Chapter 59: Champions League Group Stage Draw Grimaldi Conference Center. A red carpet was rolled out at the north gate, and photographers set up their cameras to welcome delegations from various clubs. The large LED screen in the shopping mall opposite is playing photos of various football stars. Reporters stood on the roadside, looking anxiously at the vehicles coming from the distance. Like a group of experienced hunters, they patiently wait for their prey to appear. Waiting for the opportunity. The Roman delegation got off the business car. The media looked at the Roma logo on the front of their suits with hesitant expressions. Some reporters even focused their attention directly on the second batch of vehicles.
Among the 32 teams in the Champions League, Roma has not been a high priority for European media in recent years. "Rome?" "Excuse me." "Look, look, the Barcelona players are coming! Messi!!!" Enrique specially prepared his speech along the way, built up his emotions, and was ready to talk and laugh in front of the camera. As a result, all the reporters ran away in a swarm. He stood there awkwardly, hesitated for a moment, turned around and forced a smile to greet the Barcelona delegation. Under Bella's guidance, Gao Qi and other staff members went directly into the conference center. When walking into the lobby. The assistant realized that someone was missing, looked around, and asked in confusion, "Where's Mr. Enrique?" Ivan thought for a moment and said, "That guy went to reminisce about the past." "Oh, I see. It's the Barcelona delegation. Wow, they can bring dozens of people with their families." "If Roma has a high score in European competitions one day, we can do the same." After going around in circles, we finally arrived at the venue for the draw ceremony. Heads were moving. Whispering. The spacious space was extremely noisy. Just like the break time on campus. "Gao, if you have any problems, please call me. It's better to send a message."
Bella handed Gao Qi a number tag and then took the others to the club representative area. Gao Qi nodded and walked towards the player representative seats. soon. He found his seat, in the fourth row, close to the aisle. Manchester United star Rooney was already sitting next to him. clap clap. Xiaopang had a stern face and slapped the seat hard: "Don't be shy, sit down quickly." Gao Qi nodded politely. He had asked Rooney for an autograph on behalf of his assistant at the last charity event. "Don't go back to the hotel tonight. I'll take you out to play. I'm familiar with this place." "Fuck, this female host is so young and has no taste at all." The big screen is showing highlights from last season’s Champions League: C Ronaldo elevator ball. Messi one-stop service. Hulk's super long-range heavy artillery. Cermak volleyed with a back-heel shot. Torres traveled thousands of miles alone. Mourinho kneels. Neuer's ultimate save. The entire conference hall gradually became quiet, and people couldn't help but applaud each wonderful scene. The exciting Champions League BGM paused. The host took to the main stage. Start reading the long and boring manuscript. After finally finishing the reading, a Barcelona central defender came up to the stage and took the microphone to speak. Redundant processes make people drowsy. Gao Qi lowered his head and played with his mobile phone. Rooney, who was originally cursing at the Catalans, couldn't help but lean over and said: "Don't look at Pochettino's 424 tactics, his forwards will be exhausted" After a long time. The drawing ceremony officially began.
Gullit, Denis Law, George Weah and Cannavaro all appeared on the field. There was not much nonsense. Legendary players have experienced this anxiety. The coaching representatives from each club straightened their bodies with serious expressions. The first ball was taken out. Twist hard. "Group F, Bayern Munich." Everyone took a deep breath and prayed silently that their team would not be drawn into Group F. Small balls were taken out one after another. "Group G, Barcelona." "Group D, Real Madrid." "Group B, Arsenal." "." The groups for the first tier of teams have been determined. George Weah walked onto the small stage with a smile to decide who would take the second gear. clap clap clap! The small balls were unscrewed one by one. Some people are happy that someone is worried. Benfica representative Rui Costa opened his eyes wide in surprise when he saw that his team Barcelona was in the same group. Valencia-Mauricio, crying without tears: we are in the same group with Bayern. The reason for their worry is simple: there are many tough teams in the third and fourth tiers. In the second team. The calmest person is the Blue Moon coach - Mancini. Gullit came on the scene and began to decide the fate of the third-tier teams. Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti bit his fingers tremblingly. After a while. He was relieved. "Group D, Real Madrid, Zenit St. Petersburg, Paris Saint-Germain!" Good sign. The safest group.
When the representatives of Real Madrid and Zenit saw the result, they had the same thought in their hearts. At last. Cannavaro stood in front of the glass jar and announced the final results one by one. Enrique, sitting in the coach representative seat, had a stern expression on his face. I kept praying in my heart: please don’t draw Barcelona or Bayern. clap clap clap! The fourth pot of teams was drawn. There was applause in the conference hall. "Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, Borisov." "Group G: Barcelona, Benfica, Juventus, Dortmund." "Um" "I'm so sorry." Cannavaro scratched his head embarrassedly. The first death group is born! "Group D, Real Madrid, Zenit St. Petersburg, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma!" Enrique let out a long sigh and almost jumped up with excitement. Good sign. He looked at Gao Qi's seat from afar and raised his fist confidently. Definitely advance. Real Madrid has one draw and two losses in the new season, and even lost to Getafe. In last season's Champions League, Zenit was not only beaten by Benfica, but also by APOEL. APOEL is a team from the Cyprus League, and Cyprus is not easy to find on the map. No matter how much money Paris Saint-Germain spent, they couldn't even get out of the Europa League group stage last season and were crushed by Montpellier in the French Ligue 1. The game can be said to be an upset. Multiple games can reflect the overall combat power level. of course. Representatives from Real Madrid, Zenit, and Paris all had the same idea: Roma? They set a series of shameful records last season, and were still slaughtered by a weak team in Serie A. The most terrible group of death is that all four clubs think they have drawn a good draw. The CTV5 live broadcast room was also simultaneously broadcasting the Champions League draw ceremony. Comment area. - [Shiliulang, Reckless Maozi, and Ligue 1 upstart Gao Qi, if they don't advance, I'll eat shit. Give me a bowl of shit. ] - 【Gao Qi captures the Bernabeu! 】 - [Thank God, I didn’t get to draw Bayern or Barcelona. ] - [It’s hard to say. Real Madrid has recovered in the past two seasons, Zenit is very strong, and Paris has spent a lot of money in the summer transfer window] - [What else do you want? Roma is a fourth-tier team, and being drawn into this group is already a good draw.] - [Why do I feel like this group is the group of death? ] - [If Enrique doesn't play tricks, Roma will probably advance as the first in the group. No one in this group can score a goal difference.] (End of this chapter)