Super Marshal

Three to one, capture the Bernabeu!

This highlight of the third round of La Liga shocked the entire Spanish football world.

This group of young players from Chinatown showed amazing energy and outstanding passing and control skills during the game, which made Real Madrid play very awkwardly throughout the game. Pellegrini was unable to reverse the situation even if he wanted to.

After the game, Marca even spoke highly of Chinatown's midfield lineup.

Commentators believe that Chinatown under Zidane plays very controlled football. The combination of Hazard, Isco and Verratti is very similar to the combination of Messi, Iniesta and Xavi in ​​Barcelona. .

The difference is that Chinatown's lineup configuration is more diverse, such as De Bruyne, Koke and Pogba. Griezmann's left-footed right-footed forward is also increasingly effective, and Firmino He also plays an important role in the center of the frontcourt. Together with players such as Morata and Jese, Zidane has more options.

"There is no doubt that Chinatown's head coach is happy. The professional club management system allows the entire team to operate in an orderly manner."

"Chinatown is one of the most modernly managed clubs in Spain and even European football. This has become a consensus in the industry."

"At the competitive level, the existence of professional technical director Cantarero allows Chinatown to build a rich and competitive lineup even if it sells people every year."

"The 3-1 win over Real Madrid in an away game may seem unbelievable to others, but to those who are familiar with and understand Chinatown, it is only a matter of time."

"Perhaps now, Zidane should appropriately improve the team's season goals."

While Chinatown defeated Real Madrid 3-1 away from home, the third round of La Liga also came to an end.

Barcelona defeated Valencia 3-2 away from home, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 away from home, and Villarreal also defeated Osasuna 3-0 away from home.

Chinatown overturned Atletico Madrid and ranked second in La Liga, second only to Barcelona.

This also makes the entire Spanish football world look forward to the new league season even more, and they all want to see how far Chinatown can perform under Zidane's rule and with Gao Han personally in charge.

Especially since the Champions League will also enter the group stage next. Will Chinatown, which has always been poor at rotation and difficult to maintain multi-front operations, experience setbacks again?

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After two weeks of national team games, La Liga resumed its war.

In the fourth round, Chinatown welcomed Celta Vigo at home.

Luis Enrique was originally the number one target for the Chinatown coach selection, but later he failed to make the trip due to Barcelona and switched to Celta Vigo.

This game was also regarded by the media as a contest between Zidane and Luis Enrique.

In the end, Zidane delivered a satisfactory answer at home.

Only six minutes into the game, Firmino assisted Hazard to score a goal. In the 30th minute, Isco assisted Griezmann to score another goal. In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, it was Phil again. Mino's assist allowed Hazard to score twice.

Three to zero, 61% ball possession, Zidane delivered an almost perfect answer at home.

Even after the game, Luis Enrique had to admit that his team was indeed not as good as Chinatown in terms of overall strength. He believed that Chinatown was already the top team in La Liga.

"Definitely, if someone told me right now that Chinatown was going to win the league, I wouldn't be surprised at all."

"Bless Zidane, he deserves the highest praise."

Luis Enrique's demeanor also earned him Zidane's approval.

Three days later, everyone was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Still at the Broc Stadium in Leganes.

Zidane rotated the team's lineup, with Morata replacing Firmino in the starting lineup.

As a result, in the 37th minute of the first half, Morata scored the first goal of the game after receiving an assist from Dybala.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Chinatown launched an attack from the beginning. Pogba passed and shot, helping Chinatown win two games in a row. In the 87th minute, Jose, who came on as a substitute, assisted De Bruyne. Scored the fourth goal.

In the end, Chinatown defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 at home.

Zidane's team can be said to be proud and proud, venting their offensive passion to their heart's content, completely beating Shakhtar Donetsk to a pulp, especially in terms of ball possession, with a ball possession rate of up to 63%. , which made Donetsk feel desperate for absenteeism.

Coach Lucescu also spoke highly of the Chinatown players after the game, especially De Bruyne and Pogba. He believes that these two young players have the potential to become top superstars in the future.

At the same time, he also highly affirmed Zidane's training of the team.

