Super Marshal

According to UEFA's tiering rules, Barcelona is currently the team with the highest points ranking in the European War, followed by Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United. The four major powers in the Premier League are all ranked in the top five.

From this point, it is not difficult to see the strength of the Premier League today.

Especially for Chelsea, although Gao Han is not interested in Abramovich, the Russian's massive investment has indeed ensured the Blues' competitiveness in the European arena.

The remaining three teams are Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Lyon.

The team with the highest European points in the Bundesliga is Bayern Munich, ranked second in the second pot, behind Real Madrid.

These two teams are also the ones that all first-tier teams least want to encounter. Whoever touches them will be unlucky, especially Bayern Munich.

Gao Han was famous, and everyone was praying to God and Buddha to avoid this murderous god.

But the first thing to be done is the awarding of major awards.

Although Barcelona finally won the Champions League last season, the performance of many players in the team was unsatisfactory, especially goalkeeper Valdes. His unstable performance made it difficult for him to win the award.

The final winner was Petr Cech from Atletico Madrid.

The Czech goalkeeper's performance in the Shenlian Army is greatly admired. He is so perfect that he has almost no shortcomings.

Gao Han has coached for so many years and has brought out many goalkeepers. Van der Sar, Cesar and Neuer have all been selected for the candidate list of the best goalkeeper this time, but there is no doubt that Cech proved it with his stable and sustained high-level performance. own strength.

The Czech goalkeeper won the best goalkeeper for two consecutive seasons, giving him the ability to compete with Casillas and even Buffon.

Due to participating in the national team training camp, Cech was unable to come to the scene, and Atletico Madrid general manager Paul Futre received the trophy on his behalf.

After awarding the best goalkeeper, the first seeded teams were grouped, which didn't make much sense.

The second award announced is the best defender, and the competition for this award is relatively fierce.

Barcelona's Puyol, Manchester United's Ferdinand, Bayern Munich's Lucio, and Chelsea's John Terry were all the strongest contenders for this award, but in the end it was Puyol who came out on top and won the award.

Gao Han had some objections to the ownership of this award.

From the perspective of honor, Puyol deserves it, but from the perspective of overall stable performance, Terry is even better.

From the perspective of fans, Lucio must be better, because his performance last season was very surprising, and he was the defender with the most goals in European football last season.

As for Ferdinand, he suffered from the inconsistency of his teammate Pepe, but Manchester United can enter the Champions League final, which in itself is the best proof of his performance.

It should be said that the four candidates on the shortlist are all very similar in terms of strength and performance.

It's just that the best awards tend to favor the Champions League winner.

Bayern Munich often suffers in such awards because they value the Champions League more.

After awarding the best defenders, the award ceremony began to enter the most suspenseful part, the second draw.

Puyol, who won the best defender, was a guest of the lottery. When asked by the host, the Barcelona captain smiled and said that he would not mind being drawn to any team, but when the host asked about Bayern Munich, he still hit the mark. It is admitted that Barcelona is not confident enough to win.

"To be honest, I have never liked Gao Han in the past many years, because not long after I entered the first team, he and his Atletico Madrid left an extremely painful shadow on me. This memory has been in the past few years. Here, he has always spurred and encouraged me.”

"But later, as I gradually accumulated experience, I had some outstanding teammates around me. Many of them include Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Deco, Pique and Messi. They are all in the cold. Having played under them, I can clearly tell that they are different from other players.”

"That's an interesting difference, but I can't say exactly what it feels like."

When Puyol said this, he seemed to realize that he had said a bit too much and smiled awkwardly.

"Actually, what I mean is that I don't mind being drawn against Bayern Munich. It's not a question of winning or losing, but I think Gao Han and his team are like a mirror. Through him, you can see more clearly. Understand yourself and improve yourself.”

Puyol's answer, which was neither humble nor condescending, immediately won him a round of applause.

Regardless of whether this is what he said sincerely, I am afraid that many people present were secretly reflecting in their hearts. They were worried about being drawn against Bayern Munich, and were they suspected of being timid before fighting?

It seems that Puyol's courage brought him good luck. Barcelona did not draw Bayern Munich, Roma or Juventus in the end, but drew Sporting Lisbon of the Portuguese Super League. It was obviously good luck.

Chelsea was drawn by Roma, Inter Milan was drawn by Werder Bremen, Liverpool was drawn by PSV...

After four rounds of draws, there are four strong teams left, namely Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Porto and Juventus, and this second-tier team will face Manchester United, Lyon and Arsenal. and Atletico Madrid.

Obviously, the faces of the representatives of these four seeded teams are not good-looking because of bad luck.

After Juventus experienced relegation, its strength has indeed weakened a lot, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and Serie A teams are notoriously difficult to deal with. As for Porto of the Portuguese Super League, they have been in the top 16 in recent years. Even the strength of the top eight cannot be underestimated.

Real Madrid is in the top 16 every year, but its strength is still good. Bayern Munich is a nightmare that all teams fear to avoid.

The atmosphere in the Grimaldi Conference Center suddenly became extremely tense, and the scene was so quiet that only the sound of breathing remained.

