When Group H pulled out Zenit St. Petersburg, the on-site director hurriedly gave the camera to the face of the German Schuster.

Obviously...... His facial expressions are very rich.

In fact, it is normal for Ramos to have this expression, Real Madrid and Juventus, who are back in the Champions League, and Zenit, the winner of the UEFA Cup last season, are completely worthy of the title of 'Group of Death'.

However, it has little to do with Chelsea.

At the same time, the other managers of Group A-G are laughing wildly, especially Pep Guardiola, who has just taken over the position of Barcelona manager, because Real Madrid, who is caught in the group of death, will inevitably not care about the league, which is good news for him who has just taken over as Barcelona manager.

Next up was the award for the best midfielder, with the trio named Ballack, Frank Lampard and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

In fact, there is no suspense after the final three-person shortlist comes out, because of Iello's super performance last season, it is obvious that he will win the best striker and best player awards, but this selection will make Manchester United goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who was second only to Iello last season, a headache for UEFA.

Thereupon...... They borrowed from last season's selection methodology and selected Cristiano Ronaldo, who often plays as a full-back, for the best midfielder.

This would also allow last season's Champions League runners-up Manchester United to have a best prize income.

Sure enough, after the VCR of the three candidates was shown on the big screen, the UEFA president opened the card and said: "The best midfielder is Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United!" ”

The audience applauded, and Iro, who is a good friend of Cristiano Ronaldo, also clapped his hands vigorously.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo did not seem happy, but he made a splash when he delivered his acceptance speech.

He stood on the podium, turned his head to look at the Champions League logo trophy, which symbolizes the best midfielder, and then said helplessly: "Actually, I am not happy to win the best midfielder, because ...... I was born to score goals and the best striker is my goal, but ...... There was someone better than me last season. Speaking of this, his voice changed and his voice was raised twice: "So I will be even better in the new season than in the last season, so as to win the best striker and best player in the new season, thank you!" ”

Cristiano Ronaldo's acceptance speech was not fancy, but it resonated with countless players on the scene, real professional players have a heart to become the strongest, and Cristiano Ronaldo showed his heart that wants to be the strongest on the podium.

But Messi, who came to the convention center with manager Pep Guardiola, disagreed, and in his mind, only he had a chance to surpass Iro.

The rest of the players? Let's practice for a few more years......

You must know that under the leadership of the Argentine Olympic team, he won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing, and ...... What is even more relieving is to defeat the Chinese Olympic team led by Ailuo and climb to the peak.

Coupled with Ronaldinho's transfer from Barcelona to AC Milan a few days ago, the club's management did not hesitate to hand over the vacated No. 10 shirt to him, which is a recognition!

Thinking of this, he instinctively turned his head to look at the Chelsea coach and players sitting in front of him......

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Finally, there was the draw for the fourth-tier teams, and Chelsea's Group A was Cluj from Belgium.

Originally, everyone thought that there was only one death group in group H, but what they didn't expect was that when group D was drawn, the second death group appeared.

In addition to Liverpool's dominance in Group D, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille and Atletico Madrid are all of similar strength and have hopes of qualifying, and if they play well, they may even threaten Liverpool's top spot in the group.

So Benitez's expression is not good-looking.

It wasn't until the last fourth-tier team Borissol was drawn in Group H that the draw for the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League group stage was over.

Group A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, Club Brugge

Group B: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Arnossosis

Group C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk

Group D: Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid

Group E: Manchester United, Valencia, Celtic, Alburg

Group F: Lyon, Bayern Munich, Stars, Fiorentina

Group G: Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kyiv

Group H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St. Petersburg, Borissol

All 32 teams that qualified for the 2008-2009 Champions League have been drawn, followed by the final two awards: Best Striker and Best Player.

There was no difference between this award and last season's Champions League group draw, which was won by Aylo.

Next, it was the players, coaches, guests, and media who focused on the players, coaches, guests, and media - Ielloh, who won the two best prizes, took the stage to give his acceptance speech.

Interestingly, at this time, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi were both sitting straight, their eyes fixed on Iro, who was about to give his acceptance speech.

Of course, only they know their state of mind at this time.

Everyone on earth knows that the peak of current state and strength is Ailo, if you want to become the first person in the world, then you have to catch up with Ailo in individual results and team honors, and in the current world football, there are only two people closest to Ailo - Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi.

Therefore, the on-site director also gave the camera to the faces of the two separately in a meaningful way.

At the same time, Iroh coughed lightly twice, and found that there was nothing wrong with the microphone in his hand, so he raised his head to look at the people in the audience.

In fact, instead of looking at the audience, he looked in the direction of Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi, smiled, and said: "I know that at this moment, my two friends really want to be on this stage next season, but I am here to tell you...... What appears here is only in dreams, because ...... In reality, only I can do this, I'm the first person in football!! ”

Just when there was a noticeable change in the facial expressions of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, Iroh's voice changed: "But...... You can beat me with your own efforts, I'm here! Waiting for your transcendence...... Thank you!! With that, he raised the two best trophies in his hand.

For a while, none of the guests at the scene had reacted.

Because...... Iroh's declaration is too domineering!

The first person in football, waiting for you to surpass.

Finally, the four players who won last season's five best prizes all returned to the stage for a group photo, with Cech, John Terry and Elo taking on Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, meaning that last season's Champions League was dominated by Chelsea players who were ahead of Manchester United across the board.

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The next day, the mainstream European media reported around the draw for the group stage of the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League, which ended yesterday evening.

One of the highlights was Iroh's domineering speech after winning the two best games.

The headline headline of "French Football" reads: Win the best of two again, seek to surpass!

"Yesterday evening at the Grimaldi Convention Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the draw for the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League group stage was concluded, with the exception of the exciting 'Group of Death' in Group D and Group H, the other six groups are all strong and weak, and the teams from the major leagues will likely easily enter the Champions League round of 16 in the new season."

“…… It is worth mentioning that Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup the night before, and won the best four awards again yesterday evening, among which the team's number one star Ai has won the title of best striker and best player in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo? Or Leao Messi, who just took over Ronaldinho's No.10 shirt? Let's wait and see......"

The authoritative German newspaper "Kicker" also said: "...... Last season was arguably one of the best seasons of his career, and it is no surprise that he has won the Champions League Best Striker and Best Player for two consecutive seasons, which is an official recognition of his quality! ”

"This season's Chelsea played a very hard Community Shield match with Manchester United in the absence of Ai, and finally lost 1:2, but in the first game of Ai's return, the whole team seemed to have found their soul, 4:0 cleanly defeated last season's UEFA Cup champion Zenit St. Petersburg, showing the strength to win all the titles in the new season, and I believe that Ai will lead the ambitious Chelsea to the top again!"

The Times, England's most influential homegrown newspaper, has been very clear, siding with Chelsea's side as always, with the headline: Who's in the new season?

"In the blink of an eye, the draw for the 2008-2009 Champions League group stage has ended, which means that the new season of the Champions League is about to begin...... Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who won a Grand Slam last season, and key player Albert Alice both expressed their determination to climb to the top again last week...... However, the Champions League season will be more intense than ever, as Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona have all increased their investment to make the squad even better! Whereas...... Chelsea want to defend their Grand Slam title, so Ai, who has been named 'the first man in football' and 'waiting for you to surpass', will have to take on even greater responsibility......