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Chapter 291 League and New Year

Chapter 291 League and New Year

When the group stage ended one by one, the knockout group also came to an end in the eyes of everyone. Real Madrid faced Bayern Munich and staged a European derby. The Red Devils Manchester United faced Super Deportivo. Naikos, and Leeds United had an unexpected encounter with Leverkusen, the biggest dark horse of the year in history.

After such a grouping, the situation gradually became clear. Needless to say, Rome, facing the dark horse Panathinaikos, if they lose, it will really be over.On the other side, although the match between Manchester United and Deportivo is full of uncertainties, people are still generally optimistic about Manchester United.The battle between Real Madrid and Bayern was a final staged in advance. No one thought that the two teams would meet so early in advance, so this game became the game that fans and the media were most looking forward to.

As for Leverkusen vs. Leeds United, in people's eyes, this is a half-baked match. It is really difficult to judge who will win and who will lose between the two teams with almost the same strength.But Kenny could only respond with a wry smile. Although such thoughts flashed in the back of his mind, he still laughed it off later. After all, among the many teams that have participated in the Champions League, who can believe that the two teams he has been with Could the club really meet by such a coincidence?

This is simply God's arrangement!

We must know that the reason why Leverkusen at the turn of the century can be talked about in later times and regarded as a classic is because Leverkusen made a comeback this season and challenged Bayern Munich's supremacy in the country. All the way to the final in the European war.Although the last three fronts were all defeated and only won the title of "Sanya King", but in the Bundesliga, German Cup, and European Champions Cup, Leverkusen showed strong strength, which is still fresh in people's memory.

德甲联赛中勒沃库森在前14轮10胜4平创造了俱乐部最佳开局，这让在凯尼离开之后大骂高层董事会愚蠢的药厂球迷们忘记了一切，疯狂支持起了球队来。而在德国杯上也是一路过关斩将，历史性的自1993年后再次打进了2002年5月14日和卫冕冠军沙尔克04的柏林决赛。同时在代表了欧洲最高水平的欧冠中勒沃库森更是让人们重新认识了他们。

If the successful breakout from Barcelona, ​​Lyon, and Fenerbahce in the first round of the group stage can make people think that they are within the strength that Leverkusen should have, then beat Arsenal in the second stage of the group stage. Na, Juventus, qualifying with Deportivo at the top of the group is to make people exclaim that the Bundesliga team is about to sweep the European war!In order to prove people's words, Leverkusen was so brave in the subsequent knockout rounds. They sent England's double-red Liverpool and Manchester United back to their hometown one by one, and entered the Glasgow, Scotland, May 2002, 5 European Cup final at Hampton Park.

At that time, almost all people turned their attention to this irresistible army, and everyone was waiting to witness the historic moment, from completing the revenge to winning the Triple Crown. Thinking about these European countries full of chivalry spirit The people were excited and trembling, but then, as if Leverkusen had been cursed by Satan, everything fell into the abyss.

First, in the Bundesliga, where Leverkusen was about to complete their revenge plan, their stamina was weak. At one time, they led their opponents Bayern Munich by 4 points and defeated Dortmund 0:1. Crashing scene.In the bottom two of the crucial Bundesliga, Leverkusen was defeated by Werder Bremen and Nuremberg one after another in three rounds, and finally Dortmund abruptly snatched the Bundesliga salad plate which was originally in the pocket by [-] point.

How similar is this to what Bayern Munich did in the past!How tragic it is for Leverkusen to be robbed of the Bundesliga title that should have been won twice in three years by a narrow margin!Could it be that he has struggled for a season just to change a target for revenge?Just when Leverkusen was excited and people were sighing for it, the German Cup final in Berlin came unexpectedly a week later. This is the only honor left for Leverkusen that can be obtained domestically. The whole team tried their best. Berbatov, who has stabilized the main position as a new aid, opened the scoring for the team. Whether the championship is close at hand.

But the Royal Blue Schalke 04 did not leave Leverkusen with chicken soup for the soul. Relying on the excellent performance against Nebomei, Agali, Müller, Sander and others, the German Cup was finally engraved with Ruhr again. The names of blue-collar workers in the area.Schalke 04 completed the defense, Leverkusen fell into the abyss.At this moment, countless fans of the pharmaceutical factory were devastated, but the curse of the devil has not disappeared. At that time, Leverkusen, who had already won two runners-up, was then dramatically reversed by the white giant Real Madrid in the European Champions Cup. , which became the best gift for the opponent's centenary birthday.

