Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 329 Can't be too happy

   However, Mourinho's troubles are far from over.

  As a Real Madrid player on the passive defensive side, the physical energy consumption is far greater than that on the active offensive Crystal Palace side.

  Especially towards the end of the game, this becomes more and more obvious.

Less than ten minutes after Crystal Palace equalized the score, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball on the left and passed Baptista and Salgado in a row. A frontcourt free kick.

  Although the location of the foul was close to the left line and was far and wide from Real Madrid's goal, Ronaldo still made sufficient preparations and hit the goal directly with a heavy cannon.

  The ball draws a beautiful arc and turns quickly and quickly towards the upper left corner of the Real Madrid goal.

   Seeing the direction of the ball's flight, Casillas moved quickly and flew towards the left post.

   But to Casillas' surprise, the ball suddenly fell when it flew to the middle of Real Madrid's penalty area.

   And Crystal Palace's high center Tony jumped high at this time and grabbed the ball in front of Metzelder.

   It was this rub that immediately changed the direction of the ball's flight. The ball that originally flew to the upper left corner of the Real Madrid goal flew directly to the center of the goal.

   At this time, Casillas flew out to the left. When he noticed that the ball had changed direction, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch the ball fly into the goal he was guarding.

   "GOAL!"

   With Tony's header, Crystal Palace scored two goals within ten minutes and overtook Real Madrid 2:1.

   "Fxxxk!"

   On the sidelines, Mourinho, who saw Crystal Palace overtake the score, couldn't help but swear.

   He has already set up the bus, but he still failed to prevent Crystal Palace's goal. Their players' personal ability is really too strong.

   Mourinho scratched his head a little this time. He wanted to strengthen the defense to keep the victory, but he didn't expect to be able to hold it in the end.

   Now that the score has fallen behind, should we continue to defend or attack again?

   For a moment, Mourinho hesitated.

  Real Madrid's substitution quota has been used up, the game has entered the final stage, and the players' physical fitness is running low.

   With the existing players on the field to press the attack, Mourinho really has no idea whether he can get results.

   But he can be sure that once the attack is pressed, Real Madrid's defensive loopholes will be exposed more.

   Players with reduced physical fitness have no way to switch and make up defenses in time as they did in the first half, which is likely to allow the Crystal Palace forwards to seize the opportunity to score again.

   After all, it is a two-round knockout match. If only one goal is lost, Real Madrid still has the possibility of reversal in the second round.

   But if two goals behind, Mourinho himself is not sure to go to Crystal Palace's home to stage the miracle of Istanbul.

   However, Real Madrid fans don't think so much as Mourinho.

   Seeing that the team was behind, but the coach Mourinho did not move for a long time, and the players on the Real Madrid field still huddled in their own half to defend.

  Suddenly, more than 80,000 Real Madrid fans in the entire Bernabeu Stadium exploded again.

   The more violent boos echoed through the entire stadium again, soaring into the sky.

   This time, even Chen Ran felt a little sympathetic to Mourinho. Real Madrid's head coach is really hard to do.

   In the end, Mourinho still stood firm and did not change his formation. With all-out defense, Crystal Palace achieved a 2:1 reversal at the Bernabeu Stadium.

  At the same time as he took the initiative to fight for the semi-finals, Chen Ran also got a "Level 1 Blood Recovery Card" from the system.

   "Haha, this Mourinho is too miserable, right? It's really rare to be booed by fans like this at his own home."

  Crystal Palace and Real Madrid, two strong teams in the Champions League, naturally attracted the attention of countless fans.

  Thousands of miles away in the country, Crystal Palace fans who are used to watching games and pouring water in the post bar also expressed cheap sympathy for what happened to Mourinho.

   "That's right. Isn't it normal to play defensive counterattacks against opponents who are stronger than you? Do these Real Madrid fans understand the ball?"

   "Hehe, Real Madrid fans want not only to win, but also to win beautifully. Have you forgotten that Capello won the La Liga championship last season and was fired?"

   "I'm going, it's really like this. It seems that the seat of Real Madrid's head coach is a crater, and most people are really unstable."

"This Mourinho is really unfortunate. He was forced by Chen Ran to stay in Chelsea and ran to Real Madrid. I thought it was a golden thigh, but I didn't expect the enemy Lu Zhai to be knocked on the head by Chen Ran. A sap."

   "Hey, it's really like what I said upstairs. Mourinho left England and came to Spain, and he couldn't escape Chen Ran. It seems that the two people are really bad luck."

   "If you want me to say, Mourinho and Chen Ran are simply the football version of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang. 'Since Sheng Yu, He Shengliang'."

   After the game against Real Madrid, Chen Ran flew back to England with the team overnight.

  Because in three days, the 33rd round of the Premier League will start again, this time Crystal Palace is going to Liverpool to challenge Everton away.

  In the past few seasons, Everton under Moyes has always been at the forefront of the Premier League, second only to Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.

Although there are no big-name stars in the team's lineup, there are also powerful players such as Arteta, Yakub, Cahill, Van der Meade, Phil Neville and Lescott. Their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. A tough nut to crack.

   And Pepe was still suspended for this game, so Chen Ran had to let Mascherano continue to play as a central defender.

   With two headers from Yakubu and Cahill, Everton drew with Crystal Palace 2:2 at home, breaking the biggest upset in this round of the Premier League.

   In other matches in the Premier League this round, Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3:2 away, and Chelsea beat Manchester City 2:0 away.

   With the help of Everton, Manchester United and Chelsea took the opportunity to close the points gap with Crystal Palace.

   Now three and four points behind Crystal Palace, they have rekindled their already slim title hopes with five games remaining.

   To make matters worse, the consecutive high-intensity games caused veteran Vieira to also suffer a muscle strain. Although it is not particularly serious, it will also be out for about a month.

