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In this way, this season's UEFA Champions League group stage competition has officially ended, and the teams that have advanced to the top 16 have also been completely formed. The two teams that have advanced to Group A are Roma and Chelsea, and the two teams that have advanced to Group B are

Panathinaikos and Inter Milan, the two teams that advanced in Group C are Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon, the two teams that advanced in Group D are Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, the two teams that advanced in Group E are Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon.

Liarreal, the two teams that advanced in Group F are Bayern Munich and Lyon, the two teams that advanced in Group G are Porto and Arsenal, and the two teams that advanced in Group H are Juventus and Real Madrid

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The results of many group matches are really unexpected. For example, the second group of Inter Milan and Panathinaikos won the first place in the group, not Inter Milan, but Panathinaikos.

, this is really shocking.

There are also Porto and Arsenal in Group G. Arsenal, the top eight team in the last UEFA Champions League, failed to beat Porto and only finished second in the group. This is really eye-opening and makes people exclaim.

believe.

There is also the last group, Group H. Yumepachiro Real Madrid was actually suppressed by Juventus, which is really surprising. Although Juventus was and is a wealthy club, after the Calciopoli time,

Juventus has become the weakest among the giants. Although their lineup looks good this season, their strength is not particularly strong. The fact that they can beat Real Madrid to win the group name is beyond everyone's expectations.

However, although this ranking is somewhat beyond everyone's expectations, most of the teams in the top 16 of the competition are in people's minds. There are not many surprises. The strong teams have qualified one after another, and they really don't exceed people's expectations.

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In this way, after the group stage, the eight teams that ranked first were Roma, Panathinaikos, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Porto, and Juventus. Their opponents were the eight teams that ranked first in the group.

Second qualifying teams: Chelsea, Inter Milan, Sporting Lisbon, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Lyon, Arsenal, Real Madrid.

After the UEFA Champions League group ended that day, the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League top 16 will be held the next night. Because Liverpool still has world club competitions, the players of the Liverpool team boarded the plane one after another.

The assistant coach flew to Japan.

Liverpool's head coach Rafael Benitez and the club's CEO flew to UEFA's headquarters to participate in the draw ceremony for the top 16 of this season's UEFA Champions League.

The draw principle for the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League is: the first team in the group versus the second team in the group, while teams in the same group and the same football association avoid. In addition, the second team in the group will play at home first.

This year, the fate of England's top four is very different. Last season's champions and runners-up Liverpool and Manchester United continued their high level. They won the first place in their respective groups, while the other two top teams last season's top eight, Arsenal and the fourth.

The strong Chelsea were not so lucky, they finished second in the group.

The results of Arsenal and Chelsea were somewhat beyond everyone's expectations. According to the English media, all four of their teams should have won the first place in the group. It is a pity that Arsenal and Chelsea failed to live up to their expectations.

raised the hopes of the English people.

However, this has done a good thing for Liverpool. In this case, their potential opponents in the draw will be reduced by two, because the teams in the same Football Association avoid, plus the teams in the same group avoid, so Liverpool's opponents will be

There are only five candidate teams left, they are Inter Milan, Sporting Lisbon, Villarreal, Lyon and Real Madrid.

In fact, after the first and second place in the group were determined, everyone expected that a championship-level matchup in the top 16 this season was very likely, because the second place in the group included super strong players like Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

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The only weak players in the first group are Panathinaikos and Porto, and Panathinaikos and Inter Milan are in the same group to avoid, so among the top 16 games, there will definitely be one match.

A direct confrontation between super strong teams, a championship-level showdown ahead of schedule.

Therefore, when he came to Monte Carlo, Rafael Benitez was very nervous, because among their potential opponents were two big players, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

The five teams account for two-fifths of the total, which is almost an average proportion. The chance of being selected is very high.

The Liverpool players were also very nervous. They were also watching the draw ceremony in front of the TV. They wanted to know who their opponents were. If they were asked to choose, they would definitely not choose Inter Milan or Real Madrid.

, of the remaining three opponents, only Villarreal is a little unfamiliar to them, and the other two are fine. These two teams are regulars in the Champions League.

But if they are asked to choose, they will definitely choose Villarreal, which is relatively unfamiliar, because Villarreal is obviously weaker among these three teams, and they are confident of defeating the Yellow Submarine.

Advance to the quarterfinals.

It's a pity that this is a draw, rather than letting them choose their own opponents, so Liverpool's players are very nervous.

Soon the draw ceremony for the top 16 of this season's UEFA Champions League will officially begin. After the speeches of the host and UEFA officials, the most exciting draw ceremony will begin. However, the first round draw is not very nervous.

, because this is just a ranked draw between the first-place teams.

First of all, the first one to be drawn is Juventus, the first team in Group H, who are ranked first, and then Panathinaikos, the first team in Group B, is recognized as the weakest team in the group leader.

