Chapter 20 Challenge the World

Chapter 20 Challenge the World

"It was a fantastic game and I'm delighted that my players gave the best performance up front for the Fiorentina fans, they were the best, in fact, I didn't expect them to be able to play after such a long holiday. Afterwards, in the first official game, we returned to our best condition. This is a happy sign, 5:0! We have done everything we can, and I am very satisfied with the result of the game, but I am very happy with the result of the match. For coach Irvin Coman, this result may be very difficult to accept!"

Prandelli looked very relaxed in the post-match press conference, and at the end he did not forget to tease Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman.

Is it difficult to accept?

Just look at Erwin Coman's face, he is absolutely pissed off now, but he couldn't admit defeat after losing the game: "This is not a fair game, we lost an important player too early , Matthews' red card did not exist at all. From then on, we can only play more with less. In the end, I don't want to say anything, but I want to tell Coach Prandelli that the game is not over yet, and we still have a chance !"

That's right!

Feyenoord does have a chance, but this chance may only exist in possibility!

With a gap of five goals, is Feyenoord capable of pouring Fiorentina six goals at their home court to achieve a shocking reversal?

At this moment, I am afraid that Florence Hei and Digan Hei, who are the most powerful, have the most powerful mouth, and the most ruthless pens, do not intend to speak nonsense against their conscience. It is better to pray to God that a big thunderbolt will All of Fiorentina's first-team team were bombarded collectively, which is real.

God doesn't have that leisurely heart, and Feyenoord is not that powerful.

2:1!

The second round of the contest between the two teams ended. Fiorentina eliminated their opponents with a total score of 7:1 and successfully advanced to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Feyenoord managed to save some face at their home ground, at least they scored a goal, but in Digan's ?

??In front of the second goal, Charisteas's goal has no effect, it can only add to the tragedy, so that Erwin Coman also had the opportunity to say the last sentence in the post-match press conference: We did our best! Really try my best!

"The result of the game was fair to both sides. The stronger team wins. This is the practice in football games. Feyenoord wanted to complete the reversal at their home court, but it turned out that they really did not have the ability! The Champions League, I'm looking forward to it, I don't care what group Fiorentina are in, it's all the same for me!"

Depend on!

Degan's arrogance was revealed again after the match. From his tone, it was clear that he didn't take any opponent seriously. To put it bluntly, Degan was challenging the whole world.

Never mind who are you? I will not reply to those who send in groups~~~~~~ Wrong! It should be that I don't care!

Before the start of the new Serie A season, Degan and Prandelli went to Switzerland as representatives of Fiorentina to participate in the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2007/2008 season.

This year's UEFA Champions League will be the first time that a country has five teams participating in the group stage. Before the Premier League, five teams participated in the UEFA Champions League once, but Liverpool and Everton had to participate in the preliminaries. Everton was eliminated by Villarreal in the qualifiers. The Premier League failed to achieve five teams to enter the group stage, but the Serie A, which has declined in people's eyes, did.

Like Fiorentina, AC Milan also had a thrilling victory over Steaua Bucharest and entered the main match. The two sides scored 4:2 in the two rounds. Don't think how easy it is for AC Milan to advance. In fact, their first round, because Lacking the absolute core Kaka, he also lost 1:2 to Steaua Bucharest in the away game. Returning to San Siro at home, Kaka, who came back from injury, started a big explosion. During the game, he scored two shots and one pass, becoming the biggest player for AC Milan to advance. heroes.

This time, Kaka has also arrived in Switzerland. With his outstanding performance last season, he will be awarded the title of best player in the 2006/2007 UEFA Champions League.

In the venue, Degan also met many old acquaintances, Kaka, Maldini, and of course Ancelotti. Degan and Maldini said hello. When he was in Milan, Malti Ni is one of the few players who does not reject him.

As for Ancelotti, Degan directly ignored his existence.

"Congratulations, Ricardo!"

Kaka also had a smile on his face: "Thank you, Rhodes! But I think if you can participate in the Champions League last season, this award should belong to you!"

Degan grinned: "I said, I will not participate in any award ceremony organized by FIFA and UEFA!"

At the beginning, what Degan said to the reporter was not just talk, he was selected by FIFA, and he did not even participate in the Golden Globe award ceremony. The Silver Globe Award was received by Mendes.

"What do you think of the grouping!?" Kaka knew that Digan didn't want to continue this topic, so he quickly changed the topic.

Digan glanced at Ancelotti with a gloomy face, and said with a smile: "I really hope that Fiorentina and AC Milan will be in the same group. If that is the case, I can kill you all with my own hands!"

Because ac milan is playing with a wild card, it does not involve the avoidance principle of the same national team, and if they are grouped, ac mi will definitely be grouped with another team from italy, this is because UEFA wants to show them principles of fair competition.

