SFS Chapter 365 Inverted Champions League and UEFA Cup
Chapter 365 Inverted Champions League and UEFA Cup
Chapter 365 Inverted Champions League and UEFA Cup
In the second lineup, Notts County still beat Schalke 04 at home without temper. This time, the media are very glad that they didn't sit on their buttocks before the game, otherwise they would definitely have a sore cheek again!
At the end of the game, the Schalke 04 players felt hot on their faces. Even if they wanted to exchange jerseys with the Notts County players, they were embarrassed. The Schalke 04 coach, who was still talking nonsense before the game, even shook hands with Loew He forgot about this courtesy, and ran back to the visiting team's locker room in despair.
Naturally, after the game, the reporters began to humiliate again. Every opponent who underestimated Notts County before the game but was slapped in the face in the end will receive another critical blow.
But for Notts County, it’s not a big win or a big win, it really doesn’t matter if they are abused or not, as long as they win, after this game, except for the four injured players, the rest of the physical condition is not good The players can also adjust well, and the lineup is still quite combative, so it won't make Loew scratch his head.
After eliminating Schalke 04, Notts County, the defending champion of the UEFA Cup, broke into the top 32 of the UEFA Cup, plus the 3 clubs that fell into the UEFA Cup from No.8 in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup this season The top 32 teams are also officially announced.
The five major league teams that stand out in the second round of the UEFA Cup include Bordeaux and Auxerre in Ligue [-], Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle in the Premier League, Barcelona, Valencia and Villarreal in La Liga, and Roma and Auxerre in the Bundesliga. Perugia and Dortmund in the Bundesliga are all mid-upper teams in the five major leagues.
Coupled with the giant teams in the second-tier leagues such as Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Feyenoord, it can be said that this season's UEFA Cup is very orthodox, and almost no strong teams are eliminated, so the next game will definitely be very exciting. Maybe every game is a game of sparks hitting the earth.
In fact, a game with a strong team or even a rich team is not necessarily a wonderful game. There is a strong team on one side and an underdog on the other. It is very likely to be a massacre. Although there may be many goals, the intensity is far less than The two teams of similar strength are fighting each other.
Not only is the UEFA Cup itself unpopular, allowing most of the strong teams to be retained, the ups and downs of the Champions League's group stage results have made this season's UEFA Cup a cup that is not inferior to the UEFA Champions League.
This is the first season in which the UEFA Champions League was restructured and two rounds of group matches were cancelled. In the only round of group matches, each club showed its own talents, creating the most watery Champions League knockout round.
In Group A, although Bayern, which has always been stable, failed to overwhelm Lyon, the Ligue [-] overlord, the two clubs still joined hands to advance to the Champions League knockout round, kicking the Scottish super giant Celtic into the UEFA Cup.
In Group B, Arsenal and Inter Milan were originally the favorites to qualify. I am afraid that everyone would not think that Lokomotiv Moscow and Dynamo Kiev would have a good chance of qualifying, but the final result was that the Nerazzurri The fans cried into tears
Arsenal's performance is as stable as ever, and it is very safe to get a place to appear and advance to the top 16 of the Champions League. However, Inter Milan has lost the chain. In the confrontation with Lokomotiv Moscow, they had a draw and a loss in the two rounds. If you give it to your opponent, you can only go to the UEFA Cup by yourself.
In Group C, Monaco, PSV Eindhoven and Deportivo have almost the same strength. Anyone can appear, and the final result is exactly the same. Monaco won the group with 11 points and Deportivo with 10 In the end, with the advantage of the number of goals scored in the direct confrontation between the two, Super Depor was lucky to advance to the top 16 of the Champions League, while the Eredivisie giants Eindhoven could only play in the UEFA Cup. .
In Group D, under the attack of the dark horses Real Sociedad and Galatasaray, the giants Juventus lost the chain in the group stage and were directly eliminated from the group stage and had to move to the UEFA Cup.
In Group E, Stuttgart, a German youth guard who had played against Notts County last season, also ranked third after the sixth round of the group stage. They were sadly eliminated from the Champions League and entered the UEFA Cup sequence.
In Group F, Real Madrid firmly occupies a spot. Although Mourinho's Porto lost the two cores of midfield and backcourt, they still stumbled out of the group stage. Marseille, the former Champions League winner, Can only drop into the UEFA Cup.
In Group G, Chelsea, led by Ranieri, advanced strongly, dark horse Sparta Prague also successfully advanced as the second place in the group, while Serie A powerhouse Lazio was tragically relegated to the UEFA Cup.
The last group is the most competitive. Before the final round, every club has the hope of advancing, even the first in the group. Finally, after the two focus battles, Ajax and Celta teamed up to make AC Milan into the UEFA Cup, which is a classic.
As a result, more than half of the top sixteen of the UEFA Champions League are not strong teams in the traditional sense, which makes UEFA feel ashamed.
In contrast, the UEFA Cup top 32 lineup is much more star-studded. Even though it is slightly lacking in top-level strength, its average quality even exceeds that of the Champions League, which is a miracle.
Gaming companies are very busy. In the latest odds of winning the UEFA Cup, the Serie A giant Juventus ranks first with a strong lineup and a huge name, while AC Milan and Inter Milan, two rivals in the same city, are weak The advantages are tied for second place.
No way, who made the three Serie A giants all well-known in Europe, but there is a higher-level Champions League that they don't want to play, and they have to surrender their status to play in the UEFA Cup. Who can compete with them!
But what is funny is that all the top three in the northern part of Serie A have been relegated to the UEFA Cup. As a result, there is a rare absence of a team in the top 16 of the UEFA Cup, and in the top 32 of the UEFA Cup, there are actually six teams in Serie A
Following the three Serie A giants is the UEFA Cup defending champion Notts County. Notts County's odds are even higher than the Premier League giants Liverpool, which fully demonstrates everyone's expectations for the defending champion.
It’s no wonder that everyone thinks Notts County is more likely to win the championship. They are the leaders in the Premier League standings. Even the exaggeratedly stable arsenal Arsenal can only chase Notts County’s ass, even the top four in the league. How can Liverpool not go to shake the status of Notts County!
Well, David admitted that he didn't expect Notts County's road to defending the UEFA Cup would be so difficult, but thinking about the exaggerated Champions League semi-finals this season in his previous life, then nothing is impossible.
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