Chapter 163: Champions League draw, battle between Jiang’s new and old clubs?
英国时间8月27日16点30分，距离本赛季欧冠小组赛抽签开始还有15分钟。

Unfortunately, this time was exactly the time when Chelsea players had to go off for training, so everyone simply gathered together and watched the live draw while receiving muscle relaxation services from the physiotherapist.

Terry, who had just returned from injury, seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at Jiang Yuan and shouted, "Jiang, who do you think is in our group?"

Jiang Yuan was being pressed to the point of wanting to die by Sean, so he just casually replied: "How should I know? Just don't draw Real Madrid!"

According to the draw rules, Chelsea will not meet the teams from the first tier in the group stage. What Chelsea needs to worry about most is Manchester United and Real Madrid from the second tier. However, Manchester United and Chelsea are both Premier League teams and it is basically impossible for them to be placed in the same group, so what Chelsea is most worried about is Real Madrid.

It cannot be said that Chelsea is the only one that is worried. None of the eight teams in the first tier are willing to face Real Madrid.

Zouma on the side echoed: "That's right, no matter who it is, they are not our opponents. We are not afraid of Real Madrid, they are just those few stars!"

"Just those few stars?"

Mourinho, who was sitting at the table, raised his eyebrows: "Come on, Kurt, tell me which stars Real Madrid has."

Zouma took out his fingers and said, "Not many, let me count. Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, Modric, Kroos, Kovacic, Pepe..."

As he was counting, Zuma suddenly stood up and said, "Well... I don't think it's necessary to play against Real Madrid."

"Hahaha!"

The twenty or so first-team players in the physiotherapy room burst into laughter.

Mourinho even joked: "Kurt, if you really play against Real Madrid, should I let you play as right back or left back?"

"Huh? Jose, why is this?"

Zuma blinked his big, innocent eyes.

Mourinho shrugged: "You are responsible for defending Ronaldo and Bale"

"..."

"Hahaha, little Kurt, did you hear that? The coach asked you to go up and defend Real Madrid's 200 million. You better work hard!"

Terry put his arm around Zouma's shoulders. Zouma was taller than Terry, but in front of the captain, Zouma couldn't even move. "Okay, okay, let's continue with the previous topic. Who will we play in the group stage? I bet 1000 pounds that we won't meet Real Madrid!"

"Damn it, who would bet with you!"

Mourinho signaled Terry to move aside, then kicked Zouma in the butt, causing the latter to wail.

Then, the team's Portuguese coach walked up to Hazard and said, "Eden, who do you think we should play, or who do you want to play?"

Hazard lies on the physiotherapy bed: "It doesn't matter, I'll play whoever I get drawn with"

Hearing Hazard's answer, Jiang Yuan was thoughtful. In Chinese, the Belgian king is a more Buddhist person. It was his character and vulnerable body that caused his value to plummet after he transferred to Real Madrid.

Jiang Yuan did not comment on this. Hazard's personality belongs to him and he certainly cannot interfere.

Mourinho smiled and said: "That's right, damn it, we shouldn't care which team we play against, we just play whoever we are drawn against!"

Soon, at 16:45, the group stage draw ceremony began and all Chelsea players in the physiotherapy room stopped their ongoing muscle relaxation.

Although they say it doesn't matter who they kick, their bodies are still very honest.

If Chelsea really draws Real Madrid, there is a 80% chance that they will be in trouble in the European competition this season!
"Ding!"

After a sound, the big screen turned dark blue and the UEFA Champions League logo flashed on it - a football made up of white five-pointed stars, with an introduction below.

【UEFA】

【CHAMPIONS LEAGUE】

The draw ceremony was hosted by former Miss Switzerland Melanie Wenig and former Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel. UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino and Competition Director Marchetti presided over the draw. Zubizarreta and two ambassadors of this season's Champions League final, Maldini and Zanetti, were invited to the stage to make brief speeches. After Infantino briefly introduced the draw rules, the draw ceremony went straight into action.

Infantino reached in and stirred it twice, then took out a small ball from the transparent round bowl.

F!

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich were drawn into Group F.

The first-tier draw has nothing to do with Chelsea at the moment. Jiang Yuan only knows that Chelsea is in Group G.

"coming……"

Mourinho muttered something, and then after about three minutes, Marchetti pulled out the note representing Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, Group A!
"Nice!"

