Chapter 1317
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After the second leg of Thursday's Europa League's 18-man final, UEFA held the draw ceremony for the Champions League and Europa League quarterfinals.
Among the Champions League teams that made it to the quarterfinals this season, England occupied three places. Only Arsenal was eliminated by Barcelona in the 18-man final.
And these three teams from England were drawn in the same half.
Liverpool VS Shakhtar Donetsk.
Chelsea VS Manchester United.
The other half was a co-existence of the two Spanish giants.
Barcelona VS Inter Milan.
Real Madrid VS Schalke 04.
As a result, Fleet Street first shouted the slogan that there would be an English team in this season's Champions League finals.
First of all, it was not difficult for Liverpool to break through Shakhtar Donetsk. Second, even if Liverpool suffered a setback and was unexpectedly eliminated, Shakhtar Donetsk was unlikely to create miracles continuously to eliminate Manchester United or Chelsea in the semifinals.
The strength of the Premier League teams in the European arena continued.
Liverpool's reaction to the draw of Shakhtar Donetsk was relatively dull.
But the Liverpool coaching staff thought it was a good thing.
It could allow the team to fully adjust for future big battles.
The 30th round of the Premier League began on the weekend.
Liverpool visited the Stadium of Light to challenge the black cats, Sunderland. Qin Xiong played average in the game and was restricted by Sunderland's defense. Even Suárez seemed to be struggling in the front line. Sunderland's iron bucket formation made Liverpool feel a little strained, because the opponent had nine players defending and one attacking player excluding the goalkeeper.
The difficult battle did not break the deadlock until the 80th minute of the game. Baines unexpectedly cut into the penalty area with a long shot that hit the Sunderland defender and deflected into the lower left corner of the goal to help the team open the score.
After Sunderland lost the ball, Liverpool pressed forward and Meireles scored another goal before the end of the game!
Liverpool's terrifying momentum did not decline at all after getting a 2: 0 victory in the away game.
At this juncture, Meireles had performed well in many consecutive games and he also had the confidence to challenge Liverpool F.C..
He needed a main position, and he needed the team to guarantee him more playing time.
He told the media that he would not rule out leaving Anfield if he did not get consistent playing time and a guaranteed position in the team in the future.
Comain immediately talked to him and comforted him. He outlined a beautiful blueprint for his future. The team needed him. In the grand map of the Red Army, Meireles was now an indispensable piece of the puzzle.
Because Liverpool wanted to build a dynasty!
In order to restore the glory of the past, it wasn't as simple as having 11 main forces that could fight well. The strength of the lineup was a fundamental guarantee.
Comain still could not trust a midfielder like Spearing, who was nurtured by Liverpool's youth training system. He could not see the player's huge potential in the future, so there was no need to insist on nurturing him. It would be a waste of time and risk a decline in results.
The existence of a player like Meireles could not only enrich Liverpool's playing style, but also give the team hope at key moments. Liverpool would certainly try their best to keep him. Moreover, they spent a lot of money to bring him in last year.
Meireles decided to stay after communicating with manager Comain. He did feel Comain's sincerity and he enjoyed the atmosphere of the team, especially the team's ambition and the heights its strength could reach. He was full of expectations.
In the same round of the Premier League game.
Tottenham Hotspur, who was only three points away from Chelsea, was forced to a draw by West Ham United at White Hart Lane. The prospect of fighting for the fourth place also dimmed.
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 1: 0 at home, creating the third most terrifying home record in Europe.
The two most terrifying home records were Liverpool and Real Madrid!
Arsenal was sniped by West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. In the situation of being two goals behind, Arsenal struggled to equalize the score in the away game thanks to goals by Arshavin and Robin van Persie in the second half.
2:2
The focal battle of the round was played out at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea was at home to welcome the challenge from Manchester City. It was seen as a key battle in the battle for a Champions League spot. Chelsea had lost against Manchester City in the last three times. This game had a sense of revenge.
The game was in a stalemate until the 78th minute of the second half, when Drogba passed from the side and the new signing David Luiz scored with a header to break the deadlock.
During injury stoppage time, Chelsea took advantage of Manchester City's weakness in the empty rear defense. Ramires dribbled the ball and broke through Lescott and Kolarov before scoring alone.
Chelsea completed his revenge against Manchester City at home!
With eight rounds left in the league, the Premier League's battle for a Champions League spot this season was confusing.
Liverpool was at the top of the list with 75 points and announced that their title defense had entered the countdown stage.
Manchester United 60 points.
Arsenal 58 points.
Chelsea 55 points.
Manchester City 54 points.
Tottenham Hotspur 49 points.
The fifth-placed Manchester City was only six points away from the second-placed Manchester United. With eight games left, no one could say which of the four teams would be kicked out of the top four.
But this had nothing to do with Liverpool.
The day of the FIFA match in March arrived and the national footballers of various countries rushed to the national teams to report.
Qin Xiong stayed at home to maintain his physical condition. Every day, his private team supervised and guided him on what kind of training he should do.
Sylvia took a picture of Qin Xiong training in the small field behind the villa at home and then shared it on the Internet. There were also some pictures of Qin Xiong and Qin Xiong playing games and exercising together. This allowed Qin Xiong to still be the focus of the outside world during the national team competition.
On the weekend when the world's national teams were competing in various competitions, * * * personally visited and took out a plan to discuss with Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong discussed in detail with * * * in his home office. He looked at the plan brought by * * * and was a little hesitant.
So, Qin Xiong called in Freddy and Sylvia.
When Sylvia and Freddy saw * * *'s proposal, they also had to think about it.
In the nearly two years since he took charge of Liverpool, Wang Jianli not only further promoted the Liverpool brand in China, but also brought many talented young footballers from China to Liverpool's youth training system for training.
In addition, he also brought a number of young coaches from China to Liverpool to further their studies and learn the advanced European football model, as well as training concepts and knowledge.
Now, in addition to selling the dream of Liverpool to the children in China, * * * also wanted to build football training schools with the same brand all over China!
He hoped to integrate this school with the football home built by Qin Xiong, which was essentially an orphanage.
In this aspect, Qin Xiong was a little uncertain. He was conflicted in his heart because he didn't want to mix business and charity.
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