"Audience friends, in about 5 minutes, the draw for the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League group stage will officially begin......"

In the CCTV 5 studio, the host He Wei sat as before.

The two guests beside him, Yan Qiang and Xu Yang, were relatively relaxed.

He Wei said casually:

"The picture in front of me has just captured Long Shute, he and Cruyff are walking on the red carpet together, two generations of kings, one old and one young, which immediately attracted the attention of countless cameras......"

Xu Yang explained:

"Both of them are legends of Ajax, so they have a very good relationship with each other......

Yan Qiang couldn't help but quip:

"A 23-year-old legend? Xu Yang: Your explanation will definitely attract complaints, is it good? ”

Several people laughed, and then continued to talk nonsense without a word.

It wasn't until the screen turned to the palatial interior of the council hall that they gradually stopped chatting.

"As in previous years, in addition to the draw for this season's Champions League, the best player officially selected by UEFA last season will be announced at the end, and this award will also be selected between Lonshette, Ribery and Messi," He Wei forcibly shook off his burden, "Although the previous call was high, whether Lonshette can win the award of the best European player for three consecutive years is also a highlight of this ceremony......

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"Hey, dragon, long time no see."

Ribery put his arm around Ronshette:

"I've eaten bananas too, how about it, brother enough, right?"

"Enough ......"

Long Shute laughed and pushed away the scarred face in front of him, which became more and more terrifying the more he looked at it.

Ribery pouted:

"I didn't want to come here to be your foil at all, but I was afraid that your soul was fragile and I couldn't bear it, so I reluctantly gave you a show, how about it, enough brother, right?"

"Enough ......"

Long Shut never knew that the Frenchman, who had been his teammate for two years, had so much nonsense, and in order to stop Ribery's big mouth, he quickly changed the subject:

"The host is out!"

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The host did come out.

CNN's famous host Pedro Pinto and Miss Switzerland Granny Vinig walked out slowly.

On the huge screen behind the stage, a beautifully crafted documentary begins.

Unlike the simple highlights of the past, UEFA has put a little more thought into it this year.

In the picture, a man strides into a splendid and magnificent palace and wanders through a long gallery of art.

He paused in front of the paintings, which then showed key images from last season's Champions League.

It is no surprise that superstars such as Long Shute, Ribery, Messi, and Ronaldo have become the protagonists of the picture, especially Long Shute.

When Franck Ribery set up Arjen Robben for the final goal of the Champions League final, the scene was frozen in celebration with the entire Bayern team toasting.

The lights in the hall became bright again, and McNeil, who had led Scottish powerhouse Celtic to the Champions League trophy, walked into the draw ceremony with the trophy in hand, and the ambassador of this year's Champions League, Luis Figo, also took the stage.

There are also three guests are John Cruyff, the grandfather of the Dutch football saint and Lonshit, England's only Ballon d'Or winner in the 21st century, Michael Owen, a former teenager chasing the wind, and Paulo Sousa, another Portuguese legend who has played for Benfica, Dortmund, Juventus, Inter Milan and many other giants (is now the head coach of Tianjin Quanjian).

With five guests, plus UEFA bald secretary general Gianni Infantino and competition director Marchetti, a group stage draw ceremony can only be successfully completed with the joint efforts of seven bigwigs.

"First of all, let's talk about the classification of the 32 teams."

He Wei did not specifically translate the lottery rules in Infantino's mouth, but analyzed it at his own pace:

"Pot 1 teams include: defending champions Bayern Munich, two La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, Premier League top three Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, as well as Portuguese Super League giants Porto and Benfica.

There is also no shortage of giants in the second pot: Juventus, a gradually resurgent Bianconeri, Atletico Madrid, which has emerged in recent years and formed a strong situation with Real Madrid and Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke 04, Marseille, CSKA Moscow, French upstart Paris Saint-Germain, and AC Milan, where Lonjut is located.

The teams in Pot 3 are not bad: last season's Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund, Zenit St. Petersburg, Premier League upstart Manchester City, Eredivisie five-time champion Ajax, Swiss champion Basel, Greek hegemon Olympiacos, Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray, and Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen.

