Chapter 199: The strongest group of death in the history of the Champions League
Cheng Hai is young and golden, and it is in line with Aniah's choice of mate, and he feels better after getting along for a few days.
Therefore, the excavation of Dortmund TV made Aniya not hesitate.
After obtaining Cheng Hai's consent, Annia quickly went through the resignation procedures, and then moved to Cheng Hai's villa in Dortmund on August 29 and lived a real cohabitation life.
That night, the two of them were entangled until midnight.
The next day, Annia made her official appearance as Cheng Hai's girlfriend and attended the 2012/2013 Champions League group stage draw ceremony and the 2011/2012 Champions League award ceremony with Cheng Hai at the Grimalti Convention Center in Monaco.
As last season's Champions League champion and treble winner, Klopp was undoubtedly named Europe's best coach, and Cheng Hai became last season's Champions League best player, best golden boot, and selected for the best team.
Then it was time for the draw for the 2012/2013 Champions League group stage.
Before the draw ceremony, everyone hoped that they would draw a good lot, and that their group would not become the group of death.
However, at this time, the Champions League draw system has not been reformed, and the Champions League winner has not directly become a seeded team, but has a comprehensive calculation of the team ranking according to the European points of the past five years, and divides the grades.
Borussia Dortmund, despite winning the Champions League last season and winning the treble, were undoubtedly the best performing club in the world last season.
But in the past five years, Dortmund played in the Champions League last season and eventually won the championship, the year before last they participated in the League Cup and the points were much less than the Champions League, and even the previous three years did not even mix the League Cup, with zero points.
So, when the draw was made today, Dortmund was tragic.
Although they were Champions League winners last season, they were placed in Pot 4 due to the draw system and lack of points.
Of course, it was the other teams that were more nervous.
With the performance of Borussia Dortmund and Cheng Hai last season, it should not be much of a problem to qualify from any group, but any other team drawn from a group with Dortmund will become a group of death.
Porto, Arsenal, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United, the first seeds with the highest European points in eight clubs, occupied the first place in the eight groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H respectively.
After the first bracket teams were divided, the 1995 European Footballer of the Year Liberian superstar George Weah was called to the stage to draw the second bracket of teams.
The coaches, players, and captains of the various teams sitting in the audience, as well as the fans watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, were all nervous.
Because, in the second tier of the team, there are strong teams such as Benfica, Valencia, Schalke 04, Manchester City and so on.
Manchester City, in particular, as last season's Premier League champions, are undoubtedly the most dangerous second-tier team, and no team in the first tier wants to meet Manchester City.
Even Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City dare not say that they must win.
As a result, the faces of Real Madrid's coaches and players darkened were that Manchester City were drawn from Group D where Real Madrid are located by George Weah.
Group D already has the prototype of the group of death, as long as the third and fourth grades draw another strong team, Group D will definitely be the group of death.
Among the teams in the third tier, there are Paris Saint-Germain, a local giant, Juventus, a Serie A giant, and Ajax, a Dutch giant.
In everyone's nervous anticipation, Gullit, the guest in charge of the draw and one of the three Dutch musketeers, drew the Eredivisie giants Ajax into Group D where Real Madrid and Manchester City are located.
The coaches and players of Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Ajax at the scene, as well as the fans of the three teams in front of the TV, were all wailing!
Obviously, Group D, which has swept the Galacticos Real Madrid, Premier League champions Manchester City and Eredivisie giants Ajax, has become the group of death this season.
And that's not all, because the teams in the fourth tier haven't started drawing yet.
In the fourth pot of the team, although the other seven teams are basically the belly of the gift-giving boy, the eighth team is Dortmund, the overlord of last season's treble and the super devil!
Before the draw, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax fans were undoubtedly the most nervous.
Of course, the people of Dortmund are not easy either, and they are also afraid of being drawn into the group of death.
Even if they are the treble winners last season and Cheng Hai, the world's number one superstar, they don't want to go to the group of death to fight Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Ajax.
