March 20th, at noon, Sebena Training Base in Munich.

In the head coach's office, Gao Han and the core coaching team members sat around the coffee table, skillfully brewing the fragrant tea brought from the country. The white smoke was misty and the tea fragrance was filled with refreshing fragrance.

The TV hanging on the wall is playing the live broadcast of the Football Channel. On the other side of the camera is the UEFA headquarters hall far away in Nyon, Switzerland. All the representatives of the teams entering the Champions League quarter-finals gathered together and the next stage of the lottery will be held.

Unlike the previous evasion between the teams in the same country, there is no rule limit for this draw.

In other words, any team may encounter seven other teams.

Among the eight teams entering the Champions League quarterfinals, there are three Premier League teams, two La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Portugal Super League.

Judging from this quarter-finals list, the strength of the Premier League team can be seen.

Therefore, after the quarterfinals were released, there was another topic of encirclement and suppression of the Premier League in Europe.

Gao Han had no interest in such things. He took advantage of the rare opportunity to adjust the team and recuperate. He won Bochum with a half-main lineup away 3-0, and went further in the Bundesliga.

The Bundesliga has played twenty-four rounds so far, and no one will doubt that Bayern Munich will successfully defend the title.

What is more exciting now is that in the Champions League, many Bayern Munich fans are looking forward to the team completing a triple-champion. After all, they are lucky to draw the German Cup this season.

Just tonight, Bayern Munich will usher in the 25th round of the Bundesliga, with home matches against Karlsruhe, so Gao Han and the coaching staff can easily sit here and watch the live news.

"Look, David Gill looks a little nervous." Sergio Garcia smiled at the TV.

In the camera, the lottery ceremony has not begun, and the representatives are familiar with each other and have a great time talking together. Gao Han is not sure where Sergio Garcia sees David Gill nervous.

Thomas Tuchel laughed and said, "A few days ago, Ferguson was nervously interviewed and said that the least Manchester United wanted to meet was the team of the same country, so David Gill should be praying to God and Buddha now."

Everyone also found it funny after hearing this.

When Ferguson said this, he said it after Manchester United lost 1-4 to Liverpool at home to the 29th round of the Premier League. It was somewhat of a bit of a joke at the time, but Manchester United's strong dialogue this season was indeed not particularly ideal.

So far, Ferguson has played five games with other top four teams, drew home wins away against Chelsea, and won three to zero, but against Arsenal, 1 to two away, and against Liverpool, 1 to two away, and 1 to four home.

But what's interesting is that among the other three top three, Chelsea, which has a more chance of winning, was eliminated by Bayern Munich. Arsenal and Liverpool are both the victims of the Red Devils this season, and Ferguson certainly does not want to meet teams from the same country.

"But to be honest, it is really possible that the Premier League is infighting." Buenaventura said.

Everyone also thinks this is true. This has nothing to do with the conspiracy theory. It is mainly because there are three Premier League teams in the quarterfinals, which is very likely.

Gao Han didn't mind who he was trying to draw, but said with a smile: "I guess most people are looking forward to being able to draw Porto in their hearts, and Porto secretly called unlucky, because no matter who they meet, it will be difficult for them to escape unscathed."

With Porto's strength, if he hadn't been lucky enough to draw Panasinaikos in the quarterfinals, he would not have reached the quarterfinals. The Portuguese Super League team should have been very satisfied with the team's current results.

While Gao Han was chatting with his assistants in a word, the lottery ceremony in the live TV broadcast also began.

Secretary-General Infantino was still the one who presided over the ceremony, and the guest of Roma, the final venue, was still the one who was responsible for the draw. Bruno Conte, who still decided the next schedule of the Champions League.

Although Gao Han didn't care much, he was still a little nervous when the lottery was drawn.

The first team to be drawn by Bruno Conte was Atletico Madrid, who was drawn into the upper half, followed by the Gunners Arsenal from the Premier League.

"The showdown between these two teams is interesting." Gao Han nodded and smiled.

Both teams are relatively young, and they both follow the technical school and play in a conservative way, so the game will definitely be very good.

What's more, Heinx and Wenger are both famous tactical masters in Europe and will definitely be very exciting.

The team that was first drawn in the second game was Ferguson's Red Devils Manchester United.

"I hope it's Liverpool, or Barcelona." Gao Han smiled quite mischievously.

These two teams are both Manchester United's victims. No matter who they win, they are enough for Ferguson to have a drink.

As a result, what I didn't expect was that Bruno Conte pulled out the ball and handed it to Infantino's hand, and opened it and took a look.

"Liverpool!"

Gao Han and others all whined, and then they all laughed.

Ferguson really should have bought a lottery ticket with his luck.

"I should send him a text message to congratulate him." Gao Han laughed.

As he said that, he actually took out his cell phone and sent a text message to Ferguson, with just a few words, "Congratulations, you've got what you want."

Soon, Ferguson replied to him a text message.

"I wish you better luck and draw Barcelona."

