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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 585 Three Death Groups

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    After the greetings, Wenger also took the opportunity to sit down next to Mourinho and Benitez, just like the three people always sat together to watch the game in last year's World Cup.

    "The three of us sat together at the Champions League draw ceremony - it really gave me a dreamlike feeling." After sitting down, Wenger suddenly laughed: "I think Pei should be very proud now - he once played in  The three coaches he coached under Yunjia Tianyu are now leading a team from the five major leagues to meet in the Champions League, which represents the highest level of European clubs With his character, he will be extremely proud."

    Mourinho and Benitez laughed at the same time. To be honest, this is really Pei Wei's character.

    Wenger really got it right. Now Pei Weizheng is watching live TV with his wife and children in a hotel, bragging to his son: "Son, look at it Wenger, the legendary coach of Arsenal, in  The only person in the Premier League who can compete with Ferguson in the past ten years, Benitez, the head coach who helped Valencia win the league championship after 30 years of absence as soon as he took office, Mourinhowell, he has not achieved much yet.  , but he will definitely become a legendary head coach in the future. These three people have all worked under dad Is dad great?"

    "Wow, dad is so awesome" Chuan Chuan clapped her hands and shouted, while Su Mei next to her was speechless for a while.

    "But he does have something to be proud of" Mourinho sighed: "Professor, you were the most successful before going to Yunjia Tianyu, but you also spent half a year idle at home. Rafael, are you going to Yunjia Tianyu?"  Jia Tianyu only had two failed coaching experiences before, and I was just a small translator and assistant coach. However, he chose to believe in us and gave us the best and most relaxed environment to perform If he could do this, he would  Entitled to brag and boast."

    "So when I knew that Pei had bought Newcastle and brought you in as manager, I knew that outside of Manchester United, I would have an interesting opponent in the Premier League Jose,  I just hope you can be more gentle in the future, I can't stand your harsh words" Wenger laughed: "Anyway, I am looking forward to the league being more exciting, so that Arsenal alone can  It's not enough with Manchester United, I'm looking forward to Newcastle playing a big role in the Premier League in the future."

    "Not just the future, Professor." Mourinho pushed back: "Newcastle is fully capable of playing this role this season"

    ¡°Nonono.¡± Wenger laughed.  He shook his right index finger: "Jose, Newcastle's strength has indeed grown a lot this year, but a team needs more than this to take shape You need time, Jose, you need time to let you  Those talented players become superstars as a team rather than individually A well-trained team of 1,000 can defeat 10,000 stragglers. This is the truth. Newcastle may have a impact on the direction of the league this year.  Some impact, but not enough to join the fight for the championship. If you rush it, it will only have negative effects, which is a piece of advice, Jose.¡±

    "What the professor said makes sense." Benitez nodded: "The reason why I was able to win the La Liga championship in my first season was because Cooper left me with a tacit and strong team.  Newcastle is not that kind of team. This year¡¯s overhaul will come at the cost of time.¡±

    Mourinho was silent, then nodded. He was proud, but that did not mean he was willful. Wenger and Benitez had much more experience in Europe than he did. In their words, Mourinho must  Listen.

    At this time, UEFA President Johnson and other staff appeared on the scene, and the draw ceremony for the 2003-04 Champions League officially began.

    It goes without saying that the importance of the European Champions Cup is natural. No fan will deny that the European Champions League is the highest honor for European clubs.  It can even be said that winning the European Champions League is equivalent to being the strongest club in the world - in this competition.  We have the highest level players and the highest level coaches in the world.  The most famous giants, the competition for the Champions League every year attracts the attention of the largest number of fans around the world.

    No club will not pay attention to the Champions League. Playing in the Champions League not only means honors, but also means huge income. Think about it, even if they only play six group matches, the club will only pay for broadcasting fees and appearances.  The revenue from fees alone can reach four million euros, not to mention ticket revenue. Therefore, some clubs that are heavily in debt can get a chance to reborn after reaching the Champions League. No wonder almost all teams want to play in the Champions League.  Woolen cloth.

    Since Newcastle entered the second stage of the group stage in last year's Champions League and ranked third in the group stage, Newcastle was placed in the third pot.Among the teams in ?, the group of eight No. 1 seeds is like this.

