At the end of August every year, the media and fans all over the world will invariably look at Monaco.
Everything that happened at the Grimaldi Conference Center will attract the attention of the world and decide the situation in European football in the coming months, because the draw of the UEFA Champions League group stage will be held here.
Real Madrid's lottery luck is still quite satisfactory, in the group stage draw the Bundesliga runner-up Dortmund, Portuguese Super League Lisbon and Poland's giants Warsaw Legia.
This is a typical UEFA Champions League group stage of two strong ones and one weak one. Real Madrid and Dortmund are both strong European teams. Although Dortmund lost many main players including Hummers this season, the team also targeted Sexual reinforcement, the specific strength, is not particularly clear.
Atletico Lisbon is a mid-range team that has little hope of competing for the qualifying position, but the ability to spoil is not to be underestimated. The key is to see what level they can play in the four games against Real Madrid and Dortmund.
As for Warsaw Legia, although it has many Polish internationals, it is not as strong as the first three teams in the whole team.
It can be said that from the results of Real Madrid's draw, it can be described as mixed.
Say it's a good sign, it's because there is not much suspense in the qualifying. Even if they meet Dortmund, Real Madrid still has a solid strength in this group. However, if the team does not play well, a little carelessness, it may still miss the group the first.
Don't underestimate the group first, because the strength of the opponents encountered in the next sixteen elimination rounds will have a great impact on Real Madrid's next Champions League trend, so Real Madrid's consistent strategy is to compete for group first.
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Compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona's luck is relatively poor.
Luis Enrique's team in the second team draws Guardiola's Manchester City, Barcelona and Manchester City's collision. This is undoubtedly quite interesting. After all, the two teams have very deep origins. Not only is the style of the game similar, but also the same from the coaching staff to the management.
Therefore, Barcelona touch Manchester City, this will also be a highlight of the group stage.
The remaining two teams are the Bundesliga Monchengladbach, and the Super League Celtics, both of which are also strong.
Atletico is not particularly lucky, drawn into the Bundesliga class Bayern Munich, coach Ancelotti is very familiar with La Liga, Atletico Madrid, and Simone in the hands of the old fox Ancelotti, rarely take advantage of this time The meeting is estimated to be choking.
The other two teams are Eindhoven from the Netherlands and Rostov from Russia.
Judging from the lottery, Real Madrid's luck is relatively good among the top three in the La Liga, but it is also mixed. Barcelona and Atletico have relatively poor luck, and they have encountered opponents they are not willing to meet, especially It is Atletico Madrid, it is not a good deal to meet Bayern Munich, it is also a trouble to expedite Russia on the key schedule.
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Yang Yang sat under the stage and looked at the freshly drawn lottery results, but his heart was mixed.
Not only because of Real Madrid, but also for Ajax.
Everyone had high hopes for Ajax, but Pete Bos ’s team did not start well in the new season. The league started four games with two wins, one draw and one loss, and currently ranks fourth in the Dutch League. , Including losing to William II in the third round at home, which has a great impact on Ajax.
This season, Ajax's game started at the end of July because of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, and Ajax drew the Greek Thessaloniki 1-1 in the first round, but in the second round away with Carat Mori scored twice, reversing his opponent 2-1, and luckily escaped.
However, in the final round of the external qualifiers, Ajax faced Rostov from Russia, and was still tied one-on-one by their opponents. Then, they lost one-to-four on the road. Ball, but ultimately unable to stop Ajax's fiasco.
The Dutch team has once again stopped outside the Champions League group stage, which has caused huge repercussions in the Netherlands. Even many media have expressed doubts about the coaching ability of coach Peter Boss. For the first time, there are media and Fans questioned the club's management ability.
The departure of players such as Milik and Gazi has obviously hit Ajax's offense. In the absence of a significant improvement in the team's defensive ability and midfield performance, the team's weak offense is worrying.
According to UEFA rules, although Ajax stopped outside the UEFA Champions League group stage, it also reached the fourth round of the peripheral qualifiers, and can directly enter the UEFA Cup group stage to participate in the new season of the UEFA Cup.
But missed the Champions League group stage, the financial impact on Ajax is still very large, although the summer transfer made 50 million euros in the market, which greatly eased the financial pressure of the team, but if you can enter the Champions League group stage, For Ajax it is definitely a big plus.
