Chapter 760: Battle of rivals

"Crazy Lion Storm Swept Hell!"
"The Millwall Twins shine across the audience!"
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Galatasaray eventually lost at home with a score of 2:4, missed the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, Millwall followed the 6 wins in the 32 rounds of the group, and won the terror record with 6 wins in the 16 rounds. Advance to the top 8!
The outside world focused on the outstanding performance of Ronaldo and Kaka. Seven years ago, people thought that Ajax would rule European football for an era, but it was eventually destroyed by the impact of the Bosman Act. Millwall became the real power ruler of this era. And, during the dynasty, there have been supernovas constantly emerging. People now question whether Millwall will rule football in this era, because they are now the king of European football!
The question is: how long will Millwall rule?
Millwall shows no signs of decay. Finance, the long-term construction of the team's lineup, these two most important factors, Millwall will not only be worrying, but also do a very good job!
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Switzerland, Nyon, UEFA Champions League top 8 draw.
Representatives of the top eight teams came to the scene one after another, Millwall sent CEO Adam and assistant Klinsmann, Aldridge did not show up.
Perhaps in addition to the representatives of Real Madrid, the representatives of the other 6 teams all hope that Millwall can draw Real Madrid. In this way, the two teams with the strongest UEFA Champions League this season will be folded before the top 4.
Millwall was not the last team to be drawn. After the seventh team was drawn, the guests on the scene had realized the fate of Millwall, because the last team left was named Barcelona, ​​and Mill The column of Wall's opponent is still empty.
"Milwall vs Barcelona!"
Adam was expressionless and was supposed to be the focus. Here, he didn’t get any attention. No one would think he could represent anything. Klinsmann smiled a little. When the interview ended, the Klins Man talked.
"There are no weak players in the top eight, and it is actually the same to draw anyone. It is difficult to advance to the top four, but Millwall has the consciousness of facing any difficulties. Barcelona has a strong lineup and the team strength cannot be underestimated. This will be a difficult 180 minutes, or 210 minutes, but in the past two years, or even four years, Millwall has come to today in such an environment. We are not afraid of Barcelona, ​​and we hope that these two games can be Fans bring high-quality exciting games, and maybe there will be a classic game that fans will never forget, hehehe."
Fleet Street hyped up the grudges of the two teams after the lottery results came out.
"Battle of rivals! Millwall meets Barcelona again on the fifth anniversary of the European king!"
Looking back on the grudges of the two teams, Millwall is regarded as a foothold in Barcelona's reputation in Europe. In the 97 European Cup Winners' Cup final, Millwall defeated the Barcelona with aliens. It was also the beginning of the game. Wall began to formally enter Europe, and even the eyes of fans around the world, no one would remember that Millwall had eliminated the defending champion Paris Saint-Germain before, only remembering that year's final, they defeated the fantastic Barcelona.
Later in the Champions League, Millwall met Barcelona and gave his opponent a heavy blow. It can be said that Millwall’s grudge with Barcelona is not as good as Bayern Munich. "You stabbed me, I will crush you. The "grey" story, one-sided, Millwall stepped on the upper position of Barcelona and suppressed Barcelona in an all-round way. If there is hatred, it should be Barcelona’s unilateral revenge. Millwall will not think that there is much hatred between the two parties. After all, they Too many heroes have been defeated, and there are too many to count.
Near the end of the season, Aldridge's life is very regular. He declined many social activities than in previous years. In addition to working during the day, the time to return home to accompany his family at night is also shorter. He will stay in the study room before 10 o'clock. Ewen spends time with the children and avoids Burt and Earl disturbing Aldridge.
She knows that the more serious and devoted Aldridge will be at this time, especially the World Cup is waiting for Aldridge this summer.
In addition to his own work, Aldridge spends most of his time researching opponents. He organizes the collected data, and then reads, studies, and iterates, ponders, thinks, searches his past notebooks, and develops ideas. .
He knows very well that the knock-out cups are not enough for doing internal work by themselves, absolutely not enough!
Perhaps the 90-minute game requires 90 hours or even 90 days of energy spent by the coaching staff!
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On FIFA match day, Aldridge led the England national team against the visiting Paraguay at the Lion King Stadium. He sent the national team to the main lineup and ended the warm-up match with a small victory over his opponent. It also made the last national team warm-up match lose. The negative impact is greatly reduced.
