N-A-A Chapter 196
Chapter 196
"We were really wrong!"
"You should go all out in the face of Barça and then beat them in blood!"
"Now I regret even more that I didn't release water in the match against Schalke 04."
"Let's recalculate the points!"
"We released water against Schalke 04 in two legs, which actually did not affect the first place in the group at all."
"Barca lost to us in two legs and were forced to draw again by Schalke 04, losing eight points!"
"Schalke 04 against Barca with a draw and a loss, against us with a win and a draw, conceding seven points!"
"In that case, who qualifies with us Manchester City?"
"It's ridiculous that Barça is so cheap and well-behaved!"
'I'm very hopeful now that next season's Champions League group draw will be available and we can still meet Barca!'
"Trust me, I am absolutely capable of taking Barça into the game!"
"I hope that Barça will still have the spirit to protest this and that!"
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Xu Ning did not leave Barça with any feelings, the tone of rebuke was undisguised, and the mockery was full of taste!
The reporters are a little unsure of what to say!
Xu Ning really dares to say it!
However, no matter what UEFA thinks, in fact, there is nothing wrong with what Xu Ning said!
Originally, according to the strength of Manchester City, he really did whatever he wanted!
Facing Schalke 04's two-round defense, giving Schalke 04 four points, they still held the first place in the group.
After getting 4 points on Manchester City, as long as Schalke 04 does not lose to Barca in both legs, then Schalke 04 can overwhelm Barca and successfully qualify from the group.
In fact, Schalke 04 did the same.
It's just that Xu Ning didn't have so many ideas at that time, otherwise it would be Schalke 04 who qualified now.
Of course, Xu Ning's remarks may bring great controversy!
After all, competitive sports are all about fairness, and if Manchester City do that, even if it is not about manipulating the game, it is definitely not fair.
If the big teams did this, it would have been out of order!
But the problem is, if the two teams really have a grudge and insist on doing so, UEFA can't manage it!
Can you say not to let me play with substitutes?
So, don't look at Xu Ning's words a little alarmist, but don't be wrong!
Next season's Champions League group stage meets, maybe he can really do this kind of thing!
After Xu Ning's threatening remarks, Barça fans were simply crazy!
This is simply the target of the red fruit!
But they really didn't dare to refute anything!
Even if they refute it, everyone knows that they are just hard-mouthed!
You know, if Manchester City had changed its strategy in the group race that ended before, then Barca might really play in the Europa League now!
Fans of other teams couldn't help but start laughing at Barca.
It's really putting his face up for Xu Ning to beat!
Originally honest, how good it is to make a fortune in a muffled voice!
You have to jump out and find something to do!
This time, Xu Ning was so stunned that he couldn't say anything!
However, the follow-up effects are still there.
UEFA naturally does not encourage such things and must avoid them.
Therefore, in the next press conference, several UEFA high-level officials implicitly said that they still hoped that all clubs would treat the game with the right attitude and respect the competition.
Who is it talking about, naturally everyone knows!
But they also know that there's only so much UEFA can do.
After all, even if Manchester City really does this by then, UEFA will not be able to stop it!
The heat of public opinion gradually disappeared with the arrival of the draw ceremony for the knockout round of 16 of the Champions League.
The eyes of world football have converged to focus on this crucial draw ceremony.
On this night, Manchester City's Etihad training base was lively.
The training continued, and Xu Ning called for everyone to stay and watch the draw of lots in the evening.
In Malaga, he's used to doing that.
But at Manchester City, team-mates are getting used to doing it!
This time, Manchester City is actually watching a lively scene.
Even if it really concerns the knockout opponent, it's really just a show.
It's not that the players already know in advance who the knockout opponent is, but they don't pay too much attention to whoever the knockout opponent is.
It's really that the team that finishes second in each group is not intrinsically strong!
The eight teams that qualified first in the group are Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.
I have to say, they are all strong teams!
Even if Manchester City meet the other seven teams, they have to be respectful.
But what about the second group?
Bayer Leverkusen, Barça, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Arsenal, Zenit St. Petersburg, AC Milan and Ajax!
If you want to talk about strong teams, it is Barca and Arsenal.
AC Milan can only barely be considered a strong team now!
According to the draw principle, the same country and the same group avoided, and neither Barca in the same group nor Arsenal in the same league will be Manchester City's opponents.
Directly avoid the two opponents who are the second strongest in the group!
Or to conversely, two clubs avoided Manchester City.
The rest is AC Milan barely enough, and other teams may not even have a chance to play soy sauce in front of Manchester City!
So no matter who the opponent is, Manchester City are firmly on the fishing platform and firmly secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League!
In fact, when the draw guest Figo drew Manchester City and Olympiacos, all the Manchester City players were unfazed.
There really is nothing to be surprised about!
Opponents like Greece are not even as good for Manchester City as the relegation teams in the Premier League.
And for Olympiacos, Manchester City are certainly the last opponents they want to face.
However, there is not much difference.
After all, the first in the group are all giants, and there is a high probability that they will not be able to play any of them.
The only difference is that you don't die very ugly and die very ugly, that's all!
Anyway, no one would think Manchester City would overturn on Olympiacos.
And the real attention is Barca, Arsenal, and AC Milan!
Arsenal has always been the unlucky egg in the Champions League draw, and the fine tradition of "five years Bayern and three years Barca" continues, and it is natural to meet Bayern.
Barca meet Chelsea and Mourinho faces his old rivals again.
In addition, AC Milan met Atletico, and Milan fans were extremely happy about this.
But only Xu Ning knows that Atletico are so strong this season that even Real Madrid and Bayern cannot stop their soaring momentum in La Liga.
In the previous life, the Champions League even made it all the way to the final!
When encountering such a strong Atletico team, it can be Milan who draw the next signing.
However, in Xu Ning's view, Milan's current strength is actually drawn to anyone.
The probability of breaking through is really not large!
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