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    At the end of the Champions League group stage, although Fiorentina failed to take first place in the group from Fiorentina, it has achieved the goal set before the start of the season by qualifying from the group.  The first place in the group will of course benefit in the quarter-finals, and the first place in the group will draw the second place in other groups.  The first team in the group has the advantage of playing at home last.  However, judging from the qualifying teams, there are also many powerful giants in the second place in the group, such as Chelsea, Bayern, and Real Madrid. These three giants all qualified in the second place in the group. Even if Fiorentina wins the group first, it may not necessarily be able to draw.  To the underdog.  Moreover, some of the second-placed teams in the group actually have strong strengths, such as Benfica and Rangers. The former eliminated Manchester United, which had won the Triple Crown, from the group stage, creating the biggest upset in the Champions League group stage. The latter only lost two games in two games.  Losing to Inter Milan by one goal, it can be said that no one who is first in the group is 100% sure of winning them.  Therefore, before the end of the group stage, Florence still intended to strive for first place in the group, but after the qualifying teams were completely announced, Florence became calm. Now they only hope to have a little good luck in the draw and draw one.  Not a very strong opponent.  The principle of the Champions League knockout draw is to avoid teams from the same country and region facing each other, and to avoid teams from the same group in the group stage facing each other.  In this way, Fiorentina avoided Barcelona, ??the top favorite to win the championship, and the three giants from the same country, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan.  In this way, the only teams that Florence can encounter are the Premier League duo Arsenal, Liverpool, Lyon and Villarreal. It can be said that Florence has a 50% chance of encountering Lyon and Villarreal. This is very important for Florence.  It is said that it is already a very good result.  The draw ceremony was held on the 16th at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Fiorentina manager Lucchesi and chairman Della Valle rushed to Nyon to participate in the draw ceremony.  At 11:00 noon, the area around the UEFA headquarters building was already crowded with reporters and celebrities attending the meeting. Of course, everyone was talking about the upcoming draw ceremony.  Since there are five giants in the first place in the group, and there are three giants in the second place, a dialogue between strong teams is inevitable, especially Chelsea, the second favorite to win the championship. There are four giants he may encounter: the top three of Serie A and Barcelona  , so he was also the team that was talked about the most before the draw ceremony.  Almost everyone who came to the draw ceremony was guessing who Chelsea would face. Is it the top three in Serie A?  Or meet Barcelona again?  Except for Barcelona and Chelsea, almost everyone hopes that the top favorite Barcelona and the second favorite Chelsea will fight each other, so that they can at least have one less powerful opponent in the semi-finals.  When the time was 10 minutes away, the hall of UEFA headquarters was already filled with guests.  At this time, the beautiful host Sylvia came up, greeted the guests, and then announced the start of the lottery ceremony.  UEFA Secretary General Olsen and ambassador of the final organizer Papin came to the front stage.  First, Papin delivered a speech, the main content of which was to welcome everyone to Paris to watch the final. Then UEFA Secretary General Olsen began to introduce the draw rules for the quarter-finals. Then the draw began, and Olsen opened the first  Red ball (marked second in the group): Chelsea.  There was a commotion below, and the guests and reporters were all looking at the guest Papin's hand to see who he would pull out.  Papin smiled and drew a green ball (marking first place in the group): Barcelona.  "Wow" "Mars hits the earth" "Sure enough" The dignitaries sitting below the lottery site couldn't help but make a commotion, exclaimed, and then whispered to each other.  It can be said that this is a result that neither Abramovich nor Laporta wants to see, and it is also a result that the fans do not want to see. One of the two teams with the strongest momentum in Europe is destined to be eliminated from the quarterfinals.  After seeing Papin draw Barcelona, ??the expressions of Abramovich and Mourinho became interesting, including surprise, confusion, anger and doubt. In short, they had various expressions except happiness.  Barcelona President Laporta's expression was a bit simpler. He was mainly disappointed, but also a little excited, because although they were eliminated by Chelsea last season, Barcelona lost very unconvincingly, and many people were looking forward to it.  Play Chelsea again, and now, although the difficulty of promotion has greatly increased, the desire for revenge has a chance to come true.  Next, Inter Milan and Ajax were drawn out, which made both Moratti and Mancini smile, as if they had reached the quarterfinals. There was a huge disparity in strength between the two teams, and Inter Milan's hopes of advancing were greatly increased.  However, the representatives of Ajax were not too disappointed. They seemed to be a little relieved, because among the five giants that ranked first in the group, only Inter Milan was slightly weaker and in unstable form. Although Ajax was promoted.The hope is not great, but there is also the possibility of an upset.  After a slightly dull group was drawn, there was another strong dialogue, Bayern Munich met Milan.  The four-time Champions League winner met the six-time Champions League winner. This was definitely a heavyweight contest, and there was another buzz in the stands.  Although both teams currently have some problems.  AC Milan has been troubled by central defender issues recently. Berlusconi has announced that "there is no hope of winning the league, and the Champions League is the only goal."  Although Bayern won the Bundesliga winter championship, Hamburg and Bremen did not make it easy for them. The contract renewal issues of Sagnol, Ze Roberto, Ballack and others also troubled the team.  However, because the Champions League quarter-finals will not start until a month later, the problems between the two teams may have been resolved by then.  Then Liverpool and Benfica were drawn out and met the defending champion, which made Benfica feel helpless. Although the game had not started yet, Benfica seemed to have a premonition of their own ending, and their representatives acted very relaxedly.  