Chapter 314 Death Group (Club)

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"Here is the live broadcast of the third round of the Premier League, Chelsea's home game against Burnley"

"The referee is already looking at his watch!"

"Okay, the game begins. First, let me introduce the starting players of this game. First is the home team Chelsea. In this game, Jiang Yuan, who just returned to the club not long ago, is also sitting on the bench."

Chelsea (4-3-1-2)

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Ivanovic, Marcos Alonso, Terry, Azpilicueta

Midfielders: Pogba, Kante, Hazard
Forwards: Willian, Ibrahimovic, Falcao

"Wow, Chelsea's midfield lineup is really luxurious. Pogba and Kante are two defensive midfielders. In addition, Hazard is in the front as a passing point."

"Yes, that's right. Let's introduce the starting players of both teams first, and then analyze the situation of this game for the fans."

Burnley (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Heaton

Defenders: Ward, Benjamin Mee, Michael Keane, Lowton

Midfielders: Arfield, Defour, Marney, Boyd
Forwards: Vokes, Andre Gray
Head coach: Dyche
Compared with Chelsea, Burnley's lineup is a bit embarrassing. As one of the three promoted teams this season, Burnley's transfer funds in the summer window are only 2500 million euros, which is not even as much as Chelsea spends on wages.

Of course, this doesn't mean that whoever has the most expensive lineup will win the game, otherwise during the Olympics, the Chinese Olympic team, whose value is close to 1 million, would not have lost to the German Olympic team.

In the 20th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic scored the first goal for Chelsea with a header.

Jiang Yuan, sitting on the bench, had a very good view of the game. So far, Chelsea had almost controlled the entire game.

Pogba and Kante seemed a little unfamiliar when handling the ball in Chelsea's midfield, and occasionally revealed some flaws, but these flaws were neither big nor small. For a team of Burnley's level, it is still difficult to seize these flaws.

Seeing Brown in front of him taking notes, Jiang Yuan leaned over to take a look.

[Obvious problems with midfield connection]

Feeling the sudden heat next to his ears, Brown looked back at Jiang Yuan and asked, "Do you want to play?"

"No, I want to see how you analyze it. But if you want me to play, that's fine too."

“Wait until the second half”

Brown gave a clear reply, obviously wanting to give Jiang Yuan more time to adjust. The latter had no choice but to talk to Brown about the game on the court.

"Paul and N'Golo (Kante) are both new players, and Eden only switched to midfield this season. Aren't you afraid of something going wrong when you put three new midfielders on at once?"

Jiang Yuan pointed at the court. Pogba was dribbling forward with the ball. But this guy was also awesome. He was clearly playing as a defensive midfielder, but he rushed to the front and took a long shot.

"The opponent is not strong, so I have to try more."

Brown replied: "But I think you underestimate our midfielders a bit. You are a star, and they are all stars. Well... N'Golo is still a long way off, but Paul and Eden are superstars like you!"

"The superstar is now sitting on the bench"

Jiang Yuan spread his hands, feeling a little bored, but not wanting to broadcast live. At this time, Brown suddenly motioned Jiang Yuan to move his head closer.

When the two were less than 2cm apart, Brown whispered, "Ceske has been in a bad mood lately. If possible, go over and talk to him?"

Ok?
Confused, Jiang Yuan looked at Fabregas who was sitting two seats to his left. Seeing the Spaniard's look of despair, Jiang Yuan roughly knew what was going on.

The joining of Kante and Pogba, as well as Hazard's transformation, made Fabregas completely lose his original tactical position in Chelsea.

Fabregas was already unable to compete with Matic, and now even Matic is about to be kicked to the bench. Of course Fabregas must be depressed.

“I’m not going.”

Jiang Yuan directly rejected Brown's request. His relationship with Fabregas could only be described as ordinary teammates, not as close as Zouma and Hazard to being brothers.

Besides, if even coach Brown can’t solve the problem, Jiang Yuan, a player, can’t expect to help.

Jiang Yuan took a look at the Mac in Brown's hand. Chelsea's possession rate has now reached 75%, which is basically a crushing situation.

