Chapter 557： UEFA Champions League Round of 8 Draw

Although it has tied the longest league unbeaten record in team history, Real Madrid will have to wait a week to break this record.

Because there is a Champions League game in between.

On March 14, the Chinese Olympic team, which had already locked up the first qualifying line of the group, played against Saudi Arabia on the away scene.

The Olympic team without Lu Wenbin was beaten 2-1 by Saudi Arabia in the away game. Although it lost, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. Anyway, the Chinese team has already qualified, and the game is more of a substitute.

For example, Lu Wenbin’s fellow Wu Sihuo played in the Olympic team for the first time in this game.

After training in the German League, Wu Sihuo's ability has improved a lot compared to when he was in China.

In the future, it may be possible to compete with Lu Wenbin in the adult national team.

Later that same day, at 20:45 PM local time in Madrid, Real Madrid played at home against CSKA Moscow in the 2011/2012 Champions League 1/8 finals.

In the first round of the game, Real Madrid beat Moscow 4-1 away, and had 4 away goals, basically announcing the end of the second round of suspense.

Therefore, in this Champions League Mourinho did not even send a full main force to play, only a semi-main and semi-substitute lineup.

Of course, Lu Wenbin, who did not participate in the Olympic team competition, played, and it is regarded as an insurance for the Real Madrid.

Sure enough, even though there is no full main force, Real Madrid easily defeated CSKA Moscow 5-1 under the leadership of Lu Wenbin, and advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 9-2 in two rounds. Lu Wenbin scored twice with the ball and assists.

As long as Lu Wenbin is on the field, other Real Madrid players can basically defeat their opponents easily as long as they revolve around Lu Wenbin.

Although the two 1/8 finals against CSKA Moscow were easily won, Real Madrid fans and the team had a warm celebration after the game.

Because this is after losing to Arsenal in the 1/8 finals of the 2004/2005 season, Real Madrid broke through the top 16 again in seven years and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League Sixteen Lang's hat was finally thrown out by Real Madrid. It is no wonder that the players and fans are so excited because Real Madrid made it into the quarterfinals.

As the 1/8 finals are over, there are a few more underdog teams in the quarterfinals.

Athletics from Cyprus defeated Ligue 1 hegemony Lyon in the 1/8 finals to advance to a big upset.

Marseille eliminated the defending champion Inter Milan with an away goal advantage, which is also a standard upset.

With the loss of Lu Wenbin, the core of the offensive, coupled with the success of other players and the growing age, Inter Milan, the treble champion of last season, has lost the motivation to move forward.

Inter Milan stopped in the top 16 in the Champions League this season, and only ranked seventh in the league. Not to mention the league championship, even the European qualifications may not be able to get it.

Inter Milan has reached a key point of overthrowing and rebuilding.

The Bundesliga Leverkusen loss to Barcelona is not an upset, but the score of 10-2 in the two rounds is even greater than that of Real Madrid's 9-2 victory over CSKA Moscow in the two rounds. It is considered an upset in the score.

Two days after the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals, on March 16, UEFA held a draw for the quarterfinals.

As a result, Real Madrid was lucky and drew the weakest Atletico Hellenic in the quarterfinals.

And this draw also determines the situation of the semi-final. Real Madrid is in the upper half, and the opponents in the semi-final after reaching the semi-finals are only the winners of Benfica and Chelsea.

Compared with the three giants of Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Barcelona in the lower half, the upper half is much easier.

Whether the opponents in the semifinals are Benfica or Chelsea, it is not a problem for Real Madrid, led by Mourinho and owned by Lu Wenbin.

As for the Greek Athletic, it was basically ignored. No matter the media or the fans, no one believes that they can stop Real Madrid's way forward.

After the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals draw, it will usher in a league where Real Madrid may create a new team history.

On March 18, in the 28th round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against Malaga at home.

Before Real Madrid had tied the record of the longest unbeaten league record of 31 unbeaten games. If Real Madrid wins this game, they will create a new record of 32 unbeaten games in La Liga.

In addition, 32 unbeaten games will also become the second longest unbeaten record in La Liga history, second only to the 38 unbeaten records set by Real Sociedad in the 1979/1980 season.

Therefore, this game Mourinho sent all the main lineup, trying to win the game.

However, it may be precisely because of the pressure of being unbeaten for a long time and about to create a new history that Real Madrid's stars have shrunk and played very poorly.

In the 16th minute, Lu Wenbin pierced Málaga's defense line with a straight kick, creating a single-handed opportunity for Benzema to fight offside. As a result, he hit the plane with one kick and didn't even get into the door frame.

In the 27th minute, Lu Wenbin's strong long shot outside the penalty area caused the Malaga goalkeeper to save and the ball bounced back into the penalty area and fell in front of Ronaldo.

As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo kicked this close-up shot opportunity and didn't have any strength. The goalkeeper reacted and threw the ball under him.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in a hurry to grab the ball, also got a yellow card for ramming the goalkeeper.

On the other hand, Málaga was united, and instead used a counterattack opportunity to score the first goal in the 33rd minute. Real Madrid fell behind 0-1 at home in a game that may create a new team history.

There were even sporadic boos in the stands, which was the voice of some Real Madrid fans who were dissatisfied with the team's performance.

Although he already knew the pissiness of Real Madrid fans and knew that these boos were not booing him, Lu Wenbin still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard these boos.

The ups and downs of the player's state are all too normal, and the long-term undefeated and the pressure to create a new team history really makes the teammates too nervous and out of state, Lu Wenbin fully understands.

But this doesn't mean that your fans can boo the players. This is really shocking.

Coming from Hoffenheim and Inter Milan, Lu Wenbin has never seen such fans booing his home team.

Real Madrid is a successful team But Real Madrid fans are not a backing to make players feel warm.

"Fortunately, I don't have to stay in Real Madrid all the time, I can leave as long as two seasons!" Lu Wenbin thought to himself.

Seeing that the team was lagging behind and his teammates were not in the same state, Lu Wenbin began to choose more to fight alone.

Although Málaga attaches great importance to the defense of Lu Wenbin, it is impossible for any defense to be leak-proof.

In the 44th minute, before the end of the first half, Lu Wenbin finally connected two people through a long-distance attack in a counterattack. He shot the goalkeeper in the penalty area and scored an equalizer goal.

Suddenly, the deafening cheers of Real Madrid fans rang out from the stands, but Lu Wenbin did not feel much excitement, but felt that Real Madrid fans were too realistic.

He only needs to finish his job content.

For Real Madrid clubs and fans, he will not have such deep feelings for Hoffenheim and Inter Milan.