At this time, Rui Costa was about to draw Liverpool's opponent, and the Liverpool fans in front of the TV were extremely nervous.
Qiu Ze, who was watching the draw ceremony with his teammates, was also very nervous. They were all praying not to encounter Chelsea. In this way, they might let the Premier League team take the top four. Of course, the Liverpool people wanted the most.
It's Porto.
Rui Costa immediately selected the ball, unscrewed it, and then showed the folded white paper - Chelsea.
Suddenly, Benitez and Scolari's faces turned pale. This result gave them the urge to kill. Damn it, how could it be such a coincidence? This was the match in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals last season. At that time, Liverpool
It was only after defeating Chelsea that we entered the final.
Both Benitez and Scola felt that there was something fishy in this, and it was very fishy, which made them very unhappy. The Liverpool fans and Chelsea fans in front of the TV were even more unhappy. This is definitely a European football
The conspiracy of the United Nations is definitely a secret operation.
But Rui Costa ignored it. He immediately pulled out the opponent of the Red Devils and Manchester United - Porto. Then there was no need to draw the remaining opponents of Barcelona. Their opponent was automatically created, that is, Bayern from the Bundesliga.
Munich.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich are also very dissatisfied with this draw. There is definitely something fishy in it, and the fans of the two teams are even more unhappy. However, this is the fact, and they have no other choice but to accept it.
The draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of this season's UEFA Champions League has settled, with Villarreal facing Arsenal, Manchester United facing Porto, Liverpool facing Chelsea, and Barcelona facing Bayern Munich.
After the draw results came out, European betting companies have opened new odds. The famous European betting company BWIN also announced the promotion odds of the four games. Manchester United and Barcelona have overwhelming advantages. Porto has an overwhelming advantage.
And Bayern have little hope.
This is because Liverpool’s opponent is Chelsea. BWIN believes that the strength gap between the two teams is not particularly large. It is possible for both teams to advance. Therefore, it is not as easy to guess as Manchester United and Barcelona, but
, they are slightly more optimistic about Liverpool.
The promotion odds they offered for Manchester United were only 1.20 to 1, while Porto's promotion odds were as high as 4 to 1, Barcelona's promotion odds were 1.35 to 1, and Bayern's odds were 2.95.
Then Arsenal also has a certain advantage over Submarine. The promotion odds they offered for Arsenal are 1.6 to 1, and Submarine is 2.2 to 1. Liverpool's odds are 1.8 to 1, and Chelsea's odds are 1.9 to 1.
BWIN also offers the odds of whether the Premier League teams can meet in the final. The odds of the final being played between Premier League teams are 2.55 to 1. The odds of the Premier League teams not being able to meet in the final are 1.45 to 1. In addition, from the Premier League
The team's odds of winning the championship are 1.40 to 1, the La Liga team's odds of winning are 3.5 to 1, and the odds of teams from other countries winning the championship are 10 to 1.
From the odds offered by these European betting companies, it is not difficult to see the difficulty of each of these four games. To be honest, the game between Liverpool and Chelsea should be the most difficult because of the strength of the two teams.
It's relatively close. This is a strong matchup where anyone can advance, and it's the most unpredictable.
The next day, England's "Mirror" analyzed the draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Their title was: "The Reds and Blues struggled for a quarter of the game, but the Red Devils took advantage of the situation."
Sign it."
England's "Mirror" wrote in the article:
Yesterday, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of this season's UEFA Champions League was officially held in Nyon, Switzerland, the headquarters of UEFA. Among the top eight in Europe, the Premier League teams really stole the show. However, after the draw ceremony, the Premier League
The fate of the top four is different, which is really a combination of sadness and joy.
1. The enemies of the red and blue armies reunited.
No one expected that the opponent of the Red Army whom Rui Costa drew turned out to be the opponent of the Red Army in the semi-finals last season, Chelsea, also from the Premier League.
I believe this is the result that coach Benitez, the defending Champions League champion, least wants to see. They once again collide with the blue team Chelsea.
In the Champions League, the red and blue armies have become inseparable enemies. In the past four seasons, they have met in the semifinals three times. This time, the showdown between the two armies was advanced to the quarterfinals.
Last season, Liverpool defeated Chelsea in the semi-finals to advance to the final, and finally won the UEFA Champions League championship. I think Chelsea people will definitely not be able to let go. This time the two teams meet again, Chelsea will definitely not let last season's
The tragedy happened again.
After Chelsea experienced a slump at the beginning of the season, Scolari gradually found a rhythm. Chelsea's air intake is in a hot state and is steadily moving towards the league championship. This kind of situation is really difficult for Chelsea to deal with.
