Red Rebels

In Xiao Yu's previous life, Liverpool reversed AC Milan in the Champions League final of the 2004/05 season and won the Champions League. However, it ranked fifth in the league and finally received a license from UEFA. Starting from the preliminaries, this As a result, England finally had 5 teams participating in the Champions League.

But after Xiao Yu's arrival, history was changed.

Benitez acquired Aimar during the winter break and performed solidly in the second half of the season, surpassing Everton. Although they failed to reverse Manchester United and qualify for the Champions League in the end, they could not get the privilege after winning the UEFA Cup. , can only participate in the UEFA Cup in the new season. Also participating in the UEFA Cup is Manchester City, which performed well in the second half of the season.

Last season, the defending champions and Premier League champions Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United represented England in the new Champions League. Manchester United had to start from the preliminaries and successfully defeated their opponents and entered the group stage.

Although Manchester United went through a lot of hard work to reach the group stage and entered the group stage directly, when the group stage was drawn, Manchester United had an advantage over the first-tier seeded team.

Defending the UEFA Cup and winning the European Champions Cup, the Champions League points in the past five years have reached 90.163 points, but they still lost to Arsenal, who had the lowest points among the first seeded teams, with the latter reaching 93.864 points.

The gap in points in the European war forced them to be relegated to the second tier, which also caused headaches for many teams. Due to the principle of avoidance in the same league, Manchester United and Arsenal in the first tier will not encounter each other, but several other teams The team is in danger.

It can be said that in the past few seasons when he has become famous, whoever is in trouble will be unlucky!

The eight teams in the first tier are Real Madrid, AC Milan, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern, Juventus and Arsenal with the highest points. These are also the eight teams with the highest aspirations to win the Champions League this season.

The eight teams in the second tier are Porto, Eindhoven, Lyon, Panathinaikos, Chelsea, Villarreal and Ajax. Among these eight teams, Chelsea and the most It's a headache. These two English teams are notoriously difficult to deal with and no one wants to encounter them.

The third pot is Blue Sky, Anderlecht, Olympiacos, Schalke 04, Sparta Prague, Lille, Glasgow Rangers and Werder Bremen; the fourth pot is Benfica, Rosenborg, Real Betis, Udinese, Fenerbahce, Rapid Vienna, Thun and Bratislava.

As the defending champion, he also attaches great importance to this season's Champions League group stage draw. The team happened to be preparing for the European Super Cup in Monaco. General Manager Walsh personally rushed to the casino city of Monte Carlo to attend the draw ceremony, and Xiao Yu and others People are following this draw through TV.

The first seeded team in Group A to be drawn was Bayern. This Bundesliga team performed well in the Champions League last season. Although they have lost many players such as Ballack, Law and Flins this season, their overall strength is still very strong.

The seed teams of several other groups have also been drawn out one after another. The seed team of Group B is Arsenal, Group C is Barcelona, ​​Group D is Manchester United, Group E is AC Milan, Group F is Real Madrid, and Group G It's Juventus, and Group H is Inter Milan.

It can be said that the draws of the first few seed teams in the draw ceremony are not important. The key is the draw of the next three draws. After all, this is how the group of death is often produced.

After completing the draw of the first seed teams, the second draw will proceed. This can be said to be the most eye-catching draw, especially the draw of several heavyweight teams, which is even more eye-catching.

The first team to be drawn was the second team in Group A, and it was Panathinaikos of Greece. This immediately made Bayern's general manager Hoeness breathe a big sigh of relief. They met the second team. It can be said to be the weakest team in the group. No wonder Hoeness is smiling.

Next up is Group B. Arsenal's luck is pretty good. After avoiding Chelsea, they were drawn by Ajax, a team from the Netherlands. This team signed Ibrahimovic, Van der Vaart and Sneezy last season. Germany,

The strength is not as good as before.

When preparing to draw out Barcelona's opponents in Group C, Xiao Yu had a strong premonition.

"Why do I think we will definitely face Barcelona this time?" Xiao Yu also felt incredible about his premonition. He couldn't find the reason at all. In short, he just had a premonition.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?" Mourinho said with a smile.

