Football King Bale

Bell scored another goal in the Champions League, bringing his total number of goals in the Champions League to 34. He has already seen the tail light of the top ten scorers in the history of the Champions League.

However, the protagonist of this round of the Champions League is not Bale, nor Ronaldo, who helped Real Madrid defeat Manchester City, but Messi.

In the battle between Barcelona and Spartak Moscow, Messi once again became the savior of the Red and Blue Army.

In the first half, Messi played very poorly. Flea was troubled by the opponent's dense defense in the middle. The Argentine even lost control and pushed the visiting team players. When Barcelona fell behind 1:2, Messi changed back to the familiar red and blue No. 10. Messi scored twice in just 8 minutes and pulled the Red and Blues back from the brink.

Emery has coached Almeria and Valencia for many years and he knows exactly how to restrain Messi. Considering that Flea basically only operates in the middle, Emery chose Mourinho's tactics - intensive defense in the middle to compress the space.

The result of this tactic is: in the entire first half, Messi only had one long-range shot in front of the penalty area that was slightly threatening. There are always two or three defensive players around Messi. The Argentine can neither pass threatening balls nor implement personal breakthroughs.

Vilanova made timely tactical adjustments, and Barcelona strengthened their wing attack in the second half. Sparta had to expand their defense, which gave Messi more space in the middle. In the 58th minute, Messi truly threatened the opponent's goal for the first time. After receiving Alves' pass from the right, he turned around in the middle of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot. Unfortunately, the ball was blocked by Dickan with his leg. Sparta took advantage of the situation to launch a fast break, and Romulo single-handedly broke through Valdez's ten-finger pass.

If Messi can seize this opportunity, everything will be completely different. Although his teammates did not blame Messi, his strong sense of responsibility still made Flea burst out with even more amazing energy. In the 71st minute, Tello broke through the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area and then hit the middle. Messi inserted into the front point like a ghost and pushed the goal.

Just 8 minutes later, Messi once again made the Camp Nou stadium boil. After receiving Alexis Sanchez's cross from the left, Messi leaped through the tall Russians and scored the winning goal with a header that he is not good at.

In the 33 Champions League games in which Messi scored, Barcelona's record was 30 wins and 3 draws, and the Red and Blues have never tasted defeat.

"There is no doubt that Messi is the strongest player in football." Barcelona president Rosell said after the game.

Russell has some confidence in saying this, because judging from the current situation this season, Messi's performance is indeed the best in football.

This season, Messi has continued his heroic form from last season. In the first 7 games, Messi scored 10 goals for Barcelona, ​​one more than Bale who scored 9 goals.

This includes 4 braces.

On the Champions League's historical scorer list, Messi scored 53 goals in 69 appearances for Barcelona. Before Messi, only Raul who scored 71 goals, Van Nistelrooy with 60 goals and Shevchenko with 58 goals were left.

If the Champions League qualifying rounds are excluded, only Raul, who scored 71 goals, and Van Nistelrooy, who scored 56 goals, are left in front of Messi. The Flea, who is only 3 goals away from Ruud van Nistelrooy, will definitely surpass the Dutch within this season.

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For the vast majority of European league fans, the 2012-2013 season should be a game-changing year.

Serie A, once the hegemon of European football, has only two teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Emerging giants such as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, as well as ambitious non-mainstream teams such as Zenit St. Petersburg, are trying to change the European football landscape.

Finally, this unique UEFA Champions League was unveiled this week and it really lived up to the expectations of the fans. The wonderful goals and exciting process made the fans hooked.

After the first round of the Champions League group stage, people discovered that the Bundesliga team had won 3 games and their performance was perfect; the La Liga team had 3 wins and 1 draw, and the performance was equally brilliant; the Premier League team had 2 wins and 2 losses, although it was not as good as the first two A strong season, but also average. In general, the advantages of the three major leagues are becoming more and more obvious, while Serie A and Ligue 1, which are closely followed, have poor results.

The Serie A team has 1 draw and 1 loss without a win. Juventus' away draw with Valencia can still leave the stadium with its head held high. AC Milan's draw with Anderlecht at home exacerbated the Rossoneri's crisis. Allego Li's position as commander-in-chief is shaky.

The Ligue 1 team's 1 win and 2 losses are also disappointing. Neither Lille nor Montpellier can continue the excellent performance of the Ligue 1 team in the Champions League in the past few seasons. But Paris Saint-Germain is an outlier. They swept Dynamo Kiev 4:1, and "Paris" successfully launched in the Champions League.

In sharp contrast to Saint-Germain is Zenit St. Petersburg. They spent 90 million euros to buy Hulk and Witsel before the transfer deadline, and they have great potential to challenge the European giants. Unexpectedly, in the first round of the Champions League, they were brutally beaten by La Liga's run-down giant Malaga with 3 goals, becoming a new example of wasted money.

