It was 8 o'clock in the evening, and the draw for this season's Champions League group had begun.

The process of the Champions League group draw ceremony is fixed, first the Champions League qualifying play-off highlights are broadcast on the big screen on the spot, and then it is clear that some football celebrities or former football superstars will serve as the draw guests, draw teams of various grades, and then enter the group one by one. Finally, there is the award ceremony of the European Golden Globe Awards.

Of course, the first and last have nothing to do with Atletico Madrid – the fourth-placed finishers in the league last season qualify directly for the Champions League and do not have to play in the Champions League qualification play-offs. As for the awards, hey, they played in the Europa League last season, so this award has nothing to do with them.

After some live events and performances, it's time for the draw ceremony. The celebrity invited by UEFA this time is Portuguese superstar and former Real Madrid player Luiz. Figo.

Figo is a well-deserved superstar in world football and a representative of Portugal's golden generation. He has won both World Footballer of the Year and European Footballer of the Year.

The draw went smoothly, and soon, Figo picked out the balls with the club's name written on them, and the first-tier teams were quickly announced.

Porto, Arsenal, AC Milan, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United are all unsurprisingly in the first tier.

This round of the draw did not cause much reaction on the spot, everyone knows very well that only the first round of the draw is not to see anything, whether there will be a group of death, it depends on the teams drawn in the last two rounds.

The draw for the second round was also quickly over, and the teams in the second pot were also grouped separately.

"Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kyiv; Group B: Arsenal, Schalke 04; Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St. Petersburg; Group D: Manchester City, Real Madrid; Group E: Chelsea. Shakhtar Donetsk; Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia; Group F: Barcelona, Benfica; Group G, Manchester United, Braga. ”

The grouping of the first and second bracket teams came out, and the representatives of most of the clubs on the scene looked as usual, of course, the expressions of the managers of Real Madrid and Manchester City were not very natural, although the latter is not a recognized giant team in the Europa League, but a large amount of money has been injected in recent seasons. The team has brought in a lot of strong players, and there are many stars in the team like Aguero, Yaya, Toure and Kompany, which can be regarded as a very strong player. Put these two teams in the same group and there is bound to be a battle between them. What's more, the group is not over yet, and who knows if there will be any teams with good quality to be placed in Group D again. There are only two places to qualify from the group, and if two more strong teams disrupt the situation, only God knows who will qualify in the end.

Arguably. Group D already has the prototype of the Group of Death.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, football circles, and it is also a small society. Among them, there are all kinds of life, but it is not enough for outsiders.

The coaches of the various clubs chuckled and talked to their players, some sat in their positions with their eyes closed, and some of the teams in the third and fourth tiers that had not yet been divided were restless in their seats. Worried that their team would be placed in a strong group, others threw mocking glances in the direction of Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Simeone's expression was calm, but his fists were clenched. but betrayed his heart. Atletico Madrid is a third-tier team, although the teams in the same league will not be in the same group, but the quality teams like Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax have not yet appeared, and who knows if they will end up being placed with themselves. It is very easy for the seeded team in the first gear to get the appearance place, and the remaining one qualifying place, if so many strong teams coax it, can they grab it, and finally break through, only to ask.

No matter what the thoughts of the people sitting below were, the lottery ceremony continued in order.

"Paris Saint-Germain, Group A!"

"Olympiacos, Group B!"

With Figo's actions, all teams have a final destination, and Simeone's biggest concern has finally been revealed.

"Atletico Madrid, Group C!"

Simeone breathed a sigh of relief as the ball with the name of Atletico Madrid was placed in the box where Group C was located. To be in Group C is a good result. AC Milan may be the traditional giants of the European stage, but in recent seasons, the Rossoneri have been in decline, and their performances in the league and in Europe have not been satisfactory, Simeone believes that his team still has the quality to wrestle with the opponent. As for the other opponent, Zenit St. Petersburg from Russia, Simeone ignored - the Russian team has never been the protagonist of the European stage, and this opponent is not to be feared.

The Porto manager's face became extremely gloomy after Paris Saint-Germain were placed in Group A. The three teams that have been identified in this group are almost the same in quality, Dynamo Kyiv is a regular in the round of 16 in European football, while Paris has a superstar like Ibrahimovic and is an upstart in Ligue 1, and almost all three teams have the possibility of qualifying and all have the possibility of elimination.

