Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 598 Europe 2003 Three Groups of Death
After exchanging pleasantries, Wenger also sat down next to Mourinho and Benitez, just like the three always sat together to watch the game in last year's World Cup.

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

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

Wenger really hit the mark, and now Pei Wei is watching live TV with his wife and children in a hotel, while bragging to his son: "Son, let's see... Wenger, the legendary coach of Arsenal, is here 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, Mourinho...well, he has no achievements yet, But in the future, he will definitely become a legendary head coach, and all three of them have worked under Dad...Is Dad great?"

"Wow, dad is so amazing..." Chuanchuan slapped his hands and shouted, Su Mei next to him was speechless for a while.

"But he does have something to be proud of..." Mourinho sighed: "Professor, you were the most successful before you went to Yunjia Tianyu, but you also spent half a year at home, Raphael, are you going to Yunjia Tianyu?" Jia Tianyu had only two failed coaching experiences before, and I was just a small translator and assistant coach, but he chose to trust us and give us the best and most relaxed environment to perform... If he can do this, he will entitled to bragging and self-boasting."

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

"It's 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 improved a lot this year, but a team needs more than this to take shape...you It takes time, Jose, you need time to make your talented players become a team, not an individual superstar...a well-trained thousand-man team can beat 1 stragglers, that's the truth "Newcastle may have some impact on the direction of the league this year, but not enough to be in the title race. If you push it too fast, it will only have a negative effect. That's a word of advice, Jose."

"The professor's words make sense." Benitez nodded: "The reason why I was able to win the La Liga championship in the first season was because Cooper left me a tacit and strong team. Newcastle is not that kind of team, this year's big change will take time."

Mourinho was silent, then nodded, he is proud, but it does not mean he is headstrong, Wenger and Benitez have much more experience in Europe than him, what they say, Mourinho must listen in.

At this time, UEFA President Johnson and other staff members appeared on the scene, and the draw ceremony for the 03-04 Champions Cup officially began.

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The importance of the European Champions Cup is naturally needless to say, no fan will deny that the European Champions Cup is the highest honor for European clubs, and it can even be said that winning the European Champions Cup is equivalent to the strongest club in the world - in this competition Among them, there are the world's highest-level players, the highest-level coaches, and the most famous giants. Every year, the competition for the Champions League attracts the attention of the most fans in the world.

There is no club that does not pay attention to the Champions League. Playing the Champions Cup not only means honor, but also means rich income. Think about it, even if it is only after six group matches, the club only spends on broadcasting fees and appearances. The income from fees can reach 400 million euros, not to mention the income from tickets, so some clubs that are heavily indebted can get a new chance after reaching the Champions League. No wonder almost all teams want to play in the Champions League. Woolen cloth.

Newcastle were placed in the third tier of teams as they reached the second stage of the group stage in last year's Champions League and finished third in the group stage, while eight first-seeded teams were in the group stage. Such.

The No. [-] seed in Group A is Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, the No. [-] seed in Group B is Serie A giants Inter Milan, the No. [-] seed in Group C is Ligue [-] giants Monaco, and the No. [-] seed in Group D is Serie A giants Juventus. The No. [-] seed in Group F is England's Red Devils Manchester United, the No. [-] seed in Group F is La Liga's Real Madrid, the No. [-] seed in Group G is England's Chelsea, and the No. [-] seed in Group H is defending champion AC Milan in 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 entered the group stage after playing the Champions League qualifying round. What they are the No. [-] seed.

"What's so good about being the No. [-] seed? All the attention is on you, and it's hard to be the target of criticism." Benitez said with a smile: "It's so good to be the No. [-] seed. I would like to be in a group with you... how nice it would be."

"That's right." Mourinho said: "I'm praying now, not to be in a group with the two of your teams... It's not the time for me to fight against you. Grasp can defeat you."

After the No. [-] seed of the eight groups was determined, the other teams began to be drawn out. As small balls were taken out of the glass jar and spread out, one by one with the club's name written on it. 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, secret joys and complaints. It can be seen that the fans in front of the TV also felt the same. Make those sounds.

When the person in charge of drawing the group opened the "B" group, the next second person pulled out the "Arsenal" note, and the largest commotion occurred on the scene so far-Arsenal and Inter Milan were divided. A group!
Professor Wenger's face was very upset, and Benitez was about to come to comfort him, and then his face also froze.

Valencia was drawn into Group H, and they were in a group with defending champion AC Milan.

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

Mourinho comforted Wenger and Benitez while saying comforting words, such as "the Milan duo is nothing special" and "it's okay to appear second in the group", while a little Looking nervously at the next draw, after all, Newcastle, the third tier, has not been drawn yet.

Finally, Mourinho waited until Newcastle was drawn, and Newcastle was drawn into Group F. The No. [-] seed in this group was Real Madrid, and the No. [-] seed was Mourinho's hometown team-Porto.

Mourinho did not show too much disappointment, because after all, there are no weak teams entering the Champions League. Relatively speaking, Porto is still a relatively weak second seed. It is better to score in this group 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 also Wenger and Benitez couldn't laugh.

The fourth-tier team in Group F is Marseille in Ligue [-], Real Madrid, Porto, Newcastle, and Marseille. This group may be better for Real Madrid. As far as the team is concerned, no opponent in this group is sure of winning!

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-Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow and Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev!It's fine to play against a team of the same level as his own, and he has to go to the icy Russia and Ukraine twice. This result is quite cruel for both Wenger and Inter Milan's Cooper!
Although Benitez's team does not need to go to the freezing Russia, the other two opponents in this group are the Eredivisie overlord Ajax and the Belgian champion Club Brugge, Ajax Needless to say, Bruges is definitely not an easy persimmon!
"Damn, I'm not so unlucky, am I? Why did Wenger, Benitez and Mourinho all run into the death group? My god, UEFA, are you playing with me?" Pei Wei was shocked. Mouth, the good mood just now is gone.

Among the eight groups this time, the teams of the three coaches who have coached Yunjiatianyu are definitely the group of death, and 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, only qualifying from the death group can prove their strength, and only then can I prove my vision of seeing people!" Someone shouted loudly without confidence.

PS: Today's Chapter 1...seeking tickets.

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