Unlike German media, Chinese media not only pay attention to the performance of the two Bundesliga teams, Dortmund and Schalke 04, in the Champions League, but also pay attention to Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid performed well after entering the Champions League this season, and was comparable to Bayern Munich. The two teams had the same points in the end, but because the winning or losing relationship was not as good as Bayern Munich, ranking second.

But such achievements are already very good for Chinese media.

Why do Chinese media pay attention to Atletico Madrid?

Because Atletico Madrid has Chinese players.

As a player who was loaned to Atletico Madrid by Chelsea, this season is his last season at Atletico Madrid. If nothing unexpected happens, with his good performance, he will definitely be taken back by Chelsea after the loan expires.

Although he is a player who will leave Atletico Madrid in the future, Sun Pan has worked very hard in the game and has done his best in every game to help the team win.

In the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid never lost another goal except for losing 1:2 away from Bayern Munich in the first group stage. He scored twelve goals in six group stages, only fewer goals than Bayern Munich, but only two goals conceded, with the least group.

Of all the thirty-two teams participating in the group stage, they also lost the second least goals, second only to Paris Saint-Germain, who conceded only one goal.

In addition to the overall outstanding performance of Atletico Madrid, Sun Pan also made great contributions to his performance in front of the goal.

He entered the Champions League knockout round as the second in the group. The three Chinese players will go further in the Champions League, which will also make Chinese fans thousands of miles away more expectation next year's Champions League match day. Staying up late to watch the football is not just to cheer for the club teams they support, but they will also pay more attention to the Chinese. Even if the team he is in is not the team he likes, they will definitely stay in front of the TV.

In fact, there was another Chinese player participating in the Champions League. He Ying was included in Barcelona's Champions League roster by Bilanova at the beginning of the season.

But unfortunately, after six group matches, He Ying did not get the chance to play in the Champions League, so the Champions League has nothing to do with him.

Not to mention the Champions League, he has never been given a chance to play in the league. His only chance to play in Barcelona came from the Copa del Rey, with a substitute, with no performance for five minutes, but these five minutes really didn't give him any chance to perform.

So much so that He Ying appeared in the Cup of del Rey, the response from China is not very strong, because there is really nothing to brag about in these five minutes of soy sauce...

Against the backdrop of Sun Pan, Yang Muge and Sun Pan, He Ying seemed very failed.

Guo Nu has no chance to play in the Champions League because he is in Siena, but he is also the main player in every game in Siena. As long as he is not suspended for a foul, he will never be absent.

There are rumors that Inter Milan regretted his performance after seeing him in Siena and was considering negotiating with Siena to buy back the general ownership of Guo Nu in Siena.

If that is true, then Guo Nu will have the opportunity to participate in the Champions League. No matter how good Siena is, her strength is limited, and it is almost impossible to participate in the Champions League.

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After the Champions League group stages ended, UEFA held a draw for the top 16. This draw ceremony attracted much attention. After all, it was a draw for the knockout stage, which was more confrontational and more likely to have strong conversations. For participating teams, a draw for a draw may determine their destiny this season.

For teams like the Donetsk Miners, if they encounter Barcelona, ​​their Champions League journey this season will definitely stop there.

There are also some rules for the draw of the top 16, such as the first group and the second group, teams in the same group cannot meet, and teams in the same national league cannot meet.

Therefore, in the quarterfinals of 16, Dortmund will definitely not encounter Paris Saint-Germain first in Group A, Schalke 04 in Group B, Malaga first in Group C, Juventus first in Group D, Bayern Munich first in Group F, Barcelona first in Group G, and Manchester United first in Group H.

Moreover, these eight teams also include Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in the same national league, and Real Madrid will not meet in the second group in the same group.

So in fact, there are only seven teams left to meet Dortmund. But in fact, this time, there are a few teams that hesitate to have the first place in the group and are surprisingly not the seed team, so even if Dortmund meets the second in the group, it may not be a soft persimmon that is easy to squeeze.

The second in Group A group is Porto, the second in Group B group B is Arsenal, the second in Group C is AC Milan, the second in Group E group is Donesque Miners - the defending champion Chelsea was eliminated in the group in an upset group. When they were on the same score as the Miners, because of the winning or losing relationship, they ranked third and were squeezed out of the semi-finals and could only participate in the League Cup knockout round - the second in Group F group is Atletico Madrid, the second in Group G group is Celtic, and the second in Group H group is Galatasaray.

