Chapter 390: Defending the league title, the European football world is in turmoil!

"The battle of the century ends, Barcelona advances to the finals!"

"Ancelotti may be fired after missing out on the Champions League again!"

"Barcelona vs. Manchester City, who will win the Champions League?"

"Can Barcelona successfully avenge itself in the Champions League final?"

"The final battle at the Forbidden City, Lin Quan vs Messi, the best player in active service!"

"Guardiola led his team to face the Red and Blue Army for the first time after leaving Barcelona. The founder of the Dream Three Dynasty may bury the Dream Three Dynasty with his own hands!"

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After Barcelona defeated Real Madrid and entered the final, major media reported on it.

For the outside world, this year's finals are full of highlights.

For Barcelona, ​​this is a battle of revenge.

They were eliminated by Manchester City last year, and this year they are determined to avenge their previous defeat and take revenge on Manchester City in the Champions League final! For Manchester City, this is their best chance to break the Champions League record and defend the Champions League title.

For Guardiola, this is the first time he has faced Barcelona on the European stage since leaving Barcelona.

For Lin Quan and Messi, this is an excellent stage for the two to compete and determine who is the best in today's football world.

With so many highlights, the game was already hotly anticipated before it even started. Tickets for the final were sold to sky-high prices by scalpers, and even though the ticket price was several times higher than the original price, it was still hard to get a ticket.

Fans supporting both teams also started to fight online and offline early: "My big Barcelona is not afraid of anything and will definitely sweep away Manchester City!"

"MSN is invincible, just Manchester City, just clean your neck and wait for death!"

"I observed the celestial phenomena at night and I think Barcelona will win the Champions League this year!"

"That guy surnamed Lin dared to challenge Messi. In the final, he will definitely realize the huge gap between himself and Messi!"

The fans of Barcelona, ​​who had just eliminated Real Madrid, were full of confidence and were in high spirits. They all felt that their team was invincible, so wouldn't it be easy for them to defeat Manchester City?

In recent years, Barcelona has performed very well in the league and European competitions, and with top superstars like Messi in the team, they have a large number of fans around the world.

As for Manchester City, although their performance has soared in recent years, it has attracted the attention of the world.

However, their rise was too short after all, and their foundation is far inferior to those top giants, so in terms of the number of fans, there is a big gap between them and Barcelona.

This has resulted in the voices supporting Barcelona drowning out the voices supporting Manchester City both online and in real life.

However, even so, there are still a large number of Manchester City's die-hard fans who stand firmly on the side of their team and speak out for the team:

"Haha, do Barcelona fans really think their team is invincible? Have you forgotten who beat Barcelona both at home and away last year?"

"You defeated generals dare to bark here. Others may be afraid of you Barcelona, ​​but we Manchester City are not!"

"You have Messi, and we also have Lin Huang. I admit that Messi is indeed very good, but Lin Huang is definitely not worse than Messi, and may even be stronger!"

"Manchester City not only has Lin Huang, but also Guardiola. The Dream Three Dynasty was founded by him. No one knows more about passing and controlling football than him, and no one knows Barcelona better than him. With him in Manchester City, there are no secrets at all about Barcelona!"

Manchester City fans argued that Barcelona had just defeated Real Madrid and had indeed demonstrated its terrifying strength.

But Manchester City is not made of clay. In the previous match against Bayern, who else but Manchester City could withstand it at the Allianz Arena?

Neither team's fans could convince the other, and the well-reasoned debate eventually turned into a war of words, with whoever had more people and the loudest voice winning.

Manchester City's number of fans is not as large as Barcelona's, and they were suppressed by their opponents without any suspense.

Neutral fans have no interest in the war of words between the fans of the two teams, but there is still more than half a month to the final.

Since they have nothing to do anyway, some football experts have released the statistics of the two teams in the league and the Champions League in recent months.

