Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

September 17.

The first round of the Champions League group stage came to an end. As the most influential European league in the world, news about the group stage occupied all football sections.

"Unfortunate! French Ligue 1 king Lyon defeated Real Madrid 3-0!

"AC Milan defeated Fenerbahce 3-1, Kaka scored twice!

"Chelsea 1-0 Anderlecht! Lampard shot with the outside of his foot!

"Liverpool defeated rival Real Betis 2-1, and Pongler scored a goal from the edge of the penalty area in the first 90 seconds!

"Arsenal 2-1 Thun, got a good start at home!

"Manchester United 0-0 Villarreal, goalless draw!

-[Hey! Palace fighting, just keep fighting, Real Madrid will break up sooner or later, Lyon scored three goals, I can't stand it, I really can't stand it! 】

-【Damn it, Robinho, get out of here, he became a weakling in the Champions League, wasting so many opportunities! 】

-【Red Devils fans are crying, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool all won, only our Manchester United handed in a blank paper, 90 minutes of the game, the offense was constipated for 90 minutes! 】

-【It seems that there is no chance of the Champions League this year. With Manchester United's current state, they will not even get out of the group stage, right? 】

-【Kaka, I love you, my great Milan! 】

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Fans around the world are hotly discussing the results of the first round of the Champions League group stage. On the other hand, Manchester City also ushered in the sixth round of the Premier League.

Home game against Sunderland.

Sunderland, nicknamed the Black Cat.

Founded in 1879, Sunderland was also the top football club in England, winning a total of 6 top-level season championships in England. At that time, the Premier League was not called the Premier League, and the English League One was the highest-level event in England.

However, it has been 69 years since they won the championship for the 6th time. Yes, they are worse than Manchester City. The last time they won the top championship was in 1936.

After that, Sunderland was like most of the mid- and lower-level teams in the Premier League, repeatedly promoted and relegated in various levels of competitions.

In the 1998-99 season, they returned to the Premier League again. The results in the first two seasons were not bad, ranking seventh, just one step away from the qualification for the Europa League.

Then the results were down! down! down! Successfully returned to the familiar English League One.

Fortunately, this season, they are back again, yes.

This is their first season back in the Premier League, but the first 5 rounds of games all ended in losses.

Currently ranked last in the Premier League with 0 points.

Even Portsmouth, Manchester City's former brother in distress, successfully won 3 points in the 5th round of the game, and finally had a good start to the season.

Yeah.

It is worth mentioning that Portsmouth played Sunderland in the last game...

There is no doubt that Sunderland is currently the "point-scoring baby" in the Premier League and is at the bottom of the strength.

Faced with such an opportunity, Stewart certainly would not choose to be soft-hearted. In the locker room before the game, he set a goal for the players.

"Today's goal difference is more than 3, and you will have three days off!"

"What about 2? What about 1?"

"Knight, you are itching, right? There are no 2 or 1! If it's a draw... Start secret training before the next round of games!"

Damn it?

Here it comes again!

Knight pouted and whispered to Su Fei's ear.

"The boss is really arrogant now. Chelsea only won 2 goals against Sunderland, and he has such high requirements for us..."

"What are you mumbling about, Knight! I will also set a requirement for you today. Didn't you keep bragging to me about your 3 assists at the end of the last game? This time, I ask you to have 2 assists. Isn't that too much? The assist king of the Premier League."

Knight's expression collapsed instantly, and he could only look at Su Fei for help. The meaning was very clear.

I rely on you for my assists, Su!

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The result of this game was not too surprising. Manchester City staged a crushing victory at home.

Sunderland, who had 0 points in 5 rounds, had nothing to lose. Facing Manchester City, they just wanted to roll up their sleeves and get to work.

Like Birmingham, they set up a 4-3-3 offensive lineup, but their players' individual abilities and teamwork were not even as good as Birmingham.

This also allowed Manchester City, who played in a 4-5-1 formation, to fully control the initiative in the midfield and the rhythm of the game.

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In the 3rd minute of the game, Sun Jihai made a forward run with Knight, and after a two-pass dribbling to the bottom line, he passed the ball to Knight who cut into the penalty area.

The main defensive focus of the players in the Sunderland penalty area was on Su Fei. Knight, who was not guarded, shot the ball into the dead corner of the goal, helping Manchester City score the first goal.1:0!

After scoring the goal, Knight ran in the corner area to celebrate, enjoying the cheers of the home fans.

He also shouted to Stuart on the sidelines: "Boss, can one goal be worth two assists?"

Stuart rolled his eyes in response to Knight.

A warm face and a cold butt!

...

The 21st minute of the game.

The Sunderland striker hurriedly kicked a long shot from the hinterland, and the soft shot was easily caught by James.

Then.

James kicked the ball directly to Su Fei in the center circle. Su Fei jumped up with his back to unload the ball, and then passed it diagonally to Musampa who was advancing on the left.

Musampa dribbled the ball to the corner area on the side, kicked it high, and sent the ball to the penalty area.

Su Fei accurately grabbed the ball in front of the goal, knocked over the Sunderland central defender who was fighting for the ball, and scored with a super violent header!

2:0!

For Manchester City fans today, Su Fei's violent header has become Manchester City's most iconic offensive nuclear weapon!

A thunderous cheer broke out instantly!

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The 40th minute of the game.

Knight rushed into the penalty area with the ball and was tackled by the Sunderland full-back. The referee blew the whistle and awarded Manchester City a penalty.

This penalty result is undoubtedly worse for Sunderland.

Knight served as Manchester City's penalty taker.

The small pause before the sprint successfully deceived the Sunderland goalkeeper to fall in advance, and then calmly pushed the ball into the far corner.

Scored twice!

3:0!

Knight, who had already scored two goals in the first half, ran to Stuart again with a smile.

"Boss! I don't ask for much. Two goals count as two assists, okay?"

"Okay, okay, you bastard, go kick off. The first half isn't over yet."

No matter how strict Stuart is on weekdays, the score of 3-0 at halftime is enough to make him smile.

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At the beginning of the second half, Tituart replaced Su Fei and Knight. There was no suspense in this game, so Su Fei had more rest to avoid injury.

As for why Knight was replaced.

It was indeed because this kid worked hard enough in the first half, running through the front and back courts, plus two goals.

That's why he enjoyed the same level of treatment as Su Fei.

However, after Su Fei was substituted, Manchester City was obviously not so comfortable on the offensive end.

This is Su Fei's influence.

Just standing there, even if he didn't touch the ball, he could attract most of Sunderland's defensive attention in the backcourt.

Make it easier for other teammates to dribble and shoot.

However, Sunderland failed to break through Manchester City's defense on the offensive end. The morale of this team, which had lost five games in a row, had already been greatly disturbed, and the game became more and more chaotic.

"Beep!"

In the 90th minute, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Manchester City beat Sunderland 3:0.

The stadium was filled with cheers and celebrations...

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