The day after the group stage, Heynckes flew to UEFA headquarters to draw the lot.

After the draw, the head coach of the four giants, only Arsene Wenger had a smile on his face.

Arsenal drew Roma in Serie A, the third softest team in the group, and Chelsea drew another Italian team, Juventus, which is not surprising, who told you to finish second in the group?

However, the two red teams that won the group were drawn the worst draws, and the four giants who were second in the group naturally avoided two of them, and the remaining two were all drawn by the Premier League teams, and the other group winners were almost sent to the pennant.

What a man!!

Manchester United drew Inter Milan, and the highlight was Mourinho's return to the Premier League against Alex Ferguson.

Liverpool drew Real Madrid, and the highlight was that the former Real Madrid Champions League champion coach fought against his old club.

Liverpool are on both fronts this year, currently top of the Premier League and the only team in Europe's top five leagues to remain unbeaten in the league, and are likely to win the league title after a long absence.

The Champions League is also the team with the highest points in this year's Champions League group stage, with 5 wins, 1 draw and 16 points, followed by Bayern with 14 points.

Last year, Manchester United had a good record in the group stage, also qualified from the group with 16 points, and then went all the way to win last year's Champions League with an unbeaten record.

But Liverpool are now drawn to Real Madrid, and it's hard to say. Manchester United only faced Barcelona in the semi-finals last year, after Lyon and Roma in the last 16 and quarter-finals respectively.

Although Real Madrid has been the sixteenth in the Champions League for four consecutive years, it is not surprising that a team with a background like Real Madrid will win a Champions League title even if it breaks out this year, and it is not known whether the signing of Liverpool and Real Madrid is a blessing or a curse.

The knockout rounds of the Champions League don't start until February next year, so it's still time to think about the league first.

The Champions League is over, and the various award ceremonies at the end of the year are also coming.

Cristiano Ronaldo undoubtedly won the European Ballon d'Or, with Lionel Messi being runners-up and Torres finishing third in the Ballon d'Or selection.

The Ballon d'Or will be presented in France soon after the conference, but the World Footballer of the Year will have to wait until January next year to go to UEFA headquarters to present the award, and the current final five finalists are Ronaldo, Messi, Torres, Kaka, and Xavi.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Ting was shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or 30 people, and the final selection result was not at the bottom, and the number of votes ranked 17th with Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and Juventus's Buffon, which can be regarded as a recognition of him.

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On December 13, the 17th round of the English Premier League Liverpool hosted the dark horse Hull City.

Tiger are currently sixth in the table, and while they don't have the long-term top-four finish at the start of the season, they are a high position for promoted horses.

Liu Ting continued to be absent this time, and the team doctor's opinion was that he could only return in the next game, and Heynckes also said that he would be on the bench in the next game against Arsenal.

I didn't expect Liverpool to be a draw again, but there was no goallessness, but it was still a draw when the goal was scored.

Liverpool drew 2-2 at home to Hull City.

Steven Gerrard scored twice, but Carragher scored another own goal to hold Liverpool to a draw.

In the absence of Liu Ting and Torres, Liverpool's goals can only rely on Gerrard and coolie striker Kuyt, who always seem a little weak in attack.

Some media criticized Carragher's form for declining too quickly, and some criticized Heynckes, saying that Heynckes would not have allowed the team to score without Liu Ting and Torres, and his tactical arrangement was problematic.

As long as there is a problem, there is always an excuse to criticize you.

Fortunately, the opponent is also on the bar with Liverpool, and it is also a draw, or the four giants are all drawn.

Arsenal 1:1 Middlesbrough away, Manchester United drew 0:0 with Tottenham Hotspur away, and Chelsea drew 1:1 at West Ham United at home, but these three giants did their best in the Champions League group stage in midweek, either for the right to qualify or to fight for the top spot in the group, and Liverpool were all substitutes in the Champions League in midweek.

This is also Heynckes' crime, Liverpool could have taken this opportunity to open up the gap, but now it is still a stalemate at a distance of one game, not up or down, uncomfortable!

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The 18th round of the Premier League is on the way, and the Red Devils Manchester United have postponed their participation in the current round of the Club World Cup, so that Manchester United will have two fewer games than other teams.

Liverpool will travel to London to challenge the Gunners, and it's a tough battle.

At present, Liverpool is unbeaten in 17 league games with 11 wins and 6 draws, but this unbeaten draw is too much, and it has not opened the gap with Chelsea behind it at all, only 2 points ahead of Chelsea.

Arsenal has fallen to 5th place with 30 points, Aston Villa with 31 points in 4th, and Manchester United with 32 points in one less round, but everyone believes that Arsenal will occupy 4th place at the end of the season, which is the law of unbreakable Premier League bumps.

