Speaking of which, Liverpool's luck is indeed good.

According to UEFA's previous rules: the determination of the seeded team is determined by the European points of each team in the past five seasons, and the top 8 teams are naturally seeded teams, and the distribution of the next few teams is based on the number of points. In other words, the positioning of seeded teams has nothing to do with their performance in the domestic league.

This will lead to a certain degree of injustice, with some teams finishing fourth in the country's league going higher than their league title set. For example, in the draw for the Champions League last season and the 2014/2015 season, although Arsenal only reached the main stage through qualifying, they were one of the eight seeded teams thanks to their past European results, while Manchester City, the 2013/2014 Premier League champions, could only be relegated to second pot.

Under the previous rule, Liverpool would be placed in Pot 3.

Although Liverpool reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, Liverpool have been absent from the Champions League for too long, and their European points are relatively low, and now they can only squeeze into the third pot.

If the defending Premier League champion Liverpool is also in the third pot, Liverpool with Jiang Chenxi is obviously a 'pseudo-third team', and even among the eight seeded teams, there are many teams whose strength is not as good as that of this traditional English giant.

In that case, with the seeded team and the giants in Pot 2, Liverpool in Pot 3 goes into whichever group is the real Group of Death.

However, from the start of the new season of the Champions League, the rules have changed, and the reigning champions of the Champions League and the top 7 Europa League winners will be seeded, while if the reigning champions of the Champions League also win the league title of their country, the winner of the 8th European League will be seeded.

As a result, Liverpool are seeded as the reigning champions of the Premier League, avoiding the embarrassment of being in Pot 3 and the danger of almost inevitably falling into the Group of Death.

As the reigning champion of the Champions League, Barcelona is also the defending champion of La Liga, so Barcelona itself has already taken the seeded position, which makes the Russian Premier League champion Zenit St. Petersburg, who is ranked eighth in the European League, lucky to be seeded.

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This was followed by a draw for the fourth tranche.

Malmo from the Swedish league were drawn from Group A where Grand Paris is located.

Bundesliga giants VfL Wolfsburg have reached Group B of PSV Eindhoven.

Kazakhstan's Astana were drawn from Group C where Benfica are located.

Borussia Mönchenglad in the Bundesliga were drawn from Group D where Juventus are located.

Borisov of the Belarusian league was drawn from Group E where Barcelona are located.

Dinamo Zagreb of the Croatian league were drawn from Group F where Bayern Munich are located.

Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli league were drawn from Group G where Liverpool are located.

Gent of the Belgian First Division were drawn from Group H where Zenit St. Petersburg are located.

The draw ceremony has been carried out so far, and it is still uneventful, and most of the teams in the fourth pot are playing soy sauce roles, which will not cause much discussion.

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This was followed by the award of the best striker in the 2014/2015 Champions League.

"Jiang!" Inter Milan legendary captain Javier. Zanetti read Jiang Chenxi's name.

There was a round of applause.

Not much of a surprise, Jiang Chenxi was voted the best striker in the 2014/2015 UEFA Champions League.

Jiang Chenxi got up and walked to the podium, along the way, Ronaldo took the initiative to stand up and hug him, and then Messi also came over to hug him to congratulate.

Jiang Chenxi returned to his seat after giving a short acceptance speech in a very low-key manner.

He knew that only one person was the biggest winner on this night, and it was not his night.

Ronaldo's eyes are very lonely, because Barcelona was the champion of the Champions League last season, so, in the competition for the best player in the Champions League, Ronaldo has little chance, his biggest hope is to win the best striker in the Champions League, and now, the best striker has also been taken away by Jiang Chenxi, it can be said that he will return empty-handed tonight, which makes it difficult for the proud Portuguese to accept.

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This was followed by the draw of the second-tier teams.

Jiang Chenxi and Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool CEO Peter. Moore is all on his face, and the key is to decide whether Liverpool's group will be a comfortable ride or a brutal promotion journey.

Paul. Maldini first drew La Liga powerhouse Valencia.

Subsequently, Javier. Zanetti drew another sign, opened it, and presented it to everyone: H!

In this case, Valencia falls into Group H, where Zenit St. Petersburg is located: Zenit St. Petersburg, Valencia, Gent.

Valencia's hierarchy were pleased with the draw, as they drew the weakest seeded team and raised their hopes of progressing to the group stage and even topping the group.

Paul. Maldini then pulled out Manchester City.

There is nothing to do with Liverpool, and according to the principle of avoiding the same league, Manchester City will not be able to enter the group that Liverpool is in.

“D！” Zanetti smiled and pronounced the letter.

Manchester City fell to Group D, where Serie A champions Juventus are playing.

Group D: Juventus, Manchester City, Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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"Chelsea!" Maldini said that the legendary captain of Milan also laughed after drawing out Premier League teams in a row.

Zanetti sent Chelsea to PSV Eindhoven's Group B.

Group B: PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Wolfsburg.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho chuckled and shook his head, unsure of whether he was happy with the group or ...... Satisfied?

