Chapter 477 League Cup Final

For the Premier League semi-finals who play in the Champions League knockout round, this first leg is mixed.

The Red Devils defeated the defending Bundesliga champion Bremen 3-0 away, and they have secured a quarter-finals. Manchester United's arch rival Liverpool also won a big victory at home, and the Reds defeated the Bundesliga powerhouse Leverkusen 3-1 at Anfield Stadium.

But the other two Premier League teams lost.

At the Munich Olympic Stadium, the Gunners lost 1:3 at the foot of the King of South and almost lost the possibility of advancing to the quarterfinals. If Wenger's team wants to continue to move forward in the Champions League, they can only hope to create miracles after returning to the Highbury Stadium away.

At the Camp Nou Stadium, Mourinho's Blues and Rijcalde's Barcelona finally lost 1:2 after a fierce battle.

However, this score is not too bad news. Chelsea only needs a 1:0 score to turn the tables. This is what Mourinho is best at.

In another duel, the Galaxy battleship Real Madrid defeated the old lady Juventus 1-0 at the Bernabeu Stadium, Eindhoven also defeated Monaco 1-0 at home, Porto tied with Inter Milan 1-1 at home, and Lyon lost 0-1 at home to AC Milan.

In general, most of the duels still have great suspense, only the Red Devils showed their super strength, almost killing all suspense in the first round.

At Old Trafford Stadium, it is difficult for a team to beat the Red Devils three goals!

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The two teams that are most promising to advance to the quarterfinals will immediately usher in a direct conversation: the two teams will compete for the League Cup championship!

This is the first championship decided by England this season!

At the same time, this is also the third game of the Double Reds this season. In the previous two Premier League games, Manchester United completed a double kill against their arch-rivals: at home, the Red Devils defeated their opponents 3:1; and at the Anfield Stadium, the Red Devils won 1:0.

For the Premier League giants, the League Cup is a useless trick, but because of the mortal enemy relationship between Manchester United and Liverpool, this game has attracted unprecedented attention.

In any case, neither team is willing to lose to their mortal enemies, so that their opponents will add another championship honor!

Especially for Liverpool, the only championships that Benitez's team can compete for this season are the League Cup and the Champions League.

In the Premier League, after 27 rounds, the Reds only won 13 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, and got 43 points. Although they are temporarily ranked fifth, they are 27 points behind Manchester United, which is the top, and there is only a trace of theoretical hope of a reversal to win the championship.

In the FA Cup, Liverpool lost to the wine army Burnley in the third round and was eliminated early.

Compared with the Champions League knockout round, which has just begun and is full of strong opponents, it is obviously more likely for Liverpool to compete for the League Cup championship: as long as they defeat their mortal enemies, they can win the trophy!

Moreover, defeating Manchester United can also prevent being swept by mortal enemies in one season.

For Liverpool, if they lose to their opponents three times in a season, it is undoubtedly an unacceptable result. So in this game, they will definitely fight to the death!

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The League Cup started at 3:00 p.m. on February 27, local time in the UK.

With an hour left before the final, Manchester United team set out from the hotel and headed towards the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Almost at the same time, Liverpool's bus also drove away from the hotel and headed towards the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

It is being broadcast live on TV in the bar.

Two scenes appear at the same time, one side is Manchester United's bus arrives at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and the other side is Liverpool's bus arrives at the stadium. Looking down from the air, Manchester United's red and Liverpool's red make the stadium look like a red ocean.

The two teams drove into the stadium parking lot from different entrances amid the huge cheers of their respective fans.

"It's really spectacular." A tall and thin boy of fifteen or sixteen stared at the TV screen with envy: When will he be able to play football at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff?

Well, this idea is simply crazy. Instead of considering this too magical daydream, it is better to consider the reality of which team to play football in the summer.

When the boy was about to be fascinated, a voice rang in his ear: "Hi, Gareth."

The man named Gareth looked up and saw his new friend Aaron Ramsey coming.

Aaron is a friend he just met and a genius of the Cardiff City Youth Team. Although he is more than one year younger than him, he has a certain reputation in Cardiff City and has received a lot of attention from the team. He is destined to become a professional player.

Compared with Alon, he is about to turn 16 years old and is still an amateur player. While he is in high school, he trains at Southampton Satellite Academy in Bath, Somerset, across the coast of Bristol Bay. Although he has improved significantly in physical fitness, endurance, and technology in the past two years, he still has some doubts about whether he can become a professional football player.

However, Gareth was not worried because his grades in cultural subjects were also very good. He might not be able to attend those prestigious universities, but he would definitely be able to enter a good university.

Ramsey sat down opposite Gareth and asked, "What were you thinking just now?"

Gareth smiled bitterly and said, "I'm thinking about my future. I don't know whether to continue playing football or go to college. I can feel that Southampton hasn't decided to sign with me yet."

Ramsey comforted: "Don't worry, Gareth, you are so strong that you will definitely get the attention of many teams. You will definitely join a strong team in the future!"

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While two young men of fifteen or sixteen were talking about the future, the game was about to begin at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, not far from them.

While the players of both sides are still waiting for the appearance in the player channel, the live broadcast is introducing the appearance list of the players of both sides.

Whenever the name of each player is read, there will be huge cheers on the scene.

As the largest football stadium and one of the home stadiums of the national team in the UK, the Cardiff Millennium Stadium can accommodate about 75,000 fans. If two small teams play here, fans on both sides may not be able to fill the huge stadium. However, Manchester United and Liverpool are both the top giants in England. Not only are the fans spread all over the UK, but even around the world, there are tens of millions of fans. Many fans will travel thousands of miles to watch the team's game, so there is no need to worry that there are not enough fans to watch the game on site.

According to statistics from special agencies, the final was full. Nearly 40,000 fans from Manchester United came to watch the game, and almost 35,000 fans from Liverpool.
Chapter completed!