After the game with Stuttgart, the team returned to Dortmund. Then all the internationals in the team who have the task of the national team have left the team. Zhou Yi is no exception. He embarked on a flight back to China and hurried back to participate in two warm-up matches. The opponents were Iran and Paraguay.

Also leaving Dortmund are the club's head coach Klopp and general manager Zolke, who went to the UEFA Champions League group draw.

This has a special meaning for Dortmund.

The last time they appeared in the Champions League was in the 2003-2004 season, but that was a qualifier. They finished third in the Bundesliga in the 2002-2003 season and qualified for the UEFA Champions League next season. However, Dortmund made his debut in the third round of the qualifying round, and played a 3:3 draw with Bruges in the two-round home and away game. Both teams have the same number of away goals, both of which are the same.

The two sides can only take a penalty shootout. In the end of the penalty shootout, Dortmund lost 2:4 and was eliminated. They didn't even participate in the Champions League.

The last time Dortmund participated in the Champions League final was the 2002-2003 season, because in the last season, they won the Bundesliga championship and can directly enter the main competition without playing the qualifiers.

The UEFA Champions League system for that season was not the same as what is now known. There are two group stages. Thirty-two teams entering the main game are divided into eight groups, and the top two in each group qualify for the top 16.

The top 16 teams do not directly conduct the two-round knockout, but divide into four groups for the second round of group games.

The top two of each group entered the final knockout stage.

Dortmund and Arsenal, Auxerre and Eindhoven in the first round of the group stage to a group. In the group stage, Dortmund scored three wins, one draw and two losses in six games, and finally won the group second, and went out of the group together with Arsenal.

In the second round of the group stage, Dortmund and AC Milan, Real Madrid and Moscow locomotives were divided into Group C. This group can be regarded as the death group. At the time, Real Madrid was the defending champion of the Champions League, while AC Milan was the champion of the Champions League this season.

Dortmund is only better than Lokomotiv in this group, with three wins, one draw and two losses in six games, ranking third. Was eliminated.

This is the last time Dortmund has participated in the Champions League.

Since then. Due to the worsening financial situation, Dortmund's strength has also plummeted, and its ranking in the German domestic league has declined year by year. No longer eligible to participate in the Champions League.

After a lapse of seven seasons, Dortmund returned to the Champions League.

Those strong enemies will be waiting for them?

Everything will be announced in the Champions League draw.

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After Zhou Yi arrived in China. The Champions League lottery is also underway in Monaco.

The UEFA Champions League lottery must first determine the four grades of teams, and the thirty-two teams will be based on their European points. Divided into different grades.

The eight teams with the highest points are the seed team and the first-rank team.

Dortmund has not played in the Champions League for seven full years, and the UEFA Cup has only participated in the 2008-2009 season. In the first round, he was eliminated by Udinese.

So the points of the European War are pitifully small, almost no.

They were naturally assigned to the fourth-grade team.

Thus. They are very likely to be divided into groups with strong enemies.

In fact, Dortmund's luck this time is indeed not good...

As the fourth-grade team, they were assigned to Group A. The seed team of Group A is the defending champion Inter Milan, the second-tier team is the Spanish powerhouse Valencia. The third-tier team was the Dutch champion Twente last season.

Although the death rate is not as good as Group G with AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax and Auxerre, it is still very difficult for Dortmund to qualify for the group.

Barcelona was in a group with Copenhagen, Panathinaikos and Rubin Kazan. Basically equal to being admitted to the top sixteen. This group also seems to give a lot of people "Barcelona has a godfather cover in UEFA" talks.

As soon as the draw results came out, the German media took the lead in reporting.

This season, three Bundesliga teams participated in the main game, including last season's champion Bayern Munich, runner-up Dortmund and third place Schalke 04.

These three teams represent the face of German football, and they also shoulder a very important mission-their performance in the Champions League will affect the number of places in the Bundesliga team that will participate in the Champions League each season.

