Chapter 207: Champions League quarterfinals list
With the end of all the matches in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, all the teams that have advanced to the quarterfinals have been selected.
Defending champions Barcelona beat Liverpool 1-O away, but were eliminated due to a lack of away goals; Inter Milan also fell at the feet of Bayern.? Eighty-one? Chinese? ≈≥≠.≤8≈1≤Z≤≥.=C≈O≈M≠ac Milan eliminated Valencia in a thrilling way, Jose Mourinho led Chelsea to eliminate their former club Porto, Manchester United eliminated PSV Eindhoven in the controversy, Lyon was eliminated by Roma in an upset, and Arsenal easily eliminated Celtic.
The list of the quarterfinals is out, Liverpool, Bayern, Lille, AC Milan, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Roma.
On March 9 at 12:oo, the draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions Cup took place in Athens, Greece, and was presided over by UEFA CEO Mr. Gianni Infantino.
Unlike the round of 16 draw, the round of eight draw avoids the clause against FA clubs, and the teams they face in the group stage could face off again.
The first team to be drawn is Milan, who will take on Bayern Munich at the San Siro Stadium.
Lille were drawn in fifth place, and it was the Red Devils Manchester United who awaited them.
The list of matches will be released soon,
a1: AC Milan vs Bayern Munich
a2: Roma vs Liverpool
A3: Lille Vs Manchester United
A4: Chelsea vs Arsenal
The schedule for the semi-finals and finals has also been announced:
Semifinal:
a5: a4 winner Vsa2 winner
a6: a3 winner Vsa1 winner
Final: A5 Winner Vsa6 Winner
The quarter-finals will be played over two legs on April 4 and 5, and April 11 and 12 respectively, with the winner battling each other on April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3 to qualify for the final. The final will be played on May 24 in Athens, Greece.
After the draw, the odds of winning the Champions Cup of the three major betting institutions have also undergone subtle changes, and the top 3 still firmly occupy the top three positions, but because Chelsea will face Arsenal in the round of 8, considering the record between the managers of the two teams, the Blues have a very obvious advantage in the odds of winning the title, and Chelsea's odds are among the best in BeTFaIR, BeT365, and William Hill's latest updated odds to win the championship. Manchester United and Liverpool, who are in second and third place, have both risen in odds to win the title after the draw. In addition, AC Milan and Bayern Munich, who had a grudge last season, had a dramatic change in odds after the draw, and AC Milan was more optimistic, because AC Milan had eliminated Bayern by an overwhelming margin last season!
In addition, although Lille has changed people's impression of the underdog, they are still one of the least favored teams.
Although the elimination of Real Madrid, proving his ability, and making Lille's odds to win the championship have increased significantly, considering Lille's strength and heritage on paper, the odds are only higher than Roma, who eliminated Lyon.
Although there are some complaints about the odds, the whole Lille team is not afraid of Manchester United, the opponent in the quarter-finals.
Because they have a great psychological advantage, although they did not qualify from the Champions League group stage last season, they still beat the strong Manchester United to rank third in the group and qualify for the Europa League.
Reeves is looking forward to this matchup, because Manchester United has one of the peerless pride of future football in the team, Ronaldo, and now Ronaldo is still in the transition stage, just this year, Manchester United No. 7, who bears the great surname of Ronaldo, has advanced from the flashy little Ronaldo to the practical; Reeves wants to measure the gap between the two, C-Ronaldo is the second most competitive English goalscorer in the league with 16 goals this season, and in the continental arena, although he has not yet scored in the Champions League, he completed a key assist in the last game to help the veteran Larsson score the only goal of the game, and now C-Ronaldo is starting his wonderful superstar road.
Such an opponent made Reeves excited enough, and Reeves increased his training volume after learning the results of the draw.
He will continue to improve his long-range shooting ability and become more familiar with the power style of play.
In the first leg against Real Madrid, four goals gave Reeves a taste of the exhilarating power style of play, which is much more technical and less effort-saving than relying solely on technique and effort, which may be one of the solutions to the lack of fitness.
Ahead of the quarter-finals, Reeves hopes he can master this style of play, and whether he can use it in the next game or not, it's always good to have some more scoring tools in his arsenal.
Reeves' change Puel sees it clearly, which he is happy to see, and the more comprehensive Reeves becomes, the further Lille will go in the Champions League.
It's just a pity that Reeves can't head the ball, Puel thinks that if Reeves can head the ball and work the passing coordination, he will be the most comprehensive striker on the planet.
It's a pity, but Puel thought about it and felt that he was too greedy, and it was impossible to favor mortals last time, giving Reeves excellent physical and mental qualities, and always needed to take away something, such as not being able to head the ball and being afraid of flying.
What's more, the current Reeves is already very powerful, first-class technology, first-class physical fitness, first-class mental quality.
And it's still growing, with average coordination and passing, a first glimpse of the goal from a distance, and a power-based kick in the middle.
Puel believes that such a Reeves can bring Lille many accolades.
As for the quarterfinals opponent, Puel also thinks that a good draw has been drawn, and there is no weak team in the quarterfinals, even if it is Roma who thinks that he knocked out Lyon, Puel does not think it is easy to deal with, the Serie A team is the opponent he least wants to meet in the knockout round, relatively speaking, the English team is much better.
Although England is very strong this season, there are four English teams in the quarterfinals, but except for Chelsea, Puel is not afraid of any opponent, Liverpool is weak, Manchester United is in transition, Arsenal Champions League has never been good, it doesn't matter who Puel draws, but he guessed before the draw that Manchester United became the opponent The most likely, after all, Manchester United was out of the Champions League group stage last season, and Lille contributed a lot, creating this revenge battle, which is conducive to the improvement of ratings.
With a month to go in the quarter-finals with Manchester United and several league and cup games to go in between, Puel wants to sharpen Reeves' spear a little sharper without being overtaken by Lyon.
After all, it is not far from the Champions League title, and there are only three opponents left. Fight hard once, maybe you can look forward to that great championship honor.
Puel looked at the training ground in the moonlight and lights, where Reeves was swinging his right leg again and again, practicing long-range shots. (To be continued.) )