After the end of the Second World War, there was a full-scale revival of football around the world, but there were very few exchanges between national teams and competitions at club level. At this time, the Frenchman Gabriel. Arnold came up with the idea of creating the European Club Cup.

Forty-five years have passed since the first edition of the Champions League.

During the European Champions Cup, I don't know how much has changed. With more teams, several name changes, and a repeat change in the format, it can be said that the European Champions Cup has changed in the past 50 years.

The only thing that remains constant is that the European Champions Cup is the highest honour for European clubs.

In this book of honour, Real Madrid is unbeatable. Including winning the European Champions Cup last season, Real Madrid has won eight Champions League titles. It can be said that in the Champions League, the highest honor of European clubs, Real Madrid can look down on almost all European clubs.

It is precisely because of Real Madrid's outstanding record in the Champions League that Real Madrid has become the best club in Europe in the 20th century.

Of course, by now, the important surname of the Champions League is becoming more and more prominent. Especially with the reform of the Champions League, more and more clubs are participating in the Champions League. The impact of the Champions League is already far greater than that of the previous Champions League.

Of course, as the influence of money on football has become more and more extensive, the Champions League, the highest competition for European clubs, has also become an event that attracts large sums of money. As long as it can participate in the Champions League steadily, then the club's finances will not be too much of a problem.

The current Champions League is already a lucrative competition.

The TV broadcast fee for the Champions League matches, as well as the huge prize money and, of course, the tickets. If you add up to that money, it's an astronomical amount in a season. This is especially true for a small team like Blackburn.

In the future of Arsenal, they owe a lot of money to build a new stadium.

But the biggest reason why they have been able to sit firmly in the Tarzan is because Arsene Wenger has been able to lead Arsenal to the Champions League every year. And every time they are able to break through from the group stage, so Arsenal have a lot of money every year to repay the loan.

If Arsenal, once unable to get the Champions League match. Then Arsenal FC could easily collapse. You can also see the impact of a Champions League match on a club.

If Blackburn wants to be a real strong team, they must continue to participate in this high-level, high-impact competition.

Williams wants to make Blackburn completely self-sufficient, and he wants Blackburn to be the team he wants to be. He also wants to make sure that Blackburn has to compete in this high-paying competition every year.

If George wants to be a world-class manager, then proving himself in the Champions League is the best way to do it.

The current Champions Cup is still in two rounds of group stage. There will be eight groups in the first round and four in the second round. Immediately after that, it was the quarterfinals.

The eight groups in the first round of the group stage are groups A, B, C, D, E, F, J, and H, and several seeded teams have already come out.

Group A is seeded by La Liga giants Real Madrid.

The seeded team in Group B is the Serie A powerhouse "Blue Eagles" Lazio.

The seeded team in Group C is La Liga powerhouse Valencia.

The seeded team in Group D is Monaco from the French First Division.

Group E seeded Italian giants "Old Lady" Juventus.

The seeded team in Group F is Bayern Munich, the dominant team in German football.

The seeded team in Group G is English giants Manchester United.

The seeded team in Group H is from Italian giants AC Milan.

From the current seeded team, it can also be known that the current Champions League does need to be reformed. Now in the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and Bundesliga, powerful teams abound. Just like the Premier League powerhouses Liverpool and Leeds United, which failed to enter the Champions League this time, are stronger than Monaco.

There are also Inter, Roma, Fiorentina, and Parma in Serie A, and their strength is also the best in European football.

However, due to the restrictions on the number of Champions League places, none of them can participate in the Champions League. It's their loss and it's the Champions League's loss. It is necessary to increase the number of places in some of the strongest leagues.

Once the Champions League seeds have been confirmed, the next step is to draw the other teams.

Blackburn Rovers are quite new to Blackburn, with the exception of one Champions League trip five years ago. Therefore, Blackburn can only be a fourth-tier team. We have to wait for the other teams to finish drawing, and then it will be Blackburn's turn.

Needless to say, Manchester United just dominated Europe last season. Naturally, they are the Champions League seeds.

It's Arsenal, although it participates in the Champions League every year. But every year is playing soy sauce, and I have never broken through in the group stage. As a strong team in the Premier League, it is not even a seeded team. Along with Barcelona in La Liga, they are divided into the second tier of teams. It has become the two strongest teams in the second tier.

