Chapter 571 Kane's Crownless Curse
Manchester City's advantage was so great that Guardiola even replaced Lin Quan in the 75th minute of the second half.
After seeing this substitution, some Manchester City fans felt a little uneasy at first.
But after watching for a while and finding that Dortmund's attack was unlikely to pose a threat to Manchester City, they gradually relaxed.
In the eyes of Manchester City players, Dortmund's attack was chaotic and posed no threat.
But Dortmund doesn't think so, especially Dembele.
Dembele seemed very excited after scoring the goal and actively looked for opportunities in the frontcourt, trying to score another goal.
The opponent is Manchester City, the most well-known and powerful top club in the entire European football.
For a young genius like him, if he wants to become famous with one goal, he must perform well when facing such opponents.
But Dembélé was so focused on his own success that he forgot that football is a team sport.
The threat he posed to Manchester City's defense alone was far less than that posed by Dortmund's unity and close cooperation.
This is also the main reason why Dortmund's attack during this period seems to be powerful but actually has no threat.
Seeing that the opponent's offensive intensity was just like that, Guardiola felt relieved and returned to the coaching seat. He also came over and chatted with Lin Quan beside him: "What do you think of this guy?"
Guardiola pointed at Dembele who was trying to break through outside Manchester City's penalty area and asked.
"It's OK. He has a certain level of strength and good talent."
Lin Quan gave a mediocre evaluation, which is not to say that he thinks Dembele is really ordinary. In fact, it is very rare to get the evaluation of good talent from Lin Quan.
"Yeah, I think the same as you. Just by seeing him running with the ball, I think this kid is a good prospect!"
Putting aside Dembele's footwork, the stability and control of his body he displayed when dribbling long distances with the ball shows that he is an excellent talent.
Guardiola has seen countless young players. For an experienced coach like him, it is easy to tell who has good talent and who has poor talent.
So, when he said this, there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes.
Lin Quan, who noticed this, was very surprised. Could it be that Guardiola has taken a fancy to Dembélé and wants to buy him? This is not a good idea!
Dembele is a talent on Barcelona's transfer list, and the other party has prepared a large transfer fee for Dembele.
If you rush over to join in the fun at this time, you will be ripped off by this black shop called Bumblebee.
Lin Quan remembers that Barcelona spent a full 150 million euros to buy him.
The Hornets only spent 35 million to buy Dembele, and made a net profit of 115 million when they sold him a year later. What a huge profit!
But Dembele's performance after joining Barcelona can only be said to be somewhat disappointing to the expectations of the outside world, and he failed to play a performance that matches his worth.
Therefore, he himself was labeled as a fake, especially after the World Cup final, he became a laughing stock from all sides, which was very miserable.
In fact, Dembele's talent is really not weak. Even when he and Mbappe emerged together in 2017, many football experts and analysts believed that Dembele's talent was better.
But Dembele is not as self-disciplined as Mbappe. In addition, he has to play a supporting role for Messi in Barcelona, so he does not have many opportunities to perform. The position he plays is not his favorite, so he is far from meeting the expectations of the outside world.
Manchester City already has enough manpower on the wing, so there is no need to spend a lot of effort on buying more players. If they mess up, it might even mess up the team's locker room.
"Don't even think about it. The price the Hornets want for him won't be less than 100 million euros. If someone bids, the price will only be higher!"
Seeing that Guardiola was interested in talent, Lin Quan had to pour a bucket of cold water on him to calm him down.
This trick really worked. When Guardiola heard that Dembele might cost hundreds of millions of euros, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
Dembélé, who is worth 40 million euros, exudes advantages all over his body, has unlimited potential and a promising future, making people like him no matter how they see him.
But Dembélé, who is worth 100 million euros, seems to have flaws everywhere and is unpleasant to the eye no matter how you look at him.
