They won against Everton with a Christmas tree formation, but in the following league game, Forest continued to use this formation to draw 1-1 with Manchester City at their home stadium.

This will not shake Done's thinking and confidence, but it will allow the Nottingham Forest coaching staff to find the problem, after all, it is a new tactic that needs to be hammered in.

A draw is not a bad result, after all, he did not lose. And it didn't get those who were waiting to see the joke. Bendtner was as aggressive as ever, like an angry bull. But there was no media hype about it anymore, and Don didn't have the heart to fight a war of words with a transitional coach. There are more important things waiting for him.

Paris, France, draw for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League.

The sixteen teams that qualify for the knockout rounds will be pulled together by the hands of fate to fight each other.

The Premier League, the most of the 16 teams that have been strong in recent years, continued that momentum with four teams, the most of any participating country. They are Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Serie A and La Liga, which were once mini-World Cups, are close behind, with three teams each. Italy is represented by Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, while Spain is represented by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia.

The Bundesliga, one of the four major leagues, is the most pitiful, with only big brother Bayern Munich making it to the round of 16. This is a thing that makes all German fans feel very helpless - the Bundesliga can only rely on Bayern Munich to support the scene, but in fact, for a long time, Bayern Munich has been dominant, resulting in the lack of competitiveness of the Bundesliga, and the gradual decline of the Bundesliga in other European leagues is an irrefutable fact. Bayern Munich is both the savior of the Bundesliga and the culprit of the Bundesliga's gradual decline......

This time, even the French Ligue 1 and the Eredivisie have two teams in the round of 16, and you can imagine how embarrassing the Bundesliga's status is now.

The two teams representing France are Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, while the Netherlands are represented by Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.

The Portuguese Premier League has a representative, and Porto is currently the second best in the domestic league.

Defending champions Barcelona are naturally the most watched team, winning all six of their group games, scoring eighteen goals and conceding just four. He is already considered the number one favourite for this season's Champions Cup.

Another team to watch is Nottingham Forest. As a team returning to the Champions League after a season-long absence, their performance in the group stage was impressive. Two wins over Juventus were not something that could have been achieved by luck, and Nottingham Forest also won all of their group stage qualification, although they scored far fewer goals than Barcelona.

Everyone still remembers the beginning of the season, when Donn talked about the Champions Cup group draw, he said, "Come to the unspoken rules!" "He got a UEFA ticket. Whether under Johansson or Platini as president, UEFA has always declared that they are transparent and fair, which is absolutely and absolutely not allowed to be questioned by outsiders, but Don doesn't know for what reason, but he always touches UEFA's backlash at this point, so one after another tickets fly like snowflakes. The two sides seem to have been in bonding since the 2006 final.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Don has to go against UEFA, it's really because UEFA sometimes does things that can't help but make people think crookedly. Like this one......

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The stage was set up in the style of the Champions Cup, with the five-star logo of the European Champions Cup all over the big screen, on the background wall, on the draw box and even on the back of the seats. The gleaming silver of the original European Champions Cup has reappeared in front of the world, and it is placed in the center of the stage, attracting the attention of everyone present. That's the common goal of everyone, no matter what their own strength is, they always have the right to dream.

Collina, a former bald referee from Italy who was invited to the lottery site as a guest of honor, stood in front of the glass box of the first name, and had just pulled out a colorful table tennis ball from the box with his right hand. He opened it, glanced at it, showed the note to the audience, and read, "Barcelona." ”

Barcelona's name appeared on the big screen behind it, the first team to be drawn.

Next, draw other teams

Zinedine Zidane stepped forward to draw lots as another special guest.

He fumbled around the box for a while and pulled out a small ball. After unfolding, he read expressionlessly: "Nottingham Forest." ”

He didn't have any expression on stage, and the rest of the audience burst into laughter.

Everyone knows what this draw means.

Since Barcelona and Nottingham Forest are both top teams in their respective groups, and according to the Champions League draw rules, the first round of each group will not meet, so it is absolutely impossible to hope that Barcelona and Nottingham Forest will hit the Earth on Mars in the first round. But UEFA did not say that Nottingham Forest and Barcelona will not meet under any circumstances.

Thereupon......

Barcelona first, Nottingham Forest second, and if they can overcome their respective opponents, they will meet in the quarter-finals.

This is really against all odds, and overcoming the restrictions of the rules will also draw the two teams together!

The coaches sitting around Don were all looking back at him, and Donn was laughing – something he wanted to see. Playing against teams like PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Porto, and Paris Saint-Germain, he is afraid that he will not be able to lift his energy.

The Chinese commentator who broadcast the draw to Chinese audiences laughed: "There is a saying in China: "It's not that enemies don't get together. Nottingham Forest and Barcelona look like they're on the same page. ”

A British commentator said: "The draw for the first two teams was the same as Mars hitting Earth. In such a Champions League, there will be a lot of exciting games. ”

Spanish commentary: "How many times have they met? ”

It seems that everyone thinks that the two teams will not be a problem at all after the quarterfinals. Even their opponents didn't know about it, so they started talking about what it would be like after the two teams met.

In case of an upset or something, I don't know how wonderful these people's faces will be.

The televised broadcast gave Don and Guardiola a close-up of each of them. Pep Guardiola was expressionless, even a little serious, while Don was smiling like a flower.

I have to sigh that Don En is really a "slut". Everyone wants the weaker the opponent, the better, but he likes to take the initiative to provoke those **oss.

But the more sensational scene didn't end there.

After the first round of draws, the draw begins against the opponents of the eight teams.

