When the results of the lottery came out, there was a cry of ghosts and wolves in the conference room, and everyone couldn't care about the gambling game. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Unlike Reaves, who was mentally prepared for UEFA to do what they thought would do, the others were unprepared against the strongest team in the group.

Unlike in the group stage group draw, AC Milan was drawn at that time, but there was no need to face the strength of AC Milan, the players had no pressure, after all, even if they lost two games with AC Milan, it would not affect the qualifying situation, as long as they got enough points from the other two weak teams in the group, they would definitely qualify. And now that they have entered the knockout round, they have to go head-to-head with Real Madrid for two legs, and only by having the upper hand can they advance, in this case, they need to face the strength of the hand, the pressure is like a mountain, and the players have pessimism.

"It's really enough, there is a 1 in 7 probability that we will draw the strongest team!"

"Even if you can't meet a weak team like Celtic, it's acceptable to meet a Roma that is neither strong nor weak, at least Roma still has a good chance of winning. But I ran into Real Madrid, and it was Real Madrid! La Liga giants who have won the Champions League nine times! ”

"Yes! That's the best team in the world! We're going to lose, but it would be nice if we could get them to take a fancy to us! It's my dream to play at the Bernabeu. ”

"Hey, it's unlucky anyway, let's take care of the league this year."

The players spoke one after another, and they all felt that it was really bad to meet Real Madrid, and there was no certainty of winning.

The more Reeves listened, the more uncomfortable he became, what happened to the giants, before the game was played, he showed his cowardice, how could he win. Reeves only believes that the winner is king, there are no natural giants, and every giant is developed from an ordinary team. Victory after victory, king after king, has made a wealthy family. And the giants are not forever, when the victory is no more, it will become an ordinary team, there are many such down-and-out giants in Europe, and there are several in Ligue 1.

Reeves believes that as long as you do your best, you should not give up, fight until the last moment, you will definitely have a chance to win, although the AC Milan stars you met before are not as brilliant as Real Madrid, but they are also a strong team, isn't it also gnawed down by them?

As soon as Reeves wanted to speak, he saw everyone quiet down, and following their gaze, the TV was showing the real-time adjusted odds of the major European bookmakers after the announcement of the Champions League 1/8 finals.

After Barcelona won the Reds, William Hill's odds to win the tournament dropped from 4.00 to 4.33, the same as Chelsea, which means that the two teams are tied for the top favorites. Lyon, who were previously third in the table, met Roma in Serie A, while Manchester United met PSV Eindhoven, and the rankings were swapped, with the Red Devils rising from 1 to 9 to 1 to 8, rising to third place, with Lyon dropping slightly to fourth.

Outside of the semi-finals, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Arsenal all remain unchanged in terms of odds, especially Inter Milan, although they have met the stronger Bayern, but are still favored by the bookmakers and remain at 11.00. AC Milan, who drew the weaker Valencia, also rose to 12.00 at odds, tied for seventh place with the Gunners, who drew Celtic's good signing. On the contrary, Bayern Munich and Valencia were followed by the cold eye, and the winning index of both teams dropped from 15.00 to 21.00.

LILLE'S ODDS FELL DIRECTLY FROM THE PENULTIMATE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 16 TEAMS, BETFAIR'S ODDS DROPPED FROM 120 TO 150, AND WILLIAM HILL'S ODDS DROPPED FROM 67 TO 101.

"The odds are falling too fast."

"But no matter how high the odds are, not many people will buy us."

"Of course, it's better to buy EuroMillions than to buy us" (EuroMillions is the world's largest multi-country lottery jackpot, which faces about 200 million inhabitants in nine European countries and is drawn twice a week, each time attracting at least 20 million bets, with a jackpot of about 200 million euros.) ）

Everyone was not optimistic about the fate of the team, and the outside world looked down on their team from the odds, and the atmosphere in the conference room fell to the bottom.

Puel was too busy calculating the pros and cons of meeting Real Madrid to notice the player's emotions.

Reeves noticed, frowning slightly, for he could not go on any longer, for he saw that even the most optimistic Cabaye had a sad face.

