After chatting with Royce for a while, the on-site award ceremony began immediately.

After the award for last season's best women's player was presented, it was soon the turn of the best men's player.

The focus of the whole audience was all locked on Lin Quan, Ronaldo and Neuer.

These three were the best performers in the Champions League last season.

Among them, Lin Quan not only led the team to win the Champions League, but also completed the miracle of 20 Champions League goals in a single season.

As for Cristiano Ronaldo, although his team fell in the semi-finals, the 17 goals in a single season are enough to break the Champions League single-season goal record.

It's a pity that he encountered an even more perverted being, so that not many people remember this feat he created.

Although Neuer's performance at Bayern last season was also very good, the gap between him and the top two is obvious, so his selection is basically to accompany him.

After the shortlist was announced, the camera at the scene found the three men.

Lin Quan looked very calm, and Ronaldo's expression was very serious.

As for Neuer, who has the least hope of winning the award, he has an indifferent expression, and it seems that he himself knows that he is unlikely to win the award.

"Hehe, it looks like Lin Quan is full of confidence in his award!"

In CCTV's live broadcast room, the two hosts couldn't help but smile after seeing the three of them in the same frame.

"Yes, it's leading the team to win the championship again, and it's breaking the Champions League single-season goal record.

There is a very high probability of winning a prize when one of these two things is completed, let alone two things being completed.

I really don't know under what circumstances UEFA won't award the award to Lin Quan! ”

In fact, there is also this possibility, that is, UEFA blatantly falsified and hacked Lin Quan's best player with a black box operation.

Just like last year's hugely controversial Golden Globe Awards!

Of course, unlike the last time, Lin Quan's lead this time was too big.

UEFA would not dare to be so obvious even if it favored one person or another.

The answer was soon revealed, and almost all of the 12 voters on the scene voted for Lin Quan, and only one gave Ronaldo a consolation vote.

Lin Quan was voted the best player in the 2013-2014 Champions League by a landslide.

After the award ceremony, the most anticipated part is here - the draw for the 2014-2015 Champions League group stage!

FIFA Secretary-General Gianni Infantino delivered a series of lengthy speeches ahead of the draw ceremony.

It involves the reform of FIFA and the promotion of the development of European leagues and national teams.

At the club level, Infantino stressed that in order for the Europa League to be healthy and sustainable, UEFA needs to improve and implement the "Financial Fair Play Act" as soon as possible to promote the ability of small European countries and small clubs to obtain sufficient financial support.

The implication of this sentence is to take care of those teams in the small national leagues in the Champions League places.

There was still a lot of substance in his speech, but unfortunately, the audience was not very interested in it, and everyone was more concerned about the draw for the Champions League group stage.

So, when Infantino gave a speech, the audience at the scene listened drowsily, and some even fell asleep directly from sitting and made an inappropriate snoring sound.

Infantino's face was ugly, and he had to hastily end his speech and announce the official start of the Champions League draw.

The guest in charge of the draw today is Lin Quan's teammate in the national team and Spain's goalkeeper Casillas.

As usual, the 32 teams that reached the Champions League group stage were divided into four brackets, with eight teams in each bracket, so they were divided into eight groups in total.

It is worth mentioning that with last year's proud record, Manchester City has changed from the previous third-tier team to the first-tier seeded team.

The eight teams in Pot 1 are: Real Madrid (La Liga), Barcelona (La Liga), Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), Chelsea (Premier League), Manchester City (Premier League), Atletico Madrid (La Liga), Arsenal (Premier League), Porto (Portuguese Super League)

La Liga and the Premier League both have three teams seeded, Serie A and Ligue 1 have all been wiped out, and the Portuguese Super League has a poor Champions League record last year, so there is only one place left.

At Infantino's signal, Casillas pulled Bayern Munich out first.

Unlike usual, teams are not assigned to their respective groups immediately after the draw, but are drawn for another round of group draws.

After Casillas drew the names of the teams, another guest drew the letter E from the ball representing the group, which meant that the number one seed Bayern Munich was placed in Group E.

