Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 168 Qualification for the Champions League (First Update Guaranteed)

Chapter 168 Qualification for the Champions League (first update guaranteed)

Naples lost 1:3 in an away game, and the Spanish media was there to express their displeasure for Raul. It's really not worth it. Why go to Naples? But now it's better and we don't even have to play in the Champions League. If I had known earlier, I might as well have gone to Schalke 04. After all, they were the runner-up in the Bundesliga last season and were eligible to directly participate in the Champions League. There was no need to play in any qualifying rounds.

The Spaniard's complaints did not reach the ears of the Naples people. At this time, Mazzarri was boosting the team's morale and asking the whole team to cheer up and fight.

"It would be bad if we met the third-placed Bundesliga team from last season in the qualifying round, right? No, it's not right at all. Because our luck in Napoli is so fucking bad! Believe me, guys, even if we make it this time After passing the qualification stage, we will not take advantage in the group draw. So don't take chances and think that you can vent your anger by entering the Champions League main draw. You can win in any Champions League qualifying round. Don't There is such a fluke, because when our opponent..."

This time, before he could finish his words, the team members shouted and answered: "UEFA!!"

Raul was in the team and was secretly surprised when he heard this shocking answer. I thought that what the media had been speculating all along turned out to be true. This is really a team that Platini hates...

"Very good, you just know. So in fact our Champions League match in Naples starts with the game against Werder Bremen, guys. Everyone has to be at 200%. It guarantees that we can advance all the way to the knockout rounds!”

Why did Mazzarri talk about going all the way to the knockout rounds, instead of talking about the semi-finals and finals? It's definitely not because Mazzarri is more realistic and rational, and Naples is self-aware, but because as long as they enter the knockout rounds, Chen Yingxiong will be able to come back from the ban. By then, Naples' combat effectiveness will directly increase by an order of magnitude - this is no exaggeration. Just look at Chen Yingxiong's terrifying vitality in the Champions League last season.

Therefore, all Naples' current tactics and strategies in the Champions League are formulated and carried out based on the goal of "bringing Chen Yingxiong back".

It was clear to everyone and no one objected.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Champions League group stages and knockout rounds are two completely different events...

"I still can't forget the game we played at home against Barcelona, ​​and I'm sure you can't forget it either. If you still want revenge, if you want to slap a big shot in the face, you have to come in for me. Knockout!"

Taking Barcelona and Platini as revenge targets is very effective, because everyone in Naples still remembers the unforgettable hatred at their home court last season, and that scene is still in the minds of Naples people, whether it is Players and fans, no one has forgotten it.

This can be called "death-and-death".

But Raul listened to it and was filled with emotion. As a Real Madrid player, his hostility to Barcelona is natural. But in recent years, due to the strength of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid players will appear to lack confidence after seeing Barcelona, ​​and they will even take the initiative to beg for mercy. For example, claiming that "Barcelona is indeed stronger than Real Madrid today, I am telling the truth." This is indeed the truth, but it is too inappropriate to say it as a Real Madrid player.

I just didn’t expect that in Naples in southern Italy, there is such a group of people who hate Barcelona as much as they do Real Madrid, and even hate Barcelona more than some of the current Real Madrid players...

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Before Naples played against Werder Bremen at home, a Chinese media interviewed Chen Yingxiong. The reporter wanted to flatter him and hoped to have an exclusive interview with Chen Yingxiong in private.

He said: "Your absence has caused Naples to struggle in the away game. Now even entering the Champions League is a problem. Does this illustrate your important position in the team..."

Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong glared at him angrily: "I believe that even without me, Naples is capable of entering the Champions League and the knockout rounds!"

He was right. Naples, who were forced into a desperate situation and burst out with huge fighting power, launched a desperate counterattack and returned the same score to Werder Bremen at home - 3:1.

The total score between the two sides was tied, and the number of away goals was exactly the same, leading to thirty minutes of overtime. As a result, neither side achieved anything in the thirty minutes, and the winner was determined by penalty kicks.

After five rounds of intense draws, Napoli eliminated Werder Bremen 3:2 in the penalty shootout and entered the Champions League main draw.

