six finger demon

Chapter 430 The Best Goalkeeper and the Champions League Draw
The ceremony tonight is very grand. Not only will the Champions League group draw be conducted, but also the outstanding figures of the last Champions League will be rewarded.

When the host announced the name of "Steven Gerrard", everyone applauded.

"Let me just say it's not me!" Tang Wu tilted his head and whispered to Xiao Luo beside him.

"It's really unfair!" Ronaldinho curled his lips in a rare way, "Just because you are the goalkeeper?"

"No!" Tang Wu shook his head and said seriously, "And my age and nationality."

It is not uncommon for the MVP to be selected from the Champions League champion team, but it is the first time for the Champions League champion to win the MVP.

Beckham in 99, Redondo in 00, Effenberg in 01, Zidane in 02, and Deco in 04 all came from championship teams, but none of them were captains on the field.

"I'm honestly shocked, looking at other players who have won this award in the past, and thinking about some unbelievably good players who participated in last season's Champions League." Speaking of this, Gerrard paused and looked at teammates in the audience.

Seeing Tang Wu's thumbs up, Gerrard regained his confidence.

"It's a great honor and I'm very lucky and proud to have it today."

"I have to thank the club, the coaching staff and my team-mates, it was really teamwork that we won the title last season. This award is for me personally, but you can't win anything without your team-mates and everyone in the team. Individual honors. I am a team player, and we will still win honors collectively in the future.”

Did not win the best MVP, but the position of the best goalkeeper can't run away.When the flashlight focused on the face of the man who received the medal from UEFA President Johansson, people suddenly realized that he was so young.

"There are many people I would like to thank for this award. I won't list them one by one, because I let them down. What I have to do is to reward them with more trophies and honors in the new season! After finishing speaking, Tang Wu shook the medal in his hand and nodded to everyone in the audience.

All the players applauded all the time, and the UEFA officials and staff all showed embarrassment.To be honest, they really don't like to see a goalkeeper get other honors, let alone he is Asian.

"Do you know? Tang Wu is the first Chinese to receive this honor, the first Asian to receive this honor, and the first Liverpool native to receive this honor!" Zhan Jun in front of the broadcast camera had a look on his face. Excited, as if he himself was on stage to accept the award.

The storyboard was given to Cech and Buffon. The two equally good goalkeepers applauded vigorously. They themselves did not have the confidence to let their opponents miss four consecutive penalties in the Champions League final.

Immediately afterwards, the 24-year-old Terry defeated Carragher and Maldini. In the knockout stage of the Champions League, it was his goal that helped Chelsea eliminate the strong enemy Barcelona.

In the competition for the best midfielder, Kaka came out on top, beating Lampard and Van Bommel.

The best striker is still a Brazilian. Neither Adriano nor Shevchenko has earned Ronaldinho, who scored 4 goals in the last Champions League.So far, Ronaldinho is also Barcelona's first player to win European honors.

In the end, the "Champion Coach Award" was awarded to Beitu and Gazayev respectively.

The expressions on the faces of the two coaches who had just played against each other were completely different.

Bei Bald was full of happiness and was in the limelight; Gazayev forced a smile and looked embarrassed.

Premier League players took home three of the five awards, with Brazilians taking two of the five.Huang Jianxiang couldn't help sighing: "The best attackers are in South America, the best organizers are in Europe, but the best defenders are in China!"

At the same time, Sun Taiyang, Li Tie, Dong Fangzhuo, Shao Jiayi, Zheng Zhi and others in front of the TV were all excited.Tang Wu made a way for them to let them know that Chinese players can also go this way!
After the awards ceremony, the next step is the much-anticipated draw for the UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Milan, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern, and Arsenal are listed as seeded teams. Under the rules of avoidance in the same league, the captains of each team took turns to draw lots.

The final result is: Group A: Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Club Brugge, Rapid Vienna.

Group B: Arsenal, Ajax, Sparta Prague, Thun.

