I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 282 Who is the strongest team in Europe? !
If the grouping of Manchester City and Real Madrid was unlucky, then this time the real group of death was bumped into by Barcelona, ​​which has been in turmoil recently!
Barcelona, ​​Porto, Tottenham Hotspur, and Monaco are grouped together, although at first glance it seems like Barcelona’s game.

However, when Neymar left and Barcelona failed to receive timely reinforcements, they bumped into these three powerful teams, and the qualifying situation of the entire group became confusing in an instant.

Monaco is historically the semi-finalist of this season's Champions League and the French Ligue [-] champion.

Forwards, there are Falcao who is gradually regaining his form, Mbappe who has just emerged, and midfielders Bernardo Silva, Fabinho, Moutinho, Lemar, and there is no one who is still at his peak. Bakayoko can be said to be a young army with amazing strength!
This season Tottenham Hotspur has gradually got on the right track and reached its peak period.

It can be said that if there is no Zhao Jinge in this world, in this era when Aguero is getting older, Harry Kane will officially become the top center in the Premier League and lead Tottenham to compete in the Champions League!

Porto, which is the weakest on paper, is also one of the top [-] in the Champions League this season. Compared with those real gift packages, the Portuguese Super League giants really have two tricks up their sleeves.

After Bartomeu watched the draw, he cursed regardless of his image. Being in such a group means that Barcelona cannot be distracted in any of the six group matches!

Neymar's successor has not been decided yet, and such a dense and high-intensity competition is coming soon. Do you think Bartomeu can not be anxious?

If he was eliminated early from this year's Champions League again due to performance issues, he couldn't imagine what the angry Barcelona fans would do to him? !

His hard-earned re-election may be completely ruined.

Similarly, Barcelona entered the group of death, and Real Madrid and Manchester City also had a difficult time.

In the president's office at the Bernabeu Stadium, Florentino also recovered from the gaffe just now, but he still looked at the TV screen in front of him in disbelief.

Florentino's first reaction was whether the lottery was wrong, because he still had a sense of luck and thought something might go wrong.

But the Real Madrid general manager at the scene called him and told him that Real Madrid had indeed drawn Manchester City and two Eastern European teams.

Moreover, according to the schedule, Real Madrid's first game is to go to Manchester to challenge Manchester City away from home, and then go to Ukraine and Russia to play two away games in the winter!

After hearing the most despairing schedule, Florentino hung up the phone with his eyes closed. Now his mind was a little confused.

"Does this mean that we have to defeat the other three opponents in this damn group, especially Guardiola's Manchester City, to have a chance of qualifying first in the group?"

Florentino looked at his right-hand man and asked softly.

Zidane and the other Real Madrid executives looked at each other, and then nodded in unison.

Real Madrid definitely doesn't want to qualify second in the group, because when the second place in the group reaches the Champions League knockout rounds, they will definitely encounter the strongest teams, which is very detrimental to Real Madrid.

Don’t you see why when Arsenal and Manchester City qualified in the group in previous years, they were either Universe Ren or Universe Sa every year, and occasionally they were assigned to the top Real Madrid? Isn’t it just because they were second in the group!

If you want to break through the knockout round of the top [-], the best way is to get first place in the group.

But looking at Real Madrid's current group situation, it's really difficult to get to the top of the group.

Although it was not as good as the group of death, the extremely disgusting schedule and opponents also made Florentino's head buzz.

But soon, he calmed down quickly.

He began to realize that Real Madrid must perform at its best in order to achieve a breakthrough

Especially in the first round of the group stage, they have to challenge Manchester City away from home. This is definitely a major test for Real Madrid now.

For fans and media around the world, it was a matter of great joy that Real Madrid and Manchester City were drawn into the same group. This meant that they could see two of last season's champions in the group stage. Runners-up showdown!
Even fans of these two teams may be worried about the results, but overall they are still happy and excited.

