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A total of six teams in the Premier League have participated in the Champions League, all of which have reached the knockout stages of the round of 16, which can be described as unprecedented, with Arsenal, Red Rebels, Manchester United and Liverpool all topping the group, while Droysden and Manchester City are second in the group, which has caused many other league teams to be a headache.

The strength of the Premier League is obvious, the difficulty of the Premier League team is even more of a headache, all of a sudden into the 6 Premier League teams, in accordance with the draw principle of the round of 16 knockout rounds, with the national team avoided, only 2 of the 8 groups of confrontation hope to avoid the Premier League, which suddenly made many teams began to pray to God and Buddha.

The first to draw out is Arsenal, the Gunners' performance this season can be said to have changed a lot compared to previous seasons, Henry is old and strong, Benzema, Gourcuff, Nasri and other young players rise, so that the Gunners are full of competitiveness, even in the Premier League, the Gunners are a very difficult top team.

But tragically, the gunner drew Lyon, and Benzema ran into his old club, which immediately made everyone present sigh.

Lyon's team is not strong, weak or weak, and it cannot compete with Arsenal in terms of strength, but this team has a history of creating upsets, and no one dares to underestimate it.

They were followed by the Red Rebels.

When Olsen pulled out the piece of paper with the name of the Red Rebels written on it from the small ball, it was obvious that almost everyone in the audience gasped, except for Arsenal and Lyon, who had already been determined, even several other Premier League teams who knew that there were avoidance principles of the same country.

'It's a team that all football clubs in Europe and the world are trembling at, and even though they ended in the last eight of the Champions League last season, even though they only won one Premier League title last season, they are still the strongest and most feared team on the planet.

"Look at the performance of these team spokespeople on the scene, especially those non-Premier League teams who qualified second, they can't help but show their timidity, and the general manager of Schalke 04 even prayed on the spot, obviously very worried about running into the Red Rebels."

In the Champions League in recent years, meeting the Red Rebels means being eliminated!

Some people may say that Barcelona eliminated the Red Rebels last season, but those two legs are a shame that even Barcelona fans themselves don't want to mention, without Busquets's actor-level performance, without Guardiola's ugly bucket formation that even Barcelona itself can't stand to watch, they can eliminate the Red Rebels?

Besides, to put it bluntly, they are just trying to defeat the Red rebels, not defeat!

Over the years, the Red Rebels have never lost in the aggregate score of the two legs of the Champions League knockout round!

Compared to the nervousness of the other teams, the Red Rebels looked very calm, Walsh and Xiao Yu on the side were talking and laughing, obviously curious about the Red Rebels' opponents, which formed a big difference from their potential rivals.

The small balls in the glass jar were constantly turning, disrupting the order, and then Olsen reached into one of them, fished out a small ball, opened it, took out a piece of paper, and turned it around.

The live TV camera had been following Olsen's hands closely at this time, and when he turned around, he saw the name on it, and the audience was in an uproar.

"Bayern Munich!"

One of the strongest teams in the second-place finish, and one of Europe's top giants, no one expected the two teams to meet in the round of 16.

There was soon a round of applause at the scene, Rummenigge's expression was very interesting, hearing the applause, he felt that it was the schadenfreude of others, they dared to use Bayern as a shield, anyway, the remaining opponents of the Red Rebels were not so terrible.

As everyone knows, Rummenigge himself does not want to run into the Red rebels!

"Obviously, there are a lot of teams who are relieved, and it's hard for us to explain their mentality, but we really feel the awe they have, or the admiration they have, because they know from their hearts that their team is not as good as the Red Rebels!"

"Over the years, the Red Rebels have been almost invincible across the Europa continent, only last season's Barcelona, with two extremely ugly draws, and then relying on the player's acting to earn a penalty, relying on away goals to eliminate the Red Rebels, except for that, no one can beat this team at all!"

"To be able to sit in this hall are all the top teams in Europa, there has never been a team that has made them feel so scared, even trembling, the Red Rebels are the only one, if Bayern, Real Madrid, Barcelona and other teams are European super giants, then what level is the Red Rebels?"

