Starting from entering Kawazu

Chapter 92 Group of Death
After finishing domestic activities, Jia Yi then flew to Europe to participate in the draw ceremony for the 2003-2004 UEFA Champions League.

Being the team leader of the national team is really tiring at times. In the future, Jia Yi will be present in the national team's games. This Alihan is really looking for something for Jia Yi to do.

However, the presence of Jia Yi also gave the national team a new look. After such a calculation, Jia Yi felt that it was worthwhile for him to be a little tired.

In my memory, this is a Champions League with constant upsets. The final champions and runners-up Porto and Monaco are not traditional giants.

But in this time and space, will these things still happen?
This time Manchester City, as the Premier League champions, was placed in the third tier, which is somewhat embarrassing.

After all, it was decades ago that they participated in the Champions League last time, and there are no European war points that can be used to improve their ranking.

Being able to become a team in the third tier is considered a face by UEFA, otherwise, it is likely to be counted from the last tier.

However, as a third-tier team, that is definitely a headache for the teams in the same group.

After all, who wants to be in a team with Manchester City?

Everyone knows that Manchester City is strong, and the goal of participating in the Champions League must be directly aimed at the championship. Being in the same group as Manchester City means that the chances of qualifying are not very high.

When he arrived in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Jia Yi also felt that he had come to a good place.

This city in the Principality of Monaco is similar to Macau, with a well-developed gambling industry and a good tourism industry. Many people come here to send some money to the casino to spend.

Jia Yi is not interested in this aspect.

On the evening of the lottery day, Jia Yi came to the venue. There were also big names gathered here, and there were many big shots.

Jia Yi still habitually greeted the football stars, but then he seemed to realize that something was wrong. In this time and space, he has become a football owner, and it seems that he should sit with those club owners.

Fortunately, the stars that Jia Yi greeted all responded to Jia Yi, so it was not embarrassing at all.

"Hi, Jia Yi, I'm Roman, nice to meet you!"

At this time, Abramovich, the owner of the Manchester United club, came over and held out his hand to hold Jia Yi.

Jia Yi said with a smile: "I never thought that our first meeting would be here, Roman, enjoy this night, there may be many accidents in the lottery draw."

Abu laughed and said, "Isn't it? It's the first time for us to participate in this kind of scene. I hope we are all lucky."

Jia Yi thought to himself that this is not the first time for me. In the last time and space, I was a big star in this kind of scene.

However, he didn't say anything, and the two quickly found a place to sit down.

As for football, Abramovich is actually not as good as Jia Yi, and the chat is not very smooth.

You can't talk about who I want to buy your players here, can you?How embarrassing is that?
But what can Abramovich talk about when talking about football itself?
Abramovich then talked about the US Open. Sharapova defeated Henin 2:1 in the final and won three adult championships and one youth championship in the four Grand Slam Opens this year.

And Jia Yi, as Sharapova's boyfriend, has of course been disclosed by the media long ago, so Abramovich also has many topics to chat with Jia Yi.

Jia Yi also answered without saying a word. He didn't want to be called Sharapova's boyfriend. On the contrary, he hoped that when the outside world commented on Sharapova, they could be said to be Jia Yi's girlfriend.

After a while, the drawing of lots began.

Bayern, Deportivo, Arsenal, Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Lazio and AC Milan were seeded and were quickly drawn.

These teams have had excellent records in the Champions League in recent seasons.

Of course, there are still some players with good records, but they missed the UEFA Champions League this season. Their performance in the league last season was terrible, such as Barcelona.

They actually only got sixth, and rarely missed the Champions League.

The defending champion AC Milan is the favorite to win the championship, followed by Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventus. With these teams as targets, other teams can live better.

Lyon, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan, Galatasaray, Panathinaikos, Porto and other teams in the second tier were also drawn to their respective groups one after another.

Inter Milan was drawn into a group with Arsenal, and this group may also become a death group.

However, as a league team, it is obviously impossible for Manchester City to enter this group.

Next, it was the third-tier team, and everyone began to hold their breath, hoping not to encounter the Premier League champion Manchester City.

