Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 413 Crow's Mouth (Second update, ask for a monthly pass!)

The guest in charge of the draw unfolded the slip of paper, showed it to the cameras, and at the same time called out Real Madrid's opponents.

"Naples."

Seeing this scene in front of the TV, Cassano, Hamsik, and Paul Cannavaro leaned back at the same time, their faces full of shock and frustration.

"Oh, no!"

"Damn it!"

"how can that be?"

The three exclaimed and wailed at the same time.

This is the worst possible outcome.

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Mazari's clenched fists at the scene slowly loosened. He tilted his head and looked directly at Platini on the rostrum.

Suddenly, as if he understood everything at once, he smiled.

At the same time, the camera happens to give him a close-up.

"Uh...Mazari smiled. What kind of smile is this? A wry smile?" The commentator who broadcast the lottery live broadcast wondered.

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At the same time, Chen Yingxiong, who was watching the lottery in the studio, also laughed.

"Haha!" He also laughed out loud, in stark contrast to the depressed teammates around him. "I hit it off!"

He was referring to the sentence "Even if you meet Real Madrid, you still have to win".

"You crow's mouth!" Hamsik said angrily.

Cassano glared at his heartless friend.

Seeing the disappointed expressions of his teammates, Chen Yingxiong comforted them: "What is there to worry about? Hasn't Real Madrid not entered the quarter-finals for many years? Let me tell you that they only need to play in the quarter-finals. I have psychological barriers, I'm afraid they will [beep——]!"

Chen Yingxiong's swear words were quickly silenced, and even in the live broadcast, he could rely on powerful technical means to do so.

But captain Paul Cannavaro didn't know, he reminded Chen Yingxiong: "Hero, don't swear, be careful to teach children badly." Football players are the idols of children, so they must pay special attention to their words and deeds, of course Most of the time, they don't notice...

"Anyway, there is nothing to be afraid of. What is Real Madrid? I am not afraid of Barcelona!"

Hamsik really wanted to cover Chen Yingxiong's mouth. He just said that he met Real Madrid, but in the end he really met Real Madrid.He now says "even if he meets Barcelona", what if he really meets Barcelona?
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Platini didn't show any change in expression throughout. He didn't smile when Lyon drew CSKA Moscow, and he didn't smile when Napoli drew Real Madrid.

It seems normal.

But many Italian reporters thought of him immediately after Naples and Real Madrid were drawn together.

Naples almost made Lyon's group unable to get out of the line, and even snatched Lyon's first place in the group, and slapped Platini in the face on the spot. How could Platini swallow this breath?
So, lo and behold, at the draw, Platini finally had his revenge on Napoli.

Aren't you awesome in Naples?I put you and Real Madrid together!
"This is really going to push Naples to death..." A reporter muttered to himself while watching the lottery process on the big screen outside the venue.

The Naples journalists were outraged by the draw, and they were even ready to attack UEFA's black-box operation in the next day's newspapers.It is too easy to find specific examples to justify their anger. UEFA has too many precedents for arrangements.

For a while, there were discussions among the gathered reporters.

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After the lottery results came out, the head coaches were immediately surrounded by reporters, wanting to hear their comments on their respective lottery results.

Barcelona's sports director, Begiristan, spoke to the camera: "We can't complain, because we have drawn a good lottery. But we can't be proud and underestimate the enemy. In the top [-] of the Champions League, no opponent is easy to deal with... "

But everyone knows that this is just a scene. In fact, Begiristain and other Barcelona supporters are afraid that their stomachs will hurt from laughing.

The media are not surprised that Barcelona has drawn a good lottery.After all, Barcelona, ​​as the defending champion, is the most enjoyable team to play today.UEFA must ensure that the defending champion can go further for the ratings and advertising revenue of the UEFA Champions League.

It's just poor Stuttgart... Maybe the fact that they won the round of [-] tickets in the last round of the group stage indicates that they shouldn't be in this muddy water at all?
Mourinho was also mobbed by reporters wanting to hear his thoughts on his return to Stamford Bridge.It's a pity that they failed to achieve their wish, because Mourinho, who was in a "war" with the media, avoided interviews. No matter what the reporters asked him, he just kept his head down and walked forward, full of coolness.

