Xiao Qing can be said to be mixed for this draw, although Arsenal's opponent is good, but the general environment looks really bad, UEFA is now suppressing the Premier League can now be said to be without the slightest cover-up, which is the existence that everyone can see. Of course, Platini's intention to support teams in minor leagues is also obvious.

When Bordeaux and Olympiacos were drawn together, many people were afraid to gasp: didn't this make the big dark horse of Ligue 1 ruthless to the end! There is no denigration of Olympiacos, but why did the Greek representative go against Bordeaux? They really don't have any certainty.

It is a reaction to the draw of the Shijie Cup group stage, and the draw results of the knockout round of the European Champions Cup are full of topicality. Butragueno was a good player when he played for Real Madrid and Spain, but he didn't expect him to draw lots and still be a good player, not only for Real Madrid, but also to take care of his fellow countrymen Barcelona and Sevilla, and the La Liga team made a lot of money.

Premier League fans and Serie A fans can join forces to repeat the old tune of "godfather". Even if Platini was innocent, he had a mouth that couldn't tell. For the second year in a row, the ace of the Premier League and Serie A have been merging in advance, and Inter Milan, who is bent on proving themselves in the European arena, is really bitter, and Inter would rather play Real Madrid than meet Manchester United and Chelsea with a similar style but tougher opponents than themselves, but last year it was Manchester United and this year it was Chelsea.

Of course, Chelsea have nothing to be happy about, and it is certainly not luck to be drawn as the strongest group runner-up. However, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti may have some small calculations in addition to coming together, and if Mourinho can win Chelsea, it will be a great opportunity to prove that his coaching skills will go further. This will be an important bargaining chip for him to return to work after a break with Inter. The same situation will also appear in An Fat. It also has an opportunity to prove that Chelsea are stronger than Mohames Chelsea. If you beat Inter, you can also make the fans in your hometown feel a little refreshed.

Manchester United and Milan, no matter which team becomes the ghost of the knife, will definitely be portrayed as an abandoned woman, and there will definitely be people who will recall the trauma of Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka's departure. And now Beckham, who is a professional and exemplary image, has returned to Old Trafford, the stage of the idol style in the twilight of his career, and no matter whether he wins or loses, it will inevitably make people sigh and sigh. Milan look worse than they used to be compared to Manchester United, but United's road to revenge may not be as smooth as it seems. Milan's seemingly slimy but actually secretly killing style of play has indeed made some Manchester United slash and kill, not to mention that Manchester United should not forget that they almost beat Real Madrid twice in the group stage.

Conspiracy or not, Platini's legendary love for La Liga, as well as his public support for non-giants, were reflected in the draw.

In the top three of the Premier League, Arsenal should be regarded as the most lucky, Porto! It's Porto again! I believe that when the draw results for the round of 16 of the Champions League are announced, a considerable number of Arsenal fans will have this feeling. Indeed, the Arsenal-Porto duel has been a bit of a visual fatigue in recent years.

Although Porto lifted the Holy Grail in 2004, they have since successfully reached the quarter-finals last season because they were against Atletico Madrid, a second-tier European side at the time. In both 2006-07 and 2008-09, Arsenal met Porto in the group stage of the Champions League. With the exception of last season's 2-0 defeat at the Dragons, the Gunners have not tasted defeat in the other three meetings. What's more, Arsene Wenger's side haven't conceded a single goal yet!

The two clubs were in the same group last season, and this is the second season in a row between Arsenal and Porto in the Champions League, and if you count the 200-07 season, the two clubs have met four times, and both sides have not lost at their home stadium and have kept a clean sheet, but if you look at the overall record and overall performance, Arsenal undoubtedly have the upper hand in it.

The overall head-to-head record against Porto gives Arsenal plenty of confidence to make, but then again, the damage done to Arsenal by last season's defeat must be emphasised. In the sixth round of the last Champions League group stage, Porto and Arsenal both qualified for the knockout stage before the start of the game, when the game was about the battle for the top spot in the group, and it was also Arsene Wenger's 700th official game in charge of Arsenal, but Porto completely broke the Gunners, and Arsenal always lost in crucial games.

The last meeting was quite embarrassing for the Arsenal people, so after meeting Porto again this time, Arsenal is bound to play with it, Wenger's 700 defeats must be revenged, and the team's record of reaching the quarterfinals for the third consecutive year should also be maintained, and if you have to talk about the factors that can prevent Arsenal from qualifying, then in addition to the unpredictable thing of luck, there is a problem that Arsenal must overcome, that is, how to avoid injury.

