Chapter Ninety-Five: The draw for the Champions League knockout round where Mars collides with Earth

After the old Ray finger banner and Chelsea scored three goals in a row, the picture of the banner being put away by Tottenham fans became the most popular photo after the game. Its popularity is even higher than the game picture of Liverpool and Manchester United, and the fierce double red will also be successfully stolen by Lao Lei and Chelsea at this time. Although the score of 3:0 was not rewritten again until the end of this game, this did not diminish the shock it brought to the outside world. Chelsea's sharp continuous striking ability and the domineering fingers of Lao Lei became the focus of heated discussions after the game.

"It's a play-like competition, and the script is written by God or Remayr." This is the most classic summary of the game by The Times after the game. And one of the original passages reads: "When Reimma set up Gudjohnsson's third Chelsea goal again, I'm sure Tottenham fans must have started to doubt their eyes. Conceding three goals in five minutes is like cutting a 90-minute game to five minutes, or rather, Reima and his Chelsea have played the game in just five minutes.

When the Tottenham fans put the banner up in disbelief, we don't know if he did it in fear that Remaier and Chelsea would break their goal again. But from our point of view, this qiē seems to be so. Remaia scored three goals in a row for Chelsea, and the opponents fearfully put away the banner denigrating him, which was as exciting as the plot of a movie or a novel. Although there were only three goals in this game, these 5 minutes were like condensing all the essence of this game, which was enough to move and shock us!

We don't know about Gala's departure. whether, or how badly, has it been to Chelsea. But at this moment, it can be judged at least temporarily. There is no or very little impact, to the point where it is negligible. In Remaya's own words. It can be said: 'There are many in Gala, and there is only one in Remaya.' At least at this time, there is no doubt that this statement is true. ”

The Times' opinion is representative of the mainstream public opinion in English football after the game. The previous series of doubts and criticisms turned into praise and exclamation overnight, as if the previous qiē was an illusion. Although there are still some dissenting voices, at least at this time, these voices are not much of a storm. Lao Lei's domineering appearance is to shock the entire English football world. At this time. No one can be entirely sure whether Galla's departure will stop Chelsea's progress. Because at least it seems that as long as there is a normal old thunder present, the presence or absence of Gala does not seem to affect the overall situation.

In this 180-degree reversal of mainstream public opinion, the photo of Lao Lei domineeringly pointing to the banner is the most powerful evidence that Chelsea fans support their king. In the days following the Tottenham match, a number of Chelsea fans gathered on the periphery of the Chelsea training ground, holding up the photo to show their absolute support for the old Ray. Time. Gara, who was still a "victim" before the day, seems to have become a small role that no one cares about and does not matter.

In fact, Gala has not had a good time in Chelsea's second-tier team these days. At this time. He has been ostracised by Chelsea as a whole, both at club level and at fan level. If in a match against Tottenham. If Chelsea's performance is not good or ideal, there may be a chance in his Chelsea career. But that's just a hypothesis. The reality is that Jose Mourinho and Lao Lei are the absolute victors in this battle of internal contradictions at Chelsea. In such a situation. Galla has also torn his face with Chelsea and has not been seen at Chelsea's training ground for several days. Moreover, he has already informed his agent and asked him to do his best to determine his next home.

Leaving aside the transfer of Galla, after the game against Tottenham, the whole Chelsea squad finally had a chance to rest for a few days. They won't have any more games to play before their next Premier League fixture. In this regard, Lao Lei also breathed a sigh of relief. This is only his first Premier League season, and he is inevitably a little unaccustomed to the hectic schedule here. Compared to the schedule in the Portuguese League, Lao Lei feels like a tired worker now, looking quite tired. So in terms of physical fitness, he is also slowly adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League, but it will take a while.

Unlike players who get a few days off, Mourinho doesn't have a break. However, he was not preparing for Chelsea's next league game at home to Portsmouth, but at the scene of the Champions League knockout draw. At this time, fans all over the world also cast their eyes on this small venue. Here, the giants they have in mind, the Holy Land, will decide their opponents in the knockout rounds of the Champions League. At this moment, they are looking forward to the draw of lots for Mars to hit the earth, looking forward to the reunion of the enemies, and looking forward to the new grievances they write. And Lao Lei was also at home in London and watched the live broadcast of the lottery ceremony.

