With Hamburg's victory over Manchester City to advance, the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League are gradually coming out.

After losing 1-2 at home to Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona went to the Parc des Princes in Paris to lose by the same score and were eliminated from the competition.

Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the quarterfinals with their heads held high!

The other La Liga giants, Real Madrid, got through with ease, sweeping Swiss side Basel 6-1 and 3-1 respectively.

In addition to Hamburg, Bayer Leverkusen has dropped the chain among the other three Bundesliga teams.

They were once again eliminated by a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Bayern, on the other hand, was forced to draw 1:1 by Arsenal in the second leg, but still won 3:1 on aggregate and entered the quarterfinals.

Dortmund broke out in a cold sweat, leading 4:2 in the first leg, and was defeated by Zenit 2:1 in the second game, and finally passed through the danger.

Manchester United were also on the back foot, losing 2-0 away to Greek side Olympiakes in the first leg, but returning to Old Trafford were in a big swing to win 3-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Dutch striker Robin van Persie.

In the final matchup, Atletico Madrid eliminated Galatasaray with an aggregate score of 5:1.

And so the top eight were all born!

They are Hamburg, Bayern, and Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

Manchester United, Chelsea in the Premier League.

Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.

They also happened to be the top players in each group, and they all beat their opponents from the second place in each group.

The distribution of seats here shows how declining Serie A is now – of course, they didn't even make it to the round of 16.

The Bundesliga, on the other hand, is very strong, after all, in addition to Bayern and Dortmund, two traditional powerhouses that can help the Bundesliga score points, there is a new force like Hamburg this season.

The Premier League and La Liga are actually doing well, but Barcelona and Arsenal have dropped their chains.

Not to mention Ligue 1, for a long time in the future, it can only be supported by Paris Saint-Germain, a local tyrant team.

After the round of 16 was over, the German media was full of praise for Hamburg.

After all, although Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund also qualified, Hamburg were the best of the three Bundesliga teams and the only one who could achieve a double to qualify.

What's more, the opponent is one of the best teams in the Premier League, Manchester City!

This can also deal a severe blow to the arrogance of the "Premier League blow".

Of course, Bayern Munich were also good, they also beat Arsenal from the Premier League.

These two victories have made the German media feel a sense of pride.

After all, the Premier League has risen sharply in recent years, and it has the potential to become the world's number one league.

Even in the Bundesliga civil war last season's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, the argument that the Bundesliga will not be a Premier League opponent is still rampant.

Their main basis is that only Bayern is still maintaining a high level in the lineup, while teams like Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen are Wang Xiaoer's New Year, and every year is not as good as a year.

But now, not only have Bayern defeated Arsenal and maintained their true colors as the "King of London", but the Bundesliga has another burger!

As a result, although Bayer Leverkusen lost to Chelsea, also from the Premier League, the Bundesliga had an advantage in the quarter-finals.

The German media also has enough confidence in Hamburg and Bayern, and they have built momentum, hoping that these two Bundesliga teams can draw two more Premier League teams, and everyone will have another ultimate showdown!

……

However, the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League takes place on the evening of March 21, and before that, the Bundesliga has one more league game to go.

On March 15, three days after playing Manchester City, the Bundesliga ushered in the 25th round of matches.

There are two focus battles in this round.

One is Bayern at home against Bayer Leverkusen.

The two teams, who were promoted and eliminated from the Champions League respectively, also showed different forms in the competition.

Bayern scored the first goal in the 44th minute through Mandzukic, followed by another goal from Schweinsteiger in the 52nd minute.

Bayer Leverkusen didn't score a goal until the 90th minute through Kiessling, but it was too late, and Bayern beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 to stay close to Hamburg.

The other game is Borussia Dortmund at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia Dortmund qualified for the Champions League but lost the second leg.

In this league, they were also in poor form, losing 1-2 to Borussia Mönchenchen.

Rafael and Kreuzer scored for Borussia Mönchenchen in the first half, while Borussia Dortmund pulled a goal back from substitute Jojic.

The losses of Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund also pulled the top two and the bottom few of the Bundesliga further apart......

Hamburg's opponent is relatively easy, it is Nuremberg, who are temporarily in 14th place in the standings, and Pan Yi has also made some rotations to the lineup.

However, although Hamburg played at home, it was stubbornly resisted by Nuremberg, which was determined to be relegated.

They put up a bucket formation to defend tightly, but Hamburg never had a good way to break down the Nuremberg goal.

It wasn't until the 80th minute of the game, when the Nuremberg players had lost their energy, that Calhanoglu scored a long-range shot to give Hamburg the lead.

