champion light

Chapter 1303 Returning to Allianz
After Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored, the game really turned into garbage time.

Manchester City seemed to be dissatisfied with the final draw, and they wanted to maintain their unbeaten record against Barcelona.

Now they do.

And the powerful "cosmic team" has played against Manchester City in the last three seasons, not to mention winning, not even a draw.It's really surprising-it stands to reason that, no matter how you analyze it, the strength gap between the two teams cannot be so large, and it should be a normal imagination to win and lose each other.

Guardiola is no longer dying, he sat back in his seat.

There is a big gap between the league and Real Madrid, the Champions League was eliminated, and now there is only one Copa del Rey left to compete for.

But even if Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, it wouldn't help.

Guardiola is leaving Camp Nou a loser whether he wants it or not...

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When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Barcelona players covered their faces and cried in pain.

And what about the Manchester City players?Their celebrations were also limited, and they did not celebrate recklessly at Barcelona's home ground.

It's certainly not that Manchester City players are polite and gracious, and don't irritate their players and fans at Barcelona's home court.

They celebrated simply because they were used to beating Barcelona and there was nothing to celebrate about it.

As for the matter of reaching the final...they already celebrated after the first round.

Now the second round of competition is just a routine.

Although Barcelona put a lot of pressure on Manchester City in the second round, and once saw the hope of a comeback.But Manchester City is a glorious Manchester City. The glory showed the strength of his Barcelona nemesis at the critical moment. A basin of cold water was poured on his head, directly turning Barcelona from a red-hot iron block into a cold iron lump.

"The game is over! Manchester City eliminated Barcelona and entered the Champions League final at the Allianz Arena! Rong will return to the Allianz Arena since 2009! If their opponent in the final is the host Bayern Munich... it will be more interesting!"

John Mortenson said.

After the game, in the mixed zone, Rong Guang was surrounded by reporters.The questions everyone asks are related to the Allianz Arena and Bayern Munich.

People want to know what it's like to be back at the Allianz Arena, and how he'll feel if he plays against Bayern Munich in the final.

But no one asked him if he would be merciless because of this, that was an idiotic question that someone who didn't understand Rongguang would ask.

In the 2009-2010 season, Bayern Munich did not qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage, so it is absolutely impossible for him to show mercy when facing his old club.

A reporter asked him who he would prefer to choose as his opponent in the final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

Rong Guang did not directly answer this question.

He said that no matter who it is, he will go all out, so it doesn't matter who the opponent is.

As for returning to the Allianz Arena, he is happy.

"...I am very familiar with the Allianz Arena, and I am very happy to play the final there, because I don't have to adapt to the venue." Rong Guang, who was in a good mood, also gave a little humor in front of the reporters.

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A day later, City's opponents in the Champions League final came out.

Bayern Munich defeated Chelsea 1:0 at home, the total score of the two sides was tied 1:1, and there was no achievement in three 10 minutes of overtime.Finally, after a brutal penalty shootout, Bayern Munich eliminated Chelsea 4:3 and successfully reached the Champions League final.

The Champions League final will be held at their own home court, which is good news for Bayern Munich, because they will enjoy real "home court treatment" in the final.

This is why the Bayern Munich team is desperately trying to reach the Champions League final.

Who wouldn't want to play a final at home?
The 2010 Champions League final was held at the Bernabeu. At that time, Real Madrid very much hoped to reach the Champions League final and then win their tenth Champions League trophy in their history at their home court.

Dreams are doing well.

But it's a pity that they met Rongguang and Manchester City in the group stage, so they didn't even qualify for the group stage...

After Manchester City's final opponent came out, another reporter found Rong Guang and wanted him to talk about Bayern Munich.

Everyone knows that when he left Bayern Munich, he had a bad quarrel with Hoeness.

After so many years, he has never talked about Hoeness in public, nor has he disclosed the details of his grievances with Hoeness to the media.He chose silence.

