Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 292 Quarterfinals

After the FA Cup quarter-finals, the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and was chaired by UEFA Secretary-General Gianni Infantino, with a short video introduction of the eight teams played before the draw by the ambassador of the venue where the final was held. The 1/4 finals of this Champions League are from 5 leagues, the Premier League occupies half of the country (Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, defending champion Arsenal), 2 La Liga seats (Real Madrid and Barcelona), and the remaining 2 seats belong to Serie A (Inter Milan) and Bundesliga (Schalke). The two legs of the quarter-finals will be played on 5/6 April and 12/13 April; The two legs of the semi-finals will be played on 26/27 April and 3/4 May; The final will be held at Wembley Stadium in London on May 28 at 20:45 CET (2:45 GMT on May 29).

Arsenal, who won the draw in the last round, are getting luckier, and this time they have been drawn against Barcelona from La Liga, who are also the second favourites in the Champions League. In addition, Real Madrid's signing luck is good, they drew Tottenham Hotspur, who has little experience in the Champions League, Inter Milan, who had better luck than Real Madrid, drew Schalke 04, and there is basically no big problem in qualifying, and Manchester United is also unlucky, their opponent is Chelsea in the same league.

In terms of the division of semi-zones, Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur are in one semi-zone, while Inter, Schalke 04 and Manchester United and Chelsea are in one semi-zone. With a bit of luck, this season's Champions League final could be taken over by a Premier League side and turned into an FA Cup or League Cup final.

This draw gave birth to four highlights, 1 is whether Real Madrid and Barcelona can advance; Concerned about whether Real Madrid and Barcelona can advance, not only because of the fame of these two teams, but also because the two teams are divided into a half, if they can advance, they will stage a Spanish derby in the Champions League semifinals. If this is the case in the semi-finals, Real Madrid and Barcelona will have four more meetings this season (one league game, one Copa del Rey final, two Champions League games). For Jose Mourinho, who was swept 5-0 by Barcelona in the first leg of the league, there are now too many opportunities for revenge and he needs to grasp them tightly.

Third League. In the 1/8 finals, Inter met the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern, and after entering the top 8, Inter met a German team again: Schalke. Serie A and Bundesliga are fiercely competing in the league standings, with the two leagues performing similarly in the Champions League this season, and now the Bundesliga has overtaken Serie A to become the third league in Europe. Judging from the current points, Inter Milan can win all the championships to help Serie A overtake the Bundesliga (Germany and Italy are only left with Schalke and Inter in Europe this season), so that Serie A can continue to play in the top 4 Champions League next season, otherwise they only have three places, while the Bundesliga has four.

3, can Arsenal break the curse of the quarterfinals again, after the Champions League restructuring, the defending champions have died in the quarterfinals, except for Manchester United in 09 to reach the semifinals, now it depends on whether Arsenal can break this curse and continue to move forward.

4. Real Madrid's Law. After the player leaves Real Madrid, the "Real Madrid Law" of the Champions League must produce good results is about to come out. Last year, Sneijder and Robben, who were abandoned by Real Madrid, represented Inter and Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semi-finals respectively. This year, the protagonists who changed their fortunes became the former Real Madrid flag Raul and the unpopular Van der Vaart, and as a result, Schalke and Tottenham also successfully advanced to the last eight, and now it is up to them to make it to the last four.

After the draw ended, the British media quickly commented on the draw results:

Sky Sports took Manchester United's meeting with Chelsea as a big headline, saying that Manchester United and Chelsea will meet again in the Champions League after the 2008 Champions League final, saying that Ancelotti must first pass the sworn rival of the same country if he wants to win the first Champions League title for Chelsea, and in last month's league meeting, Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1 at home, and Sky Sports also lamented that Tottenham Hotspur met Real Madrid, the most Champions League winners, after eliminating Milan, which has won the second most Champions Leagues, and in case of promotion, It will also be difficult to meet defending champions Arsenal or second favourites Barcelona.

The Guardian sees Arsenal's re-encounter with Barcelona as the top priority of this Champions League draw, Arsenal beat Barcelona in last year's Champions League final to win the title, and now the first and second favorites will face a two-legged match between home and away, and the outcome is unpredictable.

"The Independent" pointed out that in the game between Manchester United and Chelsea, the Red Devils have the advantage of playing at home, and the two teams will continue to continue the war to Europe outside the league competition, and although Tottenham meets Mourinho's Real Madrid, it also has the advantage of playing at home, the newspaper does not think that Real Madrid is unbeatable, because it uses "theoretically strong" to describe the Galaxy Battleship, and the "Independent" also made it clear that the favorite Barcelona and Arsenal are in the greatest suspense to advance, this is a game where Mars collides with the earth, which also means that once Tottenham is upset, Upsets must also continue. The newspaper is also interested to see if Inter can survive Manchester United or Chelsea without Jose Mourinho once they knock out Schalke 04 and advance to the semi-finals.

