road to victory

Chapter 204 Champions Cup Draw
Vincent nodded, and it was Heynckes next to him who also interjected, "And me, Real Madrid is also very interested."

This old guy's ears are quite good, seeing him sitting next to him not paying attention at all, he knows a lot of things.

Fan Shang was quite final about this old man who helped him today, so he left his contact information as a matter of course.

"If the Champions League is only a little off this season, then Bordeaux will definitely become a player supermarket." Fan Shang sighed inwardly.

At this moment, the draw for the group stage of this year's Champions Cup is about to begin.

At this time, only 24 teams participated in the Champions League group stage, with four teams forming a group, and a total of six groups were drawn.

And how is the place to advance to the knockout stage determined?The No.1 of each group will advance as a matter of course, and there are only six places in the quarterfinals. The last two will be selected from the No.2 of the six groups. Whoever has the most points will advance.

It was the first time for Fan Shang to participate in this kind of lottery ceremony, and he was still a little nervous.

The first one does not need to be drawn. Last season's Champions League champion Dortmund was assigned to the first group, and then began to draw the seed teams of other groups. Bordeaux, as the Ligue [-] champion last season, also occupied a seed team position. .

Bordeaux are in Group E, with Dortmund, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen being seeded in the other groups.

Now it's time to decide on Bordeaux's opponents. The first opponent to be drawn is considered an old opponent. Bayern Munich, the UEFA Cup Bordeaux stepped on their shoulders to reach the top of the previous year.

And the second opponent is also an old friend, Turkey's Besiktas, their fans are still fresh in the memory of Fan Shang, the Bordeaux No.12 organization is Fan Shang who was inspired by them, and the two Bordeaux fan leaders built together.

The third team is the Swedish powerhouse Gothenburg Club. Fan Shang has basically zero understanding of this club now, except that their head coach, a standard Nordic man named Imbrad, is sitting among the crowd.

The signing of Bordeaux can only be said to be quite satisfactory. There are strong teams such as Bayern Munich who are favorites to win the championship, and there are also passers-by in the Champions League like Gothenburg. No matter what, Bordeaux must go all out from the first game. There can be no slack. .

The first game is on September 9, Boll's opponent is the Swedish club Gothenburg, and this game will be played at Bordeaux's home court.There are less than 17 days before this match, and Vincent will send people to follow Gothenburg to learn about this club that Vincent knows nothing about.During this period, Bordeaux still has to play their own league well first, which is the most basic thing.

The other groups are:

Group A, Borussia Dortmund, Parma, Galatasaray, Sparta Prague.

Group B, Manchester United, Juventus, Feynord, Kosice.

Group C, Barcelona, ​​Newcastle United, PSV Eindhoven, Dynamo Kiev.

Group D, Real Madrid, Porto, Rosenborg, Olympiacos.

Group F, Leverkusen, Monaco, Sporting Lisbon, Lias.

Among them, Group B should be the so-called death group. Except for the Slovak team Kosice who seems to be studying with the prince, the remaining three teams can win the championship. Group D should be regarded as the most disparate in strength, among which Real Madrid should be regarded as the best, and other teams should only be left to compete for No.2 qualifications.

"Joseph, congratulations, you Real Madrid should be able to enter the knockout round." Vincent said to Heynckes after the lottery result came out.

Heynckes had a smile on his face, but he didn't say enough, "The game hasn't started yet, so it's hard to say anything."

Ferguson, who was talking and laughing with Vincent just now, couldn't laugh anymore. Their team was divided into the death group. Except for Slovakia's Kosice, whoever they played against was an early final.

"Alex, take a closer look, if you meet a strong enemy earlier, you will have a better chance in the knockout round," Vincent comforted Ferguson.

"Haha, don't worry about me. I'm worried about other teams now. Their expressions should be uglier than mine just now." Ferguson suddenly laughed, pointing to Lippi and Feynord's head coach Ben Hack .

When he came, Fan Shang was alone, but when he left, Fan Shang was greeting different people. First of all, of course, he was divided into several people in the same group. The current head coach of Bayern Munich, Italian coach Trappa Tony, the head coach of Besiktas, a fat old Turkish man Toshak, and the Nordic man mentioned just now, the head coach of Gothenburg named Imbrad.

Fan Shang is completely adhering to the traditional tenet of the Celestial Dynasty that if you want to take something, you must give it first, first establish relationships with a few opponents, so as to get some information about them.

Of course, there were some famous marshals that Fan Shang didn't have the nerve to greet all of them when he came, and Fan Shang also went to strike up a conversation one by one.For example, Lippi, Van Gaal, Daum, and even Dalglish Vincent also said hello.Only Tigana, Fan Shang glanced at him from the door, and never looked at him from behind.

This lottery scene is the first time for Fan Shang to enter the top European football circle. These bigwigs who were only in the imagination and the media before appeared in front of Fan Shang alive for the first time, although Fan Shang is now in some football circles. It can be regarded as a person in terms of people, but in front of these big shots, Fan Shang is still just a young rookie, but with greater potential and better grades.

Looking at the big shots who are admired by all the stars, Fan Shang has also set a goal in his heart. Within a few years, he must integrate into this circle and become the focus of this circle.

Vincent returned to Bordeaux after the draw. Before the start of the Champions Cup, Bordeaux still has several league rounds to play. This is the most important thing in front of them.

Bordeaux's opponent in the next round of the league is Auxerre. Auxerre is still led by Guyrou this year. At this time, he has led the team for the 34th year.Compared with the lineup of the last two seasons, Auxerre's team has spent a lot of money this summer. Under the double offensive of Mr. Guyrou's personal charm and Franc, last season's silver boot winner Jivas came to the team , greatly enhanced the offensive capabilities of Auxerre.Most of the other positions have retained the main lineup of the previous seasons, so their lineup is steadily improving.

The game was held at the home stadium of Bordeaux, and the "No.12" organization, as always, set up a large team uniform in the hardcore area to cheer for the home team Bordeaux.

(End of this chapter)