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Fearing that he would be backstabbed again, Kenyon prayed to God before the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals. After all, no one wants to be backstabbed twice in a row, but there are many people who pray like him.

Kenyon is afraid of being stabbed in the back by those grandsons of UEFA again, but the coaches of other teams are worried that they will be unlucky to run into Chelsea, and no one wants to be eliminated.

Everyone is a discerning person, and everyone can see how cruel and terrible the current Chelsea team is.

To run into Chelsea in advance in the quarter-finals is equivalent to receiving a ticket home, and it is a one-way ticket. No one will avoid this issue, and no one wants to fail like this if they can go further.

Among the quarter-finals, Chelsea must be the most difficult one, from the lineup to the players, there is no one else. Facing a group of animals, you really need enough courage, after all, not everyone can be a beast.

But someone will eventually become the unlucky one, such as Benfica, a very tragic team.

There is no need to talk too many times about what happened between Lin Yi and Mourinho and Benfica. Everyone knows that Lin Yi raised his middle finger to his club chairman at the Stadium of Light.

And after transferring to Porto, Mourinho and Lin Yi led Porto to ravage Benfica, and they spared no effort, especially Lin Yi, who became the biggest victim of the Stadium of Light.

Lin Yi didn't score many goals in the Portuguese Super League, but every time he met Benfica, he would appear to be very murderous.

Even if he couldn't score a goal himself, this kid would make himself a big worry for the opponent. This situation continued until he left Portugal. It can be said that the grudge between them has never been resolved. When seeing Chelsea draw Benfica, Lin Yi laughed wildly with his teeth bared.

Although Villariño, who had a grudge against Mourinho and Lin Yi, had already left Benfica, the debt he left behind was enough to make the current chairman jump up and down and curse.

"Villarinho, that idiot! Idiot!" It is estimated that there is not only one person in the senior management of Benfica Club who is cursing this predecessor who is famous for wasting money. He has become a public enemy.

However, cursing and jumping on the street cannot change the already drawn matchup draw. Benfica is so unlucky to run into Chelsea, which is in the limelight. It is useless for them to pray to anyone now.

Lin Yi's little figure with white teeth is almost like a vampire in Brito's view.

"That kid must be thinking about how to score a goal at the Light Stadium now. I bet, I can bet as much as I want." Brito said to Faria, but Faria with a dead face would definitely not pay attention to him.

Because even Faria knows that Lin Yi's weird smile must have no good intentions behind it.

Benfica is not so relaxed. Everyone knows who is the most terrible opponent in the Champions League quarterfinals. It has no confidence to impact the semi-finals. Now it is good to run into an old enemy!

Now, let alone praying to God, even if you pray to the whole family, you may not win!

What is Chelsea? They are a group of crazy people who can play against Barcelona, ​​a standard team of animals!

How to play this? I guess Benfica fans have already started to lament when they saw this scene.

It was not easy to break into the quarterfinals, but now it’s a mace!

When the draw was over, Koeman, the current head coach of Benfica, had a sad face. He didn’t know if he would follow Rijkaard’s footsteps and go home in the quarter-finals.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it now, Chelsea and Benfica are not on the same level. There is no fair match. As a fellow countryman who played for the Dutch team, Koeman is now melancholy.

It’s a really depressing ending, but Koeman’s bitter face at this moment is a very sharp contrast to Kenyon’s laughter. Chelsea has drawn a good lot this time.

The weakest opponent in the quarterfinals, and Portugal is where Lin Yi and Mourinho made their fortunes. Facing this old enemy, these two animals have no idea of ​​waterproofing. They only think about how to win this game. Away? Sorry, when they were wreaking havoc at the Stadium of Light, there was no Coman. Compared with that foreign monk, Lin Yi and his team are no different from playing at home.

Moreover, there are still a large number of Lin Yi's diehard fans in Portugal. Those loyal supporters of the Porto team will definitely wear Lin Yi's uniforms in Porto to the Stadium of Light. Away? It should be the home court!

This is indeed the case. When it was learned that Chelsea was going to meet Benfica, the local newspapers in Porto had already posted the assembly order of Lin Yi's fans the next day, calling on those loyal supporters of Lin Yi to go to the Stadium of Light to cheer for their idol. The more people, the better.

Benfica has no time to care about these shit things now. They don't have the mind to engage in a war of words with the fans of their old enemy. For them, the quarterfinals may be their final stop.

No matter what Koeman said after the draw, everyone knows how difficult it is for Benfica to beat Chelsea.

"We will do our best to play well in these two games. As a team in the quarterfinals, Benfica will not bow to anyone easily." However, when Koeman finally said these tough lines, many people automatically classified them as Benfica being tough when they copied them down.

