Chapter 94: Champions League quarterfinals draw, Galliani laughed at the media!

After passing seven levels and cutting eight generals, it has become the most classic picture that Tang Jue left for Milan fans. For many years later, Milan fans were talking about the goal. Some fans even used "Shocking, crying ghosts!" "To describe the goal.

For a long time to come, the footage of this long-distance run has been repeatedly broadcast on many TV media. At the end of the season, the goal was officially named the best goal of the season in the Champions League by UEFA officials.

Milan Sports Newspaper rarely gave Tang Jue a perfect score of 10! This hasn't been the case for many years. Ronnie, Kaka, Ballack and Kahn tied for second with eight points.

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At the end of the night, the Milan players did not go out to party, and they went to the hospital to visit Pirlo and Stam en masse. Looking at Stam who was still unconscious, the joy of the Milan players advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League was gone. Four days later they had to play Juventus and injuries to two big players cast a shadow over them.

Coming to Pirlo's hospital room and looking at the thick bandage on his ankle, the Milan players were a little down. Pirlo laughed: "The doctor said I will be able to move in a few days, you see what has become of you." Without me, you can beat Juventus! ”

Pirlo's importance to Milan is well known, and Pirlo's words are not funny. Maldini shook his head and said, "Hurry up and heal from your injuries, we have a lot of work to do during this time." Not to mention the game against Juventus in four days' time, not to mention the Milan derby in the near future, we have the Champions League quarter-finals in three weeks' time. The draw will be drawn tomorrow, and I don't know who the opponent is. ”

Ronnie wanted to break the sadness in the room. He laughed, "Pirlo, don't be lazy. Tang was lazy before the winter break, and as a result, our winning streak came to a halt and we lost one game. If you're lazy, we're probably going to lose more than one game, maybe a lot of games. ”

Kaka took over the topic and said: "Yes, hurry up and get better, didn't we say that we want to win Serie A and the Champions League." If it weren't for you, then ...... Do you want to exhaust us? ”

Pirlo laughed. He looked at his teammates' faces and said, "I will." But where is this kind of thing to me. You guys, you haven't lost this game yet, you've already found a scapegoat. It's so damning! ”

He looked at Tang Jue, who had a hesitant expression, and asked, "Tang, you are a big star tonight." What's wrong? Sullen look. I don't see that look on your face very often. ”

Tang Jue was indeed hesitating. After being scanned by the supercomputer Feifei, Pirlo had to rest for at least nine days to recover. In other words, Pirlo will definitely not be able to play against Juventus.

He hesitated whether he should let Pirlo recover from his injury sooner. Tang Jue also has special drugs on his body to strengthen muscles and ligaments. With a little genetic medicine, Pirlo could have been cured in three days. In that case. Andrea Pirlo will be in time for the game against Juventus.

However, he feared that he had given Pirlo the drug, and that the miraculous effect would cause others to speculate. If that's the case, it will cause him a lot of trouble. How can he explain it? Is it going to be pushed to Chinese medicine again?

There is another reason for Tang Jue to hesitate, that is, he is proud, and this kind of cheating behavior will make him have problems in his mood. Couldn't have beaten Juventus without Pirlo?

Tang Jue exhaled a long breath, a smile appeared on his face, he looked at Pirlo and smiled: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about some questions." By the way, who do you think we will meet best in the quarterfinals? ”

Tang Jue's words aroused the interest of the players, Pirlo's hospital room began to be noisy, and the Milan players began to predict their opponents.

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March 10, 9 p.m., Paris City Hall. The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League is about to begin.

The reason why the draw was held in Paris is because this season's Champions League final was held at the Stade de France in Paris. The Stade de France in Paris has the most precious memories of French fans, where France defeated Brazil 3-0 on July 12, 98, to win the first World Cup in French history.

The Big Ear Cup was set aside, and the draw ceremony was presided over by UEFA CEO Olsson, and the representatives of the clubs in the audience were watching Olsson nervously. The draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League officially began, and Olsson drew Arsenal first, followed by Juventus!

Wenger and Moggi both shook their heads, and Galliani had a smile on his face. Olsson then began to draw a second group of opponents. The first thing he drew out was Benfica, and Galliani and the others began to widen their eyes, how much they hoped that the next draw would be their own team!

Benfica are undoubtedly the weakest team in the quarterfinals, and the remaining giants want to draw Benfica. Olsson starts to draw Benfica's opponents!

After a moment, Galliani began to shake his head, and Rijkaard smiled.

Olsson drew out Barcelona!

Galliani muttered to himself: "Oh, God! Don't draw Inter again! ”

There have been two Milan derbies in the last three seasons. In last year's quarter-finals, Milan faced each other in a narrow way, and in the second leg of the San Siro match, angry Inter fans threw firecrackers into the stadium, injuring Dida. Galliani doesn't want last year's history to repeat itself and meet Inter too early.

Olsson pulled out the note that said Inter and Ajax, and Galliani's eyes sharpened and his fists clenched. In Galliani's nervousness, Olsson unfolded the note in his hand, which said Villarreal!

Galliani closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief!

