Chapter 371: Got the National Team’s No. 10 Jersey and Was Promoted to Vice-Captain of the National Team

After the Champions League 1/8 finals, the top eight spots in this season's Champions League were announced.

La Liga has become the biggest winner, with three teams advancing, namely Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

The Premier League is slightly worse than last year. Of the three teams that advanced to the top 16, only Manchester City made it to the quarterfinals.

The situation is similar in Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain became the only team after eliminating Chelsea.

In Serie A, the old lady finally got tough. After beating Juventus 5:1, she successfully entered the quarterfinals.

The competitiveness of the Bundesliga has plummeted since Dortmund was hollowed out by Bayern. This year, only Bayern successfully advanced to the Bundesliga.

Coupled with Porto of the Portuguese Super League, the pattern of this year's Champions League is that the four major leagues are besieging La Liga.

I have to say that La Liga has been really strong these past few seasons.

If Manchester City hadn't eliminated Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid last year, the Champions League final might have turned into a civil war in La Liga.

According to the Champions League draw rules, there will be no circumvention principles in the quarter-final draw. Teams in the same league and teams in the same group may meet in a narrow way.

Atletico Madrid was very unlucky. They were drawn out first, and their opponent was their city rival Real Madrid.

Seeing this result, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti and Atletico Madrid coach Simeone had tense expressions.

These two teams have played against each other many times in the league. They both know each other well and know that the other side is difficult to play.

If possible, they would rather change opponents than encounter each other, because neither side is sure about this Madrid civil war.

The city derby was drawn as soon as the quarter draw came up, which made the audience very excited and wanted to see if there would be any more exciting duels next.

Soon, Barcelona was drawn out of the card pool by the lottery guests.

Seeing Barcelona's name, the coaches of the other five teams on the scene couldn't help but change their colors.

This year’s Barcelona team is much better than last year!

In his second year after joining the team, Neymar has fully integrated into the team and his performance is getting better and better.

After Suarez returned from the ban, he became the sharpest spear in Barcelona's frontcourt.

The MSN combination formed by him, Messi and Neymar has blocked and killed gods in La Liga and the Champions League.

If anyone encounters such a Barcelona team in the Champions League, how to limit MSN's offense will probably be their biggest headache!

After the live camera scanned the five coaches, it finally gave a close-up of Manchester City coach Guardiola.

Before the draw ceremony, Barcelona fans made harsh remarks, hoping to draw Manchester City in the quarterfinals, so that they could avenge last year's defeat.

And once Barcelona and Manchester City are really drawn together, it will be Guardiola's first return to the Nou Camp after three years.

But this time, he stepped into the Nou Camp as an opponent.

This close-up shot of the on-site director made many people think that Barcelona would draw Manchester City. However, surprisingly, the team that was drawn out of the card pool by the lottery guests was not Manchester City, but another team controlled by a Middle Eastern tycoon. The team - Paris Saint-Germain!

The camera showed the coaches of the two teams. Barcelona coach Enrique smiled after seeing the result of the draw, and seemed to think it was a good draw.

However, Blanco, the head coach of Paris, had a bitter look on his face, saying that he did not want to draw Barcelona, ​​the favorite to win the championship.

After Barcelona and Paris were paired, Manchester City was quickly drawn out.

There are now three teams left in the card pool. Except for Bayern Munich, the remaining two teams are not strong.

Considering Heynckes' previous statement and Bayern fans' criticism of Guardiola.

The outside world feels that UEFA, which always likes to arrange scripts, will definitely arrange these two teams together for the sake of topic and traffic.

However, everyone guessed wrong again!

UEFA actually had some sense this time, and the opponent that was drawn out was not Bayern, but the old lady Juventus.

This result made the coaches of Juventus and Porto look bitter:

Damn, why don't you two, the favorites to win the championship, have a grudge match?

Why do we have to stagger them? In this case, our two teams will most likely become cannon fodder!

In the end, the matchup in the quarterfinals was as follows:

Manchester City VS Juventus

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

Barcelona VS Paris

Bayern VS Porto.

The expected peak showdown did not appear, and the four favorites all had a high probability of making it to the semi-finals.

This year's quarterfinals may not be the most exciting, but the semifinals will undoubtedly be exciting!

