Chapter 252: Champions League quarterfinals opponent: Red Devils Manchester United

At the same time as Atletico Madrid advanced to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, in the Champions League, one of the most valuable quarter-finals teams this season was released, Real Madrid drew 1:1 with Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, and eliminated the Ligue 1 leader 4:3 on aggregate with a good foundation of winning 3:2 at the Bernabeu in the first leg. Gareth Bale set up Cristiano Ronaldo to give the visitors the lead, Kylian Mbappe walked thousands of miles to equalise for the home team, and the new European golden boy once again showed his value. At one time, the home fans saw the hope of winning.

However, Real Madrid relied on stronger midfield control and a strong foundation forged by the championship to maintain the aggregate advantage until the end. The BBC's title defense continues, and the CNM's Champions League performance can only go so far.

Such a strong set of conversations is a feast for all fans. The French media lamented after the game that the La Liga duo are really the insurmountable nemesis of Paris on the road to the Champions League.

In the last four seasons, Paris Saint-Germain has all reached the knockout stage of the Champions League, and this is the third time that they have fallen at the feet of a La Liga team. Last season, Barcelona staged the "Camp Nou Miracle" out of the game, stimulating Paris to spend 640 million euros in the summer to build the first team in Europe, originally the round of 16 draw to avoid Barcelona, the Paris senior management is quite happy, avoiding the bitter master who eliminated them twice, maybe this year's Champions League journey can go further.

As a result, he was taught to be a man by the Real Madrid BBC group in minutes. Compared to them, the CNM combination of Grand Paris is more than sharp but inexperienced.

Ginger is still old and spicy.

The Champions League round of 16 fixtures are scheduled over a long period of time, with another week after the match between Real Madrid and Paris before all the teams that have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League have been decided.

The only upset was when Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk eliminated Roma on away goals after a two-legged encounter. Other than that, there is no suspense. Barcelona, Manchester United, Juventus and Bayern Munich have each eliminated their respective opponents to reach the quarter-finals.

Only Bayern had a little bit of a twist in between. Facing the Turkish Super League dark horse Besiktas, who qualified as the first in Group G, Bayern was forced to draw 1:1 in the first leg at the Allianz Arena. The Turkish media were hopeful that Besiktas could equal Galatasaray's record for the best Champions League result set in 2012-13.

But in the second leg, the well-prepared Bundesliga hegemon made the opponent feel the gap between the dark horse and the giants, not a half-star.

Despite being a home to the Devil's home, Bayern took control of the tempo from the first minute. Polish striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice in the first half, and Vidal added the icing on the cake in the second half. And Besiktas' top scorer Negredo only got a pitiful few sporadic chances under Bayern's overall targeted defensive care.

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All the top eight teams will be selected on March 15. According to UEFA's official rules, the draw for the quarter-finals will take place the following day, March 16. Taking advantage of the heat of the Champions League, the next round of strong dialogues will be announced immediately, so as to attract a wave of attention, and UEFA's creation of the influence of the Champions League can be said to have reached a nuanced level.

Unlike the draw for the round of 16, the Champions League quarter-finals, that is, the quarter-finals, will not set any avoidance principle, it will be completely random, and the fate of life and death will be determined by heaven.

This also means that the quarter-finals will hide multiple groups of Champions League champion-level battles, and for Chinese fans, it is difficult to adjust which opponent Atletico Madrid wants to draw. The battle between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona is still in the smoke, and the ups and downs of the game have left everyone wanting to stop. If we could do it again in the Champions League, most people would applaud.

Of course, if you win Real Madrid, everyone is also welcome. The derby of the Champions League knockout round, under the double view, the game will definitely not be boring. Atletico Madrid's CG duo went head-to-head with Real Madrid's BBC duo for the first time, and Chinese fans can expect Wen Zhihao to lead Atletico Madrid to break the fate of losing the Champions League.

Regarding the matter of choosing opponents, Wen Zhihao gives the outside world the feeling that he is quite indifferent, and he has always had no special tendencies. But journalists like to throw this question out again and again at times like this.

Somewhat surprisingly, Wen Zhihao's answer this time was very interesting.

"As long as it's not a Donetsk miner, nothing else matters."

The reporters then came to their senses and asked: "Why Donetsk?" Will Atletico still be afraid of the weakest Ukrainian team? ”

Wen Zhihao responded calmly: "Of course not! You go and look at the map of the world and see who Ukraine is close to, and you will understand. Drawing Shakhtar Donetsk is definitely a devil's trip away – and I don't just mean on the pitch. ”

The reporters were at least college educated, and they were stunned for a moment, and then they suddenly realized.

Indeed! It is a neighbor of Russia, a fighting nation, and the fans of the two countries have the same ancestry and the same roots in history. Who can guarantee that the local fans won't do something shocking because of the momentary emotion?

It is to create a little trouble, such as blowing a horn at the door of the away team's hotel to make noise, blocking the away team's bus, etc., which has a great negative impact on the rest and preparation of the away team's players.

However, as soon as Wen Zhihao's interview was transferred to China, there were many enthusiastic young people on the Internet who set up a field for Wen Zhihao.

"Don't be afraid, Zhihao, let go and kick if you win, I'll be the first to go to the scene to support you, if those grandsons dare to surround you, you have to ask me if I agree."

"On the top floor! When the time comes, everyone will form a group to go over, if you dare to move Zhihao, if you don't say it, cut him! ”

"Upstairs are all wayward sons who say they will go, I can only silently ask the Chinese consulate over there to pay attention to Zhihao's personal safety......"

The following evening, the Champions League quarter-final tie-up was revealed at UEFA headquarters.

Wen Zhihao also doesn't have to worry about the trouble of the expedition to Ukraine, and the passionate Chinese fans can also save trouble - Atletico Madrid did not draw Shakhtar Donetsk.

It's bad news from the point of view of the team's interests, the weakest opponents are not drawn, and every one of the remaining ones is hard to bite.

However, it was not the worst luck, and Atletico Madrid also did not draw a top team like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern.

Their next opponent is the Red Devils Manchester United led by the madman Jose Mourinho!

For Atletico Madrid, it is a good and not bad win. In terms of strength, Atletico Madrid should be stronger, and Wen Zhihao is no stranger to Manchester United, having played in the Europa League last season, and from his experience, he can also provide a lot of valuable information to the team.

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Manchester, United Kingdom.

As soon as he returned to Manchester after the away game against West Ham United, Mourinho learned about his next Champions League opponent and immediately frowned.

Originally, there was a lot of pressure on Atletico Madrid, and there is a Chinese name that has been implanted in his mind since last year - Wen Zhihao!

Jose Mourinho feels this is the team's first big challenge in this year's Champions League.

After thinking for a moment, Mourinho immediately made a decision and said to his assistant Faria: "Rui, from now on, send someone to collect the video of every game of Atletico Madrid, do you remember the Chinese of Vitesse last year...... Yes, Wen Zhihao! Make a separate compilation of all his performances and show it to me. Remember, it's all, and you can't leave a single one! ”