From the man behind the football king to the football king

On the afternoon of March 15th, in the 27th round of Serie A, Udinese visited the Azul Arena in Italy to challenge Atalanta.

Atlanta is currently ranked 17th, just one step away from the relegation zone.

At the beginning of the month, Atlanta had just fired the original coach Stefano Colantuno, and Eddie Rea, the coach who had coached Naples and Lazio, would take over.

However, this coaching change did not have the same effect as changing coaches. Rhea's first game after taking over Atlanta was against Parma, the deputy squad leader. In this dialogue between the two relegation teams, the two sides ended in a goalless draw.

The current game against Udinese is Rhea's second game leading Atlanta.

Facing the wolf-like Udinese, Rhea's Atalanta had no choice but to treat it with an iron barrel formation.

Breaking a dense defense is indeed a worldwide problem. Facing Atalanta, which has a large iron barrel formation at home, Udinese has no good solution. Until the 80th minute of the game, the score on the scoreboard was still 0:0.

In addition, Paris Saint-Germain led by Ibrahimovic, Udinese driven by the old and young duo of Bruno and Di Natale, and Juventus led by Tevez, Pogba, and Vidal may also act as spoilers. character of.

It can be said that Udinese is definitely one of the best-performing teams in Europe this season, and its performance is on the same level as top clubs such as Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid.

In addition to strong dialogue, civil wars in the same league have also become a highlight. The most watched one is of course the Spanish derby between the top three of the Western Premier League.

Udinese and Juventus, as well as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, may also become the focus if they meet in the quarter-finals.

The most eye-catching aspect of the quarter-finals is the dialogue between the strong teams. As the three strongest "cosmic teams" in European football today, it is worth looking forward to whether Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will stage a peak showdown.

At this time, if any team dares to underestimate Udinese, it is really seeking death.

On March 20, at 12 noon Central European Time, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League will be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

No matter whether any two of the top three teams of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid meet, it will probably become the most watched matchup in the quarter-finals.

Just when the Udinese fans in front of the TV were ready to suffer the third draw of the season, the team's two core players stood up again.

Two days later, the 28th round of Serie A kicked off, with Udinese hosting Viola Fiorentina at home.

Of course, the most tragic thing is Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. Arsenal, who committed suicide in the group stage, were lucky enough to get a good draw in the knockout round, and once again committed suicide in the knockout stage. In the first round of the home game, they unexpectedly Losing to Monaco 1:3 forced themselves into a desperate situation.

As one of the three major cosmic teams in world football today, Bayern Munich, coached by Guardiola, not only still dominates the Bundesliga, but also performs very well in European competitions.

However, Serie A, which had performed poorly in the European war in the past few years, has quietly shown signs of recovery. In addition to Udinese and Juventus advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Napoli and Fiorentina also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

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Last season, the Bundesliga South defeated Arsenal and Manchester City, two Premier League giants, in the Champions League knockout rounds and reached the semi-finals. Although they were double beaten by Real Madrid at their peak, led by BBC, they still showed strong fighting power.

Monaco will become the favorite, and everyone hopes to meet them in the quarter-finals.

In the Premier League, Chelsea currently ranks first. The Blues have 19 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in 28 Premier League games, scoring 64 points and averaging 2.29 points per game.

Meeting Bayern Munich is undoubtedly not good news for Udinese.

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In the away game, although Arsenal fought tooth and nail and won the game with a score of 2:0 and tied the total score to 3:3, but they dug too deep a hole for themselves in the first round at home and ended up losing due to an away goal. Being eliminated at a disadvantage.

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In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich has formed a dominant position in the standings. After 25 rounds of the league, Nan Da Wang has 20 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, and has scored 64 points, already 11 points ahead of second place Wolfsburg. Bayern averages 2.56 points per game.

At the beginning of the season, Udinese was once regarded as a loser in the Champions League. However, as Udinese defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage and qualified first in the group, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Schalke 04, plus they still lead Serie A with a 10-point advantage, no one dares to underestimate Udinese.

It's really a headache to face such a team.

This season, Bayern Munich continues to perform well in the Champions League. In the group stage, it showed strong dominance in the death group with Manchester City, CSKA Moscow and Roma. With 5 wins and 1 loss, it ranked first in the group and qualified for the quarter-finals. In two more rounds, they eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 7:0. This was also the widest score difference among the eight opponents.