Then a cross from Lin Zhijian was accidentally blocked by Nuremberg defender Franz into his own door, and with this own goal, Hamburg led 2:0.

But Nuremberg did not give up, and in the 90th minute, center forward Dermic scored a goal to make the score 2:1.

Hamburg then held his ground and held the victory until the end.

As a result, with nine rounds left in the Bundesliga, Hamburg still maintain a five-point advantage over Bayern.

The two teams form a supergiant in the Bundesliga, where no one makes a mistake and no one drops points.

In this case, the other Bundesliga teams only ask the two bigwigs to be lighter when they touch them......

After playing Nuremberg, Pan Yi also gave the team a holiday to let everyone have a good rest.

There were a lot of games played during this period, and the players were a little tired even if they rotated, which was one of the reasons why it was a bit difficult to play Nuremberg.

There is a rare gap between rounds 25 and 26, so use this time to relax and adjust to the team's condition.

After that, the schedule will become dense again due to the opening of the Champions League quarter-finals!

Of course, before playing in the quarterfinals, the first thing is to draw lots.

……

At 7 p.m. on March 21, the draw for the quarterfinals of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland!

Since the 26th round of the Bundesliga will be played the next day, Pan Yi still did not go to the scene to witness the draw ceremony this time.

The guest of honor for this draw is still former superstar Luis Figo from Portugal - this is also because the final of this year's Champions League is at the Stadium of Light in Portugal (home of Benfica), although Figo is actually a youth player of Sporting de Portugal (Sporting Lisbon).

The draw was presided over by UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, and representatives of the eight participating teams sat in the audience to watch.

Then there is the routine introduction of the team's performance in the knockout round, the introduction of the draw rules, and so on.

It's just that when it comes to the quarterfinals, the draw rules are very simple, that is, there are no rules.

There is no seeded team, no avoidance in the same country, and no avoidance in the same group, what Figo has to do is to draw two small balls from a big ball, and then the two teams represented in these two small balls are directly done!

Pan Yi and members of the coaching staff also sat in the coach's office to watch the live broadcast of the draw.

Some players who haven't returned after training will also stay in the lounge or gym to watch, and Pan Yi won't join in the fun with them.

"Who do you think we're going to draw?" Pan Yi asked his assistants with a smile.

'I still want to play for Manchester United.' Inzaghi said, looking at the TV screen.

He's still thinking about the faces of Sky Sports' Manchester United legends.

While the win over Manchester City could have made them a little more restrained, it still couldn't completely cover their mouths.

You can only really face Manchester United and then beat them up so hard that you can slap them in the face.

On top of that, from a competitive point of view, Manchester United seems to be the best game to play.

From the national leagues to the present, whether it is Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Grand Paris, or Hamburg and Bayern in the Bundesliga, they are all competing for the championship.

Even Borussia Dortmund is third in the Bundesliga, much better than Manchester United, who are seventh in the Premier League.

What's more, in the past Premier League, Manchester United also lost 1:2 to the weak team Stoke City, which feels like being bullied.

"If it were me, I would choose Dortmund." Nagelsmann grinned, "We beat them in the league and it's more familiar, so I feel a little bit more certain. ”

"Kick them four times in a season?" Pan Yi frowned, "Aren't you tired?" I don't miss Klopp's bearded scumbag that much...... And Borussia Dortmund and we both reached the last four of the German Cup, maybe five more times...... It's horrible! ”

"And who do you want to kick?" Inzaghi and Nagelsmann asked in unison.

"I just don't want to touch these two teams in the Bundesliga, I'm a person who likes the new and hates the old." Pan Yi replied with a smile, "Everything else is fine, anyway, if we want to win the championship, we all have to win." And when it comes to the quarterfinals, there is no too obvious difference between strength and weakness. ”

In fact, according to the memory of Pan Yi's previous life, the two strongest and best performing teams in the Champions League this season should be the La Liga duo, that is, the Madrid duo.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both reached the final in the 2013-2014 season in normal time, and staged the first city-to-town derby in the history of the Champions League.

It was a great game as Atletico led until stoppage time before Real Madrid equalised with a header from a corner by Sergio Ramos.

Atletico Madrid, who had been rushing for extra-time, were exhausted and collapsed, and Real Madrid scored three goals in a row to finally win their tenth Champions League trophy in team history.

Therefore, from the perspective of being weak to strong and relatively small consumption, Pan Yi is actually reluctant to meet these two La Liga teams first.

But as he said, when it comes to the quarterfinals, they are actually the same, and they should be touched, so he will not specifically point out these two Madrid teams, so as not to make the assistant coaches think that he is afraid of them.

