996 Don't lose to Messi!
"Real Madrid!"
On TV, when UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino received the ball from Paul Breitner, the ambassador of the Champions League final, broke it and took out the note, flipped it over to show it to the camera, and shouted the name aloud, you can feel a burst of restlessness and even a silent exclamation.
In front of the TV, in the rest area of Valdebebas training base, the Real Madrid players also exclaimed in surprise.
It's Real Madrid!
This is the fourth draw in the Champions League quarterfinals, and it is also the most anticipated one, because the third team is called Atlético Greek, which is the weakest overall strength among the top eight teams.
Real Madrid is known as the strongest team in this Champions League so far, the Galaxy has defended the Champions League for two consecutive years, and this year it has reached the quarterfinals with a strong momentum, and now it has drawn a weak team like Atletico Greek, which is equivalent to guaranteeing the semi-finals.
What is even more surprising is that the first and second signings are AC Milan and Barcelona respectively, which means that AC Milan and Barcelona will meet again in the quarter-finals, and the winners of these two teams will meet the winners of Real Madrid and Atletico Greece in the semi-finals.
The reason why everyone exclaimed was that Real Madrid and Barcelona were the two most favored teams in the Spanish Super League before the game, but now they were placed in the same half of the semi-finals, which means that the possibility of them being in the final is gone.
The draw in the second half of the zone became tedious, with Marseille meeting Bayern Munich and Benfica meeting Chelsea, these are all decent matchups, and it can even be said that there is not much suspense in the semi-finals between Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
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The Greeks competed, this is not a dark horse, but a divine horse.
Why?
Because this team comes from a semi-professional league, Cyprus.
Yes, Atlético Greeks is not from Greece, but from Cyprus, and it is a semi-professional team, but the interesting thing is that such a team, in addition to playing football, has to work part-time as fishermen, carpenters and cooks to support themselves, and they have made it all the way to the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season.
Lucky in the draw?
It's a bit true, but you know, in the group stage, you will meet Shakhtar St. Petersburg Zenit, Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk.
According to the conspiracy theories of the outside media, UEFA President Platini in order to implement his policy of equal rain and dew, so in the draw to favor the teams of the small and medium-sized leagues, for example, the group of Atlético Greeks does not have a team in the four major leagues, and it can almost be said that they are all teams in the small and medium-sized leagues.
But the problem is that in this inconspicuous group, and perhaps even many fans don't care about it at all, the seeded team Porto was planted, the Ukrainian iron army of Shakhtar Donetsk collapsed, and in the end the group was topped by a semi-professional team from Cyprus, and even the former Europa League champion Zenit St. Petersburg could only be relegated to second.
By chance? Or luck? Or is it just the referee's care?
Soon, Atletico Greeks gave the answer in the knockout round of 16.
The opponent is still not strong, but it is definitely not weak, Ligue 1 Lyon.
Lyon won the first leg 1-0 at home, followed by a 0-1 fight back in the second leg by Atlético Greek, followed by a penalty shoot-out from extra time before Atlético Greeks won the match.
There is no doubt that Atletico Greeks are a veritable giant in Cyprus, but in European football, he is an out-and-out belly team, but it is such a team that has toppled the likes of Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St. Petersburg and Lyon.
As early as before the draw for the quarterfinals, the other seven teams were also very much looking forward to it, and they all wanted to draw this belly team, and some media even believed that Atletico Greeks was the honey that the other seven teams were eager to eat in their mouths.
But now, the candy has landed on Real Madrid's lips.
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Drawn to the Greeks aco, there was a burst of jubilation in Valdebebas's rest area.
Everyone knows that Atletico Greek's Champions League journey this season has come to an end.
Against Real Madrid, who boast stars such as Yang Yang, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Arjen Robben, Angel Di Maria and Kaka, the Cypriot side cannot afford to pull off another miracle in any case.
"Still can't be careless, Atletico Greece has performed very well this season, with nine points from two wins and three draws in the first five rounds of the Champions League, and they qualified from the group ahead of schedule, and they abandoned the game in the last round, which was a 0-2 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk."
"But even so, they only conceded four goals in the first five rounds, and they only conceded one goal in the two legs of the round of 16 knockout round against Lyon, and this team is very defensive, and it is no accident that they have come to this day."
Captain Casillas patiently reminded his teammates not to slack off because the opponent drawn was weak.
Atletico Greeks can overturn teams such as Porto and Lyon, and they have the ability to overturn Real Madrid.
Yang Yang also agrees with Casillas' caution, but he believes that Real Madrid only needs to play at their level normally, and advancing to the semi-finals is not a problem, so he is more cautiously optimistic about this.