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Bell and Manchester United did not have time to think too much about the first round of the Champions League group stage, because they were about to usher in a heavyweight game: the first leg of this season's double red club.

At 13:30 GMT on September 23, the fifth round of the 2012-2013 Premier League season was the focus of the game. The Red Devils Manchester United visited Anfield to challenge the Red Army Liverpool.

Due to historical reasons, although Liverpool is now extremely lonely, the Double Red Club is still an extremely important game for Manchester United. For Manchester United, both Rooney and Ashley Young were absent due to injuries. Vidic took a rest. The captain's armband was worn on the arm of the team's left winger Bale. Lindegaard was allowed to start again to guard the city. Carrick ushered in his personal first. 350 Premier League games.

Liverpool attaches equal importance to this game. They carried out a large number of personnel rotations in the Europa League on Thursday night. The main players such as Gerrard and Suarez did not appear and now return to the starting lineup.

Before the game, Gerrard and Giggs led a memorial ceremony for the fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster and were recently rehabilitated. Sir Bobby Charlton held a bouquet of flowers to express the condolences of Manchester United. , a total of 96 balloons were released, and the words "96", "Justice" and "Truth" were also spelled out in the stands. Players from both sides shook hands before the game to the song "You Will Never Walk Alone".

However, when the game started, all the warmth was gone. For example, Liverpool forward Suarez had a few words with Bale in the tunnel before the game, but when he stood in the center circle and was about to kick off, he looked at Bale. His eyes were full of provocation and competition. Bell was equally rude to him, and the two looked at each other with sparks in their eyes.

The top stars of both clubs are like this, and the whole atmosphere can be imagined.

The entire Anfield stadium was also filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

This is a war that has lasted for hundreds of years!

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In the East, Liu Xianer still watched the live broadcast of the game in front of the computer. This game is very friendly to Liu Xian'er, because the start time is exactly 8:30 pm Beijing time, and it is only after 10 o'clock after the game, so she does not have to stay up late to watch the game.

When the time reached half past eight, the voice of Zhan Jun, the special commentator of Xinlang Video, came from the computer.

"The game is about to start! The referee of this game is Mark Halsey. When guessing the side before the game, Manchester United captain Bale won. They chose the more favorable side in the first half, so Liverpool got the ball."

"The lineups of both teams in this game are relatively neat. Manchester United has no other injuries except Rooney and Ashley Young, who have not yet recovered from injuries. Liverpool basically played with all their main players. Both sides are very confident. This game is taken very seriously.”

"Okay, referee Halsey blew the whistle to start the game. Liverpool took the lead and Manchester United took the initiative to press and press."

"Manchester United completed the steals and passed the ball continuously. Manchester United's opening tactics looked very proactive. They turned the tables at Anfield."

"Liverpool's pass was intercepted again, and Manchester United counterattacked on the spot and passed it to the right. Welbeck took the ball, followed up, and shot a long shot..."

"Oh, I was too impatient! Welbeck's shot was still a bit far from the goal, and it was a bit too hasty. The most important thing Manchester United should do at this time is to stay calm. After all, this is Anfield Stadium."

"It was still an attack from Manchester United. Rafael made a pass from the right. The ball went to the left, and Bell... made a beautiful stop... and then passed it into the penalty area..."

"Van Persie failed to stop the ball, and both Skrtel and Agger double-teamed at the same time... Liverpool's start was still very solid."

"The ball was still at Manchester United's feet, and another attack was planned. Gerrard intercepted the ball successfully, and Liverpool launched a counterattack on the spot and passed it to Suarez. Suarez got the ball in the penalty area and volleyed directly into the goal!"

"Good goal! Lindegaard made a mistake and missed the save. Fortunately, Rafael's header lightly touched the ball and Evans made a huge clearance."

"Evans's clearance was very timely. Judging from his performance so far this season, this central defender from Northern Ireland is likely to replace Vidic and become Manchester United's first choice at central defender, partnering with Ferdinand. "

"Liverpool got a corner kick."

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In the 9th minute, Liverpool's right corner kick was passed low to the front post. Gerrard quickly ran across and shot with his right foot and missed the right post.

As the game progressed, Liverpool, playing at home, gradually took control of the ball amid the cheers of tens of thousands of fans. After 15 minutes, Liverpool's ball possession rate had reached 56%.

In the 20th minute, Gerrard made a pass. Agger fell down while being scrambled by Evans. Referee Halsey refused to award a penalty kick. Ferdinand was also injured while fighting for position with Skrtel. The game was interrupted. Bell communicated with Carrick, while Ferguson frowned.