Vol 4 Chapter 131: Round of 16


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  Unlike the German media, the Chinese media are not only concerned about the performance of the two Bundesliga teams in Dortmund and Schalke 04 in the Champions League, they are also concerned about Atletico Madrid.
  
   This season, Atletico Madrid scored well in the Champions League. They competed with Bayern Munich. The two teams scored the same in the end, but because of the win-loss relationship, Bayern Munich ranked second.
  
   But such achievements are already very good for the Chinese media.
  
  Why do Chinese media pay attention to Atletico Madrid?
  
   Because Atletico Madrid has Chinese players.
  
  Sun Pan, as a player loaned to Atletico Madrid by Chelsea, this season is his last season at Atletico Madrid. If there is no accident, with his good performance, he will definitely be recovered by Chelsea after the lease expires.
  
Although    is a player who will leave Atletico Madrid in the future, Sun Pan's performance in the game is very hard. Every game goes all out to help the team win.
  
   In the UEFA Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid did not lose again after losing 1-2 to Bayern Munich in the first group stage. Twelve goals were scored in the six group matches, with fewer goals than Bayern Munich, but only two goals conceded, the least in the group.
  
  Among all thirty-two teams participating in the group stage, they also had the second fewest goals conceded, behind Paris Saint-Germain who only lost one goal.
  
  In addition to the excellent performance of Atletico Madrid, such a small number of goals conceded, Sun Pan also played a great role in front of the goal.
  
   entered the UEFA Champions League knockout as the second group, three Chinese players will go further in the Champions League, but also let Chinese fans thousands of miles away next year's Champions League match day, some more expectations. Staying up late to watch the ball is not just for cheering on the club teams they support. At the same time, they will also pay more attention to the figure of the Chinese. Even if his team is not his favorite team, they will defend In front of the TV.
  
   In fact, there was a Chinese player who participated in the Champions League game. He Ying was included in the UEFA Champions League list at the beginning of the season by Vilanova.
  
   But it is a pity that after six group games, He Ying also failed to get the chance to play in the Champions League, so the Champions League has nothing to do with him.
  
  Not to mention the Champions League, he has never been given a chance to play in the league. His only chance to play in Barcelona came from the King's Cup. He came off the bench for five minutes and showed no performance. But the five minutes did not give him any chance to perform.
  
   So that He Ying appeared in the King’s Cup, and the domestic response to this is not very strong, because there is really nothing to boast about these five minutes of soy sauce...
  
  With Sun Pan, Yang Muge and Sun Pan, He Ying seemed to fail.
  
  Guo Nu is because he is in Siena, so there is no chance to play in the Champions League, but people are also the main force in Siena. As long as they are not suspended due to fouls, it is never absent.
  
   There are rumors that Inter Milan regretted seeing his performance in Siena and was considering negotiating with Siena to buy back the general ownership of Guo Nu in Siena.
  
   If that is the case, then Guo Nu will have the opportunity to participate in the Champions League. No matter how good Siena is, but its strength is limited, it is almost impossible to want to participate in the Champions League.
  
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  After the UEFA Champions League group stage was over, UEFA had a round of 16 against the draw. This lottery draws much attention. This is, after all, a draw for the knockout games, which is more confrontational and prone to strong dialogue. For participating teams, a lottery may determine their fate this season.
  
   Teams such as Shakhtar Donetsk, if they encounter Barcelona, ​​their road to the Champions League this season will definitely stop here.
  
   There are some rules for the draw of the top sixteen. For example, the first team touches the second team, teams from the same team cannot meet, teams from the same national league cannot meet.
  
Therefore Dortmund will definitely not encounter the first Paris Saint-Germain in Group A, the first Schalke in Group B, the first Malaga in Group B, the first Juventus in Group D, the first Bayern Munich in Group F , Group G first Barcelona, ​​Group H first Manchester United.
  
   And these eight teams also include Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in the same national league, plus the second group of the same group Real Madrid will not meet.
  
   So in fact there are only seven teams left to meet Dortmund. But in fact, this time, hesitating that there are several groups that are not the first to be surprised by the seed team, so even if Dortmund encounters the second group, it may not be a good soft persimmon.
  
The second group A group is the Portuguese team Porto, the second group B is the seed team Arsenal, the second group is the seed team A Milan, the second group group E is the Donetsk Miners-the defending champion Chelsea burst out of the group In the case of the same score as the miners, because the relationship between the winners and losers is not dominant, and ranked third, it was squeezed out of the top 16 and can only participate in the UEFA Cup knockout-the second group in the F group is Atletico Madrid. The second in Group G is the Celtics, and the second in Group H is Galatasaray.
  
