Chapter 397 UEFA doesn’t seem to be targeting me that much (additional update)

Author: Ant who loves watching football

Chapter 397 UEFA doesn’t seem to be targeting me that much (additional update)

There are changes to UEFA's binning rules this season.

That is, the defending champion and the champions of the top seven leagues in UEFA points will directly enter the first pot, and the remaining teams will determine the second, third and fourth pot teams based on their total points ranking in the last five seasons of the European competition.

Since Chelsea is the champion of the Premier League and the Champions League at the same time, the eighth Dutch league champion also became the seeded team.

So the first tier teams are as follows:

Barcelona (Spain), Bayern Munich (Germany), Chelsea (England), Benfica (Portugal), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Juventus (Italy), Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)

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So, what are the consequences of doing this?

It's just that teams like Real Madrid can't enter the first pot, but can only be in the second pot.

This also greatly increases the probability of a death group occurring.

Take a look at the team roster for the second tier:

Real Madrid (Spain), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Porto (Portugal), Arsenal (England), Manchester United (England), Valencia (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Manchester City (England).

Don't you have a feeling that it doesn't seem to be any weaker than the first team?

This is because starting from the second gear, calculation based on UEFA points resumes.

And any team that can score enough points will certainly not be a bad team.

There is nothing to say among the teams in the third and fourth tiers, that is, Sevilla in Spain, Roma in Italy, Lyon in France, Wolfsburg in Germany, Monchengladbach and other teams may move forward.

The two teams caused a little trouble.

Someone with good intentions has already helped UEFA to draw the lottery, that is, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Lyon, and Wolfsburg are in one group, and everyone will fight to the death!

Obviously, this also represents the most difficult team in each level in everyone's mind.

Of course, Sevilla, the third-tier Central European League leader, may be more difficult to deal with than Lyon, but they and Real Madrid are both from La Liga, so if you choose Real Madrid, you have to give up Sevilla.

Whether this kind of yy can become a reality still requires a short period of waiting.

Because before the draw, the major UEFA awards from last season must be awarded.

Then Pan Yi became a trophy collector.

Since the players were preparing for the Super Cup game and did not come to the scene, whenever a Chelsea player won an award, Pan Yi would go to the stage to pick up the trophy and say a few polite words.

But the problem is that almost all Chelsea players have won the award!

Best goalkeeper: Courtois.

Best Defender: Terry.

Best midfielder: Kante.

Best forward: Lukaku.

Finally, the most important award:

Best Player: Hazard!

Hazard, who scored twice in the final, after winning the Premier League's Best Player, also won the UEFA Best Player award!

Pan Yi came on stage to speak repeatedly, and then he didn't know what to say anymore.

Until the end, when Pan Yi was announced as the winner of the UEFA Best Coach Award, he simply said: "Thank you everyone, I am very happy to win this award" and left.

The awarding of this award did not cause any waves.

Isn’t it natural for Pan Yi to win the Best Coach Award?

If the best coach goes to someone else, that's news!

Apart from these best, there are only some less important awards that do not belong to Chelsea.

The goal that Messi knocked off Boateng was elected as the best goal award;

Also in the semi-final match between Barcelona and Bayern, Ter Stegen's save was selected as the best save award.

It was the 40th minute of the game. Bayern forward Lewandowski's shot not far from the goal was blocked by Ter Stegen. The ball was still slowly rolling towards the goal. Ter Stegen turned back and hit the goal.

Fishing out the ball online is very exciting.

Then, it was time to officially enter the drawing ceremony that made everyone nervous.

Since this season's Champions League final will be held at the San Siro Stadium (Meazza Stadium) in Italy, Champions League final ambassadors Zanetti and Maldini also appeared at the ceremony as draw guests.

Considering that both Milan teams failed to participate in this Champions League, this final venue is really... quite romantic.

The teams in the first level were drawn first, but there is nothing much to say about this, because it is just to determine which group everyone is in.

Chelsea are placed in Group G.

The most eye-catching part of the lottery is undoubtedly the second-tier teams drawn subsequently. The grouping of these teams will directly determine which giants will usher in a strong dialogue.

