Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 272
12月11日晚上7点，2017-2018赛季欧冠1/8决赛对阵抽签仪式在欧足联总部举行，经过抽签，1/8决赛对阵形式已经出炉，相应的1/8决赛赛场也已经公布：首回合将在腊月29(情人节)、腊月三十(除夕)凌晨开打。

The first team in the group will play away first and then the home game, and the second team in the group will play home first and then away.
1/8决赛对阵赛程次回合：3月7/8、3月14/15；

1/4 final match draw on March 3;
1/4决赛对阵赛程首回合：4月4/5；

1/4决赛对阵赛程次回合：4月11/12；

The draw for the semi-finals will be on April 4;
The first round of the semi-finals: April 4/25;

Semi-final second round: May 5/2;

Champions League final: May 5.

The final final is a tie-breaker, and the venue is the neutral NSK Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine; the other rounds are home and away, and the venues are the respective home courts of the two sides.

The specific list of 1/8 final matches is as follows:
1. Juventus (Italy) VS Tottenham (England)
2. Basel (Switzerland) VS Manchester City (England)
3. Porto (Portugal) VS Liverpool (England)
4. Sevilla (Spain) VS Manchester United (England)
5. Real Madrid (Spain) VS Paris Saint-Germain (France)
6. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) VS Roma (Italy)
7. Chelsea (England) vs Barcelona (Spain)
8. Bayern (Germany) VS Besiktas (Türkiye)
1/8决赛对阵赛程首回合：2月14/15、2月21/22。

As soon as the final result came out, the British media were all rejoiced, and some bold ones even shouted the slogan "Sweep the top four!"

This season's Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds, the most exciting early collision is undoubtedly Real Madrid's encounter with Paris.

Ronaldo, who is already a bit old, meets Neymar, Mbappe, etc. who are in the limelight, and Zidane's Galaxy battleship. It is very difficult to defend the title!
Chelsea VS Barcelona is also an eye-catching battle between enemies. The Blues and Barcelona, ​​no matter at the Nou Camp or at Stamford Bridge, have had many grievances and grievances. In the spring of next year, let's see if the team led by Lampard will be able to No wading through the central axis of Messi + Coutinho + Pique!
The UEFA Champions League round of [-] matches are all released, and the European giants can be said to be happy and sad!

If we look forward to this year's matchup form by country, we will find that the signing of the Premier League is quite good, and it is expected to make a breakthrough in next year's Champions League knockout round.

Manchester City had the best luck in signing, and it can be said that they got the top lottery.

Among their potential opponents (Juventus, Sevilla, Basel, Bayern, Real Madrid, Porto), Basel has the least European experience, only has three Champions League top [-] experience, has never qualified, and is undoubtedly the most The easy one to deal with.

Liverpool also got the upper lottery. In the case of Real Madrid, Bayern, Juventus, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Porto, they got the second weakest Porto (the weakest Basel was drawn by Manchester City. gone).

Manchester United has drawn the upper lottery. As the first opponents in Group A, they may draw: Real Madrid, Bayern, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto. Among these teams, they have drawn Seville.

Against the backdrop of strong players gathered in the second half of this year, this is an upper-middle pick. Considering Sevilla's rich experience in European wars, although Manchester United has an advantage in strength, they also need to be extra careful.

Tottenham didn't seem so lucky, they got a winning lottery.

When Bayern, Juventus, Sevilla, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Porto were likely to be drawn, they drew a relatively strong Juventus.

However, considering that Basel, Sevilla, and Porto have been drawn away by their brothers from the same country, it is also acceptable to draw Juventus.

The most unlucky thing was Chelsea, who ran into Barcelona, ​​but considering that they qualified second in the group, the opponents they could choose were only Barcelona, ​​Bayern and Besiktas, and this result was expected.

In these groups of matches, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City can be said to be sure to qualify, while Tottenham and Chelsea need to face certain tests to qualify.

Juventus and Barcelona are a level higher than Tottenham and Chelsea in terms of strength and experience in European wars.

However, considering Tottenham's outstanding performance in the Champions League this year and Chelsea's rich experience in fighting Barcelona in history, as long as the two teams can qualify, it means that four teams in the Premier League can qualify.

