The draw for the Champions Cup group stage is over, marking the beginning of the 0708 season of European football's most exciting match, this kind of pure luck draw is fair, but it will never satisfy everyone, and this way will also lead to a lot of "side stories". Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It should be said that the draw for Serie A is good, Milan is divided into a recognized satisfactory group, Roma and Manchester United are in a group, but the other two teams in the same group are Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev, in terms of strength, Manchester United is the favorite in this group, but Roma has a great chance of competing for another place in the group, if you can turn the shame of 1-7 last season into motivation, then it is not impossible to get points on Manchester United, it can be said that Roma has a great chance of qualifying. Relatively speaking, Lazio are the most disadvantaged, Real Madrid are the strongest in Group C, but Lazio and Bremen are in a battle for second place in the group.

Among the three teams in La Liga, Sevilla has the best signing, although it is difficult to say who will win the first and who will be the second with Arsenal, but in the qualification, the Bucharest star and Slavia Prague are too far apart, and this group is somewhat similar to the group of Liverpool and Eindhoven last season; Valencia's signing was the worst, not only being suppressed by Chelsea, but also having to face the pursuit of Schalke 04, and the qualifying situation was not optimistic. And Barcelona and Huang must be careful to deal with strong opponents, as long as they play their level normally, there will definitely be no problem in qualifying.

The luck of the Premier League team is mixed, Liverpool and Arsenal are divided into two better groups, Liverpool has no pressure to win the group, but Arsenal's prospects for the first place in the group are not optimistic, in the case of Sevilla and Athens AEK still have one game, Sevilla has the odds of winning the group at 2. 01, Arsenal 2. Chelsea are still the strongest in their group, but it is a very draining group, with Valencia and Schalke 04 both difficult to play, while Manchester United are in the same group as Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kyiv, and combined with United's current form, qualification is not so safe. The Bundesliga has less Bayern and less dominance, Stuttgart and Schalke are in the third pot, and Bremen is in the second pot, but the strength has dropped too much, and it is not impossible for the whole army to be wiped out. Group B Schalke 04 has a chance to fight Valencia, Stuttgart will fight Lyon in Group E to fight for second place in the group, Bremen in Group C is against Lazio, Bremen may have the greatest hope among the three teams, Stuttgart is second, and Schalke is in a dangerous situation.

The Champions Cup is a tournament with a history, and every draw will bring out a lot of old grudges, when Maldini drew out of Roma and then from Group F, he laughed, and everyone in the venue laughed, and Roma and Manchester United, the rivals of last season, met again.

The 7-1 win at Old Trafford was a spectacle in the last Champions Cup, and it was this game that made the club realise the importance of depth on the bench and brought in a number of new signings this summer.

Chelsea have run into old rivals Valencia again, and to be fair, this is an opponent that Chelsea don't want to meet, Chelsea are afraid of technical teams, and last season's quarter-1/4 elimination of Valencia was very difficult.

In the 00/01 season, Lazio and Real Madrid had a passionate collision, two games between the two teams scored 9 goals, Real Madrid won one win and one draw, only won one goal, and did not have an advantage, but the current Real Madrid is not much worse than Real Madrid back then, but Lazio is not what it used to be. Benfica and Celtic were also old rivals last season, with both sides playing 3-0 at home, and I don't know how it will go this time.

PSV Eindhoven and Fenerbahce faced each other in the 03/04 season, with both teams winning at home, with PSV Eindhoven beating Fenerbahce 2-0 at home and losing 3-0 away.

Of course, there are also "old rivals" who are liked, and Galliani pointed out after the game: "Every time AC Milan meets Celtic, they always reach the final." Indeed, in the 03/04 season, AC Milan 3-1 at home, 0-0 Celtic away, advanced to the final against Liverpool, won the runner-up, last season AC Milan eliminated Celtic 0-0 away in the 1/8 finals, 1-0 in extra time at home, and finally reached the final.

