Glory Greenery

Chapter 717

Chapter 717

Last season, UEFA changed the UEFA Champions League group draw rules after considering the fairness, visibility and excitement of the game.

In the original draw, the first tier team will be used as the seed team, and the first tier team will be determined by the club's UEFA points.

In the UEFA Champions League group draw in the 2015/2016 season, UEFA officially determined that the defending champion can directly qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage, regardless of the league results, will become one of the first eight teams.

The remaining seven first-tier teams are composed of the top seven league champions in UEFA's points ranking.

This kind of grouping certainly increases the exposure of those championship teams with lower rankings.

But it is bound to create several unavoidable death groups.

Take a look at the current UEFA Pot [-] squad.

Because Benfica in the Portuguese Super League, Zenit in the Russian Super League, PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie and other teams entered as champions, directly squeezing Manchester City, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and Manchester United into the second tier in the ranks.

Therefore, in the grouping, these strong teams will inevitably be grouped with Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Bayern, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and other teams in the first tier.

Even if there is a rule of avoidance in the same league, no matter which two of them are grouped, it will be bad news for the remaining two teams in the same group.

So it's no wonder that the draw has not yet started. Some media said that this year's Champions League group stage is likely to be better than the knockout stage.

The grouping of the Champions League has attracted a lot of media discussion, but with the arrival of football superstars in Monaco, everyone's attention was quickly attracted by the brilliance of the stars.

The arrival of Yang Mo undoubtedly added fuel to the excitement.

As soon as he arrived at the hotel where he was staying, he was blocked at the door by the recorder, and he started asking questions frantically.

Reporter: "Yang, who do you think will be the best player in Europe tomorrow night?"

Yang Mo: "The three finalists are all very good, and they all deserve the award."

Reporter: "This year's group stage draw rules have changed. Manchester City is likely to meet a strong opponent in the group stage. Who do you want this opponent to be?"

Yang Mo: "It doesn't matter who it is, as long as I do my best, no one can stop us."

Reporter: "Is your goal the championship?"

Yang Mo: "My goal has always been to be a champion."

Reporter: "Do you think you will continue the league in the Champions League?"

Yang Mo: "Of course, and that should not be called a continuation, but a normal play."

……

After answering several questions in a row, Yang Mo finally got away from the reporters.

Now, for some reason, he misses the leisurely days of last season. After all, as a football superstar, he really has no privacy at all.

He played football with his girlfriend in the field behind his house at night, and this scene would appear in the media the next day.

Even after returning to China, it will be the same, and it will even be crazier.

Those paparazzi who want to get first-hand news basically follow him 24 hours a day, wherever he goes, where do these people go.

It's even too much, just put the camera on his face and take a picture, just waiting for him to be irritated and throw his fist at him.

Speaking of which, he is not an entertainment star, but this kind of "meticulous" treatment is even worse than that of an entertainment star.

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is the price you need to pay for success.

Since he didn't participate in the award judging, it was more casual for him to be present this time.

After the red carpet session started, he walked into the ceremony together with the head coach Ancelotti who arrived that day.

An awards ceremony without performances is a bit boring for the general audience.

However, after the first two warm-up awards, the draw for the main group began.

And Yang Mo also took the stage at this time.

As a special guest, he is also one of the four draw guests tonight.

After he came to the stage at the invitation of the host, the scene immediately burst into applause.

The hosts of this ceremony are Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and former Miss Switzerland Melanie Wennig.

"Yang, as a special guest this season, do you have anything to say?" Melanie Wenig asked.

"Well... at least you don't have to worry about whether you can win the prize."

Yang Mo spread his hands, causing the audience to burst into laughter. After all, everyone knew that Yang Mo was not shortlisted for an award today.

……

After a brief chat, the two hosts continued to introduce the remaining four draw guests.

After the four lucky draw guests were in place, Schmeichel began to introduce the group lottery rules for the new season to everyone, and finally, it was the official lottery draw.

And Yang Mo is responsible for grouping the eight first-tier teams.

Stretch your hand into the transparent glass jar, pinch one open, and take out the note inside to show everyone.

"Paris Saint-Germain!" Accompanied by his voice, Paris Saint-Germain was assigned to Group A.

Next, one by one team was selected by him.

PSV Eindhoven, Group B.

Benfica, Group C.

Juventus, Group D.

Barcelona, ​​Group E.

Bayern Munich, Group F.

Chelsea, Group G.

Zenit, Group H.

The allocation of the eight groups of seeded teams is completed. Next, the selection of the second tier of teams is the time to really make everyone breathe nervously.

UEFA vice-president Freddie Rumo, drew a team.

"Real Madrid, Group A."

Seeing the moment when the draw appeared, the faces of Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid were not good.

However, the lottery is still going on. Although the previous introduction is slow, once the lottery starts, the speed will be very fast.

"Manchester United, Group B."

Hearing that he will play against Manchester United, the head coach of PSV Eindhoven is not very depressed. After all, the one that everyone is most afraid of drawing is not Manchester United, but another team from Manchester, Manchester City.

Without Yang Mo, Manchester City would have bloodshed in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Now that Yang Mo is back, no one wants to face the attack of the big devil.

"Atletico Madrid, Group C."

This draw is a good draw for Atletico Madrid and Benfica, who are seeded in Group C.

But at this time, there are still Manchester City and Arsenal who have not been drawn. Next, it depends on who is unlucky.

"Leverkusen, Group D." Now it was the turn of Group D seed Juventus to give a sigh of relief.

And at this moment, the fifth draw of the UEFA vice president instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax.

"Manchester City, Group E."

wow——

Even if it was a live broadcast, it was difficult to hide the surprise of everyone in the audience.

At this time, the mother of Yang who was broadcasting the ceremony, the host He Wei couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Manchester City and Barcelona are in a group!"

The defending champion will face the previous three-peat champion, and the new four-time champion will face the Blue Legion, which has just returned from the king.

Looking at such a grouping where sparks hit the earth, all fans can't wait for the Champions League group stage to start soon.

This is simply too much to watch, and it is exciting to think about the game scene.

In the stands, facing the lottery, Yang Mo smiled wryly and shook his head.

If he had a choice, he really didn't want to meet Barcelona in the group stage. It wasn't because he was afraid, but it was just a waste of energy.

The new grouping rules are indeed a headache. According to the points, it is absolutely impossible for them and Barcelona to be in a group.

(End of this chapter)