068: UEFA Champions League group draw at Crystal Palace
On the evening of August 29, 2014, Tong Yi and members of the Crystal Palace coaching staff sat in front of the TV.
What they are watching is the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony.
Yes, the UEFA Champions League play-offs for the 2014-2015 season are all over at this time.
Ten teams including Chelsea, Athletic Bilbao, Bayer Leverkusen, Ludogorets, Malmo, BATE Borisov, Maribor, APOEL, Zenit St. Petersburg and Porto joined the The last train successfully advanced to the top 32 of the UEFA Champions League in the 2014-2015 season.
Sincerely, the top 32 of the UEFA Champions League for the 2014-2015 season have all been born!
Among the top 32 teams, there are 4 teams from the Premier League, 4 teams from La Liga, 4 teams from the Bundesliga, 3 teams from the Portuguese Super League, 2 teams from Serie A, 2 teams from Ligue 1, 2 teams from the Russian Super League, 1 team from the Eredivisie, 1 team from the Greek Super League, and the Swedish Super League. 1 League, 1 Swiss Super League, 1 Bulgarian Super League, 1 Turkish Super League, 1 Belgian Premier League, 1 Cyprus Premier League, 1 Slovenian Premier League, 1 Ukrainian Premier League and Belarusian Premier League 1 league team.
The top 32 teams are divided into four levels based on the previous Champions League points.
The team classification is as follows:
First slot Real Madrid [La Liga], Barcelona [La Liga], Bayern Munich [Bundesliga], Chelsea [Premier League], Benfica [Portuguese Super League], Atletico Madrid [La Liga], Borussia Dortmund [Bundesliga], Porto [Portuguese Super League]
Second level Schalke 04 [Bundesliga], Galatasaray [Turkish Super League], Juventus [Serie A], Paris Saint-Germain [Ligue 1], Shakhtar Donetsk [Ukrainian Super League], Basel [Switzerland] Super League], Zenit St. Petersburg [Russian Super League], Manchester City [Premier League]
Third tier Bayer Leverkusen [Bundesliga], Olympiacos [Greek Super League], CSKA Moscow [Russian Super League], Ajax [Eredivisie], Liverpool [Premier League], Sporting CP [Portuguese Super League], Andrei Hearts [League 1], Athletic Bilbao [La Liga]
Fourth pot Crystal Palace [Premier League], Roma [Serie A], APOEL [Serbian Premier League], BATE Borisov [Belarusian Premier League], Ludogorets [League 1], Maribor [Serie A] , Monaco [Ligue 1], Malmo [Swedish Super League]
Tong Yi really has nothing to say about this category.
Crystal Palace has almost never participated in the Champions League, and they naturally have no historical points. So although they were the Premier League champions last season, they were still placed in the fourth tier.
This classification is quite reasonable!
Tong Yi can accept it.
The division situation of the Premier League this season is very interesting. There is one team in each of the first, second, third and fourth tiers, which is quite average.
However, no one expected that Chelsea, who had qualified for the Champions League group stage through the play-offs, would be placed in the first tier. Isn't this a bit ironic?
Tong Yi didn't care about this.
However, Vieri said, "Chelsea is really rich, and these points have directly reached the first level."
,sharp! "
Tong Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, don't be envious! Work hard, and our Crystal Palace will definitely be the first-level seeded team in the future!"
Today, Tong Yi and Vieri did not go to the drawing ceremony.
Because tomorrow night, they will lead Crystal Palace to the third round of the 2014-2015 Premier League season. Time is very tight and there is no time.
So, this time it was Campbell and Nagelsmann who went there.
Now they are sitting at the scene.
When the TV cameras just showed the highlights of Crystal Palace's match in the Premier League Europa League last season, Campbell and Nagelsmann showed their faces.
Although Crystal Palace was the Premier League and Europa League champions last season, they are pure newcomers to the UEFA Champions League.
Therefore, they have not received enough attention.
Even before this, some media reporters and betting companies believed that Crystal Palace United would not be able to survive the Champions League group stage, and it was very likely that they would be eliminated in the group!
And they think this possibility is very high!
The organizers of the Champions League seem to think so too, so there really aren't many shots given to them.
Moreover, the referee is still selecting the best lineup of last season's UEFA Champions League.
Seriously, this has nothing to do with Crystal Palace.
After all, Crystal Palace did not participate in the UEFA Champions League last season, and no player on their team must have won the award. Therefore, Tong Yi and the others focused on this lottery.
To be honest, the draw is really related to Crystal Palace's fate in the Champions League this season, and they must pay serious attention to it.
The draw rules for this season's UEFA Champions League are the same as before. The 32 teams are divided into 8 groups, with 4 teams in each group. One team from each level enters the same group. Moreover, in the group stage, teams under the same Football Association must be avoided!
In other words, although there is a team in each of the four tiers of the Premier League, they cannot be placed in the same group, or even have Premier League teams in the same group.
Therefore, if you want a civil war in the Premier League, you have to go to the knockout rounds.
To be honest, this lottery ceremony is actually not very friendly to the Crystal Palace!
Because Crystal Palace is in the fourth tier, their tier used to be weak teams or teams from small leagues, but today the fourth tier has the Premier League champions mixed in, which makes the other three tiers of football The team is a bit weak.
The teams in the other three tiers do not want to be drawn into the same group as Crystal Palace. If they are unfortunately drawn together, this will most likely be the group of death!
