Chapter 372: The perfect Champions League top 16 opponent

2:2.
"Manchester United regained the first place in the group! With ten minutes left, Manchester United must never make a mistake."
"Keep a draw!" Reinkel roared before finally wiping cold sweat from his forehead.
Although not a Manchester United fan, but Manchester United is an England team, always want Manchester United to successfully get the team's first qualifying.
"There are ten minutes left, and if this score continues to the end, Manchester United will be able to take the first place in the group!"
"Ferguson's substitution adjustment was quite successful. After Scholes and Giggs came up, Manchester United's offense not only improved, but the midfield and backcourt also stabilized a lot. The goal was natural.
"Now he should be very happy. The status of young players and old players has come up. He can have more choices in terms of employment. In any case, his life is much better than last year."
"But, this Sylvester, after all, I still have to think about it..."
At this moment, the Benfica Bright Stadium is not bright at all. If this score is over, it means they can only go to the UEFA Cup...
Zeman jumped on the sidelines and was very dissatisfied with the goal just now. He was originally a very hot-tempered head coach. He didn't see the team's lead just now. It is now flat. He certainly can't tolerate this goal loss.
However, anger does not solve the problem, and still has to rely on the players on the field to work hard to score...
In the next ten minutes, Benfica set off a crazy offensive storm.
First, Nuno Gomez scored the ball on the right side of the penalty area. Perea, who has just played, did not choose to return Nuno Gomez, who is in a better position, but directly hit the goal. He was 14 yards on the right side of the penalty area. The low shot at the corner hit the near-angle side net. It is still Sylvester who is marking Perea...
In the 82nd minute, Benfica made a long pass in the backcourt, and Giovanni drove the ball into the penalty area at a small angle 15 yards from a small angle shot by Van der Sar, the advantage of Sylvester's back!
"Sylvester!"
"Sylvester!"
Depending on the situation, Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo also chose to recycle. Both sides worked very hard and Benfica's striker Giovanni also rushed back to the midfield.
Ronaldo hit a weird knee in the midfield, and Giovanni fell on the turf.
Deafening boos broke out again at the Bright Stadium, and the cunning Ronaldo actually injured Giovanni! Had to end.
Ronaldo successfully retaliated...
And without receiving a card, the sale was really profitable.
In the 85th minute, Mantolas replaced the injured Giovanni.
At the last moment, Benfica continued to attack madly, but Manchester United retired across the board and locked both sides. Benfica's crosses on both sides could not always threaten the ball.
In the end, Manchester United drew Benfica 2-2 away, and won the group first if they wished to advance to the knockout!
Dong Fangzhuo vaguely remembered that this season, Manchester United should be the bottom of the group, missed the top 16 for the first time in 10 years.
The changes this season are too great, far exceeding his expectations.
So he was happier than ever after the game.
It doesn’t matter what team you face next, at least you can temporarily enjoy the joy of the group’s first qualifying...
"Hey, Cristiano, don't let me see you coming to Lisbon!"
"See once and fight once!"
On the sidelines, the fans of the Bright Stadium still yelled at Ronaldo. They seemed to vent the pain of the team's elimination to Ronaldo.
"Man, are you afraid?"
"Haha, used to..."
"Every time they shout so loudly, but every time they only cry."
Ronaldo is also very happy.
Everyone seems to have forgotten the sadness of Best leaving...
"I don't know who the opponent will be?" Ronaldo suddenly thought of the knockout.
"It doesn't matter who it is, if our ultimate goal remains the same." Dong Fangzhuo also became serious.
The Champions League is so close to him that he thinks about it from time to time.
In fact, this season, neither Manchester United nor Ferguson mentioned the Champions League championship because it was too unrealistic. Manchester United seems to have such strength.
This season's goal is to enter the Champions League 16 and then strive to enter the quarter-finals. After that, the quarter-finals is Manchester United's goal, and then the goal is not so clear...
It can only be said that as far as possible, go as far as possible...
The team flew back to Manchester overnight, but Ferguson did not travel with the team because he was flying to Nyon, Switzerland.
At 12:00 local time in Switzerland, the Champions League 1/8 final draw was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The draw ceremony was hosted by UEFA CEO Olsson. The venue first played two short films, a brief review of the first Champions League finals 50 years ago and this group stage. Since then, the director of the UEFA Club Competition Department announced the lottery rules. The Champions League ended the group stage last week. The eight teams that won the group first are:
Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, AC Milan, Lyon, Liverpool, Inter Milan. The eight teams qualifying second in the group are Bayern Munich, Ajax, Bremen, Villarreal, Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Rangers.
"God, I finally avoided those perverts." Ferguson sat in his chair and finally let out a long breath. Not Juventus, not Milan, not Barcelona, ​​not Arsenal and Liverpool.
Chelsea are not considered.
"As long as it's not the Real Madrid and Chelsea, and Bayern Munich..."
Ferguson whispered to the end, and found out that, in fact, there is no difference between the first and second group.
After all, Bayern, Real Madrid and other teams are second in the group. Of course, Bayern and Real Madrid are not very strong in recent years...
The 16 payout teams follow the principle of drawing lots: teams belonging to the same football association cannot meet (except Liverpool); teams from the same group in the group stage cannot meet again; teams in the same group ranking cannot meet; teams ranked second in the group stage Play at home first.
The red ball drawn first was Chelsea, and the green ball thereafter was Barcelona!
There was a deep cry of exclamation instantly.
Haha! Ferguson laughed in his heart. This lottery was so good... He made no secret that his heart was full of misfortune.
The sights of Chelsea coach Mourinho and Barcelona coach Rijkaard are also instantly connected...
The two strongest teams actually met early in the quarterfinals.
Immediately followed by Real Madrid vs Arsenal
Bremen VS Juventus
Bayern VSAC Milan
PSV vs Lyon
Ajax VS Inter Milan
Villarreal VS Liverpool
Manchester United don't need to smoke!
Fate! The old man's face blossomed for the first time, and UU read the book www.uukannshu.com to draw his hometown team...
Manchester United VS Celtics.
This signing is really no better...
The group first is the group first!
The first round of the Champions League will be held on February 21/22 next year, and the second round will be held on March 7/8 next year. The final will be held in Paris on May 17.
Paris, is there hope for this year?
Because the opponent was a Celtic, Ferguson's heart lit up with hope...