It's a pity that Prandelli's prayer was not heard by the busy God, so no miracle happened to anyone.
Until the end of the game, Juventus failed to get a key goal back.
In the end, they lost to Barcelona in the away game: 2, and were eliminated with a total score of 1:-.
The defending champion of Serie A was eliminated in the first round of the Champions League knockout round.
For Juventus, even if their opponent is Barcelona, this result is a bit embarrassing.
After the game, the media who supported Juventus began to criticize UEFA's draw results, while others criticized Chang Sheng and Lazio.
This is a bit of an open mind.
What will happen to Chang Sheng and Lazio if Juventus is eliminated?
Juventus supporters analyze this because Lazio has been too strong in the Champions League for more than ten years, which is not conducive to the overall development of European football. For a long time, Lazio has won the championship, Lazio has won the championship, and Lazio has won the championship again... This makes other players win the championship.
How does the team mix?
Coupled with the brief resurgence of AC Milan in the middle, the two teams combined have won ten Champions Leagues.
In sixteen years, Italian teams have won ten Champions Leagues.
Is Italian football too strong?
Therefore, UEFA will definitely suppress Italian football.
It's just that when Lazio was in its heyday, UEFA didn't have the guts.
When Lazio finally began to decline, UEFA raised its butcher knife towards Italian football.
Lazio was assigned to the group of death, while Juventus met the favorite Barcelona in the first round of the knockout round.
If Lazio wasn't so impressive, how could UEFA think of suppressing the Italian team?
If the Italian team were not big, Juventus would not be innocently shot this time...
The logic of these people is really weird, and what’s even weirder is that many people believe it.
They really think that Lazio is the culprit for Juventus being eliminated, or even the mastermind behind it!
I also think that Juventus died very tragically, completely blocking the gun for Lazio...
Therefore, Lazio is even more responsible for Juventus' failure.
Regarding this, Chang Sheng said after the game: "If anyone thinks that we caused Juventus' failure, I have to say... I am very honored to receive such an honor, and I also like the result!"
Those weird Juventus supporters were so angry.
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One day later, Lazio faced Celtic at home.
As everyone predicted before the game, there was no suspense. Lazio, who played with a rotating lineup, defeated Celtic at home with 21 points, eliminated their opponents with a total score of 61 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
One was eliminated and the other advanced easily. Juventus fans must have become increasingly displeased with Lazio.
They even thought that Lazio's rotation to defeat Celtic was deliberately mocking Juventus.
Those media who supported Juventus began to encourage Juventus.
He even wrote a long article to analyze that Juventus’ prospects for winning the league title are actually better than Lazio’s.
Because they were eliminated from the Champions League.
Although being eliminated is not a good thing, it can also stimulate Juventus to focus all its energy on the domestic league.
Lazio now competes on three fronts - the domestic league, the Italian Cup and the Champions League.
Fighting on three fronts, they certainly cannot guarantee good performance on every front.
They have reached the final of the Italian Cup and will definitely not give up.
As the Champions League progresses, from the top 16 to the top eight, and then from the top eight to the top four... there will be more and more conflicts between the Champions League and the league.
Which one should I choose between the league and the Champions League?
Do you all still remember how Chang Sheng said harsh words to Real Madrid? He told Real Madrid that one day, his number of Champions League titles will definitely exceed Real Madrid's.
Now he is one short of this goal.
He has equaled Real Madrid's nine Champions League titles.
So when it comes to the choice between the Champions League and the league, he will definitely choose the Champions League 100%.
In this way, Juventus can reverse the situation and overtake Lazio again.
With only one league title left to fight for, this is the best result.
If Juventus is not eliminated from the Champions League and fights on multiple fronts like Lazio, it is very likely that it will collapse at both ends.
Successfully defending the league title is more important to Juventus than winning the Champions League.
Winning consecutive championships is just the beginning of a dynasty.
Then next season when Lazio no longer has a winning streak, what will they do to compete with Juventus?
After Juventus has eliminated the domestic threat, it can focus on the European arena with all its strength.
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Although the media's statement is somewhat in the spirit of Ah Q, objectively speaking it is quite correct.
Juventus, who can only win one championship, will definitely try their best in the league. They don't have to think about preserving their strength to compete in the Champions League.
The players' desire to win will also be stronger.
