On the evening of December 17, 2009, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Sixteen European powers will compete against each other.
The head coaches and club staff from the top 16 teams in this season's UEFA Champions League were all sitting at the scene, and there were also many media reporters and friends who came to the scene.
At this time, UEFA officials first came to the stage to speak at the invitation of the host, and then started the draw for the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League. As soon as UEFA invited the draw guests to the stage, the entire venue
The atmosphere changed.
Although this first draw was just for ranking, the atmosphere at the scene was still quite tense.
Under the watchful eyes of so many people, the lottery guests began to draw lots.
The rules of this draw are as follows. The first team in the group will play against the second team in the group. However, there is a premise that the first and second teams in the same group are avoided, and teams under the same Football Association are also avoided.
Yes, in this round, they will not meet each other.
The first sorted draw starts from the second team in the group, that is to say, after the second team in the group is sorted, their opponents will be drawn.
First of all, the first one to be drawn was Stuttgart from the Bundesliga. This surprised the people of the Stuttgart club. It seems that they are very lucky today.
The second is Inter Milan, the third is CSKA Moscow, the fourth is Porto, the fifth is Olympiacos, the sixth is Bayern Munich, the seventh is Liverpool, and the last one is naturally AC Milan.
Qiu Ze's Liverpool team is ranked second to last. There are few opponents for Liverpool to choose from in this position. At this time, Qiu Ze and Benitez both frowned at the same time.
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Next is the time when you should be most nervous, because the draw is about to begin. At this time, the scene is very tense, and everyone is nervous.
When the lottery guests invited by UEFA came on stage, the scene was extremely nervous, especially the head coach and fans of Stuttgart, because the first one drawn was their opponent.
According to the principle of avoiding teams in the same group and under the same Football Association, Stuttgart automatically avoided the Sevilla team in the same group, because no Bundesliga team ranked first in the group, so the remaining seven teams
The teams are all within the matchup range of Stuttgart.
If the people of Stuttgart had to choose, they would definitely choose one between Lyon and Bordeaux because in the first place in the group, their strength is slightly inferior.
It stands to reason that Stuttgart should be very lucky to be the first to draw their opponent, because they have more chances. But in the end, the guest invited by UEFA gave them a hard blow. He drew
FC Barcelona won the Spanish Super League.
In this way, the first quarter-final matchup of this season's UEFA Champions League took place, Stuttgart in the Bundesliga versus Barcelona in La Liga.
Seeing such a result, Stuttgart's head coach was thinking about hitting the wall. This was really an unlucky draw. If they got this draw, it could be said that they had a lower draw. Of course, at this time, Barcelona's
Coach Hu Jose Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief. Their signing was very good, it was a good one.
The next step is to draw the opponent of Inter Milan. This makes all the head coaches who are first in the group worried. Really, the guys who are first in the group are not willing to draw that damn Inter Milan. The strength of Inter Milan is really disappointing.
They are worried.
According to the rules of the draw, the only team that avoided Inter Milan was Barcelona, which ranked first in their group. And Barcelona had already been drawn away, so Inter Milan had no restrictions and anyone could choose. At this time, the faces of the head coaches of the first teams in the group
Very nervous.
Among them, Chelsea's head coach Carlo Ancelotti clenched his hands. In previous interviews with media reporters, Ancelotti said that he was very unwilling to face Inter Milan. At this time
He was very nervous.
Similarly, the other top coaches in the group were also very nervous at this time. Ferguson, Wenger and others were all speechless and stared closely at the guy on the podium.
The lottery guest invited by UEFA put his hand into the glass jar, stirred the white balls back and forth, grabbed one of them, and took it out. Everyone at the scene was very nervous. Only the lottery guest was
With a smile on his face, he unscrewed the ball and took out the white paper inside.
The lottery guest slowly looked through the folded paper, and then read it by himself. Suddenly, the smile on the face of the lottery guest suddenly froze. Everyone at the scene saw this scene, and their
My heart skipped a beat, what happened?
Seeing this guy's expression, the head coaches who ranked first in each group below became even more nervous.
At this moment, the lottery guest turned over the white piece of paper, and everyone in the audience immediately saw clearly what was written on the note - Chelsea!
