Chapter Eighty-Four: Cup Champion = Favorite to Qualify?

The FA Cup winners and the Turkish Super League runners-up are in the same group, and according to this trend, the most terrifying group of death in this Europa League is about to be released.

Although the teams in Pot 3 and Pot 4 are weak, they are in the name, the Israeli league champion Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the Dutch Cup champion Vitesse......

If you don't pay attention, three champions and one runner-up are divided together, this rhythm is simply cool and crooked!

Some neutral and not afraid of big things are expected to have such a result. But for the Chinese fans who watched the draw ceremony purposefully, their hearts were clenched at the moment, their fists clenched slightly, and they kept thinking silently in their hearts.

In case Vitesse is drawn into this group......

No! Don't!

……

Lashkar and Wen Zhihao joked: "Hey, Wen! Group A is interesting, you say we are going to be drawn ......"

"Milot, you really can't control this crow's mouth, I don't mind sewing your mouth up!"

Wen Zhihao had the urge to beat Rashkar. This guy, why don't you want something good! I don't care if I win this group, can you handle it?

What, you can?

You can do it!

As the draw gradually deepened, the top two teams were placed in turn, and most of the attention on the scene and in front of the TV was on Group A.

With the exception of Group A, the other groups are relatively strong and weak, with only Manchester United and Fenerbahce in a group with uncertain prospects and the most likely group of death.

At the beginning of the third round of the draw, Marchetti stirred the small balls in the third bucket, paused deliberately, grabbed the small ball at the very edge, and slowly opened it, glancing at the English on the note with his spare eyes, and a faint smile appeared. Then a deliberate pause word by word announced: "FSV Mainz 05!" ”

Bundesliga powerhouse Mainz joins Group A!

As soon as Marchetti finished speaking, the whole hall was full of exclamations, and a certain camera brother at the scene was so surprised that the machine fell to the ground. The audience in front of the TV clearly heard the live sound of "bang".

At this time, the hardest pressed were the officials of Fenerbahce Club. The FA Cup winners and the Bundesliga powerhouses are caught between the front and back, and it is already difficult to fight for the right to qualify.

Jiayuan in the Beijing studio was completely shocked by this group: "Oh! This year, Group A seems to be going to stage the Three Kingdoms Killing, the two five major league teams plus the runner-up of the Turkish Super League, and the fourth-tier team can basically be announced the death penalty in advance! ”

At the Vitesse base, the team members were talking in twos and threes, and when Castenio turned his head, he actually found Wen Zhihao leaning back in his chair, closing his eyes and dozing off!

Nima! The heart is really big, I can still sleep at this time, brother, I will give you a wave of 666.

All the players who noticed Wen Zhihao were convinced.

But at this time, if you can really sleep, you are not pretending, you are really stupid.

Wen Zhihao's heart is already upside down, and the fate of his team is about to be revealed, he is just using this way to hide the tension in his heart.

As long as it's not that group, it's all easy to say.

"Now the fourth draw is about to begin, what is the fate of Vitesse, which the majority of Chinese fans are most concerned about, there will be a result in a few minutes!"

Countless Chinese fans felt their hearts beat faster, and at the same time, they silently chanted the blessing of the Bodhisattva in their hearts.

"Now for the fourth round draw! Marchetti takes a ball from the last bucket, who will it be......"

Jia Yuan deliberately increased the tension, and the hearts of the fans were raised two more points.

β€œVitesse!” Marchetti's voice was heard clearly in the ears of everyone on the scene and in front of the television.

Chinese fans smiled wryly, they really responded to the saying, what are you afraid of!

"Oops! It's the last thing we want to see. Vitesse was caught in the siege of the top three. With Vitesse in the game, A form is the most watched group in this year's Europa League, with two cup winners and one league runners-up competing for two group places. Lu Manman, Wen Zhihao, Vitesse, come on! ”

Jiayuan spoke the hearts of the majority of Chinese fans.

Wen Zhihao slapped the table violently, his eyes were murderous, and he glared at Rashka: "Milot, if you are a man, you dare to do it." You seem to have said something......"

Looking at Wen Zhihao's gradually clenched fists, Rushka suddenly became agitated, and hurriedly waved his hand to deny: "No, no!" I didn't say anything! ”

Lashkar wanted to slap himself twice. If you want to do this, I'll just talk about it! God, your old man's good deeds don't show his spirit, why are you so powerful at this time? Pit!

"Huh? Let's go, let's go to the training ground and talk about life. "Wen Zhihao obviously refuses to let Rashka go, and he must teach this guy a lesson.

"I ...... I...... Ouch, I suddenly have a stomachache, I can't hold it anymore, I can't hold it anymore! ”

Lashka said as he took out the speed of a 100-meter flyer and rushed out of the lounge, Wen Zhihao and Fan Xiaowolf squatted on the ground with laughter.

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The next day, the Europa League draw made headlines in all the mainstream media in Europe, with almost all the media spotlight on Manchester United's Group A, with the British newspaper The Guardian chanting that Manchester United had been drawn, and the German and Turkish media all claiming that Mainz and Fenerbahce would fight to qualify for another group.

And Vitesse was selectively ignored by these media, in terms of strength, Vitesse is indeed very much like a fish belly that came to "send warmth" to the other three teams.

Even the Dutch media did not have much hope for the Europa League newcomers, and even took the initiative to show weakness, as long as Vitesse was not abused in the tragedy.

It seems that this part of the declining public opinion occupies an absolute advantage, but the bookmaker has gone sideways, and unexpectedly came to a "non-mainstream".

On the weekend when the national leagues continued as usual, the famous European bookmaker William Hill offered the odds for each group to qualify. Manchester United leads Group A with an absolute advantage of 1 to 1.5, and what shocked everyone is that Vitesse, who is not optimistic about almost all the media, actually beat Mainz and Fenerbahce to rank second, with odds of 1 to 3.5.

In the eyes of the bookmaker, the fish belly, which was looked down upon by everyone, has become a favorite to qualify, which almost makes the face of most of the mainstream European sports media crackle.

The media in the countries where these teams are located immediately fell into a war of words. The German media and the Turkish media have accused William Hill of not hesitating to come up with such a gimmick in order to attract everyone to bet, which is a serious violation of the facts. Optimism has also emerged within the Dutch media. It means that strength does not mean everything, and there is a possibility called a miracle.

And Sean Coletta, a columnist for ESPN, gave a somewhat nonsensical statement: Manchester United and Vitesse are both champions of their respective domestic cups, and it is entirely possible to be the top two in these two groups.

Rational media in Germany, Turkey and even the Netherlands have said this claim is not credible.

Is this the so-called mystery? Is a cup winner equal to a favourite?

PS: You may think that I have forgotten the Dutch Super Cup before the season, but I am very responsible to tell you here, no!

The purpose of the plot development of this book is closely related to the protagonist, and the Dutch Super Cup is not necessary to connect with the protagonist's growth, so it is automatically ignored.

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