Football irons are burning

Chapter 199 Champions League Round of 16 Grouping

Losing is really unpleasant.

On the way back to Milan, the Inter Milan players were not in a good mood, but Li Tie had calmed down and started to make everyone happy one by one.

Everyone's mood gradually recovered.

In another game, Lazio defeated Verona 4-0 at home and took the top spot in the standings alone.

Bologna surpassed Inter Milan by one point and ranked second, while Inter Milan slipped to third.

After the game day, the media's comments were very sharp.

Gazzetta dello Sport: Inter Milan faced Waterloo in an away game. The first defeat in the league was a painful lesson. Perhaps Baggio really shouldn't be sold. He can bring more changes to Inter Milan.

Turin Sports Daily: Inter Milan suffered their first defeat in the league, Mourinho lacked sufficient means, Baggio's counterattack was also very successful, and Pagliuca proved that he is still one of the candidates for the main goalkeeper of the national team.

Corriere dello Sport: Lazio is the champion, this season should play steadily, and strive to win the league title lost last year.

Suddenly dropped to third place in the league, the pressure on Inter Milan is still great.

However, the players were not emotional.

In the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, the team still sent substitutes to the field, and played a soul-stirring game with Kaiserslautern's substitute.

Li Tie sat on the bench and watched his former teammates and current teammates play football, which is quite interesting.

Kaiserslautern's style of play has not changed much from last year, and the routine is similar.

Not long after the game started, Cruise made a supplementary shot in the penalty area.

This guy has a strong sense of shooter, and he has a group with Inzaghi.

But 3 minutes later, Djorkaeff equalized with a header.

Veteran Djorkaf is probably in his last season at Inter Milan. He has rejected the club's request for a contract extension and plans to return to France to play.

It is estimated that during the winter break, the club will sell him.

In the 19th minute, it was Djorkaf again, with a long shot from the front of the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the dead corner, 2:1!

In this kind of game without pressure, everyone played well.

In the 29th minute, Zheng Zhi stepped in, and after passing Di Biagio and Zanetti in the middle, he scored with a long shot, 2:2!

These goals are really one after another, which is dizzying.

The final result of the game was 3:3, with both sides scoring one point.

The Inter Milan team is first, and the Kaiserslautern team is second.

In another game, Chelsea defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 4-0 at home to get a UEFA Cup seat.

The various groups of the Champions League also ended their games one after another.

In Group B, Barcelona and the youth team Leeds United entered the top 16. Dynamo Kiev can only go to the UEFA Cup this season because they let go of many main players.

In Group C, Bayern and Porto qualified, and Feyenoord won the UEFA Cup seat.

Hertha Berlin and Arsenal qualify in Group D, and the Rossoneri AC Milan can only play in the UEFA Cup.

Real Madrid and Lazio qualify in Group E, and Eindhoven goes to the UEFA Cup.

The teams that qualify from Group F are Manchester United and Ajax, and Mallorca enter the UEFA Cup.

Group G Mallorca and Bordeaux entered the last 16, Steaua Bucharest won the UEFA Cup seat.

Valencia and Juventus entered the round of 16 in Group H, and Benfica can only go to the UEFA Cup.

In the top 16, La Liga has 4 seats and is undoubtedly the big winner. Serie A, Bundesliga and Premier League each occupy 3 seats, and Eredivisie, Ligue [-] and Portugal have one each.

Generally speaking, the giants are still stable, except for the out AC Milan, it is not a surprise.

On the weekend, the UEFA Champions League round of 16 group draw ceremony was held in Bern, Switzerland.

The head coaches and captains of each team came to Bern, and for a while, the stars were shining again.

Li Tie is also like a star, his status is getting higher and higher now, most stars will come to say hello when they see Li Tie, and those famous people can also chat with Li Tie.

Entering the venue, Li Tie and Beckham sat together, chatting happily in the back row.

Beckham is very interested in the Chinese market, and he actually wanted to play in the Chinese Super League, which surprised Li Tie.

But if you think about it carefully, it's probably Mrs. Beckham's idea again, right?
In July this year, Beckham and Mrs. Beckham got married, and Li Tie also asked Ronaldo to help, and took the money with him.

Unexpectedly, just after getting married, he began to interfere with Beckham's career.

There is no doubt that Beckham definitely craves constant appearances in the spotlight, money and fame.

Manchester is naturally not a big city, so it makes sense for Mrs. Beckham to encourage Beckham.

However, instead of going to Madrid, Milan, Paris, London and other internationally renowned cities, she will go to China's Shanghai stock market instead. Has Mrs. Beckham decided to enter the Chinese entertainment industry?

Li Tie really wants Beckham to go. The more stars there are, the greater the influence of the Chinese Super League will be.

Will this really make Beckham's career smooth, though?

Li Tie thought for a while, and said: "David, there is no doubt that the level of the Chinese Super League is definitely much lower than that of the five major leagues. If you go there, you will definitely become a star player. There is no doubt about it. But if you want to return to the European League in the future, including your national team, they may not be so tolerant to you. So, I still advise you to think carefully and don't rush to make a decision."

Beckham smiled and said: "Li, thank you for your pertinent advice. We went to China after some consideration. We didn't make a blind decision. I'm 24 years old now. If I don't like going to China, I can transfer again. The most important thing is, hey, I have some conflicts with the Jazz. Although we didn't say it clearly, we both know it in our hearts."

Ferguson was awarded the honor of the Jazz, although he did not win the Champions League last season.

When Beckham said this, Li Tie also secretly felt emotional. It seems that the conflict between the two has continued in this time and space.

Sometimes fate is so magical.

"That's fine, but, can Chinese clubs pay such a high transfer fee? You are the signature of Manchester United, and you don't have tens of millions of pounds. I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Li Tie laughed.

Beckham said: "My contract is about to expire, and I have not renewed it now. I plan to leave on a free transfer at that time. In this way, the Chinese Super League club will have no problem with me."

It seems that Beckham is really determined to leave Manchester United. In this way, Manchester United will suffer a great loss. The golden generation of players they have cultivated are given to others for nothing, and they will not get a penny of the transfer fee.

It can be seen from this that Ferguson must hate Beckham very much in his heart.

No wonder, today the two will sit separately.

Obviously, Ferguson also gave up Beckham.

"Alright, since you have made your decision, I wish you the best of luck. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the largest city in China, and it is indeed very prosperous. If you go there, you will definitely like it."

Li Tie smiled and sent his blessings.

At this time, the lottery ceremony also began.

The draw for the round of 16 is based on last year's Champions League semi-finals Kaiserslautern, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus as the seeded teams, while Inter Milan is the second-tier team.

After Johansson's speech, the draw ceremony began.

The first guest to come on stage was German legend Gerd Müller. He pulled out Manchester United, and the seed team in Group A was established.

Bobby Charlton, who came on stage later, drew Real Madrid in Group B.

Platini drew Kaiserslautern into Group C, and Zubizarreta, who was the last to come on stage, put Juventus into Group D.

(End of this chapter)