Preview of the Club World Cup Top 16, Messi is difficult to play magical, Chelsea is expected to be the top 4, Inter Milan s three major guesses

The first Club World Cup, with Manchester City defeating Juventus and Real Madrid 5-2 easily defeating Pachuca, the group stage finally came to an end. Because the Club World Cup system inherited from the World Cup, the grouping situation of the top 16 matches has long been determined. Judging from the current schedule, Chelsea has undoubtedly reached the top signing, and other teams in the continent that performed amazingly in the group stage will probably have few left in the quarterfinals, even Miami International where Messi is located is no exception.

1. The lucky Chelsea

This year's Club World Cup, for Chelsea, which has been in chaos since Abraham left Qinghu Capital, has undoubtedly been smooth sailing. In the group stage, they were assigned to the weakest group D. Four opponents, Los Angeles, a standard bottom team, was lucky to be selected by relying on the host advantage. African champion Tunisia hoped to play too elegantly and there was no possibility of disrupting the situation, and eventually let Chelsea qualify as second in the group.

However, who would have thought that because of Atletico Madrid's Porto's unexpected defeat, as the second in the group in their half, the four teams were Benfica, Botafogo and Palmeiras. Although these three teams, Chelsea dare not say that they have a stable victory, at least their strength is absolutely dominant. Only in the top 4 can Chelsea meet top teams like Manchester City or Inter Milan. This is a kind of luck. After all, if you enter the top 4, Chelsea will gain nearly 100 million euros. This is undoubtedly great news for them, whose finances have become relatively miserable in recent years.

The second and the top 8 games may become a replica of the Champions League. Messi is magically unable to show many clubs outside Europe this year, showing outstanding strength, proving that at the club level, other continents have also narrowed the gap with Europe. In particular, the Miami International where Brazil and Messi are located are worthy of praise. The former has all four clubs that have entered the knockout stage, while the latter has surpassed the Champions League knockout team Porto and reached the top 16 without being favored. This not only saves the host's face, but also allows the record of the football king Messi being eliminated in the group stage between the national team and the club to continue.

But entering the top 16 is probably their limit.

4 Brazilian clubs, except for Palmeiras and Botafogo in the Civil War to lock in a quarterfinals, the other two clubs Flamenco will challenge the Bundesliga giants Bayern, while Frumenense will face the Champions League runner-up Inter Milan. The German team style is Tianke Brazil, and it is very difficult to get an advantage by relying on physical confrontation. And after playing a "stranger fighting arena" with the riverbed, Inter Milan, which is storm of youth, will not be afraid of Botavgo.

As for Miami International where Messi is located, his opponent is the new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain, and the Riyadh Crescent led by Inter Milan's old coach Inzaghi Jr., facing Manchester City, where Rodri returns with full blood. These matches have caused many upsets in the group stage, and they are afraid that they will return to tradition in the knockout stage. In fact, judging from the situation in the last two games of the group stage, when European clubs get used to the temperature of the Americas and the referee's penalty standards, their strength is indeed far better than other continents.

3. Inter Milan's knockout revenge journey

If we talk about group draws, the most interesting thing is Inter Milan. In addition to their direct opponent Bottafogo, the other two clubs, Manchester City and Riyadh Crescent, have a lot of connections with them. The former played a Champions League final with them and finally won the first championship in the team history. Former Inter Milan coach Inzaghi was poached by the latter's high salary, which means that once they reach the quarterfinals, they will face an absolutely revenge battle.

What's more interesting is that if they really have the luck to pass the quarterfinals, but their opponents in the second half are slightly better in strength/experience and eventually enter the finals. It is very likely that when they face their opponents in the Champions League final a month ago, can Inter Milan complete their revenge feast in the knockout round of this Club World Cup? Let's wait and see.

Overall, the first Club World Cup was undoubtedly a success, allowing us to see the development of football in other continents, the rough style of South America, the gold and dollar lineup of the American League and Sands, and the African team's talented but too gentle game content are indeed refreshing. I hope the Club World Cup can last for four years, and I believe that this event will gradually become a football feast no less than the World Cup.