Volume 1: When Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 184 Why Should He Compete with Messi? (Third Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 184 Why should he compete with Messi? (Third update, please vote for me!)

Just one day after Naples qualified for the group stage, all the Champions League group stages ended, and all 16 teams that entered the knockout rounds were born.

According to the principle of first place in the group and second place in the group, the two qualifying teams in Group A are Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan. Group B is Lyon and Roma. Manchester United and Napoli in Group C. Group D Barcelona and Copenhagen. Group E Bayern Munich and Ajax. Chelsea and Marseille in Group F. Real Madrid and AC Milan qualify in Group G. Group H Shakhtar Donetsk Arsenal.

It is worth mentioning that the group between Real Madrid and AC Milan, these two teams also qualified last season, but AC Milan was first and Real Madrid was second. This season the rankings of the two teams have been reversed. From this change, you may be able to see the changes in these two teams. After Mourinho went to Real Madrid, the changes he brought to Real Madrid were immediate. , and encountering a resurgent Real Madrid, it is not surprising that AC Milan ranks second.

Arsenal was more unlucky. They were suppressed by Shakhtar Donetsk and only ranked second. Among them, two consecutive away losses to Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga were the key.

After all sixteen teams were decided, UEFA held the eighth draw ceremony in Nyon.

The big dark horse in the Champions League last season was Napoli, and the big dark horse this season is Tottenham Hotspur. This team, which returned to the Champions League after 48 years, defeated its opponent in the battle with Inter Milan for first place in the group. Although they lost to Inter Milan 3:4 in the away game, Bell scored a hat trick in the second half and almost tied the opponent, which brought endless courage and confidence to the team. Since that game, people have seen the vitality of a young Tottenham team, and also seen the rapid decline of Triple Crown winner Inter Milan.

Sure enough, after returning to his home court, Tottenham defeated Inter Milan 3:1, and Bell once again performed well. He has become a hot and popular star across Europe, and many wealthy clubs have had "affairs" with him.

In this round of 16 draw, Tottenham were the first team to be drawn first in the group, and their opponent was AC Milan.

As soon as the result came out, there was a burst of laughter in the venue - it seemed that Tottenham Hotspur was catching up with the Milan duo this season. Now they beat Inter Milan to take first place in the group stage, and then faced another Milanese giant, AC Milan, in the quarter-finals.

Naples was drawn out in the second draw. As second place in the group, they will play home games first. And their opponent is... Lyon.

The laughter was louder this time than before. Many people have not forgotten the fierce competition between Lyon and Naples for first place in the group and the right to qualify in the Champions League group stage last season, especially the last Champions League group stage, which was full of controversy. Conspiracy theorists firmly believe that Napoli's personal feud with UEFA and Platini began with that game.

Who says there is no human factor in the Champions League draw?

This is obviously arranged, because Lyon and Naples have a grudge, so there is a gimmick. Because it has a gimmick, it has hype value. With hype value, there will naturally be commercial value. The TV ratings will go up, and those advertisers will be happy. So it was natural for Naples and Lyon to meet.

But for Mazzarri, this is considered a good signing, because he knows that Lyon is not Naples' opponent at all, not last season, and even less so this season. And it is perfect to let Lyon be the first sacrifice for Chen Yingxiong's comeback. Because the opponent is not strong, Chen Yingxiong can use Lyon to find his condition.

Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk were drawn together, and it was considered a good draw.

Then Arsenal met Barcelona, ​​which was a real strong dialogue. The direct dialogue between Fabregas and Barcelona is also a bit interesting. But in fact, everyone is not optimistic about Arsenal in their hearts. This is also the punishment for their poor performance in the group stage...

Real Madrid and Ajax were drawn together. Real Madrid's historic breakthrough to the quarter-finals should not be a problem. Judging from Real Madrid's performance this season, Ajax will definitely not be able to stop Real Madrid's progress.

Chelsea and Copenhagen were drawn together, which is also a good draw.

The match between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich is also a strong dialogue.

Marseille and Manchester United were assigned together.

Every time after drawing lots, some people are happy and some are sad, and it's the same this time. However, it is not the giants like Barcelona and Real Madrid that attract the most attention from reporters, but... Naples.

Because Chen Yingxiong is about to lift his ban and come back.

Naples and Lyon were drawn together, and it seemed that Chen Yingxiong should be able to reach the quarter-finals. But four games isn't enough for him to be the top scorer, right?

The current top scorer in the Champions League is Inter Milan's Cameroonian striker Eto'o, who has scored seven goals. He is followed by Messi and Gomez, both of whom have scored six goals.

