Chapter 356: The Group of Death

In the end, Werder Bremen was placed in the same group as the team in the fourth pot and the defending champions Porto in the first pot, Barcelona in the second pot and Celtic in the third pot - Group F.

As soon as the draw ceremony ended, Rongguang received a call from Ronaldinho.

"Great, Rong! We've got a chance to play each other on the pitch! Ronaldinho said happily on the phone.

Rongguang was also very happy, and he said with fighting spirit: "This time, I must defeat you!" ”

"Ha Luha, come to war!" Ronaldinho laughed. "Don't cry if you lose!"

Glory pouted: "I'm not Kaka......"

Hearing him say that, Ronaldinho laughed even louder.

"If you let him hear this, he will definitely protest!"

"Protest just protest? I'm still afraid of him? Hum! "Against Kaka, Glory will always look tough.

So in Milan, Italy, someone sneezed twice in a row......

"Honey, do you have a cold?" Caroline, who had come to accompany him on vacation, turned her head to look at Kaka, who was sitting on the sofa watching the live broadcast of the lottery, and asked with concern.

Kaka hurriedly shook his head: "No, no." ”

He wondered in his heart...... It's so good, why did you suddenly sneeze two times in a row?

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There are not only a few people watching the live broadcast of the lottery in front of the TV.

Iniesta and Xavi watched the live broadcast together.

When the draw guests drew the last team in Group F to be Werder Bremen, Iniesta clenched his fists hard: "Beautiful! ”

He said.

Xavi next to him said: "But you need to try to play the main team in the team first, otherwise when we play against Werder Bremen, what a pity that you can't play?" ”

Iniesta nodded vigorously: "Yes, I will take the opportunity!" ”

Then he couldn't help but say: "When the time comes, I must exchange jerseys with him, even if I can't play!" ”

"If you can't even make the eighteen-man list, I'll help you get it." Xavi made a joke about Iniesta.

Iniesta waved his hand: "Go!" The eighteen-man roster can definitely still be entered! ”

Harvey laughed.

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I don't know if Glory is in distant Spain, and there are still people looking forward to meeting him.

As soon as he put down the phone with Ronaldinho, the phone on Debola's side rang again.

Debora picked it up and listened for a while, then handed the phone to Rongguang: "Mo called, she wants to hear your opinion on this group." ”

Glory Result Phone: "Hey, Ms. Molly? ”

"Ah, it's glory. I just want to hear what you think of this grouping...... You seem to have been placed in a group of death, and I wonder if you have the confidence to make it out of this group......"

Glory asked, "What do you mean by the group of death?" ”

"It's just a group full of strong teams......" Molly has been in contact with Rongguang for a long time, and she also knows that this star actually doesn't know as much about football as a pseudo-fan...... So she didn't make a fuss about Rongguang asking such a question, but patiently explained.

After listening to Molly's explanation, Glory sighed.

But then he threw out another question: "Are they strong?" ”

Molly felt that it wasn't her interviewing Rongguang, but that Rongguang was interviewing him.

"Porto have always been a traditional Portuguese giant, and they won the Champions League last season, so they can't be underestimated. Barcelona is a traditional European powerhouse with a worldwide reputation. Celtic are also long-time champions of the Scottish league. Molly explained again.

"I don't think it's easy to play in the Champions League once, and if I play in the group stage, it will be too worthwhile." Rong Guang said, already showing his attitude.

Molly understood.

Glory, this is going to enter the knockout stage!

It will not be easy to fight your way out of the group of death......

But the glorious words...... Maybe it can be done.

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On the second day of European football, everyone was discussing the results of the group draw.

Everyone thought that Werder Bremen had been put into a group of death.

Werder Bremen coach Schaaf said in an interview with reporters after the draw: "Group of death? That's what you reporters said, I didn't say that. Werder Bremen is not here for a day trip to the Champions League. ”

The German media analysed the prospects of three German teams that made it to the group stage.

Bayern Munich are the favourites to be the favourites, with Juventus, Ajax and Marca Tel Aviv in a group. It can be said that there is basically no team in this group that can threaten Bayern Munich's qualification prospects, at most it will be the difference between the first and second place in the group, and the clash between them and Juventus will determine who is the first and second in the group.

Bayer Leverkusen are the second-best team to qualify from the group. They are grouped with Real Madrid, Roma and Dynamo Kyiv. The most threatening is Real Madrid, Roma and Bayer Leverkusen are really hard to say who is stronger, and Dynamo Kyiv is the default gift.

Werder Bremen are the most dangerous of the three teams to qualify.

The so-called "Group of Death" does not mean that Werder Bremen must have no possibility of qualifying, but the strength of several teams is very close, everyone has a chance, and no one has a chance, and the situation is very chaotic.

Porto are the defending champions, but this summer, they have gone with a lot of the main players who won the Champions League last season, as well as the most important manager, Jose Mourinho.

So Porto's strength has definitely dropped.

However, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, no matter how it falls, as the defending champion, the strength is also there, so it will not even be difficult to qualify from the group, right?

