While FC Bayern may be the draw for the Champions League satisfied, waiting for Borussia Dortmund’s heavy tasks. With Virgil van Dijk is a defender is elected to the European footballer of the year.
You have to be honest and say: It could have been much worse for the German Champions. However, after the draw for the preliminary round of the Champions League is FC Bayern München will receive three tasks that you may probably safely be considered “feasible” means. The Munich walk to all the heavyweights out of the way and get it in preliminary round group B with last year’s finalist with Tottenham Hotspur, the Greek champion Olympiakos Piraeus and red star Belgrade to do. “I think we should be with the draw to be satisfied,” said Bayern Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Twitter and urged his Team. “It is important to start with great Motivation and concentration, and to face every team with respect.”
Significantly tougher nuts than the Bayern crack against Borussia Dortmund: Petr Cech, former goalkeeper of the London clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea, loste the BVB in group F, where FC Barcelona and Inter Milan, two former Champions League winners have to wait. Is completed the group by Slavia Prague.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, fourth in the last Bundesliga season, playing in group D against Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow. “We are excited about this group,” said Bayer coach Peter Bosz on the Twitter Account of the Werkself. “There are very, very strong teams, but that was in this competition from the outset. A great challenge. Now we go to master this task.” On RB Leipzig, St. Petersburg, Benfica and Olympique Lyon also three interesting enemies waiting with Zenit.
Van Dijk is Europe’s footballer of the year
Europe’s Best: Virgil van Dijk
After the draw, another important point: the choice of European footballer of the year. Were nominated the two “slow-burner” Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who had alternated from 2008 to 2017 as the European footballer of the year. In addition, defender Virgil van Dijk stand Liverpool’s interior is a choice – and he took the distinction as the first defensive player since 2006 to take home. In the case of women, the English national player Lucy Bronze from the French Champions and Champions League winners Olympique was honored Lyon, Europe’s footballer of the year – also a defensive player. You won against your team, Ada hegerberg and Amandine Henry by colleagues. “We had a fantastic season by winning the Triples,” said Bronze. “Each of my teammates could have been here today to receive this award.”
During the draw, there were more awards: As the best goalkeeper of the past season’s UEFA Champions League was honored Alisson Becker from Liverpool FC. The best defender in the Premier class, van Dijk was a little surprising also. In the middle of the price went to Frenkie de Jong, who joined in the summer from Ajax Amsterdam to Juventus Turin. As the best striker Lionel Messi was awarded. A special tribute to Borussia Dortmund received. The BVB received the “#Equal Game Award” by the UEFA for his work against racism.
The preliminary round groups of the Champions League in the Overview:
Group A:
Paris St. Germain
Real Madrid
FC Bruges
Galatasaray Istanbul
Group B:
FC Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
Olympiakos Piraeus
Red Star Belgrade
Group C:
Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta Bergamo
Group D:
Juventus Turin
Atletico Madrid
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Lokomotiv Moscow
Group E:
Liverpool FC
SSC Napoli
FC Salzburg
KRC Genk
Group F:
FC Barcelona
Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund
Slavia Prague
Group G:
Zenit St. Petersburg
Benfica Lisbon
Olympique Lyon
RB Leipzig
Group H:
Chelsea FC
Ajax Amsterdam
FC Valencia
OSC Lille