In this group, Benfica have also played AC Milan four times in the past, AC Milan won 3 and drew 1, and it is unknown if this time they can continue their overwhelming record. It's a fixture in the group stage of this UEFA Champions League, with Rui Costa returning to San Siro to visit familiar places; And AC Milan is not only the Portuguese who has welcomed an old friend, former AC Milan midfielder Donati, who just moved to Celtic this summer, will also play AC Milan as an opponent.

Barcelona and Lyon are in a group that will be a mixed affair for Abidayer, who moves from Lyon to Barcelona this summer, while in Group F, Sporting Lisbon will also face his former team-mate with Manchester United. In the summer, the exchange of players between European giants became frequent, resulting in endless stories of "old players meeting old owners" in the Champions League. In addition, there is Schuster, who will lead Real Madrid back to Germany to fight, which is also an alternative "old man meets old master", I don't know if these people will get applause or boos.

Liverpool's signings are not the best, but they are definitely one of the best, and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez did not deny this, but he also saw difficulties, saying: "Obviously, our group is probably easier than other groups. However, Porto have a lot of experience in Europe and a good result, so they are a difficult opponent. Marseille are a strong team in Ligue 1 and have studied us very well, so it's a problem for us. And everyone knows how difficult it is to go to Turkey to play, and after a tiring journey, Turkish fans will go out of their way to cheer for their home team. I've always been confident in getting out of the group, but the key is to win at home and get the best away result. ”

Liverpool's ace scorer Chen Yu was also interviewed by reporters at the scene of the draw, Chen Yu was also happy to be assigned to this group, "Luck, there are no too strong opponents in this group, we must strive for the first place in the group, which is very important for the next game, the Champions League is long, we must have a long-term plan, if we meet a strong opponent too early, it is not good for us to defend the Champions League in the end." ”

Liverpool are undoubtedly securing a place and top spot in the group, but the likes of Marseille and Porto need only one other place and they are equally optimistic about such a group.

Marseille sporting director Anigo said: "The result is not bad, we can do something interesting. We know Porto very well and they have a good striker, Quaresma. As for Liverpool, we finally have a chance to seek revenge against Rafa Benitez, who we know very well with Anfield, where Cisse and Zenden played. Cisse wants to play Liverpool. We had a chance to qualify and I'm satisfied. ”

Porto's general of external relations, Baia, may seem cautious, but in reality they are only treating Liverpool as opponents: "This type of draw is always fair. All we need to do is try to do our best and try to go as far as we can. Visiting Anfield is the biggest challenge, with Liverpool being the strongest and having an excellent record in the Champions League. Marseille have improved a lot this season and they have Cisse in the charge. Besiktas have (former Sporting Lisbon midfielder) Trot, Ricardinho and a lot of good Turkish players, but I'm sure we'll be able to qualify. ”

Besiktas, who are not favored by the outside world, are as confident as the rest of the team, and their head coach Zagrem said: "There is no need to judge our group opponents here because every team is world famous. But our goal is to move on to the next stage and our team is good. My colleagues and I are convinced that we can make it. ”

The Champions League group stage is not a problem for Liverpool at all, a giant like them, if they do not enter the semi-finals, even if they fail, after the Champions League draw, a few comments have passed, and now for them, the most important thing to care about is the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla, the winner of the UEFA Cup, the next day.

The UEFA Super Cup, a single-match, single-leg competition held by UEFA at the beginning of each season, was initiated by Ajax FC Wiitkamp, in order to find out who is the strongest team in Europe, and before 1999 the European Cup Winners' Cup winners competed with the Champions League champions, and now the UEFA Cup winners compete with the UEFA Champions League champions for this title.

Liverpool are the second-most winning team in the history of the UEFA Super Cup, having won the title three times in '77, '01 and '05, just one less title than top-placed AC Milan.

The Super Cup was played at 8:45 p.m., and it was already 11 o'clock in the morning when the Liverpool players arrived.

Sevilla are La Liga powerhouses, beating Espanyol in May this year to defend the UEFA Cup title, becoming the second team after Real Madrid to win the UEFA Cup, in the Super Cup Sevilla defeated Fiorentina 3-0 last year to win the title, their quality is definitely Arsenal level, and now they are also seeking to defend the title, and they also attach great importance to the Super Cup competition.

