champion light

Chapter 1242 Different goals
Facts have proved that Benitez's confidence is justified, this is not blind arrogance.

In the away game against Porto in midweek, although Manchester City did not score in the first half, the two sides scored 0:0.But just at the beginning of the second half, Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for Manchester City.

Then Rong Guang scored again to expand the score.

Although Porto then pulled a goal back.But this time it was Kaka's turn to shine. In a quick counter-attack from Manchester City, he dribbled the ball forward at high speed, past two Porto defenders, and fired the ball into the Porto goal.

3: 1!

Porto's fighting spirit was extinguished.

Manchester City completely controlled the initiative of the game in the away game. Even if Porto scored a goal, it would not harm the overall situation at all.

The performance of Manchester City's offensive trident is really good, and Porto has nothing to do with the three of them.

It's almost like a repeat of the European Super Cup.

But the difference is that Manchester City still has reservations this time. After 3:1, they did not keep attacking wildly, but made adjustments.

Slowed down the tempo.

After all, what Benitez has to consider now is the entire season, not just one or two games.

As a head coach, it is also very important to adjust the status of players.

What he is most worried about now is that the team's performance at the beginning of the new season is really good. He feels that the state is too early. He is afraid that in the second half of the season, the state will be gone. At that time, the third line will collapse at the most important moment, which will be miserable.

There are no such examples in reality.

Didn't the newly promoted Bundesliga Hoffenheim perform well in the first half of their first season in the Bundesliga?
At that time, they even won the half-time championship of the Bundesliga, and the team's center Ibisevic also won the top scorer of the half-time.

The team and players are in surprisingly good shape.

As a result, after a winter break, Ibisevic was seriously injured and bid farewell to all the remaining games of that season, and Hoffenheim's state also plummeted.It was originally a team that hoped to win the league championship, but in the end they didn't even qualify for the European war.

This is a classic example of status coming out too early.

This phenomenon also exists in various intercontinental cup competitions.Those teams that are slow to warm up can often go to the end.

However, the teams that beat the Quartet in the group stage are very likely to stop at the quarterfinals or semifinals.

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Under Benitez's deliberate control, Manchester City did not score again, but they did not allow Porto to score. The offense slowed down and there was no slack in defense.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Porto 3:1 away and won the first victory in the UEFA Champions League group stage of the new season.

Defeating the seeded team in the group also made Manchester City's road to the first place in the group much smoother.

This also indicates that Manchester City may have a good prospect in this season's Champions League.

Back in the domestic league, Manchester City challenged Fulham away.

However, perhaps it is because of the continuous away games that made Manchester City a little tired. In the away game against Fulham, Manchester City did not play particularly well.

If it weren't for the fact that they had too many players with strong personal strength, Manchester City might have lost the game away.

Their unbeaten run in the league would also end at nine games.

However, with the glory of scoring twice, Manchester City drew with Fulham 2:2 in the away game. Although they did not win, they did not lose either.

After this draw, Manchester City's league unbeaten record continued to No. 60 games.

This is also Manchester City's first draw this season.

This draw also allowed them to leave their city rivals Manchester United in the league standings.

Although he has won the undefeated record of the league, it seems that the scenery is boundless.

But in fact, Manchester United is the real winner, because they quietly won five consecutive victories when everyone turned their attention to Manchester City.

After five rounds of the league, Manchester United, Manchester City and Newcastle United are the only three teams that have not lost.However, Newcastle United and the Manchester duo are obviously not at the same level. Although they did not lose, they won two wins and three draws before Manchester City and Manchester United.

Manchester United is the only team to win all games.

In the league standings, with Manchester City's draw in this round of the league, they surpassed Manchester City and became the first.

Although Manchester City has attracted much attention recently because of record-setting events, it seems that they have already dominated the world.

But Ferguson and the team he led did not give up, they are still challenging Manchester City.

The championship lost last season, this season, Ferguson vowed to regain it.

After this round of the league, the happiest must be the Manchester United fans, they finally surpassed Manchester City in the standings...

Since Manchester City won the league championship, Manchester United has never been able to surpass Manchester City in the standings. This is what makes many Manchester United fans feel uncomfortable.

But now, seeing the team's performance like this, they feel a sense of elation.

So after this league ended, Manchester United fans on the Internet were very active.

Then in the League Cup in midweek, Manchester City and Manchester United also both won.Manchester United eliminated Leeds United 3-0 away, while Manchester City defeated Birmingham 2-0 at home.

