blogombal Chapter 392
Chapter 392
The TV was showing the wonderful scenes of the group stage.
Li Shiguang and the other two were comfortably leaning on the sofa waiting for the start of the draw ceremony. Simeone was playing with his phone and asked casually, "Boss, who do you want to draw?"
"Is this something I can decide?" Li Shiguang said with a smile, "But if I must choose, Olympiacos, their strength should be the worst among all the second-place teams in the group."
The draw ceremony for the top 16 finally kicked off as the three chatted with each other.
The first team to be drawn was Porto, the Portuguese giant that beat Manchester United to win the first place in Group A. Their opponent was Schalke 04 from the Bundesliga.
Then, Inter Milan, which ranked first in Group G, met Manchester United, which was pushed to the second place in the group by Porto.
When Li Shiguang saw that Inter Milan drew Manchester United, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed for a long time with his hands on his stomach.
After all, in his memory, in this season's Champions League round of 16, Manchester United should have drawn Lyon. After winning Lyon, they defeated Roma and Barcelona, and finally defeated Chelsea on penalties in a rainy night in Moscow and won the final championship trophy.
But it was because of Li Shiguang's appearance.
Since the group draw, the trajectory of history has changed a little. Leeds United, which kicked out Liverpool and won the Champions League seat, was not assigned to Group A, but Manchester United was assigned to Group A.
As a result, they now replaced the position that should have belonged to Liverpool and met Inter Milan.
And the most funny thing for Li Shiguang is that he kicked Mourinho's job with a league game, and then he fueled the flames and let him go to Inter Milan in advance, and even Sneijder was sold to him in advance.
I guess Ferguson never thought of it.
He led Manchester United to the Champions League round of 16 and met an Italian team. As a result, the head coach was still Mourinho, the old rival!
Except for Li Shiguang's confused face.
Simeone and Rivaldo were obviously stunned when they saw Inter Milan draw Manchester United. They knew that Inter Milan's head coach would soon become Mourinho!
Simone obviously gloated and said: "Boss, hahahahahaha, I am dying of laughter. Ferguson is so unlucky that he can meet Mourinho like this!"
"This is a good thing for us." After laughing, Li Shiguang's mind turned quickly and suddenly thought of Ronaldo, "If Mourinho can lead Inter Milan to kick Manchester United out in the round of 16, then when we offer to Cristiano, at least from his attitude, there will be fewer obstacles."
"Right." Rivaldo also agreed with Li Shiguang, "Last year, we were at least the runner-up. If we are eliminated in the round of 16 this year, with Ronaldo's personality, it will be difficult to accept! As long as our results are better than Manchester United, the attraction to him should increase exponentially!"
"Hehehe... Then I hope Mourinho can be more ruthless, but don't let us down!"
The three chatted.
The following two groups of matches were also drawn.
Real Madrid, the first in Group C, was drawn to Group F, which is the second in the group where Leeds United is located, Roma.
Chelsea, the first in Group D, drew Olympiacos, which Li Shiguang had been thinking about, and got a good draw.
Then.
Leeds United drew Lyon from Ligue 1, the defending champion AC Milan drew Arsenal, Barcelona drew Celtic from the Scottish Premier League, and Sevilla's opponent was Fenerbahce from Turkey.
After the draw, Simeone couldn't help but sigh: "It's OK, we are lucky. Although we didn't draw Olympiacos, Lyon is still an acceptable opponent."
"Don't take it lightly." Seeing that Li Shiguang didn't speak, Rivaldo on the side quickly reminded, "Lyon is in good shape this season. They are the leader of Ligue 1! Perrin is also a strong opponent."
"Tsk, in front of the boss, Perrin is nothing, don't you think, boss?" Simeone was a little disdainful, and flattered Li Shiguang.
But at this time, Li Shiguang had no time to deal with Simeone who wanted to show his treasure.
From the moment he saw Leeds United draw Lyon, a name suddenly appeared in Li Shiguang's mind, that is the "outlaw" Karim Benzema, who is only 20 years old now!
If I remember correctly.
Benzema is still the top scorer of Lyon this season, and finally completed 30+ goals. Not only did he help Lyon win the league championship trophy for the fourth time, but he also won the Ligue 1 top scorer and the Player of the Year award.
Finolentino is about to take office.
If I spend a small amount of money to get Benzema in advance,If Leeds United comes, I can find an opportunity to recommend him to Fiorentino, wouldn't that mean I can make a fortune again?
Benzema's value was 35 million euros when he went from Lyon to Real Madrid. If he can get Leeds United, with the gilding of other titles, Li Shiguang is confident that he can sell him for at least 50 million euros!
Thinking of this, Li Shiguang was excited.
He raised his head and said to Simeone: "Diego, when Alan comes back, ask him to contact someone quietly."
"Who?"
"The agent of Lyon's No. 10!"
When Li Shiguang mentioned Lyon, Rivaldo, who had obviously done research, smiled: "The kid named Karim?"
"Yes! That's him!" Li Shiguang nodded with a smile, and then made up a lie, "I remember Ron recommended him to me when he was still playing for Lyon B team two years ago, but at that time the team already had Dimitar and Lamedar, and the club's finances were not very abundant, so in the end we didn't make an offer to Lyon!"
"This kid is really good, I have been paying attention to him for a while." Rivaldo was also very satisfied with Benzema, "His footwork and shooting speed are very good, and And as a center forward, his ability to play the ball is also in place, but............"
Seeing Rivaldo's reservations, the anxious Simeone quickly asked: "But what?"
Rivaldo frowned, looked at Li Shiguang and Simeone, and slowly said: "But we already have so many forwards in our team. He has already become a regular player in Lyon. I'm afraid it won't be so easy for him to agree to come here to play as a substitute, and a substitute who ranks very low."
"You don't have to worry about this." Li Shiguang raised his lips and told his two confidants about the agreement between himself and the old man: "Finolentino and I have basically reached an agreement. After this season, I will sell Zlatan and Xavi to Real Madrid. I believe that with our results and the depth of our lineup, this French kid will be interested..."