After qualifying for the European Champions League, Manchester United made it to the main stage. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, Manchester United's luck was not good, and they were placed in an absolute group of death.

Premier League runner-up Manchester United, Bundesliga runner-up Bayern Munich, Danish First Division champion Brondby, and one team is the famous La Liga champion Barcelona at the moment, the three giants are in a group at the same time, and I don't know what UEFA thinks, if you want to say that there is no cat here, no one will believe that among the six groups of the Champions Cup, the overall average strength of this group is the strongest.

Well, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Spartak Moscow and Austria's Graz are also very strong in Group C, but there is still a certain gap with Group D where Manchester United is located, not to mention that the first place in the group stage of the Champions Cup in this era will be able to qualify steadily, and then all six groups of second place points ranked in the top two can enter the quarterfinals, which means that Manchester United must try to strive for the first place in the group, otherwise even if you are the second in the group, you have to expect the second points of other groups not as high as you, Therefore, the current Champions Cup is far more cruel than later.

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The night before the Champions Cup group stage, the old Edward's estate on the outskirts of Manchester.

"Andy, this is your first appearance in Europe, I don't want to put pressure on you, but I have to tell you that you are the real star in the Champions Cup."

Paul Smith has been making up for it several times in the past three days, and even invited reporters outside the manor to dinner several times, and now it can be said that he is basically familiar with the sport, so now he is talking to Andy and old Edward sitting on the sofa with an impassioned face.

"Of course, I understand, Paul." Andy replied calmly, at the end of today's training, when Andy knew from Alex Ferguson that he would be tomorrow, he excitedly returned home and announced the news to his agent and grandfather.

"Paul, it seems that you really know a lot about European football by now, but I still have a question, how did you still see all those advertising contracts and those invitations that Andy gave you that day, and all of them still end up in the dustbin?"

The old Edward, who was drinking black tea, was also very satisfied with the enthusiasm and attitude of the young man in front of him, and in the few days he lived together, he had witnessed Paul Smith's diligence and his sophisticated dealings with the media, so now he spoke out his doubts that he had been holding back for a few days.

Paul Smith looked at Andy, who was also curious, and the old man with a thirst for knowledge, and said with a smile: "Mr. Edward, first of all, let me explain to you our agent industry, a good agent not only needs to get a better contract for the client in the club, but also needs to expand the market for the client, and even needs to plan for the client's lifelong benefits and solve all kinds of troubles. ”

Paul Smith paused at this point, and then said, "Some brokers are also responsible for financial investments and plans for clients, but Andy has a good father, so I don't need to be responsible for this. ”

After seeing the grandfather and grandson on the other side hearing George's name full of longing, Paul Smith continued: "First of all, I have to say that Andy is a talented athlete, and I am not a teenager as a sports agent, so I believe in my vision, those contracts do not reflect Andy's value at all, they just want to sign Andy for a small price before he becomes famous, and then get greater benefits later, and some of these contracts are not in line with Andy's image, so I still have them." ”

"Mr. Edward, do you think Andy's achievements will end there?" Paul Smith asked the old man who was thinking. …,

"No, of course not, my Andy will be the best star in the world in the future." Old Edward replied without hesitation.

"That's what I think too, so I can't let those garbage contracts ruin Andy's image, I'm going to make Andy the Jordan of football." Paul Smith spoke his ambition at this moment.

"Athletes' careers are very short, the longest is about 20 years, and they want to earn a lifetime of money in these 20 years to make their lives better in the future, so the selection of contracts must be meticulous, less but precise, this is my opinion.

Paul Smith narrated his thoughts, and then looked at Andy, who had been listening, and continued: "Too many garbage contracts will make Andy waste all his time on that, which will affect his football and even affect his life, so the most important thing for Andy now is to play well, as long as he continues to succeed, there are big contracts waiting for him, I very much agree with Mrs. Alina urging Andy to continue to study at Cambridge (Cambridge University) even if he becomes a professional footballer, You must know that sports cannot be engaged in a lifetime, and I have seen more miserable lives after the retirement of sports stars. ”

Andy understood from the words of the agent in front of him why his mother knew that she must continue to study at university after joining Manchester United, even if she slowly completed enough credits, it might take 10 years to get a degree.

"You're right, Paul, I can trust Andy to you now." Old Edward listened to the young man in front of him, and stretched out his hand to take Paul Smith's hand.

"Paul, you can deal with my contract and everything else in the future." Andy also stood up and hugged Paul Smith.