The Champions League quarter-final is about to start. Barcelona will first come to London as a guest. Millwall welcomes his opponent at home.
The current Barcelona coach is Rexacci, a legendary Barcelona player. After retiring, he worked as Cruyff’s assistant. Before that, he worked as a firefighter. This season is the second time he has coached Barcelona.
In an interview with Catalan media before departure, Rexacci said firmly: "I think many strong teams have made a mistake when facing Millwall, that is, they are afraid to fight against their opponents. The reality is that Millwall’s defense is not the best in Europe. Barcelona goes to the road and will not shrink the defense. Even if we want to take a draw, we must have a goal-based draw, but we will take victory as the goal !"
Lex Sacchi's remarks won the approval of the Spanish media.
Millwall’s defense is at best first-class, by no means a model of defensive victory. This is their weakness and they must be exploited. They are extremely convinced that Barcelona can score goals on the road and even destroy the insane lion in the attack!
Barcelona's number one star Rivaldo said: "We are not afraid of Millwall, they are strong, we are not weak, we can win!"
Kluivert made a bold statement: "I will break the goal guarded by Bout!"
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The departure from Spain to London is not like a football team, but a Catalan army!
Barcelona’s ambitions are all set to break Millwall’s of Europe.
Facing the majestic Barcelona, ​​when Audridge interviewed before the game, Fleet Street relayed Barcelona's remarks to him, he solemnly replied: "I appreciate Barcelona's courage, this is also my One of the qualities that the team must have. However, I will not look at the opponent blindly. Maybe Rexacci is right. Our defense is not the strongest in the world, but he should think about why Milwaukee. His opponents will strengthen and strengthen the defense to face us. Maybe, Barcelona encountered a defensive opponent in Spain, and only stared at the defensive link in his eyes."
Aldrich's words made Fleet Street reporters bow their heads and smile.
Valencia, the La Liga leader, relies on defense to top the list. When it comes to offense, Valencia and the La Liga have a big difference.
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At the beginning of the Chinese lantern, the Lion King Stadium was full, and the fans of the home team made Millwall traditional cheering patterns in the stands, Millwall's iconic blue male lion.
Aldrich shook hands with Rexach before the game and prepared to direct the game without talking. Perhaps Rexach planned this way. Aldridge sat directly on the coach’s seat, looking as usual and staring sharply. The stadium is still empty.
"In the first round of the quarter-finals of the European Championship Cup in the 01-02 season, the defending champion Millwall sits at home against La Liga Barcelona and the game is about to start. Not many, but the combat record shows that Millwall is leading by an overwhelming advantage. Will it be a super feast today? Barcelona coach Rexach said this before the game, it depends on Millwall. Has Hall been there?
Millwall started 433.
Goalkeeper: Bute.
Guards: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.
Midfielders: Gattuso, Pirlo, Nedved.
Forwards: Larson, Henry, Ronaldinho.
Barcelona started with 442.
Goalkeeper: Bonano.
Defenders: Reziger, Abelado, De Boer, Sergi.
Midfielders: Ovimas, Cocu, Roschenbach, Enrique.
Forwards: Kluivert, Rivaldo.
The game is about to start, let us wait and see. "
This highly anticipated peak battle kicked off, not to mention Barcelona's ranking in La Liga, but the giants are ultimately giants. Simply speaking, the strength of the lineup, how far is Barcelona from Millwall? Millwall's gorgeous attack group needn't be described in detail, but are Cruyvert, Rivaldo, Enrique, and Ovimas on the Barcelona side unknown?
The crude Brazilian attacked by Roshenback is not a good offense. Putting him and Ronaldinho together is simply the two extremes of Brazilian players, but his fight and fierce defense have good strength, and he never gives up his fighting spirit. Koko, Barcelona's midfielder is very tough.
Offensive players are the focus on the court, which makes the outside world look forward to the confrontation between the two teams.
Before the game, Lex Sachs dared to capture the Lion King Stadium. Dare to say this is naturally emboldened. If you have players like Rivaldo, Cruyvert, and Ovimas, they dare not say a few words. Too big, then this coach is too arrogant.
As for Aldridge sitting on the coach's bench, he hoped that there would be smoke bombs on the side of Barcelona, ​​slamming a shot to make a surprise move.
But after seeing the post-opening situation, he smiled calmly and said to himself: "It seems that today no longer needs to fight wits, fighting is enough."