strictlysupreme Chapter 436 Champions League Group Stage Draw
Chapter 436 Champions League Group Stage Draw
Chapter 436 Champions League Group Stage Draw
In the second round of the Bundesliga, "Dortmund" beat the newly promoted "Ingolstadt" 6-0 in an away game. Li Qiao staged a hat-trick, Reus scored 1 goal, Aubameyang 1 goal, 75 minutes later, Gomez came off the bench and scored the last goal.
After the game, "Bild" shouted: "Bumblebee is back", indeed, 10 goals in two games, 1 goal is not conceded, such a result makes anyone speechless.
Klopp is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of "Dortmund", so in the league before the start of the Champions League in September, Klopp will frantically grab points.
In the third round, "Dortmund" will face the team from the capital-Hertha Berlin at home.
After this round of competition, Klopp and Zorc will fly to "Monaco" to participate in the draw ceremony of the UEFA Champions League group stage. A week later, the eyes of the world will gather there.
In the game against Hertha Berlin, "Dortmund"'s goal was finally broken. For the first time this season, the goal was conceded for Hertha Berlin. It was "Kalou" they introduced from Chelsea. Although they lost the ball, "Dortmund" finally defeated Hertha Berlin 3-1.
Li Qiao didn't score a goal in this game, but he had two assists, all scored by Gomez, and another goal was scored by Royce.
After the 3rd round of the Bundesliga, Li Qiao scored 5 goals and Royce scored 4 goals. It can be said that the competition for the top scorer in the team is very fierce. In addition, the 4th round of the Bundesliga will only be held in September, so after the 9rd round, the selection of the best players of the Bundesliga this month will be released soon.
There are 3 candidates, "Costa" from Bayern, Royce from "Dortmund", and Li Qiao.
Finally, after voting, Li Qiao won the Bundesliga Player of the Month in August. This is the first time Li Qiao has won this honor.
One day later, Klopp and Zorc flew to Monaco with Hummels and Li Qiao. This beautiful city can be said to be dominated by local tyrants, and the housing prices in the city can be said to be the highest in Europe. Of course, in terms of sports, the most important thing for Monaco is the annual "F1 Monaco Station" and the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony.
Before the lottery ceremony, there was a red carpet ceremony, and Zorc did not participate. Three people walked on the red carpet representing "Dortmund"-Klopp, Li Qiao, and Hummels.
Of course, Klopp is the most attractive to the media, because Uncle Zha rarely wears a suit. He usually wears sportswear. In the coaching circle, Wenger and Mourinho like to wear suits. Guardiola is more casual, and Prandelli is very fashionable.
Of course, it may be more appropriate to describe Klopp with another word, that is, hippies, but no matter what, in the football circle, strength and performance are everything. If the performance is good, you just need to wear a bath towel and direct the game from the sidelines.
"Jurgen, what do you think of the upcoming draw ceremony, do you believe in UEFA?"A reporter asked.
"I believe",
"So who are you most afraid of meeting?"
According to the points ranking in recent years, "Dortmund" is placed in the second tier, and theoretically it is possible to meet Barcelona.
"The last thing I want is to meet Barcelona",
Everyone laughed, because they all knew that "Dortmund" was eliminated by Barcelona in the semifinals last season.
"The outside world predicts that if there will be a death group in this draw, then "Dortmund" is likely to create a death group. What do you think?"
"I don't know, I don't answer rumors",
However, according to UEFA's lottery rules-the avoidance of the same country and the rules of 4th tiers, the outside world's predictions are reasonable. If there is a death group, it is likely to be "Dortmund", Juventus or Manchester City in the second tier.
"Tell me about the goal, Jurgen"?
"Let's get out of the group",
"Is there no higher purpose"?
"Yes, but that is all after the group stage. First we have to qualify, otherwise everything is empty talk."
It is reasonable for Klopp to be so cautious, because he has a vague feeling that "Dortmund" is likely to be overshadowed by UEFA in this draw.
why?
First, there is no one in the court of "Dortmund". Don't think that only our country needs to rely on connections to do things. In fact, the whole world is the same.
Second, Germany has always been the vanguard of anti-UEFA, especially dissatisfied with Platini's many policies. UEFA dare not blacken Bayern, so will "Dortmund" become a doormat?
The welcome staff saw that the time was almost up, and he called Klopp and others to go in. Klopp, Li Qiao, and Hummels waved at the media and walked quickly into the press conference hall.
