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Is the league trophy enough? At least Mourinho doesn't think so. He has long been thinking about how to replicate last year's treble experience, and now it seems that this is not impossible.

In the league, Chelsea is already far ahead of second-placed Arsenal, and in the Champions League group stage, Chelsea also qualified as the first in the group. In the League Cup, they even made it to the semi-finals without any obstacles.

With three fronts, Mourinho wants to make his blue storm sweep all over England, and he doesn't seem to stop there. England is not his ultimate goal, but conquering Europe is his dream.

Although he has led Porto to do this last season, now he needs to make Chelsea equally powerful in the European arena, so that all opponents will feel a kind of trembling at the madness of this blue army.

After the end of the Champions League last season, many reporters commented that this was a feast for the common people. From the quarter-finals, it seemed to be lacking in quality. Although the whole game was tense, it seemed to lack some of the star flavor it should have.

Even if Mourinho successfully led Porto to the top, his championship did not seem to convince the public. At least in the eyes of those giants, this success was more like Porto's good luck.

Including Lin Yi's best player, many people felt that he was not so great. Although this kid proved his strength with his strong performance in the Premier League this season, the European war is the battlefield to test whether a person is great.

"If Mourinho can also make Chelsea reach the top of Europe, then he can say that he is the Ferguson of the new era, another iron-fisted figure in the coaching circle, otherwise, he can only be regarded as excellent."

This is the evaluation of Mourinho and Chelsea by many football reporters before reporting on this Champions League. Dominating your own league is not a great achievement. Being able to conquer the whole of Europe is what the giants should do.

Mourinho did not respond to those comments with six wins, but he used his record of winning all the way in the group stage to explain many problems. Chelsea did not come here to be a nouveau riche, it came to grab the Big Ear Cup.

Lin Yi's actions are more practical. He opened a new Champions League journey for himself by being the assist king in the group stage. Now many people are betting that this kid may create a new assist record for the Champions League.

Even the famous bookmaker William Hill gave a very objective odds analysis after the selection of the top 16 of the Champions League. In their opinion, Chelsea, which has been in a fierce state recently, is definitely worthy of the title of favorite to win the championship.

Although Chelsea has never won the Champions League trophy, don't forget that they have a head coach who has won the Champions League and a black-haired kid who shone in the Champions League last season. It seems that these two people are enough.

Behind Chelsea on the championship odds list are AC Milan and Barcelona, ​​who are also favorites to win the championship, especially Barcelona, ​​who are now rebounding strongly under the leadership of Brazilian Ronaldinho.

Not only did they overturn Real Madrid in the league, but they also showed the same strong side in the Champions League. They also performed well in the group stage. Although they were one point behind AC Milan in the group stage and could only rank second in the group, their ferocity was no less than that of Chelsea.

Even Mourinho himself said, "After lying dormant for so long, those Catalans will be very terrifying when they explode. Apart from AC Milan, they may be the opponent that we need to pay the most attention to."

After experiencing the not-so-powerful round of 16 last season, the list of the top 16 of the Champions League this time was finally released, which finally made UEFA feel relieved. Most of the giants have successfully broken through. The peak confrontation between the giants will definitely become the main highlight of this Champions League, and the possibility of the dark horse team to top the Champions League again has been basically strangled.

The full recovery of the state of European giants and the collective destruction of many dark horses, after the civilians seized power last season, finally turned to the feast of the giants.

Such a lineup of the top 16 makes many fans feel excited, because many powerful teams gather in the knockout stage, which means that starting from the top 16, every round of the game will have a peak confrontation like Mars hitting the Earth, and this confrontation can most stimulate the nerves of fans.

It is enough to experience the madness of the dark horse galloping at will once, after all, most fans still prefer to see the peak collision between traditional giants.

This time, the list of the top 16 can definitely meet the expectations of these people, because every team that enters the top 16 is heavy enough.

The clubs from England can be said to be the strongest competitors of this Champions League. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United actually occupy four positions in the top 16. Except for Liverpool, which narrowly qualified, the other three teams have locked their places at least one round in advance.

Moreover, in the best team selected in the Champions League group stage, six players are from the Premier League. This is undoubtedly a strong evidence for the voice that the Premier League overwhelms Serie A. Chelsea actually occupies three places among them. Lampard, Cech and Terry are all on the list, but Lin Yi was unexpectedly not selected this time. However, the kid seemed to have no feelings about this selection at all.

