309. The opponent in the round of 16 is Barcelona......
After the 5-0 victory, the whole Bayern team did not immediately disband and go home, but stayed in the dressing room of the Allianz Arena for a small stop.
Assistant coach Hermann Grande turned on the TV set hanging on the wall and tuned into a German sports channel.
The moderator was chatting with several of the biggest names in German football about the upcoming Champions League knockout draw this evening.
"Does anyone want some pizza?"
Schweinsteiger, the vice-captain who was close to recovering from his injury, kicked open the door and walked in with a stack of cardboard boxes.
"I want chicken!"
Mueller was the first to jump out, snatching more than half of the food from the piglet's hand, and then began to rummage through the flavors he wanted.
After all, he was the team treasure who adjusted the atmosphere, and the others laughed and watched him fill the floor with pizza boxes and drinks, each picking their favorite things.
"Who wants to eat bananas? I have big and small, thick and thin, straight and curved......"
Known as "Liu Xing of the Black Man and Zhang Yishan of the Austrians", Alaba asked his teammates about a large handful of bananas, which is also the most common energy-replenishing food in the locker room.
Long Shute smiled and pulled one from his arms, and as soon as he peeled it, he was snatched by a big hand next to him.
I saw Ribery stuff half of the banana into his mouth, and chewed it as if no one was around, and Long Shute slapped him on the back unceremoniously, and King Allianz, who had eaten too violently, squirted out directly......
Robben, who sat next to them, gloated and leaned back with a smile, and then Ram, who came out of nowhere, shoved a thick, long, wet, slippery banana into his big mouth.
"Bang Bang!"
A sudden rush of footsteps with the sound of a shutter startled the frolicking players.
Gomez was the quickest to react, quickly put down his drink, picked up a jet of gel water in his left hand and squirted it towards his head, and took out a comb in his right hand to quickly comb his hair, which had been slightly disheveled by celebration.
"Relax, relax, it's me."
Coming in was Michelle Smith, a reporter from the local TV station who was the equivalent of Bayern's team reporter, who smiled and shook the microphone in his hand, and then motioned for the cameraman behind him to follow in and scan the players in the dressing room.
Luckily, it's winter, and no one will be stripped naked after a victory, otherwise TV viewers would have seen a whole bunch of indescribable wonders......
Of course, under normal circumstances, outsiders will not be allowed in the club's dressing room, but today is the end of the halfway, and Heynckes, who is in a good mood, has also given the local TV station a lot of face, which can be regarded as a reward for their strong support for the club in the past six months.
"The first half is over, congratulations to Bayern for winning the halfway, what are your plans for the second half of the season?"
"Mario and Dragons currently lead the league scorers with 18 and 16 goals respectively, so who is more likely to win the Golden Boot in your team?"
"Christmas is just around the corner, what do you wish the fans?"
"How are you going to spend Christmas?"
"Do you have a girlfriend? When are you going to get married? Do you want to have children? What about the second child? Have you decided on a name? β
Smith took the cameraman to interview several key players, and the questions covered various aspects.
"Who would you most like to play against in the upcoming Champions League draw?"
Defender Boateng was asked that question.
He scratched his head: "I hope to draw Manchester United, they were runners-up in the Champions League last season, they are very strong, this game must be exciting. β
After all, he has just moved from Manchester City, and if the opponent is a former city rival, he will be more motivated to play.
Smith smiled a little awkwardly:
"Uh...... JΓ©rΓ΄me, you probably haven't followed the matches in other groups, Manchester United...... There was no qualification. β
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Manchester United did not qualify, they were eliminated in a group that looked impossible to hinder themselves!
Benfica and Basel have knocked Manchester United to the Europa League!
It's not Barcelona, it's the Swiss Super League...... Basel!
Having the same fate as Manchester United, last season's Champions League winners and Dutch giants Ajax, De Boer's side were beaten home and away by Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, but in the end they stubbornly managed to get the same eight points as Lyon, only to be third because of the slightly fewer goals, which was quite unlucky.
And then...... Ajax and Manchester United met in the knockout rounds of the Europa League, and last season's Champions League final opponents will have to fight to the death......
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In addition to the exit of Manchester United and Ajax, there are other upsets in the Champions League group stage.
For example, Manchester City, as the upstart of the Premier League, the blue moon was jointly done by Bayern and Napoli, and can only go to the Europa League with the city's sworn enemies to experience the cruel reality.
For example, Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga champions were even more miserable, they did not even qualify for the Europa League, and had to leave Europe in disgrace with a fourth place in the group......
Another example is the Bat Army Valencia, the Portuguese giants Porto, and the Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk, all of whom are a bit surprising when they are out, and they are all big upsets in their respective groups.
The 16 teams that emerged from the group stage are ranked as follows:
Group tops: Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, Atletico Greece, Barcelona.
Group runners-up: Napoli, CSKA Moscow, Basel, Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Zenit, AC Milan.
With a familiar melody, the European Champions theme song echoed throughout the locker room, and Smith's interview work came to an end for the time being.
The players also put down their pizzas, drinks, bananas and gel water, and all eyes were on the TV screen, with the exception of Gomez, who subconsciously combed his already neat hair while watching the TV.
Compared to the group stage draw, the draw was a lot simpler β after all, there were only 16 teams and no additional prizes to be awarded.
UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, the famous bald head, presided over the draw, while German legend Paul Blackner attended the ceremony as a guest of honour.
After all, he is a German celebrity, and he gave a big gift bag to Bayern Munich first.
Swiss champion...... Basel!
It's not Barcelona, it's Basel!
There was a burst of joyful laughter in the Bayern dressing room.
"Why not Barcelona? I want to play Messi! β
Muller feigned anger and kicked Ribery, and Ribery opened his mouth at him, and Ram, who had always appeared as a nurse in Muller, immediately threw a banana into Ribery's mouth.
Then Robben, who was sitting on the side, covered his mouth and laughed, Ram was holding two bananas, but he couldn't find a hole to start, and he couldn't help but be a little depressed.
The total amount of luck of the German team is a certain amount, and Bayern consumes too much luck.
Another Bundesliga team, Bayer Leverkusen, also from Germany, was unfortunate enough to draw from Barcelona, and everyone can imagine their tragic fate afterwards......
Elsewhere, Chelsea meet Napoli and there could be a battle between the two teams with strong blood.
Real Madrid drew CSKA Moscow, and for Mourinho it was just a two-legged walk-through.
AC Milan and Arsenal meet in what is perhaps the most watched clash of the last 16.
Inter Milan vs. Marseille is a clash between two traditional powerhouses that are also in a period of decline.
Zenit and Benfica are fighting each other, and it is recognized that rookies are pecking at each other, and I am afraid that no one will watch it except for domestic fans.
Lyon, who have beaten Real Madrid for the second year in a row, finally changed opponents this year, and they also drew a good signing, Atletico Greek, a team from Cyprus.
As soon as this set of duels was drawn, some people were hyping up conspiracy theories, such as "Platini gave his French fellow a big gift package", "Barcelona just has a godfather, Lyon has a father", they don't care that in the previous four years, the opponents that Lyon team encountered in the first round of the knockout round were Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Real Madrid......
After watching the draw ceremony, Heynckes had to speak:
"Looks like we can take it a little easier...... Ay? Thomas, what's wrong with you? β
I saw Mueller clutching his thighs with a pained expression.
Ribery raised his hand in a daze, looking as if he had done nothing wrong but was about to be criticized:
"He just kicked me and then his thigh ...... It seems like it's just strained......"
Heynckes slammed his fist into the wall of the locker room.
God...... You're amazing!
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