Among the remaining seven teams that may meet, three of them are seed teams, and the second team in this group is also very strong.

Before the draw ceremony, a reporter interviewed Zhou Yi and asked him if he wanted to avoid the seed teams in the second place in the group. Zhou Yi said that he entered the Champions League knockout stage and no team was easy to play. So he didn't care about which opponent he met, but he would be the same when he met anyone.

But the reporter insisted that he predicted the results, perhaps because the "wizard" was famous before, and everyone wanted to see how accurate his prediction was this time.

Zhou Yi couldn't resist and had to say: "It's hard to say who I hope to draw with. There are too many teams, but if I want to say it, I don't want to be with Atletico Madrid."

As soon as they said this, the reporters' eyes lit up: "Why?" They asked quickly.

"Because Sun Pan is at Atletico Madrid, I still hope that Chinese players can go further in the Champions League." Zhou Yi said seriously.

Schalke 04, where Yang Muge is located, is the first in the group, so he will definitely not be able to meet him. He Ying is located, and he may not be able to appear even if he meets him.

Among the teams that Dortmund may encounter, only Atletico Madrid has Chinese players.

His reason is quite convincing, because Chinese journalists also don’t want the teams where Chinese players are located to meet too early. If possible, of course they hope that all three teams can reach the semi-finals. By then, three of the semi-finals will have Chinese players, which is simply a "Chinese civil war"!

With such beautiful wishes and expectations, everyone waited for the draw ceremony of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Compared with the Champions League group stage draw ceremony, the draw for the top 16 is much simpler.

Soon, the results of the lottery were released one by one.

Dortmund was drawn with the Donetsk Miners, perfectly avoiding Atletico Madrid. Chinese players don't have to kill each other when they just entered the quarterfinals.

Schalke 04, where Yang Muge is located, drew Galatasaray. The team's strength is not very strong. Schalke 04 has the ability to fight, and performs better. It is not out of reach to the quarterfinals.

As for Atletico Madrid, where Sun Pan is located, he was separated with Paris Saint-Germain.

The Barcelona opponent where He Ying is located is AC Milan. This is a strong conversation, but it may have nothing to do with He Ying...

The other quarter-finals matches are Juventus vs Celtics, Manchester United vs Real Madrid, Bayern Munich vs Arsenal, and Malaga vs Porto.

In addition to not being very satisfied with Bayern Munich's draw results, the German media can accept the draw results of Dortmund and Schalke 04. Especially Dortmund, which was called "the draw was drawn by the media."

The Donetsk Miners should be considered the weakest team among the top 16. Everyone wants to "be friends" with them. In the end, Dortmund got his wish and basically made sure to enter the quarterfinals.

Some media joked that Dortmund's biggest suspense is who his opponent is in the quarter-finals.

However, in an interview, Klopp said with a stern face that there are no weak teams in the top 16, and any opponent must be taken seriously and not underestimated.

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After the Champions League draw, each team ushered in the league.

In the 16th round of the league, Dortmund faced Wolfsburg at home. The two sides fought against each other in this game, and Dortmund finally defeated Wolfsburg 3:2 at home.

However, since Bayern Munich defeated Augsburg 2-0 away, they had already won the half-time championship one round ahead of Dortmund with four points ahead of Dortmund. This is a hot topic of reporting in German football, and Munich media began to celebrate.

In German football, half-time championships are of great significance, and 80% of the league championships come from half-time league champions.

So being able to win the half-time championship means that there is a great hope of winning the league.

Therefore, the Munich people value this "champion" with no trophy and two medals.

Schalke 04, where Yang Muge is located, lost 1:3 to Stuttgart away. He made great progress in the Champions League this season, which has a great impact on the league. Since he has entered the knockout stage, Schalke 04's head coach Stevens may have to consider more about how to ensure that by the end of this season, Schalke 04 is still in the top four of the league and qualifies for the Champions League next season.

The last round of the league is left. After the game, the Bundesliga will enter the winter break. Players should have a holiday and rest when they should have a rest when they should have a rest.

However, those teams who reached the German Cup quarterfinals will have to take a holiday later and will have another German Cup.

Dortmund and Schalke 04 are both among them.
Chapter completed!