551 gimmick-filled Champions League draw!

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With a win over Lazio, Inter Milan extended their winning streak. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And Chen Xi broke the single-season goal record in Serie A that had been sealed for 55 years!

The Inter Milan team is full of scenery!

Twenty-eight rounds of the league have passed, and Inter Milan is at the top of the standings with a record of 28 wins.

Juventus, who were still closely behind Inter Milan, were also opened by Inter Milan by 14 points in the standings after a series of mistakes, and almost no one doubted that Inter Milan would be able to win the league title. Now, the only suspense is how much Inter Milan can win the championship in advance!

As the rivals of the Inter Milan team, the coaches of Juventus and AC Milan have also admitted this fact, and said that in the next season, they will devote more energy to the Champions League games!

Inter Milan didn't celebrate the win too much, as they had the second leg of their quarter-final tie against Porto in midweek!

In fact, with a 3-0 win in the first leg at the Dragons, there was a perception that the second leg in Meazza was meaningless.

Even Porto fans don't think their team will be able to complete a comeback after losing the first leg 4-1 like Deportivo La Coruna did last season!

Mourinho is naturally confident of qualifying. As a result, in the second leg at home, he rotated several absolute mainstays.

However, "Iron Man" Chen Xi still appeared in the starting lineup.

Because Mourinho promised him that as long as he doesn't ask for a break, then in the league and the Champions League, he will be the absolute main force.

Because Chen Xi has started 37 consecutive games in the league and Champions League, and has scored in 37 consecutive games. So, he doesn't want to end the momentum either. So, even if this game is irrelevant, he did not take the initiative to ask for a break!

Mourinho also seems to know Chen Xi's thoughts, so he is also very cooperative to let Chen Xi "brush" goals on the field.

In this game, facing the Porto team that had no intention of fighting, Chen Xi successfully scored a goal in the first half.

In the same way as the Lazio goal in the previous game, this time it was another header from the point where he suddenly entered the box!

The score at the end of the first half was 2-0, and Cruise, who started today, also scored a goal!

The game was 2-0 and the overall score was 5-0. In the second half of the game, Mourinho also replaced Chen Xi.

Chen Xi, who continued his record of consecutive starts and goals, was also happy to return to the bench to rest.

In the end, the result of this game was 3-1, and Inter Milan swept Porto 6-1 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals!

In this way, the last quarter-final spot in the Champions League has also been officially decided.

…… On the 18th, the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League will be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland!

Just like before the draw for the quarter-finals, before the draw for the quarter-finals, the media and fans used their imagination to predict the outcome of the draw!

The last eight matchups were predicted by powerful netizens to hit more than half. It also gave them a burst of confidence.

This time, the media and fans are skewed towards a "gimmick" type of prediction.

The idea is that UEFA has always liked to find some teams with connections to talk directly to, in order to create a gimmick and increase the attention of the game.

So, this time, according to this habit, they predicted the possible surnames of several groups of duels.

The first group, which is widely recognized, is that Juventus will meet Liverpool, because these two teams are the two sides of the famous Heysel tragedy two decades ago!

The Juventus coach and team-mates also made their predictions clear before the game.

Captain Piero said in an interview: "I have a hunch that our next opponent in the Champions League will be a team from England, so let's see if my hunch is right on Friday. ”

Capello even said directly: "I think we will run into Liverpool, as for the reason...... I think it's clear to everyone! ”

For Liverpool, Rafael Benitez and Steven Gerrard, the team's number one player, also expressed the same sentiment.

However, in the eyes of the outside world, if Juventus can really draw Liverpool, it may be a good signing. After all, after the defending champions lost two superstars Chen Xi and Owen one after another, their strength is not too much to describe as Jianghe!

Except for this pair of "Heysel Massacre Combo".

There are also many media and fans who believe that Inter Milan may also draw Liverpool. As for the gimmick, it is naturally the World Footballer of the Year facing the old master!

There are also some media outlets who are predicting that Inter Milan will meet Chelsea!

For one, these two teams have been the best performers in European football this season, and the conversation between them will be eye-catching.

Second, in the summer, the closest team to Mourinho was the Blues Chelsea, but he ended up surprisingly arriving at Inter Milan. This is obviously a nice gimmick as well!

Of course, since the draw for the quarter-finals was a random draw, there was no circumvention of the principle. Therefore, there are also many people who predict that there will be a Milan derby in the Champions League in this round of matches!

For this possible surname, before the draw, the owner of the Inter Milan team, Moratti, publicly stated that he hoped that the Inter Milan team could draw AC Milan to avenge the elimination of the Champions League semifinals two years ago!

