Chapter 428: Group of Death!

So, what is it that is so important?

In fact, the answer to this question is very simple! Fans who are familiar with Europe's top five leagues can easily answer this question!

Isn't there only one thing that can be more important than the league - the Champions League?

That's right! In the interval between the second and third rounds of the Premier League, the draw ceremony for the group stage of the Champions League in the 08-09 season will be held! ――

On August 27, after finishing the day's training, Li Yi accompanied Friedman and Bell overnight and flew to Monte Carlo, Monaco, where the lottery ceremony was held, on a night plane!

In fact, as a very ambitious player, coupled with the fact that later generations are accustomed to seeing all kinds of shady scenes, Li Yi, who really can't raise any interest in this kind of award ceremony, doesn't want to come over with Friedman at all.

However, Friedman only used a simple sentence, and it was not even an explanation, which completely dispelled the idea that Li Yi would not come, what did Friedman say to Li Yi at that time? FRIEDMAN JUST SAID ONE SENTENCE - LEE, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT DURING THE DRAW FOR THE GROUP STAGE OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE CHAMPIONS, THIS YEAR'S EUROPEAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD WILL ALSO BE AWARDED? And you, just the first candidate to win the championship?

"What?" Hearing Friedman say this, Li Yi's feeling for the first time was that it was unscientific! In other words, he usually only plays football according to his own wishes, and rarely cares about the off-field, or to put it this way, sometimes, some people often don't care too much about what happens to them, for example, Li Yi, too, before Friedman said this, he was not afraid of other people's jokes, Li Yi really didn't think about how much these awards would have to do with him.

Of course, when Friedman pierced this layer of window paper, Li Yi would not have asked Friedman to explain anything.

Winning the European Cup + Golden Boot + Golden Ball and breaking Platini's record of more than 20 years, Premier League Champion + Golden Boot + Golden Ball also broke the Premier League goal record.

These, if you use the political language of the Celestial Empire, are all real political achievements!

What the? Li Yi's honors, there is no Champions League? His Crystal Palace didn't even qualify for last season's Champions League?

Well, the Champions League accounts for a large proportion of the results of the reporter's selection of the best players, but in the European Cup and World Cup years, the Champions League is bullish B, can it pass these two continental competitions?

Isn't that a joke?

Therefore, there is no need for Friedman to say more, Li Yi, who thinks of this, already knows that Friedman not only did not joke with himself about this issue, but even, he should have received some inside story! Otherwise, Li Yi couldn't explain how Friedman could say such a thing in this Britain, which was more rigorous than the Celestial Empire!

So, since it seems that he is definitely going to go on stage to accept the award, can Li Yi still be indifferent and not go to the award ceremony because he is bored? Maybe in the future, when Li Yi is more bullish, he has such confidence, and the labor and management will not go if he doesn't go, but now Li Yi doesn't dare to do this, so he doesn't need Friedmando to explain anything, he quickly went home to pack his baggage, and later that day, Li Yi rushed to Monte Carlo with 2 people-

Before you know it, it will be the day of the draw ceremony for the group stage of the 08-09 Champions League.

The ceremony began with a review of last season in the Champions League, the most eye-catching of which was Cristiano Ronaldo, who performed exceptionally well in the Champions League.

However, when the on-site cameraman pointed the camera at the former in a timely manner, it was not difficult for everyone on the scene to see that Ronaldo was not happy! He was very unhappy!

As a member of last season's Champions League winning team, the core of Manchester United's team, and was elected the best player in the Champions League, it stands to reason that Ronaldo should be full of glory at this time. Why not be happy?

The reason is simple! Ronaldo is not happy, that's because there is a non-human Li Yi!

It's all tears when you talk too much, Ronaldo played very well in the Champions League last season, and Manchester United also successfully won the championship, but whether it is the league or the European Cup, Li Yi's performance is obvious to all, and it can be called crazy! In such a situation, even if Ronaldo has always been a very confident person, he also knows that this time, the award for the best player in Europe has little to do with him!

So, as a conceited to proud person, can you be happy if you let Ronaldo act as a spectator, sitting in the stands and watching his biggest rival in the Premier League, Li Yi, come to the stage to accept the award?

Obviously, no!

Keep your eyes back on the scene.

After a short review, the draw ceremony for the Champions League group stage of the 08-09 season officially began!

While explaining the rules of the Champions League group stage draw ceremony, international football legend John Kelly took the Big Ears Cup, which is the club's highest honor, out of the backstage.

It's just that what the 2 commentators in charge of the commentary seat didn't expect was that the commentary lottery rules, which are usually placed in ordinary times, are not birds of all giants, just because of the procedure, a project that has to be taken, today, it seems that under the stands, all the giants are listening very seriously?

As the saying goes, there must be demons when things go wrong, and today's giants are so concerned, naturally not because their representatives are stupid and don't even remember the rules! Speaking of which, what are the rules for the Champions League group stage?

To put it simply, isn't it just to divide all teams into 4 grades according to the Champions League points in the past few years, and then avoid them in the same country? In Chinese, what can be summed up in one sentence, no matter how stupid they are, they can't remember it, right?

So, what exactly do they care about?

Well, at this time, Li Yi and Friedman, including Bell, who are the parties involved, are still not aware at all!

As mentioned above, the Champions League group stage draw will put teams in a bracket!

Then, in fact, there is no need to say more, as the first time to enter the Champions League main match, it is useless for anyone to go through the back door, they are ironclad and will be assigned to the fourth bracket!

And then, do you need to say more? As the new Premier League champion, with crazy investment in the summer transfer market, he has purchased a number of powerful cadres, in terms of real combat effectiveness, this Nima Crystal Palace is the battle chicken in the rooster! As a fourth-tier team, it can be said responsibly that they will be ironclad and will create a group of death with their own hands!

Soon, it came to the moment when the giants on the scene were most concerned, and on the rostrum, the commentator began to introduce the team's classification!

Tier 1: Chelsea, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid.

Second tier: Roma, Bremen, Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven, Villarille, Porto, Juventus, Marseille.

Tier 3: Bordeaux, Panathinaikos, Basel, Celtic, Bucharest Star, Fenerbahce, Zenit St. Petersburg, Florence.

Finally, there is the fourth tier where Crystal Palace is located: Cluj, Anroxus, Shakhtar Donetsk, Atletico Madrid, Aalborg, Kip Dynamo, Borisovbat, Crystal Palace.

After introducing the division of labor of grades, the introduction of the explanation can be regarded as coming to an end.

It did not make all the guests present here wait for a long time. Soon, the famous French star Zinedine Zidane and UEFA's top leader Platini came out of the background.

first greeted everyone with a smile, and then, as the guest of today's first-class lottery, Zidane started his own lottery work.

To be honest, the first sign that Zidane was responsible for was actually the most inconsequential sign. After all, which seeded team goes to which group is just a matter of determining the order, and nothing else has any real meaning.

And Zidane, who knows this truth very well, did not drag his feet in the whole process of drawing lots, made any suspense, and quickly fulfilled his duties.

In the end, the grouping of the first band is as follows:

Group A: Chelsea

Group B: Inter Milan

Group C: Barcelona

Group D: Bayern Munich

Group E: Manchester United

Group F: Lyon

Group G: Arsenal

Group H: Real Madrid