roccoschili Chapter 409 Grouping
Chapter 409 Grouping
Chapter 409 Grouping
Villarreal is not considered a new team in the Champions League. As their performance in the league has gotten better and better in recent years, they have occasionally been able to enter the Champions League. A few seasons ago, they were even surprising Into the Champions League semi-finals.This is also Villarreal's best result in the Champions League.
But after all, it is not a wealthy team, and the background is quite poor. In addition, the competition in La Liga is also very fierce. Villarreal cannot guarantee that they can enter the Champions League every season, which also caused a very embarrassing situation. A fact is that although the submarine has reached the semi-finals, they often miss the Champions League, which leads to their low Champions League points.
Not to mention the seeded teams, the second-tier teams don't have their share.
Such a result would easily lead to them being treated as cannon fodder, put into teams with more than two powerful teams, and acted as "cannon fodder".
This is the fact that Pellegrini is very worried, but he has nothing to do about it. In fact, think about it, their goal last season was to enter the Champions League. The teams are divided into groups that are beneficial to themselves, so that they can go further.
It can't be said that he is not greedy enough, but that people's thoughts and goals always change at each stage.
During the entire award ceremony, Pellegrini had no interest in paying attention at all. These awards have nothing to do with Villarreal. It makes no difference whether he pays attention or not. He is not on the list of winners Name, he didn't bother to worry about it.
The Chilean coach was sitting in his own seat, with his eyes slightly closed, murmuring something, his hand still involuntarily scratching back and forth on his chest.
Beside him, Fan Bizhuang looked a little amused. He knew what his mentor was doing without asking him. He was probably communicating kindly with God, the old man, and hoped that God would assign him a group with weak opponents.
However, this is considered normal. The staff and coaches of various clubs in the rows next to and behind are almost doing the same thing. Some people are as devout as Pellegrini "prayer ", some are chanting words with their eyes closed, and some are... well, they are really closing their eyes and falling asleep.
The scene of the UEFA Champions League group draw and award ceremony is also divided into "levels". The teams with outstanding performances in the UEFA Champions League over the years have seats at the front. The award-winning players and teams almost occupy the best positions in the front row. , such as Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea and other giants are sitting at the front. Even Real Madrid, which has a poor record in the Champions League in recent seasons and is known as the "Sixteen Champions League", is also in a good position. Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League has been a mess in recent years, but who makes them a super giant in world football and has a huge influence.
The other teams, on the other hand, are postponed one by one, occupying their respective seats according to their own achievements and fame influence.Although it is said that there is no distinction between high and low in sports competition, the reality is so cruel. If others are stronger than you and have a wider audience than you, then you will not get the best treatment. No one can change this. fact.
Fan Bizhuang's position is neither good nor bad. This is due to the glory accumulated by the team in the past few seasons, and a few rows behind him are all players from the second- and third-tier European leagues. of the best.In their league, these teams can be said to dominate, but on the big stage of the Champions League, they can only be reduced to second- and third-rate foil roles.
For the Champions League trophy, these teams may never have extravagant expectations, and even showing themselves on a stage as large as the Champions League is bullshit. This is just a rhetoric to deceive the media and fans. In fact, what they want is just Staying on this stage for as many games as possible has nothing to do with going far or ambition, it's nothing more than profit.The broadcast share of the UEFA Champions League is very expensive. If one more game is not played, at least it represents several million euros in broadcast revenue.
Such a sum of money may not be a big deal for a wealthy team, but for a small team, this income is enough for them to do many things.
So their "prayer" is very understandable. They just want to be drawn into a group that is not too crazy, so that they can have the opportunity to go on as much as possible.
It can be said that the draw ceremony has not yet officially started, and the "war" between many teams has already begun, and it is still very intense-after all, so many people pray to God and his old man at the same time, God is also very busy, but he has some Can't take care of it.
Fan Bizhuang was not interested in the awards ceremony either. Like Pellegrini, why bother with anything that doesn't belong to me.With this in mind, it is better to watch the various aspects of life. The pious appearance of these coaches is much more interesting than those superstars who go on stage after they take the stage, thank the team, thank the fans, and thank their parents for their acceptance speeches.
Fan Bizhuang looked around idly, and after he spotted a figure two rows away from him, his eyes suddenly froze.
