and dancing.

In their opinion, Real Madrid's draw turned out to be good.

Although Paris Saint-Germain are the hegemons of Ligue 1, they lack the same foundation as Manchester City, and they are a team built on money.

And they don't have a player with outstanding individual strength like Lin Quan in the team, and the competitiveness of Ligue 1 is far less than that of the Premier League, which makes the Spanish media generally despise the strength of Paris Saint-Germain.

They are optimistic that Real Madrid can beat Paris home and away, after all, Ronaldo will definitely be in full form when facing Ibrahimovic, even if Ronaldo doesn't stand up, it doesn't matter, they have another Mr. 100 million yuan - Gareth Bale.

Just take Grand Paris to test the power of Real Madrid's 200 million Qi Fei in the European competition!

As for Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, the two teams are relatively close, with Jurgen Klopp and Simeone both being the best coaches in the middle generation.

Simeone's team is iron-blooded and rigorous, Klopp's team is passionate and enthusiastic, whether Klopp, who advocates offense, is better, or Simeone, who advocates defense, can have the last laugh, it depends on the respective performances of both sides!

As for Barcelona, drawing Manchester City is not good or bad for Barcelona.

After all, Manchester City's strength on paper is not weak, and there are superstars like Lin Quan in the team.

Once a star of this level breaks out, it is difficult to limit.

Fortunately, they also have Messi, and there are a large number of top stars like Iniesta and Neymar in the team.

As long as Barcelona uses its rich experience in the Champions League and takes advantage of Manchester City's lack of experience in European competitions, the probability of advancing is still very high.

After seeing the results of the draw, the discussion among the fans was also intense.

"UEFA is good at playing, didn't the fans of Real Madrid and Grand Paris look at each other unpleasantly, and think that the stars in their respective teams are better than each other's leading stars? Well, UEFA has directly fulfilled the wishes of the fans of both teams! ”

"Hehe, why is Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo? Ronaldo's current Champions League goals have reached 13 goals, and he is the top scorer list. ”

Ibrahimovic once equalled Cristiano Ronaldo in the scorers' charts, but after two legs of knockout rounds, his goal statistics were pulled apart by Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo currently tops the scorer charts with 13 goals, while Ibrahimovic ranks third with 10 goals.

As for the second place, it is Lin Quan, who scored 12 goals.

If Ibrahimovic could still wrestle with Ronaldo last year, then since Portugal eliminated Switzerland in the World Preliminary Play-offs, Ibrahimovic has begun to fall into disadvantage.

So now Ronaldo's fans don't regard Ibrahimovic as a threat at all, on the contrary, in their opinion, the biggest threat to Ronaldo is Lin Quan, who came from behind.

"Anyway, why didn't Emperor Lin play in the last game? If he plays, judging from his previous form of scoring in every game, he can score at least one goal, right? In that case, the scorer list is shared by Lin Huang and Ronaldo! ”

"It must be that Manchester City has too many games and too many games, right? However, even if he scored in the last game, I am afraid it will be difficult to surpass Ronaldo, after all, Manchester City is against Barcelona, it is difficult for them to cross the threshold of Barcelona, and Lin Huang's team is very likely to stop in the quarterfinals. ”

"Manchester City are not without hope of winning, the away and home schedule is in their favour, as long as they can draw with Barcelona at Camp Nou or get enough away goals, they can still hope to qualify at home!"

"Capture Camp Nou? Come on, it's a lot of difficulty in itself! ”

Even the most optimistic fans are not optimistic about Manchester City knocking out Barcelona.

It's not just that they are not optimistic, but after learning the results of the draw, Manchester City Club is also in a gloomy mood.

"Alas, how good it would be if we draw Manchester United, we have a particularly high winning rate against them this season, and if we draw them, we can guarantee the top four!"

An assistant coach shook his head and said with a wry smile.

Of these eight teams, the biggest soft persimmon in Manchester City's eyes is their sworn rivals in the same city.

Other league teams may be intimidated by United's name, but as Manchester United's neighbours, City know all too well how far the Red Devils have fallen this season.

If Manchester United is really drawn, the probability of Manchester City advancing is not 100%, at least 80%.

"It's okay to draw Atletico Madrid or Dortmund or even Grand Paris, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two worst results, but we met them!"

"It always feels like it's a UEFA conspiracy, and they like to engage in this kind of duel in order to create topics and gimmicks!"

"Just do your best, breaking into the quarterfinals is already a complete task!"

Manuel Pellegrini has been in charge of La Liga for many years and no one knows the horrors of Barcelona better than him.

It would be a lie to say that you don't want to reach the last four, but it's really difficult to get over the mountain of Barcelona.

They can only try to fight for that glimmer of life!

The quarter-finals of the Champions League will be played on 2 April, and the second leg will be concluded on 10 April.