Barcelona drew PSV Eindhoven and it was a top-up draw. It can even be said that it is good, and it can't be better signed...... There were even envious voices in the venue.

A subtle smile finally appeared on Guardiola's face. In any case, it is better to meet PSV Eindhoven in the first round than to meet those big teams in the first round.

The next opponent to draw Nottingham Forest is still Zidane. What he pulled out this time was-

"Inter."

Excitement and boos erupted.

"Tonight's draw ceremony smells of conspiracy from beginning to end!" The commentator on the British side shouted loudly, he was a little dissatisfied. This is simply trying to kill Nottingham Forest, one lock is not enough, two locks, double insurance.

If it was Nottingham Forest two seasons ago, they would not be afraid of such a battle. Others don't worry about anything. However, Nottingham Forest's strength is greatly reduced now, and it is clearly not as good as when they defended the Champions Cup. And the strength of Barcelona and Inter Milan is like Zhongtian. Even if you were lucky enough to get past Inter Milan in the first round, Tony. Donn dares to guarantee that his team is unharmed? Nobody's accumulating yellow cards, nobody's getting hurt or anything?

When the time comes, we will face the defending champions who are waiting for their work......

It's a dark future.

The telecast gave Don a ten-second close-up this time. He's still laughing! Last time, I smiled like a flower, but this time I just smiled like a flower.

What did he say after last season?

"Mourinho, you knock out my team's account, we'll count it next season!"

God has eyes!

Jose Mourinho, do you think that by escaping England, you can escape the fate of not winning? It's useless! A man like you, even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, he can't escape from the palm of my hand. This time, you're dead!

Jose Mourinho sat diagonally across from Donne, with 10 men between the two. When this result came out, Mourinho did not look back to Donne, and there was not even eye contact between the two men. He just kept his head down and was talking to his partner, not caring what the people around him thought of the draw.

Don didn't look at Mourinho either, just stared up at the draw on the big screen and had fun. It seems that he is the onlookers who are watching the excitement, not one of the parties......

Even Platini found this scene too interesting, so he explained with a smile: "I promise, this result is absolutely not artificially ......"

There was another burst of laughter from the audience.

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After the draw ceremony, the final results were all in.

Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven played first, with Nottingham Forest away to Inter Milan on the same day.

Paris Saint-Germain then host AC Milan.

Bayern Munich vs. Juventus.

Arsenal play Valencia first.

Real Madrid hosts Liverpool.

Manchester United play Lyon away.

The match between Porto and Ajax is probably the least closely watched.

Highlights of the quarter-finals include Nottingham Forest vs. Inter Milan, Bayern Munich vs. Juventus and Real Madrid vs. Liverpool.

After the draw was over, Don was surrounded by a large crowd of reporters, all of whom wanted to hear what he had to say about the draw. For example, whether he will scold UEFA for being shady, many people are looking forward to hearing him say the classic "Come on, come to the unspoken rules for me!" ”

But this time, Donn let them down. Facing the expectant eyes of many reporters, he said with a smile: "I am very satisfied with the results of this draw, and I couldn't be more satisfied." Thanks to UEFA's draw grouping, I was able to draw the opponent I wanted to meet the most. ”

This answer is really a big disappointment for reporters who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

So a reporter simply asked: "Are you worried about being fined by UEFA again?" ”

Don glared at him, "No kidding, Mr. Reporter. I'm not short of that money. I think you're too bastard, you don't believe me when I tell the truth, and you spread it around when I tell a lie. I'm really happy with the result. Before the season, I said that Barcelona did not have enough gold in the Champions League, and some people criticized me for having pink eye. Now I can prove to those people whose eyes are the problem. As for Inter Milan, since he knocked out Nottingham Forest more than a season ago, I've been thinking about how to get revenge. I'm even worried that I won't get a chance...... You all know that the draw is a small probability event......" Donn laughed at this, "so of course I'm very grateful to UEFA for solving both of my problems at once." I don't have to wait until next season, next season, next season......"

"But, Mr. Donne. Inter Milan are strong, do you have the confidence to win? ”

"Nonsense. I don't have the confidence to play in the European Champions League? I don't have any confidence that Nottingham Forest and I are still in the elevator between the Championship and League One. Without confidence I wouldn't have defended the Champions Cup. My Nottingham Forest have won two European Cups, one Premier League title, and none of them have been picked up cheaply. My champion is genuine and in full condition. Do you think that every team that reaches the round of 16 of the Champions League has the good fortune of Barcelona and can draw the underdogs in the first round? He also did not forget to mock Barcelona and provoke psychological warfare several rounds in advance.

"Mr. Donn, I heard that you don't have a good relationship with Mourinho......"

"You're right!" Tang En did not deny it this time, and agreed with the reporter's statement very crisply, without covering it up on the surface at all. "He and I are enemies. If you ask him, you will probably get such an answer. Actually, I'm very excited and confident about the game against Inter Milan. Playing against them, Nottingham Forest have a psychological advantage. ”

Don didn't forget to bring Inter Milan into the psychological warfare team. If you want to play, you can play big, and it's better to be happy alone than to be happy. It's a pity that it's missing one of the three now......

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The next day, newspapers, television and the Internet reported the results of the draw for the knockout stage of the European Champions Cup. Tony. Photos of Donn, Jose Mourinho, and Pep Guardiola at the draw were prominently placed, with their expressions and meanings.

The first thought of the vast majority of fans when they saw this result was-

"Conspiracy! **Naked conspiracy! ”

(To be continued)