i am gun king

Chapter 412 Champions League Draw
Due to the abandonment of the FA Cup and League Cup competition, after this round of competition, the Gunners have a rare one-week rest time.

After a week of preparations, Arsenal once again ushered in their next round of Premier League opponents.

Three days after this game, they will compete with AC Milan in the second round of the Champions League knockout round.Despite this, the Gunners gave it their all in this one, fielding all of their main players.

This is not only because they have defeated AC Milan 7-0 in the first round, and have basically secured their qualifications for qualifying; it is also because their opponent in this round of the league is Tottenham Hotspur, the Gunners' century-old enemy!

A derby never requires mobilization.

Although they are about to face the Champions League knockout game, Arsenal still put all their energy into this derby.Whether it is the club or the fans, they all desperately hope that the team can defeat the opponent and move forward on the corpse of the mortal enemy!
In the derby, Li Yuxin's performance has never disappointed.

In the big and small derbies he participated in, as long as Li Yuxin participated as the main force, his team never lost.Not only that, every derby, he is one of the best players in the game, and he has scored many derby goals.

From this point of view, it is well deserved to call Li Yuxin "Mr. Derby".

From participating in the North London Derby, every time Li Yuxin played a derby, he can give fans who like him a victory.This round of the game, of course, is no exception.

3:1, with the goals of Bell, Li Yuxin and Walcott, Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur and double-killed their rivals in the same city this season!

The Champions League revenge against Milan was successful, and the league double-killed Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners fans are extremely satisfied with the team's performance this season.

It's been a great season for them.

Of course, the season isn't over yet.

As of the victory over Tottenham Hotspur, the Premier League this season has only played 28 rounds.There are still 10 rounds of matches before the Premier League this season will all end.

Due to the recent good record, the Gunners are currently ranked No.1 in the league standings.

Although the two brothers Manchester United and Manchester City who are ranked second and third are already nine points behind, there is still a chance to catch up.If the Gunners continue their recent strong performance and chase all the way, it is not impossible to catch up or even overtake the Manchester United duo at the end of the season.

In addition, in the Champions League, Arsenal has also been infinitely close to the quarter-finals.Whether it will go further, it is very difficult to say now.

In the latest UEFA Champions League winning odds published by major European football betting companies, the three teams of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern are naturally ranked in the top three.

In terms of strength, these three giants have undoubtedly the highest probability of winning the championship.

However, the final result of a football game is often elusive.Especially in such a knockout match, a sudden goal, an unexpected red and yellow card, or even a volcanic ash or a sprinkle of water on the stadium may directly change the result of a game.

Although the three giants are most favored by people, no one can tell which team can finally win the Champions League trophy.

Why not Arsenal?

As a quasi-final eight gunner, it is theoretically possible to win the championship.

In the gaming company's UEFA Champions League odds list, the Gunners also occupy a high position of No. 5.

Before the match against AC Milan, Arsenal ranked 8th among the sixteen teams.The 8th place rose to the 5th place, and the Gunners only used one game.

Although such a metaphor may not be appropriate, the difference from the 5th place to the 1st place is only 4 nouns.

future?Anything is possible.

As long as the game is not over, the Gunners have a chance to create miracles.

Three days after the north London derby, the Gunners were one step closer to their chance of a miracle.

In the knockout round of the second round of the Champions League, Arsenal once again defeated the desperate AC Milan with a score of 2:1 at home and successfully advanced to the next round.

After this game, Arsenal's "quasi-final eight" hat can be removed.

They are the quarterfinals of the Champions League, one of the eight best-performing teams in Europe this season, and one of the eight princes competing for the highest honor in European football!

From December last year to the end of February and early March this year, during the three-month period, Arsenal participated in a total of 14 league rounds and two Champions League matches.

Except for the FA Cup and League Cup games that were given up strategically, the Gunners have not lost a single game in these 16 official games!

11 wins and 5 draws, this is the record of the Gunners.

