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Chapter 240
March 8, the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Spain, Camp Nou.
"Beep!"
The referee blew the whistle to end the game!
The Barcelona fans in the stands of Camp Nou burst into cheers and shouts.
On the big screen, Barcelona (3) 1:1 (2) Chelsea.
"Més que un club!!!"
"Yeah yeah yeah!"
"Advance to the quarterfinals!"
"We won, we won!"
"We Barcelona are invincible!!!"
Barcelona players hugged each other in celebration, and head coach Frank Rijkaard laughed and waved his arms towards the stands.
Chelsea players stood in every corner of the stadium, feeling sad. Didier Drogba pinched his waist and shook his head, Arjen Robben grabbed his thin hair in frustration, and Chelsea captain John Terry covered his face and cried...
José Mourinho was stunned at the sidelines of the stadium. His inner pride made it difficult for him to accept such an ending.
In the commentary booth, commentator Duan Xuan, who saw this scene, couldn't help but feel emotional.
"Congratulations to Barcelona for successfully defeating Chelsea with a score of 3:2 and advancing to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League!"
"The iron-blooded blue Chelsea has once again fallen on the road to the top of Europe."
"This Chelsea team that shines in the Premier League has repeatedly suffered setbacks in the Champions League in the past two years!"
"Madman Mourinho failed to lead Chelsea to go further in his proud Champions League!"
"This is the Champions League, this is the cruel Champions League!"
"Even if you are No.1 in the domestic league, you can't guarantee that you can stand out among these major league giants from Europe!"
"I think."
"This defeat will be a huge blow to Chelsea!"
"I hope Mourinho can lead his team out of this haze as soon as possible!"
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《Arsenal and Real Madrid shook hands in the second round, and Arsenal advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 1:0! 》
《Benfica reversed Liverpool 0:2 in the second round, and the defending champion was eliminated! 》
《AC Milan defeated Bayern 4:1 and easily eliminated the opponent with a score of 5:1! 》
《Chelsea lost again in the Champions League and was sent back home by Barcelona with a score of 2:3! 》
《Barcelona youngster Messi suffered a heavy blow in the second round of the Champions League round of 16 and was written off for the season! 》
-【As a Gunners fan, I finally got comfort. Although we were abused by Manchester City in the league, we played well in the Champions League! 】
-【What should we Liverpool fans do? We can't beat Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City in the league, and we were reversed by Benfica in the Champions League. Damn! I almost had a heart attack watching the game yesterday! 】
-【Damn! Why do I feel that Chelsea is not doing well this year? Manchester City appeared in the league, and we met Barcelona in the Champions League in advance! 】
-【You're right! This year, our Barcelona really has the potential to be the champion! If we win the championship this year, we will give you Chelsea the runner-up title, hehe! ]
-[Go away! ]
-[Messi! My Messi! Oh, he is too fragile, why is he injured again...]
The Champions League round of 16 has come to an end, and the post-match news is flying everywhere, triggering another round of extensive discussions among fans around the world.
On the other hand.
Manchester City, which did not participate in the Champions League this year, is killing all over the league in the following schedule.
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On March 11, in the 29th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played Newcastle again at home. This time Manchester City did not give Newcastle any chance.
In the first half, Su Fei shot and passed, and Modric scored a long-range shot with the outside of his foot, laying a 2:0 lead.
The 2:0 score lasted until the end of the game.
Su Fei took the initiative to hug Alan Shearer in a friendly manner.
Because he knew very well.
This should be the last time he played against this legendary English striker on the court.
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On March 18, in the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against the Hammers West Ham United in Newham, east London.
In the last match, West Ham United's airtight defense taught Manchester City a good lesson.
This time.
West Ham United still targeted Su Fei and defended the whole court with all their strength, but the situation was different.
Manchester City now has more than just Su Fei!
In the 30th minute of the game, Knight made a lightning advance on the right side and pushed Vassell to score.
In the 57th minute of the game, Modric assisted Cassano in the penalty area in front of the goal.Score another goal with a lob shot.
In the 81st minute of the game, Su Fei got the ball with his back to the goalkeeper in the middle, turned around and broke through the ball to Cassano, and the Italian bad boy volleyed in front of the goal, scoring his first double goal since coming to the Premier League!
Manchester City 3:0 West Ham United!
Unstoppable!
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The last game of March.
On March 23, in the 31st round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium and won 3:1!
Su Fei scored another goal, raising his total number of league goals to 46!
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Manchester City is in a hot momentum and continues its winning streak.
On the other side, Chelsea, which ended its Champions League journey, vented its anger at being eliminated from the Champions League on the domestic league.
3:1 victory over Tottenham, 4:0 victory over Villa, 4:2 victory over Fulham...
So.
Even though Manchester City's goal difference in March was impressive enough, it still failed to pull away from Chelsea in terms of goal difference.
As the league schedule enters the last seven rounds, the second battle between Chelsea and Manchester City is getting closer.
All Premier League fans are looking forward to the final battle between the two teams that may determine the champion of this season!
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However.
After finishing the 31st round of the Premier League against Middlesbrough, Su Fei boarded a flight to Croatia with Modric in the evening of the same day!
The two will report to the temporary training base of the national team in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia!
Train with future national team teammates in advance to prepare for the international friendly match with the Japanese national team in early April.
The good news is that it does not take too much time to arrive in Croatia, which is also in Europe.
The bad news is.
If Su Fei and Modric want to catch up with the 32nd round of the Premier League on April 1, they will need to travel back and forth.
Fly back to England, fly back to Croatia, fly across half the globe to the island country, and then fly back to England before the 33rd round of the Premier League on April 9.
Yeah.
That's the situation.
This is the norm for football players who need to play for the national team in years with major international events.
They can only fly back and forth between club and national team games.
This does not include other cup competitions and international events.
For example, some national team players who have to participate in the Champions League have to fly back and forth more than Su Fei when the schedule is intensive.
This is also the reason why the more outstanding players on the professional court are more likely to get injured on the court.
Intensive schedules sometimes cause players' muscle fatigue and no time to recover.
So.
Stuart was very troubled by the departure of Su Fei and Modric.
He even specifically told the two not to come back if they were too busy in Japan.
It doesn't matter if they miss a round of Premier League schedule.
Stuart is still very sober.
The team can now afford the short absence of Su Fei or Modric, but it cannot afford the result of one of them being injured and out for the season.
After all.
They will play Chelsea in late April!
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