Episode [354]: Leeds United Won the Lottery

The 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw ceremony is just the beginning!

UEFA Secretary-General Infantino directly announced the start of the draw ceremony. First, Infantino played the introduction video of the teams that advanced to the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League, and the highlights of the teams' progress to the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

The head coaches at the scene watched it very seriously, to find out who the next opponent was.

Zhong Cheng focused on the introductions of Porto, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan and AC Milan, because Leeds United will draw one of these five teams in the draw.

Porto's strength is not weak, but they won the first team in the group, and they beat Liverpool in this group, which is not an easy matter. Although this team is not as strong as the Western Super League duo and the Milan duo, it is also a very good team.

Because the rules of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw ceremony this season are the first in the group to play the second in the group, and the teams under the same Football Association and the teams in the same group are avoided. Therefore, Leeds United avoided the eight first three teams in the group. They are Manchester United, Chelsea and Sevilla. The remaining five teams are the choice of Leeds United.

After playing these videos, Infantino began to introduce the UEFA Champions League draw procedure again, introducing it to everyone on the scene and in front of the TV, and then the draw officially started!

Because the rules of the lottery have already explained, the second team in the group will play the first team in the group, and the second team in the group will play at home first, and all the first drawn teams will be the second team in the group!

When the lottery started, the scene was very quiet.

Zhong Cheng's eyes were also fixed on Tai Wang, staring at Infantino on the stage. Infantino's right hand was stirring and stirring in the glass jar, and it took a while before he caught a ball.

All eyes on the scene were fixed on Infantino!

Infantino opened the first small ball very slowly, took out the note inside, looked at it carefully, and then showed it to everyone, only to see that it said - Celtic!

The first team to be drawn was the Celtics, and it was very easy to draw their opponents, because the Celtics were the only AC Milan that avoided their own group, and the other seven groups could be drawn.

So this is related to the fate of the first and second place of all the teams on the scene, so everyone is still quite nervous, staring at the lottery guests on the stage very seriously.

This lottery guest drew the second ball. Many people at the scene held their breaths, especially the head coach of the Kateites. Naturally, they hoped to draw Porto. They hoped to advance to the next round.

The top coaches in the group all think that the Celtics are not very strong, and it is a good draw to draw them. Naturally, they hope to draw the Celtics.

Soon the guest of the lottery opened the note-Barcelona!

Yes, the drawn team is Barcelona, ​​and the Celtics will play against Barcelona in the next game. The head coach of the Celtics lost his face in an instant, and he was in a very bad mood. They drew a lottery to draw a lottery!

The head coach of the Celtics was very speechless, and even suspected that there was an insider!

The head coach of Barcelona also breathed a sigh of relief, they don't want to play against Leeds United!

Although Barcelona thinks they can beat Leeds United, but it consumes so much so early, which is very bad for Barcelona's league and Champions League trip.

Barcelona is really lucky!

Of course, after seeing Barcelona being taken away, Zhong Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief. The strength of the Barcelona team is very strong, and it is of course best to meet them later. Moreover, the chances of Leeds United drawing Porto are much, much higher.

This lottery is really a joy for several families and sorrow for others!

Then the lottery continued, and the atmosphere at the scene became more and more tense. Everyone was staring at Infantino's little hands, to see who would be the second unlucky guy drawn out by this guy's stinky hands?

Infantino's right hand stirred in the glass jar again and again, as if washing his hands, and the fans in front of the TV scolded Infantino for being an idiot~!

At this moment, Infantino took out the second small ball and slowly unscrewed it. Seven points at the scene were very nervous, they were all thinking, who would be the second one to be drawn?

Zhong Cheng's heart skipped a beat, couldn't it be Leeds United?

Soon, the answer was revealed, and what Infantino chose was—Lyon!

Zhong Cheng smiled wryly, he didn't even know Leeds United, it seems that men's sixth sense is really unreliable!

The head coach of the Lyon team became nervous, because only one Ligue 1 team advanced to the top 16, so without them, they just had to avoid the team in the same group, Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona was drawn away, so the remaining seven teams, Lyon can all be drawn.

Very tense, the atmosphere is very tense!

At this time, Zhong Cheng was a little afraid of UEFA's black-box operation. Would Platini secretly help the Ligue 1 team and let them draw directly to Porto?

If the Porto team is drawn, Leeds United will go to fight against the powerful!

Therefore, Zhong Cheng was still a little worried at this time. He thought to himself: "Damn UEFA, it's time to test your character!"

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the hands of the guests who drew lots, because this guy had already pulled out the ball and was unfolding the small pieces of paper inside.

Many people at the scene were holding their breath, waiting for the display of the final result.

