Chapter 100 The Current Situation of the Premier League

After the third round of the FA Cup, Arsenal will prepare for the league, and they also need to prepare for the Champions League knockout stage.

This year's Champions League knockout stage has added a round of rules.

Of course, this round of rules does not apply to the Champions League itself, but determines that the Champions League champion can directly obtain a place in the Champions League group stage.

This means that this year's Champions League champion can directly participate in next year's Champions League group stage, even if they fail to obtain a Champions League seat in the league.

And if they obtain a Champions League seat in the league, the national league quota will be allocated in the next order.

That is, in theory, the Premier League has four Champions League places. If one team wins the Europa League and occupies the Champions League qualification in the league, the Premier League can obtain up to five Champions League places.

This regulation has opened up more channels for many teams committed to the Champions League to obtain qualifications.

For example, Manchester United this year!

Although they performed well in the league, they performed poorly in the Champions League group stage.

They were eliminated early in the group stage and had to focus on the Europa League in the second half of the season.

The new rules also give Manchester United a chance to reap the benefits. If they win the Europa League, they can directly play in the Champions League next season without occupying the league quota.

But the Europa League is not that easy to play.

What's more, Serbia, the king of the Europa League, was also eliminated to play in the Europa League.

Manchester United is a mess now!

Only half a season has passed, and internal conflicts have begun to erupt one after another.

The conflict between Mourinho and Pogba is even more acute, and has even reached the point of choosing one of two.

Either choose Mourinho to sell Pogba.

Or choose Pogba to send Mourinho away.

Manchester United's top management is also a headache.

The outside world is speculating that Manchester United is likely to suffer a points Waterloo in the second half of the season, and the poor internal environment will cause their performance to plummet.

In addition to Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool are making great strides.

The three clubs have all renewed their desire to peek at the Premier League champion.

Among them, Klopp even said that 'Liverpool is ready to carry the honor! ', which is nothing more than announcing to the outside world that their goal is to win the championship.

And with nine consecutive wins, Liverpool's current state is terrifying.

Solid defense!

Salah and Chen Man in the front court showed shocking strength.

These two have become the benchmark players for Liverpool's offense.

Especially Liverpool's mad dog tactics, as long as Liverpool plays with enough morale, no one can stop them.

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Many people said that Liverpool in that state can beat any team.

The Premier League battle is chaotic, and Arsenal not only has to prepare for the Premier League, but also is committed to the Champions League.

Since Arsenal appeared first in the group, with good luck in the draw, their opponents in the next round are not strong.

Gent from Belgium, they have participated in three Champions League events in total, and this time is their first time to enter the Champions League knockout stage.

For this kind of team, this is a moment of history.

And the happy Gent fans drew the defending champion Arsenal when they drew the lot.

This is undoubtedly a heartbreaking result.

Although many of the previous reports on Arsenal mentioned that they were in an unstable state, with Wenger's return, Arsenal now gives people a strong sense of oppression.

What's more, Arsenal is the defending champion of the Champions League.

This title alone is enough to make them feel pressured.

Gent's head coach Van Hezebrouck said that this is the most severe challenge in Gent's history, and they will do their best to defeat Arsenal!

At the same time, they will also bring out something different in this game.

Van Hezebrouck's speech successfully attracted the attention of some media.

They are obviously very interested in the "new things" mentioned by the other party. After all, in the current situation where football remains unchanged, the media still hope to see new things.

They are not interested in whether the new things are useful or not.

The main thing is whether there is a topic!

As for winning Arsenal?

The media don't think it can come true.

If it was Arsenal at the beginning of the season, it would still be possible, but now Arsenal has gradually adjusted.

However, Arsenal is currently focusing more on the league.

The Champions League knockout round will not be their turn until mid-February, so they need to prepare well for the next league points battle.

"We are Arsenal!"

"The omnipotent No. 4 leads us forward!"

"Invincible Arsenal! Go ahead!

Go ahead!

! Go ahead!

"Whether it is Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City or Tottenham Hotspur, they will fail!"

"No one can stop Arsenal!"

At the entrance of the University of London Medical School, a group of young men and women wearing Arsenal jerseys are singing loudly.

They use their songs to praise the team they support.

Confidence and pride can be seen on their faces.

The loud singing voices spread from the door to all directions.

It attracted the attention of a young man in front.

The young man is called Li Chenyu, an international student from China, and he is an international student at the University of London Medical School.

Wearing thick black-framed glasses, a plaid shirt and overalls, with a bag slung across his body, he looked at the school gate with curiosity.

For Li Chenyu, who went abroad for the first time, everything he encountered was novel.

Li Chenyu does not come from a wealthy family. Due to his hard work and good grades, he was able to get an exchange student spot and was funded by the country to study abroad.

Everything abroad is curious to this young man.

For example, these young men and women are singing loudly in front of me.

However, Li Chenyu did not come forward to chat. Being introverted and shy, he decided to enter the campus honestly.

As soon as he entered the campus, he saw a black-haired young man walking towards him.

"Li Chenyu?"

The black-haired young man asked.

Li Chenyu nodded quickly and shouted, "Hello, senior."

"Hello! Hello! Just call me Liu Mingyu. Come on, let me introduce you to the college."

"OK!"

The two of them walked around the academy in a group.

During this period, we continued to talk and the relationship continued to grow.

Liu Mingyu is a very good communicator. Li Chenyu envies this communicative ability, at least he cannot be so lively and cheerful.

The two walked around the academy and returned to the entrance of the academy.

"That's basically it. If you have anything you don't understand during the bleeding period, you can ask me." Liu Mingyu said with a smile.

Li Chenyu also nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, senior!"

At this time, singing came again not far away.

"We Arsenal are invincible~~~~"

They both turned their heads at the same time.

Li Chenyu looked over curiously.

It's the same group of people as before, except that they are no longer content to sing at the school gate, but swagger along the streets.

Li Chenyu asked very puzzledly; "Are they from a certain society?"

"Society?"

Liu Mingyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You can say that, but it's not a club on campus."

"Isn't it a club on campus?" Li Chenyu asked curiously.

Liu Mingyu smiled and said, "Just watch."

After speaking, Liu Mingyu raised his fist high and said loudly: "No. 4 from Arsenal!

His name is"

Li Chenyu saw that the already fanatical crowd became even more restless.

They raised their hands and shouted towards Liu Mingyu; "Our forever captain! Kai from the Chinese team!"

After shouting, the leader shouted to Liu Mingyu; "Hey! Friends from China, do you want to join us?"

Liu Mingyu responded loudly; "Not today, you will see me on Saturday night!

"Ha ha ha ha!

clear! We will gather at the Emirates Stadium!

go ahead!

Arsenal!

Liu Mingyu shook his fist; "Forward!

Arsenal!

After the two parties completed their exchange, the group continued singing and left.

Li Chenyu, on the other hand, said with a confused look on his face: "Are all foreigners so friendly?"

"Huh?" Liu Mingyu said unclearly: "What do you mean?"

“My mentor told me they were very unfriendly.”

Liu Mingyu smiled, nodded and said, "The situation was indeed a bit bad before, but it has gotten much better in recent years, especially in the North London area."

"Why?" Li Chenyu asked.

Liu Mingyu blinked and said with a smile: "You will know on Saturday!"

Li Chenyu still didn't know why, but nodded anyway.