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Chapter 36 Group of Death (Two-in-One)
The Monaco royal family were hardcore fans of Dragon Country's traditional culture.
Prince Albert II even sent the thousand-year-old throne to the Forbidden City to promote cultural exchange with Dragon Country.
On December 3, 2002, Dragon Country defeated Poland, Mexico, Russia, and South Korea in Monaco to win the right to host the 2010 World Expo.
The Grimaldi Forum.
Red carpets stretched from the main entrance to the roadside.
Media reporters had set up their cameras on both sides of the red carpet long ago.
Monaco has an area of only 2.08 square kilometers.
This conference center alone covers an area of up to 7 square meters.
Li Kang, Voller, and old man Topp got out of the business car.
The reporters recognized the team emblems on the three people's chests, but did not show much interest. They quickly turned their attention to the end of the road. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, and Juventus were their main targets for interviews.
...
As soon as they entered the lobby of the conference center.
They could feel the strong traditional Dragon Country elements.
Celadon, black glazed porcelain, painted porcelain, Yue porcelain... tiger heads, sheep heads, rat heads, ink paintings... various zheng drums...
Li Kang was stunned.
He took two steps closer to see the label clearly: Replica.
The negative emotions that had just emerged gradually dissipated.
Voller laughed: "The Monaco royal family can't afford a few Dragon Country antiques. There are only imitations here."
"Prince Albert II is so obsessed with Dragon Country culture that he requires children in this country to take Chinese courses..."
Li Kang nodded seriously.
Old man Topp looked a little nervous.
From the beginning of defeating Manchester United, he had been praying for Leverkusen's Champions League draw.
A good draw is better than good play.
This year's Champions League situation is very different.
There are also many powerful teams in the third and fourth tiers.
For example: CSKA Moscow from the Russian Super League, Sevilla from La Liga, Lyon from Ligue 1, Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukrainian Super League, Galatasaray from the Turkish Super League...
Especially Roma from Serie A, who were actually assigned to the third tier team.
This Champions League group stage is very likely to give birth to a group of death!
....
Under the guidance of UEFA staff.
The three entered a large venue.
"The player representative seat is in the auditorium. The two of us have to go to the club representative seat. If anything happens, send me a message, and..."
"You're like a grandma now! Okay, Li is not a child."
Voller and old man Topp walked to the front row of the main stage.
Li Kang followed the number plate and walked to the auditorium.
He quickly found his seat.
Sixth row.
A seat by the aisle.
"Leverkusen has produced another genius? An Asian?"
Li Kang had just sat down when someone greeted him.
It was Pjanic from Roma.
This guy was as thin as a whippet in 2015.
"You are from Dragon Country, right? Definitely, I used to be roommates with a Dragon Country player!"
"This is the first time I've seen a Dragon descendent at the Champions League draw!"
Pjanic stretched out his hand with a smile.
Li Kang responded politely.
He suddenly remembered: There was indeed a Dragon Country player and Pjanic called the "Metz Gemini" back then, but the gap between the two's career later was very large...
Pjanic was about to continue.
The media reporters in the back suddenly exclaimed, and the camera lights flashed wildly!
A group of players wearing Barcelona team emblems walked into the venue!
Messi!
Iniesta!
Suarez!
...
Pjanic asked suspiciously: "Why can Barcelona send so many player representatives? Our other clubs can only send one player!"
Schurrle on his right said: "Barcelona is the Champions League champion last season. Not only are there more player representatives, but there are also three legends as award presenters!"
....
When all the representatives were seated.
The Champions League group stage draw officially began.
After an exciting opening theme song.
A man and a woman walked out from both sides of the main stage.
Manchester United's old goalkeeper Schmeichel.
Miss Switzerland Melanie.
The two were the masters of ceremonies for this draw, speaking the opening remarks in a very official tone.
Below the stage.
Pjanic adjusted his sitting posture, looked at the graceful figure on the main stage, and muttered: "So cool!"
Li Kang: "..."
He couldn't see why that Swiss lady, who was wearing tightly covered clothes, would give the Roma genius that kind of feeling.
Pjanic glanced at Li Kang and said, "Doesn't Miss Melanie have any charm? You have a problem with your aesthetics!"
.....
The pace of the draw ceremony was fast.