Last season, Arsenal also swept Porto 4-0 at home in the Champions League group stage, and the strength of the Portuguese team that lost Pepe, Quaresma and Lisandro López in recent years has declined significantly. What really determines Arsenal's future is the damn injury. Van Persie has fallen, and Jr. Fa, Nasri, Rosicky and others are also becoming more and more vitrified.

If he suffers another large-scale injury before the Champions League final, Wenger can only face the dilemma of being a clever woman who has no rice to cook. Now Arsenal are in control, as long as they don't suffer from damn injuries, as long as they have a consistent performance, then there are not too many surprises to reach the last eight of the Champions League.

The return of the injured needs to wait, and there are some unpredictable factors in this, but the schedule is visible and tangible, so when the Champions League resumes next year, Arsenal's Premier League schedule during this period is really not good!

The first round of the Champions League rematch will be played on 17 February, and Arsenal will need to host Liverpool the week before going to Porto, and what is even more frightening is that Arsenal will also play Manchester United and Chelsea in the league before playing Liverpool, and the latter will also be played away.

The result of the draw cannot be changed, and Arsenal is still secretly happy when the English media and Italian media are generally dissatisfied with the draw this time, at least the current UEFA is obviously suppressing the momentum of the Premier League. However, for the time being, it has not affected Arsenal too much.

'It's a game where chances are half-open. Porto have played in the Champions League in recent years. It's also hard to fight against them. The good thing is that we played at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg, which is still a bit of an advantage for us. Of course, it's important to play the first game well and try to score as many goals as possible away from home. We played well at home last season, but we lost 2-0 away, but it's the Champions League, it's a cup game. So I think it's still a difficult matchup, but I believe that despite the difficulty, there is still a good chance of qualifying. Arsene Wenger's very low-key interview has kept Arsenal out of the media for the time being, with perhaps Chelsea and Manchester United in the spotlight at this time.

Arsenal now have no time to study the draw more this time. Because they still have leagues to pay attention to; After Chelsea's defeat in the last round of the league, Arsenal have once again narrowed the table to just one point, and now Arsenal need to seize the opportunity to secure a point in the next game.

Although they easily beat Stoke City in the last round to close the gap on Chelsea, Arsenal will not have it easy in the next games, although it looks like Arsenal are resilient to continue to fight those title favourites in the table, but they will not be able to hold on easily.

In the 16th round of the league, Arsenal's opponent is Liverpool, which is a clash between the traditional top four of the Premier League; Although Liverpool is now embarrassed to fail to enter the top six in the league standings, although Liverpool is depressed in the Champions League group stage and can only participate in the League Cup, but do not underestimate Liverpool's strength, especially the current Liverpool flag Gerrard returned from injury. Liverpool are undoubtedly stronger at this time.

Liverpool are embarrassed now because the team's financial situation is not very good. The Reds, who once dominated Europe, have really not done well in recent seasons; This historic and troubled team won the Champions League in 2005 and finished runners-up in the Premier League last season.

But if they really won the glory, it was only the 2005 Champions League in the last ten years, and they never won the Premier League, the last time they won the top flight was in the 1989-90 season, when the top league was called League One.

Liverpool can be said to be at a low point now, and in the summer Liverpool sold the tactical core player Xavi. Alonso's league results collapsed as the team failed to find players who could fill Alonso's role in the game, and the league results plummeted, which was seen as the beginning of the Reds' subsequent collapse. Now they are only embarrassingly in seventh place in the league, and the Champions League is out of the group stage. Yujian can get that next season, their financial pressure will be even greater, and for this historic giant, they are really disqualified from competing for the title.

Although Liverpool's recent record has been sluggish, they are one of the traditional top four of the Premier League after all, and their strength is still quite good; So at this time, Arsenal really can't afford to be careless, especially when Liverpool has no choice but to go all out in the league, and Arsenal needs to pay attention to the Reds' counterattack.

Liverpool have lost five league games in the new season, and Liverpool's poor Premier League record this season and another defeat in the Champions League have made manager Rafael Benitez's position delicate again. After drawing with Blackburn Rovers in the last round, Liverpool now need a win against Arsenal, who are second in the table, they need to win so badly, they need to regain their confidence and start a new journey.

One of the highlights of the 16th round of the Premier League will be played out at Anfield, where Liverpool, who have 24 points from seven wins, three draws and five defeats and are basically out of title contention, will face Arsenal, who have only come out of the losing streak in the last round. With the two armies in such poor form, it is undoubtedly a battle of the beasts, but in terms of the pre-match situation, Arsenal's prospects are clearly even less optimistic.

The reason why Arsenal's away prospects are not worth looking forward to is quite simple, that is, Arsenal has not been able to get rid of the injury plague this season, and even now Arsenal has the tragedy of further increasing the injury list, which is definitely not a good thing for the Gunners, especially in the coming moment of such a big game. (To be continued......)