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Chapter 189
Compared to the "Death Half Zone", the teams in the second half of the zone are quite alive.
The three Serie A teams were placed in the same half of the zone, giving them a chance to earn more European points and a better chance of qualifying for the final.
To describe the situation in the second half in one word, it is: guarantee Serie A to the final!
Since there is no principle of avoidance in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, it seems inevitable that Serie A "roommates" will occupy three places in the quarterfinals.
In the end, Milan and Napoli unfortunately met early, while Inter and Benfica occupied the other corner of the second half.
Serie A Final Four also has a place in the "guarantee", and for Serie A, which has been devastated in foreign battles in the past few years, the result of this draw is also good news for a long time.
This can also be seen in the change in odds after the draw was revealed, with Serie A's top Napoli, the third most likely to win the Champions League, even ahead of defending champions Real Madrid.
The latest odds released by foreign media for each team to win the title show that Manchester City is in first place with odds of 3.25.
It is followed by Serie A giants Bayern Munich with starting odds of 4.5.
Napoli are third with odds of 4.5, while Real Madrid are in high odds of 8.0.
The odds for the latter teams are Benfica: 13, Inter Milan: 15, Chelsea: 17 and AC Milan: 21.
Compared to the semi-finalists in the first half, Napoli may be the most confident team to go all out in the Champions League.
With 18 points ahead of second-placed Inter, they may be the first league champions to be born in the five major leagues.
However, if they meet AC Milan in the semi-finals, they still cannot be taken lightly.
Pioli's biggest advantage is to meet Napoli three times inside and outside in April.
The more experienced Milan first the league and then the Champions League have plenty of time to find the opponent's weaknesses.
Compared with Milan and Napoli, who have never played outside, Inter and Benfica have a pitiful reference sample.
The last time the two sides met was in the round of 16 of the 2003-2004 UEFA Cup, Inter eliminated their opponents 4-3 over two legs, and Inter never lost in three European matches.
As the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season, Benfica, who lost two core South American players (Nunez and Enzo Fernandez) in a row, does not seem to be broken.
The 1/8 final beat Brugge strongly, and it was another dizzying "seller show".
Striker Ramos has yet to come down in the transfer market, and his rising value is accompanied by Newcastle United's target player: defender Antonio.
His value is also heating up in the transfer, which will undoubtedly make Newcastle United's recruitment work difficult.
In terms of squad strength and performance, Napoli in the second half is definitely the biggest favourites.
With Milan's current strength, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the advance of the Serie A leader.
After reaching the last eight of the Champions League for the first time in their history, Napoli are expected to continue their progress and even reach the final.
Inter vs Benfica, which is also a sign that both teams are happy to see.
Like Napoli, Benfica have been very strong this season, losing just one league game so far.
He is also strong in the Champions League, unbeaten in six rounds in the group stage, beating Paris to finish first.
In the quarterfinals, they won the Bianjia Brugge and advanced to the last eight 7-1 over two legs.
With center Ramos in the presence of this Benfica team, the team is not even completely stuck in the bottom three, and can play some high balls and long passes (Ramos can also pull the side to catch passes on the counterattack).
Because there are Joao Mario, Rafa Silva and Arusenis in the midfield, the team has a lot of lateral receptions and a strong ability to drive the full-backs to attack.
With Ramos in the middle, Inter really can't defend easily.
Inter's recent form has stumbled a bit, with just three wins in their last seven games, two draws and two defeats in the other four games.
There is a lot of pressure on the domestic battle for 4, which will also distract Inter, and this group of matchups is generally optimistic about Benfica qualifying.
However, AC Milan is not a lamb to be slaughtered, and the hardness has increased after the use of Jiaff in the defensive line.
And AC Milan's right wing, whether it is Dest, Calabria, or Callulu, has a disadvantage in terms of tonnage.
Even if he plays in a three-centre-back formation, how to limit this left winger who runs extremely aggressively without the ball, has strong upper and lower ability, and can drive counter-attacking speed, will be the key point for AC Milan to return to the last four of the Champions League.
Just before the end of the Champions League quarter-finals draw, the Portuguese national team has unveiled its first post-World Cup squad, which will face Cheltenstein and Luxembourg in the European qualifiers.
Veteran Santos will face his first official game in charge of Portugal after winning the title.
