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I don’t know if the official in charge of the Champions League draw had just killed someone before he came on stage. Anyway, the quarterfinal matchup map drawn by this guy is really a scene of swords and swords. It can be said that the quarterfinals are absolutely bloody.

If the bloody battle between Chelsea and Barcelona can be considered a tough battle, then this quarterfinals is basically a tough battle, and the difficulty is definitely more terrifying than the round of 16 knockouts.

Not only because the teams that remain to the end are very strong, but also because no one wants to lose after fighting to this extent.

Even Eindhoven shouted the slogan of moving forward after reaching the quarterfinals. From this, it can be seen that the Champions League trophy is an irresistible temptation for anyone, and there will be an explosion if there is temptation.

In fact, many people have said that the draw for the Champions League knockouts is rarely not a secret operation, including Ferguson, who once criticized it, but in the end, under pressure, this stubborn Scottish old man apologized.

But Mourinho can give a very simple example to prove that UEFA is operating in secret. Just two years ago, Mourinho was not the head coach of Porto. He was just an assistant coach who had just lost his job.

At that time, La Liga accounted for two group 1s and one group 2, and Serie A accounted for one group 1 and two group 2s. Among the 9 possible draw results, only one would not have a derby, but the final draw result was exactly this case.

It seems that UEFA doesn't like to see derby appear. For example, the Spanish derby and the Milan derby are rarely staged. This situation has only been broken since last season, and teams in the same league can also meet in the knockout stage.

Although there have been such early meetings between deadly rivals in the same league before, they are indeed very rare.

This time, the draw for the quarterfinals seems to be using facts to prove to many people that UEFA did not manipulate the final draw results. Everything is arranged by the old man God. Even if it is a derby, it is God's will.

Maybe, maybe there is no trick in this quarter-finals, it is all determined by luck, but after the depressed Champions League knockout last season, who knows if Johansson has come up with something else.

Maybe the derby is his bad idea, otherwise, you can only say that God, the old guy, really likes to see mutual hostility on the football field, because in this quarter-final knockout, before the draw is completely over, you can already smell a strong smell of gunpowder.

Chelsea is the second team to decide the opponent, and before it, a pair of hot enemies have met in advance.

AC Milan VS Inter Milan, this pair of deadly rivals in the same city finally stood in the Champions League knockout again.

If Mourinho is the head coach of these two teams, he certainly doesn't want such a situation to happen, but Moratti, the behind-the-scenes boss of Inter Milan, seems to be very interested in his team meeting AC Milan.

"I hope to be drawn to Juventus or AC Milan, which will give us a good opportunity for revenge. I hope to avoid Lyon smoothly, because they are a tacit whole." This is what Moratti said before the draw. The oil tycoon seemed to be waiting to fight to the death with AC Milan.

Moratti's psychology is understandable. In Serie A, Inter Milan has no hope of catching up with Juventus and AC Milan.

The derby was ended by the opponent's unbeaten record. In the Champions League semi-finals two years ago, AC Milan also eliminated Inter Milan. Now he needs Inter Milan to complete a complete revenge and eliminate the opponent.

However, it is really a bit difficult for Inter Milan's coach Mancini to complete this task.

After all, the Champions League has always been Inter Milan's Achilles' heel. Not only do they often lose games when they meet opponents in the same city, but once they enter the knockout stage, they will show their true colors and rarely make it to the semi-finals.

This time, even if Moratti offered a sky-high bonus to stimulate the players, Mancini did not dare to say that he would definitely win.

Anyway, when the draw was over, Inter Milan's boss and head coach had two completely different expressions. Moratti was full of expectations for this match, while Mancini was in a state of contemplation.

"Following such a fanatical chairman, sometimes I feel lucky, but sometimes I feel depressed."

Mourinho looked at Mancini, who was not in high spirits, and blurted out this sentence as if he was inspired.

"Maybe you should be glad that Chelsea's club chairman is not so fanatical and will not interfere with most of the head coach's decisions." Brito heard it and continued with Mourinho's words.

"It doesn't happen now, but it doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future." Mourinho's answer made Brito a little confused, but Mourinho knew in his heart that he was not worrying too much.