Seeing the statistics listed by the experts, the spectators were shocked: "Barcelona's offensive power this season is really terrifying. They have scored 107 goals in La Liga this season, averaging 2.97 goals per game, ranking first in La Liga!"

After buying Suarez, Barcelona's offensive firepower suddenly increased.

MSN's offensive power has been proven countless times in the La Liga.

However, Real Madrid's BBC is not weak either. After 36 rounds, Real Madrid has scored 107 goals. The two teams are evenly matched in offensive firepower.

However, there is a big gap between the two teams in terms of goals conceded.

So far, Barcelona has only conceded 19 goals, while Real Madrid has conceded 34 goals.

It is this nearly doubled number of goals conceded that has caused Real Madrid to fall 4 points behind Barcelona, ​​making their hopes of winning the league title slim.

There are always people saying that if they tie a dog in Enrique's position, Barcelona with the MSN combination can win any championship.

This statement is a bit arbitrary. If Barcelona really had a dog on a leash, the number of goals conceded would not be so small.

Just as everyone was marveling at Barcelona's terrifying offensive firepower, Manchester City's data was also updated.

"Damn, I thought Barcelona's 107 goals were scary enough, but I didn't expect someone could surpass them."

Everyone looked closely and found that Manchester City's number of goals in the league had quietly reached 112 goals! This averaged 3.11 goals per game, which was not only higher than Barcelona, ​​but also the highest in Europe.

No wonder Guardiola dared to play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena. Is it true that Manchester City’s offensive firepower is so strong?

However, in terms of goals conceded, Manchester City is not as good as Barcelona.

So far this season, Manchester City has conceded 32 goals, which is far less than Barcelona's 19 goals.

"Although Manchester City conceded more goals, it is not surprising considering the intensity of the Premier League!"

"Indeed, there are only two or three strong teams in La Liga, and Barcelona has a difficult time against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. As long as they don't make mistakes against other teams, they can basically win! But in the Premier League, Manchester City has to face challenges from a large number of giants such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, etc. Every year, they have to play 8 games against top teams, which is twice as many as Barcelona.

Moreover, the Premier League has not had a winter break yet, and the Christmas season is even faster, so it is understandable that we concede so many goals! ”

Of course, the situations in the two leagues are different, so this kind of analysis cannot be absolutely objective and fair.

"From the statistics, the two teams are roughly evenly matched!"

"In terms of lineup, Manchester City's top players are still a little behind Barcelona!"

"It's true that Barcelona has a stronger squad.

Lin Huang and Messi are at the same level, and De Bruyne is obviously not as good as Xiaobai.

Suarez and Aguero are on par with each other, but Aguero has been injured more often in the past season and his performance on the field is obviously not as good as Suarez. Considering his condition, Aguero should be half a level weaker than Suarez now! As for Neymar, to be honest, although David Silva is very strong, the gap between him and Neymar is quite obvious. Neymar should be half a level stronger than him. "

"After such a comparison, Barcelona is much stronger than Manchester City in the frontcourt!"

"Yes, after all, Barcelona's frontcourt should be the strongest combination in football right now!"

"What about the midfield and backcourt?"

"In the defensive midfielder position, Kroos should be stronger than Xavi now, but Kante and Fernandinho are not as good as Busquets and Rakitic."

"I have objections. Even though Kante comes from a low-level league and his price is not high, I think this kid is more than that. He will definitely grow into a top star in time!"

"Guardiola doesn't like to use Yaya Toure, otherwise, the defensive midfielder position can barely make a tie!"

"As for the defense and goalkeeper, the two teams are evenly matched. Van Dijk has performed very well this season and may grow into a top defender in the future!"

Taking all these into consideration, the strength of the two teams is not much different. Overall, Barcelona has a small advantage in the frontcourt, but if it radiates to the entire team, the advantage is not obvious.

Moreover, some people pointed out that because Lin Quan and Messi are both superstars, it is a bit too arbitrary to equate the two.

However, no one paid attention to his remarks, and this statement was quickly drowned out by a flood of comments.

