Chapter 1102: Worry
When four of the teams in the second pot of the 2013-2014 Champions League group draw were drawn out of Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, AC Milan and CSKA Moscow, the remaining teams that were not drawn and the group that did not have the second tier of the group gave the audience and the media a huge space for imagination.
In particular, in Group E, where the defending champion Valencia is located, according to the avoidance rules of the same football association in the preparation draw, the second-tier Atletico Madrid is automatically excluded, that is, Valencia's remaining potential group opponents in the draw are Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Schalke 04.
If there is no major speculation in the mainstream European media before the group draw, maybe there is no surprise in this draw, but the problem is that everyone's eyes are on the super death group that is very likely to appear before the game, so ......
After drawing the fourth team in the second pot, UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino drew the fifth team in the second pot of the Theo group, and in front of the eyes of the guests and hundreds of millions of fans, he pulled Paris Saint-Germain out.
Suddenly, the scene was in an uproar.
Because the first team that best matches the new local giants of European football, Paris Saint-Germain, is the defending champion Valencia, and Valencia's Group E has not yet been drawn, so it ...... There is a high probability that both teams will be drawn together.
Five seconds later, the results were revealed.
"Oh my God, is this really providential? Paris Saint-Germain, which has invested a lot of money this summer, actually drew Group E where Valencia is located! The pre-match media imagined that the super group of death will be very likely to appear! Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor exclaimed: "...... You must know that UEFA's favorite mode of drawing is to draw the opponents of the Champions League final last year, and draw Group E of Valencia at Paris Saint-Germain, so don't Dortmund and Manchester City, who have the strength of the seeded teams, have the same chance? ”
CCTV commentator Duan said in surprise: "The media reported before the game, I can't imagine that UEFA will still put Paris Saint-Germain in Group E, will such a draw be a little unsuitable?" ”
BBC commentator Lineker solemnly analyzed: "Could it be that this year's Champions League group draw was leaked out in advance? Otherwise, how could everyone guess the accurate result before the game? ”
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At the same time, the on-site director switched the camera to the head coaches of Valencia and Paris Saint-Germain one after another, and pushed them to the face through technical means.
Judging from his expression, Ancelotti has not changed, and is still a relaxed application, while Paris Saint-Germain coach Blanco is frowning, obviously feeling a great pressure coming.
However, what the live director did not capture was that the corners of Valencia captain Ello's mouth rose slightly, and it seemed that he had been mentally prepared for this draw.
In fact, before the draw for the 2013-2014 Champions League group began, the advanced system had a side quest, and the task was to lead Valencia, a three-time champion, to emerge from the Super Death Group and continue to dominate Europe and stand on top of the world.
It didn't take long for the dust to settle on all eight teams in the second tier, and then the focus of everyone's attention was on the draw for the third tier.
Regardless of whether Dortmund and Manchester City in the third tier can draw Group E, no matter which group they draw, they can form an effective group of death.
But if possible, what everyone wants to see is the Super Death Group.
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Just after UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino introduced the third-tier teams, the guests and the media were in a state of lack of attention, but at this time, the secretary-general drew out Dortmund, one of the strongest teams in the third tier, for a foul of Nono.
It took about two seconds for the scene to react, but because the first round of the third-tier draw only drew the name of the team, not the group order of the team, the reporters and guests who came to the scene could still control their mood.
Therefore, except for Paris Saint-Germain coach Blanco and Dortmund coach Klopp, everyone wants Dortmund to be drawn in Group E where Valencia is located, because as long as Dortmund is drawn to Group E, then this group can be called the Group of Death regardless of who the fourth team in the group is.
"Which group will Dortmund draw from?"
Accompanied by the incitement of the background music, Sky TV commentator Martin Taiti, who was sitting in the commentary seat at the scene, watched the lottery guests and shouted violently: "Oh-My-God, Dortmund actually drew Group E where Valencia is located?" Incredible! It's incredible! ”
At this time, there were other commentators who felt that the draw was incredible, whether they were in the on-site commentary seats or in their home countries, and they all expressed their surprise after being amazed.
CCTV commentator Duan Huo explained objectively after a short period of surprise: "It seems that last season's Champions League final will be repeated, it is really a contest that people are looking forward to, in the new season, we will see Ailo and Feng Xiaoting meet again on the top stage of Europe, and the biggest discovery of this year's Confederations Cup Zhang Xizhe just transferred to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, that is to say...... The history of Chinese football has been refreshed again, and in the same season of the Champions League group stage, there will be three teams with Chinese players competing in the same group, which is really exciting! ”
On the Internet, the draw for the Champions League group for the 2013-2014 season also went crazy in an instant.
At the end of the day, it's still this lottery that's amazing......
As with previous broadcast shots, after Dortmund drew Group E, the on-site director's camera switched to the heads of the three teams' managers, Carlo Ancelotti, Blanco and Klopp, and pushed to close-ups of their faces through technical means.
It is obvious that Klopp and Blanco's facial expressions are much more ugly, and even Ancelotti's more calm report carries a hint of dissatisfaction.
You know, this is the Death Gang!
Only two teams can qualify from a group, and a draw from one of the three strong teams means that one of the teams will be eliminated from the tournament.
Coupled with the fact that the last team in Group E has not yet been drawn, it is easy to guess the pre-match media reports that it will not be three teams competing for two qualifying spots, but four teams competing for two.
Even if Valencia have more quality and consistency, the league has only just begun, Real Madrid and Barcelona are in good form, and there are still two national derbies in the domestic league in the first half of the season.
Valencia's distraction from the group of death in the Champions League group stage will be a bit overwhelming, after all, human energy is limited.
This is also the reason why Ancelotti's expression is a little unnatural, and even frowned.