After playing against Arsenal in the league, Manchester City ushered in the final round of the Champions League group stage in midweek.
Playing at home against Inter Milan.
Manchester City was actually letting off steam in this game. They still played with rotation and substitute lineups, focusing more on examining substitutes and young players. All the main players, including Courtois, were rested.
But even so, at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City actually defeated the visiting Inter Milan 2-0.
Su Dong was sitting in the stands and could swear to God that Manchester City was really letting off steam. Even Guardiola had never thought about winning before the game, so he kept a very low profile during interviews.
The fans also knew this very well, so they all behaved calmly during the game.
But who would have thought that he would actually win!
Inter Milan showed an aggressive momentum from the beginning and really suppressed Manchester City. But in the end, Inter Milan could not pose a threat after attacking and attacking. This made Su Dong in the stands unable to help but cry.
Worry about them.
After attacking for more than 30 minutes, Inter Milan failed to score the ball and instead lost their own goal.
A quick counterattack from Aguero assisted Moutinho to score, opening the scoring for Manchester City.
After losing the ball, Inter Milan began to counterattack, but in the 52nd minute of the second half, the defense misfired again, and Manchester City seized an opportunity. Milner scored a goal and gave Manchester City another victory.
Now the game becomes interesting.
Inter Milan seemed to have been drained of all their strength. They only made one substitution in the game, obviously accepting this result.
Manchester City surprisingly defeated Inter Milan 2-0 at home.
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In another stadium, Dortmund defeated Villarreal 2-0 away from home.
Yellow Submarine really gave up on the Champions League and focused on the domestic La Liga.
After winning these three points, due to Inter Milan's defeat at the Etihad Stadium, Dortmund finally reversed Inter Milan and qualified second in the group, just behind Manchester City.
I have to say that the final result of the death group is indeed a bit surprising.
The two strong teams ranked in the first and second tiers were eventually counterattacked by the teams in the third and fourth tiers. This has to be said to be shocking.
What is even more surprising is that in another group, the Premier League giant Manchester United, who could qualify with a draw, actually lost to Basel 1-2 in an away game. They conceded the goal in the first eight minutes. After that, no matter how hard Manchester United attacked, they failed.
Couldn't turn the situation around.
In the end, they lost 1-2 and gave Basel the right to qualify for the Champions League.
Ferguson did not show anger at such a humiliating defeat. Obviously, he was somewhat mentally prepared for the current situation of the team. He believed that Manchester United failed to stand out from the group stage and the team exposed serious problems and needed to
Solve it during the winter break.
It is reported that Ferguson is inviting Scholes to come back to alleviate Manchester United's current situation of poor organization in the midfield.
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Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions League here, and there was a fire in the backyard over there.
Raiola, the agent of the French youngster Paul Pogba, who is favored by European football and is known as Vieira II, publicly commented in the media that Manchester United was reluctant to make a commitment to renew his contract.
The dismissive attitude made his players unhappy, and Pogba is looking for the possibility of leaving the team.
French legendary midfielder Vieira also supported Pogba's departure from the team in an interview with the media. He said that Manchester United would not give such a young talent a chance. "Ferguson would rather recall Scholes than use the ailing Frye."
Neither Che nor Anderson are willing to give a talent like Pogba a chance, which has shown their attitude."
Vieira believes that Ferguson will not easily use young players in order to maintain Manchester United's results.
"According to the information I have received, another talented young player Morrison is already starting the process of leaving the team and may leave the team during the winter break. I believe that the day when Pogba leaves Manchester United will not be too far away."
As for which team to choose after leaving Manchester United?
Vieira said that his first choice is Juventus, because Juventus is in great need of midfielders. Arsenal is also a very good place because this team has good French football genes.
"In addition, Manchester City can also consider that the technical and tactical style of this team is very suitable for Pogba's characteristics, but he must be mentally prepared to compete with the best midfielders in the world."
There were a lot of rumors outside, but at this critical moment, Su Dong suddenly went out of his way and accepted an interview with a reporter from the Guardian and was "questioned" about the rumors about Pogba's transfer to Manchester City.
"I have watched his games and playing videos, and I think he is a very capable midfielder, but he was placed in the defensive midfielder position in several games at Manchester United. This is not good, he is not suitable to play as a defensive midfielder.
With the midfielder, he should be more forward to unleash his characteristics and tap into his potential on the offensive end."
"A word to Pogba? I want to say to him, if you want to be the best midfielder in the world and want to play with the best players in the world, then come to Manchester City!"