In the face of such a team, if Liverpool wants to win the championship, they must prepare seriously and go all out, if they want to train, then send substitutes on the field, they must not be half-hearted, and they don't want to spend too much energy, and they want to win the championship, but I am afraid that they will not get any of them.

Although the Super Cup is not too important to win, for Liverpool now, the league championship has been won, the Champions League has also been won, and winning the Super Cup again, equaling AC Milan, and becoming the strongest in the Super Cup has also become one of their goals.

In the pre-match press conference, Rafael Benitez showed up in the stadium's studio with Chen Yu and Steven Gerrard, while Sevilla FC brought in goalkeeper Palop and defender Alves.

Champions League winners Liverpool are undoubtedly favourites to win the Super Cup, but Benitez doesn't care if Liverpool are favourites or not: "I don't care who the favourites are, no matter what others think, the most important thing is to prove that we are better on the pitch. The difficulty against Sevilla is understandable and we have to make sure we don't make mistakes. Chen Yu has been very good in his first season, he fits well with our system, he has become the most indispensable player for Liverpool, he can decide the direction of the game, and it's great that he can play in the Super Cup, but of course, the biggest problem now is that we are missing centre-backs, but both teams have injuries, so I'd rather focus on the players who can play. We lost some of our fighting power, but the squad was still strong enough. I think we can make new history for Liverpool. ”

Gerrard, as the captain and spiritual leader of Liverpool, expressed cautious optimism about this game, "The opponent is strong, the technique is excellent, when the Premier League and La Liga teams play, the skills of the La Liga teams are always the biggest threat to us, but we also have our own advantages, we are more physical, we are stronger, in addition we have a striker like Chen, with him, we don't have to worry about scoring, our biggest difficulty in this game is the lack of central defenders, But I think the coach will come up with a good way to make up for this shortcoming. ”

Chen Yu was banned for four games in the league, but it did not prevent him from playing in Europe, for such a Super Cup, Chen Yu said that he has been waiting for a long time, "In Fiorentina I missed the Super Cup, it is very regrettable for me, in Liverpool I finally got the opportunity to participate in the Super Cup, I am very happy, Liverpool is a great team, now we have won the Super Cup three times, only one away from AC Milan, I hope to make Liverpool a little bigger, That is to help Liverpool win the Super Cup. ”

The Liverpool general's speech expressed his determination and confidence to win the Super Cup, and in the face of a giant like Liverpool, the Sevilla coach has no fear, and the manager is Juander. "It's a big final for Sevilla and we're going to fight for this trophy for the second time, the whole team is here to win, but we have a lot of respect for the big opponents in front of us, who are still difficult to beat despite the lack of two main centre-backs. Chen Yu and Steven Gerrard will be the two toughest opponents we face tomorrow and we need to take special care of them. We know it's not easy to win, but we want to keep going. ”

Palop is a key player in Sevilla's UEFA Cup triumph and believes that this Super Cup match will be more difficult than the UEFA Cup final, and he believes that Sevilla have hope of holding Liverpool to a draw, because Liverpool have a shaky back, and if they need to play a penalty shootout, Sevilla will have a better chance of winning the title than Liverpool.

In the eyes of Sevilla left-back Alves, Liverpool's most dangerous player is Chen Yu, he thinks that if he controls Chen Yu, he can beat Liverpool, and if he can't control Chen Yu, don't expect to win, but because Liverpool is now lacking central defenders, Alves believes that as long as Veria restricts Chen Yu's play, if the striker is a little stronger, it is not so difficult to beat Liverpool.

At the press conference, both sides said a lot, and when the reporters asked questions, the Spanish reporters and the English reporters had bad intentions to tease the emotions of both sides with sensitive topics, and as a result, Chen Yu, who had been very depressed, and the unruly Alves almost quarreled at the press conference, but fortunately Benitez and Juander. Ramos is not a combative person and stopped them in time, but the situation was tense and the press conference could not go on, and the host hurriedly announced the end of the press conference without waiting for the reporter to finish asking.