Mourinho jumped up, grabbed Zouma's head and kissed him wildly.

"Ha ha!"

The Chelsea players sitting on the therapy beds also smiled and were not in the same group as Real Madrid.

Nice start!
Terry nudged Jiang Yuan with his elbow: "Guaranteed entry into the knockout round!"

Mourinho kicked Terry in the ass as soon as he finished speaking: "Knockout stage, is this your ambition? Why don't you just retire?"

"Hahaha!"

Terry touched his head and said: "My question is, we have to beat Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern, we are the champions!"

……

About 10 minutes later, Infantino reached into the transparent round bowl again and fished out a note. Everyone in Chelsea was in suspense.

According to the rules, the team on this note will be in the same group as Chelsea.

"call--"

No one spoke in the treatment room, but the sound of the air conditioner was clear.

Infantino opened the ball and took out a small note from it.

Open it and take a look.

FC PORTO(PORTUGAL）

"..."

At the same time, the physiotherapists, 21 players, and the two coaches Mourinho and Brown all looked at Jiang Yuan.

"What the hell... am I playing?"

Jiang Yuan's current mood is no different from that of having eaten shit.

Why? Not only did they play against Arsenal in the Community Shield final, but now they are directly put in the same group with Porto in the Champions League group stage.

How could it be such a coincidence!

Terry patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up: "Good buddy, let's get rid of your old boss together!"

Jiang Yuan: ...

In addition to Jiang Yuan, Mourinho also had mixed feelings. You know, it was Mourinho who led Porto to win the Champions League in the 03-04 season.

In other words, there are now two people in Chelsea who have a great connection with Porto!

Jiang Yuan glanced at Mourinho: "Jose, how do you feel?" Mourinho shook his head: "The past is the past, I don't care, I hope you don't care too much"

Although he is a meritorious coach of Porto, Mourinho knows that his current task is to lead Chelsea to the European championship.

After drawing Porto, Chelsea players were in a bad mood. Although Porto is not a team from the top five leagues, this Portuguese dragon has not performed weakly in the Champions League over the years.

You know, last year Porto made it all the way to the quarterfinals, while Chelsea, at its peak, only reached the round of 8!
"Forget it, just improvise!"

Speaking of Porto, Jiang Yuan thinks of captain Martinez, his good partner Ruben Neves... and of course the team's Spanish coach Lopetegui.

They all played key roles in Jiang Yuan's growth journey. Unexpectedly, less than half a year later, Jiang Yuan would meet them on the field!

……

The draw was over and the remaining two teams in Group G, where Chelsea is located, were also known. They are Dynamo Kyiv from the Ukrainian Super League and Maccabi Tel Aviv from the Israeli Super League.

It was a good draw result. After all, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv are almost the worst teams in the same pot. Except for Porto in the second pot, Chelsea's group stage draw was extremely smooth.

"There's something going on!"

Jiang Yuan muttered to himself, among the three opponents in the group stage, two are rookies, and the other is Porto, which he is very familiar with. In addition, Jiang Yuan has just obtained the Champions League champion template, so it is hard to say how Chelsea will perform!
"Jiang, what did you just say?"

Terry, who was sitting next to him, asked. Since Jiang Yuan just spoke in Chinese, Terry only heard Jiang Yuan speaking but didn't understand what Jiang Yuan was saying.

"nothing"

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "I'm just cheering myself up!"

"Haha, Jiang, do you think you can score a goal in the Champions League?"

Terry thought of Jiang Yuan's amazing long-range shot at the Dragon Stadium last season and couldn't help but mention it.

"Of course, I have to score a goal, that's my job!"

……

"duang!"

"duang!"

On the day after learning about the Champions League group stage, Jiang Yuan began his usual extra training at the Cobham base.

Compared to the Gaya Training Center, Chelsea's Cobham base has a very prominent advantage, that is, the street lights in Cobham are very bright at night, so bright that Jiang Yuan can see the entire 11-a-side football field clearly at around eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

"call--"

Jiang Yuan let out a long breath, and sweat soaked his dark blue training suit.

I have to say, the weather here in England is really disgusting. It is cloudy in the afternoon and it is stuffy at night.

If Jiang Yuan was still in Porto, he could still play free kicks while enjoying the sea breeze!