They all believe that the team they love is the most special one, the one that can break out of the group stage and win the first place in the group!
But no one can deny that being selected into such a group is really unlucky and her father has opened the door for unlucky people!
Who should real luck look like?Like PSG, how lucky are they?
We drew Bulgaria’s Ludogorets, Switzerland’s Basel and Bundesliga’s Bayer Leverkusen!
Except for Bayer Leverkusen from the Bundesliga, which is a bit troublesome, in fact, these three teams are not expected to be opponents of Paris Saint-Germain, especially Ludogorets and Basel. The strength gap is too huge.

In the words of the French and Qatari media, this is UEFA's guarantee that Paris Saint-Germain will advance to the knockout rounds.

In comparison, other groups will at least have some teams that lack strength but are capable of disrupting the situation.

After being drawn into such a death group, Guardiola said in an interview with the media at the press conference after the fourth round of the league match against Manchester United that Manchester City had no objection to this draw.

"I said, we never worry about what kind of opponent we will draw, because it is the same for us. The ones who are really uncomfortable with this draw should be the other three teams, because they are about to encounter a team. The strongest team in European football!"

"There is no doubt that our goal in the group stage at Manchester City is only one, and that is to top the group.

Although we won the Champions League last season, we did not qualify first in the group. This time we make a comeback, our initial goal in the Champions League is to qualify first in the group! "

Just after Guardiola released his rhetoric in the post-match interview, the third round of La Liga kicked off four hours later than Manchester City. Real Madrid faced Osasuna at home.

Zidane faced off with half the main lineup, and the two-week national team match day did not have a big impact on Real Madrid, where most of the main players were European players.The few South American internationals were all placed on the bench by Zidane, and instead played with an all-European lineup.

In the first half, Real Madrid, who were in good form, came out with all their firepower and beat Osasuna to a pulp with a score of [-]-[-]!

After changing sides in the second half, Real Madrid launched a wave of attacks, and in the 607th minute, they used a free kick to score another goal, giving Real Madrid a [-]-[-] lead!

Zidane then replaced all three main players, including Modric and Toni Kroos, with a wave of his hand. Real Madrid stopped as soon as it was good and lost the desire to continue attacking.

And Osasuna scored two face-saving goals towards the end of the game.
In the end, before facing Manchester City in the Champions League, Real Madrid slaughtered Osasuna with a score of [-] to [-] in their last round of league play.

Obviously, this was a wonderful matchup, and Zidane expressed satisfaction with the result and process of the game after the game.

At the post-match press conference, Qi Xuanzong said that Real Madrid's real goal is the Champions League game in midweek.

"This is a very important game, it has a very special meaning, both for me and for Real Madrid."

"I believe it won't be the decisive game in the group stage, but it will be a great start for us."

As if to be tit-for-tat with Guardiola, who had spoken out loud a few hours ago, Zidane also said that he was very familiar with Guardiola and was also familiar with his opponent Manchester City.

"I know how to fight Manchester City. As a loser last season, I am already prepared in advance."

"I want to say that Real Madrid fans don't need to worry. We are not cowards. We will show our courage and determination in this crucial game. We will defeat our opponents and bring back three precious points in the group stage from the away game."

"I believe in my players, they will not let us down!"

Finally, Zidane, who has always been reserved, was also stimulated by the victory and said with determination that Real Madrid will prove at the Etihad Stadium.
"Who is the strongest team in European football!"

After the Manchester derby, there are still five days before the first game of the Champions League group stage begins.

With the war approaching, Zidane went around Madrid to talk to Real Madrid players and encourage the team's morale.
Guardiola is also not idle in Manchester. He is also communicating with players, especially several important players.

Yaya Toure started in the Manchester derby at the weekend, partnering with Kante in a double midfielder. Judging from the overall state, he performed very steadily.

Therefore, Guardiola has also considered clearly and will continue to start two people in the Champions League in midweek.

