Mister Legend

Chapter 427 Lottery and the Professor

Although they only finished third in the UEFA Champions League group stage this season and failed to advance to the knockout rounds for the first time in the past five seasons, Simeone's Atletico Madrid is still the hardest bone in European football today.Except for Real Madrid, which has restrained their aura in the European competition, no other team would want to encounter this team, which is not gorgeous, but disciplined and tenacious. The style is the world's top team.

And Arsenal's label after Wenger took over is exactly the complete opposite of the sheet army. They can often play extremely beautiful offenses, but they are very fragile mentally and tend to collapse when encountering difficulties.This style of play is completely restrained by Atletico Madrid. Even if the comparison between the two sides in terms of football level should be [-]-[-], but after counting their respective playing styles, the Gunners' actual chance of winning may be about [-]%. No wonder the professor His face will be so stern.

For Simeone, although it is not a good draw to draw the strongest of the three potential opponents, if he does not meet Arsenal in the semi-finals, he will not be able to avoid a showdown if he enters the final.Considering the uncertainty of a single game, this world-class coach would be willing to face a strong enemy from the Premier League in a more secure home and away game system, so he should still be in a good mood at this time, even if others There was no change in his zombie face at all.

Of course, the happiest people in the field are undoubtedly Li Mudi and Marseille coach Rudy Garcia. Regardless of the result of the semi-finals, the confidence of the two people in their hearts to advance to the final can be said to be overwhelming. .Although none of the teams that can enter the semi-finals is a soft persimmon, being able to avoid the two powerful enemies proves that their luck is still very good. Adding some good luck to their strength, the two teams Both saw a great opportunity to return to the final of this tournament.

As mentioned earlier, under the leadership of the recently deceased old coach Mondonico, the Turin team reached the final of the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the European League in the 1991-92 season, but suffered an away result in the two rounds of confrontation. The reason for the small number of goals was defeated by Ajax and missed the first intercontinental championship in the club's history.The fate of the Marseille team on this stage is even more tragic. They rushed to the UEFA Cup final twice in the 1998-99 and 2003-04 seasons, but unfortunately lost to Parma and Valencia one after another. It hurts slowly.

However, Marseille and Torino still need to defeat each other in a life-and-death battle to realize their respective dreams before they have the opportunity to advance to the final stage of Europe's second largest club cup after a lapse of more than ten years or even decades. The two-round schedule is scheduled for April 4 and May 26, and it will be another battle between dragons and tigers.

Since the three major European cups did not start to be held during the period of the Turin Gods, and before the first restructuring in the mid-90s, the performance of the Red Bulls was no longer able to participate in the European war for many times, so these two teams were established. Teams that have been around for more than a hundred years have no record of direct confrontation in official occasions, so they cannot be used as a reference.However, judging from the only two performances of the Turin team against the French team, the results can only be said to be mediocre. The 1 win and 1 draw against Nantes and the two games against Bastia naturally prove nothing. .However, they failed to win the two visits to France. I believe that Marseille will pay more attention to their home court advantage. The first round of confrontation may be the key battle to determine this group of duels.

However, Marseille played slightly more times against Italian teams, and the ratio of wins and losses is generally in a balanced situation.Although the last time they played against a Serie A team was four years ago, and they were double-killed by Naples in the Champions League group stage, they defeated AC Milan on May 1993, 5 and won the only French team so far. The ear cup still gives this French powerhouse a natural self-confidence when playing against the Italian team.This may also be the reason why their football director and former Spanish legendary goalkeeper Zubizarreta will show a joyful expression on his face the moment the result of the draw comes out.

However, judging from the latest winning odds released by the gaming company, the two sides are indeed at the same starting line, both at 1 to 5.75 and at the bottom of the semi-finals.The biggest favorite still belongs to Atletico Madrid, whose odds of up to 2.10 are almost half of Arsenal, which ranks the second seed of this Europa League at 4.00 odds.

Before everyone can discuss in depth whether the Gunners can pass the interception of the sheet army, who will be the spoiler of this year's European war, such as the red bull and the heme (the nickname of the Marseille club), UEFA began to conduct the semi-finals of the Champions League The draw ceremony for the match was over, and in less than 2 minutes, the result that attracted the attention of hundreds of millions of fans around the world came to the final result.The long-awaited European derby was staged again. The rivals Bayern Munich and Real Madrid once again met in the non-finals. None of the previous 24 confrontations between the two teams appeared in the championship. record still stands.

Excluding the result of the penalty shoot-out, the two top football clubs in the world have just drawn a tie in the 24 times they have played against each other, with 11 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses.However, considering that in recent years of dialogue, Real Madrid has won a wave of five consecutive victories against Bayern, and generally speaking, it still has a certain upper hand, so Butragueno and Zizou have no special feelings about the result of the draw. mood swings.And Lafayette had already had a premonition before, everyone was mentally prepared, coupled with the momentum of the two consecutive defending champions, there was no fear of war or dissatisfaction.

And the faces of the old fox Rummenigge, the head of the team's sports department Hasan Salihamidzic and the head coach Heynckes are also in a state of calm, it is difficult to find from their faces There are no clues, but none of this can stop the reporters off the field from starting to use their imaginations to make YY revelations about the so-called "conspiracy theories".

Before the start of the draw ceremony, I don’t know if it was because of the club’s mistakes or other reasons, the official website of Roma actually opened the home ticket sales for the second round of the semi-finals in advance, and the opponent happened to be Liverpool, even the order of the home and away games was also drawn. The results are exactly the same, which has to make people have all kinds of infinite reverie.Many fans on the Internet were joking about this before, but after the official results of the match appeared, all kinds of heated discussions occupied the forums of Roma Club and UEFA website, making the draw once again. Put on the label of "tricky".

