Group D is a good sign!

The first-class team in Group D is Valencia. Among the eight seed teams, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, and Inter Milan and Lyon, they are not easy to deal with. Manchester United and Arsenal will not talk about it. In the rules of the Champions League group draw, the same league teams will avoid each other. Mirwall will not meet the Premier League opponent before the quarterfinals.

No matter how you analyze it, the above teams are very troublesome. Valencia cannot be said to be easy to deal with and is also one of the worst teams.

The second-level team is Roma, and his luck is quite good.

You should know that among the second-level teams, there are also top giants like Bayern Munich. If they don’t meet top giants, they will be the best result. Roma may be considered a giant, but it is limited to Italy. In the whole of Europe, it can only be considered a second-rate team. If it weren’t for the ‘phone gate’ incident in the summer, Juventus was cancelled and Roma would not be eligible to participate in the Champions League.

Millwall is the third-level team. As the Premier League champion, European media must admit that they have certain strength even if they are not optimistic about it.

No matter how you get allocated, Millwall will definitely be trapped in the Death Group.

Valencia, Rome's Group D, is definitely the weakest death group.

Wenger couldn't help but sigh, "I thought you would meet AC Milan and Inter Milan. No matter how lucky you are, you will meet a strong team, but I didn't expect..."

The French shook their heads and smiled bitterly as they said.

If Valencia and Rome teams were not satisfied when they heard Wenger exclude them from the ranks of "strong teams".

Wenger's statement is based on performance of strength.

In Wenger's view, Millwall is not a giant, but his strength performance has surpassed that of the giants. The ability of Community Shield to defeat Chelsea is the biggest proof that their performance is not better than that of Arsenal. Even if they do not have European experience, their strength is enough to achieve good results.

In the group stage, when they met Valencia and Roma, they almost stepped over the threshold of qualifying.

Zhang Yang also smiled relaxedly, "Thank you, I didn't expect it."

Next, Arsenal also confirmed the grouping. Group G includes Porto, CSKA and Hamburg, which can only be considered plain, neither good nor bad. The second-level team will definitely not be considered good luck when it meets Porto. CSKA is not easy to deal with, especially when it is going to Russia, which is ice and snowy away, which has a great impact on the team. Wenger shook his head and smiled bitterly, "If possible, I really want to change the group with you."

Zhang Yang shrugged, "UEFA probably won't agree."

While the two were chatting and laughing, the grouping was over.

The last team in Group D is the Donetsk Miners, a Ukrainian league giant, which performed very well in the qualifiers, but it is definitely one of the weakest teams among the top 32 in the Champions League.

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After the Champions League group draw ended, the three Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Mirwall all have plans to welcome the "Super Death Group". For example, there may be AC ​​Milan, Bayern Munich in the same group. If Mirwall wants to qualify, he must face successive battles.

D's situation is much better.

First of all, there is a geographical problem. Valencia and Rome, one is a Spanish team and the other is an Italian team. If you go to the away game, there will be no big trouble. It is a bit troublesome to play against the Donetsk miners. The weather in Eastern Europe is relatively cold, but in the end, it is not to go to Nordic countries such as Denmark, Norway, Russia, etc. The situation is not that bad. The Donetsk miners are also the weakest opponent, and the game will be relatively easier.

The second is the opponent's strength.

The same thing is said, not meeting top giants is the best result. Zhang Yang laughed and said, "The group stage can also be regarded as a venue for the team to accumulate European experience."

Wise and Wilkinson also laughed and said.

After the Champions League group draw ceremony, several English media interviewed Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang said in response to the results, "We are lucky and got a good lottery."

The reporter immediately said with a funny look, "Aren't you afraid that this sentence will cause dissatisfaction with the opponent?"

"This is the fact." Zhang Yang shrugged, "Anyone can see that. If you choose between the two opponents of Barcelona and Valencia, the fool will choose Valencia, so I dare say that we have good luck, and I believe everyone thinks so."

"So Mirwall is confident of qualifying?" the reporter asked.

Zhang Yang immediately changed his words, "I don't like to talk about the results. We are just a new team. We come to the Champions League to participate in the main purpose of accumulating experience. The European game is actually very important to us."

“…”

Several English journalists were helpless.

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The next day, the results of the Champions League group draw were reported by major European media.

What Zhang Yang said in an interview also appeared on the media, mainly British media, with Manchester Sports and Daily Mirror both making detailed reports.