This year's UEFA Champions League can be called chaotic. AC Milan participated with a wild card, and traditional giants missed the entry, especially without Juventus and Bayern Munich's UEFA Champions League. On the contrary, this solved another huge problem, which is to prevent Chelsea from falling into the second gear again.

Otherwise, it is another free aircraft carrier that has left the channel, and judging from the signing trend in recent years, the possibility of encountering the two top teams in La Liga can reach 90%, either with Barcelona friends, or with Real Madrid Madrid. Even if it was in the first tier, La Liga still didn't get the benefits, because the second tier Valencia was unfortunately in the same group. Looking back at the signings of the Italian team in recent years, it can only make people feel in vain: no one in the court should be an official. La Liga lacks the right to speak at the top of UEFA, and Spain's weakness in UEFA can be seen from this.

The teams in the first tier are basically a gathering of powerful players. As seeds, there is not much suspense. All they need is to wait and see how strong their three future opponents are. Of course, when the time comes, how many families are happy and how many are sad depends on the luck of each family. The eight teams are: AC Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Arsenal.

Originally, AC Milan was not eligible to enter the first tier of the team, because they played with wild cards, but who made them the defending champions of the Champions League, in order to avoid similar situations from happening again, UEFA introduced a new A bill, the Champions League champion will automatically enter the next season's Champions League main match. Speaking of it, it is Florence who took the last train.

The teams in the second tier often control the overall situation of the group qualifying, because they bear the responsibility of blocking the first tier teams and suppressing the second tier teams. The emergence of upsets often has a lot to do with their performance. Moreover, their general situation is: strength is greater than fame. If a first-tier team is called an idol, they are powerful, and their scenery is naturally not as good as that of the first-tier, but they should not be underestimated. Some teams even play the role of the nemesis of the first-tier team, such as Lyon. Real Madrid, although Real Madrid is reluctant to admit it.

The eight teams in the second tier are: Valencia, Werder Bremen, Lyon, Eindhoven, Benfica, Roma, Porto, Sevilla.

Among the eight teams, the two La Liga teams are very strong, and they are superior in the second-tier teams. Although Valencia has more injuries, its bench is deep enough and full of talents. Sevilla is a two-time UEFA Cup champion, an upstart in La Liga, and their strength is also there early. Ligue 1 Lyon is the representative of the steady faction, their state is frighteningly stable, and they can compete with any first-tier team. Although the chances of winning may not be great, they are definitely a strong team. Benfica, Porto and Eindhoven are old-fashioned teams that have always performed well in the Champions League and are frequent visitors to the semi-finals. Although Roma defeated Manchester United last season, but the strength is there, it is estimated that no first-tier team is sure to win. Finally, when it comes to Bremen, the Bundesliga is absent from the first tier, and the second tier is only supported by the Meizi family. It seems that Meizi has a heavy burden on his shoulders, and it is imperative to maintain the Bundesliga's reputation. However, strictly speaking, Meizi is a newcomer in the Champions League. In the Champions Cup, firstly, he has low qualifications, secondly, he has no outstanding achievements, and thirdly, although he almost defeated Barcelona last year, he left Klose and lost Micoud Bremen, as an offensive team, is naturally not favored by the absence of midfield scheduling masters and arrow figures.

Teams in the third tier are often mixed, some of them are the backbone of the five major leagues, not as strong as the first and second tiers, but they are also league giants with a lot of background. partly

The teams outside the five major leagues are often the ones that stand out in the league, or at least the top two in the league. Although the five major league teams are eye-catching, as the leader of a country's league, it occupies a large share of the country's football resources, and its strength will not be much worse. The eight teams in the third gear are: Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Sporting Lisbon, Marseille, Lazio, Celtic, CSKA Moscow, Fiorentina.

There is a ferocious outlier elephant here, which is Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart is actually a veteran team, but the trend has not been good in recent years. But they have just re-emerged, and they carry the lingering prestige of the Bundesliga champions. The most terrible thing is that the mental strength of this team is terrible. The reversal of Schalke 04 at the last minute of last season gave them great confidence. Therefore, it will be a difficult encounter for anyone in the first and second gears.

As for Schalke 04, their results in the Champions League are quite poor, and they are almost playing the role of accompanying the prince to study. It is not that they underestimate it, but that the team's psychological quality is very problematic during foreign wars, and they always lose the chain at critical moments. The strength in the file is also high, but I am not very optimistic about it personally.

Sporting Lisbon has good strength, while Marseille has never made a comeback. After the glory of Zidane and Seedorf in 1996, Marseille also had ups and downs several times. It has returned to the Champions League. Although its strength has been discounted, its ambition is not lost.