No one knows, but it is undeniable that Bayern is playing the role of a sacrificed outcast at the moment!

At least in the minds of many people, this is true!

…………………… The other 6 sets of draws also surfaced quickly.

The third team to be drawn after the Red Rebels was Manchester United, and the Red Devils were lucky enough to draw Schalke 04, which also made Bundesliga fans feel depressed, and even many Bundesliga fans are promoting conspiracy theories that UEFA intends to get rid of the Bundesliga team.

Bayern meets the Red Rebels, Schalke 04 meets Manchester United, all of them are life-or-death games, isn't this proof?

Barcelona were drawn from Manchester United, but the luck of the Barcelona brothers is really not good, because they met De Roysden in the Champions League final last season, and the blood reached the final last season by eliminating Barcelona in the semi-finals, although they did not win the Champions League in the end, but they are determined to return to the top this season.

Liverpool drew Inter Milan, there were rumors before, Inter Milan's Moratti was dissatisfied with Mancini and wanted to change the coach, and Liverpool's Benitez was in his consideration, and now UEFA has drawn this sign, which naturally makes countless fans talk about it, hoping to see Benitez and Mancini's direct dialogue.

Juventus met Van Gaal's Manchester City, which is also a relatively unlucky signing, the Bianconeri since relegation, the momentum is not as good as before, after returning to the top league, although soon returned to the top of Serie A, but the strength is much inferior compared with the relegation of the year.

The highlight of this showdown is undoubtedly Buffon vs. Juventus, full of gimmicks!

Real Madrid and Porto were the two luckiest teams, neither of them met the Premier League powerhouses, Real Madrid drew Ligue 1 powerhouse Bordeaux, and Porto drew La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid.

Judging from the cards and data, Real Madrid undoubtedly overpowered Bordeaux, but the latter is not without the possibility of an upset, and the situation between Porto and Atletico Madrid is also very similar, and no one can say for sure that they will eat their opponents.

For the draw for the knockout round of 16 of this Champions League, the media generally believes that it is the return of traditional European forces, because of these 16 teams, the traditional five leagues occupy 15 places, with the only exception being Portugal's Porto.

This makes the last-16 knockout stage of this Champions League particularly eye-catching, especially among the fans.

With the draw, the media also began to interpret the qualifying situation behind the draw, and no team will be a weak team to this point, everyone has a bit of a pound, the key is to see whose card is bigger.

However, unlike the media's preference for this kind of prediction, bookmakers prefer to do just the odds.

Bayern, who were originally on the favourite, have now dropped their odds by more than half all at once, for the simple reason that they have met the Red Rebels, the biggest favourites to win the Champions League.

Many people say that the Red Rebels' elimination by Barcelona last season was just an accident, and now that they are back again, the Red Rebels are expected to continue to win the Champions League and recreate their glory.

Judging from the cards, the Red Rebels are indeed the largest team among the 16 teams, and players such as Xiao Xiaoluo, Messi, Kaka, Aguero, and Cesc Fabregas are all world-class stars in this position, and these players have been working together for many years, and they have a tacit understanding with each other, and the Red Rebels are very terrifying.

The Red Rebels' bench weakened last season, and now it has also been improved to a certain extent, with Theo Walcott, Ismael, Michael? Johnson, Maika? Players such as Richards have been outstanding this season and have been an integral part of the team, and although they have not been able to play the main team, their contributions have been real.

A strong main line-up and good bench depth all contribute to the fact that the Red Rebels are stronger this season than last season!

Of course, other teams are not low in their call to win the championship, such as Manchester United and Droysden, the two champions and runners-up teams last season, have been as consistent as ever this season, and although Droisden is second in the group, their strength is not too much of a problem.

The other favorite is Liverpool, Benitez's cup results have been good, Real Madrid and Barcelona are also very expected, but the former's results in the Champions League have not been strong, Barcelona has been banned from recruiting this season, the team has a lot of loopholes, and the last few people who hold on to the Champions League may not be high.

