Chapter 378 81! Terrible Bayern, terrible score!
"Are the Middle Eastern guys planning to spend money to buy people again?"
"Last summer they offered Lin Quan 200 million euros, but Manchester City didn't sell him. If they spend more money this summer, their bid will definitely be higher than 200 million euros!"
"Is it higher than 200 million euros? Is it possible that they will pay 220 million or even 250 million?"
"Isn't this crazy? The current highest transfer fee in football is only about 100 million euros. If this transfer can be completed, it will be tripled from the original!"
The rising transfer fees in football have made fans deeply feel the impact of inflation.
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As for the Manchester City club, they learned about the rumors that were going on outside just after returning to Manchester, and Guardiola's mood was greatly affected.
"No matter how much the outside bid is, all offers related to Lin Quan will be rejected!"
Lin Quan's position in his tactical system is irreplaceable. If Lin Quan is poached, how can he still play?
However, the club's refusal may not necessarily work, because they also need to consider the opinions of the players themselves.
Therefore, Guardiola planned to make some insinuations in private to test Lin Quan's attitude and see if he planned to leave Manchester City.
"Lin, you have lived in Manchester City for so long, are you satisfied with your life here?"
During dinner, Guardiola pretended to be casual and asked.
"It's not bad, the weather in Manchester City is terrible and the food is not good."
Lin Quan's words were strongly recognized by several younger siblings, including Maria and Valentina, who nodded and complained together.
They had only been in Manchester for four months, and they were already overwhelmed.
This cold and humid climate is simply not a place for people to stay compared to the bright sunshine and dry and suitable climate of Catalonia.
As for the food, the local food in the UK is really terrible. Not only is there less variety, but the taste is also terrible. It is far inferior to Spanish food.
Hearing the complaints from several children, Guardiola groaned and couldn't help but blame himself:
The children actually hate life in Manchester City so much. They are usually so busy with work that they don't notice it at all.
"Ahem, if you don't like it here, then I'll find a way to change your job and find an environment you like!"
As soon as he heard Guardiola's words, Lin Quan knew that he was overthinking.
Guardiola had just left Bayern and left Manchester City before he was even hot on his feet. This had a great impact on his reputation.
Moreover, changing teams continuously will not help Guardiola continue to summarize his coaching experience and find better technical and tactical play in his mind.
If things continue like this, his coaching ability may regress, and then there will be one less famous coach in the world.
"That's not necessary. Although the environment here is harsh, I have gotten used to it over time. As for food, I know a few good Chinese restaurants and Mexican restaurants. It would be good to go here occasionally to improve the food!"
Sierra smiled and said, "If you are not used to eating outside food, you can bring food from home to eat out. The food I cook should be to your taste, right?"
Everyone spoke to each other and began to come up with ideas to solve the problems they were facing.
Not to mention, when everyone adds fuel to the fire, they really think of a solution with everyone's collective wisdom.
Guardiola saw all this and was very moved.
Having such a group of family members who silently support him makes him feel extremely happy.
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In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City, who took the lead, defeated West Ham United 2-0 at home and temporarily overtook Chelsea to top the list.
After the game, the Manchester City players did not leave the locker room, but focused on the score of another game.
There is a focus game in this round of the Premier League-Chelsea plays against the Red Devils Manchester United at home.
There is no doubt that this is a strong showdown!
Since Mourinho took over the Blues ten years ago, the attention and intensity of the red-blue war has been increasing day by day.
Before the rise of Manchester City, the showdown between these two teams had a faint tendency to surpass the Double Red Club.
This game is crucial for both sides, as Chelsea must maintain their lead over Manchester City to ensure they can win the Premier League title this season.
Manchester United wants to consolidate its fourth position in the league to avoid being caught up by Tottenham and Liverpool below and missing out on next year's Champions League.
At the beginning of the season, Manchester United's big signings were aimed at the championship, but after one season, their goal has changed from winning the championship to retaining a Champions League seat.
Manchester United is absent from the Champions League this year. If they fail to get a place in next year's Champions League, the consequences will be very serious.
Without the bonuses and shares provided by the Champions League, their revenue may be in a big deficit.
Moreover, the lack of a Champions League stage will also cause the stars who were signed at high prices last year to lose confidence in Manchester United and then seek transfers.
