Football King Bale

Unconsciously, Manchester United has won three consecutive Premier League victories. However, because Chelsea and Arsenal were both winning consecutively during the same period, Manchester United did not have the opportunity to overtake and is still ranked third in the league standings for the time being.

At noon on October 28, Monday, FIFA and "France Football" magazine announced the 23 shortlists for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Award. Manchester United, which won three consecutive Champions League titles and achieved an unprecedented three consecutive trebles, became the biggest winner. There were 5 finalists including Bale, Rooney, Robin van Persie, Modric and Carrick. In addition, they had already transferred to Arsenal and were shortlisted for 23 people. Of Sneijder on the list, Manchester United actually has 6 players on the list.

FIFA will announce the final list of players for the top three on December 2, and hold the final awards ceremony on January 13 next year.

However, as of now, the top three positions of the Ballon d'Or are dominated by the three giants of football: Bale, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Robin van Persie, who performed very well in the past season, will find it difficult to squeeze into the top three. Any one of the giants.

In addition, Ferguson is also an unquestionable candidate for the best coaching seat and is the favorite to win the award.

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On the evening of October 29, Manchester United ushered in their fourth consecutive home game of four, facing Canary Norwich in the fourth round of the League Cup.

For this game, Ferguson made a large-scale rotation of Manchester United's starting lineup. The three strikers of Bell, Robin van Persie and Rooney all took turns. Hernandez, Welbeck and Januzaj were rare. Got the chance to start. Lindegaard got the opportunity to make his debut in the new season, and the two senior defenders Ferdinand and Vidic returned together.

At the beginning of the first half, the pace of the game was not fast. Although Manchester United had a slight advantage, they failed to organize an effective attack in the first 10 minutes. Ashley Young created two good set-piece opportunities in the left rib, but he took the penalty himself. The quality of the free kick is not high.

In the 19th minute, Januzaj was brought down by Fer near the left baseline in the penalty area. The referee Friend blew the whistle and awarded a penalty kick. Although the visiting team players were dissatisfied and protested, the referee upheld the original decision and Hernandez made the decision. The knife deceived goalkeeper Boone and hit the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot, giving Manchester United a 1:0 lead.

In the 54th minute, Ashley Young made a pass from the left. Hernandez's header from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Boone. Hernandez then headed back and scored twice, winning his first League Cup title. The 5th goal.

In the 88th minute, Rafael passed the ball into the penalty area. Hernandez's header was cleared by Basson, but when it landed, Phil Jones, who was playing as a midfielder in this game, stepped in and grabbed it. The Flying General then shot, helping Manchester United extend their lead to three goals.

Due to Snodgrass' injury, the delay was too long, so the game had 11 minutes of stoppage time.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Pogba sent a precise long pass from the midfielder. Fabio, who had just come on as a substitute, moved forward to unload the ball with his chest. With Whittaker chasing after him, he ejected with his right foot and scored to seal the victory.

In the final stage, Hernandez also had a header shot slightly higher. In the end, Manchester United defeated Norwich 4-0 at home and reached the fifth round of the League Cup.

The subsequent quarter-finals were drawn, and Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham were each drawn as underdogs. The semi-finals are expected to usher in a strong dialogue.

The League Cup quarter-finals will be held on December 16, local time in England

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On November 2, Manchester United visited London to challenge farmer Fulham.

Although he will go to Spain in the middle of next week, because the competition in the league is too fierce, Ferguson still has the strongest lineup for this game. The three forwards who have been rested in the middle of the week will all start the game.

In the 9th minute, Van Persie leaned on the defensive player in the middle and then turned and passed through Senderos' block. Rooney moved forward to the left side of the penalty area and faced Stekelenburg and passed calmly to the far end. Jones in front of the goal attracted the defense. Bell easily scored with his right foot from 6 meters away, scoring his 14th league goal of the season and giving Manchester United a 1:0 lead.

In the 20th minute, Bell stole the ball from Parker on the left side of the frontcourt and passed it straight. Van Persie succeeded in countering offside, and then broke in to form a single goal. Facing Stekelenburg from 8 meters away, he shot into the top corner with his left foot and scored his personal goal of the season. The club's ninth goal in the match rewritten the score to 2:0.

In the 22nd minute, Modric sent the ball from behind in his own half and passed it to the right rib. Robin van Persie crossed the crotch of Amore Biat before crossing the baseline. Rooney shot with his right foot from close range and scored his fifth of the season. Premier League goals.

This kind of start is undoubtedly too dreamy, especially with three goals coming from the three strikers at the same time. The BVR combination's striking distance has exceeded the limit!

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Because he took a 3:0 lead in the first half, the victory was almost sealed. In order to save energy for the Champions League away game against Real Sociedad in midweek, Ferguson made a "generous" substitution of three people in a row at the beginning of the second half. Bell, Van Persie and Modric was replaced, leaving only Rooney among the three forwards. Manchester United changed 4231, and Ferguson obviously wanted to win this game at the lowest cost.

