The strongest winger

Chapter 751 All England Focus (add more)
The next day, Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League semi-final, which quickly became a game that mainstream European media rushed to report on. Aiello, who scored two goals alone, naturally became the subject of key reports. Interestingly, German Stark, the referee who was once the subject of debate among the commentators in the second half, also took up a page.

His whistle in the first half of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final has changed significantly. Although he will consciously take care of the home team in the first half, it is not particularly obvious. In the second half, after he equalized the score in Barcelona, ​​the whistle was completely biased towards the home team Barcelona.

UEFA is highly concerned about this and announced that relevant agencies have been involved in the investigation.

The result of another UEFA Champions League semi-final that night also came out. Manchester United at home scored with a free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo and won the game 1-0 at home. It is worth mentioning that Cristiano Ronaldo also hit the crossbar with a long shot.

The first rounds of the two Champions League semi-finals have ended one after another. The European mainstream media are also aware of the possibility that there will be another English team in the Champions League final this season.

Needless to say, Aiello has led different teams to the top of Europe for two consecutive seasons. He has been recognized as the No.1 in football today. He scored 11 goals in 15 games in the Champions League this season, which is only four goals away from his 13 goals in 19 games in the Champions League last season.

If Chelsea can successfully enter the final of the Champions League, many people believe that Aiello will match his performance last season. If the state is hot, it is not impossible to refresh his personal top record of 2006 goals in a single season created in the 2007-21 season.

Therefore, the discussion in the mainstream European media revolves around Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo, which makes Messi very upset. He doesn't think his strength will be weaker than the two of them!
So...he put more effort into training! !

Because two days later, he will go to the Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid, and six days later, he will challenge Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Any game must not be missed!
Seeing Messi working so hard, Iniesta, as a good friend, shook his head one after another. He was really worried that if Messi kept training like this, he would be crippled. After all, everyone’s physical load has a value. If they frequently exceed the critical point, then they don’t have to wait until the game to cripple themselves...

Many times Iniesta doesn't understand, is number one really that important?

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Two days later, Barcelona was a guest at the Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid. The arrangement of this traditional Spanish national derby between the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals also made Barcelona's top management very dissatisfied.

Therefore, Barcelona has to conduct a national derby between the semi-finals of the Champions League. That is to say, if Barcelona loses to Real Madrid in the away game, then it is very likely that the four players will be empty this season, so Messi absolutely does not allow this to happen!
In this case, Messi broke out!

在上半场的16、25、33分钟连入三球，帮助巴塞罗那3：1领先皇家马德里！这个结果谁也没有想到！！
However, what is even more unexpected is that the score of the game was 2:6
The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

The national derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid can be said to be the most watched derby in Europe. Both teams have super luxurious lineups. Whether you look at the game from a commercial or economic perspective, they are able to attract the attention of the whole world. Messi, who performed a hat-trick in this game, has been widely praised.

The most influential "Mundo Deportivo" in Catalonia said on the headline the next day: "After Barcelona lost 1:2 at home to Chelsea, everyone thought that Barcelona was doomed. Points, the hope of winning the championship is greatly increased!"

"...And we firmly believe that in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final next week, Messi, who is in hot form, will lead Barcelona to catch up and stage an away game reversal. At that time, it will be Barcelona who will advance to the Champions League final this season!! Judging from the first round of the Champions League semi-final, Ai's ability to score two goals has a lot to do with his luck. If it weren't for Max and Abidal's successive mistakes, it is still unknown whether Barcelona can lose at home. Central Stamford Bridge revealed..."

Other mainstream European media such as "Bild", "L'Equipe" and "Gazzetta dello Sport" all praised Messi, and also expressed that Barcelona did have a chance to win the game at Stamford Bridge.

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I don't know if Aiello was stimulated by Messi's hat-trick. In Chelsea's home game against Fulham, he scored four goals in just 25 minutes as a substitute, helping the team beat their opponents 5:2 at home.

After Chelsea won this game, it can be regarded as officially announcing the defending league championship, because with only three rounds left in the league, they are still nine points ahead of Manchester United, who also won the same victory. More importantly, Chelsea's goal difference is 13 more than Manchester United.

In other words, if Manchester United wants to become the league champion, it must win the remaining leagues, and Chelsea loses every game...

However, the probability of this happening is very low, not much higher than the probability of being hit by a meteorite when going out on the street.

After the game, the excited Chelsea fans held up the slogans prepared in advance: "Warmly celebrate Chelsea defending the 2008-2009 season Premier League champion!", "Thanks to Ai for bringing us the fifth Premier League title!", "Ai! Please let us enter the Champions League final again!!"...

Aiello, who followed his teammates to thank the fans present, was very moved. He seemed to see how he was treated at the Mestalla Stadium two or three years ago...

Especially when he saw the slogan "We will become the first team to defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League!", he clenched his fists and muttered to himself: "Don't worry, I will!"

The next day, the mainstream European media represented by The Times put Aiello on the headlines again. Messi, who scored a hat-trick in the Clasico yesterday, had to make way for Aiello...

The sudden change also made Messi feel very uncomfortable, and he became more involved in training. All his changes were seen by his good friend Iniesta and head coach Guardiola, but one was worried about Messi's body, and the other was full of confidence in the next Champions League semi-final because he had a player comparable to Aiello.

But Guardiola is still worried about the absence of Alves in the second round of the Champions League semi-finals. The Brazilian Alves occupies a very important weight in his tactical system.

Without Alves at Stamford Bridge, Barcelona's offensive on the right will definitely weaken a lot, and it is also at an absolute disadvantage in terms of chasing Aiello!
If caught by Chelsea for a quick counterattack, there is no choice but personal sacrifice in the case of the chase.

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Chelsea, who are preparing for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Cobham training base, are full of confidence. The team coached by coach Mourinho has not lost at home for seven years, and with Aiello in charge, they have absolute reasons to believe that the final will be --- Chelsea!
Two days before the game, Ai Luo accepted a special interview with CCTV - about the upcoming Champions League semi-final second round contest.

In the face of confidence in the game, Ai Luo has always been the most arrogant person in the world, so his answer is completely in line with the tastes of Chinese domestic fans.No matter which country they travel in the world, they will be highly praised by the local fans, and they will even give a high thumbs up and say: "Your Ai is very good!"

Closer to home, with the passage of time, the football dog festival will come again...

The first Champions League semi-final second-leg contest will start at the Emirates Stadium at 45pm on Tuesday night, with Arsenal hosting Manchester United.

All focus is on British soil.

It’s just that the progress of the game was very different from everyone’s expectations. In the 8th minute of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo made a pass after attacking the left side.

Three minutes later, Robin van Persie fouled Cristiano Ronaldo in the backcourt. The referee blew his whistle decisively. Surprisingly, Cristiano Ronaldo showed excellent personal competitive state at the Emirates Stadium. He even directly broke through the goal guarded by Almunia with a free kick 3 meters away from the goal. Manchester United led Arsenal 41-2 away!
In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo outflanked the center and scored another goal. Van Persie only scored a face-saving goal before the whole game.

In the end, the so-called second round of the semi-finals of the Champions League was played 1:3, which was unexpected.

Manchester United took the lead in the final with a total score of 4:1.

This result also made the British media very excited. As long as Chelsea does not lose to Barcelona tomorrow night, they can join Manchester United in the Champions League final. At that time, they can create two new records since the restructuring of the Champions League!
Therefore, the remaining semi-finals of the Champions League have become the focus of attention in England.

(End of this chapter)