Football giants

Chapter 911 It's all against the sky!
While fans all over the world are still immersed in the big discussion about whether Messi will go to Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain, the UEFA Champions League continues to proceed in an orderly manner.

After the knockout round of the quarterfinals, the focus of the fans was on Messi's transfer, but no one noticed that Monaco from Ligue [-], having lost [-]-[-] in the first round, sat at the Stade Louis II in the second round and tied the score [-]-[-] with Fekir's lore goal.

After that, in overtime, both sides failed to score a goal, and the total score was kept [-]-[-] until the end, entering a penalty shootout.

In the end, Navas showed his prowess in the penalty shootout, saved three penalty kicks from the opponent in one breath, and sent Monaco to the semi-finals of the Champions League with both hands.

This battle made Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas famous and became famous overnight.

In another arena, Madrid staged a derby.

Atletico Madrid drew [-]-[-] with Real Madrid at home, but sitting at the Bernabéu Stadium, Simeone's team launched a desperate duel with Real Madrid.

In the No.80 minute of the second half, Isco, the midfielder of the Sheets Corps, made an uncool foul during a defense. He accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off the court by the referee.

This made everyone at Atletico Madrid dissatisfied and shocked.

But with one less player to fight, Simeone replaced the teenager Vietto.

At the critical moment, it was exactly an exquisite assist from midfielder Alex Teixeira, which helped the teenager Vietto get a chance to counterattack at a critical moment. The Argentine teenager calmly grasped this opportunity and scored the winning goal of the game.

Afterwards, Real Madrid fought back frantically, and Atletico Madrid defended all fronts, and finally kept the score of [-]-[-] to the end.

Simeone's team finally eliminated Real Madrid with a total score of [-]-[-] at the Bernabéu Stadium, relying on Vietto's goal lore, and successfully reached the Champions League semi-finals again.

With Real Madrid being eliminated from the Champions League and the Copa del Rey successively, and the La Liga title battle is gradually falling behind Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti's call for getting out of class is also getting louder and louder.

Some media even disclosed that Florentino has notified the board of directors in advance that Ancelotti will dismiss get out of class after the end of the season.

As for who will be the new captain of the Galaxy Battleship, it is still unclear.

Monaco, Southampton and Atletico Madrid reached the semi-finals successively, which made Yang Huan laugh from ear to ear, and even wondered if Benfica defeated Bayern Munich [-]-[-] at home in the first round, could they also reach the semi-finals?

If the four teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League were all owned by their own family, it would be really cool.

But Guardiola didn't give face to his future new owner this time.

In the first round, Bayern Munich responded to a mistake and lost [-]-[-] to Benfica in the away game.

This battle greatly created the reputation of Gaitan and Salvio, the two Benfica wingers. It also made Santoku, the CEO of Manchester United who was watching the game, call Master Huan immediately after the game.

Look at his unpromising appearance, as if he is afraid that Master Huan will go back on his word, so what?
But in the second round, at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich adjusted their tactics and staged a one-sided massacre. They defeated Benfica [-]-[-] at home and eliminated the Portuguese Super League team without any risk.

This also made Yang Huan feel a little depressed, three missing one!
However, in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, among the four teams, three were his own, and Yang Huan was quite satisfied.

According to the rules, in the semi-finals, Southampton will face Monaco, and Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

The four teams are from the Premier League, Ligue [-], Bundesliga and La Liga, which also makes European fans generally excited.

Only fans in Italy and Serie A are disappointed, because they also had a chance.

With the release of the UEFA Champions League semi-final teams, major bookmakers have also refreshed their odds.

Judging from the market reaction, Southampton has the highest odds.

The defending champion of the Champions League this season can be described as strong and powerful.

Bielsa's team is not only a collection of superstars, but also has amazing attack power. It is the best in the Premier League. It has established the throne of the Premier League champion early and achieved three consecutive championships.

You know, since the establishment of the Premier League, only Manchester United under Ferguson has achieved three consecutive championships twice, namely [-] to [-], and [-] to [-].

What's interesting is that when Manchester United won three consecutive Premier League titles twice, it was also accompanied by two Champions League titles in the [-] and [-] seasons.

Southampton is the second team to achieve three consecutive championships since the establishment of the Premier League. More importantly, they also won a Champions League. This makes the Saints the third since the establishment of the Premier League after Manchester United and Liverpool.

Even, with such a strong offensive firepower of the Saints this season, it is very likely to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League. This will undoubtedly greatly boost the influence of the Saints in European football.

However, in the semi-finals, the Saints faced Monaco from Ligue [-].

If Southampton is the sharpest offensive team in Europe this season, then Ronald Koeman's Monaco is the strongest defensive team in Europe.

The sharpest spear and the strongest shield, this matchup is destined to attract the attention of fans all over the world.

More importantly, compared to the star-studded Southampton, Monaco's star configuration is relatively sloppy.

