Episode [066]: UEFA Champions League Group Draw

Zhong Cheng did not ask Nigel De Jong immediately, because Zhong Cheng had more important things to do.

Zhong Cheng flew to the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland with Julia Oliveira, Rodgers, Green Nethercott and others.

Zhong Cheng did not go here to complain or anything, but to participate in the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony.

Yes, now all the 32 teams entering this season's UEFA Champions League have been produced. They are divided into four divisions in total, and then each group draws teams from these four divisions to form a group.

Now let's look at the team classification of these four grades:

Pot 1: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Valencia, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United and Leeds United

Pot 2: Bayern Munich, Roma, Chelsea, Lyon, Lille, PSV, Celtic and Porto

Pot 3: Bremen, Bordeaux, CSKA Moscow, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, Olympiacos and AEK Athens

Pot 4: Hamburger Hamburg, Spartak Moscow, Levski Sofia, Galatasaray, Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk, Copenhagen and Anderlecht

Zhong Cheng didn't know why Leeds United entered the first tier, which Zhong Cheng didn't expect at all. Zhong Cheng even felt a little confused. No matter how he calculated it, Leeds United should not have entered the first rank. What happened?

Of course, others have doubts, but UEFA does not seem to have made any particularly convincing explanations, saying that Leeds United was the UEFA Cup champion last season and should enter the first tier.

However, it should be a good thing for Leeds United to be able to enter the first tier, because in this case, they will avoid many first-tier teams, such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and other teams.

This can be regarded as a big bargain for Zhong Cheng.

On the same day, Zhong Cheng, Julia Oliveira and others directly checked into the officially arranged hotel, and then they waited for the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony the next day.

To be honest, this is Zhong Cheng's first time to participate in the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony.

Zhong Cheng is the first team to lead a team into the UEFA Champions League. Everything here is new for him to come to the capital. The rest of the entourage of Leeds United are very excited. This is the UEFA Champions League.

On the day of the lottery ceremony, there were a lot of media reporters gathered here. This is a very important event in European football, and they naturally want to come.

And there are fans of each team, they are all waiting here.

Of course, the coaches of each team came to the scene, and many players also came to the scene to participate in the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony this time.

When he walked into the venue, Zhong Cheng saw a few bigwigs from the Premier League at a glance. These people were sitting together, but they were all sitting there quietly, with no intention of talking at all. The atmosphere there was Very embarrassing.

The coaches in other places kept talking and laughing, even discussing the group draw of the UEFA Champions League this time.

As a newcomer, Zhong Cheng really didn't have many people to greet him, and there were very few people who even nodded to him, very pitiful.

The head coach of Anderlecht nodded to Zhong Cheng as a gesture.

Zhong Cheng and the Anderlecht team played a pre-season warm-up match, and the two have communicated, so they nod to each other.

Zhong Cheng also nodded to the head coach of Anderlecht, expressing his understanding.

Alex Ferguson watched Zhong Cheng walk in. He waved to Zhong Cheng and signaled Zhong Cheng to sit beside him, where Zhong Cheng's seat was.

After glancing at Alex Ferguson, Zhong Cheng was slightly taken aback.

The relationship between him and Alex Ferguson is not only bad, but even a little hot. Alex Ferguson actually greeted himself, the sun came out from the west today?

Zhong Cheng still smiled slightly and nodded in response.

Zhong Cheng led Julia Oliveira to Alex Ferguson's side immediately and sat down. He motioned to Julia Oliveira to sit down, and Julia Oliveira sat down.

Alex Ferguson said with a chuckle: "Mr. Loya would be so sympathetic, I really didn't expect it!"

Zhong Cheng kept muttering in his heart, what kind of evil wind is not blowing right today. Alex Ferguson actually took the initiative to talk to him, and he still took the initiative to pick up the topic.

This is really very, very rare.

Zhong Cheng turned his head and glanced at Alex Ferguson, nodded slightly, and then said: "Sir Ferguson, just speak up if you have anything to say. If you are like this, I really can't bear it!"

Alex Ferguson chuckled and said, "You're still sensible!"

Zhong Cheng's face was full of helplessness, if he was ignorant again, I really don't know what else you would do.

Zhong Cheng immediately said: "As long as it's not a matter of recruiting and poaching, it's easy to talk about."

Alex Ferguson frowned, stared at Zhong Cheng coldly, sighed and said: "You are such a smart guy, you already know what I'm going to do?"

Zhong Cheng smiled slightly. Before coming, Zhong Cheng met Van Gaal.

Zhong Cheng still doesn't know about Alex Ferguson's urination. If it wasn't for this aspect, this guy would look good on himself?

