The first to be drawn are the 8 teams from the first bracket.

The new Europa League winners Manchester United have been placed in the second tier of eight teams.

Li Liang knows very well that this season's so-called second-tier team list can be called "super luxurious".

In addition to the Red Devils Manchester United, there are also Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Grand Paris, Dort, Manchester City, Sevilla and Porto, so the media has previously believed that there is likely to be a super group of death.

Reason told Li Liang that Manchester United's ideal signing is to be with the first-tier Benfica, Spartak Moscow, and Shakhtar Donetsk.

But his sensibility makes him very keen to meet opponents like Real Madrid, Juventus and even Barcelona and Bayern Munich again.

Although Monaco is also a first-tier seeded team, the Champions League winner, who is completely different from what it used to be, is undoubtedly an opponent that everyone wants to face.

But Li Liang still wants his old club to go further, and he doesn't want to meet Monaco again in the group stage.

The draw for the first tier is very simple, just to determine the group of the seeded team.

The Goalkeeper of the Season award was presented before the draw for the second tier, with veteran Gianluigi Buffon taking the stage to receive the award and give a speech.

Seeing the two 40-year-old veterans Totti and Buffon, who have officially retired, standing on the stage, Li Liang sighed with emotion - what will he look like at the age of 40? Can you stand here?

The second draw began soon, and with a burst of exclamations, the strong dialogue that everyone expected finally appeared-

Manchester United were drawn from Group A with excellent signings, alongside last season's Portuguese champions Benfica.

And Paris met Bayern, Atletico Madrid met Chelsea, and Dort and Real Madrid were in the same group, which made many people on the scene excited.

As the second-tier teams were drawn one by one, the suspense was finally revealed, and Totti opened the last ball with a strained face and unfolded the note and read it out: "Barcelona!" ”

The Roman prince couldn't help but laugh out loud, he squeezed his eyes at Buffon in the audience, and everyone laughed-

Barcelona were placed in Juve's group.

Li Liang was secretly frightened, the two battles between Barcelona and Juventus last season are still vivid, and now they are placed in the same group again, Barcelona has just lost Neymar, can it take revenge?

Once again, the draw came to an end, and the moderator introduced that the next link was to award the strength of the UEFA best midfielder.

Li Liang straightened his clothes and waited calmly, and finally, the host announced that the winner of last season's UEFA best midfielder was Li Liang!

In the cheers and applause of the audience, Li Liang got up.

He first shook hands with Ramos, Buffon, Messi and Ronaldo next to him, and then strode onto the stage.

The big screen behind is accompanied by blood-pumping background music, and Li Liang's wonderful goals in Ligue 1 and the Champions League and the highlight moments appear at the same time, and the applause is getting warmer and warmer!

Li Liang took the trophy, and the host asked, "Congratulations!" Plum!

It's been a fantastic season without a doubt!

Having won the award for the best midfielder in Europe, what do you want to say now? ”

Li Liang suddenly remembered his graduation thesis in college, and in the acknowledgment session, because of the word limit, he had so many people to thank, but he couldn't write them all.

"First of all, I would like to thank my family and my wife for their support, you give me the strength to take on every challenge," he said.

Thank you to my head coach at Monaco Jardim and his team, to Mr. Lippi, Mr. Gaudino, without your trust I would not have been where I am now.

I also want to thank Tony Adams, I couldn't be here today without you.

And Mr. Ancelotti......

And my current manager, Mr. Jose Mourinho, it's really a blessing to have you.

And my teammates at Monaco, you helped me achieve my dream......

And the great opponents I've faced, and you, Leo (Messi), and you, Cristiano......

Thank you all! ”

In the midst of the applause, the host asked, "So what is your goal for this season?" ”

Li Liang thought for a while and replied, "My goal is to continue to stand here next year and answer this question!" ”

Everyone on and off the stage laughed, and then there was even more enthusiastic applause.

Li Liang returned to his seat, Messi, Ronaldo and others once again extended their hands to congratulate him, and then the draw for the third bracket began.

Swiss Super League powerhouse Basel was drawn into Group A where Manchester United is located, and Ramos said enviously: "Lee, your luck is really good! ”

The draw was marked by the fact that Roma were drawn from Group C of Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, while Tottenham were drawn from Group H of Real Madrid and Dort.

This was followed by the award for the best striker of the season, an award that Ronaldo undoubtedly won.

In response to the host's question about his goals for the new season, Ronaldo replied: "My goal has always been the same, which is to win all the titles! ”

After the last round of sampling, the dust settled on the top 32 groups.

Manchester United are in Group A where they are in the fourth pot of the team CSKA Moscow, which Li Liang is familiar with, but in addition to Monaco and Porto, Turkish Super League powerhouse Besiktas, and Bundesliga newcomer RB Leipzig are in Group G.

Li Liang secretly thought that according to such a grouping, it should be logical to break through compared to the Monaco group.

After all the draws, the most exciting moment came, with the introduction of the host, the highlight moments of Ronaldo, Messi and Li Liang's season were played on the big screen at one time.

Ramos whispered to Li Liang: "Li, wait patiently, the moment that belongs to you will come after all!" ”

Cristiano Ronaldo won the award without any suspense, and in the warm applause of the crowd, he got up again and shook hands with everyone one by one and then walked to the stage.

Li Liang looked at Ronaldo's back enviously, and knew in his heart that just leading Portugal to win the European Cup was enough for Ronaldo to get rid of all competitors!

All the links were over, everyone said goodbye one by one, and Li Liang rushed back to Manchester overnight.

In the next day's tactical class, Faria announced the squad for facing Leicester City, and Li Liang was once again named to the 18-man squad.

At Old Trafford on the day of the game, the players of both sides were about to finish their final warm-up before the start of the game.

In addition to Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, Leicester City is the only Premier League team that Li Liang has observed live.

The squads and starters of both sides have been announced, and Li Liang has seen the "drinking brother" Drinker Ward and the German central defender Hut are unable to play due to injury in this game.

Unlike when he felt at Swansea, Li Liang found that the Leicester City players were obviously much more determined!

He knew that this battle would never be easy to fight!

Tang Meng and Lu Yue are conducting pre-match analysis, Lu Yue said: "Manchester United has not only been making great progress in the league recently, but has also been drawn into a group with a very favorable situation in the group stage of the Champions League.

Li Liang also won the title of midfielder of the season, and he recovered quickly, even better than we expected!

This is not only good news for Manchester United, but also a major positive for the Chinese team, which is about to usher in the penultimate round of the group stage of the World Preliminary Tournament!

Today, Li Liang is still on the bench list, whether he can make his home debut at the Theater of Dreams, please wait and see with us! ”