It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 72 UEFA Champions League 72th round draw (daily transition)
On March 15th, Barcelona will challenge Almeria away.

Taking various factors into consideration, Guardiola decided to put Charles on the bench.

In the first leg of the match between the two sides, Barcelona defeated their opponents 5:0, and Eto'o even scored a hat trick.

Messi was also placed on the bench by Guardiola, accompanying Charles.

Although Guardiola put on many substitutes, Almeria, ranked eighth from the bottom, still couldn't beat Barcelona.

The game was played neither hot nor cold.

Pinto, Cáceres, Gudjohnsen, Hleb, Messi, Charles and Busquets, seven substitutes, sat in a row on the bench.

Finding the game boring, Charles covered his mouth with his hands and started chatting with Hleb and Busquets.

While Charles was chatting with his teammates, the broadcaster would occasionally focus on Barcelona's bench.

"Recently, Spain's Daily Catalan newspaper revealed Barcelona's plans to recruit reinforcements this summer."

"Barca's focus now is to strengthen the left back."

"As for the forward line, whether to introduce a striker depends on whether Eto'o stays or leaves."

"The introduction of a backup goalkeeper is not a very urgent matter."

"Therefore, Barcelona has decided that the recruitment work should proceed, but there is no need to rush. Stability is the top priority of Barcelona."

"Seeking improvement on a stable basis is Barcelona's recruitment strategy this summer."

"Next season, Barcelona's main lineup will remain basically unchanged."

"Most of Barcelona's key players still have long-term contracts, and most of them are not involved in transfer rumors at all."

"Among them, although Barcelona's top players Charles and Messi are plagued by transfer rumors, their release clauses are as high as 250 million euros and 169.36 million euros, and the players themselves have not expressed their intention to leave Barcelona."

"And this summer, Barcelona will reach a contract extension with them."

"At present, the contracts of the three superstars Xavi, Iniesta and Messi last until 2014, while Charr's contract will be longer, until 2015."

"Bojan and Busquets have contracts until 2013."

"It is estimated that it will not be until the summer of 2010 that Barcelona's lineup will undergo major changes."

"Because next summer Barcelona will hold a presidential election, and the candidates will launch their own competitive plans and the stars they have chosen."

It wasn't until the 53rd minute that Barcelona broke the deadlock.

Keita made a cross, and Henry and Iniesta played a wall pass in the six-man defensive circle.

Finally, Henry shot with his left foot from 12 yards, and the ball hit the left post and bounced out.

Bojan then made a follow-up shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper had no time to make a second save and the ball went directly into the net.

But soon, three minutes later, Barcelona extended the lead again.

Henry, Iniesta and Alves made consecutive passes. Bojan's shot from 11 yards hit Akasiet and deflected, but the ball still went into the goal.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Almeria 2:0.

Right after this game, the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals began soon.

There has been a lot of talk about whether there is any inside information in the Champions League draw.

In last season's Champions League draw, a website released its prediction more than half an hour before the Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony began.

Then, half an hour later, the result of the draw was exactly as predicted.

Another theory is that in order to ensure the ratings of the game, the draw will be scripted so that the two most attractive clubs will be drawn against each other.

Whether it’s a player vs. his old club, or a revenge battle between clubs…

Of course, there is also a view that the two teams with the greatest chance of winning the championship should not be allowed to meet in advance, so that the suspense of winning the championship can be retained until the end.

The drawing ceremony will begin soon.

After the round of 16, the eight qualified teams were four Premier League teams: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga.

Barcelona and Villarreal in La Liga and Porto in Portugal.

Roma manager Bruno Conte was a guest of the host city of the Champions League final and attended the draw along with UEFA secretary general David Taylor.

It can be said that none of these teams is particularly easy to deal with.

If we talk about the team that Barcelona most wants to meet, it would probably be Villarreal or Porto.

These two teams can be said to be the only "soft persimmons" here.

Soon, after a lot of opening remarks, the guests drew the first team - Villarreal.

Charles didn't hear any other sounds, but he always felt that the representatives of these teams had red eyes.

Such a soft persimmon, who wouldn’t be jealous?

However, this sweet and soft persimmon was soon given to the Gunners - Arsenal.

Just when others were still comforting themselves that there was still Porto, their dreams were soon shattered.

After Manchester United was drawn out, Porto was also drawn out.

Now only Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea and Bayern have not been drawn.

Thinking of this, Guardiola couldn't help but frown.

Liverpool was able to eliminate Real Madrid 5:0, and recently won the Champions League. They are not an easy opponent at all. If we meet them, we might even lose a lot of skin.

Chelsea, coached by Mourinho, has long been infected with the "madman" style and is not easy to deal with.

The most terrifying team has to be Bayern, with a huge score of 12:1. To put it bluntly, it would be difficult to get such a score even when playing against the Chinese national team.

Soon, the guests drew the team for the third game - Liverpool.

The representatives on the field suddenly breathed hard.

David Taylor quickly read out Liverpool's opponents, "Chelsea!"

"f**u!"

Chelsea midfielder Lampard's face turned pale and he kept swearing in his heart.

But Guardiola felt even worse than him.

The remaining group has been determined, which is Bayern vs. Barcelona.

The draw now is to determine the home and away order.

"Barca!"

"Bayern Munich!"

As soon as David Taylor finished speaking, Charles' face couldn't help but twist.

This draw order means that Barcelona will face Bayern at home in the first game, and due to the home and away goal mechanism, the first game at home is not as easy to play as the first game away.

Take this round of 1 for example, among the eight groups of teams, the winners of five groups played away first and then at home.

Moreover, in the 2006/07 season, Bayern eliminated the strong team Real Madrid in two rounds under the favorable schedule of playing away first and then at home.

What's even more terrifying is that Bayern has not lost in the Champions League this season.

Especially at home, Bayern's offensive power is no joke.

Currently, Bayern is the team that has scored the most goals in the Champions League. In addition, their defense is also very good, making them the best defensive team after Manchester United.

I will put up the thank you list tomorrow, it’s too late today.

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(End of this chapter)