Chapter 301 Champions League draw, a semi-dead group!

The emergence of such interview results undoubtedly dispelled all doubts from the outside world. Real Madrid is now unprecedentedly united.

After all, although the media has been hyping it up to the extreme, the division of Real Madrid, the feud between the generals, and the factional struggle are all nonsense. Isn't it enough for the two parties involved to come out to explain the problem?

All misunderstandings were shattered. The frightening team of Real Madrid once again returned to the arena, overlooking the strong teams in Europe, without the slightest fear, full of arrogance and confidence!

Bai Ran and his teammates also returned to their own rooms at the base to rest, while Zidane continued to study the strength of his next opponent.

Tomorrow was a holiday as usual, so Bai Ran decided to use this day to manage his recent affairs.

The various tasks of the system, as well as the reduction and increase of attribute slots, and various things in the game need to be sorted out.

Of course, the premise of all this is that his training tasks are still completed as usual.

And tomorrow is also a grand day. The draw for the top 32 of the Champions League is about to be held. Real Madrid doesn’t know which three teams they will meet in the group stage.

After the 2015-16 season, UEFA has new rules for the division of seeding teams.

The 8 seed teams are composed of the defending champion + the top 7 league champion teams in the UEFA league.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​​​Bayern, Leicester City, Juventus, Benfica, Paris, and CSKA Moscow are the seed teams. The remaining top 24 are ranked according to the "UEFA European War Points in the Past 5 Years", and every 8 teams are ranked. For first gear.

Bai Ran was thinking about the prospects for the new season when there was a knock on the room door.

After being stunned for a moment, Bai Ran got out of bed and went to open the door.

Just as Bai Ran had guessed before, it was indeed J Luo who came through the door.

He smiled, high-fived Bai Ran and hugged her.

"Hey! Thank you bro."

"I don't know what words to use to describe it. This is the best day of my life. The most difficult problem in my heart has been solved by you."

"It is no exaggeration to say that you saved my career, Bai Ran."

"Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."

Bai Ran also showed a calm smile and patted Ronaldo on the shoulder: "We are all teammates, so we should do what we should do."

"We are gathered here, this is Real Madrid, and what matters to us as a team is also my matter."

After hearing these words, Ronaldo nodded repeatedly: "What you said is correct. I will pay attention to my words and deeds for the sake of our team."

Fast forward to the day, the grand draw ceremony for the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League group stage draw and UEFA Europe's Best Player Award Ceremony was held at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo.

All members of Real Madrid gathered together, waiting for the opening of the ceremony.

In front of the TV, Bai Ran and a group of Real Madrid players were watching the action on the big screen attentively.

Ramos smiled beside him and said: "Who will we draw? Milan?"

Bai Ran shook his head and looked sideways at Marcelo: "I think Arsenal."

"Arsenal? Didn't you watch the Premier League last season?"

At this time, Marcelo looked at Bai Ran with a blank expression.

"Last season the Premier League was in chaos. All the stars of the traditionally strong teams fell. Leicester City won the Premier League championship as a newly promoted team. Arsenal is not weak!"

"Arsenal finished second in the Premier League last season, behind Leicester City."

"If this newly promoted team hadn't suffered a shocking upset, I'm afraid Arsenal would have been the champion last season."

"you sure?"

Of course Bai Ran knows that last season was the 15-16 season, when Leicester City, the blue fox, won the Premier League championship unexpectedly, and Vardy shined that season.

Leicester City was re-promoted to the Premier League in the 2014-15 season. In that season, they had a record of 11 wins, 8 draws and 19 losses. They stayed in the relegation zone from the 13th to the 32nd round, and did not escape relegation until the 33rd round. District, and finally got 14th place.

Under such circumstances, before the start of the 2015-16 season, the coach was fired directly, and the good old man Ranieri, who had been coaching for many years but had very few honors, took over as the coach of the Blue Foxes.

Ranieri's team is not favored by anyone. Football practitioners around the world have never even thought that this team can enter the top four of the Premier League. Even professional football betting agencies have listed Leicester City. The odds of winning the Premier League are 5,000 to 1.

Not only that, in the summer of 2015, Leicester City only spent 20 to 30 million pounds on transfers and reinforcements, making Leicester City the favorite for relegation that season.

You know, this kind of money can't even afford a top player in the Premier League, let alone compete with the strong teams in the Premier League.

Even a position in a mid-table team has more than this amount of money. There is no doubt that this kind of lineup without much change is the result of being beaten in the Premier League. It seems that before the Premier League has started, their relegation It has become a foregone conclusion.

But no one expected that the players introduced by this team from all over the world would make waves in the world of football in the future.

Fans should know that this is something that everyone is talking about now. That summer, Leicester City’s signings included spending 5.6 million pounds to sign French midfielder Kante, whom no one knew. It cost 3 million pounds to buy German central defender Huth from Stoke City, spent 7 million pounds to introduce Okazaki Shinji from Mainz, and exempted Schalke 04 full-back Fuchs from signing.

