UEFA's director of competition, Marchetti, drew a blue ball that was second in the group and opened it to show to the guests, which was Inter Milan.

Inter Milan manager Aurelio's eyelids twitched a few times, and he involuntarily glanced at Manchester United manager David Gill.

Although Chelsea and Manchester United are difficult to play, relatively speaking, Inter Milan still hopes to play a slightly weaker Chelsea, rather than Manchester United, which has been in great form recently and has Gao Xiaodong, Inter Milan knows the horror of Gao Xiaodong best.

UEFA Secretary General Taylor then took out a red ball that symbolized the top spot in the group.

Champions League winning is the highest honour a club can receive, and the knockout draw was all watched, and the whole venue was staring at his hand when Taylor drew the red ball.

Especially Manchester United CEO David Gill and Chelsea CEO Rwan. Gulley was even more nervous, eager to snatch the blue ball from Secretary General Taylor's hand and open it to see.

Taylor seemed to know everyone's urgency, but this guy didn't open the blue ball immediately, but shook his hand exaggeratedly and said, "Hehe, the ball is so hot." ”

Everyone but Jill and Gulley laughed, knowing that Taylor was deliberately poking fun at the alleged rumours that UEFA was using temperature to manipulate the draw results.

After washing the floor for UEFA, Taylor opened the blue ball, which he took a look at and showed to the guests with a surprised smile on his face.

"Ahh

"Oh my God!

"The battle for revenge!"

"It can only be said that Manchester United's revenge battle! This is Gao Xiaodong's battle to go home!"

"Is this manipulation?"

"Chelsea are happy to die!"

"Chelsea are lying in the last eight!"

……

The managers and guests of the major clubs in the venue were full of discussions, envy of Chelsea's good fortune, and surprised Manchester United and Inter Milan to get together.

Manchester United manager David Gill had a constipated expression on his face, although Manchester United was not afraid of Inter Milan, but it was really uncomfortable for him to draw Inter Milan.

Inter Milan manager Aurelio is even more frustrated, Nima, how good it is to play Chelsea that is not in good shape, they are all very hard-boned, and they also picked the hardest, it is really rainy.

Chelsea's manager Gilley smiled and hurriedly reported the good news to Abou and Carlo Ancelotti, such good fortune came too timely to finally alleviate the crisis of Chelsea's devilish schedule, and it is no exaggeration to say that Chelsea can basically prepare for the quarter-finals now.

At the Carrington training base, the Manchester United players in the tactics room also blew up.

"Nima, I've finally left us with the hardest fight!"

"Black-box operation!

"And deliberately shouted hot! Nima, there are no silver taels here!"

"How much money did Chelsea give to UEFA!!"

"Manchester United haven't had any good signings in recent years. ”

"Actually, Inter Milan doesn't matter, just them! Revenge for the Champions League! Haha, Xiaodong, I don't mean you!"

"Xiaodong, you are already from our Manchester United, don't be merciful to Inter Milan!"

"Don't complain! The results are out! Get ready for battle!"

"If you want to win the championship, you have to beat all the strong opponents! Damn!

……

Seeing that the players were indignant and the old players were not in a good mood, Ferguson coughed, "Don't complain, Inter Milan is definitely not good to play, but it is they who should be afraid, not us, the luck is a little worse, but it's nothing, Manchester United has not relied on luck, besides, the draw for the round of 16 is unlucky, maybe the luck of the draw for the top 8 will be good." ”

Ferguson said very plainly, very atmospheric, and did not complain at all, the players were very convinced, everyone stopped complaining, and began to discuss how to play against Inter Milan.

Gao Xiaodong was the heart of Inter Milan's midfield last season, and he naturally became the object of consultation among Manchester United players.

Although Inter Milan is his old club, Gao Xiaodong is now a player of Manchester United, each of them is his own master, and he must know everything about Inter Milan's strengths and weaknesses.

Gao Xiaodong believes that the strength of Inter Milan players is still there, and now they are playing so badly, mainly because the players are not suitable for Benitez's style of play, and after winning the treble, the enterprising spirit and fighting spirit of the main players have declined, Gao Xiaodong admitted that this is also one of the important reasons why he left Inter Milan.

