Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 737 Let's Compete
It was already the third minute of stoppage time, and the score was still 3-[-]. Newcastle had the advantage in this game and the two rounds. Dawson headed Giuly's pass out of the touchline. Collina looked at his watch. , then put the whistle in his mouth and blew it hard.

Two short and one long, the game is over!

Huge cheers sounded in the stands, while the players and coaches on the Newcastle bench rushed into the field one after another, celebrating with the players on the field at the same time!
Mourinho took a long breath, closed his eyes, smiled and walked towards Rijkaard on the coaching bench of the visiting team.

Rijkaard reluctantly greeted him and shook hands with Mourinho.

Maybe it can't be regarded as a real "handshake". The hands of the two just touched each other lightly, and they separated soon.

"I hope there will be a chance to play against each other next year." Mourinho said lightly.

"I believe it will." Rijkaard snorted. Based on what happened between the two teams in these two games, it's no wonder UEFA won't use this as a gimmick next year: "It's a pity, if that If we can grasp one of the two opportunities, the game will be another result."

"Don't forget that we also missed a chance to expand the score to three to zero." Mourinho immediately shot back.

The two looked at each other, and then both closed their mouths.

The two who passed by went in completely different directions-Mourinho stepped onto the court and cheered with the players, while Rijkaard took his players back to his locker room. People paid attention to them, whether it was reporters or Newcastle fans, all eyes were on the winner-Newcastle.

This is professional football, no matter how tenacious and brilliant you are in the game, you lose if you lose. No one cares about the thoughts of the losers. People's eyes are always on the winners.

Pei Wei in the stands was even more excited. When Collina blew the whistle for the end of the game, he jumped up and began to hug everyone around him one by one—even the UEFA staff He was not spared either, but luckily he was surrounded by big-bodied men, otherwise even if the victim had no objections, Pei Wei would have caught fire in the backyard when he got home.

Defeating Barcelona and successfully advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, this victory brought Pei Wei and Newcastle supporters even more excitement than winning the Champions League last year-probably because the two games were played too hard and too much. For some reason, the victories achieved after hard work are always unforgettable.

Another reason is probably because the opponent this time is too strong. In Pei Wei's mind, Barcelona is placed in the position of the favorite team to win the Champions League this season. It's just that UEFA played tricks on it. Allowing Newcastle and Barcelona to meet in advance led to such a strong dialogue in the quarter-finals.

In last year's Champions League match, although the game was relatively difficult, and they also encountered super giants like Real Madrid in the group stage, but after entering the knockout round, Newcastle did not meet a team that had won the Champions Cup. The team has also made Newcastle's championship road much smoother, and this time, Newcastle has proved with its own performance that it was definitely not luck or fluke to win the Champions League last year!
The quarter-finals of the Champions League, for the four English teams, there are joys and sorrows.

In addition to Newcastle eliminated Barcelona with a total score of [-] to [-], Chelsea also eliminated Leverkusen in the Bundesliga with a large score of [-] to [-], but compared with these two new Premier League powers, the two old Premier League teams It seems a bit embarrassing-Manchester United was defeated by AC Milan twice, and the two goals were scored by Argentine striker Crespo who was loaned back to Italy by Chelsea. Relying on Henry's goal, they defeated Bayern Munich [-]-[-], but they were still eliminated with a total score of [-]-[-].

This situation is not necessarily a bad thing for Manchester United and Arsenal. Now they are ranked third and fourth in the Premier League standings. , It just allows them to concentrate on playing in the league, and Newcastle and Chelsea will inevitably be disturbed by two-line battles.