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The draw ceremony was presided over by "Infantino". As usual, it first reviewed the UEFA Champions League last season.
Scenes of wonderful scenes of the UEFA Champions League last season appeared on the big screen. Of course, many of them were created by "Dortmund". In the end, the audience applauded. After the film was played, the main action began.
The first round of lottery is very simple. It is to determine the ownership of the 8 seeded teams. There is basically no pressure on this.
The second round of lottery began, and the hearts of the guests on the scene were suspended, because there were several Big Macs in the first draw that no one wanted to meet, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, and Chelsea.
When the draw came to Group B, there was a commotion on the scene, and everyone wanted to know which unlucky guy would be in the same group as Barcelona.
The final result was Leverkusen. With the results of the draw, the rest of the second-tier teams were relieved. After all, no one wanted to be in the same group as the defending champion.
When the draw came to Group D, there was another commotion at the scene, because the first place in Group D was Real Madrid. Although it was better than Barcelona, no one wanted to be in the same group as Real Madrid.
Because it is impossible for "Dortmund" to meet Bayern from the same country in the group stage, Klopp does not believe in heaven, but at this time he silently prays in his heart that this draw is not for him.
Klopp focused his attention on the hands of the guests who drew the lottery. When he turned the lottery paper around, a muddy horse ran past Klopp's heart, and he saw that "Dortmund" was assigned to Group D, a group with Real Madrid.
The live camera was aimed at Klopp and Benitez at the same time. The two smiled politely at the camera, but they were probably scolded in their hearts.
Infantino is still teasing, "Last season, the two top four teams were grouped together in the group stage. This game must be very interesting."
Klopp thought to himself: "Funny you bald head".
When Klopp is obviously wrong, if the result just now made Klopp run over a grass mud horse in his heart, then the next result will make Klopp's heart run over countless grass mud horses.
The third and fourth opponents of "Dortmund" are "Naples" from Serie A and "North Zealand" from Denmark.
One is a strong team no less than Juventus, and the other is from the most northern European team. At this time, Klopp's face is already ugly.
Klopp returned to Germany immediately after the draw and did not accept any media interviews.
The German "Kicker" reported it for the first time, but it only analyzed that "Dortmund" will be difficult in the Champions League group stage this season, and did not hint at what UEFA has done.
But the former "Dortmund" star Lehmann couldn't help it. On his Twitter, he greatly questioned UEFA's manipulation of the UEFA Champions League draw, and cited a lot of so-called evidence. Of course, there are many such evidence, such as a certain year.
And is there too much revenge in the Champions League? Ten years ago, Barcelona met Chelsea in the quarter-finals for many consecutive years, and in recent years Chelsea have met Paris in the quarter-finals in a row.
I have to say that revenge battles are easy to cause topics and increase ratings, but if there are "coincidences" again and again, everyone will have to ask in the end, "Did you make it?"
Lehman speaks so loudly because he has no scruples. He has retired. No matter what he says, UEFA can't control him anymore.
But Klopp can't, no matter how dissatisfied he is, he can only face it. After Klopp returned to "Dortmund", he immediately sent his own staff to collect and investigate information about Naples and North Zealand.
Of course, there is no need to investigate the information about Real Madrid. Klopp already has a big basket on his desk.
In fact, what Klopp is most worried about is the "North Zealand" in the fourth stage of the Champions League. Klopp has been to Denmark and knows that it is winter there, and he can only see the sun for less than 2 hours a day. In December, even at 12 o'clock in the morning, it was still pitch black.
Nordic countries like Denmark are actually not suitable for football, so Denmark has long sent players out to other countries for youth training and growth, and they will play for Denmark after they become talents.
In recent years, Denmark has vigorously introduced immigrant players to enrich its football strength. This may be the reason why the Danish League teams can even enter the Champions League.
Klopp asked the team's staff in charge of game video collection to collect all game videos about the Danish League this season.
The first half of September is the traditional international match day, and Klopp will be free. In addition to going to watch the European Cup qualifiers between Germany and Poland, Klopp still has one person in his heart, that is Subotic. According to Marcus, Subotic’s surgery is very complicated. The most troublesome thing is that Subotic is not able to accept the cruciate ligament transplanted from the dead. At present, this is the best way. ligament.
Klopp decided to use his short free time to take a look at Subotic in the hospital.
(End of this chapter)