Chapter 983: No Weak Team in the Champions League

If you look at it by Southampton's standards, Manchester City's draw is not bad.

The teams drawn by the Blue Moon were Simeone's Atletico Madrid, Serie A's Roma, and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. With the four major European leagues together, we can sit around a table and play mahjong.

Manchester City's biggest problem is that the team's hard power is not strong enough.

Relying on the accumulation of the past few years, Manchester City has finally steadily entered the second tier of teams, but the draw results have never been good, and they are basically bound to face strong teams.

Simeone's Atletico Madrid is the most difficult team to deal with in Europe in the past few years, and everyone who meets them will have a headache.

Judging from their hard power, the Bed Sheet Army has definitely reached the level of the top eight. If they perform well, reaching the semi-finals will not be a problem. Even if they perform at a normal level, winning the championship is not completely impossible.

What Manchester City fears most is this kind of tenacious team, especially a team like Atletico Madrid, which is not weaker than Manchester City and has such strong overall cohesion. Only whoever encounters it will know.

If they had only drawn Atletico Madrid, that would have been considered better, but unfortunately, the third-tier team was drawn Roma, and the fourth-tier team was drawn Borussia Mönchengladbach.

You know, although Roma ranks below Inter Milan and Juventus in Serie A, it is not afraid of European teams in terms of combat effectiveness. The only ones who can really crush the Red Wolves are the four giants including Samara and others.

As for Borussia Mönchengladbach, their fighting power is not very strong and they are newcomers, so they are relatively easier to control.

But the problem is that Bundesliga teams can explode at any time and anywhere. Who knows if Monchengladbach will do the same?

So, as soon as the lottery results came out, Mubarak's face immediately started singing.

He seemed to be using a sad song to express his depression, why was it always me who was unlucky?

Don't tell me, it's fate!

Barcelona's draw was ridiculously good, almost a sure thing, as they drew Zenit St. Petersburg, Galatasaray and Malmö.

Real Madrid's luck was equally good, as they drew Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Zagreb.

Judging from the draw, both Western giants can be said to have safely entered the round of 16.

In fact, with their level, if they don’t get first place in the group, they will be embarrassed to qualify.

Ajax's fate was also quite tragic, as they drew Manchester United, CSKA Moscow and Hamburg.

Yang Huan was also quite helpless about this. With fellow disciples fighting against each other, who would be more likely to advance?

Judging from the cards, Manchester United's promotion is almost certain. With one spot left, Hamburg has the best hope, but Ajax and CSKA Moscow also have a chance.

Bayern Munich can now be regarded as UEFA's gold medal fighter, specializing in fighting local tyrants and evil gentry, and specifically targeting Britain.

Before it was either Arsenal or Manchester City, but this season it’s a new big rich team, Tottenham Hotspur.

The other two teams are Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiacos.

Judging from the four teams in this group, Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur are most likely to advance.

Inter Milan's luck in the draw was not ideal, as they were drawn against Valencia, Lyon and Anderlecht. It was another fight between fellow players, and Yang Huan was very helpless about it.

With more teams at home, it is inevitable that we will meet in European competitions. Just play and let strength speak for itself.

As soon as the lottery results came out, there was a mixture of joy and sorrow at the scene.

Southampton is very strong and anyone who meets them will be unlucky, so no matter who the Saints draw, they will basically have the same attitude. On the contrary, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Wolfsburg really look like they are about to cry.

"Master Huan, judging from the results of this draw, our team's situation this year is not optimistic."

Peter Kenyon, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, said with a frown.

He is the CEO of Miracle Football Group and is responsible for managing the company. Whether a team can qualify from the group stage is related to the income of each team.

Yang Huan nodded. "It's not surprising. Many teams have increased their investment. It won't be a problem for the Saints to qualify from the group. Ajax and Hamburg will face Manchester United and the Central Six Army. It will be good if one of them can qualify."

"Benfica has a high chance of qualifying. As long as Atletico Madrid and Monaco play normally, they will be fine. However, Inter Milan and Anderlecht are also worrying."

The current problem for Inter Milan and Hamburg is not the overall strength of the team, but the experience in European competitions.

Both teams have reorganized their lineups this summer. Although their overall strength has improved, it is hard to say whether there will be problems when they enter the European arena.

In the Champions League, the tactics are more targeted and the requirements for the overall strength of the team are also higher.

Even, on the spot, fighting on multiple fronts, if one is not handled well, it may collapse. ┝要┟┢┢Reading 1ka╟

"There are no weak teams in the Champions League!" Peter Kenyon sighed.

UEFA's reforms have undoubtedly increased the competition in the group stage. Coupled with the rise of capital-acquired teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia, the competition in the Champions League will become increasingly fierce.

From the fans' point of view, the more intense the better.

But for team operators, intensity means risk.

Yang Huan smiled and said, "It's okay. Tell them to play well and do their best. The key is to focus on running the league well!"

bsp;"Well, I understand. Our team this season has not set any goals in the Champions League," said Peter Kenyon.