According to the schedule, the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League will start on April 14, which is about half a month from now.

"Damn it, where's the promised duel? Why it's gone!"

"That's right, Manchester City VS Real Madrid, Manchester City VS Barcelona, ​​Manchester City VS Bayern, any of these matchups can be arranged at random, and it won't be a hot topic? UEFA is really not going to cause trouble!"

Fans criticized the result of this draw and felt that it lacked explosive points.

"Could it be because the lottery manipulation in previous years was too harsh and was questioned by the outside world, so I don't dare to do it this year?"

"Haha, UEFA still cares about the doubts from the outside world? You think too well of them!"

Some people tried to find compensation for UEFA, but they were ridiculed by everyone. UEFA's reputation has long been ruined.

"But that's good, at least the further you look from behind, the more exciting the game will be!"

"Indeed, I have begun to look forward to the grand occasion of Real Madrid VS Barcelona and Manchester City VS Bayern in the semi-finals!"

"Haha, do you just look down on Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain? What if they fall over?"

"Serie A is in decline, and the Old Lady's lineup is not very strong. When they meet Manchester City, they will probably open 3-7, Manchester City 7, Old Lady 3!"

"It's reasonable, I think it's even 82!"

"The game between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is not easy to predict. Any result between these two teams is possible, but judging from the schedule, Real Madrid has the advantage, so I think this game should start at 6-4, Real Madrid at 6, and Atletico at 4. !”

"What about PSG and Barcelona?"

"It's also June 4th, right? PSG's lineup looks pretty strong, but I don't know how it will perform on the field!"

"Paris' back line is extremely luxurious and worth more than 100 million. Maybe it can freeze MSN's offense!"

"As for the game between Bayern and Porto, haha, I think there is no need to guess. Let's just start at 10. Porto will win if they don't concede 10 goals in two rounds!"

"Is it such an exaggeration? Is Bayern's offensive firepower stronger than Manchester City's?"

“You’ll know just by watching a few Bundesliga games!”

"Heynckes' Bayern is really scary!"

"You don't need to go to the Bundesliga, just look at the result of Bayern's elimination of Shakhtar Donetsk in the last round!"

Some people actually went to see it and were shocked after reading it.

Bayern had a home and away double and kept a clean sheet. In addition, they scored a total of 12 goals.

They bloodbathed the opponent at 7:0 at home, and again at 5:0 on the road.

The poor Miners were so beaten that they almost couldn't play football anymore.

"Our luck at Manchester City is really good!"

After watching the draw, the players in the Manchester City team all felt that the draw was very good.

Juventus is a strong team, but not a top team.

Moreover, the away-before-home schedule is also beneficial to Manchester City, so the players are very optimistic about advancing to the semi-finals.

"You still can't be careless. The old lady's foundation is still very deep. Even after such a big blow from Calciopoli, they can rise again. In recent seasons, they have begun to dominate the Serie A championship. They have now won three consecutive championships."

In the past few seasons, while Juventus has dominated the league, its performance in the Champions League has also gradually improved.

The fact that they reached the quarterfinals is proof!

Facing such a team on the rise, even if Manchester City is stronger on paper, they cannot take it lightly.

It would be great fun if you were eliminated unexpectedly!

And unlike last year, Manchester City dominated the league last year and held a huge lead, so they can focus on the Champions League.

But this year, they are still lagging behind in the standings. In this case, they will inevitably be distracted by the league.

Looking at their competitors, Juventus has a huge lead in Serie A, while Chelsea has also been eliminated.

One of them can concentrate on playing in the Champions League, and the other can concentrate on chasing the championship.

The situation for Manchester City does not seem to be as optimistic as they imagined.

Guardiola obviously understands Manchester City's situation, so he has developed a stable point-getting strategy in the league.

There are still 9 rounds of the league and they are only 1 point behind Chelsea.

As long as Chelsea makes a mistake, Manchester City's opportunity will come.

But there is a premise for this, that is, Manchester City themselves cannot make mistakes!

If they lose again, there is a high probability that they will miss the championship.

…

In the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced West Bromwich Albion at home.

The game lost suspense in just 2 minutes.

The opponent's defender tripped Lin Quan in the penalty area, and the referee sent a red dot package.