In general, for Chelsea this season, newly promoted team Burnley is indeed a bit not good enough.

But as a professional player, Jiang Yuan still remains vigilant.

There are no weak teams in the Premier League. This statement did not come out of thin air.

At this moment, Brown on the bench put his notebook aside and suddenly stood up: "Hey, counterattack! Pass it quickly, pass it out quickly!"

This was the 41st minute of the game. Chelsea had a good counterattack opportunity thanks to Kante's interception in the backcourt.
"Kante passes back!"

"In the backcourt, Ivanovic is looking for Pogba!"

"Wolks rushes up to press, Pogba can pass it back to Kante"

"Do it yourself, Pogba gets rid of the opponent in the backcourt and runs out of the open crotch"

"The long pass went straight to Azpilicueta on the left wing, and it was beautifully stopped!"

"Look at Azpilicueta's choice. At the baseline, he was one-on-one with Lowton. He compressed the defense by himself, and then kicked the ball with his heel to Falcao behind him, and Falcao made a cross!"

"Ibrahimovic, header!"

“GOOO—LLLLLL—OOOOOOO!!!”

With this counterattack, Chelsea extended the score to 2:0, and Ibrahimovic also scored his second goal in this game.

"Pretty!"

The Blues players on the bench stood up and applauded, including Jiang Yuan of course.

"Jiang, go warm up!"

After confirming that Ibrahimovic's goal was valid, Mourinho turned around and gestured, indicating that Jiang Yuan could start warming up.

"come on!"

"come on! Come on!"

Cahill and Begovic on the bench patted Jiang Yuan's butt, and the latter adjusted his sneakers and put on a yellow vest at the same time.

The moment Jiang Yuan put on the vest, the director turned the camera over and focused directly on Jiang Yuan's face.

In the 4K broadcast on the external network, you can even see the beard on Jiang Yuan’s upper lip. On CCTV, the clarity is slightly reduced, but it is still relatively clear.

【Here it comes!!!】

[This Mourinho is ignorant, couldn't he let Xiao Jiang play earlier? ]

[If we warm up now, it means we are going to play in the second half. But to be honest, in the weather in London right now, it doesn’t matter whether we warm up or not, right? ]

[Run a few steps now, go back to the locker room for a massage later, and come on as a substitute in the second half. Isn’t this perfect?]

[You are now facing the Olympic bronze medalists, the Premier League players on the opposite side, tremble! ]

【Reverse Tiangang】

[Chelsea's ball possession rate is indeed good, but doesn't Mourinho like to counterattack?]

[The coach likes to counterattack, but the players can't. Look at the Chelsea team, except Jiang Yuan and Pogba, no one else is good at counterattack. What's the point of this?]

[What do you think of Hazard playing in midfield? He doesn’t seem to be very strong…]

Jiang Yuan changed his clothes to warm up, and the number of real-time comments on the football website suddenly skyrocketed. It is now 22:40 Beijing time. At this time, basically 95% of the college students are still awake.

And because today is the weekend, many loyal working fans also chose to stay up late to watch the game.

It's not a focus game, but all the players are focus players.

“Let’s go!”

Entering the half-time break, the Chelsea players slowly left the field amid applause.

Snapped!
Pogba and Jiang Yuan high-fived each other: "When will you come up?"

"Not sure yet, probably 70 minutes later."

Jiang Yuan shrugged. Based on his understanding of Mourinho, he probably wouldn't have much playing time in his first game back at the club.

The pace of Premier League games is at least three levels faster than that of the Olympics, and fans often feel that time passes faster when watching faster and more exciting games.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Chelsea made their first substitution of the game after Burnley.

The fourth official held up the signs, 7 and 9. Jiang Yuan, wearing the new season's jersey, stood next to the fourth official, and Falcao was running towards him.

Seeing their players return, the Blues players on the scene burst into excited shouts,

"Jiang, my god!"

"Wow! Jiang! Fuck the no.7!"

"Jiang!"

Boom!

"Jiang!"

Boom!

As the camera in the live broadcast room moved, the two CCTV commentators also noticed the situation on the bench.