Suddenly, all the cameras on the scene were focused on Chelsea's head coach Carlo Ancelotti. Everyone saw the shock on Ancelotti's face. It seemed that he really didn't expect that this would happen.
Such a coincidence, he actually won the lottery for Inter Milan.
Then the camera focused on Inter Milan's head coach Jose Mourinho. Mourinho also said before the draw that he was least willing to draw Chelsea and that he didn't want to return to Stamford Bridge like this. Unfortunately, God doesn't
I think so.
At this time, Mourinho's expression was also very shocked. He also did not expect that things would be like this. He was stunned.
After seeing this result, the other head coaches who ranked first in the group breathed a sigh of relief and finally passed the test.
The lottery guest at the scene did not give everyone a chance to calm down. He was about to start twitching again for the third duel. So the attention of the guys at the scene was drawn to the next lottery.
The next step is to draw the opponent of CSKA Moscow. This opponent is not one of the teams that the first team in the group wants to draw, because the damn weather in Russia is really bad. CSKA Moscow is drawn.
, you have to be prepared for an away defeat.
Therefore, at this time, the head coaches of the first team in the group are still worried, except for Ferguson, because Manchester United and CSKA Moscow are in the same group.
Everyone at the scene turned their attention to the draw guest, because he had already drawn the white ball and opened it. Now the draw guest had seen who CSKA Moscow's opponent was, and everyone at the scene was looking forward to it.
At this time, the lottery guest turned the white note over, and everyone could clearly see what was written on the white note - Seville.
When he saw this name, Sevilla's head coach was ecstatic. This money is already a very good deal for Sevilla, because the second team in the group also includes Liverpool, Bayern Munich and AC.
A giant like Milan.
The Sevilla people have been worried that they will draw one of these giants, and now it is finally over. They have drawn a good lottery. Although it is not a top lottery, it can be regarded as a top lottery. Moscow Central
The Army's head coach is also very satisfied with this pick. Compared with those super strong teams, Sevilla is much easier to deal with.
Moreover, facing Sevilla, CSKA Moscow still has a great chance of advancing, and they are very satisfied.
The next step is to draw the opponent of Porto. Porto is the team that even the first goalkeeper in the group is willing to draw, because the rest of the second team in the group are all very good. If not at this time,
If they beat Porto, they will be ready to face those powerful Liverpool players.
At this time, the draw guest invited by UEFA had already drawn the white ball and opened it. Everyone at the scene was nervously looking forward to who would be able to draw the Porto team? The answer was soon revealed - Arsenal!
The Arsenal team from the Premier League was drawn against Porto, which made Wenger very satisfied. Their luck was really good. They did not draw AC Milan and that damn Bayern Munich. It was really good. They were very lucky. And Porto
They are not satisfied, they did not draw two teams, Lyon and Bordeaux, which is a pity.
When we arrived now, the draw ceremony for the top 16 matches of the UEFA Champions League was already halfway through. In front of it was a game that everyone was looking forward to, that was the game between Inter Milan and Chelsea. This game was really amazing.
Already.
After that, the first teams in the group are still Bordeaux, Lyon, Manchester United and Real Madrid. The second teams in the group are Olympiacos, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and AC Milan.
The next draw is interesting, because Bayern Munich and Bordeaux are in the same group, and they have to avoid it, so Bayern Munich is very likely to draw Manchester United and Real Madrid, which is terrible.
The Liverpool team depends on their luck, because they and Manchester United are teams under the same Football Association, so they can avoid it. Then they have to be in a group with Lyon, so they can avoid it. In this way, the only teams left for Liverpool are Bordeaux and Real Madrid.
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If Liverpool are lucky, they may be able to choose Bordeaux. If they are unlucky, they will only choose Real Madrid.
In fact, Liverpool doesn't have too many choices because his position is too low. Maybe their opponent has already been determined before it's their turn to choose. Such a situation does not exist.
, as long as Olympiacos chooses Bordeaux, then Liverpool's opponent will automatically be born, and that is Real Madrid.
Therefore, the next draw will not only affect the fate of one Olympiacos team, but also the fate of many teams. It can even be said to affect the fate of all the remaining teams, so in this
At that time, the climax of this Champions League top 16 draw ceremony has arrived.
Therefore, everyone was very nervous at this time and stared closely at the lottery guests on the stage.