The top three in La Liga are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Deportivo La Coruna.
Serie A powerhouses, Juventus and AC Milan.
Premier League giants, Manchester United and Arsenal.
Bundesliga king, Bayern Munich.
The eight teams are all top powers in Europe. In this quarter-final draw, no matter which two teams meet, it will be a strong dialogue!
A few days later, the situation of the quarterfinals was revealed!
Bayern vs. Barcelona!
Arsenal vs. AC Milan!
Real Madrid VS Juventus!
Deportivo takes on Manchester United!
Seeing the result of this matchup, many media outlets made familiar headlines.
"Meet old friends!"
After leaving Barcelona, this is the first time for Bayern coach Guardiola to return to the Camp Nou. He once created the best legendary career in history with Barcelona. What will it be like to meet old friends this time?
Arsenal captain Chen Tao and AC Milan captain Zheng Zhi ushered in the second "Battle of Chinese Captains" in this Champions League. In addition to the Chinese elements of the game, these two teams have met more frequently in recent years and are very familiar with each other.
Currently in China, the clamor for Chen Tao to be elected as the captain of the Chinese team is getting louder and louder. Will Zheng Zhi prove his strength in this game, or will Chen Tao lead the team to advance?
Real Madrid vs. Juventus, this is a repeat of the 2012 Champions League final. Did Real Madrid succeed in revenge, or did Juventus once again step on Real Madrid to advance?
And Deportivo La Coruna versus Manchester United is a game where old friends meet again.
Due to Depor's decline in recent years, they have not played against Manchester United for a long time, but this is not the case with Yunsheng. In Monaco in the 2009-2010 season, Yun Sheng once led the team to meet Manchester United in the semi-finals. In the end, relying on Dong Fangzhuo's outstanding performance, he eliminated the powerful Manchester United. It was also because of this game that Ferguson made up his mind to bring Dong Fangzhuo back to Manchester United.
Yun Sheng reunites with his former disciples Dong Fangzhuo and Yu Hai, and the rising and resurgent Deportivo meets the changing Manchester United in the post-Ferguson era. The duel between these two pairs will definitely be exciting.
In the following period, Depor continued to maintain a stable momentum in the country. Although they won and drew in the rotation, their unbeaten record allowed them to continue to have a double-digit lead in the standings. It seems that they are just around the corner to win the championship in advance.
Wu Lei also continues to set new goals, De Bruyne still leads the assist list, Kaka is still the absolute core and spiritual leader of Deportivo, even Riquelme admires him very much and is willing to give up. Take control of the offense and become the green leaf behind Kaka.
Veterans Gennaro Gattuso, Lucio and Drogba are also in good condition. Yunsheng has repeatedly asked them to renew their contracts, but they have all declined politely. Yunsheng feels very regretful.
With their form this season, it will be no problem even if they play for two more seasons.
On the evening of April 2, the Old Trafford Stadium was brightly lit, and countless fans wearing red jerseys poured into the stadium, waiting for the start of the game in advance.
At the entrance dedicated to fans of the away team, in addition to the many Depor fans who came with the team, there were also many Manchester City fans wearing blue jerseys, who also came to cheer Depor. This season they met Depor in the Champions League group stage. If Depor had not defeated Paris in the last round, Manchester City would not have qualified for the group stage. Therefore, Manchester City fans still have some favorable impressions of Depor and Yunsheng.
However, these fans say they are cheering for Depor, rather than holding back Manchester United. As long as they are opponents of Manchester United, they will all applaud. This is also the "tacit understanding" between the rivals in the same city in Europe.
On the sidelines of the court, Yunsheng met Moyes for the first time. Although the two have been coaching for a long time, this is the first time they have played against each other. After all, it was difficult for Everton to qualify for the Champions League before, and Yunsheng has never coached in the Premier League.
"Hello, Coach Moyes."
"Coach Yunsheng, hello."
The two shook hands in a friendly manner on the sidelines. Although they were famous for each other, they had no personal relationship. The two knew each other better from Dong Fangzhuo and Yu Hai.
After Moyes took office, Yun Sheng once curiously chatted with Dong Fangzhuo and Yu Hai about Moyes' coaching; while in the Manchester United team, Moyes asked the second general of China about Yun Sheng's legendary experience.
So although the two have never crossed paths, they still understand each other very well.
"Coach Moyes, congratulations on leading the team to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The new Manchester United is as strong as before."
"I'm still far behind the Jazz, and I have a lot to learn from Coach Yunsheng. I've been looking forward to this game for a long time."
"Me too, I hope it's a good game today."
"certainly."
The two of them exchanged a few polite words and turned around to leave.
Although the two are very friendly, their relationship is also a bit delicate.
Before Sir Alex Ferguson retired, he recommended Yunsheng to take over many times. The Glazer family also approached Yunsheng several times and sincerely extended invitations. Especially in the summer of 2012, Ferguson even offered to retire early and invited Yunsheng to come to Manchester United.
But in the end, Yunsheng missed out on Manchester United, and Manchester United retreated and chose Moyes.
Yunsheng is indeed more famous. Moyes has nothing to say about this matter, but in this game, Moyes is looking forward to winning! He wants to prove his strength in front of the Manchester United board of directors and prove that his coaching ability is no less than that of Yun Sheng!
In the live broadcast room, Diego was introducing the starting lineups of both sides.
"Manchester United deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation today: the goalkeeper is De Gea, the defenders from left to right are Evra, Smalling, Phil Jones and Rafael; the two defensive midfielders Carrick and Fellaini; the three attacking midfielders are Yu Hai, Rooney and Mata; the center position is Dong Fangzhuo. Also sitting on the bench are Giggs, Vidic, Welbeck, Shinji Kagawa, Ashley Young, etc. Players.”
"Manchester United's starting lineup has not changed much from the league, especially the stable appearance of the front three. Mata replaced Giggs, who was slightly injured, in the starting lineup today. His technical advantages and diligent movement are the biggest characteristics. Now Manchester United has already They abandoned the tactic of two wings flying together. On the one hand, it is more suitable for the current development direction of football. On the other hand, it is also because Manchester United can no longer find top combinations like Giggs and Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney. .The only thing that can be seen as two wings flying together is Yu Hai's breakthrough on the left."
"Depor still has a 4-3-2-1 formation today: goalkeeper Navas, defenders from left to right are Felipe, Zhang Linpeng, Lucio and Maicon, and the three midfielders from left to right are Gattuso, Riquelme and Kaká, the two shadow forwards are Wu Lei and Irving, and center Drogba.”
"They still played with their full strength today without any reservations. Now that they are far ahead in the La Liga standings, they will be more able to cope with the European war."
Looking at the starting lineups of both sides, Jose said with emotion: "Both teams also have main Chinese players. In today's European football, Chinese players are becoming more and more important. Deportivo, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea... many giant teams have Chinese players, and the revival of Chinese football is in sight. With their strength, they may create miracles in this summer's World Cup, and also maybe……"