He saw that the manager had not moved, and decided to say what he had just said.

"Hey, guys."

Everyone looked at Reeves.

"Look at the way you guys, what is there to be afraid of Real Madrid, are they all aliens?" Reeves said with a pretended lightheartedness.

"It's not! Even if there is, there is only one! Reeves asked himself.

"They are all mortals, just like us, with two hands and three feet!"

"How do you know they have three legs?" Cabaye vaguely knew his friend's thoughts, and sang and said, "It's not you.............."

The words immediately caused a burst of laughter, diluting the oppressive atmosphere in the conference room.

"The joke is over, so I'll talk about some dry stuff." Seeing that the atmosphere had changed, Reeves decided to go all out and go straight to the road.

"Are we afraid of Leon?" Reeves first threw out a simple question, a question with only one answer.

"Don't be afraid!"

"Who is afraid of who is the grandson!"

"We haven't lost to them in two years!"

The pride on everyone's faces, this is the thing they are most proud of, Lyon has dominated the French league in recent years, but has never begged for benefits from Lille.

"Yes, we are not afraid of them, last season we beat Lyon 4-0 at home and 3-1 away, and we still won them 4-2 away this season, Lyon can't do us at all."

Reeves breathed a sigh of relief and continued,

"Look at Real Madrid's record against Lyon,

In last season's Champions League group stage, Real Madrid lost 3-0 away to Lyon and drew 1-1 at home

In this season's Champions League group stage, Real Madrid lost 0-2 away to Lyon and drew 2-2 at home

We are not even afraid of Real Legion Lyon, why should we be afraid of Real Madrid?

Leon can do it, and obviously we can do it too. ”

"I think so."

"Reeves is right! We are not afraid of them! ”

Most of the people were persuaded and echoed it.

Puel, who had been thinking about the problem before, was awakened by Reeves's shock, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but hold back a smile in his heart, this kid was really slippery in changing concepts, but he didn't expose Reeves, because the effect of Reeves's speech was what he wanted to see.

Puel was a little glad that the draw had just come out, and he should have appeased the players and adjusted everyone's emotions in the first place, instead of studying the opponent. Fortunately, Reeves stepped up, this kid is really good material to be the captain.

Reeves' speech is not over yet,

"Then look at another set of data,

Real Madrid Champions League group stage 3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 11 points,

We have 14 points in the Champions League group stage with 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

We were much better than them in the group stage, they weren't as strong as you think! ”

Reeves stood up.

"Finally, you answer me out loud, who was it who beat Premier League giants Manchester United last season and snatched their Europa League qualification?"

"It's us!"

"Then answer me, who beat Serie A giants AC Milan this season and snatched the top spot from the group?"

"It's us!"

"Then answer me in the end, who will advance to the quarterfinals in this group of quarterfinals?"

"It's us! Invincible Lille! ”

"I would like to encourage everyone: the world says that the rich family has a heritage, and I only know that the winner is king!"

"The winner is king!"

"Ask me more, who won the bet today?"

"It's a puppy!"

"Get out of here!"

"Hahahaha!"

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The next day, all the sports newspapers across Europe were all about yesterday's Champions League quarter-finals.

And the focus of the French media is, of course, on the two Ligue 1 teams that have won glory for France.

For this draw, the Ligue 1 media unanimously agreed: Lyon drew a not bad draw, and Lille drew the worst draw.

The Lyon's interpretation of the Lyon signing is representative of the majority of the mainstream media.

"Although Lyon did not draw a weak team like Celtic, it is not bad against Roma, Roma can participate in the Champions League not because of how strong he is, but because he is lucky enough, at the end of last season they were only ranked fifth, the outbreak of the phone gate, so that they have a chance to participate in the Champions League, and this season to advance to the round of 16 also has an element of luck, the group stage met the weakest seed team Valencia, even so, It wasn't until the last round that Valencia, who struggled to defeat the substitute squad at home, barely qualified.

