At 19:00 on December 10, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the 2010-2011 Champions League knockout match was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Before the lottery ceremony began, the major coaches were naturally the subjects of interviews by reporters.

In recent years, Mourinho's teams have been popular for winning the Champions League, and this year it is also. Mourinho became famous after winning the Champions League in Porto, and then at Chelsea and Inter Milan are all popular for winning the championship, and this year it is the same with Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, who just defeated Barcelona, ​​is naturally an opponent that all teams don't want to encounter.

Since he only qualified in the second place in the group stage, Arsenal is likely to face a strong opponent in the 1/8 final, and he may even encounter Barcelona, ​​who eliminated them last season. Gunners coach Wenger is very calm about this. Wenger said: "Barcelona is undoubtedly one of the most popular teams to win the championship in the Champions League. We will face any team bravely, and even if we draw Barcelona, ​​we will be fearless."

"But I don't want to meet Real Madrid even more. If you meet them, it may mean death."

"If we have to face Barcelona or Real Madrid, it will be facing Messi and China Dong again. It's so bad. I really don't want these to become reality at all."

Guardiola, who was frustrated in the national derby just now, would definitely not meet Mourinho in the elimination, so he calmly said that he did not want to meet the Ligue 1 team as soon as possible: "We don't want to meet the French team in the Champions League. They are very strong and have rich football resources. I don't want to meet them. In Marseille, they are very strong. In terms of physical conditions, they are like beasts and can put huge pressure on their opponents. Overall, their physical and tactical abilities are excellent."

"I don't care much about who we draw. We have to prepare for the game no matter who it is. In fact, it is difficult for Serie A team to deal with it."

Because Inter Milan coach Benitez is leading the team to play in the Club World Cup final and cannot be present in person, the person who participated in the lottery ceremony was Inter Milan director Blanca.

As the defending champion, Serie A giants Inter Milan have been in a bad state recently. They not only fell behind the leader AC Milan in the league, but also only qualified as the second point in the group. In the 1/8 final, they may encounter Schalke 04, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Valencia. Except Schalke 04, which does not have the Champions League foundation, no other teams want to encounter in advance, but this also gives them the determination to go all out. Inter Milan technical director Blanca named Barcelona: "I encountered Barcelona in the knockout round? Why not, it will definitely be a very challenging game. It is better than encountering Real Madrid! I think as long as I don't draw Real Madrid, it will be a good sign!"

"We all think that we must not draw Real Madrid. Other teams are good signings. I think in Europe, Real Madrid is difficult to match for other teams, and then Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona is not in good condition at the moment. Inter Milan is one of the huge group afterwards. We think that when we encounter any team, we can fight with them. Of course, this does not mean that we can definitely beat them. It depends on a lot of details."

In previous years, everyone was afraid of drawing Barcelona, ​​but this year everyone was worried about drawing Real Madrid.

After losing to Inter Milan last season in the Champions League semi-finals, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich vowed to make a comeback. Although the team's current performance in the league is not ideal, they are in a UEFA Champions League, especially the ace star Robben is about to return from injury. The team's coach Heinkes said that he was full of confidence in the future: "2010 is a good year, we won the double championship. Now Robben has returned, and Schweinsteiger has also signed a new contract. It can be said that this is a happy Christmas, and we can be optimistic about the future. I think everyone is mythical about Barcelona and Real Madrid. When playing against Barcelona, ​​we have at least 50% winning rate. Although it is difficult to play against Real Madrid, it also has a 40% winning rate. Football games never use the winning rate to decide the winning rate."

Mourinho also rarely speaks.

After leading Inter Milan to win the six-champion last season, Mourinho chose to come to La Liga giants Real Madrid. At the Bernabeu Stadium, his mission not only to overturn Barcelona's dominance in the league, but also to lead the Royal Guards to win the Champions League championship in the Champions League.

“We will fight to the end in every event, we are ready and we will be in the best form and focus on the knockout round.”

According to the rules, Real Madrid may meet opponents such as Arsenal, Inter Milan, Roma and Lyon in the 1/8 finals. He said in a low-key manner: "No matter which team it meets, the game will be very difficult. But we will not be afraid of any opponents, let's see what will happen."

Mourinho, who won three Champions Leagues, did not dare to speak loudly in front of the media. It is really not easy to win the Champions League.

In the end, the old coach Ferguson appeared, and Ferguson's words were the most representative.

