Ball king grower

Realizing the dream of six crowns is not the end, but just the beginning.

After the Club World Cup, the Chelsea team was not in good shape, including Lin Yu, who also felt a little tired. However, when they returned to the UK, they had to continue to face the challenges of their league opponents.

There is almost no time to rest, and they must adjust within two or three days. This may not be a problem for Lin Yu, but it is a bit difficult for other Chelsea players. Even the players on the bench,

It also flew from the westernmost point of Europe to the easternmost point of Asia. This is not a small distance.

Tired and excited, this is Chelsea's current situation, and this state is not good news for the game.

But the opponent in the fifteenth round is still Manchester City, and it is an away game. This is simply a nightmare game.

Tired Chelsea and Manchester City, who vowed to take revenge, had a duel in Manchester. In the end, the two teams tied 2:1. Chelsea suffered its first defeat of the season, while Manchester City successfully defeated Chelsea, which could be regarded as barely avenging last season's defeat.

Double murder.

During the game, Aguero and Negredo each scored a goal, while Lin Yu scored a face-saving goal for Chelsea.

Although they lost the game, Chelsea still topped the list. Arsenal tied with Tottenham in the previous round, so they are still behind Chelsea in terms of points, ranking second.

As for Manchester City, although they won Chelsea, they dropped a lot of points before and are now only ranked fifth. The points they dropped against the mid-to-lower teams are outrageous.

Fifteen rounds, twenty-one goals. Lin Yu still maintains his first place in the European competition.

Mourinho did not blame the team. After all, they were facing a fourth-tier battle. It is remarkable that Chelsea can play to this level, and the Premier League is no better than the Bundesliga. In the Bundesliga, the reason why Dortmund was able to win the championship with an undefeated record was that, except for Lin

In addition to Yu's outstanding performance, the most important reason is that for Dortmund at that time, Bayern was the only opponent in the Bundesliga, and the others were too weak.

None of the teams in the Premier League are easy to deal with. Chelsea's ability to defeat several strong teams last season was already very impressive. This season's loss to Manchester City in the Club World Cup is actually not a big deal. Anyway, it's not a big deal.

There is a duel at Stamford Bridge, and we just need to win it back.

After this round of league games, Chelsea players finally had a relatively long break. The most important thing was that they didn't have to run around.

By the time the final round of the Champions League group stage began, all Chelsea players had returned to their best condition. Although they were already determined to qualify from the group, in order to compete for first place in the group, Chelsea had to win this game. This game

Game against Spartak Moscow.

Encountering Chelsea who are in good form and want to vent their regrets about losing in the league is definitely a misfortune for Spartak Moscow. In this game, all Chelsea players were very good. Except for Lin Yu who scored a goal, he continued to maintain his own

In addition to the steady improvement in goals, Oscar, Hazard, Schürrle, and even Ivanovic and Gundogan also scored. The final score was locked at 6:0. Chelsea was completely and utterly perfect.

Blood washed Sparta Moscow.

After the game, the media all said, "Whoever you meet, don't meet Chelsea who just lost!"

Other teams may be discouraged after losing. They may be in poor condition, but Chelsea is different. Not only will they not be discouraged or in poor condition after losing, they will become very scary, so many teams would rather

Chelsea maintained a winning streak before facing itself, and did not want to see Chelsea lose.

Chelsea qualified first in the group, while AC Milan played another draw, but in the end they defeated Bayer Leverkusen and Spartak Moscow with 8 points and qualified second in the group.

As for Leverkusen, they can only play in the Europa League, while Spartak Moscow can only go home and continue their league.

Although Chelsea is not afraid of running into any team, if they can save some energy, they still hope to save some energy and qualify first in the group. Then when the lot is drawn, they will definitely meet the second place in another group.

, Generally speaking, the second place in the group is relatively weak. Of course, there are exceptions, but they are rare.

This is why most teams hope to compete for the top spot in the group. No one likes to encounter teams like Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​and Chelsea at the beginning. Most teams want to win these three teams.

, it’s really a bit of a headache.

Anyway, the last round of the Champions League group stage is over. Those who should be promoted are promoted, those who should be promoted to the Europa League, and those who should go home to play soy sauce. The Champions League group stage, which is not very valuable, is over like this.

The next knockout round is the focus. The further we go, the stronger our opponents will be. There is no doubt about this.

After the game, Lin Yu, who ranked first in the Champions League scorer list with 9 goals, naturally became the subject of inquiries from the media.

At the press conference, all Mourinho encountered were questions about Lin Yu's situation.

"Lin Yu once said that he would help Chelsea win two consecutive Champions League titles. Do you think this is possible?".

"Lin Yu currently ranks first in the Champions League scorer list with nine goals. He started late but scored the most goals. Does this mean that he has surpassed Messi and Ronaldo?"

"Recently, there are rumors that Lin Yu is about to transfer. Is this true?"

"There were rumors that Lin Yu was unhappy some time ago, saying that his salary was too low. Is there any evidence for this?"

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Lin Yu, who is the focus of the press conference, cannot of course be idle. He is basically surrounded by reporters and can't go anywhere he wants to go. Looking at this posture, if he doesn't answer a few questions,

Don't even think about taking a shower today.

"Lin Yu, Chelsea failed to qualify in the group stage and the prospect of the knockout rounds is worrying. Do you still think the team has hope of winning the championship?".

