King Bayern

Chapter 175: League Cup Draw

The score of 2 to 2 was maintained until the end. 1860 struggled to get a draw at the Allianz Arena, and Leverkusen was not satisfied.

After the game, the head coach went crazy in the locker room, "Do you still want to be the second child in the millennium?"

As we all know, Leverkusen has never won the Bundesliga championship. You must know that even Frankfurt has won the Bundesliga championship, but the powerful Leverkusen has not. , won three runner-ups in the Champions League, and the title of second place in the millennium has been deeply rooted since then.

In the view of the head coach of Leverkusen, a team like 1860 must win. Only when facing the top 4 teams in the league can Leverkusen lose points.

Hasler is also very dissatisfied with the first three rounds of the game, 3 games, 1860 scored 4 points, and now ranks 10th in the standings.

But Hassler has no time to worry about the spring and autumn. He is about to face the UEFA Cup draw ceremony, and for 1860, this draw will be very difficult.

"We are not a seeded team, and the group stage will be difficult." This is what Hassler said before leaving Munich and flying to Nyon, Switzerland.

The European seeding team is ranked according to the points of the previous European games, and 1860 has not participated in the European games for many years, so according to the points, of course 1860 is the European team, so 1860 is classified as the fourth tier. In this way, they can easily meet the group of death.

This situation is obviously unreasonable, but it is the most fair, because everything is based on points.

At the 1860 headquarters, the players were watching the UEFA Cup draw, because the UEFA Cup draw was after the UEFA Champions League draw, and it took place at noon.

"I also want to play in the Champions League next year." Baier said enviously.

"It will." Jeremys said with a smile.

"Jens, you won the Champions League, how does it feel? Tell us about it."

"Hehe, it's hard to describe in words, it's like standing on top of Europe."

Everyone made up their minds and couldn't figure it out. This is like mountain climbing. Even if someone tells you how it feels to climb Mount Everest, you may not be very excited, because you need to experience it yourself.

After the UEFA Champions League draw, it's the UEFA Cup's turn.The camera first shot the head coaches of each representative team present. When it was Hasler's turn, the players in the headquarters applauded.

"Your head looks pretty cool today."

I seldom see Hassler wearing a suit at ordinary times, but at first glance, he does feel elegant.

But what everyone doesn't know is that Hassler is under a lot of pressure at this time. If the lottery enters the death group, then 1860 may not go far.

There are 40 teams participating in the UEFA Cup group stage, divided into 8 groups of 5 teams in each group.

A total of 32 teams with the top three in each group and the third place in each group of the Champions League enter the knockout round, and then they are divided into two rounds of home and away games. The teams in each knockout round are halved, and the champion team is finally determined.

Hassler had nothing to do with the previous rounds of draws. He was just paying attention to the situation of each group. Although it is the UEFA Cup, it is actually as difficult as the UEFA Champions League. You must know that many teams participating in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League Almost, many top giants in history have also participated in the UEFA Cup, such as Bayern Munich, Milan and so on.

For the UEFA Cup, Hassler can't be arrogant. There are too many strong teams here, gathering all the second-rate giants in Europe, so Hassler's goal is to reach the knockout round.

The lottery guests came on and off the stage like a revolving lantern, and the small balls were drawn out one by one, and the teams they represented were also in their positions.

There was no sound in the lounge of the headquarters, and Bayer suddenly asked, "Chen Mu, which group do you want to be in?"

"It all looks strong now."

In fact, for a team like 1860, participating in the UEFA Cup is tantamount to counterproductive. It's like a student who just graduated from elementary school is suddenly dragged to high school.

"Looking at each of you, what are you talking about next season to play in the Champions League? Haha, I think you are scared to pee now." Lenz laughed.

Unexpectedly, Jeremys said seriously: "Do you think the UEFA Cup is easier than the Champions League?"

When Jeremiah was at Bayern, some old players who participated in the UEFA Cup said that they would rather play 10 Champions League games than play the UEFA Cup.

The reason is actually very simple, just like the world boxing champion and the underground black boxer P, the black boxer may still have the upper hand in the end, because the black boxer has no routine.

The UEFA Cup is also the same. Many of the teams you met here are unheard of, and it is even difficult to find information on the Internet. Do you think this kind of game will be easy?

Fran said, "I haven't even heard of many teams here, so I agree with Jens."

Jarolim is from the Czech Republic. "I know that many teams in Eastern Europe are actually very strong. They may never make it to the Champions League, but in the UEFA Cup, they will bite."

Several big brothers have said so, and Bayer can only shut up. The most nervous moment for everyone has arrived, because there are 1860 in the team that is about to be drawn.

group.

Munich 1860.

They were still playing in the Bundesliga last season and participated in the UEFA Cup as German Cup champions.

Hasler looked at his opponents in the same group and took a deep breath.

Villarreal in Spain.

Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.

CSKA Moscow, Russia.

Marseille in France.

Except for CSKA, which can be said to be weaker, other teams are not easy to deal with. Villarreal was sixth in La Liga last season.

"I rely on."

Some people in the headquarters began to curse, "UEFA is trying to kill us, they took money from Bayern Munich, right?"

"Hehe." Jeremys smiled.

Baier was very angry, "This grouping is very unreasonable."

"Who cares if you are reasonable or not, grouping is just like that."

The seed teams of this group are Villarreal and Marseille. They are all teams in the European theater of the five major leagues, and the remaining three teams are considered to be the same low-level teams, but Dynamo Kiev is considered good. little bit.

"The top two teams in the group are originally reserved for the seeded teams," Yarolim said.

For such a result, Hassler smiled wryly on the one hand, and on the other hand, looking at other groups, there are also many strong teams, such as Viola Fiorentina, Sevilla in La Liga, Bolton in the Premier League and so on.

Then the schedule came out. 1860 will play Dynamo Kiev at home in the first round. After the draw ceremony, Hassler returned to Munich soon. He was going to prepare for the next game. The next game will become more and more difficult.

I remember that Real Betis in La Liga participated in the Champions League. In the end, both sides were finished.