Chapter 389 UEFA: Play against Barcelona? Satisfy you!
【Ding dong! 】
[The achievement "Champions League debut" has been achieved]
[Achievement evaluation: A]
[Achievement reward: two free attribute points]
[Ding dong! 】
[The achievement "First goal in the Champions League" has been achieved]
[Achievement evaluation: A]
[Achievement reward: two free attribute points]
【Achievement "First Assist in Champions League" Achieved】
[Achievement Rating: A]
[Achievement Reward: Two Free Attribute Points]
[Achievement Achieved “Twice Champions League Goals”]
[Achievement Rating: A]
In his Champions League debut, Ling Feng played for 70 minutes.
Completed the one-stop operation of goals, assists, scoring twice, and celebrating yellow cards!
This may be the first player in the Champions League to achieve this special achievement!
The only thing Ling Feng regrets is that if he can score one more goal, he can take the match ball home for his Champions League debut as a souvenir.
They did not stay in Romania for too long. The Manchester United generals took a flight back to Manchester the next morning.
Compared with the other four major leagues, the Premier League’s schedule is the most torturous.
Especially the Premier League giants with European war missions have to fight on four fronts almost every season.
League, League Cup, FA Cup, European War!
Manchester United will also face this situation this season.
Three days after the Champions League play-offs, Manchester United ushered in the first home game of the new league season at Old Trafford!
The opponent is Southampton, the "Saints" who ranked sixth last season!
This summer, for Southampton, is another transfer window in which the main players are lost.
The team's offensive powerhouse, Senegalese winger Mane, was acquired by Klopp's Liverpool with a worth of 34 million pounds;
The team's midfielder, Kenya, is worth 10,000 Amazon was won by Tottenham for almost a bargain price of 11 million pounds!
As for the team's main center, Italian gunner Pelle, he and his beautiful model girlfriend Varga joined the Chinese giant Taishan.
The revenue from selling players alone exceeds 50 million pounds!
It is worth mentioning that with the transfer of Mane to Liverpool, this is the third consecutive season that Liverpool has "repurchased" goods in Southampton!
The good cooperative relationship between the two companies makes Liverpool fans nicknamed "Red Army" also regard Southampton as their "fellow hometown"
However, Southampton's scouting team also I'm not stupid, I don't plan to directly start a supermarket sale in my first season of participating in the European war.
In addition to selling people, they also "replenished" the same positions:
Bayern youth training midfielder Hojbjerg and Norwich local winger Raymond joined the team. Team!
However, compared to Mane and Wanyama, these two people are still far behind.
With the transfer and departure of several absolute main players and the arrival of new players, Southampton's strength has been affected visible to the naked eye.
In the first round of the league, they faced newly promoted Watford at home and were tied by their opponents!
In the second round, they were a guest at the Dream Theater, facing Manchester United, the Red Devils who had the highest signing fee in the summer window and were in hot form recently!
Therefore, most media and experts before the game predicted that Manchester United would win easily!
At the pre-match press conference, reporters also asked about Ling Feng's adaptation speed to new players such as Ibrahimovic and Kanter, as well as Ling Feng's hot state.
And Mourinho’s answer was also very domineering:
“Capable players will not be unable to adapt to the new environment.”
“Football is not that complicated. It’s the same as the ball, the goal won’t move, and the opponents are all eleven people.”
“As one of the best in the world, Ling Feng’s adaption speed does not surprise me at all.”
"Both the club and I believe that he is definitely the key figure to lead the team back to the top!"
"And the team and I are very fortunate to have a striker like Zlatan in the team. He is a born winner!”
“Kante has proven himself in the Premier League and European Cup. He is definitely one of the best defensive midfielders in today’s football”
Praising a group of disciples After them, Mourinho also ended the press conference and returned to the locker room.
The first words he said when he came up were:
"We must win this game!"
. . .
"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to the great Old Trafford Stadium."
"This is the second round of the 2016~17 Premier League season. Manchester United is at home. Facing Southampton."
"This will be a new beginning for Mourinho and Manchester United."
In this game, on the offensive line, Mourinho still adopted the front four from the first round of the league.
Ibrahimovic has a single arrow, Ling Feng is behind him, with Martial and Rooney on the left and right.
After all, the victory over Bournemouth in the first round of the league proved that there is no problem with the front four!
However, he has made personnel adjustments in the selection of midfielders and defenders.
The team's offense can sometimes undergo huge changes in a short period of time.
