LRAB Chapter 714
Chapter 714
On September 20, with the end of the opening matches of the remaining Champions League groups, the first round of the new season's Champions League group stage officially came to an end.
In Group A, Marseille beat Besiktas 2-0 at home, and Chelsea tied Porto 1-1 away.
In Group B, the demon Su Tianshen descended to earth and scored twice in 4 minutes, and Manchester City defeated Rosenborg 4-0. Schalke 04 lost to Valencia 0-1 at home.
In Group C, Raul assisted Van Nistelrooy to beat Werder Bremen 2-1, and Olimpia drew 1-1 with Lazio at home.
In Group D, Kaka's world wave in the second half helped AC Milan lock in the victory 2-1 Benfica. Shakhtar Donetsk beat Celtic 2-0.
In Group E, Glasgow Rangers fought 90 minutes at home and beat Stuttgart 2-1. Teenager Messi scored twice to help Barcelona beat Lyon 3-0.
In Group F, Roma beat Dynamo Kyiv 2-0. Ronaldo scored a near-loser free kick in the 80th minute, and the Red Devils beat Lisbon 1-0 away.
In Group G, PSV Eindhoven defeated CSKA Moscow 2-1 amidst the cheers of the home team. Inter Milan unexpectedly lost to Fenerbahce 0-1.
In Group H, Slavia beat Steaua Bucharest 2-1. Arsenal scored 3-0 against Sevilla.
The European war was just beginning, with giants slaughtering weak teams, underdogs overcoming strong teams, desperate saves, and stars shining!
It was destined!
Su Fei scored twice in 4 minutes, Messi scored a one-on-one in the middle, and Ronaldo scored a lore free kick in the 80th minute...
The wonderful performances of these three young stars in the first round became the most talked-about topic among fans after the game.
-【Su Fei is 19 years old, Messi is 20 years old, and Ronaldo is 22 years old....Football has already become the world of young people. These three brothers are too fierce. Su Fei is in his own class, and Messi and Ronaldo are in the first class. 】
-【In terms of overall performance, Manchester City, Barcelona, and Milan are the strongest. I guess the champion will come from these three teams. Manchester United also has a chance. It depends on whether Rooney can stand up in addition to Ronaldo. 】
-【What about my Real Madrid? 】
-【Forget about Real Madrid. Shiliu Lang is in trouble. When did you have a chance in Real Madrid? When did you win the trophy in Real Madrid? How many superstars have you produced in these years? I thought it was the Galacticos period before? 】
-【I agree with the above point of view. But when it comes to the Champions League, I think Manchester City still has the best chance to defend the title this year. There is only one reason, Su Fei is in Manchester City! 】
-【Bayern fans silently passed by, this year you are all competing for the Champions League, let's win the Europa League and try it out...】
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The new season's Champions League campaign has temporarily ended and returned to the league.
On September 22, the seventh round of the Premier League arrived.
Manchester City visited Craven Cottage in London to play against Fulham, known as the farmer.
Since being promoted to the Premier League in 2001, Fulham's presence has not been strong in the past few years, and it has been struggling on the edge of relegation.
In the first season after being promoted to the Premier League, it ranked 13th in the Premier League. In the following seasons, it basically hovered outside the top 10. Last season, it ranked 16th in the Premier League, 1 point higher than the relegation zone, and almost fell to the Championship.
This is the current situation in the Premier League.
Some teams have been fired for two consecutive seasons, even if they are in the Champions League zone and even if they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season.
I'm talking about you, Chelsea!
There are teams struggling on the edge of the relegation zone. Every season, the fans and the team's wish is to stay in the Premier League.
This summer!
Fulham invested a total of 14.2 million pounds in transfers, signing Ghanaian defender Pantsil and English striker Zamora from West Ham United, Spanish goalkeeper Fabrizio from Besiktas, and striker Lee Cook from Queens Park Rangers.
The team's goal is still to stay in the league.
Since the start of the new season, Fulham's record has still disappointed the fans. After losing 1-2 to Arsenal in the opening game, and then winning 2-1 against Bolton, they lost to Middlesbrough and Villa in the third and fourth rounds, and in the next two rounds, they also failed to win against the already useless Tottenham and Wigan Athletic, who are also brothers in relegation.
6 rounds of 1 win, 3 losses, 2 draws and 5 points, ranking second from the bottom in the Premier League, only higher than the newly promoted Derby County, which has been hard to win so far.
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Under such conditions.
Even Fulham, who played at home, still did not dare to have any unrealistic thoughts when facing the Premier League champion Manchester City.
Fulham coach Roy Hodgson opened the game with 532 five defenders, three defensive midfielders and two front midfielders without strikers! Directly put forward the attitude of not seeking victory in this game, but only seeking a draw.
Even so!
Fulham still failed to hold on to the last minute of the game in the face of the rotation lineup sent by Guardiola, which was half of the rookies.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Yaya Toure assisted Benzema with a long-range shot, 1:0. In the 83rd minute of the game, Bale made a cross from the left side and assisted Mandzukic to score with a header, 2:0.
Manchester City won without bloodshed.
In the absence of Su Fei, Cassano and other main starters, they easily defeated Fulham and finally got rid of the embarrassment of two consecutive draws. After two games, they won the league again.
Manchester City also continued to sit firmly on the throne of the league with a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 17 points in 7 rounds.
"I'm glad we finally won. I almost forgot the taste of winning the league."
"The players played very well today!"
"Especially Toure, this is his Premier League debut. He not only played the defensive duties of a defensive midfielder, but he was running and participated in the team's offense. So he completed the assist."
Post-match press conference.
Guardiola smiled happily. For the Spanish coach, as long as he saw the team's summer newcomers perform well, he would be satisfied.
This means that the team will have more and more available people in the next multi-threaded battle.
This is exactly what Guardiola, who likes to change formations and scientific research, needs most.
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With the overall good momentum of the team.
September 26.
On the third round of the League Cup, Manchester City played at home, and still half of the players were rotated, and they beat the English Championship team Norwich 3-1.
The league is firmly at the top of the list, the Champions League opener won by a large score, and the League Cup advanced to the round of 16.
September 29.
On the eighth round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Newcastle 3-1 at home. Since Alan Shearer retired, the Magpies, who were supported by Michael Owen alone, lost their edge.
2:0!
Su Fei scored one goal and assisted one goal, helping Manchester City win two consecutive victories.
Manchester City successfully achieved a perfect September.
But Su Fei knew very well.
October was not so easy.
Throughout October, there were not only several tough league games, the EFL Cup, but also two Champions League games, as well as the European qualifiers between Croatia and Israel.
The schedule was extremely dense.
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