Compared to the one-month interval between the quarter-finals, the interval between the quarter-finals is significantly shortened.

This is a huge test for teams in all major leagues aiming to win the championship!

……

On March 15, the 30th round of the Premier League began.

Manchester City travels to Hull City.

Hull City are currently 15th in the league with 30 points, just two points off the relegation zone.

If you look at the points, the first place in the league will face a relegation team, and the situation should be one-sided.

But in fact, every time it comes to the end of the season, the last thing the Premier League giants want to play is this kind of relegation team.

It was a tough game from the start, with Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany being sent off for a foul in the 10th minute.

This penalty is very un-Premier League!

Although Kompany was a pull foul, the opponent fouled first, and the referee did not give the first shot, but awarded a red card when he fouled, which made him very angry.

Pellegrini on the sidelines was also very angry, in the Premier League, a league that encourages physical confrontation, Kompany's action was considered a severe punishment for receiving a yellow card, but the referee gave a red card!

With one less player in just 10 minutes of the opening game, facing a crazy relegation team, how can Manchester City play?

Referee Lee Mason saw Manuel Pellegrini's protest and ran to the sidelines to verbally warn him.

"Sir, watch your words!"

Manuel Pellegrini gave him a thumbs up and sarcastically gave him a good decision.

Lee Mason was also unceremonious, and directly took out a red card and sent him to the stands.

The assistant coaches and substitutes in the dugout of Manchester City suddenly stopped working, and they gathered around the referee for an explanation.

Sending off the players is also a punishment, and the coach is also punished, which is obviously aimed at Manchester City.

However, in the face of the protests of the Manchester City coaching staff, the referee did not back down at all, and he continued to pull out the red card and eject the most fierce protesters from the field.

This further infuriated Manchester City, who not only did not give in to Lee Mason's red card, but rushed up to beat him.

The match had to be interrupted by a riot on the sidelines, and it was half an hour before the start of the game when it started again.

A total of five players from City's side were ejected, including a substitute and two assistant coaches.

The impact of the player being sent off was already great for Manchester City, and the coach and two assistant coaches were also sent off, which made the Manchester City side even more chaotic, and after Kompany's departure, Manchester City's failure to make timely substitutions to fill in the back line is a manifestation of the chaos.

However, the referee's decision angered the 10 players on the field.

After the resumption of the game, the ten-man Manchester City seized the initiative and frequently launched attacks on Hull City.

In the 14th minute, Kroos dribbled forward and looked for an opportunity to pass to Aguero.

Unexpectedly, Lin Quan suddenly came out of the diagonal and snatched the ball halfway.

This was a complete surprise to the Hull City players, who were unable to react in the first place.

After Lin Quan got the ball, he glanced at the position of the goalkeeper, and shot directly without adjusting.

The ball was played very suddenly, and the goalkeeper was not prepared and failed to save Lin Quan's shot.

Manchester City lead Hull City 1-0 away from home.

Hull City were clearly not willing to lose, and after seeing the lack of men in the Manchester City backline, they stepped up their attacking efforts to try to rewrite the scoreline.

However, Manchester City's defence was very tenacious and managed to break up the opponent's attack after attack.

In the 34th minute of the game, Manchester City played a quick counterattack after breaking the ball at the back, Lin Quan broke through with the ball to attract the attention of two defenders and passed the ball back to De Bruyne at the edge of the penalty area.

De Bruyne hit the crossbar with a volley and bounced into the net.

Manchester City leads 2-0!

After taking the lead, neither Lin Quan nor De Bruyne went to celebrate, and both of them ran into the net as soon as possible, ready to pick up the ball and restart the game.

It's as if they're behind, two goals aren't enough, it's not enough!

"Manchester City's momentum is up, Hull City is in danger!"

On the commentary seat, seeing Manchester City's united appearance, Martin Taylor has already sentenced Hull City to death in his heart.

"Manchester City today feels completely different from before, they play more together and more tacitly, the team seems to be twisted into a rope!"

Andy Gray on the side also nodded in agreement.

Without Vincent Kompany as a centre-back, City's defence is incomplete.

However, when it came time to defend, Kroos took the initiative to retreat to the central defender position to help defence.

Players such as Lin Quan and Kevin De Bruyne often retreat to the edge of the penalty area to participate in the defense, and Manchester City did not look like they were missing a person when they were defending.

When attacking, their formation immediately dispersed, and these players in the front field sprinted one by one, not at all like they had just finished the Champions League.

This kind of Manchester City is very strange, very different from Manchester City, but like their neighbor Manchester United, and it is the same Manchester United a few years ago.

Hull was stunned, what's going on?

Isn't there a small number of people on the other side?

But how do you feel that there are fewer people on our side?