Ramos patted Yang Yang's shoulder hard and said with a smile: "That's right, as long as we play normally, we can enter the semifinals and meet Barcelona, but before playing Barcelona, I think you should score more goals first, don't lose to Messi!" ”
Ramos's words seem to speak the hearts of many Real Madrid players, and Real Madrid players, including Casillas, also nodded in unison, agreeing with Ramos's statement.
Yang Yang said that Real Madrid wants all three championships, and no one is missing, which speaks to the hearts of Real Madrid players.
But for Real Madrid's players, not only to kill Barcelona on the field, but also to kill Barcelona's star of the house, that is a real big victory.
Sometimes, football is just that!
It was this breath that allowed Athletic Greeks to reach the quarterfinals and allowed Greece to miraculously win the European Championship.
"Brother, look at what the media close to Barcelona have been blowing in recent times? If they continue to blow like this, if Messi really wants to win the Champions League Golden Boot, then they don't know what the hype will be. ”
Ramos grabbed Yang Yang's shoulders, lest the world would be chaotic.
"If you think about it, Messi staged a five-son Dengke, we will return him a five-son Dengke, playing the Greeks is the best opportunity, a godsend, and he can also catch up with the number of goals in one go, and then kill Barcelona in the semi-finals, I just want to see what kind of expression the media close to Barcelona will have when the time comes."
After saying that, Ramos himself burst out laughing.
He has always been the easiest and most courageous militant in the Real Madrid team.
"I support Sergio's claim!" Marcelo was the first to stand up in support.
"I'm definitely all for it." Xavi Alonso echoed.
"I don't think Barcelona should be left with any chances, any hope." Pepe is also very aggressive.
Before 09, Real Madrid was really suppressed too badly by Barcelona.
Even captain Casillas laughed and said, "It would be a good thing if we could beat the opponent as big as possible in the first round." ”
Everyone spoke, and then their eyes fell on Ibrahimovic and others.
Ibrahimovic knows very well that this is the prerogative of the team's number one star.
It's like Barcelona always pushes Messi to compare with Yang Yang, and Real Madrid always pushes Yang Yang out to compare with the leading stars of other teams, in this comparison, Ibrahimovic can only be Yang Yang's assistant.
He did not have the strength and influence to replace Yang Yang, let alone such a locker room status.
At the very least, both captain Casillas and Ramos are supportive of Yang Yang, and few people will genuinely support him.
"I'm sure I'll support you to fight too!" Ibrahimovic said with a smile.
"Me too." Kaka also made an immediate statement.
"I don't need to say anything." Robben responded.
"And me." Di Maria also raised her hand.
And the whole thing was settled all at once.
Yang Yang will definitely not refuse this, because he also wants to compete with Messi.
Yang Yang has not been on the drama of Wuzi Dengke, but it was in La Liga.
As far as he knows, Messi has always been eager to play a five-son Dengko, but unfortunately missed the opportunity, until recently, he finally played Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League once, which is considered to be a game, not only that, but also became the first player to score five goals in a single game in the Champions League since the Champions League was restructured.
Even Yang Yang himself failed to do this, but Messi did.
It is impossible to say that Yang Yang doesn't want to return the color, but he also knows that it is difficult, and even unattainable.
Will Athletic Greeks be Yang Yang's chance?
He didn't know, but his teammates supported him and there was no reason why he shouldn't try it as hard as he could.
So, Yang Yang also stood up as a deserved.
"Okay, then I'll prepare well in the next few days, adjust my condition, when I play Aletico Greeks, I'll do my best to get more goals, you have to help me, whether it is achieved or not, Juan House Barbecue after the game!"
When the Real Madrid players heard the name of the restaurant, they all laughed.
They are all too familiar with the restaurant, and most importantly, the players have different tastes, but the Casa Juan Grill is able to satisfy all their taste buds, and even accompanied Real Madrid on the road, which shows how much the Real Madrid players love this restaurant.
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Maybe it's because he has the chance to win the league, maybe Carlo Ancelotti knows the agreement in the dressing room, or maybe Ancelotti just wants to play well in the Champions League, so in the 29th round of La Liga in midweek, Yang Yang only played 60 minutes, receiving an assist from David Silva to score a goal.
But in the 83rd minute, veteran Marcos Senna pulled a goal back for Villarreal.
In the end, Real Madrid drew 1-1 away at Villarreal.
In this round, Barcelona won 5-3 at home, and Messi scored a hat trick to chase his goals to 38 goals, only one step away from Yang Yang's 40 goals.
But three days later, in the twentieth round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 5-1 at home, Yang Yang scored two shots and one pass, and at the same time, Barcelona defeated Real Mallorca 2-0 away, and Messi scored a goal.
So far, Yang Yang has once again led Messi's 39 goals with 42 goals.