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The UEFA Champions League 14 final draw was uneventful. Except for a "Premier League Derby", there was no strong dialogue in the traditional sense. And in these four matchups, how many variables are hidden?

The battle between Manchester United and Chelsea is a match between two Premier League giants, and it is also a match between Ferguson and Ancelotti. Judging from the Premier League standings, Manchester United has played one more game, which is 9 points more than Chelsea. In the Champions League final of the 0708 season, Manchester United also defeated Chelsea in a penalty shootout, but from a historical point of view, it is not impossible for Chelsea to beat Manchester United.

Chelsea's biggest chance is Ancelotti. In fact, Ancelotti and Ferguson played against Ferguson 4 times in the Champions League. Victory over Manchester United, it was Crespo who scored.In the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in the 0405 season, AC Milan led by Ancelotti lost 18-1 at home, and completed a clean 0-0607 reversal at home, eliminating Manchester United again. It is worth mentioning that Ancelotti After Celotti led the team to eliminate Manchester United twice, they reached the final.

The grievances between Ancelotti and Ferguson are still being written in the Premier League. In the two encounters in the Premier League this season, in the 18th round, Chelsea, which had already been victorious in 5 rounds, defeated Manchester United 2-1. Ancelotti vs. Ferguson The results reached 3 wins and 1 loss, with a huge advantage.Of course, Manchester United's schedule will be a favorable factor, because the previous two times when Ancelotti eliminated Ferguson's Manchester United, Manchester United's schedule is first host and then away.

There is also an objective situation. Chelsea has not had much momentum in the league. If Ancelotti wants to stay in office, he must make a difference in the Champions League. Manchester United is at the top of the league but only has 1 points more than Arsenal. , the current situation can not help Ferguson not distracted.

On the whole, although Manchester United is dominant, Chelsea is not afraid of Manchester United, especially Ancelotti is not afraid of Ferguson. Coupled with Chelsea's desperate situation, of the two teams, Chelsea has a better chance of advancing.

Manchester United drew Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw. Judging from the schedule, it is an advantage for Manchester United to go first and then host, but if Ferguson sees the next Manchester United schedule, even if Chelsea is eliminated, he will never laugh.

The quarter-final first leg between Manchester United and Chelsea will be held on April 4, four days before Manchester United played away to the London team West Ham in the Premier League.Three days after Chelsea's first leg, Manchester United will play Fulham at home in the Premier League; after three days of rest, Manchester United will usher in a second leg against Chelsea at Old Trafford. Within 6 days, Manchester United will play 4 games with three London teams.

From the second round with Chelsea, Manchester United ushered in a real devil's schedule, which is also the last stage of Manchester United's devil's schedule this season.

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In other words, if they fail to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, Manchester United will play five important games in 26 days, encountering Chelsea twice, Manchester City, Everton and Arsenal successively.And if they successfully reach the semi-finals, Manchester United will play 26 important games in 7 days. Apart from the above four strong enemies, they may also encounter the defending Champions League champion Inter Milan twice. 26 games in 7 days, 5 games are Against the giants, it can be called a once-in-a-century super devil match.

This is the third devil's schedule that Manchester United has encountered this season, but it is also the most difficult one.The past two devils' schedules have made Manchester United miserable, and this one is more violent than any previous one.

From September 9 to October 22 last year, Manchester United challenged Scunthorpe, Bolton, Valencia and Sunderland away successively in 10 days, and finally achieved a record of 2 wins and 11 draws.From February 2 to March 2, Manchester United ushered in the second four consecutive away games of the season. In 2 days, they challenged Marseille, Wigan, Chelsea and Liverpool in away games. As a result, they only achieved 23 win and 3 win. A record of 6 losses.

At present, Manchester United is still in the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. But relatively speaking, the Premier League and the FA Cup are undoubtedly more realistic. ; The latter can accomplish all its merits in one battle and win the FA Cup after a long absence for several seasons.

If Manchester United goes all out to play in the Champions League and fight Chelsea to the death, but loses the Premier League and the FA Cup, it will undoubtedly be very uneconomical, and it may even be hard to get a championship.How to choose specifically depends on Ferguson's skill.

Manchester United narrowly beat Chelsea in the Premier League title battle last season, but the Blues refused to accept it, because in their view, Chelsea beat Manchester United through controversial goals both home and away.

In the battle at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea captain Terry's lore goal, Drogba was suspected of interfering with Van der Sar in the offside position; in the battle at Old Trafford, Drogba's lore was obviously offside first, but the main The referee did not award a penalty. With this controversial ball, Chelsea scored the decisive three points at Old Trafford.

Judging from the strength comparison between the two sides, Chelsea has a slight advantage. Compared with the lineup of the UEFA Champions League final three years ago, Chelsea bought Torres in the winter, and introduced Benayoun and Ramirez last summer. Their strength has not diminished. .

