524: Destined, the League Cup quarter-final opponent Manchester United!
When Tong Yi walked into the Grimaldi Conference Center, most of the people he saw were acquaintances. Many people waved to him, and some even walked up to give Tong Yi a hug.
Naturally, Tong Yi also saw Alisson!
Today Alisson came to the scene with Real Madrid coach Zidane to participate in this Champions League draw. To be honest, Alisson was more or less embarrassed when he saw Tong Yi.
However, he still came up and said hello to Tong Yi.
Tong Yi smiled slightly and patted Alisson on the shoulder without saying much.
Then they each returned to their own positions, because the group draw ceremony for the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League was about to begin.
The UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" immediately sounded at the scene, and the atmosphere at the scene was instantly filled.
Under the introduction of the emcee on stage, General Fan, the legendary Chinese star of Crystal Palace Club, walked into the scene holding the Big Ear Cup and placed the Big Ear Cup in the center of the stage!
To be honest, Tong Yi was a little surprised when he saw General Fan. .??.
How could it be him?
Originally he thought it would be Ian Wright or Southgate, why would it be him?
At this time, UEFA directly announced that the venue for the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League final will be the Tongyi Stadium in London, England! And the ambassador of this UEFA Champions League is the legendary Chinese star of Crystal Palace Club.
General Fan!
When they heard the news, the whole place was in an uproar!
Media reporters also expressed disbelief!
After all, the last UEFA Champions League was played in Wales, although not England. But they are all part of the British Empire. Why is the UEFA Champions League final held in England for two consecutive years?
Everyone is actually very dissatisfied.
In fact, news came out before that this year's Champions League final would be held in Ukraine, and many people even thought that Shevchenko would become the image ambassador. Who knew that Tongyi Stadium was chosen in the end!
Immediately, everyone at the scene turned to look at the location of the Crystal Palace and took a fancy to Tong Yi.
UEFA is giving Tong Yi too much face!
Many people are actually dissatisfied.
But there is no way, this matter has already been decided.
Tong Yi knew that they were likely to win the right to host this season's Champions League final, but he did not expect that General Fan would be the image ambassador. Maybe this is a Chinese element deliberately added by UEFA.
You want to attract more Chinese people to pay attention to the UEFA Champions League!
Then, some video introductions of the top 32 teams that have advanced to this season's UEFA Champions League were played on the scene, letting everyone know which teams have advanced to this season's UEFA Champions League.
Then, General Fan announced the Best Goalkeeper Award for the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League. Without any surprise, Alisson Becker, who played for Crystal Palace last season, won the award. However, this season he has already transferred to
Real Madrid.
This guy was a little embarrassed when he came on stage, but after receiving the trophy, he was no longer embarrassed.
How can there be any embarrassment in winning an award?
Alisson said: "Thank you to my old club Crystal Palace, thank you to the players of Crystal Palace, and thank you to my mentor. Mr. Tong Yi, without him, I would not have won this award. Thank you very much to them! Last season, we were the strongest, and I hope we can all continue to be so strong, thank you!"
After saying that, Alisson stepped down.
Tong Yi smiled slightly and kept applauding.
Although Alisson left Crystal Palace, they are not enemies.
Then, Infantino took the stage, and the group stage draw for the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League will officially begin.
First of all, Infantino introduced the teams that have entered the first tier.
Yes, the first-tier teams will naturally be drawn first, and the first-tier teams will be ranked in order.
Then, Infantino invited Ukrainian football star Vchenko to draw the first-tier teams.
At this time, Shevchenko also announced the award for the best defender of the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League. Sure enough, there was no surprise. Dutch center back Virgil van Dijk from Crystal Palace was re-elected. This is him
He has been selected for three consecutive tournaments and is simply the number one central defender in world football today.
Then came the official draw. The first one to be drawn was Juventus, and they were drawn into Group D. The second one to be drawn was Crystal Palace. Tong Yi didn't expect it to happen so soon, and he didn't even pay attention.
Arrived. However, the Crystal Palace grouping results came out soon, and they were assigned to Group E!
Soon, the first-tier teams were finished arranging their seats.
After all, there is really no suspense in the first-level draw, and there isn’t much to watch. The highlights of the draw are in the third and fourth levels.
The drawing of the first-tier teams was still over, so everyone relaxed a little.
Infantino invited German football legend Klinsmann to come on stage to draw the lots.
They directly selected the second-tier teams. There are many powerful teams in the second-tier teams, but this tier will not attract too much attention. The second-tier teams are not bad at all.
The only teams that are close are Porto and Sevilla, but the strength of these two teams is not weak.
However, Tong Yi still hopes that Crystal Palace can draw one of Porto and Sevilla. In this case, it will be easy.
After all, he is reluctant to touch teams such as Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund.
It would be best if you can meet someone who is relatively weak.
At this time, Tong Yi hopes that Klinsmann will have better luck and draw a good lottery for Crystal Palace!
Then the first team Infantino picked out was Sevilla!
Seeing this, Tong Yi's heart tightened. Klinsmann wouldn't directly choose Group E. If that were true, he would be very lucky!
Just as everyone was expecting it, Klinsmann unfolded the piece of paper in his hand, which clearly showed - e!
Sevilla was really drawn into Group E. Tong Yi was stunned. He couldn't really be so lucky, right?
Although they didn't draw the best Porto, it was good to draw Sevilla. After all, they also avoided teams such as Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund.
Tong Yi couldn't help but nod, approving the draw this time.
