At the height of The Times' launch in the UK, Cristiano Ronaldo was interviewed by local reporters at the Carrington training base.

Speaking about Iroh's remarks at his press conference at Stamford Bridge yesterday afternoon, he was very generous in his praise for Iroh: "It's good to want to continue to win titles even though you have won them in the past! ”

Then he changed his voice and said with a playful smile: "Then I must remind my good friend that there will definitely be a part of me on your way to the championship, you last season...... Win! This season I am more mature and stronger than last season! I believe...... This season is going to be my Cristiano Ronaldo! ”

Listening to Cristiano Ronaldo's domineering answer, the die-hard fans who watched the team's training near Carrington training base applauded, and at the same time insulted Iro, saying that he was not self-sufficient.

They thought last season's Chelsea were nothing more than luck, and if it wasn't for the last free-kick, where would it be Chelsea to win the Champions League?

So...... They are convinced that Cristiano Ronaldo, who has matured this season, will lead United to win all the trophies they missed last season!

And Cristiano Ronaldo's excellent form was evident from the warm-up matches at the beginning of the season, scoring eight goals in three friendly matches, knowing that the opponent is not a fish belly team, but AC Milan, Bayern Munich and Porto, which are the top teams in Europe.

Although there is a certain amount of water in the warm-up game, there will always be a league, right?

The Community Shield relied on Cristiano Ronaldo's final strike to win the championship, scoring five goals in the first two rounds of the league and leading the scorer list!

Later, Rooney also gave an interview to reporters, he said: "We are more perfect this season, we want to defend all the titles? I can only sue sù Ai, that is... Something impossible! Because all the titles of the new season will belong to the glorious Manchester United! ”

Finally, Sir Alex Ferguson, as head coach, also joined in the fun, but he commented on Mourinho: "Some people just like to talk big and are not afraid to flash their tongues and win all the titles? I laughed and didn't say anything! ”

However...... Instead, the entire Chelsea squad were on a flight to Monaco, where they were due to play in the UEFA Super Cup against Russia's Zenit a day later!

It was the second UEFA Super Cup match that Iello had played, the first being at this time in 2005 against Liverpool.

After a lapse of three years, participating in the European Super Cup again has also attracted the attention of major media.

At the same time, this European Super Cup has also attracted the attention of domestic fans, a week ago unfortunately failed to reach the Olympic final, a week later, Iello came to Monaco Louis II Stadium to start the European Super Cup, many fans realized that this is a transfer game.

Before this game, CCTV also made a simple promotional video to attract the attention of domestic fans.

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The UEFA Super Cup could be Chelsea's first ever European Super Cup trophy, but Jose Mourinho did not include Iello in the starting line-up, as the media had predicted before the game.

So at the beginning of the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, the mysterious Zenit was caught off guard.

Coach Advocaat set up a series of arrangements to mark Iroh before the game were all nullified, you must know that this arrangement was practiced for a whole week, and finally ...... However, because Iroh did not play, he made another change, and the on-the-spot tactical change made the defenders on the field suddenly not know how to defend.

They really want to compete with the World Footballer of the Year and know where they are inferior to each other......

However, it changed because Iroh didn't play.

Add to that the fact that the squad also has a number of Russian internationals, and they reached the last four of the European Championship in the summer, only to lose to eventual champions Spain.

It can be said that ...... Self-confidence is the time to burst.

Therefore, after the start of the game, it was as if the Zenit team, which had been playing hard, suddenly changed as a team.

At the end of the first half, it was 2-0 with Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba scoring a goal each.

It wasn't until the 76th minute of the second half that Iroh had the opportunity to play, but at this time, the players on the field had a significant downward trend in physical fitness, and there was a significant gap with the physically energetic Iro.

After coming on the pitch, he was like a fish in water, scoring a goal and an assist, helping the team to a 4-0 victory over Zenit St. Petersburg, the champions of the 2007-2008 UEFA Cup.

After the game, reporters interviewed Mourinho and asked him why he put Iroh on the bench to see if he could get some inside information.

If it doesn't take long for the old and new madmen to express that they are defending all the champions, there will be a conflict...... Then, the end of the season will be the time to slap in the face.

