(Last update of the month)

At present, the big favorites in the Champions League are still Barcelona and Real Madrid, Barcelona is the defending champion, the Cosmos team is not called in vain, and the strongest teams in Europe and even the world are almost recognized by the vast majority of people.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, is the number one club in Europe, and now it is under the control of Jose Mourinho, and this past season, the madmen have been transforming Real Madrid all the time, making it the most perfect team in their hearts.

You must know that at present, in La Liga, the madman's Real Madrid is beating Pep Guardiola's Barcelona and firmly controls the top position in the league standings.

In the group stage that has just ended, it has won six consecutive victories, scoring a total of 19 goals in six games, becoming the most firepower team in this Champions League.

Jose Mourinho is also on his way to becoming the first manager in history to win the Champions League with three different teams.

Underneath the La Liga duo are Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, who have just lost to Manchester City in the league, but Chelsea's quality is undeniable, and the Blues have been a serious contender for the Champions League title since Chelsea's rise.

Although Bayern Munich qualified second in the group, its strength was widely recognized by the media, and after Heynckes moved in, Bayern Munich's series of introductions completely solved the phenomenon of Bayern's top-heavy.

Despite the loss of Li Feng in the summer, Kroos's growth was enough to make Bayern Munich happy, and now the combination of Kroos and Schweinsteiger has been unanimously praised by the media.

Of course, the most important thing is the problem of both sides of Bayern Munich, as long as Robben and Ribery can stay healthy, then Bayern Munich attack is definitely the most terrifying team in Europe.

Manchester City is a dark horse, although Manchester City is very strong, but at first everyone was not very optimistic about Manchester City, after all, Manchester City has been away from the Champions League for too long, and the head coach is also a rookie in the Champions League, although the players are very famous, but there are not many people who really have Champions League experience.

However, the development of things greatly exceeded everyone's expectations, Manchester City, who were in the super death group, finally broke through, and even pressed Bayern Munich, the most promising in the group, to appear as the first in the group.

Of course, there may have been an element of luck in the final round, but with their excellent performances in the group stage, Manchester City have still been recognised by many expert media.

However, there are also people who are skeptical about Manchester City, after all, in the group stage, Manchester City's dependence on Li Feng is too obvious, if Li Feng has any injury accidents in the second half of the season, then Manchester City's road to promotion will have to play a big hello, which is also the most important reason why Manchester City ranks in Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

The third tier of the team is Arsenal, as well as Inter Milan and AC Milan, the two Serie A giants, Arsenal lost Fabregas in the summer, Nasri and Clichy and other important cornerstones, although there are also many players introduced, but the time gap between the two is still quite obvious.

The reason why Arsenal can still be so good this season does depend on Van Persie's outburst, you know, this season's Van Persie's performance is only under Li Feng, Messi and Ronaldo, so Arsenal has the same problem as Manchester City, relying too much on a certain player.

And compared to Li Feng, Van Persie's body seems to be much weaker, you know, the Dutchman has a lot of injuries, and Li Feng has not been injured in the game so far.

This is also a big miracle in the eyes of many European media, Li Feng is quite arrogant on the court, although it is said that the flaws must be reported a little too much, but he is never willing to suffer.

Not every player is a saint, and it is not uncommon to see something black on the court, at least Li Feng has encountered it many times, but every time it has been flashed by Li Feng, so Li Feng is also known as the player who can protect himself the most.

AC Milan finally broke Inter's dominance of the league last season and won the league title for the first time in a long time, but with Andrea Pirlo gone and Gattuso aging, the most reassuring midfield became the biggest weakness.

Not to mention Inter Milan, since winning the treble in 09, Inter Milan has been a typical example of prosperity and decline in recent years, and its strength has been declining.

As for the remaining teams, they are generally not favored, so it is not an exaggeration to call them soy sauce teams, of course, these soy sauce teams may also appear dark horses, which is not uncommon in the football world.

At noon on December 16, all the Manchester City players gathered after dinner, and on the other side, Manchester City's coaching staff also gathered together, because the draw for the Champions League round of 16 was about to begin.

After a cool and shocking highlight, UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino appeared in the limelight with a big bald head, and then after a boring speech, the draw for the round of 16 eliminations really began.

The draw started with the second place in the group, and the person who drew it was the secretary general, the first team to appear in Ligue 1, which is also the only seed in Ligue 1 in this season's Champions League, Lyon.

Lyon's opponents didn't have to wait long, with Atletico Greek, the newcomers reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time, qualifying as Group G winners, and there is no doubt that Lyon have secured a good signing.

The second to be drawn out was the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich, but when Bayern Munich's opponent was drawn, the whole draw scene was full of discussions, because Bayern Munich drew Chelsea, which is also a strong team.

"I grass ~~~~" The people who watched the draw suddenly exploded, obviously, it was too early for the two to collide, you know, both of them are teams with the strength to compete for the championship.

"Ni Mei~~~ If I remember correctly, this season's Champions League final should be Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea," Li Feng has fully integrated into the current world, and he was reluctant to touch his previous memories, but at this moment Li Feng still couldn't help but think of the original history, although this history has changed now because of his appearance.

Seeing this result, Bayern Munich fans were depressed, because it was Brightna, who was also in charge of the draw, and this fluffy old man was a famous Bayern legend.

The third draw is AC Milan, and the opponent is Arsenal, and it is another strong conversation, well, England is starting to be dissatisfied, and this is clearly aimed at them.

The fourth matchup came in, Manchester City versus Basel, and when the draw appeared, half of Manchester cheered.

The other half fell silent, but the silence turned to depression after hearing the City fans chanting, because at the moment the Manchester City fans were shouting: "We will help you get revenge".

"Hahaha~~~ This draw is really interesting, Basel is stepping on Manchester United to qualify, and now the round of 16 is facing Manchester City, who doesn't know, the relationship between Manchester City and Manchester United" commentators from various countries have joked.

"Wow~~~" At the same time, the Manchester City players were also among the cheers, and the coaching staff in the other room also showed a hint of relief and schadenfreude.

"Although Basel is not weak, we must not be careless, otherwise the target of ridicule may become us," Van Basten said with a serious face after laughing.

"Don't worry, I'll go collect information about Basel when I go back," the coaching member in charge of collecting the opponent's information immediately stood up and said.

While Manchester City was in cheers, the draw did not stop, and Bayer Leverkusen was tragic, against the Cosmos team Barcelona.

CSKA Moscow's opponent is Real Madrid, Real Madrid is obviously stronger than CSKA Moscow, so Real Madrid needs to pay attention to the weather in Russia.

Another Russian Premier League team, Zenit St. Petersburg, faced Benfica, which was also the most lacking match in the round of 16.

The last opponent is obvious, Marseille vs. Inter Milan, on the surface Inter Milan is stronger than Marseille, but with Inter Milan's current state, it is really hard to say that it is easy to win Marseille.

Since then, the round of 16 draw is over, some people are happy and some are worried, there is no doubt that Manchester City is the most happy team, the draw is not only on the draw, the opponent is still the team that defeated the city's rivals, while winning the game, can also mercilessly ridicule and ridicule the city's rivals, is there anything more comforting than this? (To be continued.) )