The Fulham team, unwilling to fail, fought fiercely in the early stages. But they didn't get back until the 65th minute. Kakaniklic, who came on as a substitute, swung the crossbar on the left side of the frontcourt at an angle and kicked from the front of the penalty area. Rooney, who was actively returning to defend, stretched his legs to block the ball. The Lem team regained a point at 1:3.

Fulham continuously replaced offensive personnel to strengthen the attack and launched continuous attacks on the edge of Manchester United's penalty area. Fortunately, Manchester United's defense did not panic and blocked many shots from the home team. Among them, new aid Van Dijk performed well, blocking Fulham's shots many times.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Fulham 3:1 away from home and took all three points.

Since Chelsea had been defeated by the Magpies 0:2 in an away game, and Arsenal's game was a little later, Manchester United relied on their goal difference advantage after winning to temporarily overpower Arsenal and return to first place in the standings.

However, more than two hours later, Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2-0 at home and regained the top spot.

In the next round, Manchester United will face Arsenal at Old Trafford, which will be the battle for the top spot in the Premier League.

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In midweek, Manchester United flew to the Iberian Peninsula again to challenge Real Sociedad. This is the fourth round of the Champions League group stage this season.

Manchester United's two-goal win over Real Sociedad at Old Trafford two weeks ago made the Blue and Whites one of the four teams that have lost all three of their Champions League group matches. Real Sociedad had only faced an English team at home once before, in 1975 when they lost 1:3 to Liverpool.

Compared with the time at the Theater of Dreams, Real Sociedad made two adjustments in the midfield and frontcourt. Pardo and Aguirreche were admitted to the starting lineup in place of Prieto and Seferovich respectively; for Manchester United, Robin van Persie opened the game Sitting on the bench, Giggs ushered in his 950th game with Manchester United.

The game was played after the rain. In the first half, the two teams exchanged offense and defense. The scene was a bit dull in the first 10 minutes.

In the 11th minute, Bell received the ball from Rooney and shot diagonally from 12 meters on the left side of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by I-Martinez and bounced out of the baseline.

In the 19th minute, Bell once again received a pass from Rooney and shot with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball was confiscated by Bravo.

In the 37th minute, Bell passed a low pass from the left with C Martinez watching closely. I Martinez grabbed the ball before Hernandez and destroyed the ball out of the baseline.

In the first half of the game, Real Sociedad and Manchester United maintained a 0:0 tie and entered the halftime break.

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After the start of the second half, the game on the field was still at a deadlock, with both sides failing to score.

In the 64th minute, both teams made substitutions at the same time, with Robin van Persie, Ashley Young and the home team's Castro coming on as substitutes.

In the 65th minute, Ashley Young received a pass from Bell and made a low pass from the left. Van Persie pushed the ball into the empty goal from the far end, but the ball hit the near post and bounced out. Then, Van Persie shot again and high.

In the 69th minute, Ashley Young dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was pulled down by Vergara. Rizzoli gave Vergara a yellow card and awarded a penalty kick to Manchester United.

Bell hit the right corner of the goal with his left foot. Bravo's judgment was correct, but unfortunately the angle chosen by Bell was too tricky and the ball speed was too fast. Although his fingertips touched the ball, he was unable to prevent the ball from entering the net.

However, the Chilean goalkeeper is already good enough, because he is the first goalkeeper in the past four years to be able to encounter Bell's penalty kick.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Real Sociedad 1:0 away from home with Bell's penalty kick, ushering in their fourth consecutive victory in the Champions League this season, eight consecutive victories across the season, and an eleven-game unbeaten streak.

At the same time, in another match in the same group, Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayer Leverkusen played 0:0. After four rounds, Manchester United, which has won four consecutive games, is already ahead of Donetsk, which is third in the group. The Miners scored 8 points and qualified two rounds ahead of schedule.

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Manchester United is not the only team to qualify two rounds in advance. In Group D, there is even a miracle of two teams qualifying two rounds in advance at the same time!

In Group D composed of Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow and Plzeň, Bayern has won four consecutive games, while CSKA Moscow, which is third in the group, has only scored 3 points and has been determined to qualify early.

In addition, Manchester City, second in the group, has a record of only 3 wins and 1 loss, but because they double defeated CSKA Moscow, they have also secured their qualification to qualify for the group.

As a result, Group D has become the first group in recent years to determine all qualifying qualifications after four rounds of competition. The remaining suspense now is whether Manchester City can win Bayern at the Allianz Arena and regain the top spot in the group.

This is the first time in the history of Manchester City that they have reached the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

When the British media commented on Manchester City's promotion two rounds in advance, the most popular sentence was: "Historic moment! They can finally stay in the Champions League after Christmas!"

It seems a bit sarcastic, but the British media also hates iron. In the past, the Cypriot team APOEL was still able to show off its prowess in the Champions League. Manchester City, which spent 500 million pounds in several years, has only now tasted the knockout stage. Happiness does come a bit late.

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