Chapter 1007: Champions League Draw, some Are Happy and some Are Crying

At 19:00 pm on December 10th, Beijing time, the 2010-2011 Champions League knockout draw ceremony was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Before the lottery ceremony begins, the major coaches are naturally the target of interviews with reporters.

In recent years, Mourinho's team has been the favorite to win the Champions League, and this year is also the case. Mourinho became famous after winning the Champions League in Porto, and then became the favorite to win the championship at Chelsea and Inter Milan. The same is true for Real Madrid this year.

Real Madrid, which just defeated Barcelona, ​​is naturally an opponent that no team wants to encounter.

Since they only qualified in second place in the group stage, Arsenal are likely to face strong opponents in the 1/8 finals, and may even encounter Barcelona, ​​which eliminated them last season. Gunners coach Wenger was very calm about this. Wenger said: "Barcelona is undoubtedly one of the most popular teams to win the Champions League. We will bravely face any team, even if we are drawn against Barcelona, ​​we will not be afraid. .”

"But I don't want to meet Real Madrid even more. Meeting them may mean death."

"If we have to face Barcelona or Real Madrid, it will be facing Messi and Chinese directors again. It's too bad. I really don't want this to become a reality at all."

Guardiola, who was frustrated in the El Clasico just now, will definitely not encounter Mourinho in the elimination, so he calmly stated that he does not want to encounter the Ligue 1 team as soon as possible: "We do not want to encounter the French team in the Champions League. The French team is very strong and has rich football resources. I don’t want to run into them. Take Marseille, for example, they are very, very strong. Physically, they are like beasts and can put huge pressure on their opponents. Overall , their physical and tactical abilities are outstanding."

"I don't particularly care who we draw. No matter who we are, we have to prepare well. In fact, Serie A teams are also difficult to deal with."

Because Inter Milan coach Benitez is leading his team in the Club World Cup final and cannot be present in person, it was Inter Milan director Branca who attended the draw ceremony.

As the defending champion, Serie A giant Inter Milan has been in a bad state recently. Not only are they 13 points behind the leader AC Milan in the league, but they also qualified for the Champions League with only the second point in the group. They may encounter Schal in the 1/8 finals. Schalke 04, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Valencia, except for Schalke 04, which has no Champions League background, other teams are not what the Nerazzurri want to encounter in advance, but this also gives them a chance to break the boat. Determined, Inter Milan technical director Blanca named Barcelona: "Facing Barcelona in the knockout round? Why not? It will definitely be a very challenging game. It is better than facing Real Madrid! I think as long as we don't draw Real Madrid, that’s a great draw!”

"We all think that

Don't draw Real Madrid. Other teams are considered good picks. I think in Europe, Real Madrid is unmatched by other teams, and then Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona is not in a good situation at the moment. Inter Milan is a member of the huge group afterwards. We think that we can fight against any team we encounter. Of course, this does not mean that we will definitely be able to beat them. It depends on many details. "

In previous years, everyone was afraid of being drawn against Barcelona, ​​but this year, everyone was worried about being drawn against Real Madrid.

After losing to Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals last season, the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich vowed to make a comeback. Although the team's current performance in the league is not ideal, they are in a strong position in the Champions League, especially with ace star Robben about to return from injury. , team coach Heynckes looked confident when talking about the future: "2010 was a good year, we won the double championship. Now Robben has returned, and Bastian Schweinsteiger has also signed a new contract. . It can be said that this is a happy Christmas, and we can be optimistic about the future. I think everyone has myths about Barcelona and Real Madrid. When playing against Barcelona, ​​we have at least a 50% winning rate. Although playing against Real Madrid is quite difficult, But there is also a 40% winning rate, and football matches are never determined by winning rate."

Mourinho rarely speaks.

After leading Inter Milan to win six crowns last season, Mourinho chose to join La Liga giants Real Madrid. His task at the Santiago Bernabeu was not only to overturn Barcelona's dominance in the league, but also to lead the Guardsmen to compete in the Champions League. Champions League champion.

"We will fight to the end in every event. We are ready and we will go into the knockout rounds in the best condition and with the most concentrated energy."

According to the rules, Real Madrid may encounter opponents such as Arsenal, Inter Milan, Roma and Lyon in the 1/8 finals. He said in a low-key manner: "No matter which team we meet, the game will be very difficult. But we Don’t be afraid of any opponent, let’s see what happens.”

Mourinho, who has won three Champions Leagues, does not dare to speak big words in front of the media. It is really not easy to win the Champions League.

Finally, the old coach Ferguson appeared, and Ferguson's words were the most representative.