Talking about data on paper is ultimately just talk on paper.

There are many factors that affect a team's combat effectiveness, such as injuries, physical fitness and player status.

To truly understand the current strength of the two teams, the best way is to buy a ticket and go to the stadium for an on-site inspection.

Both Barcelona and Manchester City did this.

Both La Liga and the Premier League have reached the 37th round of the league, and the next round of games is about to begin. Naturally, both teams will not miss such a great opportunity to collect information and intelligence.

So, after learning who their opponent in the final would be, Guardiola and Enrique immediately sent scouts to the other side to collect intelligence.

"Compared to La Liga, the Premier League is a mess in terms of fair play!"

The league has also entered the final championship battle. In order to ensure fairness, all 10 games of this round of La Liga are scheduled to be held at the same time on the same day.

In order to pursue ratings and maximize broadcasting revenue, the Premier League has divided the games into 6 time periods over 4 days. In this way, TV stations can broadcast different games separately over several days. One cannot help but admire their business acumen.

Sure enough, the Premier League is fundamentally different from other leagues.

Other leagues are aiming for the championship, but the Premier League is aiming for making money.

"Chelsea and Manchester City both have hopes of winning the league title, but the two teams' games are not scheduled to be played at the same time. This kind of thing probably only happens in the Premier League!"

"Manchester City's game is ahead. If they win, won't Chelsea, who play in the last game, be under great pressure?"

"If Manchester City loses, Chelsea's players will die of laughter!"

Manchester City's game was scheduled for May 17, while Chelsea's game was scheduled for May 18, with a day gap in between.

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This arrangement brought considerable pressure to both teams.

Especially Manchester City, who took the lead.

"Our opponents are just a mid-table team with no ambitions. At the end of the league, such a team is not difficult to deal with. Let's play well and try to beat them and secure the championship!"

Manchester City is now 2 points ahead of Chelsea. If they can beat Swansea, they can win the championship with a draw in the last round, because their goal difference is dozens of points ahead of Chelsea, and it is basically impossible for them to be overtaken.

But the prerequisite is that they have to win the game first.

For such an important game, the outside world thought that Guardiola would arrange the strongest lineup.

However, what shocked everyone was that in the match against Swansea, Guardiola used a large number of substitutes and rotations.

Yaya Toure, Milner, Navas, Lampard, Jovetic, Demichelis and others all got the chance to start.

Especially Yaya Toure. Since Guardiola came to Manchester City, he has rarely been on Manchester City's starting roster. Part of the reason for this is that Yaya Toure returned to his country to participate in the African Cup and was delayed for a long time.

Another reason is that Yaya Toure is not the type of player Guardiola likes. When he was at Barcelona, ​​in order to support Busquets to take over, Guardiola cleaned out Yaya Toure.

Now that he has come to Manchester City, he still chooses not to reuse Toure, which makes the latter very unhappy.

He has already said that if Guardiola does not guarantee his starting position, he will not renew his contract with Manchester City and seek to leave the team during the summer transfer window.

Guardiola did not try to retain him.

Yaya Toure can only be a substitute and rotate with Lampard here. Lampard is a 36-year-old veteran, and he is happy to let him play as a substitute. After all, his current physical fitness and condition do not support him to start.

But letting Yaya Toure be a substitute is a bit too difficult for the opponent.

Yaya Toure is only 32 years old this year and is still in his prime. He can still play for at least another two or three years.

If he is willing to retire in Manchester City, Guardiola doesn't mind keeping him.

But if he doesn't want to, then let him go. Let him get a big contract while he is still in his prime and can negotiate terms with the next team. This is good for both parties.

After the showdown between the two sides, Yaya Toure thought he would be put on the bench for the season, but he did not expect Guardiola to put him back in the starting lineup.

This made Yaya Toure extremely excited. He was so frustrated that he wanted to seize this opportunity to show his strength on the court in order to impress his future new club and make them realize his value.

