It was October 1, a very important day.
Today was the day of the 2020-21 Champions League group-stage draw. Besides placing the 32 teams participating in this season's Champions League into groups, the ceremony would also present the 2019-20 UEFA Best Player and Best Coach awards.
That was also why fans had photographed Tang Ye in Switzerland.
Repost: Pot allocations for the 2020-21 Champions League participants:
Pot 1: Manchester United (champions), Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Porto...
Pot 2: Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, Ajax...
Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Inter Milan...
Pot 4: Lokomotiv Moscow...
Borussia Dortmund had finished third in last season's Bundesliga, losing out to RB Leipzig, and now they had to pay the price for it.
Being in Pot 3 meant Borussia Dortmund would have to face at least two powerhouse teams, one from Pot 1 and one from Pot 2. The situation did not look promising.
Tang Ye arrived at the ceremony with Escribá, where reporters were waiting outside.
Click, click!
"TY, will you play in the third round?"
"Ferran, how did you convince the club to loan out Tom?"
"TY!"
"Was TY failing to pass the Premier League TUE a Bundesliga conspiracy?"
"..."
Tang Ye had originally planned to say a few words and leave, but the reporters had asked something so absurd that he had to explain it himself.
"No, it wasn't a conspiracy. I failed the Premier League TUE because of their rules. That's simply how the rules are written, although I don't agree with them."
"It has nothing to do with the Bundesliga."
"Do you think you can save the Bundesliga's declining viewership?"
"..."
Tang Ye was somewhat speechless. "If fans are willing to watch me play, then of course I'm happy."
Tang Ye explained a great deal, but his words seemed to have