Chapter 729: Before the Draw

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Some people may ask, if Rebecca Groz and Karin appear next to Zhuang Mingge at the same time, will the outside world have some bad comments about his private life?

Of course, Zhuang Mingge will not ignore this, on the way to Lausanne, he confirmed their respective identities with little Groz and Karin - Rebecca naturally appeared as Zhuang Mingge's female companion, and Karin still did her old job, that is, as Zhuang Mingge's secretary.

After all, the attitude of Italians towards private life is clear to all European people, not only Zhuang Mingge, which of those people from big families does not carry a lot of secrets**? If it weren't for Berlusconi's repeated exposure of this kind of news by the media, he would still be able to fight bravely in the Italian political and business circles like no one else? It's because people in Italy don't take it seriously at all!

None of them have expressed any opinions on their family life, so what are you onlookers doing on the sidelines!

Therefore, as long as he does not violate the relevant provisions of the crime of bigamy, Zhuang Mingge does not have to worry about anyone who will not open which pot without being interesting - if someone really grabs this pigtail and does not let go, it is a big deal that he will take his second daughter to Qatar and find Crown Prince Al-Thani, an acquaintance, to give each of them a Qatari nationality.

You know, Qatar is a country that allows polygamy, so no one can blame anything.

So, Zhuang Mingge, who arranged these things, took Karin and Rebecca Groz to the scene of the draw ceremony for the round of 16 of the Champions Cup.

In the group stage of this season's Champions League, the biggest upset is undoubtedly Barcelona's early exit. The La Liga giants were in a mess in their group of death, not only were they beaten twice by Malaisani's Parma over two legs of home and away, but they also played with the German Red Devils Kaiserslautern and the Premier League Blues Chelsea, and ended up in third place in the group with two wins and four losses, and were blocked out of the Champions League round of 16 by Parma and Kaiserslautern.

The most important thing is that when Zhuang Mingge expanded the Champions Cup a few years ago, he proposed to Johansson not to expand the League Cup, so as to ensure the quality of the participating clubs, so as not to cause a sharp decline in the attractiveness of the League Cup, which is also one of the three major European cups, due to the substantial expansion.

At that time, Johansson and now Beckenbauer both adopted Zhuang Mingge's proposal, so the number of teams participating in the World League Cup did not grow explosively as in history, but still adhered to the two-legged home-and-away knockout format as before, using this suspenseful format and the appeal of the participating teams to attract fans.

It is this change that Barcelona, who only finished third in the group stage of the Champions Cup, had no chance to participate in the League Cup, and was directly kicked out of the European battlefield this season!

Barcelona president Nunez and Barcelona godfather Cruyff even temporarily gave up their years of grievances to shake hands and make peace, and flew to UEFA headquarters to clarify the interests of Beckenbauer, hoping that UEFA can open the net and give those teams who finished third in the group stage of the Champions League a wild card in the League Cup, so that they can stay in Europe and continue to compete.

To put it bluntly, the people of Barcelona are very unwilling to be eliminated from Europe like this, and they are also very worried that this result will shake the team's morale and have a bad impact on the club's image, so they will put forward such a proposal, wanting to make a move in the League Cup, where the team's level is generally worse than that of the Champions Cup teams, and give them a little face to cover up.

After all, for a traditional giant like Barcelona, being eliminated in the group stage of the Champions Cup, or being kicked out of the game by an emerging powerhouse like Parma (Parma can only be called a strong team rather than a giant, not a giant, because Parma has not yet had a heavyweight championship at this time, especially the league championship) and a team like the down-and-out giants Kaiserslautern, is undoubtedly something they can't look back on.

Beckenbauer himself is a little hesitant about this, after all, changing the scheduled schedule in the middle of the season will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the teams involved, but once a team like Barcelona has a high appeal among fans to qualify for the League Cup, the attendance and attraction of the League Cup will definitely be greatly improved.

So, when the football emperor learned that Zhuang Mingge had arrived in Lausanne, Beckenbauer, who was in a state of entanglement, was overjoyed, and hurriedly called Zhuang Mingge and ordered someone to invite him to UEFA headquarters.

Beckenbauer knew that although the Florentine president was not his and Johansson's aides, the past proved that this talented young man was definitely a staunch supporter of him and Johansson, and that such a matter would certainly not cause any trouble if he discussed it.

"Well, Franz, you brought me here in such a hurry just to discuss this matter?" After listening to Beckenbauer's narration, Zhuang Mingge felt a little crying and laughing, and asked.

"That's right, I've thought about it many times, and it can be said that there are pros and cons to this matter, and it's really hard to make a decision." Beckenbauer sat opposite and stared at Zhuang Mingge, and replied, "I just got the news that you have come to Lausanne, so I came to ask for your advice." ”

"I say, Franz, do you need to ask me about this kind of thing?" Zhuang Mingge held his forehead with one hand and said helplessly, "No matter how you think about it, I don't think this kind of thing should be agreed, right?" ”

"Huh?" Seeing that Zhuang Mingge actually replied to himself with such a firm attitude, Beckenbauer, who was in a state of fascination with the authorities, couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked, "Why is this?" If Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen can take this opportunity to join the UEFA Cup, the impact of this competition will definitely go to the next level......"

"Even if we were to change the format, we should wait until next summer." Zhuang Mingge didn't wait for Beckenbauer to finish talking, and said categorically, "Arbitrarily making changes to the schedule in the middle of the season will definitely have a great negative impact on UEFA's prestige!" ”

"But if you do that, it's a good thing for UEFA, the TV broadcasters and the fans."

"Franz, think about it, if UEFA really makes changes to the schedule this time, it will undoubtedly send a signal to the outside world, which means that as long as it is a big club, you can do whatever you want through UEFA!" Speaking of this, Zhuang Mingge finally couldn't help it, and slapped the table directly, "In this way, how can people still have trust in UEFA under your leadership?" This is obviously for you to dig a pit first, and then fool yourself into jumping off! ”