Chapter 289: Xiemen's Champions League draw

Montolivo, Monaco, August 25.
Ferguson gave the training to Quiros, but he came here. This season's Champions League qualifiers have all ended yesterday, and today is the day of the group draw.
In the lottery hall, Ferguson saw many acquaintances.
Wenger had just walked past his eyes and did not greet him, but ignored him like air.
This is not surprising, after all, the relationship between the two in the Premier League in the past two years is really too tense, and both sides can’t wait to eat each other...
However, when Mourinho saw him, he was very friendly and greeted him. No matter how arrogant Mourinho was in England, Ferguson was his elder. Mourinho is not too arrogant to be like this. Respectful.
The three Premier League coaches are here, but the defending champion Liverpool coach Benitez has gone to the other end. As a former La Liga coach, Benitez still likes to sit with the Spanish...
The Spaniard next to him is not an ordinary person, but Florentino, the chairman of La Liga. The current Real Madrid coach sitting next to him, the Brazilian Lusenberg's face is already very ugly, but Benitez's chin is still high.
He seems to be telling Lusenberg that I am a European champion, you are nothing, I am Real Madrid, how about you being Real Madrid coach? One day, I'm going to take over Real Madrid...
But Milan coach Ancelotti gave Ferguson a warm hug when he saw Ferguson. Perhaps this is called an opponent on the field, a friend off the field, and a true friend...
"Hey, man, there are only a few days left before the transfer deadline. I want to talk to you about the Chinese director." Ancelotti asked in Ferguson's ear while hugging.
Ferguson's face froze instantly, but fortunately his body did not tremble...
"Are you interested in Dong?"
Ferguson let go of his arms and looked at Ancelotti in disbelief.
"Haha, kidding you, it seems that you really care about Dong Zhen."
"Haha...no, no, no, actually I want to get Dong and you to change the card. What do you think of this transaction?"
"Ha, Lord, you're so kidding..."
Both of them laughed out loud, and both sides were humorous. Ferguson cannot sell Dong Fangzhuo to Milan, nor can Ancelotti give Kaka to Manchester United...
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At 16:00 local time in Monaco, the 2005-06 Champions League group stage draw ceremony was held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
There are a total of 32 teams entering the group match this time, and the 32 teams are divided into eight groups.
The top 7 teams in the Champions League are seed teams, and the defending champion Liverpool automatically becomes the seed team.
According to UEFA's club points system, Porto and the top 7 points are listed as seed teams, and the other 24 teams are divided into 3 grades. During the draw, one team is drawn from each gear to form a group, a total of 8 groups, provided that the same league team is in a different group.
Although the defending champion Liverpool is listed as a seed team, but because it is a special competition, it does not enjoy the "avoidance of the league" treatment, so it may meet Chelsea in second place. Last season the two teams met 4 times in 3 events. In the Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool eliminated the Blues 1-0.
If you really want to win this time, the fate of the two teams is too strong.
The specific divisions of the 32 teams are:
First gear: Real Madrid, AC Milan, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern, Arsenal.
Second gear: Porto, Juventus, Eindhoven, Lyon, Panathinaikos, Chelsea, Villarreal, Ajax.
Third gear: Bruges, Anderlecht, Olympiacos, Schalke, Prague Sparta, Lille, Glasgow Rangers, Bremen.
Fourth gear: Benfica, Rosenborg, Betis, Udinese, Fenerbahce, Vienna Express, Thun, Bratislava.
Thank goodness, those perverts can be avoided. Ferguson whispered in his heart that as long as he got the first in the group, he could avoid the team in the first gear as much as possible, he thought so.
Last season, because of accidentally falling into the second group, the result met AC Milan in advance...
However, the Champions League has always been weak. In fact, no team is good at playing. Ferguson just has a good vision in his heart. I don't expect to be able to be divided into a good group.
Soon, Ferguson discovered that because Manchester United's Champions League points ranked fourth, Manchester United was included in Group D. The other groups are also ranked by points, and UEFA is really worrying...
The first team selected is the fourth gear. It stands to reason that there is no strong team in the fourth gear, but Manchester United is so unlucky that it has drawn the Portuguese Benfica. The strongest teams in the fourth gear were all met by Manchester United.
"Good luck, Benfica was all drawn." Ancelotti laughed next to the Lord.
"I can only go to Vienna to listen to music, hehe..."
Ferguson: "..."
What can he say, Milan's life is better than that of Manchester United.
Then, the third-tier club was drawn.
After a minute or so, when he heard the name Lille in France, he was like vomiting blood on the spot. Lille, one of the strongest in the third gear, also came, and no one was lucky.
But soon AC Milan got Schalke 04, which is also a very strong team.
Finally, Ferguson cursed Ancelotti once.
"Karlo, I feel you will reach Chelsea."
"Then you must smoke Tus..." Ancelotti is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Don't see that he usually doesn't have any working cells at work, but after life, his mouth can be tricky.
"..." Ferguson was choked again.
Then, it came to the opponent in the second gear.
"Villarreal!"
"Oh, huh... Master and apprentices are very affectionate, Lord Lord, Fran is going home to see you, you have trained a world-class shooter,"
Ferguson: "..."
What a coincidence, what a coincidence, how did you meet Fran's Villarreal? You said you didn't score at Manchester United, running Villarreal became the winner of the European Golden Boot Award, just to come back and play Manchester United? Ferguson's heart was very clogged.
But after ten seconds, he couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, Karlo."
"Fate, Eindhoven, your favorite opponent, haha."
Manchester United and Fran are fate, aren't Milan and Eindhoven? Last season's Champions League semi-final, Milan was almost eliminated by PSV...
"It's all a group of deaths, don't laugh at anyone."
In the end, all the 32 teams in the Champions League were drawn.
The specific draw results are:
Group A: Bayern, Juventus, Bruges, Vienna Express~EbookFREE.me~ Group: Arsenal, Ajax, Sparta Prague, Thun.
Group C: Barcelona, ​​Panathinaikos, 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, Chelsea. Anderlecht, Betis.
Group H: Inter Milan, Porto, Rangers, Bratislava.
Of course, Benitez, who laughed the most before, can't laugh now, because he meets his old opponent again. Because Liverpool really met Chelsea again.
Mourinho's face was similar to Benitez's...