In the history of the Champions League, there is no precedent for the defending champions to be eliminated in the group stage, and it is almost customary for the defending champions to be eliminated in the group stage in the World Cup.
Even if Dortmund can qualify from the group in the end, they will not be able to spend too much energy and physical energy in the group stage, which will not be conducive to the league and the subsequent knockout rounds.
If a few more people are injured because of blood, it will be even worse.
Therefore, even Cheng Hai does not want his team to be drawn into the group of death.
It was difficult enough to come out of the group of death last season, and to overcome strong opponents all the way to win the Champions League.
Cheng Hai doesn't want this season to be so difficult.
Aniya who appeared on such an important occasion for the first time was not easy, she also knew what the group of death meant, nervously holding Cheng Hai's arm, praying that the draw of the fourth grade would not draw Dortmund to Group D where Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax were.
The fourth draw was made by Italian legend Cannavaro, winner of the 2006 European Ballon d'Or and a rare Ballon d'Or winner.
Cannavaro was drawn first by Celtic, and then was drawn into Group G where Barcelona, Benfica, and Spartak Moscow were in the group.
With Dinamo Zagreb, Montpellier, North Zealand and other teams drawn, and the group has not been included in the group of death, the uneasiness in the hearts of supporters of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax, and Dortmund has become more and more intense.
When the seventh fourth-tier team, Cluj, was drawn and placed in Group H of Manchester United, Braga and Galatasaray, the coaches, players and fans of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax and Dortmund all collectively lamented.
Because the remaining teams and groups that have not been drawn are Dortmund and Group D, after the first seven teams have been drawn, the last remaining Dortmund will automatically enter Group D where Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Ajax are located.
When the final result of the lottery ceremony came out, not only the entire scene, but also the media reporters, fans, and viewers from all over the world watching the live broadcast in front of the TV were in an uproar.
At the draw ceremony for the group stage of the Champions League, there was the most golden, the most terrifying, and the unprecedented group of super death.
What is the situation of this group of death?
First of all, Real Madrid is the champion of La Liga in the 2011/2012 season, has won the Champions League 9 times, and is an absolute world-class giant.
The head coach is the famous Jose Mourinho, known as God first and he second, who has led different teams Porto and Inter Milan to win the Champions League twice, and also completed the treble at Inter Milan.
In the team, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Alonso, Essien, Marcelo, Carvalho, Casillas, Ramos, Modric, Higuain and a bunch of world-class superstars, the stars are shining, and the Galaxy Battleship is worthy of its name.
Secondly, Manchester City, before it was bought by a Middle Eastern oil consortium in 2008, was not a cause for concern.
But after the arrival of the Middle East oil tycoon, Manchester City has become a strong team to be reckoned with in the Premier League, and last season won the championship in the Premier League, which is full of giants, and has become an undoubted super team.
Although there is no Champions League title as a foundation, there is no doubt about the current combat effectiveness.
Ajax, on the other hand, is a super giant in the Eredivisie and a four-time winner of the Champions League. 31 league titles are the Eredivisie, and the first two seasons won the Eredivisie twice, the absolute Eredivisie hegemony team.
Although the competitiveness of the Eredivisie is not as competitive as the five major leagues, Ajax's strength in playing two consecutive Eredivisie titles and four Champions League wins makes no team in the group dare to underestimate them.
Dortmund, who was drawn in the end, is the big devil that none of the above three teams want to meet.
The world's No. 1 superstar Cheng Hai, plus last season's triple crown, has hardly changed the main lineup in the summer, except for Royce replacing Shinji Kagawa.
Therefore, the current Dortmund is definitely the most attacking team in the world, and it is enough to make people tremble before the game starts.
A group of La Liga, Premier League, Eredivisie and Bundesliga champions, three of which have won the Champions League, Manchester City is also a super team to win the Premier League.
This group is not called a super death group.
When the draw results came out, the coaches of the four teams, including Mourinho and Klopp, turned black on their faces.
And the guests, audiences, and reporters at the scene were in an uproar.
