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Chapter 664 Champions League Draw

The glory of last season belonged to Messi, but the glory of last season belonged to Cristiano Ronaldo. Under the leadership of Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United won the Champions League last season. He himself also won the Best Player of the Champions League. This award is a bit like a gold medal. As a warm-up for the Ballon d'Or, the winner is also very likely to be selected by "France Football" for the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year.

The Champions League draw and Best Award Ceremony on August 28 were not so wonderful for the Italian teams. First of all, at the award ceremony, the Best Eleven did not include any Serie A players. Messi was the first player last season. Suffering from injuries, he did not play in three rounds of the group stage, and then Trapani was eliminated in the first round of the knockout round. Even though he performed well in those games, Trapani did not go far. It is naturally impossible for a player to be selected for the best team.

As for several other Serie A teams, no one was selected. The collective elimination round not only caused everyone to suffer a loss of money, but also brought some negative effects to Italian football.

The British cheered the loudest. Their Manchester United was the champion. Trapani, as the leader of Italian football, performed very poorly last season. From this, they concluded that Trapani's Galacticos are the same as Real Madrid's. It's flashy and useless.

Many other countries have followed suit and belittled Trapani, Inter Milan, Milan and other Italian teams.

What is not so good about Italian football is the group draw. Trapani is the strongest, but they got a good draw. As a seed team, they were assigned to Group B, along with Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis was in a group.

The other three teams in this group are relatively weak and cannot pose a threat to Trapani. Werder Bremen is obviously not the team of those years. It is undeniable that they have strength, but the gap with Trapani is still very large. Big, they are currently unable to pose a substantial threat to Bayern Munich at home.

As for Panathinaikos, they are a strong player in the Greek league, but that is the Greek league, and they basically compete for the Europa League.

As for Anorthosis, they are the champions of Cyprus. It is already a miracle that they can reach the Champions League group stage. It is not easy to know that these small leagues enter the Champions League main draw. It is really difficult to pass five hurdles and defeat six generals.

Generally speaking, it seems that Trapani is the only one. If they don't make mistakes, they are almost certain to qualify, followed by Werder Bremen. They will definitely want to get second place in the group. As for Panathinaikos and the others I will try my best to qualify. Anorthosis' idea is that I will go to the Champions League to make some money and go back. As for the Europa League quota, I can also give it a try.

For other teams in this group, drawing Trapani is not a bad draw, but a good one, because Trapani is full of big names, and it will definitely attract a lot of spectators if it is a guest at the home court of other teams. , Panathinaikos has decided to adjust the ticket prices for the Champions League home game against Trapani.

The remaining three Italian teams are not so lucky. Inter Milan and Juventus will both encounter trouble in the group, and Roma's situation can only be said to be slightly better!

After the draw ceremony, the managers of Inter Milan and Juventus were busy complaining. It is said that they are much weaker now. When Trapani was dissatisfied with the draw results, Morek publicly scolded UEFA for tampering with the draw. And now the result looks like special care for Trapani.

Therefore, the truth that people are good and others bully them, and horses are good things to ride on is universally applicable. But then again, if you are really arranged and there is no evidence, you can only do nothing.

Representing Trapani at the draw ceremony were club president Morek and CEO Peter Kenyon. The smile on Morek's face after the meeting showed that he was very satisfied with the draw.

"I am satisfied with the result of the draw. This is an interesting group. I think we are definitely the strongest among the four teams, so I think we should be able to achieve our goal of qualifying!" He told Tuttosport I seemed very confident during the interview.

The news spread back to the country, and everyone in Trapani accepted some real-time interviews. Of course Bielsa was happy with the result, but he is the commander of an army, how can he be high-profile and arrogant? Besides, his character is not That person, he said to the reporter of Trapani's official website in a dull tone: "We won't know until the game is played. We have the same zero points as them now, and we are not ranked first!"

"We haven't qualified yet. Any group in the Champions League is difficult!" Captain Tony said.

With their mature statements, and of course their confident and domineering speech, Di Maria said: "We are one of the best teams in the world, and we will not be afraid of the challenges of other teams in the group. Ours The goal for the season is to win the championship!”

Di Maria was accompanied by Hugo. Agostino, who worked at the local TV station in Trapani, was an old acquaintance with Hugo. Agostino was also an old employee of Hugo, as in previous years. , Agostino called Hugo for an interview after the draw.

"We have only one goal this season, and that is to win the Champions League! We are the best team, bar none! Although there are many uncertainties in the Champions League, I still think we are the favorites!"

Hugo said we are the favorites and Di Maria said we are the favorites. The meaning is different. Di Maria said it showed the players' confidence. Bielsa might give him a big red flower and praise him, "Young man, there are Momentum is a good thing!”

But Hugo's words that we are the favorites do not mean the same thing. He revealed a strong signal that I really want to win the Champions League. As the boss, his will represents the goal that the team needs to work hard to achieve. As long as Bielsa is not stupid, he will know that Hugo is putting pressure on himself when he hears this!

This is the second time to put pressure on Bielsa. The first time was on the first day of training camp, when he joked that he wanted to win the league or Champions League. The second time is now that we are going to win the Champions League.

"Is this putting pressure on Mr. Bielsa?!" Agostino laughed.

"It's been a season, it's time to add some burden to him! We must win something this season! The new stadium has just been put into use, and we should win the championship as a gift to the new stadium!" Hugo replied to Agostino very seriously.

Hugo's words were reported by Agostino, and Bielsa also knew about it. He told several of his confidants that the boss was getting tighter and tighter, and our life will not be easy this season!

"We should have bought a central defender!" Pochettino muttered.

This is the problem he thinks. In his opinion, Trapani's current midfield configuration is luxurious, but there is no world-class player in a key position, that is, the central defender position. In Pochettino's eyes, Trapani's entire defender group is also a weak group. Central defender Samuel is a world-class player. Barzagli, Victor and a guest Peruso are not of that level, not to mention Bochetti, who was promoted from the youth team, lacks experience.

Full-backs have also become a problem this season. Right-back Behrami's performance in Lazio is very bland, with few highlights. Evra on the left is very high, but he has no substitute to replace him. Maicon used to have Maggio, who is still capable, and Evra has Peruso on his side. The all-purpose Padoin can also play, but they are a world apart from Evra, and both of them focus on defense. They are still strong in defense, and may even be more defensive than Evra.

Bielsa may not necessarily need such a defensive-minded player now. He needs a full-back who can unleash his offensive attributes. Evra, who was originally a winger, is quite his favorite.

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