The Champions League draw has always been a few happy and a few worried, but it is still going to be photographed!

…………………… Three days after the Champions League draw, the Red Rebels travelled to the third round of the FA Cup, away to Sheffield Wednesday.

After playing the last round of the Premier League before the winter break on December 28, Mourinho gave some of his players an early holiday, including Xiao Xiaoluo, Messi, Kaka, Aguero and other main players.

In this round of the FA Cup, Mourinho arranged all the youth teams and some substitutes to play.

Goalkeeper Brad? Friedel, the backline from left to right is Davide? Thornton, Jack? Rodwell, Maika? Richards and Raphael; The two midfielders are Aaron? Ramsey and Mikel; Up front, Mesut Ozil; The two wingers were Theo Walcott and Angel Di Maria, with Didier Drogba up front, while Wilshere, Nimar and Rafael's twin brother Fabio were all on the bench.

In the first 30 minutes of the game, Sheffield Wednesday took advantage of the home advantage to occupy a certain initiative, especially after they launched a wave of onslaught after the opening, which caught the Red Rebels a little off guard, plus the Sheffield Wednesday fans in the stands who came to watch the game, obviously happy to see the Red Rebels embarrassed and cheered.

In the 16th minute, two of the Red Rebels' central defenders made a clearance error. Both Richards and Rodwell mistakenly thought that the opposition would come forward to clear the ball, but both players looked a little hesitant, but the opposing striker Barrett seized the opportunity and scored the leading goal.

The goal was a huge boost to the home fans, who were eager to rush onto the pitch one by one to help Sheffield Wednesday beat the Red Rebels.

But at the crucial moment, Drogba, a world-class player, finally showed his worth.

In the past two seasons, Drogba's injuries have begun to increase, it is said that this is due to his excessive reliance on his body when he was young, even after coming to the Red Rebels, he has restrained and transformed, but he still can't prevent the injury from breaking out, which makes him lose the main position, but in the face of the low-level Sheffield Wednesday, Drogba seems to be unrelenting.

In first-half stoppage time, Drogba broke the ball in front of the field and handed it to Ozil behind him, and the German knocked it back to Aaron? Ramsey, the Welsh youngster, unleashed a long ball and fed Walcott on the left.

The England genius used his speed and technique to eat the opponent in a one-on-one situation against the opposing fullback, and went down to the bottom line to cross, Drogba had already inserted into the penalty area at this time, and slammed the header before everyone else to equalize the score.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Drogba's performance was still eye-catching.

In the 55th minute, it was his powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area that overtook the score for the Red Rebels, 1:2!

The Sheffield Wednesday fans were speechless, but they soon erupted in boos in the hope of stopping the Red Rebels.

But the frenzied Red Rebels didn't stop their goal.

5 minutes later, Drogba's header in the penalty area was ferried, and Di Maria grabbed the point and scored, 1:3!

Mourinho took into account Drogba's early injury recovery and quickly made changes on the pitch, replacing him with Nimar and replacing Di Maria on the right with Wilshere, allowing England talent to play on the right and Nimar on the left, with Theo Walcott playing the forward position he played in his youth team.

It was a position where Theo Walcott was arguably at home, scoring a lot of goals in the youth team and only changing his style when he arrived in the first team, but in this game he scored immediately as soon as he appeared up front.

In the 78th minute, Walcott received a pass from Nimar in the left position at the front of the penalty area, and took the middle sideways, seeing that the opponent's goalkeeper was a little negligent, he suddenly pulled out a ball and shot a curved ball, and the football hung in the corner of the net, 1:4!

Only 2 minutes later, after Ozil and Walcourt in the middle played a series of combined passes, the German hit a close-range shot in the penalty area to expand the score to 1:5!

After that, the Red Rebels took control of the situation on the pitch, and Mourinho used this FA Cup game to look at the form and performance of these youth teams and young players, so that if necessary, they could be promoted to the first team and make appropriate additions to the team.

Judging by the performance in this game, they can all be trusted!

(To be continued)