Chapter 161: Monte Carlo meets the deceased again
Real Madrid were in great form, but dropped the chain at the last minute, ceding the lower place in the group to Borussia Dortmund.
This makes Real Madrid fans feel extremely regretful, they could have won the group, but unfortunately, this time Real Madrid's road in the knockout round is not very easy.
Real Madrid fans are very worried about Real Madrid!
At this time, this is the end of this season's Champions League group stage competition, and all 16 teams that have qualified have been selected.
The two teams that qualified from Group 1 were Paris Saint-Germain and Porto. Paris Saint-Germain has 15 points from five wins and one loss, ranking first in the group. Porto have 13 points from four wins, one draw and one loss, ranking second in the group.
The two teams that qualified from Group 2 were Schalke 04 and Arsenal. Schalke 04 team has 12 points with three wins and three draws, ranking first in the group. The defending champion Arsenal team has three wins, one draw and two losses, and is ranked second in the group.
After the lack of Dongfang Chen, although the Arsenal team has strengthened Benzema and Zhang Ningpeng and others, their strength has still declined significantly, and their results in the Champions League and the Premier League have declined, which makes Arsenal fans miss Dongfang Chen very much.
The two teams that qualified from Group 3 were Malaga and AC Milan. Malaga won three and drew three and topped the group with 12 points. AC Milan finished second in the group with eight points from two wins, two draws and two defeats, narrowly beating Zenit St. Petersburg by one point to qualify.
The two teams that qualified from Group 4 were Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, with Borussia Dortmund topping the group in the final round of fixtures, with Real Madrid relegating to second place. Manchester City, on the other hand, were humiliatingly eliminated from the competition with just three draws.
The two teams that qualified from Group 5 were Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk. Juventus have 12 points from three wins and three draws, ranking first in the group. Shakhtar Donetsk has three wins, one draw and two losses, and the points are ten points second in the group, in fact, they have the same points as Valencia, who is ranked third in the group, and the record is the same, and Valencia's goal difference is more than Shakhtar Donetsk, the only thing is that Valencia is worse than Shakhtar Donetsk in terms of winning and losing, so Shakhtar Donetsk won the second place in the group, while Valencia is unfortunately out.
The two teams that qualified from Group 6 were Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur. Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur have the same results, with four wins, one draw and one loss with 13 points, and their win-loss relationship is the same. However, Bayern Munich had an extra goal difference, so Bayern Munich topped the group, while Tottenham Hotspur were second.
The two teams that qualified from Group 7 were Barcelona and Celtic. Barcelona finished 13th with four wins, one draw and one loss, ranking first in the group. Celtic have three wins, one draw and two losses, and are second in the group.
The two teams that qualified from Group 8 were Manchester United and Galatasaray. Manchester United topped the group with 12 points from four wins and two defeats. Galatasaray, on the other hand, has three wins, one draw and two losses, with 10 points and is second in the group. Galatasaray had the same number of points as Cluj in third place, but Galatasaray had the advantage in terms of win and defeat, so Galatasaray advanced.
In this way, the round of 16 of this season's Champions League was officially born, and the teams that won the group were: Paris Saint-Germain, Schalke 04, Malaga, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United. Finishing second in the group were: Porto, Arsenal, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic and Galatasaray.
Among the top 16 teams, there are three more teams from La Liga, three teams from the English Premier League, three teams from the Bundesliga, two teams from Serie A, one from Ligue 1, one from the Portuguese Super League, one from the Soviet Super League, one from the Ukrainian League and one from the Turkish League.
In this UEFA Champions League, La Liga, the Premier League and the German Liga go hand in hand, and the teams that advance are the same, unlike in previous years, when the Premier League was dominant, and all four teams advanced.
This year, it was mainly Chelsea who did not qualify for the Champions League, and Chelsea are now qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.
Manchester City have disappointed a lot of people this season, Manchester City have a very strong squad and have played a lot of money in the summer, they have been in the spotlight. Everyone thought that after last season's Champions League experience, Manchester City would have more experience and this season would be very good.
It's a pity that this season, Manchester City's watch is really a big surprise. They weren't as good as last season, when they were humiliated by three draws.
After Manchester City was out, the media in England were very slammed at Manchester City, thinking that Manchester City was just rubbish, this is the face of the Premier League, and they are not qualified to represent England in the Champions League.
The media in England slammed the Manchester City team so hard that the Manchester City team could not hold its head up for a while.
Of course, the fans of the Manchester City team are also very dissatisfied with the team's appearance, and at this time, the team's manager Mancini became the scapegoat, and all the media reporters and fans blamed Mancini and let Mancini go to class.
At this time, the Manchester City team also reacted, they announced that Mancini will coach Manchester City until the end of this season, and after the end of the season, Mancini will automatically leave and no longer be the manager of Manchester City.