The first one to be drawn was Atletico Madrid, and Simeone's team was placed in Group C. For them, it is undoubtedly a good draw to avoid many wealthy teams and meet the Portuguese Super League champion Benfica.

Then the Gunners Arsenal were drawn out, and this time they will encounter Bayern again. For Wenger, this is obviously not a good draw.

Immediately afterwards, another Premier League giant, Manchester United, was drawn out. They were lucky to enter Group B and met PSV Eindhoven, which was recognized as weak. New aid Depay will also face a duel with his old club.

Subsequently, Real Madrid, the most important team in the second tier, was drawn out!

The Galacticos entered Group A and faced Paris Saint-Germain, and Paris Saint-Germain's new aid Di Maria will also face a "battle to rectify his name" with his old club.

Immediately afterwards, Valencia was drawn out, and they were placed in Group H with the weaker Zenit St. Petersburg;

Manchester City has drawn the lottery again and will enter Group D to face Serie A champions Juventus. Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen will enter Group E where Barcelona is located.

The last one to be drawn out was the "European black shop" Porto. Under the gaze of Porto coach Lopetegui with a painful expression, their names were posted under Group G and faced the defending champion Chelsea!

Pan Yi scratched his head off the field.

This time the lottery was drawn, I felt a little surprised.

Pan Yi's team can finally not be in the group of death for once?

Although Porto is not very easy to deal with, it is obviously much better than teams like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

It seems that I have a bit of misunderstanding about the European Federation. They are not always targeting me and Pan!

In this way, in the group stage, I, Pan, can happily watch Real Madrid and Paris slug it out...

What’s even more interesting is that after being placed in the “Group of Death” with Bayern, Villarreal and Napoli in the 2011-12 season, Manchester City has been placed in the more recognized “Group of Death” for five consecutive seasons, which can be described as a fateful fate.

Maybe UEFA is targeting them?

Later, Zanetti and Maldini decided the fate of the third and fourth teams.

The final grouping results of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage are out:

Group A: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Real Madrid (Spain), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Malmo (Sweden)

Group B: PSV (Netherlands), Manchester United (England), CSKA Moscow (Russia), Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)

Group C: Benfica (Portugal), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Galatasaray (Turkey), Astana (Kazakhstan)

Group D: Juventus (Italy), Manchester City (England), Sevilla (Spain), Monchengladbach (Germany)

Group E: Barcelona (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Roma (Italy), Borisov (Belarus)

Group F: Bayern Munich (Germany), Arsenal (England), Olympiacos (Greece), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Group G: Chelsea (England), Porto (Portugal), Lyon (France), Wolfsburg (Germany)

Group H: Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia), Valencia (Spain), Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine), Ghent (Belgium)

Then Pan Yi took another look...

Well, apart from the fact that the second tier didn’t give me a strong team, the third and fourth tier teams were not so polite, right?

They are all strong teams from the five major leagues! They are only one team away from the group of death in the eyes of fans, Real Madrid.

As usual, after the draw, representatives will be interviewed by media reporters, and Pan Yi is no exception.

Pan Yi said he was very satisfied with the result of the draw.

"In fact, no matter who I draw, I will be satisfied with it and I will deal with it seriously."

"Of course, the group we are in is indeed very challenging and the competition is quite cruel. Whether it is Porto, Lyon or Wolfsburg, they are all very difficult opponents to deal with."

"But this is the Champions League, the most challenging competition in professional football in the world today. We will actively respond to it and enjoy the fun of football."

"Everyone at Chelsea has the confidence to accept such a challenge and stand out from the group stage."

Captain Terry, who is far away in London, also quickly accepted an interview with the media. He said that the team is determined to overcome any difficulties.

"This group is not easy, but we have to accept the challenge, but I don't think this is a death group. Although it will be difficult, it is definitely not a tragedy."

At the end of the interview, Terry also said that head coach Pan Yi's rich leadership experience will also help the team overcome the difficulties encountered in the Champions League.
To be continued...