Chapter 13 UEFA Champions League Group

In the third round of Serie A, the bad state of Degan and Fiorentina seemed to continue. In the away game against the former team of Maradona, Naples, Fiorentina scored first in the first half of the game, but it was not Degan who scored, but Cavinagi. He received a cross from Pasquale's side and headed the ball. Help the team take the lead.

1's score lasted until the 79th minute of the second half. Seeing that Fiorentina could put the victory of the game in his pocket, but in the last ten minutes, the form on the court suddenly changed. Naples's top star Ravitch kicked on his head and scored two goals in a row, helping Naples surpass the match. fen.

If it weren't for Cannavaro Jr.'s own goal, Fiorentina would have ushered in a two-game losing streak at the beginning of the league.

In this game, Digan's bad state still continued. Although there have been several opportunities in the whole game, his goal was very outrageous and his contribution to the team was basically zero.

After the game, major media also scrambled to report. The general tone was that Degan was in big trouble. In the first round of the Italian Super Cup and Serie A, he scored six goals crazily, and Degan overdrawn all his good luck too early.

In this regard, Degan rarely kept silent, which made the media who dislike Degan cheer. The two media, Milan Sport and the Turin Post, criticized Degan for a long time. According to them, Degan did not retire immediately and get out of the football field, he would be sorry for the world. Someone.

Everyone thought that Degan would be furious, but surprisingly, this time Degan was rarely quiet. After the game, Prandelli and Degan got on a plane to Zurich, Switzerland, to participate in the group draw ceremony of the Champions League.

Like the previous lottery results, this season's Champions League grouping is still full of stories, grievances and wonderful plots.

Group A: Chelsea, Rome, Bruges, Bordeaux.

After the lottery was announced, Chelsea was quickly favored by major European gambling companies. In addition to the reasons of their strength, they were also optimistic about their grouping situation to a certain extent. Although Rome has the ability to challenge Chelsea, they have been at a disadvantage in the fight against Manchester United in the past few seasons, and it seems to be lacking against the Premier League team. Few ways.

Bordeaux led by Blanco is a disruptive team. Although they won the runner-up in Ligue 1 last season, they have to admit that they seem to have some shortcomings on the stage of the Champions League. The team's most famous player is Gulkuv, who was loaned from AC Milan, but it is difficult to play against Chelsea. As a real threat, the rational goal should be to compete with Roma for another qualifying place.

As for the last team Bruges, everyone knows that they are bastards. The most practical idea is to strive for the third place in the group and transfer to the UEFA Cup after participating in the group stage.

Group B: Inter Milan, Weda Bremen, Panathinaikos, Arnoldos.

There is no doubt that Inter Milan has drawn another good draw. In this group, except for Werda Bremen, the remaining Panathinaikos and Arnosos are too weak. Mourinho's team may have qualified early, but at the same time, they should also beware of Wer Bremen from the Bundesliga, who is in the Champions League. After several years of exercise, considerable experience has been accumulated, but in general, there should be no problem with Inter Milan's team qualifying.

Group C: Barcelona, Basel, Shakhtardnezk, Sporting Lisbon.

The situation of this group is similar to that of Group B, and even Barcelona's group is better than Inter Milan. Whether it is Lisbon, Basel or Shakhtar Donetsk, there is a big gap with Barcelona in terms of strength and experience.

Barcelona needs to pay attention to the fact that it may be winter to play in Ukraine and fight in a harsh environment, which is not what Barcelona is good at. In addition, their battle with Basel is also interesting because of Barcelona's founder Hoan. Gamper is a Basel fan. In fact, the jersey style and color of the two teams are almost exactly the same.

Group D: Liverpool, Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid.

The situation of this group is not so clear. In a sense, this is the most confusing group to qualify. Liverpool is undoubtedly popular to qualify, but the other three teams are close to each other, and any situation is possible.

Judging from the history of confrontation, Liverpool seems to have a certain advantage. In the past three years, Liverpool have played with Eindhoven four times, and Liverpool is obviously superior to 3 wins and 1 draw. In the key game of the group qualifying last season, they swept Marseille 4-0 away, but it is worth mentioning that Liverpool also lost to Marseille at home, resulting The final round of qualifying situation is at stake, so whether the group can appear depends on the competition with Marseille, the third place in Ligue, and Atletico Madrid, the fourth place in La Liga.