All Napoli fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Yingxiong was relieved in his heart. He was really afraid that the team would be eliminated in the qualifying round. Then there would be many voices criticizing him for being angry at the championship, saying that he only focused on himself to vent his anger, but pushed the entire team into a disadvantageous situation. The main culprit was Naples' elimination from the qualifying round.

Mazzarri is actually right. Naples cannot survive without Chen Yingxiong. But people are always used to looking for scapegoats, so who cares about that at this time?

After Chen Yingxiong breathed a sigh of relief, he also knew that this was not the end. If the team was eliminated in the group stage, the same voice would definitely appear, but the "qualification" was replaced by "group stage" "That's all.

But now no matter what, we have entered the main draw. As long as you enter the main draw, you have a chance to advance to the knockout rounds. By then, he will be back.

He could laugh three times: "I, Hu Hansan, are back again!" Then he would vent all the pent-up anger, killing God if God blocks it, and killing Buddha if Buddha blocks it!

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After all the qualifying matches are over, the list of the thirty-two teams participating in the Champions League group stage has been released.

There are four teams in the Italian Serie A, namely Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma and Naples. Originally, it was said that Serie A's Champions League qualification spots might be cut to three this season. Fortunately, Inter Milan won the Champions League and earned enough European points for Serie A, so Serie A still has four Champions League spots this season. Otherwise, Naples would not even be qualified to participate in the qualifying rounds...

There are only two Bundesliga teams, Bayern Munich and Schalke 04.

There are also four places in the Premier League: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

Representing France are Lyon, Auxerre and Marseille.

There are three teams participating in La Liga, namely Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Valencia.

Other teams include: Twente and Ajax from the Netherlands, Rubin Kazan and Spartak Moskva from Russia, Benfica and Braga from Portugal, Workers' Tel Aviv from Israel, Bursaspor from Turkey, Glasgow from Scotland Rangers, Greece's Panathinaikos, Denmark's Copenhagen, Switzerland's Basel, Romania's Cluj, Slovakia's Srina, Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk, and Partizan Belgrade from the Serbian league.

These 32 teams are divided into four different levels based on their European war points over the years. The first level is the seeded teams, including Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern, AC Milan and Lyon.

The second-tier teams include Ajax, Real Madrid, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Valencia, Marseille, and Panathinaikos.

The teams in the third tier are Tottenham, Rangers, Partizan Belgrade, Schalke 04, Basel, Braga, Copenhagen, and Spartak Moscow.

The teams in the fourth tier are Tel Aviv Workers, Twente, Rubin Kazan, Auxerre, Cluj, Srina, Bursaspor and Napoli.

Although Napoli's performance in the Champions League last season was amazing and they were considered the biggest dark horse in the Champions League that season, they suffered because they played too little in the European war. Last season was the first time they participated in the Champions League in eighteen years. They were eliminated in the UEFA Cup group stage last season. With only these two European war experiences over the years, I really don’t have many points. So this time, Naples was classified into the fourth tier.

And this classification means... Naples has great hope of being classified into the group of death!

Naples, without Chen Yingxiong, has been placed in the death group again. What fate awaits them? This needs no further explanation, right?

Mazzarri felt that for Platini, this was simply a piece of meat on his lips. It was an excellent opportunity that came to the goal. It was like a kick in front of an empty goal. Could he not want it? Will he give up? This is so logical, reasonable and impeccable... He would be a fool if he didn't want it!

But he no longer cared about worrying about what Platini would do at the draw ceremony.

Because the first round of the 2010-2011 Italian Football League is imminent.

On August 29, Naples will go away to challenge their first-round opponent Fiorentina.

However, Chen Yingxiong is likely to be absent from this game because he was unable to train well before the game and could not even go to the away game with the team.

On the morning of August 27, he took a plane with the team's manager Bigang and flew to Monaco.

There, there is the new season of the European Super Cup, between the Champions League champions Inter Milan and the UEFA Cup champions Atletico Madrid.

But Chen Yingxiong didn’t go to Monaco to watch the game this time. He was going to participate in various awards held by UEFA in Monaco for last season's European War. At the same time, he and Bigang participated in the group draw ceremony of the new season's Champions League.

But Chen Yingxiong didn't think he was going to receive the award. On the way to Monaco by plane with Bigang, he joked to the club manager sitting next to him.

"I'm here to slap someone in the face."