As a result, Leverkusen became the king of Sanya on three fronts unprecedentedly. Although this also showed the world their strong strength, it has also become an eternal pain in the hearts of Leverkusen fans and players.It was also in that year that Ballack, who was the well-deserved core of Leverkusen, was even more frustrated and depressed, because apart from these three runners-up, as an unborn German genius and future leader, Ballack scored in the Bundesliga. The number of assists and the number of assists are also ranked second. Coupled with the runner-up of the Korea-Japan World Cup after the game, Ballack became the runner-up king of that year unprecedentedly.

Perhaps it is precisely because the experience of this year has brought too much pain to the Leverkusen players. After the season, the main players Ballack and Ze Barberto switched to the rival Bayern Munich. All the way down, the rest of the players left one after another when they saw this, so Leverkusen, which was irresistible for a while, became a short-lived unsuccessful dynasty.

Kenny is also very sad about this. Although he joined Leverkusen on loan, he has never thought of staying in his heart, but Kenny has formed a friendship with the players of Leverkusen. .Like Ballack, who took the team as his own responsibility and reminded himself when he first entered the team; Barberto, who was taciturn but had a unique tacit understanding with himself; There are two brothers, the Croatian Kovacs, who are physically strong and somewhat powerful, and so on.

In fact, it’s not that Kenny didn’t think about playing a championship with his teammates during the loan period of Leverkusen, but he had no choice but to think differently from the high-level executives, so Kenny could only mention leaving for a year and transfer. In fact, he didn’t blame anyone for it. What people mean, after all, Leverkusen's approach is not wrong.You Kenny is unwilling to stay in the second year, so there is no reason for others not to train their own players.

Kenny and his Bundesliga teammates are very sorry about this, but what he didn't expect was that the two sides really faced each other in the Champions League, and it was a knockout match of life and death, so it would be very embarrassing.Did he change history ahead of time and be eliminated by himself, or did Leverkusen reach the final irresistibly all the way to the final just like the development in history, and did Leeds United become its stepping stone?There is no doubt that Kenny hopes to be the latter. Since he left Leverkusen, as time goes by, Kenny rarely communicates with his former teammates. He only occasionally sees Leverkusen from the news in his spare time Call Barack and Neuville for a chat when you hear the news from Coulson.

But this time when the results of the grouping came out, Kenny didn't talk to the two of them on the phone again, because both sides were preparing for the battle intensely, and an invisible pressure permeated the sky.

Back in the domestic arena, while the Champions League has successfully advanced to the knockout stage, Leeds United in the league is also going smoothly.

In the No.19 round of the Premier League, Leeds United played away at Bolton. With Keane's brace and Bowyer's poke goal, Leeds United won with three goals.

In the No.20 round of the Premier League, Leeds United continued their away trip. After 10 and [-] minutes of fierce fighting, with Kenny's free kick, Leeds United beat Southampton with one goal at St. Mary's Stadium.

After the New Year's Day schedule, the intensity of the Premier League games has become more and more intense. The three-day game has exhausted the players who need to run between the European arena and the Premier League during this period. Even the coach O'Reilly is bold during this period. A large number of rotation players have been used, and it is still impossible to fully maintain sufficient rest time for each player. After all, in the current Leeds United team, some players are irreplaceable.

Such as Ferdinand, and Kenny.

It was during this period that Leeds United lost in the second leg against Roma.

It is worth mentioning that during Leeds United's small victory over Southampton, Newcastle lost 1:2 to Chelsea, while Liverpool was tied by the Hammers to help West Ham United, which also made Newcastle United throw away after the reversal. Leeds have returned to the same starting line with the Magpies, and the points with Liverpool are getting closer.At this moment, the mood of the Leeds United players gradually improved, and they came out of the depression that Newcastle had completed the big reversal. At the same time, they also ushered in the bell of the New Year.

This time, when the new year is approaching, the club also arranged a small opportunity for the players to relax amidst the tight schedule, a party that was not too grand but attended by all members.Seeing the players in pairs around them, Kenny and Alan Smith, who were alone, were hit countless times. The two could only chat on the side without saying a word.Of course, at the party, the players were not very open because of the presence of the club's top management, but for them, it was a long drought, and the nectar came. Who told the FA not to give a winter break for business reasons?

(End of this chapter)