These players have not played a single Champions League game in a year, and their value will inevitably drop significantly. If Manchester United allows them to transfer and leave at this time, Manchester United will suffer a big loss.
Therefore, whether it is to maintain the club's operations, or to maintain the stability of the lineup and maintain its attraction to high-level players, they cannot miss next year's Champions League!
As a result, both sides fought fiercely in this game.
But unfortunately, Chelsea, playing at home, was still superior, and finally defeated Manchester United with Hazard's goal and defended its top position.
"Manchester United is so useless, with a 70% ball possession rate and fewer shots than Chelsea!"
After watching the match between Manchester United and Chelsea, many Manchester City players had disappointed looks on their faces.
I originally expected Manchester United to stop Chelsea, but this time it was better. Not to mention the failure of the stop, they also gave their opponent 3 points.
Seeing that there are only 5 rounds left in the league, if Manchester City can't catch up with Chelsea, they will have to sit back and watch the other side win the championship.
"Don't place your hopes on the opponent's mistakes. We just need to try our best to play all the remaining games. As for the championship, if we can't win it this year, we can win it next year!"
Guardiola calmed the players' emotions and encouraged them by the way.
The closer we get to the final stage, the less impatient we can be.
Manchester City is already in a lagging position. If they make mistakes because of their anxious mentality at this time, they will really be in trouble.
As for Chelsea, if they can really continue their winning streak, Guardiola will have no choice but to be convinced.
But if they dare to make a mistake, that's Manchester City's chance.
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On the night when Manchester City and Chelsea won, at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal finally defeated their opponents after 120 minutes of hard work and once again entered the FA Cup final.
In another FA Cup matchup the next day, Aston Villa defeated Liverpool 2:1 and met Arsenal in the final.
For Wenger and his team, this is their best chance of winning the title in almost a decade.
If they can seize this opportunity, they will win their first championship trophy in 10 years, and it will also be a valuable FA Cup championship!
As the 2014-2015 season comes to an end, the five major leagues have begun to enter the final stage.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern's dominance has not changed.
After the 29th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern's points are 12 points more than the second place. If they can win the next round, they can declare the championship 4 rounds in advance.
In Serie A, although Juventus lost to Manchester City in the Champions League, their lead in the league is even more exaggerated than Bayern.
After the 31st round of Serie A, Juventus has a score of 73 points, a full 15 points higher than second-placed Lazio.
Such a huge gap makes the Serie A championship completely lost. The old woman will complete the achievement of four consecutive Serie A championships.
And this is just the beginning!
In addition to Serie A and Bundesliga, the winning situations of La Liga, Premier League and Ligue 1 are all confusing.
In the Premier League, the score between Manchester City and Chelsea is very tight. I am afraid that the championship will not be determined until the last round of the league.
The situation in Ligue 1 is similar. PSG is distracted by the Champions League and its dominance in the league has dropped significantly.
They have had too many draws this season. After just 33 rounds of the league, there have been 11 draws.
Coupled with three defeats, Paris Saint-Germain only has 68 points, the team with the lowest points among the leaders of the five major leagues.
At present, they are only 3 points more than second-placed Lyon. This point difference is not safe. Paris may be caught up as long as they lose.
In La Liga, as Atletico Madrid has been poaching key players in multiple positions such as forwards, goalkeepers and defenders, Atletico Madrid's record has declined significantly this season.
La Liga has returned to the situation of two heroes competing for hegemony. Currently, La Liga is in the 32nd round. Barcelona leads Real Madrid by 2 points and is temporarily ranked first.
This point difference is not big. Barcelona may be overtaken by Real Madrid in a draw.
Whether Barcelona's MSN takes the lead or Real Madrid's BBC combination is better depends on the performance of both sides in the last six rounds.
However, in addition to the teams in the Bundesliga and Serie A, when the league is in the sprint stage to win the championship, the Champions League competition is also at its most intense.
For them, they must withstand the high-intensity consumption of a two-line battle. Whoever maintains better condition and has a deeper bench will have the last laugh in a two-line battle.
On April 23, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals began.
Juventus visit Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Since Juventus lost to Manchester City 2-0 at home in the last round, they had no choice in this game but to launch a mad attack on Manchester City in an effort to equalize the score or even achieve a lead.
