freeallnovels Chapter 362 Champions League grouping in the new season
Chapter 362 Champions League grouping in the new season
Chapter 362 Champions League grouping in the new season
In the early morning of August 8, the 31-2018 UEFA Champions League draw and UEFA awards ceremony was held at the Grimaldi Convention and Exhibition Center in Monaco.
A total of 32 teams participated in the group grouping this season, divided into 8 groups.
Among these 32 teams, the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A teams each have 4 seats; , Belgium, Turkey, Switzerland, Serbia, Greece, Ukraine and other league teams each occupy a seat.
The details of the final groupings are as follows:
Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge
Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV, Inter Milan
Group C: Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Red Star Belgrade
Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke 04, Galatasaray
Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Victory Plzen
Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
The UEFA Champions League group stage schedule for the new season:
2018:
The first round of the group stage: September 1-9
The first round of the group stage: September 2-10
The third round of the group stage: October 3-10
The first round of the group stage: September 4-11
The first round of the group stage: September 5-11
The first round of the group stage: September 6-12
1/8 final draw: December 12
2019:
1/8决赛首回合：2月13日-14日/2月20日-21日
1/8决赛次回合：3月6日-7日/3月13日-14日
1/4 final + semi-final draw: March 3
1/4决赛首回合：4月10日-11日
1/4决赛首回合：4月17日-18日
Semi-final first leg: May 5-1
Semi-final second round: May 5-8
Final (Wanda Metropolitano): June 6
In the draw ceremony of the UEFA early this morning, the second-ranked Manchester United was drawn to be in the same group as Juventus led by C Lang, and another Premier League powerhouse, Liverpool, was in the same group as Paris.
Several awards were also presented on the same field. Zhang Mai succeeded Ronaldo and was elected the best player of the year, and won the honor of European Footballer of the Year for the first time in his career.
However, more people on the Internet are talking about the reunion between Ramos, who was elected the best defender, and Salah.
Liverpool, who have no opponents in the Premier League in the new season and are likely to continue to defend their title, coupled with your leadership of the last Champions League, squeezed Paris into the second-tier team in this draw.
Coincidentally, both teams were drawn into Group C. The opponents of the Red Army in the same group, apart from PSG with stars such as Neymar, Mbappe, Cavani and Di Maria, Naples and Red Star Belgrade are believed to have the same strength. Not as good as them, the Red Army's signing luck is not too bad.
This season, the Portuguese football king Cristiano Ronaldo joined Juventus, the hegemony of Serie A, and was also drawn into Group H along with Manchester United.
The remaining two teams in Group H are Valencia, La Liga representative of Fuyong last season, and Young Boys, champion of Swiss Super League last season.
Real Madrid lost the Champions League after the heat in May this year. The five awards awarded by this conference were almost arranged by Liverpool players.
Egyptian striker Salah was elected the best striker, the best midfielder was Zhang Mai who led the Hua Guo team to the semi-finals in the World Cup this summer and won the Golden Globe for himself, the best goalkeeper was won by Pickford, and the best defender was It's Van Dijk.
In addition to being elected the best midfielder, Zhang Mai also won the honor of the best player of the year, and was named the European Footballer of the Year for the first time in his career.
Salah, who lost to teammate Zhang Mai in the European Footballer of the Year competition, was one of the important contributors to Liverpool's Champions League final last season. Unfortunately, he fell to the ground and was injured in a fight with Ramos in the early stage of the final. He was forced to retreat from the line of fire. Can participate in the Red Army's 4:3 victory over Real Madrid in the final battle to win the championship.
I don't know if the conference was carefully arranged, but at the draw and awards ceremony tonight, Salah was sitting right in front of Ramos.
After receiving the trophy on the stage, before Salah got off the stage and returned to his seat, Ramos in front of him patted his left arm lightly. Salah flashed a smile on his face, as if to say: "You are just tossing." I'm useless, I have the ability to find trouble with Zhang Mai!"
The global audience should remember that Salah injured his left arm in the Champions League final. When Ramos made this behavior with a smile on his face, Salah responded with a smile on his face.
As soon as the lottery results came out, the 32 teams had joys and sorrows, and the outside world gradually formed a unified view on the situation of each group:
Group A:
One of the death groups, Atletico Madrid has achieved remarkable results in European competitions in recent years, finishing runner-up in two Champions League finals and winning the Europa League.
Since Simeone coached Atletico Madrid for 11 years, while injecting his own tough character into the team's style, he is also constantly exploring and seeking changes.