, the third place is Bayern Munich in Group F, the fourth is Porto in Group G, the fifth is Barcelona in Group C, the sixth is Liverpool in Group D, the seventh is Roma in Group A, and the eighth

The first is Manchester United in Group E.

Next comes the most exciting second round draw ceremony, which is the most exciting moment. The first draw is Juventus's opponent. In the second place in the group, the only Italian team is Inter Milan, and

The second place in the same group with Juventus is Real Madrid, so Juventus automatically avoids these two teams and then chooses its opponents among the remaining six teams.

Juventus is really lucky. They directly avoided two very strong opponents in the second place in the group. They are really lucky. But among the remaining six teams, there are also two teams: Chelsea and Arsenal.

Big Mac, the head coach of Juventus is very nervous.

Zidane, the guest who drew lots, immediately took out a ball from the transparent fiberglass, opened it directly, and started reading it himself. After seeing the words on the note, Zidane smiled slightly, and the audience at the scene and in front of the TV

I was extremely nervous and kept roaring in my heart: "Hurry up and turn it over and show me! Hurry up!"

Zidane seemed to know what the audience was thinking. He immediately turned the note over and saw that it read - Chelsea!

Suddenly, the faces of Juventus head coach Claudio Ranieri and Chelsea head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari fell instantly. Their faces were ashen. It was obvious that neither of them were satisfied with the result. They were even complaining about UEFA in their hearts.

Lian, shouting about the shady story.

Damn it, it’s such bad luck to get a top-notch battle in the first draw, Ranieri and Scolari thought. The fans of Juventus and Chelsea were extremely angry and shouted

Journalists in Italy and England were also shocked when they saw the shady story. They obviously did not expect such a result.

Still reeling from the shock of Juventus' match against Chelsea, Zidane began to draw the second ball. This was drawing Panathinaikos' opponents. By this time, those teams that were second in the group

Everyone is praying that they can be drawn by Zidane at this time.

There is no team in the same Football Association as Panathinaikos. The only thing they have to avoid is Inter Milan in the same group. They may draw the remaining six teams. At this time, the remaining six teams in the group are second

The team's head coaches are praying that they can be drawn by Zidane, especially Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger and Real Madrid's head coach Ramos.

After Zidane took out the second ball, as usual, he previewed it himself, making the audience at the scene and in front of the TV anxious. Then he turned over the note in his hand, and everyone at the scene and in front of the TV suddenly became excited.

I saw what was written on it - Villarreal.

Seeing this result, the faces of the coaches of Panathinaikos and Villarreal were filled with happy smiles at the same time. Compared to the two teams, this is undoubtedly their best signing. Instead of letting it go

They will face Real Madrid, Arsenal or Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and other strong teams. This opponent is their best choice.

While the coaches of these two teams breathed a sigh of relief, Inter Milan's coach Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid's coach Ramos and Liverpool's coach Rafael Benitez's expressions were

Very gloomy, especially Rafael Benitez.

Because Liverpool's opponents were originally only Villarreal, Lyon, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon who were second in the group. Now that Villarreal has been taken away, Liverpool encounters Real Madrid and Sporting Lisbon.

The chances of Inter Milan have greatly increased. At this time, it is strange that his face looks good.

Next came the time to draw the third ball, which was Bayern Munich's opponent. Bayern Munich's head coach became nervous at this time.

There is also no team from the same Football Association in the second group. He only needs to avoid Lyon in the same group. Now that Chelsea and Villarreal have been taken away, Real Madrid is left second in this group.

Inter Milan, Arsenal, Sporting Lisbon and Atletico Madrid.

It is extremely dangerous here. Three of the five are very difficult to deal with. The chance of being selected is very high. Bayern Munich's head coach is very nervous. And at this moment, Zidane already knows

After learning who Bayern Munich's opponent was, Zidane immediately smiled strangely.

Suddenly, Bayern Munich's head coach and Bayern Munich players became nervous, as well as the coaches and fans of Inter Milan, Arsenal and Real Madrid.

At this time, Zidane glanced at Liverpool's head coach Rafael Benitez thoughtfully, then turned the note over, and saw that it read - Sporting Lisbon!

The head coach of Bayern Munich immediately breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw the weird smile on the corner of Zidane's mouth, he once thought that Bayern Munich had been tricked and would definitely face one of the three strong teams. But now

I know Zidane is deliberately adjusting the atmosphere.

When he learned that he had avoided these three strong teams and faced the weak Sporting Lisbon, Bayern Munich's head coach immediately turned from nervousness to ecstasy.

When seeing this result, Real Madrid coach Ramos, Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho and Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez, as well as Lyon coach

The coach's expression suddenly dropped.

Especially Rafael Benitez. At this time, he already had a very, very bad feeling that Liverpool would be in big trouble here.