Chapter 117: The Naked Conspiracy

He defeated Everton with the Christmas tree formation, but in the next league, Forest team used this formation but tied 1:1 with Manchester City at its home court.

This will not shake Tang En's thoughts and confidence, but 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 draw is not a bad result, after all, he did not lose. He did not let those who were waiting to see jokes get what they wished. Bentner was still full of fighting spirit in the game as always, like an angry bull. But there was no media hype about this matter, and Tang En didn't have the heart to fight a transition coach. There was something more important waiting for him.

Paris, France, draw ceremony for the knockout stage of the European Champions League.

The sixteen teams qualified for the knockout round will be fiddled together by fate's hands and will fight against each other.

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

The former World Cup Serie A and La Liga followed closely, with three teams each. The representatives of Italy were Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, while Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Valencia were represented in Spain.

The Bundesliga, one of the four major leagues, is the most pitiful, only the big brother Bayern Munich has entered the top 16. This is a thing that makes all German fans feel helpless - the Bundesliga can only rely on Bayern Munich to support the scene, but in fact, for a long time, the Bundesliga has been lacking in competitiveness. The Bundesliga has gradually declined in other European leagues but is an irrefutable fact. Bayern Munich is not only the savior of the Bundesliga and the culprit of the gradual decline of the Bundesliga...

This time, two teams in Ligue 1 and Eredivisie entered the semi-finals. You can imagine how embarrassing the current status of the Bundesliga is.

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

The Portuguese Super League has a representative. Currently, the second place in the domestic league is Porto.

Defending champion Barcelona is naturally the most popular team. They won all six games in the group stage, scored eighteen goals and conceded only four. It is already considered the number one favorite of the Champions League this season.

Another highly anticipated team is Nottingham Forest. As a team that missed a season and returned to the Champions League, their performance in the group stage is amazing. Two wins against Juventus cannot be achieved by luck. In addition, Nottingham Forest also qualifies for the group stage, but their goals are much less than Barcelona.

Everyone still remembers that at the beginning of this season, when Tang En talked about the group draw of the Champions League, "Come on the unspoken rules!", he was given UEFA tickets. Whether under Johnson or Platini as chairman. UEFA has claimed from beginning to end that they are transparent and fair, and this is absolutely not allowed outsiders to question. However, Tang En didn't know why, but he always touched UEFA's reverse scales at this point, so tickets one by one flew over one snowflake. Both sides seemed to have formed a bond since the 2006 final.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Tang En insists on going against UEFA, because sometimes UEFA does things that cannot be done without people thinking about them. For example, this time...

The stage is decorated in the style of the Champions League. The five-star logo of the European Champions League is everywhere, on the large screen, on the background wall, on the lottery box, and even on the seat back. The authentic European Champions League, which shines in silver, reappears in front of the world. It is placed in the center of the stage, attracting the attention of everyone here. That is everyone's common goal. No matter how strong they are, they always have the right to dream.

The former famous Italian bald referee Corina, who was invited to the lottery site to be the lottery guest, stood in front of the top glass box, and just took out a colorful table tennis ball from the box with his right hand. He opened it. He took a look, showed the note to the audience, and said, "Barcelona."

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

Next draw other teams

Zidane walked forward as another special guest to draw lots.

He groped in the box for a while. He took out a small ball. After unfolding it, he said expressionlessly: "Nottingham Forest."

He had no expression on the stage, while the others in the stage laughed in a mess.

Everyone knows what this draw means.

Since Barcelona and Nottingham Forest are both the first places in their respective groups, according to the Champions League draw rules, each group will not meet in the first round in the first round, so it is absolutely impossible for Barcelona and Nottingham Forest to collide with Mars on Earth in the first round. But UEFA did not say Nottingham Forest and Barcelona will not meet under any circumstances.

then……

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

This is really a way to overcome all difficulties. To overcome the rules, you have to draw the two teams together!

The coaches sitting around Donn were all looking back and laughing at him. Donnn was also laughing - this was the result he hoped to see. He was afraid that he would not be able to get excited when playing with teams like Eindhoven, Ajax, Porto, and Paris Saint-Germain.

The Chinese commentator who broadcasted the lottery ceremony to Chinese audiences laughed and said, "There is a saying in China: It's not that enemies don't get together. Nottingham Forest and Barcelona seem to be on the verge of being on the verge of being over."

British commentator said: "The first two teams draw the same result as Mars hitting the Earth. In this way, there will definitely be many exciting games in the Champions League."

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

It seems that everyone thinks that these two teams are not a problem at all after the quarterfinals. Even their opponents don’t know, so they started to discuss the situation after the two teams met.

If something unpopular is happening, I wonder how exciting the faces of these people will be.

The TV broadcast gave Don and Guardiola a close-up shot each. Guardiola's face was expressionless and even a little serious, while Don't smiled as much as Huaer.

It has to be sighed that Tang En is really a "bitter". People hope that the weaker the opponent, the better, but he likes to take the initiative to provoke those big bosses.

