MTL - The Day I Played with Ronaldo-Chapter 624 1/1/4 final opponent
With the results of the Champions League entering the quarter-finals, QPR is no longer an upstart in the media.
When it comes to upstarts, the first choice everyone thinks of is Manchester City.
First in July 2007, the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin bought Manchester City, kicking off Manchester City's golden dollar football era, the team was a big buy, but that season Manchester City found nothing.
In 2008, Thaksin left Manchester City for political issues, and the Abu Dhabi Group moved in again.
The UAE tyrants spend hundreds of millions of pounds each year to buy for Manchester City. However, Manchester City only ranked 10th in the league in the 08-09 season and 5th in the 09-10 season.
After the continuous investment of 4 transfer windows, Manchester City finally made a little progress in the 10-11 season. The FA Cup Champions League, the Champions League seat, barely able to make a difference to the local boss.
In the 11-12 and 12-13 seasons, Manchester City were eliminated in the group stage in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons.
The above has been summed up in one sentence by the media: upstarts, no details.
QPR was also initially named the "upstart", but last season's league and FA Cup double championships have made everyone look at QPR.
And this season entered the quarter-finals in the Champions League, let everyone fully understand that QPR may suddenly get rich, or there is no glorious history. But QPR is by no means a superficial upstart, but a team that is fighting and cohesive.
In the Champions League game, QPR immediately faced the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. Their opponent is Manchester City.
After comprehensive consideration, Ricardo instructed Simeone to abandon the game.
All the QPRs played by the youth army lost to Manchester City at 3: 5 away. During the game, QPR was irritated. QPR was 3 degrees ahead of 3 degrees and even saw the hope of victory briefly. Only in the end was inexperience and bad luck before losing.
Trident Coutinho, Icardi and Stirling each scored for the team, giving QPR fans hope for the future of the team.
On March 17, in the 30th round of the Premier League, QPR challenged Aston Villa away. In the first half, the two sides became 1: 1. After entering the second half, QPR began to exert force. Modric, who returned from injury, spurred two offenses to help the team beat the opponent 1: 1.
Manchester United had a 1-0 victory over Reading, QPR still led 2 points, and the goal difference, the two teams are already the same.
On March 18, the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
UEFA Secretary General Infantino and Competition Director Marcetti presided over the draw, with final host Ambassador McManaman as a guest.
Manchester United has been eliminated by Real Madrid. As the only player in the Premier League to retain the Champions League, the QPR draw has attracted the attention of the entire British media. Everyone hopes that QPR can draw a weaker opponent.
If none of the top four teams in the Premier League has, it will inevitably affect the Premier League's Champions League points, leading to a reduction in the number of seats in the Premier League.
In addition to QPR, the remaining eight teams are Barcelona from La Liga, Real Madrid and Málaga, Bayern Munich and Dortmund from Bundesliga, Juventus from Serie A and Paris Saint-Germain from Tyrants.
The quarter-finals draw is random, there is no seed team, and the same league teams do not shy away.
British media hope that QPR can draw the weakest Malaga, and Paris Saint-Germain is also good. If not, then Dortmund, which set off a storm of youth, will be there.
In the focus of the fans around the world, a team was brought together.
Bayern Munich met Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain met Real Madrid. The weakest Málaga was fortunately drawn by Dortmund.
QPR's opponent is ...
Barcelona!
Cosmos Barcelona!
QPR will be host and guest first. On April 2, QPR players will welcome Messi, Harvey, Iniesta and other superstars at the Loftus Road Stadium.
The British media practitioners are dying, thinking that QPR's hope of promotion is infinitely close to zero.
Although Ricardo is a little bit more powerful than Messi, Barcelona's overall strength can be more than a little bit more than the overall strength of QPR ...
In addition, Barcelona is the hottest of the Champions League every year. QPR is the first time to participate in the Champions League this year, the first time to play in the Champions League knockout.
In terms of game experience, QPR is also a complete defeat.
Even if QPR survives Barcelona, they will face the winner between Bayern Munich and Juventus.
But Simeone doesn't consider himself a bad signer. "Drawing Barcelona is highly desirable. I didn't expect the team to reach the finals or win the first time they entered the Champions League. We can meet a strong team like Barcelona so that we can learn from our opponents. This is very beneficial for the future development of the team. "
Modric also said: "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. To reach the Champions League and meet a team like Barcelona is my dream when I was a teenager."
Handanovic claimed: "Actually, there are no underdogs in the top 8 of the Champions League. We are just the new Champions League. Whoever wins is a huge test for us."
The only one who announced a different voice was Ricardo.
In an interview, Ricardo sneered: "Before the game started, I don't know why you think we lost it ~ www.novelbuddy.com ~ Isn't it better than Barcelona? Let's watch it again in the game. I don't think I will definitely lose to Messi. "
Barcelona players also shouted, Messi said: "I respect Ricardo, but Barcelona cannot tolerate defeat. QPR may cause us some trouble, but I believe that the final winner will be us."
Iniesta said: "Liga, without Ricardo, has become a lot more lonely. Although Cristiano is also a great star, his game lacks the feeling of passion. I still like watching Messi vs. Ricardo. Regardless of the final outcome, I believe this will be two very interesting games. "
After two weeks of national team game day, on March 30, QRP away challenged Fulham, their rival in the city.
The previous national team game left QPR players a bit breathless, and the injuries of Modric, Klose, Fernandinho and other players in the national team game also cast a shadow on the prospect of QPR. Although Simeone carried out a certain degree of rotation, he still did not solve the problem fundamentally.
In the first half, relying on the goals of Ricardo and De Braun, QPR 2: 1 ahead of the opponent.
But after entering the second half, in order to stay in the Champions League game, Simone replaced Ricardo, which became the turning point of the game.
Fulham continued to make efforts and finally scored two goals in the 81st and 87th minutes, achieving a reversal.
This is also the first time QPR has been reversed by an opponent this season.
The defeated QPR was again overtaken by Manchester United. Manchester United beat Sunderland and now have 77 points. QPR ranked second with 76 points, and the goal difference between the two teams reached 2 goals.
Cosmos Barcelona has already boarded the plane.