Manchester Sports and Daily Mirror both have a certain influence in European sports media, especially Daily Mirror, which is tied with the Times, the Guardian and the Sun, and is one of the most influential sports media in the UK.

When the Daily Mirror reported the news in a high-profile manner, it was still related to the Champions League grouping, many European eyes began to notice Mirwall and Zhang Yang.

This may also be the result of the media's fueling.

The English League is always inseparable from several topics. Zhang Yang is the new focus. The English media likes to promote topics of their own country, which seems to use this to promote the offensive and increase the influence of English football.

The period Zhang Yang said, "Milwall needs to accumulate experience" was skipped by the media, and they only reported the previous words-

"We are lucky and we have a good lottery!"

"If you choose an opponent between Barcelona and Valencia, the fool will choose Valencia!"

“We have good luck!”

“…”

Under the report and offensive of major media, the other three teams in Group D also knew what Zhang Yang said.

They were immediately dissatisfied!

Especially Valencia, who was named by Zhang Yang, felt even more angry. They are indeed not as good as Barcelona, ​​but they can’t slap people in the face. Isn’t this embarrassing Valencia in the whole world?

If this sentence is made firmly, if someone introduces Valencia in the future, he can say, "It's the team that is not as good as Barcelona!"

How can I bear this?

The first counterattack was the Spanish media. The Spanish media was divided into two camps, one was the Spanish media and the other was the Catalan media. Some people may think that it seemed to be similar to the British media in the north and south. In fact, the difference between the two was very big.

The influence of Spanish domestic history and political factors have made Catalonia dissatisfied with Madrid's rule. Catalan extremists have always been hoping to separate Barcelona from Spanish territory. Extremists are not a few, and nearly half of Catalans think so. Therefore, the Catalan media and the Spanish media are completely different, and are even hostile to each other.

When they learned that the British media reported Zhang Yang, the Catalan media held a supportive attitude. They believed that Zhang Yang was telling the truth. Valencia was indeed not as good as Barcelona. If you choose an opponent from the two teams, you will choose Valencia if you have a little brain.

The Catalan media also praised Zhang Yang for "daring to tell the truth". "When European football is full of bureaucracy, most of them listen to it with their ears. When doing false propaganda, Zhang Yang dares to say his own ideas, which is rare worldwide."

After passing the mouths of the Catalan media, even Zhang Yang felt that he had become tall and tall.

Spanish media generally criticized Zhang Yang as a "rookie remark". For example, "He is only in his twenties, and this is his first time leading a team to participate in the Champions League season. Perhaps he doesn't know some of the default 'rules' of European competitions. No head coach will talk about the good or bad of the group they were assigned after drawing lots in groups. Even the 'death group' was analyzed by others."

"He's too young!"

"In addition, for Mirvoor, whether the opponent is Valencia or Barcelona, ​​the result is the same, they are all opponents that they cannot defeat."

This kind of words probably mean to deceive the fanatical Valencia fans.

Soon Valencia head coach Flores also responded, and he was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yang's words, "Our historical results are not as good as Barcelona, ​​but I don't understand what qualifications Mirvoir is to say such things. He thinks it is good news to meet Valencia, and I'm very happy because two games in the group stage have become easier."

Enrique Flores is a representative figure of the new generation of head coaches who are highly anticipated by Spain.

Before 2001, Flores was a professional player, playing for Atletico Madrid for most of his career and was a member of the Spanish national team. After retiring, he coached Real Madrid youth team. Later, he was very successful in a season at Getafe, and his short coaching gave him the opportunity to enter Valencia.

Valencia is a quasi-giant club. Being able to join Valencia to coach is enough to prove how optimistic Flores is. However, the Spanish league has been dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona. With the rise of Barcelona, ​​it is more difficult for other teams to get opportunities. Last season, Valencia won nothing and only won the third place in the league to participate in the European Champions League.

This also made Valencia's top leaders a little dissatisfied.

Although Valencia is not the best team, Valencia won the "double champion" of La Liga and UEFA Cup in the previous season when Flores coached. He won nothing in the next season, which seems to prove that Flores' coaching level is not enough.

This season is also a test for Flores.

If Flores can lead Valencia and win some results in the league and Champions League, he will definitely be recognized by the country and the club, otherwise his coaching position will be unstable.
Chapter completed!