Mourinho did not feel lucky at all to be able to defeat Barcelona last season, but no one was willing to encounter such a strong opponent in the group stage.

According to the rules for winning the Champions League previously provided by the media, when encountering a weaker team in the group stage, they will slowly adjust their status and adapt their playing style. They will then exert their strength in the knockout rounds, and then rely on stable defense to reach the final and win the championship in one fell swoop. .

Who would have known that when the hands that drew lots opened up, it turned out to be true!

"Oh my God, this must be a conspiracy!" Cassel exclaimed.

Xiao Yu saw Cassel losing his composure and shook his head with a smile. He felt that this assistant coach was really like some netizens and fans that Xiao Yu saw on the Internet in his previous life. They always regarded the lottery as a conspiracy. In fact, maybe it was true. Some people may be manipulating it, but there may not be a conspiracy.

For example, the teams in the second pot drew Panathinaikos and Ajax, plus the avoidance of the same country, Chelsea and Manchester United have to avoid Manchester United, Villarreal has to avoid Barcelona and Real Madrid, and the rest There are only a few teams to choose from?

The reason why Xiao Yu's premonition was accurate was because after he came out of Panathinaikos and Ajax, he felt that Barcelona should meet the English team, either Chelsea or, choose one of the two, each with 50 % chance, it is understandable that he finally got it.

Manchester United in Group D was drawn by Villarreal, AC Milan in Group E was drawn by Eindhoven, Group F was drawn by Lyon, Group G was drawn by Chelsea, and Group H was drawn by Porto.

After the teams in the second pot are drawn, the third pot is drawn.

Bayern in Group A was lucky again and drew Brussels, and Arsenal in Group B drew Sparta Prague. However, after two consecutive good draws, when it was the turn of Group C, Barcelona and ​​were ushered in the Bundesliga. The league's strong team Werder Bremen, this team can even be said to be the strongest team in the third tier.

After that are Lille in Group D, Schalke 04 in Group E, Olympiacos in Group F, Anderlecht in Group G, and Rangers in Group H.

Judging from the current distribution of the first three pots, Chelsea and Chelsea are destined to be bumpy. No matter what team is in the fourth pot, they will definitely have to go through a bloody storm in the group stage.

After a round of drawing lots, the fourth grouping of teams also appeared.

Group A is Rapid Vienna, and Bayern undoubtedly has the last laugh. Their group can even be said to be the weakest group. It is not difficult for Bayern to qualify. Unless the Bundesliga giants themselves suffer from epilepsy, otherwise, they have already booked Received a knockout spot.

Arsenal in Group B drew Thun. The strength of this group is not very strong. It is not difficult for Arsenal to qualify. The other team that appears is probably Ajax of the Netherlands. Although this team The strength has dropped sharply, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, so it will not fail to get out of the line.

The draw in Group C is Udinese from Serie A. This is also the most interesting group among all the groups. The team is the strongest. Anyone can be upset. No one dares to say that they will appear. And at a glance, no It’s hard to find out. There are teams from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A. This is really hard to avoid doubting.

Group D is Benfica. The strength of this group is not weak. Manchester United is the most likely to qualify. The other three teams from the European second-tier leagues have to compete for another qualifying spot.

Group E is Fenerbahce, and AC Milan should not have much suspense about qualifying.

Group F is Rosenborg. As long as there are no accidents, it is a foregone conclusion that Real Madrid and Lyon will qualify together.

Group G is Real Betis, which is another fiercely competitive group among many groups. Bettega repeatedly claimed that Juventus cannot be careless, otherwise, it may stop in the group stage because of the strength of its opponents in the same group. All very strong.

Group H is Bratislava, Inter Milan will reserve a place, and another place is likely to be between Porto and Glasgow Rangers.

After completing the draw, looking at the 8 groups, Group C is the strongest. It can be said to be a veritable group of death in this Champions League. Neither Barcelona nor Udine dare to say that they can compete with Werder Bremen and Udine. Take advantage of Si.