Anyway, Hamburg's successive victories over teams like Barcelona, Milan, and Manchester City are enough to prove that Pan Yi's team can beat any opponent!

……

The first ball drawn by Figo was written Real Madrid.

And when the words "Dortmund" appeared on the note that came out of the second ball, the people on the scene couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

It stands to reason that these eight teams are actually quite normal for each other, but the two teams went head-to-head in the semi-finals of the Champions League last season.

Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid won one game each, but Borussia Dortmund reached the final with an aggregate score of 4:3.

The two teams met in the knockout round for two consecutive years, which can be regarded as "not a rivalry".

Next up is Bayern vs. Grand Paris.

This is a showdown between traditional giants and cutting-edge local tyrants, which is also quite interesting.

Then the ball that came out was "Manchester United".

"Hamburger Hamburger Hamburger ......" Inzaghi behind Pan Yi kept chattering as Figo's hand stirred among the remaining three balls.

This is actually the last draw in the true sense of the word.

After deciding on this pair of opponents, the last two balls are just routinely laid out for everyone to see.

The remaining three teams, apart from Hamburg, are Atletico Madrid and Chelsea.

Looking at it this way, Pan Yi really hopes for Manchester United.

Whether it's Simeone's Atletico Madrid or Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, let's not talk about whether they can win or not, their kind of defensive counterattack is quite uncomfortable to play.

To make the fans feel better, playing Manchester United may be a better option.

Let Atletico Madrid and Chelsea compete with each other!

Pan Yi was thinking about it, Figo had already taken out a ball and showed the text on the note:

Hamburg!

It's really Manchester United vs. Hamburg!

In the end, UEFA chose the one with the most traffic.

Seeing such a result, Inzaghi couldn't help but raise his arms and exclaimed: "Yay! ”

It's like I've won the championship.

And everyone nodded one after another.

Although I was a little surprised that Inzaghi's prayers were so spiritual, everyone had to admit that drawing Manchester United at this time was indeed a good sign!

As a result, the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals officially ended, and the time for the quarterfinals was officially released:

Real Madrid vs Dort.

Paris vs. Bayern.

Manchester United v Hamburg.

Atletico v Chelsea.

They will play the first leg on April 2 and the second leg on April 10, with the former playing at home first.

For this clash between Hamburg and Manchester United, it is to go to Old Trafford to play the first game.

This is actually a good thing for Hamburg as well.

In such a two-legged match, it is often more effective to kick out the difficult away game and then return to the home field and then make targeted adjustments depending on the result of the first leg.

……

After the draw results came out, the outside world had their own comments on the various matchups in the Champions League quarterfinals, such as the revenge battle between Real Madrid and Dort, the battle between the old and new giants in Paris and Bayern, and the big bar derby between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea......

But many people think that the Hamburg is still very good.

"After Hamburg were drawn to the Group of Death and Manchester City in the round of 16, Hamburg finally got God's favor!"

Indeed, there are several other opponents who seem to be a little more difficult to mess with than Manchester United.

However, the Hamburg Morning Post also reminded that although Manchester United have been mediocre in the Premier League this season, they have played quite well in the Champions League.

In addition to the thrilling knockout of Olympiacos, they are also unbeaten in the group stage with four wins and two draws, including a double against fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.

There was even a 5:0 massacre at Bayer Leverkusen's home stadium!

Perhaps, as many Manchester United legends have said, Manchester United has the DNA of the Champions League.

Manchester United manager David Moyes also said: "Hamburg have been really impressive this season, but Manchester United have never been afraid of any opponent in the Champions League. We're ready! ”

In response to the voices of some Manchester United fans shouting for Moyes to leave class, they also sarcastically said: "Moyes is a genius!" Moyes added: "Our performance in the Premier League this season has been a bit of a disappointment for the fans, but I hope to be able to redeem their hearts with the team's performance in the Champions League. We'll win at Old Trafford first! ”

When asked about Hamburg's head coach Pan Yi, Moyes politely complimented: "He is a young and promising manager with very advanced tactics, as you can see from their win over Manchester City. I didn't even become a coach when I was 27......"

Moyes also mentioned that it is precisely because of Pan Yi's changeable tactics and Hamburg's strong execution that Manchester United must also deal with it cautiously and carefully, so as to step through Hamburg and break into the Champions League semi-finals.

In contrast to Moyes's cautious approach, several Manchester United legends in Sky Sports are much more optimistic.

"I'm very happy with the draw, Manchester United are going to teach Hamburg how to behave!"

