Chapter 97 UEFA Champions League Draw

After the match with Rome, Digan and Prandelli flew to Zurich to participate in the draw ceremony of the 1/8 final of the Champions League.

On this occasion, Degan was originally very disgusted and claimed to be a fair game. In fact, it was just a competition of interests behind it. The group stage is like this, and so is the knockout match. What is the purpose of drawing lots is just to artificially create some plots and then attract more audiences.

The development of things is the same as Degan thought. The first thing to be put together is just an appetizer, which can be regarded as finding a step for fair competition. Schalke 04 vs. Porto, the two teams have no story, which can be regarded as a paving for the next plot.

Next, Rome vs Real Madrid were interested. In the group stage, Real Madrid met a team from Rome. In two rounds, one win and one draw. In the end, the Lazio group failed to qualify and had to play the UEFA Cup. Now UEFA has drawn Rome and Real Madrid together.

Is it for Rome to avenge Lazio?

Obviously, it's not. This is nothing more than escorting Real Madrid.

After all, Real Madrid is recognized as the greatest club of the 20th century, and its influence on UEFA, who can compare with Real Madrid among the rich families in Europe.

However, in recent seasons, Real Madrid's European results are really not flattering. Calderon needs to fight for capital to run for re-election as president of Real Madrid, and UEFA also needs to maintain a good relationship with Real Madrid, so Roma, a team that is not a giant, can only be regarded as a sacrifice. Taste.

After the results came out, the expression of the head coaches of the two teams could be seen. Schuster's face was relaxed and there was a smile on the corners of his mouth, and what about Spaletti? His face was pale. Obviously, he also knew that Rome had been plotted by UEFA.

The next opponent returned to the theme of fair play, Olympiacos and Chelsea, which have never met in the European game before. Grant is very satisfied with this result. The small Greek league giants are obviously not enough to pose any threat to Chelsea's Ruble Legion.

What's next?

Liverpool and Inter Milan, these two teams can also be regarded as old enemies. At the beginning, Inter Milan won the Champions League trophy for the first time, which reversed Liverpool. However, after so many years, the two teams have few opportunities to play. Now that the old enemies are gathered again, who can laugh to the end?

Judging from the overall strength, Inter Milan is definitely stronger than Liverpool, but in terms of the ability of the head coaches of the two teams, people are obviously more optimistic about the resourceful Benitez. As for Mancini, this man is an idol in the coaching world.

Moratti smiled happily, but I don't know if Boss Mo can still laugh after the end of the two rounds.

Benitez bowed his head and fell into meditation. He is not unfamiliar with Inter Milan's opponent. Although he has never played directly, last season, it was Valencia, whom he coached, who killed Inter Milan in the knockout match. Benitez can also get a lot from his former disciples how to deal with Inter Milan. Lan's information.

Moreover, Benitez's Liverpool is best at defensive counterattack, while Mancini's Inter Milan are least good at dealing with defensive teams, not to mention Liverpool's opponents, even in the league, once the opponent fights desperately, Inter Milan will There is no choice but to rely on the free play of the stars.

Who is Inter Milan's most important attack weapon?

There is no doubt that it is Ibrahimovic, but the Swedish performance in the Champions League has never been satisfactory. If Ibrahimovic in Serie A is Lv Fengxian, then on the European battlefield, he is at most the level of Houcheng, with a certain combat effectiveness and killing. People are okay. Once they meet a real big-blooded cow, they will be finished immediately.

The next group of opponents is thought-provoking. Arsenal and AC Milan, the opponents in the 2005/2006 Champions League final, met again.

In the original final, almost all the world were optimistic that Wenger would lead the team to win the Champions League for the first time, but the final result was beyond everyone's expectations. There was only one person in that game, that is, Degan, three goals. AC Milan disappointed Wenger's team again, which directly led to Henry. Transfer to Barcelona.

However, the feng shui has taken turns. The current Arsenal is obviously not the original team. Although Henry is gone, the newly rising young players such as Van Persie, Flamini and Fabregas have directly raised Arsenal's combat effectiveness to another level.

