167. Liverpool's next signing

The draw for the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League has officially ended, and for this result, except for Arsenal and Liverpool, who are not very satisfied, the other big teams are very satisfied.

First up is Manchester United against Roma, who they are not particularly familiar with now, and they haven't played each other for many years. However, Alex 61 Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United side are confident of the Roma game.

Prior to this season, Manchester United had failed to qualify from the Champions League group for two consecutive seasons, and Alex 61 Ferguson and Manchester United were holding their breath and they were aiming for the Champions League this season and they will not lose at this time.

Watching Roma encounter Manchester United, Qiu Ze was very emotional. Because in the memory of his previous life, Manchester United and Roma can be said to be a pair of enemies.

Because of Qiu Ze's memory in his previous life, Manchester United and Roma met in the Champions League quarterfinals last season. At home, Roma won 2-0 against Manchester United. Just when the Roma thought they would qualify for the last four of the Champions League, Roma were beaten 7-1 by a ferocious Manchester United side after going to Old Trafford in the second leg.

Roma were humiliatingly knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United, and the club was a real rival.

However, in Qiu Ze's life, because of Qiu Ze, the above mentioned things did not happen. Because the Manchester United team in this world was humiliatingly eliminated from the group by Benfica in the first two seasons, and last season, it was Qiu Ze who kicked Manchester United out of the Champions League round of 16, so Roma and Manchester United have no grudges.

Now, though, Manchester United will certainly be keen to use this Champions League fixture to wash away the shame of the previous two seasons. Roma, on the other hand, are the only Serie A seedlings left in the Champions League this season, and they now carry not only their dreams, but the dreams of the whole of Serie A.

Therefore, this game is bound to be a race like Mars hitting the Earth.

Chelsea against Fenerbahce, the weakest side in the quarter-finals, is definitely a top-signing. Speaking after the draw, Chelsea CEO Kenyon said: 'It's great that we managed to avoid England and it's a signing! ”

In fact, what he meant by this was that they met Fenerbahce, the weakest of the quarter-finals, and they were very happy, and now Chelsea have almost always said that they have stepped into the last four of this season's Champions League.

In their post-match analysis, they were bullish on Chelsea for the following reasons:

It also seems like providence that these two teams are drawn together, with Chelsea being the most defensively strong team in the quarter-finals, conceding just two goals in eight games, while Fenerbahce being the worst-defended team in the quarter-finals, having scored 11 times in eight. In addition, in the historical confrontation between Fenerbahce and English teams, the Turkish powerhouse won three wins, two draws and six losses, scoring eight goals and conceding eighteen goals. It seems that this nerve knife will be difficult to bargain for from Chelsea.

However, there is always the possibility of miracles in cup competitions, and although they cannot match Chelsea's overall quality, there is still a possibility that several Fenerbahce players will be able to make a difference to the Blues on their individual merits.

However, although the media said that Fenerbahce is not without a chance, fools can see that they are very optimistic about Chelsea, and they think that Chelsea will be able to advance to the next round.

In that case, there would be another English civil war in this season's Champions League semi-finals, with the winner of Liverpool and Arsenal facing Chelsea.

Next up is Barcelona, and in the eyes of Barcelona, they have now drawn Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, which is definitely a top pick.

Speaking to reporters after the draw, Barcelona's sporting director, Gillistan, said: "It's great that we got the away draw and it's important for us, and we have a lot of respect for Schalke 04 and beat Porto to show that they are a good team. ”

Although Belgilstein said this, everyone could tell that they did not take Schalke 04 to heart, and they all thought that they should have won Schalke 04 very easily, and they were not their Barcelona opponents at all.

Schalke 04, on the other hand, put a very low profile, and after the draw ceremony, Schalke 04 coach Slomka: "It is a wonderful result to be able to draw a super team like Barcelona. We have the ability to give the fans a high level of play at home and try to achieve satisfactory results. ”

Schalke 04 manager Slomka has already stated that they will fight for Chelsea. This is also the advantage of the Bundesliga team, the Germanic nation has never surrendered without a fight, they will not give up even if they reach Zuihou, Schalke 04 team to fight Barcelona team, this is very correct.

However, in the eyes of the outside world and the media, the Schalke 04 team has no chance at all in this game, and they all think that the winner will be the Barcelona team.

In the eyes of many outlets, this may be the most disparity in the quarter-finals, at least in terms of the stats of the two teams. Barcelona are the possession and shooting champions in the quarter-finals, while Schalke's shabby attacking power with just six goals in eight games may not pose a threat to the La Liga giants. Their only hope of progressing was to rely on a decent defence to take the game to penalties. As for whether I can hold on until that time, I can only pray for God's blessing.

