I AM the Football Star

Chapter 950: Chapter 229: Champions League Draw, Veteran Retires!

"I’m going back to writing my script, and also..." Lu Yang suddenly paused.

Because Sofia’s hand had already wandered to somewhere inappropriate.

"No rush." Sofia licked her lips.

"This... shouldn’t interrupt your work." Lu Yang said.

"It won’t." Sofia held Lu Yang with one hand and used the other to take off her own T-shirt, lying on Lu Yang, "If you really want to write, why not write on me first?"

Tsk tsk tsk...

That scene, it was like sparks colliding with the earth.

Another document was added to Lu Yang and Sofia’s study materials.

...

On September 1st, the Champions League group stage draw was announced with much excitement.

The whole nation celebrated.

"Champions League Group Analysis: Three teams basically getting a free pass! Real Madrid, Bayern, and Arsenal!"

"Weakling Group! Arsenal has no competition, they’ll dominate Group D!"

"The weakest seed team in history created a weakling group!"

"The new Champions League team San Remo became a top seed because of their Europa League victory, paving the way for Arsenal!"

"San Remo, Sevilla, Sporting Lisbon! Which of the three weaklings will advance?"

The structure of Group D, consisting of San Remo, Arsenal, Sevilla, and Sporting Lisbon, is crystal clear.

Sevilla is considered a strong team in La Liga, but there’s a very clear strength gap with Arsenal, they’re basically on a Europa League level.

Sporting Lisbon, while one of Portugal’s top three, is also not considered a strong Champions League team, with little hope of advancing.

Although San Remo won the Europa League, and coincidentally, they defeated Arsenal.

But... for most fans, Arsenal is still considered much stronger than San Remo in their minds.

This is the information bias caused by legacy.

No matter how bad Real Madrid and Barça are, no one would consider them non-competitive in the Champions League.

No matter how strong Inter and AC Milan are, people also don’t see them as having Champions League competitiveness.

This is unfair to the clubs themselves, but often reflects the most realistic general perception over the past decade.

These biases naturally lead to skewed evaluations and analyses.

In addition, there are indeed significant fluctuations in San Remo’s lineup.

When Canyes returns, San Remo’s group matches might almost be over.

It’s understandable that people aren’t optimistic about San Remo.

Arsenal is sure to advance.

Sevilla has a high probability of advancing as the second.

Considering the series of miracles San Remo has achieved in the past, they might have a chance to overturn Sevilla.

And Sporting Lisbon, although not a Champions League powerhouse, has much more Champions League experience than San Remo, they also have the potential to step over San Remo.

The happiest with this grouping result are naturally the Arsenal fans.

However, they lost their season opener in the league.

Arsenal lost 2-4, regrettably losing to fellow strong team Manchester City.

They urgently need a Champions League match to prove they’re still a top club, still moving on the right path!

And the first Champions League group match is Arsenal VS San Remo.

This match is also referred to as a Europa League final-level Champions League group match and is the most watched match of the first round of the Champions League group stage.

On September 6th.

The Italy National Team announced the players selected for the upcoming national team, they will fight for Italy’s World Cup qualification.

Lu Yang, Morici, Areola and others are prominently on the list.

Bernulin is still in his suspension period, missing out on this national team match.

Meanwhile, Roma’s veteran Drake, after receiving the call-up, held a press conference to publicly announce his retirement from the national team...

An era of Roma’s vice captain, Italy team’s vice, comes to a heartfelt farewell with the national team.

Many Serie A fans were moved to tears.

Time is a butcher’s knife, even if deadwood can sprout again, the knife will inevitably fall in the end.

Drake is the first.

Next, who will it be?

In these two years, who will Italy rely on to enter the World Cup?

And two years later in the World Cup, who will Italy rely on to compete on the World Cup stage?