"Group G!"

When Matthaus flips through the note, the camera immediately focuses on it, giving a big close-up.

All the guests in the audience and all the viewers who sat in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast could see the bold black English letters on the slip of paper in his hand very clearly, and they were all in an uproar.

Chinatown actually won Group G!

Gao Han, who was sitting in the front row, was stunned for the first time, and then covered his mouth in disbelief and shook his head incessantly, as if to say, my God, isn't it really a dream?

Mateus was also obviously surprised by the result of his draw, laughing a little far-fetched and shaking his head.

Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St. Petersburg, plus Chinatown in La Liga, this is arguably the weakest group of the eight Champions League groups, and none of the four teams have a strong team of comparable strength.

It is estimated that at this moment, I don't know how many guests in the venue are envious of Chinatown and Cantarero.

In fact, as early as after the first three teams were drawn, everyone had a hunch that Group G would probably be the weakest, and the suspense was only whether there would be a strong team drawn from the fourth pot, such as Borussia Dortmund or Napoli, but the result was not expected to be Chinatown.

"Did you give the money?" asked Ferguson, who was sitting on the sidelines, indignantly.

He was so depressed, such a good thing turned out to be cheap in Chinatown, it was really ......

You don't have to think about it to know that tomorrow there will be a lot of media reports and hype about the shady draw of lots, otherwise, why is Chinatown so lucky?

Gao Han drew out a good lot, he was in a good mood, and after listening to Ferguson's ridicule, he replied with a smile: "I really want to give it, but the problem is, no one dares to accept it." ”

Ferguson exhaled heavily, "You guys' luck, it's really no one." ”

Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg, even if these three teams are put in the Europa League, they are not inconsistent at all, and they can meet such three opponents in the Champions League group stage, and China City is definitely capable of fighting for the right to qualify from the group, or even the top of the group.

And if China City really wins the top spot in the group, the round of 16 knockout matches can meet weaker opponents, and they may not have the strength to fight again, and they even have hope of reaching the quarterfinals.

"Luck?" Gao Han shook his head after calming down, "You're wrong, this luck isn't very good." ”

"Isn't that good?" Ferguson was a little speechless.

How many teams can't envy and dislike it?

Be a man, be kind.

But Gao Han seemed very serious, "If you Manchester United draw these three teams, I guess you will laugh in your dreams, but our China Town is not necessarily, at best, we can only say that we have not met a super strong team, but the group stage is not easy to play, and the difference in strength between each other is not obvious." ”

Gao Han's words made Ferguson nod in agreement, he does look at Chinatown by the standards of a giant team, which is a little out of reality, but the actual situation is that the strength of these four teams in Group G is very close, everyone has hope to qualify from the group, and every team will do their best in every game.

Therefore, the group may end up in a scuffle, and it will be difficult for anyone to bargain.

"If we hadn't sold those players this summer, I would have been very confident of qualifying from the group, but now we have sold a lot of players, and the league has to keep the top four, and the group stage may not be able to hold on. ”

Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg are not fuel-efficient lamps, all three have won the Europa League and even upset the big teams in the Champions League.

Judging from the past results, as well as the level of strength this season, they should be on the same level as each other.

Ferguson agrees with Gao Han's analysis, if the four players are not sold this summer, and then the team is brought in, Chinatown's strength will be greatly increased, and there is a good hope of qualifying from the group, but now that the four main players have been sold, the situation will be very bad.

There are no weak teams in the Champions League, not to mention that none of these three teams are weak teams.

Sometimes when you think about it, this kind of split-tier lottery method is really enough to pit.

Let's just say Porto, obviously there is no strength of the seeded team, but because of a Europa League title last season, coupled with their repeated appearances in the Champions League before, their points have reached the seeded team.

Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg were also not as strong as Borussia Dortmund and Napoli in Pot 4, but they ended up in Pot 2 and Pot 3, which led to several teams being placed in the same group.

Of course, the draw was lucky, but it doesn't mean the game.

The four teams in Group G are about the same strength, and the competition will be fierce.

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At the end of the evening was a finale ceremony, where Cristiano Ronaldo beat Messi and other rivals to win the inaugural European Player of the Year award.

This is a new award specially launched by UEFA after the merger of the European Ballon d'Or Award and FIFA World Footballer of the Year, which integrates the five awards of the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, striker and best player in the past, and merges it into the best player in Europe award, which has the feeling of being called against the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

But all eyes are still on the draw for the Champions League group stage.

In the past, all media reporters and fans were more concerned about the group of death, but the funny thing is that the most eye-catching this year is the weakest underdog group Group G, and a large part of the reason is Chinatown.

After the draw ceremony, when Gao Han was interviewed by media reporters as usual, he did not think that such a draw would be a great benefit to China, on the contrary, he repeatedly reminded everyone that Porto was the strongest team in the group.

