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”There are many slow-motion replays, it’s obvious Talista didn’t do it on purpose. Do you have eyes on your temples or something?”

”Yeah, Talista also had to leave with an injury in the end! Didn’t you see all that blood on his face? If he really meant to harm someone, would he have done this to himself? Speak with some conscience!”

”Talista makes sneaky moves often, but when it comes to major issues, he’s never deliberately injured anyone.”

”Both teams lost a central forward, so let’s not talk about anyone having the upper hand.”

Paris Saint-Germain fan: ”Is Talista’s exit the same as Stiepelman’s? At least you need to injure Lu Yang to have the right to say this! What is Talista? Does he have a spot in the Golden Ball Award’s top 30?”

San Remo fan: ”Haha, now you’re saying Talista is no good, huh? During the Golden Ball Award voting period, weren’t you French fans the ones making the most noise? Saying Lu Yang was just picking peaches and that the real big shot of San Remo was Talista, and that he should be in the top 30 for the Golden Ball Award! Well, now we’ve given you one of our big shots!”

Everyone is happily criticizing each other.

But San Remo fans still have things to say.

Tonight’s other Champions League quarter-final can’t be criticized anymore.

Manchester United on the road against Bayern Munich.

It ended in a bleak 2-4, fleeing the Allianz Arena.

Among these goals, one of Manchester United’s goals was an own goal by Bayern’s center back.

Talking about it like this, the gap between the two sides seems a bit terrifying.

Manchester United fans are in despair.

Bayern fans have already started celebrating early, confident in the team’s advancement!

But good things don’t last long.

After the game, news came from Bayern’s side that Robben felt discomfort in his ankle during the game. Although it didn’t affect his performance at the time and he still scored, further checks revealed a rather serious sprain.

For now, it seems he’s definitely out for the next match.

And possibly... the Champions League semi-final as well.

His season might be ending early.

Bayern fans were struck as if by lightning.

Meanwhile, Manchester United fans, who earlier felt as if the sky was falling, have now seen hope again.

Without Robben, Manchester United has a chance to win, especially since they have the home advantage in the next game.

Dream Theater is also one of the devil’s home grounds.

The fans are incredibly supportive.

Just a 2-0 win at home and Manchester United can tie and eliminate Bayern.

Suddenly, it seems every team sees hope.

In the Champions League’s last eight, not a single game has been decided in advance.

This moment, fans can’t help but tweet UEFA: ”Aren’t these matches more exciting than those manipulated by you? If it were Real Madrid or Bayern against San Remo, would the second leg even be watchable?”

Perhaps the only team that thinks UEFA should make arrangements is Barcelona.

If it were up to UEFA, Barcelona would most likely play Paris Saint-Germain.

That’s definitely better than facing Real Madrid!

Speaking of Real Madrid, in the last Champions League match between Real Madrid and Barça, Izalelt suffered a severe challenge in the second half.

However, the test afterwards showed Izalelt was very healthy and wasn’t injured.

At this stage, it’s essentially a war within themselves for every team.

All teams have suffered injuries to varying degrees.

Real Madrid’s Lima and Joseph, San Remo’s Bai Zhami and Talista, Paris Saint-Germain’s Stiepelman, Bayern’s Robben, and so on.

The schedule and player stamina have an impact.

But more importantly... in the Champions League knockout stage, every match feels like a final.

Therefore, both sides will give everything, fighting fiercely on the pitch.

If they can run 0.1 seconds faster, they certainly won’t slow down on purpose.

If they can jump one centimeter higher, they absolutely won’t conserve any energy.

In such circumstances, actions are bigger and harder to control, and players don’t have excess energy to protect themselves.

This is why there are so many injuries in the Champions League knockouts.

To some extent, such intense matches reveal a player’s limits.

Some players seem to be able to handle important matches but always get injured in these games.

On one hand, it might suggest their physique is somewhat fragile.

On the other, it indicates their body has reached its limit in such matches, with no overflow to handle any emergent situations.

In contrast, players who rarely get injured in such big matches have a higher potential threshold, as they unconsciously reserve energy and reflexes to tackle unknown risks.

This might be an instinct rather than a conscious act.

Thus, there’s a saying that strong players like Mei Luo with such long peak periods and relatively fewer serious injuries might not solely be due to their inherently better physiology compared to others.

It’s because, when showing combat power comparable to or stronger than other top players, they still retain some overflow strength.

It’s like reaching high notes in singing. Some people can hit them because they use a vocal breaking method, essentially losing control over their voice.

So although they hit the notes, it doesn’t sound good, and it’s tough to skillfully handle subsequent high notes.

But top-tier high-note singers truly sing those notes. If they used the vocal breaking method, they could actually go higher.

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At this point, the Champions League fever surpasses everything else; only the league championship contention can compete for attention.