The smiles on the faces of those at other clubs were not just because of the previous war of words between Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Inter Milan manager Leon.

All the more because they breathed a sigh of relief.

The eight teams that reached the quarter-finals, Fenerbahce, Schalke 04, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Roma, Inter Milan, the most notable of which is Inter Milan, which was 2005/ The European champions of the 2006 season, this team has been carefully built by Leon for three years, and now it is even stronger, in Serie A, this team still maintains a complete victory, and has only lost one game so far in the whole season, that is still in the goose feather snow in Moscow, not a war crime, and then back at home, Leon's team taught CSKA Moscow to be a man.

It can be said that Inter Milan are the biggest favorites to win the title, and no team wants to meet Inter Milan in advance.

Since Arsene Wenger said that he was 'looking forward to' the clash with Inter Milan, it was really 'a joy for all' for the French professor to make his dream come true.

Inter Milan collided with Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

The other draws resulted in Manchester United meeting Roma again, and the two teams also met in the quarter-finals last season, Barcelona were drawn against Schalke 04, who were inferior in the last eight, and Chelsea drew another 'soft persimmon', Turkish Super League side Fenerbahce.

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The draw for the quarterfinals immediately became the focus of attention and reports from major European media.

"It's Manchester United again!" was the headline used by the Italian media after the draw for the quarter-finals of the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League season was revealed. Neither specialized newspapers such as Sport Milano nor Sport Roma, nor comprehensive newspapers and websites such as La Repubblica, Le Roma and TGCom could think of any other language to express their surprise at the results of the draw. This time, the Italian media were unanimous in a rare move.

Of course, the majority of Italian fans (with the exception of those against Roma) do not want to see this result, after all, United are probably the strongest opponent Roma could face in the quarter-finals by all accounts. You know, the Roma team was once beaten by Manchester United 7-1, which can be called the Roma team, and it is the worst defeat of the Italian team in Europe.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti expressed his attitude when he learned of the draw.

"It's going to be a tough game. But Spalletti also stressed that last season's heavy defeat would give Roma extra impetus to get revenge: "Last season's 7-1 at Old Trafford was our darkest memory, so we're more hungry for revenge now. We are confident. ”

However, Spalletti seemed to feel he was saying too much, and he went on to say, "Of all the remaining possible opponents, Manchester United are the strongest. ”

Immediately, a reporter asked, "Are you still stronger Inter Milan?"

Spalletti glared at the reporter, hating the kind of guy who uncovered the scars.

Roma's sporting manager, Prade, quickly cheered the team on: "Manchester United are strong, but so are we, and I see people at United sighing when they see the result. We're stronger than last season, we've been able to focus on winning like a big team, and we're motivated to avenge last season's defeat. I'm sure we can go to the end in the league and the Champions League and the result will never be the same as last season. ”

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Only they know, but the Red Devils, who at least have a psychological advantage, will not give in when it comes to words. 'It's really incredible, I thought we were going to draw an English team. Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson said, "But it's amazing to think we have six games against Roma in a year. It's going to be a game at the top, but I know Roma very well and it's the fans who really worry me. Ferguson was vaguely unafraid of Roma, while the club's secretary, Ramsden, who was involved in the draw, was blunt: "It's a good signing! We have a good history against Roma, so we don't have to be afraid of them at all." ”

Ferguson then didn't forget to 'fall into the hole' and greeted his old rival Arsene Wenger, saying: "[Arsenal] have faced the defending champions and the 2006 champions in a row, which is amazing. But it got someone what they wanted. ”

The English media interpreted Ferguson's words, implying that even if Arsenal lost and was eliminated, it seemed that they had found a good excuse: the opponent was too strong!

Ferguson then flatly denied that he was insinuating that Wenger had found a way out ahead of time and wished Arsenal good luck.

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Barcelona, as the only seed in the quarterfinals of La Liga, drew the Bundesliga lone seed Schalke 04, and the major Spanish media immediately made their comments after the draw was announced.

