In fact, the reason why there is no defending champion is very simple, that is, the Champions League is very competitive, and there are too many teams with the strength to win the championship; There are too many teams that have the strength to compete for the Big Ears Cup in the Champions League, the Champions League is the battlefield of the big teams, and the big clubs are very strong, so it is normal for the title to be defended only once in decades.

Starting from the 03-04 season, UEFA has cancelled the format of re-grouping in the round of 16 and has instead played directly in the two-legged quarterfinals. Strangely, all the defending champions were eliminated in the quarter-finals within five years of the restructuring, a curse that was not broken by United until two seasons ago. Since AC Milan won the Champions League in 1988-1989 and 1989-1990, no team has successfully defended their title.

Naturally, there is a reason why the Champions League is a cup competition that has been fierce recently, and there are too many strong opponents here; Of course, some surprises for UEFA are not ruled out, because they all know that the Champions League is the most interesting cup competition, and it is a huge treasure trove. They need to ensure the attractiveness of the Champions League, and to ensure that the attractiveness of an event is the competitiveness of the competition, and the division of the competition is the fundamental, and the dominance of one will only reduce the charm of the competition.

Therefore, now the Champions League is divided, many teams have the opportunity to laugh in the Champions League, and many teams have the opportunity to fight for the championship in the Champions League. UEFA has an important task, they need to ensure the intensity of the Champions League; Fans love to watch the stars, so here are the most haode players; Fans love to watch the big clubs. So this is the battlefield of the wealthy; Fans love to watch grudges. So there's always going to be some surprises here.

Xiao Qing really doesn't worry about the team's performance in the Champions League. Although the competition here is fierce, although there are too many strong opponents here, Xiao Qing does not think that Arsenal will be worse than other teams at this time. Arsenal are the reigning champions of the Champions League, and Arsenal have been steadily improving this season, and the Gunners are in good form right now. Therefore, Xiao Qing believes that Arsenal can break the law that the defending Champions League champion cannot succeed since the restructuring, and he believes that Arsenal can once again break history and become the king of Europe. Although there may be accidents of one kind or another here, and Arsenal may encounter a lot of challenges, Xiao Qing believes that Arsenal will definitely be able to laugh Zuihou. Because they have absolute strength, and those accidents will only be a stumbling block kicked away by Arsenal.

When the group stage is all over, the next highlight is naturally the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals; At this time, it is to enter the brutal knockout round, for many teams, they will start to meet strong opponents at this time, and in such a knockout round, they simply do not have much opportunity to make up for their mistakes, they must show more Haode at the beginning, they must go all out to win the game from the beginning.

In Group A, Arsenal won five wins and one loss and accumulated 15 points, and the second team in the group, Shakhtar Donetsk, won four wins and lost two losses, and the group was second; Group B: Schalke 04: Four wins, one draw and one loss, 13 points, the first place in the group. Lyon, who is second in the group, has three wins, one draw and two losses, and has 10 points, and is second in the group; In Group C, Manchester United won four and drew two and won 14 points, while Valencia won four wins, drew one and lost 1 and scored 13 points, and the group was second; Barcelona in Group D won four and drew two, and they won the group with 14 points. Copenhagen, the second place in the group, has three wins, one draw and two losses, accumulating 10 points; Group E: Bayern Munich has 15 points with 5 wins and 1 loss, and Roma is second in the group, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and 10 points; In Group F, Chelsea have 15 points from 5 wins and 1 loss, and Marseille have 12 points from 4 wins and 2 losses. In Group G, Real Madrid accumulated 16 points with five wins and one draw, creating the highest score in the group stage, with 16 points, and AC Milan won 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 8 points, and advanced thrillingly; In Group H, although Tottenham Hotspur is participating in the Champions League for the first time, they beat Inter Milan with three wins, one draw and two losses, and have a one-point lead over three wins, two draws and two losses, and are one point ahead of the group.

Xiao Qing feels that Arsenal is still very good in the group stage, they have created very good results, and they are now the first in the group and have completed the task of the group stage very well. In this Champions League group stage, the major giants unsurprisingly qualified from the group, and there were not too many upsets.

Therefore, Arsenal, who won the group, can now be more assured for the time being, and the opponents who entered the quarter-finals are naturally those teams that are second in the group; Among these teams, Inter Milan and AC Milan and Valencia are relatively good, but Arsenal are still confident that they will have the best laugh against these teams.