Manchester United lost Ronaldo and Tevez, and mainly bought potential stocks such as Valencia, Hernandez and Smalling. However, compared to Chelsea's level of signings, Manchester United is still slightly insufficient.

But it should also be noted that the main lineup of the Blues is too old, and Drogba has been reduced to a substitute in poor condition; Malouda has gradually lost after his brave state at the beginning of the season; Essien and Lampard are often injured What's more, if Alex can't come back smoothly, because Luis loses the qualification to represent Chelsea in the Champions League this season, Ivanovic will play as a central defender, which will make the right back position Chelsea weakness.

Looking at Manchester United's lineup, although Ferdinand cannot come back in time, as long as Vidic can come back, supplemented by Smalling, Manchester United's central defense should not be a big problem. With a relatively reasonable defensive line, the Red Devils may be able to get the most out of the striker combination. It is not an exaggeration to say that Manchester United's current striker is the sharpest striker in Europe. Rooney, Li Yu, and Mexican teenager Hernan Des, such a striker can be called terrifying.

Since 2002, Manchester United has never been able to win at Stamford Bridge, but for the Red Devils, it is definitely an advantage for the Red Devils.Of course, Manchester United is still facing a three-line battle, while Chelsea is fighting on two lines, but the league has no pressure to compete for the championship. Therefore, Chelsea, who are more eager for the Champions League honor and aim to use the Champions League honor as a life-saving straw, will be more determined than Manchester United , This may determine the final balance of victory and defeat.

However, apart from a slight advantage in the schedule, for Manchester United, the biggest asset the Red Devils have is still the experienced Ferguson.

In the 2008 UEFA Champions League final, only three days after Chelsea lost to Manchester United on penalties, Chelsea coach Grant was fired; in the summer of 08, Abramovich hired Brazilian coach Scolari as Chelsea's new coach, but the Brazilian did not accept his coaching record. , was fired early squid.

Later, Abramovich asked Hiddink to come over to help. The famous Dutch coach as the caretaker coach did a very good job. He led the team to win the FA Cup and prevented Chelsea from being empty-handed throughout the season.

In the summer of 2009, Abramovich hired the famous Italian coach Ancelotti as the new coach of Chelsea. In his first season in charge of Chelsea, Ancelotti led the team to win the Premier League and the FA Cup. It has been smooth sailing, but as Abramovich fired assistant coach Wilkins, Chelsea's state plummeted.

Now, Abramovich has issued a death order for Ancelotti. If he cannot win the Champions League this season, he will fire the Italian this summer.In other words, if Ferguson led Manchester United to eliminate Chelsea in the quarter-finals, it would be the same as knocking the trigger on Ancelotti himself.

Since acquiring Chelsea in the summer of 03, the Blues have been coached by six famous coaches including Ranieri, Mourinho, Grant, Scolari, Hiddink and Ancelotti, while Manchester United has always been Sir Alex Ferguson alone. .

If Chelsea are eliminated in the quarter-finals this time, Sir Alex Ferguson will have the opportunity to see a new opponent coming this summer, and this will be the seventh coach of Chelsea under Abramovich.It should be another miracle created by Ferguson to fight against the opponent's six famous marshals with one person.

Back in the Premier League, this round Manchester United will face Bolton at Old Trafford.

曼联近6次对阵博尔顿取得5胜1平。近7个主场全胜博尔顿，打入18球仅丢2球。博尔顿上次在老特拉福德取胜还是2002年9月，现纽卡斯尔中场诺兰打入唯一入球。

双方英超交锋23场，曼联15胜5平3负占据上风，其中主场8胜1平2负。这是双方第119场交锋，此前曼联51胜25平42负稍占上风。

Ferguson was suspended for 5 games, O'Shea and Rafal were absent due to injuries, and Scholes suffered 10 suspensions for a total of 2 yellow cards.Evans, who recovered from an ankle injury, played in rotation, Valencia started for the first time since last September, and Irving and Park Ji-sung recovered from injury and entered the bench.

It was not until the 88th minute that Manchester United broke the deadlock. Valencia passed the ball, Nani cut inside and shot a rebound ball from 20 yards, which made Jas Kleinin save and Li Yu suddenly broke out from the crowd and followed up with a supplementary shot into the net.

Facing Manchester United's No. 9, Bolton can't relax for a minute, as long as the game is not over, Li Yu has tireless search for killing opportunities.

Manchester United relied on Li Yu's lore to score three points, while the main opponent Arsenal drew with their opponents.