Barcelona played well in the second half of last season and Rijkaard finally managed to get the team in shape. If anyone has the safest group in this group, it has to be Barcelona. But football is round, and in this group, Barcelona do not dare to say that they are sure to qualify from the group.

Let's not talk about Celtic, it is a Soviet Super League giant, who has participated in the Champions League for a long time, and they have a very strong fighting power on their home turf.

Werder Bremen and these three teams are in a group, and it is really not easy to qualify.

"Werder Bremen had so bad luck that they managed to play in the Champions League only to run into the Group of Death...... Judging from the bookmaker's odds for qualifying from the group, Barcelona is the most favored to qualify from the group, and they should strive to appear first in the group. Defending champions Porto are all better odds than Werder Bremen, who are on par with Celtic at odds to appear......"

Almost all of the Chinese media coverage has focused on Rongguang.

This is the first time in Rongguang's career that he has played in the Champions League.

At the same time, he is also the first Chinese player to participate in the Champions League!

This is something that deserves a lot of special attention.

So as soon as the results of the Champions League draw came out, the Chinese media reported it heavily.

Of course, although they have confidence in Glory, they are still not optimistic about the grouping situation of Werder Bremen.

Without him, the European media say that this is the group of death, and it must be the group of death!

“…… If it had been Barcelona in the first half of last season, I wouldn't have considered them favourites! ”

Barcelona played badly in the first half of last season.

If it were Barcelona at this time, Werder Bremen would not be afraid of them.

But now......

They brought in veteran "Boar" Davies on loan from Juventus during the winter break last season, and the team's waist was straightened, the defensive problems were solved, and the results improved. After the most consecutive victories, Real Madrid directly collapsed, and won the second place in the league with a counterattack, while Real Madrid, which was originally the first in the league, lost five consecutive defeats in the league because of physical exhaustion, falling from the first place in the league to the third place in the league.

It took Rijkaard a season to finally build Barcelona into what he wanted them to be.

The Chinese media began to analyze what should be done if Werder Bremen were to qualify from the group of death.

Against Barcelona, it's better to get a draw at home.

Then it's the battle against Celtic and Porto.

If they can win against Porto and Celtic, it will be beneficial for them.

However, Celtic's home field is very difficult to play.

Although Porto has gone a lot, they are the defending champions after all. And they have Portuguese talent like Quaresma in the squad.

Analysis and analysis, Rongguang wants to play more Champions League games, it is difficult.

The biggest feature of the group of death is uncertainty, no one can pack a ticket to say that they can definitely win, they can definitely qualify from the group.

The Chinese media don't have the courage to do so.

The European media have said that this is the group of death, they are not optimistic about Werder Bremen, do the Chinese media dare to have different opinions?

In a gloomy atmosphere, Molly disclosed that as soon as the lottery results came out, she called Rong Guang as soon as he heard his opinion on this group.

Rong Guang said that he was playing in the Champions League for the first time and did not want to go home after just playing in the group stage. His answer was almost identical to Schaff's statement. With the generals in mind, I think we can expect a little more from Werder Bremen this season......"

Molly's close relationship with Glory and Glory's agent, Debola, is already known to everyone - Molly always emphasizes this when writing her manuscripts, intentionally or unconsciously - so it is not surprising that she was able to get Glory's comments, and no one questioned the veracity of her words.

But everyone still doesn't think that Glory said that he was confident that Werder Bremen would definitely be able to fight his way out of the group of death.

Quite simply, football is an eleven-player sport, not a single person. No matter how confident Rong Guang is, his teammates can't help it if they don't have confidence.

And football games can't be won by saying that they are powerful.

In that way, everyone just has to fight before the game, and whoever says it is out of the blue, showing the kung fu of "three inches of incorruptible tongue", will win.

In short, fans and media all over China were looking forward to the first trip of Chinese players to the Champions League, but because of the results of this group draw, many people felt that they had been poured cold water on their heads.

Or cold water with ice cubes......

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"The domestic media doesn't seem to be optimistic about the prospects of Werder Bremen." During the phone call and an exclusive interview with Rongguang, Molly relayed the views of the domestic media on the results of this grouping.

Rongguang didn't care what the media thought at all, so he didn't give any answer to Molly's incidental mentions.

He just said to Molly, "The interview thing...... After the second Champions League game, I'll tell you how I feel about playing in the Champions League. ”

Molly didn't have a problem with the date, but she still wondered: "What's the second game, not the first?" Wouldn't the first one be more memorable? ”

Glory smiled but did not speak.

Molly saw that Rongguang didn't answer, so she knew that Rongguang didn't want to say, so don't ask.

She nodded: "Okay, then I'll contact you then." ”

Hanging up the phone, Debora also asked Rongguang curiously: "Why is it not after the first scene, but the second scene?" ”

Rong Guang didn't smile and didn't say anything this time. He said to Debola: "Because it was after the game against Barcelona. I think it would be better to talk about my impression of the Champions League after the game against Barcelona. ”