The betting company's winning odds released later also aroused strong dissatisfaction among Real Madrid fans, because the Galacticos became the number one favorite in the eyes of the outside world, with winning odds of 2.87; Liverpool climbed from third before the draw to second, with Bayern The tie is 3.25; Rome is the bottom of the four teams with 10.00.

And this season's Champions League has a curse, that is, the team with the highest odds of winning the championship will be eliminated immediately. The curse now fell on the head of their own team.However, in an interview with reporters, Qi Zu expressed his confidence in reaching the finals for the third consecutive year. His metaphysics may be the greatest weapon to break all feudal superstitions, although in the eyes of Europeans, this kind of culture originated from the East Learning is also a kind of witchcraft.

These two groups of duels also have a very interesting topic, that is, "fighting the old master".The Egyptian winger Salah, who helped Roma beat Naples to win the Serie A runner-up last season, joined Liverpool last summer at a high price of 3780 million euros. As a result, he became the hottest football star in today's football at Anfield. In one game, he scored 44 goals and contributed 39 assists.Not only has his net worth doubled in just a few months, but he has also become the third player in the eyes of the outside world after the two leading players.This time I have the opportunity to revisit the old place, I believe it will definitely attract the attention of many fans.

As for the personnel exchanges between Bayern and Real Madrid, there will be more personnel exchanges. Colombian star James Rodriguez offered to leave the team after winning two consecutive Champions League titles because he must not be able to get a stable playing time at the Bernabeu. Apply.After no team was able to pay enough transfer fees, he joined the Bundesliga hegemony on loan.The performance in the new season is also very good. In the 31 games played so far, he has scored 6 goals and 12 assists.However, compared to Salah and his old club who met again after a peaceful breakup, I believe Ronaldo has been suffocating in his heart. It may be too much to say that it is revenge, but at least let everyone see at the Bernabéu. It is not qualified to occupy a main position, so that those who have made mistakes before can get the lessons they deserve.

In addition, Toni Kroos is facing his old master and former teammates again. His mood must be mixed. After all, more than half of the opponents are his old acquaintances or even good friends.To this day, his transfer to Real Madrid in the summer of 2014 is considered to be the most valuable player transfer in history. It was because the German midfielder suffered a serious leg injury in 2013. After the ligament was torn, Bayern lowered their salary when negotiating a new contract with him, and they were still unwilling to grant him the promise of the core of the team. As a result, Kroos, who came to Munich at the age of 16, had a heart-to-heart desire, and finally cheapened the Galaxy Battleship.

But Kroos, who has a more mature mentality and has to fight side by side with many Bayern players in the national team, obviously will not face his old club with any negative emotions. Years, so he won't carry too much hostility like Ronaldo, and generally speaking, he is very peaceful.

And the one who is the most calm in the face of the former owner is old coach Heynckes. This football star who is about to celebrate his 73rd birthday can be described as a legend.Although he only coached Real Madrid for one season, the honor of leading the team to win the UEFA Champions League after 32 years can occupy a place in the history of La Liga giants for more than a century. Captain, but for the old man, it was full of happy memories.

Announced his retirement before the end of the 2013 season, and then helped Bayern complete the treble. Heynckes can be said to have achieved the most perfect curtain call performance in football, which made all the coaches extremely envious.However, in October last year, Ancelotti's dismissal made the old coach who had been away from football for more than four years choose to come out again. This brought the Bundesliga overlord back on track and laid the foundation for today's drama.From a mentality point of view, the old coach who has long been successful will naturally not feel even a little uncomfortable because of facing his old club. He can't wait to win the Triple Crown again in this firefighting coaching. It can be apotheosis.

Not to mention that the results of the draw spread through the Internet and quickly set off a wave of heated discussions in European football. When all the participants of the various clubs bid farewell to the stadium and prepared to return to the station to prepare for the game, Li Moody did not fly back to Italy with the two directors from Turin, but traveled alone for the reason of buying some local special gifts on the street after being interviewed by several media.Due to the short distance between the two cities of Nyon and Turin, the optional transportation work is still very convenient, so Antonio Comey and Castellazzi have no objection to the team coach's willful behavior , allowing the latter to gain space for secret activities.

The reason why Li Modi went to an unremarkable hotel secretly, as if he was going to meet a spy, was because the person he wanted to meet was the world famous Marshal Wenger.With the morality of the news media close to infinite negative, he would not dare to blatantly meet with the Arsenal coach in public, otherwise news of various player transfers and even the change of the team's head coach will be announced immediately without waiting until tomorrow. Appearing on the Internet caused me a lot of trouble for no reason.

The professor's personal condition is not good. It can be seen with the naked eye that his current mood is not very good. In addition to the unsatisfactory results of the lottery just now, it is estimated that the fans have turned against each other recently and suggested that he be dismissed from get out of class. The voice is getting louder about it.When he took over the Gunners coach for 22 years, this honored but controversial coach finally ushered in the lowest period of his coaching career, even though he spent the last two seasons in the transfer window. It cost a lot to get Lacazette, Mustafi, Xhaka, Aubameyang and other famous players, but the team's performance has declined, and it is almost impossible to achieve the regular goal of "guaranteeing four" this year Yes, this has also become the fuse for fans to make "persuasion" voices.

However, the British media published an article before, thinking that Wenger's coaching position is not as unstable as the outside world imagined. As long as the team does not undergo major changes, I believe no one can shake the champion coach who created the miracle at Highbury. status.But today, faced with Li Mudi, a friend who has forgotten his years, the professor suddenly announced his decision to leave Arsenal after the end of the season, which shocked the Turin coach, and he didn't know how to deal with this situation for a while.

(End of this chapter)