The camera at the scene was focused on Tong Yi many times, and everyone was looking at the smile on Tong Yi's face. To be honest, many people were very envious of Tong Yi. The luck of the Crystal Palace is really good, really
There is nothing to say.
Tong Yi also felt that this luck was really good and great!
Then, soon the second-tier teams were completely exhausted.
Paris Saint-Germain was drawn into a group with Bayern Munich. When Klinsmann saw this group, his face turned black. He really didn't expect that his hands would be so smelly and he would draw such a bad draw for his old club.
If possible, he originally wanted to draw Porto or Sevilla to Bayern Munich.
What a pity, his hands are so ugly!
After taking a short break, Infantino invited the Italian football legend Totti this time. Totti was the guest of the third level draw. After taking the stage, he immediately announced the best midfielder of the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League.
There is still no surprise for the field players. Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian midfielder from Crystal Palace, won this award.
Sure enough, last season's UEFA Champions League champion Crystal Palace was the biggest winner!
Then, Infantino and the others started drawing lots!
The most exciting moment has come!
There are strong teams such as Roma, Tottenham Hotspur and Naples in the third tier. If this group is drawn, it will most likely be the group of death.
What's even more surprising is that this guy Totti is a famous player in Roma. It's really interesting to ask him to draw lots for Roma. Media reporters and everyone think this should be intentional by UEFA. If Totti
Totti gave Roma a set of death, will Totti be embarrassed on the spot?
If this draws Roma into the group of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, then Totti will definitely be wildly criticized by Roma fans after he returns, right? Your hands are too stinky!
Of course, Tong Yi also hopes that Totti can give Crystal Palace some face and draw a good lottery!
At this time, the first team Infantino was drawn from was Roma.
The scene instantly became quiet, and many people even stopped breathing.
Is there such a coincidence?
No one thinks this is some bullshit coincidence. This must be something done deliberately by UEFA. This is completely the effect of the show!
Totti didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw this. You, UEFA, are too anxious.
Totti took a deep breath, then quickly took out a small ball and unfolded the note inside.
Tong Yi is appealing here, not to be in the E group, but Tong Yi doesn't want Roma to join their group. Entering their group is also a death group. Maybe Tong Yi's prayers worked, Totti unfolded
After that, what was displayed on the piece of paper was - Group C!
Fortunately, it's not Group B where Bayern Munich and Barcelona are located, so many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Tong Yi also breathed a sigh of relief, it was not Team E!
But Totti's face suddenly showed up, and his cheeks kept twitching. Because the other two teams in Group C are Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, and Roma is in the penalty area, this is a proper group of death!
No wonder Totti’s face is so expressionless It's so ugly. I'm afraid he will be sprayed by Roma fans when he goes back.
After this draw, Totti was like a walking zombie, without any life.
Tong Yi called on Totti to draw a good lottery for their Crystal Palace!
Finally, when the fifth one was drawn, Totti was drawn into Group E, and the team drawn by Infantino was Spartak Moscow. Seeing this draw, Tong Yi was very happy and very comfortable.
, the result of this draw is very good, so the probability of the Crystal Palace group being drawn into the death group is much smaller.
And so far, this grouping is really great, and Tong Yi is very satisfied.
Then the draw for the third level is over, and the draw has entered its final stage!
Infantino called General Fan, the ambassador of the UEFA Champions League this season, on stage. General Fan was the forward who announced the best forward of the UEFA Champions League in the 2016-2017 season. The winner was Ronaldo!
Salah scored the most goals in the Champions League for Crystal Palace last season, scoring 8 goals, but he couldn't match Ronaldo in terms of goals. Therefore, Real Madrid's results are not very good, but this award is still
Given to Ronaldo.
Then came the draw for the fourth tier. The first draw on Infantino's side was Maribor, a weak team in the fourth tier. Then General Fan directly drew out Group E and assigned them to a group called Crystal Palace.
The fans of Crystal Palace were instantly excited. This group is very good, a very good draw.
Tong Yi was also very satisfied. The draw was really good. I won the lottery!
To be honest, this pick is really perfect. Even Sevilla, the second strongest team in the group, can hardly threaten Crystal Palace, let alone Russia's Spartak Moscow and Maribo.
Come on, it should be very easy for Crystal Palace to take first place in this group.
Tong Yi was very satisfied.
Then soon, the lottery was completely over!
Finally, Infantino announced the Player of the Season for the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League, and the winner was Crystal Palace midfielder Kevin De Bruyne!
Finally, the draw results for the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League are officially released, as follows
Group A Benfica [Portugal], Manchester United [England], Basel [Switzerland], CSKA Moscow [Russia]
Group B Bayern Munich [Germany], Paris Saint-Germain [France], Anderlecht [Belgium], Celtic [Scotland]
Group C Chelsea [England], Atletico Madrid [Spain], Roma [Italy], Qarabak [Azerbaijan]
Group D Juventus [Italy], Barcelona [Spain], Olympiacos [Greece], Sporting Lisbon [Portugal]
Group E Crystal Palace [England], Sevilla [Spain], Spartak Moscow [Russia], Maribor [Slovenia]
Group F Shakhtar Donetsk [Ukraine], Manchester City [England], Napoli [Italy], Feyenoord [Netherlands]
Group G Monaco [France], Porto [Portugal], Besiktas [Turkey], Leipzig [Germany]
Group H Real Madrid [Spain], Borussia Dortmund [Germany], Tottenham Hotspur [England], APOEL [Cyprus]