"Real Madrid!" When Puyol shouted the name with all his strength, there was an exclamation from the crowd.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill immediately closed his eyes and looked relieved.

Obviously, for Manchester United, as long as it is not Bayern Munich, it will be a very good choice.

But the atmosphere at the scene was even more tense because there were only three seed teams left.

Lyon, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, who will be the real unlucky guy?

Everyone at the scene was clutching their hearts, waiting anxiously, watching helplessly as Puyol put his hand into the ball vat again and took out a small ball, and this time the team that took it out would It is the opponent of Lyon in Group F.

The live footage was also very funny. The big screen showed the expressions of the representatives of the three teams Lyon, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid at this moment. It was obvious that Lyon team chairman Aulas closed his eyes and prayed to God, while Assen Na and Atletico Madrid are looking forward to opening Bayern Munich.

For Lyon, being first in the group has an advantage in the knockout rounds of the top 16, and can also ensure that the team enters the quarterfinals. This can generate more than 10 million euros for the team, and it is no wonder that Aulas does not pay attention to it.

On the stage, Puyol grabbed the ball, broke it open, and took out a piece of paper. After taking a look at it, he laughed, showed the piece of paper to the guests in the audience, and shouted loudly: " Bayern Munich!”

For a moment, the whole place was in an uproar.

Lyon president Aulas was in Spartan mood, but everyone else around him was bursting with joy, especially Paul Futre of Atletico Madrid. The heart in his throat was completely relieved. Came down.

Now he finally understood why the high cold made people both respected and feared.

Who wants to meet his team?

The biggest suspense was drawn, and the other draws were no longer suspenseful.

Arsenal's second-tier team was drawn by Porto, and Atletico Madrid was drawn by Juventus. Compared to the unlucky Lyon, they were both quite lucky.

As for Bayern Munich, the seed team is Lyon, the third pot is Steaua Bucharest, the fourth pot is Fiorentina from Serie A, and Viola is also the strongest team in the fourth pot.

As for the remaining three major awards, the best midfielder was awarded to Barcelona's midfielder Xavi, but the best forward and best player were both awarded to Inter Milan's Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

One of the important reasons is that the Portuguese scored a flood of goals in the past season, not only helping Inter Milan win the league championship, but also won the European Golden Boot, and also performed very well in the Champions League.

It should be said that these three major awards are well-deserved.

After the lottery results came out, Aulas's face became extremely ugly.

What is the Death Group?

This is the group of death!

Before the game even started, we knew that the first place in the group was hopeless, and what was even worse was that even the second place was not guaranteed.

What is this if not the group of death?

In fact, everyone's impression of Group F is also the group of death.

First of all, three of the four teams are from the five major leagues. Bayern Munich has superior strength but is ranked in the second tier. Needless to say, Lyon is the class leader of Ligue 1 and has good strength. Fiorentina is in Serie A. His performance is obvious to all. As for Steaua Bucharest, they are veterans of the Champions League for many years.

Such a combination in the group stage is indeed scary, and no one dares to be careless.

However, the group Liverpool is in cannot be underestimated. The second pot is PSV, the third pot is Marseille, and the fourth pot is Villarreal. They are also teams with superior strength, which can be called another death. group.

As usual, after the draw, representatives will be interviewed by media reporters, and Gao Han is no exception.

Gao Han said he was very satisfied with the lottery results.

"In fact, no matter who we draw, I will be satisfied because it is a happy thing for us to be able to return to the Champions League."

"Of course, the group we are in is indeed very challenging and the competition is quite cruel, but this is the Champions League, the most challenging competition in professional football in the world today. We will actively respond to it and enjoy the fun of professional football. "

Compared with the calmness of head coach Gao Han, Lahm accepted the media interview for the first time as the captain of Bayern Munich. He said that after a year's absence, the team is determined to overcome any difficulties after returning to the Champions League.

"This group is not easy, but we have to accept the challenge, but I don't think this is a death group. Although it will be difficult, it is definitely not a tragedy."

Lahm also said in an interview with the media, "The team hopes to become a strong player in European football again, even the dominant player, which requires that we should not be afraid of any opponent."

At the end of the interview, Lahm also said that head coach Gao Han's rich leadership experience will also help the team overcome the difficulties encountered in the Champions League.

"He is an amazing coach and we all believe that under his leadership we can win consecutive games to the end."

In addition to captain Lahm, general manager Hoeness, who represented Bayern Munich in the draw ceremony, also said that returning to the Champions League but being assigned to a relatively difficult group is not a bad thing for Bayern Munich.

"This helps us to re-understand ourselves more clearly."

At the same time, Hoeness also said that it is very exciting to play against a strong team. Everyone at Bayern Munich is confident to accept such a challenge and stand out from the group stage.

Both the media and fans are full of confidence in Bayern Munich's promotion.

However, for Gao Han, this is already a thing of the future.

What is really before him is the European Super Cup against Barcelona tomorrow night.

This is undoubtedly a preliminary game before the Champions League group stage.