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Successfully advanced to the Champions League knockout stage!

This is great news for Manchester United now!

Manchester United fans are looking forward to the draw ceremony!

With the two European champions Xia Xing and C Ronaldo, our Manchester United will definitely create miracles again this season!

Manchester United successfully advanced, but not all other giants were so successful.

AC Milan in Group B was eliminated in the death group.

Liverpool and Atletico Madrid successfully advanced.

Dortmund, the favorite in Group C, was also squeezed out of the top two positions by Sporting CP, watching the Portuguese Super League powerhouse and Ajax advance together.

The most surprising thing is that Barcelona was also eliminated.

The team that squeezed them out was also from Portugal, Benfica.

In this way, except for Porto in the death group of Group B, which failed to land, the other two teams all advanced.

Barcelona was eliminated, but they were not alone. Sevilla, also a La Liga team, was also eliminated.

This time they were eliminated by Lille and Red Bull Salzburg, and it was difficult to win.

In the end, all the top 16 teams of the Champions League were produced!

Four Premier League teams: Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea.

Three La Liga teams: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal.

Two Serie A teams: Inter Milan, Juventus.

Two Ligue 1 teams: Paris, Lille.

Two Portuguese Super League teams: Benfica, Sporting CP.

Bayern in the Bundesliga, Ajax in the Eredivisie, and Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Super League, the three teams each maintain the dignity of the league.

Finally, the quarter-finals matchup situation was revealed!

Manchester City vs. Sporting CP!

Manchester United vs. Atletico Madrid!

Chelsea vs. Lille!

Real Madrid vs. Paris!

Benfica vs. Ajax!

Liverpool vs. Inter Milan!

Villarreal vs. Juventus!

Bayern vs. Red Bull Salzburg!

These groups of matchups are very interesting, and there are not too many tit-for-tat scenes.

But if someone says this, Paris Saint-Germain will definitely be the first to disagree.

In the past summer, Messi's transfer to Paris became one of the most lively news in international football.

Unlike Ronaldo's return home, Messi was abandoned by Barcelona.

There are many different opinions about the reasons, and outsiders will not comment.

In short, Messi went to Paris Saint-Germain.

Now, Messi will meet Real Madrid again, which is very interesting.

At the draw ceremony, Ferran whispered to Solskjaer: "If Barcelona had not been eliminated, UEFA would have drawn Paris and Barcelona together in nine out of ten times based on its conduct."

Solskjaer smiled: "It's possible."

Whether Messi, who returned to the Bernabeu Stadium, can help Paris overturn the Galacticos will be the biggest highlight of the quarter-finals.

In addition, the contest between Liverpool and Inter Milan also attracted a lot of attention.

Klopp's team is looking forward to the Champions League this season, and the Reds are determined to step on Inter Milan's corpse to reach the top.

For Inter Milan, they need a championship to prove themselves and prove that Serie A is still the leader of the five major leagues.

Compared with Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea are much luckier.

Manchester City drew Sporting CP, and Chelsea drew Lille.

Both opponents performed very well in the group stage, but no one thought they could get through the strong Manchester City and Chelsea.

The two Premier League teams can almost be said to have booked a place in the quarterfinals in advance.

Bayern and Juventus also drew non-giant opponents.

When the coaches of the two teams saw the draw results, they smiled instantly.

Not bad, not bad.

They will definitely advance.

As for the group of Ajax and Benfica, both sides think that the opponent is a soft persimmon and can be pinched.

After all the results were announced, Manchester United's opponent was naturally revealed.

Atletico Madrid.

The Manchester United coaching staff, who were talking and laughing just now, fell silent instantly.

This opponent is too difficult to deal with.

Compared with many giants, Atletico Madrid is definitely a super difficult guy to deal with.

Their state has been up and down recently, but no one knows what kind of state they will burst out.

They are typical of the attitude of "willing to sacrifice their lives to pull down the emperor".

Whoever you meet, fight to the death.

Simeone's team has always adhered to the "mad dog style of play".

This is a lot of pressure for Manchester United.

Although Manchester United also has excellent defense, they are more defensive and run over a large area, not the desperate defense of Atletico Madrid.

Especially now that Manchester United is full of injuries, it is even more troublesome to meet such opponents.

The quarter-finals will not start until February 16, 2022, and there is still time.

Manchester United must now focus all their energy on the league.

Because their league results are simply too bad...

With a wave of consecutive wins at the beginning, Manchester United maintained its top position in the Premier League.

But after the Champions League group stage started, Manchester United's pressure suddenly came up.

Fighting on two fronts made it difficult for them to take care of both ends.

Coupled with the injuries of many players, Manchester United began to lose points in the league.

After a 2-1 victory over West Ham in the fifth round of the Premier League, Manchester United began to encounter twists and turns.

In the sixth round of the Premier League, Manchester United played against Aston Villa at home.

This past midweek, Manchester United unexpectedly lost to Young Boys Bern. Not only was their momentum damaged, but the physical fitness of their main players also seriously declined.

They played in rotation in this game, and faced fierce opponents, they encountered trouble.

In this game, Aston Villa arranged a 5-3-2 formation, focusing on defensive counterattacks.

In the opponent's camp, the left back position is an old acquaintance of Manchester United.

Former vice-captain-Ashley Young.

Under the command of Ashley Young, Aston Villa's defense is solid.

Facing frequent fierce attacks, many players in the midfield and backcourt defended desperately, not giving Manchester United players any chance.

In the 79th minute of the game, Ashley Young took the ball on the left side and suddenly accelerated to cut inside!

With the outside of his left foot, the ball went straight to the far corner of the goal!

De Gea made a full save, but it was still useless!

The ball went into the net!

1-0!

Aston Villa broke the deadlock!

At Old Trafford, countless Aston Villa fans applauded, but Ashley Young did not celebrate.

He maintained the greatest respect for his former club.

At this time, Manchester United fans looked at the opponent wearing the blue No. 18 jersey, but they couldn't hate him.

After all, he was once Manchester United's left king...

In the last period, Manchester United attacked with all their strength, but it was still difficult to score.

The opponent's No. 4 central defender Konsa Luis formed a solid defensive axis and steadily suppressed Manchester United's attack.

Before the end of the game, Ashley Young's desperate block and rescue in front of the goal completely blocked Xia Xing's long shot.

In the end, the game ended 1-0, and Manchester United regretfully swallowed the first defeat of the season.

After the game, Xia Xing and Ashley Young exchanged jerseys, and the two chatted for a long time on the court.

The Red Devils fans looked at the picture of the two hugging and sighed for a long time... (End of this chapter)