These familiar names, no one even knew their names before joining Leicester City.

However, the beginning of a legendary story is often so inconspicuous that you may not even know that you are witnessing a miracle happening.

In the first two rounds of the 2015-16 season, Leicester City defeated Sunderland and West Ham. In the following four rounds, they drew with Tottenham, Bournemouth and Stoke City, and defeated Villa. Time Blue Fox has maintained its position in the top four in the standings.

"Football is a game where luck can change the future, but if you want to achieve real success, luck alone is impossible."

This was the response of a well-known football commentator to Leicester City's performance at the start of last season.

This has also become everyone's view of this team.

Of course, no one expects them to stay in this position for too long. After all, how can a newly promoted team fight against the monsters of the Premier League without making major personnel changes and adjustments?

Luck can be good in one or two games, or even half a season, but without the support of strength for a long time, this fox will soon reveal his true face.

According to this in the not-too-distant future, in the sixth round of the Premier League, Leicester City faced Arsenal at home. The Blue Foxes were humiliated 2-5 by the Gunners at the King Power Stadium and fell to sixth place in the Premier League. They said: "This The fox is starting to show its tail."

However, after losing to Arsenal, Leicester City showed super resilience and rebounded directly to achieve an impressive record of eight wins and two draws. Their ten-game unbeaten record greatly increased their confidence and also made the outside world Others have a new perspective on the team.

Among these games, there are even good performances such as a draw with Manchester United and a victory over Chelsea at home.

Facing the powerful teams in the Premier League, Leicester City was not afraid at all, and was even able to use a suppressive attitude to defeat their opponents.

Starting from the 11th round, Leicester City once again returned to the top three in the Premier League, briefly ranked first in the 13th round, and continued to rank first from the 15th to the 18th round.

After losing to Liverpool in the 18th round, Leicester City drew with Manchester City at home in the 19th round, defeated Tottenham away in the 20th round, and then defeated Manchester City 3-1 at home in the 25th round. A wave of four wins and three draws, seven games unbeaten. Their record allowed them to maintain their leading position in the standings starting from the 22nd round.

In the 26th round of the Premier League that season, Leicester City lost 1-2 away to Arsenal and suffered a season double defeat. However, in the remaining 12 rounds of the league, the Blue Fox remained undefeated in the Premier League, with a record of 8 wins and 4 draws. During this period, there were away draws with Manchester United and Chelsea.

Their legend continues this season.

Those who were not optimistic about Leicester City were blushing at this moment.

On May 1, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Leicester City drew 1-1 with Manchester United in an away game. On May 2, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Tottenham was tied 2-2 by Chelsea on the field, completely declaring that they would miss the championship.

Since then, Leicester City has won the Premier League championship in the 2015-16 season, which is also the first Premier League championship in their team history, creating a Blue Fox fairy tale with a loss of 5,000. In the final season, Leicester City had 23 wins, 12 draws and 3 losses in 38 rounds, scoring 68 goals and conceding 36 goals, accumulating 81 points and winning the championship with a 10-point lead.

Looking at the Leicester City team at that time, their main goalkeeper Schmeichel was the less accomplished son of a legendary goalkeeper, and the two main central defenders Morgan and Huth were 32-year-olds who spent most of their time in low-level teams. Veteran left back Fox is an Austrian player who has just landed in England.

The right back and midfielder Simpson and Drinkwater are abandoned players from Manchester United's youth training, as well as an "unknown" French midfielder Kante.

An Algerian winger Mahrez who had never even heard of Leicester City when he first joined the club last year, an English winger Albrighton who was born in Villa’s youth training, and an Albrighton who was a part-time factory worker a few years ago Striker - Vardy.

There are also unknown players such as Ulloa, Shinji Okazaki, Schlupp, Delet and Andy King, plus coach Ranieri who is known as the "tinker", but It is such a "motley team" that despite the doubts and cynicism from all over the world, they snatched the Premier League championship from the six giants of the Premier League.

Fans who followed the Premier League that year may still remember that Ranieri kept saying "relegation" in interviews, and it was not until late in the league that he dared to change his words and said "will try to compete for the championship." When he wins, he treats the players to pizza, and early exits from the FA Cup (third round replay) and League Cup (fourth round) also give Leicester City more time and energy to prepare for the Premier League. , the good-guy style allowed Ranieri to successfully unite this group of "rabble".

Huth and Morgan, two big central defenders who are slow to turn, greatly reduce the chance of being beaten because of the retreat of the defensive line. At the same time, their strong frontal confrontation and obvious aerial advantage make them a solid fortress and a battering ram for set pieces.

Simpson and Fox, the two full-backs, are dedicated to their work and do not show off their talents. Simpson has strong confrontation ability, and Fox has a set piece and cross. In the Premier League where the full-backs are used as wingers, they always put the team first and maintain at least three defenders in the back line - diligent and low-key tactical executors.

