Chapter 117, Lottery
While Su Han was sweating on the training ground, his teammates were in the locker room discussing the results of last night's draw.
It can be said that it is the worst result of all the draws against Barcelona, and it still plays home first and then away.
Although no one said it clearly, the atmosphere can be felt.
Many people were relatively silent after coming to the locker room today.
The atmosphere is far less lively than usual.
Seeing this situation, Gerrard, the old captain of the team, couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up and slapped his hands.
"Let me say a few words, in fact, it is not us that should be afraid, but Barcelona, do you remember... We have not lost to Barcelona since we had Su Han
said Gerrard when he first clapped his hands.
At this moment, the door of the locker room was pushed open.
Su Han walked in, covered in sweat.
But this time he didn't go straight to the shower room to meet everyone's gaze, he stood at the door without moving, looking at everyone.
Under the gaze of everyone, he raised his index finger and middle finger: "There are two things I can assure you. First, we are definitely not the ones eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Second, we must be the league champions. "
"Do you feel something has changed?" Ancelotti asked his assistant coach between training sessions.
"Change? What change?" The assistant coach was at a loss.
"The change in the team.
Pellegrino carefully stared at the players resting on the sidelines of the training ground, thought for a long time, then shook his head: "No."
Ancelotti took a deep breath: "I feel it. The concentration of sweat in the air is higher than before - they practiced more seriously.
Pellegrino sniffed too, he smelled nothing.
"After the result of the draw against Barcelona came out, I was still worried that the team would lose their fighting spirit. Now it seems that I was overwhelmed."
Ancelotti continued, with a relaxed tone.
"Now I have the confidence to play two games against Barcelona."
After the draw came out, Liverpool received more attention.
It can be said that it has received the most attention among the eight teams.
Because they drew a stronger Barcelona.
Barcelona, where Enrique is teaching, is in full swing.
They have swept the entire La Liga in the past year, winning the La Liga title and the Copa del Rey title.
Enrique's "Dream Team Three" seems to have a posture of "moving towards the peak".
Especially Barcelona has what looks to be the strongest trident in world football today!
Messi!
Shuya Reiss!
Neymar!
The incomparably powerful MSN combination scored a crazy 123 goals last season!
Among them, Messi scored 53 goals.
Shuya Reiss scored forty-two goals.
Neymar has scored 28 goals while the brazilian striker has 18 assists
Such a powerful offensive firepower.
Let the media exclaim that Guardiola's six-time Wang Yu team is back!
As soon as this team appears, it will automatically become the focus of the world's attention, and their strength is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Liverpool really drew a lottery this time.
Even if Liverpool can beat Real Madrid in the group stage, defeat Bayern Munich, and qualify as the first in the group.
But can the group stage be the same as the knockout stage?
of course not
The same team's performance in the group stage is completely different from that in the knockout stage.
The most typical example is Inter Milan led by Mourinho.
His Inter Milan team did not play well in the group stage, and they were tied by Barcelona at home in the first group stage. Then in the second group match, they drew away with a team like Ruby Kazan. At that time, many people said that Inter Milan should not make it out of the group stage. It would be too shameful.
In the third group match, Inter Milan still played poorly. They drew with Dynamo Kyiv at 22 at home. It seems that they really want to be eliminated in the group stage
When playing Barcelona away, Inter Milan lost 02 by a net.
If it weren't for the victory of the two games, Inter Milan would have to play in the UEFA Cup.
In the end, they ranked second in the group with nine points and successfully qualified.
After qualifying in the group stage, Inter Milan's performance had a fundamental reversal.
In the quarter-finals of the top 16, they faced Chelsea.
In the end, Inter Milan tenaciously eliminated Chelsea at home 2i and away 0, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
From the example of Inter Milan, we can see what kind of mentality the team will have when facing the knockout round and the group stage (money and money).
European giants tend to pay more attention to the knockout stage and ignore the group stage.
This will certainly make them suffer in the group stage, but if they can pass the group stage and enter the knockout stage, they will complete a gorgeous transformation.
And it is often those teams that do not participate in the Champions League very much, and finally participated in the Champions League once, and they performed well in the group stage, because they did their best in the group stage. When they break into the knockout round, they will be eliminated soon.
For example, Sevilla, the No. 1 team in Group G, broke into the top 16 and was eliminated by CSKA Moscow, which is not very strong but can often play in the Champions League.
Therefore, Liverpool, who performed well in the group stage, may not be able to continue their excellent state, especially when facing Barcelona. .