There are many situations where coaching changes are like changing swords.
However, the team's defensive system requires accumulated research and analysis over time to be completed.
Taking into account Carrick's age and running ability, Mourinho chose the more physical Spaniard Herrera to partner with Kante in the midfield.
Then Smalling was put on the bench, and Blind, who had better ball-playing ability, was allowed to start, forming a central defender combination with Bailly.
Obviously, he hopes to examine the players through early season games and slowly select the best midfield and backfield configuration.
At the packed Old Trafford Stadium, Ling Feng finally wore the home red and white No. 7 jersey for the first time and ushered in his first home game for Manchester United!
When Ling Feng followed the Manchester United team into the Theater of Dreams, all the fans cheered warmly.
The cameras at the scene were all focused on the new Red Devils No. 7 in the Mourinho era!
Crack, click!
Even though Ibrahimovic's fame and status in football are much higher than Lingfeng.
Even though Rooney is the number one player for Manchester United and the Three Lions.
However, Ling Feng is the destined son for the revival of Manchester United!
When Ling Feng walked out of the tunnel at Old Trafford for the first time, he heard the shouts of fans in the nearby stands:
"Ling!"
“Ling Feng!”
"Man! Look here!" At this moment, Ling Feng heard a very familiar voice.
When he looked around, he saw two unexpected faces!
On the second row of the main stand near the stadium, two fans wearing Blue Fox jerseys stood out among the red.
A short fat man and a tall thin man.
It's actually Big William and Bob, the die-hard Blue Fox fans duo!
“F*ck!”
Ling Feng raised his finger and pointed at the two of them slightly in surprise, and then after seeing the Blue Fox No. 7 jersey on their bodies, he immediately gave it away with a smile. First like before the game starts!
Although I am a die-hard Blue Fox fan.
However, William and Bob are still fans of Ling Feng.
Ling Feng was also very moved by the fact that the two chose to come to Manchester to support him when the Blue Foxes were not playing.
You know, before the game, when he announced on social media that he was about to make his debut at Dream Theater, these two brothers specially sent him congratulatory text messages.
Unexpectedly, they actually came to Old Trafford to cheer him up!
With Ling Feng’s likes, the camera also very cleverly captured these two conspicuous bag guys.
Then, Manchester United legend Ferdinand, who was the commentator for this game, also made a joke during the live broadcast:
"These two are obviously Ling Feng's loyal fans!"
"The jerseys are good. But man, I'm sorry, he is ours now!"
Accompanied by the referee's With a long whistle, the first home game of Manchester United officially sounded the horn!
“Ling got the ball in the midfield.”
“Rooney’s cross, Ibrahimovic’s header was slightly higher”
"Kante's steal, Ling Feng advanced with the ball and sent a precise diagonal pass to the left. Unfortunately, Martial took too much with his feet."
At home, Manchester United was as expected. Outsiders firmly control the situation on the court.
As for Southampton, with the departure of "thigh" Mane, the offensive threat in the frontcourt has been greatly reduced, whether it is Sean Long and Tadic, Gabbiadini, or Raymond , none of them can pose much threat to Manchester United's defense.
Even they can't get past the long-running midfielder partnership of Kante and Herrera in the midfield!
As the best midfielder before Kante joined, Herrera was once known as the "Iniesta of Manchester United"
The Basque native who debuted in La Liga is very comprehensive, not only able to control the ball in the midfield, but also send threatening passes forward.
It can also serve as a midfield barrier, intercepting the opponent's offense with active running and hard work.
In addition to being both offensive and defensive, he also has strong running ability.
During training and daily contact, Ling Feng quickly became friends with the Spaniard.
In his opinion, the Spaniard is one of the players with the best professional attitude in Manchester United!
In training, he always goes all out and concentrates.
In daily life, Herrera is also a very low-key and friendly man.
Knowing that Ling Feng speaks Spanish, he will enthusiastically recommend to him the sights and specialties of the Basque Country.
Of course, the reason why the defensive end has not been tested too much is because the frontcourt attack is too fierce!
Compared with the first-round league victory over Bournemouth, Mourinho, who ushered in the first game at Old Trafford, gave the frontcourt players more freedom on the offensive end.
He asked the left and right wingers Martial and Rooney to switch positions with Ling Feng in the center, and then asked Ibrahimovic to serve as the fulcrum in the frontcourt to provide ball for several people.
Although this is only the second game that Manchester United's front four has played together.