Maldini and Zanetti then 'together' sent Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen to Barcelona's Group E.

Group E: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Borisov.

This is obviously a very good group, Barcelona coach Enrique is also smiling, they can be said to be without pressure to qualify from this group, Barcelona naturally do not need to worry about not being able to qualify for the group stage, but the opponents in the group stage are weaker, which is naturally a good thing, they can focus more on the league.

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"Atletico Madrid!" Maldini pronounced the name of the La Liga giant.

The rest of the seeded team, Paris, Benfica, Bayern and Liverpool, all showed solemn expressions, Simeone's Atletico Madrid is definitely a tough one, and no one wants to meet Atletico Madrid in the group stage.

“C！” Zanetti read out the lot in his hand.

The camera immediately caught a wry smile on the part of the Benfica manager.

Atletico fell to Group C: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Astana.

"Arsenal!" Maldini said.

Arsenal want to avoid Liverpool's Group G, so Arsenal only have two possibilities, either to enter Group A where Paris is located, or to enter Group F where Bayern Munich is located.

“F！” Zanetti raised his voice.

Arsenal are in Group F where Bayern Munich are located: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Dinamo Zagreb.

The camera immediately locked on Wenger, and the professor looked expressionless, looking down at what he was recording in his notebook.

As for Bayern Munich, Rummenigge first shook his head, then smiled.

Group F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Dinamo Zagreb.

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There began to be a burst of discussion on the scene, not about Arsenal, but about Liverpool and Real Madrid, and about the possibility of Jiang Chenxi and Ronaldo meeting again in the group stage.

Now, the only teams left in Pot 2 are La Liga giants Real Madrid and Portuguese giants Porto.

The only seeded teams are Paris and Liverpool.

Now with the odds of choosing one of the two, Real Madrid also has a 50% chance of making it to Liverpool's group.

"Real Madrid!" Maldini pumped out Real Madrid.

Zanetti then figured out the signings on behalf of his group.

The camera immediately gave Jiang Chenxi and Ronaldo close-ups respectively, just in time to capture the two looking at each other.

“A！” Zanetti pronounced the letters on the slip.

Ronaldo squeezed his eyes at Jiang Chenxi, and the latter smiled slightly.

The commentators of the countries that broadcast the draw for the Champions League group stage are also discussing, they feel that this is not in line with UEFA's consistent urine, let Jiang Chenxi and Ronaldo, Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the group stage, this is a guarantee of ratings, UEFA has no 'dark box operation'?

However, if you think about it, you can understand it.

Although it is not as gimmicky as the meeting between Jiang Chenxi and Ronaldo, the meeting between Neymar's big Paris and Ronaldo's Real Madrid is also full of highlights.

Isn't Neymar going to Paris to be king, and now he meets Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid, which is also a litmus test of whether the Brazilian star is really capable of leading a team to rise.

Neymar feels that he can already be compared with Messi, Ronaldo and Jiang Chenxi, but the cowhide is not blown, it is useless to feel good about himself, and he will see the real chapter on the field!

Ronaldo VS Neymar, naturally, there is no shortage of gimmicks and highlights.

Now that Real Madrid has been drawn to Paris, the only remaining Porto will naturally fall into Group G where Liverpool is located: Liverpool, Porto, Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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Pot 1, Pot 2 and Pot 4 teams were drawn, and now only Pot 3 remains.

The eight teams in Pot 3 are Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympiacos, CSKA Moscow, Galatasaray and Roma.

In fact, the biggest variable that determines whether a group becomes the group of death is not the second pot team, but the third pot team, most of which are 'old fritters' who have been in the Champions League for a long time, although it is unlikely that they will overturn the seeded team, but they definitely have the strength to disrupt the situation.

In Pot 3, Lyon, Sevilla and Roma are strong, while Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv and CSKA Moscow are slightly weaker, but both teams are not playing well on the road, especially in the harsh winter of Eastern Europe.

Galatasaray's Devil's home stadium is also a problem for the visitors.

Of the entire third pot team, only Olympiacos is the 'looking bully'.

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The draw for the teams in Pot 3 was preceded by the award of last season's Champions League Player of the Year.

Messi defeated two rivals, Jiang Chenxi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and won the European Player of the Year award for the first time in four years, becoming the first player in history to win the European Season of the Season twice.

Messi was elected almost without suspense. 54 football reporters at the scene voted, and the results showed that Argentine star Messi received a total of 41 votes, Jiang Chenxi received 11 votes, and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo received the least, only 2. Messi won last season's European Player of the Year award by a landslide.

The award for Europe's best player was established by UEFA in the 2010/11 season and was won by Lionel Messi in the first edition. Since then, Andres Iniesta, Ribery and Jiang Chenxi have won this award.

Now, Messi is once again the winner, and he has become the first player in history to win twice.

Jiang Chenxi, Ronaldo and Messi, the three players who entered the top three came to the stage to accept the award.