Alex Ferguson stared at Zhong Cheng coldly, and said: "You are not authentic. I have drawn you into the circle, otherwise you will be neglected here. Why, now that you are safe, Just want to push me away?"

Zhong Cheng's back molars were so cold that they were about to tremble, my God, what is Alex Ferguson doing? Nima really can't stand it, really can't stand it.

Zhong Cheng immediately said: "I think you should say it, or I will really faint from your fright!"

Alex Ferguson glanced at Zhong Cheng, and then he was not polite, and said directly: "The same sentence, how much is it to pack Ribery and Pique?"

Zhong Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, let me tell you this, pack Ferdinand and Vidic. How much do you think it will cost?"

Alex Ferguson raised his eyebrows, stared at Zhong Cheng with piercing eyes, and said after a while, "You really don't intend to sell them?"

Zhong Cheng nodded firmly, and then said directly: "They are not for sale in our club. There are many clubs staring at them now. The offer to Ribery has reached 35 million pounds, but I still haven't sold them." .Do you think you can offer more than this price?"

Alex Ferguson stared at Zhong Cheng closely, he could see that Zhong Cheng was telling the truth. It seems that some teams have really offered Ribéry £35 million.

Alex Ferguson was really intimidated.

35 million, my God, my David Beckham did not sell such a high price back then. The original Cristiano Ronaldo was only more than 10 million.

Alex Ferguson shook his head directly and smiled wryly: "I really can't afford 35 million pounds!"

Zhong Cheng immediately said: "Yes. Even if you offer this price, I will not fail to sell it. Unless you bid 50 million pounds, you can take Ribery away!"

hiss!

Alex Ferguson gasped and stared at Zhong Cheng coldly, my God, this guy is crazy. Ribery is very powerful, very good. But 50 million? Is this the next Zidane?

Alex Ferguson shook his head slightly, it seemed that Bai was approaching Zhong Cheng today.

However, he did not give up, he continued to ask: "What about Pique?"

Zhong Cheng shook his head slightly and said: "He is the pinnacle of our club. If you want to introduce him, then use your club's Nemanja Vidic for it. This is the only way to introduce Pique!"

Hearing this, Alex Ferguson knew it was over.

Alex Ferguson stared at Zhong Cheng very depressedly, and said for a while, "It's really hard for you to make friends like this!"

Zhong Cheng chuckled and said, "Isn't making friends all about heart-to-heart relationships? If you have to get involved in these things, then you won't be friends for long, will you?"

Alex Ferguson shook his head helplessly, this kid is really talking.

However, Alex Ferguson still did not give up and asked, "Is there really no other way?"

Zhong Cheng looked directly at Alex Ferguson and said: "Actually, I am really optimistic about Vidic. Before he transferred to your Manchester United team, I approached him three times, but was rejected all three times. Otherwise, there is nothing to do with your Manchester United team."

Alex Ferguson laughed when he heard this, and said: "It shows that Nemania has made the most correct choice. Going to your Leeds United team has no future. You should let Pique also come to our Manchester United team."

Zhong Cheng said: "I mean by this, I value Vidic very much. If you exchange Vidic, I will really exchange Pique for you!"

Alex Ferguson really didn't want to say anything more to Zhong Cheng.

At this time, the draw ceremony for the group stage of this season's UEFA Champions League just started. Leeds United was lucky to be selected for the first tier team, and they missed a lot of rich teams. The teams in the second tier, Bayern Munich and Roma Club, are not what Zhong Cheng wants to draw. Apart from these two teams, it would be good to draw other teams.

Because the teams under the same Football Association are avoided, so in the group stage, Leeds United will not meet Chelsea. Going out to Bayern Munich and Roma Club, are the remaining second-tier teams very strong?

The third-tier team that Zhong Cheng does not want to meet is the Werder Bremen club. There are no clubs in the fourth tier, although Hamburg is from the Bundesliga and has good strength. But this Hamburg club is without van der Vaart, Nigel de Jong and Kompany, so there is nothing to worry about.

However, what Zhong Cheng didn't expect was that Leeds United really drew the Hamburger team.

The results of the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2006-2007 season are as follows:

Group A: Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Bremen, Sofia Levski.

Group B: Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon, Spartak Moscow.

Group C: Liverpool, PSV, Bordeaux, Galatasaray.

Group D: Valencia, Roma, Olympiacos, Shakhtar Donetsk

Group E: Real Madrid, Lyon, Steaua Bucharest, Dynamo Kiev.

Group F: Manchester United, Celtic, Benfica, Copenhagen.

Group G: Leeds United, Porto, CSKA Moscow, Hamburg.

Group H: AC Milan, Lille, AEK Athens, Anderlecht.