LRAB Chapter 416
Chapter 416
Champions League, full name UEFA Champions League!
Hosted by the European Football Association Union and participated by European football clubs, it was formerly the European Champion Club Cup in 1954 and changed to its current name in 1992.
The most influential and highest competitive football club event in the world!
The schedule is divided into three stages, namely the Champions League qualifiers, the Champions League play-offs, and the main competition stage.
In the main competition stage, there will be 36 clubs divided into 8 groups.
The group stage is played by alternating home and away games. Each team plays a total of 6 games, and the points system of wins, 3 draws, 1 losses and 0 determines the two qualifying places for each group.
The draw follows the principle of dividing the teams into four tiers according to certain rules, avoiding the same league, and evenly distributing.
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At 8 pm, Monte Carlo, Monaco, France.
The scene of the Champions League group draw ceremony.
Representatives from 36 clubs gathered together and attended in their best clothes. Su Fei and Stuart sat in the second row.
On Su Fei's left sat an old acquaintance.
Rui Faria, the assistant coach who always followed José Mourinho and the only publicly acknowledged disciple of the Portuguese.
Compared to the tense situation during the match.
Rui Faria was very polite and took the initiative to greet Su Fei and Stuart.
"Su! Mr. Stuart! Hello! I didn't expect Manchester City to send you two as representatives."
Rui Faria had a reason for his words. In the Champions League group stage draw ceremony, basically the representatives of each team present were non-key figures in the team's operation.
They came here to go through the motions and officially deal with media interviews.
"Haha, this is the first time for us Manchester City since the establishment of the team. I came to see it myself."
"With your team's current strength, you will definitely be a frequent visitor to the Champions League in the future."
"No, no."
"I hope we can all have good luck today, haha."
"Yes, yes."
Stuart responded to Rui Faria's compliments with a fake smile. If you ask which Premier League team most hopes that Manchester City will fail in the new season, Chelsea must be one of them.
Su Fei was silent throughout the whole process. With the boss around, he didn't need to speak for this useless social interaction.
Soon.
The lottery ceremony is about to begin.
The high-level representatives of UEFA will select four small balls representing four teams from the small boxes representing each echelon in front of them, under the explanation of the host.
Barcelona, the champion of the Champions League last season.
Will automatically enter Group A.
This means that the first three teams drawn will compete with the powerful Barcelona in the same group.
On the scene.
I don't know how many representatives secretly prayed in their hearts that they would not be picked.
Including Rui Faria and Stuart.
Su Fei could clearly see the extremely nervous facial expressions of the two.
However, sometimes.
People, the more they fear something, the more it will happen.
"Chelsea F.C.!"
When Rui Faria heard his team was the first to be read out, he slumped in his seat like a deflated ball.
And around.
There were also many club representatives who looked at the show.
Last year, Chelsea and Barcelona's round of 16 match was a commotion on and off the field, but this year.
The two enemies met in the group stage.
Stuart bumped Su Fei's shoulder and winked, and Su Fei also curled his lips.
"Mr. Mourinho will like this draw result."
Rui Faria forced a smile and complained to the two.
Su Fei shrugged his shoulders.
With a crazy personality, he would not be afraid of playing against Barcelona, he would only be excited.
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The draw ceremony continued, and teams were drawn one after another.
Stuart did not feel nervous for too long.
When he came to Group C, Manchester City was drawn.
The representatives of the remaining teams that had not been drawn had different expressions, some were afraid, some were curious, and some were looking forward to it.
Manchester City's performance in the Premier League last season was indeed outstanding.
Defeated Chelsea to complete the coronation.
But Manchester City has not proved itself in the Champions League after all, so whether Manchester City can play the kind of dominance in the Premier League is still unknown.
Three teams in Group C were quickly drawn.
Turkish Super League Galatasaray.
French Ligue 1 BollMore.
Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven.
Stuart breathed a sigh of relief, excited, and said in a low voice.
"Su! We are lucky!"
"Yeah!"
Su Fei was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that God would not make things difficult for him in the group stage this time.
I thought he would just deal with those top giants.
Beside him.
Rui Faria cast an extremely envious look.
"It seems that sending the head coach and the star players to calm the situation is really useful. I should have persuaded Mr. Mourinho and Didier to come."
"Haha, that's right."
Stuart was in a good mood and responded positively to Faria's joke.
But Rui Faria himself didn't laugh.
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When the fifth to last team was confirmed, the remaining four teams were automatically grouped together, and the 2006-07 Champions League group stage draw ceremony also came to an end.
Group A: Barcelona, Chelsea, Werder Bremen, Levski Sofia
Group B: Bayern, Inter Milan, Lisbon, Spartak Moscow
Group C: Manchester City, Bordeaux, PSV Eindhoven, Galatasaray
Group D: Roma, Valencia, Olympiacos, Shakhtar Donetsk
Group E: Real Madrid, Lyon, Dynamo Kyiv, Steaua Bucharest
Group F: Manchester United, Benfica, Celtic, Copenhagen
Group G: Arsenal, Porto, Hamburg, CSKA Moscow
Group H: AC Milan, Lille, Anderlecht, AEK Athens
Real Madrid and Lyon, Manchester United and Benfica, the two enemies in the group stage last year, were grouped together again this year.
Plus Barcelona and Chelsea.
Sometimes you have to sigh at the cleverness of fate. Sometimes fans question UEFA's deliberate topic heat, what kind of death group, and the fateful duel are not without reason.
But these.
Neither Su Fei nor Stuart cared too much.
The opponent has been determined, and the schedule has also been released.
On September 13, Manchester City will fly to the Philips Stadium, the home of the Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven, to play away and make their Champions League debut!
The departure flight is tense and heavy, and the return flight is pleasant and light.
Stuart was calculating the schedule for the next period of time on the plane.
"Play Blackburn on the 26th of this month, West Ham United on the 9th of next month, the Champions League on the 13th, Arsenal on the 16th, the League Cup on the 21st, the sixth round of the Premier League on the 23rd, Galatasaray on the 28th, and the seventh round of the Premier League on the 30th..."
As he calculated, Stuart's smile disappeared.
His brows also frowned.
Damn, the upcoming schedule is a bit too dense!
No.
We must seriously consider the rotation of the main players. We can't just stick with the same starting lineup as last season.
As for Su Fei.
Listening to Stuart muttering to himself.
There is only one sentence in my heart.
Stop it~
Master, stop it~
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