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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 649 Final Opponent

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    The day after Castle defeated Deportivo La Coru?a in an away game, the game was reported on the front page of all major sports media in England. Even comprehensive newspapers such as "The Times" and "The Sun" were on the front page.  The version arranged a position for Newcastle's victory, which also surprised Pei Wei, who was not English.

    Not to mention "The Sun", the status of "The Times" in England is probably similar to that of China's "People's Daily". You can imagine that the news that Yunjia Tianyu won the Asian Club Cup will be on the front page of "People's Daily"  version?

    Thinking of this, Pei Wei shook his head. How is that possible? It would be enough to leave a space for you on the sports page. Want to be on the front page?  Football has never been mainstream in China, and for newspapers like the People's Daily, the first page will always be occupied by major events related to the national economy and people's livelihood. After all, such newspapers definitely serve politics, and they are the mouthpieces of the government.  .

    "You don't know what the Champions League means to English football." Mourinho explained to Pei Wei: "England is the birthplace and originator of modern football, but now the highest honor for European football clubs is the European Champions Cup.   Regarding the Champions League, the proud English people's initial attitude was to boycott it - they have done a lot of this kind of thing. For example, they were not enthusiastic at all when the World Cup just started. The English people have always believed that their football is  The most formal football, it was not until they lost 3-6 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium that they began to look at the world. Their attitude towards the Champions League was the same, from being indifferent at the beginning to humbly learning from John Bull.  They are very arrogant, but they are also very smart, and they know what they should learn Pei, did you know that when the first Champions League started, the English Football Association banned the Premier League champions of that year from participating in the Champions League.  Do you know who won the Premier League that year?¡±

    Pei Wei shook his head. Only reporters or professionals who specialize in football history would know these ancient information, even though he can be considered a very knowledgeable fan.  But the characteristic of fans is that they only pay attention to the latest news.  Being able to have a rough understanding of the past is considered a relatively knowledgeable fan.

    "It was Chelsea. They were banned from participating by the FA at the time." Mourinho shrugged: "It wasn't until 1956 that the English team participated in the Champions League for the first time, and then it took a few years before the English team participated in the Champions League in 1968.  Manchester United won the Champions League, becoming the last European league to win the Champions League. This shame made the English team work hard to develop their strength, and finally created a +: in the second half of the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s.  In those nine years, the English team reached the final eight times and won the championship seven times, but after the peak of glory, it was a dark period that lasted for fifteen years and they were eliminated from European football for five years.  For many years, and in the next five years, the English team also stopped in the second round and group stage. It was not until Manchester United won the incredible Triple Crown in 1999 that they regained their strength, and after 1999, there was no  A Premier League team reaches the Champions League final

    "I think I understand." Pei Wei nodded: "There is chasing, there is glory, there is darkness Now I understand why the Premier League is so concerned about the Champions League now We are the first team to enter the championship since 1999  It¡¯s no surprise that a Premier League team in a cup final receives such attention.¡±

    "It is estimated that all the media and fans in the Premier League - except those who support us - are all holding their breath and hoping that Chelsea can complete the comeback and eliminate Monaco and join us in the final - what a historic moment!" Mourini  O said with a smile.

    "So Jose, I think we can go to Stamford Bridge to watch this game together No matter who wins, they will be our opponents in the final."

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    The Stamford Bridge stadium is boiling like fire.

    "Frank Lampard!" The passionate shout of the Chelsea home commentator pierced the gray London night sky. As he shouted, the 40,000 Chelsea fans in the audience raised their arms like a forest.  Shouting the name of their captain and midfielder Frank Lampard.

    "After receiving a wonderful pass from Gudjohnsen, Lampard scored the ball into the gate guarded by Roma from 12 meters in front of the goal! It is now the 44th minute of the first half! They equalized the total score and  Take the lead in the two rounds! If they can maintain this score until the end, they will meet Newcastle in the final!¡±

    Lawrenson from BBC TV said excitedly that although he is the "evil person" in normal broadcasts of games, at this moment when almost the whole of England shares the same hatred, no one wants to be the evil person.

    "If Chelsea can really do this, it will be the most glorious moment for a Premier League club. Maybe we can relive the period from the 1970s to the 1980s."Wonderful moment.  Lineker also said that his career coincided with the darkest period of the English club. If he had not played in Barcelona in the later period,

    , maybe his fame will not spread to the European continent.

