Chapter 75 It’s Still Dark (126/134)

It's a pity that Prandelli's prayers were not heard by the busy God, so no miracle happened. m

Until the end of the game, Juventus failed to score a key goal.

In the end, they lost 0:2 to Barcelona away from home, and were eliminated with a total score of 1:2.

The defending champion of Serie A was eliminated in the first round of the Champions League knockout stage.

For Juventus, even if their opponent is Barcelona, ​​this result is a bit embarrassing.

After the game, the media supporting Juventus began to criticize the results of UEFA's draw, and some criticized Changsheng and Lazio.

This is a bit of a brain hole.

What does Juventus' elimination have to do with Changsheng and Lazio?

This is how Juventus supporters analyzed it-because Lazio has been too strong in the Champions League in the past decade, which is not conducive to the overall development of European football. For a long time, Lazio has won the championship, Lazio has won the championship, and Lazio has won the championship again... How can other teams survive?

In addition, there was a brief revival of Milan in the middle, and the two teams won ten Champions Leagues in total.

In 16 years, Italian teams won ten Champions Leagues.

Isn't Italian football too strong?

Therefore, UEFA must suppress Italian football.

But when Lazio was in its heyday, UEFA didn't have the courage.

When Lazio finally began to decline, UEFA raised the butcher knife to Italian football.

Lazio was divided into the death group, and Juventus met the favorite to win the championship Barcelona in the first round of the knockout stage.

If Lazio was not so powerful, how could UEFA think of suppressing Italian teams?

If it weren't for the big Italian team, Juventus would not have been innocently shot this time...

These people's logic is really weird, and what's even weirder is that many people believe it.

They really think that Lazio is the culprit of Juventus' elimination, or even the mastermind behind it!

They also think that Juventus died very tragically.

It was completely a bullet for Lazio...

So Lazio should be more responsible for Juventus' failure.

Changsheng said after the game: "If someone thinks that we caused Juventus' failure, I have to say... I am very honored to receive such an honor, and I also like this result!"

The weird Juventus supporters were mad enough.

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One day later, Lazio welcomed the game against Celtic at home.

Just as everyone predicted before the game, there was no suspense. Lazio, who played with a rotating lineup, defeated Celtic 2:1 at home, eliminated the opponent with a total score of 6:1, and advanced to the quarterfinals.

One was eliminated, and the other advanced easily. Juventus fans must be more and more dissatisfied with Lazio.

They even thought that Lazio's victory over Celtic with a rotating lineup was deliberately mocking Juventus.

Those media supporting Juventus began to cheer Juventus.

I also wrote a long article to analyze that Juventus' prospects in the league championship are actually better than Lazio.

Because they were eliminated from the Champions League.

Although being eliminated is not a good thing, it can also stimulate Juventus to invest all their main energy in the domestic league.

And Lazio is now fighting on three fronts - domestic league, Italian Cup and Champions League.

Fighting on three fronts, they certainly cannot guarantee that they will perform well on each front.

In the Italian Cup, they have reached the final, and they will definitely not give up.

As the Champions League progresses, from the round of 16 to the quarterfinals. And from the quarterfinals to the semi-finals... the conflicts between the Champions League and the league will increase.

Which one should I choose, the league or the Champions League?

Do you still remember how Changsheng made a harsh statement to Real Madrid? He told Real Madrid that one day, his number of Champions League titles would definitely exceed Real Madrid.

Now he is one away from this goal.

He has tied Real Madrid's nine Champions League titles.

So in the choice between the Champions League and the league, he will definitely choose the Champions League 100%.

In this way, Juventus can reverse and surpass Lazio again.

This is the best result when there is only one league title left to fight for.

If Juventus is not eliminated from the Champions League, it will fight on multiple fronts like Lazio. It is very likely that both ends will collapse in the end.

If Juventus can successfully defend the league title, it is more important than winning a Champions League title.

Winning consecutive championships is just the beginning of a dynasty.

Then next season when Lazio no longer wins, what can they use to fight Juventus?

After Juventus solves the domestic threat, it can focus on the European arena.

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Although the media's statement is somewhat Ah Q spirit. But objectively speaking, it is quite correct.

Juventus, who can only win one championship, will definitely do their best in the league, and they don't have to consider saving their strength to play in the Champions League.

The players' desire to win will also be stronger.

