The day after the match between Manchester City and Lyon, the sixth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage was fully concluded, and the positions of each group were determined.

According to the rules of the UEFA Champions League, the top two teams in the group automatically qualify for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League and officially enter the knockout stage, while the third place drops to participate in the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup.

The teams that finished first in the group were: AC Milan and Inter Milan in Serie A, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United in the Premier League, and Barcelona, Real Madrid and Sevilla in La Liga.

The second place in the group is Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, Lyon in the Ligue 1, Olympiacos in Greece, Celtic in the Soviet Super League, Liverpool in the English Premier League, Fenerbahce in the Turkish League, Porto in the Portuguese Super League and Roma in Serie A.

The above list is enough to make the Italian, England and Spanish media happily say, "The three major European leagues (Serie A, English Premier League, La Liga) have a comprehensive advantage in the Champions League competition!" ”

The Champions League group stage is over, and the draw ceremony for the round of 16 is over.

The next day, Wan Sheng rushed to Zurich, Switzerland, along with Sinal and Bee Nix, to participate in the draw ceremony for the round of 16 of the Champions League.

In front of the venue, Wansheng was interviewed by the media.

When asked by the media about the team he hoped to meet, Wan Sheng just smiled and said, "I hope to meet AC Milan, we were eliminated last season and our players want to win back." However, it is unlikely that AC Milan will meet in the round of 16, and nothing else matters. ”

Wan Sheng's words are rarely unanimously recognized.

Among the top 16 teams in the UEFA Champions League, only Liverpool and Lyon are the second teams in the group, and Roma can only be counted as half, and it is difficult for other teams to pose a threat to Manchester City, and according to the rules of the round of 16 draw 'avoiding the same country and the same group'. Manchester City will not meet Liverpool and Lyon, and after staggering the two strong teams, it doesn't matter what team is drawn.

Wan Sheng then entered the venue to wait for the draw ceremony to begin, and he was placed to sit next to Ferguson.

It's nothing for the managers of the two Premier League teams to sit together, but Wan Sheng and Ferguson are more than sworn enemies in the team. The personal life is also an enemy, there is no interaction at all, and the two do not say a word.

Many media pointed the camera lens over, and what they could capture was the image of the two of them treating each other as air.

Wan Sheng was talking to the others, and Ferguson was talking to the others, and between the two, it was as if there was an invisible barrier, and they didn't even turn their heads to look at each other.

This awkward atmosphere did not end until the draw ceremony began.

The newly appointed president of UEFA Platini took the stage to speak. It was nothing more than an official statement praising last year's UEFA Champions League and some publicity about the tournament, and after a speech, he helped AC Milan and Chelsea draw their opponents.

AC Milan's opponents are Schalke 04.

Chelsea's opponents are Olympiacos.

Seeing that Chelsea's opponent was Olympiacos, Chelsea boss Grant immediately smiled, and many camera shots were pointed over.

This is undoubtedly a sign-up.

Chelsea's manager is now Grant after a few years of drawing a death draw in a row. The first Champions League rematch got such a good signing.

As the ENPS TV commentator, who livestreamed the draw, said, "Olympiacos is not experienced or strong enough to pose any threat to Chelsea. Grant has been in charge of Chelsea for the time and will have a good chance of reaching the last eight easily. In two months' time, a number of key players in the Blues squad will be back with injuries and we will see a full squad when the knockout rounds begin. Three military life of the "ruble corps". ”

The draw ceremony then continued, with new arrivals helping Barcelona and Manchester City draw their opponents.

Barcelona drew Porto.

Manchester City's opponents are Celtic.

Wan Sheng also smiled.

When the camera pointed over, Wan Sheng still waved at the camera, looking excited, and at the same time, Celtic coach Strachan also looked over. The two glanced at each other, Wan Sheng's expression remained unchanged, and Strachan's face was obviously a little dark.

In fact, for Manchester City, it is difficult to pose a threat to the district team with the six opponents that may be encountered, but from the perspective of those six teams, the teams they least want to meet are undoubtedly AC Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United and Manchester City.

The odds from European bookmakers show that these four teams have the best chances of winning the title and are also widely regarded as the strongest teams, with Inter Milan, Chelsea, Sevilla and Real Madrid all playing against in comparison.

When Celtic met Manchester City, it was a signing for them.

Then the draw ceremony continued, and the final round of 16 knockout matches had a result.

