Chapter 316 Champions League Top 16 and Match
In the last 20 minutes, Arsenal could not find a way to break through Porto's goal and had to accept the result of a 0:3 defeat in the away game. E small 』Ω Δ said WwΩW. 1XIAOSHUO. com
After the game, Gao Xiaodong was interviewed by reporters surrounded by Hulk and Fernando.
Without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, Gao Xiaodong stretched out three fingers and said to the reporter: I'm very happy, we lost 2:4 to Arsenal in the first round, this time we won 3:0 against them, it's a tie gone.
Hulk said a little arrogantly: What's wrong with the gunman? We still win.
Fernando clenched his fists excitedly, and said to the camera: This is the Dragon Stadium, and we are the masters here.
Hold the grass, grab my lines. Gao Xiaodong pushed the two of them, Go, this is my interview, don't steal the spotlight.
Okay team deputy. Fernando and Hulk smiled and ran to celebrate with their teammates.
After Fernando and Hulk left, Gao Xiaodong patiently answered several questions from the reporter. Finally, when the reporter asked him about his goals for this season, Gao Xiaodong said: I don't care about personal goals. If possible, I hope to be able to Get the best player and top scorer in Portugal, the team's goal, the team's goal, I hope Porto can win the league and cup double this season, and at the same time go further in the Champions League, the quarterfinals, It’s best to be the semi-finals, but the difficulty of the semi-finals seems a bit high.”
After Gao Xiaodong finished speaking, he turned and went back to the locker room, but the reporters were all talking about it, thinking that this kid really dared to think, he simply didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, let alone the quarterfinals, Porto won the first place in the group, and there is still hope to enter the quarterfinals Yes, but is the semi-finals something that a second-rate team like Porto can think of? It can be said that in the Champions League, the semi-finals are prepared for the giants of the five major leagues, and other teams don't even think about it.
Back in the locker room, Gao Xiaodong happened to meet Wenger. Remembering the last time the professor took the initiative to talk to him, Gao Xiaodong greeted the professor in English, Hello, professor, we won this time.
Wenger was in a complicated mood. He was defeated by Porto 3:0 and lost the first place in the group. The players he valued passed and shot. Is there anything more annoying than this?
The professor is of course very self-cultivated, he smiled and said: Congratulations, I hope we can all go further.
Fortunately, Gao Xiaodong understood this sentence, and he said happily: It would be even better if we can meet in the quarterfinals.
What? Is this treating us like fish belly? Wenger was very angry and said: I hope you can get what you want, I hope you can go further,
goodbye.
Wenger went back to the visiting team's locker room with a sullen face.
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After the eight games on the second match day of the Champions League group stage, all the Champions League group stages have been completed, and the 16 places in the Champions League knockout round have also been settled.
Manchester United, Porto, Rexos, Panathinaikos, Lyon, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea, Juventus, Arsenal, Roma, Juventus, Villarreal The team became the last lucky ones.
There are no upsets in the group stage this season, all the giants have successfully advanced, if there is any upset, it is Panathinaikos, Porto beat Inter Milan and Arsenal to become the first in the group, and won in the knockout draw. Certain advantages.
Although Panathinaikos and Porto counterattacked to grab the first place in the group, they could not be regarded as dark horses. There is only one dark horse this season, and that is Rexos. As the first player to participate in the UEFA Champions League, in the face of absenteeism and strong competition from Basel, Rexos just grabbed a place to play. For a rookie team, this is by no means an easy task.
After the game, the Champions League game has also become the hottest topic in major sports newspapers.
In the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League, England still occupies 4 places, 4 in La Liga, 3 in Serie A, 2 in Portugal, 1 in Bundesliga, 1 in Ligue 1 and 1 in Greek League.
Portugal's record this season has surprised the media all over the world. No one would have thought that Portugal could surpass the Bundesliga and get two qualifying places.
The German Bild believes that this season lacks upsets and lacks dark horses. If you really want to find dark horses, Portugal's Porto and Rexos are definitely the choice.
Daily Mail is optimistic about Porto becoming a dark horse. It believes that Porto's group includes Fenerbahce, the quarter-finals of last season, Champions League regulars Dynamo Kiev, and the giants Arsenal. Under such circumstances, Porto can beat Porto. Arsenal won the first place in the group, with a little luck, it is not impossible to reach the semi-finals.
Milan Sports is optimistic about the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos as a dark horse, thinking that they can beat Inter Milan to get the first place in the group, their strength should not be underestimated, and they may be expected to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Two days later, the Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
According to the rules of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony, the teams that won the first place in the eight groups will become the seed teams, and then avoid teams from the same football association and group matches in the same group through computers. After the principle of teams not meeting, the opponents of the quarter-finals were selected one by one.
Since the final of the UEFA Champions League this season will be held in Rome, Conte, the former Italian international and also the technical director of the Roma Club, became the guest of draw. Under the auspices of UEFA Secretary-General Taylor, in the first half of the draw, Conte actually selected teams with relatively average strength in the top 16, which gave birth to teams such as Villarreal Vs Panathinaikos, Mavericks, etc. Competition Vs Porto, Bayern Vs Rexos such dull battles. Barcelona, which was originally in a dangerous situation, was lucky enough to be drawn by Conte to the relatively weakest Lyon among the four teams that might encounter Chelsea, Arsenal, Inter Milan and Lyon.
The flatness of the first half of the draw ceremony is destined to be extremely exciting in the second half. Then, Manchester United Vs Inter Milan exploded for the first time on the scene. The giants with 9 and 5 Champions League trophies respectively met in advance. Next, Conte sent Chelsea and Arsenal to Juventus and Roma, two veteran Serie A teams, respectively, which contributed to the brutal match in the quarter-finals.
After the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw, the entire football world was in an uproar, because there were too many strong dialogues in the quarter-finals, which meant that many favorites to win the championship would be blocked from the top eight gates.
After the draw ceremony, many well-known international gaming companies offered the latest odds of winning the Champions League. Barcelona 1:5.25 is the first favorite to win the championship. The teams ranked 2nd to 10th are Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal, Juventus and Roma, while Porto is only ranked 13th, and Rexos is at the bottom.