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Chapter 588 Signed?
Perhaps it was God's favor for Piacenza to make history, or perhaps the prayers of countless Chinese fans and Piacenza fans played a role.

When the opponents of the top giants were drawn, the ball representing Piacenza was not drawn by the guests until the second half of the draw ceremony.

"Then, the team that will be the opponent of Bordeaux is - Piacenza!"

This is the penultimate pair of opponents drawn. As the second in Group H, Piacenza became the opponent of Bordeaux, the top Ligue [-] team in Group A.

The contest between Bordeaux and Piacenza, although not as interesting as the contest between some other top giants, is also a contest of another level.

For example, these two teams can be said to be the biggest dark horses in Ligue [-] and Serie A in the past two years. Piacenza, who won the second place in the league as a newly promoted team, and Bordeaux, who broke Lyon's seven consecutive Ligue [-] titles, have brought a different style to the domestic league.

In this season's Champions League group stage, Bordeaux played even better than Piacenza.

In Group A, which has Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Serie A giants Juventus, it can be said to have slapped all the critics who predicted the form of Group A with five wins and one tie.

Of course, for Piacenza, the experience of taking part in the UEFA Champions League for the first time under pressure from the Bundesliga champions and the notoriously difficult CSKA also reflects the extraordinaryness of this team.

When these two teams, which were also praised as dark horses this season, collided, the host's half-smile expression represented the mood of many people.

None of the giants met the "big gift package" in the mouth of these two experts. It seems that it is a very fair thing for them to fight on their own. At least the mood of the top club executives is much more stable.

In the eyes of the fans, this is also a match worth looking forward to. There is no obvious difference in strength, and a completely unfamiliar matchup will definitely see more exciting pictures.

However, the above discussions are all from the standpoint of neutral fans, so let's take a look at the reports of the supporters of the two clubs.

"Sign up, Bordeaux is nothing to be afraid of!"

"The Ligue [-] champion? The Bundesliga champion has been trampled underfoot!"

"Super Maple is expected to go further, and the Champions League knockout round will welcome great benefits!"

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In addition to the Italian media, Piacenza's supporters also have fans from far away China. In the various reports, everyone expressed only one mood, that is, the lottery was drawn very well!

Although we all know that there are no underdogs in the group, everyone is very excited not to collide with those opponents who feel that they are big things when they are mentioned.

In Bordeaux, the situation is also similar. Compared with AC Milan and Inter Milan, which are strong but occupy the second place in the group, the little-known Piacenza is also profitable in their view.

After all, although this team has achieved the first knockout round in the UEFA Champions League in team history, what cannot be changed is its lack of European experience.

In addition, in the minds of Bordeaux fans, they are the teams that trample on giants like Bayern and Juventus, little Piacenza?Not to mention.

To be honest, in the eyes of outsiders, the reactions of the fans of the two teams are a bit exaggerated. There are no underdogs in the Champions League, and no team is really easy to deal with when it comes to the quarter-finals.

Therefore, unlike the carnival of the media and fans, Conte and Bordeaux coach Blanco who arrived at the draw scene were very solemn when shaking hands with each other.

It is foreseeable that during the next period of time until the two teams play against each other, the two coaches will frantically start collecting information on the opposing team.

In the end, whether the lottery is drawn this time will not be known until after playing it!
After the lottery ceremony was over, the time for the team to gather was not far away. After spending a few more leisurely days, when Liu Feng woke up from his bed again, the meeting day stipulated by Conte quietly arrived.

Riding his own little electric donkey, facing the cold air in Piacenza, Liu Feng wrapped himself up tightly and came all the way to the training base.

There, he will start the first training session of the second half of the season, and will embark on the unfinished journey with his teammates again.

When they met again, the short winter window period did not make the Piacenza players lose their spirit. On the contrary, after this period of rest, the players were in quite good condition after returning to the training base.

Everyone was chatting about the team's Champions League knockout opponents, and the discussion didn't end until Conte stepped onto the pitch.

Since the first match of the UEFA Champions League in the second half of the season did not start until March, Conte did not intend to discuss this match with the players now. Under his serious glance, everyone shut their mouths tacitly.

"Happy New Year."

It is already January of 2010, and simply sent New Year greetings, Conte said: "It seems that your condition is still good, so the training will begin!"

"Shh!"

With a sharp whistle, the Piacenza players divided into two teams and began to run laps.

The effect of the winter break is very obvious. With the fatigue accumulated in half a season swept away, under the leadership of Conte, this group of young people performed quite well in the restarted training.

Piacenza's first opponent after the winter window in the league is not a strong opponent, but Udinese, which is now No.14 in Serie A. This is good news for Piacenza.

Because after the No.18 round, Piacenza is about to start the team's Coppa Italia journey.

They ranked second in the league last season and will directly participate in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, which means that they will start a week of double matches.

In the week of the No.19 round of the league, they will first go to an away game to challenge Bayern Munich's Fiorentina team, which was first in Group E in the UEFA Champions League draw a few days ago, and then face Novara, their first opponent in the Coppa Italia, three days later.

You must know that the knockout round of the Coppa Italia is decided in one game before the semi-finals. If the state is not maintained, even the Serie A giants will overturn when facing small teams.

All in all, Conte, who wants to lead the team to achieve something in the three-line battle, does not want to give up any event, so this expectation has been converted by him into strict requirements for the players in training.

"El, don't be lazy!"

"Antonio, run faster."

Piacenza were back in game mode as the young boss kept shouting at the training ground.

　Chapter 2 here!Dark horse vs. dark horse, there is still something to watch, thank you for your support!

　　
　
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