If I really have 100 million euros, I might as well buy Bayern's striker Lewandowski. In that case, Manchester City's fighting power can be taken to the next level. Isn't it better than buying Dembele? It seems that all the magic has been exhausted. Dembele's efforts did not get rewards. Instead, Shinji Kagawa scored a goal in the 84th minute of the second half with an assist from Sahin, changing the score to 2:4. But Manchester City soon responded. Van Dijk used a header in the 89th minute to freeze the score at 2:5. Manchester City won a big victory away from home, killing the suspense of the two rounds in one round.
In the next game back at home, even if they lose 0:3, they will not be eliminated.
After the game, Manchester City left Germany with satisfaction.
On the plane back, Guardiola began to study the semi-final opponents.
All four games in this round of the Champions League have been decided, with no draws.
Because of this, the list of teams advancing to the semi-finals can already be vaguely guessed.
Juventus, who swept Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 at home, has a huge advantage and their probability of advancing to the semi-finals should be more than 70%.
Real Madrid beat Bayern 2:1 at Bayern's home ground. Although their promotion advantage is not as big as Juventus, a goal difference and two away goals still give Real Madrid more than 60% chance of winning.
Bayern's main defender Martinez received a red card and will not be able to play in the next round.
This is good news for Real Madrid. As long as they don't make too many mistakes, they have great hopes of advancing.
Atletico Madrid, another La Liga giant, defeated Leicester City of the Premier League 1-0 at home in this round.
Although the goal difference is not high, considering Atletico's strong defensive ability and the weaker strength of its opponents, the outside world believes that Atletico's chances of advancing are greater than Juventus.
Of course, Manchester City has the biggest advantage.
More than 90% of fans and experts believe that Manchester City has advanced to the semi-finals, even though the second leg has not yet started.
To be honest, Guardiola was a little surprised that Paris Saint-Germain, which eliminated Barcelona, failed to advance to the semi-finals.
Paris Saint-Germain had just eliminated Barcelona and was given high expectations and attention by the outside world, but they were taught a lesson by the Old Lady.
After watching the video of the game, Guardiola couldn't help but sigh: Juventus played so well in this game and completely suppressed Paris Saint-Germain.
It is not certain whether Juventus is much stronger than Paris Saint-Germain.
Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain still has a certain chance after returning to their home court for the second round.
However, Serie A teams have always been good at defense, so it is hard to say how many goals Paris Saint-Germain can get at home.
But who can say for sure about football? Everything is possible on the field.
Guardiola speculated that this year's top four will most likely be Juventus, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
La Liga remains strong, with half of the top four teams being from La Liga.
After the Old Lady consolidated its dominance in the Serie A league, its performance in the Champions League has been continuously improving in recent years.
Although there is fierce competition within the Premier League now, Manchester City has been silently carrying the banner of foreign wars in recent years.
The remaining three teams are familiar faces to Manchester City, and they have played against them all.
If I have to say, Guardiola wants to meet Atletico Madrid.
The reason is simple, Atletico Madrid may be the weakest of these four teams.
Moreover, when he was coaching Bayern, Atletico Madrid defeated his team both at home and away in the semi-finals, which has always made Guardiola feel resentful.
Of course, it depends on luck who you get to draw.
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If you are lucky, you will draw Atletico Madrid; if you are unlucky, you will draw Real Madrid or Bayern; if you are neither lucky nor bad, you will draw Juventus.
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After the Champions League ended, as soon as Manchester City returned to the Premier League, it felt like the Premier League had changed.
In the 33rd round of the league, Tottenham Hotspur was the first to play again and once again swept the opponent 4:0 at home.
But this time, Chelsea failed to withstand the pressure.
In the strong dialogue with Manchester United, Mourinho completed his revenge on his former club and led the Red Devils to beat Chelsea 2:0 at home. Not only did he successfully take revenge, but he also kicked Chelsea into the abyss.
After this game, Chelsea's lead dropped from 4 points to 1 point! There are only 5 rounds left in the league, and Chelsea is only 1 point ahead of Tottenham. The suspense of the championship is unprecedentedly huge, and the entire Premier League is not calm.
