The Champions League group stage is over, then the next step is the draw for the round of 16, for the teams that have entered the knockout stage, every game is very important now, they want to stay longer on the Champions League stage and go further, in addition to their own strength is the need for a certain guarantee, their opponents are also very important.

After the group stage, the top teams in each group are: Bordeaux, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Fiorentina, Barcelona, Sevilla and Arsenal. The second teams in the group are Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, AC Milan, Porto, Lyon, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim and Olympiacos. The principle of the draw is the same as in the past, i.e. the team that wins the group stage plays the second place in any other group, and the team in the same group and the same football association initiates the avoidance principle. In addition, the team that finished second in the group will play home and away in the quarterfinals over two legs. So for the team that tops the group, they have some initiative in the quarter-finals.

Xiao Qing is very interested in this draw, and he hopes to help the team get a ticket to the Bernabeu Stadium, where he hopes to compete in the final of the club competition at the highest level. Because there are also traditional giants such as Bayern, Inter and AC Milan in the second group, the current Arsenal cannot relax, and there are also bad players among the teams that qualify for the second place in the group.

The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League season was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with 16 European giants battling each other. As with the turmoil that follows every draw ceremony, the media is interested in the upcoming showdown. Of course, there will be all kinds of comments and speculations about the results of the lottery.

Portuguese legend Figo was in attendance at the draw ceremony. Former Real Madrid superstar Butragueno held a draw for all teams. Sixteen teams made it out of the group stage from eight countries. England, Spain and Italy have three teams each, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have two teams each, Russia, Portugal and Greece have one each, including nine-time Champions League winners Real Madrid, defending champions Barcelona, Manchester United, who have reached back-to-back finals in the last two seasons, and Chelsea, Arsenal and Lyon, who have reached the knockout stages seven times in a row.

Xiao Qing didn't care about anything else, he just wanted to get a relatively favorable signing. Although Arsenal have looked unlucky recently, their draw has been really good.

The first to be drawn was Hoffenheim, who unfortunately ran into defending champions Barcelona. The second Bordeaux was quite lucky to draw the weakest Olympiacos.

The first draw in the third group is Inter, and they meet Chelsea, the former club of Inter manager Jose Mourinho, who have faced Premier League teams in the quarter-finals for three consecutive seasons, Liverpool last season and Manchester United last season. This is destined to be a much-talked-about lottery result, and their strong dialogue is certainly quite attractive; But it was definitely a bitter result for the two teams that were about to play each other, and they clearly didn't want to face a strong opponent too soon.

In the fourth group, Bayern met Fiorentina, the weakest group leader. The two teams were drawn together in the Champions League group last season. The fifth CSKA draw was drawn against Sevilla, which was a good draw for CSKA. In the sixth group, Lyon drew Real Madrid. Real Madrid are expected to end their streak of being eliminated in the round of 16. Group 7 is Porto and Arsenal. Needless to say, Group 8 is Milan vs Manchester United, with David Beckham returning to Old Trafford.

It can be said that as soon as the draw for the quarterfinals is over, the impression left on fans and the media is that UEFA is now really not faceless; For the gimmick of the game, they are now undisguised, in order to suppress the Premier League and support La Liga is also quite obvious, although they have repeatedly emphasized that the draw is absolutely fair, but there are so many coincidences here that people can't believe it, and there are too many things that can't be explained.

After the draw, defending champions Barcelona remain the favourites in the odds to win the tournament, with Chelsea and Real Madrid second and third respectively, followed by Arsenal and Manchester United.

After the draw, the quarter-finals will once again continue last season's Italian-British rivalry, with Milan facing two Premier League sides, Chelsea and Manchester United. Serie A was undoubtedly the most tragic of all, with Milan meeting Manchester United and Chelsea, who had reached the semi-finals for three consecutive seasons, while Fiorentina met Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. All three Serie A teams are arguably underdogs, and it would not be surprising to have no Serie A team in the quarter-finals.

The Premier League is only a little better than Serie A, after all, there is an Arsenal playing Porto to guarantee the bottom, the two teams were separated in the Champions League group stage last season, Arsenal only finished second in the group and Porto won first, but that was because Arsenal voluntarily gave up away from home after qualifying.

There are really a lot of highlights in the quarterfinals. For the arrogant Mourinho, there must be a desire for revenge against Abou who swept him away, and if he can lead Inter Milan to knock out Chelsea, he will definitely have a hearty feeling. Inter have met Premier League sides in the round of 16 for the third season in a row, and the first two times they have been eliminated without scoring a goal in four games against Liverpool and Manchester United, and this time they are likely to cross the Premier League.