For teams including Inter Milan, Hamburg, Benfica, Anderlecht and Monaco, the Champions League is certainly a plus, but the key is to do well in the league.

As long as the team can participate in the Champions League every season, its income will be guaranteed, and it will be eliminated in this great test and maintain its status as a top European team.

The most competitive teams that Yang Huan has now are actually Southampton and Atletico Madrid.

"By the way, it seems that AEK Athens has returned to the A-League, right?" Yang Huan asked with concern.

This Greek team was relegated before, but after being acquired by Yang Huan, it took more than a year to finally return to the first division.

"Yes, we have imported a lot of players this summer, so there will be no problem in staying in the league."

Yang Huan nodded, "Please note that our goal is not to avoid relegation, but to qualify for the Champions League. ┢┠┝┢Read Book 1.┞"

Just like the Greek league where AEK Athens is located, even though Greece's economy is currently in a downturn and even bankrupt, in the Champions League bonus pool, Greece's bonus is as high as more than 10 million euros, and there is usually only one team.

In other words, the team representing Greece in the Champions League will be able to enjoy this generous bonus income.

Therefore, Xun helped Athens AEK rise, defeated Olympiacos, and successfully qualified for the European Cup, which became the top priority of running Athens AEK.

"I understand, Master Huan!" Peter Kenyon nodded and agreed, "I will ask them to formulate a plan as soon as possible, continue to increase investment in AEK Athens this season, and strive to return to the Champions League as soon as possible."

"Well, Basel and Vienna, Austria, will also need to increase their investment."

Both teams were eliminated in the Champions League qualifiers this season, and it was Tottenham Hotspur who eliminated Basel.

Yang Huan was almost crying.

Damn it, I don't know which bastard drew the lottery that let Tottenham Hotspur face Basel. If I knew, I would beat him into a pig's head.

Just as Young Master Huan was secretly gritting his teeth, UEFA President Platini suddenly sneezed on the stage of Grimaldi. Although he reacted quickly and wanted to cover the microphone, it was too late.

The loud sneeze was heard by the entire audience through the microphone.

Suddenly, the whole audience burst into laughter. This UEFA president is so funny!

However, everyone also felt that this was probably related to the pressure he had been under recently.

Everyone knows that he is facing a ban from FIFA.

On the contrary, UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, who was standing next to him, looked very proud.

Today, he should be considered as a candidate for the FIFA presidency that UEFA is vigorously promoting.

"Ok, the draw is over, and now we will move on to the final stage, which is the award ceremony for the European Player of the Season!" Gianni Infantino introduced with a smile on the stage.

"About a month ago, we announced the top three best players selected by 54 journalists. They are Suarez, who plays for Southampton, Cristiano Ronaldo, who used to play for Real Madrid and now plays for Tottenham Hotspur, and Messi, who used to play for Barcelona and now plays for Southampton."

As Infantino made the announcement, the portraits of the three players appeared one by one on the big screen behind him.

There was a burst of warm applause at the scene.

The competition between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is not surprising at all, because the two of them have almost monopolized all the honors in European football in the past few years.

If performance is really the only thing to judge, Hazard and Sanchez are not inferior to them at all.

But unfortunately, the latter two players are slightly inferior to them in terms of influence.

Even Suarez, who made it into the top three, is not as good as these two.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will also be a competition between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Now, let's look at the rankings from 4th to 10th!"

As Infantino pointed his finger, the points and rankings of the remaining seven players appeared on the big screen.

Following the three are goalkeeper Neuer, Hazard, Toni Kroos, Sanchez, Tevez, Neymar and Isco.

In the ten-man list, Southampton has a total of five players selected, including Suarez, Neuer, Hazard, Toni Kroos and Sanchez. If Messi, who recently joined the team, is included, there are a total of six players.

From this point we can see how powerful the saints are.

Of course, all this is also due to the fact that the Saints successfully defended the Champions League and the English Premier League last season.

Barcelona has Neymar and Messi selected, Real Madrid has only Cristiano Ronaldo selected, and Atletico Madrid has Tevez and Isco selected, which shows the strength of La Liga.

On the contrary, Bayern Munich, the runner-up of the Champions League, did not even have a single player shortlisted, which is somewhat suspicious.

But this is not surprising. Bayern Munich emphasizes teamwork. When Ribery and Robben are getting old, there is really no top-notch player among the team's forwards, and Thomas Muller is not the type of player that awards like.

Lewandowski is good, but he did not make it into the top ten this time. No one knows exactly where he ranked.

As soon as the list was announced, there was an uproar in the venue.

Because here

In this list of ten, England currently occupies seven of them, and the remaining three are in La Liga, namely Neymar of Barcelona, ​​and Tevez and Isco of Atletico Madrid.

But the most embarrassing thing should be Real Madrid. After selling Cristiano Ronaldo, the Galacticos don't even have a single player on this list, which is somewhat embarrassing for Florentino.

Amid the uproar of everyone in the audience, Infantino on the stage invited three players who were shortlisted for the second round of competition.

The live music also began to become tense and exciting.

Obviously, the final prize is about to be announced.