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Chapter 762 Chapter [077] - Interpretation of the Champions League - [Today's second update]

Although he did not go to the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland to participate in the draw ceremony, Alex Ferguson still sent his assistant there. At the same time, he also watched the draw ceremony in front of the TV. After all, there were strong teams such as Inter Milan, AC Milan, Arsenal, and Roma among the teams that qualified second in the group. Anyone who encountered these strong teams would have a hard time! !
After the group stage, the top eight in the group are Tottenham Hotspur, Schalke 8, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk. Their opponents are Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan and Arsenal who are second in the group.The three major leagues of the Premier League, La Liga, and Bundesliga occupy the first place in 04 groups, and the teams in Serie A and Ligue 7 are all second in the group. 1/8 of the lottery follows the principle of avoidance with the National Football Association and the same group.

The draw ceremony officially began. UEFA’s secretary-general first stepped onto the stage and started the big report before the draw ceremony: “In last season’s UEFA Champions League, the Red Devils Manchester United from the English Premier League performed very well. They are strong and led by Xu Zhou, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and other superstars. They won the Champions League last season. It’s really gratifying. Although the new season started, Manchester United did not make much move in signings, but they still brought this season’s Premier League champion Sneh Germany, this has strengthened the strength of the Manchester United team, so in this season's group stage, Manchester United's performance is still strong, the momentum of the defending champion is very fierce, the group stage won four wins and two draws and remained unbeaten to advance to the top [-]. It is really exciting. I hope that Manchester United can continue to work hard and achieve better results in this season's Champions League!!"

After saying this, the reporters and coaches below applauded one after another. Although they may not all feel comfortable and agree with them, they did a good job on the surface! !
Next, UEFA’s Secretary-General introduced the qualifying situation of each team’s group. Of course, the most focused ones are Inter Milan’s group of death, AC Milan’s group of Champions League champions, and Arsenal’s group. It stands to reason that Arsenal should easily get the first place in the group, but they are disappointing. This group’s first place, Shakhtar Donetsk won the cup, which is really embarrassing! !
Speaking of this, the UEFA Secretary-General did not forget to appreciate the knockout newcomers Tottenham Hotspur, Copenhagen and Shakhtar Donetsk.Tottenham Hotspur rushed out of the group of death. It was not easy for them to beat Inter Milan to qualify for the first place in the group. Then Shakhtar Donetsk, they were able to beat Arsenal to qualify for the first place in the group. !After that, UEFA Secretary-General felt sorry for Bobby Charlton's failure to be on the scene (it was originally planned that Bobby Charlton would draw lots as a representative of the organizer of the final, but because the University of Nyon failed to arrive on time).Finally, he stepped on and introduced the official start of the well-known Champions League draw ceremony.

The lottery drew many old opponents together. Real Madrid and Lyon, who met in the 1/8 last season, met again.Manchester United, Chelsea, and Roma got good draws. For Manchester United, Chelsea faced Marseille and Copenhagen, and Roma encountered Shakhtar Donetsk, the weakest team in the group. Milan encountered Tottenham, which beat Inter Milan to win the group.

The UEFA Champions League round of 04 matches are as follows: Roma VS Shakhtar Donetsk, AC Milan VS Tottenham Hotspur, Valencia VS Schalke [-], Inter Milan VS Bayern Munich, Lyon VS Real Madrid, Arsenal VS Barcelona, ​​Marseille VS Manchester United, Benhagen VS Chelsea.

After the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony, major sports media all over the world began to analyze the UEFA Champions League round of [-] draw, and the sports pages of major portal websites all over the world also sent the latest news to their pages.The "Mirror" from England immediately unwrapped the Champions League round of [-] matches. Their topic was: Interpretation of the Champions League round of [-] matches, strong duels, and grievances between five enemies! !

They wrote in the article: According to this newspaper, the UEFA Champions League round of 04 draw ceremony has officially ended, and the results of the round of [-] matches are as follows: Roma VS Shakhtar Donetsk, AC Milan VS Tottenham Hotspur, Valencia VS Schalke [-], Inter Milan VS Bayern Munich, Lyon VS Real Madrid, Arsenal VS Barcelona, ​​Marseille VS Manchester United, and Penhagen VS Chelsea.

Under such a lottery result, the sleepless and strong duel will inevitably be against the giants. Let's interpret it in detail:
◆Arsenal meets Barcelona again
In the Champions League knockout round last season, Barcelona and Arsenal met on a narrow road.Originally thought that the two teams that advocated the flow of technology would join forces to dedicate two pleasing games, but who knew that the Gunners were vulnerable at the Nou Camp.Messi's big four at the ball king level ravaged Arsenal, and "the soft-footed crab in the Champions League" Ibrahimovic also scored twice in the first round to find the feeling of scoring in the knockout round.Since then, even the British media believes that Arsenal is too immature to play technology in front of Barcelona.

Which pot does not open and which pot to mention, Arsenal actually met Barcelona again.Do you believe Wenger's team can knock out Barcelona in two legs?The professor himself is somewhat pessimistic.And Pique and Puyol also felt very happy after learning the result for the first time.