After learning the news, Manchester City fans stopped.
This season's UEFA Champions League has a lot of things that everyone expected, but many people are still satisfied with this result, La Liga and the German Bundesliga have three teams to advance to the round of 16, and the progress is obvious, and the Premier League does not have four teams all entered, and the days of dominance are gone.
This is considered by the Spanish and Bundesliga media as a sign of the rise of La Liga and the Bundesliga, and even the Spanish media claim that soon La Liga will overtake the Premier League to become the number one league in the world.
It's on such a back. As the managers of the last 16 teams in this season's Champions League leave their respective teams and fly to Monte Carlo in Monaco.
After the UEFA Champions League round of 16 is born, the draw for the UEFA Champions League knockout round will come.
Benitez led his team and Dongfang Chen to fly to Monte Carlo, Monaco, in fact, Dongfang Chen didn't need to go to Monte Carlo, but Benitez insisted on taking Dongfang Chen, and it can be seen that Benitez values Dongfang Chen very much.
Monte Carlo is a famous gambling city, but Dongfang Chen is not a gambler, and he has no time to fool around, so after coming to Monte Carlo, Dongfang Chen did not go to the famous Monte Carlo Casino.
Now the coaches of the big clubs from the major leagues have gathered in Monte Carlo, and they are all here to participate in the draw for the knockout rounds of this season's UEFA Champions League.
When he came to the hotel where he was staying, Dongfang Chen met his former coach Arsène Wenger again.
"Hello, East! Didn't expect you to be here today? Arsène Wenger immediately stepped forward and said to Dongfang Chen.
Yes, Arsène Wenger was surprised, because there is still a league on the weekend, Dongfang Chen is the absolute main force of Real Madrid, Dongfang Chen should stay in Spain now. If you are tired of traveling like this, it is not a good thing for Dongfang Chen.
Dongfang Chen smiled slightly: "Yes, I didn't expect me to appear here!" Nice to meet you, Professor! ”
Hearing Dongfang Chen's words, Arsène Wenger was slightly stunned, and then said: "It seems that Raphael values you very much!" ”
Arsène Wenger and Rafael Benitez still have a good relationship, so the two will be a little closer to each other than other coaches. Of course, the relationship between them is not very good, but it is better than other coaches.
Dongfang Chen smiled faintly and said, "It's okay!" ”
Arsène Wenger glanced at Dongfang Chen and asked, "How's it going?" How are you doing at Real Madrid? ”
Looking at the current Dongfangchen, Arsène Wenger felt very uncomfortable. Dongfang Chen is a player he is very optimistic about, and he hopes that Dongfang Chen can stay in the Arsenal team all the time and become a symbol of the new era of the Arsenal team like Henry.
However, when the Arsenal team sent Dongfang Chen away, he Arsène Wenger didn't know, and the club hid it from him and sent Dongfang Chen away, which has always been a pimple in his heart, and he hopes that Dongfang Chen is still a player under him.
Dongfang Chen nodded and said, "Not bad!" Very good! I have a good relationship with my team-mates, the manager values me a lot, the atmosphere is good and I feel good. ”
Dongfang Chen used three "good" to express his current situation, Arsène Wenger sighed slightly, and the last trace of illusion in his heart was gone. Since you're doing so well at Real Madrid, she's not going to do anything else.
Seeing that Arsène Wenger was a little lonely, Dongfang Chen immediately said: "Professor, how is Zhang Ningpeng in your team?" What's going on with him now? ”
Seeing Dongfang Chen asking, Arsène Wenger cleaned up his mood for a while, and then said: "Zhang is very good, although he is still lacking in strength now, he has great potential, and he is the main rotation of our club." Of course, he has improved a lot and I believe that in half a season, or a season, Zhang will be the main player at right wing-back for our club, and he has the potential and the quality. ”
It can be seen that Arsène Wenger is very optimistic about Zhang Ningpeng, so Dongfang Chen is relieved.
After all, it was he who recommended Zhang Ningpeng to the Arsenal club, if Zhang Ningpeng can't play in the Arsenal team, or if there is no growth, this is a little sorry for Zhang Ningpeng and the Arsenal team. Now it seems that Zhang Ningpeng is very right to go to the Arsenal team.
Dongfang Chen learned about Zhang Ningpeng's specific situation from Arsène Wenger in detail, which is really good, Zhang Ningpeng is very valued in the Arsenal team, not only because of Zhang Ningpeng's strength, but also because of the Chinese market behind Zhang Ningpeng.
Now the Arsenal team is encircling Zhang Ningpeng, fortunately, Zhang Ningpeng's own strength is good, otherwise, the Arsenal team will really regret letting Dongfang Chen go.
After learning about Zhang Ningpeng's situation, Dongfang Chen and Arsène Wenger exchanged greetings for a while, and the two separated, and each went back to his own house to find his mother.