Chapter 94 "Naples" (first update, please give me a monthly vote!)

In the league with Barry on the weekend, Mazari once again had a large rotation. Chen Yingxiong, Al Shavin, Casano and others did not appear in the starting lineup, and some people did not even follow the team to the away game.

However, Napoli, who played on the bench, still performed very tenaciously. The substitutes were very eager to fight. They scored three goals away from home, but Barry, who had a home advantage, also scored three goals. So in the end, the two sides tied 3:3.

Chen Yingxiong only got the chance to play in the last ten minutes, leaving him too little time and he did not score.

The media and fans of Napoli are not caring about the team's unwind again. What they are most concerned about now is what draws Napoli can draw at the draw ceremony of the Champions League knockout stage.

After a successful group stage, Naples fans have high expectations for the team's performance in the Champions League.

I finally won the first place in the group, but I could draw a good draw and then go further in the Champions League knockout round, right?

With a draw, Naples returned to their territory, and they didn't care about regretting the draw, because the draw ceremony for the Champions League has arrived.

Instead of following the team back to Naples, Mazari rushed directly from Bari to Nyon, Switzerland, where UEFA's headquarters is located.

He was with him was Naples Club General Manager Bigan.

Others who haven't been to the scene can watch the lottery ceremony via TV.

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Chen Yingxiong also sat in front of the TV, but not in front of the TV at his home, but was invited by the Provincial TV station of Naples to go to the studio to watch the lottery ceremony. This is a special program held by the Provincial TV station of Naples. While chatting with the players in Naples, he watched the live broadcast.

The person who hosted this special program is no longer the original host Antonella Canali. She has resigned and moved to Milan TV No. 4, which is more promising than Naples Provincial TV.

Now I have changed a young and beautiful woman with the beauty I partnered with the original male host. I believe that it won’t take long for the locals in Naples to call this newcomer the “Sexy Goddess of Naples”. The title is always that one, but people can change it at will. Men are forgetful animals, especially after having a new love.

The young newcomer's eyes lit up when he saw Chen Yingxiong walk into the studio with his teammates Casano, Hamsik, and captain Paul Cannavaro. Chen Yingxiong could even see her blinking at him.

Casano touched Chen Yingxiong's arm: "Hero, hehe."

Apparently he saw it too.

Chen Yingxiong glanced at him: "If you are interested, I can help you contact Antonio."

Casano quickly shook his head, looking like a gentleman, and lowered his voice and said, "I have Carolina!"

Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes and ignored this unscrupulous friend.

He smiled slightly at the newcomer who blinked at him. This was just out of politeness. Unexpectedly, the other party thought that Chen Yingxiong was also interested in him. As a result, he kept glaring at Chen Yingxiong during the subsequent live broadcast of the show.

It’s a pity that Chen Yingxiong ignored her eyebrows after that...

Before the lottery ceremony officially began, the male hosts interviewed several Naples players who participated in the program one by one, just like a normal interview program.

Of course, the topic is still timely and revolves around what has happened recently. For example, Chen Yingxiong won the European Golden Boy Award and the results of the lottery.

The host also had a small interaction, which allowed the four players to write about the opponents they most hope to meet in the quarterfinals and the opponents they least hope to meet.

The answers written by everyone are different, but in short, the weaker the opponent you most hope to meet, the better, and the opponent you least hope to meet are all strong teams. This is easy to understand. Only when you encounter weak teams can they have more opportunities to go further in the Champions League knockout round.

Chen Yingxiong is an exception, he wrote "whatever".

"Is there a 'just' team?" The new beautiful host interrupted, thinking that she was smiling charmingly, and said that she had no laughing point, just deliberately pretending to be stupid and cute. However, the male audience in front of the TV was just this...

The male host had to cooperate and laugh a few times to show that this sentence was so funny.

Chen Yingxiong didn't laugh, but just replied: "Of course there is no more. I think it's the same for everyone. When we meet Olympiacos, we have to win. When we meet Real Madrid, we have to win..."

