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Chapter 73 The Super Death Group has arrived, Pep Guardiola’s little essay!

On August 27th, the eyes of European football are on the city of Monaco.

Located at the Grimalti Convention Centre in Monaco, a draw that will affect the situation of this season’s Champions League has slowly begun.

With Pep Guardiola preparing for the fourth round of the Premier League in two days’ time, there is no time for anything else.

So Manchester City sent CEO Ferran Soriano to attend the draw ceremony.

Although he didn’t have time to watch it live, Pep Guardiola brought the whole Manchester City squad with him to watch the live broadcast of the draw ceremony.

Everyone was apprehensive, silently wishing Manchester City a good signing.

Zhao Jinge constantly prayed, don’t run into Wolfsburg, don’t touch Wolfsburg, even if you play Barcelona!

Pep Guardiola’s play against Barcelona is much stronger than his Zhao Jinge’s bloody drama.

“Zhao, you seem to be very nervous.”

While watching the live broadcast of the draw, Guardiola smiled and patted Zhao Jinge’s shoulder.

“Take it easy, Zhao, with our current strength, no matter who we draw, it should be our opponents who should have a headache”

Zhao Jinge did not immediately answer, this is the first time in his career that he has come into contact with the Champions League draw ceremony, it is about this season’s Champions League journey, to say that he is not worried at all, it must be a lie.

But it’s a bit impossible to say nervousness, just like Guardiola said, Zhao Jinge also believes that Manchester City’s strength is not afraid of any challenge, and all he is worried about is not wanting to play against his old club.

“I can’t say I’m nervous, I just don’t really want to go to Wolfsburg.”

Guardiola heard Zhao Jinge’s answer and immediately became a little interested: “It turned out to be worried about this.” Rest assured, there is a one-in-eight chance that it will not be so coincidental! Besides, Zhao, do you have any teams you particularly want to meet? ”

“The team you want to meet? I don’t have that, I just hope to draw a weaker No. 1 seed, not Wolfsburg. ”

As he spoke, the drawing ceremony soon began.

Ahead of the draw, UEFA first reviewed the feat of winning the Champions League five times in the history of defending champions Barca.

The four draw guests are among the leaders of the previous four Champions League winners: legendary goalkeeper Subizareta, Brazilian full-back Beretti, former Barca soul Puyol and Abidal who overcame illness and lifted the Big Ear Cup at Wembley.

As this season’s Champions League final will be played at the San Siro Stadium (Estadio Meazza) in Italy, Champions League final ambassadors Zanetti and Maldini were also present at the ceremony as draw guests.

Barcelona were the first to be drawn out by Subisareta and placed in Group E, followed by seven other seeded teams in various groups.

Due to the same league avoidance principles, Manchester City, as a second-tier team, could be drawn into any group other than Chelsea’s Group G.

The most striking thing in the draw is undoubtedly the second team drawn later, and the grouping of these teams will directly determine which of the giants will usher in the strong dialogue.

At this time, the Manchester City players watching the live broadcast were also nervous, and all their attention was focused on the big screen in front of them.

First to be drawn was Atletico Madrid, with Simeone’s side placed in Group C.

For them, being able to avoid a large number of big teams and meet Portuguese Premier League champions Benfica is undoubtedly a good signing.

Drawn next is Manchester City’s arch-rivals, Premier League giants Manchester United, who are lucky enough to enter Group B and meet PSV Eindhoven, an admittedly weaker team, with new signing Depay set to face his old club.

The third team to be drawn out is ‘Europe’s Black Shop’ Porto, who are drawn in Group G to face Chelsea, and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will welcome a reunion with his old club.

Subsequently, Real Madrid, the most heavyweight team in the second bracket, was drawn, and the Galaxy battleship entered Group A and “Grand Paris”

Encounter, the new signing of the ‘Grand Paris’ Di Maria will also usher in the “battle of the name” with the old owner.

Seeing the draw of these three groups, Zhao Jinge’s heart had already mentioned the throat eye.

UEFA on dog days, really knows traffic!

At this pace, Guardiola and I will always have to face their old club.

Immediately afterwards, a fifth team, Valencia, was drawn and they were placed in Group H with the weaker Zenit St. Petersburg.

A sixth team, Arsenal the Gunners, were then drawn and this time they will meet Wolfsburg, which is obviously a good signing for Wenger.

Wenger at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, and really had to thank Wolfsburg! If they hadn’t won the Bundesliga title, I feel that this wave would not have drawn Bayern Munich!

As far as the urine nature of the UEFA gang is concerned, the professor knows too well.

In the conference room, Zhao Jinge, who was watching the live broadcast, excitedly made a cheering gesture.

Guardiola, who was sitting next to Zhao Jinge, looked at Zhao Jinge’s excited appearance, smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seems that he may really face his old club this time.

At this point, all the weaker seeds have already belonged, leaving only the defending champions of Group E Barcelona and Serie A side Juventus in Group D.

The same is true of the remaining two second-tier teams, Bundesliga side Bayern Munich and Premier League upstart Manchester City.

