Chapter 351: I really got Manchester United
After the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, Portugal played another round. Porto was not affected by the Champions League match in the middle of the week. The league won again. In the first round, Porto is one step closer to the league title. EΩΔ┡ Xiao』Δ说Ww』W.ん1XIAOSHUO. com
After playing the league, all the attention of Porto from top to bottom was put on the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Before the game, Gao Xiaodong said that he hoped to draw Manchester United in the quarter-finals, and his teammates also tweeted to help out, saying that the English team is their favorite, and in the history of the Champions League, Porto's record is not inferior to Manchester United, in 2oo3 In the quarter-finals of the /o4 season, Porto, under the leadership of Mourinho, also eliminated the mighty Manchester United and finally won the Champions League.
But the Porto people absolutely do not want to meet the defending champion, just like the other seven teams in the quarterfinals want to draw Porto, the other six teams most want to draw Porto and Villarreal, Porto is the most The team that wants to draw is also Villarreal.
Porto and Villarreal are the weakest in the quarter-finals, there is no doubt about it, no matter how well Porto and Villarreal played in the knockout round of the quarter-finals, the semi-finals with England, the Bundesliga, La Liga Overlord, compared to these six giants, they are fish belly.
If the fish belly wants to enter the semi-finals, of course it is to fight the fish belly.
Fortunately, new rules have been changed in this year's quarter-finals, and Porto's hope of playing against Villarreal is still not small.
According to the new rules issued by UEFA, the draw for the quarter-finals of this season is completely random. There is no such restriction as avoidance in the same group and the same country. The top four clubs in the UK and the two clubs in La Liga are likely to stage a civil war. , and Arsenal and Porto, Manchester United and Villarreal, the two groups of opponents, are also likely to meet again; secondly, there is no seeding team, the order of home and away games is completely randomly determined, and clubs with high UEFA points also Can't take advantage.
The draw ceremony was held at 1:30 noon on Friday. Porto's club manager Diogo and head coach Ferreira flew to Switzerland to participate in the draw ceremony. Porto assistant coach Emmanuel called the players to the studio to watch the draw ceremony live broadcast.
The head coach was not there, and the players were very relaxed. Everyone was eating sunflower seeds, drinking drinks, talking about women and the upcoming draw.
After getting Gao Xiaodong's exquisite free kick assist in the Champions League, Falcao's attitude towards Gao Xiaodong has changed a lot, and he is much more affectionate than before.
Team Gao, you don't really want to draw Manchester United, do you? Falcao seemed a little apprehensive. Hope to have a good performance in the quarter-finals,
If the Red Devils Manchester United are drawn, it may not be easy to perform well.
Gao Xiaodong was almost lying on the seat, and said leisurely: I think it will be useful, but I don't do anything, I just think about it every day.
Hulk said: Team Gao, I think the best is to draw Villarreal, followed by Arsenal.
Captain Alves said: No one is easy to fight, who can reach the quarterfinals, which one is the belly.
Assistant coach Emmanuel said: We are big fish.
Alves said: Yes, the outside world treats us like fish belly. In fact, we have already achieved the goal of the quarter-finals. It doesn't matter who draws anyone. They look down on us. Only then can we hope to be upset.
Rodriguez said coldly: Rexos thinks the same way.
Which pot is not open and which pot is to be lifted, Alves' face immediately sank, Rexos can compare with us, anyway, Porto is also a former Champions League champion, what capital does Rexos have.
Gua Lin said: That's right, we can't lose 12 on the bus.
Everyone else laughed secretly. What Rodriguez said was really unpleasant. Guarin thought he was speaking for the captain. In fact, Rodriguez and Alves might not be happy with it.
Gao Xiaodong was trying to stir up flames to tease these three, when the draw ceremony had already begun, and UEFA Secretary-General Taylor drew the first team in the upper half, which was Villarreal.
The eyes of the Porto players widened, and many people began to shout: Porto! Pump Porto!
It is a pity that then the guest of the final, Rome Club manager Bruno Conte, drew Arsenal.
The players in Porto were all depressed. Their two favorite teams actually collided.
Hulk slapped his thigh and said angrily: Is this Villarreal the godson of Chairman Platini? Panathinaikos was drawn in the quarter-finals, and this time the weakest of the giants was drawn. Arsenal.