But AC Milan's strength did not advance but retreat. At the beginning, the players in the finals did not change much, but their age and state had changed. In addition, AC Milan now does not have Degan, who was able to attack the city for them.

However, Ancelotti still seems very confident and seems to be very satisfied with the result. Later, he also said in an interview: " Arsenal is a good opponent. Their strength is very strong, but we have a way to deal with them. There is nothing to worry about. AC Milan's goal this season is still to defend its title. UEFA Champions League trophy!"

Ancelotti's self-confidence is good, but unfortunately, people are not optimistic about AC Milan, which is now full of wounded soldiers and in a bad state. Perhaps their only chance to win is to expect Kaka to be as powerful as last year and lead AC Milan forward with his own strength.

Wenger is also very satisfied with this result, although everyone knows how Arsenal and AC Milan met together: "It's a good result to be able to be divided with AC Milan again. We don't want to revenge. We just want to play these two games well. AC Milan is a strong team and they have Rich European experience, we will try our best in the game!"

European experience!?

It seems that AC Milan is obviously the only thing left to show off. If Real Madrid is a successful club in the world in the 20th century, there is no doubt that AC Milan was the most successful club in Europe at the beginning of the 21st century. It has won the Champions League trophy three times, which is enough to make them proud, but Now Milan seems to have forgotten their honor and learned to sleep on the merit book.

Anyone can have self-confidence, but whether there is the ability to match it is a matter of a benevolent person.

Later, Turkish giants Fenerbahce and last season's League Cup champion Sevilla were put together. These two teams are basically here to play sauce. No one will think that they can successfully replicate the myth of Porto. At most, the role they can only play It's a spoiler.

Next is the duel between the two big teams, Lyon PK Manchester United, but this giants have a lot of water. Everyone knows that there is a big gap in level compared with the other four major European leagues. Although Lyon has dominated the French Ligue 1 over the years, the results in Europe have not been ideal. The line is basically their limit.

Manchester United has basically locked the league championship this season, and Lafayette is now looking forward to the dream of the Triple Crown. According to the current strength of Manchester United, it does not seem very difficult to achieve this goal. Even if they do nothing in the domestic cup, they are absolutely capable of hitting the Champions League. Champion.

For Manchester United, Lyon may be just a prop for training. Although it is unfair to Lyon, the fact is that it is too difficult for Ligue 1 teams to win the top honors in European competitions.

This season, Manchester United's most surprising player is Golden Mave. After experiencing the failure of the World Cup and being out of the European Cup qualifiers, he has devoted all his energy to the club's events. Although he is not a traditional striker, his number of goals this season is enough to be proud of the heroes. At present, United With more than ten rounds left, his number of goals has actually reached 28. Perhaps after the end of this season, Degan's pattern of winning the European Golden Boot Award for four consecutive seasons will be broken by Golden Mamuro.

The final match between the top 16 will be between Florence and Barcelona. The two teams have no deep hatred in history, but this harmonious atmosphere has been broken because of the existence of one person.

Digan!

In the 2005/2006 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona won away from home and was in a good situation. At Camp Nou Stadium, it was captured by Degan alone. At that time, Degan's goal made Barcelona, who was in a golden age and reached its peak, could only be out.

After that game, Barcelona's head coach Ricard almost resigned, and now Degan led Fiorentina to meet Barcelona in the knockout match. There is no doubt that this two-round match will be the best time for Barcelona to revenge.

And another interesting point of this game is the duel between Digan and Messi. When Ronaldinho was basically abandoned by Ricard, Messi became Barcelona's new core. The Argentine's performance this season can definitely be described as amazing.

At the age of his early 20s, phenomenal performance, especially at the FIFA award ceremony held at the end of last year, he won the third place of the World Footballer. Although he was only the third place, he was able to get on the podium for the first time he was nominated, and Messi was proud of himself.

After analyzing the strength comparison of the two teams, almost no one is optimistic that Florence, a young guard, can break through Barcelona.