The rivalry between the two teams has been going on since the beginning of the season.

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But Manchester United fans were not happy for long.

Because of the next sixth round of the league, Manchester City defeated Everton 2:0 at home, but Manchester United was tied 1:1 away by Stoke City.

Now the two teams are evened, they both had a tie, and they have the same points, five wins and one tie, accumulating [-] points.

At this time, we have to compare goal difference.

Manchester City scored 21 goals and conceded four goals in five league rounds.Goal difference of seventeen.

Manchester United scored 22 goals in five league rounds and conceded five goals.The goal difference is also seventeen.

The competition between the two sides is indeed fierce enough.

In the case of the same goal difference, the number of goals is compared. Manchester United has one more goal than Manchester City, which makes them temporarily ranked first in the league!
For two consecutive rounds, Manchester United suppressed Manchester City!

The media in England have expressed that it seems that this season will be another very fierce competition.

Manchester United must win back what they lost last season this season!
And can Manchester City hold on to their defending champions under the aggressive offensive of Manchester United?
No one wants Manchester City to dominate. In this case, the Premier League, which is known for its fierce competition, will lose half of its vitality.

The reason why Serie A was called the "Little World Cup" back then was that apart from the many world-class stars in the league, there was another very important reason, that is, the strong team group represented by the "Seven Serie A Sisters".

The same is true of the brilliant morale in the Premier League. In addition to the four strong teams of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool, there are also Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United... and other such teams can threaten the four strong teams.

Fierce competition is the guarantee of the vitality of a league, and a league whose suspense is not revealed until the last moment is good-looking.

Why does the Premier League look down on La Liga?

I just feel that La Liga is completely a duo between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Except for them, no other team can threaten them.What is the point of such a league?

The Premier League has always felt that fierce competition is something to be proud of.Until the emergence of Manchester City, there is a tendency to break this fierce competition.

This worries many Premier League analysts.

Fortunately, when other teams are gradually starting to fail, Manchester United is still strong and deserves to be the best team in the Premier League.

Now we can only count on Manchester United to continue to put pressure on Manchester City.

But it is really a pity that Manchester United was tied by Stoke City in this round of the league. Otherwise, Manchester United would still be able to maintain a two-point lead over Manchester City...

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After the league, the Champions League group stage is here again.

Manchester City's opponents are not strong, and they are playing at home. They are playing against Athletic at home.

Likewise, Manchester United hosts Basel.

It is quite rare for two Champions League group matches to be played in the same city, which makes the police in Manchester feel like a big enemy.

Fortunately, the two games did not start at the same time.

Manchester United's game is a day earlier than Manchester City's.

Perhaps it is because the team's current focus is in the league, so Manchester United's performance in the Champions League group stage this season is not very good.

In the first group match, Manchester United challenged Benfica away, just like Manchester City challenged Porto away, it was a Portuguese team.

But unlike Manchester City who beat Porto cleanly 3:1 in the away game, Manchester United was tied 1:1 by Benfica in the away game.

Back at home, facing Basel, Manchester United's performance is hardly satisfactory.

They led Basel by two goals in the first half, but when the whole game was over, the score displayed on the big screen was... 3:3!

Manchester United got another draw at home, they were tied by Basel!
In stark contrast to them is the performance of their city rivals Manchester City.

A day later, Manchester City ushered in APOEL at their home stadium.

Facing this weak team, Manchester City won easily.

In the end, with the goals of Ibrahimovic and Rongguang, they defeated their opponents 2:0 at home.

In the league, although Manchester City is overwhelmed by Manchester United, in the Champions League, their performance is obviously better than Manchester United.

This makes analysts think that it may mean that the two teams have different strategies.

Manchester United is clearly going to make an effort in the league this season.Winning the Champions League requires a lot of luck. Ferguson may think that it is unnecessary for the team to spend too much energy in the Champions League.In contrast, beating Manchester City in the domestic league is probably the most important task for Manchester United at present.After all, Manchester City snatched the league championship from Manchester United last season. How could Ferguson swallow such a shame?

As for Manchester City, since Rongguang has shouted out bold words to defend the Champions League, their focus will naturally fall on the Champions League.For Manchester City, they have already won two consecutive league championships. The league championship is no longer a particularly urgent honor. If they can successfully defend the Champions League, it will be a matter of eternal fame!
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