The last two teams, Bundesliga Ban Ban Bayern Munich were drawn first, and they will enter Group D to face Serie A Ban Ban Juventus.

Finally, with Pep Guardiola’s helpless smile, Manchester City inevitably entered Group E where Barcelona are located.

Defending champion, alas! It seems that if you want to finish first in the group stage this time, you really have to do your best.

The Manchester City players in the conference room saw Barcelona, and many Manchester City veterans immediately laughed bitterly, this is a cosmic team like a sky!

And Manchester City have been beaten by Barcelona in the knockout round of the Champions League 16-8 for the second year in a row.

Against Barcelona, those old players are naturally psychological, they feel short.

Sterling covered his mouth and shrunk in the corner, his eyes full of self-doubt, am I really a crow mouth?

The other day I just said a few words, how did I really meet a strong team, or the defending champion Barcelona!

It’s over, it’s over, it won’t really be a group of death later!

Speaking of which, it is also quite metaphysical, Manchester City has indeed been unlucky to the extreme in the draw of the Champions League group stage over the years, which can be compared with Arsenal’s knockout rounds.

Since being in the ‘death group’ with Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Napoli in 2011-12, Manchester City have been placed in the recognized ‘death group’ for four consecutive seasons.

In the 2012–13 season, they were in a group with Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund, and they were eliminated at the bottom of the group.

In the 2013–14 season they were drawn in a group with Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Pilsen, and after qualifying for Barcelona, they reached the round of 16.

Last season they were in a group with Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Roma, but after a difficult group qualification, they met Barcelona again!

Needless to say, the result was another tragedy, which can be described as fateful.

Arsenal are three years in the knockout round, Barca and five Bayern, and Manchester City’s luck is the same, either to touch Bayern or to play Barca.

The only thing they didn’t meet in the 12-13 season was Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, two of the top teams that reached the last four of the Champions League that season.

It can be described as an old unlucky egg, and as a result, it will meet Barcelona again in the group stage this year, in case there is another strong point in the third and fourth gear teams, it is a proper death group.

Guardiola knows how strong Barcelona are, but as Manchester City manager at this time, he must step up and cheer his disciples.

“Quiet down and listen to me!”

Manchester City’s players heard Pep Guardiola’s words and turned to look over.

“If you want to win the Champions League, you have to have the courage to beat any opponent, whether he is a team in third or fourth gear or a defending champion!”

“The club paid so much money to buy you, not to make you afraid of strong opponents here, but to want you to have enough strength to defeat all opponents! Now go ahead and watch the draw! ”

Looking at the Manchester City players who gradually quieted down after listening to their words.

Guardiola sighed softly, and from the eyes of the players, especially the old players who had experience, he did not read the positive spirit.

It seems that meeting Barca in the group stage may also be a good thing, at least to give yourself the opportunity to polish the spirit of this Manchester City team.

Otherwise, in the current state of these old players, once they encounter those top teams in the knockout round, they will definitely suffer a big loss.

The draw continued, with Puyol deciding the fate of the third team.

In the growing mood of Manchester City’s players, Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen was drawn into their Group E, and Puyol saw that he personally sent Bayer Leverkusen into Group E, and the smile on his face immediately sank.

In the end, ‘Liver Fighter’ Abidal was in charge of the draw for the fourth team.

Roma, the strongest of the fourth team, was unsurprisingly sent to Group E.

Sure enough, Manchester City were sent to the ‘death group’ for the fifth year in a row.

Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano laughed directly, but that smile was full of bitterness.

After laughing at himself, Ferran Soriano sat there very calmly.

It’s just that no one knows if he has already sprayed UEFA in his heart.

The draw ended and Group E gathered: defending champions Barcelona, Manchester City second in the Premier League last season, Bayer Leverkusen in fourth in the Bundesliga last season, and Roma in Serie A second last season.

Good guys, all the head teams of the five major leagues, all of them are ruthless characters, UEFA you are ready to raise a demon in Group E, right?

At this time, the meeting room in Manchester City has become silent, Sterling shivering in the corner, and the old players in the team are silent with bitter expressions.

The confidence before the draw has now turned into apprehension.

Looking at the results of the draw on the screen, I am afraid that there are no small problems in qualifying.

Just now Zhao Jinge was full of confidence, and at this time he also frowned, the situation in the Champions League looks really a little bad, really every game is a tough battle!

Guardiola did not encourage his players as he did just now, after all, he is not a good manager.

Words alone can no longer erase the anxiety in the hearts of the players, and only through one victory after another can the Manchester City players bring enough confidence and courage to fight the death group.

After the draw results, Guardiola has begun to think about how to beat Barca, Bayer Leverkusen and Roma in the group stage to advance to the knockout rounds.

Each of the six group games is an uphill battle, and every point or even goal difference advantage will determine whether Manchester City can qualify in this dead group.

It seems that before the Champions League group stage, there is no time for rest.

Fortunately, I am quite familiar with Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen, otherwise it would take a lot of energy just to collect intelligence.

“You also know where we are at the moment, to be honest it is very challenging and if we can break through from this group, I feel like we may be able to go to the end.

Well, today’s training is over, everyone go back early, we still have a competition the day after tomorrow! ”

After Guardiola finished speaking, he left the conference room with the coaching staff.