This was destined to be a chaotic group, and the first group of death was born.

Of course, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho mumbled unhappily after Ajax was placed in Group D, looking like he was venting his frustration.

Manchester City, Real Madrid, Ajax, three strong teams are placed in the same group, and it is a veritable group of death.

It's no wonder Mourinho is so upset.

But that's not all, when the fourth-tier team was drawn, Mourinho almost couldn't hold back and broke out directly.

Bundesliga powerhouse Borussia Dortmund have also been placed in Group D!

Dortmund's strength goes without saying, under Klopp's tutelage, this is an opponent that the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich can't gnaw on, and most importantly, in recent seasons against Bundesliga teams, Real Madrid has basically not had the upper hand.

“****！ Shady! ”

Mourinho shouted angrily in a low voice, and the Real Madrid staff on the side looked embarrassed, but they could only endure to appease the manager's emotions.

Not to mention them, the Manchester City coach and the Dortmund coach also have a gloomy look. I scolded all the UEFA in my heart, this Nima dares to play us to death, just such a group, if you are not careful, you will be eliminated!

With the exception of Group A and Group D, the other six groups did not have a group of death, a result that pleased most managers, so after a long sigh of relief and lamenting their good fortune, they cast sympathetic or gloating glances at the managers of several teams in Groups A and D.

Simeone was completely relieved, with the final team in Group C being Anderlecht. This opponent is last season's Belgian league champions, and although the strength is good, it does not pose much of a threat to Atletico Madrid.

Simeone, who thought he had drawn a lot, looked at Mourinho with a sad face, not to mention the comfort in his heart, he grinned, showed a smile that he thought was very friendly, and stretched out his body in front of Mourinho in the front row: "Hey, man, you're a little unlucky." Several teams in Group D are very good. But I'm still very optimistic about your team, after all, your department is the best team of the century in world football! I don't have to say, I qualified steadily! ”

Qin Shou and Gabi were made to cry and laugh by Simeone's sudden play, it turned out that this coach who usually does not smile is serious. There are still such childish times.

Mourinho was already in a bad mood, and when he was provoked by Simeone like this, his mood was even more uncomfortable, and he glared at Simeone. With a cold snort, he twisted his head to the side.

Simeone didn't care, and happily pulled his head back. sat back in his seat, that look, tsk, the whole villain can be described.

"Hey, Qin, your sign is good."

When the scene was noisy, Walcoat came out of nowhere and greeted Qin Shou and the others.

"Thanks, Theo, your signing is good." Qin Shou replied with a smile.

Arsenal's grouping is indeed good, with few teams in Group B being able to give them too much trouble on their way to qualify.

That's why Walket was in the mood to come over and chat with Qin Shou and fart at this time.

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After the draw ceremony, it was up to last season's European Ballon d'Or ceremony.

The award was eventually won by Barcelona's Andres Iniesta, who became the second player after Messi to win the award with 19 votes ahead of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's 17.

Andres Iniesta on the podium was the center of attention, with all eyes, cameras and lights on him, making the Spanish midfield maestro look radiant.

And Qin Shou, who was sitting in the audience at this moment, in addition to applauding and saluting the strong, only had the slightest ripple in his heart, and he imagined that one day he could also stand in the center of the stage and become the focus of the world's attention.

It's just that he doesn't know that this fantasy of his has become a reality in the near future.

After all the activities were over, Qin Shou also said goodbye to Walcott and Arsene Wenger, and embarked on the return journey with Atletico Madrid coach Simeone and teammate Gabi.

The journey of the new season has just begun, and he and his team still need to continue on the road to victory.

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Attached is the 2011-2012 Champions League group list:

Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kyiv, Paris Saint-Germain, Dinamo Zagreb;

Group B: Arsenal, Schalke 04, Olympiacos, Montpellier;

Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St. Petersburg, Atletico Madrid; Anderlecht;

Group D: Manchester City, Real Madrid, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund;

Group E: Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, North Zealand;

Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, Borisov;

Group G: Barcelona, Benfica, Spartak Moscow, Celtic;

Group H: Manchester United, Braga, Galatasaray, Cluj.

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