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Chapter 92 The State Before the Champions League Knockout

"The knockout round of the Champions League will start next week. Now let's take a look at the recent state of the 16 teams we are facing?"

Today Football is launched on Sky Sports England's classic football programme.

This is also a popular topic for them. They will come to comment on the status of the 16 teams for nearly a month before the Champions League knockout rounds of each season.

"First of all, Barcelona. Barcelona has 4 wins and 2 draws in 2 games in the past month. The state is average. The last two games are also two consecutive draws. Barcelona's number one star Messi has not been in a good state recently. He has not scored in 5 games and Assisted. Leaving Neymar, the supplementary Dembele is also injured this season, and his performance in the games he played is also average. However, Suarez, another big star on the front line, came in and performed well. He scored 4 in the last 3 games. The ball has swept all the team's goals in the past month. In the next Champions League knockout game against Chelsea, I believe Suarez will also be a key figure."

"Chelsea has won 4 win and 1 losses in 3 games in the past month. It can be said that the state is much worse than Barcelona. The 3 games lost are 0 to 3 to Bournemouth and 1 to 4 to Watford. Germany, lost 1 to 2 to Manchester United. Bournemouth and Watford are both teams outside the 10th place in the standings. Losing these three games also caused Chelsea's league ranking to drop directly from No.3 to No.5 outside the Champions League area, and this week, Chelsea will not only go to an away game to challenge Chelsea, but also face Manchester City, which is currently ranked number one in the league, when returning to the league. It can be said that it is not optimistic."

"Bayern Munich and Besiktas are the two sides of the duel. Bayern Munich is still the top team in the Bundesliga. In the past month, it has also won all games and is in a hot state, especially Lewandowski, who scored in the last 4 games. 5 goals. As for Besiktas, with 2 wins and 2 draws recently, they are currently ranked fourth in the Turkish Super League. It is the top four team, and what can be seen is that Besiktas is recovering."

"Next is the game between Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk. Roma has 4 win, 1 draw and 1 losses in the last 2 games. The state is very poor, and they only scored 4 goal in 1 games. The scoring state is worrying. Their opponent Donetsk Shakhtar Netsk is not much better, the last 4 games have 1 win, 3 draws, 3 consecutive draws, and failed to score a goal, which is also a state of scoring shortage."

"The match between Manchester City and Basel, there is really nothing to talk about, because Manchester City is in such a good state this season. After a draw in December last year, it has now won 12 consecutive victories in all competitions and averaged The number of goals scored 9 goals, this terrifying number of goals is also the highest in Europe. And their opponent Basel, in our conventional perception, is the top team in the Swiss Super League, but this season they only rank in the Swiss Super League It can be said that the state of No.3 is very poor. Now I meet Manchester City who is in hot form. To be honest, I can’t think of how Manchester City can lose? Leo, even you will admit this.”

"Indeed, Manchester City is too strong this season, I think they can reach the Champions League final for the first time in history!"

"Wow, Leo, are you really - is it because Manchester United didn't play in the Champions League this season? Ha, just kidding, next we're going to talk about this matchup, Tottenham Hotspur v Juventus Juventus continued to lead Serie A this season, and in the last league game, they had a rotation of as many as 10 people. After the game, the head coach also said directly that this is to make a contribution to the Champions League. rotation, this is the advantage of the leading teams, and Tottenham can't do anything about it. They are fighting for the fourth place recently, and have just surpassed the fallen Chelsea to the fourth position. Although they are in the fourth position, but They don't dare to relax in a game, so Juventus is facing Tottenham with ease."

"In this group, Liverpool played against Porto. Jamie, Liverpool has been unbeaten in 4 games recently, and the state is not bad."

"Indeed, the front trident of Mane, Salah and Firmino is indeed extraordinary, and the cooperation of the three is indeed extraordinary. Many games this season have been won by the mutual cooperation of these three."

"Can Salah choose the best signing in the Premier League this season?"

"I think it's totally okay. He has scored 27 goals in 25 rounds of the league and is currently ranked first in the league's scorer list. I think it is really difficult for Porto to resist with the current state of the Trident."

"Next is the matchup between Paris and Real Madrid. This should be the two most watched matchups in the Champions League round of 16. Real Madrid is the defending champion of the Champions League, and Paris spent 4 million euros to buy the inner city last summer. Marr and Mbappé, they must aim to win the Champions League. But the two teams collided in the round of 16. Judging from the state of the two teams recently, Paris must be better."

"This can't actually be counted. After all, Paris is in Ligue [-]. With that kind of intensity, their winning streak is normal. And you can't watch Real Madrid's league and Champions League together. Last season and last season, both Losing in the league, but in the Champions League, they can win, Real Madrid, a team, can perform super stable in the Champions League."

"Next is the matchup between Ajax and Sevilla. This group should be said to be a matchup between teams of comparable strength. Jamie, what do you think?"

"Ajax has been in a mediocre state recently. After returning from the winter break, they had 1 win and 3 draws, and only scored 3 goal in the 1 draws. The reason for this is quite simple. Their 16-year-old main striker Lin, Haven't scored in the last 4 games. To be honest, when Ajax is relying on a child to attack the city and no other players can stand up, I am not very optimistic about Ajax."

"Jamie, are you going to be Alan Hansen?"

"Hey! Leo, I didn't say that!"

"I think Lin is a very talented center forward. He has shown this in the games against Manchester United and Real Madrid, but it is normal for young players to have ups and downs. As for the team level, Ah Jax and Sevilla should be equally matched opponents. Ajax is one of the few teams in the Champions League group stage that won all 6 games in the group stage. Look down on them."

"Leo. I saved the Ajax game last and I'm sure you know why."

"Come on! Come on!" Carragher also booed from the side.

"I know, yesterday's news." Ferdinand shrugged.

"Yesterday, the Guardian broke the news that this summer, Manchester United is going to spend 4500 million euros to acquire Lin Kedi. What do you think of this news?"

"What do I think? I can only say that Manchester United is now in the stage of renaissance. We need strong players and young blood."

"Didn't you say nothing?"

"I can't say anything—"

(End of this chapter)