357. Champions League knockout draw

On the evening of December 17, 2009, the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League was held in Nyon, Switzerland, at the UEFA headquarters.

The head coach and club staff from the top 16 teams of this season's UEFA Champions League were all seated at the scene, as well as a large number of media reporters and friends.

At this time, UEFA officials first spoke on stage at the invitation of the host of the scene, and then began the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

Although this first draw was just for sorting, the atmosphere at the scene was still quite tense.

Under the gaze of so many people, the lottery guests began the lottery.

The rules of this draw are as follows, the team that wins the group plays against the team that ranks second in the group, but there is a premise that the first and second teams in the same group are avoided, and the teams under the same football association are also avoided, and in this round, they will not meet together.

The first ranking draw starts from the second team in the group, which means that the second team in the group is ranked first, and then their opponents are drawn.

The first to be drawn was Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, which surprised the Stuttgart club, and it seemed that they were lucky today.

The second is Inter Milan, the third is CSKA Moscow, the fourth is Porto, the fifth is Olympiacos, the sixth is Bayern Munich, the seventh is Liverpool, and the first is naturally AC Milan.

Qiu Ze's Liverpool team is ranked second-to-last, and there are fewer opponents for the Liverpool team to choose from in this position, at this time, Qiu Ze and Benitez couldn't help frowning at the same time.

Then it was the time when you should be most nervous, because the draw was about to start, and at this time, the scene was very tense, and everyone was nervous.

The draw guests invited by UEFA came to the stage, and the scene was very nervous, especially the manager and fans of Stuttgart, because the first to draw was their opponent.

According to the principle of avoiding teams in the same group and under the same football association, Stuttgart automatically avoided Sevilla in the same group, because none of the teams in the Bundesliga were the first in the group, so the remaining seven teams were within the scope of Stuttgart's matchup.

If the Stuttgarts had to choose, they would definitely choose between Lyon and Bordeaux, as they are a little inferior in the group.

It stands to reason that Stuttgart will be the first to draw their opponents, and they should be very lucky, because they have more chances. But Zuihou, the guest invited by UEFA, gave them a stab, he drew Barcelona in the Spanish Super League.

In this way, the first quarter-final match-up of the Champions League of the season was produced, with Stuttgart in the Bundesliga taking on Barcelona in La Liga.

Seeing such a result, Stuttgart's head coach has the mind to hit the wall, this is really an unlucky draw, they won this lot, it can be said that it is a sign. Of course, at this time, Coach Hu of the Barcelona team, Jose 61 Guardiola, was relieved, they signed very well, and they signed it.

The next step was to draw Inter Milan's opponents, which worried all the managers who won the group. The guys who really won the group didn't want to draw that damn Inter Milan, and the strength of Inter Milan really worried them.

According to the draw rules, only Barcelona, who topped their group, avoided Inter Milan. And the Barcelona team has been withdrawn, so Inter Milan has no taboos, and anyone can choose. At this time, the managers of the top teams in the group were very nervous.

Among them, Chelsea's head coach Carlo 61 Ancelotti is clasped hands, in a previous interview with media reporters, Ancelotti said that he is very reluctant to face the Inter Milan team, at this time he is very nervous.

Similarly, at this time, the other managers who won the group were also very nervous, and Ferguson, Wenger and others were all angry, staring closely at the guys on the rostrum.

The lottery guests invited by UEFA put their hands into the glass jar, stirred the white balls back and forth, grabbed one of them, and took it out, and everyone on the scene was very nervous. Only the guest who drew the lot smiled, then unscrewed the ball and took out the white piece of paper inside.

The lottery guest slowly flipped through the folded haode paper, and then looked at it by himself. Suddenly, the smile on the face of the lottery guest suddenly froze and froze on his face. Everyone at the scene saw this scene, and their hearts jumped suddenly, what happened?

The top coaches in each group below saw this guy's expression, and they became even more nervous.

At this moment, the lottery guest flipped the white piece of paper over, and suddenly everyone in the audience saw clearly what was written on the note - Chelsea!

