Chapter 77 The Birth of the Group of Death
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Luo Yi 36 Chao
Chapter 77 The Birth of the Group of Death
Champions League defending champions Liverpool, Europa League defending champions Villarreal, La Liga champions Barcelona, Premier League champions Manchester City, Serie A champions Inter Milan, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, Ligue [-] champions Paris Saint-Germain, Russian Super League champions Zenit, these eight teams form the seed team for this year's UEFA Champions League.
Pot [-]: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Manchester United, Ajax, Benfica.
Pot [-]: Lyon, RB Leipzig, Salzburg (Austria), Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Sevilla, AC Milan, Chelsea.
Pot [-]: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Leicester City, Atlanta, Frankfurt, Besiktas (Turkey), CSKA Moscow, Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Red Star Belgrade (Serbia).
Avoidance principle:
First, teams from the same football association need to be avoided. For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot be in the same group.
Moreover, this rule applies not only in the group stage, but also in the first round of the knockout round.
Second, the two teams, due to the tense relationship between the countries, will not be assigned to the same group during the group stage.
For example, Russian teams will not be in the same group as Ukrainian teams.
After Marchetti finished talking about the principle of avoidance, he announced that the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2021-2022 season has officially started.
The guests who drew lots were all famous football stars.
But at this time, their starlight has been completely overshadowed by the upcoming draw ceremony.
In the first round, eight first-tier teams were drawn.
Group A, Bayern Munich.
Group B, Liverpool.
Group C, Paris Saint-Germain.
Group D, Barcelona.
Group E, Manchester City.
Group F, Zenit.
Group G, Inter Milan.
Group H, Villarreal.
Barcelona were drawn into the fourth group.
However, the first round of draws doesn't mean anything. The most important thing is the second and third rounds of draws. Often, the group of death is born at this time.
In the second round of the draw, Real Madrid was the first to be drawn, which surprised the hearts of Bayern Munich fans.
But what is surprising is that Real Madrid was placed in Group E and formed the embryonic form of the death group with Manchester City.
The audience in front of the TV was in an uproar.
However, this is a small unspoken rule in the Champions League draw.
In order to meet the needs of TV broadcasting, the two strongest teams in the same country will be arranged on different match days, that is to say, the two teams need to be placed in two different half zones. AD and EH are two different half zones, and the game time can just be diverged.
Real Madrid and Barcelona have had this arrangement for more than ten years.
However, soon, Bayern Munich ushered in his first team member, Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine, which is a good sign.
Liverpool in Group B drew a good lottery, and Portugal's Benfica was drawn into this group.
Paris Saint-Germain in Group C ushered in the Premier League Red Devils Manchester United.
Li Mingyu's heart began to beat crazily, because the next lottery might decide Barcelona's fate in this year's Champions League.
Italy's meritorious veteran Maldini took out a ball, and after opening it, he showed a surprised expression.
"Juventus."
As soon as the lottery was revealed, the camera showed the faces of Ronaldo and Messi sitting below at the same time.
Obviously, both of them frowned tightly on their faces.
Another Mello fight?
Last season's Champions League group stage, Juventus and Barcelona were drawn into a group
This is the first time Ronaldo has met since leaving Real Madrid.
However, due to a muscle strain during training, Ronaldo was not able to participate in the first confrontation between the two teams, which also disappointed many fans who hoped to see Melo confront again.
However, in the second round of the confrontation, Ronaldo scored two penalty kicks, making Juventus overwhelmed Barcelona to qualify for the first place in the group.
Unexpectedly, this year, the two teams were divided into a group again, and it is unknown whether this group will become a death group this time.
Group E, Manchester City, Real Madrid.
Group F, Zenit, Atletico Madrid.
Group G, Inter Milan, Ajax.
Group H, Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund.
After the second round of draws, in fact, the positions of many teams in the third round have been determined.
Lyon must be going to the bottom half, because he needs to separate the half from Paris Saint-Germain.
The Leipzig Red Bull is a very difficult bone. In the knockout round last year, they met the later Champions League champion Liverpool and were unfortunately eliminated.
There are German teams in Group A and Group H, and any other group is unwilling to touch this "mad cow".
The No.4 Sevilla team from La Liga has even fewer options, A, B, C, G, you can only choose these four groups.