This is the first time he has followed the head coach to participate in the UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony, and it is also the first time he has met the coaches and players of so many clubs. Arrived at an acquaintance!
Luis Aragones!
This silver-haired old man was wearing a pair of glasses at the moment, and his attention was not on the podium, but his eyes were fixed on the oblique front, to be exact, in the direction of Fan Bizhuang.
And when Fan Bizhuang glanced over, the eyes of the two met in the air.
For Aragones, Fan Bizhuang was resentful. Although he didn't understand why the old man suddenly rejected himself from the national team a few months ago, he couldn't do it anyway. As the Matador Legion climbed to the top of Europe together, Aragones was the "culprit".
At the beginning of the new season, Aragones expressed his desire to meet him through Molina, but Fan Bizhuang directly refused.
There is nothing to talk about between the two of them.
In fact, Fan Bizhuang was also quite surprised. At the glorious moment when the Spanish national team won the European Cup and came to Europa, Aragones publicly announced that he would step down as the head coach of the national team and quickly accepted the fee from the Turkish league giants. Nebahçe's invitation picked up the coach of this club team.
It is really puzzling to retreat bravely from the highest peak that has attracted much attention.
No one knew what Aragones was thinking, and even privately, some reporters blatantly arranged whether Aragones was mentally ill.
Regarding this statement, Fan Bizhuang nodded approvingly, otherwise how could he explain the old man's sudden rejection of him from the national team?But it’s just a smile. Generally speaking, Aragones has nothing to do with him. What does the old man do, so what does it have to do with him?
Aware that Aragones was staring at him fixedly, and when he saw himself turning his head, the corners of Aragones' mouth even twitched twice, as if he wanted to say something in the air, Fan Bizhuang directly moved The head was turned to one side, leaving only the back of the opponent's head.
Regarding Fan Bizhuang's impolite behavior, Aragones shook his head with a helpless wry smile, and then withdrew his gaze.
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The most eye-catching part finally came. After the host announced the start of the lottery draw, UEFA officials, some retired stars and even football celebrities came to the stage one after another, and the group draw began.
This can be regarded as a real "life and death moment". Except for some club coaches whose hearts are strong enough and have extremely strong confidence in themselves, most people's nerves are tense.
Weak teams, of course, want to be divided into a group with average strength, and some strong teams are also very nervous. After all, there are so many strong teams. If there are more strong opponents in the same group , then various accidents may occur.
There is no surprise for the teams in the first tier. They are basically the champions or outstanding players in the leagues of various countries. These teams have not received much attention. The important thing is the draw of the second tier teams, and even the third tier teams.
The lottery was carried out in an orderly manner. As they entered the city, there were exclamations from time to time. Some people showed ecstatic expressions on their faces, while others frowned tightly. There were even club work attendants accompanying them. Personnel complain under their breath.
Those who are ecstatic are naturally the teams that have drawn a good lottery, while the teams that are frowning and complaining are naturally the results of the lottery are not ideal.
"Group D, Atletico Madrid!"
The retired superstar on the stage opened a ball of paper with Atletico Madrid's name on it, and then put it into Group D, announcing loudly.
Atletico Madrid coach Resino, who was sitting at the back of the venue, couldn't help but changed his face, and cursed in a low voice.
Some people cast a sympathetic look at Resino, some gloated at his misfortune, and some laughed knowingly.
Those who sympathize have nothing to do with themselves, and donate a sympathetic look for free without losing money, while those who gloat just watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal. As for those who laugh secretly, their mentality is a bit distorted-they were still complaining about themselves The lottery draw for the group was very bad, and a more unlucky one suddenly appeared. In contrast, well, their luck seems to be better.
There are all kinds of life, tall, fat, beautiful and ugly, and they are vividly displayed at this moment!
In fact, not only Resino's face became ugly, but also the head coaches of the other three teams in Group D also had extremely solemn expressions.Let’s take a look at the teams in this group, Liverpool, PSV, Marseille, plus Atletico Madrid, which has a low rating but is definitely not weak, this Nima is a proper “group of death” !
Needless to say, the first group of death in the UEFA Champions League this season is officially born!
The head coaches of the other two La Liga teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona, who were satisfied with the results of the grouping, looked at Resino meaningfully. Pellegrini just glanced at the other side and shook his head. , and began to pray for his team.
(End of this chapter)