Millwall maintained unbeatable victories in the first four rounds of the group stage, scoring 16 goals and conceding only 3. This statistic alone ranked first among the 24 participating teams in the Champions League this season.
Teams such as Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, and Real Madrid, which are equally unstoppable in other groups, are not as popular as this lion from London.
Perhaps the outside world expects good results from traditional giants, but a new recruit like Millwall can stand out among the others in the group of death, and the sensation they create is absolutely shocking.
Larsson, who is in hot form, has also jumped into the ranks of top stars.
In fact, during every transfer period, whether in summer or winter, among the secret offers Millwall receives, Larsson is the one who wants to buy the most. Judging from the names of the clubs that want to buy, Larsson's level has risen.
Manchester United has been tirelessly pursuing Larsson.
In addition to England, first-tier Italian clubs are also pursuing him, but in the summer of this season, names such as AC Milan, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain appeared among the purchasing clubs. After the war with Barcelona, these
Real Madrid was added to the name.
All the giants in Europe want Larsson, which invisibly reflects his value.
Galliani wants Larsson to put on the red and black jersey and shoulder the heavy responsibility of Milan's revival. Moratti has a dream of Ronaldo + Larsson, the two super strikers, and Sanz invites Larsson to go to the Bernabeu to continue.
The battle against Barcelona…
It is impossible to sell people in the winter, which will disrupt the plan for the second half of the season. Aldridge doesn't know Larson's thoughts, but he will not go to the players to talk about it in the first place.
The feedback from Andrew was good. Larson's reaction to the invitation from the wealthy family was relatively dull.
The Swedish national team failed to qualify for the 1996 European Cup, and seeing that he might not be able to get tickets for the 1998 World Cup, Larsson knew that his chances of winning honors in the national team were slim, and even his chances of appearing in international competitions were pitiful.
At the golden age of 26, he can only make his achievements greater by working harder to achieve honors in the club.
Millwall is a team built by Aldridge over three and a half years, and its strength is on the rise. It has a bright future, and when it is about to produce results, Larson has no reason to choose to leave.
It was not yet five o'clock in the foggy morning, and Aldrich had already gotten up, put on his sportswear, and had a Walkman in his pocket. He planned to go for an early morning jog to exercise while listening to the music.
As soon as he went out, he found that there was movement in the neighbor's house opposite. The door was wide open. Yiwen, who was wearing a pure white sportswear, had almost the same equipment as Aldrich. She was putting earplugs into her ears, but he saw
When Aldrich was standing at the door of his house, she walked over and asked with a smile: "Exercise?"
Aldrich looked her up and down. Her curvy and graceful figure was beautiful against the sportswear. Her tied ponytail showed her youthful vitality, and her bare face added a sense of natural beauty.
"Well, exercise. Together?"
"Let's go."
The two of them jogged along the street sidewalk under the dim skylight. They ran into a nearby park and chatted casually on the way. When the morning light came, the two of them had breakfast outside, then said goodbye before returning home, turned around, and drove each other.
Go to the club to start a new day's work.
Even though Aldridge has been praised by Fleet Street as England's legendary young coach, his legend is nothing more than age and has nothing to do with achievements.
People are looking forward to him performing the green legend and leading the team to create unprecedented glory.
But he himself is still sane, and he is nothing until he gets honor.
As time passed, Millwall advanced in both the league and European competitions.
In the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Millwall faced Dynamo Kiev at Wembley. For Dynamo Kyiv, which was 5 points behind Millwall, a draw would mean elimination. Even if they won, the top team in the group would be eliminated.
Hope is also very slim.
But if they win two games, their points will reach 12 points, and they can hope to win the top two places in the group and advance to the knockout rounds.
However, at Wembley, Millwall did not give Dynamo Kyiv any chance. Aldridge fought with all his main players and sent Dynamo Kyiv away without any blood with the same score, 2:0.
Millwall won all five games, reaching 15 points, and also confirmed the top spot in the group.
In the last round of the group stage, they visited Eindhoven. The Dutch champions were already eliminated, but in the battle for honor, they played extremely unrestrainedly at home, and Millwall sent in substitutes.
Gudjohnsen, the new signing in the summer transfer, can finally play in the game after half a year of recuperation and recovery.
As he wished, Aldridge played him in this game against PSV. The Icelanders were still bitter about being kicked out by PSV. In this game, Millwall launched a defensive counterattack again.
, Gudjohnsen and Van Nistelrooy served as the double forwards, and the game was exciting, but the score made PSV very depressed.
2:4.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gudjohnsen both scored twice, and the latter celebrated wildly at Eindhoven's home court, as if a great revenge had been avenged!
The Champions League group stage has come to an end. Millwall won six games and advanced to the knockout rounds. Their offensive and defensive performance shocked Europe by scoring 22 goals and conceding 5 goals!
In other groups, An Pang was very depressed. His Parma fell to the defending champion Dortmund. Dortmund scored 15 points and advanced strongly. Parma's weakness in the forward line was exposed, and it only scored 9 points in second place.
Manchester United beat Juventus and advanced to the knockout rounds with 15 points.
Not surprisingly, Real Madrid took first place in a relatively weak group.
Bayern Munich relied on better defense to advance with a goal difference advantage over Paris Saint-Germain, who had the same points.