One thing Guardiola can be sure of is that no matter how Zidane deploys offensive tactics, Real Madrid will make a fuss around Manchester City's two midfielders.

This is a key node in Manchester City's midfield and backcourt. As the top midfielder in the past, Zidane has been tempered last season and has also officially established the structure of the three midfielders, reusing Casemiro.

It can be seen that Zidane attaches great importance to the position of the team's midfielder. For Europe's top teams, having a good midfielder represents a stable and excellent starting point for offensive and defensive transitions!
Against Manchester City, this pair can be said to be the strongest defensive midfielder combination in Europe. If Zidane's offensive tactics cannot penetrate the defensive area of ​​Yaya Toure and Kante, then Real Madrid's offense will definitely not give Manchester City's defense a chance. What a threat!
If you can't even penetrate the waist, then it's just scratching the surface at best!
Zidane is certainly not a rookie, and Real Madrid's three superstars on the front line are definitely not vegetarians. Manchester City's double midfielders must be the focus of Real Madrid's offense, and they are also the top priority of Manchester City's defense.

Although Kompany has returned from injury, Guardiola is still not confident enough about his center back combination. Using the midfielder to make up for the weak links in the center back's defense is the focus of Guardiola's tactical arrangement.

"Yaya! When the time comes, you must always pay attention to your position. They may use Neymar to hit you at this point, or they may ask Benzema in front to withdraw and move in the area behind you. You must be mentally prepared. "

Guardiola warned.

Among the intelligence specially prepared by team analysts for Yaya Toure, there is personal intelligence specifically for Neymar and Benzema.

"Boss, don't worry, I know my responsibilities on the court very well, and you have seen my recent state.

I relaxed a lot during the holidays, after all, I am older, but I guarantee that when I play for Real Madrid, I will never be worse than any of the young guys in the team! "

Yaya Toure said with confidence that as a player who became famous in Barcelona, ​​although his last memories in Barcelona were not good, giving his best when facing Real Madrid is his duty!
Guardiola is confident in the abilities of Yaya Toure and Kante. Even after more than half a season of running in and improving, their positions in defense have actually become more comfortable.

But Real Madrid's attacking lineup is also difficult to deal with.

Needless to say, Benzema and Neymar, Bale, who returned to the left, also regained his dominance!
Yes, you read that right, after Cristiano Ronaldo left Paris Saint-Germain, Bell, who had never been able to get the left winger position in Real Madrid, finally returned to the position he is most familiar with!
To lose weight, reshape his body, and re-adapt to the feeling of playing on the left wing, Bell has been quietly preparing under Florentino's notification since the news that Ronaldo was leaving at the end of July.

Although it was only a month and a half, it did not allow him to return to his peak self.

But at this time, Bell, who had not been dragged down by injuries and was not yet addicted to golf, quickly regained his vitality after using his talent and hard work!

In the first three rounds of La Liga, Real Madrid achieved three consecutive victories and scored a total of ten goals. Bell, who returned to the left, contributed three of them!
Throwing away his restraints, the great St. Bell, who is flying high in the clouds, has performed close to the Golden Ball level in the left wing position. All the Spanish media believe that when Bell completely regains his form, his deterrent power on the left will be absolute. No worse than any Golden Ball winger!
Neymar chose to accept the challenge. After playing as a left winger in Barcelona, ​​he chose to fulfill Bell and became the team's new right winger!

Of course, making such a decision is not easy. A person's position in the team determines his voice in the locker room.

Neymar Ken gave up the team's left wing position to Bale because he wanted Real Madrid's biggest star to sincerely acknowledge his status as the new team boss after Cristiano Ronaldo left!
As for Bell, after his outstanding performance at the left winger position, will he threaten Neymar's status again?
Neymar said that he had never worried about this. At this time, the Brazilian King was still the talented player who believed that he could do anything!
compete? !When have I, Neymar, been afraid of this? !If I dare to give up my position, I will convince you with my performance!
(End of this chapter)