Bayern Munich, as the Champions League runner-up last season, also won a good draw, they are in Group E with Rome, Basel and Cluj. This group has no surprises, basically Bayern Munich and Rome go hand in hand, and Bayern Munich must be the first in the group.

Schalke 04's performance in the league in these years is still relatively stable, 2004-2005 Bundesliga runner-up, 2005-2006 league fourth, 2006-2007 season runner-up, 2007-2008 season league third. They can participate in the European War almost every year, and their experience in this area is also richer than Dortmund.

In this season's Champions League, they are in Group B with seed team Lyon, Benfica and Tottenham Hotspur. Media analysis believes that the teams qualifying for this group should be Lyon and Schalke 04. Benfica's strength is not good, Tottenham are back to the Champions League after a few decades, with zero experience, it is impossible to turn over the storm.

Dortmund’s situation is not very good. For many years, he has not participated in the Champions League and has been separated from the defending champion. In the same group, there are strong enemies like Valencia. Need some luck.

Bundesliga media analysis believes that Dortmund's team should be up and down. After returning to the Champions League after seven seasons, it should focus on accumulating experience. Klopp's team is still young. Young people should learn as much experience as possible in the Champions League this season. Their focus should still be in the domestic league, to ensure that they can still participate in the Champions League next season.

After this team matures, it is possible to achieve better results in the Champions League, it is worth everyone to give them more expectations.

The honor of the Bundesliga this year still depends on Bayern Munich.

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In addition to the German media, Chinese media and fans are also very concerned about the Champions League lottery, which of course is always a concern, because the Champions League in China is a highly concerned event, no less than the World Cup.

Every season, the major domestic media in the Champions League group draw will report, and fans will pay attention.

But because of Zhou Yi this season, everyone's focus is different.

In the past, everyone would pay more attention to the grouping of the rich teams. For example, will Real Madrid be separated from the enemy this time, will Barcelona be taken care of by the godfather...

Today, everyone is most concerned about the result of Dortmund's group draw.

After the results came out, the Chinese media and fans reacted similarly to the German media. I feel that this grouping result is not very favorable for Dortmund. It is definitely not a "sign on".

Some Chinese media went to the national team's training ground to interview Zhou Yi, asking not the national team's question, but the Champions League grouping.

"...I didn't watch the live broadcast, it was too late, I had to watch the jet lag. But I know the result." Zhou Yi said at the training ground, facing a large group of reporters, his expression was very calm. "What do you want me to evaluate?" he asked.

"Do you think this is a bad result? Or not as good as you think..." the reporter asked.

Zhou Yi shook his head: "No, I didn't think about who we would be with." He couldn't help laughing at this point. "What are the qualifications of the fourth-grade team? "

He said this, amused all the reporters.

Because Zhou Yi is right. The fourth-grade team is often the last team to be drawn, and the strength of the first three teams is basically stronger than them, so it is difficult for anyone to draw.

"And I think we have to take it seriously regardless of whether the opponent is strong or weak, so who is the opponent? If you feel that the opponent is weak and the game is easy to play, you will lose terribly if you do it well. Zhou Yi, who has been fighting in Europe for two years, has been able to calm down when facing reporters, just like the confidence he showed.

"So what are your personal expectations for the team in the Champions League?"

"First of all, it is of course that the group will make it out~lightnovelpub.net~ Zhou Yi replied.

"How sure is it?" It must be a novice reporter who asked such a question, or the question came out without thinking.

Facing such a stupid problem, Zhou Yi laughed: "I said 100%, don't you believe it?"

Everyone laughed, and the slightly awkward atmosphere was resolved.

Then Zhou Yi took it seriously and said, "I will do my best, and I will not decide what to do next. Let me do my own things first. Well, that's it."

There is no such kind of admirable adverbial tone. It is very plain, just like saying a very ordinary thing.

However, these Chinese journalists who have gradually become familiar with Zhou Yi, can feel the power of this young man in a dull tone.

Dortmund has waited seven seasons for this Champions League, but how about Zhou Yi? This is the first Champions League in his life! (To be continued.) Activate new URL