    "Gary, what were you doing during that time?" Hansen asked knowingly.

    "Me? I was in Leicester City at the time, playing professionally, and looking forward to one day playing in the Champions League with the team I was eager to play against the best players from other countries on the European continent Unfortunately, I  No chance," Lineker said after shrugging.

    At this time, in a corner of the Stamford Bridge stadium, Pei Wei and Mourinho, wearing sunglasses, sat together and observed the situation on the court - they were not recognized by the fanatical Chelsea fans, but even if they were,  It doesn't matter if they come out. Newcastle and Chelsea have no enmity in history or now, not to mention that now is a good time for Premier League fans to share the same hatred.

    While Lawrenson, Lineker and Hansen were talking, Mourinho and Pei Wei were also talking in a low voice.

    "Chelsea played well, although they also had good luck." Pei Wei said, and the "very good luck" in his mouth was naturally referring to Chelsea's first goal-Glenchard's goal in the corner of the penalty area.  A shot that seemed to be passed and shot unexpectedly flew into the goal against goalkeeper Roma's fingertips. If it hadn't been for such a goal, Chelsea wouldn't have been able to establish the lead so quickly.

    Mourinho nodded: "They are in a good situation now. The first goal greatly damaged Monaco's morale, and the second goal really established an advantage Ranieri did a great job.  Yes, if before the game they only had a 40% chance of reaching the finals, now it is at least 70%.¡±

    Pei Wei laughed, he smiled like a fox: "Really Jose, I will make a bet with you, Chelsea will not enter the final, at least not this season Never underestimate Monaco's offensive ability  , Chelsea¡¯s current shabby defense cannot stop the attacks of Morientes, Giuly and Roten.¡±

    The conversations between them were all in Chinese, and the voices were very low - otherwise, if Pei Wei's words were heard by the nearby Chelsea fans who had been stimulated by alcohol, the consequences would be too tragic.  .

    Mourinho raised his eyebrows: "Really? What are you betting on?"

    "A bottle of red wine originating from Porto I want the best one." Pei Wei said with a smile on his face: "I think it's not a problem for you."

    Mourinho thought about it for a while, and he thought it was worth a gamble - Pei Wei seemed to have never lost when betting on these things. Mourinho also suffered a lot of losses from him, and he also wanted to take revenge.  A bottle of red wine is nothing, but the gamble now is about face.

    "Okay." Mourinho nodded: "I agreea bottle of red wine."

    As soon as Mourinho finished speaking, a huge exclamation sounded above Stamford Bridge!

    The two of them hurriedly looked up to the field, and saw Monaco's left midfielder Roten passing Melchiot beautifully and breaking into the penalty area like a swimming fish!

    Gala immediately ran over to defend him. Luo Teng forced the ball to break near the baseline, and then passed the ball into the penalty area ahead of Gala!

    Morientes and Terry jumped up at the same time. Under Terry's desperate interference, Morientes still hit the ball. Although he couldn't hit the right position, Morientes still worked hard to hit the ball behind the goal.  point!

    Cudicini jumped up, but Morientes¡¯ header was so weird that it flew right past his hand and fell diagonally toward the goal!

    Amidst the exclamations of the Chelsea fans in the audience, the ball hit the inside of the far post and then began to fall along the goal line

    Cudicini, who landed on the ground, was hurriedly preparing to pounce on the ball before he could stand still. At this moment, a figure rushed over, then hit the falling ball, and flew into the goal with the ball

    It wasn¡¯t until this guy stood up from the goal that everyone discovered that this guy was Monaco¡¯s midfielder Ibarra

    Cudicini raised his hands and shouted that the opponent was a handball, but Ibarra started celebrating regardless!

    The referee withstood the huge boos from the fans at the scene and insisted that the goal was valid. Grenchar protested and received a yellow card. However, it was hard to say whether the goal was a handball. The big screen at the scene showed it in slow motion for no less than ten seconds.  This time, it was still impossible to see whether the ball had touched Ibarra's hand.

    Mourinho looked at Pei Wei with some depression. He began to realize that he might have lost this bet again

      Sure enough, Monaco successfully equalized the score with a beautiful counterattack in the second half. Morientes scored the ball into the gate guarded by Cudicini through a wonderful one-two match - Chelsea's situation is all over, unless they can  Score three goals in the remaining time to qualify.
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