"Every coach dreams of winning the Champions League, but the Champions League is the hardest championship to win. I would rather trade five league titles for one Champions League trophy! No, maybe ten!"

Trading ten league titles for one Champions League title, you can imagine how hungry Ferguson was for the Champions League.

Ferguson originally had this hope, but he left Manchester United prematurely. Otherwise, with two core players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo, he would definitely be able to create a myth...

And now, Mourinho is the happiest head coach in the world.

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Among the top 16 of this Champions League, the Premier League has 4 seats for the fourth time in the past five seasons, La Liga and Serie A have 3 seats each, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have 2 seats each, and the remaining 2 seats belong to the Russian and Danish leagues. The eight teams that ranked first in the group were Tottenham Hotspur, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Valencia; the eight teams that ranked second in the group were Inter Milan and Lyon. , Shakhtar Donznec, Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan, Arsenal. Among them, there are 7 former champion teams, 9 teams have reached the top 16 last season, and 3 teams have reached the Champions League knockout rounds for the first time (Tottenham, Copenhagen, Shakhtar Donetsk).

The 16 qualifying teams are drawn according to the following principles: the first place in the group plays against the second place in other groups, but the teams from the same Football Association must avoid. The team ranked second in the group stage plays at home first.

It doesn’t matter who we play against, we’re not even afraid of Barcelona, ​​how can we be afraid of other teams? Mourinho was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai with a very relaxed expression. On the contrary, the head coaches of other teams had solemn expressions on their faces.

At some point, Ferguson sat next to Mourinho, and he seemed very quiet.

"Aren't you afraid of meeting Real Madrid?"

"ha?"

"We are both number one in the group. How could we meet each other? However, I hope we meet at the end." Ferguson said happily, "When the time comes, I will instigate Ronaldo and Dong to rebel."

Mourinho also laughed.

UEFA Secretary General Infantino presided over the draw ceremony, and former Milan captain Maldini appeared as a guest of the draw.

Maldini was immediately confused when he drew the first team.

"AC Milan."

"vs Tottenham."

Milan's new coach Allegri immediately showed a big smile.

He was lucky enough to draw a new recruit egg, so of course he was very happy.

"I'm lucky, I drew a good lot." Maldini, who was still handsome, smiled and continued to draw lots.

"Valencia vs Roma."

It was Valencia's head coach's turn to smile, Roma was still easy to chew on.

"Schalke VS Shakhtar." The head coaches of these two teams laughed happily, because everyone thought that the other team was a soft persimmon and easy to pinch. There's no better pick than this.

Afterwards, Maldini's expression froze, and he said: "Inter fans, please don't hate me, your signings are not very good..."

"Bayern VS Inter"

Those Inter Milan fans watching the live broadcast on TV immediately exploded.

"Farke!"

"What a shady story! Why did Inter Milan draw Bayern and Milan draw Tottenham? The two teams are so different. Do you think we don't hate you for Maldini's luck? We must!"

"Chelsea VS Copenhagen."

Chelsea fans cheered in front of the TV. It was not easy. Chelsea drew a good draw in the knockout round for the first time.

At this time, Ferguson was a lot more determined. Because Manchester United's next opponents are only Lyon and Marseille, and it is impossible for Manchester United to meet Arsenal.

These two opponents are actually not very difficult to deal with.

But Wenger's face looked very ugly.

Damn it, do you need to be so deceitful?

The remaining two opponents are Real Madrid and Barcelona. Choose 1 from 2! There is simply no choice.

Just now, tmd shouldn’t have talked nonsense in front of the media and lost his character...

"Real Madrid vs. Lyon."

Real Madrid's name finally appeared, and the finale also appeared in advance.

Neither Manchester United nor Arsenal have a choice. It can only be Barcelona VS Arsenal; Manchester United VS Marseille.

"Haha, this is a good draw." Ferguson smiled happily. He was happy to see Wenger jumping up and down.

"It's okay, Real Madrid's signing is also good." Mourinho also nodded happily, and he also glanced at Wenger meaningfully.

The fate of people is different...

Exactly the same as last season, Arsenal was drawn against Barcelona again. You must know that Arsenal was bloodbathed by Barcelona last season. Messi even performed four goals in the game...

At this point, the draw for the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds ended. Some people were happy and some were crying.

At this time, the Club World Cup final also started. Benitez knew the result of the draw before the game started. His face looked so good, as if he had lost the final... Remember this site's website address ,Www. Biquxu． Com for easy reading next time, or enter " " in Baidu to enter this site