On February 25, Beijing time, the knockout draw ceremony of the Europa League and the European Cup was held in Lisbon, Portugal, although the two events can not be compared with the Champions League Cup in terms of star flavor or attention, but there are still many points in the limited number of sets of duels.
Europa League highlight 1: Barca all the way? Being eliminated by Bayern and Benfica in the Champions League group stage is undoubtedly a heavy blow to La Liga giants Barca, who are in the process of rebuilding, and this is the first time in 21 years that the Rossandr and Ross have missed the Champions League knockout stage. Even with the frequent recruitment of troops during the winter break, their performance of being forced to draw at home by Napoli in the first leg of the Europa League play-offs still made people doubt their true intentions in this event. But the second leg of the expedition to Italy slaughtered opponents without being favored, but it still rekindled the public's expectations for the European competition of la Liga giants. And the most hopeful thing they can go further and further in the Europa League is likely to be the organizer of this tournament, UEFA, after all, looking at the entire knockout camp of the Europa League, even if it is in the transition period between the old and the new, Barca is still a well-deserved traffic responsibility. Therefore, after Barca assured UEFA with their wonderful performance in the second match with Napoli that they would never emphasize the europa league and the Europa League, UEFA decisively repaid the favor and offered the most ideal opponent in this draw - it must be known that Galatasaray, who is in diplomatic difficulties this season, has no longer the supremacy of the Turkish Super League at the home of the devil, and they still need to fight for relegation in the league, and it is difficult to cause practical trouble for Barca's promotion. What is more exciting is whether Barca will have such a bad luck again in the quarter-final draw?
Europa League highlight two: Ligue 1 double Battle Portuguese Premier League Although in the Champions League that represents the top combat strength of The European continent, Ligue 1 and Portuguese Premier League have never been protagonists, Ligue 1 giants are basically unable to launch a real impact on Bayern, Real Madrid and Manchester City in addition to The Greater Paris, and the Portuguese Super League Big 4 even only has the share of running and stirring up trouble. But in the second-tier Europa League, the situation is completely different. Porto, which is currently in the leading position in the Portuguese Premier League, has posed a great threat to strong rivals Liverpool and Atletico Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League, and then eliminated the wonderful performance of Serie A powerhouse Lazio in the Europa League play-offs, which proves that the owner of the Dragon Stadium is definitely the strongest contender for this Europa League title; and their opponents in this series are not idle, although the league performance this season is not ideal, but the rich European experience still makes this group of duels full of more unknown variables.
The showdown between another group of Ligue 1 and Portuguese Super League teams, although the star flavor is not as strong as the above pair, it also has unlimited potential killing opportunities. Braga's unstable performance in the play-offs showed their wavering mentality in the league and European games, but in the case of the league title is basically hopeless, the Europa League is undoubtedly a better choice for Braga; and their opponent Monaco also has a similar situation, in the league they may not even be able to enter the European zone, but in the Europa League, the group stage can still qualify in the death group with such a strong opponent as Real Sociedad and Eindhoven. Shows their strong competitiveness in this event. Both teams, eager to prove their league frustration through The European knockout rounds, will most likely turn this group duel into a bloody battle.
What to watch in the European Cup: M Moser's Rome first year champion? The new second-level European Cup established by UEFA in order to create more European seats and competitions, met the football traffic password Munirio, which has basically faded in the past few years, which is almost the biggest attraction of the European Cup in the first year. After all, the sixteen participating teams from the European Cup knockout rounds, the league performance of Leicester City, Roma, Rennes and other teams from the five major leagues is generally poor, and teams such as Eindhoven and Basel from the second division are seriously lacking in traffic capacity, so after the results of the Europa Cup knockout draw were announced, M Moser Roma can almost be said to be the biggest bottom card in this emerging event. Although Roma are currently losing in the domestic arena, although their opponents in this series are only the old Vidis in the Four Sons of the European Cup, Roma, which is composed of mourin and old disciples such as Smoling and Abraham, is still more reliable than leichester City, the Premier League representative who has never taken European warfare seriously, and also hopes that Mourina Mourinho and his generals, who have gradually developed Jiang Lang's talent, can add a faint starlight to this extremely civilian European Cup.