, who was at full level of single defense, made Messi and Ronaldo cry

The draw ceremony started, and the UEFA Secretary General Infantino, dressed in a suit, introduced the draw rules for the 1/8 finals at the beginning of the draw ceremony.

The rules are the same as in previous sessions. The first team in the group will play against the second team in the group. Teams from the same association and the same group will not meet.

The knockout stage adopts a home and away two-round system. The second team in the group will play at home in the first round. If the total score of the two teams is tied, the team with more away goals will advance.

After introducing the draw and the rules of the game, a promotional video began to play on the big screen on the scene.

The content is some wonderful shots of the 16 teams that have qualified in the Champions League group stage.

Messi of Barcelona and Ronaldo of Real Madrid both appeared in the highlights.

The last shot was Su Wei's magical goal of 1-5 at Manchester City's home stadium, and the pitiful Joe Hart became the background board every time.

After watching it, Salman was a little dissatisfied and said: "The boss has so many wonderful goals, but he only gave a close-up shot."

Brozovic echoed: "Yes, the free kick against Manchester City should also be broadcast."

Su Wei chuckled and said: "It's good to have a shot. Think about De Bruyne and Aguero, who didn't even qualify for the draw. People should be content with what they have!"

While several people were chatting, the short film of about three minutes had been played, and the bald Infantino appeared on the TV screen again.

"Next, I want to introduce a heavyweight guest. He was born in Argentina and played for Inter Milan for a full 19 seasons. He won the Serie A championship, the Italian Cup championship, and the Champions League championship! Now let us experience the wonderful performance of this legendary superstar..."

As Infantino pointed to the big screen next to him, another short film began to play.

Javier Zanetti, wearing Inter Milan's No. 4 jersey and the captain's armband, appeared on the screen.

This short video is not long, only 20 to 30 seconds.

As the video ended, the retired but still in good shape Inter Milan's old captain walked to the front.

Zanetti walked steadily to Infantino, and the two smiled and hugged each other.

Infantino began the interview: "Welcome, which team impressed you the most in the Champions League group stage that has ended?"

Zanetti thought for a moment and said seriously: "There are many teams that impressed me, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern... but the one that surprised me the most was Deportivo!"

Infantino nodded undeniably: "They are indeed very good. As a fourth-tier team, they finally qualified from the group with an undefeated record!"

Zanetti echoed: "Yes, they are a very good team with a large number of young players. In them, I see my past."

Infantino asked Zanetti a few more questions, and then the draw ceremony entered the theme.

On the big screen, the first and second teams of eight groups were divided.

Real Madrid ranked first in Group A and Paris Saint-Germain ranked second.

Volkswagen Wolfsburg ranked first in Group B and PSV Eindhoven ranked second.

Sevilla ranked first in Group C and Benfica ranked second.

Deportivo La Coruna ranked first in Group D and Juventus ranked second.

Barcelona ranked first in Group E and Roma ranked second.

Bayern Munich ranked first in Group F and Arsenal ranked second.

Chelsea ranked first in Group G and Dynamo Kyiv ranked second.

Zenit ranked first in Group H and Gent ranked second.

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From the list of qualified teams, we can see that the traditional strong teams Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, etc., all qualified in the group stage.

There are also many dark horses, such as Wolfsburg, Gent and La Coruna.

Of course, many excellent teams were eliminated.

For example, Manchester United in Group B was eliminated by Wolfsburg and Eindhoven.

Valencia in Group H was defeated by Zenit and Gent.

Leverkusen in Group E was eliminated by one point in the match against Roma!

In Group D, Manchester City was the most miserable. They had made it to the round of 16 for two consecutive times, but this time they lost a good game in Group D.

After the list of 16 teams was announced, the draw ceremony officially began.

Salman said excitedly: "It's finally started. I hope I can draw a good lot this time."

Su Wei asked: "What is a good lot?"

Salman said seriously: "I think Gent is pretty good."

Su Wei was happy: "They can squeeze Valencia out of the top 16, which proves that they are not weak!"

Salman scratched his head and said: "At least it's easier to play than Arsenal, Roma, Paris, etc., right?"

Listening to the two of them talking there, Brozovic said: "The teams in the five major leagues

They are all difficult to play against, so it's best not to draw them. "

Su Wei saw that Carrasco didn't say anything, so he smiled and asked, "Brother, what do you think?"

Carrasco put down his knife and fork and replied seriously, "It doesn't matter who we play against. Anyway, there is no weak team in the top 16. The most important thing is that we have to play well."

Su Wei couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Well, brother, what you said is right."

As the few people were talking, the draw had already begun. This time, Infantino and Zanetti completed it together.

On the table in front of the two, there was a transparent glass basin, and eight small balls similar to footballs were clearly visible in each basin.

In the glass basin in front of Infantino, there were eight second-place teams in the group, and the small ball in front of Zanetti was the first-place team in the group.

Infantino took the lead and took out a small ball from the basin.

Then he faced the camera, broke the small ball apart, and took out the paper inside to show it to the global audience.

"Gent! "

The first team to be drawn was the one that Salman thought was the weakest.

This is indeed the case. Although Gent won the Belgian League last year, they are not considered a top team in Belgium.

Last year's league championship was their first league championship in 115 years!

They only have 13 points in the Champions League. The outside world believes that they have already performed exceptionally well by reaching the round of 16.

Whoever can draw them will definitely get a big gift package.

The coaches and executives of major clubs sitting in the audience were staring at Zanetti.

Zanetti's right hand had already reached into the glass basin in front of him.

Swish!

He was stirring the small balls in the glass basin.

Salman muttered, "God bless, please draw us! Draw us!"

After more than ten seconds, Zanetti drew a small ball from the glass basin.

Then he broke it open, took a look at it himself, and then showed it to the camera.

"Wolfsburg! ”

As soon as the draw was made, the camera immediately showed two executives of Wolfsburg in the audience, and they were all smiling.

Then the camera turned and showed the executives of Gent.

Similarly, the executives of Gent were all smiling.

Both sides felt that they had drawn a big gift package and were very happy.

Because Wolfsburg is also recognized as the weakest team among the teams that ranked first in the group.

Like Gent, they are both in the fourth tier of this Champions League, with only 30 points in the Champions League.

This time they were able to qualify as the first in the group because they drew a good draw.

The strongest team in the group is Manchester United, which is getting worse every year!