Group C: Barcelona, ​​Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen, Udinese.

Group D: Manchester United, Villarreal, Lille, Benfica.

Group E: AC Milan, PSV, Schalke 04, Fenerbahce.

Group F: Real Madrid, Lyon, Olympiacos, Rosenborg.

Group G: Liverpool, Juventus, Anderlecht, Real Betis.

Group H: Inter Milan, Porto, Rangers, Bratislava.

As soon as the result came out, some people were happy and others were worried.For Arsenal and Manchester United, this time is definitely a top pick.

An hour after the result of the draw was announced, William Hill, a well-known European bookmaker, immediately adjusted its winning odds.Chelsea are still the top favorites to win the tournament.Ranked second and third are Barcelona and AC Milan, while the previous champion Liverpool ranked 1th with a ratio of 23 to 11.

This grouping brought many coincidences, as if there was more providence in the dark.

AC Milan and Eindhoven met again. In the semi-finals of the Champions Cup last season, the two teams played brilliantly. In the end, the experienced AC Milan eliminated Eindhoven.

Of course, it may be difficult for Eindhoven to achieve revenge now. AC Milan has more Gilardino and Vieri, but Eindhoven lacks Vogel, Park Ji-sung, and Van Bommel, and Lee Young-pyo will soon Will leave, coach Hiddink has accepted the invitation of the Australian Football Association, the team's soul has been scattered.

Inter Milan met Porto again. In the round of 16 last season, Porto failed to cause any trouble for the Nerazzurri.This season, Inter Milan's strength has been greatly improved, and Porto has lost their striker Fabiano.Maybe this time, Porto won't even get a draw against Inter Milan.

The grouping of Chelsea and Bayern was equally surprising.

Bayern, which has been mediocre in the league for the past few seasons, is still assigned to the seeded team with 97 points. There are only two strong teams in the second tier. Enemy in.

In this regard, Magic Bird boasted: "If I can eliminate them once, I can eliminate them a second time. They should be grateful for this, because this is the group stage, and there is still a second place to qualify."

It can be seen that Magic Bird has a lot of resentment towards Bayern fans.

Another biggest attraction is Liverpool and Juventus.

"Juventus always have some amazing games to look forward to, everyone will be talking about us now, but the other teams are also very strong teams. It has a special atmosphere, it's a special game, I'm sure The results were also very close. They're a great team with a professional coach. It's going to be two great games. I don't think it's surprising, we both had chances."

Gerrard continued: "It's a very exciting group, with a lot of tough games to look forward to. Our fans are very special and I'm sure they're going to blow the roof off again. As a player it's hopeful to be in a game like this. It's their game, but they work very hard. We hope we don't go out. Betis and Anderlecht are very strong and we have to be ready to move."

The players of Juventus have the same caliber: "We want revenge!"

Whether it's Buffon, Piero, Nedved, Trezeguet or Ibrahimovic, they all showed a look of eagerness.

"Thank God for giving me another chance. Although Liverpool is very strong, I will definitely break through the gate guarded by TOM this time!" - Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

"It's an honor to play against the goalkeeper who just won the best goalkeeper. My injury is completely healed. This time I don't think we will let Liverpool go through again." - Trezeguet.

"If possible, I am also looking forward to the best goalkeeper in the Champions League!" - Buffon.

"Welcome Liverpool, welcome TOM. This time, we will give you an unforgettable hospitality." - Del Piero.

When a microphone finally blocked Tang Wu at the Melwood training base, Tang Wu cleared his throat and said indifferently: "Juventus is indeed a very strong team, but the other two teams are not bad either."

"Anderlecht have a history in Europe, they have a lot of experience in the Champions League. Betis, who made their debut, are also a very successful team in La Liga and cannot be underestimated."

"If you ask me which of the three teams will get the remaining qualifying places. Sorry, I can't make such a judgment yet."

(End of this chapter)