AC Milan vs Schalke 04

Chelsea vs Olympiacos

Manchester City vs Celtic

Barcelona vs Porto

Sevilla vs Fenerbahce

Inter Milan vs Liverpool

Real Madrid vs Roma

Manchester United vs Lyon

The Germans and the French were undoubtedly disappointed when the draw came out, with only one team left in both countries, with Lyon meeting Manchester United and Schalke 04 taking on AC Milan, with their hopes of qualifying slim.

In fact, the Germans are better, Schalke 04 barely qualified, which is considered to reserve a little hope for German football, before they thought that none of the three German teams would enter the round of 16.

The French are different.

Even if Lyon drew with Manchester City in the last round, they still have a lot of hope of qualifying, but the round of 16 encountered Manchester United who did not want to meet the most, because in the history of the Champions League, Lyon challenged Manchester United twice without victory, and this time met Manchester United, Lyon may also be more than lucky, in the face of Rooney, C-Ronaldo and others to build a luxury army, the only star in the Lyon team is still a newcomer Benzema, the strength of the two sides has long been not at the same level, "French Football" believes, " Lyon, who have stagnated in the Champions League in recent years, are likely to hate the quarter-finals once again. ”

Compared with Manchester United, who won 5 and drew 1 in the group stage and easily qualified, Lyon's road to group stage promotion was very bumpy.

They were once almost suppressed by Rangers, and the game with Manchester City was not dominant at all, and they still relied on their strength to advance in the back of the two consecutive defeats at the beginning, and it was really difficult for them to upset Manchester United.

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Of course, the difficulties of the Germans and the French have nothing to do with Wan Sheng, Manchester City drew Celtic, which is a good opponent, so Wan Sheng returned to Manchester with ease.

But City's fixtures are not easy.

The day after returning to Manchester, Manchester City faced the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with Tottenham Hotspur hosting.

It was City's third game in a week.

Even after two rotations, the team's form has been affected a lot, Wansheng considered the state of the players, or let Ozil, Darren Bent, Copelle Ferreira and others rest, Ljungberg, Sun Jihai, Giovanni Moricio and other players got a chance.

In the end, after 90 minutes of difficult play, Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and advanced to the last four of the League Cup.

It wasn't an easy game.

Although Manchester City easily defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the league at White Hart Lane, it also allowed Tottenham Hotspur to gain some experience in playing against Manchester City.

The good thing is that Torres is doing well.

Since October, with the adaptation to the team and the Premier League, Torres has been performing well, and he has frequently scored goals in the league and the Champions League, and his performance is no weaker than Darren Bent.

Maybe it's also the competition between the two that both have to do their best to perform, so whenever they play, they can perform well.

That's what Wansheng wants to see.

Fernando Torres scored a goal and another goal had a lot to do with him, and the team's ability to beat Tottenham Hotspur in the 90 minutes was directly related to Torres' performance.

So after the game, Wan Sheng brought Torres to the press conference and praised his performance.

'In the summer I knew Fernando was going to be the most important member of the team and I'm happy to see that he's doing really well.

"A lot of people are complimenting him, but actually, I'm not surprised that he's doing so well. He is indeed very capable. ”

There are still very few players who can be praised by Wan Sheng so much, so Torres looked very happy after receiving the praise, for him, Wan Sheng's praise is an affirmation outside the game, which will make him more confident.

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After playing the Carabao Cup, City didn't have time to look back on the win or even think about Christmas, the only thing they could do was play game after game.

Two days later, Manchester City ushered in a new league game, where they beat Aston Villa 2-1 away to extend their unbeaten run in the league to 56 games.

On Christmas Day, Manchester City had a rare day off, Wan Sheng didn't do anything, only stayed at home for a day, the only thing worth mentioning was talking to Anita on the phone for two hours, and the rest was no different from usual.

The Christmas atmosphere in Manchester seems to have nothing to do with Wan Sheng, and the whole Manchester City team, the team resumed training one day after Christmas, and ushered in a new round of games on the 26th of the next day - home to Blackburn.

There were no surprises in this game.

Wan Sheng wants the team to get off to a good start to the new year, and all the Manchester City players are also focused on playing this one.

3:1。

Although a goal was conceded, the goal conceded also happened at the end of the game, and Manchester City kept Blackburn under pressure throughout the game, and the opponent had no power to fight back.

With 19 rounds of the league over, the atmosphere for Christmas is also lively, as Manchester City is about to usher in the 20th round, which is what the media calls the 'curse of reincarnation' and Chelsea matches. (To be continued.) )