'As we can see, Porto were Europa League winners last season, a Portuguese league treble winner, and although manager Villas-Boas has left Chelsea this season, the team is still very good, obviously better than the other three, and if nothing happens, I think they have a good chance of qualifying. ”

"Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg both have a lot of experience in European competition and they are just as good, so I think they will be fighting for the other right to qualify. ”

When the media reporter reminded Gao Han that he seemed to have forgotten Group G's Chinatown, Gao Han laughed.

"No, I haven't forgotten, but Chinatown is a team in the fourth pot, and this summer has lost a few good players, and the overall competitiveness has been affected, so judging from the draw, Chinatown should have the least hope of qualifying. ”

But Gao Han quickly changed his words.

"Of course, we have been on the road of constantly challenging the strong teams in the past few years, we have been promoted to La Liga every year, from 10th to 4th in La Liga to the current Champions League, we have taken one step at a time, and it is our tradition to challenge the strong in our Chinatown, so no matter how big or small the hope is, we will give it our all. ”

Not only Gao Han, but Chinatown's technical director Cantarero also said in an interview with the media that Chinatown's draw is not good, and the strength of the other three teams is better than Chinatown, and if Chinatown wants to qualify, it must go all out and play every group game.

'We are a very young team and to be in the Champions League is a huge encouragement for us, so no matter what, we don't put pressure on the players, as long as we give it our all, we believe we can achieve a satisfactory result. ”

Obviously, whether it is Gao Han or Cantarero, they feel that they must keep a low profile at this moment.

The four teams are evenly matched, winning or losing, and Chinatown is only fourth in La Liga, and it is not strong enough to easily take out Champions League powerhouses such as Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk.

For Chinatown's Champions League draw, the media is broadly divided into two positions.

Either they are very optimistic and think that China City was fourth in La Liga last season, facing the strength of Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, and playing second-rate teams in the Champions League such as Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk, they can completely gain the upper hand and be able to draw this group, which has basically advanced to the group stage in advance.

But there is also a more pessimistic faction, believing that Chinatown has sold the four main forces in a row, and the team's strength has been seriously weakened, and the new recruits Pelle, Miranda and Godin have not been able to integrate with the team, and the overall strength has declined significantly, and it may be difficult to qualify from the group.

Marca Marca and Radio Serre's gold medal anchor de la Morena are more neutral, believing that there are indeed a lot of problems in Chinatown, especially the team's offensive line problems, and the loss of Michu and James Rodriguez has a huge impact on Chinatown's attack.

But as long as the team can adjust, it may not be without the strength to fight.

On the second day of the Champions League group stage draw ceremony, the Europa League group stage draw also officially began.

Paris Saint-Germain's draw was also not ideal, with Austria's Salzburg, La Liga's Athletic Bilbao and Slovakia's Slavin, with Athletic Bilbao being the strongest.

Bielsa's announcement of his reintake of Athletic Bilbao this summer has become a hot topic in European football.

Managers including Gao Han, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino welcomed the Argentine maniac's arrival in Europe, but Bielsa's side got off to a bad start, losing 4-1 to Real Madrid in the first round.

However, no one doubts Bielsa's coaching ability and the level of Athletic Bilbao's quality.

However, Gao Han was very open to the results of this draw, and in an interview with the media in Monaco, he said very confidently that the team will undoubtedly qualify from the group stage, and it will definitely be the top spot.

"Yes, there is no doubt that for us not to win the group is a failure. ”

"I believe we definitely have the quality to finish the best place in the group. ”

'I'm really looking forward to playing Bielsa, it's an honour, he's a great manager, he's a rare man of wisdom and I'm eager to meet him as soon as possible. ”

Bielsa, who was far away in Spain, also quickly responded to Gao Han's remarks, saying that Athletic Bilbao will definitely go all out, and he is also very much looking forward to competing with Gao Han.

'He's one of the reasons why I chose European football. Bielsa replied, not without provocation.

The exchange of fire between the two famous coaches has added a bit of excitement to the group stage of the Europa League.

However, after the Europa League draw, the second round of La Liga is back in action.

Athletic Bilbao returned to a slump at home after a heavy defeat in the first round of the game, drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano, which gave Bielsa a bad start, and many worried about whether the Argentine maniac would repeat the mistakes of the past.

After all, his results in European football have always been terrible.

Chinatown was not in a good situation, facing Sevilla away, not long after the opening, Sevilla scored two goals in a row, Negredo scored a brace, and then Chinatown was never able to break through Sevilla's defense.

It wasn't until the 81st minute that substitute Isco pulled a goal back for Chinatown, but in the end he still lost 1-2 and ushered in the opening two consecutive defeats.

This deeply troubled the whole of Chinatown, and Gao Han also realized the crisis of the team.

In the fourth round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Toulouse 4-0 away, ushering in the two-week national team break, and Gao Han came to Madrid for the first time.

(End of chapter)