Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 494 Qualification for the Champions League
Naples lost 1:3 away, and the Spanish media was there to complain for Raul.It's really not worth it, why did I go to Naples, but it turned out to be good, and I didn't even have to play in the Champions League.If I had known earlier, it would be better to go to Schalke 04. They were also runner-up in the Bundesliga last season, and they are eligible to directly participate in the Champions League.

The Spaniard's complaints did not reach the ears of the Naples. At this time, Mazari was boosting the morale of the team and asked the whole team to cheer up and fight with their backs.

"It would be bad if we came across last season's third place in the Bundesliga in the qualifying round, wouldn't it? No, not at all. Because our luck in Naples is fucking bad! Believe me, guys, even if we make it this time After passing the hurdle of the qualifying round, we will not take advantage of the group draw. So don’t take chances and think that entering the Champions League will be able to vent your anger, and you can win the Champions League qualifying game casually. Don’t There was such a fluke, because when our opponents..."

This time, before he finished speaking, the players rushed to answer: "UEFA!!"

Raul was in the team, and he was secretly surprised when he heard this shocking answer.I thought to myself that the speculations of the media all this time turned out to be true.This is really a team that Platini hates...

"Very good, you know. So in fact our Champions League game in Naples starts with the Werder Bremen game, guys. Everyone has to show [-]% of the state, to be able It can guarantee that we can reach the knockout round all the way!"

Why did Mazari say that he made it all the way to the knockout round instead of talking about the semi-finals?It is definitely not because Mazari is more realistic and rational, and Naples has self-knowledge, but because as long as he enters the knockout round, Chen Yingxiong will be able to lift the ban and come back.At that time, Naples' combat effectiveness will directly increase by an order of magnitude-this is not an exaggeration, just look at Chen Yingxiong's terrifying vitality in the Champions League last season, it will be clear.

Therefore, all current tactics and strategies of Naples in the Champions League are formulated and carried out based on the goal of "bringing hero Chen back".

It's clear to everyone, and no one disagrees.

It is no exaggeration to say that the UEFA Champions League group stage and the knockout stage are two completely different events...

"I still can't forget our game against Barcelona at home, and I'm sure you won't either. If you want revenge, if you want to smack a big man in the face, you have to kill me. Knockout!"

Taking Barcelona and Platini as the target of revenge is very effective, because everyone in Naples still remembers the unforgettable hatred at their home court last season, and that scene is still in the minds of the Naples people. Players are still fans, no one forgets.

This can be called "incommunicado".

But Raul listened to it, and was full of emotions in his heart.As a Real Madrid player, his hostility towards Barcelona is natural.But in recent years, due to the strength of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid players will also appear to lack confidence after seeing Barcelona, ​​and may even take the initiative to beg for mercy.For example, claiming that "Barcelona is indeed stronger than Real Madrid today, I am telling the truth", this is indeed true, but it is too inappropriate to say it as a Real Madrid player.

I just didn't expect that in Naples in southern Italy, there was such a group of people who hated Barcelona as much as they did Real Madrid, and even hated Barcelona even more than some players in Real Madrid today...

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Before Naples' home game against Werder Bremen, some Chinese media interviewed Chen Yingxiong. The reporter wanted to flatter him, hoping to arrange an interview with Chen Yingxiong in private.

He said: "Your absence has caused Naples to struggle in the away game. Now it is a problem to even enter the Champions League. Does this explain your important position in the team..."

Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong glared at him angrily: "I believe that even without me, Naples has the ability to enter the Champions League and reach the knockout round!"

He was right, Naples, who was driven to a dead end and exploded with great combat effectiveness, came back with a Jedi counterattack and returned the same score to Werder Bremen at home - 3:1.

The total score of the two sides was tied, and the number of away goals was exactly the same. Three 10-minute overtime games were played.As a result, both sides had no achievements in the 10 minutes, and only a penalty kick was used to determine the winner.

After five rounds of intense draws, Naples eliminated Werder Bremen 3:2 in the penalty shootout and entered the Champions League.