On such a hot and humid night, the fatigue of playing football will be stronger than ever.

But it's not a big problem, because Jiang Yuan has reached the training time target today. As we all know, good kids who complete tasks on time will be rewarded!

[Ding! You have obtained cell regeneration, and your body condition has been refreshed! ]

[You get a small speed bonus]

But just as the mechanical sound of the system stopped, Jiang Yuan heard a faint "ding" sound again.

The sound didn't come from my mind, which meant it didn't come from the system. If that's the case, then it must be...

mobile phone!

Jiang Yuan hurried out of the court and took out his iPhone from his Nike sports backpack.

It was a Whatsapp message, and the person who sent it was Boss. This was Jiang Yuan’s note to Lopetegui.

The message was in Portuguese: You haven't contacted me for so long, have you forgotten me?
"Ha ha!"

Jiang Yuan could imagine Lopetegui's bitter face through the screen. The Spaniard does not have many facial expressions, but Lopetegui is an exception. Jiang Yuan is always amused by his angry look.

So Jiang Yuan jokingly replied: "Hey man, who are you?"

There was silence on the other side for almost half a minute. There was no delay in Whatsapp between the Portuguese and English zones, which meant that it was either a network problem or Lopetegui did not answer.

Jiang Yuan thought Lopetegui was angry and was about to apologize when he received new message.

【.jpg】

Lopetegui posted a picture of a wooden hammer with a man under the hammer. A big bump was knocked out on his head, which looked very funny.

"I'm testing..."

"Hu Lun, why did you upload the picture?"

Jiang Yuan used to call Lopetegui "Mr. Huron", but later he found that Lopetegui, like Mourinho, did not want people to add the word "sir" after his name. In their eyes, "Sir" represents a distant relationship. In European football theory, coaches should establish a "serious and friendly" relationship with players. Therefore, since coming to Chelsea, Jiang Yuan has basically not used the word "sir".

This time Lopetegui responded quickly: "You sent a lot of pictures before, with a sentence on them, I like that thing very much, what is it called?"

"Meme! Hu Lun, this is something that young Chinese people like to play with. You are already old, can't you just talk properly?"

As a result, Lopetegui directly threw an emoticon package, this time it was a GIF. The content was a hamster sticking out a finger and shaking its head, with the text on the picture: nonono!

"...Forget it, let's not talk about this. Hu Lun, can you please do something serious? My training for the day isn't over yet!"

"Oh, damn! I almost forgot that you don't go to bed before 12 o'clock. Then let's get straight to the point. Congratulations on your first goal in the Premier League! Um, to be precise, it's your first double goal!"

Jiang Yuan was very happy to be recognized by his former head coach. Asians and Europeans are very different in this regard. Asians usually do not contact their coaches or teachers after they separate, but Europeans are different. Therefore, many Asians studying in Europe will encounter a very embarrassing problem, that is, they have already graduated, but the teacher suddenly sends a message of condolence.

The teacher wants to maintain a relationship with the student, but the student has a negative attitude towards this.

But strictly speaking, what to do specifically depends on how the two sides develop their relationship. For people like Lopetegui and Jiang Yuan, there is no need to worry at all.

When Jiang Yuan was a substitute in Chelsea, Lopetegui scolded Mourinho in a private message, otherwise Jiang Yuan would not have started in the second game against Manchester City.

Jiang Yuan grabbed the phone with both hands and quickly typed on the keyboard: "Hu Lun, I feel like you are here to beg for mercy"

Lopetegui posted a picture of a pig with a question mark on its head. Jiang Yuan didn't know where Mourinho got these emoticons, but considering that the person on the other side of the screen was a middle-aged man who was almost 50 years old, this scene was quite funny.

The picture was accompanied by a sentence from Lopetegui, which was said in English: "Beg for mercy? What are you talking about?"

"Champions League, we are in the same group in the Champions League, have you forgotten?"

“Haha, if you ask me, Chelsea’s performance in European competitions isn’t much better than Porto’s, right? Just wait to be beaten by your old teammates. What a 2000 million Asian genius, he can only call me boss in front of me!”

Jiang Yuan copied Lopetegui’s pig emoticon and sent it over.

"?"

"That's different, Chelsea have me and Porto have lost me!"

……

(End of this chapter)