Before the draw ceremony, the speculation of Beck's return to Old Trafford was endless, and now it is a fact, and it will definitely be the focus of the game, and Manchester United and AC Milan were drawn together in such a 'coincidence'. For Becky himself, being able to kiss his big ears again is his biggest dream at the club. Manchester United have been eliminated from Milan four times in the Champions League knockout rounds, which is the biggest advantage of Milan and Becky, but now AC Milan's competitiveness is declining.

For five years in a row, Real Madrid has been eliminated in the quarters of the Champions League, and this time they met Lyon is not weak, but it is not that strong. Real Madrid spent more than 200 million euros on reinforcements in the summer, and the most important goal is the Champions League, and it is hard to say whether they can break through Lyon, because last season Real Madrid was beaten home and away by Roma, who seemed to be at the bottom of the eighth, and they seemed to be unable to break the Champions League round of 16.

Since Platini became UEFA president, he has spared no effort to foster small nations. The Champions League and UEFA Cup fixtures have also been changed for this purpose. This Champions League knockout round has indeed seen many teams from small countries. In addition to the consistent Portuguese clubs, CSKA Moscow and Olympiacos are both in the knockout stages, and their opponents are not top giants, with CSKA hoping for a bigger one because they are stronger and have a cold home field, so they are also likely to go further in the Champions League, and in short, the UEFA president is firmly 'supporting' the minor league teams.

Every time the contest draws lots, there are always a few happy and a few sad. There's really no way around it. The draw for this season's Champions League quarter-finals has ended, and with the exception of one or two clear matchups, the rest of the contests have been a bit of a haphazard and glamorous look, which also provides a good chance for the non-favourites to qualify and a hotbed for upsets. Fans want to see famous families go further in the Champions League and then catch the right fight, but the strength of the team may not be able to shine brightly, if the dark horses are dead, what else is there to see in the Champions League?!

Although there were still death collisions such as Inter Milan vs Chelsea and AC Milan vs Manchester United. However, looking at the results of the entire draw, the giants still received "special care" from UEFA, especially the three giants that must be protected: Bayern, Real Madrid and Barcelona have all drawn good draws!

There is a good reason to say that the three giants must be protected, and the first to be drawn in tonight's draw is defending Bundesliga champions Hoffenheim. This is definitely an ideal opponent. First, Hoffenheim's own strength is limited and does not have the level of two-line operation, and secondly, the team's poor record in the Bundesliga is bound to be strategically inclined to the domestic league. After losing Xiao Qing, Hoffenheim no longer has the confidence to be a dark horse. They are only a team in the middle of the Bundesliga, which is definitely a soft persimmon that everyone has to see. But such a soft persimmon just got into Barcelona's mouth, not in the eyes of many people, it should be the reunion of Xiao Qing and Hoffenheim.

Barcelona's good signing this time will inevitably cause heated discussions, after all, Barcelona has taken advantage of a lot in the European arena since Platini was in power. In particular, last season's controversial win over Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final meant that many fans had direct doubts about UEFA's impartiality. Barcelona have escaped punishment for handballs and fouls in the box on many occasions, and they have escaped a lot of penalties. Although the major media predicted before the game that Barcelona was likely to draw a good sign, UEFA's determination to protect Barcelona by "arranging" good signs without fear of pressure.

As early as the end of the group stage, Fiorentina was regarded as the most colorful dark horse, and the heavens seemed to favor the purple lily. Playing against Bayern is not a bad choice for Fiorentina, after all, in recent years, the Bundesliga Hollywood's performance in the Champions League has been very general, and Fiorentina are more than capable of bringing this shriveled film to an end as soon as possible. But Bayern really has enough strength, and the purple lily may not be able to black on Bayern.

Arranging a match between Fiorentina and Bayern should be preferred by the latter. The two teams met in the group stage of the Champions League last season, and Bayern's 3-0 home game is still fresh in the minds of fans. Coupled with Bayern's recent away win over Torino, the team's poor record away to Italy is a thing of the past. The above situation is estimated to have been considered by UEFA, and if Tony does not leave Bayern during the winter break, it will of course add a touch of resentment and resentment to this "guaranteed" game.

Germany, as the largest economic country in Europe, has the largest number of football TV viewers, and is naturally a market that UEFA must consider. Bayern Munich are naturally at the centre of attention for German football as a whole, and despite their mediocre Champions League results in recent years, the Bundesliga giants have been the leader in terms of TV revenues – and UEFA has certainly benefited from broadcast revenues.

The draw to Lyon is certainly ideal for Real Madrid, because Real Madrid, who are desperately burning money this summer, is undoubtedly another UEFA target to protect. Defending the Champions League round of 16 in a row is an irony for Real Madrid, you must know that they are the most famous team, their commercial development is extremely successful, and this time the Champions League final is at the Bernabeu Stadium, so at this time Real Madrid really can't go out prematurely, because they are famous, because they have a lot of fans. (To be continued......)