After the opening, Juventus launched a fierce attack on Manchester City.
They don't have much time, and they need to score at least 2 goals to get the two sides back to the same starting line.
Score 3 goals to advance to the semi-finals!
This offensive pressure is still very high. After all, they are not facing some fish belly, but the last Champions League champion!
However, Juventus did not give up. They firmly believed that they could create miracles.
In order to support the team, more than 3,000 Juventus fans followed the team to the Etihad Stadium.
They held up various support slogans and banners, and shouted cheering slogans at the top of their lungs, hoping to provide motivation for the players on the field and help them complete this almost miraculous comeback!
The enemy's intentions are so obvious that there is no need to guess.
Therefore, Guardiola arranged for Kante to start this game, relying on his strong interception ability in the midfield to limit the enemy's attack.
This move caused Juventus to suffer a lot, under the joint interception of Kanter and Fernandinho.
Manchester City's midfield is like erecting an impenetrable wall that is almost impassable.
Juventus' attacks from the center failed again and again, and they even almost scored again due to the opponent's counterattack.
After the center failed, Juventus once again tried to attack from both sides.
But this time, Manchester City were prepared.
Their attack from the wing was completely ineffective under Manchester City's targeted defense. Not only was it ineffective, but the backcourt was empty due to the full-back's cover, and Manchester City frequently seized opportunities to counterattack.
Juventus stormed for 45 minutes in the first half, but failed to score a single goal.
On the contrary, Manchester City took advantage of two counterattacks to score two more goals, and the total score became 4:0!
After Lin Quan scored Manchester City's second goal, the Old Lady fans who followed the team to England finally stopped shouting.
Their throats were almost smoking, but the team's performance became increasingly sluggish. Not only did they fail to create a miracle, but they were defeated by the opponent's counterattack.
There are only 45 minutes left in the game, and they are four goals behind. The coffin has been completely nailed!
No one believed they could equalize the score in the last forty-five minutes!
Just kidding, Manchester City is not Milan, why would they open champagne at midfield?
Even if they open champagne at midfield, it would be too difficult to score four goals in half.
After Manchester City once again used a counterattack to score a goal in the second half, Juventus' players finally gave up.
Seeing that his opponent gave up resistance, Guardiola also retreated and asked the players to hold back and kick.
After 70 minutes, both teams began to make large-scale substitutions, bringing young players on to let them feel the atmosphere of the competition.
After these young players came on the field, they really wanted to express themselves. Among them, Manchester City's Iheanacho even got a solo shot.
It's a pity that Buffon performed bravely and saved his one-on-one ball, which made the young player who was less than 19 years old so sad that he almost cried!
He missed the opportunity to become famous with one goal in the Champions League!
Well, even if he scores this goal, there is a high probability that he will not become famous with one goal.
Because when he came on the stage, the game had already turned into garbage time.
At the last moment of the game, Morata successfully picked up a missed pass and scored a goal by taking advantage of a Manchester City player's passing error, which helped Juventus save some face.
Finally, at the end of the game, Manchester City defeated Juventus 3:1 at home, defeated their opponents 5:1 in two rounds, and advanced to the top four.
In other rounds of competition, Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 1:0 at home and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 1:0.
Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2:0 at home and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 5:1.
As for Bayern, after losing 1:3 in the first round, they played a devastating game after returning to their home court!
When the referee blew the final whistle, the score at Allianz Arena was fixed at 8:1!
Bayern brutally slaughtered the Portuguese Super League champions at home!
In this game, Bayern showed unparalleled terrifying offensive capabilities. In the first half alone, they had already scored 5 goals.
Thiago, Boateng, Muller, and Lewandowski scored goals one after another, and the latter even scored twice.
Perhaps in response to outside doubts, Bayern did not stop in the second half and continued to attack frantically.
Lewandowski scored two more goals in the 57th and 75th minutes of the second half to complete his fourth goal.
In the 77th minute, Porto scored a face-saving goal. This was also their only goal in the game!
For Bayern, Xavi Alonso, who came off the bench, scored the eighth goal in the 88th minute of the game, setting the score at 8:1!
After winning this game, no one will question Bayern's strength anymore!