Especially after the two Champions League final defeats, Simeone is no longer obsessed with strangulation tactics, but under the premise of both offense and defense as a whole, he has improved his technical capabilities and increased his individual combat capabilities.
This summer, Atletico Madrid has been active in recruiting. Lemar and G Martins have sublimated Atletico Madrid's midfield. At the same time, they are young and have plasticity. Kalinic, Rodri, and Arias are also here. Combat power.
Such a team will not only break out of the tight encirclement in the group, but they will also be the top four, and even the strongest contender in the final.
Dortmund, a team with a similar fate to Atletico Madrid.
The same thing is that in the most glorious years, they can aspire to the league championship, but they always fall in front of the kings from their own countries (Real Madrid and Bayern) at a place far from the peak of the Champions League.
The difference is that Atletico Madrid still maintains the competitiveness of hitting the highest honor, while the Hornets have lost too much blood. Players and coaches have almost changed over the years.
The Hornets' most powerful weapon is their stinger, and Reus is that stinger, and his fitness will be crucial to the direction of Dortmund's season.
In Monaco, Jardim's retention is the biggest guarantee for this team with a large number of demon stars. Training and selling at a high price is the team's positioning.
But among the group of monsters in Monaco, Sidibi is probably the only one waiting for the call of the giants, and the rest can be cashed in. The development model of the club has not changed.
Now a new generation of demons is growing up, but Thielemans, Traore, and Benasser are less demonic. It is a mystery whether they can stimulate internal competition and start a new era for Monaco.
Brugge's entry into the Champions League is a success, and it is a more realistic idea to strive to spoil the situation.
Group B:
The group with the highest attention, Barcelona, the biggest favorite in the Champions League every year, comes from their own solid foundation strength and the success of signings in the summer.
With Barcelona's targeted signings in the summer, Vidal has increased the team's midfield confrontation and running ability, and his mental attributes and fighting spirit are also what Barcelona lacks.
Malcolm's technical ability and individual combat level ensure his role as a surprise soldier. Lenglet can fully share the defensive pressure of Pique and Umtiti. Arthur is also a natural player of Barcelona's pass control system.
If they can all be seamlessly connected, for Messi, just wait for the goal. Messi, who has become the first captain, should hold back his energy and work hard.
The pronouns of Tottenham are "youth, passion, oppression, and running". The biggest feature of Uncle Po's team is that no matter who the opponent is, they will not be at a disadvantage on the scene.
There were zero signings in the summer, but no important players were lost. The 100% return of Toby and Wanyama is the best addition to the team.
Last season, Lucas Jr. was unable to represent the team in the Champions League. Now he is in good form at the beginning of the season. His sudden emergence has added another weapon to Tottenham's offensive end. This youth team will bring more surprises.
Inter Milan, this summer, their signings are frequent. De Vry, Asamoah, and Fusalik, who were finalized early, have brought a new defense combination. Nainggolan's strengthening of the midfield is on paper It is certain that Icardi also waited for his compatriot Martinez.
For Spalletti, running-in is a problem they need to solve. It is gratifying to return to the Champions League, but their goal this year may be more in Serie A. Obviously, it is more realistic to impact Juventus' dominance than to go further in the Champions League.
Eindhoven, now the glory is long gone, and it may not be now to regain the old glory.
Group C:
Another group with a lot of attention,
Liverpool, even in the first tier, finally entered the death group. Fortunately, with the current strength of the Red Army, only other teams are worried.
Xia Tian beat the new aid early, the overall strength of the team was further improved, the lack of bench strength that had troubled for many years was strengthened, and the Champions League and the Premier League were both favorites.
The trident in the frontcourt is still hot. Keita and Fabinho can become Zhang Mai’s best helpers. The defense is more stable under the leadership of Van Dijk and Maguire. The most important thing is that Alisson’s sky-high price has already paid off. Liverpool's strength is obvious to all.
There is no doubt about the ambition of Greater Paris. This season, Tuchel brought his team to the Parc des Princes at a high price. Now it seems that the initial results have been achieved. Core players such as Neymar, Mbappe and Cavani have expressed their recognition for his work. , At the same time, the joining of Buffon is a qualitative change in improving the aristocratic temperament of Paris and the stability of the military on the court.
Naples, now coached by Ancelotti, his experience and ability needless to say, how to make good use of existing ingredients to cook delicacies is what Italian coaches are best at, and Ancelotti is even more outstanding. Online combat, whether it can support the Champions League and the league is still a question mark.
Belgrade Red Star, assigned to this group can have two bottles of Red Star Erguotou to sleep.