They have scored so many goals after playing in the group stage. How can Chen Yingxiong fight against them?

Eto'o's Inter Milan and Gomez's Bayern Munich were drawn together. It's hard to say whether they can go further. But one of those two is bound to make it to the quarterfinals, and that's four games away. In these four games, as the team's top scorer in the Champions League and the core of the offense, can't he still score two goals?

Messi's Barcelona and Arsenal encounter, Barcelona has a high chance of passing, and Barcelona may even go further. Barcelona this season is stronger than last season, which can be seen from the fact that they slaughtered Real Madrid 5:0 at their home court. So Messi can definitely score more goals. He is simply running to be the top scorer this season...

How easy is it for Chen Yingxiong to compete with these people? Even if Napoli can reach the final in one breath, it will only be seven games. Eto'o has already scored seven goals, and Messi and Gomez have both scored six goals. Even if Chen Yingxiong scores one goal per game, he can only equal the current Eto'o.

And even if he has seven games to play, don't Messi and the others have seven games? Counting the six group stage games, they may have a dozen games to play. Just scoring a few goals is enough to suppress Chen Yingxiong.

Therefore, everyone felt that Chen Yingxiong had always been arrogant, but this time it was obviously too arrogant.

Not to mention Eto'o and Gomez, one of these two buddies must stay in the top 16. Let's just talk about Messi. The number one player in world football today, Chen Yingxiong is already six games behind Messi. It's like giving up six pieces to Messi in Go.

Chen Yingxiong is not the best in the world, and his strength is not as good as Chen Yingxiong. Why should he compete with Messi for the top scorer in the Champions League when he is six games behind Messi?

Anyway, few people in the world believe that Chen Yingxiong can really defend the title of top scorer in the Champions League this season.

Messi is last year's World Footballer and European Ballon d'Or winner. Who is Chen Yingxiong?

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So after the draw, Mazzarri, who went to participate in the draw on behalf of the team, was surrounded by reporters, and the reporters asked questions about the competition for the Champions League Golden Boot.

The head coach of Naples did not directly answer this difficult question: "Messi is very good, but Hero is also good. Both of them are great. Yes, the biggest disadvantage of Hero is that he has played six less group stage games, but as a His head coach, I choose to support the hero..."

"Your answer is somewhat forced, Mr. Mazzarri."

"No, I'm not forcing it. I'm telling the truth, and the truth is that the hero is the best center forward and the best scorer I have ever seen. Of course Messi is outstanding. He has scored more than 50 goals in the past year. It’s a goal, but I still have to say that in terms of scoring ability alone, Messi is definitely not a hero’s opponent!”

Mazzarri has a very high opinion of Chen Yingxiong, but in the eyes of media reporters, this is just the head coach of his team habitually supporting his players. Any head coach will do this, and it is not unusual at all.

As for "Messi is definitely not a hero's opponent in terms of scoring ability in a single round", let's just take it as nothing... So far, Messi has scored 60 goals in 2010, and this year he has scored 60 goals. With two La Liga games left to play, he is fully capable of continuing to refresh this number.

This number is record-breaking and historic, because no player in football today can score so many goals in a year.

Where is Chen Yingxiong? Twenty-one league goals were scored in the first half, including four in the Champions League. In the second half, there were only 18 goals scored in the league. Since he has not been selected for the Chinese national team, he has not scored a goal for the national team. So far in 2010, he has scored a total of 43 goals, which is far behind Messi's 60 goals!

Mazzarri said something bad, but it was about the number of goals scored. Isn't this a slap in the face?

At that moment, no one cared what Mazzarri said, and they continued to ask questions.

"You have to admit, this is really difficult..."

"Yes, this is very difficult. It is even the craziest thing I have ever heard of in my life. However, based on my understanding of heroes, he will not do anything that is not difficult. He just likes challenges so much."

Mazzarri could see that the reporters did not agree with what he said and were unwilling to believe what he said, so he did not bother to talk nonsense with them.

After answering this question, he squeezed through the crowd and left.

Do you think I'm just trying to protect my shortcomings? Do you think I'm lying when I say that Messi's scoring ability is not as good as that of a hero? I will be happy to prove to you who is right and who is wrong in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

Chen Yingxiong is definitely more terrifying than you imagine!

As he left, the Napoli coach clenched his fists feeling slighted.

Then let the whole of Europe tremble under the roar of that giant bear!

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ps, today’s third update is here, and there will be another third update tomorrow~~~