Jiang Chenxi hugged Messi and congratulated the Argentine, Ronaldo glanced at it, he wouldn't hug and congratulate that guy, but the Portuguese did not lose his demeanor, he applauded Messi and congratulated.

It's just that when applauding, Ronaldo was expressionless.

Jiang Chenxi glanced at Ronaldo, he didn't slander Ronaldo for not being refreshing enough, in fact, he was also depressed in his heart, congratulating the winner as a loser, this is definitely the most embarrassing thing in the world, Messi and Ronaldo congratulated him last year, and they had the same thoughts in their hearts.

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After the 2014/2015 Champions League Player of the Year awards, Maldini and Zanetti continued with the draw:

The draw for the third pot of the group stage!

First of all, Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukrainian Premier League was drawn to Group A where Paris and Real Madrid are located, and these two bigwigs are in the same group, and the difficulty of Shakhtar Donetsk to qualify from the group can be imagined.

Ligue 1's Lyon team was drawn to Group H where Zenit St. Petersburg and Valencia are located, and the manager of the Lyon team has a happy smile on his face, the strength of this group is average, and Lyon has the hope of qualifying from the group, and if they are lucky, they may even fight for the top spot in the group.

It's a very evenly balanced group, and even Gent, the fourth-pot team in this group, has no hope of an upset.

The Roma team from Serie A fell into Group E where Barcelona and Leverkusen are located, and the Romans also showed a rare smile, Barcelona has booked the first place in the group, but Leverkusen's strength is average, and the Romans can compete for the second place in the group.

Russian Premier League giants CSKA Moscow have been drawn from Group B where PSV Eindhoven and Chelsea are located.

Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray have fallen to Group C where Benfica and Atletico Madrid are located.

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Olympiacos, the weakest team in Pot 3, was drawn from Group F where Bayern Munich and Arsenal were located.

This also made Klopp a little disappointed.

However, Klopp was then satisfied, as Sevilla, the strongest of the teams in Pot 3, fell into Group D where Juventus and Manchester City were located.

The group of death in the true sense of the word in the group stage of this Champions League was born: Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Mönchengladbach!

Liverpool drew Dynamo Kyiv from the Ukrainian Premier League.

With that, the results of the 2015/2016 Champions League group stage draw have been announced:

Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmo;

Group B: PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, CSKA Moscow, VfL Wolfsburg;

Group C: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Astana;

Group D: Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Mönchengladbach;

Group E: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Borisov;

Group F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos, Dinamo Zagreb;

Group G: Liverpool, Porto, Dynamo Kyiv, Maccabi Tel Aviv;

Group H: Zenit St. Petersburg, Valencia, Lyon, Ghent.

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The draw for the 2015/2016 Champions League group stage was announced, and the media were quick to interpret the results.

The Guardian believes that the four teams in the Premier League, except for Manchester City, who were drawn into the group of death, the results of the draw for the rest of the giants are not too bad. Interestingly, three of the four biggest clubs in the Premier League have been drawn in the same group as the Bundesliga teams. Maybe the whole world hopes that the Premier League and La Liga will have a top-level ultimate PK, but in the group stage, the PK between the Premier League and the Bundesliga has quietly begun!

The newspaper believes that among the four teams in the Premier League, in addition to Manchester City, Liverpool's signing luck is the best, and the first place in the group is not a big problem, and Chelsea's signing luck is also good, only Arsenal's signing luck is average, but Arsenal is not a big problem to finish second in the group.

The Times lamented that Manchester City had once again fallen into the Group of Death: Manchester City in the Premier League had once again been drawn into the Group of Death, where they were drawn in Group D with Serie A champions Juventus, Europa League champions Sevilla and Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach, who had been drawn from the Group of Death for the fifth year in a row.

The Times bluntly put it this way: 'Why is it always Manchester City who are injured?' ’

"It's definitely a super death group. Juventus are the champions of Serie A and the runners-up of last season's Champions League, and they are super fighting and have a lot of European experience, and it will not be easy for Manchester City to score points against them. Sevilla FC were last season's Europa League winners and are also a force to be reckoned with, with La Liga teams always having a hard time playing against them. In addition, Borussia Mönchengladbach is arguably one of the two best teams in Pot 4, and Manchester City have been drawn in the same group with Bundesliga sides for five consecutive seasons. Manchester City was drawn into this group of death, not to mention fighting for the first place in the group, even if they want to qualify from the group, I am afraid they will have to toss a lot. ”

Manchester City is in a good mood for Klopp, who is an important rival for Liverpool's inevitable Premier League title, and the Blue Moon is in the group of death in the Champions League group stage, which is bound to distract Manchester City in the Premier League, which is a good thing for Liverpool.

What's more, Klopp himself must admit that Liverpool's Group G is indeed a good signing, and it can be said that no team can really pose much of a threat to Liverpool.

However, as soon as he returned to Liverpool from Monte Carlo, Klopp's good mood was gone!

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