129. The Champions League has been drawn again
Benitez was also troubled by these things, and seeing that the draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League was about to take place, Benitez flew to UEFA headquarters with members of his coaching staff and club officials to attend the draw for the quarterfinals of this season's UEFA Champions League.
The draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League was held in Nyon, Switzerland, the headquarters of UEFA, and Benitez certainly did not dare to delay and flew directly to Switzerland.
The teams that reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this season are Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal from the Premier League, Barcelona and Villarreal from La Liga, Porto from Portugal and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga.
Yes, the Premier League still occupies four places in the Champions League quarter-finals this season, and this is the third consecutive season that the Premier League has occupied four places in the Champions League quarter-finals, and the rise of the Premier League is already evident, and they seem to have become the number one league in European football.
Before the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the media in England were very excited, and the top four of the Premier League made them very face-saving, and now they all claim to be the first league in Europe, and they are full of spirit and face in front of reporters from other countries.
Truth be told, the Premier League is now really ahead of the rest of the league and the influx of stars into the Premier League now says it all. This is also something that people in other leagues admit, and the Premier League is really developing very well now.
Spain still hold two spots in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, which is not much different from what they used to be, and often Real Madrid and Barcelona can earn them a point in La Liga. However, the only difference in a few years is that Real Madrid, who should have advanced to the quarterfinals, did not enter, but instead did not see Villarreal as a sudden force and entered the quarterfinals, helping Real Madrid to bear what they should have shouldered.
Truth be told, it's amazing that Villarreal can reach the quarter-finals this year, but it's because they're lucky to have a good signing. They are definitely at the bottom of the quarter-finals, so being able to reach the quarter-finals is already their limit. Now, they have also become the belly of the fish in everyone's eyes, and everyone hopes to be able to draw them in the lottery.
The Bundesliga side have only one place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, a result that will not be a shame or a surprise for the Bundesliga, as is often the case, and the Bundesliga is only after Bayern Munich can earn them a point.
It makes sense that Portuguese Premier League teams occupy a spot in the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League. In the Champions League in recent years, there has always been a Portuguese Premier League team that can occupy a place, which is not unexpected.
The only thing that shocked everyone was that when the Champions League reached the quarterfinals this season, it was surprising that the teams in Serie A and Ligue 1 were all wiped out. This season is undoubtedly the coldest winter for Serie A and Ligue 1.
Now that the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League have been produced, everyone is most concerned about the quarterfinals of Zuihou.
Among the top eight teams, the weaker ones are Villarreal in La Liga and Porto in the Portuguese Super League, both of which are fish belly in everyone's eyes, and everyone wants to draw these two teams. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is of course keen to draw either of the two.
However, in this draw ceremony, there is no longer the principle of avoiding the same team as the Football Association and the same group of teams. So, at this time, there is a possibility that the Premier League team will draw the Premier League team, and the odds are still very good, because half of the top eight are Premier League teams.
In fact, at this time, how much the media reporters and fans in England hope that there is also the principle of avoiding the teams under the Football Association in this draw, so that it is very likely that the Premier League teams can win the top four of the Champions League.
However, they still have that possibility, but they have to pray now that the Premier League teams don't draw Premier League teams.
This time, the head coach of the Swiss Nyon entered the head coach of the quarter-final team, and when he came to the scene, Liverpool manager Benitez and Manchester United head coach Alex 61 Ferguson bumped into each other, and the two are now rivals.
Last season, Liverpool not only snatched the Premier League title from Manchester United in a Zuihou moment, but also the Champions League title from Manchester United. Moreover, this season, Liverpool are undoubtedly the strongest contenders for Manchester United, and the relationship between the two is really bitter rivalry.
However, when the two met, they were amiable, and the two were still talking and laughing, which made the reporters at the scene a little surprised, what happened between the two? The two of them will be like this - respect each other like guests?
Actually, it's nothing, the two are just ordinary greetings. Of course, Sir Alex 61 Ferguson also cheekily asked Raphael 61 Benitez how much money Qiu Ze could sell. This shocked Benitez, it turned out that this old guy was not dead to Qiu Ze.
Yes, the current manager of Manchester United, Alex 61 Ferguson, has no intention of giving up on Qiu Ze. Because now Cristiano 61 Ronaldo is very close to Real Madrid, he Alex 61 Ferguson was able to keep Cristiano 61 Ronaldo last season, and may not be able to keep Cristiano 61 Ronaldo this season.