After Su Dong's interview was reported by the Guardian, it quickly aroused strong attention in the entire British media and even European football.
Everyone knows that Su Dong is the captain of Manchester City and usually does not accept interviews easily, so every interview he gives is purposeful, and most of them are arranged by Manchester City.
Then the meaning this time is obvious.
Manchester City has decided to enter the game and compete with many giants for Pogba.
Many media think this is not surprising.
On the one hand, it’s Pogba’s talent and potential, and on the other hand, it’s his local youth training status.
According to regulations, as long as you register with an English club for three years before the age of 21, you can be counted as a local youth training.
Although it is not a household registration, it is still a valuable local youth training spot.
Of course, if Pogba transfers to a team in another league, it will be less than three years and he will lose his local youth training qualifications.
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If Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions League group stage and Ferguson was suffering, then Chelsea's Andre Villas-Boas felt like he was surviving the aftermath.
In the Premier League this season, Chelsea's performance is not ideal. They are still fighting for the top four in the league. Even in the Champions League group stage, Chelsea is in danger.
But unlike Manchester United's last group match, Villas-Boas learned the hard way this time and let Terry and Drogba, two veterans who have been sentenced to death by him, result in Drogba scoring twice to help
Chelsea defeated Valencia 3-0 at home, successfully obtained precious three points, and qualified as the group leader.
This battle made Boas encounter both ice and fire.
On the one hand, after scoring these three points and Chelsea qualifying for the group stage, Villas-Boas's situation became a little more relaxed. But on the other hand, the person who saved him was Drogba, whom he had sentenced to death early. This is definitely a cruel move.
The floor slapped Boas in the face.
So much so that after the game, the British Daily Mail issued a soul torture to Villas-Boas.
"Are you really going to send such a player away?"
"Without Drogba, you would have to pack up and leave now!"
Such remarks stimulated Chelsea fans and made them more and more skeptical of Villas-Boas.
Rejuvenation is not a problem in itself, but the problem is that before you eliminate the old players, you should at least have suitable young players to step up, but what about Villas-Boas?
Torres's performance in his hands still failed to improve. After he rejected Drogba, who could he rely on to fill Drogba's vacancy?
Anelka has signed with a Chinese Super League team, and Torres is not performing well. Who else can Villas-Boas rely on besides Drogba?
The Sun even directly questioned Villas-Boas on its page, believing that the Portuguese had completely lost the support of the locker room.
"During the celebration of Drogba's two goals, the Chelsea players did not even have the least interaction with the home team's coaching bench. The locker room no longer trusts Villas-Boas."
The Sun believes that the victory against Valencia helped Chelsea advance from the group stage. This is just a chance for Villas-Boas. The real test will be the weekend's game against Manchester City.
"Blue Moon has won 14 consecutive victories. If they beat Chelsea again, it will create the longest winning streak in the history of the Premier League. At the same time, Chelsea's hope of returning to the top four in the league will be shattered again, which will make Boa
Si's leadership position has been shaken."
The Sun analyzed that Abramovich and the Chelsea management have become less and less patient with Villas-Boas. Chelsea's poor performance this season has caused them to completely lose their trust in Villas-Boas.
"The Portuguese can only extend his coaching tenure at Chelsea by proving himself with the results of the next period of the schedule. Otherwise, he is likely to be fired before the winter break."
But is it easier said than done for Chelsea to defeat Manchester City?
According to the odds offered by the three major bookmakers before the game, Chelsea were basically at a disadvantage, and Manchester City even conceded half a goal.
In other words, most people are optimistic that Manchester City will win by one goal.
After all, Chelsea just played Valencia midweek, while Manchester City played Inter Milan with a full rotation and substitute lineup. The physical fitness and condition of the players on both sides are obviously not at the same level.
More importantly, Manchester City's performance this season has been too stable and outstanding. Coupled with Sudong's previous goals, Manchester City has been advancing on all fronts, basically not giving other competitors the slightest chance.
In this case, can Chelsea, who is in poor form, beat Manchester City at home?
However, the Manchester Evening News also reminded Manchester City that Chelsea is not a fuel-efficient light.
The Blues have always gotten stronger when encountering strong players, and they have performed well against the top six teams in the Premier League this season, which makes it possible for Chelsea to be upset at home.
Guardiola revealed at the press conference announcing the match squad that it is very important to score first when visiting Stamford Bridge and against Chelsea.
"We will try our best to score first in the away game." Guardiola said confidently.
