The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 611
611 This Was the World’s Number One League!
Leeds United beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season. Sun Xiang was part of Eindhoven’s starting lineup in both matches, and they almost killed Leeds United.
This is the Chinese derby in the Champions League.
Eindhoven still lost to Leeds United. The team that advanced was Zhong Cheng’s team. Zhong Cheng’s team had also become the last team to advance to the top eight of the Champions League. All the other teams that advanced to the top eight had already been selected.
Chelsea beat Porto 3-2 to advance to that final eight, Valencia drew 2-2 with Inter, eliminated Inter with away goals and advanced to the final eight. Liverpool drew 2-2 with Barcelona, eliminated defending champions Barcelona with away goals and displayed superb strength to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Roma beat Lyon 2-0 overall, Successfully qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals of the season, AC Milan beat the Celtics 1-0 in the final eight, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 4-3 in the final eight of the Champions League this season, Manchester United beat Lille 2-0 in the final eight, and Leeds United gave birth to all eight teams.
The eight teams are Chelsea, Valencia, Liverpool, Roma, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Leeds United.
The English media went crazy all of a sudden. They were very excited and excited.
Look, there are four teams from the Premier League in the top eight this season. In other words, all the teams from the Premier League have made it into the top eight of the Champions League. This is simply too awesome, too awesome. Nothing is more awesome than this.
English media reporters reported the news crazily, claiming that the Premier League was the world’s number one football league.
Indeed, looking at the Premier League’s performance in the Champions League this season, they are really amazing. Half of the top eight teams in the Champions League are from the Premier League. The Premier League is really scary.
The English media reporters were very excited and arrogant.
And English media reporters are fantasizing about what will happen if all four Premier League teams make it to the Champions League quarter-finals this season? Doesn’t that mean the Champions League has been turned into the FA Cup?
The English media were so excited that they were all hoping to see if such an extremely rare thing could happen. If all four teams in the Premier League were to advance to the Champions League final four, this would be the first time in the Champions League and a moment worth remembering in history.
However, English media reporters were also very worried, because when drawing lots for the top eight of the Champions League, there would no longer be the principle of avoiding teams under the Football Association and teams in the group. At this time, drawing lots did not have any rules, it was just a direct draw. It depended on luck, it was possible for anyone to fight against anyone.
Therefore, in such a situation, the Premier League’s four teams two-on-two duel is also very possible.
There are now speculations that a two-on-two Premier League clash between four teams could guarantee at least two Premier League teams a place in the Champions League. If all four teams do not meet, there may even be a Premier League team that has advanced to the top four of Europe.
So, at this time, the English media reporters are very conflicted, is the Premier League four teams want to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals? Or are two Premier League teams guaranteed a place in the Champions League quarter-finals? They really didn’t understand this matter.
This time, in addition to the Premier League teams, there are also two teams from Serie A, one from La Liga and one from Bundesliga.
Unfortunately, Barcelona and Real Madrid were eliminated from the Spanish league, which was beyond many people’s expectations. When Royal Sixteen was not too unexpected, unexpectedly defending champion Barcelona, they really did not expect Barcelona to be eliminated like this, Liverpool is very powerful.
The Champions League this season seems to belong to the Premier League.
Countless media reporters were speculating what the draw would be like in the Champions League quarter-finals this season. A lot of the English media are saying that the top four should not meet at this time. They had better meet in the semi-finals so that the title of the Premier League’s first league in the world will be firmly established.
Of course, some conservatives believed that the other teams in the last eight of the Champions League this time were not weak and could not be underestimated. For the sake of insurance, England’s teams should be allowed to play against each other and report directly to the Champions League for two teams to advance to the last eight of the Champions League.
Anyway, at this time, the media reporters were even more worried than the head coaches of the four teams that had advanced to the top eight. They were plotting this and that all day long? It was as if they were the ones who advanced to the last eight of the Champions League and had the heart to copy them all day long.
At this time, Zhong Cheng was interviewed by media reporters.
Zhong Cheng said: “To be able to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on the first team is already a good result.” We are very happy to be able to get to this point. As for the upcoming matches, of course we will go all out and strive for a further step. Yes, Leeds United will not give up any chance. We will fight with all our might.
The reporters were still satisfied with Zhong Cheng’s words. This fellow finally didn’t boast.