If they don't win any championship this season, it will be too embarrassing.

Even if they just don't get laughed at, they will work harder than usual.

In the next league. Lazio and Juventus were entangled, and the two sides took turns to lead in the league standings.

When Lazio lost to Atalanta, Juventus took the opportunity to surpass.

However, Juventus fans were only happy for a week. The next week, Juventus was tied by Genoa away, and Lazio defeated Cagliari away. The two sides were tied, and Lazio surpassed Juventus by goal difference and win-loss relationship, and became the first in the league again.

When it came to the league before the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, the ranking of the two sides was that Lazio temporarily ranked first, two points ahead of Juventus.

In the match against Parma, Lazio took rotation. Many substitute players started, and then defeated Parma 2:0 at home.

In this way, Lazio will not be double-killed by any team this season.

Juventus also defeated Naples away and continued to chase Lazio.

The difference between the two teams is still two points.

Everyone still has a chance.

After the match with Parma, it will be Lazio's Champions League quarter-finals, and the opponent is Manchester United.

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The match with Manchester United is the Champions League quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals. When Lazio drew Celtic, many people said that UEFA took care of Lazio and that the draw was too smooth.

Some people also thought that UEFA had already surrendered to Changsheng.

Teams like Juventus were still indignant that Lazio drew a good draw.

As a result, no one said this now.

Everyone realized that UEFA and Changsheng were really sworn enemies...

In the quarter-finals, they were drawn together with Manchester United, a traditional Premier League giant.

At the same time, according to the match situation and rules, if Lazio can break through Manchester United, then the winner of Barcelona and Bayern Munich will be waiting for them in the semi-finals.

Whether it is Barcelona or Bayern Munich, they are not easy teams to deal with.

The result of such a draw is already very obvious - UEFA is targeting Lazio.

The previous match with Celtic was just a change of rhythm.

From the quarter-finals to the finals, Lazio had to pass two very difficult levels in a row.

Now. At the first level, Manchester United appeared in front of them.

Manchester United used to be defeated by Lazio, and they were defeated repeatedly.

The earliest feud between the two teams began in the 2007-2008 season, when Lazio and Manchester United met at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow in the Champions League final.

Then Lazio defeated Manchester United. That was the first Champions League title in the history of Lazio club.

And Sir Alex Ferguson only had one Champions League title until his retirement, which was also thanks to Lazio.

Since then, the two sides have had a grudge.

The second season, Lazio also met Manchester United in the quarter-finals.

The two teams had a fierce battle like Mars hitting the Earth, accompanied by injuries, red cards, riots and reversals... All the elements of a classic game were there.

After two hard battles, Lazio eliminated Manchester United, but they also consumed too much energy in these two games. They were eliminated by Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.

Wait until the 2010-2011 season, Lazio met Manchester United again, this time in the semi-finals.

In the two-round total score, Lazio defeated Manchester United 3:1. They advanced to the final and finally defeated Barcelona in the final, winning their third Champions League title in four seasons, which officially marked the beginning of Lazio's domination of European football.

And Manchester United. They went in another direction.

Ferguson retired with the regret of not winning the second Champions League title, and the Ferguson dynasty that lasted for more than 20 years collapsed. Manchester United was leaderless.

In the following seven years, Manchester United changed nine head coaches, and the results were ups and downs. It even fell into the relegation zone and almost relegated.

It was not until Mourinho became the head coach of Manchester United that Manchester United got back on track.

This season, Manchester United competed with Chelsea and Arsenal for the league championship in the league, and even had the upper hand. It is currently ranked first.

Such performance makes many people look forward to the return of the original Red Devils dynasty!

Last season, Mourinho's Manchester United even reached the Champions League final and met Chelsea, but was finally killed by Chelsea on penalties.

Mourinho was upset by the defeat in this game. He had said more than once that the defeat in that game was not the real strength gap between Manchester United and Chelsea. The implication was that he was unwilling to accept it and wanted to make a comeback.

This season, Manchester United has matured in all aspects and has indeed the strength to challenge the championship on two fronts.

It is temporarily ranked first in the league, and easily qualified from the group stage in the Champions League with a very large advantage, and then made it all the way to the quarter-finals. Basically, there were no major problems. They played a fast style of play to the fullest.

They will be a strong opponent on the road to the final.