Guardiola informed the support staff when she went out, put a bed in her office, and every night from now on will be sleepless.

The next day, the world’s media reported the results of the draw for the group stage of the Champions League.

Super Death Group! This is the most commonly used term in media reports around the world.

In this draw, all the focus is on Group E.

Almost all media believe that in addition to Barcelona can book a qualifying name, the remaining three teams, including Manchester City, are likely to qualify.

The top three are vying for a spot, and that’s the verdict they gave to Manchester City.

Judging by these media speculations, they simply do not believe that Manchester City can take the top spot in the group from Barcelona.

Even many media have begun to analyze the probability of Manchester City’s group exit.

Media predictions, fans’ concerns, peers’ malice, and since being drawn into the death group, these messages with negative emotions have rushed towards Manchester City.

The whole Manchester sky is shrouded in two emotions, the red side is happy and excited, celebrating that he has entered a relatively weak group, and the blue side is shrouded in shadows and has an uncertain future.

Manchester City are still training tactics before the game, and Pep Guardiola, who stayed up all night, is very dissatisfied with today’s training.

Except for a few players with strong hearts, many other players are not 100% committed in training and they are still distracted by things outside of training.

“Stop!”

Guardiola couldn’t bear it anymore: “Is this the manifestation of your professionalism?!” Or do you think you can beat Barcelona and finish first in the group and win the Champions League without training seriously?! ”

“Focus! Focus! Focus! Don’t care what the outside world says about us! Forget all the damn media, the damn ball critics, and the predictions! ”

“It doesn’t matter what other people think of us! What matters is how we see ourselves as ourselves! ”

“I already knew yesterday that when you hear these four words of Barcelona, it seems that you have lost your fighting spirit, feel that you can’t win, feel hopeless, feel inferior to the point that you don’t even have the idea of fighting for it!”

“You all think you can’t win, and who else do you want to believe you can win!”

“Being drawn into the group of death, you lose faith? Lost fighting spirit? Just feel bleak? With that mentality, we won’t get anything this season! ”

“It’s normal to see the Champions League group stage draw and feel apprehensive, hesitant and even scared.

Frankly, I’m just like you, I know how hard it is to play in the Champions League and what it costs to get a good result.

All the teams that play in the Champions League are almost the top teams in each league, and every match is extremely important.

Any team, even a strong top giant, as long as it is a little slack, it may be doomed immediately!

There are no weak teams in the Champions League, no matter which group we are in, the challenge is not small. ”

“I also admit that our luck this time was really bad, even extremely bad.

But I can assure you that as long as you train hard, do everything I say, and do your best on the pitch.

We can definitely qualify from this death group and I can say that we are the strongest team in the Premier League at the moment and qualifying is definitely not a problem.

The question is how far you want to go, whether you have the confidence to beat the top teams in Europe.

As the best team in the Premier League, don’t we even have the confidence to compete for the top spot in the group and challenge Barcelona?! ”

“The road to the Champions League is a road where the strong are king, and the weak teams are the foils of the strong teams, do you also want to be the foil of those who are trampled on the ground?!

In my opinion, Manchester City already have a strong group of players, we have the quality to become the top team in Europe and the quality to conquer that championship path!

My goal at Manchester City is to win the Champions League and I hope so do each of you, do you want to be left behind on the road to the title?! ”

Looking at the thoughtful players in front of him, Guardiola did not continue to recite the speech that was written by the trustee last night.

As the outside media said, Manchester City is currently a mercenary, and it has not completely transformed by winning several Premier League titles.

In the Champions League, the real strong stage, Manchester City has never been the one who is favored, so Manchester City will continue to buy excellent players and constantly pile up strength to attack the high championship.

Now Manchester City is like a strong giant, but there is no soul that belongs to the truly strong.

Compared with top teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, he is still not tenacious, not confident enough, and less courageous to fight in adversity.

Just one difficult situation in the draw can affect the psychological state of most of City’s players, which is definitely not qualified for Guardiola.

Players will certainly feel lost and overwhelmed in the face of difficult situations, but they must learn to burn themselves in this difficult situation and fight to the death.

In order to curb the bad mood in the team, Guardiola also began to learn the chicken-blooded speech that he was not very good at.

Fortunately, this speech also had a slight effect, as long as they stopped thinking about the damn lottery results.

Zhao Jinge is one of the few players who has not been disturbed by the outside world, and although he was a little worried last night, he woke up and felt that there was nothing to worry about.

Bayer Leverkusen himself was defeated under the Bundesliga, and Roma were not much better than Napoli.

Wolfsburg can kill both of them, and how can Manchester City, who have a stronger squad, fall into the hands of these two teams?

The only thing to worry about is Barcelona, which is now a litmus test for Manchester City, and to get through it proves that Manchester City already has the strength of Europe’s top teams.

If you can’t get through, it will only prove that Manchester City are not strong enough to deserve the glory of the Champions League.

Compared with these, Zhao Jinge is more looking forward to the fight with Messi.

He has always wondered what a gap exists between himself now and the best player in football today!

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