In particular, the local media in Manchester and Barcelona were the most excited.

But they are all destined to be disappointed, Mourinho said in the mixed zone: "As for why Ai was not included in the starting line-up, there must be a reason, he has just participated in six matches in the Beijing Olympics, and he has just met with the team, he has not yet trained with the team, and his physical reserves are not very ideal, so he ......."

Even though the best player of the match wasn't Eiro, he was warmly welcomed by reporters in the mixed zone.

Being able to win the first championship of the new season, Iroh will answer this question very cooperatively as long as it does not affect his mood.

The next day, Chelsea split into two groups, with the exception of John Terry, Arlo, Frank Lampard and Petr Cech who stayed with Mourinho in Monaco for the 2008-2009 Champions League group stage draw at the Grimaldi Convention Centre in Monte Carlo at 5pm, the rest of the players returned to London under assistant coach Faria to prepare for the third round of the league against Tottenham Hotspur on the 31st.

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At half past four o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th, the representatives of the defending Champions League champions came to the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo, Monaco under the leadership of Mourinho.

In the convention center, Iroh saw Cristiano Ronaldo in a black suit at a glance, turned around to say hello to the head coach and teammates, and walked over.

"Hey, diving guy...... Long time no see! ”

Hearing the familiar voice, Cristiano Ronaldo instinctively turned around and looked over, and then hugged Ailo with his arms very enthusiastically, and said: "You won the championship last season, and this season's championship is mine!" ”

Iroh was also polite, greeted him, and faced Cristiano Ronaldo's remarks, and said: "Hey, then it depends on your real ability." ”

After saying that, he turned around and hugged the little fat man Rooney.

Cristiano Ronaldo saw that Iroh ignored him, rolled his eyes, and punched Arlo directly in the chest, but the latter obviously predicted in advance, and dodged sideways, and then he squeezed his eyebrows at Cristiano Ronaldo and said: "It's been two years, and my skills are still so bad!" ”

"Hahaha...... No, I'm laughing to death! Rooney didn't care that it was public, and put his arm around Iroh's shoulders and laughed.

Because Rooney's smile was so loud, it attracted the attention of many managers and players who arrived early, plus they were all key players in last season's Champions League final, and they also received the most attention, so ...... The reporter's flash flashed as if it were not electric.

After a while, after the Valencia players arrived, Iello also walked over, David Villa and David Silva were on the scene, but the manager changed......

Because of last season's poor results, the new season is managed by Spaniard Unai Emery, who is said to have signed with a small club, and Iroh did not pay much attention to it, but only read the official website of Valencia Sports last month.

After chatting for a while, the time also reached 4:50, and under the appeal of the host of the scene, the head coaches and players of each team sat down according to the pre-arranged positions.

At five o'clock, the draw ceremony for the group stage of the 2008-2009 Champions League and the award ceremony for the best of last season's Champions League were officially announced.

The first award was given to last season's Champions League goalkeeper of the year, which was won by Chelsea's main goalkeeper Petr Cech.

The big screen then listed the seeded teams in eight groups, with Chelsea also taking one seeded spot as last season's Champions League winners, along with Inter Milan, Lyon, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Eight teams from Pot 2 were drawn from each group, with Chelsea in Group A being drawn from AS Roma from Serie A.

One of the most eye-catching was Juventus, who were drawn in Group H, where they were in a group with Real Madrid.

Next up was the award for Best Defender, again to champions Chelsea, with John Terry going to the winner.

After both the first seed and the second team have been drawn, the draw for the third pot team is particularly important, because as long as the strength is outstanding, it will become a group of death, especially Group H, which is the most likely.

The third-tier team drawn to Chelsea's Group A is French side Bordeaux, who are of average quality, if nothing else...... Chelsea will qualify for this season's Champions League.

Really...... When the third-tier teams were drawn from seven groups, Real Madrid manager Schuster's expression was noticeably richer, as the only man left was Zenit, who won last season's UEFA Cup.

Instantaneous, that is to say...... The group of death for the 2008-2009 season appeared.