"The Premier League has suffered another heavy blow

In the 2008-09 Champions League quarter-final draw, Liverpool faced Real Madrid, Chelsea faced Juventus, Manchester United faced Inter Milan, and Arsenal faced Roma. It was the most dangerous season in the Premier League, but in the end, all the top four of the Premier League advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals.

In the 2009-10 season, Manchester United drew AC Milan and Chelsea drew Inter Milan. At that time, many media thought that the Premier League was a big bad, because at that time, there were only three giant teams, Bayern, Inter Milan and AC Milan, and the Premier League top three teams won two of them.

In the 2010-11 season, the Premier League once again encountered bad luck in the 1/8 finals. Tottenham drew AC Milan, and the second-tier team Arsenal unfortunately met Barcelona.

The two extremes of the world

To attack the Premier League, this is a robbery of wealth.

After all, compared with the other four major leagues, the Premier League signing is the worst.

But on the other hand, several small-National League teams enjoyed almost never enjoyed treatment.

In the group stage, Group G is a veritable "Europa League-style grouping". Apoll and Zenit have once again received good luck after qualifying from Group G. For Lyon, drawing Apoll is a signing for the top player, but for Apoll is not it?

As a second-tier team, Zenit's potential opponents include Bayern, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal and Barcelona. As a result, they won the only non-hero team Benfica, which has to be said to be a blessing from the past world."

The Guardian expressed his dissatisfaction with the lottery results, but the results have come out and they cannot change anything.

German Photo News predicted the quarterfinals:

Apoll vs Lyon

Prediction: Lyon advances

Lyon defeated the bottom of the group 7-1 in the final round of the group, and incredibly squeezed out Ajax, and then he had to advance to the top 16. In the draw of the first round of knockout, the French Ligue 1 giants once again exploded, drawing Apoll, the weakest Seplus team in the group.

Compared with his strong performance in the Champions League two or three years ago, although Lyon performed extremely mediocrely in this year's group stage, he encountered a small club that advanced to the top 16 for the first time in the knockout round. The dual advantages in strength and experience make Lyon more likely to win in the two teams.

Chelsea vs. Naples

Prediction: Chelsea advanced

For Chelsea, despite avoiding Milan, meeting Napoli is not the result that Boas is willing to see, because the Serie A dark horse beat Milan's two players this season, tied Juventus, and even beat Manchester City to qualify in the group stage. The killer of the strong team was exposed. Although Napoli was double-killed by Bayern in the group stage, he was not at a disadvantage in the scene.

For this Naples, the biggest problem with the current lineup is not that it cannot defeat the strong team, but that it lacks experience, which makes them not have an advantage when facing the experienced Blues. However, Chelsea's current defense line is unstable, and there will be main players participating in the African Cup in January. These two factors may be good news for Naples to be upset.

Arsenal vs. AC Milan

Prediction: AC Milan advances

Although Arsenal performed averagely in the Premier League, he was very imposing in the Champions League group stage and continued to qualify as the first in the group. However, the bad luck in the draw seemed to have continued, and he encountered AC Milan, whom the first in the group did not want to meet.

Judging from the battle records between Arsenal and Serie A teams, the Arsenal seems to have obvious advantages - in the past 10 years, all Serie A teams advanced to the Champions League knockout stage.

However, Arsenal's team to eliminate AC Milan three years ago has been disbanded. With the large personnel changes this season, the knockout stage encounters strong soldiers, experienced and stable AC Milan, which may be in danger for Wenger's disciples.

Bayern Munich vs. Basel

Prediction: Bayern advances

The draw in the 1/8 final is undoubtedly a top draw for the Bundesliga overlords. In history, Bayern won a complete victory in three matches in European competitions and even doubled the opponent in the group stage last season.

However, Basel's performance in the group stage this season was amazing, with a 3-3 away game and a 2-1 home victory over Manchester United, which allowed them to squeeze out the "Red Devils" and advance to the top 16. Their strength should not be underestimated. The combination of Straler and Frey on the front line will bring a considerable impact to Bayern's defense.

Barcelona vs Leverkusen

Prediction: Barcelona advances

Barcelona met Leverkusen, who is the strongest in the second in the group, but for Barcelona today, the huge strength advantage makes them have a great chance of winning.

Although Barcelona has won 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the six historical matches between the two teams, it is not an absolute advantage, but in recent years, this fantasy Barcelona has defeated Bayern Munich and Stuttgart by big scores, and the advantage of La Liga technology against Bundesliga teams is still very obvious.

For Leverkusen, they both reversed against Chelsea and Valencia in the group stage, so what kind of results can be achieved when they face Barcelona at home in the first leg is crucial to whether they can be upset.

Real Madrid vs CSKA Moscow

Prediction: Real Madrid advances

As the only team to win six consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage, the draw results of La Liga giants Real Madrid are eye-catching, but they avoided the strong teams such as Naples, Leverkusen and AC Milan, and welcomed the Russian Super League powerhouse CSKA Moscow.

Although the two teams have never had a record of confrontation in the European game, for Mourinho, CSKA is a familiar old opponent. Mourinho has previously led Chelsea and Inter Milan to "kill" their opponents in two Champions League matches, which is full of experience.

However, for Real Madrid's luxurious lineup, how to escape from the game around minus 10 degrees Celsius during its February expedition to Moscow will become the biggest variable in the two rounds of the game.

Benfica vs. Zenit, St. Petersburg

Prediction: Benfica advances

For Benfica, drawing a team like Zenit to enter the knockout for the first time is undoubtedly a draw, because Zenit's breakthrough from the group seems to have a greater relationship with his weak opponents in the group.

As a veteran Portuguese super strong team, Benfica has performed mediocrely in the European competition in the past two years, but this year it still makes people admire him. Benfica faced Zenit, which is not so much a showdown between two teams with relatively stable defense performance in the group stage.

However, for Benfica, although his strength may have a slight advantage, just like Real Madrid, how to play a good result in Russia's cold away game in February will become a key factor in whether they can advance.

Inter Milan vs Marseille

Prediction: Inter Milan advances

Compared with the other two Serie A teams facing strong Premier League opponents, Inter Milan's signing luck is much better, and they will usher in Marseille in two rounds of matches.

Although Inter Milan ranked 7th in 14 rounds with 20 points, this is the first time that the Nerazzurri entered the quarterfinals of the 16th in the four-year Champions League. In contrast, their group qualifying path was much tortuous. It was not until the last 5 minutes of the last round that Marseille scored two goals in a row 3-2 away and reversed Dortmund to advance into the knockout round.
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