The team drawn first will play at home in the first leg. The two-leg quarter-finals of the Champions League are scheduled to be held on April 14 and 15, and April 21 and 22, local time; the draw for the Champions League semi-finals is scheduled for April 24, and the location is still Nyon.

In Ligue 1, Lyon still holds the top spot after 29 rounds, but their record is not outstanding, with only 17 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, and 58 points, which is exactly 2 points per game.

In addition, Udinese was the Europa League champion last season, and they have truly proven their strength in the European arena.

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The Premier League was even more miserable. Manchester City was double-killed by Barcelona. Both games between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain were tied at 1:1. After overtime, they were eventually eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in a penalty shootout.

Of course, Guardiola and Bayern Munich will also have a headache when encountering Udinese.

Two days ago, all the top 16 matches of the Champions League were decided. La Liga became the biggest winner. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the three teams participating in the Champions League, all advanced to the quarter-finals. Serie A teams also performed well. , Udinese and Juventus both advanced. The remaining three teams are Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco in the Ligue 1.

This assist is also Bruno's 15th in Serie A this season, continuing to lead the assist list.

In the 6 group matches and 2 knockout matches that have been played, Udinese has achieved 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, scoring 22 goals and conceding 11 goals.

So far, all three Premier League teams that have advanced to the knockout rounds have been blocked from the quarterfinals.

Among the sixteen teams that have made it to the knockout rounds, only Barcelona, ​​with 7 wins and 1 loss, and Bayern Munich, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, have better records than Udinese!

In fact, in the current UEFA club standings, Udinese ranks second in points, second only to Barcelona, ​​which ranks first, and even surpasses Bayern Munich.

In the 86th minute of the game, Udinese continued to play excellent coordination in the frontcourt. Finally, Bruno sent a long pass in the opposite direction. Di Natale cleverly appeared at the landing point and sent the ball into the empty goal.

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In La Liga, Barcelona has completed its lead over Real Madrid. After 27 rounds, it achieved a record of 21 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, scored 65 points, and topped La Liga with a 1 point advantage. The Red and Blues averaged 2.41 points per game.

This is because Udinese also participate in two Champions League play-offs.

Udinese's performance is not only outstanding in Serie A, but also in the Champions League.

Therefore, in this year's European quarter-finals, the Premier League team once again failed to score 0.

Bayern Munich can be called the butcher of the Champions League this season. In addition to the 7:1 massacre of Roma in the group stage, they once again caused the 7:0 massacre of Shakhtar Donetsk in the quarter-finals.

1:0, Udinese defeated Atalanta!

This is the Udinese captain's 17th Serie A goal this season and his 222nd career Serie A goal.

It is somewhat regrettable that all Premier League teams have been wiped out this season, and the English derby cannot be staged.

Not only that, Everton, the only representative of the Premier League to participate in the Europa League round of 16, was also eliminated.

In Serie A, Udinese currently has 23 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and has scored 71 points, averaging 2.63 points per game. It is the team with the most points per game in the five major leagues!

The drawing process is still completed by UEFA Secretary General Infantino with the assistance of this season's Champions League finals ambassador and former German international Riddle.

The draw officially began. Paris Saint-Germain was first drawn by Riddle, and their opponent was Barcelona; the next one was Atletico Madrid, whose opponent was Real Madrid; then Udinese, whose opponent was Bayern Munich; and the remaining group was Juventus. Tuscany vs Monaco.

According to the Champions League draw rules, there will be no evasion principle in the quarter-final draw. Teams in the same league and teams in the same group may meet in a narrow way, which will also greatly increase the enjoyment of the game.

It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of these Serie A teams participating in the European competition in the past two seasons, including Udinese, that they have improved rapidly in terms of UEFA points, and may even be squeezed out of the UEFA Champions League after the end of this season. Germany, which dropped to third place, returned to third place.

After all, most of the Udinese players participated in Tuesday night's Champions League knockout round, and everyone was a little tired.

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With Di Natale's brace and Bruno's goal, Udinese once again narrowly defeated Fiorentina 3:2 and continued to lead the Serie A standings with a 10-point advantage.

Di Natale has scored 224 goals in Serie A, only 1 goal behind Gunnar Nordahl, who is third on the all-time scorer list!