Chapter 679: Champions League Round of 16 Opponents (4th Month Pass)
Chapter 679: Champions League Round of 16 Opponents (4th Month Pass)
December 11, 2010, 17th round of the English Premier League.
There are several eye-catching focus battles in this round of the league.
Tottenham Hotspur will host Chelsea in a London derby.
Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton in the last league game and are now 11 points behind league leaders Aston Villa in a London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, where Carlo Ancelotti's side have no way out and must win.
There is also a highlight of Manchester United's host Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Manchester United are currently seven points behind Aston Villa in second place; Arsenal and Manchester City are tied on 29 points, with Arsenal sitting fifth on goal difference.
In this game, Manchester United will chase Aston Villa, Arsenal will try to return to their familiar positions, and the media think it will be a battle of the dragon.
Aston Villa host West Bromwich Albion in this round.
This match is not really a strong conversation, but it is even more interesting than those two games.
The reason is that as long as Aston Villa remain unbeaten in this round, they will equal Nottingham Forest's record of 42 games unbeaten in the English top flight that year.
The Sun cheered West Bromwich Albion before the game: the opportunity to stop Villa from advancing and write their name into Premier League history is just around the corner, come on.
In this regard, West Bromwich Albion coach Di Matteo couldn't help but explode and curse, and he scolded the "Sun" for bad intentions.
"Who are we? We are West Bromwich Albion and we are aiming for relegation! Relegation! Relegation! β
'Our job is not to stop Villa, not to go toe-to-toe with the league leaders, it's not something we can do.
'I'm not saying we're not going to play as hard as we can, but don't give us this big hat of making history and stop Villa? It's not within our reach, you know? β
After Di Matteo's straightforward remarks were reported by the media, the audience laughed and praised the bald coach, thinking that he had something to say, and this person was very honest.
"The Sun" is also a little confused, in the past they hyped similar things, the effect was very good, this time they expected West Bromwich Albion to be praised by them, and they would fight hard with Aston Villa.
In fact, the "Sun" came up with such a show - the choice of West Bromwich Albion to 'flicker' is also considered:
West Bromwich Albion is a well-known lift team in the Premier League, with average strength, but this team is a well-known nerve knife, often staging upsets against strong teams, and this team has a fierce style, even a little rough, and belongs to the kind of team that will be difficult to entangle when it comes hard.
In a word, this team is suitable for playing chicken blood flickering.
But I didn't expect Di Matteo to not eat this set at all, and scolded them.
In the end, Aston Villa won the game at home with Senderos, Ballack and substitute Diego. Costa's goal gave the home win 3-1 over West Bromwich Albion.
As Di Matteo said before the game, they didn't play hard in this game, they also worked hard, but the difference in quality was obvious, and they lost in the end.
Of course, perhaps in the eyes of some, West Bromwich Albion could have caused problems for Aston Villa if they had fought hard, at least Aston Villa would not have won 3-1 easily.
However, West Bromwich Albion has something to say, they can't fight with the league leaders, they are not flat-headed brothers, see who scares whom, immediately enter the Christmas schedule, the team has to play three games a week, this and Aston Villa are desperate, what about the next games?
Di Matteo clearly has it.
"42 games undefeated! γ
The official Premier League website used this headline to congratulate Aston Villa, who are also tied with Nottingham Forest as the second-longest unbeaten unbeaten record in English top-flight history after Arsenal with a record of 49 games.
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In the other two focus battles.
Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw away by Tottenham Hotspur.
Starting from Chelsea's 3-0 defeat at home to Sunderland in the thirteenth round of the league:
In the 14th round of the league, Chelsea lost 0-1 away to Birmingham;
In the fifteenth round of the league, Chelsea was forced to draw 1-1 by Newcastle away;
In the 16th round of the league, Chelsea was forced to draw 1-1 at home by Everton;
Add to that the fact that they were held to a 1-1 draw by London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are on a five-game winless run.
At the top of the league table, Chelsea have only three points behind Aston Villa to now 13 points behind Aston Villa, and in the words of the media, Chelsea can already give up the hope of winning the league and concentrate on the Champions League.
In the other game, Manchester United beat Arsenal 0-0, and after the Red Devils' win, they continued to chase Aston Villa, who remained in fifth place.
It is worth mentioning that after Manchester City's win in this round, the ranking has risen to third place again, and the value of the cheque book brandished by the Arabs has been revealed.
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Six days later.
In the 18th round of the English Premier League, the day before Aston Villa's away match with Wigan Athletic, Fang Jue came to Nyon, Switzerland.
He was here to attend the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League.
Before the draw ceremony began, Fang Jue chatted with Ferguson for a while.
The old Scottish man asked Fang Jue if he could sell Bale to Manchester United.
