The path to becoming a football legend began with being ousted from Carrington by Manchester United.

Ibrahimovic and Lin Yi, those two big mouths, have temporarily quieted down thanks to Raiola's mediation, and even Balotelli has given his agent face and stopped causing trouble.

As the troublemakers quieted down, the public's interest also cooled down.

The media didn't dwell on it too much, since there were still two weeks until the two teams officially faced off, and this was just a warm-up for now.

With these people around, reporters won't have to worry about not having any news to hype up.

With the Champions League quarter-final draw concluded, Manchester City's packed schedule of two matches per week has officially begun.

Seemingly to allow Manchester City to gradually adapt, their initial opponents were not very strong.

After a week's rest, Manchester City will face their FA Cup quarter-final opponents at home at the Etihad Stadium.

Leicester City, a Championship team from Leicester, England, has a history of over a hundred years, but has no notable achievements. This team, whose nickname is somewhat similar to Manchester City's, has no notable achievements.

Three seasons ago, they were relegated to League One, the third tier of English football, and the team didn't have any standout players.

Manchester City players' knowledge of the team is limited to a recent piece of gossip that broke out about them.

Not long ago, Leicester City officially announced the signing of Jamie Vardy, an amateur player from the fifth tier of English football, for £100 million, setting a record for the transfer fee of an amateur player.

Lin Yi really wanted to see this grassroots striker who had only turned professional at the age of 24, but unfortunately the other player would not be able to play for Leicester City until the start of next season.

Therefore, Lin Yi will not be able to meet with his opponent in this FA Cup match and will have to wait for another opportunity.

As expected, Leicester City, who surprisingly advanced to the quarterfinals, are not yet capable of challenging the Premier League leaders, and the match was one-sided from the start.

Manchester City, firing on all cylinders, quickly took a two-goal lead. Pellegrini then substituted three key players at halftime. Even so, Leicester City failed to threaten Manchester City's advancement in the second half.

The two sides ultimately played out a high-scoring 5-1 victory, with Manchester City advancing to the FA Cup semi-finals with a resounding win. Their opponent in the semi-finals will be their old rivals, Everton.

Back in the league, Manchester City continued their good form, defeating Stoke City 2-1 away in the 29th round of the Premier League with goals from Lin Yi and Aguero. After losing to Sunderland in the 19th round, they have won ten consecutive games.

Manchester United also secured 3 points at home, narrowly defeating Fulham 1-0, continuing to chase Manchester City's progress and waiting for their opponents to make a mistake.

Soon, Manchester United's opportunity arrived.

In the 30th round of the league, Manchester City and Chelsea, the only two remaining teams in this season's Champions League quarter-finals, faced off, with only three days left before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.

Pellegrini and Chelsea's interim manager Di Matteo seem to have an unspoken understanding.

Both sides made appropriate rotations to their lineups, clearly indicating their intention to conserve energy for the Champions League.

After 90 minutes, the two teams, who had held back somewhat, drew 1-1 at Al-Ittihad.

After two consecutive draws, Chelsea's gap to the top four has widened to six points, forcing them to place all their hopes on the Champions League and the FA Cup.

The biggest winner was Manchester United, who watched from the sidelines as they thrashed Wolves, who were deep in the relegation zone, 5-0 away from home. They have now caught up with Manchester City on points, only trailing behind on goal difference.

The increasingly fierce title race between the Manchester clubs will most likely be decided in their direct confrontation in the 36th round of the league on April 28, which is the penultimate round.

Manchester City had no time to spare for the relentless pursuit of Manchester United. After finishing their match against Chelsea, they rushed to Milan, Italy, in Southern Europe, to prepare for their first-leg clash with AC Milan.

After the Champions League reaches the quarterfinals, the schedule is no longer based on the group stage results, but is drawn directly in the quarterfinals draw, including the virtual home teams for the two finalists.

Manchester City were lucky this time, as they drew a relatively favorable draw, playing the first leg away and the second leg at home.

As is customary in the football world, Manchester City has borrowed Inter Milan's Pinettina training ground for daily training.

Generally speaking, when other teams arrive in their city early to play against their city rivals, most teams will generously provide them with preparation assistance.

Inter Milan warmly provided the training facilities and other support requested by Manchester City. In this friendly atmosphere, Balotelli, who had previously transferred from Inter Milan to Manchester City, specially invited Lin Yi and Aguero to have dinner with some of his former teammates.

On Inter Milan's side, the leader of the Argentine barbecue group is Zanetti. In addition to being a former teammate of Balotelli, he is also from the same country as Aguero, and the overall atmosphere between the two sides is very harmonious.

Still wanting more, Balotelli suggested after dinner that everyone go to a nightclub for a wild party, which was met with unanimous opposition.

The Serie A season is currently in its final stages, and apart from Aguero who is suspended, everyone else is preparing for the upcoming matches and naturally won't follow the unreliable Balotelli's reckless antics.

As the saying goes, nothing is more coincidental than this. Just as everyone was saying goodbye after dinner, another group of people walked in through the restaurant entrance.

The most eye-catching among them is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is 195cm tall, has long hair, and a beard.

Behind him are his close friend Wesley Sneijder, with whom he formed a deep friendship during his time at Ajax and who currently plays for Inter Milan, as well as two Brazilian stars from AC Milan, Robinho and Pato.

Upon seeing Lin Yi and his group, Ibu immediately raised his head high and glared at Lin Yi with an arrogant look.

Lin Yi glared back with a sly smile.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Aguero immediately rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight at any moment.

However, when Aguero looked around, he found that the atmosphere was very subtle and didn't look like a fight was about to break out.

Some have already embraced each other intimately, such as Balotelli and his former drinking buddy Pato.

Some people, however, had a pleasant conversation, such as Inter Milan teammates Sneijder and Zanetti, whom they bumped into.

Only Yibu and Lin Yi remained oblivious to everyone else, maintaining a constant staring contest.

After a long silence, Ibrahimovic broke the silence between the two. He stood there, head held high, and said, "Mino has told me more than once that you are very talented."

"Heh, I don't care whether his judgment is accurate or not." Ibrahimovic chuckled, then his tone became unusually serious, "Because no matter what, the one who will ultimately win is the best striker in the world, Zlatan Ibrahimovic."

"The way you brag is just like a clown in a circus." Aguero wished he could personally teach this arrogant megalomaniac a lesson.

Balotelli instantly stopped joking and said seriously, "The best striker in the world is Lin, not you!"

"The best in the world? Then I suppose the wandering Jerattan is doing technical poverty alleviation? I thank Malmö, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, and other clubs that may appear in the future, as well as FIFA, for bringing talent to all parts of the world."

"In my hometown, football is underdeveloped, but the fans are very loyal. I think they might need you. How about learning about the Chinese Super League?"

Lin Yi still had a sly smile on his face as he spoke.