Monaco, Montaglivo, 25 August.

Ferguson handed over the training to Queiroz and here he was. The Champions League qualification rounds for this season were all over yesterday and today is the day of the group stage draw.

In the draw hall, Ferguson saw many acquaintances.

Arsene Wenger had just walked past him and did not greet him, ignoring him as if he were air.

This is not surprising, after all, the relationship between the two in the Premier League has been so tense that both sides are eager to eat each other......

However, when Mourinho saw him, he still greeted him very friendly, no matter how arrogant Mourinho was in England, Ferguson was his elder, and Mourinho was not arrogant to the point of disrespect.

The top three managers of the Premier League have all arrived, but the defending champion Liverpool coach Benitez has gone to the other end, as a former La Liga coach, Benitez still likes to sit with the Spaniard......

The Spaniard next to him is no ordinary person, but Florentino, the president of La Liga Real Madrid. Sitting next to the current Real Madrid coach, Brazilian Luxenberg's face is already extremely ugly, but Benitez's chin is still high.

He seemed to be telling Luxenberg, I'm the European champion, you're nothing, I'm still a Real Madrid man, what if you're the Real Madrid manager? One day, I'm going to be at Real Madrid......

However, Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti gave Ferguson a warm hug when he saw him. Perhaps, this is called being an opponent on the field, a friend off the field, and a real friend......

"Hey man, there's only a few days left on the transfer deadline, and I want to talk to you about China Dong." In the midst of the hug, Ancelotti asked in Ferguson's ear.

Ferguson's face froze instantly, but fortunately his body did not tremble......

"Are you interested in Dong?"

Ferguson let go of his embrace and looked at Ancelotti with some disbelief.

"Haha, I'm kidding you, it seems that you really care about Dong."

"Haha...... No, no, no, in fact, I want to exchange Dong and you for a card, what do you think of this deal? ”

"Ha, sir, you're too good at kidding......"

Both men ended up laughing, and both were humorous. There's no way Ferguson can sell Dong Fangzhuo to Milan, and there's no way Carlo Ancelotti can give Kaka to Manchester United......

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At 16 o'clock local time in Monaco, the draw ceremony for the group stage of the 2005-06 Champions Cup was held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

A total of 32 teams entered the main stage of the group stage, and the 32 teams were divided into eight groups.

The top seven teams in the Champions Cup are seeded, while defending champions Liverpool are automatically seeded.

According to UEFA's club points system, Porto is seeded with the top 7 teams, and the other 24 teams are divided into 3 brackets. During the draw, one team will be drawn from each pot to form a group, for a total of 8 groups, provided that the teams in the same league are not in the same group.

Defending champions Liverpool are seeded, but because they are a special entry, they do not enjoy the treatment of "avoiding the league", so they may meet Chelsea, who are in Pot 2. The two teams met four times in three competitions last season. In the Champions Cup semi-finals, Liverpool eliminated the Blues 1-0 on aggregate.

If you really want to draw this time, the fate of the two teams will be too strong.

The specific brackets of the 32 teams are:

Pot 1: Real Madrid, AC Milan, Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern, Arsenal.

Pot 2: Porto, Juventus, PSV Eindhoven, Lyon, Panathinaikos, Chelsea, Villarreal, Ajax.

Pot 3: Club Brugge, Anderlecht, Olympiacos, Schalke, Sparta Prague, Lille, Glasgow Rangers, Bremen.

Pot 4: Benfica, Rosenborg, Betis, Udinese, Fenerbahce, Rapid Vienna, Thun, Bratislava.

Thankfully, it is possible to avoid those perverts. Ferguson muttered to himself that as long as he finished top of the group, he could avoid the teams in Pot 1 as much as possible, he thought.

Last season, they accidentally fell into the second place in the group, and as a result, they met AC Milan early......

However, there has always been no weak team in the Champions League, in fact, no team is easy to play, and Ferguson just has a good vision in his heart, and he doesn't expect to really be able to get into a good group.

Soon, Ferguson found out that because Manchester United was in fourth place in the Champions League points, Manchester United was included in Group D, and the other groups were also ranked by points, and UEFA was really worry-free......

The first team to draw is the fourth pot, it stands to reason that there are no strong teams in the fourth pot, but Manchester United was so unlucky and drew Benfica from Portugal. The strongest teams in Pot 4 were all touched by Manchester United.

"Luckily, Benfica was drawn." Ancelotti laughed next to the lord.

"I can only go to Vienna to listen to music, hehe......"

Ferguson: "......"

What can he say, Milan's life is better than Manchester United's.

Then, the third pot of the club was drawn.

As a result, more than a minute later, when he heard the name Lille of France, he felt like vomiting blood on the spot. Lille, one of the strongest in third gear, also came, and no one had any luck in this way.

However, AC Milan soon drew Schalke 04, which is also quite a strong team.

Finally, Ferguson cursed Ancelotti once.

'Carllow, I have a feeling you're going to draw Chelsea.'

"Then you must draw Juventus...... "Ancelotti is not a fuel-efficient lamp, don't look at his usual work cells when he works, but after life, his mouth can be very tricky.

"......" Ferguson choked again.

Then, it's time for the opponent in second gear.

"Villarreal!"

"Heh, hehe...... The master-apprentice relationship is deep, sir, Fran is going home to see you, you have cultivated a world-class shooter,"

Ferguson: "......"

What a coincidence, what a coincidence, how did you come across Fran's Villarreal? You say you don't score at Manchester United, you go to Villarreal and become a European Golden Boot winner, just to come back and play Manchester United? Ferguson's heart was very congested.

But after more than ten seconds, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha, Carllo."

"Fate, Eindhoven, your favorite opponent, haha."

Manchester United and Forlan are fate, right, but not Milan and PSV Eindhoven? In the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, Milan was almost eliminated by PSV Eindhoven......

"It's all a group of death, no one should laugh at anyone."

In the end, all the groups of the top 32 of the Champions League were drawn.

The specific results of the draw are:

Group A: Bayern, Juventus, Club Brugge, Rapid Vienna.

Group B: Arsenal, Ajax, Sparta Prague, Thun.

Group C: Barcelona, Panathinaikos, Bremen, Udinese.

Group D: Manchester United, Villarreal, Lille, Benfica.

Group E: AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Schalke 04, Fenerbahce.

Group F: Real Madrid, Lyon, Olympiacos, Rosenborg.

Group G: Liverpool, Chelsea. Anderlecht, Betis.

Group H: Inter Milan, Porto, Rangers, Bratislava.

Of course, Benitez, who had the happiest laugh before, can't laugh anymore because he has met his old rival again. Because Liverpool are really meeting Chelsea again.

Mourinho's face is also similar to that of Benitez......