Now only Milan and Lyon remain, which means that Milan's quarter-final opponent is Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon. Galliani suddenly laughed on his face, thinking of last season's match between Saint-Germain and Lyon. Saint-Germain beat Lyon twice in Ligue 1 last season. And the main hero of those two games is Tang Jue!

Tang Jue scored three goals in those two games. Galliani thought of the grievances between Tang Jue and Leon again, and he really laughed happily!

Lyon's representative was their coach Roguin, who had an extremely ugly face. Think about those two games last season. Thinking about the match between Milan and Bayern last night, Leguin had an ominous premonition, as if Tang Jue was looking at him coldly from the side.

Although the match between Inter and Ajax is still over, Inter Milan and Milan share the same stadium, and in order to avoid both teams being at home at the same time, UEFA has made a plan and directly put Lyon's name in front.

The Champions League quarter-final matchups are out: Arsenal vs. Juventus; Benfica vs. Barcelona; The winner of Inter Milan and Ajax takes on Villarreal; Lyon against AC Milan.

The first leg of the quarter-finals will be played on March 29 and 30, with the first two teams going head-to-head on March 29. On March 30, the latter two teams went head-to-head. The team with the name first. The first leg will be at home.

UEFA also confirmed the semi-final matchups: the winner of Arsenal vs Juventus vs the winner of Inter Milan/Ajax vs Villarreal; Lyon vs AC Milan winner vs Benfica vs Barcelona winner.

The draw ceremony is over. A few joys and a few sorrows!

A number of media outlets began interviewing representatives of various clubs. Juve's results in Serie A are better than in Europe, having reached seven Champions League finals and lifted only twice. Milan have reached the final ten times and won the trophy six times. Juventus are on par with their biggest rivals in Serie A, Milan. The results in Europe are much worse. That's why Moggi recruited Capello, who he hoped would bring Juventus a Champions League trophy.

Speaking to the media, Moggi said: "We have a lot of work to do this season and we are temporarily behind in Serie A. But I'm confident about the race in three days' time. For the Champions League, I think every Juventus fan wants us to win the trophy. Arsenal are a respectable opponent and I'm looking forward to the quarter-finals! ”

Moggi made no secret of his desire for the Champions League, knowing that if Juve could not win Milan at home in three days' time, there would be only one title left for Juve to compete for this season: the Champions League. Juve abandoned the Coppa Italia early.

Thierry Henry was reluctant to sign the contract, and there were rumours that Henry was leaving Barca. Arsene Wenger knows why Thierry Henry is reluctant to sign, and a Champions League title will take a moment to calm Henry's heart. He doesn't want to play against Ronaldo, Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry in Europe in the future.

Arsene Wenger told reporters: "I said at the beginning of the season that our main battle this season is the Champions League. Now our goals have not changed. Juventus are strong, but we are confident that we can face any strong opponent. ”

Rijkaard held back the joy in his heart and said with a serious face: "In the quarterfinals of the Champions League, every team is a strong team. Some people may say that we have been drawn, but I would like to tell you that Benfica is not a team of fish belly. Being able to reach the quarterfinals already shows their strength, and we will definitely deal with it carefully. ”

Barcelona are undoubtedly the most glamorous team in La Liga this season, having recently equalled Milan's record of 15 consecutive wins, leaving rivals Real Madrid far behind, with the La Liga title already in their pockets. Ronaldinho, the World Footballer of the Year for two consecutive years, is now in good form, with Samuel Eto'o, known as the "African Cheetah", in the front, and Xavi, who is gradually maturing in the midfield. Barcelona have a strong midfield.

When a journalist asked: "You may meet Milan in the semi-finals, what do you think of the semi-finals?" ”

Rijkaard frowned and said: "Milan have been strong this season, and the addition of Ronnie and Don has strengthened their forward line. Ronnie is recovering in form, but Barca have experience against him. As for Don, we will study it carefully and will definitely find an effective way to deal with him. ”

"I'm looking forward to meeting Milan in the semi-finals!"

The representatives of Inter and Ajax were not interviewed by reporters because they were not yet sure whether they would be able to reach the quarter-finals.

Gallianibi did not hide his joy and laughed at the media: "To avoid meeting Inter in the quarter-finals and semi-finals is a good thing for us and for Moratti. ”

"Lyon are the top club in Europe, they have a good run in Ligue 1 and they reached the quarter-finals last year as well. We'll go back and study Lyon, well, we have people in the team who know Lyon quite well and it should help us in the game. ”

The reporters present knew who Galliani was talking about, and the reporter with good things asked: "Mr. Galliani, what do you think about Lyon's abandonment of Don back then?" Also, what do you think about Don curing his illness and returning to Lyon and being rejected by Lyon? ”

Galliani shook his head and said: "If it were Milan, we would never have kicked Don out of the junior team, we will definitely do our best to cure his illness, he is a genius." As for Don's rejection by Lyon, I don't think that would have happened at Milan, where we value talented young players a lot. ”

Le Guin, not far from Galliani, heard this, and his face was extremely ugly. He left in front of the media with a few words: "Milan are a strong team, we will study the opponent carefully. Lyon have been in good form lately and we are confident that we will play two quarter-final games. (To be continued......)