Gary Neville says Manchester United's squad has been further improved following the return of Nemanja Vidic and Ryan Giggs from injury, while striker Robin van Persie is also in exceptional form, with a hat-trick against Olympiakes telling the story.

Manchester City's defeat to Hamburg was due to Manuel Pellegrini's timidity, and City's lack of any background in the Champions League, which also led to the lack of confidence on the pitch.

But Manchester United is different, a wealth of European experience can help them, and the Champions League DNA will also give them strength at key moments!

Keane offered advice for Moyes: "You can use Fellaini, Carrick and Fletcher to form a strangled midfield to put a high intensity on the Hamburg group of sissies and not give them a chance to pass the ball. ”

"Manchester City just have too much respect for Hamburg and play too gently. As long as you get tough, Hamburg's midfield will definitely go wrong! ”

"Just take their midfield and then we can find Van Persie and Rooney in front of us through Patrice Evra or Phil Jones and we can get rid of them!"

Regarding such remarks, Pan Yi said in an interview:

"Oh...... Actually, I agree with Neville. ”

"That is, what we drew was indeed a good lot! I love playing for Manchester United and I can't hide it from you, our coaching staff, the players, the top and bottom of the team, they all love playing Manchester United. ”

"The reason is simple, we all like to do simple math and logic problems, which is Manchester United are beaten by Manchester City and Hamburg is beaten by Manchester City. So...... Hehe. ”

'When I was an assistant coach in Milan, I played for Arsenal and Chelsea and eliminated them as well. In my opinion, there really isn't anything special about the Premier League teams. ”

"Didn't Hamburg just beat Manchester City? There are only strong and weak teams, and there is no particular league that is particularly good. Yes, the Premier League teams do have money, but we beat the rich team with a team with no money, doesn't it show ...... Hehe. ”

Pan Yi's successive "hehe" expressed his contempt for Manchester United's celebrity, but it also reflected his disdain for Manchester United and the Premier League.

The British media was a little angry, but they didn't seem to find anything wrong.

After all, what Pan Yi said is the truth after all!

Didn't Arsenal and Chelsea be eliminated by AC Milan that year?

Didn't Manchester City just get out of the round of 16 by Hamburg?

People speak with facts, which is much better than the mouths of Manchester United's famous people.

However, there are still many local media in Manchester who believe that despite the facts, Pan Yi's performance is still too arrogant.

No matter how Manchester United is, it is also the last Premier League champion, and it is also the former treble winner, and it has been a well-deserved giant team in Europe for many years.

You've been in a hamburger for a while in the 80s, and then you're silent, which round got you to dictate Manchester United?

This kind of rhetoric, lack of respect for Manchester United!

Respect is important! People at Manchester United especially need respect!

And the German media immediately retaliated.

Britain and Germany don't deal with each other very much, especially at the football level.

Whether it is the national team or club team of the two countries, in fact, there are many contradictions and grievances in all aspects.

Let's talk about the national team, there are two cases of "goal-line unsolved cases" spanning decades, and the two sides have been fighting for I don't know how many years.

This is also the reason why Hamburg will be so highly regarded in Germany after beating Manchester City.

It's a big deal for German football!

And now that the British media are attacking Pan Yi, the German media are not happy.

"Respect is based on strength. If you are strong, I will respect you; You're weak, so I'm sorry, let's go. ”

"Before the game was played, you shouted respect and respect, are you already afraid? If you are afraid, you can apply for a waiver, so that you can lose a few fewer goals! ”

"I would advise Pan Yi to play lightly at Old Trafford, after all, if the Manchester United fans have all left the stadium at half-time, the scene will be really embarrassing......

In the back, both sides are like shrews scolding the street, doing everything.

Of course, it was the British media that stole the eyeballs in the end.

Because "The Sun" made a brilliant debut, they dug up a "black material" of Pan Yi:

"Shocking! Pan Yi actually has such a scumbag behavior...... Two days later, the truth was revealed! 》

Then two days later they released the news again:

"After investigation, when Milan faced Hamburg at home, Allegri's daughter Valentina wanted to invite Pan Yi to her birthday party, but Pan Yi refused on the grounds that she was busy with work."

"Later, Pan Yi found Messi after the match against Barcelona to take the jersey and sign it and gave it to Valentina as compensation."

"But do girls want jerseys! What can a Messi signed jersey do? Isn't this a proper scumbag behavior? ”

Even when Hamburg faced Milan at home, Pan Yi invited Allegri to dinner, but did not invite Valentina. And it's still ramen! Stingy! It's scum! ”

"Women friends of the world, unite! Squirt this scumbag to death! ……”

(End of chapter)