Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson is 69 years old.

  At this age honestly his body can't allow him to continue as Manchester United manager.

  But it can't be helped.

  It's not time for him to retire, Manchester United can't do without him.

  Anymore, he's going to have to win another UCL title within a few years of his retirement.

  He remembers how his own disciple spotted a prospect at The 3. Liga earlier in the season and then called him in the middle of the night for a recommendation.

  He also remembers that he quickly sent someone to Gelsenkirchen to snub the young man who seemed to be doing okay.

  But he didn't realise that the bloke had turned down Manchester United.

  Turned down the greatest club in the world.

  Even the scouts one sends out for this purpose have not returned for months.

  When he said he wouldn't come back until he signed the kid, it was a joke.

  I didn't realise that Ann Carr had a brain in her head and really had to wait there.

  The fact that scouts do it with such persistence leaves Ferguson in a bit of awe.

  Of course, it would be perfect if the guy wasn't reimbursed for that much spending each month.

  The knockout draw is, quite frankly, a party for Football Giants to bet on their hand.

  And that handful is what Andorra, the UEFA secretary general, who was standing on the stage at the moment, decided.

  Ferguson looked over at Magath sitting in the front row and smiled.

  Half a season to go, hopefully the old boy doesn't use up his Su.

  Slowly!

  With the draw.

  Everyone's eyes were now focused on the small white ball on the platform.

  "It's time for the main event!"

  "Andorra has started!"

  "The rules for the UCL knockout draw are simple!"

  "Firstly, there will be an eight-legged final, with group one playing group two; teams from the same association in the same group will not meet; and the first round will be played first at the home ground of the second-placed team in the group."

  "The quarter-finals and semi-finals after that are all equally drawn, but this time there are no restrictions on the draw!"

  "FC Schalke 04 is top of the group, so theoretically, he won't meet a top Football Giants team!"

  Watching Andorra reach into the box of draws, Duan also rushes to give the fans on the air a little science.

  .........

  The half-hour draw is over.

  AC Milan vs Liverpool

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  Valencia vs FC Schalke 04

  Rome vs Dortmund

  Arsenal FC vs Bar?a

  Copenhagen vs Chelsea

  Lyon vs Real Madrid Club de Fútbol

  Marseille vs Manchester United

  Inter Milan vs FC Bayern München

  The result is definitely a bit mind-boggling.

  Especially the first ones drawn, AC Milan and Liverpool!

  When the results came in, the managers of both AC Milan and Liverpool were green in the face!

  As the second in the group, Liverpool honestly wanted to meet FC Schalke 04 the most, but I didn't expect that he would meet AC Milan!

  Now Milan is straight to the top of the Serie A list.

  Of course, in the same way, the AC Milan side manager was speechless when he saw that Liverpool had been drawn.

  It's not good enough to play anyone, but the king of CUP COMPETITION, and it's still the first round of the fucking elimination tournament.

  Of course, some people are happy and some people are sad.

  Magath will be in high spirits.

  After all, this was Magath's first UCL knockout draw in years.

  And I had been praying in church for days, so God blessed me.

  Let him draw the upper hand.

  Valencia!

  Haha, Valencia isn't weak either, but it's better than drawing Liverpool or Inter Milan!

  There's still a fortnight to go.

  Smiling Magath was ready to take the evening flight straight back to Gelsenkirchen.

  Just as Magath was walking towards the door, a somewhat familiar voice called out to him.

  "Felix! Hold on a second!"

  Magath turned her head once.

  Yoo-hoo.

  Old acquaintance!

  Arsenal FC's head coach is also Arsène Wenger, the godfather of Arsenal FC!

  Magath and Wenger have known each other for a long time, they first met during their playing days, where they met is a bit hard to say, but they share a common interest!

  People who are calm and collected often have a fervent heart!

  "Arsène, what's the matter? Is it because you want me to give you a couple of tricks to beat Bar?a?"

  "I don't have any experience with this one! But if it were me, I'd choose to take a nice bath and then lie in bed and wait quietly! Haha!"

  Magath saw Wenger and thought of Wenger's embarrassed face when Arsenal FC just drew Bar?a.

  So, on seeing an old acquaintance approaching him, he didn't forget to make a joke.

  Of course, the two really knew each other well enough to make this kind of joke completely affordable.

  "You old man, your mouth is still so broken!"

  "I'm talking business!"

  "About that one on your team..."

  "Hold it, Su is not for sale, not for sale!"

  One look at Wenger's sneaky appearance and Magath immediately realises something is wrong.

  This guy has his eye on Su just like the shameless Football Giants vampires.

  "I don't mean Su! Su I admire, but I know I can't afford it!"

  Looking at Magath's wary face, Wenger also hurriedly explained.

  This isn't Wenger talking about panic.

  It's true that he was looking at Su, but that was also looking at Su when he was at half a million, and now with this performance and value of Su, he knows that he doesn't have what it takes to be able to snag Su anymore.

  But he's got his eye on someone else.

  The one that everyone ignores.

  "I said that DEFINITIVE midfielder of yours! Baumann!"

  "At the end of the season Schalke will surely sell off players..."

  Watching Magath try to lash out, Wenger rushes to put his arm around his old friend.

  "Take it easy, it's the truth and you know it, Raul is old, just for this one season, Su? He's signed for two years, you think Schalke is going to put him in free agency?"

  "We're old friends, when Schalke starts selling players you can sell me Baumann, I need a workhorse DEFINITIVE midfielder with the ability to shoot from long range, I've been following him for a long time now and his growth has been absolutely amazing, and of course, I can give you a lot of youngsters on loan here for the next season !"

  "The price is fair and will last you until you successfully stabilise and then revamp your squad next season!"

  Wenger's words were sincere!

  Sincere to the point that Magath's original happiness had vanished.

  All that was left in his mind was resignation.

  But there was nothing to be done but to be resigned.

  Wenger's words are spot on, he knows the outcome a year from now.

  That's why he's so desperate to prove something this season.

  Wenger, who is usually not a big talker, was able to say so much and obviously really appreciated Baumann a bit.

  That's what Wenger is interested in.

  He always likes cheap but featured players.

  And it's not because he's on good terms with Magath that he's talking so much more today.

  Rather, they want to get it while they can, after all, it's an older blue collar player that no one is looking at.

  This guy Wenger is trying to cop a feel.

  Magath is back.

  Once out of the UEFA headquarters, he flew straight back to Gelsenkirchen on a plane.

  There's nothing more to prepare for in the league, nothing more to take FC Schalke 04's opponents seriously on their own.

  Also just Dortmund and Bayern are still late in the league.

  The only thing FC Schalke 04 needs to do now is to wait quietly for the first round of the UCL knockout stage which is coming up soon.

  Bat Legion from La Liga!

  Valencia!!!

  ..........