Chapter 102: The Quarterfinals Are Born
Xiao Qing's goal helped Arsenal score at the Meazza Stadium, a score of 1-1 is not a big score, and Arsenal did not score again in this game. But Xiao Qing's hanging shot can help Arsenal solve the battle, and this goal can help Arsenal advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, which is enough.
It's three to one, which is a great thing for Arsenal; Although even Inter Milan scored two goals in the middle of the summer, Arsenal's promotion to the quarter-finals is something that cannot be changed. Because Arsenal have away goals, even if the score is the same, Arsenal can still advance. Now for Inter Milan to score at least three more goals, which is simply not complete.
So Xiao Qing is very happy that the team has once again defeated strong opponents, and they have defeated strong opponents again and again in the Champions League and are advancing steadily; It's great news that Arsenal have achieved their goal and they are one step closer to defending their Champions League title. Although it is only in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, it is already a very good thing for Arsenal, because Arsenal have a good record now, because the current Gunners are starting to get closer to the Champions League title.
Knocking out Inter Milan is a morale booster because Arsenal have beaten a strong opponent in the Champions League, because Arsenal have proved the strength of the defending champions with a top club like Inter Milan. This season's Arsenal is not only dominating the league, they are also extremely strong in the Champions League, no one can stop Arsenal from moving forward, Arsenal is the biggest favorite!
With Arsenal advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the winners and losers were also separated in other groups of matchups. Although Arsenal was victorious over Inter Milan. But they can't rejoice too soon. Because there are no weak teams in the remaining teams, Arsenal now want to do more in the Champions League, so they need to face more strong opponents.
Tottenham Hotspur led 1-0 at home in the first leg, and although neither team scored in the second leg, Tottenham Hotspur made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a historic 1-0 scoreline, and they eliminated AC Milan. The north London duo did a good job as they knocked out Milan in a strong way, with Arsenal and their arch-rivals teaming up to deal a major blow to the Serie A side. The Serie A teams are now out of the Champions League for good, as they have met a strong north London side. 、
In another group of opponents of similar strength, Bundesliga side Schalke 04 defeated Valencia 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals, which is also very good news, at least for the Bundesliga team. Roma met Bayern Munich, who were obviously tragic, and although the Bundesliga giants have struggled to reach Zuihou in the Champions League in recent seasons, they have always maintained a very good competitiveness.
Serie A teams were wiped out, and they failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which has to be said to be a pity. Because the current Serie A league is no longer a small shijie cup, it is also an indisputable fact that the current Serie A teams lack enough competitiveness. What's more, the hapless Serie A teams have faced none of the teams in the quarter-finals. The premature stumbling has made the Serie A team now tragically out of the competition, and now they can only become Champions League spectators.
Barcelona's opponent is Shakhtar Donetsk, although the strength of the miners is good, but when they meet Barcelona, they obviously don't have much power to spare, they are now very tragic out, facing Barcelona, they lost cleanly 1-5, they don't have much power in the face of Barcelona at all.
Especially now that Messi has scored eight Champions League goals, in the face of Messi who is in such a hot state, Shakhtar has no more ideas now, and other teams will obviously have quite a headache when they encounter Barcelona, because Barcelona is very strong now, because Barcelona is almost invincible now. They're very strong, they're in great form right now; Especially for Barcelona, they are now suppressed by Real Madrid in the league, so the La Liga giants need to achieve excellent results in the Champions League, and they are absolutely unwilling to lose the honor of the championship.
The other La Liga powerhouse is naturally Real Madrid, although the previous Real Madrid results in the Champions League are like a joke, the greatest team of the 20th century has not reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for seven consecutive years, and they are very proud to defend the title of Champions League 16. This season's Real Madrid ushered in the magic bird Mourinho to join, and now they are suppressing their sworn rival Barcelona in the league, and Real Madrid has finally made a breakthrough in the Champions League.