However, the scene of the four people's division of labor and cooperation has allowed Manchester United fans to see the brilliant offense of the team under Ferguson in the past!
The active and orderly movement of the frontcourt players was unimaginable in the Van Gaal era!
The arrival of Ibrahimovic also made all media and fans realize how important it is to have a center!
Of course, as a No. 9, Ibrahimovic's fulcrum and finish in the frontcourt are certainly important.
However, there is no super midfielder like Ling Feng who can attract opponents to defend and create opportunities at every moment, whether it is Ibrahimovic who has just arrived, or Rooney or Martial who struggled very much last season. It will definitely not be as easy as it is now!
As the Manchester United fans cheered one after another in the stands, when the game time had just reached thirteen minutes, the home team took the lead!
Ling Feng suddenly took off his foot in the midfield 35 meters away from the goal, and shot directly through the goal guarded by England's substitute goalkeeper Foster!
This powerful and powerful shot against the goal has a domineering attitude that will not stop until the net is blasted!
The Red Devils No. 7's celebration after scoring the goal also showed the best style in the Premier League.
I saw him standing proudly, with his arms spread wide, looking around with an arrogant look, and a kingly aura emerged spontaneously!
At that moment, many Manchester United fans were so surprised that they couldn't help but rub their eyes, thinking they saw Cantona with his collar turned up!
After Ling Feng scored, the photographer at the scene also captured a subtle detail.
Just as Ibrahimovic and Rooney were running towards Ling Feng who was standing there, Martial ran over slowly and expressionlessly.
After both Ibrahimovic and Rooney finished hugging Ling Feng, he arrived at the celebration scene with Kanter, Herrera and other teammates.
In this game, Manchester United did not give Southampton any chance from beginning to end.
The Saints, who reached the top six last season, didn't even have a shot on target at the Dream Theater!
And De Gea was in front of the goal, enjoying ninety minutes of sunbathing comfortably.
In the end, with Ling Feng’s passes and shots, Ibrahimovic and Lingard With separate achievements, Manchester United won Southampton with a clean 3-0 score in their first home game!
The first home victory is also a good start for Manchester United.
. .
A few days later, Manchester United ushered in the second leg of the Champions League against Steaua Bucharest at Old Trafford.
The big victory in the first round made Mourinho very relieved to rotate all players.
After defeating Steaua Bucharest 2-1 with an all-substitute lineup, Manchester United defeated their opponents with a total score of 6-6 over two rounds and successfully entered the group stage of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League!
The next day.
The 2016-17 UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Thirty-two teams are divided into four tiers based on Champions League points and form eight groups.
And Manchester United was assigned to Group C. The opponents in the same group were Barcelona (La Liga), Monchengladbach (Bundesliga), and Celtic (Scottish Premier League)!
After watching the entire Champions League draw process and results with his own eyes, Ling Feng twitched the corner of his mouth and raised an international goodwill gesture to UEFA in his heart!
Oh my god!
I just hummed along with the chorus of the Champions League theme song during my first Champions League show. Did I speak casually? !
UEFA: Don’t you want to play Barcelona? Satisfy you!
Actually, everyone knows that the Champions League draw has always been done behind closed doors.
In order to create gimmicks and attract traffic, UEFA likes to engage in dramas involving enemies.
For example, Bayern and Atletico Madrid met in the knockout rounds last season; Real Madrid once again met their old rival Dortmund in the group stage.
The reason why Manchester United is in the same group as Barcelona is that, in addition to Manchester United and Barcelona, In addition to the past grievances and grievances of the team, there are nothing more than three people.
One is Mourinho, who once worked as a translator at Barcelona, and recommended himself but was ruthlessly rejected by Barcelona;
The other is Ibrahimovic, who once played for Barcelona but had a feud with Guardiola. Rahimovic;
One is Ling Feng, who is regarded by Mourinho and the British media as a competitor of Melo!
Of course, compared to the comparison between Ling Feng and Messi, the grudges between Mourinho and Ibrahimovic and Barcelona are the reasons why UEFA "draws" these two teams together. !
In addition to the group's strongest opponent, La Liga giant Barcelona, the Bundesliga powerhouse Monchengladbach and the Scottish Premier League hegemon Celtic still have a certain gap with Manchester United in terms of strength.
The key to whether they can advance to the top of the group depends on the two games against Barcelona.
For Manchester United, which has been greatly strengthened in this summer window, of course, it must not only return to the championship in the league, but also must be competitive in the Champions League!
(End of this chapter)