Tigana, who lamented that he had a good draw during the draw three months ago, got what he wanted. Although Monaco almost finished first in the group on goal difference, they were still able to finish second in the group even though they were at a disadvantage on goal difference.
directly enter the knockout rounds.
Among the second place in the six groups, Leverkusen and Juventus got the remaining two promotion places.
German teams account for three of the top eight teams. In addition to the German championship and runner-up last season, Dortmund also entered the Champions League as the defending champion. This makes the German team look particularly strong this year, especially since they all started from
Break out of the group stage.
The eight teams all come from the five major leagues. Except for Germany, which is the strongest, the Premier League champions and runners-up have also advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining three teams are all champions of their respective leagues last season.
There is no doubt that this year's Champions League has expanded. But when it comes to the knockout rounds, the intensity is unimaginable. The champions of the five major leagues gather in the quarterfinals, the Champions League, and the Champions League, a well-deserved championship stage.
December 22.
The Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
Aldridge did not attend this feast because the Premier League is moving at a fast pace. He has to lead the team in training and playing games.
Two Millwall players were given the day off to attend this event, Nedvěd and Larsson.
When the voting results were announced, there was thunderous applause.
Larsson defeated the alien Ronaldo by an extremely narrow margin to be elected Mr. Golden Globe!
Before he went on stage to receive the award, Larson hugged Nedvěd for a long time. Larson's eyes were moist as he hugged Nedved.
Nedved congratulated him in his ear and had to urge him to go on stage to receive the award.
Larson's first words after receiving the Ballon d'Or were: This Ballon d'Or belongs to the entire Millwall team!
The second sentence is: If I hadn't met head coach Aldrich Hall, I definitely wouldn't be standing here.
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In this year's final voting list for the Ballon d'Or, Mijatovic, the forward of last season's La Liga championship team, ranked third, followed by Zidane of Juventus in fourth place, and Zidane of Juventus in fifth place.
Nedved, followed by Bergkamp.
In the community radiated by Millwall in southeast London, all the fans were excited when the Golden Globe Award was announced.
We have Mr Ballon d'Or at Millwall!
This will bring Millwall's popularity to a higher level. At the same time, Aldridge's reputation will also skyrocket.
Young Marshal, you have trained a Mr. Golden Ball!
This is even more exciting for the Millwall players.
Young players aspire to reach the top that Larson has reached!
Fans of Manchester United and Millwall are in for a treat in this year's Christmas Day clash.
The two teams will usher in a clash between the first group teams at Old Trafford.
A month after Millwall defeated Barcelona in the fourth round of the Champions League, they can already devote more energy to the league.
They performed well in the past few games. They only drew one game in the league and won all the others. At the same time, the young players also won the League Cup quarter-finals against Manchester City. In January, they will face
Two League Cup semi-finals, the opponent is Middlesbrough.
Going to Old Trafford, Aldridge was missing Nedvěd and Larsson from the lineup, and they had a week off.
Christmas is here, and it’s time to test the team again.
At Old Trafford, Ferguson took the initiative to shake Aldridge's hand before the game and said calmly: "Congratulations on cultivating a Mr. Ballon d'Or. This is an amazing achievement. It seems that Manchester United will not be able to do it either."
Opportunity to get Larsson."
Aldridge shook his head and said: "There must be some luck. Last season's Champions League champion was Dortmund. Sammer already won the Ballon d'Or last year. This year the judges will no longer favor defensive players. Ronaldo went to Inter Milan again. There is no Champions League.
However, Larsson's performance last month happened to be very eye-catching, which increased his impression points a lot. If not, the Ballon d'Or would definitely go to Ronaldo."
"What are you thinking about? Your players won the Ballon d'Or, just be happy."
Aldrich lowered his head and smiled, then nodded and said: "Yes, just be happy, don't think about other things."
"This year it's me and you competing for the championship again. Are you confident that you can successfully defend your title?"
"What do you think?"
"Haha, let's have a drink after the game?"
"Is the promised 82 Lafite ready?"
"It has been placed in my thermostat for a long time."
Ferguson and Aldridge separated after talking, and then Ferguson sat on the coaching bench while Aldridge stood on the sidelines.
Players from both sides enter the stadium in an orderly manner.
Aldridge asked Lampard to replace Nedvěd today. Ballack seemed to have lost all his form at the beginning of the season. He has not recovered in the past month and his performance has been ups and downs. It has been fast driving and Christmas these days.
Festival, Aldridge is really worried about Ballack. Lampard can at least adapt psychologically to the Christmas Express better than foreign players. We will see what level he can perform in the game.
After returning to health, Gudjohnsen replaced Larsson. The Icelandic had no problem with his strength. He played in the Champions League for PSV more than two years ago. If it weren't for the incompetence of PSV's team doctor, Millwall would have also played.
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Manchester United has been a bit too strong recently.
Millwall remained undefeated and only drew one game. As a result, Manchester United won all the games, and they all won by big scores. They did not win 3 or 4 opponents. It seemed that they were not worthy of the Red Devils' reputation.
This widened the points gap between the two teams to three points.
Today's game is undoubtedly a six-point battle.
The Premier League half-time champion will be decided!
