Chapter 973

March 16, Saint Germain training base, western suburb of Paris.

At the end of the morning training class, Gao and his assistants went to the restaurant to have lunch. At 11:30, they sat in front of the TV and watched the live draw of UEFA.

According to UEFA's practice, the draw of the Champions League will be carried out after 15 minutes, and then the draw of the UEFA Cup will be carried out after a rest. The two major cup matches are the draw of the last eight knockout matches.

During the period of the last 16 knockout matches in the Champions League, there were two rounds of knockout matches in the Europa League. First, Paris Saint Germain knocked out Turkey's Trabzon sports with a total score of 8-1, then knocked out Belgium's Standard Liege with a total score of 6-1 in two rounds, and successfully entered the final eight.

This time into the Champions League top eight team, the Spanish League is the most popular, all four teams entered the top eight, accounting for half of the country, the remaining four teams accounted for two in the Premier League, Manchester, Italy and Bundesliga, international Milan and Bayern Munich.

According to the drawing rules of the Champions League, this time eight teams will be disrupted, and then they will draw lots again to fight each other. Without the principle of avoiding the same country, all teams are likely to meet. Therefore, it is very possible for Spanish teams to meet.

"How do you feel now?" Zidane sat next to the cold and asked with a smile.

Other people feel funny, but they are really curious. What's the feeling of alpine cold?

"If I want to answer with a high sounding point, I will definitely say that I am very satisfied that the team can go to this day, so no matter who the opponent will be drawn next, no matter whether the game will be lost or won in the end, I can accept it completely. Therefore, I don't care at all now, and I don't care who will be drawn in the end."

Gao Han answered the assistant coach's question with the same tone as he used to deal with the media reporters. His solemn expression made everyone present laugh. The answer was really a little too high sounding.

"What if it's not so grand?" Zidane asked again with a smile.

Gao Han said, "I'm sure that the seven teams in the top eight of the Champions League are really strong!"

At the end, the assistants burst into laughter.

But this is true, because Chinatown is definitely the weakest team in the top eight, so no matter who is drawn, they feel very strong, which is beyond reproach.

"Mr. Gao Han, I'm a reporter for the Saint Germain in Paris." Sergio Garcia also came to join the fun, "I want to ask you, among the seven teams, which team do you think is the most promising in your Chinatown draw?"

Alpine frown wrinkled, a pair of I am very distressed look, so that all of you can not help but laugh.

"May I not answer?"

"No, I have to answer."

"OK, I hope to win the Spanish team most."

"Ah?" Everyone doubted that they had heard wrong.

La Liga?

Barcelona is recognized as one of the two strongest teams in the top eight teams. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are also very strong, and they are regular guests in the top eight of the Champions League. With their steady strength in the top four, is it hard to be cold?

"See, you'll all suspect that my brain is broken, because according to your thinking, you should choose Inter, right?" Alpine itself is funny.

"Then why not inter Zidane asked curiously.

In recent years, the situation of Serie A League has declined, and Inter Milan can be said to be a unique team. After selling several leading stars in a row, together with Adriano, Cannavaro, Cambiasso and a number of high cold backbone old, the strength of Inter Milan is not as good as before.

Although there are still Hamsik, Bonucci, Marchisio and other key players, Prandelli has also cultivated Thornton, Balotelli and other local rookies, but the overall strength of the Nerazzurri is still weak in the top eight of the Champions League.

Of course, Moratti has not invested much in recent years, but the team has raised a lot of money in the new stadium project, which is expected to be completed within one year. Once the new stadium is put into use, inter will usher in a new period of rapid development.

But from the current situation, inter are still in dormant stage, the strength is at best the level of the top eight.

In contrast to the other teams, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Manchester City need not be mentioned. Bayern Munich recruited heinks after firing Klinsmann. This season, their strength has soared. They have performed very well on all three fronts. In addition, they have a team left behind by the cold weather, which is at least the level of the top four.

So it's not surprising that people don't understand the idea of alpine cold.

"I know that Inter are relatively weak among the eight teams. China city may not have the strength to fight against Inter." Gao Han's words were also recognized by everyone present.

"But you forget one thing, Chinatown is just a New Champions League player, who hasn't even played in the Europa League before, lacks experience in dealing with different league team styles, Inter's excellent defensive ability, and Serie A's tactical rigor will definitely bring fatal threat to Chinatown."

The cold words make everyone nod involuntarily, it's true.

From a purely strength point of view, there may be a fight, but Chinatown is too inexperienced, and Italy's style is restrained in La Liga. It is well known that Chinatown is young and immature, and it is estimated that it is enough to draw Inter Milan.

