"Are you really not thinking about playing at Manchester United anymore? There is one day left until the transfer window closes......"

On the periphery of the venue, there was a camera recording such a scene.

Sir Alex Ferguson, the founder of Manchester United's dynasty, was exchanging pleasantries with Ronshit, and the old Scottish man looked a little unwilling.

Through the system, Ronshit has seen the results of the 2012-13 season for Manchester United: they regained their league title from local rivals Manchester City at the end of the season, and then Ferguson retired after 27 years in charge, and the Reds entered a long period of turmoil......

There is no dislike for Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United, and he admires the old man's storied life, but he does not want to join the Red Devils.

In Ferguson's final year, United dominated the Premier League and the league was no longer difficult, and they could have gone far had it not been for the bad luck of bumping into Real Madrid in the first round of the knockout round.

It's just that Lonshit is really tired of joining such a hegemon - if he wants to win the league title with his eyes closed, what is the difference between that and continuing to play for Bayern?

So he once again rejected Ferguson's invitation and shifted the topic to the venue:

"Sir, the ceremony is about to begin."

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In addition to Ferguson, Ronshette met many acquaintances in the venue.

Jose Mourinho, who is in his third year in charge of Real Madrid, Allegri of AC Milan, Mancini of Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti of Paris Saint-Germain, and Mazzari of Napoli, are all opponents he has beaten, as well as teams in the Bundesliga - Jurgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund and Stevens of Schalke 04 (former manager Rangnick was ousted shortly after losing to Bayern...... ）。

The candidates for the best player, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, both sat next to Long Shute, but in fact, everyone knew in their hearts that there was no suspense about this award.

As the lights dimmed, the curtain slowly opened and the ceremony officially began.

The two hosts, CNN's Pedro Pinto and Miss Switzerland Granny Vinig, gave a brief overview of last season's Champions League, and on the big screen behind them, specially created images flashed along with the stirring music, with Lonshette taking up nearly half of the page.

As soon as they saw the name of the host, many Real Madrid fans couldn't help but complain:

"Who said that UEFA and Barcelona are not boring, I am the first to disbelieve it!"

- Pedro, Pinto, are the names of Barcelona's wingers and substitute goalkeepers respectively, Pedro is good at staging stunners in the finals of all competitions, while Pinto is good at imitating the referee's whistle with his whistle when the opposing striker is in an offside position, so as to make the opponent's striker doubt his life......

After that, the captain of defending champions Bayern Munich, Philippe Lahm, walked out with the trophy in hand, placing the honor of European football supremacy in the center of the stage.

Bayern handed over the trophy and a new season began.

In the theme song of the Champions League, the guests in charge of the draw came out one after another - retired players who have always been famous in football have this qualification, and being able to participate in the draw can at least prove the historical status of a player.

The first to appear was one of United's three revived Ballon d'Or, Scottish legend Dennis Law, who is now in his 70s, who was in charge of drawing the first pot.

The goalscoring machine built United's golden age in the 60s with Bobby Charlton and George Best, who won the Ballon d'Or and made the Red Devils' name resounding across Europe, but after leaving Manchester United, he joined local rivals Manchester City, not only was he accused of being a traitor, but he also beat his old club back to the second tier in a crucial derby campaign in his first season, leaving some United fans to turn love and hate him.

The second guest is England legend McManaman, who has lifted the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid, who is also the ambassador of the Champions League this season, and he is in charge of which group each team enters in.

The third, fourth and fifth guests were 1995 Ballon d'Or winner, Liberian superstar and AC Milan legend George Weah, and fellow Milan legend and one of the Dutch Three Musketeers, Black Swan, 1987 Ballon d'Or winner, Luther Gullit, and Juventus legend, 2006 Ballon d'Or winner and captain of the Italian national team, Cannavaro, who were in charge of the draw for the second, third and fourth teams.

Pot 1 seeds are all top teams in national leagues:

Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Porto, AC Milan, Benfica.

There is no shortage of strong teams in the second gear, and the Premier League upstart Blue Moon is a major attraction:

Valencia, Ajax, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St. Petersburg, Schalke 04, Manchester City, Braga, Dynamo Kyiv.

The third pot also has the old lady who has returned to the Champions League after many years, the sudden rise of Paris, and Tottenham with Bale:

Olympiacos, Tottenham, Anderlecht, Juventus, Spartak Moscow, Paris Saint-Germain, Fenerbahce, Lille.

The fourth gear is much weaker:

Borisov, Dinamo Zagreb, Cluj, Malaga, Montpellier, North Zealand, Celtic, Dortmund.

Under the watchful eyes of the global media and football fans, the five football legends finally divided the 32 teams into eight groups after half an hour of hard work.

Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Paris Saint-Germain, Dinamo Zagreb, although Paris is only a third-tier team, they should have no opponents in the group with deep pockets and Champions League grandmaster Carlo Ancelotti.

Group B: Arsenal, Schalke 04, Olympiacos, Montpellier, Arsenal have few problems qualifying, and Schalke also have a good chance of securing a qualifying spot.

Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St. Petersburg, Anderlecht, Malaga, as the runners-up of Serie A, Milan can almost lock up the first place in the group in advance.

Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Tottenham, Borussia Dortmund, this is a group of the super dead in no sense – with Chelsea failing to win last season's Champions League, Spurs in fourth place in the Premier League have not lost their Champions League qualification.

Group E: Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, North Zealand, there is no doubt that the Bianconeri, the champions of Serie A, are in this group.

Group F: Bayern, Valencia, Lille, Borisov, if Bayern don't finish first after six rounds of group play, it will be an absolute defeat for them.

Group G: Barcelona, Ajax, Spartak Moscow, Celtic, Barcelona can take revenge on Ajax, although there are few champions left in this Ajax team......

Group H: Manchester United, Braga, Galatasaray, Cluj, Alex Ferguson always has a big package in the Champions League group stage, and this time is no exception.

The draw ceremony was followed by a short award ceremony.

This time there was only one award, and that was the best player in Europe last season.

Compared to last season, the judges' opinions were much more unanimous:

In the on-site voting of a total of 53 judges, Long Shute directly got 50 votes, Ronaldo and Messi each got one vote with more symbolic meaning than practical significance, and the last vote ...... then choose to abstain.

Looking at the back of Long Shute, who was striding towards the rostrum, Luo Yivote and Mei Yivote, who were sitting in the audience, could only look at each other helplessly.

They both saw the reluctance in each other's eyes.

The new season has begun, and they definitely won't make Lonjute have the last laugh for three years in a row!