The two masters of ceremonies exited.
The LED screen on the main stage began to play the top ten goals of the previous Champions League:
Aboubakar's violent long shot.
Lewandowski's header.
Benzema's small-angle blast.
...
Accompanied by the passionate Champions League theme song Bgm.
Every goal can set off applause from the audience.
Barcelona accounted for five of the ten best goal clips.
When Messi's famous scene of shaking Boateng appeared on the big screen.
It instantly detonated the cheers of the audience.
Bayern's sporting director looked livid.
Club representative seat.
Old man Topp sat between Enrique and Guardiola, feeling a little uncomfortable.
He couldn't understand why the two juniors could ignore him, and didn't even say hello!
Are the treble and sextuple champions amazing?
The top ten goals were played.
The LED screen did not dim.
Instead, it suddenly interspersed the best goal of this season's Champions League qualifiers.
In the picture.
A black-haired teenager wearing Leverkusen's No. 10 jersey, at Old Trafford, blasted a bizarrely curved and stunning free kick!
Suddenly.
Everyone's eyes turned to the player seats, trying to find the scorer.
Pjanic looked at Li Kang in astonishment and exclaimed: "Your free kick is even stronger than mine!"
Dragon Country live broadcast room.
Duan Xuan and He Wei couldn't help but get a little excited when they saw this scene.
"Li Kang! He is the first Dragon descendant player to appear at the Champions League draw!"
"The excitement of his free kick goal is no less than the top ten goals of the Champions League last season!"
The barrage gradually became excited.
-[Although Li Kang is not of Dragon Country nationality, I still hope that he will play better and better, and prove to the world that our Dragon Country people can also play football well!]
-[Prove what? Only when the overall strength of Dragon Country football is strong can the evaluation of a football desert be changed. Li Kang must not come back!]
-[I can guess the titles of the self-media tonight: "Messi is stunned!" "C Ronaldo is stunned!"]
-[It's not that exaggerated. Messi and C Ronaldo were just as awesome when they were 17 years old! At most, they will comment: "This kid's free kick is good!"]
....
Club representative seat.
Tuchel suddenly turned his head: "Mr. Topp, this child is a bit like Pirlo, our Juventus..."
Simeone interrupted: "This kid's style of play is very suitable for Atletico Madrid!"
Pellegrini: "Our Manchester City..."
Old man Topp cursed the UEFA editors ten thousand times in his heart!
No, it must be Voller's doing!
And this group of greedy giants coaches!
Wenger, why are you looking at me with that look?
What are you Arsenal doing joining in the fun?
Old man Topp tried to make his tone calm: "Well... Li, his free kicks are good! Yes! Only free kicks are good."
....
The Champions League ceremony soon came to the most important part.
Maldini and Zanetti, two legends of AC Milan and Inter Milan, stood in front of the small stage as draw guests.
Pa!
The small ball was unscrewed.
Barcelona was drawn first, Group E!
All the second-tier club coaches couldn't help but feel nervous.
Old man Topp also kept praying in his heart.
When the result came out.
He almost fainted.
....
Dragon Country live broadcast room.
Duan Xuan and He Wei were also explaining the results of the draw.
"Leverkusen! Group E!"
"Roma! Group E!"
"BATE Borisov! Group E!"
"The first group of death is born!"
"Congratulations to them!"
The barrage was full of joy!
-[Laughing to death! Leverkusen finally eliminated Manchester United in the Champions League qualifiers! As a result, they met Barcelona in the group stage.]
-[The revenge battle of the giants' abandoned son? I suspect this group was manipulated, haha.]
-[Roma has been very strong in these two seasons, ranking second in Serie A, especially their defense system, and the counterattack is super sharp! Leverkusen is in trouble.]
-[BATE Borisov is also not easy to play against. The ice and snow in Belarus, Bayern and Atletico Madrid have suffered before, and their underwear is frozen, let alone passing the ball!]
-[According to objective strength analysis, it is difficult for Leverkusen to qualify! They definitely can't beat Barcelona!]
-[Look at Arsenal, how good the draw is, they will definitely enter the top sixteen!]
....
Forty minutes later.
The Champions League group stage results for the 2015/16 season were all released!
Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmo.
Group B: PSV Eindhoven, Lazio, CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg.