However, in the eyes of media reporters and fans, Schalke 04 does not have this opportunity at all, at least Barcelona will not give Schalke 04 such an opportunity.

Schalke 04 want to beat Barcelona to advance to the last four of Zuihou, which is almost impossible.

So, the draw was very good for Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona, who all got a good signing, with only Arsenal and Liverpool being the ones who were more moldy.

Speaking to reporters after the draw, Liverpool CEO Perry said: "We were expecting to avoid English teams, and now we are not only meeting English teams, but we are also playing three games against Arsenal in two weeks!" [There is also a league game between the two Champions League games] It's really tough. ”

Yes, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said in an interview: "It's really difficult to play three games against Arsenal in two weeks. Moreover, Arsenal are also the English team we are least willing to yujian. It was a very difficult game for us. ”

Rafael 61 Benitez has a kind of admission of defeat, as if he is admitting that they Liverpool can't beat Arsenal, which shocked the media reporters, and at the same time, those fans were also shocked and diplomatic.

What surprised them even more, though, was what Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said in an interview after the draw.

Speaking to reporters, Arsene Wenger said: "For our Arsenal team, meeting Liverpool is the biggest misfortune. Liverpool are very strong, they have caused us a lot of problems in the league and now they are in the Champions League again, which is terrible. ”

Arsene Wenger's words seem to be admitting defeat, he is complimenting Liverpool and belittling himself.

The managers of both teams were invariably belittled before the game to elevate their opponents, much to the surprise of journalists and fans alike. Damn, these two guys started to get right at this time, and now it's more than half a month before the next game of the Champions League, and these two guys are not good guys.

Yes, with more than half a month to go before the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the managers of Liverpool and Arsenal began to fight each other, which created a strong smell of gunpowder in the duel between the two teams.

Although the managers of both teams are belittling themselves and elevating their opponents, believing that their opponents will get a place in the promotion. However, in the minds of media reporters and fans, they already have an answer - Arsenal!

Yes, most people are bullish on Arsenal right now, and the media have listed their reasons for bullying Arsenal. The reasons listed by the media reporters are as follows:

Arsenal and Liverpool have never played each other in European competition before, but that doesn't detract from their familiarity. Both teams have a lot in common in European competition this season.

First, both the Gunners and the Reds beat their last-16 opponents Milan to reach the quarter-finals without being looked down upon, and morale was high for both teams.

Second, the core players of both teams, Cesc Fabregas and Torres, are both Spaniards and have been in very good form recently.

Judging from the confrontation between the two sides in the domestic arena in recent years, Arsenal has a certain advantage.

But it is also an indisputable fact that Liverpool are good at Champions League battles. With no secrets to the personnel and tactics of both sides, the only way to advance is to adjust your own state to the best.

However, Arsenal are in better form than Liverpool at this stage because they are more capable of playing tough battles, and Zuihou should be the Arsenal team to win.

Now that both teams have been eliminated from the FA Cup, they are left with only the league and the Champions League. Now in the league, Arsenal ranks second in the league, Liverpool ranks in the league, although the difference between the two teams is not very large, but it also shows that Arsenal has always been in better form than Liverpool.

However, in terms of outstations, Liverpool's results are much better than Arsenal's. They have won the European Champions Cup five times, reached the final twice in the last three seasons and won the 2005~2006 season. The only thing worth showing off to the opponent Arsenal is winning the Champions League runner-up in the 2006~2007 season. After the win over Milan, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made a bold statement that they are ready to win the Champions League. However, in front of Liverpool, Wenger may not dare to be careless.

Yes, Wenger really didn't dare to be careless, so when he was interviewed by reporters after the draw, he took the initiative to show weakness. On the one hand, he was reminded of interfering with the mentality of the Liverpool players, and on the other hand, he was reminded of the role of motivating his own players.

Of course, for Liverpool's achievements and strength in Europe, Wenger is also a little jealous. However, he is not without confidence, he believes that as long as their Arsenal team takes it seriously and prepares well, it must be their Arsenal who qualify for the last four of this season's Champions League.

Liverpool also believe that Zuihou must be the one who qualifies for the last four of this season's Champions League, although they did not perform particularly well in the group stage of this season's Champions League, but now their form is playing little by little, and now they are very confident.

However, at this time, Liverpool did not focus all their energy on the Champions League match with Arsenal, after all, there is still more than half a month before this game starts. Now Liverpool are gearing up for the weekend's league fixture, when they take on Reading at their home turf.

Although the Arsenal team should be valued by Liverpool, Liverpool has no intention of giving up the competition for the league title now, so at this time, they can not give up the league either, they hope to be able to go hand in hand in the league and the Champions League, and no one will be left behind.

Now, they are not far from Manchester United and Arsenal in first and second place, and they certainly don't want to give up at this time. For the league title, they decided to fight.