Moreover, the grading this season is really dramatic.
Yes, there are many strong teams in the second and third tiers. If we meet Crystal Palace in the fourth tier again, then this will be a super death group!
Needless to say, there are strong teams in the first tier. In the second tier, there are strong teams such as Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Schalke 04. In the third tier, there are also Liverpool, Leverkusen and Ajak. There are strong teams such as Spain, Sporting CP and Athletic Bilbao, and in the fourth tier there are strong teams such as Monaco, Crystal Palace and Roma.
If this is serious, we can divide them into three super death groups!
The UEFA Champions League group stages in the 2014-2015 season can really be very, very deadly.
Therefore, at this time, the head coaches of which teams will be very nervous.
To be honest, Tong Yi is a little nervous now!
Although, Crystal Palace cannot touch the second-tier Manchester City and the third-tier Liverpool. But other Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen, Ajax, Sporting CP and Athletic Bilbao are all possible.
If they really meet, it will really be a super death group for Crystal Palace.
At this time, Vieri became nervous.
Vieri couldn't help but look at Tong Yi and asked nervously, "Boss, are we really so unlucky?"
Tong Yi turned around and rolled his eyes at Vieri, crow's mouth!
Tong Yi said, "We have to believe in Campbell Nagelsmann on the front line. I believe his luck will not be too bad!"
Vieri simply rolled his eyes and said, "Pull them down. These two guys are recognized as the two unlucky ones in our Crystal Palace. Do you still expect them? Hiss, it's very confusing!"
Tong Yi was speechless, turning his head and rolling his eyes at Vieri.
He immediately said, "You guys, why don't you wish them better? If they have bad luck, what good will it do to you?"
Vieri smiled and said, "Aren't I worried about them? Bless and pray for them to have good luck and help our Crystal Palace get the lottery!"
Tong Yi stared at Vieri blankly for a while before shaking his head and ignoring it!
Then, he turned around and stared at the TV screen to watch the live lottery ceremony!
At this time, the Crystal Palace players had no rest. They were all watching TV sets at their homes and watching the draw ceremony. They also care about their team very much, and they also want to see who they will draw? Will he be classified into the death group?
Soon, the exciting UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony began.
In fact, there was nothing going on with their Crystal Palace before?
After all, they wanted to draw the last batch, so Tong Yi and the others watched the first three rounds of draws very calmly. But there is actually an undercurrent raging inside!
Because, after the drawing of lots for the first three grades, the groupings have become relatively clear.
Just avoid Crystal Palace
Group A is Atletico Madrid, Juventus, and Olympiacos, and Group F is Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Ajax.
If these two groups draw Crystal Palace, this will be a super death group!
There is also Group C of Benfica, Zenit St. Petersburg and Bayer Leverkusen. If this group draws Crystal Palace, it can be regarded as a small group of death!
There is also Liverpool in Group B, Manchester City in Group E, and Chelsea in Group G. These three groups can also be avoided occasionally.
So, all that’s left is to sign for Crystal Palace!
To be honest, no one knows what the fate of Crystal Palace will be.
Now the draw for the fourth level was about to begin. Tong Yi and Vieri looked at each other and saw the tension in each other's eyes. Then soon, the draw for the fourth level began!
Tong Yi really doesn't want his team to be drawn into the groups mentioned above. Which group classes are all death groups!
This guy Vieri has even started praying at this time!
He prayed that Crystal Palace would not be drawn into the group of death, especially not to go to group F!
If you go to Group F, it will be a super super death group.
If Crystal Palace really goes to Group F, then the situation in Group F is Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Ajax and Crystal Palace. It seems that all four teams have a chance and may be eliminated. These four teams compete for Two quotas are really too deadly!
However, Campbell and Nagelsmann were really lucky today. They were drawn in Group D, which was a perfect way to avoid the group of death!
Seeing the result of the draw, Tong Yi was very happy and said, "Good draw, Saul and the others have made a great contribution!"
Vieri also nodded excitedly and agreed, "Yes, this is a really good draw! Now it is almost certain that our Crystal Palace will advance to the top 16 of the Champions League!"
To this end, the results of the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League group draws have been produced. The groupings are as follows
Group A Atletico Madrid [La Liga], Juventus [Serie A], Olympiacos [Greek Super League], Malmo [Swedish Super League]
Group B Real Madrid [La Liga], Basel [Switzerland Super League], Liverpool [Premier League], Ludogorets [Super League]
Group C Benfica [Portuguese Premier League], Zenit St. Petersburg [Russian Premier League], Bayer Leverkusen [Bundesliga], Monaco [Ligue 1]
Group D: Dortmund [Bundesliga], Galatasaray [Turkish Super League], Anderlecht [League], Crystal Palace [Premier League]
Group e Bayern Munich [Bundesliga], Manchester City [Premier League], CSKA Moscow [Russian Super League], Roma [Serie A]
Group F Barcelona [La Liga], Paris Saint-Germain [Ligue 1], Ajax [Eredivisie], APOEL [Serbia Super League]
Group G Chelsea [Premier League], Schalke 04 [Bundesliga], Sporting CP [Portuguese Super League], Maribor [Serie A]
Group H Porto [Portuguese Super League], Shakhtar Donetsk [Ukrainian Super League], Athletic Bilbao [La Liga], BATE Borisov [Belarusian Super League]