Especially considering the situation of the group in this year's Champions League, such expectations are even stricter. The reason is simple, just look at the second place in each group this year. Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Barcelona, the world's top giants with a glorious history, have been in poor form in this year's Champions League group stage and fell to second place. What does this mean is that the giant battle between Mars and Earth, which started in the 1/4 knockout round in the past, will kick off in advance in the 1/8 knockout round this year. How can this not make the fans excited, how can it not poke the reporter's urine spot?

In such a situation, whether their own team can draw a good sign will naturally become the focus of all fans, coaches, and even all players. And the final result of the draw was not disappointing to everyone, and Mars hitting the Earth not only appeared, but it will appear several times. Of the eight matchup lists, four of them are undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

It was the reunion of the old woman Juventus and the galaxy battleship Real Madrid, and Zidane once again staged the drama of facing the old master. Next up is the Gunners Arsenal who meet Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in a 48-game unbeaten head-to-head clash with Green Hollywood. Also, the Rossoneri AC Milan vs the Red Devils, and the direct dialogue between the two superstars of Kaka and Ronaldo's younger generation. Finally, it is the most eye-catching and eye-catching matchup in the 1/8 knockout round, the pinnacle battle between Chelsea, who has shown its king in the new season, and the re-emerging Catalan giants Barcelona, and the duel between Lao Lei and Ronaldo, the most popular in football today, has aroused the interest of fans around the world.

Chelsea's performance in the new season does not need to be repeated, and their invincible momentum has made the entire European football world look sideways, becoming one of the favorites to win the Champions League this year. Barcelona are no slouch, not as imposing as Chelsea, but they have come out of the lows of history under Ronaldo. In this year's La Liga, Barcelona has completely suppressed Real Madrid and is expected to return to the La Liga throne. The perfect performance of Ronaldo and his teammates even made the Catalan media exclaim "This is the Dream II team", which shows the strength of this Barcelona team. Because the last team they named the "dream team" was Barcelona, which won the first Champions League gold cup in history under the most glorious Cruyff in history.

These two teams will meet in advance in the 1/8 knockout round of the Champions League, and such a hot matchup makes the draw scene let out bursts of exclamations, of course, mixed with some schadenfreude laughter. After all, these two teams are the most powerful contenders for the Champions League title this year, and meeting so early is undoubtedly to get rid of a big enemy for other teams. The faces of Rijkaard and Mourinho, who were at the scene, were also not very good, and they couldn't help but scold the stinky hands of the draw personnel in their hearts.

However, in contrast to Rijkaard's simple dissatisfaction and regret, Mourinho's feelings are more complicated. Because his real coaching career can be said to have started in Barcelona, as a small translator under the then Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal, Mourinho was from that time, firmly established his path as a manager, and also learned an important foundation as a manager. In a certain way, this can be regarded as an alternative master-apprentice duel, but the martial arts learned by the apprentice are two completely different routines from the master.

Although Chelsea now mainly play on the ground and pass the ball thoroughly, unlike Barcelona's football philosophy of pursuing possession, Mourinho only uses possession as a means. Victory is his only goal. To this end, he can put four forwards to attack wildly, or he can retract the whole line to focus on defensive counterattacks, he can play ball control tactics, or he can abandon ball control and use the "ugly" defense in the eyes of the outside world to suffocate the opponent, just to win. It can be said that this encounter has special significance for Mourinho, although he led the team to meet Barcelona in the warm-up match when he was in Porto. But how can that game be compared to the knockout rounds of the Champions League, it will be a game in which Mourinho justified his football philosophy and fought for it.

And in the same way, for Lao Lei, this is also a special game. Because in this game, he will have a direct dialogue with Xiao Luo again. Although the two are good friends, they are also strong contenders for the number one player in world football today, and they are each other's biggest rivals.

Unlike Chelsea fans, who were frustrated by the draw, Ray was completely excited about it. The current Xiao Luo is one of the few players in today's football who makes him feel very stingy. In Lao Lei's heart, this is completely an evenly matched conversation, and how can this not make his blood boil and make it difficult for him to hold himself?!

Just when Lao Lei was in the excitement, he received a phone call.

"Hey, man, I'm going to win this time!!"

"Definitely !!" (To be continued......)