Quite a brilliant achievement!
During this period, they experienced Bell's injury, experienced the pain of new tactics, experienced strong dialogues such as Manchester City, Chelsea, and Liverpool, and also experienced heavyweight events such as the Champions League round of [-].

It can be said that this schedule is not easy, and it can even be said to be quite arduous.

However, the gunman survived.Not only have they survived successfully, but they have also done very well!

After successfully identifying the team's new tactics, and after the wounded returned to the team one by one, taking advantage of the confidence accumulated during this period of the game, which other teams can become their enemies?
Immediately, no one in the world dares to fight me!
Now, the Gunners have such confidence.They are not willing to just be a spoiler, and now it is their turn to step onto the big stage, wave their arms, and be proud of the world!

On the second day after the match against AC Milan, the UEFA Champions League quarter-final matches were all over, and all the teams that advanced to the quarter-finals officially surfaced one by one.

In addition to Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, these teams with high hopes of winning the championship, have also qualified for the quarter-finals.

In addition, Paris Saint-Germain, as well as Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, Malaga in La Liga, and Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League, also advanced to the quarter-finals.

Except for the surprise that Manchester United was eliminated, the results of the rest of the games were not unpopular.Of course, the elimination of AC Milan and defending champion Chelsea still made many fans sigh.

Among the top eight teams, La Liga occupies three seats, showing its strong position.In addition, the Ligue [-] and the Premier League each get a seat, and the Bundesliga's Bayern and Dortmund occupy the remaining two places.

However, Serie A, once known as the "Little World Cup", has no teams, which makes people feel a little bit emotional.

The beauty is twilight, the hero is at the end, so to speak, this is probably the case.

On March 3, in this special festival, UEFA held the grouping ceremony of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in the 8-2012 season.

Different from the draw for the top [-] groups after the group stage, this time the draw no longer follows the avoidance principle that teams from the same country and the same group do not meet. The order is completely and completely disrupted, and the draw is done randomly.

In addition to drawing the battle situation of the quarter-finals, this time the draw ceremony will also draw the order of the home and away games, as well as the results of the semi-finals.

As usual, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of this year's Champions League was also held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and was broadcast live to the world.

Before the official drawing ceremony, the big screen at the scene showed the wonderful pictures of the matches of the top eight teams and the landmark buildings of the cities where the eight teams are located.

Immediately afterwards, the big screen played the promotional video of this season's Champions League ambassador and former Portuguese legend Luis Figo, and Figo was also the guest of draw for this ceremony.

What's interesting is that the first team Figo drew was Real Madrid, where he once played.Later, he drew Real Madrid's opponent, Galatasaray of the Turkish Super League!
There was a burst of exclamation at the lottery scene.

Probably no one expected that there would be such a hot but disparate conversation in the first round of lottery.

After drawing lots, Figo smiled and shook his head slightly. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment.Perhaps, he was happy that he had drawn a decent opponent for his old club.

The second team that Figo drew was another old club of his, also Barcelona from Spain.

Today, Figo is in a fight with his former owner.It's a pity that Inter Milan and Benfica did not advance to the quarter-finals. Otherwise, Figo will have to draw out another former club in the next round.

Barcelona is obviously not luckier than Real Madrid, because the team they will meet next may be the most difficult to estimate the strength of the top eight teams.

In the next round, Barcelona will meet Paris Saint-Germain.

So far, four teams have been drawn against each other, and the draw ceremony is halfway through.Of the remaining four teams, three are from all three leagues.

In other words, in the quarter-finals, there will definitely be a battle that belongs to Arsenal. Wenger is paying attention to his opponents.

Who will be drawn?
This suspense will not last too long, because Figo will soon draw the next team.

Arsenal!
The first team drawn from the third group was Arsenal where Chu Jiang was. ~~
Which team will Arsenal's opponent be?

Manchester United?Manchester City?Or Paris Saint-Germain?

