reborn football boss

Chapter 520 Possible opponents in the 18 finals

No one thought that Love would actually let a full-back play as a center forward. It seems that Love wanted to use this method to escape this difficult period.

However, compared to Notts County’s perfunctory attitude of often sending a reserve team in the League Cup, sending a rotation lineup this time is already very face-saving for the League Cup. It's worth mentioning.

Even though Watford wanted to cause some problems for Notts County at home, and they did in the specific period of the opening period, as the players gradually entered the game, Watford could not stop them. Notts County continued to move forward, even if Notts County sent a rotation lineup.

Ramos' performance wasn't perfect, but for a backline player who was playing as a center forward for the first time, being able to score goals is the best compliment, even if the opponent is a belly like Watford.

Towards the end of the first half, Ramos headed home a fine cross from Leighton Bynes and headed past Watford's goal. The goal creates a threat and plays a guiding role to a certain extent. Even if it cannot be compared with a powerful center like Drogba, it is enough to make Love satisfied with him.

Although in the last three rounds of the League Cup, Notts County did not encounter an opponent that made Notts County feel difficult, but the next semi-final match has already begun to have gold content, because Notts County's opponent has become a wealthy team Liverpool, and the other two semi-finals are Manchester United and Chelsea. Even if Notts County eliminates Liverpool and enters the final, if they want to win the cup, they still have to compete with one of the two powerful teams.

Now that it has come to this point, Notts County has no reason to back down, but there is still some time before the League Cup semi-finals, and Notts County's attention must return to the league.

Because of the previous draw, Notts County already has a three-point gap with Chelsea in the league. This season's strong team has become Chelsea. Not only did they perform well in the league, but they also appeared in the Champions League ahead of schedule. O brought a very tough change to Chelsea.

With Notts County's current state, it is really very difficult to catch up with Chelsea, at least injuries are a big problem.

Of course, you can't be discouraged because of this. Love and his team still deal with the game meticulously.

In the next home game against West Bromwich Albion, Notts County's main lineup returned to the field, intending to take all three points, but the opponent didn't seem to have much will to fight, and coped with the game hastily. All members returned to defense, just wanting to lose a few less.

A victory with little consumption also made the players smile. If every opponent had no fighting spirit like Sibro, then Notts County would have successfully defended their title.

As for the UEFA Champions League sixth round group match at home, facing Olympiacos, Notts County, which has already locked in the first place in the group in advance, naturally cannot let the main players play to waste energy, and he is not even good at rotating players. Willing to send it up, finally let a few small players who need more game training, plus reserve players, play in the standard domestic cup configuration.

Olympiacos lost all of the previous five games without scoring a single point. The number of goals conceded is even about to break the record of goals conceded in the Champions League group stage. This kind of almost shameful energy makes the whole club feel shameless. There is no way, Who put them in the same group as these three life-threatening offensive teams!

However, Notts County announced the starting lineup early and gave Olympiacos hope. If all six games are closed, Olympiacos can’t afford to lose this person, but if they win the next game, the situation will be completely different. At least they still have To have the face to go home and meet Jiangdong's elders.

Olympiacos feels that Notts County is really a humane team, not only humane to their own players, but also humane to their opponents. Isn't this obviously a face-saving victory for Olympiacos?
Loew didn't have such an idea, he just didn't want to waste his energy in this indifferent game!
This team, which is barely regarded as the third-tier team of Notts County, finally lost to Olympiacos at home. The opponent is also a Greek giant, and they have achieved their goal without defeat. In any case, Notts County has ended its Champions League group stage journey, and the round of 16 is beckoning to them!
In the other game of the group, Monaco, who played away, staged a big comeback. They defeated Super Deportivo in the away game and advanced to the round of 16 as the second place in the group. Deportivo can only go to the UEFA Cup to show their style.

According to the lottery rules for the round of 16, in the next round of 16 knockout rounds, the same group and the same country will be avoided, and the second place in the group of several other teams may become the opponent of Notts County, so we still need to pay attention The battle situation of several other groups.

In Group B, Leverkusen put Real Madrid under him and advanced to the round of 16 as the first in the group. Real Madrid qualified second in the group, while Roma was eliminated miserably. Even the UEFA Cup place was snatched by Dynamo Kiev. up.

In Group C, Juventus and Bayern appeared as the first and second in the group without any suspense, and Ajax fell to the UEFA Cup.

In Group D, Lyon, the Ligue [-] overlord, performed strongly. They actually suppressed Ferguson's Manchester United and qualified first in the group. Sir Alex's team could only come in second.

The Arsenal team in Group E advanced first, and PSV Eindhoven won the second place.

In Group F, Barcelona and AC Milan have no suspense to advance, but Ancelotti's team defeated Ronaldinho's leading Barcelona to advance to the group first.

In Group G, Inter Milan advanced to the top spot, Bremen grabbed another spot from Valencia, and the Bats could only go to the UEFA Cup again.

In Group H, Chelsea advanced strongly, and Mourinho's old club Porto also advanced as second in the group. Neither Paris nor Moscow created miracles.

This season's Champions League has not become the graveyard of strong teams like last season, and all the giants have advanced one after another. This is like the real Champions League!
Excluding Manchester United and Monaco, Notts County's 1/8 final opponents will come from the remaining second in the group.

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSV, Barcelona, ​​Werder Bremen, Porto.

Three giants and three strong teams. Among them, Notts County has played against Barcelona and Porto in the UEFA Cup. They are considered old opponents. As for the other four teams, Notts County has never encountered before.

(End of this chapter)