"Oh! We can see that the one waiting to play on the sidelines is Chelsea's No. 7 Jiang Yuan. This is Jiang Yuan's first time on Stamford Bridge this season."

"18-year-old youngster!"

"Haha, yes, the one who is about to play is Chelsea's 18-year-old young player Jiang Yuan. He will replace Falcao. It's a substitution at the left winger position."

"So far this season, this young player has played 0 minutes and scored 0 goals. He can be said to be a complete newcomer. We can see what kind of performance this kid can bring today."

Zhan Jun and Huang Jianxiang joked that the 18-year-old young player they were talking about has now established himself in his position.

After Jiang Yuan was substituted, Chelsea's formation on the field was adjusted. William, who originally played as a right winger, moved back and partnered with Hazard as a double front midfielder. Jiang Yuan and Ibrahimovic were the two forwards, one on the left and one on the right.

This formation is a bit strange. It seems that Mourinho wants to take advantage of today's game to do some simple scientific research.

In the 78th minute of the game, five minutes after Jiang Yuan came on as a substitute, two Burnley forwards rushed forward at the same time, trying to steal the ball from Jiang Yuan.

There was no other way, as Jiang Yuan couldn't find an attacking route, so he chose to pass the ball back to Hazard. Vokes and Andre Gray adjusted their direction at the first moment and ran towards Hazard almost at the same time.

“Here!”

William raised his hand to ask for the ball on the right, and Hazard gave it decisively. The visiting team Burnley still did not give up, and midfielders De Four and Marnie also came up.

It can be seen that Burnley really wanted to catch up with the score, but they were still too young to snatch the ball from Hazard and William, the two ball-controlling generals. Ibrahimovic was paired with Hazard and William, and the three of them played a series of wall passes, and finally Hazard dribbled the ball to the top of the arc.

Have the opportunity!
Jiang Yuan said to himself, quickening his pace and running towards the baseline. When Hazard got the ball, he had been observing the left side. After making sure that Jiang Yuan's position was safe, Hazard passed the ball straight to him.

Sure enough, they have to be teammates in the club. Because of their interactions last season, Hazard knows exactly what kind of pass Jiang Yuan likes.

despair!
The shoe upper and the ball made a crisp sound when they touched each other. Jiang Yuan took the ball with his right foot and rushed forward. Facing this English dribbler last season, the full-back Lowton seemed a little flustered.

"Jiang Yuan! One-on-one with Lowton on the wing. The other Chelsea players in the frontcourt are already prepared. It all depends on Jiang Yuan to pass."

"Azpilicueta came up from behind, Jiang Yuan passed the ball... Hmm! Jiang Yuan pretended to cooperate with Azpilicueta, but actually made a breakthrough himself"

"Through the crotch! Jiang Yuan's through-the-crotch shot, and Lorton didn't have time to react!"

"Beautiful! Keep going inside and pass it to the middle!"

"Ibrahimovic, come again!"

"The ball goes in! Hat trick, this is Ibrahimovic's hat trick!"

Although they scored the third goal, several Chelsea frontcourt players did not celebrate immediately because from their point of view, Ibrahimovic seemed to be offside.

Looking at Ibrahimovic running towards him, Jiang Yuan glanced at the linesman on the opposite side.

The linesman outside the field held a red and yellow square flag horizontally with one arm.

offside!

"Fuck!"

Jiang Yuan roared angrily. He originally thought that he would be able to get an assist in the first game after his return, but he found out that it was a dream.

"my question"

Ibrahimovic ran over and high-fived Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan didn't care. In fact, Ibrahimovic was not offside because Benjamin was behind him. But when Jiang Yuan passed the ball, Benjamin, who was in Ibrahimovic's blind spot, suddenly ran forward, causing Ibrahimovic to be offside.

It's a bit sad, but there's really nothing we can do about it.

clap clap clap!
Mourinho applauded the Chelsea players on the field. Although there was no goal, it was undeniable that the attack was still very good.

Especially Ibrahimovic, although his flexibility is not as good as Costa, but Ibrahimovic has a tall stature that Costa does not have. Most importantly, at present, Ibrahimovic will not have any negative impact on the team's locker room.

