Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 153 The UEFA Champions League grouping is out!

In the fourth round of the league at the end of August, Monaco went away to challenge Sochaux.

Since the start of the new season, although Monaco has won all three games, they give the impression that they have no strong points. It is a bit like the midfielder is carrying the team forward, mainly relying on Suarez, Falcao, Matic, The performance of the four players of Perez, even if it is a combination on the left, Gareth Bale occasionally shines, but it is not as stable as Moro.

In the game against Sochaux, the opponent took good care of Monaco's key players, which almost prevented Suarez and Falcao from getting suitable opportunities and breakthrough space.

The score was 0:0 at the end of the first half, and the statistics were also embarrassing. Monaco only had 7 shots, which was far below their average level.

Not long after the start of the second half, Gareth Bell suddenly received a pass from Suarez in front of the penalty area to the left. When Suarez turned and drove forward to drive the defensive player back, Gareth Bell had a slightly larger space in front of him. Some, so he chose to adjust himself and shot out!
The football was hanging straight to the upper right corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper was stunned in front of the goal line. No one thought that the deadlock would be broken like this!
This is Gareth Bale's first goal after joining Monaco. He rushed to the stands of the visiting fans with great excitement, and made a heart shape towards the Monaco fans with a smile on his face.

Situ Yunbing is not surprised by this. In fact, the long-range shooting ability of Monaco's current lineup is beyond the table!
Gareth Bale, Suarez, Falcao, plus Matic and Perez, almost everyone in the midfield has a good long shot, which is enough to pose a sufficient threat.

What the French media didn't understand was that Monaco's style of play was not as rich as before, but what Situ Yunbing wanted was to simplify his style of play, but honed his simple offensive methods to the pinnacle!
Turn complexity into simplicity, return to basics!
As the defending champion, the opponents encountered in the French arena are basically defensive, so for Monaco, the first goal in the game is often very important.

If Monaco scores first, then the probability of winning the game will be very high, but if the first goal is scored by the opponent, then the game will be more difficult.

Sochaux fell behind and began to counterattack. The pressure they created was limited, and De Gea also played steadily. Monaco's defense was impenetrable and the city gate was unbreakable. On the contrary, Sochaux's defense exposed its flaws and was defeated by Suarez in the 78th minute of the game. Seizing the opportunity, before the ball hit the penalty area in a counterattack, he observed the goalkeeper abandoning the goal. He decisively kicked a lob shot from the spot, and the football fell into the goal through a dreamlike parabola in the sky. Inside, the Suo Xiao generals were immediately discouraged, and they were completely beaten out of their tempers!

Monaco won Sochaux 2:0 in the away game, continuing the good momentum since the new season, winning four consecutive victories!

After this game, Monaco topped the list. Bordeaux played a 90-minute away game with Marseille and ended a goalless draw. While shaking hands and making a draw, both sides suffered losses. Monaco dominated the top position!

When the FIFA match day came, most of the players in the Monaco team were called up by the national team to participate in the battle, and Situ Yunbing got a short vacation.

On September 9, UEFA held the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage of the new season.

Situ Yunbing and Alonzo sat in the living room of the hotel suite, drinking wine while watching the live broadcast of the lottery.

Monaco was unsurprisingly placed in fourth tier.

Let's put it this way, as long as the champion team of any league in Europe has played in the Champions League and Europa League in the past four years, their European competition points will be higher than Monaco, so Monaco must be ranked fourth in terms of European competition points. position, but at the same time, it will also refer to the European league points of the league in which they are located. The higher value of the two is taken, but considering that teams like Bordeaux can only be placed in the third tier, they have always had European competitions in the past few years. Monaco cannot be higher than Bordeaux, so it was assigned to the fourth tier.

In the living room, Alonzo watched the TV screen very seriously. The teams were drawn out one by one, and the team in the fourth tier would be the last to announce the grouping, so it would not be so early to determine which group they were assigned to.

Situ Yunbing stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in a T-shirt and shorts, holding a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Seeing that Alonzo was so serious, he asked with interest: "Which teams do you want us to be in a group with?" ?”

Alonzo looked at Situ Yunbing, still with a serious expression on his face, he shook his head and said: "I don't know, it seems that I don't want to meet any rich family, but I feel that if I don't meet a rich family, what's the point of playing in the Champions League? "

Situ Yunbing smiled and said nothing, and Alonzo asked him instead: "Then what do you think? Who is our ideal opponent?"

Situ Yunbing took a puff of his cigarette, swallowed the clouds and said with a smile: "First gear, Barcelona, ​​second gear, Inter Milan, third gear, Stuttgart, fourth gear, Monaco."

Alonzo laughed dumbfounded, and then said: "This is almost a group composed of the strongest teams in each tier!

