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Volume 11, 2004 Chapter 644: Unfavorable Start

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    This is a big deal for the Premier League - this is the first time that two teams have entered the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup at the same time, and it is also the first time that a Premier League team has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League after a year.  The team appeared in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

    Serie A, which had great glory last season, is extremely miserable this season. Compared with last season, when three teams appeared in the semi-finals of the Champions League, this season they eliminated two strong teams, Lazio and Inter Milan, in the group stage. Lazio is even more  It was so miserable that they couldn't even qualify for the UEFA Cup. Juventus was also eliminated in the quarter-finals, and AC Milan was eliminated in the quarter-finals. The annihilation of the entire army seemed to mean that Serie A was beginning to gradually decline.  It's downhill.

    The popularity of dark horses this season seems to herald that the European continent has entered an era of great players, but no one expected that this situation would only occur this year - this season is a subversive season.

    The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on April 21st and April 22nd. Newcastle's game will be played on Wednesday again. The first leg will be Chelsea's away game against Monaco.

    In this game, Monaco suppressed Chelsea with a mercury-like attack from the very beginning, especially Roten's breakthrough on the left, which made Chelsea's right back Melchiot unable to guard - the Dutchman who replaced Johnson.  The defender simply couldn't keep up with the opponent's rhythm. In the 17th minute, Roten's breakthrough created a free kick. He drove the ball into the penalty area himself. The ball hit Crespo and changed the line. Croatian center Pulishao grabbed it.  Everyone scored the ball into the gate guarded by Ambrosio!

    After that, Monaco had another great opportunity, and Morientes' header went slightly wide of the goal.  But passively, Chelsea equalized the score six minutes later. Gudjohnsen's assist helped Crespo tie the score with a shot in front of the goal.

    The subsequent game fell into a stalemate. Although they were still suppressed by Monaco, Chelsea gradually reversed the situation, and they had a good opportunity at the beginning of the second half. Veteran Desailly made an assist and was fiercely beaten by Greek international Zix.  was brought down, the referee showed a red card without hesitation, and Chelsea gained the numerical advantage!

    Chelsea, who had the upper hand, began to launch a fierce attack.  But Monaco defended extremely tenaciously.  Italian goalkeeper Roma performed particularly well, saving several very threatening Chelsea shots.

    At this time, Ranieri made a wrong judgment. After seeing Pulsaud being replaced by a defender, he believed that Monaco no longer had the ability to counterattack.  So forward Hasselbaink replaced defender Melchiot and changed to three forwards to strengthen the offense.

    Chelsea¡¯s defense, which was heavily pressing, was full of holes, and Giuly soon made them suffer.  In a beautiful quick counterattack, he broke through and passed the unguarded Morientes in the penalty area. The Spanish striker easily broke the net in front of the goal. Two to one, passive Monaco took the lead!

    Just five minutes later, Nonda scored again on the bench. Monaco defeated Chelsea 3-1 despite being passive and gained a considerable advantage!

    "Ranieri is too greedy. He should not underestimate Monaco's counterattack ability."

    After watching the game, Mourinho commented: "If he can be more cautious. Then they can at least get a one-to-one draw on the road, and even win He replaced a defender  It will only make Deschamps determined to fight back, and there is no defender who can keep up with Giuly in the backcourt. Failure will happen sooner or later.¡±

    "Maybe it's because he is under too much pressure." Pei Wei said: "We have invested so much in the league, but we can only achieve the same results as last season. Abramovich will definitely not be satisfied. At this time, the Champions League becomes  It was his only life-saving straw. Under pressure, it is normal to resort to stupid tricks Abramovich is good at everything, but he likes to interfere in team affairs too much, and Ranieri is not someone who can bear it.  People who are under pressureChelsea is probably destined to be in the semi-finals this year.¡±

    "What about us?" Mourinho suddenly asked.

    Pei Wei laughed: "Our goal? Of course it is the championship"

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    Although the club has never announced that its goal this season is to win the Champions League, but at this point in the game, it is definitely false to say that the club has no ambition to win the championship. Newcastle fans are also eagerly waiting for the team to appear in Aofeng.  Schalke Stadium (Champions League final venue)!

