After playing the 16th round of La Liga, on December 20, UEFA conducted the draw for the knockout round of 16 of the Champions League.

This season's Champions League round of 16 are Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Arsenal, Schalke 04, AC Milan, Malaga, Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayern Munich, Valencia, Barcelona, Celtic, Manchester United, Galatasaray.

With the exception of Ajax and Manchester City, who were in the Group of Death, Chelsea were the only surprise to be out of the group.

The other teams are basically the better teams in the group stage, and it is not surprising to qualify.

In this season's Champions League group stage, there were not many upsets.

According to the draw principle that teams in the same group do not meet in the group stage and teams from the same country do not meet, Real Madrid's 1/8 final opponents will be drawn from the six teams that are second in the group, namely Porto, Arsenal, AC Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic and Galatasaray.

As a result, it was Shakhtar Donetsk who was drawn to Real Madrid in the end, which can be called a lottery.

As for Barcelona, which drew AC Milan, and Bayern Munich, who drew Arsenal, let's ask for more blessings!

The Champions League 1/8 finals will start until next year.

After the Champions League draw is completed, there is one last league game left in La Liga this year.

On 22 December, just three days after the last league game, Real Madrid played their last match of 2012: the 17th round of La Liga away to Malaga.

The match attracted a lot of attention in global football, with television broadcasts in nearly 100 countries, and other types of media in many more countries covering the game.

Because it could be a game that Real Madrid will make history.

Since their last league game, Real Madrid have equalled AC Milan's record of 58 games unbeaten in the top five leagues.

As long as they are unbeaten in this game, Real Madrid will overtake AC Milan and set a new record for the longest unbeaten run in Europe's top five leagues with 59 games.

This is a new record of horror, a new dynasty.

So, despite the fact that only three days after the last game and there has been no fundamental improvement in the team's fitness, Mourinho has fielded all his main players to try to set a new record.

But Malaga is not a belly.

They have Spain's sharpest right winger Joaquin, the domineering marshal Demichelis at the back, the European Golden Boy Award, the striker Isco, and the Argentine talented goalscorer and South American footballer Rabbit Saviola.

Anyone who thinks that Malaga is a fish belly and despises them is very wrong.

This season, they are fourth in the league, behind Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, leaving behind Valencia, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao.

In the Champions League group stage, they even beat AC Milan to top Group D, four points more than AC Milan.

As a result, Málaga may not look like a big name this season, but they are in very good form and very difficult to deal with.

What's more, this is still the opponent's home stadium, and Real Madrid has experienced a continuous devilish schedule.

While Real Madrid are looking to set a historic record of 59 La Liga games unbeaten, Málaga is also hoping to make a name for themselves by beating the unbeatable Galaxy in front of the global media and fans.

If Malaga can end Real Madrid's unbeaten run in La Liga, they can also make a name for themselves.

Therefore, Malaga is not only strong, but also very motivated.

Although Real Madrid is the main force, it may not be able to beat them at their home stadium, and it is unknown whether they can remain unbeaten.

Mourinho is well aware of this.

So, before coming on the pitch, Mourinho gave a motivational speech in the dressing room:

"A week of doubles, or even flying halfway around the world to Asia for a week, I know everybody is tired. But it's a rare opportunity, and countless players have struggled to get a chance to set an unbeaten record once in their lifetime. A win for today's game would overtake AC Milan for the longest unbeaten run in Europe's top five leagues. ”

After a pause, Mourinho continued: "What's more, after today, there will be a winter break. I hope that all of you can concentrate and fight and grab as hard as you can, without saving energy, and give all your remaining energy this year to today's game. Remember, we want to win, not a reluctant draw. ”

Finally, Mourinho raised his voice: "The last game of 2012, the unbeaten match in the top five leagues, I want everyone to announce the birth of a new record with a victory and create a glorious football dynasty. ”

The players were all a little excited, and even Lu Wenbin was infected.

Although he doesn't love Real Madrid, this dynasty was built by him, and he will naturally feel emotional and proud.

After giving a motivational speech, Mourinho took the initiative to reach out and asked all the players, coaches and staff to stand in a circle, holding hands and shouting together: "Go to Madrid!" ”

Then, the coaching staff and substitutes went out first, sat down on the bench, and the starters entered the players' tunnel, holding the hands of the little ball boy and preparing to play.

Under the attention of the global media and fans, at 20 o'clock in the evening of December 20, with the referee's whistle, the 17th round of the 2012/2013 La Liga season Real Madrid's away match against Malaga officially kicked off at the Rose Garden Stadium, the home stadium of Malaga.

In the cheering of the home fans, Malaga played very actively and ferociously, but he paid attention to the place of the foul and would not easily give Lu Wenbin the opportunity to perform a free kick.

In the 3rd minute, Lu Wenbin made a wonderful pass to Ronaldo, and Ronaldo broke through with the ball on the side, but was shoveled out of the sideline by a fierce sliding tackle by defender Sanchez.

But Sanchez was only given a yellow card.

Although the free kick taken by Lu Wenbin was finally headed for the dead corner of the goal, because the distance was too far, the goalkeeper had more time to prepare, and was finally lifted off the crossbar by goalkeeper Caballero.

In the subsequent corner kick, Lu Wenbin ran to take the penalty, ready to perform a zero-degree angle shot, but was directly held in his arms by Caballero.

Although Lu Wenbin's zero-degree angle shooting skills are full value, the angle is too small, as long as the goalkeeper does not shoot away from the goal line, it is really difficult to score.

In the last game, Lu Wenbin actually took two corner kicks, one went directly out of the bottom line, and the other was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Now again, it seems that corner kicks are much more difficult to get started than free kicks!

The game went on, and although the Real Madrid stars wanted to score as soon as possible and beat Málaga in the end, the physical exhaustion was an irreversible fact.

With the exception of Lu Wenbin, most of the starters couldn't run and were entangled with Malaga, unable to play quick attacks or counterattacks.