Green Dragon

Chapter 296 The top sixteen opponent is Barcelona...

After this 5-0 victory, the Bayern team did not disband and go home immediately, but stayed in the dressing room of the Allianz Arena for a small stay.

Assistant coach Hermann Grande turned on the TV mounted on the wall and tuned to a German sports channel.

The host is talking with several famous German football players. The topic they are discussing is the situation of the upcoming Champions League knockout draw tonight.

"Anyone want some pizza?"

Vice-captain Schweinsteiger, who was nearly recovering from his injury, kicked open the door and walked in with a stack of cardboard boxes.

"I want chicken!"

Mueller was the first to jump out, snatched more than half of the food from the little pig, and then began to pick out the taste he wanted.

After all, he was a treasure in the team to adjust the atmosphere, and the others just smiled and watched him put pizza boxes and drinks all over the floor, and each chose what they liked.

"Who wants to eat bananas? I have big ones and small ones, thick ones and thin ones, straight ones and curved ones..."

Known as "Black Liu Xing, Austrian Zhang Yishan", Alaba held a large handful of bananas and asked his teammates. This is also the most common food for energy in the locker room.

Long Shute snatched one from his arms with a smile, and just after peeling it off, a big hand snatched it away.

Franck Ribery stuffed half of a banana into his mouth and started chewing like no one else was there. Long Shute slapped him on the back unceremoniously. come out...

Robben, who was sitting next to them, laughed gloatingly, and Ram who appeared out of nowhere stuffed a thick, long, wet and slippery banana into his big mouth.

"Clap clap clap!"

A burst of footsteps came in with the sound of a shutter, startling the group of players who were playing with each other.

It was Gomez who reacted the fastest. He quickly put down his drink, picked up the jelly water with his left hand and sprayed it on his head, and took out a comb with his right hand to quickly re-comb the slightly messy hair due to the celebration.

"Relax, relax, it's me."

The one who came in was Michelle Smith, a reporter from the local TV station, which is equivalent to Bayern's team reporter. He shook the microphone in his hand with a smile, and then signaled the cameraman behind him to follow in, sweeping away the players in the locker room. Take another shot.

Fortunately, it is winter now, and no one will take off their clothes after winning the game, otherwise the TV audience will probably see a lot of indescribable wonderful pictures...

Of course, under normal circumstances, outsiders are not allowed in the club's locker room, but today is the end of the half-time, and Heynckes, who is in a good mood, has also given the local TV station a lot of face, which can be regarded as the past six months. They strongly support the return of the club.

"The first half is over. Congratulations to Bayern for winning the half championship. What are your plans for the second half of the season?"

"Currently, Mario and Dragon lead the league's top scorer list with 18 goals and 16 goals respectively. Who in your team is more optimistic about winning the final Golden Boot?"

"Christmas is coming soon, what do you wish for the fans?"

"How are you going to spend Christmas?"

"Do you have a girlfriend? When are you going to get married? Do you want a child? What about the second child? Have you decided on a name?"

Smith took the cameraman to interview several key players, and the questions involved various aspects.

"For the upcoming Champions League draw, who do you most hope to be against?"

Defender Boateng was asked this question.

He scratched his head: "I hope to draw Manchester United. They were runners-up in the Champions League last season. They are very strong. This game must be very exciting."

After all, he just transferred from Manchester City. If the opponent is a former rival in the same city, he will be more motivated to play.

Smith smiled awkwardly:
"Uh...Jerome, you may not have followed the games in other groups, Manchester United...did not qualify."
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Manchester United did not qualify, they were eliminated in a group that looked impossible to hinder themselves!
Benfica and Basel kicked Manchester United into the Europa League!

Not Barcelona, ​​but the champions of the Swiss Super League...Basel!

The same fate as Manchester United was last season's Champions League champion, the Dutch giants Ajax, De Boer's team was double-killed by Real Madrid driven by Mourinho, but in the end they stubbornly won the same goal as Lyon. 8 points, only ranked third because of slightly fewer goals, pretty bad luck.