I don't think such an opponent can stop Lyon from entering the top 8, in the competitive Champions League Group E, Lyon has 14 points in 6 games, 4 wins and 2 draws, which is the highest group stage point among the 32 participating teams, and has beaten Real Madrid to top the group for two consecutive seasons, which proves that Lyon is strong, and Lyon has countless European powerhouses afraid of three points - Gerland Stadium, and this is a stadium that super teams like Real Madrid led by former Roma coach Capello have not been able to conquer. Before the draw, defending champions Barcelona and now rampant Inter Milan in Serie A both expressed their hope to avoid Lyon in the quarter-finals.

I believe that as long as they play properly, Lyon can step past the corpse of the opponent and step into the last eight.

Another highlight of this game is the confrontation between the core of the two teams, Juninho and Totti, Juninho has withdrawn from the Brazilian national team after the World Cup in Germany, and Totti has been noncommittal to Donadoni's repeated invitations, but the intention to take off the blue shirt is well known.

Both men have the same goal of devoting more energy to club competitions. Compared with other European giants, whether it is Lyon or Roma, although they are both powerhouses that cannot be ignored in the European arena, there is a lack of prominent European championships in the honor room, and although the core of both teams is the top midfielder in Europe, they also lack this prominent European championship as a qualification, the 31-year-old Prince of Rome and the 32-year-old Brazilian monster are no longer young, and the opportunity to impact the European championship is becoming less and less.

It's going to be a good race and the winner will be Lyon. ”

And the most pessimistic interpretation of Lille's signing comes from Lens Sport

Lens Sport has always been in the driver's seat, which is to look at the prospects of Lille.

"This is the end of Lille's feast, whether it is Ligue 1 or Europe, in the league, Lille's one-point lead is just a game of time for Lyon, Lyon's squad thickness is not at all comparable to Lille, the long league, Lyon will definitely be able to return to the top and have the last laugh, Lille is like an elephant in a tree, although we don't know how he got up, but we all know that he will fall.

In the Champions League, although Lille was lucky to win the group, this was obtained in the case of Milan's poor condition, and in the game that Lille defeated Milan, Milan were all substitutes, and Lille's identity as the group leader was very watery.

That body of water will be squeezed out of the quarter-finals as he faces the most successful club in the history of the Champions League, La Liga giants Real Madrid.

It was the worst signing Lille could draw, and Real Madrid were an invincible giant for them.

Perhaps the Lilleare will be lucky enough to think that if they beat Lyon by luck, they have the ability to replicate Lyon's record against Real Madrid.

I am here to advise them not to daydream.

Lyon were able to beat Real Madrid because they had a bunch of strong sappers and Lille did not, with the new Makelle Tularan, the new Vieira Diarra, the experienced Thiago and the strong Juninho, such a first-class midfield combination is not comparable to Lille's.

All Lille can do now is pray, that the post will help them block a few more goals so they have a chance not to collapse. ”

Such negative remarks about Lille did not cause a stir in the Lille team, and Reeves's speech that day was very effective, and everyone was in high spirits these days, hoping that the match with Real Madrid would come tomorrow.

However, the Champions League knockout rounds will not be lit until February next year, and until then, Lille will have to secure their place in the Ligue 1 table.

In the standings, Lille is only 2 points ahead of Lyon, as "Lens Sport" said, it is not safe, Lille only needs to lose a game, Lyon has a chance to overtake, so what Lille can do now is not to make mistakes, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake first to open the gap.

On December 17, in the 18th round of the league, Lille challenged the vice-squad leader Sedang away.

It was a game without suspense, Lille won comfortably 4-0, and in the game, Reeves, who won the Champions League draw, enjoyed a team-wide frenzy of pies, and was substituted for a hat-trick at half-time.

Unfortunately, in another game in this round, Lyon also won 4-0, and the gap between Lyon and Lille continued to remain at 2 points.

It is even more regrettable that the old demon Pauletta also scored three goals in the other game to help Paris draw 3-3 with Nice. The gap with Reeves continues to be maintained at 2 goals.

There is one round of fixtures left before the Christmas holidays, and this game will be played against AJL Auxerre.

Reeves is looking forward to ending 2006 with a victory. (To be continued.) )