According to the principle of avoidance by teams from the same country, it is impossible for Blackburn to touch Arsenal.

George prayed in his heart that he wouldn't fucking touch Barcelona.

Don't look at the teams that Barcelona are divided into the second tier, their strength should not be underestimated.

When Barcelona were placed in Group H, George frowned tightly. Arsenal, on the other hand, were placed in Group E.

In this way, these two groups can easily have a group of death. Everyone is looking forward to seeing if there will be a real group of death. Sure enough, when the third-tier team was drawn, everyone took a deep breath.

Deportivo La Coruna will be drawn in Group E, while Bundesliga giants Hamburg will be drawn in Group H.

Deportivo La Coruna won La Liga last season, while Hamburg are a traditional powerhouse in the Bundesliga. All the media were excited.

Group E already includes Juventus, Arsenal and Deportivo La Coruna. And Group H is not far behind, AC Milan, Barcelona, Hamburg. It's really a death group.

George gloated a little. Of course, there is still some fear in my heart.

Mom, if Blackburn is included in these two groups, it will be really unlucky. At this time, George could no longer care about anything else, and began to pray in his heart. Hongjun Dao Ancestor, Sanqing Great God, Jade Emperor, you have to protect me, don't let me enter these two groups.

The draw for the fourth-tier team began, and George barely dared to open his eyes.

The first subtitle to be taken out was E, and George opened his eyes and smiled unkindly after reading it. I don't know which unlucky guy will be in the group of Juventus, Arsenal and Deportivo La Coruna.

Then he took out a small ball, opened the ball and took out a small note. After opening the note, he turned it over to the audience. Then he shouted with a smile: "Panathinaikos." ”

George heard a wry smile in front of him.

George knew that this was supposed to be a representative from Panathinaikos. was drawn to Group E, and there was no possibility of breaking through at all.

The second letter taken out is B, and all the teams in the fourth tier are nervously waiting.

Because Group B is a very good group. The teams in the fourth tier, except for teams like Blackburn, are basically weak teams. Their greatest wish is to go to a weaker group, and if they are lucky, they may be able to break through.

At present, the three places in Group B are Lazio, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sparta Prague, which are the weaker groups in all the group stages. Just as weak as Group B are Group D, where they are Monaco, Galatasaray, and Glasgow Rangers.

A small ball was quickly drawn. After showing it to everyone, the name of the team was revealed. "Blackburn!"

When he heard Blackburn's name, George couldn't help but stand up and wave his fist from top to bottom. That's great! The draw was a draw that would have secured Blackburn Rovers into the next round of the group stage.

In the first round of the group stage, I will definitely break through, and I will definitely be able to break through. Sparta Prague and Shakhtar Donetsk are all clubs that are far from the mainstream league. And now is not the time for an upset, their strength is very limited. George wasn't worried about them.

The strongest in this group is Lazio.

Lazio now has world-class superstars such as Nesta, Mihajlovich, Nedved, Veron, Simeone and Crespo. And just won the Serie A title last season, which is when morale is high.

However, there are two spots in this group.

George believes that with Blackburn's quality, they will be able to break through from the group stage.

Ferguson and Arsene Wenger looked at George and shook their heads. George's luck is too good!

Arsene Wenger is now in the mood for suicide. Arsenal were actually placed in the group of death, and it was very difficult to break through in the group of Juventus and Deportivo La Coruna.

Ferguson's mood was also average. PSV Eindhoven and Dynamo Kyiv, although they are not strong opponents, are not weak teams either.

Only George, who is obviously a fourth-tier team, was so lucky to meet the weakest group.

Not only was George excited at the scene, but the Blackburn fans who were following the group stage draw in Blackburn also raised their hands and cheered at that moment. At that moment, the entire Blackburn City fans who were following the draw for this group stage were all excited.

But the Moszsbadak and Donetsk miners have a gloomy face. This group turned out to be the weakest group, and both of them had the possibility of breaking through. But Blackburn actually stepped in, making the group's chances of breaking through greatly reduced.

Although Blackburn are a fourth-tier team, they won the UEFA Cup last season.

Being able to play in the Champions League also shows that Blackburn are in the top three teams in the Premier League. The two teams secretly cursed UEFA in their hearts, why did such a strong team end up in the fourth bracket. Does this still make us live?

(To be continued)