Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Reporter: "If Sporting Lisbon faces Juventus next, will you avenge Lazio?"

Nedved: "Whether as a former Lazio player or a Juventus player, I will beat our next opponents. It would be even better to face Duncan, because we don't want to face Real Madrid or Bayern too early."

Bayern Munich midfielder Scholl: "It's hard to believe that Duncan actually paid tribute to my free kick in an important match. I thought no one else could do that."

"I love this tribute. Deng Kai must be a fan of mine, and it makes me feel the responsibility of being a football idol! I know Deng Kai's habits, so if he wants my autographed football, I can send it to him."

After having dinner with the Lord of the Rings cast and crew and returning to the team, Deng Kai responded: "I appreciate Scholl's kindness, but I don't really need his autographed football right now. I've hoarded too many Guardiola ones..."

"These autographed footballs aren't very valuable because they're not in high demand. If Scholl really wants to thank me, could you help me get some more from Kahn and Effenberg?"

"After we won the European Super Cup, considering they didn't look too good, I didn't ask for many more. But their autographed footballs are really in high demand, especially Kahn's!"

Shao'er then blocked Deng Kai.

The outside world has been giving a lot of attention to Sporting Lisbon's performance in the Champions League Round of 16.

The Portuguese media, without hesitation, praised every single player.

Among them, there were many news headlines praising Kaka.

With his good looks and demeanor, Kaka successfully became another young star for Sporting Lisbon through this match, gaining recognition from fans and attracting attention from other teams.

One goal and two assists! Brazilian rising star Kaká is finally beginning to shine!

The "DK" duo is formed! Kaka is reminiscent of Viana from last season!

"Maksa: Kaká's talent is unexpected. He and Viana are not entirely the same type of player; he can do things that Viana cannot."

Maxa: In traditional Chinese culture, the greatest person is often referred to as "Zi" (子), and Deng Kai's performance in this game perfectly exemplifies this. I would call him—Kai Zi!

Deng Kai: ? ? ?

Thus, many people in Lisbon, upon seeing Deng Kai, respectfully called him "Kai Zi".

This made Deng Kai extremely happy.

The day after the match, the final sixteen teams for the Champions League were determined.

UEFA conducted a second group stage draw.

This year marks the final year of the Champions League's two-round group stage format.

Next year, the round of 16 will be a knockout tournament where teams will fight each other head-to-head.

However, this year, the round of 16 will still be conducted in groups.

Four teams are divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group advance to the Champions League quarterfinals, where they will then face off against each other.

This means each team will play six matches, four more than a direct head-to-head battle.

Although it brought in some more ticket revenue, for teams with greater ideals and ambitions, it was a pure burden.

Moreover, for fans, two rounds of group matches are too much of a burden. They can keep up with the league matches, and too many Champions League matches will only make them exhausted and their wallets will suffer.

Perhaps the only advantage of this format is that it allows UEFA to sell sponsorships and take a cut of more than thirty matches.

With the release of the second round of group draws, the European football scene is buzzing with excitement.

Countless people mourned for Sporting Lisbon.

France Football: "It's clear that Sporting Lisbon's questioning of the referee last year has punished them; their draw this year has been really bad!"

Kicker: "If Sporting Lisbon's first group stage match was a 'group of death' with one dominant team and many strong contenders, then this round presents them with a true doomsday scenario of three super teams and one weak team!"

Sky Sports: "For Arsenal fans, this is a derby in a different form. Because Duncan is the man who helped Manchester United win the treble!"

Diario Sport: "Guardiola, relegated to the bench at Barcelona, ​​is now a starting defensive midfielder at Sporting Lisbon. Their victory over Barcelona last season was a complete upset. This time, Barcelona is going to unleash their fury!"

Tuttosport: "Lazio's loss to Sporting Lisbon was a disgrace, a disgrace to the entire Serie A. The Portuguese even went so far as to claim that Serie A has declined. Well, this time, it's time to show Sporting Lisbon the power of the strongest team in Serie A!"

Yes, Sporting Lisbon has really had a run of bad luck this time.

Their opponents in the second group stage are Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​and Juventus!

Record: "To describe Sporting Lisbon as a 'cooked' team is disrespectful to the facts. Sporting Lisbon has beaten Inter Milan and Lazio against Serie A teams. Juventus is indeed strong, but not to the point of despair."

"Not to mention Barcelona, ​​Sporting Lisbon beat them last year, and they still have a good chance this year!"

"Arsenal is the only truly formidable opponent Sporting Lisbon hasn't faced yet, but their victory over Liverpool already demonstrates that Sporting Lisbon deserves to be thinking about the Champions League quarterfinals!"

The report's expression was quoted by major media outlets, and then became a laughing stock.

Previously, media outlets in other parts of Europe that had been very supportive of Deng Kai and Sporting Lisbon suddenly turned their backs on him.

For a long time, people had the misconception that the European media were being paid by Deng Kai to speak up for him and always cooperate with him.

But now, the reason has been revealed.

That's simply because Duncan and Sporting Lisbon are not truly on the same competitive level as the mainstream teams.

Therefore, people are quite tolerant of Sporting Lisbon.

Now that Sporting Lisbon has truly entered the fierce competition of the Champions League, which everyone is paying close attention to, the media from these teams and regions have started to hurl insults at each other.

Among them, the English media changed their tune the fastest.

They even dug up dirt on Sporting Lisbon beforehand, trying to weaken their opponent off the pitch and ensure Arsenal's qualification.

Fleet Street's reputation for having no bottom line is well-deserved.

The Guardian: "This is not a rehash of old issues, but a question of how far a dictatorial team can go."

The accompanying picture shows Ronaldinho leaving the Alcochet training ground.

This means that even a player as excellent as Ronaldinho, if he doesn't cooperate with Duncan's dominance, can only be relegated to the reserve team.

This topic immediately caused a stir in England.

The English will not tolerate a dictator.

They constantly criticized Deng Kai's character.

Until Sporting Lisbon officially posted a group photo of Ronaldinho and the entire reserve team with the caption: "Thank you Ronaldinho for his contributions to the reserve team over the past month, he has taken us from fourth to first in the league."

"Today is the last time he'll take a group photo with us, because he's returning to the first team tomorrow!"

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.