In the twenty-third round of the Bundesliga, Bayern sat at the Allianz Arena and welcomed Karlsruhe.
With goals from Sudong, Franck Ribery and Robben, Bayern beat their opponents 3-0 at home.
By mid-week, the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The draw ceremony was hosted by UEFA Secretary General David Taylor, and the guest of the draw was the representative from the venue of the Champions League final, former Russian legendary goalkeeper Dasayev.
The entire lottery process will be broadcast live to the outside world, and the eight teams entering the top eight will be completely randomly drawn, and there will no longer be a same-country evasion policy like the top 16 knockout rounds.
In addition, the draw for the top eight will be conducted in the upper and lower halves. In other words, after the draw results for the top eight are announced, the schedule for the semi-finals and even the final will be basically determined.
Because of this, all the teams that entered the quarterfinals paid special attention to this draw.
Among the eight teams, the Premier League occupies three seats. Only Bayern has advanced to the Bundesliga, only Barcelona has advanced to the La Liga, Roma and AC Milan have eliminated Real Madrid, and Fenerbahce from Turkey has been eliminated in the Serie A.
The Turkish team had good luck in the knockout round of the top 16 and was drawn against Sevilla. In the end, they eliminated the La Liga team in a thrilling way and successfully entered the quarterfinals. They are considered the weakest team among the top eight teams.
Therefore, the other seven teams in the quarterfinals are all staring eagerly at Fenerbahce.
Everyone knows that if you draw this Turkish team, you will basically get a ticket to the semi-finals.
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The draw starts on time at 13:00 noon.
In the players' rest area of Bayern's training headquarters on Sebena Street, all the players who were on their lunch break came to the rest area early and stayed in front of the TV to watch the draw ceremony.
Although strength is the most important thing in order to advance to the knockout rounds of the Champions League, some luck is also needed.
When Su Dong came back from swimming, the lottery ceremony had already begun, and his teammates were already sitting up and waiting.
Seeing him coming back, Pepe and Marcelo immediately waved him over and specially reserved a seat for him.
"How is it?" Su Dong asked with concern.
"At the beginning, David Taylor was still speaking, introducing the lottery process." Marcelo said.
"Who in our team will go to the drawing site?" Su Dong asked again.
"It seems that Hoeness went by himself." Toni Kroos replied.
Usually, the club will arrange for people to go to the scene to watch this kind of draw. After all, live TV broadcast is not always possible.
From the live TV footage, Su Dong saw the figure of Barcelona Vice Chairman Bartomeu.
This guy often represents Barcelona and appears on various occasions, and he seems to have a strong presence.
"Su, do you really think we can win against Barcelona?" Schweinsteiger asked with concern.
This is what Su Dong said in an interview with the media. There were also disagreements in the Bayern locker room about this.
Of course, everyone has the right to express their own opinions. Once you have expressed your opinions, you must accept the comments of others.
Su Dong nodded, "I do think so."
"But Barcelona is now the first in the odds among the three major bookmakers." Schweinsteiger said worriedly.
"Yes, Barcelona's overall strength is still very strong. Although Messi is injured, but Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Henry, Xavi, Deco and other superstars, which one is not famous?"
"It's not a good thing to meet Barcelona too early."
"I think it's better to deal with Fenerbahce."
"Fart, all the teams want to touch Fenerbahce, but there is only one Turkish team, what should I do?"
"Let's try our luck."
"I think it would be good to play against Roma. This team was slaughtered by Manchester United last season."
"I don't really hope to meet Barcelona and AC Milan. Frankly speaking, we still didn't have much chance of winning against AC Milan last season, and I'm afraid it won't be too easy this time."
The opinions of the people around him were similar to Schweinsteiger's, and they didn't have much confidence.
Xiaozhu said that Bayern has the appearance of a championship, but there are many teams with the appearance of a championship.
Even to a certain extent, among the teams that have reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, except for Roma and Fenerbahce, it is completely normal for any of the other six teams to win the championship.
Bayern has lacked competitiveness in the Champions League in the past few seasons, with its best result being the quarterfinals. Players generally lack confidence, which is understandable.
Especially in recent years, the Bundesliga's performance in the Champions League has been a bit embarrassing.
"Barcelona is actually not as strong as everyone thinks. I have played in this team for two or three years and I know it. And we are not as weak as everyone fears. On the contrary, I feel that whether it is against Barcelona or Milan,
We all have a chance." Su Dong insisted on his opinion.
Everyone was also puzzled.
Who wants to meet the favorite in the quarterfinals?
But what Su Dong said seems to make sense.
"Okay, okay, the lottery has begun." Captain Kahn immediately stopped his teammates' discussion.
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As soon as the lottery ceremony began, everyone's attention was immediately locked.
Because, in the first ball that Dasayev pulled out, the name of the team revealed was Fenerbahce.
This not only made the club representatives who were watching the draw ceremony scream in surprise, but also surprised the Bayern players as far away as Munich. They did not expect that the first move would be the most tempting one.
