Defeating Basel, Crystal Palace reached the semi-finals of the 2013-2014 Europa League.
At the same time, the other three Europa League quarter-finals also concluded.
Alkmaar lost to Benfica 0-3, and Benfica advanced to the semi-finals.
Lyon lost to Juventus 1-3, and Juventus advanced to the semi-finals.
Porto lost to Sevilla 2-4, and Sevilla advanced to the semi-finals.
In this way, the top four of the Europa League in the 2013-2014 season were all born. They all came from four different leagues, one from Serie A, one from the Portuguese Super League, one from La Liga and one from the Premier League.
And the matchup of the top four has also been revealed.
Benfica [Portuguese Super League] s Juventus [Serie A]; Sevilla [La Liga] s Crystal Palace [Premier League]
Crystal Palace's next opponent is Sevilla.
To be honest, the outside media are not optimistic about Crystal Palace.
Media reporters and European betting companies have claimed that Juventus and Sevilla will definitely advance to the 2013-2014 Europa League finals, and the champion will be born among these two teams.
Currently, the betting odds offered by Spinach are that Juventus from Serie A have the highest winning odds.
After all, Juventus is a wealthy club!
Then there is Sevilla, and even media reporters are more optimistic about Sevilla. They feel that Sevilla is very strong this season and is in excellent form, and will definitely win the Europa League championship this season.
As for Crystal Palace and Benfica, neither media reporters nor betting companies are interested in them.
Especially the Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace has the lowest odds of winning among the top four teams.
According to the betting company, the odds of Crystal Palace winning the championship are even less than 10%!
Moreover, outside media reporters all look down on Crystal Palace.
After all, you, Crystal Palace, are the newly promoted team!
Moreover, they believe that you, Tong Yi, cannot be the illegitimate son of God. It is impossible for you to lead two different promoted teams to win the Europa League championship. This probability is too low!
No one can do this!
There is absolutely no way you Chinese soft-boiled men can do this.
You can create something once, but how can you create miracles every time?
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Crystal Palace to win the championship.
Of course, in the eyes of media reporters and betting companies, it is impossible for Tong Yi, a Chinese soft-boiler, to lead two different newly promoted teams to win the championship.
What's more important is that these two times are so close.
Therefore, Tong Yi and Crystal Palace must not win the championship!
Benfica's winning odds are over 20%, which shows how unfavorable these media reporters and bookmakers are to Crystal Palace.
After the birth of the top four, media reporters flocked to Tong Yi.
Webster asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Tong Yi,
Who do you think among the top four teams in Europa this season has the highest chance of winning the championship? Do you think Crystal Palace can win the championship?"
Tong Yi said calmly, "I led the team to the semi-finals just to feel the atmosphere? Our Crystal Palace goal is naturally to win the championship, and I am very confident, and my players are also very confident. As for you and Spinach
I have no objection to the company’s views!”
Webster nodded slightly, he had already guessed that Tong Yi would say this.
How could a head coach with Tong Yi's character swallow his anger?
Tong Yi also said, "Of course, the teams that can reach the semi-finals of the Europa League are very strong. Sevilla is a difficult team to beat, but it should be quite easy for our Crystal Palace to defeat them. Don't think that our Crystal Palace
If you are a newly promoted team, there is no threat. Think of Munich 1860 a few years ago! At that time, the media reporters and Porto people had the same idea as you, but what was the final result?"
Having said this, Tong Yi looked at the media reporters at the scene and chuckled, not hiding his contempt.
He continued "The result - Munich 1860 is the winner!"
To be honest, when the media reporters looked at Tong Yi's shameless appearance, they were very angry and angry. But they really had no way to refute Tong Yi's words.
Because what this guy Tong Yi said is true.
When Porto played against Munich 1860, media reporters and betting companies were in the same situation as now. They all praised Porto, wildly belittled and despised Munich 1860, and even ridiculed them.
Start, what’s the result?
Munich 1860 is the champion!
But even so, these media reporters still feel that it is impossible for Crystal Palace to win the championship, and this guy Tong Yi will definitely fall miserably this time!
They are all waiting and looking forward to it!
The grievances and humiliation they suffered a few years ago are now being paid back to Tong Yi in multiples.
Tong Yi did not have too much entanglement with these media reporters and left directly.
Now the Crystal Palace has a very heavy task. How can he have time to argue with these guys?
The current situation in the Premier League is more subject to review than the Europa League.
At the end of the Premier League, if you are not careful, all your hard work and dedication this season will be wasted.
Therefore, at this time, Tong Yi devoted more energy to the league.
When the media reporters saw Tong Yi "escape", they felt secretly happy. They all felt that Tong Yi was scared.
Then, these media reporters went to interview the head coaches of other teams in the semi-finals.
