bayedsolid 292: UEFA wants to recommend Crystal Palace to the top 8
292: UEFA wants to recommend Crystal Palace to the top 8
With Crystal Palace's home draw against Dynamo Kiev, the one-sixteenth knockout round of the Europa League in the 2013-2014 season is all over, and all the teams that have advanced to the top 16 of this season have also been born.
Anzhi defeated Genk with a total score of 2-1 and advanced; Fiorentina defeated Esbjerg with a total score of 4-2 and advanced; Crystal Palace defeated Dynamo Kiev with a total score of 3-1 and advanced; Benfica defeated Serbia with a total score of 4-0. Saloniki, advance; Juventus beat Trabzonspor 4-0 on aggregate, advance; Alkmaar beat Berec 2-1 on aggregate, advance; Lyon beat Chanomo 1-0 on aggregate Tottenham Hotspur defeated Dnipro with a total score of 3 to 2 and advanced; Porto drew with Frankfurt with a total score of 5 to 5 and advanced by relying on away goals; Naples defeated Valencia with a total score of 3 to 1. Advancement; Basel defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 on aggregate to advance; Pearson defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 on aggregate to advance; Sevilla defeated Maribor 4-3 on aggregate to advance; Sa Red Bull Würzburg beat Ajax 6-1 on aggregate to advance, Real Betis beat Rubin Kazan 3-1 on aggregate to advance, and Ludogorets beat Lazio 4-3 on aggregate to advance.
The top 2013 of the 2014-16 Europa League are Anzhi, Fiorentina, Crystal Palace, Benfica, Juventus, Alkmaar, Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur, Porto, Naples, Basel, Pearson, Seville Leah, Red Bull Salzburg, Real Betis and Ludogorets.
In the top 16, there are 3 teams from Italy, 2 from Spain, 2 from the Premier League, 2 from Portugal, and then there is one team each from France, Russia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria and Bulgaria.
Of course, Tong Yi doesn't care about these things. What Tong Yi cares about is the situation of the next draw.
When I got here, there was no policy of avoiding the same league, so at this time, Crystal Palace may draw Tottenham Hotspur.
Before the draw, the media reporters interviewed Tong Yi: "Do you want to draw Tottenham Hotspur, also from the Premier League, at this time?"
Tong Yi didn't even think about it, so he replied directly: "Seriously, at this time, it's the same for everyone who is drawn. There is nothing special, even if Tottenham Hotspur is drawn, it doesn't matter if you win anyway. It belongs to our Crystal Palace."
The media reporters were all surprised, Tong Yi is so confident?
But thinking that Crystal Palace is now at the top of the Premier League, Tong Yi is confident and understandable.
Who would have thought that the newly promoted Crystal Palace could still be at the top of the Premier League at this time, it is really amazing.
However, the Europa League and the Premier League are different.
You Crystal Palace may not be able to advance to the next round.
Anyway, at this time, the media reporters are still not optimistic about the Crystal Palace, thinking that the Crystal Palace will be eliminated next.
Moreover, in their view, Juventus from Serie A and Sevilla from La Liga have the highest probability of winning the Europa League this season. These two are the king teams.
And the other teams went to the second tier.
Faced with such questions from the media reporters, Tong Yi said: "Who said that our Crystal Palace is not the first class? Our Crystal Palace is the top team in the Premier League? And I myself have won the Europa League. Aren't we Crystal Palace the favorites to win the title?"
hiss!
The media reporters gasped, Tong Yi really dared to speak.
However, what Tong Yi said is true!
Crystal Palace is indeed ranked first in the Premier League, and Tong Yi has also won the Europa League.At that time, he still led the newly promoted Bundesliga Munich 1860 to win the Europa League.
hiss!Is this season going to repeat yesterday?
Is Tong Yi going to lead another newly promoted team to win the Europa League?
If this is the case, then Tong Yi can be called the godfather of the Europa League!
To be honest, thinking of these times, the media reporters hope that Tong Yi can lead Crystal Palace to more Europa League championships this season.They really want to see Tong Yi and the others create new wrestlers and new records, and they can't wait even now.
Of course, whether Crystal Palace can make history depends on who they draw next?
If in this draw, Crystal Palace draws Juventus or Sevilla, it will be over, and Crystal Palace will have no chance at all.
Juventus and Sevilla are not something that any team can beat.
However, Tong Yi didn't think so, he could draw any team.
If you really want to win the championship, you must have the ambition to defeat all opponents.
And at this time, the draw ceremony for the round of 2013 knockout rounds of the 2014-16 Europa League season officially began, and Tong Yi attended the draw ceremony.To be honest, this process is quite long. The organizers seem to be deliberately prolonging the time for drawing lots. Anyway, Tong Yi's butt hurts from sitting.