"Every coach dreams of winning the Champions League, but the Champions League is the hardest championship to win. I would rather trade five league championships for one Champions League trophy! No, maybe ten!"

To exchange ten league championships for another Champions League, you can imagine how hungry Ferguson is about the Champions League.

Ferguson originally had this hope, but he left Manchester United too early. Otherwise, he would have been able to create a myth...

And now, Mourinho is the happiest head coach in the world.

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In the top 16 of this Champions League, the Premier League has held 4 seats for the fourth time in the past five seasons, with 3 seats in La Liga and Serie A, 2 seats in Bundesliga and Ligue 1, and the remaining 2 seats belong to the Russian and Denmark leagues. The 8 teams that won the first place in the group are Tottenham Hotspur, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Valencia; the 8 teams that qualify as the second in the group are Inter Milan, Lyon, Dontznek Miners, Copenhagen, Rome, Marseille, AC Milan, and Arsenal. Among them, 7 former champion teams, 9 teams have reached the top 16 last season, and 3 teams have entered the Champions League knockout round for the first time (Tottenham, Copenhagen, Donetsk Miners).

The 16-spending team draws lottery according to the following principles: the first group is against the second in other groups, but the teams of the same Football Association must avoid it. The teams ranked second in the group stage play home first.

It’s the same for everyone to play. We are not afraid of Barcelona, ​​but we can still be afraid of other teams? Mourinho sat firmly on Diaoyutai with a very relaxed expression. On the contrary, the head coaches of other teams all looked solemn.

At some point, Ferguson sat next to Mourinho and he seemed very quiet.

"Aren't you afraid of meeting Real Madrid?"

"ha?"

"We are all the first in the group, how could we meet? But I hope it will be the last one." Ferguson was happy, "I will instigate Ronaldo and Dong at that time."

Mourinho laughed too.

UEFA Secretary-General Infantino presided over the draw ceremony, and former Milan captain Maldini appeared as a draw guest.

Maldini was immediately stunned when he pulled out the first team.

“Ac Milan.”

"vs Tottenham."

Milan's new head coach Allegri immediately smiled.

I was so lucky that I got a recruit, so of course he was happy.

"I'm so lucky, I've drawn a good lottery." Maldini, who was still handsome, smiled and continued to draw lots down.

"Valencia vs Rome."

It was Valencia's turn to laugh, and Roma was still easy to chew.

"Schalke vs. Miners." The head coaches of both teams laughed happily because everyone thought the other party was a soft persimmon and was easy to pinch. There was no better signing position than this.

Then, Maldini's expression froze and said, "Inter Milan fans must not hate me, your signing is not very good..."

"Bayern vs Inter Milan"

Inter Milan fans who watched the live broadcast in front of TV immediately exploded.

"Fake!"

"The dark side! Why did Inter Milan draw Bayern and Milan draw Tottenham? The grades of these two teams are too different. Martini's luck, do you think we don't hate you? It's a must!"

"Chelsea vs. Copenhagen."

Chelsea fans cheered in front of the TV. It was not easy. Chelsea drew a good draw in the knockout round for the first time.

At this time, Ferguson was much more calm. Because Manchester United's opponents were only Lyon and Marseille, and Manchester United could not meet Arsenal.

These two opponents are actually not very difficult to deal with.

But Wenger's face looked very ugly.

My god, do you need to be so mean?

The remaining two opponents are Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​choose 1 in 2! There is no way to choose.

TMD shouldn't have talked nonsense in front of the media and lost his character...

"Real Madrid vs. Lyon."

Real Madrid's name finally appeared, and the finale also appeared in advance.

Neither Manchester United nor Arsenal have to choose. It can only be Barcelona vs. Arsenal; Manchester United vs. Marseille.

"Haha, this draw is OK." Ferguson smiled happily, he was happy to see Wenger jumping up and down.

"It's okay, Real Madrid's signing is also good." Mourinho nodded happily, and he also looked at Wenger meaningfully.

The fate of people is different...

It was exactly the same as last season, Arsenal drew Barcelona again. You should know that Arsenal was blood-scrapped by Barcelona last season, and Messi even staged a senior happy match in the game...

In this way, the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals 16 knockout round ended, and some people were happy and some were crying.

At this time, the Club World Cup final also started. Benitez knew the draw result before the game started. His face was so good that he couldn't see much, as if he had lost the final...

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