Even when Dasayev put his hand into the basin again, Su Dong vaguely heard teammates shouting "Bayern" around him.
Yes, at this moment, who among the other seven teams doesn’t hope that he will be picked out next?
But luck only belongs to a very small minority.
Su Dong never felt that he was a lucky man, because he felt that all his luck fell on the system of becoming the best player in the world.
Of course, this is already the greatest luck for him.
Sure enough, what Dasayev drew next was AC Milan.
This caused a sigh of disappointment around Su Dong.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! How great would it be if we drew Fenerbahce? It can almost be said that it is a walk-off to the semi-finals, okay?
The next one to be drawn out was Chelsea, which caused headaches for many people.
Although Mourinho has dismissed get out of class, the iron army he created is still very strong. No one is willing to encounter the Blues too early, especially a team like Roma that is not as strong as Roma.
But it doesn’t matter, no matter which team they play next, Roma is not strong enough.
Chelsea finally drew Liverpool from the Premier League.
The Premier League derby, the dialogue between red and blue, this kind of showdown is also quite interesting.
Roma was quickly drawn, and the opponent they drew was Manchester United.
This is also a very interesting point, because Manchester United bloodbathed Roma in the Champions League knockout rounds last season. Is it possible that they will do it again this year?
The remaining two small goals are the only two teams left in the quarterfinals, Bayern and Barcelona.
The surrounding Bayern players all turned to look at Su Dong, all with expressions of disbelief, as if Su Dong possessed some mysterious oriental prophecy. Otherwise, how could he explain that he really wanted to draw Barcelona?
Draw Barcelona?
"Su, you have to teach me your prophecy later on." Pepe patted Su Dong on the shoulder and said with a wry smile.
Being drawn against Barcelona, it was actually not easy for Bayern's players.
Although there are only two small balls left, they still have to be drawn because according to the rules of the Champions League draw, the one drawn first will play at home first.
Among the two choices, the first one selected by Dasayev was Barcelona.
After the last ball was opened, the name Bayern Munich was also inside.
As a result, the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals has finally come out, and Bayern has really met Barcelona.
Su Dong was not too relaxed, but looking at Bartomeu's expression on the live TV broadcast, Su Dong felt much relieved.
He knew that Bartomeu must be feeling aggrieved at this time.
Subsequently, lots were drawn for the upper and lower halves.
Bayern's duel with Barcelona was drawn into the top half, along with Fenerbahce and AC Milan.
The top three of the Premier League and Roma were placed in the bottom half.
In other words, if Manchester United defeats Roma and advances to the semi-finals, it will still be a Premier League derby.
If Bayern can get past Barcelona, the most likely opponent they will face in the semifinals is AC Milan.
It can be said that every game is not easy and very difficult to win.
Of course, even if we don't meet Barcelona and Bayern, we will still be in trouble if we meet the top three in the Premier League.
There is no underdog in the Champions League, especially in the quarterfinals. It is basically a dialogue between the strong and the strong, and every matchup is very fierce.
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Barcelona encounters Bayern, Sudong returns to Camp Nou!
This news quickly spread all over the world after the draw, arousing the attention and heated discussion of countless media and fans.
Everyone is full of praise for UEFA's draw, thinking that even if there is a shady story, it must be a popular shady story.
"We are all looking forward to seeing what kind of performance Su Dong will perform when he visits Camp Nou!"
At the scene, Bayern giant Hoeness expressed his acceptance of the draw result in an interview with the media and thought it was not a very bad result. However, he also warned Bayern players that they must give 200% of their best against Barcelona.
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Barcelona Vice Chairman Bartomeu believes that the draw result is good for Barcelona. In the first round at Camp Nou, Barcelona will try its best to win and lay a good foundation for the second round.
"Su Dong? Yes, he is indeed very strong, but we also have a group of outstanding players, and our defensive players are very familiar with him. Maybe in other stadiums, he can perform very well, but at Camp Nou,
Sorry, that will not be the stage that belongs to Su Dong!"
But Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, scorned Bartomeu's statement and thought it was a layman's statement.
"Facing Sudong's Bayern, Barcelona must be careful and more careful!"
The godfather of Barcelona believes that Su Dong came to Camp Nou with a heart of revenge, which will make him explode with amazing fighting power.
Surprisingly, before the draw, Su Dong, who had frequently threatened to be drawn to Barcelona, seemed very calm after the draw results came out. In an interview with a reporter from the Munich Evening News, Su Dong said that the draw was good.
"Whether it is image, reputation, or the strength of the team's lineup, Barcelona is undoubtedly above Bayern, but if you think that we will definitely lose because of this, you are definitely wrong. We will not let the fans down!"
"At the same time, I would also like to remind my former teammates that Bayern not only has Su Dong, but also has Ribery, Robben, Klose and other current stars!"
"Finally, I can't wait and hope the battle at Camp Nou will come soon!"