Casano waved his hand next to him and interjected: "I don't want to meet Real Madrid..."

Real Madrid is the second-largest team in the group to hit the strongest. Because they were double-killed by AC Milan at home and away, their group ranking was lower than AC Milan and became the second in the group.

Currently, the second teams in the eight groups are Bordeaux, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Porto, Lyon, Inter Milan, Stuttgart and Olympiacos. The second team in the strongest group here is probably Manchester United, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.

According to the principle that the teams in the same league do not meet in the quarterfinals, Napoli will definitely not be able to be separated from Inter Milan, so that only Manchester United and Real Madrid may be drawn.

Manchester United seemed to be looking for feelings after losing Cristiano Ronaldo, and their condition was fluctuating, which was the main reason why they finally won the second place in the group. The CSKA Moscow became the first place in that group, which surprised many experts.

This season Real Madrid has two superstars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, as well as powerful players like Benzema. The frontcourt attack firepower is very strong, which makes many people afraid.

Meet Real Madrid in the quarterfinals is definitely the most unwanted thing in any group.

The male host also smiled and said, "The probability of meeting Real Madrid is too low, and I don't think it's possible."

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Mazarri sat at the draw, beside the managers and coaches of the teams who entered the knockout stages of the Champions League and Europa League (formerly the League Cup).

He was a little nervous.

According to the draw procedure, eight blue balls represent the second place in the eight groups and are placed in the draw pool. The first team drawn is the home team in the first knockout match, which means playing at home first. The computer program will list all the first places in the group that can match the team according to the draw rules, representing the white ball, and put into another draw pool. According to the draw rules, teams belonging to the same national football association will not be drawn together, teams in the same group will not be drawn together in the group stage, the first place in the group will not be drawn together, and the second place in the group will not be drawn together, so in this way, the teams that can be selected are very limited.

The guest drew a team from it as the visiting team in the first game and played the second match with the first group.

Then repeat the above process to draw out the remaining six pairs of matches until only one group is left, so there is no need to draw, and directly allocate them to the last group waiting for the second place.

Taking Naples as an example, after being eliminated according to the Champions League draw rules, they may encounter only Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Porto, Stuttgart and Olympiacos.

It seems that they are all operated by computer programs, and the guest randomly takes out a small ball in the lottery pool and opens to see which team it is, so there is no possibility of cheating.

But for the rulemaker and organizer UEFA, it is too easy to arrange some matches. This has also been verified many times in the past Champions League draws. For commercial interests and television broadcasting gimmicks, UEFA can operate in secret and arrange many powerful dialogues in the first round, which can stimulate the attention of the Champions League and allow those commercial sponsors to get more advertising benefits. It can be said that they can kill the number of people in one fell swoop.

Before the draw ceremony, some media had already revealed some information about the matchup, such as Manchester United will encounter AC Milan, and Chelsea is likely to play against Inter Milan. Because these two games are really gimmicks, AC Milan's Beckham comes from Manchester United and has a deep relationship with Manchester United. This time he represents AC Milan back to Old Trafford, what a memorable game.

On the other hand, Inter Milan's head coach Mourinho will return to the Stamford Bridge, which still loves him deeply. It is also worth hype and has a lot of attention.

Moreover, "Premier League vs. Serie A" is also the Champions League show that Platini has been promoting since he came on stage. Since he defeated Johnson in 2007 and was elected as the new UEFA president, Premier League teams and Serie A teams have collided more and more frequently in the Champions League knockout round, and have even reached the point of "aesthetic fatigue".

Mazari thinks that Napoli is not a strong team, and if they fight with other strong teams, there is no hype value or gimmick, so it is unlikely that they will encounter a strong team in the first round. They may be a mid-grade or even a last-grade team. In this way, Napoli can go further, perform better, and reach the quarterfinals... This is considered to be an over-complete task. If the opponents you meet in the quarterfinals are not strong, you can still enter the quarterfinals.