After hearing this question, Lin Yu suddenly looked at the reporter who asked the question with sharp eyes, and then smiled and said: "In front of me, there is nothing impossible. Chelsea could win the championship last season. They can also win the championship this season."

!Some people say that after the restructuring of the Champions League, no team can win two consecutive Champions League titles. This is a curse. A curse that cannot be broken! I just want to tell him, it is pure bullshit! I will make this so-called curse worthless.

!”

After answering the reporter's question, Lin Yu, surrounded by teammates and security guards, forcibly squeezed out of the circle formed by reporters.

The reporters looked at Lin Yu walking away and couldn't help but start talking.

"Did we just do something extraordinary?"

"That's right, we angered a demon king!"

"He said he would make the so-called Champions League curse worthless. Can he do it?".

"It should be possible. He doesn't seem to have said anything big yet."

"Tsk, tsk, I suddenly felt like an electric current was passing through me from the soles of my feet to the top of my head. It was so exciting, so exciting! Knockout round. Knockout round, I'm eager for the knockout round!"

"This year's knockout round will probably be a head-to-head confrontation between Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lin Yu, Ribery and others. For Cristiano Ronaldo and Ribery, there are not many opportunities. If they can't beat Lin Yu this season,

Then they can only grow old like this."

"Bale, Neymar, Hazard, Reus, and Gotze are still waiting to usurp the throne. Except for Hazard, I am afraid that few others are not very convinced by Lin Yu."

"It really feels like a gathering of heroes. My blood is boiling."

After all the Champions League group stages were over, the draw ceremony for the knockout rounds also took place quickly.

This year's top 16 of the Champions League is not much different from previous years. Although there are dark horses every year, there are only one or two, and it is impossible to have more.

Rich teams also capsize in the ditch, but this boat does not capsize every year. So in fact, the teams we see in the Champions League every year are basically those teams.

The opponents of several teams that have attracted more attention, that is, the teams that bookmakers and fans believe may win the championship, have also appeared one after another.

Originally, some people were worried that these teams would encounter each other early. If they were eliminated early, the next game would not be very good. However, once the draw results came out, they were relieved. In fact, things are not that good. UEFA

Everyone knows that the lottery is tricky, but there is no evidence.

The winner this year is no longer Chelsea, but Bayern Munich. Their opponent is Galatasaray of the Turkish Super League. For Bayern fans, they can almost celebrate in advance.

Chelsea, which has the second highest claim to win the championship, met Atletico Madrid of La Liga. This is really interesting. I don't know if it is fate or an inevitability. Lin Yu is about to move to La Liga and join Real Madrid, and Diego -

Costa is about to join Chelsea.

This draw is undoubtedly a duel between these two people. Is Diego Costa teaching Chelsea a painful lesson before coming to Chelsea, or will Lin Yu continue to crush his opponents?

Barcelona's next opponent is Monaco of Ligue 1.

Real Madrid, which Lin Yu is about to join, was drawn to AC Milan. This is another showdown between giants. It is probably the most difficult draw among the teams considered to be the most promising to win the championship.

Lin Yu's old club Dortmund encountered Arsenal. In this season's group stage, Dortmund did not play well. In the end, it was able to qualify as second in the group. In fact, it is already rare. Now that they have encountered Arsenal again, they have to

Say, it's another showdown between a dragon and a tiger.

Every other team has also drawn its own opponents, some have met underdogs, some have met giants, some are evenly matched, and some have a huge disparity. Anyway, in one draw, some teams are happy and some are sad, which is very sad.

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After this draw, naturally the comparison between Lin Yu, Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo was still regarded as the focus. Although Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to be surpassed by Messi in terms of personal honor and collective honor, this

For two consecutive seasons, Ronaldo's goals in the Champions League can be described as terrifying, so there is no problem in including him for comparison.

Moreover, the media is not focusing on the relationship between Messi and Ronaldo, but the all-round comparison between these two people and Lin Yu.

A reporter asked Mourinho: "Who do you think is the most threatening striker in the world today?"

"Then you still have to ask, of course it's Lin Yu!"

"How does it compare with Messi and Ronaldo?"

"There is no comparison. Messi and Ronaldo are already outdated stars. The next era belongs to Lin Yu!" Mourinho's praise of Lin Yu is definitely an exaggeration.

"Well...after all, Messi has four Ballon d'Or awards, and Lin Yu only has one. This is still incomparable."

"Really? This year's FIFA Golden Globe Award will be announced soon. I think if this award is really fair, then it must be Lin Yu. Don't you think so?".

"That's true."

"Isn't this the end? After Lin Yu became famous, Messi has not defeated him in competition, so I say it is Lin Yu's era now. You still don't believe it?"

The reporters seemed to feel that there was no need to continue to dwell on this issue. Mourinho would definitely not speak ill of Lin Yu anyway, so they instead asked about Chelsea's goals for this season.

"We know that Lin Yu's words at the Champions League awards ceremony were just angry words. What is Chelsea's real goal this season?"

"Angry words? Who told you that they were angry words? Our goal this season is to win the Champions League trophy, win two consecutive Champions League titles, and break the so-called Champions League curse."

"This... We also admit that Lin Yu is very good, but this is a bit difficult." Reporters still don't want to believe that so many strong teams have not broken the curse. Why can Chelsea break it?

Mourinho seemed too lazy to explain. He smiled coldly and ended the conversation with reporters early. Since you all look down on us, what else is there to talk about? (To be continued...)