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Chapter 489 The Most Familiar Opponent
Chapter 489 The Most Familiar Opponent
"Friends in the audience, in about 5 minutes, the draw ceremony for the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League group stage will officially begin..."
In the cctv5 studio, the host He Wei sat upright as usual.
The two guests beside him, Yan Qiang and Xu Yang, were relatively relaxed.
He Wei said smoothly:
"Long Shute was also photographed in the front screen just now. He and Cruyff were walking down the red carpet together. The old and young kings of two generations immediately attracted the attention of countless cameras..."
Xu Yang explained:
"Both of them are Ajax legends, so they have a very good relationship with each other..."
Yan Qiang couldn't help joking:
"A 23-year-old legend? Xu Yang, your explanation will definitely attract complaints, okay?"
Several people laughed, and then continued to talk nonsense without saying a word.
They stopped chatting gradually when the picture on the screen changed and they entered the magnificent interior of the political hall.
"As in previous years, in addition to the UEFA Champions League draw this season, the best player officially selected by UEFA last season will also be announced at the end, and this award will also be given to Longchute, Franck Ribery and Messi. He Wei shook his burden forcefully, "Despite the high voices before, whether Long Shute can win the award of the best player in Europe for three consecutive years is also a highlight of this ceremony..."
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"Hey Long, long time no see."
Franck Ribery hugged Long Shute:
"I also ate bananas, how about it, brother?"
"Enough is enough..."
Long Shute laughed, and pushed away the scarred face in front of him, which became more and more terrifying.
Ribery pouted:
"I didn't want to come here to be a foil for you at all, but I was afraid that your weak heart would not be able to bear it, so I reluctantly gave you a show. How about it, brother?"
"Enough is enough..."
Long Shute never knew that the French guy who had been his teammate for two years had so much nonsense. In order to stop Ribery's big mouth, he quickly changed the subject:
"The host is out!"
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The host did come out.
Famous CNN host Pedro Pinto and Miss Switzerland Granny Wenig walked out slowly from left to right.
On the super big screen behind the stage, a beautifully produced documentary began to play.
Different from the simple highlights in the past, this year UEFA also spent a little bit of thought.
In the picture, a man steps into a gorgeous and magnificent palace, and wanders in an art gallery.
He stopped to appreciate each oil painting, and then the key pictures of last season's Champions League appeared on the oil paintings.
Unsurprisingly, superstars such as Long Shute, Franck Ribery, Messi, Ronaldo, etc. became the protagonists of the screen, especially Long Shute's screens were the most.
When Ribery assisted Arjen Robben to score the last goal of the Champions League final, the picture was frozen in the picture of the whole Bayern team toasting.
The lights in the hall became bright again. McNeil, who once led the Scottish powerhouse Celtics to win the Champions League trophy, walked into the draw ceremony with the trophy in hand. up the stage.
The other three guests are the Dutch football saint, Long Special’s grandfather Johan Cruyff, England’s only Golden Globe winner in the 21st century, Michael Owen, a former chasing boy, and another Portuguese star, Paul Sosa (who is now the head coach of Tianjin Quanjian) has played for Benfica, Dortmund, Juventus, Inter Milan and many other giants.
Five guests plus UEFA's bald secretary-general Infantino and competition director Marchetti, a group match draw ceremony could be successfully completed only with the joint efforts of seven bigwigs.
"First, let's introduce the division of the 32 teams."
He Wei did not specifically translate the lottery rules that Infantino said, but analyzed according to his own rhythm:
"Pot [-] teams include: defending champion Bayern Munich, two La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, Premier League top three Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Portuguese Super League duo Porto and Benfica.
The second tier of teams also has many giants: the gradually revived Bianconeri Juventus, Atletico Madrid, which has emerged in recent years and formed a tripartite situation with Real Madrid and Barcelona, the veteran Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke 04, Marseille, Central Moscow Army, Ligue [-] upstart Paris Saint-Germain, and AC Milan where Long Special is located.
The third team is not bad: last season's Champions League runner-up Borussia Dortmund, Zenit St. Petersburg, Premier League upstart Manchester City, Eredivisie five consecutive champions Ajax, Swiss champion Basel, Greek overlord Olympiacos, local super giant Galata Sare, Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen.