On the other hand, Jiang Yuan's competitive state has recovered very quickly, but it has not yet reached the level that Mourinho expects.

It can only be said that the rhythm and tactical complexity of the Olympic men's football and the Premier League are completely on a different level. Jiang Yuan has the level of unilateral breakthrough, but it will take some time for him to find the feeling of cooperation with his club teammates last season.

In the 86th minute, Burnley controlled the ball and started to advance after a few passes in the backcourt. Gudmundsson, who came on as a substitute, showed a very strong ability to control the ball. The Icelandic midfielder dribbled forward alone, and Hazard and Kante were unable to steal the ball even though they were defending together.

"Go away!"

Gudmundsson used his shoulder to knock Kante away, and the latter took a big step back. Mourinho spread his hands to the fourth official, indicating that Burnley's attack was a foul, but the referee Clattenburg did not blow the whistle.

Burnley's attack continues!

"Gudmundsson is still advancing, with Terry and Alonso in front of him. Want to attack from the middle? That may not be realistic..."

"Pass it to the right, the one with the ball now is No. 21 Boyd!"

"Jiang Yuan comes back from behind and tackles the ball!"

"Hey, Boyd picked up the ball and successfully fooled Jiang Yuan's defense. Andre Gray in front ran over to receive it."

"Turn around with the ball! Adjust and cut inside to the middle!"

Andre Gray's cut-in made Chelsea's defenders a little nervous, but Terry, as a veteran, remained relatively calm.

"Guard against his right foot, right foot!"

Gray is a right-footed player and his left-foot ability is very poor, so it is basically impossible for him to shoot directly.

So Terry and Alonso only need to make two preparations.

First, keep Vokes on the right side in check and don't give Gray the chance to pass the ball horizontally.

second……

"Gray, use your right foot and shoot!"

"GOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

“Andre Grayyyyyy!!!!”

"Burnley pull a goal back!"

"It's now..."

"2:1"

It now seems that the saying that there are no weak teams in the Premier League is true. A championship-contending team like Chelsea was easily scored by the relegation team.

Burnley was really ruthless. They were weak throughout the whole game, but suddenly exploded at the end. That explosion resulted in a goal, which directly stunned Chelsea.

"John!"

Courtois spread his hands towards Terry. It was obvious that Terry made a mistake in blocking the ball. He knew that Gray was a right-footed right winger, but he did not guard the near corner when Gray cut inside.

If it wasn't Zouma or Alonso who made the mistake, Courtois might have started cursing.

Courtois doesn't have the courage to scold Terry.

"my fault"

Terry raised his hand to apologize. Actually, he had planned to block the near corner from the beginning. The problem was that Gray shot with his toes, without any forward swing, and Terry had no idea whether he was going to shoot or pass the ball.

What defensive players fear the most: changes in rhythm, fake moves, and cold shots without a forward swing, each one more disgusting than the other.

"Pooh!"

Jiang Yuan spat on the ground. He was not embarrassed about conceding a goal, but the problem was that the goal was scored after he was substituted in.

Others were not embarrassed, but Jiang Yuan was embarrassed!

"Damn it, what are you doing?"

"Paul, is your defense like eating shit? You can't see such a big gap in your crotch?"

Mourinho had a ferocious expression on his face. He cursed every person he passed by, and cursed three people if he passed by two people. He was very fierce.

On the other hand, the visiting team's substitutes, coach Dyche, was like a chicken blood, clapping and signaling the players to move forward. Obviously, Gray's goal just now gave Burnley a lot of confidence. Now Burnley players are not thinking about how to save face, but how to bring down Chelsea.

It was clearly the last few minutes, but the game became faster. Dyche replaced striker Knightley, using the last substitution, and seemed determined to get points from Chelsea.

Because there were no injuries or fouls, the game had only 2 minutes of stoppage time. Burnley had a 10% possession rate in the last 55 minutes, but it was of no avail.

“Let’s go!”

"Okay, dear audience friends, as the referee Clattenburg blows the final whistle, the game is over."

