294. Unexpected awards

On August 28, 2009, the draw for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League was officially held at the Grimaldi Convention Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco!

First of all, before the start of the meeting, UEFA President Michel Platini took the stage and said that he would welcome more teams to join the Champions League, which attracted a whisper of scolding from the managers of some small and medium-sized teams.

Later, Platini announced the start of the draw for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League group. The first is the award for last season's Champions League goalkeeper of last season, including last year's Champions League champions Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdés, last year's Champions League runners-up Manchester United's team, and last year's Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina.

Truth be told, in last season's UEFA Champions League, the best goalkeeper was Manchester United's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who was thought he deserved a big prize. But people know in their hearts that this guy shouldn't be able to win this award, who calls the Barcelona team the champion.

However, Zuihou's result surprised everyone, and it was the Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar who they watched to win the award for the best goalkeeper in the Champions League last season, and Van der Sar himself was very excited, and he didn't expect that after this guy came to power, he was so excited that he talked a lot before going down.

Next is the first round of draws, and this round of draws is not tense at all, because it is just a sequence for the first tier of teams. Bayern Munich, the first Bundesliga giant, are in Group A, Manchester United, the second, are in Group B, AC Milan, the third, and Chelsea, the fourth, are in Group D.

Qiu Ze's Liverpool team was the fifth to be drawn, they were drawn in Group E, the sixth was drawn from the defending champion Barcelona, they were drawn in Group F, the seventh was drawn from Sevilla, they were drawn in Group G, and the zuihou was drawn out of Arsenal, they were in Group H.

The seeding teams in the first tier are sorted, and the next draw is exciting. Now there are mixed dragons like Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Juventus lurking in the second tier, and the managers of the first tier teams are praying that they will not be so unlucky and draw these damn three teams.

However, before the second round draw, there is one more award to be awarded, and that is last season's Champions League best defender award. The three nominees for this award are Gerard Pique, last year's UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United's Patrice Evra, last year's UEFA Champions League runners-up, and Chelsea's John Terry, who were last year's Champions League semi-finalists.

Of the three, John Terry was the most vocal in the Champions League last season, so at Zuihou he deservedly won the award for best defender. Terry was happy with this, because he didn't expect him to win the award.

After the announcement of this award, the atmosphere at the scene was tense to the extreme, because the second round of the draw was about to begin. It's one of the most exciting moments, because it's the strength of the teams in this class.

The managers of the first and second gears sitting below were very nervous at this time, and they couldn't help but sit up straight. Qiu Ze, who was beside Benitez, was also unusually quiet at this time, his eyes staring closely at the stage.

Because the group draw is based on the principle of avoiding teams under the same football association, and the second round of the draw is the second team in Group A, so the German team in the second bracket should be avoided, but there is no German team in this bracket, and these eight teams should all be involved in the draw.

Now Bayern Munich's head coach Van Gaal is very nervous, there are such difficult bones as Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Juventus in the second tier, he doesn't want to draw these teams at all, and the managers of these three teams also think the same.

It was at this time that the second team in Group A was formed, and he was one of the three teams that Van Gaal did not want to draw - Juventus. When they saw the signing, Van Gaal and the Juventus manager both scolded and lamented their bad luck.

Juventus were hell-bent on drawing Sevilla, but unfortunately they were so unlucky, really, very badly. At this time, the head coaches of other teams in the first gear were collectively relieved at this time, and the first thunder was discharged.

Then came the tension as the second team from Group B was drawn from the second team in Group B, which was seeded Manchester United, and because all four teams in the Premier League were first-tier teams, they had nothing to shy away from.

Alex 61 Ferguson and the managers of Real Madrid and Inter Milan were also nervous at this time, they didn't want to draw opponents from each other, they prayed in their hearts. And the managers of other teams in the first gear are praying that Manchester United will draw these two mines.

Soon, the second team in Group B was drawn, and he was CSKA Moscow from Russia. Alex 61 Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief, Manchester United had good luck, very good. The strength of this team in the second tier is relatively low, which is a very good signing.

Next is the second team in Group C, the seeded team in Group C is AC Milan, and Inter Milan in the second tier will naturally avoid it. Therefore, among the remaining five teams, AC Milan has a 1 in 5 chance of drawing Real Madrid, which is very small.