But the more sensational scenes didn't end there.

After the first round of draws, eight teams began to draw against the ground opponents.

Barcelona drew Eindhoven.   This is a sign-up.   It can even be said that good signs cannot be better than good signs... Some people even made envious voices in the venue.

A very subtle smile finally appeared on Guardiola's face. No matter what, it was better to meet Eindhoven in the first round than to meet those giant teams in the first round.

The next opponent to draw Nottingham Forest is still Zidane. What he draws this time is-

"Inter Milan."

Excited and cheered booing.

"Tonight's lottery ceremony was filled with conspiracy from beginning to end!" The British commentator shouted, a little dissatisfied. This was simply trying to kill Nottingham Forest. One lock was not enough, two locks were added, and double insurance.

If it was Nottingham Forest two seasons ago, I was not afraid at all in the face of such a situation. Others would not worry about anything. But the strength of Nottingham Forest is now greatly reduced, obviously not as good as when they defended the Champions League. And Barcelona and Inter Milan are as strong as the top. Even if they were lucky enough to pass Inter Milan in the first round, Tony Don't guarantee that his team was not hurt at all? No one has accumulated yellow cards, no one was injured or something?

Then we will face the defending champion who is waiting for his leisure...

The future is really dark.

This time the TV broadcast gave Tang En a close-up shot of ten seconds. He was still laughing! Last time he laughed like Huaer, but this time he just laughed like Huaer.

What did he say after last season?

"Murinho, you eliminated my team's account and we will calculate it next season!"

God is so jealous!

Mourinho. Do you think that if you escape from England, you can escape the fate of my incredible fate? It’s useless! A man as cool as you can escape from the ends of the world, even if he escapes to the ends of the world, he will not be able to escape from my palm. This time, you are dead!

Mourinho sat diagonally opposite Don En. Ten people were separated by the two. When the result came out, Mourinho did not look back at Don En, and there was no eye contact between the two. He just lowered his head and said something to his partner, not caring about how the people around him viewed the lottery result.

Don En didn't look at Mourinho either. He just stared at the draw results on the big screen and kept having fun. He seemed to be the onlookers watching the fun, not one of the parties involved...

Even Platini thought this scene was too interesting, so he smiled and explained: "I promise, this result was definitely not manipulated..."

There was another burst of laughter off the audience.

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

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

Then Paris Saint-Germain faces AC Milan at home.

Bayern Munich plays Juventus.

Arsenal will play against Valencia away.

Real Madrid faces Liverpool at home.

Manchester United plays Lyon away.

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

The highlights of the quarterfinals include Nottingham Forest vs Inter Milan, Bayern Munich vs Juventus, and Real Madrid vs Liverpool.

After the lottery was over, Tang En was surrounded by a large group of reporters. Everyone wanted to hear how he evaluated the lottery results. For example, whether he would scold UEFA for having a shady story. Many people hoped to hear him say the classic "Come on, come on, let me have the unspoken rules!"

But this time Tang En disappointed them. Facing the expectant gazes of many reporters, he said with a smile: "I am very satisfied with the lottery results of this lottery, I can't be more satisfied. Thanks to UEFA's lottery grouping, I drew the opponent I want to meet the most."

This answer is really a disappointment for journalists who are afraid that the world will not be in chaos.

So a reporter asked nakedly: "Are you worried about being fined by UEFA again if you say that?"

Tang En glared at him: "Stop kidding, Mr. Journalist. I don't lack that little money. I think you are too bastards. You don't believe me when I tell lies. You spread the word everywhere. I am really satisfied with this result. Before the season, I said Barcelona's Champions League is not valuable. Some people criticized me for having pink eye disease. Now I can prove to those people whose eyes are wrong.

In Inter Milan, he eliminated Nottingham Forest more than a season ago. I was thinking about how to take revenge. I was even worried that I wouldn’t have a chance... You all know that the draw was a small probability event..." Speaking of this, Don En smiled, "So of course I am very grateful to UEFA for solving both of my problems in one go. It’s a waste of trouble now, I don’t have to wait until next season, next season, next season..."

"But, Mr. Don. Inter Milan is very strong. Do you have the confidence to defeat?"

"Nonsense.   I don't have confidence that I will play in the European Cup? I don't have confidence that Nottingham Forest and I are still taking the elevator between the English Championship and the English League One.   I don't have confidence that I will not defend the Champions League.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

"Mr. Done, I heard that you have a bad relationship with Mourinho..."

"You are right!" Tang En did not deny this time, and agreed with the reporter very readily, without covering up on the surface. "He and I are enemies. If you ask him, you will probably get such an answer. In fact, I am very expectant and confident in the match against Inter Milan. When competing with them, Piaotianyi reported the lottery results for the knockout stage of the European Champions League in Piaotianyi. The photos of Tony Don, Mourinho, and Guardiola, three young coaches at the draw were placed prominently, with different expressions and meaningfulness.

Most fans have the first thought when they see this result-

"Conspiracy! Naked Conspiracy!"
Chapter completed!