Lin Yi has always had an indifferent attitude towards such selections. He prefers to focus on future opponents, especially the Brazilian Ronaldini who occupies the frontcourt playmaker in the best lineup. Oh, that guy's fantastic dribbling made Lin Yi very interested.

Of course, Lin Yi was interested in more than just that. When watching Ronaldinho's game videos, as long as the broadcast showed the Brazilian in close-up, Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Haha , How does that guy’s teeth and face look so much like a rabbit? If he were to act in a children’s drama, he wouldn’t have to put on special makeup!”

Brito now has no idea what the boy's nerves are like. Damn it, at this moment, he is still in the mood to joke!

All joking aside, Lin Yi couldn't help but admire the Brazilian. In addition to his ghostly dribbling skills, that guy's scoring ability was indeed much better than his own, especially his dream goal against AC Milan. Lin Yi couldn't help but applaud.

"It would be very interesting to meet this guy on the court." Unknowingly, Lin Yi had a kind of expectation. He really hoped to be on the court with this Brazilian in the knockout stage. Compete to see who can make his team crazier!

But it is estimated that no one is willing to run into Chelsea who are in hot form at this time. After all, their defense is indeed a bit too strong.

Not only is Chelsea putting pressure on many traditional giants, but the collective breakthrough of the entire Premier League has also made the giants in continental Europe feel an impact.

The strong rise of Premier League clubs has put pressure on many European giants. The most obvious one is the Italian team. Although this time they also have the Milan duo and Juventus entering the top 16, except for AC Milan. , the other two teams are not that reliable.

Especially Inter Milan, which has had problems since entering the Champions League, has been a bit unstable in the league recently. This makes Moratti, who has invested huge sums of money for more than ten years, look melancholy. He really doesn’t know what his dream is. When will China’s great international era return?

The Bundesliga is still an indispensable force in the Champions League, and this time in addition to Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen have also successfully entered the top 16, which many German fans are looking forward to The Bundesliga teams can have a chance to get their hands on the final trophy.

The French Ligue 1 players are still the old faces Lyon and Monaco from last season. Lyon relied on their own stable performance, while Monaco relied on Yu Yong, who reached the Champions League final last season, and just entered the top 16 as the first in the group. , and they climbed to the top of the group on the shoulders of Liverpool.

The La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid also represent the traditional dominance of the Champions League, but Real Madrid's recent state is really a bit sluggish, otherwise they would not be squeezed into the second place in the group by Leverkusen. If In the last group match, if Leverkusen fights them hard at home, maybe they still don’t know who the team will be in the final round.

But Barcelona's recent state is indeed very hot. In addition to successfully suppressing their old rival Real Madrid in the league, they also played smoothly in the recent European competition. Ronaldinho, Eto'o and La The group of players that Marcia played gave Barcelona a shadow of the dream team of that year. If they can win the Champions League trophy, maybe these guys can create a new generation of dream team.

Mourinho has started collecting information on these traditional giants as early as the beginning of the group stage, so he has a clear understanding of the situation of these opponents. From tactical arrangements to the habits of core players, it can be said that Intelligence work is about doing everything down to the smallest detail.

"Bayern, Juventus, AC Milan and Barcelona are the four toughest teams. I don't know if I will meet one of them in the first round of knockout rounds. I don't expect to replicate the good luck of last season, so these four Each team will be an obstacle for us to win the championship. My request to you is very simple. No matter who we meet, we must defeat our opponents in the game. These are traditional giants and they have a glorious history. This is our There is no such thing now, but I like to make history very much, and this time is no exception. Even if they are a traditional strong team with rich heritage, they will surrender at the feet of Chelsea in the end, because we are the strongest! It’s an undoubted result!”

Mourinho said this to all the Chelsea players before the start of the UEFA group draw ceremony. When this guy said this, his eyes were full of an irrefutable confidence. He was playing against his opponents. Before the decision was made, all the team members were already eager to win.

A natural speaker, this is what Brito said about Mourinho. No matter what kind of opponent Chelsea encounters, as long as Mourinho and that kid are on the court, Chelsea will have the madness to fight against their opponents. Unfortunately, Brito couldn't explain why.

Maybe God also heard the voices of Mourinho and Lin Yi. When the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland announced this time's top 16 matchup list, even Brito was speechless because Chelsea wanted to win this time. The opponent they face is Barcelona, ​​which has made a strong recovery recently.

God's arrangement? Who knows, anyway, the peak confrontation of the top 16 is about to kick off. . .

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