Finally, the results of the 2013-2014 Europa League top 16 draw were announced, as follows:
Alkmaar (Netherlands) VS Anzhi (Russia); Tottenham Hotspur (England) VS Benfica (Portugal)
Juventus (Italy) VS Fiorentina (Italy): Lyon (France) VS Pearson Forest (Czech Republic)
Ludogorets (Bulgaria) vs Crystal Palace (England); Basel (Switzerland) vs Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
Porto (Portugal) VS Naples (Italy); Sevilla (Spain) VS Real Betis (Spain)
This is the result of the lottery.
Two of the games are civil wars in the same league, that is, the battle between La Liga duo Sevilla and Real Betis, and the battle between Serie A duo Juventus and Fiorentina.
To be honest, these two games are really very attractive.
However, the media reporters of the two countries felt very speechless. If they did not meet in this round of competition, they would all be able to successfully enter the top 8 of this season's Europa League.Now that they have met ahead of schedule, this is a loss for their league.
Of course, some media reporters also feel that the two countries are lucky. After all, after the teams in the same league match, they will definitely be able to ensure that one team can advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League without being wiped out.
However, the media reporters of these two countries did not have such an idea, because in their opinion, these teams in their countries are not used to meeting anyone who can defeat their opponents and then enter the next round.
Now that they met, they were about to be eliminated.
This makes media reporters in these countries very upset.
Then, the major media claimed that Crystal Palace really got the top lottery, and directly drew the very weak Bulgarian team Ludogorets. Isn't this guaranteed to the top 8 of the Europa League?Does UEFA really want to facilitate the myth that Tong Yi once again led the newly promoted polo team to win the UEFA Cup?
These UEFA executives are too stupid!
You let the newly promoted team win the Europa League twice. Is this a change of direction? Besides, the strong opponents in the Europa League are very low and the quality of the competition is extremely poor?The Europa League has no gold content?
Anyway, these media reporters feel that if Crystal Palace wins the championship, it will definitely not be a good thing.
To be honest, it is inevitable for these media reporters to think so.
Because if Crystal Palace defeats Ludogorets to advance to the next round, their opponents will be born between Basel and Salzburg Red Bull. Whoever wins will face Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals.
The strength of these two opponents is not strong!
Doesn't UEFA want to send Crystal Palace directly to the semi-finals?
UEFA really took pains to let Crystal Palace win the championship.
Anyway, these media reporters are very dissatisfied, and they all think that UEFA is trying to protect the Crystal Palace.
But UEFA officials all feel wronged, they have never thought about it that way.And what good is it for us in the Europa League and UEFA to let the newly promoted Crystal Palace win the championship?
You media reporters are just dissatisfied with the result of your home team's draw, so you just find some reason to criticize us. You scumbags are really hopeless.
Seriously, UEFA officials are really angry.
However, Tong Yi was really happy.
This lottery is indeed a very good lottery for their Crystal Palace, the lottery is on the top!
Ludogorets' strength is indeed not very good.
However, Tong Yi will not underestimate his opponent.After all, they defeated Lazio from Italy 4-3 in the sixteenth final.They still have some strength!
Tong Yi doesn't want to be the next Lazio, a stepping stone for Ludogorets.
Therefore, Tong Yi still attaches great importance to this team.
When being interviewed by media reporters, Tong Yi said: "Yes, this is indeed a top pick for our Crystal Palace, and I am very satisfied. However, our opponents are not as strong as you. As weak as imagined, our Crystal Palace must be ready. Otherwise, we will be the next Lazio!"
At this time, those Italian reporters who were clamoring so loudly were speechless for a moment, their faces extremely embarrassed.
Before that, they crazily criticized UEFA for allowing Crystal Palace to encounter Ludogorets with low strength. This is a walk to Crystal Palace.Now, hasn't Lazio in your league met Ludogorets long ago?Shouldn't you Lazio be recommended to the round of 16?What about them?
The Italian journalists have lost all face!
Blame damn Lazio!
If you can't even play against such a team, what else can you do?
Tong Yi continued: "Any team that reaches the top 16 of the Europa League is not a weak team and has a chance to advance to the top 8. So we will not underestimate any opponent. No matter who we meet, we will Go all out, try to win, and then go straight to the next round!"
The media in England nodded their heads one after another, thinking that what Tong Yi said was good, amazing!
Tong Yi also said: "Of course, the biggest winners of the Europa League this season are Juventus and Sevilla. I agree very much. The strength of these two teams is very strong. Even if our Crystal Palace meets them , It is also very difficult to parry. Now I will not think about these, our current task is to find ways to defeat Ludogorets, and the rest, we will talk about it later!"
The media in England nodded their heads and gave Tong Yi a thumbs up.
It is correct to focus on the present. Only after defeating Ludogorets, Crystal Palace will have the opportunity to consider other opponents.If they lose to Ludogorets, is it useful for Crystal Palace to think so much now?
No use at all!
Crystal Palace should focus on the present and prepare well for the game against Ludogorets.
Of course, what Tong Yi has to consider now is not the game against Ludogorets, but the next Premier League game.Yes, the UEFA Europa League game is still a while away. The next game that Crystal Palace ushers in is the 28th round of the Premier League. They will go away to challenge Swansea.