Perpetual motion Kante, his endless running causes endless trouble to the opponent, and he can also invest more troops in counterattacks. His short stature allows him to use his brain more than brute force to play football.

We can see the little giant's tireless running on the court and countless interceptions and steals. His ability to observe behind him and his precise timing of stealing the ball are also a reflection of his high golf intelligence.

And his short and strong stature also allows him to lower his chassis, so he doesn't lose at all in the confrontation.

And Vardy, he has grown into a "lone hero." Fans who watched Leicester City's game last season should know that he is always so confident. Hesitations and other fancy moves are as simple as that, pure goals.

That season, Vardy scored 24 goals in the Premier League, won the Premier League Golden Boot, and scored in 11 consecutive Premier League games, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of 10 games.

Mahrez, the team's second scorer, scored 17 goals in the Premier League and became the first African and Algerian player in history to win the PFA Player of the Year.

Coach Ranieri won 3 monthly coach of the year awards that season, and was named the best coach of the Premier League in 2015-16, the 2016 LMA coach of the year, and the 2016 FIFA best men's football coach. 2016 "World Football Magazine" Best Coach of the Year, 2015-16 Best European Coach, 2016 BBC Sports Best Coach of the Year, 2016 "Gazzetta dello Sport" Best Coach, 2016 Enzo Bearzot Coach of the Year Award and was entered into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

On the other side of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain is also unstoppable. In the 15-16 season, they broke the world record and won the championship eight rounds ahead of schedule.

In La Liga, under the leadership of Bai Ran, Real Madrid caught up in the second half, defeated Barcelona and won the La Liga championship.

The Bundesliga champion is still Bayern Munich.

Although Bai Ran already knew that last season's Premier League champion would be Leicester City if nothing unexpected happened, but this reminder from his teammate made him realize a problem again.

He is now in the 16-17 season.

This means that the football environment has been turned upside down.

There are so many strong players this season. Not only are Messi and Ronaldo at their peak, there are also many world superstars emerging in football.

This situation was even more difficult than that period in his previous life.

Not only players like Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric and Iniesta who are strong from beginning to end will shine in this era, but even many short-lived players only "emerged" in this era.

This Champions League will definitely be more exciting than last season, and it will also be a huge challenge for Bai Ran.

Although in the long history, Real Madrid should still be the champion this season, but with the arrival of Bai Ran, it is obvious that there have been too many things in the world that have changed the results.

Bai Ran's appearance affected this timeline. This was a completely new branch. Bai Ran himself re-created a piece of history.

So although it had already happened once in Bai Ran's mind, it was not 100% successful this time.

You still have to rely on your own efforts!

"Hey! Why are you dazed!"

"Look, the lottery has begun!"

"Ah?" Bai Ran was pulled back from his thoughts and saw the lottery guests smiling on the big screen, and the 8 groups displayed on the big electronic screen appeared spontaneously.

A: Paris Saint-Germain

B: Benfica

C: Barcelona

D: Bayern Munich

E: CSKA Moscow

F: Real Madrid

G: Leicester City

H: Juventus

This is the first round draw and the No. 1 seed in each region.

As one of the strongest teams, they are waiting for the emergence of their group opponents.

The Real Madrid players held their breath and watched what happened on the screen, and Bai Ran's thoughts were also pulled back, hoping that Real Madrid would get a good draw.

Although playing against strong teams can better increase one's game experience, in comparison, the Champions League championship is more attractive.

Next came the much-anticipated second round of draws, and the audience in the audience looked at the stage very nervously.

A: Paris Saint-Germain-Arsenal

B: Benfica-Naples

C: Barcelona-Manchester City

D: Bayern Munich-Atletico Madrid

E: CSKA Moscow-Leverkusen

F: Real Madrid-Dortmund

G: Leicester City-Porto

H: Juventus-Sevilla

The second round came out and caused a huge stir.

Not only did everyone at Real Madrid exclaim, but even the audience at the draw ceremony could not sit still.

This time, many "quasi-death groups" were separated!

Paris and Arsenal, a Ligue 1 champion and a Premier League runner-up!

Barcelona and Manchester City, a strong showdown!

Bayern and Atletico Madrid are in another fateful match. They also met in the Champions League knockout rounds last season.

Real Madrid and Dortmund were of course also exciting. The Hornets of that era were still in their heyday and could definitely compete with Bayern.

Dortmund should not be underestimated! Especially the home court, their home court is notoriously scary!

Dortmund, which has the Devil's home stadium, can definitely cause countless troubles to Real Madrid.

Sure enough, this season's draw was very interesting. Bai Ran looked at the screen calmly and calmly.

Teammates are talking a lot, and they are all discussing Dortmund's signings and lineup this year.

"I heard that they have introduced a young player named Ousmane Dembele, who seems to be very talented."

"New this season?"

"Yes, and Schürrle also went to Dortmund."

"It's not just that."

"Götze and Guerrero are the latest players they have introduced this season."

"In addition, their original lineup is very luxurious, so this battle will be difficult to win."