Although it would be stronger to switch to Real Madrid in the second tier and Atletico Madrid in the third tier, they are both from the same league, so it is not true.

Why?How does this grouping benefit Monaco? "

Situ Yunbing smiled and said: "Of course, if we qualify from this group, then at least one favorite team to win the championship will be eliminated! Isn't this the best result?"

"But it's not easy for us to qualify," Alonzo said.

"There is no difference between No.2 and last place in the knockout round."

Alonzo was completely speechless.

Perhaps only Situ Yunbing thinks so.

He still prayed in his heart that Monaco would never be assigned to the group Situ Yunbing mentioned.

When it came time to draw a fourth-tier team, Alonzo became extra nervous.

Situ Yunbing seemed relaxed, but his eyes never left the LCD TV on the wall.

When Monaco was drawn, the big screen showed that Monaco was in Group D.

The top three teams in this group have already been drawn out.

First gear, Chelsea.

Second gear, Porto.

Third gear, Atletico Madrid.

Fourth gear, Monaco.

The Group of Death is born!

At the same time, Monaco's players and fans also learned the news of their group results, and everyone reacted differently to this.

Some people are excited because they can play against a Premier League giant like Chelsea.

Some people are worried that Monaco will not be able to qualify in such a brutally competitive group.

Situ Yunbing was half drunk, and then fell asleep soundly.

Woke up the next day and started a regular life, working out, working and studying opponents, and driving his sports car along the coastline when he wanted to relax.

The French media expressed an encouraging atmosphere for the results of the Monaco group draw.

Probably no one thinks that Chelsea will be eliminated in this group, because Chelsea's European results have been very stable for many years.

If the Stamford Bridge tragedy hadn't happened last season, maybe Chelsea would still have a chance to avenge Manchester United. How could the runner-up of the previous year and the semi-finals of last year fall in the group stage?

The reason why Porto can be placed in the second tier is that in the past few years, their Champions League results have been mediocre, but even if they are eliminated in the group stage, they can still move to the Europa League and continue to get points in the European war. Therefore, the key to the high points in the European war is Participation in the European war is also relatively stable.

Atlético Madrid have only earned some points in European competitions in the past two years to enter the third tier.

And Monaco, as the Champions League, can even be said to be a new team in the European War, they need to compete with Atletico Madrid and Porto for a qualifying spot.

From the perspective of the outside world, these three teams have a considerable gap with Chelsea, but the gap between them is very weak. The so-called death group is relative to these three clubs.

So at this time, the French media must cheer for Monaco, hoping that Monaco can achieve good results in the group stage and eliminate the other two teams to reach the top 16.

The FIFA match day is over and the players return to the team on time. Monaco's Champions League group stage will officially kick off in the middle of next week. Before that, Monaco will face Paris Saint-Germain at home in the fifth round of the weekend's league.

At the pre-match press conference, reporters asked Situ Yunbing his opinion on the grouping of the Champions League. Situ Yunbing smiled and said: "Monaco is the fourth team, let's take a look at the results of the other seven groups. Any group is in the same situation, since no matter which group is drawn, the situation is similar, so we don’t have any opinions, and try to fight for a good result, this is what we have to do.”

Regarding whether tomorrow night's game will retain strength for the Champions League, Situ Yunbing replied seriously: "Our basic goal this season is to achieve the defending title, so we will not take the league lightly!"

French media reporters believed Situ Yunbing's words.

But the next night at the Stade Louis II, Monaco's starting lineup was clearly rotated!
And Situ Yunbing has changed his formation!

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defenders: Adriano, Benatia, Vertonghen, Muratori.

Midfield: Witsel, Matic, Perez, Gareth Bale.

Forwards: Falcao, Nimani.

The reporters in the media seats all had wry smiles on their faces, being fooled by Situ Yunbing!
But this kind of smoke bomb is too normal, but Situ Yunbing has never thrown a smoke bomb before, and this sudden feint is really unexpected.

They don't mind it, Monaco rotation is normal!
And Situ Yunbing kept the team's central axis during the rotation, and he was obviously still afraid of Paris Saint-Germain.

But Paris Saint-Germain suffered serious blood loss this summer. Except that Roten was banned for bombarding the club at the end of last season and was loaned to the Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish Super League in the new season. The conflict between the coach Le Guin and the management As a result, he also left with his seal. The main goalkeeper Landro was discouraged and switched to Lille. The mediocre veteran with a high salary was sent to the distant and cold Zenit St. Petersburg. Biala also left the team.

Paris Saint-Germain has no bright spots in signings. It can be said that they have reached the darkest trough again.

But Situ Yunbing knows that this is the last darkness before the dawn of Paris Saint-Germain, and it won't be long before Paris Saint-Germain will have a wealthy consortium take over, and then Paris will rise strongly in Europe!
(End of this chapter)