When Juventus head coach Conte was interviewed by media reporters, he
Said, "The teams that can reach the semi-finals are all very strong, and they are all the best in their respective leagues! Therefore, the next games are also very difficult. But I am very confident in our Juventus, and we are in the current state
That’s great, no team can stop us, we must be the champions of the Europa League!”
Juventus' strength and form this season are really great. They are currently sweeping all opponents in Serie A with an unstoppable momentum, ranking first in the league, 8 points ahead of second-placed Roma.
Moreover, Juventus is in very good condition, and Conte is confident that he will always win.
No wonder he would say such domineering words.
Juventus have already secured the Europa League title.
However, Sevilla head coach Emery disagreed.
When interviewed by media reporters, Emery said, "The teams that can reach the semi-finals are all very strong. There are no weak teams among the semi-finals of the Europa League this season! Therefore, Conte's words have no basis! Juventus
Tuscany is very strong, but our Sevilla strength is very weak?"
Don't look at the fact that Sevilla's performance in La Liga is not very good at this time, ranking only fifth in La Liga. That's because they have put all their attention on the Europa League. This season, the Europa League is Sevilla's.
Asia’s main battlefield.
No wonder Emery has the confidence to challenge Conte.
Emery continued: "We at Sevilla have put all our attention on the Europa League this season. We will form the strongest lineup in the Europa League and show the best condition. So, in fact,
We, Sevilla, are the strongest team in the Europa League this season. Juventus wants to distract the league. They are not as pure as us, and they do not pay as much attention to us. Therefore, facing Juventus, we Sevilla
Must win!"
Did you see that Emery is so confident!
Benfica's head coach Jorge Jesus said bluntly in an interview with reporters: "The teams that can reach the semi-finals are very strong. But what I want to say is that Emery is too full of words.
, and look down on his opponents too much. Sevilla has indeed put all its attention on the Europa League, but this does not mean that you can beat other teams? Our team is in terms of strength
We are far ahead of you, and we can defeat you Sevilla even if we put in less energy!"
Well, these head coaches are more high-profile and crazier than the other before the game!
Even an honest man like Jesus, who seems very approachable and honest, went crazy. This shows how popular Emery and Conte have become.
Jesus continued: "To be honest, in my opinion, we should not underestimate the Crystal Palace team! The fact that this newly promoted team has come all the way to this point shows their different strengths. If we still look at the newly promoted team,
If you look at Crystal Palace from a different perspective, we will definitely suffer the loss! And if you look at Crystal Palace’s head coach Tong Yi,
This young coach from China is the youngest coach in the history of the Europa League! He led the newly promoted team to win the Europa League last time. Who can guarantee that he will not be able to repeat himself this time?
I think Crystal Palace is our biggest competitor! I think the final of the Europa League this season will definitely be our Benfica against Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace is very strong. But I believe that I value them so much that Benfica will not make any mistakes.
Therefore, the final Europa League championship should belong to us, Benfica!"
Well, Jesus also said that they can win the championship.
No, Jesus has the confidence to say this. Since he took over Benfica in 2009, he has won one Portuguese Super League championship and three Portuguese Super League Cup championships, and he has won three consecutive Portuguese Super Cup championships.
Jesus is also a real champion coach, so he is naturally confident.
You, Tong Yi, are very powerful, and I, Jesus, am even more powerful!
It's not easy to beat Crystal Palace.
The Europa League champion in the 2013-2014 season will definitely be our Benfica.
These guys were making a lot of noise, but Tong Yi didn't react at all. He put all his attention on the league.
In the 33rd round of the 2013-2014 Premier League season, Crystal Palace faced Aston Villa at home.
Of course, Tong Yi's attention is not only on this, but also on their direct opponent, Liverpool.
Tong Yi directly called Schwartz, the team's data analysis analyst, and said, "Stefan, this time I want you to take Sol to Anfield Stadium. I want you to keep an eye on Liverpool."
Team!"
There is a reason why Tong Yi did this, because in this round of games, Liverpool will face Manchester City at home Anfield Stadium. This game is a good opportunity for Crystal Palace. If Manchester City can defeat
If it's Liverpool, then Crystal Palace has a chance to surpass Liverpool and reach the top of the Premier League.
Even if Manchester City cannot win, Schwartz and Campbell can still collect intelligence about Liverpool at this stage and lay the foundation for subsequent games.
Schwartz nodded slightly and said, "I know, boss!"
Campbell also looked at Tong Yi, nodded, and then said, "Don't worry, boss, I will remember your previous instructions and I will keep an eye on the people of Liverpool."
Yes, Tong Yi had already discussed this matter with Campbell before this.
Tong Yi explained many detailed issues to Campbell, asking him to focus on observing these situations in Liverpool, summarize them, and then tell him.
Hearing what Campbell and the two said, Tong Yi nodded with satisfaction and signaled the two of them to set off quickly, time waits for no one!
Schwartz then left London with Campbell and headed for Merseyside.
This chapter has been completed!