Perhaps it was God's unfavorable blessing for Piacenza to create history, or perhaps it was the prayer of countless Chinese fans and Piacenza fans who worked together.

When the opponents of top giants were drawn, the small ball representing Piacenza was not drawn by the guests until the draw ceremony came in the second half.

"Then, the team that became Bordeaux's opponent is Piacenza!"

This is the second-last pair of opponents to be drawn. Piacenza, the second in Group H, became the opponent of Bordeaux, the number one Ligue 1 powerhouse in Group A.

Although the competition between Bordeaux and Piacenza does not seem interesting as the competition between some other top giants, it is also a competition of another level.

For example, these two teams can be said to be the biggest dark horses in Ligue 1 and Serie A in the past two years. Piacenza, who won the second place in the league as a newly promoted team, and Bordeaux, who broke Lyon's seven consecutive championships in Ligue 1, both brought different styles to the domestic league.

In the Champions League group stage this season, Bordeaux performed even better than Piacenza.

In Group A with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Serie A giants Juventus, it was a hit in the face of all critics who predicted Group A.

Of course, for Piacenza, the experience of putting the defending Bundesliga champion and the famous CSKA under his belt as he participated in the Champions League for the first time also reflects the extraordinaryness of this team.

When these two teams, which are also labeled as dark horses, collide with the host's smile, the host's smile-like expression represents the mood of many people.

No wealthy family met the "big gift package" mentioned by these two experts, and it seemed to be a very fair thing to make them fight by themselves. At least the senior executives of those top clubs were in a much calmer mood.

In the eyes of fans, this is also a duel worth looking forward to. Without obvious strength and totally unfamiliar duel, you will definitely see more exciting scenes.

However, the above statements are all viewed from the standpoint of neutral fans, so let’s take a look at the reports of supporters of the two clubs.

"Bordeaux is not afraid of signing!"

"Ligue 1 champion? The Bundesliga champion has been trampled under his feet!"

"Super Maple is expected to go further, and the Champions League knockout stage will face major positive results!"

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In addition to the Italian media, Piacenza's supporters also have fans from all over the country from far away. There is only one mood for everyone in various reports, that is, the draw is so good!

Although we all know that there is no weak team in the group, we can not collide with those opponents who feel like they are a big shot when they are raised, which makes everyone very excited.

The situation is also similar in Bordeaux. Compared with AC Milan, Inter Milan has a strong team that is second in the group, and it seems that they have made a profit by drawing the unknown Piacenza.

After all, although this team achieved the team's first Champions League knockout round in the history of the team, what cannot be changed is its lack of European experience.

In addition, in the hearts of Bordeaux fans, they are teams that put giants like Bayern and Juventus under their feet, Piacenza, a little Piacenza?

To be honest, to outsiders, the reactions of the fans of both teams are a bit exaggerated. There are no weak teams in the Champions League. There are no teams that are really easy to deal with when they reach the quarter-finals. There are also many giants who have failed. Whoever cares about them will be finished.

Therefore, unlike the media and fans' carnival, Conte, who arrived at the draw, and Bordeaux coach Blanco, both performed very seriously when shaking hands with each other.

It can be foreseen that before the two teams meet, the two coaches will start to collect information about the opponent's team in a crazily manner.

I will only know if I got the lottery this time!

After the lottery ceremony, the time for the team to gather was not far away. After spending another leisurely few days, when Liu Feng woke up from his bed again, Conte's scheduled gathering day came quietly.

Riding his little electric donkey towards Piacenza, Liu Feng, who had wrapped himself tightly, came to the training base all the way.

There, he will start the first training game of the second half of the season and will re-embark on an unfinished journey with his teammates.

When we met again, the short winter window period did not make the Piacenza team members lose their spirits. On the contrary, after this period of rest, the players were in good condition after returning to the training base.

Everyone was talking about the team's opponents in the Champions League knockout stage in a lively manner, and the discussion was not over until Conte stepped onto the stadium.

Since the first game of the Champions League in the second half of the season only started in March, Conte did not discuss the game with the players now. Under his serious glance, everyone shut up tacitly.

"Happy New Year."

It was already January 2010. I simply sent my New Year greetings and Conte spoke: "It seems that your condition is in good condition, so the training begins here!"

"Shh!"

With a sharp whistle, the Piacenza's team members divided into two teams and started running around.

The effect of the winter break is very obvious. With the accumulated fatigue in half a season, under the leadership of Conte, these young people performed very well in the restart of training.

In the league, Piacenza's first opponent after the winter window was not a strong rival, but Udinese, who is now ranked 14th in the Serie A. This is good news for Piacenza.

Because after the 18th round, Piacenza will start the team's Italian Cup journey.

They ranked second in the league last season and will directly compete in the 8th finals of the Italian Cup, which means they are about to start the weekly double-game schedule.

In the 19th round of the league match week, they will go to the away challenge. In the Champions League draw a few days ago, they won Bayern Munich's Fiorentina team as the first in the Group E group, and then faced Copa Italy's first opponent Novara three days later.

You should know that the knockout rounds of the Italian Cup will determine the outcome in one game before the semi-finals. If the condition is not maintained well, even the Serie A giants will fail when facing small teams.

In short, Conte, who wanted to lead the team to achieve something in the third-line battle, did not want to give up any event, so this expectation was transformed into strict requirements for the players in training.

"El, don't be lazy!"

"Antonio, run faster."
Chapter completed!