"In the end, Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 at home. They have 2 wins and 1 draw in league games and have not lost a game so far this season."

"Of course, this is also related to Chelsea's schedule. All the games in August have ended. In the coming September, Chelsea will face their own devilish schedule!"

In the director's camera, Chelsea players looked dejected, obviously not very satisfied with today's score.

As Huang Jianxiang said, the Blues' schedule in September is very scary, with four opponents and two BIG9 teams, including last season's runner-up Leicester City. Judging from Chelsea's performance in this game, it is unlikely to get a high score in September.

The good news is that Chelsea’s team is composed of top players who have experienced major competitions and have the ability to withstand pressure.

Take Pogba for example. He was still frowning when the whistle blew, but he started playing with his teammates on the way back to the locker room.

"Hey, Jiang!"

Pogba trotted over and leaned his upper body on Jiang Yuan's back: "I'll pass you the counter-attack ball in the next game. I know you like counter-attacks the most!"

"Hey man, why don't you pass it on today?"

Jiang Yuan's question stumped Pogba. After a brief thought, he said, "There are too many defensive players on the other side. I don't have many chances today. Let me adjust my condition and then show you my passing skills."

"Forget it, you"

Hazard came over and handed Jiang Yuan a bottle of water, but did not give it to Pogba: "Your pass is not as accurate as mine. To be honest, if Jiang wants to score, he still has to rely on me to pass the ball in the middle. Paul, you give me the ball and I will pass it to Jiang, isn't this perfect?"

Hazard looked at Jiang Yuan on the side, as if he wanted to get Jiang Yuan's approval. Jiang Yuan also felt that what Hazard said made sense, but Pogba didn't quite agree. The French midfielder pouted his thick lips and waved his index finger in front of Hazard: "You are a front midfielder. Passing the ball to a front midfielder is not something I like to do."

"So what do you like to do?"

Pogba put his hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder: "Pass the ball directly to the striker! The chance to shoot should be given to the one with the best shooting skills. Eden, your shooting is obviously not as good as Zlatan and Jiang, so I will not pass the ball to you."

"wdf?"

Hazard spread his hands.

……

In the home team's locker room, after making sure everyone had come in, Mourinho asked Alonso to close the door.

Although the score was not far apart, the players were not too sad because they won.

But what Mourinho said next stunned everyone in the locker room.

"A bunch of idiots!"

Blues players in the locker room: !!!
"2:1, we got three points, so you are very happy, is that right?"

Mourinho paced back and forth in the middle. This time his hands were not in his pockets, but he kept gesturing in the air: "You look down on your opponents because among you there is this season's transfer king, last season's best player, and the best player of the season before last. I understand your arrogance."

"but!"

Mourinho stopped and said: "You can underestimate the opponent, but the premise is that you can show good game state and good cooperation. Now, tell me, what kind of game did you play today? Because the opponent is Burnley, so we won. You can win this time, what about next time?"

"Next month, our opponents are Arsenal, Liverpool and Leicester City!"

"Guys, wake up"

Mourinho's words were very sharp, but also very objective.

Because of the two consecutive league titles and the huge transfer expenditures, the mentality of Chelsea players is now a little floating.

This is why, after the Premier League reform, only Manchester United has won three consecutive championships.

The mentality of championship players and championship coaches is floating in the air, not on the ground. Although Chelsea now has 2 wins and 1 loss, Mourinho, as the head coach, can see that Chelsea is only strong on the surface.

"..."

There were nearly 20 players in the locker room, and no one dared to say a word. Mourinho picked up William's shoes and knocked them on the tactical blackboard: "Let me put this on my mind. If the next game continues like this, we won't even be able to win the championship this season, let alone the second place."

These were Mourinho's last words in the locker room today, and then he left.

In the middle of the locker room, Brown looked around at the players present and whispered, "Jose's words are a bit harsh, but I still hope you can listen to the goal. And then...well, goodbye!"

After saying this, Brown retreated in disgrace, but he did not forget to close the wooden door.

Kante looked at Terry beside him: "Captain, do you want to say something..."