Fang Jue 'sarcastically' said that Bell was not for sale, and even if Bell left, Ferguson couldn't afford Bell, so the old man asked if he could install, Fang Jue really wanted to spit on the old man's face.
Turning his head, Fang Jue chatted with Wenger, these two old men are kings and don't see kings.
The professor told Fang Jue with some distress that Arsenal had made an offer to Inter Milan for Coutinho, but Inter Milan refused.
Arsene Wenger said he had been informed that Ferguson had also taken a fancy to Philippe Coutinho.
"That Scotsman did it on purpose, he just saw that I had a crush on Coutinho, so he deliberately raised the price." The professor said angrily.
Fang Jue 'comforted' Wenger: Who is Ferguson, you two have been fighting for so many years, don't you know...... That's what he must have thought and done.
Arsene Wenger was convinced.
The professor sighed and said that several teams had taken a fancy to Coutinho at once, and they didn't know what was going on.
"This shows that my vision is correct, and my recommendation is reliable!" Fang Jue said.
The professor nodded, again convinced.
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At 12 o'clock CET, the draw ceremony officially began.
After the group stage matches, the eight group winners are Aston Villa, Schalke 04, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk.
The eight group runners-up are Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, Copenhagen, Roma, Marseille, AC Milan and Arsenal.
The three major leagues of the English Premier League, La Liga, and Bundesliga occupy seven group tops, and the teams in Serie A and Ligue 1 are second in the group.
The draw for the 1/8 finals follows the principle of avoiding the same national football association and the same group.
Before the draw, UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino first complimented defending champions Inter Milan.
However, it is interesting that when Infantino said this, the director gave Aston Villa manager Fang Jue a shot, which caused a burst of laughter in front of the TV.
Infantino then went on to give an overview of the teams in the line, with special praise for knockout newcomers Aston Villa, FC Copenhagen and Shakhtar Donetsk.
This is for the bald secretary general who was ridiculed by fans as a lottery professional and especially for Bobby. Charlton was sorry not to be there.
Originally planned Bobby. Charlton drew lots on behalf of the organizers of the final, but could not arrive on time due to heavy snow in Nyon.
Yes, this season's Champions League final is played at the new Wembley Stadium in England, so the English media is very excited and looking forward to the eventual realization of the scene where the Premier League teams meet at the new Wembley Stadium, at the very least, and at the very least, they also expect this team from the Premier League to reach the final and finally win the cup.
This draw brought together a lot of old opponents.
Real Madrid, who met in the quarterfinals last season, and Lyon reunited again, and it was Lyon who eliminated Real Madrid last season.
Arsenal and Barcelona met again, the two teams met in the quarter-finals last season, Barcelona drew 2-2 with Arsenal away, and returned to home Messi scored four goals alone to beat Arsenal 4-1.
Although Arsenal have become stronger this season with the arrival of Koscielny, Chamak, Squeiraci and others, Barcelona certainly still have the upper hand.
When UEFA technical officer Marchetti drew Arsenal for Barcelona, Pique immediately sent a message to Cesc Fabregas on his personal social account, and Pique exclaimed: "Haha...... Welcome home, my brother! β
It is worth mentioning that Cesc Fabregas gave Pique a thumbs up for this message and also said: "Camp Nou, oh ......"
The incident caused quite a stir, and Wenger is said to be furious about it.
Fang Jue later made a special call to Wenger, saying that if Wenger wanted to clean up the portal, he was willing to help.
The professor angrily scolded Fang Jue for being ill-intentioned and not really a good friend.
In addition, Inter Milan were drawn to Bayern Munich in a remake of last season's Champions League final, and this matchup was also particularly eye-catching.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Roma were drawn, Manchester United and Chelsea met Marseille and Copenhagen respectively, while Roma met Shakhtar Donetsk, the weakest team in the group.
Aston Villa, who won Group A, drew AC Milan, who finished second in Group G.
When the results of this match came out, the scene was also a wow, and the Milan team had former AC Milan players Shevchenko and Ronaldo, plus Aston Villa had beaten Inter Milan twice in the group stage, and poured 10 goals into the defending champion in two legs, and this time faced Inter Milan's rival AC Milan, this game is full of gimmicks.
Fang Jue pouted, he seriously suspected that UEFA had already known that Ronaldinho would transfer to Aston Villa, so he came up with such a thing.
The claim that UEFA used technical means to manipulate the opponent in the draw has long been recognized by all walks of life, and it would be "too stupid and naΓ―ve" to say that there is no catty and conspiracy.
Imagine Shevchenko, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho wearing Aston Villa's burgundy shirt at the San Siro, and the attention of the game is simply off the charts.
If you want to say that you are not tired, the ghost will believe it.
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