But at a critical moment, the road lost one to four, making people see the weakness of Ajax.
Yang Yang sat under the stage, watching the results of the UEFA Champions League group draw on the stage, why did he not understand?
Missing the official Champions League game for many years in a row, Ajax's players are obviously weakened whether they are experienced or motivated.
And if this team continues to be so weak, the final result is obvious. Three years later, Yang Yang will have difficulty completing the assessment of the Supervisory Board, and the idea of acquiring Ajax can only be temporarily put on hold.
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Due to the temporary absence of the UEFA president and Infantino as FIFA president, it is currently the position of the UEFA president who is temporarily represented by the former Spanish football president Villa.
After the draw was over, Vera stepped onto the podium, preparing to award the final two grand finals.
One is the best female player in Europe, and one of the most important and the most tense, the best player of the year in Europe.
The former won the Norwegian female footballer Hegelberg, and her award is also deserved.
The final finale also has no suspense. In the first round of voting, Yang Yang, Gretzman and Suarez entered the top three, followed by a second round of live voting.
All the reporters who participated in the first round of voting voted on the spot through electronic voting machines, and there was no suspense. Yang Yang got fifty votes out of fifty-five votes, almost elected with an overwhelming advantage.
His Real Madrid teammate Suarez overwhelmed Atletico Madrid star Gleizman by one vote, behind Yang Yang.
When UEFA ’s acting chairman Vera announced that Yang Yang was elected, Yang Yang, who was sitting in the first row, immediately stood up from his seat and smiled, embracing Florentino, the Real Madrid chairman who came to congratulate him on his way to congratulate him, Thank you, Chairman Real Madrid, for your support.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Yang embraced Suarez and other Real Madrid teammates. Many of them came over to support him, and even head coach Zidane came over specially to support him.
Therefore, after taking office, Yang Yang just received the best player trophy with his name engraved from Vera. His first thanks to Real Madrid's coaching staff and teammates.
"I have to thank our coaching team and teammates, as well as all the staff, they are the most important and the best team in European football last season. They are the best and best team every year. ! "
Yang Yang's remarks were warmly applauded on the scene, especially by Real Madrid players.
Real Madrid President Florentino also smiled, and was obviously very happy about Yang Yang's award.
"I've never been the most talented person, so I can only work harder, but without the support and help of the surrounding coaching staff, teammates and staff, I can't stand here, so I must thank They, thank them for their support and thank them for all they have done for me. "
Yang Yang also specifically pointed to Suarez and Gretzman. "These two are very good players. They should also be eligible for this award. Their performance last season was incredible."
"Louis, one of my best partners. I know him. He is a great player. I am happy that I have such teammates and partners. So, I also want to thank Real Madrid ’s chairman, Ph.D. Lorentino, thank you for setting up such an excellent team for Real Madrid. In my mind, you are the greatest chairman! "
Yang Yang's sudden thanks changed the atmosphere of the scene suddenly. Florentino was also inexplicably surprised. Then the audience burst into applause and coaxing for fear of undisturbed world, and even Real Madrid players shouted for Florentino Go to power too.
Real Madrid's chairman shook his head with a smile, his glasses almost fell off.
"And Griezmann, I'm sorry, the UEFA Champions League final played very, very hard, you and your teammates are also very very good, especially you, you are a great player!"
Gretzman folded his hands together under the stage and bent slightly towards Yang Yang, apparently thanking Yang Yang for his support at this time.
As a young player, Yang Yang was already successful when he debuted. Now, he has finally pushed Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo into the top three. This is undoubtedly a very difficult breakthrough.
But Yang Yang still looks like an unreachable mountain, standing in front of him.
On the court, Gretzman would do everything possible to get rid of Yang Yang, but at this moment, his heart was only admiration, even worship, because he knew that Yang Yang's achievements could not be achieved in his life.
Even in the future, he will be proud and proud of having been tied with such a great star.
Sometimes, losing is also a glory!
Yang Yang finally thanked his family and Zidane. He also once again publicly stated that he will continue to work hard, hoping to continue his career and strive for more honor for Real Madrid.
"I hope that next year, the next year, the next year, and even a few years later, I can still stand here!"
This is Yang Yang's expectation, but it is also a nightmare for countless top European stars!