And the style of these two teams is not the team that Benitez likes. In terms of strength, Liverpool and they are six or four. Considering the comprehensive factors such as experience, Liverpool should have more advantages.

Benitez has previously said that the focus of this season will be on the Premier League, but he can't help but be careless in the face of such a grouping situation. It is also worth noting that the match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid will be a direct confrontation between Torres and Aguero, two children of the "Sheet Legion".

After the announcement of the UEFA Champions League draw, there is no clear group of death, and the strength of each group is relatively average. But Liverpool's luck is not good. Liverpool are in the same group as Eindhoven, Marseille and Atletico Madrid. This result makes the Red Army very cautious. Whoever wins the four teams is possible, and it is not easy for anyone to eat anyone who wants to eat.

After the draw ceremony, coach Benitez said in an interview that none of the three opponents of the group were easy to play: "Several teams are very close, so it can't be said that any game is particularly challenging. In other words, no one can be easily faced. What we need to do is to deal with it carefully. !"

To some extent, this kind of grouping is more serious than the same group with a rich family, but there is a relatively easy "fish" situation in the group.

The closeness of strength means that the field is a fierce battle that must be fought hard, which means that there is no room for rhythmic adjustment. If there is a slight mistake, Liverpool is likely to fall into a precarious situation like last year.

Liverpool's thrilling elimination of Belgium's standard Liege in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, coupled with the first two rounds of the Premier League, revealed that the Reds' recent situation is not be ideal, especially after breaking Torres and Gerrard's front-court system, the team's offensive efficiency is not as good as before. For Benitez, grouping has become an established fact. In addition to studying opponents, it is probably more important to adjust your own state and straighten out the whole of the Red Army.

Group E: Manchester United, Villarreal, Aalborg, Celtic.

Compared with Liverpool's grouping, Manchester United's Group E is much more bland, although they have drawn the La Liga runner-up Villarreal, which no one may want to meet. The strength of the two teams is much higher than that of the Celtics and Aalborg, which is a little more vengeful for Manchester United.

In the 2005/2006 season, Manchester United divided into a group with Villarreal. As a result, both games were 0-0. Rooney was also sent off with a red card, and Manchester United failed to qualify. However, it is not the same as before. Manchester United, which aims to win the championship this time, should not capsized in the sewer again.

Group F: Florence, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Bucharest Star.

This is the second "Group of Death" except for Group D. Except for the slightly weaker strength of the Bucharest Stars, the overall strength of Lyon, Bayern Munich and Florence is not much different.

Digan, the captain of the defending champion Florence, expressed his satisfaction with the result of the draw in a subsequent interview, and he was particularly looking forward to the team battle with Bayern Munich.

"Generally, I am satisfied with the result of the draw. As the defending champion, we will look forward to the start of the game. Bayern Munich is my favorite opponent, and I am also looking forward to a wonderful competition.

As for the other two opponents of the group, Degan doesn't pay attention to it at all. Whether it is the Celtics, the former strong team in Europe, Bucharest, it is still far from challenging Florence.

Group G: Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dinamo Kiev.

Arsenal seem to be divided into a relaxed group, but this is not the case. Historically, Arsenal and Porto have played against each other in the 2006/2007 season and won away. In the face of Fenerbahce, who broke into the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup last season, they also drew 0-0 away and won 2-0 at home, while against Dynamo Kiev, Arsenal has painful memories, and its two trips to Ukraine have ended in failure.

And Fenerbahce is dominated by a group of Brazilian players. They have a good record in Europe these two seasons, and the devil's home atmosphere makes them a difficult team to deal with. Porto and Kiev have also accumulated a lot of European experience this year. Arsenal need to fight hard to pass the test.

Group H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St. Petersburg, Borissol.

Real Madrid and Juventus are a pair of enemies in the Champions League. The two teams are divided into Group H, which seems to be dangerous, but it is still difficult for the remaining two teams Zenit and Borissol to shake the two giants.

Among them, Real Madrid and Juventus' way to qualify depends more on the record of last season's UEFA Cup champion Zenit, but the latter is in "turbulence". The main force Arshavin may leave the team in the final stage of the transfer. In short, although Real Madrid and Juventus are in a group, they can qualify together. It can still be very big.