novelhk Chapter 450
Chapter 450
As for the other three games.
Porto won a 1:0 victory over Schalke 04 at home, and Schalke 04 finally defeated Porto through a penalty shootout and successfully entered the quarterfinals.
Real Madrid, which was in turmoil, was not blessed by the Bernabeu. They lost to Roma again with a score of 1:2 at home, and stopped in the round of 16 with a score of 2:4 in two rounds.
As for Chelsea, they defeated Olympiacos 3:0 at home.
Including Manchester United and Leeds United, which will advance 99% of the time, the Premier League has guaranteed three seats in the quarterfinals.
Before leaving.
Seeing Li Shiguang's face full of regret, Simeone thought about it for a while and asked, "Boss, do we have to postpone our plan again?"
Recalling Ronaldo who hugged Ferguson tightly on TV to celebrate the victory just now.
Li Shiguang could only nod helplessly: "Well...it will definitely be postponed. Now the morale of the entire Manchester United team is high. There is hope of winning the league, the Champions League, and the FA Cup...In this case, it will be very difficult to persuade Cristiano to leave Manchester United."
"Will it be too late when all this is settled?" Rivaldo expressed his concerns.
Li Shiguang did not speak, but lowered his head and pondered.
In fact, what Rivaldo said is not unreasonable.
It seems that Real Madrid's giving up the pursuit of Ronaldo is a good thing for Leeds United.
But for Manchester United, this is also great news.
Ferguson has suffered from Real Madrid for a long time.
When Ferguson was in office, because the scandal between Real Madrid and Ronaldo was reported in the media from time to time, Ferguson actually did not have a good relationship with the old man. When they met in some occasions, Ferguson would not pay attention to Ferguson at all.
This situation did not change until Fiorentino was dismissed, which allowed Li Shiguang to see the two of them chatting happily at the draw ceremony for the Champions League round of 16 two years ago.
Now Fiorentino is about to return to power.
Ferguson will definitely be wary of him.
Although Fiorentino has not publicly said that he will no longer bring in Ronaldo at this time, Ferguson is not a fool.
This kind of thing can't be kept secret for long.
Once Ferguson knows about it, he will definitely speed up the pace of renewing his contract with Ronaldo. Given the relationship between the two masters and apprentices, if he fails to plant the seed of Leeds United in Ronaldo's heart in advance, he may really fail!
No!
This situation cannot be allowed to happen!
I must find an opportunity to talk to Ronaldo face to face!
Li Shiguang's mind raced, and after thinking for more than a minute, he suddenly looked up at Simeone: "Diego, do you think Ferguson will take Cristiano to the Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony in Switzerland in the middle of the month?"
"How should I know?" Simeone blinked, looking confused.
At this time.
Rivaldo seemed to be much more useful than Simeone.
As soon as Simeone finished speaking, a trace of confusion flashed in Rivaldo's eyes: "Boss, if you want to talk to Cristiano face to face in Switzerland... maybe you can ask Mendes to think of a way..."
Next.
The three people who had already walked to the door returned to the living room and gathered together to start plotting...
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On March 6, Elland Road was crowded with people, 50,000 seats were packed, and even the square outside the stadium was full of people.
Although they knew that the final result would definitely be a foregone conclusion, this did not affect the passion of Leeds United fans to come to the scene to support their home team. After all, they did not witness the massacre in the last game, which was a major regret in their football watching career.
Leeds United will certainly not disappoint the fans.
In this game, Li Shiguang arranged a 4-2-3-1 formation, and all the players who were substitutes in the last game got the chance to start.
Houllier let Lyon return to their most familiar 4-4-2 formation, hoping to save some face away from home.
But face is something that still needs strength to fight for.
After the opening.
Leeds United launched a direct attack with an absolute lead in the score and home advantage.
Reus and Torres scored in the 13th and 39th minutes respectively, helping Leeds United lead Lyon 2:0.
After the 15-minute halftime break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
The 68th minute.
Sun Jihai received De Bruyne's corner kick at the back of Lyon's penalty area and shot on the ground, helping Leeds United to a 3-0 lead and also scoring his first Champions League goal in his career!
In the final moments of the game.
Benzema played a solo journey to helpLyon scored a goal and the final score of the game was 3:1.
In the end.
Leeds United defeated Lyon with a big score of 10:3 in two rounds, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007-2008 Champions League!
In the other three games.
Arsenal unexpectedly defeated AC Milan 2:0 at San Siro. Fabregas and Adebayor scored two goals in the 84th and 92nd minutes respectively to shatter AC Milan's dream of defending the title.
With Arsenal entering the quarterfinals.
This also officially announced that all four Premier League teams participating in the Champions League have entered the quarterfinals. If the draw is good enough, maybe fans all over the world can see a civil war among all Premier League teams in the Champions League semifinals!
Two games in Spain.
Serbia beat Fenerbahce 3:2 at home. The two sides tied 5:5 in two rounds. However, in the final penalty shootout, Serbia, who was at home, did not hold on to the end and was defeated by Fenerbahce and was unfortunately eliminated.
Barcelona, who was at Camp Nou, did not give Celtic a chance. With Yaya Toure's violent long-range shot outside the penalty area, Barcelona beat Celtic 1:0 and entered the quarterfinals, becoming the last hope of La Liga.
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End of the Champions League schedule.
Li Shiguang put his energy back to China.
March 9th.
Leeds United ushered in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
Let's talk about it.
Since winning Chelsea in the last round, Leeds United's luck has been pretty good. In the last round, they drew Huddersfield in the English League One. After advancing, they drew Barnsley in the English League One.
Generally speaking.
If the top teams in the Premier League fight on multiple fronts, they may give up the FA Cup or League Cup to ensure the physical fitness of the main players.
This also makes it common for teams from the Championship or League One, or even lower-level leagues, to defeat the giants in these two events.
But it is obvious.
Barnsley's luck in the FA Cup this season is not very good.
When Barnsley's head coach Stevens saw that Li Shiguang sent out the full main lineup of Leeds United, all that was left in his mind was despair.
The result of the game naturally did not surprise Stevens.
Leeds United did not give Barnsley a chance to create a miracle, and won 4:0 away from Barnsley and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the FA Cup!