Pot 4 may be a little unfamiliar to everyone: FC Copenhagen, Napoli, Anderlecht, Celtic, Bucharest Stars, Plzen Victory, Real Sociedad, Vienna Austrians. What do the two directors think about this draw? Or rather...... Is it possible to form a group of death? ”

"Very likely," Xu Yang, who has always only spoken a little soup, let go rarely, "Considering that there are four strong teams in the second gear, Juventus, Milan, Paris, and Atletico Madrid, and there are also strong teams such as Manchester City, Dort, Ajax, and Bayer Leverkusen in the third gear, and there are mainstream league teams such as Napoli and Real Sociedad in the fourth gear, theoretically speaking, it is indeed possible to form multiple groups of death......

Yan Qiang ridiculed with the mentality of watching the excitement and not thinking it was a big deal:

"For example, Bayern, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Napoli, or Real Madrid, Paris, Dort, Napoli, or Manchester United, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad, are definitely the group of death."

He Wei was even more desperate than he thought:

"We can arrange it like this, Bayern, Milan, Ajax, and then any team in Pot 4, what do you think?"

Xu Yang, who had commented a lot of Longshute competitions with him, immediately reacted:

"You guy, you are so hateful!"

His pick of opponents...... But they are all Longshute's old clubs!

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While the narrator was chatting, the draw was progressing gradually.

Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad.

Although Alex Ferguson has retired, no one thinks such an opponent would pose an actual threat to United, after all, he has left his successor, David Moyes, a Premier League champion.

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Copenhagen.

Galatasaray and Copenhagen 100% can only give the big two a score......

Group C: Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos, Anderlecht.

Although Benfica is the first team, his strength is not necessarily stronger than the bottom three, and even the weakest Anderlecht may not be able to beat his opponent 100%.

Group D: Bayern, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Plzen Victory.

After two consecutive seasons in the group stage, Manchester City may have to make a breakthrough this season, and Bayern Munich will be watching to see if new manager Pep Guardiola can continue Heynckes' strong results.

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke 04, Basel, Bucharest Stars.

Jose Mourinho, who is back at the Bridge, will not let the accident happen, and Schalke is also significantly better than the latter two opponents, so there may be no suspense in this group.

Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli.

The first three were placed in the same group in the 2011-12 season, and they are all too familiar with each other, and this time they met again, of course, there was a grudge and revenge.

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St. Petersburg, Vienna.

In recent years, three rookies have emerged in European football, namely Dort, Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, the first two teams can call for wind and rain in their respective leagues, but they have repeatedly failed when they have just entered the Champions League, especially in their first season in the Champions League, all of them were eliminated in the group stage, will Atletico Madrid's performance be different?

Staying in the final group H maximizes the hopes of the three commentators:

Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic.

"Barcelona and Milan have met in the Champions League for three consecutive seasons, and one has to wonder if the draw process was ...... to be admired"

Xu Yang accidentally blurted out, and then he quickly covered his mouth.

He Wei didn't pay attention, but happily analyzed:

"Ronshit is back at Ajax after many years, and I wonder what the fans at the Amsterdam Arena will do with him, a legend of the club?"

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Seeing this result, everyone felt a burst of inexplicable excitement.

Even Messi, who was sitting in the audience, felt a burst of heat in his body.

In the first half of the year, he missed half of the season due to injury, which directly led to Barcelona's collapse in the clash with Bayern.

Although he also admits that the dominance shown by Ronshette last season was quite terrifying, if he had not been injured at the time, Bayern would never have destroyed Barcelona so easily!

This time in the group stage, Barcelona and AC Milan met again, which is Messi's best chance to prove himself!

He will never let last season's shame happen again!

Just as Messi clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind, UEFA President Michel Platini had already stepped onto the stage.

The Frenchman first glanced apologetically at his fellow countryman Ribery, then lifted the bizarre trophy, which symbolizes the best player in Europe, flipping it 180 degrees to reveal the name engraved on the back:

“LONG-SHUTE。”

For the third year in a row, Lonjut has won the honor of the best player in Europe!