Or Moratti talked about this topic when he was interviewed by reporters: "If we divide each opponent into high and low, then it is an insult to them. Chelsea is the same as other opponents. There is no difference. But I admit that encountering Chelsea It is a challenge for Inter Milan. I am looking forward to such a big scene. Our coach Mourinho turned out to be the head coach of Chelsea. What will happen when he leads the team back to Stamford Bridge? I am looking forward to that The time has come. And I also hope that the lads can bravely face strong opponents and maintain their own standards..."

The CEO of Chelsea also talked about this result. He said that the battle with Inter Milan will be very difficult. Of course, he also welcomes the arrival of Mourinho. Chelsea fans applaud enthusiastically.

The match between Manchester United and AC Milan is also the focus of everyone's attention. This is the result of "guessing" by the media before the game.Respondents from both sides also seemed well prepared for this.

Ferguson was looking forward to the game, but he seemed indifferent to the topic of Beckham, and didn't talk much about the gimmick topic of Beckham's return to Old Trafford.However, Manchester United's press liaison officer said in an interview that Beckham would definitely receive an unparalleled warm welcome.

AC Milan manager Gandini believes that avoiding Ancelotti's Chelsea is a blessing. "Manchester United? Oh, it's a big challenge. We hope we can break all the spells and get a chance."

As the head coach of Naples, the biggest dark horse so far in this UEFA Champions League, Mazari is surrounded by many reporters.Everyone wants to hear how he feels about being drawn with Real Madrid.

Coincidentally, Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was interviewed by a group of Spanish journalists not far from him. The two were so close that they could even hear each other's voices, but one was in Italian. One is Spanish, neither of them understand each other.

"I should have thought about it a long time ago. When we squeezed out Lyon and became the first in the group, I should have thought that the quarter-finals are not easy. How likely are we to meet a strong team? Don't ask me why I know , I just know.” Mazari expressed his dissatisfaction with Platini very cryptically. "But it's nothing. Naples is a great team. We have a style of defying power. We will go all out against Real Madrid. Real Madrid has many world-class stars, and our players are not bad."

As the head coach of Naples, he still behaved quite neither humble nor overbearing.

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Several Naples players who watched their head coach being interviewed through the big screen in the studio also gave their head coach such a confident attitude. Thumbs up.

"He is right. We are not afraid of Real Madrid!" Chen Yingxiong said to the host.

"Since the opponent has been determined, I think it is useless to complain and be upset now. We will go all out to prepare for the match against Real Madrid." The team captain Paul Cannavaro also expressed his support for the head coach.

The host smiled: "You can say that, I think all Naples fans can breathe a sigh of relief, I am very glad that you have not lost your courage."

Of course, the new female vase will not miss any chance to express herself: "Come on, Naples! Come on, hero!"

Seeing Chen Yingxiong's confident performance just now, she has a better impression of this top scorer in Naples.Even patronizing to cheer for Chen Yingxiong, he forgot the other three Naples players.

It's a pity that the male protagonist who made her eyes sparkle didn't respond to her encouragement with a charming smile, he simply ignored this beauty...

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Those who got a good lottery tried their best to suppress their inner joy and showed modesty and prudence, while those who got a bad lottery behaved differently. Some people were straightforwardly frustrated, such as Stuttgart, while others put some harsh words and said "we I won't admit defeat" to boost morale.

In the eyes of many people, Naples coach Mazari belongs to the latter...

At least, that's how it looks in the Spanish media.

The next day, Spain's Marca and AS reported and analyzed the results of the draw, and published the original text of Pellegrini's interview.

In the interview, Pellegrini talked about Naples. He first admitted that he was not very familiar with Naples. At the same time, he also said that Real Madrid is a great team with a good tradition in the Champions League. Whoever the opponent is, will go all out.His most recent goal is to lead Real Madrid to break the curse of not being able to enter the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Apart from mentioning Naples out of courtesy at the beginning, the head coach of Real Madrid ignored Naples at all when he was talking about entering the quarter-finals.

But it's quite normal. What kind of team is Real Madrid?The team with the best performance in the history of the Champions League, even if the years have been unfavorable in recent years, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is more than enough to compare with Naples.

Moreover, there are many superstars in the team. Pellegrini thinks that instead of studying the opponents, it is better to think about how to match a few superstars.To put it bluntly, but to be honest, any flash of these superstars is enough to deal with an opponent like Naples.

Everyone will admit this-the key problem for Real Madrid to break the "Dream Eight" curse is not at all who their opponents are, but themselves.

So he really doesn't see Naples as a threat.

He feels that looking at the whole of Europe, Real Madrid has only one opponent, and that is... Barcelona.

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(End of this chapter)