The elimination of Manchester City by the Champions League quarter-finals is a big blow to Milan, because it is already difficult for them to compete with Inter Milan in the domestic league and be eliminated in the Italian Cup. The only thing they have hope is to compete with Roma for the second in the league.

For Milan, the gap between the second and third in the domestic league is not big. In any case, it is not the champion, and in any case they are qualified to participate in the Champions League.

So after the Champions League was eliminated, Milan's season ended.

Maybe relaxing next, although that's not what they hoped.

On the contrary, as the winning side, Manchester City's Champions League journey is far from over, especially after defeating Milan, Manchester City became the team with the greatest hope of winning the Champions League championship.

This can be seen from European bookmakers and British bookmakers' adjustments to the Champions League odds. Manchester City's championship odds have been adjusted to a level of 1 loss.

The Champions League quarterfinals have not yet ended, and six teams are still participating. You can imagine how loud the odds of Manchester City are to win the championship.

This is also related to the strength Manchester City has shown in the league.

The Sun analyzed that "Manchester City is too strong in the Premier League and has not lost to Manchester United and Chelsea for several seasons. If they meet these two teams in the final, they will have a great chance of winning the championship."

Of course, the premise is to be able to enter the finals first.

The next day, two matches on the second match day of the Champions League quarterfinals ended. In the end, Barcelona defeated Schalke 04 3-0 in two rounds, and Chelsea also defeated Liverpool by 1.

The four teams that ended up in the semi-finals were Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona.

Manchester City plays in the second half, and their opponent is La Liga giants Barcelona.

"This may be the Champions League final!" After the full end of the second day, the Sun analyzed, "If Manchester City can defeat Barcelona, ​​they will meet Manchester United or Chelsea in the final. Manchester City has not lost to these two teams in the past three seasons, so as long as they defeat Barcelona, ​​it may be equivalent to locking in the Champions League championship in advance!"

Supporters of Manchester United and Chelsea certainly disagree with this statement. They believe that 'the league is the league, the Champions League is the Champions League'. "Even if Manchester United and Chelsea have not beaten Manchester City in the league, it does not mean that they will lose to Manchester City in the Champions League final."

Then Manchester City's supporters began to use various examples and game data to prove how big the advantages Manchester City has against Manchester United and Chelsea.

The two sides started arguing about this issue.

Media from all sides also started a discussion... But in fact, Manchester City has to pass Barcelona first!

After the Champions League quarter-finals were all over, the Premier League media naturally praised English football because three Premier League teams entered the Champions League semi-finals.

Manchester Sports News published a view that European football has entered the 'Premiere era'.

"...A few years ago, there were three teams in the Champions League semi-finals, but at that time, no one called that season the Serie A era."

"However, this time it's different. The Premier League's domination over the Champions League is no longer limited to the number of teams entering the semi-finals, but also the tough and fast style of the Premier League, which overwhelms the delicate and softness of La Liga and the calm and tenacity of Serie A."

"Taking the semi-finals as an example, the battle between Manchester City and Barcelona is definitely the most eye-catching. Both sides depend on who has stronger skills, harder footwork, and better performance. Barcelona can be regarded as the team with the most meticulous and exquisite playing styles in the entire international football world. Manchester City'ruled' the Premier League for three seasons and entered the Champions League semi-finals. Their offensive football and exquisite cooperation have won the recognition of many people."

"As far as club level is concerned, the most beautiful game in the world will theoretically only take place between a limited number of teams. The first choice is definitely the 'Spanish National Derby' several seasons ago Real Madrid vs. Barcelona. It is important to note that it is the Real Madrid team with Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo and Robert Carlos a few seasons ago, and Etoo and Deco who had Ronaldinho and the peak state, not the Real Madrid and Barcelona today. Secondly, Kaka and Shevchenko are both here, Pirlo and Inzagi are still playing, and AC Milan is a collision with La Liga and Premier League ace trips."