"Marca" believes that Barcelona can draw Schalke is quite lucky, and the team is the first away and then the home, the situation is very favorable, and the prospects for promotion are bright. Compared with Arsenal's early meeting with the 2006 champion Inter Milan, as well as Manchester United's meeting with Roma, as well as Chelsea's battle with Fenerbahce, Barcelona is undoubtedly much easier, it can be said that from the perspective of this draw, Schalke is undoubtedly Barcelona's most ideal and expected opponent.

Real Madrid's mouthpiece "As" is also very optimistic about the promotion of the sworn enemy, using the headline "Barcelona vs Schalke, a weaker opponent" to illustrate the good fortune of the Camp Nou team. The newspaper said that Barcelona really avoided the three giants of the Premier League as expected before the game, and drew Schalke, who reached the top 8 for the first time, Barcelona will not encounter too much trouble in advancing to the semifinals, and the home and away games also make it difficult for Schalke, who is currently ranked fifth in the Bundesliga, to have an upset.

The Daily Sport newspaper was very pleased with the team's signing, believing it to be a lucky gift for the team, saying that the team could even consider the semi-final matchup in advance. However, the Barca mouthpiece also has concerns, although Barcelona's signing for Schalke is very good, they will meet the winner between Arsenal and Inter Milan after qualifying, and Barcelona's semi-final signing will be home and away, which makes the Catalan giants' final road to Moscow not so smooth.

Another Catalan newspaper, Le Monde Sport, is more blunt, believing that Barcelona's promotion to the semi-finals is basically not a problem, and at the same time, the Catalan media even cheered for Arsenal, hoping that Arsenal can eliminate Inter Milan, and then Barcelona can 'meet' Arsenal in the semi-finals, which will be a wonderful matchup.

Although the Catalan media refused to admit that this was due to the fear of Leon's Inter, it was clear that Barcelona did not want to touch Leon's Inter.

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After the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League was announced, the bookmakers immediately made the latest round of adjustments to the odds for the title, and the data changes were of course based on factors such as the quality of the signings, the division of the semi-divisions, and the order of home and away. Inter Milan, who had previously been favourites to win the title, continue to lead the way, followed by Manchester United, then Barcelona, and Chelsea, who have been drawn, have risen to the fourth favourite.

The results of the quarter-finals draw have just been announced, and the media unanimously decided that Barcelona and Chelsea had been drawn because their respective opponents did not have many Champions League matches. However, the bookmakers did not blindly lower the odds for both teams to win the title, and Chelsea were indeed slightly favored, but Barcelona's odds to win the title were raised.

Ladbrokes previously offered Barcelona the odds for the champion to be 2 to 7, but after the draw in the quarterfinals, it was reduced to 1 to 4, which was converted into decimal places, that is, the odds rose from 4.50 to 5.00. The reason is related to the fact that even if Barcelona advances to the quarter-finals, it is likely to meet the top favorite Inter Milan in the semi-finals. Chelsea's odds to win the title have dropped from 1 to 5 to 2 to 9, with the drop entirely due to the weakness of their quarter-final opponents, Fenerbahce.

Although Arsenal has performed well this season, and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that Arsenal is not afraid of any team, and even 'expects' to meet the favorite Inter Milan, but really met with Inter Milan, the bookmaker can not have enough confidence in Arsenal, they quickly adjusted Arsenal's odds to win the title, 4 and Fenerbahce two 'weak teams', and the same odds as the Roma team to win the championship, are 1 to 11.

Fenerbahce's odds have risen from 20 to 1 to 28 and Schalke 04's odds to win have risen from 25 to 1 to 33.

The team newspaper used a photo of the smile on the face of the draw representatives of the major clubs at the scene when Arsenal and Milan faced off at the draw ceremony, accompanied by a text caption: Obviously, seeing Arsenal draw Inter Milan, the other (teams) are relieved.

"Milan Sport" is even more 'outspoken', and did not forget to sarcastically say that Arsene Wenger: no one wants to run into the number one favorite Inter Milan, except Arsene Wenger.