In fact, with four Premier League teams occupying the upper half, none of the Premier League teams encountered Real Madrid and Bayern ahead of schedule, which is very lucky in itself.

In the past few years, the Premier League was often associated with bad luck, especially Manchester City and Arsenal. How would the hapless Wenger feel in front of the TV?
In Zhang Mai's memory, in the two seasons of 17/18 and 18/19, Guardiola's Manchester City personnel and tactics became more mature and stable. They dominated the Premier League and won two consecutive championships, but they did not do much in the Champions League.

And Zhang Mai's focus this season is to steal talent points in the Champions League and lay a solid foundation for hitting the super giants before next year's World Cup.

So no matter how good Manchester City is, it will not be Zhang Mai's main opponent this year. On the contrary, it is the top giants like Huang Saren who may encounter in the Champions League knockout rounds that make Zhang Mai pay more attention.

But the situation in Liverpool's domestic league this year is also very good. Keeping pace with Manchester City and not letting the latter focus on the front, Klopp and the club will obviously not give up the goal of winning the league.

Let's take a look at Manchester City's Champions League signings and their possible promotion path. Zhang Mai is a little bit skeptical that Gua Tu, who already has the Champions League in his hand, has deliberately given up the Champions League.

Manchester City will face the Swiss team Basel in the round of 16. In terms of Manchester City's strength and state this season, this is undoubtedly a top pick.

In fact, according to the principle of avoidance in the same group and avoidance of teams in the same country, among the unseeded teams, Manchester City may encounter the three super giants Real Madrid, Bayern, and Juventus. Compared with these three "bombs", the other three The two teams (miners avoiding the same group in the group stage, and Chelsea avoiding the same team) are Sevilla, Basel, and Porto, which are relatively easy to play, and the most ideal "soft persimmon" is Basel.Unexpectedly, the lottery was actually drawn by Blue Moon.

This year is the fifth time for Manchester City to enter the UEFA Champions League knockout round. In the 5/2013 season, Manchester City entered the UEFA Champions League knockout round for the first time. In the round of 14, they drew the "Cosmic Team" Barcelona. With Manchester City's strength and experience in the Champions League at the time, it is natural that they cannot compete with Barcelona. Contest, two rounds with a total score of 16 to 1 was eliminated.

Unfortunately, in the 2014/15 season, Manchester City met Barcelona again in the Champions League round of 16 and was eliminated again.Having met Barcelona for two consecutive seasons, Manchester City's luck is really bad.

When the time came to the 2015/16 season, Manchester City ushered in good luck. Blue Moon drew Dynamo Kiev in the knockout round, and after a smooth pass, they beat Paris Saint-Germain and entered the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, Manchester City lost to Real Madrid, who eventually won the championship. Reaching the semi-finals is also Manchester City's best Champions League result so far.

Last season, Manchester City met the passionate Ligue 6 powerhouse Monaco in the knockout round. The two rounds were tied 6-[-], and finally lost on away goals, regretting to be out.

As soon as the results of tonight's draw come out, I believe that the Manchester City club, including Manchester City fans, will breathe a sigh of relief-compared with Real Madrid, Bayern, Juventus, and even compared with Porto and Sevilla, Basel is a draw. A result that couldn't have been better.

Compared with the other four Premier League teams (Chelsea vs Barcelona, ​​Tottenham vs Juventus, Manchester United vs Sevilla, Liverpool vs Porto), Manchester City is undoubtedly the best signing.

This season, Manchester City won the first 5 games in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They won the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule, and they are even more stable in the league. In the 16 rounds of the league, they and Liverpool topped the list, throwing off No.3. Manchester United scored as many as 7 points.

With Manchester City's strength and state today, it shouldn't be a problem to pass against Basel.

How far can Manchester City go in the Champions League this season?Or how far is Guabald willing to go?

Zhang Mai wants the Champions League, Klopp and the club want the Premier League, there are cunning bald people inside, and there are a large group of super giants or senior superstars such as Melo and Neymar outside. Zhang Mai's explosive rhythm!
(End of this chapter)