"Although I'm not willing to admit it, I have to say that if Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Manchester City are selected, the hope of China city's qualification will be very slim. On the contrary, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid know each other's leagues, and I think they can compete."

The Champions League knockout is definitely more difficult to play than the league, but they know each other's roots, and they are more confident in dealing with each other. Bochetino's platoon arrangement will also be more solid, so Alpine will think that the Spanish team has a better chance of winning.

Of course, the odds here are only the difference between 10% and 20%.

In any case, for Chinatown, these seven teams are like towering mountains, especially the two mountains of Manchester City and Barcelona, which are even more comparable to Mount Everest.

"Then you'd better pray for Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid, if it's Barcelona..."

Before Zidane's voice was heard, the lottery ceremony began.

The draw was still presided over by UEFA Secretary General ivantino, who took the lead in introducing the eight teams that made it to the top eight and reviewing the last 16 elimination match in a short period of time.

After entering the drawing ceremony, the first one to be drawn out was Chinatown.

When brettner drew the result, even the team representatives were surprised.

As everyone knows, this is a cold team. After upgrading year by year, this season not only won the final of the king's cup, but also won the final eight of the Champions League. This was achieved by selling four absolute core players in one summer, which shows the strength of this team.

But soon, everyone changed from surprise to joy.

Because the second team bretner pulled out was Barcelona.

This time it was Zidane's turn to cover his mouth in front of the TV. He opened his eyes and looked at the TV in disbelief. Then he looked at the cold. The latter had a wry smile on his face.

Who would have thought that China city would even draw Barcelona? These are two teams with a big gap in strength. Barcelona can be regarded as the natural enemy of China city. In the three seasons when China city entered the La Liga, they never beat Barcelona, or even drew.

Now it's in the Champions League again, against Barcelona, no chance of winning.

Gao Han also shook his head and breathed heavily. The draw of other groups was no longer his concern.

Bayern Munich won Atletico Madrid, Manchester United had the best luck and won Inter Milan, while Real Madrid was beaten by Manchester City. In the subsequent draw, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid, together with China city and Barcelona, were drawn to the second half. In other words, the winners of the two matches will meet in the semi-final.

"It's depressing, isn't it?" Sergio Garcia shook his head and grinned bitterly. "I used up all my luck before, but now it's time to be unlucky."

Barcelona and Manchester City are the last teams everyone wants to meet.

On the surface, Gao Han always said that he was satisfied with the team's achievements now. Even if he stopped in the last eight, it was an unexpected harvest. But he still had some thoughts. If he was to make another surprise, what would he do in the last four?

But judging from the result of the draw, the possibility is really small.

But he soon calmed down, nodded and said with a smile: "in fact, Barcelona is not completely without weaknesses."

"Left back." Sergio Garcia has been following the high cold for many years and knows its character well.

Since the result of the draw is obvious and can't be changed, we should try our best to find a way to defeat the enemy.

"Abidal is planning to have a liver transplant. After he sold Maxwell, Guardiola's left side has always had two choices, one is Puyol's transposition, the other is Adriano, but no matter which one, the left side is Barcelona's Achilles heel."

It should be said that these two players are not Barcelona's left choice, just forced to do it.

"We know, and Guardiola certainly knows, that he will be ready." Makelele analyzed.

Alpine nodded, "yes, but from last season's point of view, Guardiola's way is not much, to attack instead of defense is his strategy, and in European football, can withstand Barcelona attack team is not much."

After a meal, Gao Han continued: "with Barcelona's playing style and lineup configuration, the left side loopholes will always exist, but not any team can attack, but as long as you can hold Barcelona's seven inch play, you may not have no chance of winning. I believe bochetino must also know this."

Barcelona's problems on the left side have been exposed since last season. This summer, because of the transfer budget problem, they failed to strengthen on the left side and continued to retain Abidal and Adriano. But they did not expect that Abidal's illness recurred in the middle of the match, which exposed the crisis of Barcelona's left side.

Bochetino has played so many games against Barcelona in two seasons, and he certainly knows that.

So, the next step is to see if he can make good use of it.

This can be said to be the only hope that Chinatown will be cold again.

However, bochettino should not have a headache in the final eight of the Champions League, because he is the first to bear the brunt of the weekend's game against Real Madrid and visit the Bernabeu stadium. How can he ensure the team's whole body to retreat.

After the drawing of the last eight of the Champions League, the drawing of the last eight of the Europa League also began. Paris Saint Germain has won the Dutch alcemar, so it is very likely to advance to the semi-final.