Group C: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Astana.
Group D: Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Monchengladbach.
Group E: Barcelona, Leverkusen, Roma, BATE Borisov.
Group F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos, Dinamo Zagreb.
Group G: Chelsea, Porto, Dynamo Kyiv, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Group H: Zenit Saint Petersburg, Valencia, Lyon, Gent.
Some were happy and some were sad.
Group E and Group D, two absolute groups of death, became a hot topic.
...
The Champions League draw ceremony officially ended.
Pjanic shook hands with Li Kang: "See you in the Champions League!"
A man in a suit walked up and said: "Hey! Sofia's son! I watched you grow up! Do you remember me? I didn't expect you to become so good. You should go home more often..."
His clothes were embroidered with the Barcelona team emblem.
Li Kang glanced at the other party.
Did not respond.
Turned and left.
Why do so many Dragon Country fans regard a Spanish player who insults Dragon Country as a "iron-blooded team soul"?
The man in the suit smiled awkwardly.
Turned his head and spread his hands to Iniesta: "The kid is in his rebellious period!"
...
Venue exit.
Voller and old man Topp did not exchange greetings with old friends, but reunited with Li Kang as soon as possible.
"Did you meet any new friends? Well, Pjanic's lifestyle is not bad."
"Can you stop being like a grandma? Li is already 17 years old! Let's go quickly. When this group of crazy reporters sees those giant stars, they are like flies seeing poop!"
The three quickly left the Grimaldi Forum.
Did not encounter any entanglement.
After all.
Among the top 32 of the Champions League, there are many giant teams with more traffic than Leverkusen, and the media reporters simply cannot interview them all.
Just like Barcelona's sporting director - Robert at this time.
His mouth was almost crowded with microphones.
"Mr. Robert! Do you think Barcelona can defend the Champions League title this season?"
"After Xavi left, Barcelona happened to encounter a transfer ban this summer. Can you adapt to the multi-line battle this season?"
"Leverkusen's genius teenager, he refused to return to Barcelona, what do you think of this? Why did you sell him to Leverkusen instead of loaning him out in the first place?"
Robert looked calm and answered the media reporters' questions one by one.
"Li Kang? We respect his personal wishes. Interestingly, Barcelona and Leverkusen are in the same group."
The implication is obvious.
Defeating a Manchester United team of old, weak and sick people does not prove anything at all.
In the Champions League group stage, Barcelona will crush Leverkusen with strength.
A rising star wants to prove that Barcelona's decision was wrong?
.....
Li Kang returned to the first team dormitory.
He could hear Brandt's laughter while playing games through the two walls.
Took off his uncomfortable suit.
Turned on the computer.
Started searching for recent Roma game videos.
He often watched the game replays of Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Juventus, but he couldn't understand them at all, even with God's perspective.
The video started playing.
When he saw Roma's main roster.
He understood why everyone was praising this Serie A team for their strong defense and sharp counterattacks.
Center backs: Manolas partnered with Rudiger.
These two are the fastest explosive speed defenders in the current top five leagues.
Midfielders: Pjanic, Keita, De Rossi, Nainggolan.
This midfield interception intensity is definitely one of the best in the top five leagues!
Forwards: Salah, Dzeko.
Not to mention Dzeko, a top striker.
The Roma version of Salah should not have grown to its complete body yet, right?
...
An hour later.
Li Kang in front of the computer was a little shocked.
Was Salah already so strong in 2015?
And Pjanic, he is simply playing football according to Pirlo's template!
That Rudiger, his turning ability seems to be one level stronger than in the future.
The shadow in Li Kang's brain suddenly spread wildly.
In his consciousness, he began to replay all the game details he had just watched.
The football field turned into a plane.
Roma players turned into stars, constantly moving.
Their overall running position.
Formed two chains on the plane...
...
A long time later.
The shadow in his brain began to shrink.
Li Kang was covered in cold sweat.
Breathing heavily.
In God's perspective, he couldn't find a way to break this defense system.
It should still be limited by the understanding of tactics.
Limited by the understanding of the characteristics of our players.
In short.
If Leverkusen wants to qualify for the Champions League group stage.
The difficulty is very high.
In the original timeline, in the 15/16 season, the two teams that qualified in Group E of the Champions League were: Barcelona and Roma.