Chapter 145: Flying to France

In fact, the results of the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League were already fresh before Christmas.

Atletico Madrid have drawn a top draw, avoiding the likes of Juventus, AC Milan and Manchester City, who also finished second in the group, and their opponents are the second-place team in Group G, the traditional powerhouse of Ligue 1, Marseille.

Group G is not too competitive, with Grape's Porto already the strongest team, with the remaining three teams, Marseille, St Pietro's Zazenit and Austrian Vienna, not much different, compared to Marseille. The result was no surprise, with Porto rightfully topped the group, followed by Marseille as the second team to qualify from the group.

Although there are no weak teams in Europe to be able to emerge from the group stage, which is in itself a sign of strength, everyone still likes to meet this type of team in comparison. Although their strength may not be bad, they are still a lot weaker than themselves, so the game in the knockout stage is better.

Drawing the weaker Marseille, Atletico Madrid's chances of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League are undoubtedly great.

But even if the opponent is not Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Bayern, Qin Shou is not afraid, this season, his goal is very clear, that is, to go all the way. No one or any team could stop him, he didn't say anything to him, but his goal was so strong - he wanted the Big Ears Cup.

He has a reason to have to chase the Champions League. In 2013, there was no World Series, and it was the best time for him to be the best player in Europe and win the Ballon d'Or. Although he is still very young, even if he does not succeed this year, he may not have opportunities in the future.

But he was not willing to wait.

If you have the ability to chase it, why not work hard?

And, even if he can afford to wait, can Jennifer afford to wait? He hadn't forgotten that he still owed Chris a promise. If he wants to marry the person he loves, he doesn't try to do his best, won't he disappoint Jennifer's family?

In the case of not being able to enter the country, or in other words, entering the national team in the future, but it is difficult to make a difference in international competitions, in fact, the Champions League is the highest stage for Qin Shou. On this stage, he has to show his best self and let fans all over the world appreciate his strength and charm.

"Xiaoxin, you still don't understand, for us, the Champions League is actually our World Cup ......"

Qin Shou looked at Xu Xin, was silent for a long time, and sighed.

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With only half a month to go before the Champions League knockout rounds are back in flames, Atletico Madrid's focus has gradually shifted from the league to the preparations for the Champions League quarters.

As the reigning champions of the league, Atletico still take the league seriously, but they would rather want to take it one step closer in the Champions League. It's true that the league is fundamental, but for a club, the highest honour is the Champions League. There is no team that does not salivate for this trophy.

This is especially true for Atletico.

Real Madrid next door already has nine Champions League trophies, Atletico Madrid is still blank in this honor, which is indeed a very embarrassing thing, even if in the past two seasons, Atletico Madrid against Real Madrid has won more and lost less, but Atletico Madrid fans are still a little unconfident, Real Madrid fans only need to take the Champions League trophy to talk about things, Atletico Madrid people are only silent.

Today, Atletico Madrid is considered by fans and media to be the best team in the last two decades, with a mature tactical system, a strong ensemble, and outstanding individual stars...... They are already qualified to compete for the league title and the Champions League.

Like Qin Shou, Simeone did not expose his "ambitions" in public, whenever a reporter or fan asked him what his outlook for this season's Champions League was, he always replied "Go further, go further!" As for which step further, no one knows.

Only he knows that his ambitions are not yet exposed. We're just entering the knockout stage, and if you say your ultimate goal now, you'll probably make people laugh. But Simeone knows that he and his team will have to do everything they can to keep moving forward.

Under Simeone's strict supervision, the team shifted their focus to the preparation of the Champions League, and for this reason, they even neglected the league or the other.

Ahead of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-knockout round, Atletico Madrid also played two La Liga matches. They are at home to Real Betis and away to Rayo Vallecano.

In the match against Real Betis, Simeone sent all the main players, and the team played well, taking a 2-0 lead in the first half, with Costa scoring two goals. In the second half, Simeone began to replace the main players one after another, and the result was a sudden change, Betis scored two goals in a row to equalize the score.

At the last moment, it was Qin Shou who stood up and used a shocking long-range shot from 30 meters away to break through the opponent's door in stoppage time, exceeding the score again.

Atletico Madrid had a thrilling score of 3:2 to win the opponent.

Away at Rayo Vallecano, Simeone didn't learn the lessons of the last league game, or he didn't care at all, he sent all the substitutes to make a facelift, and even goalkeeper Courtois was replaced by former No.1 goalkeeper Asenjo.

Simeone's aim is clear, he wants his squad to recharge and prepare for next week's Champions League clash with Ligue 1 side Marseille.

The game ended in a draw at 1:1, with Rayo Vallecano taking a surprise lead in the 12th minute of the first half, so the whole game was in swing, determined to hold on to the victory. Atletico Madrid went on a rampage for 80 minutes, and in the 87th minute, defender Simone scored a header from a corner kick to equalize the score.

Atletico's unbeaten run continues, taking their unbeaten run in the league to 23. That's a remarkable record in La Liga.

After the game, the media naturally praised and touted again, and now everyone's attention is attracted to Atletico, and everyone wants to see how long Atletico's unbeaten gold can be maintained this season, and who can end their unbeaten record.

After this match, there was also a change in the standings of the standings. There hasn't been much change, except that the second and third places in the league have been reversed.

Atletico Madrid drawn, which was originally Barcelona's best chance to chase points, but they were not competitive in this round, and lost 0:2 away to Valencia, so that they not only widened the gap with Atletico Madrid again, but they were also overtaken by Real Madrid under them.

However, the difference between the top three is not obvious, and the competition for the league is also extremely fierce, almost the same as last season, the same three-legged victory.

Whoever can have the last laugh will probably only be able to surface the answer in the final stage of the league.

Because Atletico Madrid is the first group in Group F, the advantage is that the away team will play first, and then the home team, which is a more favorable schedule.

The day after the match against Rayo Vallecano, all the Atletico players took a flight to France.

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Brothers and sisters, it's the end of the month, and I ask for all kinds of ticket support! (To be continued.) )