I believe that the match between Chelsea and Liverpool, who are in good form, will be a life-and-death showdown. The winners of the two teams will face the winners of Barcelona and Bayern in the semi-finals, the two opponents with the most goals in the quarter-finals.
, also got a piece of it.
Second, the Red Devils Gunners drew the top lottery.
The collision between Barcelona and Bayern also indirectly helped the other two teams in the Premier League - last season's Champions League runners-up Manchester United and Gunners Arsenal. Both teams were drawn against relatively weak teams.
Manchester United definitely doesn’t want the tragedy of last season to happen again. Their goal this season is to get back what should have been theirs last season. This time, they were lucky. Their opponent Porto was obviously inferior in strength.
Level one.
In 2004, Porto led by Mourinho reached the top of Europe, and they eliminated Manchester United on the way to promotion. However, this time they meet again, the situation of the two teams is no longer the same. Manchester United is now in full swing, and there should be no suspense about revenge.
Arsenal's opponent, Villarreal, is the only team among the top eight teams that has not played in the finals. The Gunners have no hope of domestic league competition this season, and the Champions League has undoubtedly become their top priority.
Arsene Wenger will definitely not give up such a God-given opportunity. They will definitely go all out to win the UEFA Champions League this season.
The two legs of the quarter-finals of this season’s UEFA Champions League will be played on April 7/8 and 14/15 respectively; the two legs of the semi-finals will be played on April 28/29 and May 5/6 respectively; the final
It will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 20:45 CET on May 27.
England's "Mirror" said it right. Manchester United and the sought-after lottery are really the best. The two weakest teams in the quarter-finals were drawn by them. Their luck is really unlucky.
Oh my god.
Liverpool and Chelsea do not have such a good chance. Liverpool actually wants to fight with Chelsea. This makes Benitez very unhappy. In the Champions League, Liverpool have never had an easy time. This makes Benitez very unhappy.
Benitez was somewhat complaining in his heart.
However, there is no way to do this. Now that Chelsea has been drawn, Liverpool will prepare well and not to let Chelsea lose. In the recent league games, Liverpool has the advantage in the games between Liverpool and Chelsea.
This is the only advantage Liverpool have in mind right now.
Now Liverpool don't have that much thought to prepare for the Champions League match against Chelsea. What lies ahead of them now is the next league game. They will go away to challenge the Red Devils Manchester United on the weekend.
This is a good opportunity for Liverpool to knock Manchester United off the top spot again and return to the top of the league. Because after this game, Liverpool will have to play a league game. That is because Liverpool went to Asia to participate in the World Club Cup Championship.
reason.
Liverpool's opponent in the make-up game is Hull City. In fact, the postponement of this game until now is a very good thing for Liverpool. Because in the first half of the season, Hull City's performance was very amazing.
, once ranked among the top four in the league and qualified for the Champions League. At that time, Hull City was not an easy team to deal with.
However, Hull City is not a big club. They performed well in the first half of the season, but in the second half of the season they were not good. They were weak. Injuries occurred in the team, and the lack of bench depth led to their eventual failure.
of performance.
Hull City's current performance is no longer as impressive as it was in the first half of the season, and its strength is not as good as before. Therefore, it is obviously easier to deal with Hull City at this time than it was in the first half of the season.
A lot, this is Liverpool's luck.
However, before this make-up match, Liverpool still has a very important game to play, and that is the top-place battle with Manchester United.
In fact, in the second round against Real Madrid, Liverpool did not save any effort for this game, so in this game, Liverpool was not particularly dominant. Of course, Manchester United also did not have the upper hand in the UEFA Champions League game in midweek.
After a lot of effort, at this time, the basic conditions for the battle between the two teams were basically the same.
After waiting for Benitez to return from Nyon, Switzerland, the next day, Benitez took the Liverpool team to Manchester to participate in the first place battle with Manchester United.
The Liverpool team still attaches great importance to this game. Benitez specially went to Manchester one day in advance. He wanted the Liverpool players to adjust well and not to be affected by the travel on the day of the game.
Manchester United also attaches great importance to this game. They have finally surpassed Liverpool and climbed to the top of the Premier League. Of course, they do not want to lose to their opponents so easily and change the top of the league.
opponent.
During the pre-match training, Manchester United's head coach Alex Ferguson repeatedly emphasized the importance of this game and must not give Liverpool a chance. In this game, their Manchester United team must win, and they must win.
The players of Manchester United also attach great importance to this game. They are training meticulously. They do not want to lose to Liverpool. In particular, the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United does not want to lose.
Lost to Liverpool, lost to Qiu Ze.
Ever since he lost the European Footballer of the Year and the World Footballer of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo has been waiting for this opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to prove that he is better than Qiu Ze. Now that the opportunity has come, he must do it well.
Teach this guy Qiu Ze a lesson and let him know how powerful Cristiano Ronaldo is.