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Chapter 46: Destiny with the Death Group

The draw continued, and the CSKA Moscow was assigned to Group D as the second-level team, with Bayern Munich in the same group. Atletico Madrid was assigned to Group G.

Now there are only two second-level teams left, one is Dortmund and the other is Donesque miners. There are only two groups that can accommodate them, one is Group A where Manchester United is located, and the other is Group F where Arsenal is located. No matter which group they are assigned, they are strong enemies.

Cruyff picked up one of the last two ping-pong balls in the draw box, took out a folded piece of paper, spread it out, took a look, then flipped over, showed it to the camera lens, and read: "Dortmond."

Next, Figo was responsible for drawing out the team where Dortmund was.

He quickly got results: "Group F."

Dortmund and Arsenal were assigned to the same group!

The live TV broadcast immediately gave Zhou Yi and Wenger a close-up shot, which was not given casually.

There have always been statements about Arsenal being interested in Zhou Yi. This summer, Arsenal actually asked Dortmund for Zhou Yi, and Wenger has told the media more than once that he affirmed and praised Zhou Yi. Everyone can see that Wenger really hopes that Zhou Yi can join Arsenal. Many Arsenal fans also regard Zhou Yi as a key figure in helping Arsenal rise again.

Unfortunately, Dortmund finally announced that he had successfully renewed his contract with Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi stayed in Dortmund and did not become Arsenal.

The two have no fate to be in the same team, but they always have the fate to meet on the court...

In the 2011-2012 Champions League group stage, Dortmund and Arsenal were divided into a group. The relationship between Zhou Yi and Arsenal was revealed by the media at that time.

And this time, Zhou Yi met Arsenal again in the Champions League group stage.

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After Dortmund was drawn out, everyone is concerned about which teams will be in the same group as Dortmund. In addition to Arsenal, who will be the third and fourth grade teams?

Although it is the third and fourth grades, it does not mean that there are no strong teams in these two grades.

For example, in the third grade, there are Serie A champion Juventus and Premier League runner-up Manchester City, Galatasaray is also a traditional Turkish force, especially when they are at their own home court...

The fourth level is Naples, a Serie A strong team.

Of course, Chinese fans hope that the weak team can be divided into a group with Dortmund, so that Dortmund can at least qualify in the Champions League group stage without too much effort.

Although everyone knows that the chance of defending the Champions League is very small and difficult, I still hope that Dortmund can go further in the Champions League.

After drawing Dortmund, the Champions League group draw continued, and the Donetsk miners were drawn to Group A where Manchester United is located.

Then the draw for the third-level team was Irving. Irving and Figo drew together. They drew Basel to Group E and scored with Chelsea and Schalke 04. This made Chinese fans feel relieved - it is not a strong team, so it should not threaten Chelsea and Schalke 04's qualifying for the Champions League. They hope that Yang Muge and Sun Pan can join hands to enter the Champions League knockout round in the end.

Olympiacos from Greece was assigned to Group C, with Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica. Chinese fans are also very happy. At present, in this group, except Paris Saint-Germain, other teams are not very strong. It should not be difficult for He Ying to enter the Champions League knockout stage.

The next one was drawn was Galatasaray, who was drawn to Group F... and Arsenal and Dortmund were assigned to the same group!

"Damn! Death Group!"

Although the lottery results have not ended yet, this has already made people feel depressed to call such a conclusion.

The so-called Death Group does not mean that they are all the strongest teams, otherwise the four seed teams can be considered Death Group. The Death Group is close in strength and has opponents who can kill the opponent but may also be killed by the opponent. Arsenal, Dortmund and Galatasarez are very in line with this standard.

Galatasaray has strong fighting power at home, and it is hard to play anyone who goes. If you underestimate this team, you will suffer a fall.

However, some people are awakening. The result is pretty good. After all, it is not Juventus who was assigned to this group, which is the more terrifying death group...

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Leverkusen was assigned to Group A. St. Petersburg Zenit went to Group G. Ajax was assigned to Group H. Manchester City was assigned to Group D. Juventus went to Group B. Being with Real Madrid and Marseille, it was also considered a death group.

After the third-level team draws, it will be the fourth-level team.

The draw guest of the fourth-level team was former Dortmund player Sousa. As a result, he assigned Naples, the strongest in the fourth-level team, to Group F, where his former club Dortmund is located...

As soon as the result came out, not only on China's Internet, but also in an uproar on the scene - the real death group in this Champions League group stage was born!

If the Group B where Real Madrid, Marseille and Juventus were also considered a group of death, then the Group F where Dortmund is now the leader, because no other fourth-level team can match them.

Vatsk knew that the camera must be facing him, so he endured it and did not cover his face with his hands. In fact, he really wanted to do this - Zhou Yi opened his mouth, why did he forget that he was a famous "wizard"?

He really made the case, Dortmund was really assigned to the Death Group!

Zhou Yi was still next to him and said, "What a death group? It's okay, Mr. Vatsk, this is a good sign. Maybe we can defend our title this year?"

Worried about being photographed, Vatsk held back and did not let his expression collapse, but the muscles on his face still twitched twice uncontrollably...

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"Zhou Yi's luck..." Some fans sighed on the Chinese Internet.

Last year was the death group, and this year was the death group. Speaking of the 2010-2011 season, Dortmund's Group A was also the death group. In addition to them, that group also includes Inter Milan, Valencia and Twente.

"Does Dortmund's group be the death group?"

Some fans asked such questions, and everyone was speechless, as if they really meant this...

With Dortmund's strength, they are not yet seed teams. They were the third-level teams before, but now they are the second-level teams, which means they will definitely be with a seed team. If this seed team is not Benfica or Porto, then there will be two teams with similar strength in this group. Another team with similar strength will be the death group.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Dortmund is a "professional member of the death group". This situation may be better next year. If Dortmund still performs well in the Champions League this season and gets enough European points, they can join the ranks of seed teams, and the chance of being assigned to the death group will not be greater now.

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Arsenal, Dortmund, Galatasaray, Naples.

Group F is the first group to gather four teams, and no other teams will die more than them. Even in Group B where Real Madrid and Juventus are in Group B, their fourth-level team will not be able to find a stronger team than Naples.

The final draw also proves this.

Group A: Manchester United, Donetsk miners, Leverkusen, Real Sociedad.

Group B: Real Madrid, Marseille, Juventus, Copenhagen.

Group C: Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos, Anderlecht.

Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, and Bilson won.

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke 04, Basel, Bucharest stars.

Group F: Arsenal, Dortmund, Galatasaray, Naples.

Group H: Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, St. Petersburg Zenit, Vienna, Austria.

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Ajax, Celtics.

From this perspective, Arsenal, who ranked fourth in the Premier League last season, Dortmund, who won the Bundesliga title last season and defended the Champions League champion last season, Naples, who ran second in Serie A last season, and Galatasaray's Group F, which was indeed very prominent in other groups. It is called the death group of the Champions League this season, and there is no doubt at all. Although it is not as good as the one in last season and in 1999, it is also the death group.

The results of the Champions League group draw came out and the lottery ceremony ended.

Next, it was finally the turn of the Chinese media and fans to look forward to the most - the live selection and award ceremony of the best European players!
Chapter completed!
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