Subsequently, Casillas pulled out his team, Real Madrid, which he played.

Another guest drew a B from the remaining seven letters, and Real Madrid were placed in Group B.

The third to be drawn was Manchester City, who were drawn in Group C.

Arsenal were drawn in fourth place and they were drawn in Group D.

The fifth to be drawn was Barcelona, who were drawn in Group F.

The sixth to be drawn was Porto, who were drawn in Group H.

The seventh to be drawn was Atletico Madrid, who were drawn in Group A.

In the end, there was only one Chelsea left, and they were automatically placed in Group E.

When the first team drew lots, the audience at the scene was still relatively relaxed.

The most discussed question is probably which of the eight seeded teams is the strongest and which is the weakest.

The more recognized strong teams are Real Saren and last season's champions Manchester City, and if the second and third teams meet these four teams, they basically lose the opportunity to fight for the top spot in the group.

Under these four teams, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea are also very strong, and it will be difficult to play when they meet them.

The weakest team in the first tier is recognized as Porto in the Portuguese Super League.

In last season's Champions League, both teams failed to qualify, and Porto even lost to Zenit St. Petersburg, allowing the opponent to reach the knockout stage with a record low of 6 points......

If they are lucky enough to be drawn to Group H where Porto are located, they may be able to hope for a top spot in the group.

As for Arsenal, Arsenal's current squad is really not strong, and the Champions League record is not ideal, which leads to fewer and fewer people who are afraid of Arsenal.

After drawing the first team, Casillas was sent off and another Spanish legend, Hierro, came on.

He will be responsible for drawing eight teams from Pot 2, and the eight teams placed in Pot 2 are:

Schalke 04 (Bundesliga), Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), Juventus (Serie A), Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukrainian Super League), Basel (Swiss Super League), Zenit St. Petersburg (Russian Premier League), Benfica (Portuguese Super League)

Among these eight teams, several are very strong, such as Grand Paris and Juventus, Dortmund, etc.

If they are drawn to the group of the four teams of Real Saren and Manchester City, then the teams that enter these groups will probably become cannon fodder.

So this draw is very important for many teams, and the atmosphere on the scene is starting to become tense.

Hierro made a speech after taking the stage, and the draw for the second round soon began.

He drew Zenit St. Petersburg first, and just like the first round draw, another guest also drew the group that Zenit would be into.

Group C!

They were placed in the group of defending champions Manchester City!

After seeing this result, the live director immediately gave Zenit and the Manchester City manager a shot in the same frame.

The two reacted very differently, and the head coach of Zenit couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face.

The Manchester City manager smiled and seemed very pleased with the result.

Of course, satisfied, Zenit can be said that the weakest of the second-tier teams, against them, Manchester City can be said to have 6 points.

Hierro then pulled PSG out, the strongest of the teams in the second tier.

The audience couldn't help but wonder, what group will they be divided into?

The answer was soon revealed, where Barcelona are in Group F!

Seeing this result, the coaches of both teams couldn't help but change their faces.

Barcelona is a traditional powerhouse, and this season it has spent a lot of money to bring in Suarez to form the MSN combination.

And Grand Paris has been the team that spends the most money in the transfer market for several years in a row, they are the dominant team in Ligue 1, and their performance in the Champions League should not be underestimated.

With such two teams together, it is definitely a big battle between Mars and Earth.

And for the teams that follow into this group, this can definitely be said to be the group of death!

Hierro's movements were fast, and the movements kept pulling out the next few teams.

Shakhtar Donetsk were drawn from Group H, Benfica from Group E, Borussia Dortmund from Group D, Basel from Group B, Juventus from Group A, and Schalke 04 from Group G.

Among them, Dortmund and Arsenal, the seeded team in Group D, are old acquaintances.

The two teams met in the group stage of the Champions League last year, and they won and lost each other, which was considered a draw.

However, Dortmund won the group by virtue of goal difference, beating Arsenal, and Arsenal could only settle for second place.

