回到2007年3月,英格兰冠军联赛。虽然0 - 1落后,朱里安-格雷被罚出场,只余10人应战,斯蒂夫·布鲁斯的伯明翰最终仍然1 - 1逼平西布罗姆维奇队。
Back in March 2007 Steve Bruce's Birmingham City side drew 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion in the Championship despite having trailed 1-0 and reduced to 10 men following Julian Gray's sending-off.
尽管如此,冠军联赛仍然拒绝卫冕,因为英格兰球会在决赛阶段还远未达到不可战胜的水平。
Nonetheless, the Champions League has only kept monotony at bay because the English representatives are far from unassailable in the final itself.
去年,欧洲冠军联赛决赛席位自创始以来首次被两支英格兰俱乐部——曼彻斯特联队和切尔西队所包揽。
Newspapers devote entire supplements to the game. Last year, for the first time, the final of Europe's Champion's League was contested by two English clubs, Manchester United and Chelsea.
欧洲冠军联赛是一场很棒的竞技平台,英格兰则有4到5支伟大的球队,但没有恶意竞争。
The Champions League is a wonderful competition. In England, you have four or five big teams, but it's good competition.''
英格兰的排名已经上升到意大利之前位列第二,但这不影响参加冠军联赛队伍的数目。
England have gone above Italy into second place, but that doesn't affect the number of clubs which qualify.
诺尔。布莱克的英格兰队本周早些时候已经在挪威被西班牙淘汰,这让詹姆斯可以回到曼联准备新赛季的冠军联赛。
Noel Blake's England were outclassed by Spain in Normandy earlier this week, freeing up James to rejoin Darren Ferguson's squad ahead of the new Championship season.
这名英格兰中场球星说:“当然我希望阿森纳赢得冠军联赛。”
The England midfield star said: "Of course I want Arsenal to win it."
这名英格兰中场球星说:“当然我希望阿森纳赢得冠军联赛。”
The England midfield star said: "Of course I want Arsenal to win it."
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