At the Bernabeu Stadium, nine-time Champions League winners Real Madrid beat Ligue 1 side Lyon 3-0 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 4-1. Real Madrid have won all of their home games this season and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in seven years.
And this season in the Champions League urgently need to prove their strength in the Champions League, not only Barcelona, Real Madrid and the like, for the Premier League teams, now their main battlefield is the Champions League, because they have no hope of winning the league title in the league, Arsenal's performance in the league is really desperate. So Chelsea, who have lost in the league, and Manchester United, who have been able to delay Arsenal's success in defending the league title a little, are now concentrating on the Champions League game.
Chelsea host Danish champions Copenhagen. In the end, the Blues finished with a 90-0 draw at home to Copenhagen as Chelsea progressed to the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League with a 2-0 aggregate score over two legs. Manchester United, who sit at Old Trafford, relied on Hernandez's brace to defeat Marseille 2-1 to win ten consecutive home games in the main game, thus eliminating Marseille 2-1 over two legs and breaking into the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the fifth consecutive season.
Now the Champions League quarterfinals have been born, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, the four teams of the Premier League have all qualified, as the most competitive team, the Premier League has once again proved its strength, they are extremely strong in the quarterfinals occupy half of the seats, they are extremely crazy and urgently need to continue the strength of the previous seasons. Now in such a situation, it is basically announced that the main theme of the Champions League is to encircle and suppress the Premier League team, and of course it may be a Premier League civil war!
Barcelona and Real Madrid entered the quarterfinals, and the promotion of these two top giants also brought a burst of attention; Real Madrid, the most commercially developed team, have not qualified for the quarter-finals for a long time, and now they are back in the quarter-finals, which is a deserving performance for the fans, because the name of the Champions League 16 Lang is really not good. As for Barcelona, their quality is really good, they could have gone further; But last season they met Arsenal, so the six-time champions Barcelona were out in the quarter-finals, and Barcelona's dominance of the Champions League has not been formed at all, because although they are strong now, they seem to have a difficult opponent.
The remaining two teams are the Bundesliga teams, although they have been operating on a small budget, but the development of the Bundesliga is really good; Especially Bayern Munich, they are not only the Bundesliga champions, although Bayern has failed to win the Champions League in recent seasons, but they still maintain a certain competitiveness, they still have a good momentum of development. As for Schalke 04, they are tragic now, because how do you look at Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals now, because they now look like they must be the opponents that other teams want to meet, because they are the weakest.
After the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals will soon be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the draw will take the form of a mixed eight-team draw, with teams from the same country and teams that have met in the group stage not shying away.
For the teams that have advanced to the quarter-finals, qualifying for the quarter-finals means they can stay in the most competitive and influential cup competition; It's not just about getting enough exposure and prize money, it's about getting the players the highest honours here. So these eight teams are definitely hoping to go one step further here, and they want to be able to achieve even better results in the Champions League.
Xiao Qing and his teammates are very happy, Arsenal have reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League for five consecutive seasons, and now Arsenal are proving their competitiveness with their excellent performances; Although Arsenal are fighting on multiple fronts, they are going hand in hand with madness, and now Arsenal is constantly achieving better results, and they are constantly fighting for the title of champion.
Although the Champions League title cannot be successfully defended, the current Arsenal is constantly impacting this curse of unhappiness, because they have the ability to impact this curse of failure, because the current Arsenal can make history with more achievements.
Xiao Qing and his teammates attach great importance to the next draw, because if you want to win the Champions League, it is not only strength, because if you can stay in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, then there must be no shortage of strength, especially those teams that have the strength to compete for the championship, there is not much gap between them. So when the difference in strength is not big, some other things may be able to change some things.
Xiao Qing and his teammates attach great importance to the next draw, because they hope to make history, because Arsenal hopes to go to Zuihou, of course, they are also a little worried that Arsenal's excellent record may become the target of public criticism. (To be continued......)