After winning this game, the Southampton team immediately flew to Belgium to prepare for the third round.
For Anderlecht and Galatasaray, the next two rounds will be very important games. If they still lose to Southampton and Dortmund, then basically there is no chance.
He is fighting for third place, and if he can have a chance to score points or even win, there is still a possibility of advancement.
Since Anderlecht is at their home court, of course they cannot let Southampton go easily.
Of course, they were also at home in the last round and were beaten 3-0 by Dortmund. You can't think too much about such things. If you think too much, you will lose your fighting spirit.
However, Southampton's current morale is much higher than that of its opponents.
Compared with them, Southampton's players are in high spirits because of their last big victory.
The players who participated in that game have high morale. Those who did not participate want to perform equally well to prove that it is not impossible that they did not play, but because they have to prepare for the next game!
Ever since, with this mentality, Southampton did not give any face to the home team in the away game...
Only three minutes into the game, Lukaku made a forced breakthrough on the right, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Vardy missed it, and Mane, who followed up from behind, pushed the ball and the ball flew directly into the goal.
horn!
Anderlecht, determined to fight to the end, was opened to victory by Southampton just three minutes later.
Mane hugged Lukaku excitedly. After joining Southampton this season, although Mane has not yet stabilized his position in the main team, Perisic's four assists in the last game also brought a lot of pressure to him.
, however, Mane still relies on his own performance and still has some advantages in the competition for the main position.
And Perisic is actually satisfied with the current situation. Although he left Dortmund for the main position at the time, after playing as the main force at Wolfsburg for a season and a half, he is now beginning to crave honors.
The Premier League and Champions League are all things he wants to pursue, and Southampton can provide these things.
After Mane scored, Southampton started to attack with ease. Lukaku was quite active on the court. He kept getting the ball, breaking through or passing the ball to launch the offense. The opponents did not dare to relax against him.
Defense——Facing Anderlecht, where he made his debut, Lukaku also seemed quite excited.
However, he was not very lucky today. In the following time, he first passed the ball to Vardy, but Vardy missed the opportunity in front of the goal. Then his shot after forcing a breakthrough was bravely saved by the opponent's goalkeeper...
The final score in the first half was 1-0. Mane's surprise attack after the opening game gave Southampton the lead.
During the halftime break, Noriya slightly adjusted the lineup. Vardy was replaced by him, Dembele came off the bench as the right winger, and Lukaku moved to the center position.
This substitution had an immediate impact. Ten minutes after the start of the second half, Dembele broke through from the wing and passed into the penalty area. Lukaku attracted almost all the attention, but Coutinho, who inserted in the back row, was
Stopping the ball and shooting in the penalty area expanded Southampton's lead!
After leading by two goals, Southampton began to feel comfortable. In the following time, the two sides continued to fight on the court. Anderlecht, which was pressing heavily, conceded two goals in a row in the last ten minutes of the second half. First, they stepped forward in time to assist.
Alonso received a pass from Mane and scored in the penalty area. Then in stoppage time, veteran Klose, who also came on as a substitute, took the lead in the melee in the penalty area and scored the ball.
Dead corner.
Four to zero, another brilliant victory!
Klose was very happy after scoring the goal. He will definitely play very few games this season, which means there will be some opportunities at the beginning of the season. It is said that he will play one less game...
And since last season, he has realized that his condition has indeed declined sharply. The only reason he has persisted until now is to score goals in the World Cup. After scoring two goals in the World Cup, he has no regrets. Now
He has already started taking coaching courses, and it is indeed enough for him to feel very happy to score such a goal in the Champions League.
In another game, Dortmund also swept Galatasaray 4-0 away from home. It is obvious that the strength of this group is quite clear.
Dortmund has nine points from three rounds, Southampton has six points from three rounds, and Galatasaray and Anderlecht have only scored one point. In the next round, if Dortmund and Southampton can still win,
Then they will join hands to qualify two rounds in advance.
Compared with the death groups of the previous two seasons, this season's group stage was not to say relaxed and enjoyable, but at least it was much simpler.
"You're only one game away from playing. Are you excited?" Ji Ya asked Suarez on the way back.
The Southampton players laughed. Indeed, after four months of suspension and the next round of the league, Suarez's suspension period has arrived.
Of course, Vardy's form has been so hot recently. Even if he comes back, it's impossible for him to return to the main lineup right away. Nor can Kiya let a shooter who has scored 11 goals in eight rounds of the league as soon as he can play.
Back on the bench - no such thing.
Suarez himself knows that even if he can play now, he can only gradually play in the cup, and then get more playing opportunities in the rotation, and through his performance, he can regain the main position bit by bit.
This was something he had never thought of before, but it was also a matter of course.
After returning to the league, Southampton's next opponent is Stoke City. In this round, Chelsea will challenge Manchester United away. This is also a good opportunity for Southampton to catch up on points.
After all, although Manchester United's performance is not very good this season, they must have a bit of a breakout when facing Chelsea.
Stoke City's performance this season is relatively stable, which means that there are no surprises in their performance. They are currently ranked in the middle of the pack. There is a slight threat of relegation but not much. They are a standard mid-range team.
Facing such an opponent, Southampton has always been relatively easy to play. After all, they have no shortage of scoring opportunities.
Lukaku broke the deadlock for Southampton in the 33rd minute. Although he does not seem to have scored many goals this season, mainly because most of the goals were scored by Vardy, his performance on the court
The ability to function and enter the critical period has begun to become stronger and stronger.
Before the end of the first half, Vardy was pushed down by the opponent's defender after receiving the ball in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Lukaku took the penalty and scored twice.
In the second half, Vardy scored his twelfth league goal of the season with a shot from the penalty area, and Southampton won again!
