pitch ruler

Chapter 165 Champions League Group Stage

At the end of July, Diamanti finally made up his mind to terminate the contract with his agent, signed the contract with Luo Yunhui, and then asked Luo Yunhui to help him run the matter of playing in the Super League.The disastrous defeat to Spain in the European Cup final seemed to have hit him hard, sapping his ambitions.He has entered the later stage of his career, and now he just wants to make more money.

And Jun Yingzhi is also making transfers.Although Siena has not been relegated, Jun Yingzhi is an ambitious young player and does not want to play for a team that has to fight for relegation every year.He hopes to return to Juventus, or go on loan to another team.

Of course, this matter is not easy to deal with, Siena does not want to let people go.

And Juventus's current striker is bloated. They bought Anelka, rented Bendtner from Arsenal, and they have three good strikers in Matri, Vucinic and Quagliarella. There was Iaquinta who was in desperate need of a move, and he had no time to think about Jun Yingzhi.

In their view, although Jun Yingzhi scored 15 goals last season, it was because Siena almost revolved around him to attack and naturally scored more goals.If he returns to Juventus, there may not be a place for him, which will affect his development, so he is more inclined to loan him out.

So Luo Yunhui has been running between Italy and China.

Fortunately, Shi Hao didn't let her worry about it.Shi Hao integrated into Porto very quickly. He wore the No. 7 jersey in the two warm-up matches in July. He scored goals in both games and was deeply loved by the club's fans.

In August, the Chinese national team assembled again. This time Shi Hao rejected the call-up on the grounds that he was in a critical period of integration into the club.In the next six months, the matches of the Chinese national team will be warm-up matches. There are no international A-level matches, and the clubs can not play them at all, so the national team is not reluctant.

On August 8, Shi Hao participated in the first official game in Porto, which was the match between Porto and Coimbra in the Portuguese Super Cup.

Shi Hao came on as a substitute for Hulk in the 65th minute. Although he had no goals or assists, it was his involvement in the penalty area that allowed Martinez to have a shooting angle and scored the only goal of the game.

There is no problem with Shi Hao's state, and he scored goals in the next warm-up match against Aston Villa and Turizans.

Hulk, who has been rumored with many giants throughout the summer, has no actual transfer action, so when the Portuguese Super League kicks off on August 8, Shi Hao did not make his debut.

In this away game against Gi Vicente, Shi Hao didn't play until the 73rd minute, replacing Martinez who wasted opportunities in a row.But in the last 20 minutes of the game, Shi Hao did not have any outstanding performance, and the game ended 0:0.

The failure to win the first game did not affect the emotions of the fans. Everyone is still full of confidence in this team.

The next game also proved their confidence was right. On August 8, Porto played against Guimaraes at home. This time Shi Hao made his debut, playing the right winger position, and Hulk played forward.Shi Hao assisted one goal in each half, and the team finally won 26:4.

The fans couldn't understand Shi Hao's approach in this game, because several times he was clearly in a position where he could shoot, but he passed the ball.

After a few days of heated discussions on this topic, fans turned their attention to another big event-the draw for the Champions League group stage.This is related to whether Porto can successfully break through the group. For a few days, fans have been eagerly discussing which team they most hope to meet in the first tier.

On August 8, the draw ceremony for this Champions Cup was held in Monaco.Former Manchester United superstar Dennis Law, former World Player of the Year George Weah, Dutch legend Gullit and Italian legendary central defender Fabio Cannavaro were invited as guests of the draw.

Dennis Law first determined the group positions of the eight super teams in the first grade. Porto, which has a higher score in the Champions League, was assigned to Group A as the seed team.

Next is the draw for the second-tier teams, and the exciting moment begins.The guest of draw and former AC Milan star Weah first drew Benfica into Group G. This group has the "cosmic team" Barcelona. The hardest choice ever.

Subsequently, the African ball king created the Premier League champion VS La Liga champion of Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Compared with Benfica, another Portuguese giant, Porto has good luck. The second-tier team assigned to Group A is Dynamo Kiev, the runner-up of the Ukrainian Super League.

When it was the turn of the teams in the third tier to draw, the Porto people couldn't help but laugh.Among the third-tier teams, the most powerful team is undoubtedly Paris Saint-Germain.The French giants have performed poorly in the previous ten years and have missed the Champions League for eight full seasons.

But last season, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a local tyrant from Qatar, took over the Paris Saint-Germain club. After he took office, he invited the famous marshal Ancelotti to control the team, and dug Leon from Inter Milan. Nadeau to be sporting director.

Backed by Nasser Al-Khelaifi waving a checkbook, Leonardo poached people everywhere, especially from the Serie A he was familiar with. Last season, he dug up Sirigu, Thiago Motta, Pastore and other Serie A. Famous players and the two French internationals Mene and Matuidi.

This season, Leonardo is even richer and willful. He spent more than 2 million euros, signed Da Fengxian and Thiago Silva from AC Milan, and bought Lavezzi from Naples, causing serious damage to Serie A. vitality.They also bought two outstanding full-backs, Maxwell and Van der Weil, bought the Brazilian genius Lucas Jr. for 4000 million euros, and signed the legendary star David Beckham...to create a frightening lineup for Paris Saint-Germain.

Such a team whose strength is comparable to giants such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, etc., is only divided into the third tier due to insufficient Champions League points.

This is the team that none of the seeds would want to cram into their group.

After all the first six third-tier teams have been drawn, only Group A where Porto and Dynamo Kiev are located, and Group D where Manchester City and Real Madrid are located have not yet been drawn.So when Gullit read out the note "Paris Saint-Germain" in his hand again, the Paris coach Ancelotti who was sitting on the scene bit his finger nervously.

But the next moment, Gullit announced: "Group A!"

Ancelotti immediately smiled, while Porto coach Pereira and the Ajax representative who was forced to be automatically assigned to Group D were dumbfounded.

In the end, Cannavaro drew the final fourth-tier team.

Of course, good things must come in pairs, so Dortmund, the strongest in the fourth tier, was drawn into Group D with great enthusiasm and expectations. Together with Manchester City, Real Madrid and Ajax, they created the best team in this Champions League. group of death.

(End of this chapter)