Then...Ajax and Manchester United met in the knockout round of the Europa League, and the opponents in the Champions League final last season were about to hit the bayonet again, fighting to the death...
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In addition to the exit of Manchester United and Ajax, there are other upsets in the Champions League group stage.

For example, Manchester City, as the upstart of the Premier League, Blue Moon was killed by Bayern and Naples. They can only go to the Europa League with their rivals in the same city to experience the cruel reality.

For example, Dortmund, the Bundesliga champions are even more miserable. They didn't even qualify for the Europa League, and they could only leave the European competition with a disgraceful fourth place in the group...

Another example is the Bat Corps Valencia, the Portuguese giants Porto, and the Ukrainian powerhouse Shakhtar Donetsk. Their elimination seems a bit unexpected, and they are not small upsets in their respective groups.

The sixteen teams that broke out from the group stage are ranked as follows:

Group [-]: Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, APOEL, Barcelona.

Group [-]: Naples, CSKA Moscow, Basel, Lyon, Leverkusen, Marseille, Zenit, AC Milan.

With a familiar melody, the theme song of the European champions reverberated throughout the locker room, and Smith's interview work also temporarily came to an end.

The players also put down the pizza, drinks, bananas and jelly water. Everyone's attention was focused on the TV screen. Only Gomez subconsciously combed his already very neat hair while watching the TV.

Compared with the group stage draw ceremony, this draw is much simpler-after all, there are only 16 teams, and there are no additional awards to be announced.

UEFA Secretary-General Infantino, the famous bald head, presided over the draw, and the legendary German star Paul Breitner attended the award ceremony as a guest of honor.

After all, he is a German celebrity, and he gave Bayern Munich a big gift package first.

Swiss Champions...Basel!

Not Barcelona, ​​it's Basel!
There was a burst of joyful laughter in the Bayern dressing room.

"Why not Barcelona? I want to play against Messi!"

Muller kicked Ribery pretending to be angry, and then Ribery opened his mouth to him. Ram, who always appeared in the image of Muller's nurse, immediately made a lightning move and stuffed Ribery's mouth. a banana.

Then Robben, who was sitting on the side, covered his mouth and laughed loudly. Ram was holding two bananas, but couldn't find a hole where he could strike. He couldn't help being a little depressed.

The total amount of luck of the German team is certain, and Bayern has consumed too much luck.

Also from Germany, another Bundesliga team, Leverkusen, was unfortunately drawn to Barcelona. Everyone can imagine their tragic fate...

In other matches, Chelsea met Naples, and the two teams with strong blood may have a fierce battle.

Real Madrid drew CSKA Moscow. For Mourinho, this was just a two-round formality.

AC Milan and Arsenal meet on a narrow road, and this may be the most attention-grabbing duel in the top 16.

Inter Milan vs. Marseille, this is a collision between two traditional strong teams that are also in a period of decline.

Zenit and Benfica are fighting against each other, and it is recognized that they are pecking at each other. I am afraid that no one will watch it except for their own fans.

Lyon, who have beaten Real Madrid for two consecutive years, finally changed their opponents this year, and they also drew a good lottery, the Cyprus team APOEL.

As soon as this group of duels was drawn, some people trumpeted conspiracy theories, such as "Platini sent a big gift package to his fellow Frenchman", "Barcelona only has a godfather, but Lyon has a real father", they don't care about it In the previous four years, the opponents that the Lyon team encountered in the first round of the knockout round were Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Real Madrid...

After watching the draw ceremony, Heynckes had to speak:

"Looks like we can relax a little bit now... Huh? What's the matter with you, Thomas?"

I saw Mueller clutching his thigh with a painful expression on his face.

Franck Ribery raised his hand blankly, he looked as aggrieved as a child who had done nothing wrong but was criticized:
"He kicked me just now, and then his thigh... seems to be so strained..."

Heynckes slammed his fist against the locker room wall.

God... you are really amazing!
(End of this chapter)