    The No. 1 seed in Group A is Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, the No. 1 seed in Group B is Serie A giant Inter Milan, the No. 1 seed in Group C is French Ligue 1 powerhouse Monaco, and the No. 1 seed in Group D is Serie A giant Juventus, e  The number one seed in Group F is England's Red Devils Manchester United, the number one seed in Group F is La Liga's Real Madrid, the number one seed in Group G is England's Chelsea, and the number one seed in Group H is the defending champion AC Milan of Serie A.

    The professor's Arsenal and Benitez's Valencia were both ranked in the second tier, which also made Wenger a little unhappy - Chelsea still only entered the group stage after playing Champions League qualifying.  What they are is the No. 1 seed.

    "What's the good thing about being the No. 1 seed? All the attention is on you and you are the target of public criticism. This feeling is not pleasant." Benitez said with a smile: "It's great to be the No. 2 seed. As long as you have the strength, no one can do it."  I would love to be in a group with youthat would be great."

    "That's right." Mourinho said: "I am praying now not to be in the same group with your two teams It is not the time for me to fight against you. I will wait until one or two years later.  Grasp can defeat you.¡±

    After the first seeds of the eight groups were determined, other teams began to be drawn out. As the balls were taken out from the glass jar, they were unfolded, and the names of the clubs were written on them one by one.  The note was displayed in front of the TV camera, and then transmitted to the big screen at the scene. Just at the scene, there were constant exclamations, chuckles and complaints. It can be seen that the fans in front of the TV also had the same idea.  Make these sounds.

    When the person in charge of drawing the group opened group "b", the next person pulled out a note with "Arsenal". The biggest commotion so far occurred at the scene - Arsenal and Inter Milan were divided.  A group!

    Professor Wenger looked very unhappy. Benitez was about to comfort him, but then his face solidified.

    Valencia was drawn into Group H, and was placed in the same group as defending champion AC Milan.

    When there are two relatively strong teams in a group, this group has the potential to become the "Group of Death" - of course, it depends on who the other two opponents are.

    Mourinho comforted Wenger and Benitez with some mild words of comfort, such as "It's nothing special for the Milan duo" and "It's okay to appear second in the group."  I watched the next draw nervously, after all, Newcastle in the third tier had not been drawn out yet.

    Finally, Mourinho waited until Newcastle was drawn out, and Newcastle was drawn into Group F. The first seed in this group was Real Madrid, and the second seed was Mourinho's hometown team, Porto.

    Mourinho did not show too much disappointment, because after all, there is no weak team entering the Champions League. Relatively speaking, Porto is still a relatively weak one among the second seeds. In this group, it is better than Arsenal and Valencia.  It's better to be in a group.

    But when the final group results came out, Mourinho couldn¡¯t laugh anymore.

    Not only him, but Wenger and Benitez also couldn't laugh.

    The fourth-tier teams in Group F are Marseille in Ligue 1, Real Madrid, Porto, Newcastle, and Marseille. In this group, Real Madrid may be in a better situation. After all, they have not encountered a strong team at the same level as themselves, but for the other three teams  As far as the team is concerned, no opponent in this group is sure to win!

    The situation in Group B is even more cruel. Except for the two giants Arsenal and Inter Milan, the other two teams are from the former Soviet Union - Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia and Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine!  It¡¯s just that they have to play against teams of the same level as themselves, and they have to go to Russia and Ukraine in the ice and snow twice. This result is quite cruel for both Wenger and Inter Milan¡¯s Cooper!

    Although Benitez's team does not need to go to freezing Russia, the other two opponents in this group are Eredivisie hegemon Ajax and Belgian champion Brugge.  Needless to say, Bruges is definitely not easy to pinch!

    "Damn, I'm not so unlucky, are I? Why are Wenger, Benitez and Mourinho all in the death group? I'm x, are you kidding me, UEFA?" Pei Wei widened in surprise.  Mouth, the good mood just now no longer exists.

    Among the eight groups this time, the groups of the three coaches who have coached Yunjia Tianyu can definitely be regarded as the group of death. Among the other five groups, the only one that can barely be regarded as the group of death is Bayern.  Munich, Lyon, Celtic and Anderlecht are in Group A.

    "It doesn't matter, come out of the group of death"Only then can they prove their strength, and only then can I prove my vision of people!  "Someone shouted loudly without confidence.
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