Chapter 54 Group Finale

The next day, December 10, the other four groups in the group stage of the Champions League, E, F, G and H, also played the last round. After this round, the Champions League also decided all 16 teams from the eight groups. They are:

Group A: Manchester United England, Schalke 04, Germany;

Group B: Real Madrid, Twente, the Netherlands;

Group C: Portugal Porto, England Arsenal;

Group D: Gosau, Switzerland, Dortmund, Germany;

Group E: AC Milan, Italy, Chelsea, England;

Group F: Barcelona, Spain, Zurich, Switzerland;

Group G: German Bayern Munich, Russian Central Army Moscow;

Group H: Italian Inter Milan, England Manchester City.

This qualifying result surprised everyone. The group stage of the UEFA Champions League this season can be described as unpopular and dark horses are rampant.

The results of Group A are relatively normal, and Spain's Sevilla's exit is reasonable, because England Manchester United and Germany Schalke 04 are no worse than them.

The results of Group B are very surprising. Real Madrid is of course a unique one, and the Shakhtars of Ukraine's Donetsk and Turkey's Galatasalai are supposed to be stronger than the Dutch Twent team, but they are both out. In the end, the Twente team broke out of the siege and won this valuable qualifying place.

The exit of Juventus in Group C is even more incredible. They won all three games in the first three rounds and had already occupied a very favorable position. However, in the last three games, they lost away to Copenhagen, Denmark, lost to Arsenal at home, and had to compete in the last round. This game is very important for both sides, because Arsenal has 8 points and Copenhagen at home. They will qualify if they win the last game, while Porto has 10 points and Juventus has 9 points. Whoever wins is out, whoever loses is out. If they are tied, Juventus is also out. Juventus scored an advanced goal at the beginning of the game. In the second half, Porto, who was forced to score two goals in a row, and Juventus was eliminated.

The result of Group D is also relatively normal, but Dortmund's exit is inevitably a little criticized, because they are obviously taken care of by the referee in the home game against Gosho, which makes Naples's out a little regrettable.

The results of Group E were also calm, and the two strong teams, AC Milan and Chelsea, successfully qualified.

The results of Group F are also a little surprising. Many people didn't expect that the Swiss team of Bordeaux should be stronger than Zurich, but they did not play well and lost the hope of qualifying one round in advance.

The Moscow Central Army in Group G's ability to squeeze out the French giant Paris Saint-Germain is also a surprising result. Paris Saint-Germain is ambitious and aims to win the Champions League, but they have not even qualified in the group stage, which makes people feel that they are not worthy of their name.

The results of Group H are relatively normal. The only surprise is that Inter Milan, which has not performed well in recent seasons, was able to beat the Premier League upstart Manchester City and become the first in the group.

In this qualifying list, Italy was hit hard. Their champions and runners, Juventus and Naples, were eliminated in the group stage last season. Spain was not happy or worried. Their two strongest teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, successfully qualified, and all three teams from England and Germany also qualified. , good performance.

The most tragic of the five major leagues is Ligue 1. Their two teams have been completely destroyed. In contrast, the two teams in Switzerland are all qualified, which is a heavy blow to the Ligue 1. Some people have begun to predict how long it will take for the Swiss League to be squeezed out. Ligue 1 has become one of the five major leagues.

After the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, three Swiss teams came out of their respective groups. They are the youth team, Basel and Neuchttel. In the first round of the UEFA Europa League, the number of teams of Swiss teams is comparable to that of Italy, Germany and Spain, but they are not the most teams. France and England have become the countries with the largest number of knockout matches in the first round of the UEFA Europa League, each with four.

Of course, the Frenchman himself is not proud of having the most teams in the UEFA Europa League, because Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain are only ranked third in the group in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, which is a failure for both teams, and they are generally considered true. The strength is not as good as what their opponents have eliminated, which is even more a failure.

The draw for the first round of the knockout match of the UEFA Champions League will be held on December 19. Lin Fenglei was also asked by reporters as usual, which team he most wants to meet in the first round of knockout matches and which team he least wants to meet.

Lin Fenglei actually doesn't like to answer such a question, because you said which team do you most want to meet? That team will think that you despise them, but he can't answer the reporter's question. He thought for a moment and answered, "I'm still the answer. I hope to meet an opponent I've never touched."

The reporters counted that among the eight second-place teams, Dortmund and Zurich are impossible for Gosau to draw. In addition, the teams that have played against Gosau are Schalke 04 and Manchester City, and the teams that have not played against Gosau are Twentew in the Netherlands, Arsenal in England, Chelsea in England and Moss in Russia. In this way, Lin Fenglei's probability of achieving his wish is two-thirds, which is still very high.

The reporters still didn't stop and asked Lin Fenglei to talk about the specific team. Lin Fenglei said seriously, "I really don't care which team I draw, but I think it's better to draw a team that I have never met, because it means that I can see many new players and go to places I have never been to. This is for me. It's a wonderful life experience.

This answer is overwhelming to reporters. Are you a football coach or a traveler? Seeing that they really couldn't ask anything, they had to let Lin Fenglei go.

On December 14, Lin Fenglei led the team to Zurich, where they were going to challenge their old rival Zurich to compete for a place in the top four of the Swiss Cup.

Zhierlanders, the head coach of the Zurich team, is indescribably refreshed these days. He led the Zurich team into the Champions League knockout stage for the first time. This is the most glorious moment in his life! Charles Landes has been coaching the Zurich team for several seasons. He has won the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup. In recent years, although Switzerland's domestic championship has been monopolized by Gosho, he has made a breakthrough in the Champions League. How can this not make him complacent?

Because the Zurich team won the group qualification one round earlier, in the last round, Charlandes also hid all the main players in order to fight with Gosau in the fourth round of the Swiss Cup. In the past two seasons, with the improvement of the club's income, the club's investment in the team is getting bigger and bigger, and the strength of the Zurich team is also growing steadily. Although it is still not as stable as Gosau in the 36 rounds of the league, in such a game, Challanders still wants to wrestle with Gosau. Of.

As long as they defeat Gosau, the other teams in the top four of the Swiss Cup, Charles Landes believes that none of them can pose a threat to Zurich, then maybe Zurich will win the championship this season. In that case, it will be a great success this season. Charles Landers thought so with a smile on his face.

When interviewed by reporters before the game, Charlanders was ambitious. He told the reporter that the Zurich team is in the best state now, and this is the home court of the Zurich team. The right time, the right place and the people are all on the side of the Zurich team. Therefore, he feels that this game is to defeat the Gosau team and break the monopoly of the Gosau team. The best time.

All Switzerland's eyes are also attracted by this game. Except for the Gosau fans, most people hope that Zurich can defeat Gosau. After all, most people still hope to have more suspense in the football match.