When the team's performance begins to gradually stabilize, some problems will slowly surface, including within the club, and some people will start to think about their own interests. At that time, there will definitely be some disputes.

Chelsea is now in the stage of chasing honors, so even if there are problems, they will be buried in those fierce games, and Abramovich's attitude is tough enough. In his eyes, trophies are the most important.

Although Mourinho has no way of predicting the future, he has seen the intrigues of the power structure within big clubs during his years in Barcelona. It is definitely a place that is more difficult to conquer than the football field.

However, Mourinho did not let this annoying thing stay in his mind for long. Anyway, that is for the future and will not affect the current Champions League match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

The third group of matches after Chelsea belongs to Liverpool and Juventus. Maybe it is Benitez's turn to scratch his head now, because this bald man found that he had lost his good luck in the round of 16. This time he encountered a standard hard bone. The "old lady" of Italy is not something that everyone can bite.

Capello did not feel much about choosing Liverpool. Anyway, for this rigid Italian, it doesn't matter who he plays with, except that the opponent this time has changed from Real Madrid to Liverpool.

But this game is still given a lot of things outside the stadium, such as the stadium tragedy in the past. This year is exactly the 20th anniversary. Many people have not forgotten the tragic scene of hundreds of deaths and injuries in the stadium that year.

Including the fans who experienced that horrific moment, they also called on those who experienced the tragedy on Liverpool's official forum to watch this game and cheer for Liverpool to successfully enter the semi-finals!

Lyon may be the team that picked up the biggest bargain in the quarter-finals. They drew PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals. The leader of Ligue 1 faced the traditional strong team of the Eredivisie. Although it seems that there is not much difference in strength, the coaches of both sides know that this time the balance of victory has tilted towards Lyon.

Whether it is experience or personnel matching, the leader of Ligue 1 is better. Although PSV Eindhoven also made it to the quarter-finals, it is obviously at a disadvantage in all aspects compared with this powerful opponent.

Perhaps the only position where PSV Eindhoven has an advantage is the team's head coach. Compared with Le Guen who led the Lyon team, it is obvious that Hiddink, who coached PSV Eindhoven, is more experienced and more experienced in on-the-spot command.

However, whether Hiddink can continue his magical command on the Dutch giants can only be known after the game starts, but the old Dutch man seemed very relaxed when facing reporters.

"If it were me, I would never want to meet that old fox. He is too cunning." Mourinho whispered to Brito when he looked at Hiddink's relaxed expression.

"Actually, you are almost the same as him. Do you know what those British reporters call you? A cunning fox."

Brito's words also choked Mourinho and he had nothing to say. Anyway, he knew that after almost a season in the Premier League, those reporters and media never had a good impression of him.

From entertainment newspapers such as The Sun to current affairs newspapers such as The Times, they have criticized him.

But for Mourinho, there is really nothing to worry about those comments. It's just that some people are picking faults. Anyway, Chelsea fans support him now. Forget it, there is no time to think about the rest.

Now, after the draw, Mourinho's most important consideration is how to deal with the Bundesliga super giant.

He may be most grateful for his mouth. Just like he predicted that Porto would meet Manchester United in the round of 16 last season, this time he hoped to avoid the three Italian teams the most, and he got his wish.

Compared with Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, it is not a bad thing to meet Bayern Munich. Mourinho really wants to compete with "madman" Magath on the sidelines.

It is estimated that the equally tough guy has the same idea. Anyway, when he was interviewed after the draw, Magath said to the German media, "I hope to win against the Premier League team for the second time."

As for whether he can achieve this goal, it depends on the two games on April 6 and April 14.

However, Mourinho can see that the Bundesliga madman coach seems to be eager to lead the team to complete a double kill against the Premier League team, especially after they defeated Arsenal, this idea is even stronger.

Even many rigorous German media began to shout, "Since we can beat Arsenal, who won the Premier League title last season with an unbeaten record, then we can also beat this season's champion Chelsea!"

Can we really do it? Mourinho did not comment on this. Whether it can be done or not, let's wait and see, the game is a game.

(The Grizzlies are a bit fierce, they almost beat the Spurs. If they play like this, Old Ma is a bit overwhelmed...)