After the lottery was completed, the big bosses of each team were naturally interviewed by the media to talk about their opinions on the results of the lottery. Those who got good draws were naturally smiling, while those who got bad draws were naturally frowning.

Walsh frowned from beginning to end. He felt that he had drawn an extremely bad draw. He even wanted to complain that UEFA was deliberately suppressing it.

But he soon remembered what Xiao Yu had said to him before coming.

"If you get a very bad draw, then you should think more about the Champions League group stage last season. We took a big advantage at that time. Luck cannot always follow our team. On the football field, after all, You still have to rely on your strength, so even if you are drawn into the death group, don’t look sad, that will make people think we are afraid!”

Thinking of this, Walsh suddenly felt a fighting spirit and ambition from the bottom of his heart. The muscles on his originally stiff face immediately relaxed, revealing a smile that looked confident to everyone.

"Hello, Mr. Walsh, what do you think about being drawn into the death group?" When Walsh left his seat, a reporter immediately came to greet him.

Although the football world is a field based on seniority, with the tyranny of Xiao Yu, the establishment of a network of European football relationships, and the fact that Walsh serves as the vice-chairman of the Football Association, he has a grassroots background. Still very respected.

"Group of death?" Walsh looked like I didn't really agree with this statement. "I don't think so. The teams in other groups are also very strong. No matter who the opponent is, we will pay attention to it. Besides, the team that can enter the Champions League group stage will definitely not be weak!"

The reporter smiled awkwardly and added: "Then do you think we can successfully qualify?"

"This question is difficult to answer. I never answer with hypothetical surnames, but I know very well that no one wants to meet us. If you ask me, how do I feel after the lottery results come out? Then I can answer You, I think, our opponent is so unlucky!”

The reporter was surprised by Walsh's words. This good old man who originally seemed amiable could actually say such arrogant words, which immediately made people look at him with admiration.

…………………… “Oh my God, Andy, your words are so manly. You finally raised your head, straightened your chest, narrowed your belly, and lived like a man!” Mark David was very exaggerated. praised.

After Walsh returned to the hotel where the team was staying, Xiao Yu and a group of people gathered in his room immediately.

"I've always been a man, okay?" Walsh complained and pushed Mark David away.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"I know, but although your body is a man, your soul is like a woman. But from this trip to Monte Carlo, my impression of you has been completely overturned. Andy Walsh, you are a pure man!" "Mark David is very good at making jokes.

After everyone laughed for a while, the topic gradually shifted to the result of the lottery.

"Frankly speaking, Xiao Yu, aren't you worried about the result of the draw at all?" Walsh looked at Xiao Yu and Mourinho and asked with a smile.

Xiao Yu shrugged and left this question to Mourinho to answer. Baidu Sister-in-law @ban(.*福)生—Red Rebels

The Portuguese madman smiled coldly and arrogantly, "Sooner or later, we will meet Barcelona. Since we are going to meet, sooner or later, it will be the same!"

Even in private, this guy will have a cool expression from time to time, but everyone can see that after being drawn to Barcelona, ​​although he said it didn't matter, in fact he still attaches great importance to it. Currently, the scouting department has begun Collect all news and data analysis related to Barcelona.

After playing in Birmingham, the players will have to participate in the national team competition, but Mourinho will definitely have to work overtime, and he will definitely not allow his trip to Camp Nou to end in failure.

"Jose said it right. Instead of worrying about what kind of team we will draw and what kind of opponents we will encounter, we should be ourselves. As long as we are strong enough, then we will only worry about our enemy!"

Xiao Yu's words were recognized by everyone present. Over the years, he has never compared himself with others and only did what he felt he should do. Therefore, despite the large-scale signings of Manchester City and Chelsea, the club still wisely chose to reuse its own players. players.

Before the right back was introduced, some fans once suggested that Ramos from Sevilla could be greatly improved by introducing this La Liga star of hope, and the blockbuster transfer could also boost his reputation, but Mourinho and After consultation with the Ministry of Commerce, Daniel Alves was finally chosen.

This has always been the transfer strategy, don’t choose the expensive one, just choose the right one!