But in any case, if Koeman can lead Monaco to upset the Saints again, it will undoubtedly take the Ligue [-] team one step further.

As for the other matchup, last season's Champions League runner-up, Atletico Madrid made a comeback this season and reached the semi-finals, which has the meaning of regaining the place where they lost the championship last season.

However, facing the Bundesliga class bully Bayern Munich, Simeone's team may not be able to take advantage of it.

Therefore, in the UEFA Champions League odds offered by the bookmaker William Hill, Southampton has the highest odds, followed by Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Monaco in third and fourth.

In another popular William Hill bet, the odds on Messi's most likely team have Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City far ahead, followed by Manchester United, followed by Bayern Munich, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Chelsea.

Because the Spanish media broke the news, Abramovich wanted to buy Messi, but Messi rejected it on the grounds that he did not want to join the relegation team. This immediately made the Blues fans all over the world very sad.

But no one will care about the mood of the Blues fans, because time is still going on.

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With the further improvement of Monaco's performance this season, especially in the UEFA Champions League, the attendance rate of the Louis II Stadium has been greatly stimulated, especially in the UEFA Champions League, the stadium is full.

Yang Huan appeared aboveboard in the stands of the Louis II Stadium, which happened to be Southampton's away game against Monaco in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

Accompanied by Peter Kenyon and others, Yang Huan sat with Prince Albert and Princess of Monaco, as well as a group of political and business celebrities in Monaco. The CEO of Monaco Club Bolingbroke and technical director Jean-Luc Bissin accompanied him.

The atmosphere in the entire chairman's stand is very good, because Monaco has already exceeded the task by reaching the semi-finals, and it is difficult for the fans to ask for more from this team.

"Master Huan, I never thought that Monaco could improve so fast and play so well!"

The bald Prince Albert grinned from ear to ear, praising Yang Huan repeatedly when he saw him.

"Hehe, these are due to Michael, Jean and others' good management. It is also thanks to the hard work of the head coach and players, coupled with the help of His Royal Highness and everyone present, that Monaco can achieve today's results."

Yang Huan said modestly with a smile.

Sometimes, proper modesty is quite flattering.

Especially for people at Yang Huan's level, who wouldn't like the flattery he shoots?

"Hehe, Master Huan, in the final analysis, you are the leader!" Prince Albert nodded in praise with joy on his face.

"In the semi-finals of the Champions League, your team has three teams. You say, if you are not successful, who will be successful?"

Everyone around them also nodded.

When it comes to today's European football, when it comes to Master Huan, it can be said to be like a thunderbolt.

If someone said that he didn't know Young Master Huan, he might be laughed to death by others.

Yang Huan smiled and didn't say anything more.

This modesty, enough is enough, otherwise it will become hypocritical and annoying.

"Master Huan, tell me, does Monaco have a chance in tonight's game?" Prince Albert asked with concern.

Yang Huan suddenly smiled bitterly, "I said, Your Highness, the back of this hand is flesh, and the palm is also flesh. How do you want me to answer?"

Prince Albert suddenly laughed.

"Frankly speaking, in terms of quality, Monaco has almost no chance."

"Huh?" Prince Albert frowned.

"It's already reached the semi-finals, so there's no chance?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan understood what Prince Albert meant, and said with a slight smile, "You don't have to worry about any tricks. I can tell you very clearly and straightforwardly that there is no tricks. To me, there is no difference between who wins and who loses."

What difference can there be?
If Southampton wins, it will naturally bring in a lot of income, but Monaco won, isn't it the same?
Even, if Monaco wins, several players in the team will be sold, and they can be sold at a higher price.

"The players in Monaco are very good, but they haven't matured yet. Relying on a burst of energy, they have played until now. It was almost enough. It was enough to play against Dortmund, but Koeman is really good. He has rich experience in European wars and he just reversed the situation."

is not that right?

Lost a goal in the away game in the first round, and the performance in the second round was not very good. In the end, relying on Fekir's lore and Navas' miraculous performance in the penalty shootout, it was barely advanced.

If there is another fight, Monaco probably won't be able to advance.

"Comparatively speaking, Southampton's overall strength is stronger. Although there are problems in defense, the attack power is quite good. Facing such an opponent, Monaco basically has no chance of winning."

Prince Albert and others all nodded, Yang Huan's analysis was reasonable.

After all, Monaco is somewhat lucky to be able to get to where it is today.

When it comes to hard power, they are not enough.

"Could it be that there is really no chance?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan chuckled, "Unless Coman and the players are against the sky!"

The princess burst out laughing from the sidelines.

Everyone else also laughed.

But what Young Master Huan said is indeed correct.

In the case of overall backwardness in hard power, Monaco really can only rely on defying the sky if they want to win.

Because, in the face of an absolute advantage in strength, no amount of luck can change the final result.

Unless, everyone in Monaco turned into Long Aotian!
(End of this chapter)