Group D:
The attention is low, but the death is not bad for the group.
Lokomotiv Moscow was the champion of the Russian Super League last season, Porto was a frequent visitor to the Champions League, and Schalke lost more blood in the summer of 04. On the contrary, Galatasaray is very likely to take advantage of its devil's home court and occupy a spot.
Group E:
Bayern was signed again. The BIG3 situation in the Champions League has become more and more two-person in recent years. Liverpool came from behind. This is mainly related to Bayern's lack of strength.
Now that Bayern has a new look, the young coach Kovac is in charge of the coach, and the age of the team is getting younger. The issue of Robery's successor is a worldwide problem.
Kovac should improve the team with Lewandowski and James Rodriguez as the core ideas. It is Kovac's most practical job to let Bayern return to the style of the sea coach.
Benfica and Ajax, a series of changes since the start of the Bosman Act, have reduced the dividends for teams outside the five major leagues, and can only become tools for blood production and blood transfusion. These two teams are typical representatives.
When will we see these two teams reshape the glory of the last century, only time will tell us the answer.
AEK Athens, the Greek team can only accompany the Champions League for the time being.
Group F:
Manchester City has been the favorite to win the UEFA Champions League in recent years. It is the most coveted honor of Manchester City owners, but it is a pity that their performance is mediocre.
In terms of the lineup, Manchester City is full of talents except for the position of the defensive midfielder. They have no shortage of ideas, strength, or talents. Now it depends on whether luck is on the side of the blue moon. Their goal is to laugh at last.
The miners lost a lot of their main players in the summer, and several Brazilians who have played for the team for many years have found other jobs, which is fatal to the operation of the team's offensive and defensive ends. It may be more difficult than expected for several newcomers to take over.
Lyon, Lyon is very young, and the team has a lot of ups and downs during the season. For young people in a competition like the Champions League, their explosiveness is not a problem, and their stability is increased, especially in the key battles that the group stage strives to appear.
Hoffenheim, Bundesliga teams generally have poor defensive capabilities. Without better attackers, Hoffenheim may not be able to do anything in this group.
Group G: Real Madrid outshine others, and the rest compete for second place.
Real Madrid has lost the top card Ronaldo this season. Whether the team's focus is still on the Champions League or striving for the La Liga championship, this strategic goal is very critical for Real Madrid's Champions League this season.
Zidane's departure, whether these glorious soldiers can listen to Lopetegui, and many uncertain factors have also caused Real Madrid to rarely fall out of the top three favorites in recent years.Rome, Monchi's series of operations in the summer somewhat angered the fans of Rome, sending a spear (Salah) to the Red Army soldiers, and now sending a shield (Alison) to Klopp.
Although the team is younger, it has suffered a considerable blow in terms of combat power. It is probably a dream for Roma to repeat the epic Champions League results of last season.
CSKA Moscow, Pilsen Victory, CSKA has the possibility of becoming a spoiler, and the fate of Pilsen Victory spectators cannot be changed.
Group H:
Juventus, one of the craziest teams in the transfer market this summer, the arrival of Ronaldo is undoubtedly big news,
The Serie A has won seven consecutive championships. It has been more than 20 years since the team reached the top of the Champions League last time. It is said that among the current giants, only Juventus has not won the Champions League in this century. This shows that the club is extremely eager for the top of the Champions League.
The arrival of Ronaldo has accelerated Juventus' glory again. Let's see if this season belongs to the Bianconeri.
Manchester United's recent situation is extremely poor. It is still doubtful whether Mourinho can survive until the start of the Champions League group stage.
Manchester United's lineup is not bad. As long as you find the sense of mission in the Theater of Dreams, the combat effectiveness of these players is still terrible.
Valencia, the Chinese bosses have allowed Valencia to maintain a certain degree of competitiveness in the past few years. The existence of Valencia has made it difficult for Juventus and Manchester United to travel to the group stage.
If you underestimate the bat army, there will be no good fruit for the zebras and the red devils.
Regarding the final 16 teams that can qualify, the outside world quickly reached a consensus:
Group A is optimistic about Atletico Madrid; Dortmund, Group B is optimistic about Barcelona; Tottenham, Group C is optimistic about Liverpool; Paris, Group D is optimistic about Porto; Galatasaray, Group E is optimistic about Bayern; Ajax, Group F is optimistic about Manchester City; Lyon, Group G is optimistic about Real Madrid; Rome, Group H is optimistic about Juventus; Manchester United.
(End of this chapter)