Chelsea and AC Milan, there is no group willing to form a team with them.
The third round of draws begins.
The first one to be drawn turned out to be AC Milan.
Then the current situation in Group A is Bayern Munich, Shakhtar Donetsk, and AC Milan. This can be said to be a semi-dead group.
Group B, Liverpool, Benfica, Lyon, for Liverpool, this could not be a better grouping.
Group C, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Serbia.
No.4 in La Liga is not a weak team, this group can also be said to be a semi-dead group.
Maldini took out a round ball, opened it, took out a lottery from inside, and showed it to everyone.
"Chelsea!"
What the hell!
The group of death appeared.
Group D, Barcelona, Juventus, Chelsea.
Putting these three names together, it already means that the group of death has been established.
Coman and Messi, who were sitting in the audience, couldn't help crying.
Li Mingyu, who was watching TV at home, was also scratching his head for a while. His Champions League debut was the beginning of hell!
Group E, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Club Brugge.
Group F, Zenit, Atletico Madrid, Olympiacos.
Group G, Inter Milan, Ajax, RB Leipzig.
Group H, Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund, Salzburg.
The last round of lottery was also quickly completed, and the final result of the lottery was released.
Group A, Bayern Munich (Germany), Shakhtar Donetsk (U), AC Milan (Italy), Dinamo Zagreb (G).
Group B, Liverpool (England), Benfica (Portugal), Olympiacos (Greek), Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany).
Group C, Paris Saint-Germain (France), Manchester United (England), Sevilla (West), CSKA Moscow (Russia).
Group D, Barcelona (West), Juventus (Italy), Chelsea (England), Besiktas (Earth).
Group E, Manchester City (England), Real Madrid (West), Club Brugge (V), Atlanta (Italy).
Group F, Zenit (Russia), Atletico Madrid (West), Lyon (France), Leicester City (England).
Group G, Inter Milan (Italy), Ajax (Netherlands), Red Bull Leipzig (Germany), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic).
Group H, Villarreal (West), Borussia Dortmund (D), Salzburg (O), Red Star Belgrade (Ser).
The lottery is over, some are happy and some are sad!
(End of this chapter)
Champions League defending champions Liverpool, Europa League defending champions Villarreal, La Liga champions Barcelona, Premier League champions Manchester City, Serie A champions Inter Milan, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, Ligue [-] champions Paris Saint-Germain, Russian Super League champions Zenit, these eight teams form the seed team for this year's UEFA Champions League.
Pot [-]: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Manchester United, Ajax, Benfica.
Pot [-]: Lyon, RB Leipzig, Salzburg (Austria), Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Sevilla, AC Milan, Chelsea.
Pot [-]: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Leicester City, Atlanta, Frankfurt, Besiktas (Turkey), CSKA Moscow, Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Red Star Belgrade (Serbia).
Avoidance principle:
First, teams from the same football association need to be avoided. For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot be in the same group.
Moreover, this rule applies not only in the group stage, but also in the first round of the knockout round.
Second, the two teams, due to the tense relationship between the countries, will not be assigned to the same group during the group stage.
For example, Russian teams will not be in the same group as Ukrainian teams.
After Marchetti finished talking about the principle of avoidance, he announced that the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2021-2022 season has officially started.
The guests who drew lots were all famous football stars.
But at this time, their starlight has been completely overshadowed by the upcoming draw ceremony.
In the first round, eight first-tier teams were drawn.
Group A, Bayern Munich.
Group B, Liverpool.
Group C, Paris Saint-Germain.
Group D, Barcelona.
Group E, Manchester City.
Group F, Zenit.
Group G, Inter Milan.
Group H, Villarreal.
Barcelona were drawn into the fourth group.
However, the first round of draws doesn't mean anything. The most important thing is the second and third rounds of draws. Often, the group of death is born at this time.
In the second round of the draw, Real Madrid was the first to be drawn, which surprised the hearts of Bayern Munich fans.
But what is surprising is that Real Madrid was placed in Group E and formed the embryonic form of the death group with Manchester City.
The audience in front of the TV was in an uproar.
However, this is a small unspoken rule in the Champions League draw.