Lin Quan made it in one fell swoop and made the free throw steadily.

West Bromwich Albion, who had one less player to play, played extremely passively throughout the game. Under Manchester City's furious attack, they surrendered before half-time.

David Silva, De Bruyne, Fernando and others scored goals one after another.

At the end of the first half, the score was already 4:0.

In the second half, Lin Quan and other main players clocked in the second half and were all placed on the bench.

With the outcome of the game already decided, Guardiola began to prepare for the Champions League and the following league games.

After easily getting three points, Manchester City temporarily topped the list.

If Chelsea cannot win in another game later, the top spot will change hands.

Under this huge pressure, Chelsea players played very nervously.

Although it was only 2 minutes into the game, they took the lead.

But the opponent then caught up and scored two goals in the 26th and 28th minutes, which almost stopped the hearts of Chelsea fans.

Diego Costa stood up at the critical moment, and his goal in stoppage time in the first half stabilized the morale of the army.

Chelsea was under siege for a long time in the second half, and finally overtook the score in the 77th minute and won the victory with difficulty.

Manchester City players also paid close attention to this game, and many people watched the live TV broadcast at home.

Seeing that Chelsea finally won, they were all a little disappointed.

"Chelsea's life is so tough!"

"They're lucky too!"

"Their luck can't always be this good!"

"That's right, we do our job and wait for them to make mistakes!"

…

After the 30th round of the league is over, there is a FIFA international match day before the next round of league arrives.

On March 28, Spain will face the challenge of the Ukrainian national team at home.

This is a European Cup qualifying match.

Because the opponent they encountered this time was relatively strong, they were Spain's main competitors in the group.

In order to ensure that he could steadily defeat his opponents and win the first place in the group, Bosque summoned Lin Quan and other main players.

Compared with last year's World Cup lineup, the Spanish team's lineup has undergone some changes.

Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Xavi Martinez and others did not enter the national team's roster.

Mark Bartra, Asenjo, Bertner, Juanmi and Vitolo were selected for the Spanish national team's roster for the first time.

In addition, Morata, Isco and others who have been selected before are also in the lineup.

Apparently, Del Bosque has already started looking for candidates for the next generation of Toros.

Almost all of these players who were recruited into the team for the first time were born in the 1990s. The youngest is only 21 years old, which is still very young.

However, the young member of the Spanish team is an old player - Lin Quan, who has just turned 19 years old.

"Boss, you finally showed up. I thought you weren't coming!"

As soon as Lin Quan entered the training base, he was caught by a tall guy.

Without looking at the opponent's face, just by listening to the voice, you can tell that Morata is definitely not running away.

It's okay for him to appear alone. The key is that he is accompanied by a group of young players.

"What are you still doing? Everyone, come and pay homage to the dock. This is our boss!"

"Boss!"

Under the leadership of Isco, the five new members of the team shouted in unison.

The noise they made caused the players who were training on the training ground to look sideways and become curious about what was going on here.

"Hehe, boss, our team is pretty good, isn't it?"

Morata didn't seem to notice Lin Quan's embarrassment, and even put his arm on Lin Quan's shoulders, showing off proudly.

Behind the two of them, several newcomers followed them towards the training ground in a conscious manner.

Seeing the questioning looks from the old team members, Lin Quan felt his cheeks burning up and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.

So embarrassing!

Morata, wait for me, boy!

When we get to the Champions League next month, I won't beat you until the shit comes out of you!

Just when Lin Quan was extremely embarrassed, Bosque appeared.

"Lin, from now on, you are the vice-captain of the team. In addition, your jersey number has been changed to No. 10. Remember not to wear the wrong one!"

ah?

Lin Quan was stunned when he heard Bosque's words.

Isn’t No. 10 Xiaofa’s number?

He turned to look at Xiaofa, who seemed to know his doubts and gave him a thumbs up with a smile.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Lin Quan understood.

This should be No. 10 that Xiaofa took the initiative to give up!

After all, his status in the Spanish team had been established from the moment Del Bosque promoted him to vice-captain.

Now that Del Bosque is preparing to make him the core of the next generation of Bulldogs, the No. 10 jersey, which symbolizes the core of the team, will naturally be given to him.