Chapter 27: Champions League Group Draw (Thanks to Black and White League Leader)
The first three rounds of Ligue 1 are over, and the current standings are as follows.
First: Paris Saint-Germain, 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, 9 points (goal difference).
Second: Lyon, 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, 9 points.
Third: Rennes, 2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, 7 points.
Fourth: Monaco, 2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 6 points.
Fifth: Marseille, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 4 points.
That's the approximate ranking for the first three rounds of Ligue 1, but the media doesn't pay much attention to that, after all, at the beginning of the season, nothing is expected.
It's likely that the form was good at the beginning of the season, and it started to stretch in the middle of the season.
The French press has devoted most of its energy to three teams.
French overlord, Paris Saint-Germain.
Last season's winner, Monaco.
Ligue 1 giants, Lyon!
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Needless to say, Paris Saint-Germain invested nearly 500 million in crazy consumption to finally build a real galactic battleship for him.
All three games were almost crushing, with Monaco causing some problems for Grand Paris, but still being overwhelmed by Grand Paris' attacking rhythm.
After the introduction of Yile, a midfield super core and N'Golo Kante, Grand Paris almost drained the midfield partner of the last Champions League champion and put it on himself, and because of the good adaptability, the impact of the explosion was amazing.
Up front, Kylian Mbappe has also emerged as the new favourite in Paris, gradually taking the place of Angel, and although he is still in rotation, Villas-Boas's move proves that he wants to straighten the youngster.
Neymar is also doing well.
With the arrival of Yile, the Brazilian superstar finally had a helper, and he no longer had to be supported by himself, and he could concentrate on the attack as they had a cannon in midfield.
Compared with the first two blockbuster signings, Buffon is quite low-key.
This also made Buffon once laugh at himself, 'I have no presence in this team'.
The media were amused too, but it was good news that Paris' strong midfield had put most of the pressure on them, which made the pressure on the Parisian defence very small.
At least they haven't found a single opponent in Ligue 1 who can cause them problems.
The media summed it up in one word, Paris Saint-Germain.
'Ferocious'!!
This season's Grand Paris has a squad that matches ambitions!
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If Paris Saint-Germain are the Ligue 1 giants, then Monaco was the absolute focus last season.
Breaking the four consecutive championships in Paris, the birthplace of the youth storm in Ligue 1, this small storm was blown away by the big storm of Tottenham, and not even many people paid attention to it, but Mbappe, Silva and other main forces still gained huge attention.
But the problem of small clubs arose, they couldn't keep people, Mbappe came to Paris Saint-Germain, and Silva left England for a transfer fee of 50 million euros to join Manchester City.
The whole team was split, and the media was talking about whether this team could continue last season's crazy performance.
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Lyons!
This is Ligue 1's biggest discovery this season.
Since Monaco's youth storm, young players have become hot,
Dutch youngster Depay, who moved to Manchester United in 15 years, has reborn in Lyon after two seasons of slump, scoring six goals in three consecutive games, an average of two goals per game, shocking Ligue 1.
In the scorer list, he occupies the first place with 6 goals, and the second place is Mbappe's 4 goals.
And it's not just Depay, Fekir is also a lot more mature than last season, and there are several new stars on the rise.
For a time, the French media began to clamor.
"Lyon will replace Monaco and overthrow the rule of Grand Paris again!" 》
And the Lyon club is even more high-profile to announce that they are recovering!
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On September 7, all eyes of Europe were on Monaco.
The draw for the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League group took place in Monaco.
The first is team binding.
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus, Monaco, Spartak Moscow, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk.
Pot 2: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Porto, Liverpool.
Pot 3: Napoli, Manchester United, Besiktas, Sevilla, Basel, Olympiacos, Anderlecht, Roma.
Pot 4: CSKA Moscow, Celtic, Sporting Portugal, Atletico Greek, Feyenoord, Maribor, RB Leipzig, Qarabag.
The appearance of the binning has caused a heated discussion.
They were shocked to find that the second pot team was a bit strong and terrifying, and this season it was stronger than the first pot.
Real Madrid and Bayern did not perform well at the beginning of the season, Tottenham's youth storm squad was also dismantled, Monaco also faced the dilemma of Tottenham, Juventus is a strong one, and the other three are considered to be a number.
On the other hand, the second gear!
This is called the real first gear!
Needless to say, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the three Premier League teams in the second pot have performed arrogantly this season, Dortmund kicked Bayern in the last round of the Bundesliga, not to mention Grand Paris, the real Galaxy Battleship, whoever plays has to cry!
Therefore, the risk avoidance standard of the major teams has become to avoid the second-tier strong team.
For example, Grand Paris, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City, etc....
The French media also paid close attention to the draw, pinning their hopes on Paris.
But the next scene of anger in the French media smoked.
Grand Paris actually entered the group of death with a small probability.
Group H: Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Atletico Greece.
This group, while not as horrific and extreme as last season's group of death, is also full of uncertainty.
In the Premier League, there have already been reports of 'Manchester United' being out.
In recent seasons, Manchester United's performance has indeed been unsatisfactory, and against the mighty Real Madrid and the newly formed Ligue 1 Galaxy, he is the most likely to be out.
The final grouping is as follows.
Group A: Benfica, Liverpool, Basel, CSKA Moscow.
Group B: Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Celtic, Anderlecht.
Group C: Tottenham Hotspur, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Qarabagh.
Group D: Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Portugal, Olympiacos.
Group E: Spartak Moscow, Manchester City, Sevilla, Maribor.
Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto, Napoli, Feyenoord.
Group G: Monaco, Barcelona, RB Leipzig, Besiktas.
Group H: Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Atletico Greece.
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The Champions League grouping was not friendly to Paris Saint-Germain, but instead of complaining, the French press said: "It's a test, if you want to get to the top, you have to be afraid of any team!" ”
And there is a general optimism in the French media, even among the fans of Grand Paris.
They feel like they can finish second in their group even if they are the worst!