At the start, Mane and Salah flew on both wings

After finalizing the transfer of second goalkeeper Karius, Zhou Xu immediately took Laura and Montagu to Groningen, where Zhou Xu had the best central defender candidate.

Van Dijk is the best central defender in Zhou Xu's mind. He has strong air defense ability and is not afraid of confrontation. When facing great defensive pressure, his brain is still clear and he knows what he should do. At 1.93 meters tall, he is also a full aerial threat. In today's League Cup, Van Dijk's killer shot helped Liverpool win the championship.

Currently, in Zhou Xu's formation, Maguire, Stones, Illori and Mings are the central defenders. Joe Gomez is also a central defender, but Zhou Xu plans to transform him into a full-back.

Next season, Zhou Xu plans to let Stones and Van Dijk partner as central defenders. Stones's substitute will be Ilori, Van Dijk's substitute will be Maguire, and Mings will be the fifth central defender, which is just right.

When Zhou Xu approached Van Dyke and expressed his desire to introduce him, he seemed a little hesitant.

Of course he had heard of Notts County, the League Cup champions from English League One, competing in the UEFA Champions League as a Championship team. However, although Groningen has not performed well this season, it is at least a first-tier team.

"Van Dijk, our goal this season is to be promoted to the Premier League. As for the UEFA Champions League, we also want to win the championship. Van Dijk, you are not the main player in Groningen yet, but I will promise to give you the main position. In addition to these, you can also discuss other requirements. With great sincerity, the choice is yours, but I hope you can choose us."

Listening to Zhou Xu's words, Van Dyke thought for a while

"If Groningen agrees to the offer, we can negotiate a contract."

Leaving the negotiation room with Van Dijk, Zhou Xu excitedly waved his arms. Although he felt sorry for Liverpool, he had no choice. Seeing that your idol could coach him, could you resist the temptation?

Zhou Xu remembered Van Dijk for 13 years. When he transferred to Celtic, the transfer fee was 3 million euros. To be safe this time, Zhou Xu offered a floating clause of 4 million euros plus 1 million euros, which is a fee of 500,000 for appearances and a fee of 500,000 for the national team. Appearance fee.

Although Groningen coach Grimm knows that Van Dijk has great potential, the club's management is not good. They only have a balance of less than 2 million euros this season, which is more than the club's profit in two seasons. It was difficult for him to refuse the transfer.

After negotiating the contract with Van Dijk, it was getting late, and Zhou Xu invited Van Dijk to dinner. During this period, he talked about his imagination, about the Champions League champion and the Premier League champion.

On June 9, Van Dijk officially joined the team.

Time flies. The two signings cost almost 5 million euros. Then Zhou Xu returned to the club. Now the finance department is sorting out the club's profits this season. Now Zhou Xu needs to wait. The transfer can only continue after the liquidation is completed.

On May 17, the second leg of the match between Chelsea and Bayern began at the Allianz Arena.

"The second round of the Champions League semi-finals is about to begin.

In the first round, Chelsea defeated Bayern 2:0 at home.

In this game, Bayern will definitely play with all their main players and want to reverse the score.

"In the 7th minute of the game, there was a throw-in opportunity near the corner area.

Lahm threw the ball out.

After Gustavo received the ball, he faced Essien's close defense and hurriedly passed the ball.

As a result, it was passed to Nuri Sahin, who was loaned to Chelsea by Real Madrid.

Chelsea quickly launched a counterattack, but unfortunately Drogba's shot was blocked by interference.

Chelsea, who was leading by two goals, was very proactive away from home. They wanted to get an away goal, so Bayern had to score two goals to reverse the score. In the 12th minute of the game, Cech made a short pass, Terry made a mistake and was intercepted by Olic. At the second point, Tony made a straight pass, but unfortunately Olic's shot failed to penetrate Cech's ten. Pointing to the pass.

Kroos took a corner kick, but Drogba headed it away. At the second point, Lahm's Peach Blossom Shadow Flying Sword was saved by Cech. The ball did not go out of bounds. Young player Muller grabbed the ball and passed it back. Kroos cut inside and shot, but was blocked by Essien. Schweini's shot at the back post was too high. There was panic in front of Chelsea's goal. Di Matteo waved his hand quickly to signal that the team would no longer try to counterattack. Chelsea set up the bus.

With the familiar bus, the iron-blooded Blues' defense made it difficult for Bayern to find good opportunities. The first half ended with 0:0. Heynckes looked a little anxious. The team was two goals behind in the total score. Now Chelsea is still focusing on defense. They rarely even carry the ball out of the half.

"Beautiful goal, Bayern Munich scored a goal, the total score was 1:2, they still have a chance."

In the 52nd minute of the game, Cech's goal kick was taken. With no one pressing, Ashley Cole made a huge mistake when receiving Lampard's long pass. He stopped the ball three meters away, allowing Muller to He got the ball easily. Muller's choice was perfect. Erwa didn't even stop the ball. He met the ball with a long pass and passed it to the penalty area. Olic resisted Alex's catch and passed the ball in front of the goal. Metz scored with a low shot.

After scoring, Gomez roared a few times, and the other Bayern generals did not celebrate. They quickly returned to the center circle with the ball and did not want to waste time celebrating.

In the 55th minute, it was Muller again. He intercepted the ball from Nuri Shaheen's feet. Bayern pressed hard. Their chance came again. Gustavo received a pass from Muller and he chose to pass through Gomer. After receiving the ball, Si faced Nuri Shaheen and Ashley Cole who were returning to defense, and once again passed the ball to Muller. Then Gomez turned around and moved forward quickly.

The Bayern players cooperated very well. Muller passed the ball long and Gomez received it. After reaching the ball and pushing into the far corner, he once again penetrated Cech's ten-finger pass.

At 2:2, Muller made his signature roar and celebrated at the community level. Bayern miraculously equalized the score and the two teams returned to the same starting line..

Di Matteo immediately made substitution adjustments. Ashley Cole and Effort Shaheen who made mistakes were replaced. Di Matteo continued to strengthen their defense. They turned their tactics into a dog holding a Frisbee, with 10 in the penalty area. Personally, there was only one Drogba left in the frontcourt.

Relying on Cech's saves and Chelsea players' clearances and flying shots in the penalty area, Chelsea held on until the end of the regular time. In the cruel overtime, Chelsea even failed to score. Drogba came to his own half to defend. Bayern fired 12 shots in overtime, but failed to break through the gate guarded by Cech for the third time.

Just like Bayern and Chelsea in the Champions League final, the two teams came to the point. It was a ball battle.

But Bayern scored two goals in a row, while Chelsea lost two goals in a row.