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Volume 11, 2004 Chapter 643: Choice

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    After the quarter-finals of the Champions League ended, everyone in Europe and even the world lamented that this Champions League has begun to enter an era without giants!

    Among the four eliminated teams, except for Real Sociedad, the other three teams are undoubtedly European giants!  It is no exaggeration to say that they are three giants that have created an era!

    Arsenal, who have remained undefeated in the league this season, are considered the most beautiful team; Real Madrid, which ushered in the Galacticos era in the past few seasons, has won two Champions Leagues in the past four years; and AC Milan  , not long before this game, the fans of Milan City had just voted this team as the third great era of the club after Sacchi's "Immortal Milan" and Capello's "Invincible Milan" -  ¨D¡°Wonderful Milan¡±!  But who could have expected that joy would be so short-lived?

    Among the four teams that have entered the semi-finals of the Champions League, two are emerging giants that have injected new blood and received huge investment this year, Chelsea and Newcastle, and Deportivo La Coruna and Monaco even have this advantage.  None. It would not be unusual if one or two of such teams entered the semi-finals. After all, the Champions League has never been short of upsets. But like this year, the semi-finals are all occupied by teams that are not wealthy or have no wealthy background.  This has to be said to be a miracle.

    What makes fans even more excited is that all the teams entering the semi-finals of the Champions League this time are teams that have never won the Champions League in history. In other words, regardless of the result of the final, the 22nd  A team that has won the Champions League will be born this season.

    This time the Premier League has a long face. Two of the top four teams are from the Premier League, and of the two eliminated teams, Arsenal was eliminated by Chelsea.  Real Sociedad, which eliminated Manchester United, was also eliminated by Newcastle. This seemed to prove the invincibility of the Premier League team. What made the British media even more happy was that the Serie A team was completely wiped out, and the La Liga team only had one player left.  Coru?a, in their view, this is proof that the Premier League has surpassed Serie A and La Liga and become the best league in Europe!

    But Pei Wei and Mourinho don¡¯t care whether the Premier League is the best league in Europe.  They care.  It¡¯s just who the opponent is in the Champions League semi-finals.

    The opponent was Deportivo, which made Mourinho very happy. Although this La Liga team has been a strong contender for the La Liga championship in the past few years, their head coach Irueta is also the best in La Liga.  One of the head coaches.  But for Mourinho, he is more willing to meet Deportivo La Coruna than AC Milan!

    Not for any other reason.  Just because AC Milan's Champions League experience is so rich, both as players and as their head coach, and this is exactly what Newcastle lacks the most.

    Another point is that Deportivo, known as the "Super Deportivo", is not in stable form. When they play well, they can play extremely exciting and crazy games, but when they play poorly, they are completely different teams.  Such a team is undoubtedly much easier to deal with than the calm and experienced AC Milan!

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The first leg of the semi-finals is on April 21, which is almost half a month away. The consideration of this game can be postponed a little later.  Because during this period, Newcastle will play three Premier League games.  On April 12, one week later, Newcastle will welcome the league leader Arsenal at home. This game is undoubtedly a very important game.

    Although he has decided to focus mainly on the Champions League, Mourinho is obviously unwilling to give up on the league. After all, he is only two points behind Arsenal, which is one game difference, even though he has one more game.  , but Newcastle is not without a chance.

    Before facing Arsenal, Newcastle will challenge Southampton away in the league, and Arsenal will face Liverpool at home. This game is also a good opportunity for Newcastle.

    So even though the main players felt tired after the game, Mourinho still sent out most of the main players in this game, hoping to win the game and continue to put pressure on Arsenal.

    But the result of this game disappointed Newcastle fans.

    Newcastle had a perfect start. Ibrahimovic scored the first goal for Newcastle in the seventh minute. However, twelve minutes later, Southampton's young center Beatty equalized the score with a header. In the thirty-fifth minute, he stepped forward.  Woodgate, who assisted, headed Nie Fei's free kick into the opponent's goal. What was dramatic was that just five minutes later, Woodgate, the hero of the goal, became the sinner - his header clearance failed.  Being able to head in the opposite direction, the ball quickly flew into the gate guarded by Given - an own goal, and Newcastle tied the score again.