Gao Han shook his head and smiled when he read the text message. Ferguson should be cursing the UEFA conspiracy theory now.

However, it is indeed unexpected that all three Premier League teams gathered in the first half, and it is a bit like the suspect of the top three being surrounded and suppressing Atletico Madrid.

Among the remaining four teams, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan and Porto, the hardest ones to play are undoubtedly Barcelona and Inter Milan. If you are lucky enough and draw Porto, you should really buy a lottery.

The draw in the lower half of the area will soon begin.

The first team to be drawn out in the third game was Bayern Munich.

"Who will it be?" Sergio Garcia seemed a little nervous.

Gao Han smiled calmly on the surface, but in fact he was a little expectant. If he drew Porto, the pressure on Bayern Munich would be much less, and he could concentrate his efforts to play the next semi-finals.

In the live TV camera, Bruno Conte once again reached into the ball cylinder, took out a small ball, showed it to all the guests and live TV cameras, and then handed it to Infantino.

Infantino twisted his hands, opened the ball, took out a note from it, took a look, and flipped it over with a smile.

"Porto!"

Wow!!!

There was a cheer in the coach's office.

Even though Sergio Garcia and others have already experienced many battles, they are still very grateful for the draw.

After entering the quarterfinals, you will basically not encounter a weak team. The only team with weak strength was actually encountered by Bayern Munich. What luck does this take?

The remaining showdown does not require a draw, and Barcelona meets Inter Milan.

As soon as the lottery results were released, Gao Han quickly received a text message.

Ferguson asked in a text message: "How much did you stuff UEFA?"

Gao Han laughed so hard that he could imagine Ferguson's depression and resentment at this moment.

How unfair this is.

Porto and Liverpool are a world of difference.

Bayern Munich draws this lottery, is it simply a sign to be the semi-finals?

"I want to get some money, how could we win Porto? I obviously want to touch Liverpool more, how could I be so unlucky? I'm so angry!"

After sending the text message, he burst into laughter.

As expected, Ferguson did not reply for a long time. He must have been so angry that Gao Han said.

Finally, the Scots finally replied, "Be careful."

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the final." Gao Han replied with a smile.

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As soon as the results of the Champions League quarterfinals were released, media around the world were in a mess.

If the media and fans were mentally prepared for the Premier League, then Bayern Munich had a great luck and hit Porto, it would undoubtedly make everyone's eyes shatter.

Some tabloid media even said that this is UEFA secretly helping Gao Han reach the top again.

After the results were released, the three major European bookmakers also immediately changed Bayern Munich's championship odds.

You should know that Bayern Munich has been the top favorite team in the Champions League this season since the beginning of the season, and is now rumored to be led to the semi-finals, which undoubtedly further leads the Bundesliga giants' odds to win the championship.

But many media believe that Bayern Munich's draw of Porto does not mean that there is something wrong with the lottery draw.

"From the Champions League group stage to the knockout stage of the quarterfinals, Bayern Munich's luck has always been unsatisfactory. The group stage they are in is the strongest overall group in the Champions League group stage, and Chelsea is also the second team in the group with the most outstanding strength in the quarterfinals. It can be said that before this, Bayern Munich's luck was not ideal."

German Biography believes that Bayern Munich's draw to Porto can only be said to be more lucky.

Guardiola's Barcelona drew Inter Milan from Plandeli, which is undoubtedly a very interesting game. Both of their teams have a strong mark of high cold. Guardiola is Gao Han's disciple, and many Barcelona players are cultivated and favored by Gao Han.

As for the relationship between Plandelli and Inter Milan and Gao Han, there is no need to say more.

The showdown between these two teams is undoubtedly quite interesting.

The most unlucky one was Ferguson's Manchester United, who actually drew the victim Liverpool.

Manchester United lost twice to Liverpool this season, especially this time just now, the Red Devils lost to Benitez, who was 1-4 at Old Trafford, which undoubtedly further aggravated everyone's pessimism towards Manchester United.

In an interview with the media, Ferguson said, "This is a very bad draw, both the timing and the opponent, it is the case."

But Ferguson also said at the end that although the team is at a disadvantage, as long as everyone works together, Manchester United may not be able to compete with Liverpool, and may even reverse the decline of two consecutive losses this season.

Over the years, Ferguson's Manchester United have always been known for their resilience, and the magic of the Red Devils has also made this team not underestimate no matter how they are.

As for Gao Han, although he won the lottery for Porto, Gao Han still solemnly stated in an interview with the Photo News that this is not a good luck as the outside world said. Porto is a team with outstanding strength.

"They beat Arsenal in the group stage and won the first team in the group. I can't believe it. Why do anyone think that drawing Porto is equivalent to walking to the semi-finals?"

"I have to remind everyone that Porto is a very tenacious and powerful opponent. If we can't go all out and concentrate on the fight, we will probably stop at the quarterfinals and will be difficult to make progress."

Being low-key before the game and not underestimating the enemy is also in line with Gao Han's usual style.
Chapter completed!