As a spectator, Manchester City easily defeated Southampton 3:0 away from home, and then began to watch the fun with full concentration.
Manchester City currently has 70 points, 5 points away from the top of the table. With only 5 rounds left in the league, there is hope of winning the championship, but it is really slim. Unless Chelsea makes consecutive mistakes, it will be difficult for Manchester City to reverse the situation.
Besides, even if Chelsea fails, Tottenham will not fail!
Tottenham has been in great form recently, not only have they won consecutive games, but they have also won big in every game.
Especially their star player Kane, who provided assists and scored goals, and was in great form.
He and his partner Eriksen have become the most powerful offensive combination in the entire Premier League during this period.
However, no matter how good Tottenham's form is, the initiative is still not in their hands.
Even though Chelsea lost again, they still have the advantage.
Leading by one point is still a lead. If Chelsea ends up having a series of consecutive wins and ends the season with five consecutive victories, it will be of no avail even if Tottenham win every game 4:0 or even 5:0.
The key now is whether Chelsea can withstand the pressure!
For any team, the pressure to win the championship is very great.
What's more, Chelsea went from having a double-digit lead to being chased down to just 1 point.
The pressure involved is so great that the outside world probably cannot even imagine it.
Therefore, the 34th round of the game is very crucial.
If Chelsea fails to withstand the pressure and collapses under the heavy pressure, and continues to lose or draw in this game, then the championship will wave goodbye to them! In this round of games, Tottenham is still in terrible form. In the away game, they defeated Leicester City, the second place in the league last season, with a score of 6:1.
Kane scored five goals and made an assist, scoring all the goals for the team! This god-like performance made many Premier League fans excited.
Damn, this is simply amazing! When thinking of Kane's local household registration, English fans are so happy that they want to ascend to heaven.
After so many years of looking forward to it, we in England finally have a new striker!
No, this kid might be stronger than Michael Owen or even Alan Shearer, because he is only 24 years old, he is still very young, and he still has a lot of room for growth! However, when the dust settled at Stamford Bridge, Kane's god-level performance became meaningless.
Chelsea withstood the pressure and defeated Southampton 4:2 at home, tenaciously defending their only remaining lead.
In the 35th round, Kane was still in hot form, leading Tottenham to beat Arsenal 2-0 in the North London derby, extending Tottenham's winning streak to 10 games.
This also broke Tottenham's team record, which is Tottenham's longest winning streak in the Premier League.
Kane's performance in this game was not bad, as he made one pass and one shot, but it was still useless.
Chelsea beat Everton 3-0 away and maintained their lead over Tottenham.
Tottenham fans are almost questioning their lives!
Why can't Chelsea be defeated no matter how hard they try? It's just 1 point. If Chelsea makes one mistake, the championship will go to Tottenham, but why don't they make any mistakes?
Under heavy pressure, Tottenham did not expect Chelsea to make mistakes, but instead they collapsed first.
In the 36th round, Tottenham lost 0:1 to West Ham United away, while Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3:0 at home, expanding their lead to 4 points again! With two rounds left in the league, Chelsea, with a four-point advantage, has basically won the championship! In the penultimate round, although Tottenham once again tried their best and defeated Manchester United 2:1, Chelsea beat West Bromwich 1:0 away and won the league championship one round ahead of schedule.
This is the first time Chelsea has won the top league title in six years.
Tottenham, who performed well throughout the season, still couldn't stop the opponent from winning the championship even though they played superbly in the second half of the league.
In the final match, Tottenham slaughtered Hull City 7:1, and Kane scored a hat-trick, bringing his league goal tally for the season to 35.
However, despite such an outstanding performance, Kane still failed to win the league trophy as he wished, just like many years later.
From this moment on, Kane was cursed with the championship. No matter how well he performed, the championship always eluded him. Even if he transferred to a dominant league and joined a giant team, it seemed that his luck could not change.
(End of this chapter)