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Chapter 305

I don't know if the official in charge of the UEFA Champions League draw had just killed a life before he came on stage. Anyway, the quarter-final matchup map drawn by this guy is really a scene of swords and swords. It can be said that the quarter-final match is definitely bloody.

If the shopping between Chelsea and Barcelona is already considered a tough battle, then this time the final eight is basically a tough battle, and the level of difficulty is definitely more terrifying than the knockout round of the sixteenth.

Not only because the teams left to the end are very strong, but also because no one wants to lose after fighting to this level.

Even PSV Eindhoven chanted the slogan of moving on after reaching the quarter-finals. From this, it can be seen that the Champions League trophy has an irresistible temptation for anyone. If there is temptation, there will be break out.

In fact, many people have said that very few draws for the knockout rounds of the Champions League were not conducted in secret, including Ferguson, who once criticized him, but in the end, under pressure, the stubborn old Scottish man apologized.

But Mourinho can give a very simple example to prove that UEFA is operating in the dark. Just two years ago, Mourinho was not the coach of Porto at that time, he was just an assistant coach who had just lost his job .

当时西甲占两个小组第1和1个小组第2，意甲占1个小组第1和2个小组第2，在9种可能的抽签结果中，只有1种不会出现德比，但最终抽签结果恰是这种情况。

It seems that UEFA does not like to see the derby very much, like the Spanish derby and the Milan derby, which are staged very rarely. This situation has only been broken since last season, and teams in the same league can also collide in the knockout round. .

Although there have been such early meetings between rivals in the same league before, it is indeed very rare.

This time the draw for the quarter-finals seemed to prove to many people with facts that UEFA did not manipulate the final draw results. Everything was arranged by that old guy of God. Even the derby was God's will.

Maybe, maybe this time the quarter-finals did not have any outside moves, it was all decided by luck, but after experiencing the sluggish Champions League knockout match last season, who knows if Johansson thought of something else.

Maybe the derby is a bad idea he came up with, otherwise, you really can only say that the old guy of God really likes to see each other hostile on the football field, because this time the quarter-finals knockout match, Before the lottery is completely over, you can already smell a strong smell of gunpowder.

Chelsea is the second team to decide the opponent. Before it, a pair of hot enemies met in advance.

AC Milan VS Inter Milan, the rivals in the same city finally once again stood in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

If Mourinho is the head coach of these two teams, he certainly does not want such a situation to arise, but Moratti, the behind-the-scenes boss of Inter Milan, seems to be very happy that his team can meet AC Milan. interested.

"I hope that Juventus or AC Milan can be drawn, which will leave us with a good chance for revenge. I hope that I can avoid Lyon smoothly, because they are a tacit whole." This is Moratti before the draw Speaking, the oil tycoon seems to be waiting to fight AC Milan to the end.

Moratti's psychology is understandable. In Serie A, Inter Milan has no hope of catching up with Juventus and AC Milan.

The undefeated record was ended by the opponent in the derby. In the semi-final of the Champions League two years ago, AC Milan also eliminated Inter Milan. Now he needs to let Inter Milan complete a complete revenge and eliminate the opponent.

However, it is really difficult for Inter Milan coach Mancini to complete this task.

After all, the UEFA Champions League has always been the Achilles' heel of Inter Milan. Not only do they often lose games when they meet their opponents in the same city, but once they enter the knockout rounds, they will show their true colors and rarely reach the semi-finals.

This time, even if Moratti offered sky-high bonuses to stimulate the players, Mancini did not dare to say that he would definitely win.

Anyway, at the end of the draw, the boss and coach of Inter Milan had two completely different expressions. Moratti was full of anticipation for this duel, while Mancini was in a state of deep thought.

"With such a fanatical chairman, sometimes it feels lucky, but sometimes it feels oppressive."

Mourinho looked at Mancini, who was not in high spirits, and blurted out such a sentence as if expressing his feelings.

"Perhaps you should be thankful that Chelsea's club chairman is not so fanatical that he won't interfere with most of the coach's decisions." Brito continued after hearing Mourinho's words from the side.

"Not now, does not mean that such a situation will not happen in the future." Mourinho's answer made Brito a little puzzled, but Mourinho knew in his heart that this was not an unfounded worry.