Terry stood up and pointed at Pogba: "Hey, Paul, there's a speaker on your right. Do you see it? Yes, yes, that's it. Take the speaker out!"

"Ok, now it's time to request songs. The player with the highest score in this game is..."

Terry paused in the middle of his words, William took out his phone to check the post-match score on the Premier League official website, and then said: "Eden"

"So!"

Terry handed the microphone to Hazard: "Mr. Eden, please decide the victory song today!"

Kanter kept moving sideways on the bench, and finally came to Jiang Yuan's side: "Um... Jiang, shouldn't we be giving him a lecture now?"

Jiang Yuan laughed: "N'Golo, do you think they are the kind of people who can listen to a lecture?"

The coach’s training may be useful for young players, but Terry and Azpilicueta are old hands. They will listen, but whether they take it to heart is another matter.

……

The front page headline of The Sun: No shot on target in the whole game, Chelsea's golden boy's future is worrying!

Premier League Table:

1. Man United, 9 points

2. Man City, 9 points

3. TOT Hotspur, 7 points

4. Liverpool, 7 points

5. Chelsea, 7 points

6. Arsenal, 5 points

Premier League Top Scorer List:

1. Z.Ibrahimovi-4 goals, Chelsea
2. H.Kane - 3 goals, the Spurs
3. S. Mane - 2 goals, Liverpool
4. Dele Alli - 2 goals, Spurs
5. E. Harzard - 1 goal, Chelsea
"Manchester Evening News" - Manchester United's new coach Rangnick comes from RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. In last season's German Bundesliga, Rangnick led the team to successful promotion, but Leipzig did not choose to renew the contract with Rangnick.

Manchester United coach Rangnick was interviewed by Sky Sports: Manchester United needs a thorough open-heart surgery, and the team's problems cannot be reasonably solved by buying players.

《泰晤士报》头版次条——切尔西将在9月的联赛中分别对阵斯旺西、利物浦、莱斯特城，还有阿森纳。在记者采访中，大部分切尔西球迷认为主队能在9月的12分中至少取得10分（即3胜1平）。

Betway: In the odds of the Premier League Golden Boot in the new season, Tottenham star Harry Kane ranks first with 2.25, followed by Chelsea star with 2.43, and Aguero and Ibrahimovic rank third and fourth with 4.32 and 5.44 respectively.

Qingshan Middle School announces to the public: Our teacher He Qiongshan has resigned from his original position (Physical Education Classroom for Grade 2, Head Coach of the School's Men's Football Team) due to health reasons. The announcement will last for weeks. If you have any questions, you can call the number below to provide feedback to the school.

……

The end of the game with Burnley marks the end of Chelsea's August schedule, but the coaching staff is not relieved.

The terrifying September schedule is one thing, and the Champions League group stage draw is another.

The draw for the 16-17 UEFA Champions League group stage was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The head coaches of the four Premier League teams that qualified for the Champions League this season all attended the meeting.

The draw was broadcast on CCTV5, but the group stage draw was not very interesting, and it was early in the morning Beijing time, so not many people would watch it.

Most of those who are willing to stay up until midnight to watch the group stage draw are loyal fans of a Champions League team!

UEFA
Championship
The familiar UEFA Champions League logo appeared on the screen. The camera turned and the Grimaldi Forum was already full of people. Mourinho, Guardiola, Ancelotti and other coaches were all present. On the stage, the staff had already placed a transparent round bowl, which contained the slips that could determine the fate of the giants in the major leagues.

The draw was hosted by UEFA's director of competitions, UEFA Marchetti, and the guest of honor was this season's Champions League final ambassador and Welsh star Rush.

The draw is conducted in tiers based on UEFA points. League champions like Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​and Bayern Munich are of course in the first tier.

There is also Real Madrid. As the second place in La Liga last season, they were also placed in the first tier.

In the draw, clubs from the same league will automatically be eliminated in the group stage, and for well-known reasons, clubs from Russia and Ukraine will not be placed in the same group.

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai, we are now broadcasting live the group draw for the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League group stage. First up is the draw for the top tier teams, and the person in charge of the draw is Dutch legend Seedorf."

