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"...After 120 minutes of the game, Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven drew a goalless draw, so the game will enter a brutal penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Chinese player Gao Zheng scored the fifth goal Played, kicked the football in... Finally, after a total of eight rounds of confrontation, PSV player Nalsinger failed to withstand the pressure and missed the football. Juanfran made the final decision. Atletico Madrid was able to break into the Champions League eight Qiang...Gao Zheng also reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons..."

"In the two UEFA Champions League quarter-finals that ended last night, Bayern Munich drew 2:2 with Juventus at home in the regular 90 minutes. Since the first round of the match between the two sides was also 2:2, So the game was dragged into overtime. In overtime, Thiago and Koeman scored successively, helping Bayern Munich beat Juventus 4:2 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals..."

"...In another round of 16, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 3:1 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. The BBC teamed up together, and the three scored a goal each to help the team win... In this way, Except for Manchester City, all other participating teams in the Premier League were eliminated... The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony will be held a day later, which is different from the rules of the quarter-final draw. The rules of team avoidance, any team may meet..."

Xiao Yingying looked at all the results of the quarter-finals on her mobile phone and muttered something.

"What are you talking about?" Feng Shiyao felt as if a group of flies were buzzing in her ears, she couldn't help asking.

"Counting Atletico Madrid's quarter-final matchup..."

Feng Shiyao: "Oh, then have you figured out anything?"

"The weakest of the quarterfinals is undoubtedly Benfica. If Atletico Madrid can draw Benfica, it will be the lottery..."

"Don't talk about the top lottery. When Atletico Madrid drew PSV Eindhoven, you told me the same thing, the top lottery. The result? It took eight rounds of penalty kicks to decide the winner. Is there any sign of death?" Feng Shiyao waved his hand.

"How did I know that Atletico Madrid's state is so bad? They haven't scored a goal at home..." Xiao Yingying said aggrievedly. "Besides, analysis can only be done based on strength on paper? I don't know the game state of the players at that time... Don't say I don't know, I guess the players themselves don't know. Anyway, from the paper In terms of overall strength, Benfica is the weakest, and it is naturally the best for Atletico Madrid to draw them. This is basically a walk to the semi-finals."

Feng Shiyao shook her head and said, "I think it's better for you not to think so well. You should first think about the worst outcome and plan for the worst, so that you won't be so flustered when the worst outcome really happens. The worst What is the next sign?"

After Xiao Yingying listened to Feng Shiyao's words,

He set his sights on the top eight list, and continued to mutter: "Manchester City? No, no Champions League experience, or almost... Paris Saint-Germain? Same as Manchester City! Wolfsburg is the second weakest in the top eight after Benfica ...Bayern Munich, um, Bayern Munich is very strong, if you encounter it, it's really hard to play...but if you want to talk about the worst result..."

Her eyes fell on the names of two La Liga teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Although Atletico Madrid has snatched Barcelona's league championship for two consecutive seasons, this momentum has obviously disappeared this season. Atletico Madrid just lost to Atletico Madrid in the away game. If Barcelona is drawn, it's really hard to say that they can win. After all, Barcelona is now holding back their anger against Atletico Madrid and is waiting for revenge. If they are drawn together in the Champions League, wouldn't that give them an excellent opportunity for revenge?

As for Real Madrid... Although Atletico Madrid has an overwhelming advantage over Real Madrid in the league, the situation is completely reversed in the Champions League. Atletico Madrid was eliminated by Real Madrid last season. Gao Zheng, who scored goals every time he played Real Madrid in the league and the Spanish Super Cup, failed in those two games... Real Madrid in the Champions League is like a lot of blessing magic BUFF, and then opened Invincible, how to fight this? No wonder people say that Real Madrid is a club with Champions League genes.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Yingying said to Feng Shiyao: "Whether you draw Barcelona or Real Madrid, it is the worst signing for Atletico Madrid."

Feng Shiyao clapped her hands: "Then I think it is very likely that Atletico Madrid will draw with one of their two teams."

"Sister Feng, why are you so sure?"

"Have you forgotten the 'tradition' of UEFA? Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​there are too many stories to tell, and their meeting is definitely a focus battle. Such a great opportunity to create a gimmick , how could UEFA let it go?"

This situation has indeed occurred in the UEFA Champions League draw before. If the two teams have enmity, then they are likely to be together often. Such as Barcelona and Chelsea, such as Real Madrid and Lyon.

Xiao Yingying shook her head: "Miss Feng, you are talking about UEFA in the Platini era. Everyone has stepped down now. I think such a coincidence should not happen. After all, it is too obvious. If this result comes out, Don't you all know about it?"