However, Beckenbauer, who was the first to draw lots, pulled Manchester City out and entered Group A!
"Manchester City! Oh, Maika, the Bundesliga champions, the Ligue [-] champions and the Premier League champions are in the same group. Is this group the group of death?"

The host also said in surprise, and the scene began to discuss.

"Haha, this group is relatively easy. Apart from dealing with Bayern, the other teams are nothing to worry about."

Jia Yi felt relieved secretly.

In the last time and space, his team played Lyon as if they were playing. The Ligue [-] champion is a typical domestic war expert and foreign war layman, so there is nothing to worry about.

As for playing Bayern, Jia Yi has also won many times, so there is no need to worry about Bayern. Jia Yi understands the strength of these teams, as long as they play normally, there will be no problem.

On the other hand, the people on Bayern's side smiled wryly. It was obviously not a good thing for Bayern to bump into Manchester City. Although they didn't pick the strongest Inter Milan in the second tier, they might be even more difficult to deal with in the third tier. Manchester City.

In the other row, Mourinho also had a relaxed face, and he was not worried at all. He obviously thought that with Manchester City's strength, it would not be a problem to qualify from this group.

The other teams have settled down one after another.

The fourth-tier team, Anderlecht, entered Group A. Bayern, Lyon, Manchester City and Anderlecht formed a group. No matter how you look at it, it shouldn't be a problem for Manchester City to qualify.

After the lottery ceremony, Jia Yi left the venue.

After coming out, I met with Mourinho quickly, and both of them thought that the draw was relatively good, and it should not be difficult to qualify for the group.

And then there will be multi-line battles. Mourinho is still more ambitious, but he hopes to give up the domestic League Cup and FA Cup and concentrate on dealing with the two lines of the league and the Champions League.

In this regard, Jia Yi also supports his idea.

The League Cup and the FA Cup will be played on the bench. If you can win, you will win, and if you can't win, forget it.

The Champions League and the league are fighting for the championship with all their strength. In this case, the main players can get a little rest. Judging from Manchester City's game experience, this is still the safest plan.

If you want everything, you may end up with nothing.

The draw ended, and the work of Manchester City's coaching staff naturally began to get busy.

The three opponents in the team need to be studied. This is the job of the assistant coach. After Mourinho arranged it, Li Bing and others immediately started to act.

For the group draw, the media's views are also different.

The British media are satisfied with the grouping of the four Premier League teams. For Group A where Manchester City is located, the media also believe that Manchester City is far superior to Lyon and Anderlecht. No problem.

Back in Manchester, Sharapova had already returned home. Of course, she was very happy to see Jia Yi again. The two were tired of being together again, which made Li Xiang keep rolling her eyes.

After winning three Grand Slam adult championships this year, Sharapova has become the world's top women's tennis player.

There is no doubt that Jia Yi's help to her is very great.

In addition to daily training, psychological counseling is also very important. As an adult, Jia Yi is of course well aware of the subtle psychological changes of these little girls.

And once Sharapova breaks the psychological barrier, then with her talent and physical condition, there will be no suspense to become a hot tennis champion so early.

There is another aspect. The adolescent Sharapova was also nourished by Jia Yi in a certain way, which made her very happy physically and mentally. In such a state, this year's big explosion is still a matter of course.

Of course, this also allowed Sharapova to achieve complete freedom in her financial situation. The prize money for the three Grand Slam champions exceeded 500 million pounds.

On the contrary, this girl has a conscience and wants to invest the money with Jia Yi.

The reconstruction of the Maine Road Stadium almost made Jia Yi's financial situation negative, and of course Sharapova knew it.

Jia Yi didn't want it at first, how could he spend a woman's money?Isn't this letting yourself, a big man, eat soft food?

However, seeing that Jia Yi didn't want her money, Sharapova thought that Jia Yi didn't love her, so she cried and cried, which made Jia Yi helpless, and finally accepted it. Sharapova laughed through tears, a relationship crisis, Finally resolved the past.

It is difficult to cause any waves when this money is invested in the reconstruction project of the Maine Road Stadium.

After all, this project has an investment of more than 5 million yuan, and getting a few million into it must be a drop in the ocean.

However, it is finally Sharapova's wish. The tennis center built in the future, Sharapova, the hostess, can use it with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)