Luis Figo didn't keep everyone waiting long, he quickly drew out Arsenal's opponent, the last team from Ligue [-], Paris Saint-Germain!

There is no suspense about the situation of the next fourth group match. This will not only be a civil war in the Premier League, but also a city derby between the two brothers of Manchester City.

Manchester United vs Manchester City!

So far, the group draw for the quarter-finals of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League and the situation of the semi-finals have all been announced.

On the big screen at the lottery ceremony, the complete lottery results began to be displayed.

Malaga vs Dortmund
Real Madrid vs Galatasaray

Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona
Arsenal VS Bayern Munich

The team at the top will play home games first and then away games.

After displaying the matchups for the quarter-finals, the big screen then displayed the matchups for the semi-finals.

The winners of Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will meet the winners of Borussia Dortmund and Malaga in the semi-finals.

The winner of Real Madrid and Galatasaray will face the winner between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.

As with the quarter-finals, the teams at the top of the list will play home first and then away.

After the lottery results came out, some people were happy, others were sad, and most of them were expressionless.

Real Madrid coach Mourinho is smiling, while Barcelona coach Vilanova has a wry smile on his face!
For Barcelona, ​​it is a blessing or a curse to draw Paris Saint-Germain.

Among the eight teams in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain are both newcomers to the Champions League, and they do not have much experience in the Champions League knockout.

Logically speaking, it should be a blessing to meet such a "Champions League rookie" in the quarter-finals.

But that is not the case.

Although Paris Saint-Germain is not common in the Champions League, this Ligue [-] team nicknamed "Ligue [-] Manchester City" is not inferior to any European giants in strength.

Sirigu, Maxwell, Lugano, Alex, Motta, Mene, Pastore...

In Paris Saint-Germain's lineup, any player selected alone is enough to be the main force of a wealthy team.Among them, Motta, Pastore and others are enough to serve as the core players of the giants.

This is not counting the luxury purchases made by Paris last summer.

In the summer of that year, although Paris Saint-Germain encountered a closed door when it sought to buy Li Yuxin, when it acquired other players, relying on their strong financial resources, the progress was very smooth.

Ravitch for 3000 million euros, Thiago Silva for 4600 million euros, Ibrahimovic for 2500 million euros, these star-studded names are what the Qatari chiefs have gained in the transfer market.

In order to buy these big-name players and complete the feat of dominating Europa, Paris took out a check of more than [-] million euros in one breath during the summer transfer!

If it weren't for Kaka's insistence on staying in Real Madrid and refusing to change the court, they could even recruit the former Mr. Golden Globe and build a very brilliant team.

Regardless of the combat effectiveness of such a team, in terms of the worth and annual salary of the players alone, it is enough to be called resplendent.

According to the calculations of the French media "Parisien", Paris Saint-Germain's starting lineup has a total worth of 1.85 million yuan, and the average annual salary of each player has reached 580 million euros, comparable to Real Madrid and Barcelona!
In the past two years, the Parisians have invested close to 2 million euros in the transfer market!
Such a number not only blows up their Champions League opponent Arsenal, but also far exceeds other European giants.Even, in front of Paris Saint-Germain, those European giants are more like poor and poor settlers...

In this season's Ligue 2, Paris has made great strides all the way, leading the way.Before the league ended, they had already led No.17 by as many as [-] points.It can be said that, unsurprisingly, Paris will definitely be the Ligue [-] champion this season.

Against such a crazy opponent, the Catalan giants are under a lot of pressure!

And for Arsenal, the Bundesliga giant Bayern is also a terrible opponent!

However, Wenger was not fooled.

"Bayern Munich? We were unlucky. We met a very strong team. Many of them were regulars in this arena. Whether it is the Bundesliga or the Champions League, they performed very well. It will be very difficult to meet such an opponent."

"However, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, no team will be an easy opponent. We will take every opponent seriously and strive to play every game well."

In the end, Wenger did not forget to express his determination.

(End of this chapter)