Conceded a goal in just 3 minutes of the game, and was hit again in the 57th minute of the second half because of Almunia's stupid mistake. Arsenal was about to face a humiliating defeat and suffered a "seasonal double play" by a newly promoted polo team. .Finally, Arshavin and Van Persie stepped forward in time, and after the magical and lucky 8 goals in 2 minutes, the Gunners finally avoided embarrassment.

However, the joy of coach Arsene Wenger did not last for a few minutes, and then on another field, Manchester United relied on Li Yu's lore goal to score 3 points while playing more with less.So in the standings, Arsenal, which is temporarily No.2, was once again opened up by the leaders. They have one game less and are already behind Ferguson's team by as much as 5 points.

"Today's league has become a two-horse race, and only we can compete with Manchester United for the championship. The other teams are too far behind. Unless Chelsea can beat Manchester United and win all the next games, they can have Opportunity. But this possibility is too small." Before this game, Professor Arsene Wenger was still very optimistic about the Gunners' championship situation. Indeed, the most realistic goal for many teams, including Chelsea and Manchester City, is to compete for the title. A Champions League seat next season, but compared to the leader Manchester United, how sure is Arsenal to overtake and win the championship?

At least from the current momentum of the competition, the Arsenal people have already lost a city.

From the regrettable loss of the League Cup final on February 2th to the FA Cup elimination by Manchester United on March 27th, Arsenal were eliminated in three competitions in just 3 days; The first championship in 12 years, and now I am afraid that the whole season will end empty-handed. Wenger's disciples can be said to have experienced the reincarnation from heaven to hell. The psychological gap is huge and the impact on morale is severe. It is conceivable. And know.As for the only league that Arsenal can compete for now, it has already been pulled to 13 points in the standings. Could it be that in just 3 days (6 weeks), Arsenal has already reached 1 tiers and the season is ahead of schedule? Finish?

To say the least, Arsenal, who have missed their chances to win the championship, may have to look at rival Manchester United.However, disappointment does not mean despair, at least in the competition for the league, the Arsenal people are not out yet!Because Manchester United is not monolithic!In the just-concluded UEFA Champions League draw ceremony, Manchester United and Chelsea were drawn together. Single-line combat will be Arsenal's biggest advantage in reversing Manchester United.

Let's take a look at the schedule again. The first round of the 14 finals between Manchester United and Chelsea will be held on April 4. Four days before, Manchester United challenged the London team West Ham away in the Premier League.Three days after Chelsea's first leg, Manchester United will play Fulham at home in the Premier League; after three days of rest, Manchester United will usher in a second leg against Chelsea at Old Trafford. Within 6 days, Manchester United will play 4 games with three London teams.

It was not until the second leg with Chelsea on April 4 that Manchester United ushered in the real devil's schedule; four days later, they will play the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City at Wembley; Face Everton in the league; if they can defeat Chelsea and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, on April 12, Manchester United will go away to challenge the winner of Inter Milan and Schalke 4; on May 23, Manchester United will play away against Arsenal On May 4th, Manchester United will host the winner of Inter Milan and Schalke 26 in the Champions League semi-final; on May 04th, Manchester United will host Chelsea in the league.

In other words, if they fail to reach the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United will play five important games in 26 days, encountering Chelsea twice, Manchester City, Everton and Arsenal successively.And if they successfully reach the semi-finals, Manchester United will play 26 important games in 7 days. Apart from the above four strong enemies, they may also encounter the defending Champions League champion Inter Milan twice. 26 games in 7 days, 5 games are Against the giants.

On the contrary, Arsenal's next schedule can be described as extremely relaxed. Not only do they not have to face the terrible and difficult one-week double match, but the next opponents are not all difficult bones.

They will face Blackburn (home), Blackpool (away), Liverpool (home), Bolton (away), Manchester United (home), Stoke City (away), Villa (home), Fulham Lehm (away), plus a north London derby against Tottenham.According to this analysis, on the way to Arsenal's championship, there are only two strong enemies besides Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool. If they can win the Tianwangshan battle against Manchester United on May 5, Wenger's team will reverse Manchester United and win the championship. It can even be said to be promising.After all, compared to Manchester United, which has a tight schedule and often encounters giants, Arsenal will be much, much easier!

Finally, don't forget about Manchester United's battered defense.The defense leader Rio Ferdinand has almost bid farewell to the season, and Vidic, Rafal and others all have injuries to varying degrees. It is hard to imagine that relying on the immature central defender combination of Evans and Smalling, Manchester United can How far can you go in the FA Cup, League and Champions League?

Of course, the same sentence, if Wenger's team can avoid the embarrassment of losing points against weak teams like today, then reversing Manchester United and winning the first league championship in seven years since 2004 will be become very promising.

Regardless of Wenger's stubbornness or not, Arsenal has not lost the chance to compete for the Premier League title. Can they have the last laugh? They can't just rely on their opponents making mistakes. Arsenal must also produce corresponding results!