The specific list of the Portuguese team for the first period is as follows
: goalkeepers: Costa, Patricio, José Sa, defenders
: Antonio Silva, Pereira, Leyte, Inácio, Cancelo, Dalot, Pepe, Mendes, Guerrero, Dias.
Midfielders: B Fei, Palinha, Mario, Nunes, Ottavio, Neves, Vitinha, B seats.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Yuqin (Newcastle United), Jota (Liverpool), Gonzalo Ramos (Benfica), Felix (Chelsea), Leo (AC Milan).
After Portugal won the World Cup in Qatar, Cristiano Ronaldo's whereabouts with the national team became a mystery.
His international career was thought to be nearing its end, but he did not announce his retirement from the national team.
It is no surprise that Premier League powerhouses such as Yuqin, Bruno Fernandez, Felix and Bernardo Silva were selected.
After all, they are all in their playing years, and in four years they will only be more capable on the field.
Cristiano Ronaldo's name has once again appeared in Portugal's squad, which is definitely exciting news in the World Cup.
In an interview with the media, Portugal coach Santos explained the reasons for continuing to call up Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I don't care about (player) age, Ronaldo's performance in the World Cup in Qatar does not need me to be famous here again."
'For Portugal, he is not just a needle-in-the-box presence, but also a player who can bring experience to the team.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, like Yuqin, is the most important person in the team!"
For Ronaldo himself, this is certainly happy news.
After the list was announced, Ronaldo publicly posted on social media:
"I will wear the greatest jersey in the world again with my comrades!"
After posting, Ronaldo also @ Yuqin, Pepe, B Fei, Felix and others below.
Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to wear Portugal's number 7 shirt, which also means he will have the opportunity to change the record.
Ronaldo played 196 international matches, sharing the record for the most international matches in history with Kuwait's Bader Mutawa.
If Ronaldo plays in both qualifiers, his record will become 198, a record that stand.
In addition, Ronaldo's 118 international goals are also the most in history, and he is expected to further rewrite his own record.
Yuqin, who returned to Newcastle United after training, also responded directly after seeing the news of Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Don't be happy about something so long, beware of being double-killed by me in the league!"
In the 29th round of the Premier League, Newcastle United will play Manchester United again at home!
The three Serie A teams were placed in the same half of the zone, giving them a chance to earn more European points and a better chance of qualifying for the final.
To describe the situation in the second half in one word, it is: guarantee Serie A to the final!
Since there is no principle of avoidance in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, it seems inevitable that Serie A "roommates" will occupy three places in the quarterfinals.
In the end, Milan and Napoli unfortunately met early, while Inter and Benfica occupied the other corner of the second half.
Serie A Final Four also has a place in the "guarantee", and for Serie A, which has been devastated in foreign battles in the past few years, the result of this draw is also good news for a long time.
This can also be seen in the change in odds after the draw was revealed, with Serie A's top Napoli, the third most likely to win the Champions League, even ahead of defending champions Real Madrid.
The latest odds released by foreign media for each team to win the title show that Manchester City is in first place with odds of 3.25.
It is followed by Serie A giants Bayern Munich with starting odds of 4.5.
Napoli are third with odds of 4.5, while Real Madrid are in high odds of 8.0.
The odds for the latter teams are Benfica: 13, Inter Milan: 15, Chelsea: 17 and AC Milan: 21.
Compared to the semi-finalists in the first half, Napoli may be the most confident team to go all out in the Champions League.
With 18 points ahead of second-placed Inter, they may be the first league champions to be born in the five major leagues.
However, if they meet AC Milan in the semi-finals, they still cannot be taken lightly.
Pioli's biggest advantage is to meet Napoli three times inside and outside in April.
The more experienced Milan first the league and then the Champions League have plenty of time to find the opponent's weaknesses.
Compared with Milan and Napoli, who have never played outside, Inter and Benfica have a pitiful reference sample.
The last time the two sides met was in the round of 16 of the 2003-2004 UEFA Cup, Inter eliminated their opponents 4-3 over two legs, and Inter never lost in three European matches.
As the biggest dark horse in the Champions League this season, Benfica, who lost two core South American players (Nunez and Enzo Fernandez) in a row, does not seem to be broken.
The 1/8 final beat Brugge strongly, and it was another dizzying "seller show".