"Playing the final with Bayern Munich is a very good thing. Although many people in this team are no longer my teammates when I played for them, Bayern Munich has a different meaning to me." Rongguang did not evade the problem this time. "I'm going to give my all in the game."

Some German media said that it would be good if Rong Guang didn't say the last sentence, because not saying and saying what he said have two different meanings.

If he doesn't say anything, it will make people feel that he takes into account his old feelings and still has some special feelings for Bayern Munich in his heart.

Having said that, many people began to mourn for Bayern Munich in advance.

"...I think the thing that Manchester City's opponents are most afraid of hearing is Rong saying that he will go all out. Bayern Munich must hope that Rong will not go all out..."

But the rhetoric also angered some people.

For example, the head coach of Bayern Munich, Louis van Gaal.

After Van Gaal coached Bayern Munich, the team's performance was not very stable at the beginning, and his coaching position in Bayern Munich was not very stable.

But now when he led his team to the Champions League final, he suddenly became the "right man" of Bayern Munich.

Van Gaal is a character coach and that was evident from his time at Barcelona.

This statement from the media made him very unhappy.

In an interview, he said that he did not understand why the German media bad-mouthed his team.

"...Bayern Munich represents German football in the UEFA Champions League. I think at this time, any German should support us. I can't understand why Germany's own media published some words that destroy their own prestige and boost others' ambition. I never imagined that our opponents did not perform well in the game for some reason. Of course, each of our opponents is going all out, just like we will go all out to treat each opponent in every game... You want to ask us Are we afraid of Manchester City and Rong? My answer is - no, We fear no one!"

Some reporters who wanted to make trouble took Van Gaal's words and asked Rong Guang what he thought of this. In fact, they wanted to hear Rong Guang and Van Gaal go to war directly.

But Glory let them down.

"Is there any question?" Rong Guang asked after listening to the reporter's report.Van Gaal's answer was very normal, he didn't understand what was wrong with it.

"Uh... don't you feel the hostility from Van Gaal?" the reporter asked.

Rong Guang shook his head: "No. Isn't this normal? If you don't have any other questions, then I will..." He pointed to the training ground, apparently continuing to train.

The reporters had no choice but to let him go.

The war of words has not been provoked, which is somewhat disappointing.

Fortunately, there is still some time before the final. Maybe the two sides will really start to spit at each other before the final.

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The war of words between Manchester City and Bayern Munich did not start, but the competition with Manchester United has reached a fever pitch.

After playing Barcelona away in the Champions League, Manchester City returned to Manchester, and what awaited them was the weekend derby.

Since Manchester City was forced to a 1:1 tie by Arsenal in the away game, the difference between them and Manchester United is only three points.

Now because Manchester City's schedule is too dense, they have one game less than Manchester United in the league.

And Manchester United, who played one more game, tied Manchester City in points by virtue of the advantage of one more game.

They are now only temporarily ranked second with a goal difference disadvantage.

If they can beat Manchester City away in the weekend league, they can surpass Manchester City in points with one more game.

Of course, this cannot guarantee Manchester United a league title, but it brings them closer to the league title.

If Manchester United can't even do their own thing well and can't beat Manchester City in a head-to-head confrontation, then what is the league title?
What Ferguson can rely on now is that Manchester United is in a good state and the physical fitness of the players is also very good. That is, Manchester City has just finished playing the Champions League game against Barcelona and must be very tired physically.

He doesn't know whether Benitez will continue the starting lineup in the middle of the week, but as long as his team plays tougher in the game and runs more aggressively, it should be able to contain Manchester City.

Ferguson believes that Manchester City's focus this season should be in the Champions League.Because Rongguang shouted the slogan of defending the Champions League at the beginning of the season, and now they have also reached the Champions League final.What if the main player is injured in the league and affects the Champions League?
As long as he puts enough pressure on Manchester City, Manchester City's players should take the initiative to reserve in the league because of fear of injury.Given the choice between the Champions League and the league, they should definitely choose the Champions League.

These are opportunities for Manchester United.

(End of this chapter)