After Arsenal won the FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA held the draw for the round of 16 of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 19 December. Before the draw, the UEFA secretary general first complimented the defending champions Arsenal and then introduced the situation of the teams in each line, especially praising the knockout newcomers Tottenham, Copenhagen and Shakhtar Donetsk, and Zuihou officially started after introducing the well-known rules of the Champions League draw.

The first draw was Group H's Tottenham Hotspur, who were the top of the group, and their opponents were AC Milan; Xiao Qing and his teammates gloated, and it can be said that AC Milan is one of the best teams in the group. Although AC Milan has begun to get older in recent seasons, they are really still very good; Now that Arsenal's century-old rivals have met such a strong team in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Arsenal is naturally gloating.

Schalke 04, who then topped the group, met Valencia, which was also a contest between a group of relatively close teams; Xiao Qing was very happy at this time, because the two stronger teams in the second group had been drawn.

Roma met Bayern Munich, and Barca's opponent was Shakhtar Donetsk; Chelsea's opponents are Copenhagen, Real Madrid meets Lyon and Manchester United meets Marseille. Xiao Qing was a little foul at this time, I believe that at this time, the Arsenal players are obviously able to realize something, and now there are only two teams left in the teams that have not been drawn. Then all that remains is Arsenal and Inter Milan's strong dialogue.

It is clear that Inter Milan is arguably the strongest of the teams that are second in the group right now. Inter Milan are now invincible in Serie A. Coupled with their more luxurious lineup, this is definitely a tough bone to gnaw. Unfortunately, Arsenal met the strongest team in the group who finished second in the quarter-finals, and Arsenal had to put more effort into the knockout rounds.

Xiao Qing doesn't know if this is an accident, last season's Champions League semi-finals Arsenal's opponent was Inter Milan, Arsenal defeated Inter Milan to advance to the final and won the first Champions League title in the team's history. And now, Arsenal have met this team in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round of the new season, and it may really be a coincidence.

Xiao Qing pouted at this coincidence. Meeting Inter Milan is definitely not such an easy task; Although Arsenal defeated Inter Milan last season to advance to the Champions League final, this time Arsenal may not be absolutely sure. Although the current Inter Milan's performance in the Champions League this season is average, although their strength has declined a lot after Mourinho left Inter, Inter Milan can definitely upset any team.

This is definitely the least ideal draw for Arsenal, and it is arguably the last opponent they want to meet in the quarter-finals is Inter Milan. Although Arsenal are not afraid of any opponent, although Arsenal have the quality to beat any team, but for a fierce cup competition like the Champions League, they are really unwilling to fight strong opponents too early; In particular, the defending Arsenal need to save a certain amount of strength at this time to strive to get to Zuihou, they really can't encounter a series of vicious battles from the beginning, which will greatly affect the physical fitness of Arsenal's players.

Strength is one thing. But in the Champions League, it's mainly about on-the-spot performance; Inter Milan are very strong, and Arsenal may not have the quality to beat them. And now that the signs are like this, it looks like Arsenal's next game will certainly not be smooth sailing. Because they are the defending champions, it's only natural to shoot the first bird; And I have to say that the more difficult the opponents will be in the next games, according to UEFA, it will be difficult for Arsenal to defend the Champions League, and they will definitely encounter more powerful opponents in the next games.

Although it must be a little bitter to meet such a difficult bone as Inter Milan, Xiao Qing is not unacceptable, because it is definitely impossible to defend the title, the current Arsenal is just encountering more difficulties on the road to defending the title, and the current Gunners just need to fight more in the game against strong opponents.

It can be said that the draw luck of the British and Italian teams is a little better than in previous seasons, and the new season of the Champions League seems to continue the previous main theme of the Premier League and Serie A, and the Premier League teams have been more or less suppressed. Although Chelsea have drawn their favourite opponents, apart from Arsenal, they are relatively modest opponents and they have met the team they are most happy to see at this stage of the game. Manchester United meet Marseille, and their opponents are not the weakest, but they are not very strong.

Chelsea were able to finish in the top two of the lucky list because they were drawn against the weakest group runners-up, Copenhagen, which boosted Chelsea's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals. However, the other Premier League and Serie A teams have suffered similar things as in previous years, with Arsenal meeting Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan. So on the whole, the draw luck of the Premier League and Serie A teams is slightly better, and Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, the century-old rivals, are now smiling bitterly, because they have also met a century-old enemy.

Inter Milan and AC Milan have met north London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, this is a battle between Milan City and London, in the face of such a grouping, I believe everyone will be interested, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are now playing side by side in the game, because they represent London in the battle. (To be continued......)