    In the first leg of the semi-finals, Newcastle played at home against Deportivo La Coruna who came to challenge.

    Like Real Sociedad, Deportivo La Coruna¡¯s performance in the league this season is not very good. They have no worries about the top four positions.There is no hope - so head coach Irueta also focuses on the Champions League - entering the semi-finals means that we are only one step away from the finals, and who will not pay attention to representing Europe?

    What about the European Champions Cup, the highest honor?

    For this game, the head coaches of both sides have made the most careful arrangements and sent out their strongest lineups, hoping to get a good result after the game!

    After 90 minutes of the game, Irueta smiled, and Mourinho got angry. The final score of the game was zero to zero. No one scored even a goal, but for Newcastle  It is said that failure to win at one's home court is tantamount to a failure.

    He didn't expect that Irueta would use such tenacious defensive tactics to deal with him. In this game, Troussier's formation was nothing unusual. It was also a 4-5 formation, but using  But it is a completely different defensive counterattack tactic from the one against AC Milan!

    With four defenders and two defensive midfielders barely crossing the center circle, even the two full-backs Sergio and Forlan almost acted as full-backs, with only Belleron and Tristan playing as full-backs.  Let¡¯s start with the harassment. Faced with such an iron-barrel formation, Newcastle couldn¡¯t get in even though they tried their best. In the end, they could only accept a zero-zero draw.

    "This old guy is so shameless." After shaking hands with Irueta with a face, Mourinho thought silently in his heart.

    Deportivo has always been famous for its smooth attack. Mourinho originally thought that they would still attack Newcastle in this game and use offense to get as many away goals as possible. For this reason, Mourinho  Austria also deliberately placed two full-backs with relatively strong defensive capabilities on the wings, but the result was that they had no effect at all. By the time Mourinho started to adjust the lineup to add offensive players, it was already too late.  Coru?a barely made it past halftime and tenaciously maintained the tie until the end.

    According to the statistics of the whole game, Newcastle shot as many as 21 times and hit the goal frame 13 times. Deportivo only shot seven times and hit the goal frame four times - but the final result was Deportivo La Coruna.  Asia managed a draw at St James' Park, giving them a head start in the second leg at home.

    In the post-match press conference, Irueta did not look complacent. He first complimented Newcastle's strong offensive ability, and then said that it was difficult for Deportivo to win a goal at St. James Park.  "Such a draw is very beneficial for the second round, but we still cannot relax, because Newcastle is fully capable of winning a victory at our home court, and we must play in a better state than today."  The next game, so that we can be in the finals.¡±

    Mourinho will naturally not take Irueta's words seriously. If such a veteran shows weakness after getting what he wants, he would be a fool if he takes it seriously: "I have nothing to say about today's game."  Coru?a showed tenacity and got what they wanted, but a draw at home is not completely bad news for us, after all, we only need to win or get a goal-scoring draw to qualify.  Half a month later, it¡¯s time to find out.¡±

    The two teams competing in the semi-finals of the Champions League lost one and drew one. This made the British media, who were extremely excited before the start of the game, begin to lament again. In their view, Chelsea's situation was already quite bad, and Newcastle's prospects were not good either.  Optimistic, it seems that in the past ten years, it is indeed no accident that only Manchester United has been competitive in the Champions League in the Premier League. Although Chelsea and Newcastle, two emerging forces, have performed well, when it comes to such an important moment,  They still lack experience.

    What¡¯s interesting is that after these two semi-finals, Newcastle and Chelsea, two unfavorable teams, are about to meet in the league. However, what is doubtful is that in the face of the unfavorable situation in the Champions League, "Ruble  How much more attention will the "Legion" and the "RMB Legion" put into this almost irrelevant league?

    But unexpectedly, neither Mourinho nor Ranieri spared any effort in this game. Instead, they used their main players to start a fierce battle. In the end, the two sides tied at 2-2, with Choko  Erl took the lead in scoring just five minutes into the game, followed by Ibrahimovic and Shearer each scoring a goal in the second half. Lampard's long shot tied the score before the end. After this game, Arsenal left  The championship is only one step away. Although they also drew this game, they only need four points from the remaining four games to secure the championship.
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