I don't know if the two teams meet again this year, can Arsenal succeed in revenge?

The draw for the second bracket was soon followed by the draw for the third and fourth brackets.

Among the 16 teams in these two brackets, there are not many strong teams, but there is one team that has won the Champions League many times and has been placed in Pot 3 because they have been out of the Champions League for too long.

This team is the Reds Liverpool!

Liverpool's luck was not bad and they were drawn to Group B where Real Madrid were.

Real Madrid's strength is certainly strong, but Basel's strength in the second tier is average.

As long as Liverpool can beat Basel, they can basically secure a place in the group.

But with their quality, it is difficult to compete with Real Madrid for the top spot in the group.

Unable to qualify first in the group, in the knockout stage, how far Liverpool can go depends on luck.

This year's Champions League is grouped fairly evenly, with no group of deaths like last year's.

If you have to say which group is the group of death, then Bayern Munich's Group E is probably one.

Of course, this death is for the other three teams, and Bayern will still have an easy time winning the group as long as they don't drop the chain.

In this group, in addition to Bayern, the remaining three teams are Benfica in the Portuguese Super League, Roma in Serie A and CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Their strength is relatively average, CSKA Moscow is slightly weaker, but it sits on the devil's home turf.

The strength of the other two teams is not very strong, and who can have the last laugh depends on their on-the-spot performance.

For Manchester City, the draw was a very good result.

Their three opponents in Group C are Monaco in Ligue 1, Bayer Leverkusen in Bundesliga and Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League.

All three teams are not strong, and apart from Zenit's away game, which may be a little more difficult to play, it is difficult for any other team to pose a threat to Manchester City.

So, after the draw results were announced, Manchester City fans began to discuss the opponents of the knockout round.

"After taking a look, the second place in several groups is not strong, as long as we don't drop the chain, it is not a big problem to reach the quarterfinals!"

"It's conservative, it's too conservative, what's the top eight? The top four are guaranteed! ”

"The semi-finals depend on luck, if you draw Real Madrid or Barcelona in the quarter-finals, it will be difficult to say!"

"Aren't Real Madrid and Barcelona both our losers? What are they afraid of? ”

"This season's Real Madrid squad has run in better, and the strength has become stronger, I really can't underestimate them!"

"yes, we were lucky to win in the semi-finals last season.

If it weren't for Lin Huang's explosive seeds, and finally broke into the final with an away goal, it is likely that we will be eliminated! ”

Recalling the Bernabeu game, many Manchester City fans have some lingering feelings.

In the 80th minute of the regular season, Real Madrid 3:1 Manchester City, looking like they were about to be eliminated.

If Lin Quan hadn't scored a crucial goal and dragged the game into extra time, they wouldn't have been able to lift the Big Ears Cup!

"Barcelona is also terrible this year, the strength of Messi and Neymar we have seen in the Champions League and La Liga, and now there is another Suarez, how strong the attack power of their front trio will be, I can't imagine it!"

Others may only be staring at Suarez's series of scandals.

But for Manchester City fans, they are more afraid of Suarez's quality.

Last season, Manchester City drew one and won one against Liverpool, and the one they won was also very anxious.

And this season, they beat Liverpool three times in just one month.

With Suarez and Liverpool without Suarez, it feels like two teams.

'Also, we are the defending champions and the other teams will definitely target us and play more conservatively against us, which will make it more difficult for us to beat them.

People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, when Barcelona was strong, other teams encountered Barcelona and used iron buckets to deal with them.

Although Manchester City has not yet reached the level of the Cosmos team, it is certainly indispensable to be studied and targeted.

Therefore, for many fans, they think that the team can reach the top 8 and complete the goal.

It would be even better if we could reach the semi-finals or even the final.

Manchester City fans are more cautious and feel that it will be very difficult for the team to defend their title.

But the spinach company doesn't agree with them!

Immediately after the results of the Champions League draw were released, Spinach announced the odds to win the Champions League this season.

Manchester City beats Real Madrid and Barcelona to the top spot!

(End of chapter)