In the other four quarter-finals, Lyon, the three-time Ligue 3 champion, surprisingly swept the Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen [-]-[-] at home, and entered the quarter-finals with a total score of [-]-[-]. Among them, Lyon's attacking lineup is terrifying. Wiltord, who was terminated by Arsenal, scored a hat-trick. The French winger showed vitality as soon as he returned to Ligue [-].While Juventus lost [-]-[-] away, relying on Trezeguet's goal to tie Real Madrid on the total score, and then in the last [-] minutes of extra time, Uruguayan striker Zarajeta scored. Scored the winning goal and eliminated the La Liga overlord. The Eredivisie champion Feyenoord eliminated the last runner-up Monaco with a total score of [-]-[-] in the two rounds, and Inter Milan eliminated the Portuguese team Porto with a total score of [-]-[-].

So far in the quarter-finals, all La Liga teams have been wiped out, and the top three in the north of Serie A have all entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The two Premier League teams, Ligue [-], Eredivisie and Bundesliga each occupy a seat.

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For the tired players of Newcastle, after winning this crucial game, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Newcastle have already been eliminated in the League Cup and the FA Cup. After finishing the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, they have to wait until ten days before they have a league game to play, so Mourinho It was a pleasure to let the players have a day off after the party on the night of the game and let them have a good rest.

In the next week, what Newcastle's coaching staff has to do is to let the players take advantage of this rare leisure time to recover their physical fitness. The recent games are not too many, but after the next round of the league, there will be another round of competition. On an international match day, if the players are not allowed to take a good rest at this time, the international players in the team will not only be unable to maintain their state, but will be more prone to injuries.

March is a relatively easy month for Newcastle. Throughout March, Newcastle only needs to play two league games and one Champions League game. It is extremely easy, but this ease also has a price. Then comes, is a devil in April.

On Saturday, April 30nd, the No.[-] round of the league played against Aston Villa at home.

On Wednesday [-] April, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the opponent is undecided.

On Saturday, April 30th, the second round of No.[-] in the league played away against Tottenham Hotspur.

On Wednesday, April [-]th, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the opponent is undecided.

On Saturday, April 30, League No.[-] played against Middlesbrough at home in three rounds.

On Tuesday, April 30th, the league No.[-] played an away game against Norwich in the fourth round.

On Saturday, April 23, League No.30 played away against Manchester United in five rounds.

On Saturday, April 30th, League No.[-] played against Crystal Palace at home in the sixth round.

Two Champions League quarter-finals, all in April, and at the same time in April, Newcastle will play six league games!
And it's not just that, if Newcastle can reach the Champions League semi-finals, then on April 27, they will also play a Champions League semi-final!

During this month, a game will be played every three or four days. This is an extremely severe test for the physical fitness of the Newcastle players, and the home and away games basically take turns. If you don’t seize this time Let the players recover their physical fitness, how can they meet the next devil's schedule?
The importance of each game of the Champions League is no less than that of the final. In the league, Chelsea is only one point behind, and every game cannot be relaxed.

But human nerves have limits after all, and no one's nerves will be able to bear it for too long.

Fortunately, Newcastle's medical team has not improved the level of medical care after joining the excellent nutritionist Yourcenar, but it has improved a lot in terms of physical therapy and recovery, especially drinking Yourcenar after training. The traditional Chinese medicine decoction brought back from China has become a tradition in Newcastle. It has to be said that the combination of Chinese and Western medicine has brought great benefits. The recovery ability of each player is much stronger. Some of them were unwilling to drink these soups of unknown origin at the beginning. After seeing that other players had no problems after taking the drug, and they were able to pass the doping test, the players began to join the ranks, which also made Mourinho have confidence in spending the next devil season. Enough confidence.

After more than a week of recovery training, on March [-]th, Newcastle in good condition defeated Portsmouth [-]-[-] in an away game, extending their winning streak to five games, and Chelsea were not far behind. They beat Crystal Palace four-to-one at home, and continued to chase after them with a one-point disadvantage with a wave of four consecutive victories.

"Raphael, are you dating me?"

After learning that Chelsea also won, Mourinho showed a smile: "That's just right, you seem to be out of the FA Cup, so let's compete formally! Let's see who can have the last laugh!"

(End of this chapter)