Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 299 Champions League 1/4 Finals
3月17日，17∕18赛季欧冠联赛1/4决赛抽签仪式在瑞士尼翁的欧足联总部进行。

The lottery will be drawn randomly. There will be no seeding team. Teams in the same league and group will not be shunned. The team drawn first will play at home first. The two-round match will be played in mid-to-early April.

Shevchenko, the image ambassador of Kiev, Ukraine, where the finals took place this year, served as the guest of draw, and arranged 8 teams alone throughout the whole process.

Shevchenko said that the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season are very strong, especially Barcelona and Real Madrid. As a result, he was the first to draw Barcelona, ​​and then gave Rome to Barcelona;
Then the former AC Milan's nuclear warhead pumped Real Madrid to Juventus. I am afraid that the two Serie A teams will hate Shevchenko at this moment.

Germany's only seedlings Bayern and Sevilla were drawn into a group, and the corners of Bayern's participants grinned out of the sky.

In the end, there was no need to smoke the Premier League derby between Manchester City and Liverpool. The representatives of the FA who accompanied the two Premier League clubs were as black as the bottom of the pot.

"The draw only makes Barcelona and Bayern happy. No matter how many teams there are, the probability of a civil war in England is 100%."

Klopp, who knew the result of the draw "in advance", waited for the plot to unfold, and muttered with disinterest.

This season's Champions League top 8 all come from the top 4 European leagues. This is the first time in the history of the UEFA Champions League. There are 8 champion teams among these 5 teams. They have won 29 Champions League titles in total. Only Manchester City and Rome And Sevilla have never won the Champions League.

Because the outside world generally believes that Rome and Sevilla are relatively weak, some media joked that Barcelona and Bayern have won the "big gift package" for the quarterfinals.

In the odds of winning the Champions League when the top 8 was announced, Manchester City, which has never won the championship, overwhelmed "Huang Saren" and ranked first. However, after the draw last night, Manchester City, which will stage a Premier League infighting with Liverpool, fell to second place and was drawn to Rome Barcelona rose to the first place, and Real Madrid, which played against Juventus, also fell behind Bayern.

The Premier League was once very strong in the Champions League this season. However, only two of the five Premier League teams that advanced to the top 5 advanced to the top 16. In the quarter-finals, only one team from Manchester City and Liverpool could advance to the semi-finals. No wonder the FA representative His face was so ugly.

Another ugly face is Real Madrid. Although Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League final last season, Real Madrid met Juventus 4 times in the knockout rounds in history. In the end, Juventus advanced to the next round. The latest is 2015 Champions League semi-final.

This season's Champions League top 8 coach competition is also very interesting. There are 8 Italian coaches in the top 3 teams, but they all have serious faces after the draw.

The oldest Bayern coach, Heynckes, is 73 years old. He is still the holder of the UEFA Champions League coaching streak record, while the coach of Bayern's opponent Sevilla, Montella, is the youngest of the eight coaches, who is younger than Haishuai 8 years old.

It is worth mentioning that 8 of the 3 coaches are Italians. Although Serie A has lost its glory in recent years, the Italian coaches still have a lot of background.

Of course, in the quarter-finals, Italian coaches will face severe challenges. Montella challenged Heynckes, Rome’s Di Francesco led his team to challenge Messi’s Barcelona, ​​and Allegri will once again fight against Zidane’s Real Madrid. .

The Premier League derby has risen to the Champions League, and the battle between Guardiola and Klopp will be played again. The two have fought from the Bundesliga to the Premier League, and now they are competing in the Champions League.

In the Premier League, Guardiola scored 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses in 2 games against Klopp.

In terms of players, the biggest thing to watch is undoubtedly Messi and Ronaldo's fight in the air, and whether Zhang Mai, the undisputed top scorer, can continue his journey to the Champions League.

Messi scored 123 goals in the Champions League. He scored 100 goals in 81 games, with a scoring efficiency of over 148%, which is higher than Ronaldo who scored 117 goals in [-] games.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo's goals in the Champions League knockout rounds beat Messi, because both scored 60 goals in the Champions League group stage.

But according to the current lottery situation, it is less difficult for Messi and Barcelona to pass the quarter-finals than Ronaldo and Real Madrid.

Zhang Mai has suddenly emerged in the UEFA Champions League this year. He only played 8 games for the first time and booked the top scorer of this UEFA Champions League with 22 goals. But how far can he go with Liverpool?
The date and situation of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final matchup (the former will play at home first) are as follows, depending on who can stand out:
Sevilla vs Bayern (first leg at 4:4 on April 02).