Although Arsenal are not in a good position, they have a good record against the big four this season, beating Manchester United 2-1 at home and Chelsea 2-1 away, and the first half of the schedule is just short of Liverpool.

Liverpool also had a good run in the big domestic campaign, beating Chelsea 1-0 away to end their unbeaten run at home for several years, as well as beating arch-rivals Manchester United 2-1 at home.

Both teams are tough in the big civil war, and this one will decide who is the best of the best.

The day before the game, Arsene Wenger came out and said: "If you ask Liverpool, they definitely want TNT to play, Liverpool without TNT is not that strong, we are very motivated, beating Liverpool at home is the first step for us to return to the title race." ”

Professor Wen! Don't be funny, what title is Arsenal fighting for?

Fighting for four is your right thing!!

Arsene Wenger also said of Liu Ting: "Yes, we almost signed him last winter, everything was negotiated, we were ready to pay liquidated damages, but things changed and Bordeaux finally persuaded him to renew his contract to stay. ”

Well, this is a dead label of temperature difference!

At that time, it was just Liu Ting's agent who deliberately vaguely delayed his presence for a while, but he didn't expect it to become a temperature difference sign.

On the day of the game, on the bus to the Emirates Stadium, Liu Ting sat next to Heynckes.

Liu Ting asked, "Boss, really don't need me to start?" ”

Heynckes said: "You sit on the bench first, and I will send you on the field when needed!" ”

Heynckes was also worried that he wouldn't be able to win the game, but Liu Ting had just recovered from his injury, so it was better to be careful.

Since Heynckes coached Liverpool in half a season, Liu Ting had not adapted to the Premier League in the early days of the season, relying on Torres' goals to lead the team forward, and then Torres was injured, and it happened that Liu Ting's performance was better, and it was Liu Ting who led the team forward.

So Liverpool's games were thrilling, and finally Torres recovered from injury and partnered with Liu Ting, played two explosive games, won the name of TNT, Torres was injured again, and what was worse was that Liu Ting also immediately strained his thigh.

In the time that the two were absent together, Liverpool won 1 and drew 3 in 4 league rounds, and only won one Champions League group stage, which was the reason why the opponent PSV Eindhoven had already given up early exit.

Heynckes knows that Liverpool's forward line can only look at Torres and Liu Ting.

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On December 21, the 18th round of the Premier League arrived as scheduled, Liu Ting sat on the bench, Liverpool's Mascherano was absent due to pre-match flu, and Lucas took his place.

The referee of this game is the Premier League whistle Clattenburg, he officiated many games with draws, inherent in the title of draw master, he later officiated the European Cup final and Champions League final are 90 minutes of draws, worthy of his title of draw master.

Of course, he is also one of the famous 'Premier League Four Blinds', known as the 'Giant Hunter Clattenburg', when he officiates the game is the confrontation between the giants and the weak team, then he will favor the weak team and let the giants be forced to draw.

The relegation team met the giants in the final relegation stage of the league, and if it was Clattenburg who came to enforce the law, the underdog fans could cheer, and at least a draw was guaranteed.

In fact, Clattenburg can become a famous whistle in the Premier League, although he is blind, but he has a good control over the rhythm of the game, otherwise he would not have officiated in the European Cup final and the Champions League final.

I don't know what this game will be enforced by Clattenburg, both teams are giants!

In this game, Heynckes used Gerrard, Alonso, Lucas and Modric in midfield, and Kuyt and Robbie Keane played as a double striker.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides attacked fiercely and the confrontation was also fierce.

In less than 30 minutes, Robbie Keane and Arsenal's Adebayor both received yellow cards, Robbie Keane is a former Tottenham player, Tottenham is Arsenal's mortal enemy, Keane received a yellow card for a flying tackle Fabregas in the 20th minute, and Adebayo was a foul in the 28th minute for not keeping up with Bale's speed and received a yellow card.

In the 34th minute, Nasri made a long pass from the backfield, Van Persie received the ball at the top of the penalty area, shook off Carragher with his left foot, and scored with his right foot, and Arsenal broke the deadlock 1:0.

Heynckes reluctantly said to assistant coach Herman: "Carragher's condition is getting worse and worse, there are always mistakes, and I'm going crazy if Skrtel doesn't recover from injury." ”

Carragher was indeed responsible for the goal, but it was more about Van Persie's good shot.

After that, Liverpool attacked with all their might, and in the 42nd minute, Robbie Keane made Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia unable to react with a cold shot from outside the box, but the ball bounced off the crossbar.

Both sides ended the first half with a score of 1:0.