And at this moment, the shoulder of the lottery unfolded the note in his hand, and saw that it read-Manchester United!

The Red Devils Manchester United were drawn, and they played against Lyon!

Zhong Cheng let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, UEFA's character is still relatively strong, and Porto is still left to them. Leeds United.

However, both Real Madrid and Milan were not drawn, and Leeds United is still dangerous.

Now it is the third round of the lottery, and everyone's eyes are back to Infantino. This time, Infantino is faster than people expected. He just reached in and took out a ball. He can be called a fast shooter. This is beyond many people's expectations.

This guy Infantino has changed his style, which is really unexpected!

Infantino quickly unfolded the small piece of paper in his hand, and showed it to everyone, with the words - Schalke 04!

This is the only seedling in the Bundesliga. They just need to avoid Chelsea, which is also the top team in the same group, and the other teams can draw lots away!

At this time, Zhong Cheng hopes that Schalke 04 can draw either Real Madrid or Milan. Soon the lottery guest announced the result himself, and the piece of paper in his hand said - Porto!

"Fuck!"

Seeing this name, Zhong Cheng couldn't help swearing. This Schalke 04 is so lucky, it directly drew the weakest team in the first place in the group. It seems that Schalke 04 is awesome.

Many people at the scene did not look at Schalke 04, but at Zhong Cheng. In the eyes of many people, it is gloating. Only the head coaches of Real Madrid and Milan are full of dignity in their eyes.

To be honest, the head coaches of these teams don't really want to draw Leeds United. Leeds United is the second big devil in the group. To draw this team is simply to fight against the first team in the group. Therefore, the head coaches of these three teams are naturally not in a good mood.

None of them wanted to draw the Leeds United team, but there was no way. It was destined that some of them would draw the Leeds United team. Now let's see who is more unlucky.

The lottery ceremony continued, and then everyone focused on Infantino. Who will this guy draw out? Could it be that everyone wants to see Leeds United?

Infantino soon revealed the answer, obviously not Leeds United, but-Liverpool!

It was another big team, and it was an opponent that no team that ranked No. 1 in the group would want to faint. Many people became nervous and stared at the guests who drew the lottery.

The teams that Liverpool avoided were all drawn away, so there was no avoidance rule, and the draw continued directly. Everyone on the scene was staring at the guests who drew the lottery. Who will the Liverpool team meet?

Soon the guests who drew lots gave the answer, and the note directly above said - Inter Milan!

The Liverpool team drew Inter Milan, and Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. Now Leeds United's opponent is almost ready, which is between Real Madrid and the defending champion AC Milan.

The strength of these two teams is very strong, neither of them is easy to play!

By this time, Zhong Cheng was not nervous anymore. It didn't matter who the two teams were. As long as it wasn't Porto, Zhong Cheng felt that it would be the same against anyone else!

Therefore, Zhong Cheng is very calm now, and is waiting for the final result.

Next came Infantino. He was going to draw the second team in the group. At this time, the remaining teams were getting fewer and fewer, and the suspense left was getting less and less. So at this time, Infantino didn't have any ink marks, so he unfolded the piece of paper directly, and it said - Rome!

The Roma team now has avoidance rules, and their group number one was drawn, but the remaining teams still have the defending champion AC Milan from Italy. So AC Milan was eliminated, and Roma's opponents had to choose between Real Madrid, Chelsea and Sevilla. Obviously they hoped to choose Sevilla.

But the lottery guests did not let him get what he wanted, and the result of the lottery guests was-Real Madrid!

Seeing this, Zhong Cheng nodded slightly, and the result of their confrontation came out.

Leeds United are facing the unavoidable champion AC Milan, and there is no need to draw this lottery. Because one of the remaining three group firsts is from Chelsea, the team of the Leeds United Football Association, and the other is from Sevilla, the team of the Leeds United Football Association, so there is no suspense. Leeds United will play against the defending champion AC Milan.

After seeing this result, Zhong Cheng was very calm. Although AC Milan is the defending champion, their strength has begun to decline, so it is not a bad draw to play against them.

Soon the results of the draw for the top sixteen of the UEFA Champions League this season came out, followed by Olympiacos drawing Chelsea and Fenerbahçe drawing Sevilla.

In this way, the results of the round of sixteen draws for the UEFA Champions League in the 2007-2008 season are as follows:

Celtic vs Barcelona, ​​Lyon vs Manchester United, Schalke 04 vs Porto, Liverpool vs Inter Milan, Roma vs Real Madrid, Leeds vs AC Milan, Olympiacos vs Chelsea, Fenerbahce vs Sevilla.

This is the specific situation of the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League this season. Among them, there is a very critical strong match at the airport. This will definitely attract many people, especially the match between Leeds United and the unavoidable champion AC Milan.