◆Bayern Inter Milan fulfilled their wish?

In the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season, Mourinho and his mentor Van Gaal met in the final.And the outside world is also buzzing, Bayern will definitely meet Inter Milan in the final, and stage a master-apprentice battle.However, in the end, Manchester United stepped in and kicked Bayern out of the game. This became the regret of Mourinho and Van Gaal, and it also became the regret of thousands of fans.However, this time the two teams met in the Champions League round of [-]. Is this UEFA's wish to fulfill the unfulfilled wish of the two teams?
◆Real Madrid avenge their shame here

Lyon is not a traditional giant in Europe, but in the past 5 years, they have played against Real Madrid 6 times in the Champions League, with 3 wins and 3 draws and an absolute upper hand.In the era of Raul and Guti, they were overwhelmed by Lyon in the group stage for two consecutive years. After joining Ronaldo, it is still difficult to cross this hurdle.Now that Real Madrid has changed their surname to Mu, the shame of having no wins in 6 games is very hopeful that it will be broken.Can it get rid of the title of "Champions League 16 Lang" for six consecutive years?By passing Lyon, Real Madrid can get rid of two shames at the same time.

◆Heinze visits Old Trafford again

Marseille VS Manchester United, this game was not a big gimmick, but for Marseille defender Heinze, it has a different taste. In the summer of 04, the Argentine joined Manchester United from Paris Saint-Germain and spent three years here. In the year he left, Heinze won the Premier League championship, but he had lost his main position.Heinze is still as brave as before, and he is also an absolute main player in the Argentine national team. Why was this person so eager to leave the Red Devils?Heinze returns to Old Trafford, how will fans treat him?See you next February.

◆Raul turned against La Liga

Despite poor results in the league, Schalke won the first place in Group B in the Champions League. Since Barcelona and Real Madrid are both first in the group, it is absolutely impossible for the miners to meet the La Liga duo.Despite this, Schalke still encountered La Liga powerhouse Valencia.Raul, Metzelder, Huntelaar will return to La Liga!Especially the former Bernabéu prince Raul, when he stepped on the Mestalla Stadium and listened to the familiar Spanish singing, did it bring back any memories?

And just after the result of the draw came out, conspiracy theories once again played up the entire Champions League. Many people believed that the result of the draw was a conspiracy by UEFA.And at this time, Spain's "Aspen" made such a report: the Champions League draw is full of UEFA conspiracies, and the three enemies meet in the Premier League for transshipment!
They wrote in the article: In the Champions League 1/8 finals, the fate of the giants is different.The statement that UEFA used technical means to control the match in the draw has long been recognized by all walks of life. If you want to say that there is no trick or conspiracy, it is really "too stupid and naive".However, as for how to allocate strong dialogues, many mysteries can still be seen from this lottery.

In the past, the top three of the Premier League have always been "murdered". This year, apart from Arsenal, the two top-ranked teams Manchester United and Chelsea have drawn good draws.Obviously, the fate of the Premier League giants being repeatedly suppressed in the previous two seasons, last season and even for the first time in seven years, no team reached the semi-finals, which shocked the British football world.Not long ago, when they bid for the World Cup, England was also looked at differently. This time the red and blue teams were taken care of, which is also a kind of compensation and balance.

The same balance and compensation also appeared in Ligue [-] teams.In the UEFA Champions League last season, the French powerhouses all tried their best, Bordeaux entered the quarter-finals, and Lyon also advanced to the top four after their domestic victory.But this time the Platini effect did not reappear. Although Lyon has been Real Madrid's nemesis for many years, it is extremely difficult to suppress Mourinho's team this year. Just after Marseille beat Chelsea and met Champions League expert Manchester United, the chances of survival are also not great.

Arsenal and Milan, as No.2 in the group, are in a passive position in the draw. The four potential opponents of the Gunners are all giants except Schalke.In the end, these three teams also met the league leaders who are not weak, which proves how important the position of the first place in the group stage is-now the role of the first place does not only mean the schedule advantage of the first guest and then the host.

After taking office, Platini launched a series of reform actions. The biggest purpose is to balance the focus of the European football section and prevent the Champions League from becoming a plaything in the palm of several giants.And this concept is also reflected in this draw. Several quasi-first-class teams, such as Valencia and Schalke, Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk, came together in the 1/8 finals, which also means that the quarterfinals will not be monopolized by traditional European giants.

It is worth noting that among the 8 pairs of confrontations, in addition to Bayern, there are two pairs of opponents who have faced each other in the knockout rounds of last season: Arsenal vs Barcelona and Lyon vs Real Madrid.Just a coincidence?Perhaps neutral fans will feel aesthetically tired, but for both parties involved and their respective teams, frequent confrontation is also creating enemies. For example, Arsenal, which was staged by Messi last season, must have the idea of ​​revenge this time. How Real Madrid overcame the mountain of Lyon is also full of mysteries, creating the most highlights, and UEFA has also done it.

(End of this chapter)