Star Card System

A wave of consecutive league victories has allowed Manchester United to secure the top spot in the Premier League.

But for them, this is not enough.

After two consecutive seasons in the Europa League, the Red Devils are eager to gain something in the Champions League this season.

In the draw for the Champions League group stage in August, Manchester United drew a very good lot.

All the top European giants were avoided by Manchester United, and the three opponents in their Group F were all limited in strength.

Villarreal, Atalanta, and Young Boys Bern.

This grouping is quite interesting.

Among the three opponents, the strongest opponent is naturally Villarreal.

And this La Liga powerhouse was Manchester United's opponent in the Europa League final last season.

Enemies meet on a narrow road.

When the two teams meet, Villarreal will definitely think about revenge, and Manchester United must be fully prepared.

Although Atalanta is not a traditional giant, it cannot be said that they are sure to win.

After all, they have played very fiercely and are very resilient in the past few seasons.

After the draw results were announced, Solskjaer was still very conservative in his language when facing reporters.

"Our opponents are all strong. I respect them very much. This Champions League group stage will definitely be a difficult journey."

Other big club fans who heard this were so angry that they wanted to hit someone.

If your group is considered a "difficult journey", then ours is a "devil's journey".

The one who dislikes Manchester United the most is Liverpool.

They are drawn into an extremely difficult death group.

Look at their opponents.

Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Porto.

All are tough nuts to crack.

It is normal for anyone to qualify from this group.

There are several other groups. Although there are not such intensive big clubs, there are also sparks.

Manchester City meets Paris Saint-Germain, two local tyrants meet.

Real Madrid draws Inter Milan, and in the same group is Shakhtar Donetsk, whose strength is greater than his fame.

The top three in the odds list meet - Bayern VS Barcelona, ​​and in the same group is the powerful Benfica.

Juventus and Chelsea meet again in the group stage, and they have to fight for the first place in the group.

This season's Champions League match is full of sparks!

On September 15, Manchester United faced their first Champions League group match.

They played away against Young Boys Bern.

Although it was an away game, Manchester United was full of confidence.

There was absolutely no problem with this game.

Not only did they have to win, but they also had to try their best to score goals.

But unexpectedly, Manchester United ran into trouble not long after the game started.

Wan Bissaka committed a malicious foul and knocked down the opponent's striker Nyamareu, received a straight red card and was sent off.

Manchester United played 10 against 11.

Solskjaer immediately made substitutions, replacing Sancho with Dalot and changing the formation to 4-3-2.

There were only two forwards, Ronaldo and Rashford.

They were under a lot of pressure.

However, just after one player was sent off, Manchester United scored first.

With a frontcourt cooperation, Xia Xing once again became the hub of the team's offensive and defensive transitions.

After the tackle, quickly pass the ball!

Find B Fee!

B Fee received the ball and made a long pass to the goal!

Ronaldo quickly moved forward and shot smartly!

The ball went into the net!

1-0!

Manchester United scored the first goal!

Although one player was sent off, Manchester United was able to end the first half with a one-goal lead, which was better than nothing.

In the second half, Solskjaer continued to make substitutions. He replaced Van de Beek with Varane, and the team's formation became 5-2-2.

He obviously planned to defend and counterattack.

Even if he couldn't score, he could accept the advantage of one goal, anyway, he got three points.

But the young Bernese at home were full of fighting spirit and resilience.

With a fast break in the frontcourt, their Cameroonian striker Nyamareu dribbled past the opponent and made a world wave outside the penalty area.

The ball bounced in the penalty area and De Gea was caught off guard. He could only watch the ball go into the net.

1-1, the young Bernese equalized the score.

This is not over yet.

In the 87th minute of the game, taking advantage of the corner kick, Bern Young Boys striker Sebacheu headed the ball into the goal, hitting the reverse corner and the ball went into the net.

1 to 2, Manchester United fell behind.

In the following period, Manchester United tried their best, but still failed to equalize the score.

In the end, they regrettably lost the first game of the Champions League group stage.

Losing the first game, and the weakest opponent in the group, Solskjaer was under great pressure.

At the press conference after the game, Solskjaer faced the media and took all the responsibility for the team's loss on himself.

For the management, the responsibility lies with him.

Returning to Manchester the next day, Manchester United players had a holiday, but Solskjaer did not.

He was called by the management to a meeting to discuss the unexpected situation of the game.

Although it did not affect his position as coach, it seemed to be a bad sign.

It seemed that something bad might happen this season...

Fortunately, the league continued to maintain a winning streak, and the team's morale was not affected.

On September 30, Manchester United faced the second round of the Champions League group stage at home.

Their opponent was the strongest team in the group, Villarreal.

Without a doubt, this was the most difficult match.

Even Manchester United, who played with all their main players in the Champions League final last season, barely won the game and did not have an overwhelming advantage.

This summer, Manchester United bought stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Sancho, and Villarreal also introduced strong players.

24-year-old Dutch striker Danjuma transferred from Bournemouth for 23.5 million euros.

23-year-old Argentine defender Foyth transferred from Tottenham for 15 million euros.

These two major signings are from the Premier League and are very familiar with Manchester United.

Manchester United is under great pressure in this game.

From the first minute of the game, the confrontation between the two sides was evenly matched.

Neither side scored in the first half, and the goalkeepers of both sides were the best players of their respective teams.

In the second half, Villarreal opened the scoring.

In a fast break in the frontcourt, new player Danjuma shook open the space, made a reverse triangle pass on the baseline, and center forward Paco accurately pushed the ball into the net.

1-0!

Villarreal scored!

But soon, Manchester United returned the favor.

In the 59th minute of the game, this time it was the cooperation on the left side. The players of both sides who were fighting in the midfield for a long time suddenly passed the ball to B Fee in the crowd!

Accurately found the fast-moving left-back Telles!

Telles shot from outside the penalty area!

The ball went into the net!

World wave!

1 to 1!

Manchester United tied the score!

The tie was deadlocked until the second minute of injury time.

Xia Xing's cross from the left accurately found Ronaldo who was moving forward!

Ronaldo headed the ball into the goal!

The ball hit the net!

The lore!

2 to 1!

This score was also maintained until the end of the game!

Before the other game started, Manchester United had one win and one loss and 3 points, and returned to the top of the group with difficulty! (End of this chapter)