Chapter 339 Defending the Dignity of the Premier League

The first leg of the 2017-2018 Champions League quarter-finals ended at Anfield with Liverpool winning 4-0. Liverpool, with a four-goal difference, was almost half way into the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

In another game that was changed to the Allianz Stadium in Turin last year, Juventus lost 0:3 at home to defending champion Real Madrid. Real Madrid's leading striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, which was the biggest contributor to Real Madrid's victory over Juventus as a guest.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who should have been the focus of the world, was robbed of the limelight by Li Qing from the British Peninsula. The two goals in the strong dialogue should indeed become the subject of hot discussion among the media and fans. The problem is that Li Qing, who performed a hat trick, will not be able to perform personally this season. The number of goals scored in the Champions League increased to 17.

This goal number is the single-season scoring record set by Ronaldo when he led Real Madrid to win the 10th Champions League title in team history in the 2013-2014 season. Now it has been tied in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, which means Li Qing is likely to break Ronaldo's single-season Champions League scoring record.

In fact, not many people will be surprised that Li Qing broke the goal record set by Ronaldo, because Li Qing scored 12 goals in the group stage in four starts and one substitute, surpassing Ronaldo's single-season group stage scoring record. , only played in the first round of the two rounds of the Champions League 1/8 finals, which means that Li Qing's 17 goals only took six games and one substitute appearance.

You must know that Ronaldo participated in all thirteen games of Real Madrid in the 2013-2014 season!

The British media and the Chinese media gave Li Qing all the praiseworthy words, but the media in the Iberian Peninsula disagreed. They believed that the opponents Liverpool faced in the Champions League this season were not strong, compared with Ronaldo in the 2013-2014 Champions League. The opponents are very different.

Li Qing's strongest opponent in the Champions League this season is Atletico Madrid, followed by Roma. Porto and Sevilla faced in the 1/8 finals and 1/4 finals can only be said to be strong teams if not strong teams.

The fans were so deliberately guided that they really thought Li Qing's goal lacked gold content.

However, the English media looked back and found that Real Madrid’s opponents in the UEFA Champions League in the 2013-2014 season were also not that good...

In the group stage, they were in the same group as Galatasaray, Copenhagen, and Juventus. Except for Juventus, which was pretty good, Copenhagen and Galatasaray were basically just accompanying the prince to study. Schalke was drawn in the 1/8 finals. The draw of Dortmund in the 2004 and quarter-finals was considered a top draw, and even the draw of Bayern in the semi-finals was a Bayern that was already on the decline, which was not convincing at all.

If it weren't for Ramos's equalizing goal in the final against Atletico Madrid at the end of stoppage time, how would Real Madrid have won the championship?

Without that goal, overtime would no longer exist, and Ronaldo, who scored on penalty kicks, would not even have set a record of 17 goals!

As a result, the English media and the Iberian Peninsula media started fighting, and even fans of Li Qing and Ronaldo started fighting on the Internet.

Messi fans are relatively bored during this period. In order to prevent chaos in the world, they will help whichever side lacks support, always maintaining that the two sides are on the same page...

Li Qing, who tied Cristiano Ronaldo's single-season Champions League scoring record, was not as excited as the outside world. For him, tying the record is just a matter of course. If he can play at the Pizjuan Stadium in the second round, he will have the chance. Confidence breaks records in one fell swoop.

On the second Champions League match day in midweek, Barcelona beat Chelsea 4:1 at Camp Nou, and Bayern Munich defeated Manchester City 3:0.

Regarding this result, the English media did not expect that Chelsea's overall strength is indeed not as good as Barcelona. The problem is that Manchester City and Bayern Munich are 50-50, how can they win with three goals in the away game?

In the history of the Champions League, there are really few teams that can come back from three goals behind on the road and come back at home.

Judging from the results of the four Champions League quarter-finals, only Liverpool, which defeated Sevilla by four goals at home, is the Premier League team with the best chance of advancing to the Champions League semi-finals.

Of course, Chelsea and Manchester City, who lost as guests, did not admit that they were eliminated. Both Conte and Guardiola believed that the second round was the game that determined the final place in the semi-finals.

After the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Liverpool quickly returned its focus to the league, which is to challenge its city rival Everton at Goodison Park.

In the 33rd round of the Premier League in the 2017-2018 season, in addition to the Merseyside Derby, there are also Manchester Derby and London Derby.

Manchester City plays against Manchester United at home, and Chelsea plays against West Ham United at home. The two teams still have the task of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of next week. Compared with having entered the semi-finals more than half a foot ahead of schedule, the futures of Manchester City and Chelsea are full of opportunities. Uncertainty.

Liverpool's four-goal victory at home gives the Merseyside derby at the weekend a lot of room for maneuver, and the main force can be fully used if allowed.

Li Qing, Salah and Mane each scored a goal in the first and second half to help Liverpool defeat Everton 3:1 at Goodison Park and gain their 30th victory of the season.

Perhaps because they were preparing for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at home against Bayern Munich next week, Manchester City, sitting at the Etihad Stadium, held back. In the end, their city rivals Manchester United scored the winning goal at the end of the game. They suffered their second defeat of the season with a score of 2:3.

The 33rd round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season has come to an end. Liverpool, which has one game less, ranks first with 30 wins, 2 draws and 92 points. Manchester City ranks second with 27 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in 33 games, with 83 points. Manchester United ranks second with 22 wins, 5 draws and 5 points. Ranked third with 68 points, Tottenham ranked fourth with 19 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses and 64 points.

Liverpool is nine points ahead of Manchester City with one game in hand. Manchester City has five league games left, while Liverpool has six. This means that Liverpool can win the 2017 title as long as they defeat Bournemouth and West Brom. -2018 Premier League champions.

Why?

Manchester City is currently Liverpool's only competitor to win the league title. They are nine points behind with one game to play. If the Premier League has the same points, the ranking will not be based on the battle between the two sides, but on the goal difference.

Manchester City's current goal difference is 62, while Liverpool's is... 83 goals. This means that Liverpool has lost four consecutive games after winning two consecutive victories, and it is difficult for Manchester City to win the league championship after achieving the final five consecutive victories.

Unless, Liverpool conceded an average of 3 goals per game during their four-game losing streak.

Moreover, Manchester City may not be able to win all the remaining five league rounds, so the possibility of Liverpool defending the league title is very high.

Since the second leg of the match between Liverpool and Sevilla was held on the second match day of the Champions League, the entire team traveled to Seville, the capital of the Spanish autonomous state of Andalusia, on Tuesday morning.

There were two quarter-final second-leg contests in the Champions League every match day. Neither Chelsea nor Manchester City, which lost by a large margin in the first round, came back to win.

Chelsea drew with Barcelona 2:2 at home, and were eliminated with a total score of 3:6 in the two rounds. Manchester City was obviously affected by the 2:3 loss at home to Manchester United. In midweek, they lost 1:2 at home to Bayern Munich, with a total score of 1:5. to elimination.

In other words, Liverpool has become the only champion of the Premier League in the Champions League and is responsible for defending the dignity of the Premier League.