"At present, football that is beautiful and more practical in the Premier League is in the Premier League. Barcelona cannot be said to have declined, but it is still difficult for them to compete with Premier League giants for the time being, so European football this season is destined to belong to the era of the Premier League..."

It is obvious that the report of Manchester Sports praised English football and also specifically mentioned Manchester City, and analysts believe that Barcelona will find it difficult to defeat Manchester City.

This is not a support for Manchester City's analysis. In fact, most European media think so, except for Catalonia, Spain.

Wansheng thinks so too.

If the team met Barcelona before, Wan Sheng would have been very scratching his head, because Barcelona would never be an easy team to deal with.

But now it's different.

Manchester City has matured from top to bottom, from inside to outside. Even when they meet Barcelona, ​​Wan Sheng dares to say that the team has a higher winning rate. More importantly, Barcelona has not yet truly matured. Their key star - Messi, has not yet fully grown. He has just become the core of Barcelona and has not been able to completely replace Ronaldinho's lack.

Wan Sheng believes that the team will definitely beat Barcelona to enter the finals.

Before the first leg of Barcelona, ​​Manchester City still has one league game to play, that is, the league with Portsmouth.

Manchester City has won the league championship and does not need to make any record. They do not care about the league at all, but the British media do not think so. They believe that Manchester City should pay attention to this game because their opponent is Portsmouth.

This makes a lot of sense.

Portsmouth is Manchester City's opponent in the FA Cup final, so this round of the league can also be regarded as a preview of the FA Cup final.

But obviously, Wansheng doesn't think so.

"The FA Cup final was at the New Wembley Stadium, and this game was at the Manchester Stadium. The venue was different, and there was no rehearsal or rehearsal..."

"Also, even if we beat Portsmouth today, the FA will not hand over the FA Cup trophy to us, so...it's totally meaningless."

Wan Sheng shrugged and looked disapproving.

The media who came to interview were naturally very dissatisfied because they would have nothing to report. At the same time, they also seized Wan Sheng's words and believed that Manchester City violated the principle of "fair competition" and would not take the game seriously.

But even Portsmouth coach Redknapp doesn't think this will be a problem.

So far this season, Portsmouth ranked 11th in the league. There is no hope of competing for European competitions in this ranking, and there is no danger of relegation. Therefore, the league is not important to both teams, and the results of the game will not affect other Premier League teams.

In addition, although both sides are opponents in the FA Cup final, in fact, for Portsmouth, they have achieved their season goals - to hit the European arena.

Even if the FA Cup cannot win the championship, Manchester City is already qualified to participate in the Champions League next season. Portsmouth, who has entered the FA Cup final, will definitely be eligible to participate in the League Cup.

The FA Cup championship is very meaningful to Portsmouth, but it is just a symbolic meaning of the championship and has no substantial benefits.

As a result...the two sides were very friendly.

The battle between Manchester City and Portsmouth, which was originally called the FA Cup preview by the media, has become a friendly match.

After ninety minutes of competition, the two teams shook hands and made peace.

There are still many exciting scenes in the game, which are the personal performances of both players, but there is actually not much anger between the two teams.

After the game, a reporter grabbed the handle and questioned Manchester City's 'slack game'. Wan Sheng said innocently, "Portsmouth performed very strongly. Our players have worked very hard, but in the end they can only tie."

This sentence almost made the questioning reporter vomit blood!

Manchester City is working very hard?

Let's cheat!

Manchester City's lineups are all substitutes, and there are even two young reserve players among them, some of whom can't even name them!

But Wan Sheng doesn't care about so much. Manchester City's main energy is on the Champions League, followed by the FA Cup final. As for the useless and meaningless league, he will not let the team give its full effort!

After the league, British media began to report on the Champions League again.

Manchester City eliminated Milan and entered the Champions League semi-finals and was about to meet Barcelona. The British media also hoped that Manchester City could defeat Barcelona, ​​so that two Premier League teams would meet in the finals, which was the real "Premier League era".