After all, it is obvious to all how ferocious Chelsea is after defeating Barcelona. Not to mention their already fierce defensive counterattack, their offense is also fierce now.

This may be the only match in the quarterfinals where the outcome has been determined after the draw. Even if Benfica thinks they have the ability to fight, others don't think so.

Even the bookmakers have ignored the existence of upsets in football matches this time. Unless they can buy all the main players of Chelsea, otherwise, even if they are on the bench, Benfica can't afford it.

This is the gap between the Premier League and the Portuguese Super League. It is difficult for the boss of the Portuguese Super League to enter the top six in the Premier League.

Benfica, who finally made it to the quarterfinals, has been nailed on the list of eliminations this time.

However, compared with their clear-cut strong and weak confrontation, the other three groups of fights may have more highlights. Arsenal will run into Juventus this time, and Vieira can return to Highbury Stadium.

But this time he returns as an opponent. I really don't know whether there will be more boos or applause at Highbury. After all, this old captain was one of the most popular players in Arsenal.

However, it is hard to say who will win in this battle between Arsenal and Juventus. If Wenger is utilitarian, he may know how to control the game better than the old lady in Serie A, and Juventus's disadvantage of fighting on two fronts will also be reflected in the end of the season. Arsenal can now be regarded as having no distractions.

After all, there is no hope in the league. In addition to competing for the top four in the league, Arsenal can prepare for the Champions League with all their heart, but Juventus still has to consider the results of the league.

They still have a chance to win the championship, although Juventus is now a little troubled. Capello's refusal to rotate has kept them exhausted, which is not good news.

Moreover, recently, Juventus' top striker Ibrahimovic has not played in the Champions League for a long time. He was very strong in the first three group matches, but he began to weaken in the later stages.

Especially after entering the knockout stage, in the two games of the round of 16, this guy did not make any contribution.

No wonder some people criticize this guy's psychological quality, saying that he is invincible in the league, but helpless in the cup.

Although this is a bit biased, Ibrahimovic's performance in the Champions League has always been a bit weak.

Especially when facing strong teams, this guy often performs tepidly, but once in the league, he can always score earth-shattering goals. God knows why!

Anyway, no matter how well-organized Juventus is, relying on this lineup to toss with Arsenal's young guards, their physical fitness is definitely a very serious problem. If they are not careful, they will capsize in the gutter, and Wenger and Capello can also be regarded as coaches of the same level, and they are also very cunning.

It is not easy for either of them to plot against the other, at least in the eyes of outsiders.

Perhaps the only thing Juventus can rely on is the order of playing away first and then at home, but Highbury is not so easy to play away. Even Vieira said that Highbury rarely loses. Of course, this premise is that Arsenal does not encounter Manchester United or Chelsea, especially Chelsea's beasts.

It is hard to say who will win between the two teams, at least no one can give an accurate prediction.

This is a game of half a catty against eight taels. Whoever performs better will have the last laugh.

AC Milan's luck this time is not bad. Chelsea picked Benfica and they picked Lyon.

Although Lyon has been performing well in the Champions League in recent years, after selling their main players for three consecutive years, their strength has been declining and they are no longer so difficult.

At least after seeing AC Milan choose Lyon, many Italian media believed that they would definitely cross the opponent's interception and successfully advance to the semi-finals, waiting to fight Chelsea in the semi-finals.

But Mourinho, who is always thinking about making his opponents suffer, especially after he picked a weak opponent, he expected Lyon to make the Italians suffer a little.

Although Lyon has been selling its main players in recent years, it is not so easy for AC Milan to take them down with their personnel combination, not to mention that Mourinho is intentionally or unintentionally fanning the flames.

"Lyon has the ability to enter the semi-finals, just like the previous two seasons. After they have won the French Ligue 1 championship, they will definitely focus all their energy on these two confrontations with AC Milan."

This is a typical representative of those who are afraid of chaos in the world. Mourinho has many tricks to trip people up.

Ancelotti is almost hating this animal who took away his championship last season. It's not enough that he took away the Champions League trophy last season. Now he is even thinking about this season's championship! And he is so openly setting a trap for his opponent! This grandson's method is too cruel!

However, Mourinho will not pay attention to the opponent's counterattack or abuse. For him, creating trouble for the opponent is the most important task. As for whether the opponent is harmed by him, he does not care.

In the deadly battle between AC Milan and Lyon, Mourinho hopes that both sides will suffer losses. Even if he cannot prevent AC Milan from meeting him in the semi-finals, he must make them pay the price.