    Southampton, which fell behind twice and equalized twice, used incomparableThe team launched an offensive against Newcastle and had a considerable advantage. Finally in the 88th minute, Swedish midfielder Svensson took the lead with a wonderful free kick!

    In the hearts of all Newcastle fans

    There is an ominous omen - is Newcastle about to usher in the first game of the season?

    But just two minutes later, Newcastle equalized the score!  Viduka, who had just been replaced by Mourinho, equalized the score with a shot in front of the goal. Newcastle escaped death in stoppage time!

    Despite a late point, the draw was not good news for Newcastle as Arsenal were held back by Hyypia in the fifth minute through Henry's hat-trick and Adrien  Arnold's icing on the cake led the opponent 4 to 1. Although Owen pulled a point back before midfield, Liverpool still lost 2 to 4 in the away game. Arsenal also extended its lead to four again with this victory.  point.

    Although this point difference is not big, there are only six rounds left before the end of the league, and Arsenal still have one game less. If they cannot defeat their opponents in the next head-to-head match, Newcastle's hope of winning the championship will be extremely slim.

    But the result of this game obviously disappointed Newcastle fans.

    Although Newcastle played very hard in this game, at home they once suppressed Arsenal, who are known for their gorgeous offense and offensive football, in their own half, but Arsenal did not give Newcastle any chance to score.  After ninety minutes of fighting, Newcastle had no choice but to accept a zero-0 draw.

    It was not that Newcastle had no chances during the game. They shot up to 17 times, but Lehmann's wonderful performance and the help of the goalpost stifled all Newcastle's attacks. Arsenal's defense also performed extremely well in the game.  More than once, he destroyed Ibrahimovic's attack.

    When the final whistle sounded, all Mourinho could do was shake his head helplessly, then stood up and stretched out his hand to Wenger, who was also walking towards him.

    "Professor, congratulationsbut there are still five rounds of the league, and we will not admit defeat easily." Mourinho held Wenger's hand and said.

    "Jose, I have to say that Newcastle has done a great job this season." Wenger said solemnly: "In addition to Manchester United, we have two more powerful opponents I am very satisfied with being able to get a point today.  ¡±

    "When did Arsenal settle for one point? It really makes me wonder." Mourinho said in his usual sarcastic tone.

    Wenger shrugged his shoulders and was not angry because of the sting in Mourinho's words: "In some games, getting one point is enough to satisfy After all, no team can beat all opponents, not to mention, for the league  For us, one point is enough to guarantee our advantage, Jose, this is football.¡±

    Mourinho was silent. He knew that there was nothing to blame for Wenger's tactics in this game. No coach would risk failure for the so-called "beautiful football", even Wenger, in this game  As long as they get one point in the game, they can guarantee their greatest advantage.

    Pei Wei was trying to smooth things over: "Come on, come on we performed well today, Arsenal performed better Don't forget, we still have next year, right, Mr. Professor?"

    Wenger laughed and nodded: "Yes, we still have next year I think Newcastle will be a greater threat next year, but we are sure to win the league championship this year! After missing the Champions League, we will not  Will miss the league again!¡±

    Looking at the back of Wenger leaving, Mourinho sighed: "It seems that it will be difficult for us to continue to move forward in the league this season."

    "Yes, Professor's desire for the league championship will be the biggest driving force for Arsenal's progress" Pei Wei also sighed: "And we have to be distracted by the Champions League. This is probably the difference between us.  . And compared with the league, the goal of the Champions League seems more realistic. No matter who the remaining opponents are, we are capable of defeating them. The season has reached the final stage, and the players¡¯ physical fitness is almost exhausted.  It is impossible for us to attack with all our strength in the next eight games, otherwise we might be like Leverkusen in 2002.

    "We should make a choice." Mourinho nodded.

    Five days later, Newcastle used all their substitutes in the league to draw with Aston Villa 0-0 away from home, while Arsenal beat Leeds 5-0 at home, extending their lead to six points. At this point in the game  Everyone can see that Newcastle has given up on the league and is preparing to focus on the Champions League. Arsenal's league title is already within their grasp.Available.
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