Even the Manchester Sports newspaper, which supports Manchester United, used a large area to report on Manchester United's defeat of Milan and launched a "preview" against Manchester City and Barcelona.

Although Manchester Sports is a media that supports Manchester United, Manchester City also enjoys a huge influence. They cannot always report bad news about Manchester City. If they always fight against Manchester City, they will be boycotted by Manchester City fans, which is not what a media wants to see.

No one in the world can't get along with money.

This is especially true for the media. They make reports just to see more people, rather than to really help which team. Now they need to report the good news about Manchester City. Manchester Sports has used a lot of pages to report Manchester City, but there is no doubt that if Manchester City plays with Manchester United, Manchester Sports will definitely support Manchester United, just like the Guardian supports Manchester City.

Manchester City's official website published large photos to celebrate the team's performance.

They chose the photos of Wan Sheng and Morris hugging each other after the game, and the title was, "Create history and look forward to glory!"

Wansheng felt happy when he looked at this report.

Anita was nestled in his arms.

Anita has been busy helping her father run Dow Jones in the United States. Although she is very busy with her daily work, she still takes the time to return to Manchester. The two are farewell to their newlyweds and are very close to each other.

Wan Sheng looked at the news on the club's official website and smiled and said to Anita, "Now we are looking forward to glory, and in the future we are creating glory!"

Anita smiled.

"You are always so confident, just like when you first met."

"certainly."

"But I just like you." Anita said, "After saying that, she was a little shy and plunged her head into Wan Sheng's arms.

Wan Sheng laughed.

The TV show is airing a review of the Champions League quarterfinals, and the commentator is talking about Manchester City's performance, "... Wan Sheng led Manchester City to the Champions League quarterfinals, which is very meaningful for Manchester City. They are the historic first time entering the semi-finals. Now, we can say that Wan Sheng is the greatest coach in Manchester City's history, because they have never been so brilliant in their century-old history - they won the league championship for three consecutive seasons and reached the Champions League quarterfinals and semi-finals, which may be something Manchester City fans dare not even think of."

"Now Manchester City has risen, and we look forward to them being able to perform better in the next game."

"It is still unknown whether Manchester City can pass Barcelona's level, but we believe that Wan Sheng, as the head coach, must be very confident..."

The TV screen shot is a close-up of Wan Sheng's smile. In the picture, Wan Sheng smiles confidently and then shakes hands with Milan coach Ancelotti. The two seemed to be talking, and Wan Sheng's performance became a little surprised.

"Do you know what he said to me?" Wan Sheng asked, pointing to the TV screen.

Anita listened.

Wan Sheng smiled, "He said he hoped to win another UEFA Champions League trophy before leaving Milan, but unfortunately he lost here. Then I said, if you win the championship, you might not leave Milan."

"So, I made a decision for you, you should thank me..."

Anita burst out laughing after hearing this, she could even imagine what the Italian old man was feeling at that time.

In fact, many British media do not want to see Manchester City perform too well in the Champions League. The main reason is that three teams in the Premier League have entered the Champions League semi-finals, and the media are divided into different camps. When the European game becomes a civil war for domestic clubs, all media have begun to support their teams.

Manchester City is also one of the special teams because their opponent is Barcelona.

If Premier League teams want to meet in the final, Manchester City must defeat Barcelona. Compared with Barcelona, ​​they will of course support Manchester City as their own country, so many British media can only endure the mood of vomiting blood and support Manchester City.

Whether they want to or not, they must cheer for Manchester City now.

Manchester City is responsible for "creating the meeting of Premier League teams in the Champions League final" and met Barcelona. So after the training, a reporter interviewed Wan Sheng and asked related questions. They said, "Will Manchester City bear the hope of the entire English football, will it be very stressful?"

Wansheng is in a good mood.
To be continued...