Mourinho also echoed Moratti's words, arrogance: "We have a lot of experience playing AC Milan now. If I meet them, I think it's a good result. ”

As for the AC Milan team, it is clear that they will not show weakness in this situation.

Galliani said that if Inter Milan is drawn, it will also be a good opportunity for the AC Milan team to avert the shame of the league defeat!

Carlo Ancelotti was a bit more low-key, saying that the probability of a Milan derby in the quarter-finals should not be high!

In the eyes of the media, the probability of such a Milan derby is indeed not high.

Because in the lottery ceremonies of previous years, such cases rarely occurred unless they were necessary. After all, the presence of a conversation with a league team in a European competition obviously affects the attention of the game.

The best proof of this is that in the quarter-finals draw two seasons ago, three Italian teams and three Spanish teams reached the quarter-finals at the same time, but in the final draw, the teams from the same country were just staggered! After that, the probability of this happening was calculated to be only 11.1%!

Finally, the Milan derby in the semi-finals was due to the fact that the Serie A teams occupied three places in the last four, and they were already unavoidable!

In addition to these strong conversations, the media also predicted a match, and that is PSV Eindhoven vs Lyon!

The reason they think this is because UEFA will try to get a minor league team in the last four. If PSV Eindhoven meets Lyon, it will mark the end of at least one team outside the big four leagues in the last four!

Under all kinds of conspiracy theories, the media and fans have made all kinds of predictions.

Of course, the real result will have to wait until the draw ceremony to reveal it! ――

The long-awaited eighteenth night has finally arrived!

Hundreds of millions of fans around the world have their eyes on Nyon, Switzerland!

After the draw ceremony began, the first team to be drawn gave fans a surprise, because it was Juventus of the Bianconeri that was drawn!

Now, the media and fans have focused their attention to see if the opponent who is drawn out will be Liverpool!

Even the broadcast screen was consciously switched to the Liverpool club's phalanx. It is not difficult to notice that Benitez's face shows a little nervousness.

If he could, he wouldn't want to run into the mighty Juventus!

It's a pity that God is on the side of the majority this time, and the team drawn out by UEFA officials is the Red Army Liverpool!

A hint of helplessness immediately flashed across Benitez's face.

However, the expression on Capello's face looked very relaxed, because in his opinion, drawing Liverpool under the river is indeed a good sign.

The fans and the media in front of the TV were also very excited, because this just confirmed their suspicions!

Soon, though, everyone's attention shifted to the next round of the draw.

This time, the team that was drawn by UEFA officials was still the team to watch, and that was Chelsea, who were only behind the favourites Inter Milan in odds to win the title before the draw ceremony!

The face of Dutch coach Guus Hiddink was shown on the screen, after which the camera shifted to the area of Inter Milan.

In the area of the Inter Milan club, Mourinho's expression was very relaxed. In his opinion, it makes no difference which team is drawn, because he has absolute confidence in his team!

However, this time, it was not Inter Milan that was drawn, but the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich!

Such a result caught Bayern Munich coach Magath off guard. A hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Obviously, in Magath's opinion, this is a bad signing!

The fans were also satisfied with this matchup, after all, it was a duel between the Premier League leaders and the Bundesliga leaders!

After drawing two sets of strong matchups in a row, the atmosphere on the scene and in front of the TV set also became tense.

The remaining four teams are Milan Giants, PSV Eindhoven and Lyon.

In this way, there are only two possible surnames as a result. One is that the Milan duo drew Lyon and PSV Eindhoven respectively and got the upper draw. The other is Milan and Milan meet, while PSV Eindhoven and Lyon talk directly!

Obviously, according to the conspiracy theory before the game, Milan met and one of the two teams, PSV Eindhoven and Lyon, was guaranteed to reach the semi-finals!

So, the UEFA official in charge of the draw was once again in the spotlight.

This time, it was PSV Eindhoven that he pumped!

The camera is on PSV Eindhoven's young coach Koeman!

Then the UEFA official pulled out the ...... Lyons!

There was a burst of exclamations at the lottery ceremony!

There was really another Milan derby in the knockout round of the Champions League!

At this time, no one paid attention to the coach of PSV Eindhoven and Lyon, who also thought that they had been drawn. All eyes and TV cameras were on Milan's coach Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti!

Mourinho's face is still that calm look, and the expression on Ancelotti's face is not good-looking!

Chen Xi, who was sitting in front of the TV, was also very surprised when he saw this result.

Truth be told, this season, due to the team's crazy performances, whether in the league or the Champions League, he doesn't think there are too many challenges.