After entering the semi-finals, Mazarri doesn't expect to meet any weak teams. There are no weak teams that can reach the semi-finals. But being able to reach the semi-finals is a miracle, and he won't think about it more.

The second group that was drawn out was Stuttgart. Their game was the first quarterfinals, and their opponent was...

"Barcelona." The guest of the lottery held a note and pronounced the name expressionlessly.

The camera quickly gave the representatives of the two teams close-up.

Barcelona coach Guardiola had a smile on his face and was very satisfied with the signing. Stuttgart was definitely not a strong team, and Barcelona had no problem playing against them. Barcelona's sports director Begiristan seemed to be nothing and seemed very relaxed.

Stuttgart's club representative smiled bitterly and kept shaking his head, feeling helpless about drawing Barcelona in the first round. Stuttgart only got the right to qualify in the last round of the group stage, and his strength was not strong.

The other team representatives who were second in the group were obviously relieved - Barcelona was pulled out from the beginning, what does this mean? It means that they don’t have to worry about meeting Barcelona afterwards.

The biggest thunder was trampled by Stuttgart.

The TV broadcast also knew the thoughts of the club representatives, so they gave them close-ups one by one and told the whole world their relaxed expressions.

This indirectly demonstrates Barcelona's current status in Europe - at its peak, and no one is willing to face them.

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"Stuttgart is really unlucky, ha!" After seeing the representative of Stuttgart's bitter smile, Casano couldn't help laughing, with a slight smear of gloating.

There are many Naples fans who are gloating like him. Now they are increasingly feeling that it was correct to try their best to grab the first place in the group, otherwise it might be time for others to joke about them now.

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Teams were drawn out, and Chen Yingxiong and the others expressed their opinions casually, such as "Bayern Munich is so lucky, he actually drew Olympiacos!" "It was indeed AC Milan and Manchester United..."

When Lyon was drawn with the CSKA Moscow, the four of them were stunned.

Among the eight teams in the group, the one with the weakest strength is Moscow CSKA. They also rely on their home court advantages and only scored more than Manchester United before they won the group first. It can be said that the luck of the first in the group is very high.

Lyon and CSKA were drawn together, so Lyon had to say that he had drawn a good lottery.

Sure enough, Lyon's head coach Puel was delighted. He had been worried before, fearing that he would draw a strong team like Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Arsenal. However, he would have thought that it would be Moscow's CSKA in the end. It was really beyond his expectations!

Mazarri was also stunned when she saw this result.

He didn't expect that Lyon was drawn to the weakest group first... He frowned and glanced at the rostrum. Platini's face was expressionless and he looked very serious.

For some reason, Mazarri's heart suddenly began to pound...

He has a bad premonition.

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Casano whistled: "The result of this draw..." He shrugged, and everyone understood the meaning.

The result of this lottery is really intriguing.

But they didn't have much time to discuss the draw result, because the draw for the next game has already begun.

Real Madrid was drawn in the fifth game before the second in the group, and the four that just pulled out was the fourth game, Lyon and CSKA Moscow.

Who will Real Madrid's opponent be?

According to the rules, there are only three teams left that are likely to meet Real Madrid - Chelsea, Naples and Arsenal, the chance of choosing one of three...

Mazari looked at the lottery guest reaching his hand into the lottery pool, and he couldn't help but hold his hand, as if he had already drawn the small ball of fate.

The lottery guest fumbled in the lottery pool for a while, finally grabbed one of the white balls and took them out.

Who would be the poor man who would be the opponent of Real Madrid with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Raul, Casillas, Benzema?

The guest turned the ball away, took out the note, then expanded it to show it to the camera lens, and read the name above.

"Naples."

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ps, the first update is here!

By the way, we don’t know if there is any double at the end of this month. It seems that I haven’t heard of it so far?

Anyway, the editor didn't tell me...

But I still want to ask everyone for tickets!

Because it’s the end of the month, do you see if you still have surplus food in your hands?

Three consecutive days of outbreak, dear!
Chapter completed!