All Napoli fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Yingxiong also heaved a sigh of relief.He was really afraid that the team would be eliminated in the qualifiers, so that there would be many voices criticizing him for rushing to the championship, saying that he only cared about venting his anger, but pushed the whole team into a disadvantageous situation, yes Naples was the culprit who was eliminated in the qualifying round.

Mazari is actually right. Naples cannot play without Chen Yingxiong.But people are always used to finding scapegoats, who cares about those at this time?

After taking a deep breath, Chen Yingxiong also knew that this was not the end. If the team was eliminated in the group stage, the same voice would definitely appear, but the "qualification" was replaced with "group stage "That's all.

But now no matter what, he has entered the main match.As long as you enter the main match, you have a chance to advance to the knockout round.By then, he will be back.

He can laugh three times: "Laozi Hu Hansan is back again!" Then he vented all his pent-up anger, gods block and kill gods, Buddhas block and kill Buddhas!
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After all the qualifying rounds are over, the rosters of the 32 teams participating in the UEFA Champions League group stage are also released.

There are four teams in the Italian Serie A, namely Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma and Naples.It was originally said that this season’s Serie A Champions League qualifications may be reduced to three. Fortunately, Inter Milan won the Champions League and earned enough European points for Serie A, so this season Serie A still has four Champions League places. Otherwise, Naples would not even qualify for the qualifying round...

The Bundesliga has only two teams, Bayern Munich and Schalke 04.

The Premier League also has four places: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

Representing France are Lyon, Auxerre and Marseille.

There are three teams in La Liga, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Valencia.

Other teams include: Twente and Ajax from the Netherlands, Rubin Kazan and Moskvasparta from Russia, Benfica and Braga from Portugal, Tel Aviv Workers from Israel, Bursaspor from Turkey, Glasgow from Scotland Rangers, Panathinaikos in Greece, Copenhagen in Denmark, Basel in Switzerland, Cluj in Romania, Srina in Slovakia, Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, and Partizan Belgrade from the Serbian League.

These 32 teams are then divided into four different grades based on their European war points over the years. The first grade is the seeded teams, including Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern, AC Milan and Lyon.

The second tier includes Ajax, Real Madrid, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Valencia, Marseille, and Panathinaikos.

The third-tier teams are Tottenham, Rangers, Partizan Belgrade, Schalke 04, Basel, Braga, Copenhagen, and Spartak Moscow.

The teams in the fourth tier are Tel Aviv Workers, FC Twente, Rubin Kazan, Auxerre, Cluj, Slina, Bursaspor and Naples.

Although Naples performed amazingly in the UEFA Champions League last season and was considered the biggest dark horse in the UEFA Champions League that season, they suffered because they played too little in the European War. Last season was the first time in 18 years to participate in the UEFA Champions League. They were eliminated in the UEFA Cup group stage last season.Over the years, there are only these two European war experiences, so there are really no points.So this time, Naples was classified into the fourth grade again.

And this classification means... Naples has a great hope of being placed in the death group!

Naples without Chen Yingxiong was placed in the death group again. What is the fate waiting for them? This needs no further explanation, right?

Mazzari felt that for Platini, this was simply fat on his lips, an excellent opportunity to be delivered to the door, like a kick in the face of an empty goal, can he not?Will he give up?How logical, reasonable, and impeccable... If he didn't want him, he would be a fool!
But he has given up worrying about what Platini will do at the draw.

Because the first round of the 2010-2011 Italian Football League is imminent.

On August 29, Naples will go away to challenge their first-round opponent Fiorentina.

However, Chen Yingxiong is likely to be absent from this game, because he can't train well before the game, and he can't even go to the away game with the team.

On the morning of August 27, he took the plane with the team's manager Bigan and flew to Monaco.

There, there is the new season's UEFA Super Cup, between Champions League champions Inter Milan and UEFA Cup champions Atletico Madrid.

But Chen Yingxiong didn't go to Monaco this time to watch the game.He went to participate in UEFA's various awards for the European war last season held in Monaco.At the same time, he and Bigan participated in the group draw ceremony of the UEFA Champions League in the new season.

But Chen Yingxiong didn't think he was going to receive the award. On the way to Monaco by plane with Bigan, he joked to the club manager sitting next to him.

"I'm going to smack someone's face."

(End of this chapter)