Either more red and yellow cards, or a few injured players for the opponent, Mourinho will definitely be very satisfied with such a result. At least he believes that Lyon has the strength to trip up the opponent.

Inter Milan may have better luck than their city rivals. They drew Villarreal, the newcomer in the Champions League, but this newcomer does not seem to be so easy to deal with, especially since the opponent has been in good form recently. With the Champions League, it can still be ranked in the top three in La Liga.

The ability to beat Real Madrid in two-line operations should not be underestimated. In addition to Riquelme, the core of the midfield, great players like Fran and Jose Mari are also very fierce.

This front iron triangle shape has pierced the gates of many teams in La Liga. I don’t know if Toldo can defend Inter Milan’s city this time. Such a duel is not easy to judge.

But overall, Chelsea is still the easiest match, but it is hard for Benfica.

Although he drew a good draw, Mourinho's preparations seemed to be done as well as possible, and he made them more detailed. He even studied all the tactics that Benfica used recently. As for the opponent's head coach Koeman, he also took time to study him, especially his habit of substitutions.

"According to our strength, it is not a problem to beat them." Brito couldn't help but remind his old partner in this tone when he saw Mourinho preparing so carefully for the match with Benfica.

"Strength does not represent the final result. Don't forget that when we were in Porto, if we were ranked by strength, no matter how we calculated, it would not be our turn to lift the final trophy." Mourinho is not the kind of cautious person, but this does not mean that he will not guard against being attacked by opponents at certain times.

Benfica's hard power is definitely not as good as Chelsea's, but they must guard against what tricks they will use on themselves. Mourinho always tricks others, so he must also guard against others using their own methods to treat them. If they fall on such an opponent, it will be a shame for Chelsea.

Be careful and pay attention at all times. This is the key to Mourinho's success in the head coach position. He will not ignore any opponent. Just like now, he will pay attention to every opponent.

And Mourinho is also very careful to adjust the status of his players. After all, after a peak battle, the players are inevitably a little lax. The defeat in the last league is a clear proof. In addition to the fact that the luck was really bad at that time, Chelsea's players may be too accustomed to their winning streak.

When they face opponents who are not as strong as themselves, they cannot concentrate at the first time.

Although the superior ability can ensure that they are not panicked when they are behind, Mourinho does not intend to catch up when they are behind in every game. This game is not fun.

Especially in the Champions League, this slow-heating behavior will make them lose the strategic initiative.

When playing against weak teams, there may be time to reverse the disadvantage, but if they play against opponents like AC Milan, an unnecessary mistake or carelessness may put them in an irreversible situation.

Moreover, at the beginning of the season and entering the final stage, Mourinho was also carefully adjusting the physical condition of the main players. Although they have been rotating this season, the physical consumption in multi-line operations is still very large. For example, Lampard and Lin Yi, the main players, always feel their muscles fatigue at the end of the season, which is difficult to avoid.

The league has now almost become a battlefield for Chelsea to adjust its status. Mourinho has the patience and ability to make such rotations and experiments, although their strength will still give opponents a headache.

Just like when Mourinho met Tottenham Hotspur, who he was about to meet in the League Cup final, he only played Drogba and Lampard. If those guys didn't want to score, Mourinho might not have needed to let them enter the starting lineup, but even with such a lineup of mostly substitutes, they still beat Tottenham 3-1.

Before the game started, Chelsea came out in full force to commemorate the death of Osgood, the legendary striker in Chelsea's history, and all the fans in the stadium also commemorated the former "King of Stamford Bridge".

Now we can only say that he was the former King of Stamford Bridge, and the current guy is a little crazy.

However, after the moment of silence, the Chelsea team, even if they were not all the main players, started a massacre.

There was no fancy attack, just a standard simple and effective attack, Drogba's header in front of the goal, Lampard's heavy artillery in the middle, and Cassano's very alert leak detection in front of the goal.

Although Dawson overpowered Huth's header in the penalty area before the end of the game, Jenas faced the attacking Cudicini with a light shot with the outside of his right foot from ten meters in the middle, but this was just to save a little face for Tottenham. The game had lost suspense as early as sixty minutes later.

Tottenham also continues to maintain a very embarrassing record. They have never defeated Chelsea since 1990. I wonder how long this record will last. Will it end in the League Cup?

I guess even Tottenham fans don't have such illusions. It's already a good treatment to lose decently in the final. Do you still want to win? Did you not wake up last night? You must be dreaming!

It cannot be said that Chelsea has already won the League Cup, but they have already defeated their opponents without half of their main players. There is really no suspense about this championship. . .

(Automatically updated...)