In the past quarter-finals of the Champions League, the team that won the easiest victory should be Real Madrid. Their opponent was Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon. The Galacticos scored 7-2 in two rounds and easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
After the game, the Spanish media ridiculed Ligue 1 for being too weak, and the idea of "kicking Ligue 1 out of the five major leagues" was mentioned again by the Spanish media.
There are two teams in Ligue 1 that have qualified for the group stage, and now only one team is Monaco. Do they still deserve to be recognized as one of the five major leagues? Are you qualified to be on an equal footing with us in La Liga?
Just after a day of arrogance in the Spanish media, they were quickly dumbfounded.
Because among the freshly released Champions League quarter-finals, only one team from La Liga has advanced!
In another game, Monaco unexpectedly drew with Barcelona in an away game. They defeated the Cosmos team with a goal difference advantage of 1-1 in the two rounds and advanced to the quarterfinals!
This is something that most fans did not expect.
Although Monaco was the Champions League champion last season, most people believe that this Champions League champion had a lot of luck.
Especially this summer, they lost their meritorious coach Yun Sheng, important players Recoba, Dong Fangzhuo and others. Everyone believed that Monaco would definitely decline rapidly this season.
But unexpectedly, they still maintain a far lead in the league. They have not lost so far and are 12 points ahead of second-place Lyon!
After qualifying from the Champions League group, they were drawn together with Barcelona.
Everyone thought that their Champions League journey was coming to an end, but Monaco told everyone with practical actions that I deserved to be the defending champion!
Since Makelele coached Monaco, his on-the-spot command and tactical adjustments are indeed not as good as Yunsheng's, but overall, the new French coach has brought many changes to Monaco. Especially the team's defense has improved rapidly.
Perhaps because he is a world-class defensive midfielder, Makelele attaches great importance to the team's defensive training. The team currently concedes the fewest goals in Ligue 1, and its defensive strength even exceeds that of Yun Sheng's coaching period.
Facing Barcelona in the Champions League knockout round this time, Makelele used Mourinho's bus tactics against Barcelona last season and crushed Barcelona to death. In the home game, they played 0-0 with Barcelona.
In the match at Camp Nou, Makelele still retreated across the board, leaving several Kuala Lumpur forwards waiting for opportunities to counterattack.
At the end of the first half, Saviola suddenly dribbled the ball forward, which immediately disrupted Barcelona's deployment. Facing the breakthrough of the "Argentine little flea", Pique, who was returning to defense, had no choice but to tackle from behind. After knocking down Saviola, who had formed a single goal, he finally got a red card helplessly.
And 30 meters away from the goal, Wang Chuhe scored with a direct free kick, helping the team get a valuable away goal!
Although in the second half, Messi used his personal skills to get rid of continuously in the penalty area and successfully regained a goal, but in the end they still did not lead the score.
The result of this game was fixed at 1-1. Monaco relied on an away goal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League in a thrilling manner.
After this game, there was some shock within Barcelona, and the topic of team signings and reforms was once again the focus of the media.
The image of Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas wearing a Barcelona jersey after the World Cup was once again widely reproduced by countless media.
Barcelona's thirst for Cesc Fabregas has reached its extreme.
In this round of competition, Fabregas's performance is indeed worthy of Barcelona's pursuit.
Wearing the captain's armband, he led Arsenal to a 3-1 victory over Roma at home, and successfully advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals with a total score of 5-2.
In the two rounds of the game, Fabregas scored two goals and provided two assists. He was the number one contributor to Arsenal's promotion.
After the game, a reporter asked about his relationship with Barcelona. Fabregas's remarks were very vague: "I don't want to think about the future for the time being. I am a child of Barcelona and I like it there. There is no doubt that. But Arsenal is My favorite team, Arsene Wenger is my life mentor, and without my Gunners career, I wouldn’t be where I am now.”
"I'm not sure whether I will leave in the future. But I hope that before I leave, I can help Arsenal win something and win more victories and championships. In this case, even if I leave, I will feel relieved."
In fact, no matter what Xiaofa said, his yearning for Barcelona has long been known to everyone. Wenger was also full of goodwill toward him and did not embarrass his disciple.
In his heart, even if Fabregas leaves, his team will have a new core - Chen Tao!
Now Chen Tao has long become the indispensable core of Arsenal's offense. His assault and forward penetration in the midfield and frontcourt are Arsenal's biggest offensive weapons, no one!
Facing Roma, Chen Tao also performed well, making two passes and one shot, and passed wonderful threatening balls to his teammates many times, making his eye-catching performance.
While the Spanish media were frantically forwarding the news that Fabregas was returning to Barcelona, the English media also got some inside information.
I heard that Wenger is negotiating with Monaco and wants to introduce Monaco's Chinese player Wang Chuhe at the end of the season to replace Xiaofa's position after leaving the team!
In the Monaco team, Wang Chuhe plays the role of Francesco, and there is no doubt about his ability. He is even younger than Francesco, which is in line with Wenger's team building ideas.
Moreover, he and Chen Tao are teammates of the national team, so they have a better cooperation. If they join Arsenal, they will have a seamless connection.
However, Monaco did not respond, and Wang Chuhe did not comment on this.
The young Wang Chuhe is not disturbed by the outside world. He trains and plays football steadily. He is quiet and indifferent, and has a composure far beyond that of his peers.
Arsenal won the ball and their old rival Manchester United also successfully advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Their opponent was Sampdoria, the Serie A powerhouse. This was originally a difficult opponent, but they did not expect Manchester United to win easily.
Since Cassano's transfer and departure, Sampdoria's strength and status have plummeted instantly. They have fallen into the relegation zone in the league, and were beaten by Manchester United in the Champions League without any ability to fight back.
In the two rounds, Manchester United scored 3-0 twice, and Sampdoria did not even score a goal.
Rooney scored a hat trick, Dong Fangzhuo also scored twice in the second round, Yu Hai scored one goal and assisted four goals. Now Manchester United's new striker combination is getting better and better!
In the knockout rounds of the Champions League, several Chinese players playing for wealthy clubs performed eye-catchingly and shined in the Champions League!
In the following quarter-final draw, many anticipated games once again attracted the attention of countless fans!
