Chapter 101 Champions League Top 8 Draw Ceremony

On March 10th, the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League ended, and all the promotion lists have been released.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Arsenal, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund.

The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals confirmed that there will be a live group draw on the evening of the 11th.

After entering the quarter-finals of the Champions League, there are no so-called big teams anymore.

Judging from paper data and team history, Dortmund and Monaco are slightly weaker.

In fact, Tottenham should also be assigned to this level. After all, their Champions League experience is not enough to compare with traditional strong teams.

But Tottenham stepped on Paris Saint-Germain in the eighth-finals, and judging from the match between the two teams, Paris Saint-Germain has not yet inspired the full strength of Tottenham, which is the scariest point.

Previously, the biggest comments on Tottenham were dark horses, youth teams, etc., but no media has ever compared them with the Champions League powerhouses. Although some people say they are favorites to win the championship, this is only a minority opinion.

Compared with Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Arsenal and other teams, Tottenham still lacks a bit of background.

But through the last game, many people have seen the potential of this team. Paris Saint-Germain has not yet inspired the full strength of Tottenham, so how strong are they?

Maybe they will not be able to see the limits of this team until they really meet the Champions League powerhouse or the defending champion.

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For the Premier League media, they regretted the elimination of Manchester City.

Manchester City and Arsenal have a certain amount of experience in the Champions League. They are teams that are easy to achieve results. Compared with these two teams, Tottenham seems a bit blank.

They have very little experience in participating in the Champions League, and the current players seem to be playing in the Champions League for the first time, and the quarter-finals are already very good.

If Manchester City is not eliminated, plus the surprise of Arsenal and Tottenham, three places in the quarterfinals, the Premier League media will be happy.

But nothing happened, Manchester City was eliminated by the Bianconeri, and now only Arsenal and Tottenham are left in the quarterfinals.

For the Premier League media, Tottenham have played well and have hopes of achieving good results, but if they want to win the Champions League, they have to look at the performance of Arsenal, who is experienced in the Champions League.

Although Arsenal can't play against Tottenham in the league, this is a cross-league Champions League stage, and no one can guarantee that Tottenham will suddenly pull the span.

Either the state is not good, or nervous.

From the players to the coaching team, Tottenham gave the Premier League media the feeling that they are a bear kid, very unreliable.

On the other hand, Arsenal is much more stable. There are many experienced Champions League players in the team, and there are 'professors' in charge. In a word, they are down-to-earth.

Now when the Premier League media watch Tottenham games, they are always worried, fearing that this stunned young team will capsize in the gutter.

Therefore, they still value Arsenal more.

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On March 11, the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The draw ceremony was presided over by Marchetti, the deputy secretary-general of UEFA, and the former Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar was the guest of honor.

The two stood on the lottery table. On the table were glass balls for the lottery. Inside were eight small aluminum balls, representing the top eight teams in the Champions League.

On the reporter's stage, reporters from each competition area and officials representing each league were sitting in jeopardy.

UEFA Deputy Secretary-General Mal Katie stirred the aluminum balls, and he could see the different expressions of the league officials.

La Liga officials seem very relaxed, after all, they have three teams advanced to the quarterfinals.

The Premier League is next, with two teams.

On the other hand, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and Serie A are the only ones left. Among them, Serie A is still barely calm, and Juventus is still very strong.

The officials of the Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga are a little panicked. The bosses in their families have been eliminated, and only the second child is left to support the scene. This is a very unfavorable situation for them.

Mal Katie took all this into his eyes, and he pulled his hand out,

Indicate Julio Cesar for the first half draw.

At the same time, the teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League were also in their respective training rooms, watching this scene intently.

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In Tottenham's training base, Dele Alli's nervous palms were full of sweat. From time to time, he would rub Sun Xingmin's body, which made the latter feel uncomfortable.

Dele Ali turned to look at Yi Le and said, "Yi, which team do you want to draw?"

Yi Le almost didn't think about it, and said, "Monaco or Dortmund!"

The other Tottenham players also nodded after hearing the words. This can be said to be signed. In the quarter-finals where strong teams gather, these two are scarce.

It can be clearly seen that there is still a gap between them and today's T1-level strong teams.

In fact, Tottenham should also be classified in this group, but Tottenham is a bit of a team, and even the defending champion Real Madrid has nothing to do with it.

At this time, Julio Cesar has drawn the first team on the camera.

La Liga - Real Madrid!

It was a strong team from the beginning. Real Madrid with Ronaldo has always been a strong team in the Champions League, and they played a lot in the Champions League.

No one wants to play a life-and-death promotion match with this team.

Sure enough, the Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and even La Liga officials in the camera frown.

For the other four major leagues, Real Madrid is a strong opponent, try to avoid it.

La Liga officials are afraid of civil war, and the probability is very high.

The drawer Julio Cesar also glanced at the note in his hand and smiled a little embarrassedly.

Just dropped the nuke.

The second lot was quickly drawn.

Premier League - Arsenal!

Aw~~~~~! ! !

In the Arsenal club tens of kilometers away, the Arsenal players screamed.

Even the Premier League officials at the lottery scene covered their faces, looking helpless and bitter.

Facing the thriving Real Madrid, Arsenal is hanging!

Group 1: Real Madrid VS Arsenal!

Julio Cesar drew the second lottery, which is the upper lottery, Monaco.

Seeing this lottery, there was a slight uproar at the lottery scene.

Obviously everyone was thinking the same thing, they were all praying that the next draw must be the team from their own league.

The lottery result appears.

Atletico Madrid.

La Liga officials showed a triumphant smile.

Atletico Madrid is on hold!

Group 3: Monaco VS Atletico Madrid.

After the four teams in the first half are divided, it's time to prepare for the second half.

Now the remaining teams are Barcelona, ​​Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund.

Julio Cesar draws.

The aluminum ball is opened and Julio Cesar announces the team.

Tottenham Hotspur.

The Premier League official shivered. He leaned on the table with his elbows, folded his hands over his mouth, and prayed softly: "Dortmund! Dortmund! Almighty God, please, we want Dortmund!"

Now that Arsenal has met Real Madrid, the Premier League team has been cut in half.

Give us a way out!

The Tottenham players far away in the British peninsula did not dare to breathe. Even Boas was staring at the TV screen, and the whole training room was deadly quiet.

Their eyes were fixed on the small aluminum ball in the hands of Julio Cesar, and their hearts were beating wildly.

In the next second, the answer will be revealed.

When the Premier League official saw the team logo on the screen, his pupils shrank slightly, his whole face was livid, and he cursed secretly: Shit! FXXK!

In the Tottenham training room, the players also looked at each other in blank dismay. They stared blankly at the team logo, the once nightmare team.

Group Two: Tottenham Hotspur VS Barcelona.

The rest are naturally grouped together.

Group Four: Juventus VS Dortmund.

At the end of the draw ceremony, Julio Cesar was a little afraid to look at the Premier League officials.

Julio Cesar: That guy has fierce eyes!

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It was very quiet in the Tottenham training room.

Everyone's expression is a bit bitter, this damn Juventus is fine, we don't want Barcelona!

After the head coach Boas was briefly absent-minded, he got up slowly and clapped his hands;

"Guys, the opponent has appeared, and we will meet Barcelona in the quarter-finals." With a stern smile, Villas-Boas said viciously: "Good luck to us, but also to them... good luck! "