Because the ten teams that qualified for the Champions League group stage through the qualifying rounds were selected after the qualifying rounds, plus the 22 teams that automatically qualified, the top 32 of the Champions League have all been produced. Attention is now being paid to the group draw in Monaco, as the group stage often affects a team's Zuihou results in the Champions League.

No team wants to face strong opponents in the group stage, as it will cost them too much energy in the group stage, and if they don't have a good record in the group stage, they are likely to face strong opponents as soon as they reach the knockout stage.

The principle of bracket is based on the team's total European points in the past five seasons, Real Madrid has ranked twelfth in European points in the past five seasons, and unfortunately fell into the second bracket; Add to that the likes of Tottenham, Ajax and Schalke in the third tier and they could well be the key to causing the group of death.

Inter Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Lyon in the first tier; Bremen, Real Madrid, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Valencia, Marseille and Panathinaikos in the second tier; Tottenham, Glasgow Rangers, Ajax, Schalke, Basel, Braga, Copenhagen and Spartak Moscow in the third tier and Tel Aviv Workers, Twente, Kazan Ruby, Auxerre, Cluj, Partizan Belgrade, Zhilina and Bursa Sporting in the fourth tier.

The Champions League qualifying rounds are all over, all 10 teams in Zuihou have been produced, and 32 teams are ready to gather in Monaco. Waiting for the draw for the Champions League group stage. Defending champions Arsenal are bringing in a variety of powerhouses. Will once again launch an attack for the honor of the Big Ear Cup. Compared to previous seasons. The difference is that the teams in Europe's top five leagues are mixed, the smaller league teams are gradually rising, and UEFA President Michel Platini's new policy is gradually coming into play.

The newly released top 32, not surprisingly, the five major leagues still dominate the Champions League, and several giants will form contenders for the Big Ears Cup. Throughout this season's Champions League group stage, the giants are still the protagonists. Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid are among the contenders for the Champions League title, as well as the weaker Milan duo, and if nothing else, the new champions will be selected from these teams.

The first to be drawn were eight seeded teams, who were grouped Arsenal in Group A, Lyon in Group B, Manchester United in Group C, Barcelona in Group D, Bayern Munich in Group E, Chelsea in Group F, AC Milan in Group G and Inter Milan in Group H.

Xiao Qing began to slowly get nervous at this time, because the seeded team in the first tier is not the key to forming the group of death at all, and the next teams in the second and third tiers are the key to the final form of the group stage. Xiao Qing certainly doesn't want to face a strong opponent like Real Madrid in the group stage, although Arsenal are the defending Champions League champions, they are also the defending league champions, and they don't want to face too many difficult games at the beginning. They prefer to be able to lay a good foundation easily before reaching the knockout rounds.

Next up were the exciting teams drawn in Pot 2, with Valencia being the first to be drawn. They have been drawn from Group C and will face Premier League giants Manchester United. The second draw is La Liga giants Real Madrid, who have been drawn in Group G and will face Serie A giants AC Milan, who met in the group stage last season. Roma were then drawn in Group E, Benfica in Group B, Shakhtar Donetsk in Group A, Panathinaikos in Group D, Marseille in Group F and Bremen in Group H of defending champions Inter.

Xiao Qing clenched his fists and shouted, Xiao Qing, who was hugging the screaming Pixie, was in a good mood; Shakhtar Donetsk's strength is relatively average, this Ukrainian team is relatively weaker than the second-tier team, Arsenal does not need to worry about the Ukrainian team being able to create too many difficulties for them, as long as Arsenal is more cautious in the game, it is not a problem to double kill Shakhtar Donetsk.

Xiao Qing looked at Real Madrid and AC Milan in Group G with some schadenfreude, there is no doubt that this is another coincidence under the notarization of UEFA, and the two teams that met in the group stage last season met again; However, although it is a coincidence, it is not bloody to the extreme, at least it did not get Mourinho, who has just switched to Real Madrid, to meet his old club Inter Milan, you must know that this is the most likely coincidence that many people think before the draw, so UEFA is still a little disappointing.

Xiao Qing doesn't need to be nervous now, although there are good teams in the third tier, but the strength of Shakhtar Donetsk in the second tier is weak, which also shows that Arsenal's Group A is basically impossible to become the group of death, and Arsenal is likely to easily win the first place in the group stage and advance to the knockout stage.