Suddenly, all the camera shots on the scene were pointed at the head coach of the Chelsea team, Carlo 61 Ancelotti, everyone saw the stunned on Ancelotti's face, it seems that he really didn't expect that things would be so coincidental, he actually hit Inter Milan.

Then the camera turned to Inter Milan manager Jose 61 Mourinho, who also said before the draw that he was the last thing he wanted to draw Chelsea, and he did not want to return to Stamford Bridge like this. Unfortunately, God doesn't think so.

At this time, Mourinho's expression was also very shocked, he also didn't expect things to be like this, he was stunned.

The other managers who won the group were relieved to see the result, and finally passed a hurdle.

The lottery guests at the scene did not give everyone a chance to calm down, and he was about to start convulsions for the third duel. So the attention of the guys on the scene was attracted to the next draw.

Next up is to draw CSKA Moscow, which is not one of the teams that the top team in the group wants to draw, because the damn weather in Russia is really bad, and if you draw CSKA Moscow, you have to be prepared for an away defeat.

So, at this time, the managers of the top teams in the group are still more worried, except for Alex Ferguson, because Manchester United and CSKA Moscow are in the same group.

Everyone at the scene turned their eyes on the lottery guest, because he had already drawn the white ball and opened it. Now the guests of the draw have seen who CSKA Moscow's opponent is, and everyone on the scene is looking forward to it.

At this time, the lottery guests turned the white note, and everyone could see clearly what the white note was written on it - Seville.

When he saw the name, Sevilla's head coach looked ecstatic, and this money was already very good for Sevilla, because the second team in the group also had big predators such as Liverpool, Bayern Munich and AC Milan.

The Sevillans had been worried that they were going to draw one of these predators, and now it's finally good, and they've drawn a good lot, not a lottery, but a lottery. The head coach of CSKA Moscow is also very satisfied with this signing, compared to those super strong teams, Sevilla is much easier to deal with.

And against Seville, CSKA Moscow still has a good chance of qualifying, and they are very satisfied.

The next step is to draw the opponent of the Porto team, and the Porto team is the team that is willing to draw the first goal of the group, because the strength of the remaining second team in the group is very good, if they can't draw Porto at this time, they will be ready to face Liverpool's strong people.

At this time, the UEFA-invited draw guests had already drawn the white ball and opened it. Everyone at the scene was nervously looking forward to who would be able to draw the Porto team. Soon the answer was revealed - Arsenal!

Arsenal from the Premier League drew Porto, which made Wenger very satisfied, they were really lucky, they didn't draw AC Milan and that damn Bayern Munich, it was really good, very lucky. Porto, on the other hand, were not satisfied, they did not draw Lyon and Bordeaux, which is a pity.

By the time we arrived, the draw for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League was already halfway through. There was a game that everyone was looking forward to, and that was the game between Inter Milan and Chelsea, and it was a really amazing game.

The remaining teams that won the group were Bordeaux, Lyon, Manchester United and Real Madrid. Olympiacos, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and AC Milan are second in the group.

The next draw is interesting, because Bayern Munich and Bordeaux are in the same group, and they are to be avoided, so Bayern Munich is likely to draw Manchester United and Real Madrid, which is fatal.

Liverpool, on the other hand, will depend on luck, as they and Manchester United are teams under the same Football Association and avoid it. Then they had something to do with the Lyon team in a group, evasive. In this way, Liverpool is left with Bordeaux and Real Madrid to choose from.

If Liverpool are lucky, they may be able to choose Bordeaux, but if they are unlucky, they will have to choose Real Madrid.

In fact, Liverpool do not have much to choose from, because he is too far down in the queue, and perhaps their opponents have already been determined before it is their turn to choose. Such a situation is not non-existent, as long as the next Olympiacos chooses Bordeaux, then Liverpool's opponent will be automatically born, and that is Real Madrid.

Therefore, the next draw not only affects the fate of Olympiacos team, but also affects the fate of many teams, and it can even be said to affect the fate of all the remaining teams, so at this time, the climax of the Champions League round of 16 draw ceremony has arrived.

So, at this time, everyone was very nervous, and they all stared closely at the lottery guests on the stage.