The strength gap between Sevilla and the Bundesliga giants is obvious, and this year's Champions League tour will basically end here.

Sevilla has played extremely unstable since the small plane Montella took office. It can not only defeat Atletico Madrid, suppress Manchester United in two rounds, but also be slaughtered by Eibar with 5 goals.

The team's position in La Liga is very delicate, currently only ranked 6th, 14 points behind the Champions League, and only 2 points ahead of Girona and Betis behind them. Next, they will face Real Madrid and Barcelona. The pressure of the league is relatively high Big, next season's European seats are in jeopardy.

However, Sevilla has always had cup attributes and should not be underestimated too much. Liverpool, who has been deflated in front of Sevilla many times, has a deep understanding of this.

Bayern's lineup is deep and top-notch in Europe, with a reasonable mix of old, middle-aged and young players. There are not only the old and vigorous Arjen Robben, but also the Mesozoic led by Lewandowski, as well as the new generation such as Koeman.

The team is currently the best in the league, almost locked in 6 consecutive championships, and the German Cup has also advanced to the semi-finals. The Bundesliga class bully can devote himself to preparing for the Champions League.

In addition, Bayern's mid-season injury wave has ended, and almost all members of the main lineup remain healthy except Neuer.

Juventus VS Real Madrid (first leg at 4:4 on April 02).

Juventus lost 1-4 to Real Madrid in the Champions League final last season. This match can be called a battle of revenge. Juventus has a fine tradition of dominating Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

However, Juventus is under a lot of pressure in the domestic league. Naples has been chasing after them. At the same time, they have to face the hot Milan before this game.

It is worth noting that the accumulated yellow cards of the two main players, Pjanic and Benatia, will be suspended in this game. In addition, the team suffered serious injuries. Bernardeschi and Cuadrado basically missed the chance, while Sandro , Chiellini and Khedira were also slightly injured, and the recovery status is unknown.

The barometer of Real Madrid's performance is undoubtedly the head star Ronaldo. The Portuguese scored 18 goals in 15 games in all competitions in 23 years, averaging 1.53 goals per game.

Real Madrid also entered the stage of late development due to Ronaldo's outbreak, and the Champions League eliminated Paris Saint-Germain under unfavorable circumstances.

At present, the Blancos are hopeless in the league championship, and the Copa del Rey is out, so they can concentrate on preparing for the Champions League. However, the team has recently lost points from set kicks, and Zidane needs to solve this problem as soon as possible.

Barcelona VS Roma (first round at 4:5 on April 02).

There is no doubt about the strength of Barcelona. The last time they won the Champions League against Roma 6-1, this meeting with Roma can be said to have touched the semi-finals in advance.

The team currently leads Atletico Madrid by 11 points and is basically determined to regain the La Liga championship. The league pressure is not great.

The team has been quite stable since the beginning of the season, losing only one game in all competitions, especially at home so far, showing a strong performance.

Roma has been in good form recently, ranking third in Serie A with 4 consecutive victories, but the lead is not obvious, and they may be distracted to keep their place in the Champions League next season.

However, the strength of the Roma team is still not small compared to Barcelona, ​​and it is also the least promising team in the top 8 from the perspective of odds.

Liverpool VS Manchester City (first leg at 4:5 on April 02).

This Premier League civil war may be the most intense match in the first round. The two teams will interpret this year's Premier League duo hegemony to the Champions League.

The Red Army under Klopp was full of vitality, and the high pressing and fast attack were performed to the extreme.

The trident composed of Mane, Firmino and Salah is destructive, and the midfielder Zhang Mai is even more amazing.

Not only is it unbeaten in the Premier League, Liverpool is also the only team that has beaten Manchester City in the league this season.

Manchester City and Liverpool have gone hand in hand this season, leading the league by more than 310 points. The two direct league games with Liverpool have passed, and Manchester City has not lost the wind in the slightest.

After two seasons of reinforcement, Manchester City's lineup is terrifying, coupled with Guardiola's careful training, Manchester City's offensive football is invincible.

The team's current lineup is healthy. The central defender position that had hidden dangers before joined Laporta, and Kompany has also been complemented after his comeback.

However, in the 3-5 loss to the Red Army, Manchester City still showed that they could not adapt to Uncle Scum's crazy press, and Gua Shuai had to find a countermeasure.

(End of this chapter)