Striker Ramos has yet to come down in the transfer market, and his rising value is accompanied by Newcastle United's target player: defender Antonio.
His value is also heating up in the transfer, which will undoubtedly make Newcastle United's recruitment work difficult.
In terms of squad strength and performance, Napoli in the second half is definitely the biggest favourites.
With Milan's current strength, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the advance of the Serie A leader.
After reaching the last eight of the Champions League for the first time in their history, Napoli are expected to continue their progress and even reach the final.
Inter vs Benfica, which is also a sign that both teams are happy to see.
Like Napoli, Benfica have been very strong this season, losing just one league game so far.
He is also strong in the Champions League, unbeaten in six rounds in the group stage, beating Paris to finish first.
In the quarterfinals, they won the Bianjia Brugge and advanced to the last eight 7-1 over two legs.
With center Ramos in the presence of this Benfica team, the team is not even completely stuck in the bottom three, and can play some high balls and long passes (Ramos can also pull the side to catch passes on the counterattack).
Because there are Joao Mario, Rafa Silva and Arusenis in the midfield, the team has a lot of lateral receptions and a strong ability to drive the full-backs to attack.
With Ramos in the middle, Inter really can't defend easily.
Inter's recent form has stumbled a bit, with just three wins in their last seven games, two draws and two defeats in the other four games.
There is a lot of pressure on the domestic battle for 4, which will also distract Inter, and this group of matchups is generally optimistic about Benfica qualifying.
However, AC Milan is not a lamb to be slaughtered, and the hardness has increased after the use of Jiaff in the defensive line.
And AC Milan's right wing, whether it is Dest, Calabria, or Callulu, has a disadvantage in terms of tonnage.
Even if he plays in a three-centre-back formation, how to limit this left winger who runs extremely aggressively without the ball, has strong upper and lower ability, and can drive counter-attacking speed, will be the key point for AC Milan to return to the last four of the Champions League.
Just before the end of the Champions League quarter-finals draw, the Portuguese national team has unveiled its first post-World Cup squad, which will face Cheltenstein and Luxembourg in the European qualifiers.
Veteran Santos will face his first official game in charge of Portugal after winning the title.
The specific list of the Portuguese team for the first period is as follows
: goalkeepers: Costa, Patricio, José Sa, defenders
: Antonio Silva, Pereira, Leyte, Inácio, Cancelo, Dalot, Pepe, Mendes, Guerrero, Dias.
Midfielders: B Fei, Palinha, Mario, Nunes, Ottavio, Neves, Vitinha, B seats.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Yuqin (Newcastle United), Jota (Liverpool), Gonzalo Ramos (Benfica), Felix (Chelsea), Leo (AC Milan).
After Portugal won the World Cup in Qatar, Cristiano Ronaldo's whereabouts with the national team became a mystery.
His international career was thought to be nearing its end, but he did not announce his retirement from the national team.
It is no surprise that Premier League powerhouses such as Yuqin, Bruno Fernandez, Felix and Bernardo Silva were selected.
After all, they are all in their playing years, and in four years they will only be more capable on the field.
Cristiano Ronaldo's name has once again appeared in Portugal's squad, which is definitely exciting news in the World Cup.
In an interview with the media, Portugal coach Santos explained the reasons for continuing to call up Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I don't care about (player) age, Ronaldo's performance in the World Cup in Qatar does not need me to be famous here again."
'For Portugal, he is not just a needle-in-the-box presence, but also a player who can bring experience to the team.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, like Yuqin, is the most important person in the team!"
For Ronaldo himself, this is certainly happy news.
After the list was announced, Ronaldo publicly posted on social media:
"I will wear the greatest jersey in the world again with my comrades!"
After posting, Ronaldo also @ Yuqin, Pepe, B Fei, Felix and others below.
Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to wear Portugal's number 7 shirt, which also means he will have the opportunity to change the record.
Ronaldo played 196 international matches, sharing the record for the most international matches in history with Kuwait's Bader Mutawa.
If Ronaldo plays in both qualifiers, his record will become 198, a record that stand.
In addition, Ronaldo's 118 international goals are also the most in history, and he is expected to further rewrite his own record.
Yuqin, who returned to Newcastle United after training, also responded directly after seeing the news of Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Don't be happy about something so long, beware of being double-killed by me in the league!"
In the 29th round of the Premier League, Newcastle United will play Manchester United again at home!
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