With the camera following, Seedorf reached his hand into the glass bowl and stirred it a few times. Just when everyone thought that Seedorf was going to take out the slip, Seedorf smiled and changed another slip.

"Let's see, the first team drawn is..."

【Barcelona FC（SPA）】

"Last season's La Liga champions Barcelona were placed in Group C"

Along with the commentary of CCTV, the camera turned to Enrique in the guest seats below. The Spanish coach of Barcelona had a calm expression.

After all, there is only one team, Barcelona, ​​in Group C, so it is hard to say whether this grouping is good or not.

On the other side, Chelsea's first-team players gathered at captain Terry's home for team-building. Everyone was eating barbecue on the grass outside the villa. At the far end was an extra-large LCD TV, which was broadcasting a live broadcast of the Champions League group stage draw.

"Barcelona, ​​hiss—"

Hazard, who was eating barbecue, saw the contents of the note and took a deep breath. The Belgian was very aware of the strength of the Universe team.

"Eden, why are you so nervous?"

Jiang Yuan waved his hand indifferently: "We are also in the first tier, and we won't meet them."

"Up to you!"

Hazard sat cross-legged on a folding chair, looking nonchalant, but Ibrahimovic next to him was very serious: "If we want to win the championship, sooner or later we will have to face the two La Liga teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are both very strong"

“Here!”

William came over and handed Jiang Yuan and Ibrahimovic a handful of freshly grilled mutton skewers. The mutton was fragrant, but it was too hot, so Jiang Yuan couldn't eat it even if he wanted to.

"It's better to meet them later. I don't want to play a game with them."

Hazard crossed his legs. I don't know if he was out of his mind, but he insisted on putting peanut butter on the lamb. There were nearly 30 people in the entire Chelsea first team, and only Hazard ate the kebabs like this.

"Hey, it's us!"

Zuma shouted, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to the TV in the distance.

【Chelsea FC(ENG)】

As last season's champions, the Blues Chelsea were placed in Group G as a top-tier team.

"Come on bro..."

Zuma rubbed his hands and walked in front of the TV: "Guys, guess who will be the second team in our group"

While speaking, Zuma took advantage of Jiang Yuan's inattention and snatched all the mutton skewers from the latter's hand.

"let me guess……"

Terry raised his right index finger: "Leverkusen!"

Hazard glanced at Jiang Yuan who was tussling with Zouma and said: "I guess it's Porto"

Porto did not win the league title last season, so they were placed in the second tier in the Champions League draw.

“It’s really different from Porto”

Hearing Hazard's guess, Jiang Yuan stopped playing with Zouma, walked over and waved his hand to refuse: "I really don't want to play Porto, let's change teams. I guess one, Dortmund"

"Fuck you! Dortmund is very strong, it's better to play against Porto!"

Pogba expressed his objection to Jiang Yuan's speculation, but who the opponent would be would depend on how the guests on the scene drew the ball.

"Okay, dear audience friends, now is the time to draw the second-tier teams. The person in charge of the second-tier draw is the French legend Henry. Let's take a look at Henry's first draw..."

【Dortmund（GER）

"It's Dortmund, the runner-up of the Bundesliga last season. They were placed in Group G, the same group as Chelsea!"

In Terry's luxurious villa, all the Blues players turned their eyes to Jiang Yuan, who was happily eating lamb skewers at this time.

"Fuck, Jiang! We are really in the same group as Dortmund!"

"Oh, no!!"

The Blues players wailed, among so many teams in the second tier, Dortmund was considered to be a relatively strong one, and Henry was invincible. If there was another ruthless move in the third tier, then Group G where Chelsea was would be the group of death.

"Haha, Jiang!"

Pogba held his stomach and laughed: "You're right, we're going to be in trouble"

"Dude, this has nothing to do with me, I was just saying it casually"

Jiang Yuan expressed his innocence. There were only a few teams in the second tier, excluding Arsenal, Manchester City and Leicester City in the same league. The probability of guessing correctly was very high. It just happened to be Jiang Yuan's turn.

