Then, he became Pan Yi's friend and admirer, and then eagerly drew more nutrients from Pan Yi...

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While several Chelsea coaches were laughing and chatting, the draw ceremony on live TV also began.

The first team drawn by Zanetti was Atletico Madrid, and closely followed by Barcelona, ​​also from La Liga!

"I feel that there must be a domestic war between the two countries," Arteta said. "The chances of encountering the three La Liga teams are not low."

"The duel between these two teams is interesting." Pan Yi nodded and smiled, "The ultimate ball-control offense meets the ultimate defensive counterattack, it should be quite interesting."

The first team to be drawn out in the second game was Guardiola's Bayern Munich.

"I hope it's Real Madrid or Manchester City." Pan Yi smiled mischievously.

Pan Yi himself doesn't really want to touch Bayern Munich. After all, he is friends with Guardiola. Wouldn't it be better to wait until the final to decide the outcome?

But he doesn't want Guardiola to get through easily, so it's quite interesting for Bayern to chew on hard bones like Real Madrid or Manchester City.

As a result, unexpectedly, Zanetti pulled out the ball, handed it to Marchetti, and twisted it open.

"Manchester City!"

Pan Yi and others all let out a whoop, and then they all laughed again.

"Boss, you are just following your words. Whatever team you say is the team." Arteta came over and said.

"I see, this is a gimmick by UEFA." Steve Holland snorted and came up with a conspiracy theory, "What could be more newsy than Guardiola facing his old club in advance?

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"I should send him a text message to congratulate him." Pan Yi laughed.

Guardiola should really buy a lottery ticket for his luck. After all, Manchester City is still very strong, at least better than Wolfsburg and Benfica who have not yet been drawn.

With that said, Pan Yi actually took out his mobile phone and sent Guardiola a text message, just a few words: "Congratulations, you met the new club early."

Soon, Guardiola sent him a text message back: "Thank you. Thank God I didn't draw you."

Well, Pan Yi wanted to make fun of Guardiola, but he didn't expect that Guardiola really felt that he had got a good draw.

Perhaps in his heart, only Chelsea is the most terrifying opponent.

The draw on TV continues.

Now there are only four teams left, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Wolfsburg and Benfica.

Obviously, many people have begun to pray that Chelsea will draw Real Madrid...

Even if Real Madrid can't stop Chelsea from moving forward, it can at least make it less easy for them, and they have to peel off their skin to get through!

And the first team to be drawn out in the third game was Chelsea.

"Who could it be?" Arteta seemed a little nervous.

Pan Yi smiled calmly on the surface, but actually he had a little expectation in his heart.

After all, as long as Real Madrid is not drawn, Chelsea will undoubtedly have much less pressure in the quarterfinals. This is still very meaningful for Chelsea, which is fighting on multiple fronts and entering the sprint at the end of the season.

In the live TV footage, Zanetti reached into the ball cylinder again, took out a small ball, showed it to all the guests and representatives present and the live TV camera, and then handed it to Marchetti's hands.

Marchetti twisted her hands, opened the ball, took out a piece of paper, took a look at it, and turned it over with a smile.

"Benfica!"

Wow!!!

There was a burst of cheers in the coach's office.

Even though Steve Holland and others have been through many battles, they still feel very lucky about this draw.

Although it is said that it can enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League, strictly speaking, there is no weak team.

But compared with Real Madrid, of course it would be better to play Benfica.

And what can I say, sometimes whether you make it to the top eight or not depends on luck.

For example, Juventus, which was eliminated by Bayern in the top 16, did they play poorly? They played Bayern in overtime.

As for Benfica, they defeated the relatively weak Zenit St. Petersburg in the top 16.

So, sometimes it still depends on the signature.

And Chelsea’s signing this time is very good!

Perhaps it can be said that Chelsea has indeed turned a corner in recent times. Whether it is the League Cup, FA Cup or the Champions League quarter-finals, the goddess of luck seems to be favoring them.

The remaining matchup did not require a draw, Real Madrid met Wolfsburg.

Then, the final matchup situation appeared in the center of the TV screen:

Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid.

Bayern Munich VS Manchester City.

Chelsea VS Benfica.

Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg.

At the same time, the schedule for the following games has also been determined.

The two rounds of the quarter-finals will be held on April 5/6 and April 12/13 respectively;

The semi-final draw will be held on April 15, and the two rounds will be held on April 26/27 and May 3/4 respectively;

The final will be held on May 28th at the San Siro Stadium in Milan!

As soon as the lottery results came out, Pan Yi quickly received a text message.

Guardiola asked in a text message: "Have you paid UEFA? I always thought you would draw the strongest opponents."

Pan Yi laughed out loud and replied: "It's not much, only 998."

But it is.

From the beginning of the Champions League group stage to the knockout rounds of the top 16, Chelsea's signings were not ideal.

The group they are in is the strongest overall group in the Champions League group stage, and Paris Saint-Germain is also the second best team in the top 16.

Including when Pan Yi led Hamburg and was in Milan, he fell into the death group again and again.

It seems that as Pan Yi's results get better and better, even UEFA has begun to take care of him!

After a while, Guardiola replied: "Let's work hard together and strive to reach the finals!"

"Okay, see you at the San Siro Stadium."

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As soon as the draw results for the Champions League quarter-finals came out, the media around the world naturally focused on it.

If the media and fans were mentally prepared for a civil war between the two teams in La Liga, then Bayern's draw with Manchester City and Chelsea's draw with Benfica made many people think there was something fishy.

Some tabloid media even directly started to speculate without responsibility:

"Bayern faces Manchester City, and Guardiola faces his old club ahead of schedule. This is definitely the biggest focus of this round. UEFA has drawn them together, and the traffic is full at once."

"At this time, it was difficult for Chelsea to steal the spotlight, so they were arranged to face Benfica, the weakest team, to let them pass easily. Their role will be left to the next round!"

"This is also UEFA's god-making movement. They are secretly helping Pan Yi win the Champions League again!"

But many people still think that this is just a matter of luck.

Their argument is that if they want Chelsea to go all the way easily, they will not "assign" Paris Saint-Germain, the second strongest team in the group, to Chelsea in the round of 16.

"Is Paris Saint-Germain strong? Weren't they beaten 8:0 by Chelsea?"

"You can't use the results to deduce the process...How could you have thought that such a strong dialogue would result in such a score before they played?"

"Yes, this only shows that Chelsea are too strong. No matter who draws them, it will be a tragedy!"

Then there are all kinds of wars of words on the Internet.

Of course, in addition to these two games, the game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also attracted much attention.

The media and fans are also more optimistic about Barcelona's ability to enter the semi-finals.

The reason is very simple. Barcelona's MSN combination has become more and more coordinated, and they also have an advantage in the La Liga championship battle.

More importantly, Barcelona won 2:1 in both rounds against Atletico Madrid this season, a double defeat of their opponents!

As for the game between Real Madrid and Wolfsburg, of course it is one-sided to think that Real Madrid will pass.

Although Wolfsburg's performance this season is very good, it is still a bit immature in front of an "old player" like Real Madrid.

In an interview, Pan Yi still solemnly stated that this was not good luck as the outside world said, because Benfica is a team with superior strength.

"Benfica has trained many excellent young players in recent years and they have great potential."

"To be honest, I really don't think a team that can reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League will be that weak."

"We must not relax when facing them, otherwise we will definitely be punished."

These speeches are not in line with Pan Yi's sometimes high-profile style.
To be continued...