Chapter 663 Watch the 10-legged knockout draw
Then the Champions League group stage came to an end, and the draw for the knockout round followed, which can be said to be the most anticipated thing after the Champions League group stage.
There are all kinds of grievances and topics in the Champions League knockout draw, and UEFA has gone to great lengths to make the knockout games have enough highlights and highlights, even without a face.
No, when the results of the first team draw came out, the fans of Inter Milan and Manchester United were already scolding, but the neutral fans were already getting excited.
When Mourinho was still in the Premier League, Chelsea he led could be said to be Manchester United's biggest enemy, and the match between Mourinho and Ferguson was the most interesting match in the Premier League.
After leaving Chelsea, Madman took a rest for almost a season, and only came back this summer. Then Madman went to Serie A, and with Madman, Serie A suddenly became a lot better, but the Premier League is not bad at the moment. Li Yi replaced Madman and became the English media New darling.
But now, the English media miss the madmen very much, because Mourinho was just confrontation with them at the time, and they won and lost, but since the arrival of Li Yi, the media has really not taken any advantage.
At the moment in Italy, Mourinho has been fighting with the Italian media so much that even Italian fans are almost forgetting Li Yi now.
Of course, it has nothing to do with Li Yi now. Next is the war between Ferguson and Mourinho, and the showdown between the two will never disappoint.
However, the matchup between the Premier League and Serie A was just the beginning. Subsequently, Arsenal drew another Serie A team, Roma, and Chelsea faced Juventus in the Champions League.
Although Scolari's team performed well in the league, in the Champions League they only came second in the group, and Juventus, who returned to the Champions League, beat Real Madrid to win the first place in the group.
Fortunately, the last team in Serie A did not appear, and Fiorentina finished third in the group. They could only participate in the Europa League, or else the Premier League and Serie A might compete one by one.
The confrontation between the old and the new league For the absoluteness of these three games, the media crowned the old and new confrontation between the world's No. 1 league and the current world's No. 1 league.
Since the telephone door, the degeneration of Serie A has become more and more obvious, but even so, Serie A was once the first league in the world.
The Premier League has become a new little World Cup. Chelsea has rapidly risen to become the fourth best in the Premier League because of the Russian oligarchs. The rapid rise of Leeds United in the past two years has made people see the birth of the fifth best in the Premier League.
And the result of the fifth-strongest draw in the Premier League made the media and fans excited.
This even includes the fans of Leeds United, because Leeds United's opponent is Real Madrid, the club that Li Yi coached before Leeds United coached, and the No. 1 giant in football today.
Damn~~~ However, Real Madrid has already begun to curse UEFA. What is the current situation in Real Madrid? The management has been completely chaotic, and various scandals have begun to break out. Calderon is obviously unable to suppress the Real Madrid management. There are many factions within the team, and contradictions continue.
Moreover, the new head coach can't suppress these Real Madrid players. It is said that the newly selected head coach by the management has also been criticized by fans and the media, because they actually invited Juan Delamos, who was fired by Tottenham.
A coach who can't do well at Tottenham still counts on him to save Real Madrid? Although Juan Delamos is a Spaniard, the Spanish media don't give any face at all.
It is precisely because of this decision by Calderon that the Real Madrid president has been in more trouble, because the arrival of Juan Delamos has not changed much for Real Madrid.
In fact, Real Madrid fans have been calling on the management to invite Li Yi back, but this is ultimately just the fans' wishful thinking, because it is impossible for Li Yi to return to Madrid.
No, Li Yi still returned to Madrid, but he returned to Madrid with a completely different identity, as the head coach of Leeds United and as a Real Madrid opponent.
For gimmicks, for the sake of attention, UEFA is really~~ Seeing such a result, Li Yi, one of the protagonists, was a little unhappy.
It is true that Real Madrid has more serious problems in the locker room this season, and its state is also very problematic, but even so, Real Madrid's strength is still not to be underestimated. If Leeds United is not good, it may really capsize in the gutter.
Leeds United won the first place in the group not for the purpose of playing against Real Madrid. Li Yi wanted to use the first place in the group to draw a weaker opponent. As a result, he met the most difficult bone.
However, the tougher bones will have to wait until February next year, so now Leeds United needs to focus on the league first, because in the seventeenth round of the league, Leeds United will face another tough bone Liverpool.
As for the remaining draws for the Champions League, Leeds United obviously doesn’t care anymore. Lyon will play Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon will play Bayern Munich, Villarreal will draw Panathinaikos, and Atletico Madrid will draw Porto.
This is a battle for the first and second place in the league. At present, Liverpool is 8 points behind Leeds United after the 16th round. If Liverpool lose this game, the difference will be widened to 11 points. This difference can almost declare that Liverpool can no longer threaten. to Leeds United.
On the contrary, if Liverpool can finally win the victory against ZL, the difference between the two sides will be reduced to 5 points, which will also make the next championship more suspenseful.
Therefore, in this upcoming matchup, almost the whole of England is on the opposite side of Leeds United and supports Liverpool, because only if Liverpool wins against Leeds United can other teams have hope. Of course, this hope of other teams only refers to The top teams in the standings.
As for the rest of the players, they are just watching the fun, which is not right. They are envious and jealous of Leeds United. After all, everyone used to be on the same level. As a result, you sneaked up and even stood at the top of the league.
Many media put the word revenge on this matchup. Last season, Liverpool were kicked out of the top four by Leeds United, which also caused Liverpool to suffer very serious losses.
Therefore, whether it is the Liverpool management, or the Liverpool coach and players, or even the fans, they all hope to win the victory against ZL United to prove themselves again and get back everything they lost last season.
This is related to Liverpool itself and the entire league. If Leeds United's winning streak is not blocked, the Premier League this season may lose its suspense many rounds ahead of schedule.
Chelsea's decline has been somewhat obvious. Scolari has already made a move against Chelsea. Recently, Chelsea has not only been in chaos on the pitch, but also in the locker room.
As for Manchester United and Arsenal, Manchester United lost too many points in front of them, and Arsenal was even worse. They lost more points than Manchester United. Therefore, the most stable performance in the league was Liverpool, but Liverpool's stability was exchanged for the Champions League. The strength of the Europa League Moderate or not comparable to the Champions League.