1103 Fairness?
When Borussia Dortmund, one of the two strongest teams in the third tier, drew Group E where the defending champion Valencia was located, the draw was in an uproar, with all the guests looking at each other, while the reporters in the press gallery frequently pressed the shutter in their hands and aimed at the managers of the three teams.
Obviously, the faces of the three were not good-looking.
The Champions League group stage may not be difficult for Valencia at the moment, as Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund will have a hard time beating Valencia to qualify from the group despite their impressive performances in their respective leagues.
But the problem is that the current La Liga competition is getting bigger and bigger, and there were Barcelona and Real Madrid in the past, and now Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid performance is very eye-catching, which may not have a particularly big impact on Valencia's impact on the championship, but it is enough to affect the final league title.
To sum up, the draw for the 2013-2014 Champions League group stage will end in the third tier, which means that Valencia will have at least seven tough games in the first half - two national derbies and one semi-national derby (Atletico Madrid) + four Champions League super death group stage group stage, and many tough games will have a great impact on Valencia in the new season.
Of course, if only these tough battles will not have much impact on Valencia, but considering that the end of this season is a quadrennial World Cup feast, many players will have reservations in order to be able to participate in the World Cup, which is very bad for the club.
In addition, Valencia is the strongest team in European football in the last three competitions, and it belongs to the existence of public criticism, so drawing the super death group is extremely unfavorable to Valencia, which is why Ancelotti is very dissatisfied.
Paris Saint-Germain has indeed bought a lot of quality players this season, but it is a long way to go for Blanco, because the new signing means that it takes time to run in, and he has just taken over the team, and under all the problems, they actually drew the super group of death in the draw of the Champions League group stage, which is not good news.
In addition, Valencia's strength is not in doubt, and Dortmund is not a persimmon to pinch, and it is no accident that they were able to reach the Champions League final last season, and the Young Guards led by Klopp are no joke......
As for Klopp's concerns, the departure of Mario Gotze this summer will have a very big impact on the team's attack, while Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang will need some time to settle in with the team, and the effectiveness of the new attacking system remains to be seen.
However, what they didn't expect was ...... Even more dissatisfaction is at the end.
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"--Whoa!"
When UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino was the first team to draw in the fourth bracket, the audience was in an uproar again, because the team drawn by Infantino was the strongest team in the bracket - Napoli.
At the same time, the live director gave the camera to the faces of Ancelotti, Blanco and Klopp in a very allegorical way.
Interestingly, the guests and reporters at the scene also focused on these three people, and the meaning they wanted to express was very obvious.
Before the draw ceremony for the group stage of the Champions League, the mainstream media in Europe made an analysis based on the four brackets of the top 32 teams, and the result was a super group of death.
Now that the draw for the three brackets has settled, there has been a prototype of the Super Group of Death, and if the strongest fourth-tier team Napoli joins in, it will be a veritable Super Group of Death, and then Group E of this season's Champions League group stage will be the focus of attention.
"The first team to be drawn was Napoli, the strongest in the fourth tier! Which group will they draw? As the draw guests opened the draw ball made of the Champions League logo, the voice of the commentator Andy Gray became more and more expectant, because deep down, he also wanted to see the emergence of the Super Death Group!
A few tenths of a second later, Andy Gray exclaimed, "Oh-My-God!! I was drawn to Group E????? “
There are not a few commentators who have the same performance as him, because the probability of this lottery appearing is too small, so small that it can be ignored!
But it is this kind of lottery result with a small probability of occurrence that will cause a huge sensation......
It didn't take long for many to suspect that this was a deliberate arrangement by UEFA, and the intention was very obvious, which was to put Valencia to death.
As the saying goes, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, Valencia's performance in the past is too eye-catching, and with the return of Ailo to Valencia, they have monopolized the major championships, which has caused dissatisfaction among many giant teams......
Seeing the results of this draw, many giant teams were secretly relieved, especially the two clubs of Barcelona and Real Madrid, who were crushed by Valencia in the past.
Now they see a chance to turn the tide of battle!
Valencia, who have been drawn in the Super Group of Death, will have to put more effort into the Champions League group stage, otherwise it will have a huge impact on their path to qualification, and according to the schedule prepared in advance, Valencia's two semi-national derbies are likely to be interspersed with six Champions League group games not too long.
So even if Valencia can finally come out of the Champions League group stage, it will definitely affect their performance in the league!
That's what Barcelona and Real Madrid see in hope!
As long as they can hold back Valencia's energy in the Champions League group stage, the league is their chance to turn around!
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The question of the fourth-tier teams in the 2013-2014 Champions League group draw is still being resolved, but all eyes are on Valencia, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli who have been drawn in the same group.
So the next draw is not the focus of everyone's attention.
After the draw ceremony, the reporters who came to UEFA headquarters tacitly rushed in the direction of the managers of the four teams in Group E, so that many big-name managers who came to the scene were treated in the cold.
Know that this has not happened in the past.
But with the advent of the Super Death Group, their attention has dropped to an all-time low.
To get back to the point, for the interview with the media reporters, the tone of the head coaches of the four teams was surprisingly the same, and they expressed their fairness to this draw!!
In fact, it is not only they who doubt the fairness of this draw, but even many other reporters who ask questions have great doubts, but they need the remarks of these managers more to attract more attention and increase the selling point.