At this moment, the reporters asked Zhong Cheng a question, and Zhong Cheng replied, “To tell the truth, the teams that can advance to the top eight are all very strong.” This is my first time leading a team to the Champions League. Speaking of which, Leeds United should be considered one of the weaker teams. I think the other teams would like to join Leeds United, hahaha!
The media reporters also smiled knowingly. You’re still someone else, Zhong Chengzhen guy really has eyes to see. Now there are indeed many teams that want to draw to Leeds United. After all, this is Zhong Cheng’s first time leading a team to participate in the Champions League, so it is inevitable that he is a bit inexperienced.
Leeds United have become a hot spot in the eyes of the other seven teams.
Zhong Chengshi continued, “As for our opponent, I feel that we have already reached this point. It doesn’t matter who our opponent is.” “Because the other seven teams are very strong, we, Leeds United, will do our best to win any team. Therefore, we don’t care who our opponent is at this moment. We don’t want to guess. After the draw results are out, we will understand!”
The reporters shook their heads. Zhong Cheng definitely wasn’t telling the truth. This fellow was just perfunctory.
Media reporters continued to ask: “Then may I ask Mr. Loria, do you want to bite the Premier League team or do you want to play another Premier League team? Do you think all four teams in the Premier League have a chance of making it to the Champions League quarter-finals this season?”
Hearing this question, Zhong Cheng was slightly stunned.
These media reporters are really too bold, and their hearts are too dark. There are a total of four Premier League teams in the Champions League, and you want all the teams in the Premier League to advance to the last four. Aren’t you slapping UEFA’s face? Is this the Champions League or the FA Cup?
How could it be all your English teams?
Aren’t you reporters quarreling every year about the shady nature of every draw in the Champions League? In that case, do you think the four Premier League teams will make it to the top four? Obviously, UEFA does not want the Champions League to become the FA Cup.
So it is clear that there will be at least one more Premier League civil war in the top eight, or even two.
Of course, as the head coach of the team, Zhong Cheng could not say anything.
“To tell the truth, I would prefer to meet our Premier League team,” Zhong Cheng said in response to the question. Because we are very familiar with the Premier League teams, we know how to deal with them, we are more confident and experienced, so our chances of advancing to the next round will be much higher. “Against other league teams, our experience has become a constraint on us, maybe we will encounter a waterloo!
The reporters interviewed nodded their heads in succession. Yes, yes, Zhong Cheng was right. The Leeds United obviously wanted to draw out a civil war, but was this possible?
The media reporters did not let Zhong Cheng off and continued to ask, “May I ask Mr. Loria, if you were to choose one of the other three Premier League teams as your Champions League quarter-final opponent, who would you choose? Who do you think would be easier to deal with?”
The media reporters asked this very tricky question. Many people stared at Zhong Cheng.
Zhong Cheng did not evade and directly answered the question. “It’s obviously the Red Devils United team, because we are mortal enemies with them and have the deepest hatred towards them. Our players will definitely display 100% of their strength, or even 120% of their strength, when they meet them.” Every time we play Manchester United, our team will be many times stronger, so we should be more confident against Manchester United!
Of course, Zhong Cheng also knew that Manchester United were very strong this season.
In the Premier League, Manchester United were already very strong. They were simply unparalleled and far ahead. This caused Zhong Cheng and the other Premier League coaches to feel a lot of pressure. At this time, Zhong Cheng actually wanted to challenge Manchester United. The media reporters all admired Zhong Cheng’s courage, but they all felt that Zhong Cheng was a fool, what was the point of being super?
At this time, media reporters continued to ask Zhong Cheng: “If you were to choose a team from a non-Premier League team, who would you choose as your opponent?”
Zhong Cheng chuckled and said: “Of course it’s Valencia from the Spanish league.” Of course, this doesn’t mean that Valencia is the weakest, But the teams from La Liga are all looking for that kind of exquisite footwork. It is very, very beneficial to deal with this kind of team. If we spray them on, I believe that Leeds United will be able to advance to the last four of the Champions League this season. I am very confident about that!
The reporters were all shocked. Thinking about it carefully, it was really like this. Leeds United’s tactics should give Valencia a a headache. Looks like if Leeds United draw Valencia, the chances of advancement should be very high, I wonder if Leeds United will be able to do so?