Dortmund is the second largest club in the Bundesliga after Bayern. Chelsea is under great pressure in this season's European competition.

The people responsible for drawing the lots for the third and fourth tier teams were Dutch legendary football star Ruud van Nistelrooy and Brazilian star and legendary left-back Roberto Carlos.

Soon, the group results of this season's Champions League came out.

Group A: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Leicester City (England), Basel (Switzerland), Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
Group B: Benfica (Portugal), Napoli (Italy), Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine), Besiktas (Turkey)

Group C: Barcelona (Spain), Arsenal (England), Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany), Celtic (Scotland)
Group D: Bayern Munich (Germany), Atletico Madrid (Spain), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), Rostov (Russia)
Group E: CSKA Moscow (Russia), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Manchester City (England), Copenhagen (Denmark)

Group F: Real Madrid (Spain), Porto (Portugal), Club Brugge (Belgium), Legia Warsaw (Poland)

Group G: Chelsea (England), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Sporting CP (Portugal), AS Monaco (France)
Group H: Juventus (Italy), Sevilla (Spain), Lyon (France), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
hiss--

Looking at the final result displayed on the TV screen, the Blues players looked at each other in confusion.

The Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, the Portuguese A League giants Sporting Lisbon, plus the defending Premier League champions Chelsea, are undoubtedly the group of death.

"fuck fuck no!!!"

Ibrahimovic grabbed Hazard's shoulders and kept shaking him, but the Belgian didn't care and just ate his kebabs. Apart from anything else, the Suffolk lamb that the Tritos bought was really delicious, with plenty of muscle and a strong chew!
Kanter had a dull expression and blinked his eyes. Seeing Jiang Yuan looking at him, Kanter showed his iconic gap between his front teeth again: "Jiang, why aren't you nervous?"

Before Jiang Yuan could answer, Hazard said: "We are the top team, why should we be nervous? The ones behind us should be nervous."

Jiang Yuan looked at Kante and pointed his thumb at Hazard who was eating mutton beside him: "That's what he said"

Jiang Yuan grabbed Kant's shoulders: "Top man!"

At this moment, Pogba on the side has already started dancing.

"Dortmund~ Dortmund!"

"Portugal~Monaco!"

The tip of his shoes slid slowly across the grass, and his two super long arms swung back and forth. Jiang Yuan didn't know what he was dancing to, but he had a very rhythmic feel.

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The top post of the Football Emperor: The Champions League groupings are released, Barcelona and Arsenal, Chelsea and Dortmund are in the same death group!
As of 12:5672 noon Beijing time, this pinned message received comments (including hundreds of deleted comments)

According to fans' analysis, the two death groups, C and G, both look very powerful, but in fact, it is just the first and second tier teams competing for the first place in the group.

[Arsenal will definitely not be able to beat Barcelona, ​​and Dortmund will definitely not be able to beat Chelsea, so there is nothing much to say about this death group. Barcelona is first in Group C and Chelsea is first in Group G]

[Fool, if what the above person said is true, all the people who play sports lottery have already become rich]

[I am convinced that Barcelona beat Arsenal, but how can Chelsea beat Dortmund? You look down on me, Reus and Dembele, right? ]

[Isn’t Dortmund rubbish? Chelsea is the real star]

[Bort fan + Xiaojiang fan, who should I support this time? 】

[Blue Army, charge!!!]

[Excuse me, which team is James on? ]

[Look at Mourinho's expression, haha, it makes me laugh to death, Dortmund + Sporting CP, isn't this hellish difficulty? ]

[Cold Facts: Xiao Jiang won the Champions League Golden Boot last season]

[Brothers, hurry up and hang up the ladder. Damn it, there is an idiot Korean on the Internet saying that Xiao Jiang is the king of the group stage. Brothers, follow him and criticize him! ]

[Forget about the Koreans. As long as they don’t say Jiang Yuan has Korean ancestry, I can tolerate everything else.]

[Chelsea's championship odds are only fourth place, what's going on? Isn't Chelsea invincible this season? ]

[Invincible?]

……

PS: There is a club behind the beginning of this chapter.

(End of this chapter)