In the draw for Pot 3, strong Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur were placed in Inter's Group H, making the combination of Inter, Bremen and Tottenham a more unexpected group of death. Four-time champions Ajax were placed in the group of Real Madrid and Milan, and the three teams formed a veritable group of champions. Placed in Group A is Braga from the Portuguese Super League, although Braga were the runners-up of the Portuguese Super League last season, but no one thinks they will be too competitive.

In the fourth draw, first of all, Eredivisie champion Twente joined Inter's Group H, which increased the competitiveness of this group. And Kazan Ruby made a small wave on the scene, they were divided into Barcelona's group, because this group also has Copenhagen from Denmark, so even if it is a long journey, but the opponent in this group is too weak, Barcelona is now completely occupied by extremely easy and advantageous group opponents. Of course, Arsenal were lucky at this time, as their Zuihou group stage opponent was Serbia's Partizan Belgrade.

With this end of the eight group draws, everyone knew that the biggest winner of the group stage draw this time was Barcelona, and Arsenal seemed to be lucky.

Group A: Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga, Partizan Belgrade

Group B: Lyon, Benfica, Schalke 04, Tel Aviv workers

Group C: Manchester United, Valencia, Glasgow Rangers, Bursa

Group D: Barcelona, Panathinaikos, Copenhagen, Kazan Ruby

Group E: Bayern Munich, Roma, Basel, Cluj

Group F: Chelsea, Marseille, Spartak Moscow, Zhina

Group G: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax, Auxerre

Group H: Inter Milan, Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Twente

Xiao Qing doesn't care about the situation in other groups, and now Xiao Qing is in a very good mood, because the strength of the opponents in the group stage is generally weak, which makes it very certain that Arsenal will easily get the first place in the group stage and advance to the knockout round. The group stage is also the first half of the Premier League, and such an easy group stage opponent also allows Arsenal to focus more on the league.

The results of the Champions League group stage draw have been announced. As the league with the most participating teams (four), the Premier League once again reflects its status as Europe's number one league. Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and even the newcomers in BIG4, Tottenham Hotspur, are considered favourites to qualify from the group and even reach the quarter-finals, as they are all in a relatively relaxed environment.

The draw for the Champions League group stage was announced, and Arsenal entered Group A. The Gunners have been lucky in the group stage draws in recent seasons, and this time they were also against no top-five league rivals, the other three being Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, Portuguese Premier League runners-up Braga and Serbia's Partizan Belgrade.

From a qualifying point of view, Arsenal are of course the top favourites, and the young Gunners are a cut ahead of their opponents in terms of basic strength and European experience. Last season, they also entered a group without opponents in the top five leagues, but Arsenal successfully qualified ahead of schedule, and Zuihou lost only one game after a round of second-tier squad training. And this season's group stage Arsenal seems to be trying to replicate last season's easy group stage trip again, but last season's Arsenal almost capsized in the group stage, so this time they are facing weaker opponents, but they can't be careless.

However, it may not be the opponent that bothers Wenger, but the weather in Eastern Europe at the end of the year. Braga said that both Donetsk and Belgrade will end the year with much cooler temperatures than London, and the stadium conditions will not be ideal, which will be a big problem for the Gunners who make a living from ground coordination, and even Arsenal at their peak have repeatedly encountered Waterloo in Eastern Europe, with Dynamo Kyiv and Spartak Moscow both beating Arsenal at home.

Arsenal are already good at playing in the group stage, and have reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for ten consecutive years, and are the first brand in the Premier League. This time, the draw was drawn again, and if we can overcome the interference of weather and other factors, it should not be a problem to continue to break the record. It is not a surprise that Shakhtar, Braga and the partisans will come out on top, and the Ukrainians are relatively stronger.

Arsenal don't have to worry about who is second in the group stage at all, and it is only right for them to easily lock in the top spot in the group; There may be some dark horses in these teams, but for the reigning Champions League champions, although it is a curse that no team has failed to defend the title since the Champions League was restructured, for the reigning champions of the Champions League, it will not be a problem to beat some teams outside the top five leagues to qualify for the knockout rounds. For Xiao Qing, this grouping is really great, because it basically means that Arsenal has advanced to the knockout round; It's not arrogance, it's self-confidence because Arsenal can do that. (To be continued......)