As soon as the draw ended, all the reporters flocked to the coaches and players of the Group D teams to ask what they thought of the group.
As for the coaches and players of other groups, few people have paid attention to them.
Although Mourinho has MMP in his heart, his face still maintains his arrogance:
'Without a doubt, this is the strongest group of death in the history of the Champions League.'
"I don't know what the organizing committee thinks, how it would draw the champions of the four major leagues into a group, it's too much of a coincidence."
"However, Real Madrid are not afraid of any opponent and we will definitely qualify and not die in the group stage."
Reporter: "Then you mean, does this group have a black box operation?" ”
Jose Mourinho: "That's what you said, not what I said. ”
Reporter: "Then do you think there is any hope of revenge this season against Dortmund, who beat you twice in the semi-finals last season?" ”
Jose Mourinho: "That's a must! We lost just one goal in both legs last season, proving that the difference in quality between the two sides is not that big, and even Dortmund won by chance. ”
"Therefore, this season, we will be more cautious to get revenge on last season."
Some people interviewed Mourinho and Ronaldo, and naturally some people interviewed Klopp and Cheng Hai.
Especially Cheng Hai, as the world's No. 1 superstar, has just announced his relationship, and even his girlfriend has moved from Berlin to Dortmund, which is full of news.
Therefore, the reporters surrounding Cheng Hai were the most at the scene.
Reporter: "Cheng Hai, first of all, congratulations on winning the Champions League Best Player last season, the Champions League Golden Boot, and being selected for the best team. Now that the group stage draw is over, what do you think about Borussia Dortmund being placed in the Group of Death? ”
Cheng Hai: "To be honest, although I am very confident in qualifying, there is still pressure. ”
"Whether it's Real Madrid, Manchester City, or Ajax, there's no doubt that they're super teams."
"Real Madrid are the champions of La Liga, Manchester City are the champions of the Premier League and Ajax are the champions of the Eredivisie."
"With these three opponents, even if we are confident, we have to play with the spirit of 12 points to deal with them. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may capsize in the gutter. ”
"However, although the opponents are strong, we are stronger in Dortmund. I am confident that together with my teammates, I will defeat all opponents and advance to the knockout round. ”
Reporter: "Next, tomorrow night, Dortmund will face Europa League winners Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, do you think Dortmund can win Simeone's Sheets Army and win the annual five-time crown?" ”
Cheng Hai: "There is no doubt about it! Atletico Madrid are strong and Simeone is good at coaching, but we are stronger at Borussia Dortmund. There is no doubt that the final winner will be Borussia Dortmund. ”
Subsequently, the reporter gossiped about the relationship between Cheng Hai and Aniya, and the two selectively answered two questions and left the scene.
That night and the next day, the news of the Champions League group stage draw ceremony shocked the Super Death Group and swept the world.
"Champions League group stage draw: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax, Dortmund form the strongest group of death in history! 》
"The results of the draw for the group stage of the Champions League have been announced, and the champions of La Liga, the Premier League, the Bundesliga, and the Eredivisie are divided into Group D, which can be called the super group of death! 》
"The Champions League group stage draw is the strongest group of death in history, Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Dortmund have a strong dialogue, and Ajax may become a touchstone. 》
"Monaco local time yesterday afternoon, UEFA held the 2012/2013 Champions League group stage draw ceremony, La Liga champion Real Madrid, Premier League champion Manchester City, Eredivisie champion Ajax, Bundesliga champion Dortmund was drawn together in Group D, forming the most terrifying group of death in the history of the Champions League."
"The champions of the four major leagues, three of which have won the Champions League, Real Madrid are the Galacticos and Borussia Dortmund are the treble winners last season."
"Every game in the Group of Death can be said to be a lot of blood, but from the point of view of strength on paper, Real Madrid and Dortmund have the best chance of qualifying."
'But football is not a game that can be won by being strong, and Manchester City and Ajax are not bad.'
"It's really hard to predict which two teams will qualify in the end."