Chapter 836 A Thick Conspiracy Theory
Finally, the dust settled in the top 16 knockout rounds. It's just that the lottery made the media in various countries react completely differently.
"Gazzetta dello Sport" pointed out: "A great challenge, a great opponent, and a delicate matchup. Mourinho will return to Stamford Bridge and face the team that made him a top coach: Chelsea. This is A very 'nostalgic' game, because Mourinho will meet his old derby rival Ancelotti again. The same story will also happen in AC Milan, and Beckham will also return to Old Trafford , facing the team that made him a top star: Manchester United. For Manchester United, AC Milan is also a familiar opponent. In the 2007 final, Manchester United gave AC Milan a 3:2 score that they could not let go for a long time. .”
"Slow Motion" analysis pointed out: "Chelsea will be Inter Milan's opponent in the first round of the knockout round, AC Milan will challenge Manchester United, and Fiorentina will encounter Bayern. In fact, to be honest, this is a very bad draw result. , it can’t be worse than this. It’s hard to predict the outcome. Although it’s difficult for people to be optimistic before the lottery is drawn, after all, everyone feels that everything is full of conspiracy, so people are already prepared to draw the worst lot. Prepare. But even so, the result of such a draw is too cruel. Perhaps Italians should prepare for some pessimism in advance."
"La Repubblica" tried its best to describe the game in terms of highlights: "Both Italian teams have drawn strong opponents. Both Milans are very difficult. Inter Milan met Chelsea. Considering that Chelsea's coach is Ancelotti, His match with Inter Milan was a real derby. Leonardo met Manchester United, the dominant team in England and one of the favorites in the Champions League. Such a duel was a big deal for Mourinho. It has a special meaning because he is considered a historical meritorious coach of Chelsea, and he will have a different feeling when he returns to Stamford Bridge."
"Total Sports" analyzed the result of the draw from another angle: "The result of the draw is interesting, but if you know Platini and UEFA, it is not surprising, is it? It has been three years. From Inter Milan Liverpool and Milan Arsenal in the 2007-08 season to Inter Milan Manchester United and Juventus Chelsea in the 2008-09 season, this time the two Milan teams once again met the top teams in the Premier League. When the Londoners talked about the Champions League, Stamford Bridge will be packed with the feeling of seeing Mourinho again; Manchester people will be eager to see Beckham again when they face Milan. Such a dramatic showdown is in the interest of some people, so they were born. Just like Ibrahimovic faced Inter Milan and Kaká faced AC Milan in the group stage. But is this draw result really just a coincidence?"
And the media has also started to 'think' deeply in this conspiracy wheel...
Who is the biggest winner after the Champions League 1/8 draw results are announced? Who else can be there besides the top three in La Liga! Barcelona met Stuttgart, who are currently trapped in the Bundesliga relegation circle. Sevilla drew Moscow and beat Army. This is the first time the Russian team has entered the top 16 of the Champions League. Real Madrid's situation is slightly worse, but not much worse. Lyon is slightly stronger, but don't forget that Lyon is no longer the boss of Ligue 1. Bordeaux is the king of France.
The domestic teams all won the lottery, and you can imagine the opinions of the Spanish media. "AS" and "Marca", "Daily Sports" and "World Sports", these are from Madrid and Catalonia The media from the two clear-cut camps in Nigeria all gave the same voice in unison: This lottery is really exciting! On the fan message boards of these media websites, those fan messages that refresh very quickly seem to give people an illusion: Today is Christmas?
Spain is celebrating as a nation, so you can imagine the mood of the football circles in other countries. Looking further, "Gazzetta dello Sport" believes that the result of the draw of the top three in Serie A is a "black draw", while "Gazzetta dello Sport" believes that it is a "death draw". If you take a closer look, just take a look at the relevant comments from many domestic fan forums of Inter Milan, Milan, Manchester United, and Chelsea.
A considerable number of people believe that UEFA seems to really want to play with Serie A and Premier League teams until they can no longer take care of themselves. Let Chelsea, which currently has the strongest momentum in the Premier League, play against Inter Milan, the leader of Serie A, let Ancelotti meet his enemy Mourinho again, let Milan, whose strength has obviously declined but is not afraid of the opponent, play Manchester United, and let Leonardo, the rookie in the teaching world, If you try to touch Moyes, the toughest player in football, no matter who the winner is, the damage to Serie A and the Premier League will be obvious.
The media in England went crazy, this has happened countless times...
In fact, since there are so many giants in the Champions League, when the group stage ends and the top 16 are produced, a strong PK situation will definitely occur. However, the doubt lies precisely here. If the draw result is indeed like this. If it can be arranged in advance, then why does UEFA only care about La Liga, but insists on suppressing Serie A and the Premier League? The problem may lie in the leagues themselves. Everyone knows that Serie A has ruined its reputation due to frequent fan riots and tragedies in recent years, and the "Calciopoli" incident has made it even more infamous. Therefore, this directly caused Serie A's bad impression in Platini's eyes, and most importantly Direct suppression was reflected in Italy's unexpected defeat to Ukraine and Poland in the 2012 European Cup bid.
Serie A is not favored by UEFA, and the situation in the Premier League is not much better. The promulgation of the "Financial Fair Play Law" and the "reform of the two major European cup competitions", etc. The emergence of these new policies directly points the finger at the Premier League. .
Platini's distaste for the Premier League is also obvious. What makes Premier League fans even more crazy is that Platini publicly declared: "Barcelona represents the football philosophy that I admire."
It is an established fact that the Premier League and Serie A teams have fully competed in the 1/8 finals of this season's Champions League. It is a done deal. It is completely unnecessary for any party to complain about this. But no one can ignore that if it reaches the 1/4 finals During the draw, if there is a PK situation between the Premier League and Serie A teams, you can imagine how much doubt UEFA will face by then, and whether the La Liga teams will still get the chance to walk is actually irrelevant. Important, because the key to the problem is what kind of balance UEFA wants to create, and how many interests are secretly fighting in hidden corners behind this seemingly harmonious balance.
Now that the deal is done, everyone can only accept the facts, even if there are still thick conspiracy theories floating around in Europe...
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