Clever Move

Liverpool eliminated Real Madrid 4–0 at home, completing a 8–0 aggregate double over the La Liga giants. Over the next few days, the club received a tidal wave of praise, with many fans even coming to Melwood in person to applaud the team.

Media outlets around the world praised Liverpool for so effortlessly defeating Real Madrid, one of the best teams in the world. It was hailed as an epic victory, and everyone once again acknowledged that Yang Yang was the number-one player in world football and the very pinnacle of superstardom.

With the Champions League quarterfinal draw complete, everyone's attention once again turned to Liverpool and Barcelona. Both teams were regarded as the hottest candidates to go all the way in this season's Champions League.

Barcelona had drawn Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga powerhouse had scored more goals than any other team in the round of sixteen, first massacring Sporting Lisbon 5–0 away from home before crushing the Primeira Liga side 7–1 at home, advancing smoothly with a 12–1 aggregate score.

Barcelona, meanwhile, had drawn 1–1 away from home before defeating Ligue 1's Lyon 5–2 at home.

The clash between these two traditional giants was undoubtedly bound to be a spectacle.

As for Liverpool and Chelsea, they were already old rivals in the Champions League. The clash between the two Premier League teams was equally full of intrigue, especially since Chelsea had yet to win a heavyweight encounter this season.

Although Liverpool held a certain advantage over Chelsea, the Reds still maintained a low profile.

Whether it was general manager Rick Parry or Head Coach Benitez, they repeatedly stressed in interviews that Liverpool was only concerned with the upcoming quarterfinal. Chelsea was a very strong team. As for whether they would meet Manchester United after the semifinals, that was not