As one of the former Seven Italian Sisters, Lazio's situation of sinking after a championship in the past few years is embarrassing, but it is indeed not what it used to be. In the third gear, the strength should be above the middle, and it is not easy to deal with it.

It is particularly worth mentioning the Celtics. This Scottish Super League team is actually quite good. It and the Rangers are completely at the Premier League level, and even in the Premier League, their strength will not be as strong as Newcastle. under. Often they play the role of quiet snipers in the UEFA Champions League, and they have repeatedly won. They are definitely not the bullying roles in the eyes of some fans.

Although the strength of CSKA Moscow is not bad, from the coach to the players, the home field advantage is its biggest advantage.

The rest is Florence. It can be said that whoever meets Florence is considered unlucky.

With a group of young lineups that the top European giants would be jealous of, and the number one striker in world football, Degan, now when people refer to Degan, they will no longer add "one" after the number one striker. He is The well-deserved number one, under him like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Drogba and others are all attributed to the second gear.

The team in the fourth tier is basically studying with the prince. The purpose of participating in the UEFA Champions League is also to get familiar with each other. There is no big revenge. Fighting for the third place in the group is what they should do, after all, the UEFA Cup is more suitable for them.

The eight teams in this file are: Besiktas, Rosenberg, Olympiacos, Shakhtar Donetsk, Rangers, Dynamo Kiev, Fenerbach, Slavia Prague.

Except for Rangers and Fenerbahce, the other teams can sleep now.

Before the group draw, UEFA President Michel Platini, the guy who looks a lot like Gargamel, first delivered a provocative and generous speech. The team has a good harvest.

It's just this kind of nonsense, it doesn't have any practical meaning, and Degan was drowsy when he heard it. He really admired Prandelli for being able to listen to this kind of nonsense with relish, but when a slight snoring sound entered his ears Only then did Degan discover that Prandelli was also human.

Platini's nonsense lasted for an hour and a half. Look at his energy, it's almost like a North Korean government official reporting to the great leader Fatty Kim.

Fortunately, Platini is also tired sometimes, otherwise, it would be really difficult to handle.

Next came the awards ceremony. Kaka was awarded the best player in the UEFA Champions League last season. Kaka in a black suit took the stage and took over the trophy from Platini. At this time, this time is about the World Footballer and the Golden Ball The suspense of the award can basically stop here, and no one can compete with Kaka.

"Thank you to my team-mates, the coaches, the staff at the club and of course my family for your support, it is a great honor to play for AC Milan, it is a great club and we have the best players , today I stand here just as their representative, this trophy belongs to all Milan players fighting for the championship!"

Kaka's words made Degan frown for a while, and thought: When will Ricardo learn to speak these diplomatic words.

Immediately after Kaka took the stage, he won the top scorer and best midfielder trophies, and gave another "thank you". Degan could see that if Degan knew the name of Milanello's manure digger, he would Definitely adding his own acceptance speech.

Then there is Maldini. He was the best defender in the UEFA Champions League last season. Seeing Maldini on stage, Digan also stood up and applauded. He respects this old captain and good player from the bottom of his heart.

"This trophy is a great compliment to me. As the captain of AC Milan, I am most fortunate to have the opportunity to lift the Champions League trophy three times. I hope to replicate this classic picture in the coming year."

When he won the championship last season, Maldini once said to reporters: "Let's do it again next year."

But for today's AC Milan, it is too difficult to accomplish this goal.

After the awards ceremony was over, it was the lottery ceremony that people were most concerned about. Degan sat beside Prandelli with his shoulders on his shoulders, and whispered, "Who do you hope we can meet?"

Prandelli understood Degan's meaning and whispered, "Rome!"

Persimmons should be picked softly, and Prandelli certainly hopes to avoid AC Milan and Inter Milan.

Degan smiled: "I hope to meet AC Milan!"

The lottery ceremony was cumbersome and complicated, and Degan couldn't even understand it, but when the whole lottery ceremony ended, everything suddenly became clear, and Degan even thanked Platini for his bad taste.

All the situations speculated by the media before have appeared in this UEFA Champions League match. Enemy gatherings, revenge battles and other dramas are about to be staged as soon as they come out.

Group A: Liverpool, Porto, Marseille, Besiktas.

Group B: Chelsea, Valencia, Schalke 04, Rosenberg.

Group C: Real Madrid, Werder Bremen, Lazio, Olympiacos.

Group D: AC Milan, Benfica, Fiorentina, Shakhtar Donetsk.

Group E: Barcelona, ​​Lyon, Stuttgart, Rangers.

Group F: Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Dynamo Kiev.

Group G: Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow, Fenerbach.

Group H: Arsenal, Sevilla, Celtic, Slavia Prague.