Ferguson listened carefully to Gao Xiaodong's comments, and seeing that everyone was still discussing hotly, he interrupted the disciples and shouted: "Don't discuss it now, the Champions League knockout round is still two months away, and now our focus is on playing Chelsea, now we will go back to the dormitory to sleep, and I have to train in the afternoon." ”

The players obediently went back to the dormitory to sleep, but Ferguson and the members of the coaching staff did not even take a nap, and discussed Inter Milan in the tactics room for two hours.

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After the draw for the Champions League last-16 knockout round, the entire world football world is discussing several intriguing matchups that will start in two months' time.

Lyon may be a good sign for any opponent, but for Real Madrid, it has become a fateful trick. In the knockout round last season, the invincible Real Madrid fell at the feet of Lyon and missed the quarterfinals, and in the previous four meetings, Real Madrid had never even beaten Lyon. This time, the challenge is in front of Mourinho. If he can overcome this hurdle, from the perspective of the Champions League, Mourinho will also make Real Madrid's history.

Barcelona don't care about Arsenal as an opponent, although Arsenal are also strong, and for Barcelona fans, Cesc Fabregas is back at Camp Nou. Is it a game or a festival? Arsenal will think they have drawn a dead draw as they have never beaten Barcelona in their history. On the contrary, Pep Guardiola's side will face it very easily, because they have an absolute advantage, both in terms of strength and psychology.

Although Real Madrid vs. Lyon and Barcelona vs. Gunners are very dramatic, it is no exaggeration to say that Inter Milan's final against Manchester United last season is the most important matchup in all the games of 16-8.

Inter Milan is temporarily ranked 7th in Serie A due to participating in the Club World Cup, and Manchester United is at the top of the table with an unbeaten record after 17 rounds.

However, Inter Milan's generals are not afraid of Manchester United.

Speaking in Abu Dhabi by phone, Moratti said: "It was an interesting draw. I think it's mostly for Manchester United and it's definitely the opponent they want to draw the most because it will give them an extra drive, something about revenge. It's normal for Inter to meet Manchester United, as Inter Milan you have to be prepared to face all tough opponents, although Inter Milan are not in good form right now, but it's a little early to say who wins and who loses, after all, the game won't start until two months away. ”

Inter boss Rafael Benitez said of the draw: "It's a shame that I don't have the energy to think about the Champions League right now, because the most important game right now is the Club World Cup. After that, it's the Champions League that matters. I think it's always fun for fans and players to be on the pitch against the Champions League final they met in Madrid a few months ago. Manchester United is a great team and a difficult opponent you don't want to play against, because in the Champions League there are always difficult teams with great managers and players, and of course Bayern want revenge, who wouldn't, but revenge is always not easy on the football pitch. ”

Manchester United manager David Gill has denied revenge, saying: "We had a strong opponent and I think everyone is looking forward to this game now, I think this encounter will bring back memories to last year's Bernabeu, a lot of people have talked about revenge, but I think how can there be so much revenge? I think the biggest impact of that game was the motivation, the players who played in that game are still in the team, they all went through that defeat and they want to get out of that defeat, Inter Milan Gao Xiaodong came to Manchester United and I think that was the key factor in the victory. ”

Ferguson is confident about playing Inter: "I think it's a good signing for Inter, Manchester United are getting stronger and stronger now, Gao Xiaodong is getting more and more comfortable with the team's style of play. Inter Milan are not in good form right now and I think now is the best chance to knock them out. ”

Inter Milan and Manchester United are both full of confidence, but judging from the odds given by the bookmakers, Manchester United is the more favored.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are the favorites to win the championship, followed by Chelsea and Manchester United, and Inter Milan is ranked 7th, even inferior to AC Milan, which is enough to see how optimistic the outside world is about Inter Milan's victory over Manchester United, of course, football is round, even without Gao Xiaodong and Mourinho, Inter Milan's foundation is still there, plus a Benitez who is good at playing cup games, Manchester United wants to easily qualify It is not easy.