Feng Shiyao still insisted on her own opinion: "In terms of probability, the probability of Atletico Madrid drawing Barcelona and Real Madrid is higher than the probability of drawing the other five teams. After all, there is a two-seventh chance. Well, the other teams are one-seventh."

Xiao Yingying thought about it, if Real Madrid or Barcelona were really drawn, then it would be a lottery. But she still couldn't accept the result. She shook her head and turned her attention to Benfica or Wolfsburg again, imagining that Atletico Madrid could draw these two teams and be recommended to the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, she will fight hard again. At that time, no matter what the result is, she feels that she has no regrets.

Seeing her like this, Feng Shiyao just smiled and didn't say anything else.

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At 7:00 pm on March 18th, Beijing time, and at 12:00 noon local time in Switzerland, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

CCTV broadcast the draw live.

Xiao Yingying, Feng Shiyao and countless other Chinese fans are standing in front of the TV at this time, waiting for the verdict of fate.

Who will Atletico Madrid meet in the quarter-finals?

Before this result came out, there were some gossips on the Internet. Some people said that the result of the draw had already come out. Derby, this will be very stimulating for the Champions League.

Some people also say that Atletico Madrid has drawn Bayern Munich, and the prospect of promotion is confused.

All kinds of gossips are flying all over the sky, and those who are not determined to follow the ups and downs of their moods are like riding a roller coaster.

Atlético de Madrid, where Gao Zheng was in last season, stopped in the quarter-finals. Everyone paid so much attention because they hoped that the team would not repeat the same mistakes. expect.

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The draw for the quarter-finals is different from the draw for the group stage. It does not involve the awarding of various awards in the UEFA Champions League last season, and there are no cultural performances. You can directly enter the theme.

At the beginning of the lottery ceremony, Feng Shiyao heard Xiao Yingying next to her nervously muttering in a low voice: "Benfica, Wolfsburg, Benfica, Wolfsburg, Benfica, Wolfsburg... ..."

Seeing her ferocious expression, I thought she was cursing these two teams...

But Feng Shiyao fully understands Xiao Yingying's worry about gains and losses.

Her mentality is much calmer. Anyway, no matter who is drawn, she has to play two games. When she was drawn to Eindhoven, there were so many people cheering on the Internet. What happened? Almost overturned.

Therefore, it doesn't matter who is drawn, the mentality of serious preparation is.

It might be even worse if one of the top lotteries is really drawn, leading to a mentality of underestimating the enemy.

A total of eight teams participated in the lottery, and there were no red tape, so the lottery went very quickly.

The first to be drawn was Wolfsburg, who played at home first, and their opponent was... Real Madrid!

As soon as this result came out, there was a lot of calls on the Internet for "operation in the dark" and "recommended to send Real Madrid to the final".

In the eyes of many people, Real Madrid has indeed drawn a good sign.

Benfica was next drawn by Bayern Munich.

Now there is a lot of silence on the Internet. It’s not that everyone thinks that Bayern Munich is not recommended, but that they don’t care about who is recommended or not. Except for the Bayern Munich fans who are happy with the result of the draw , others are considering a very real problem:

The two weakest teams have been drawn out. Doesn't that mean that the next two matchups will be sparks hitting the earth?

Xiao Yingying took a look at Feng Shiyao, and said with a sad face, "I will sign..."

Feng Shiyao quickly comforted her: "Real Madrid has already been drawn. Atletico Madrid has a one-third chance of drawing Barcelona. There are also chances of drawing Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City..."

"Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are not easy to fight!" Xiao Yingying said with a mournful face.

"Thinking of the good, is it better than signing the lottery?" Feng Shiyao patted her on the shoulder lightly. "This is the advantage of preparing for the worst. You already have a result in your heart that is too bad to be worse. As long as it is not this result, all the results will be better than you expected... Is it wrong to think so?" Feel better?"

Xiao Yingying frowned as she thought about what Sister Feng said, and she had to admit that what Sister Feng said was quite reasonable...

Thinking about it this way, there is a one-third chance of the worst outcome, and two-thirds of the less bad outcome, which is really more likely.

Just then, the latest lottery results appeared on TV.

The host said: "Who will be assigned with Barcelona? Is it Paris Saint-Germain? Is it Manchester City? Or... Atletico Madrid?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the lottery guest took out a note from the small ball, unfolded it and showed it to the camera.

"It's Atletico Madrid!!" The host of CCTV exclaimed.

"Gao Zheng will meet Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League! This is really... It's not that enemies don't get together!!"

"Sister Feng..." Xiao Yingying turned to look at Feng Shiyao.

Feng Shiyao also looked at the TV in surprise.

Unexpectedly, she really guessed it right, and it was really a lottery!