"Rest assured, I'm a business school graduate with a law degree." Paul Smith laughed happily knowing he had been recognized.

The most successful money-grabbing group of the 20th century reached a tacit agreement on this night, and when Andy became a star of a generation, Paul Smith also became the idol of all agents.

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16 September 1998, Manchester, Old Trafford.

In the first game of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United welcomed last season's La Liga champions Barcelona at home.

Goalkeepers: Hesper, Baia, Arnault

Defenders: Puyol, Reziger, Oku, Novo, Abelardo, Sergios, Camarillo

Midfielders: Figo, Pep Guardiola, Xavi, Enrique, Cocu, Giovanni, Cilicse, Rades, Roger

Striker: Sony. Anderson, Rivaldo, Cendon

Take a look at this list of players including the main selection and substitutes, the famous stars on it, unlike Manchester United's current lineup that basically relies on local players to play the world, Barcelona's multinational team has many stars, and they relied on this lineup to beat Real Madrid in La Liga last season.

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"Paul, this is Kelly Brooke, Andy's girlfriend."

"Kelly, this is Paul Smith, Alina's agent for Andy, you know,"

Old Edward and the others were already in the box, and he was introducing the two of them to each other for the first time.

Paul Smith had learned about Andy's somewhat chaotic private life from newspapers and magazines since the day he became Andy's agent, but he still had to applaud Andy's eyes, the girl in front of him was too hot.

After shaking hands and sitting down, Paul Smith couldn't help but feel a little worried about Matthew Knowles's daughter who he cared about very much, but he knew that Matthew's daughter Beyoncé Gisele North was also one of Andy's girlfriends, but the ass decided the head, and now he was Andy's agent, so he quickly ignored the question and talked to Kelly Brooke. …,

Kelly Brooke wore a medium-sized Manchester United jersey with Andy's name and number printed on the back, and the chest of the jersey was propped up by her plumpness, and she was chatting with Paul Smith while wiping her sweat, knowing that she had been surrounded by reporters for a while before entering the box, and her boyfriend's success made her career thriving now.

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In United's dressing room, the noise outside the stadium has been blocked out by the good soundproofing of the home team's dressing room, and the room is now quiet, and the tension and solemnity of the pre-game atmosphere spreads in the air.

Coach Alex Ferguson stood in front of a group of players with a serious face, and all the good boys, whether they were players or substitutes, sat motionless in their chairs and waited for him to speak.

"Boys, how important this game is, I don't think I need to say it now, although we are in the group of death, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, including Brondby in the same group are very strong, but we want to qualify, we can't expect to get second in the group and the second in the group is not as high as us, we have only one goal, that is, to win the group, four years ago we and Barcelona were also in the same group, as a result, we were forced to draw by them at home, but lost 0-4 away, Today is still our home stadium, it is still Barcelona, I want you to use the victory to tell everyone in Europe that we Manchester United are back, we are aiming for the title, do you have confidence!! ”

"Yes, boss, we're going to beat them!"

"We're going to get revenge, we're going to give them a good look!"

Whether it was a veteran player who was on the team four years ago or a newcomer, everyone raised their fists and shouted.

Andy also raised his fists and shouted excitedly, the first time in the Champions Cup and against a giant like Barcelona, he had been hungry and thirsty since last night, and his blood was boiling under the instigation of the coach.

Alex Ferguson nodded in satisfaction, and then the players assigned them tasks, and when they came to Andy, he said: "Andy, Barcelona's defense has always been their weakness, so use your speed and body to rush through them, understand?" ”

"Got it, Coach, I'll do it!" Andy said with fighting spirit.

'Very good, lads, this is our home stadium, there are more than 50,000 of our fans outside, are you going to let them down? Use your attacks to defeat Barcelona!! ”

Alex Ferguson doesn't look like a 60-year-old man at the moment, he is full of passion for his players.

"Attack, take them out!!"

Manchester United's players collectively waved their fists and yelled, they have an unusual desire for the Champions Cup, you must know that among them, many people have not received a weighty collective honor, and some of the old players have won the Premier League twice, but in the World Cup and the Champions Cup, their honors are blank.

So they are eager to prove themselves on this stage, to add a medal to their careers, to make a name for themselves in the Champions Cup.

A group of players with the same goal just followed one after the other, and Andy, who was full of hunger for victory in the middle of the team, and whose resume was even more blank, wanted to be known to everyone in Europe on this big stage.

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