It's not that Yaya Toure is not strong, it's that Guardiola doesn't know how to use him! Yaya Toure's efforts were soon rewarded. In the 21st minute of the first half, Yaya Toure scored the first goal with a long shot, changing the score to 1:0. Ten minutes later, Milner scored another goal with a quick counterattack.

At the beginning of the second half, Lampard scored the third goal to seal the victory.

Guardiola then made substitutions, giving some of the team's young players a chance to play.

The opponent took advantage of this opportunity to recover 2 goals, which made the game full of suspense again.

At the critical moment, Yaya Toure stood up and scored another goal to make the score 4:2. In the end, Manchester City won the game without any danger, maintained its top position, and temporarily widened the gap to 5 points.

Now, the pressure is on Chelsea!

The next day, the match between Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion started.

Perhaps it was because Manchester City's victory the day before put a lot of pressure on Chelsea's players, causing them to be in poor form and make frequent mistakes in the game.

Just 9 minutes into the game, home team West Bromwich Albion scored the first goal.

After falling behind, Chelsea players became very impatient. Diego Costa, Fabregas and others committed frequent fouls. The latter was sent off with a red card in the 29th minute of the game.

Now, Chelsea, who were already behind in the score, had one player sent off, and their situation suddenly became even worse.

West Bromwich Albion also took the opportunity to launch a massive attack, scoring two more goals in the 47th and 60th minutes, setting the score at 3:0.

In the end, Chelsea lost 0:3 to West Bromwich Albion in an away game and completely missed the chance to win the Premier League title.

As a result, Manchester City won the championship one round ahead of schedule and successfully defended the league title.

It’s a pity that their games have already been played and they can’t win the trophy in advance.

However, the last round of the game was played at Manchester City's home stadium, and it seemed to be a quicker thing to win the championship trophy at home.

After the game, Abramovich, who could no longer tolerate Mourinho, directly announced the dismissal of the Portuguese.

Mourinho's second spell with the Blues was far less successful than he had imagined.

Every year at the end of the season, a large number of coaches lose their jobs.

Mourinho is not the first to be fired. Before him, Ancelotti, who coached Real Madrid, was fired by Florentino one step ahead.

In addition to these two top football coaches, Dortmund head coach Klopp is also confirmed to leave the team.

Including Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal, who is believed by the outside world to be fired, at least four famous coaches will be temporarily unemployed this summer.

This is a great opportunity for teams that are eager to bring in a high-level coach.

For a time, teams such as Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, and Manchester United, which were suffering from the lack of good coaches, began to take action and took the lead in contacting these famous coaches, wanting to invite them to coach their teams.

Chelsea, Real Madrid and other top clubs that have fired their head coaches also need new coaches to take charge of the team.

Real Madrid chose to trust Zidane, the head coach of its second team, and promoted him from the second team to temporarily serve as the acting head coach of the first team.

Florentino plans to wait and see how Zidane performs in the last two games, if he performs well.

And if they can't find a better coach this summer, then Zidane will most likely be Real Madrid's head coach next season.

As for Chelsea, they looked down on Ancelotti who was fired, and even more so on Van Gaal.

Like Liverpool, they also have their eyes on Klopp who left Dortmund.

Klopp's youth storm has great appeal to these two teams that need to rebuild. He can lead Dortmund, a non-giant team, to rise.

If he goes to big clubs like Liverpool and Chelsea, wouldn't he take off immediately?

As for Manchester United, they have their eyes on Mourinho who was fired by Chelsea.

Chelsea's record this season is not bad, and Mourinho has already proven himself in the top five leagues and the Champions League.

More importantly, Mourinho was recognized by Ferguson.

Manchester United, eager to improve its own record, did not dare to gamble on the potential of a young coach like Klopp, so it chose the more stable Mourinho.

The drastic changes in the team's coaching position will inevitably lead to a large number of transactions in the transfer market.

This summer, the football world is destined to be turbulent.

(End of this chapter)