When the team's performance gradually stabilizes, some problems will gradually surface, including within the club, some people will start to think about their own interests. At that time, there will definitely be some disputes.

Now Chelsea is in the stage of chasing honors, so even if there are problems, they will be buried in those fierce games, and Abramovich's attitude is strong enough. In his eyes, trophies are the most important.

Although Mourinho has no way to predict the future, but during his years in Barcelona, ​​he has not seen the kind of intrigue within the power levels of big clubs. It is definitely a place that is more difficult to conquer than a football field.

But this kind of annoying thing, Mourinho didn't let it stay in his mind for a long time, anyway, it will be in the future, and it will not affect the current Champions League match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

The third group duel after following Chelsea belongs to Liverpool and Juventus. Maybe it's Benitez's turn to scratch his head now, because the bald man found that he had no good luck in the last sixteen. But a standard hard bone, not everyone can bite the "old lady" in Italy.

Capello didn't feel much about choosing Liverpool. Anyway, for this rigid Italian, he played against anyone, and there was no difference, except that this time the opponent changed from Real Madrid to Liverpool.

But this game is still given a lot of things outside the stadium, such as the stadium tragedy, which happens to be its [-]th anniversary this year, and many people have not forgotten the tragic scene of hundreds of people killed and injured in the stadium.

Including the fans who experienced that horrible moment that year, they also called on Liverpool's official forum to watch the game and cheer for Liverpool's smooth entry into the semi-finals!

Perhaps Lyon was the team that picked up the cheapest in the quarter-finals. They drew PSV Eindhoven in the eight-to-four matchup. There is not much difference, but the coaches of both sides know that in this confrontation, the balance of victory has been tilted towards Lyon.

Whether it is compared to experience or personnel matching, the leaders of Ligue [-] are better. Although Eindhoven also broke into the quarterfinals, compared with this powerful opponent, he is obviously in a disadvantaged position in all aspects. downwind.

Perhaps the only position where Eindhoven has an advantage is the team's coach. Compared with Le Guin who led the Lyon team, it is obvious that Hiddink, who coached Eindhoven, is more experienced and more seasoned in on-the-spot command.

But in the end whether Hiddink can continue his magical command on the Eredivisie giants, we can only know when the game starts, but this old Dutch man looked very relaxed when facing the reporter.

"If it were me, I would never want to meet that old fox, he is too cunning." When Mourinho looked at Hiddink's relaxed expression, he whispered to Brito .

"Actually, you are similar to him. Do you know what those British reporters call you? It's a cunning fox."

Mourinho, who also choked on Britto's words, had nothing to say. Anyway, he knew that after nearly a season of tossing in the Premier League, those reporters and media never had a good impression of him.

From entertainment newspapers like "The Sun" to current affairs newspapers like "The Times", they have criticized themselves.

But for Mourinho, there is really nothing to worry about those comments. They are just some people criticizing him. Anyway, it is enough for Chelsea fans to support him now. Others?Forget it, no time to think about it.

Now that Mourinho needs to think about how to deal with the Bundesliga super giant after the draw is over.

What he is most grateful for is probably his own mouth. Just like last season when he predicted that Porto would meet Manchester United in the top sixteen, this time he most hoped to avoid the three Italian teams, and he got his wish.

Compared with Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, it is not such a bad thing to meet Bayern Munich. Mourinho really wants to compete with "Madman" Magath on the sidelines.

It is estimated that the same tough guy had the same idea. Anyway, when he was interviewed after the draw, Magath said to the German media, "For the Premier League team, I hope to win the second time."

As for whether he can achieve this goal, it depends on the two games on April 14th and April NO.[-].

However, Mourinho can see that the madman coach of the Bundesliga seems to be very eager to lead the team to complete a double play on the Premier League team, especially after they defeated Arsenal, this idea became stronger.

Even a lot of rigorous German media began to clamor, "Since we can beat Arsenal, which won the Premier League title with an unbeaten record last season, then we can also beat Chelsea, the champion this season!"

really can?Mourinho is noncommittal about this, whether he can, let's wait and see, a game is a game.

(The Grizzlies are a bit fierce, and almost won the Spurs. If you fight like this, the old horse will be too much...)
(End of this chapter)