   Of the remaining seven teams that may meet, three are seed teams, and the second team in this group is also very strong.
  
Before the drawing ceremony, a reporter interviewed Zhou Yi and asked if he wanted to avoid the seed teams in the second group. In this regard, Zhou Yi said that he has entered the Champions League knockout, and no team is good to play. So he didn't care about which pair of hands he encountered, anyway, he was the same.
  
   But the reporter insisted that he predict the results, perhaps because the "wizard" was well-known before. Everyone wanted to see how accurate his prediction was this time.
  
  Zhou Yihan had no choice but to say: "Who is the best player to draw with? It's too much for the team, but if I want to say, I don't want to be separated from Atletico Madrid.
  
   said this, the reporters' eyes were all bright: "Why?" They quickly asked.
  
   "Because Sun Pan is at Atletico Madrid, I still hope that Chinese players can go further in the Champions League." Zhou Yi said very seriously.
  
  Mr. Yang’s Schalke 04 is the first in the group and must not be touched. Barcelona, ​​where He Ying is located, will certainly not be able to meet, and he may not be able to play if he meets him.
  
   Among the teams that Dortmund may encounter, only Atletico Madrid has Chinese players.
  
His reason is quite convincing, because Chinese journalists also don’t want the teams of Chinese players to meet prematurely. If possible, they certainly hope that all three teams will reach the semi-finals. There are three teams with Chinese players, which is simply a "Chinese Civil War"!
  
  With such beautiful blessings and expectations, everyone waited for the draw of the UEFA Champions League.
  
   Compared with the UEFA Champions League group draw lottery grouping ceremony with award ceremony, the draw of the top 16 will be much simpler.
  
   Soon, the lottery results will be released one by one.
  
   Dortmund was drawn together with the FC Shakhtar Donetsk, perfectly avoiding Atletico Madrid, Chinese players do not have to kill each other when they have just entered the top 16.
  
Schalke 04, where Yang Muge is located, has drawn Galatasaray. The strength of this team is not very strong. Schalke 04 has the ability to fight one, play better, enter the quarter-finals and Not out of reach.
  
   As for Atletico Madrid where Sun Pan is, he was separated from Paris Saint-Germain.
  
  He Ying's Barcelona opponent is A Milan, this is a strong dialogue, but it may have nothing to do with He Ying...
  
   Several other quarter-final matches were against Juventus vs. Celtics, Manchester United vs. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal, and Malaga vs. Porto.
  
  In addition to the German media is not very satisfied with the draw results of Bayern Munich, Dortmund and Schalke 04 draw results can be accepted. Dortmund, in particular, has been described by the media as "drawing to sign."
  
  The Donetsk Miners should be considered the weakest team in the top 16. Everyone wants to be "friends" with them. In the end, Dortmund has fulfilled his wish and basically has ensured that he can enter the quarterfinals.
  
   Some media ridicule Dortmund's biggest suspense now is who is the opponent in the quarter-finals.
  
   However, in an interview, Klopp said with a straight face that there was no weak team in the top 16, and any opponent should take it seriously and not belittle the enemy.
  
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  After the Champions League draw, the teams ushered in the league game.
  
   In the sixteenth round of the league, Dortmund faced Wolfsburg at home. The two sides fought against each other in the match. Dortmund defeated Wolfsburg at home 3:2.
  
  However, because Bayern Munich defeated Augsburg at 2:0 away, they have already won the half-time championship one round ahead in the lead of Dortmund by four points. This is a hot spot in German football, and the Munich media has begun to celebrate.
  
   In German football~EbookFREE.me~ The half-time championship is of great significance. Eighty percent of the league championships come from half-time league champions.
  
   So being able to win the half-time championship means that there is great hope of winning the league.
  
   Therefore, the Munich talents value this "champion" with no trophy and two medals.
  
  Mr. Yang's Schalke 04 lost to Stuttgart 1:3 away. He has made great progress in the Champions League this season and has a great impact on the league. Now that the game has entered the knockout stage, Schalke 04 coach Stevens may have to think more about how to ensure that at the end of the season, Schalke 04 is still in the top four of the league and won Qualifying for the Champions League next season.
  
   The final round of the league is still left. After playing, the Bundesliga will enter the winter break period. Players should take a holiday, the rest of the repair.
  
   However, those teams that reached the quarterfinals of the German Cup will have to take a vacation later, to play another German Cup.
  
   Dortmund and Schalke 04 are among them. (To be continued.)
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