Falcao said resentfully: So, Arsenal is also Michel Platini's godson. They drew Roma in the quarter-finals, and this time they drew Villarreal.
Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: You don't need to look at the following, it's the same for everyone.
At this time, Taylor drew Porto, the third team in the upper half, and the players held their breath to see who Conte drew.
Just so coincidentally, Conte opened the wax ball and it was the defending champion Red Devils Manchester United.
Damn it! It's really Manchester United.
Captain Gao, your word has come true!
Damn it, look at Ferguson, his face is full of smiles.
Manchester United are going to be overjoyed, this is their chance to get revenge.
Nimma, Manchester United is walking to the final.
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Gao Xiaodong was also speechless, he didn't expect that he would actually face Manchester United by talking casually
Gualin said to Gao Xiaodong with a look of shock: Captain Gao, are you also Chairman Platini's godson?
Gao Xiaodong patted Gua's fool on the shoulder, I'm Platini's godfather.
Seeing everyone's dejected looks, Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: We've got what we want, after passing the test of Manchester United, we'll either play Villarreal or Arsenal.
Everyone was speechless. The possibility of the defending champion wanting to enter the semi-finals is too small.
The draw continued, and Taylor and Conte drew Liverpool and Chelsea together again. This is the fifth consecutive season that the two teams have met in the Champions League. Bayern Munich and Barcelona do not need to be drawn. They are the last two teams.
Alves, who was surfing the Internet on his laptop at this time, said: Nimma, just after the draw, the betting company adjusted the odds of winning the championship. Manchester United is the first place after Barcelona, and we are the last one.
Falcao said: This is too embarrassing.
Hulk said: Our record is not inferior to Manchester United.
Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: The opportunity to counterattack has come.
Assistant coach Emmanuel looked serious, and said: The record is useless, let alone the counterattack upset, let's be objective, Manchester United is much better than us, if we want to advance, we need to work hard and add good luck.
When Emmanuel mentioned good luck, Gao Xiaodong suddenly remembered the three special points he used to buy talent points, and he lightly slapped himself in the face, damn, I knew I was playing against Manchester United, what the hell You should save the special points to buy luck and make a fucking big news.
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Inside the conference hall of UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland
The draw ceremony for the top eight ended, some people were happy and some were worried.
The representatives and coaches of Arsenal and Manchester United smiled, as if they had hit a double-color ball.
The coaches of Liverpool and Chelsea smiled wryly. They have met five times in Europe, plus the domestic league and cup matches. I don’t know how many times they have played. Both the players, coaches and fans are tired.
Barcelona and Bayern have nothing to worry about. According to the results of the battle, Bayern has not lost to Barcelona, but now that Barcelona is the top two in Europe, they are naturally not afraid of Bayern. Both sides feel that this lottery is okay.
Then the coaches and managers of the major giants were interviewed by reporters.
Manchester United coach Ferguson is very satisfied with this signing. He said to the reporter of Sky Sports: For us, this is a very good signing. There is no better one in the quarter-finals. As for the schedule of home and away, I think Nothing, there's no indication right now whether it's better or worse to play home or away first. The only hope of playing home first is not to concede an away goal.
We have played against Porto before and we respect any Portuguese team. We have a lot of Portuguese elements in the team, before Queiroz, now Nani and Ronaldo, and Anderson who played in Porto. So we know Portuguese football very well. I am very happy with the draw. We are on the way to the title.
Manchester United club secretary Ramsden said in an interview with Sky TV: It would be perfect to play away in the first leg, but I think we should be happy about it, although it does not mean that we will automatically go through.
Ramsden's words were too arrogant and hurtful, so that Ferreira also became angry when he was interviewed, saying: This signing is not the best, but it is not the worst. At the Dragon Stadium, there is still a lot of trouble. No English team has ever won, Manchester United have played us six times, 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, if I remember correctly, three knockout rounds, we won twice.
Although Porto's record against Manchester United is good, it is an old calendar. The media and fans don't look at it. Regardless of the print media or the Internet, everyone thinks that Manchester United can now consider their opponents in the semi-finals, and Porto has reached the quarter-finals. , Very good, don't be ashamed like Rexos and you will complete the task.