Godfather Of Champions

They beat Everton with the Christmas tree formation, but in the following league, the Forest team continued to use this formation but tied with Manchester City at their home court 1:1.

This will not shake Dunn's ideas and confidence, but it will allow the coaching staff of Nottingham Forest to find the problem. After all, it is a new tactic and needs to be adjusted.

A tie is not a bad result, after all, he did not lose. It didn't make those who waited to see the jokes get what they wanted. Bendtner was still full of fighting spirit in the game as always, like an angry bull. But there is no media hype about this matter anymore, and Dunn has no intention of fighting a transitional coach. There are more important things waiting for him.

The draw ceremony for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League in Paris, France.

The sixteen teams that qualify for the knockout rounds will be fiddled with the hands of fate and fight each other.

The Premier League, which has been strong in recent years, has continued this momentum among the 16 teams that have qualified. There are four teams, the most among all participating countries. They are Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.

The former Little World Cup Serie A and La Liga followed closely behind with three teams each. Italy is represented by Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, and Spain is represented by Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Valencia.

The Bundesliga, one of the four major leagues, is the most pitiful, with only the big brother Bayern Munich reaching the top sixteen. This is a thing that makes all German fans feel very helpless-the Bundesliga can only rely on Bayern Munich to support the scene, but in fact, due to Bayern Munich's dominance for a long time, the Bundesliga is not competitive, and the Bundesliga has gradually declined in other European leagues. But it is an irrefutable fact. Bayern Munich is not only the savior of the Bundesliga, but also the culprit of the gradual decline of the Bundesliga...

This time even the French Ligue 1 and the Eredivisie have two teams into the top sixteen respectively. By comparison, you can imagine how embarrassing the Bundesliga is now.

The two teams representing France are Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, and the two teams representing the Netherlands are Ajax and Eindhoven.

The Portuguese Premier League has a representative, Porto, currently ranked second in the domestic league.

Defending champions Barcelona are naturally the most watched team. They won six games in the group stage, scored 18 goals and only lost four. Has been considered the number one favorite in the Champions League this season.

Another high-profile team is Nottingham Forest. As a team that has missed a season and returned to the Champions League, their performance in the group stage is amazing. The two wins for Juventus were not achieved by luck. In addition, Nottingham Forest also won the group stage, but they scored fewer goals than Barcelona.

Everyone still remembers that at the beginning of this season, Dunn said when he talked about the Champions League group draw, "Let's come to the unspoken rules for me!" that made him get a UEFA ticket. Whether under Johansson’s rule or Platini’s chairmanship, UEFA has declared that they are transparent and fair from beginning to end. This is absolutely not allowed by outsiders to question, but Dunn doesn’t know for any reason. One point touched UEFA’s inverse scales, so one by one the tickets flew like snow. The two sides seem to have forged a beam from the 2006 final.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Dunn has to fight UEFA, it is because UEFA sometimes does not help people think about things. For example, this time...

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The stage is arranged in the style of the Champions Cup. The five-star logos of the European Champions Cup are all over the place, on the big screen, on the background wall, on the lottery box, and even on the seat backs. The gleaming genuine European Champions Cup reappeared in front of the world. It was placed in the center of the stage, attracting the attention of everyone present. That is the common goal of everyone, regardless of their own strength, there is always the right to dream.

The former famous Italian bald referee Collina, who was invited to the lottery site to be the guest of the lottery, stood in front of the glass box with the first name. His right hand had just taken out a colored table tennis ball from the box. He opened it, took a look, showed the note to the audience, and said: "Barcelona."

Barcelona's name appeared on the big screen behind it. This was the first team to be drawn out.

Draw other teams next

Zidane stepped forward to draw lots as another special guest.

He fumbled in the box for a while and pulled out a small ball. After unfolding, he said blankly: "Nottingham Forest."

He had no expression on the stage, and the others in the stage laughed into a ball.

Everyone knows what this draw means.

Since Barcelona and Nottingham Forest are the first place in their respective teams, according to the UEFA Champions League draw rules, the teams do not meet in the first round, so it is absolutely impossible for Barcelona and Nottingham Forest to hit the earth in the first round. But UEFA did not say that Nottingham Forest and Barcelona will not meet under any circumstances.

then……

Barcelona's first game, Nottingham Forest's second game, if they can defeat their opponents, they can meet in the quarterfinals.

This is really to overcome all difficulties, to overcome the restrictions of the rules and to draw the two teams together!

The coaches sitting around Dun En were all turning around to laugh at him, and Dun En was also laughing-this was the result he hoped to see. Playing against teams like PSV, Ajax, Porto and Paris Saint-Germain, he is afraid that he will not be able to boost his energy.

The Chinese commentator who relayed the lottery to Chinese audiences laughed: “There is a Chinese saying: It’s not that enemies don’t meet together. Nottingham Forest and Barcelona seem to have gotten together.”

The British commentator said: "The draw of the first two teams resulted in the same result as Mars hitting the earth. There are bound to be many exciting games in this Champions League."

Spanish commentator: "How many times have they met?"

It seems that everyone thinks that these two teams through the eighth finals are not a problem at all. Without even knowing their opponents, they started to discuss the situation after the two teams met.

In case of an unpopularity or something, these people's faces will be wonderful.

The TV broadcast gave Dunn and Guardiola each a close-up. Guardiola's face was expressionless and even a little serious, while Dunn's smile was not much different from Hua'er.

People have to sigh that Dunn is really a "slut". Everyone hopes that the weaker the opponent, the better, but he likes to take the initiative to provoke those big bosses.

