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Chapter 412 The Premier League is Difficult

The next week or so will be full of cup matches, with the League Cup semi-finals in the middle of the two weeks and the fourth round of the FA Cup on the weekend. This is also a chance for strong teams to buffer.

In the previous Champions League draw ceremony, the Premier League teams were not very lucky.

Only three of the four teams qualified for the group stage. Liverpool was suffocated by Real Madrid and Basel, and the three teams that qualified were also drawn to strong teams...

UEFA has always had a deep love for Premier League teams.

Manchester City, who won the second place in the group, drew Barcelona. It can also be said that they are to blame, who made them not get the first place, but Chelsea and Southampton, who won the first place in the group, both drew a strong opponent.

Southampton drew Juventus, while Chelsea drew Paris Saint-Germain.

Such a lottery result is of course very depressing, but neither Ji Ya nor Mourinho said much. In short, they both want to hit the championship. There is no way to meet a strong team first, just fight.

For Mourinho, he must win all the championships he can win this season. After all, it is already the second year. If he can't win the championship, it will be a bit embarrassing.

So even in the League Cup this season, he will send a relative main force to play, and Southampton appears to be much calmer in this regard.

In the first round of the League Cup semi-final in the next week, it can be seen from the starting of both sides.

In the semi-finals, no one will actually release the water. Whether it is Chelsea, Liverpool, or Southampton's opponent Tottenham, they have sent most of the main players in the game. Even if it is a rotation, it is only a rotation of main players. .

And Southampton?They did have a lot of main substitutes, but fringe substitutes like Jenkinson, Peters, and Klose all played. Even if they reached the semi-finals, Ji Ya still let the substitutes play more games to play in the league. cup game.

So in the first round of the game, they faced the elite Tottenham, and they lost in the away game.

Eriksson scored a penalty in the second half and helped Tottenham beat Southampton [-]-[-] at home. Southampton fans didn't care too much about this loss. They knew the focus of Southampton this season Still the league and the Champions League.

Many strong teams are like this, and they don't take cup games seriously-after thinking about it this way, Southampton fans are relieved.

In the midweek FA Cup match, Ji Ya continued to rotate, and then they defeated Crystal Palace [-]-[-] at home and entered the fourth round of the FA Cup.

In the next second round of the League Cup, Southampton, who continued to send a large number of substitutes, failed to win Tottenham at home. The final score was 808-[-]-in fact, they had the opportunity to drag the game into overtime Yes, because there is no home and away goal rule in the League Cup, after Eriksson scored in the first half, Southampton suddenly broke out in the second half, and Dembele assisted Schneiderlin with two assists Scored twice to overtake the score. Just when the game was about to enter overtime, Eriksson assisted Kane to score an equalizer in the No.[-] minute of the game. Southampton was eliminated by Tottenham at the last moment. finals!

"It's a pity that we lost this game... our players performed very well, but it also means that we can play one game less, which is also a good thing for us who have played a lot this season. "

Ji Ya said after the game, although his words were a little bit of an excuse, but it was true, the final of the League Cup was held on March [-]st, which happened to be a match between the two rounds of the Champions Cup. Let's play as a substitute, that is also a final, let the main players play, and it will affect the performance of the Champions League, and it is easy to have a dilemma.

However, Chelsea managed to enter the final. They first played [-]-[-] away with Liverpool, then returned to the home court and entered extra time after [-]-[-]. Then in extra time, Ivanovic scored a goal and knocked out Liverpool. Liverpool, into the League Cup final.

But it is obvious that these two games have also exhausted Chelsea's main players.

In the case that the next round of the league is against Manchester City, such a choice seems a bit unwise.

However, for Mourinho, the most important thing for him now is to win a championship first, even if it is the Champion of the League Cup.

You must know that when he coached Chelsea for the first time, he won his first championship and also won the League Cup.

Whether it's superstition or strengthening his confidence, he is bound to win this championship.

And Costa was injured after this semi-final, which also brought a lot of shadow to Chelsea.

Southampton fans felt that it would not be difficult for their team to win the next game, but soon, Swansea proved that the earth is round.

Just as Everton was a different team against Manchester City and Southampton, Swansea also performed extremely well in this game.

They were beaten 401-[-] by Chelsea before, but in this game, their defense was extremely tenacious. Even in the [-]st minute of the game, striker Shelvey scored a counterattack and took the lead. ball!

The Southampton fans at home couldn't believe their eyes. Their team was in such a good state before, how could it be blocked by a team like Swansea?

Southampton continued to attack in the following time, and Kiya also continued to make substitutions to enhance the strength of the attack. He basically sent all the attackers who could be used on the field, but they were only in No.803 Minutes, relying on Coutinho's world-wave long-range shot, the score was evened!

With a one-to-one tie, Southampton stopped their winning streak.

This makes the Southampton fans very regretful, because in the next game, Chelsea and Manchester City drew one to one at home. Although Costa was unable to play, the substitute striker Remy still scored for them. A crucial goal...

Southampton is still two points behind Chelsea, and they missed a good chance to tie the score.

"Chelsea's ability to grab points this year is very strong, and our state has some ups and downs, but we still have an advantage in the future. We are playing together in the league and the Champions League, and Chelsea are also tired." Ji Ya said to Benali.

Benelli nodded helplessly. Indeed, he could only think so. There are still fifteen rounds left in the league. As long as he does not lose the chain, there are still plenty of opportunities.

"The Premier League is the most difficult game in the world. It is normal for us to be tied by Swansea. They are also a top ten team. I don't think it is a surprise." Ji Ya said at the press conference after the game .