Now, there are two more Milan derbys, which makes him very excited.

In his opinion, the 6-0 last time was just a lack of preparation for Inter Milan's play against AC Milan.

After suffering a loss, Carlo Ancelotti's team will definitely have a lot of difficulty to deal with!

It's hard to deal with, and it's even more challenging!

The fans in front of the TV also seemed very excited. As I've said before, the Milan derby is like a festival for the fans.

With two more Milan derbies and Champions League fixtures that both teams take very seriously, there is no doubt about how exciting the game will be!

After the results of the draw for the quarter-finals were announced, the format of the semi-finals was also revealed.

Juventus, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are four teams in the top half.

That is, the two sides in the semi-finals will be the winner of Juventus and Liverpool and the winner of Chelsea and Bayern.

Similarly, Milan and PSV Eindhoven and Lyon are in the bottom half.

Considering the strength of Lyon and Eindhoven, after the results came out, the outside world also said that as long as anyone can win the Milan derby, then they will almost lock a place in the final!

Such an idea may be a little disrespectful to Eindhoven and Lyon, but the strength is there!

After the draw results came out, the schedule was also made!

The two legs of the Champions League quarter-finals Milan derby will be played on April 6 and April 13 respectively!

And Inter Milan has a better record in the Champions League this season, and has won the schedule of "away" and then "home"! ――

After the Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony was announced, it was natural that it would cause heated discussions in the media again.

Where there are rivers and lakes, there are grievances, and this eternal truth certainly applies to the Champions Cup as well.

When the yellow ball is pulled out of the glass by the hand of fate, it is inevitable that the old accounts will be brought up again.

Needless to say, there is no hundred-year-old grudge between the Milan duo!

Just mentioning the relationship between Juventus and Liverpool, you can almost write a big paper!

In fact, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the "Heysel massacre", before the draw ceremony, the family union of the Italian victims of the "Heysel massacre" had proposed to UEFA that they organize a match between Juventus and Liverpool on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

On the evening of the 18th, the results of the draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League were announced, and UEFA not only arranged the matches between the two teams, but also two.

As if there was an arrangement in the dark, the zebra and the Red Army met in a special time and space.

'It's a game that has to be played, to commemorate what happened 20 years ago, to be sure that the spirit of football hasn't been left behind in this era.' Juventus coach Fabio Capello said in an interview after the draw ceremony.

'We're going to pay our respects in the most appropriate way,' said Liverpool chief executive Perry, 'and it's the clearest idea in our minds and it's a great opportunity for both fans. We want to use this opportunity to come together and show the world that there is no longer hatred between the two clubs. ”

There is no doubt that this will be a special game – before the two teams meet, the club will consult with the fans to discuss the specific way to commemorate it, and a minute of silence will be required for the whole group to wrap their arms in black veils. And while both clubs have expressed reassurance to their fans, the safety of the stadium has been put at the forefront.

However, the attitude between the two clubs does not represent the attitude of the fans!

As victims of the "Heysel tragedy", some extremists among Juventus fans said: "This time it is the turn of the Liverpudlians who are unlucky!" ”

Putting aside the relationship of the "Heysel tragedy", for Juventus coach Capello, this is also his personal opportunity for revenge on the Liverpool team!

As Juventus's opponent in the quarterfinals, Liverpool seems to have left only painful memories for Capello, and this media-recognized "signing" actually played the role of a freezer twice in Capello's European experience, becoming Capello's number one hit in the four years he coached Rome!

First, in the 00-01 League Cup, Capello's Roma team died away to Owen's two goals, and the home team failed to turn the tables under the referee's controversial blowing, which became a stepping stone for Liverpool's "small treble" season; Then 01-02 Champions League Capello met Liverpool again, the Roma team with the title of the new champion of Serie A missed the opportunity in the group stage under a good situation, leaving the final suspense to Anfield away life and death, and the Premier League Reds once again did not give Capello any affection, Litmanen and Heskey's goals made Roma go home with regret again, and what embarrassed Capello even more was that he had repeatedly ridiculed the ugly and ugly style of the Liverpool team before the game, and in the end, the Serie A coach fell to the ground again in front of the ugliness.

This time, in the face of Liverpool, which has suffered a big loss in strength, Capello, who has a group of strong generals, seems to have finally ushered in a chance for revenge!

Compared to Capello's revenge, of course. People seem to be more focused on the revenge of AC Milan!

After all, the 0-6 game less than a month ago is still deeply engraved in the hearts of AC Milan fans!

It's just that the big international that has finally re-emerged will really let them complete their revenge in peace?

(To be continued)