Whether it's attacking or defending, they're surrounded by Manchester City players.

Manchester City's players made up for the disadvantage of one man less with active running, and even formed a numerical advantage in some areas.

This is something that the Hull City players never expected!

In the 43rd minute, Hull City finally made a threatening attack.

They exploited City's weakness in shrinking their defence on the flanks and sent a through ball from the flank to break through the City defence.

At the critical moment, Manchester City's goalkeeper Joe Hart stood up bravely.

Ignoring the risk of injury, he fell to the ground to block the opposing striker's shot.

The football was picked up by Joe Hart, but the opponent couldn't close it, and the spikes scratched his forehead, and blood gushed out at once.

Joe Hart was also hard-hearted, so he stood on the field and asked the team doctor to help him deal with his wounds, without even snorting.

After the team doctor dealt with it, City's assistant coach asked him if he would like to take him off to rest.

Joe Hart rejected the offer of substitution, he changed his bloodstained jersey and chose to stay on the field!

Hull City's players couldn't help but feel a little jealous and even daunting when they saw the white gauze wrapped around Joe Hart's forehead.

And Manchester City's players were encouraged to see Joe Hart fighting with an injury, and their fighting spirit became more high!

In the second half, Manchester City played even more frantic than in the first.

Lin Quan scored two goals in the 56th and 69th minutes to complete an early hat-trick.

David Silva also scored a goal in the 84th minute to make the score 5:0.

That wasn't the end of it, in the 90th minute, Sergio Aguero scored from the stoppage, and all three of Manchester City's forward line opened.

At full-time, Manchester City beat Hull City 6-0 away.

This score was placed before the game, and probably not many people would be surprised.

After all, Manchester City's offensive firepower is very terrifying, and everyone in the entire Premier League knows it.

But it was shocking that they were able to get that scoreline when they were sent off at the start of the game by the captain and the manager.

In this round of games, the focus of the Premier League is all on the referee.

In addition to Manchester City's unfair penalty on the road, Chelsea and Manchester United have also been sniped by referees.

Chelsea, playing away from home, faced Aston Villa, the most carded team in the Premier League, were shown four yellow cards in the first half alone.

With the speed at which the opponent ate the cards, the Chelsea players felt that the opponent would be sent off at least one in the second half.

However, the referee did show a red card, but not for Aston Villa, but for Chelsea.

In the 67th and 90th minutes, Chelsea received two red cards, with Willian and Ramires sent off in quick succession.

Chelsea, who played two fewer games, lost 1-0 away to Aston Villa.

At the crucial moment when they were fighting Manchester City for the title, Chelsea dropped the chain!

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Chelsea's two red cards were two yellows and one red.

Three penalties were awarded in that game, and Manchester United, who lost 3-0 at home to Liverpool in the Double Red Matchup, had something to say!

This game at Old Trafford is hugely important for both Manchester United and Liverpool.

If Manchester United are to qualify for the European zone and get a European ticket for next season, they must win this game.

However, United were awarded penalties three times during the game, and captain Nemanja Vidic was shown a red card.

On their home turf, not only did they not enjoy any home advantage, but they fell directly into the abyss of no recovery because of the referee's decision.

The boos at Old Trafford and the helpless appearance of David Moyes huddled in the dugout were the best portrayals of Manchester United this season.

After the game, several clubs chose to protest to the FA for the first time, and the major giants were angry about a series of controversial decisions by several referees in this round.

Because there are so many controversial decisions, and they are concentrated in one round, the outside world has raised doubts about the Premier League, and there is even a conspiracy theory that the FA is manipulating the game.

Given the number of teams protesting and the conspiracy theories on the Internet that the FA had to step in and say it would investigate the referee's decision in the last game.

During this period, they will suspend the enforcement of several controversial referees in the Premier League, including Lee Mason.

This result is also acceptable for Manchester City, who are most afraid of a black whistle in a crucial title win by the end of the season.

When Clattenburg, McDean, Atkinson, Oliver and others in the Premier League were enforcing the law in the Premier League, the penalty highlighted an abstraction.

However, in the Champions League and international competitions, their penalty standards have skyrocketed, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the world's top referees.

It can be seen that it is not that their level is not good, but that the water in the Premier League is too deep.

For Manchester City, it is not without good news.

Following Chelsea's surprise defeat, City's lead was extended to eight points with a game in hand.

With eight league games remaining, an eight-point lead is already huge, not to mention Manchester City with one game in hand.

If they can beat Aston Villa in the replays, their lead could be extended to 11 points.

Therefore, after the end of the 30th round of matches, the suspense of winning the Premier League this season seems to be over early.

The outside world thinks Manchester City will win the Premier League this season, and the only suspense now is how many rounds of glory they can win?

(End of chapter)