   Even if the recovery goes smoothly, Vieira is estimated to only be able to catch up with the final round of the Premier League and the Champions League final.

  The injury of Vieira, the absolute main force of the Crystal Palace midfield and captain, immediately attracted strong attention from the English media.

   In addition, Crystal Palace was tied by Everton in this game, and for a while, the voice of disappointing Crystal Palace came out again.

   "Crystal Palace has been unfavorable in its fleeting years. After several main seasons have been reimbursed, the team captain and midfield core Vieira has also entered the injured list."

   "In the final sprint stage of this season, Crystal Palace successively damaged generals, which cast a shadow on their way of defending their title."

   "The game was tied by Everton, and captain Vieira was injured. Crystal Palace gave Manchester United and Chelsea hope of catching up. The title of the Premier League this season has also rekindled suspense."

"In the past few seasons, only a few Crystal Palace players were plagued by injuries, which is an important reason why they were able to win so many championships. Now, how to win championships with serious injuries is very important for the Chinese who will win the championship. It's a real test."

   "According to the latest data from the gaming company, as Crystal Palace continues to have important players out of injury, the gap between them and Manchester United and Chelsea is also shrinking."

   The trend of public opinion, Chen Ran has no mood to pay attention to it now. Because three days later, Crystal Palace will face the Champions League eight-to-four second-leg match.

  The same schedule as Chen Ran, Mourinho took Real Madrid back to the London he was familiar with on the second day after playing the weekend La Liga.

As soon as    landed, he received the "good news" that Vieira was injured, for which he opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate.

   On Chen Ran's side, the increasingly stretched list of available players made him frown.

   It’s not that a starting lineup cannot be arranged, but that as this continues, fewer and fewer players can be rotated, and many players have to fight continuously.

   As we all know, players who continue to play in a state of fatigue are the most likely to cause injuries.

   Once you enter the endless cycle of fatigued combat→injuries→more fatigued operations→more injuries, then what awaits the Crystal Palace will definitely be the result of a collapse.

   Counted the only two "Level 1 Healing Cards" left in the system inventory, and Chen Ran couldn't be happy.

  Because the "Level 1 Healing Card" can make a player have plenty of physical fitness in the game, but it cannot reduce the player's fatigue.

   is like drinking a can of Red Bull when you are sleepy, you can refresh yourself at the time, but you still have to sleep and rest afterwards, otherwise it will only get more sleepy.

   However, the match against Real Madrid is just around the corner, so Chen Ran can't take care of that much now, so let's send Mourinho home first.

   Mourinho, who has only one way to win, once again showed his crazy side to the world. Contrary to the full contraction of defense at the Bernabeu Stadium, this time, when he came to the home of Crystal Palace, Real Madrid heavily pressed the attack.

   Mourinho sent four strikers at the same time, bombarding the Crystal Palace's defense indiscriminately.

  Chen Ran did not show weakness. He knew that Crystal Palace was seriously short of people in the back line, and even if they placed a bus, they might not be able to hold it.

  So, Chen Ran also arranged an attacking lineup for Crystal Palace, ready to use attacking instead of defending.

  In this way, the two teams staged a crazy goal battle at the home of Crystal Palace.

   With goals from Toni, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Thiago Silva, Crystal Palace had a 4:4 battle with Real Madrid at home.

  In the end, with a small victory in the first round, Crystal Palace eliminated Real Madrid with a total score of 6:5 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

   In other Champions League matches, in addition to Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter Milan have respectively grabbed the other three places in the Champions League semi-finals.

   Although he successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Chen Ran was not happy at all.

  Because in this game against Real Madrid, when Crystal Palace was behind 3:4, Thiago Silva made a desperate dive to the top and helped the team equalize the score.

   But after he also finished the ball, he couldn't stop the car and slammed into the goal post, and he was bleeding on the spot.

  The team doctor gave him eight stitches during emergency treatment on the court. Fortunately, there was no problem with the bones. The diagnosis result sent to the hospital was a mild concussion.

   However, for the sake of the players' health, at least in the last two games, Chen Ran did not intend to send Thiago Silva to play again.

   This time, Crystal Palace's already lacking back line made things worse.

Vidic, Chiellini, Thiago Silva plus Vieira, the absence of the four generals in the midfield and backfield at the same time not only gave Chen Ran a headache, but also made Crystal Palace's title contenders laugh. pregnant.

  Manchester United Club, in Ferguson's office, CEO Ed Woodward once again sat in front of Ferguson with a bottle of red wine with a smile.

   "Sir Ferguson, as expected, Crystal Palace's injury is getting worse and worse. I believe it is not far from the collapse moment you predicted. Shall we have a drink to celebrate in advance?"

   "Haha, Ed, don't worry. It's not too late to celebrate until the Crystal Palace really collapses. Otherwise, if you get overwhelmed by that Chinese man, you'll feel sorry for your good wine again."

  Ferguson calmly stabbed Ed Woodward.

"Uh, haha, how could it be? Crystal Palace's back line is almost empty now. Even if Pepe is released in time to come back, it is only with his hot-headed bench and the temporary cameo of Mascherano. How can the defense line hold up?"

  Although he is a layman, after joining the Manchester United club, Ed Woodward has also put in a lot of hard work to supplement his football knowledge, and now he is very knowledgeable when it comes to football.

"Well, Ed, you are more and more proficient in football now. However, that Chinese boy is very cunning, maybe he can really survive this difficulty. So, we can't be too happy now, Understand?"

  Although he said that he should not be too happy, the smile on the corner of Ferguson's mouth could not be concealed.

   And also in London, Chelsea, Ancelotti and CEO Peter Kenyon also sat together.

   (end of this chapter)