The "Sun", which has always been sensational, pointed out that the Chelsea people who broke their hearts in 08 Moscow will take revenge on Manchester United this time anyway, although the Blues have often beaten Ferguson's team in the Premier League schedule recently, but it is the league after all, and Abou, who is desperate to win the Champions League, will definitely order his team to do everything in their power to finish out their opponents, and the newspaper also encourages Tottenham to eliminate Real Madrid with the same confidence after taking out A Milan, and then meet Arsenal in the semi-finals to get the Champions League trophy in the Premier League bag early.

"Bild" said that Schalke met Inter Milan who eliminated Bayern is a test, but the newspaper also pays attention to the Real Madrid team There are still 2 German players Ozil and Khedira, if Real Madrid and Schalke can finally meet in the final, Ozil will have the opportunity to meet his old club, but Schalke 04 Even if Inter Milan avenges Bayern, the subsequent semi-final opponents will be one of Manchester United and Chelsea, and it is very difficult to advance to the final.

According to Kicker magazine, Schalke 04 will be a difficult task for the newly changed Schalke 04 to face Inter Milan, and how Rangnick will defend against the attacks of the reigning Champions League champions will be the biggest problem for the German only in the two quarter-finals, and once they progress, they will face the winner between Manchester United and Chelsea, which will be equally difficult to deal with. The magazine also believes that Arsenal and Real Madrid have a good chance of meeting in the semi-finals, although Real Madrid will have a harder time qualifying, as Tottenham have Real Madrid and Hamburg veteran Van der Vaart in their squad.

"Milan Sport" said in a more relaxed tone that Inter Milan drew another Bundesliga opponent this time, but the semi-finals will meet the winner between Manchester United and Chelsea, and Inter/Shackel will play at home first in the semi-finals, which will be a disadvantage for Inter.

The newspaper "Roma Sport" used Inter's lucky draw Schalke 04 as the headline, and the newspaper believes that Inter, who have been much inferior to last season's performance, have drawn a Bundesliga team that has been drawn, but the subsequent semi-finals will be against Manchester United or Chelsea, one of the Premier League giants.

"All Sports" is very happy that Inter Milan avoided Real Madrid, and also drew Schalke 04, a relatively weak opponent, which is not bad, although it is possible to meet Manchester United or Chelsea in the semi-finals, but it is better than Barcelona or Real Madrid, especially the latter coach Mourinho was still the head coach of Inter Milan last season, and "All Sports" said that it is possible to meet Real Madrid in the final is the best result.

The three major societies commented on it after the draw, and they generally believed that the 'civil war' between Chelsea and Manchester United, the artistic football battle between Arsenal and Barcelona was the main event, and said that Mourinho, who led Real Madrid to the quarter-finals, is expected to create a miracle.

Reuters: Chelsea finally have revenge on Jose Mourinho's return to England

In the 07/08 Champions League final, Chelsea lost 5-6 to Manchester United on penalties to hand over the trophy. Now, Chelsea are drawn against Manchester United, and there is no doubt that they will have a chance to get their revenge. Compared to other teams, Barcelona drew a signing, and Arsenal's current form is almost invincible. Nine-time Champions League winners Real Madrid will face Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals, which means that Munirio will return to England once again. In addition, defending champions Inter Milan will face Schalke 04.

AFP: Chelsea and Manchester United reunion is a good show Tottenham are expected to knock out Real Madrid

After meeting in the Champions League final in Moscow three years ago, Chelsea and Manchester United are back together in this Champions League fixture. Premier League leaders Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge first, which is more beneficial for them as they have home advantage in the second leg. However, for Chelsea, who have never won the Champions League, they will certainly do everything they can to fight for everything. Either Barcelona or Arsenal will qualify as normal. Knocking out Real Madrid will be a daunting task for Tottenham, but they have already eliminated Milan in the last stage of the competition, and Real Madrid have not won the upper hand in five meetings with English sides since 2002. Inter Milan won't have too much trouble knocking out Schalke 04 after all, they just magically took out Bayern Munich in their last game.

Associated Press: La Liga duo may meet in the semifinals of the former League Cup final Inter Milan needs to be cautious,

Barcelona against Arsenal. If both Real Madrid and Barcelona can make the cut, they will meet again in the next round. La Liga giants will face each other twice next month, one in the second leg of the league and the other in the Copa del Rey final. Real Madrid reached the last eight for the first time since 2004, thanks to the managerial ability of manager Jose Mourinho, who are ready to knock out Tottenham. Three years ago, Chelsea hated Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out in the Champions League final in Moscow, and the Blues have been given the chance to prove themselves when the two teams meet again. Inter Milan against Schalke 04, the Italians are also not to be taken lightly, you must know that in the 96/97 season of the League Cup final, Inter Milan lost to the opponent on penalties and lost the title.

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