Seeing Liverpool being drawn out, both Della Valle and Lucchesi breathed a sigh of relief. Liverpool may be their most hated opponent. No one wants to be an enemy of the defending champion. If Liverpool is drawn away, Fiorentina's possible strong team will be behind.  There is only Arsenal, and Arsenal's strength can be regarded as the worst performance in the Champions League among the giants. They have not won the Champions League yet. Even if they are drawn against Arsenal, Florence is not afraid.  Then Glasgow Rangers and Juventus were drawn together, Lyon and PSV were fighting each other, so Florence's only knockout opponents were Villarreal and Arsenal.  When Papin drew Villarreal, Fiorentina manager Lucchesi and president Della Valle stared directly at Olsen's hand to see if he would draw Fiorentina.  come out.  Fiorentina was lucky. They were drawn out by Olsen and faced Yellow Submarine Villarreal, which was the weakest among the eight group winners.  Seeing that it was Villarreal, De La Valle and Lucchesi couldn't help but applaud. For them, there was no better opponent than this opponent, even if they finished first in the group.  I'm afraid I won't be as lucky as I am now.  But the representatives of Villarreal also applauded excitedly, and the chairman of Villarreal looked at Della Valle and Lucchesi meaningfully, as if to say: This is really a good pick.  Seeing their opponents laughing too, Lucchesi and Della Valle seemed to realize that although they were so powerful in the league that even Juventus and Milan were suppressed by them, in the Champions League  , they are still little shrimps, no one regards them as a strong team, no matter which opponent they draw, they have no reason to be proud.  The drawing ceremony was still going on. Next, Juventus and Rangers were drawn together. The only ones left were Arsenal and Real Madrid. The two giants had to combine together like a man and a woman, and they achieved eight points.  A strong dialogue in the third game of the finals.  At this point, regardless of luck or conspiracy, all 16 teams have found their respective opponents. There is a strong-strong dialogue, a strong-weak dialogue, and a weak-weak dialogue. However, judging from Manchester United's elimination in the group stage, the so-called strengths and weaknesses are also the same.  On the contrary, there may be a dark horse that jumps out to create an upset, so whether it is a good draw or a bad draw can only be determined after the quarter-finals are over.  Although after the group stage, the European betting companies adjusted the winning odds, but now after the draw, the European betting companies have adjusted the odds again. Juventus suddenly emerged and tied for the top spot with Barcelona, ??and the odds are both UU.  Chelsea's odds have been lowered from the previous 50 to UU, which shows that bookmakers are not optimistic about their success in the showdown with Barcelona.  It is not surprising that Lyon's name appears in fourth place. After all, their knockout opponent PSV is not a super team, which is understandable.  The Milan duo Inter Milan and AC Milan are ranked fifth and sixth respectively, with odds of UU and 10.  UU.  Other teams in the top ten are Liverpool, Arsenal, Fiorentina, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.  Fiorentina can be ranked in the top ten mainly because they have drawn the "most ideal" opponent Villarreal, and their winning odds have increased from 18.  UU Biao rose to 13.  UU.  After the lottery ceremony, major media outlets commented on the results of the lottery, and fatalism and conspiracy theories became mainstream.  Spain's "World Sports News" said: Barcelona vs. Chelsea?  Bayern vs AC Milan?  Lyon vs PSV?  Ajax vs Inter Milan?  There are too many stories and too many coincidences in the Champions League draw, as if it was God¡¯s will. In the group stage, Chelsea met Liverpool again, Juventus met Bayern, and AC Milan collided with Eindhoven.  , and in the 8th finals, there were so many coincidences that replicated the conversations in recent years and even last season, which made people have to think about conspiracy. But now that the matter is over, it is better for everyone to accept the reality. For those who are aiming to win the championship  The team must defeat all teams, and it doesn¡¯t matter if they meet early or late.  For teams that want to prove themselves in the Champions League, drawIt doesn't matter which team you go to. If you get a weak team, you may be able to play a few more games. If you get a strong team, you can just experience the cruelty of the Champions League.  " The British "Sun" complained about the injustice of the three Premier League teams, "Except for Liverpool playing Benfica, the other two teams have encountered strong opponents, Barcelona, ??Chelsea, Real Madrid and Arsenal. Such a match may prove that the Premier League  La Liga is strong and weak, but it is a bit unfair to Chelsea and Arsenal. The two teams that have great hope of winning the championship may not even enter the quarterfinals. If this is not a conspiracy against the Premier League, it is hard to rely on luck.  To explain.  ¡± The Italian media are very happy, because in this draw, the four Serie A teams have good draws. Although AC Milan wants to play Bayern, Bayern is very afraid of Milan. The two teams had the Champions League group stage last year.  There is an old account: the Milanese defeated the old Bundesliga team with two l's and ended up at the bottom of the group. This time it is difficult to guarantee that Bayern will not be disappointed. Among the remaining three teams, Juventus and Inter Milan are basically the same.  It's a walk-off to the quarterfinals, and Florence's opponent is a small team with only a few thousand people, and the hope of qualifying is also very high. The German media is relatively objective. "Bild" believes that it will be difficult for Bayern to climb the mountain of Milan.  , However, Milan¡¯s chances of winning will never be higher than that of U. In the end, who of the two sides can reach the semi-finals depends not only on strength, but also on luck. As for the least interesting one, Fiorentina and Villarreal will be the two.  No matter which team reaches the quarterfinals, it will rewrite the record. The competition between Florence and the two will not attract too much attention. However, the more this happens, the easier it is for a dark horse to emerge, based on Florence's performance in the league.  , The possibility of them becoming dark horses is very high. There are different opinions in the media, but the Champions League knockout rounds will not start until February next year. For the team, the Champions League is temporarily over, and the league before the winter break is the top priority.  After the Champions League group stage passed, the teams participating in the Champions League immediately shifted their focus to the league.
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