Cristiano 61 Ronaldo is bound to have a very big impact on Manchester United, he hopes to bring in Qiu Ze to fill the gap left by Cristiano 61 Ronaldo, and he firmly believes that Qiu Ze can definitely do better than Cristiano 61 Ronaldo.
It's a pity that Rafael 61 Benitez rejected Alex 61 Ferguson in one bite, and also asked Wayne 61 Rooney how to sell it?
As soon as he heard this guy Alex 61 Ferguson smile slightly wryly, he knew that this would be the result. It seems that the only way to keep Cristiano 61 Ronaldo is to find a way.
Soon, the head coaches and entourage of the teams arrived. The draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League has officially begun. First of all, the host went up to the opening session, and then let the UEFA officials speak, and after the speech, the draw for this season's UEFA Champions League quarterfinals officially began.
This time, UEFA invited the guest of honor for the draw ceremony, and the Portuguese star Rui 61 Costa, who retired only last season. Rui 61 Costa was also very excited to receive this invitation, and he walked on stage with great excitement to start the draw.
The biggest rule of this draw is that there are no rules, that is, there will be no avoidance of teams in the same team, and any two teams can meet.
At this time, the draw will be divided, divided into two halves, after which the Champions League will not draw again, and at the end of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the final four will be played immediately, and the teams in the same half will fight each other.
Under the team, Rui 61 Costa is going to come out with the top four teams in the ranking. First of all, Rui 61 Costa drew the first team in the top half of the bracket, and the scene was not too tight, because it didn't matter who qualified in that position.
Rui 61 Costa took out a ball from the glass jar, unscrewed it, and slowly opened the folded small piece of paper inside, and then showed it to the public, Villarreal.
This was followed by the second draw, which was the first team in the bottom half, and Rui 61 Costa repeated the above steps, opening the white piece of paper and showing everyone - Liverpool.
Seeing this, Rafael 61 Benitez's brows furrowed slightly, this time, he lost the opportunity to play against Villarreal, a relatively weak team, and Benitez had some regrets in his heart. However, there is still Porto in the future, and he still has a glimmer of anticipation in his heart.
The further back we went, the more tense the atmosphere became, and at this time, Rui 61 Costa drew the third team, which is the second team in the top half of the table, Manchester United.
Alex 61 Ferguson and Rafael 61 Benitez both exhaled at the same time, and both seemed to be glad that the two teams did not meet early.
Yes, before the draw, there were rumours in the media that Manchester United had a good chance of drawing Liverpool as the two teams were rivals in last season's European Champions League final. In keeping with UEFA's usual approach to attracting attention, it is likely that they will have the two teams meet early.
This remark made Rafael 61 Benitez and Alex 61 Ferguson very nervous, but fortunately there is no need now, and the two teams did not meet in advance.
Next, Rui 61 Costa drew the fourth team, which is the second team in the bottom half of the bracket - Barcelona.
The managers of the three teams in front of them were relieved, fortunately, they didn't touch Barcelona.
Then came the most tense moment, because the next step was to draw out the matchup. Now the head coach of Villarreal and the managers of other teams that have not been drawn are starting to get nervous, in fact, at this time, the head coach of Villarreal wants to draw the Porto team the most, because they have a much better chance of drawing Porto.
Rui 61 Costa put his hand in the glass jar and began to draw the ball, and the atmosphere was extremely tense, and everyone was watching all this. Rui 61 Costa immediately pulled a ball out of it, then unscrewed it and unfolded the blank paper - Arsenal.
Suddenly, Villarreal's coach Manuel Pellegrini turned pale, while Arsenal's coach Arsene Wenger had a relieved smile on his face.
The other managers are lamenting Wenger's good luck, and the faces of Benitez and others are extremely envious, how did this guy draw Villarreal. And Rafael Benitez and Alex 61 Ferguson are relieved that their chances of winning the Premier League team have suddenly become smaller.
Without giving everyone much time, Rui 61 Costa's hand reached into the fiberglass, and he was about to pull out the opponent of the Liverpool team. Benitez immediately became nervous, as did the fans in front of the TV. Qiu Ze and Fernando 61 Torres and others were also very nervous.