The loss of the opportunity to play against Arsenal really made Xu Qi very upset.

He felt that he was in very good shape that day. If he didn't get the red card impulse, he might have scored a goal, but now, it's too late.

It’s strange that after receiving the red card, Balotelli was the first to comfort him.

Balotelli said that he understood the discomfort of getting a red card best, and he talked to Xu Qi to share a lot of experience with him about not receiving red cards.

This surprised Xu Qi. He didn't expect that Balotelli would have gained experience in eating red cards. Unfortunately, his reasons for eating red cards are different every time, so it is still difficult for him to avoid his next card hunt.

And Xu Qi was really upset.

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On the 16th, in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw ceremony for the top 16 in the Champions League knockout round will be held.

Xu Qi just received the red card and was still depressed, and he didn't pay much attention to the lottery ceremony. However, when he saw the lottery results come out, he was still surprised.

Among the top 16, Manchester City is considered the team that qualifies as the second in the group, so they can avoid Bayern Munich, who is the first in the group, as well as Arsenal and Chelsea, who are also Premier League teams.

There is a news that Manchester City fans are more happy that Manchester United was eliminated in the Champions League group stage this season. Manchester United, which is in the same group as Benfica, Basel and Galaz, was widely believed to have drawn a good draw, but after the game, Manchester United only won two wins, three draws and one loss, with nine points and nine points, unfortunately eliminated.

Therefore, this season, there is probably no possibility of Manchester playing a Chester derby in the Champions League.

The first in the eight groups are Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, Greek Athletics, and Barcelona.

The second teams in the eight groups are Manchester City, CSKA Moscow, Basel, Lyon, Leverkusen, Marseille, St. Petersburg Zenit, and AC Milan.

In the first place in the group, Manchester City automatically avoided three teams, Bayern, Chelsea and Arsenal.

There are five teams left, including Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Greek Athletics and Benfica. The draw situation is quite unoptimistic, and it is very likely that you will encounter teams like Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Of course, Greek competition is naturally the best luck signing, and Benfica is actually not bad.

The lottery is slowly taking place.

Bayern Munich drew Basel.

Chelsea met Marseille.

Benfica met Zenit, St. Petersburg, and Manchester City lost the opportunity to meet Benfica.

The Greeks met Lyon, and Manchester City was in danger next. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Inter Milan must win one of the three teams.

Then, Real Madrid met the CSKA Moscow.

Manchester City breathed a little relieved, and despite the 50% chance of having one left Barcelona team, they were also a little nervous.

Then, Arsenal met AC Milan, which was the most popular matchup between the giants in the quarterfinals. Of course, the premise is that Manchester City did not meet Barcelona, ​​but even without Barcelona, ​​there is Inter Milan. In any case, Manchester City will face a giant team.

Moreover, these two teams have won the Champions League championship in the past three years, and neither is easy to deal with. Of course, Inter Milan is a relatively easy opponent.

Finally, the final result came out, and Barcelona met Leverkusen.

Manchester City met Inter Milan.

This result is neither good nor bad for Manchester City, and the team has hope of reaching the Champions League quarterfinals.

And according to the experts' reaction, they are more optimistic about Manchester City.

This is also a recognition of Manchester City.

Looking at the tone of this draw, it can basically be determined as the showdown between the Premier League and Serie A!

Arsenal vsac Milan

Manchester City vs Inter Milan

Two typical British-Italy wars!

This is like creating an opposition between the two major leagues. The Italian media is pessimistic about this. They believe that the Serie A team is very dangerous now, and they are afraid that there is a possibility of annihilation.

In fact, Premier League teams do not want to draw such a draw. It is well known that Italian teams are difficult to deal with, and the two Milan players are definitely not easy to deal with.

When Xu Qi got the lottery result, he felt a little strange. Unconsciously, he met Inter Milan again this year. He has met Inter Milan in the Champions League for three consecutive years. He is really destined to be with this team.

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As time goes by late December, Manchester City faces Gunners Arsenal in the 16th round of the Premier League.

The two teams have played in the League Cup this season, but both teams have sent a large number of substitutes in the League Cup. Now in this crucial league, the league cannot lose money and must play all the main players.

And a very regrettable news for Manchester City is naturally Xu Qi's suspension.

In the last round of the league, Chelsea defeated Manchester City and gave Manchester City the first defeat of the Premier League this season, while Arsenal fell from its original fourth place to fifth place.

Chelsea beat Tottenham and Arsenal to third place.

In this round of the league, Chelsea was tied by Wigan Athletics away, Tottenham won at home, and Arsenal could regain the fourth place in the standings if it beats Manchester City.

Manchester City's starting roster has not changed much from the previous round of the game against Chelsea. Only the player who partnered with Aguero on the front line changed from Xu Qi to Balotelli.

As for Arsenal, the entire main force plays.

Goalkeeper Szczesni.

The defense line is Juru, Mertesacker, Kscherney and Vermullen.

Midfielder, Alexander Song, Arteta, Ramsey.

On both sides are Walcott and Gervinho, while on the front line is Robin Van Persie.

On the bench, veterans such as Al Shavin and Rosici are also in charge. Arsenal is bound to win this game. After all, Xu Qi's chance of missing the game cannot be missed.

At this moment, Xu Qi was not very emotional when watching the game in the private room on the court. However, before the game, he was still cheering for all his teammates in the locker room. He hoped that the team would hold on during this difficult time and that Manchester United would never allow Manchester United to surpass Manchester City in the standings.

In fact, Manchester United has already surpassed Manchester City in the standings by one point, but because Manchester City's score has not yet begun, so this is only temporary. If Manchester City wins, they will still regain the lead of two points.

The process of this battle is very exciting. Manchester City and Arsenal once again had an offensive battle.

However, the situation was similar to that League Cup, both sides' offenses only hit thunder and without rain. It seemed to be a battle against the attack, but the goal was delayed.

The score always looks so unsatisfactory.

After a zero-to-zero first half, Manchester City finally suddenly made a move in the second half.

David Silva scored directly with a set ball on the right side of the penalty area in the 53rd minute of the game.

Manchester City also took a 1-0 lead at this time.

In the following time, no goal was scored, and Manchester City finally won the game 1-0 at home.
Chapter completed!