King of World Football

Chapter 386: Champions League top 8 pattern

At 8 pm on March 2, 2008, at the Colombino Stadium, in the 26th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Huelva away.

This is not a difficult game. Although Huelva is the team with the longest history in La Liga, it only won the provincial league championship once in the early 20th century. Class A is a luxury thing.

So far this season, they are ranked fifth from the bottom in the league, and there is still a long way to go before relegation, but Huelva is always a small ball market, and it is difficult to invest a lot of money in development.

After the opening, the visiting team launched a fierce offensive against the away team. Only 5 minutes later, Robben threw off the defensive player from the side and sent the ball to Wang Feng on the right side of the penalty area.

The Chinese superstar tapped his heel nimbly, and the ball immediately came to the feet of Yin Guain, who had inserted it. The Argentine teenager calmly pushed and scored the first record for the Galaxy Battleship.

Real Madrid's offensive was far from over. In the 18th minute, Sneijder made a long pass from the center and hoisted the ball into the penalty area. Wang Feng threw off two defensive players and dived to the top, knocking on Huelva's gate again effortlessly.

Ten minutes later, it was Sneijder planning the offensive again. He and Guti staged a continuous pass and cooperation in the frontcourt.

The Chinese superstar saw the opportunity and fell to the ground with a shovel and made a pad shot. He touched the ball before the defenders. It soared across the goal line and hit the inner edge of the net hard, 3:0! Before the end of the first half, the Galaxy Battleship sealed the victory!

The visiting team slowed down their offensive rhythm in the second half, but the situation was still one-sided. In the 64th minute, Wang Feng was replaced. His performance of two shots and one pass in this game was enough to win the title of best. Even Huelva fans couldn't help but cheer He applauds.

At the last moment of the game, Cassano made another contribution to Real Madrid and locked the score at 4:0. They swept away the haze of the cup defeat with a hearty victory.

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38 goals in 26 rounds! When Ronaldo received this news, his heart seemed to be bleeding. As Manchester United's well-deserved trump card, he felt that this season has reached its peak in terms of self-strength and team support.

24 goals in 27 rounds is the answer sheet he has handed in so far. Although he is the best scorer in the Premier League, he was pulled further and further away by the Chinese superstar, which severely hit his inner pride.

There was also a voice in his mind that persuaded him to give up this kind of rivalry, as long as the team can win the championship is more important than anything else, but the Portuguese can't help but search Wang Feng's performance and can't help but compare.

Gradually approaching the existence that he could only look up to, and then surpassing him, which player can refuse this temptation?

So Ronaldo became worried about gains and losses. His teammates and mentor Ferguson have been persuading him, but his character is like this, he wants to be strong and refuses to admit defeat.

So much so that in the last few rounds of the league, his performance has been abnormal again, and he has become a little "independent". He is eager to continue scoring goals, and he always attacks with the ball by himself, ignoring the running positions and asking for the ball of his teammates around him. It was able to achieve the goal, but also destroyed the team's overall offensive rhythm, resulting in Manchester United's poor record in recent times.

The teammates complained quite a bit, and Ferguson angrily pressed him on the bench: "Give me a good reflection, if you don't think about it, just sit on the bench!"

Real Madrid's opponent in the top 16 of the Champions League is Roma, and Manchester United's opponent is Ligue 1 Lyon. Due to the absence of Ronaldo in the first round of the away game, they were tied 1:1 by their opponents.

After returning to the league, they lost to their direct rival Chelsea, allowing the Blues to narrow the point difference to 3 points, followed by third-placed Arsenal.

Seeing this, the British media began to condemn Ronaldo. It was he who ruined the team's good situation. Not only might he lose the chance to defend the title, but he might even stop at the top 16 of the Champions League.

The Portuguese is the most suitable person to take the blame. After all, he has a grudge against England. Everyone has not forgotten the "blinking door" of the 2006 World Cup. Now the opportunity is naturally very black.

It seems that it is not the way to go on like this. Ronaldo and Ferguson had a long talk all night. No one knew what the content of their conversation was, but the next day in the Champions League game, the Portuguese returned to the starting position .

On March 6th, at Old Trafford Stadium in England, Manchester United ushered in the menacing Ligue 1 king Lyon.

After the start of the game, Ronaldo returned to his calm state and frequently created opportunities for Rooney and Tevez. When his vision was opened, he was still a player at the top of the pyramid.

"I'm afraid we will be very sad about this." Lyon coach Alan Perrin said to the assistant next to him with a wry smile on the coaching bench, "Originally, if there were problems within Manchester United, it would be our best chance, and the first leg also confirmed that this point."

"But Ferguson is Ferguson. To be able to appease Ronaldo and the team in such a short period of time and twist them into one rope is probably beyond the reach of many coaches."

Just as the French were worried, in the 7th minute, Ronaldo was blocked by two defensive players on the wing. He then staged a pass with Hargreaves and successfully broke through near the bottom line.

This time he didn't choose to cut inside and hit the goal from a small angle. The success rate would definitely not be high. Instead, he chose to send a round moon scimitar. The ball accurately found Rooney in front of the goal, hit him on the head and then bounced into the net. , 1:0! Manchester United open the scoring!

Ronaldo's rationality was also successfully rewarded, and the goal he was eager for came naturally. It was the 24th minute. Taking advantage of Rooney's defensive space, he decisively kicked and shot, and the ball pierced the goalkeeper's ten fingers. .

The Old Trafford stadium instantly turned into a sea of ​​celebration. The voices of ridiculing and cursing the Portuguese stars all disappeared, replaced by praise and cheering.

Next, Manchester United's morale was booming, the attack became smoother, and they scored two goals in succession. Among them, Ronaldo scored twice and Carlos Tevez also scored a goal.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 4:0, and the two rounds were 5:1. Manchester United eliminated Lyon and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

After returning to the locker room~lightnovelpub.net~ the Portuguese couldn’t help but pay attention to the news about Wang Feng and Real Madrid on the same day. They turned on their mobile phones and searched. As expected, the Galacticos also won. They won 2-0 at the Bernabéu The opponent also advanced with a total score of 5:1.

Wang Feng contributed one pass and one shot in this game, and his performance was also very impressive. Among all the winning teams, Real Madrid and Manchester United showed strong dominance and are favorable contenders for the final championship.

"If we can meet and defeat them in the final, it will be the best ending." Ronaldo thought silently.

The eight teams entering the semi-finals of the Champions League also reflect the new pattern of European football. Among them, the Premier League occupies four places. Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are not left behind. The English league is showing a thriving scene.

La Liga occupies two seats, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the Bundesliga occupies one seat, Schalke 04, and the other is Fenerbahce, a dark horse from the Turkish Super League.

The entire Serie A team was wiped out, and it will no longer bear the grand occasion of the "Little World Cup" back then, but Ligue 1 is still pulling its hips.

The opponent of the Galaxy Battleship's quarter-finals is the Premier League Blues Chelsea.