Pot [-] might be a bit unfamiliar to you: Copenhagen, Napoli, Anderlecht, Celtic, Steaua Bucharest, Victory Plzen, Real Sociedad, Austrians Vienna.What do the two directors think of this draw?Or... is it possible to form a group of death? "
"It's very possible," Xu Yang, who has always been only talkative, let go a little, "Considering that there are four strong teams in the second tier, Juventus, Milan, Paris, and Atletico Madrid, and the third tier also has Manchester City, Dortmund, Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen and other strong teams, as well as teams from mainstream leagues such as Naples and Real Sociedad in the fourth tier, theoretically speaking, can indeed form multiple death groups... ..."
Yan Qiang ridiculed it with the mentality that watching the excitement is not a big deal:
"For example, Bayern, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Naples, or Real Madrid, Paris, Dortmund, Naples, or Manchester United, Juventus, Leverkusen, Real Sociedad, are definitely the death group."
He Wei was even more amazing than he thought:
"We can arrange it like this, Bayern, Milan, Ajax, and then any team in the fourth tier, what do you think?"
Xu Yang, who explained many Longshute games with him, immediately reacted:
"You bastard, it's really disgusting!"
The opponents he picked... were all Long Shute's old clubs! -
While the narrators were chatting, the drawing of lots was gradually going on.
Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Leverkusen, Real Sociedad.
Although Ferguson has retired, no one thinks that such an opponent will pose a real threat to Manchester United. After all, what Ferguson left to his successor Moyes is a championship team that dominates the Premier League.
Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Copenhagen.
Galatasaray and Copenhagen 100% can only allow the two giants to score points...
Group C: Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos, Anderlecht.
Although Benfica is the first team, his strength may not be stronger than the last three. Even the weakest Anderlecht, he may not be 100% able to defeat the opponent.
Group D: Bayern, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Pilsen Victory.
Having failed in the group stage for two consecutive seasons, Manchester City may have to make a breakthrough this season, while Bayern's focus is whether the new coach Pep Guardiola can continue Heynckes' strong performance.
Group E: Chelsea, Schalke 04, Basel, Steaua Bucharest.
Mourinho, who has returned to the Blue Bridge, will never let accidents happen, and Schalke's strength is obviously higher than the latter two opponents. I am afraid that there is no suspense in this group.
Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli.
The first three were divided into the same group in the 2011-12 season, and they are very familiar with each other. This time they meet again, of course, there are complaints, complaints and revenge.
Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St. Petersburg, Vienna, Austria.
In recent years, three rookies have emerged in European football, namely Dortmund, Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. The first two teams can make waves in their respective leagues, but they have repeatedly failed when they first entered the Champions League. In the first season of entering the Champions League, all of them were eliminated in the group stage. Will Atletico Madrid's performance be different?
Staying in the final H group satisfies the hopes of the three commentators to the greatest extent:
Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic.
"Barcelona and Milan have met each other in the Champions League for three consecutive seasons. It has to make people wonder whether the draw process was appointed by someone..."
Xu Yang blurted out accidentally, and then he quickly covered his mouth.
He Wei didn't pay attention, but happily analyzed:
"Longshut returned to Ajax after many years. I don't know how the fans of the Amsterdam Arena will treat him, a legend of the club?"
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Seeing this result, everyone felt an inexplicable excitement.
Even Messi, who was sitting under the stage, felt a burst of heat in his body.
In the first half of the year, he missed half of the season due to injuries, which directly led to Barcelona's defeat in the confrontation with Bayern.
Although he also admitted that Long Shute's dominance last season was quite terrifying, but if he hadn't been injured at the time, Bayern would never have destroyed Barcelona so easily!
This time in the group stage, Barcelona and AC Milan meet again, which is Messi's best chance to prove himself!
He will never let the shame of last season be staged again!
Just as Messi clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind, UEFA President Michel Platini had already stepped onto the stage.
The Frenchman first glanced apologetically at his countryman Franck Ribery before lifting the eerie trophy symbolizing Europe's best player, flipping it 180 degrees to reveal the name engraved on the back:
"LONG-SHUTE."
Long Shute won the honor of the best player in Europe for three consecutive years!
(End of this chapter)