Everyone at AC Milan thought they wouldn't be so unlucky and had to draw Real Madrid. Real Madrid also thinks the same, they don't think it will be so unlucky. However, God played a joke on them, and the third team to be drawn out of the second tier was Real Madrid.

Suddenly, AC Milan and Real Madrid were dumbfounded, they were really unlucky to get home, they actually hit, and another thunder was discharged, and now there is only one thunder left. Who could this Zuihou's unlucky bastard be? Everybody's guessing,

Next up is the second team in Group D, the seeded team in Group D is Chelsea, and there is no need to avoid the teams in the second tier, Chelsea can draw Inter Milan. Of course, the Liverpool team also wanted the Chelsea man to help them get rid of the thunder, but unfortunately the Chelsea were lucky enough to draw Porto, and Inter Milan remained in the second tier of the team.

Now the head coach of the Liverpool team, Benitez and the fans of the Liverpool team, are nervous, they now have a good chance of drawing the thunder of Inter Milan, Qiu Ze and Benitez are also very nervous, Benitez is even a little difficult to breathe.

And at this time, the second team in Group E was also drawn, which was France's Lyon. Benitez and Qiu Ze relaxed at this time, it was not Inter Milan, and it was fine now. The Liverpool team escaped a catastrophe.

The Liverpudlian people are relaxed, but the people behind are even more painful, and now their chances of winning this thunder are getting bigger and bigger, and their hearts are hanging.

Next up is the second team in Group F, the seeded team in Group F is the defending champion Barcelona, Real Madrid in the second pot has been drawn, and there is no Spanish team in the second pot, so there is no need to avoid it.

Now Barcelona have a choice between Inter Milan, Rangers and AZ Alkmaar, which is a better chance. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Inter Milan coach Jose 61 Mourinho were nervous.

It was at this time that the second team in Group F was drawn - Inter Milan. Pep Guardiola and Jose 61 Mourinho both complained and exclaimed, neither of them expected them to meet directly in the group stage.

Pep Guardiola is really innocent in his heart, he really didn't expect this third thunder to be stepped on by him, it's really moldy, he hopes that their luck can be better when they are in the third team.

After that, the second team in Group G was drawn out of Glasgow Rangers, and the second team in Group H naturally also came out, which was Alkmaar of the Netherlands.

With the draw for the second-tier teams completed, the next step is to award the best midfielder in last season's Champions League. The three finalists are last year's UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona midfielder Xavi, last year's UEFA Champions League semi-finalist Liverpool's Qiu Ze and last year's UEFA Champions League semi-finalist Chelsea's Frank Lampard.

Of the three, the best performer is, of course, Qiu Ze, who can almost overwhelmingly finish off Xavi and Frank Lampard. In everyone's opinion, Qiu Ze definitely deserves this award 100%, and according to the previous selection criteria for the best goalkeeper and best defender, Qiu Ze will definitely win.

The reporters at the scene all focused their cameras on Qiu Ze, but the award presenters above announced that the winner was Barcelona midfielder Xavi, which made everyone's eyes broken, and some guys even exclaimed on the spot: "How is this possible?" ”

Even Harvey, who won the award, showed an unusually surprised expression, he himself did not expect that he would win this award, which was too unexpected for him. However, Zuihou Xavi still walked on the podium, but everyone could tell that there was no smile on his face.

And in the award speech, Harvey also said that he really didn't expect him to win this award, and in his opinion, Qiu Ze deserved this award. However, Zuihou Xavi still thanked UEFA, and some superficial work still needs to be done, otherwise maybe UEFA will give Barcelona and him small shoes?

Qiu Ze was also surprised by this result, but his face did not show it. However, without winning this award, he still has something incomprehensible in his heart, really. If it weren't for the best goalkeeper and the best defender in front of him who was selected according to who played the most, Qiu Ze would not be so incomprehensible.

In UEFA's eyes, his performance in the Champions League last season was not as good as Xavi's? If the UEFA people really think so, then Qiu Ze really wants to ask these guys at UEFA: Do you know football?