In order to meet the needs of TV broadcasting, the two strongest teams in the same country will be arranged on different match days, that is to say, the two teams need to be placed in two different half zones. AD and EH are two different half zones, and the game time can just be diverged.
Real Madrid and Barcelona have had this arrangement for more than ten years.
However, soon, Bayern Munich ushered in his first team member, Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine, which is a good sign.
Liverpool in Group B drew a good lottery, and Portugal's Benfica was drawn into this group.
Paris Saint-Germain in Group C ushered in the Premier League Red Devils Manchester United.
Li Mingyu's heart began to beat crazily, because the next lottery might decide Barcelona's fate in this year's Champions League.
Italy's meritorious veteran Maldini took out a ball, and after opening it, he showed a surprised expression.
"Juventus."
As soon as the lottery was revealed, the camera showed the faces of Ronaldo and Messi sitting below at the same time.
Obviously, both of them frowned tightly on their faces.
Another Mello fight?
Last season's Champions League group stage, Juventus and Barcelona were drawn into a group
This is the first time Ronaldo has met since leaving Real Madrid.
However, due to a muscle strain during training, Ronaldo was not able to participate in the first confrontation between the two teams, which also disappointed many fans who hoped to see Melo confront again.
However, in the second round of the confrontation, Ronaldo scored two penalty kicks, making Juventus overwhelmed Barcelona to qualify for the first place in the group.
Unexpectedly, this year, the two teams were divided into a group again, and it is unknown whether this group will become a death group this time.
Group E, Manchester City, Real Madrid.
Group F, Zenit, Atletico Madrid.
Group G, Inter Milan, Ajax.
Group H, Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund.
After the second round of draws, in fact, the positions of many teams in the third round have been determined.
Lyon must be going to the bottom half, because he needs to separate the half from Paris Saint-Germain.
The Leipzig Red Bull is a very difficult bone. In the knockout round last year, they met the later Champions League champion Liverpool and were unfortunately eliminated.
There are German teams in Group A and Group H, and any other group is unwilling to touch this "mad cow".
The No.4 Sevilla team from La Liga has even fewer options, A, B, C, G, you can only choose these four groups.
Chelsea and AC Milan, there is no group willing to form a team with them.
The third round of draws begins.
The first one to be drawn turned out to be AC Milan.
Then the current situation in Group A is Bayern Munich, Shakhtar Donetsk, and AC Milan. This can be said to be a semi-dead group.
Group B, Liverpool, Benfica, Lyon, for Liverpool, this could not be a better grouping.
Group C, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Serbia.
No.4 in La Liga is not a weak team, this group can also be said to be a semi-dead group.
Maldini took out a round ball, opened it, took out a lottery from inside, and showed it to everyone.
"Chelsea!"
What the hell!
The group of death appeared.
Group D, Barcelona, Juventus, Chelsea.
Putting these three names together, it already means that the group of death has been established.
Coman and Messi, who were sitting in the audience, couldn't help crying.
Li Mingyu, who was watching TV at home, was also scratching his head for a while. His Champions League debut was the beginning of hell!
Group E, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Club Brugge.
Group F, Zenit, Atletico Madrid, Olympiacos.
Group G, Inter Milan, Ajax, RB Leipzig.
Group H, Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund, Salzburg.
The last round of lottery was also quickly completed, and the final result of the lottery was released.
Group A, Bayern Munich (Germany), Shakhtar Donetsk (U), AC Milan (Italy), Dinamo Zagreb (G).
Group B, Liverpool (England), Benfica (Portugal), Olympiacos (Greek), Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany).
Group C, Paris Saint-Germain (France), Manchester United (England), Sevilla (West), CSKA Moscow (Russia).
Group D, Barcelona (West), Juventus (Italy), Chelsea (England), Besiktas (Earth).
Group E, Manchester City (England), Real Madrid (West), Club Brugge (V), Atlanta (Italy).
Group F, Zenit (Russia), Atletico Madrid (West), Lyon (France), Leicester City (England).
Group G, Inter Milan (Italy), Ajax (Netherlands), Red Bull Leipzig (Germany), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic).
Group H, Villarreal (West), Borussia Dortmund (D), Salzburg (O), Red Star Belgrade (Ser).
The lottery is over, some are happy and some are sad!
(End of this chapter)