It would be a shame if they don't win any championships this season.
Even if it is just to avoid being laughed at, they will work harder than usual.
In the next league!
Austria and Juventus are at loggerheads, with both sides taking the lead alternately in the league standings
When Lazio lost to Atalanta, Juventus took the opportunity to surpass them.
However, Juventus fans were only happy for one week. The next week, Juventus was tied with Genoa away from home, and Lazio defeated Cagliari away from home. The two sides were evenly divided, and Lazio surpassed it with factors such as goal difference and the winning-loss relationship between the two sides.
defeated Juventus and became first in the league again.
When it came to the league round before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the rankings of both sides were that Lazio was temporarily ranked first, two points ahead of Juventus.
In the game against Parma, Lazio adopted a rotation. Many substitute players started and then defeated Parma at home with 20.
In this way, it is impossible for Lazio to be doubled by any team this season.
Juventus also defeated Napoli in the away game and continues to chase Lazio.
The difference between the two teams is still two points.
Everyone still has a chance.
After the game with Parma, Lazio will face Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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The game against Manchester United is the Champions League quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals, when Lazio was drawn against Celtic, many people said that UEFA took care of Lazio and that the draw was really smooth.
Some people think that UEFA has surrendered to Chang Sheng.
Teams like Juventus were also aggrieved that Lazio got a good draw.
As a result, now, no one says this anymore.
Only then did everyone realize that UEFA and Chang Sheng are really feuding...
In the quarter-finals, they were drawn with Manchester United, the traditional giant of the Premier League.
At the same time, according to the matchup situation and rules, if Lazio can break through Manchester United, then the winner of Barcelona and Bayern Munich will be waiting for them in the semifinals.
Neither Barcelona nor Bayern Munich are easy teams to deal with.
The result of this draw is already obvious - UEFA is fucking targeting Lazio.
The previous matchup with the Celtics was just a change of pace.
From the quarterfinals to the final, Lazio had to pass two extremely difficult hurdles in a row.
Now, at the first level, Manchester United appeared in front of them.
In the past, Manchester United was still defeated by Lazio, and they were defeated repeatedly.
The earliest feud between the two teams began in the Champions League final last season, when Lazio and Manchester United met at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Then Lazio defeated Manchester United and that was Lazio's first Champions League title in the club's history.
Sir Alex Ferguson only had one Champions League title until his retirement, and it was thanks to Lazio.
Since then, the two sides have been at loggerheads.
In the second season, Lazio also met Manchester United in the quarter-finals.
The two teams engaged in a slugfest with injuries, red cards, riots and reversals... All the elements of a classic game were present.
After two hard-fought games, Lazio eliminated Manchester United, but they also consumed too much energy in these two games and were eliminated by Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
In the 202011 season, Lazio met Manchester United again, this time in the semi-finals.
With a total score of two rounds, Lazio defeated Manchester United by 31, advanced to the final, and finally defeated Barcelona in the final, winning their third Champions League title in four seasons. This officially began Lazio's dominance of European football.
Manchester United, on the other hand, went in another direction.
Ferguson retired with the regret of not winning a second Champions League title. The Ferguson dynasty that had lasted for more than two decades suddenly collapsed, leaving Manchester United without a leader.
In the following seven years, Manchester United changed nine head coaches, and their results fluctuated. They even fell into the relegation zone and were almost relegated.
It wasn't until Mourinho became Manchester United's head coach that Manchester United got back on track.
This season, Manchester United competed with Chelsea and Arsenal in the league for the league championship, and actually had the upper hand. They are currently ranked first.
This performance made many people look forward to the return of the original Red Devils dynasty!
Last season, Mourinho's Manchester United reached the Champions League final and met Chelsea, but were defeated by Chelsea with a penalty kick.
The failure of this game made Mourinho very upset. He had said more than once that the failure of that game was not the real strength gap between Manchester United and Chelsea. The implication was that he was unwilling to give in and wanted to make a comeback.
Manchester United has become more mature this season, and indeed has the ability to challenge for the championship on both fronts.
They were temporarily ranked first in the league, easily qualified from the group stage in the Champions League with a very large advantage, and then made it all the way to the quarter-finals. Basically, they did not encounter any major problems. They will use their fast play style
To the fullest.
They will be strong rivals on the road to the finals.