But the more sensational scene did not end here.

After the first round of the draw, the opponents of the eight teams were drawn.

Barcelona drew Eindhoven, which is a draw. It can even be said that it is a good sign that can't be better...Some people even made envy in the venue.

A faint smile finally appeared on Guardiola's face. In any case, the first round against Eindhoven is better than the first round against those giants.

The next opponent who draws Nottingham Forest is still Zidane. What he pulled out this time is--

"Inter Milan."

Excitement and booing roared everywhere.

"Tonight's lottery is full of conspiracy from beginning to end!" the British commentator shouted, and he was a little dissatisfied. This is simply a way to kill Nottingham Forest. One lock is not enough, two locks are on, double insurance.

If it was Nottingham Forest two seasons ago, facing such a battle, you would not be afraid at all. Others will not worry about anything. But the current strength of Nottingham Forest is greatly reduced, obviously not as good as when they defended the Champions League. The strengths of Barcelona and Inter Milan are just as they are. In the first round, even if he managed to pass Inter Milan, Tony Dunn can guarantee that his team is unscathed? No one accumulates yellow cards, no one gets hurt or something?

Then face the defending champion who is waiting for work...

The future is really black.

The TV broadcast this time gave Dunn a close-up of ten seconds. He is still laughing! Last time I smiled like a flower, but this time I just smiled like a flower.

What did he say after the end of last season?

"Mourinho, you eliminate my team's account, we count next season!"

God has eyes!

Mourinho, do you think that if you escape from England, you can escape the fate that is invincible for me? useless! A man who pulls the wind like you can't escape my palm even if he escapes to the end of the world. This time, you are dead!

Mourinho was sitting diagonally across from Dunn, ten people between the two. When this result came out, Mourinho did not look back to find Dunn, and there was no eye contact between the two. He just lowered his head and said something to his partner, and didn't care what people around him thought of the lottery result.

Dunn didn't look at Mourinho either, just looked up at the result of the draw on the big screen and was happy. It seems that he is the crowd watching the excitement, not one of the parties...

Even Platini thought this scene was too interesting, so he explained with a smile: "I promise, this result has never been manipulated..."

There was another burst of laughter in the audience.

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After the lottery ceremony, the final results were all announced.

Barcelona and Eindhoven played first, and Nottingham Forest challenged Inter Milan on the same day.

Then Paris Saint-Germain played against AC Milan at home.

Bayern Munich vs. Juventus.

Arsenal played Valencia away first.

Real Madrid host Liverpool.

Manchester United played Lyon away.

The match between Porto and Ajax may have received the least attention.

The highlight of the eighth-finals were Nottingham Forest vs. Inter Milan, Bayern Munich vs. Juventus, and Real Madrid vs. Liverpool.

After the draw was over, Dunn was surrounded by a large group of reporters, and everyone wanted to hear how he evaluated the results of the draw. For example, is it possible to scold UEFA for shady? Many people expect to hear the classic "Come on, come on, let me rule me!"

But this time Dunn disappointed them. Facing the eyes of many journalists looking forward to, he smiled and said: "I am very satisfied with the result of this draw, and I cannot be more satisfied. Thanks to UEFA for the draw group, I have drawn the opponent I want to meet the most."

This answer is really disappointing for reporters who are afraid of the world.

So there was a reporter who asked nakedly: "Do you worry about being fined by UEFA?"

Dunn glared at him: "Don't be kidding, Mr. Reporter. I don't need that little money. I think you are too jerk. You don't believe me when I tell the truth. When I tell lies, you spread the word. I am true. I am very satisfied with this result. Before the season I said that Barcelona’s Champions League gold content is insufficient, and some people criticized me for having red eye. Now I can prove to those people who has the problem with their eyes. As for Inter Milan, from more than a season ago Since he eliminated Nottingham Forest, I was thinking about how to take revenge. I even worried that I didn’t have a chance... You all know that the drawing is a small probability event..." At this point, Dunn laughed, "So I Of course I am very grateful to UEFA for solving both of my problems at once. This saves trouble, I don’t have to wait until next season, next season, next next season..."

"But, Mr. Dunn. Inter Milan is very strong, are you confident of winning?"

"Nonsense. I have no confidence in what UEFA Champions League I will play? I have no confidence that the Nottingham Forest team and I are still sitting in the elevator between the Champions League and the League. Without confidence, I won't be able to defend the Champions League. Nottingham Forest has won two European Champions Cups and one Premier League champion. None of them were picked up cheaply. My champions are genuine and beautiful. You think that every team that enters the Champions Cup semi-finals has the good luck of Barcelona , Can you draw a weaker team in the first round?" He still didn't forget to laugh at Barcelona and provoked a psychological battle several rounds in advance.

"Mr. Dunn, I heard that your relationship with Mourinho is not very good..."

"You're right!" Dunn didn't deny this time, and agreed with the reporter very simply and readily, without concealing it on the surface. "I and him are enemies. You ask him, and you will probably get the answer. In fact, I am very looking forward to and confident in the match against Inter Milan. Playing against them, Nottingham Forest has a psychological advantage."

Dunn did not forget to bring Inter Milan into the battle group of psychological warfare. If you want to play, you can play the big one. It's a pity that there are three missing one...

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On the second day, newspapers, television and the Internet reported the results of the draw for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League. The photos of Tony Dunn and Mourinho, as well as the three young marshals of Guardiola at the lottery scene, were placed in prominent positions. The three people had different expressions and were meaningful.

When most fans saw this result, the first thought was--

"Conspiracy! Naked conspiracy!" (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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