At the same time, Manchester United under Pochettino also defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 at home in their first game.

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September 23, the fifth round of La Liga.

In this round, Barcelona won with four goals, Atletico Madrid won 2-0 away from home, Real Madrid also won 4-1 at home, and only Villarreal drew 0-0 away from home.

The pressure undoubtedly fell on Chinatown in the last game.

The opponent is the Spaniard who plays at home, a famous tough guy in La Liga.

The game was as usual, Chinatown easily controlled the ball, and the Spaniard actively planned a counterattack.

In the 24th minute, the Spaniard broke the deadlock with a goal from midfielder Sanchez.

But before the end of the first half, Isco assisted Firmino to equalize the score.

But less than four minutes into the second half, Sergio Garcia once again assisted Sanchez to score.

Continuously losing the ball made Zidane react, replacing Illarramendi with Morata, sending Verratti back to play as a lone midfielder, and sending Firmino back.

As a result, this time there was a substitution, and soon in the 66th minute, Firmino assisted Hazard and scored a goal.

Zidane then made two consecutive substitutions, both to further strengthen the midfield and continue to attack the Spaniard.

It wasn't until the 92nd minute of stoppage time that Morata received an assist from Verratti and scored the crucial winning goal.

Three to two!

Killing, killing again!

It’s still the key winner at the last moment of the game!

Espanyol coach Aguirre was so angry that he burst into rage on the sidelines.

With this difficult 3-2 reversal, Chinatown continued to chase the league leader Barcelona with an impressive record of winning five games, and continued to maintain the second position in the standings, surpassing Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. Madrid.

Among them, Real Madrid has dropped to sixth place due to a draw with Villarreal in the fourth round, with only ten points.

In the La Liga pattern this season, the leading momentum of Barcelona, ​​Chinatown and Atletico Madrid is becoming more and more obvious.

The sixth round of the league was scheduled to be held in midweek. Chinatown continued its rotation and defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home.

But Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at home, Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna 2-1 at home, and Real Madrid beat Elche 2-1 away.

The top four teams have all won, and the top four in the league standings are basically no longer in suspense.

At the weekend, in the seventh round of La Liga, Chinatown challenged Granada away.

Since the Champions League was to be played in the middle of the week, Zidane once again made rotations, but throughout the first half, Chinatown played very hard. Granada adopted very aggressive tactics, although it paid the price of four yellow cards. , but held on to a score of zero to zero.

But in the 51st minute of the second half, Itura received the second yellow card of the game and was sent off by the referee, which changed the pattern of the game. After that, Chinatown drove straight into the game. Pogba, Griezmann and substitutes came on. Jese's goal sealed a 3-0 away win over Granada.

In this round of focus battle, Simeone's Atletico Madrid won the Madrid derby 1-0 with Torres' winning goal at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, which also changed Real Madrid's La Liga situation. Even more embarrassed.

Barcelona defeated Almeria 2-0 away from home.

At this point, the only three teams in La Liga with seven consecutive wins continue to lead the standings, while Real Madrid is eight points behind, and the situation is already precarious.

Three days later, the second leg of the Champions League group stage.

Chinatown challenged Bayer Leverkusen, coached by Hyypia, away from home.

The two sides fought to a 0-0 scoreline in the first half, but in the second half, Sun Xingmin assisted Rolfos to score the first goal. Five minutes later, Hazard equalized the score. After that, the two sides played inextricably, and it was difficult for anyone to take advantage.

Until the 93rd minute of stoppage time, Koke, who came on as a substitute, scored a fatal shot.

Two to one, Chinatown was once again in danger and took away three points from the away game.

More than a month after the start of the league, Zidane has already staged two last-minute buzzers. His toughness has become synonymous with him, especially when everyone recalls that when Pochettino was coaching, Chinatown scored consecutive second-half goals. The reversal left a huge impression.

In another game played at the same time, Manchester United also played very embarrassingly away from home, and finally defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0.

However, Chinatown's frustration when facing Leverkusen took it out on Valencia after returning to Spain.

Over the weekend, in the eighth round of La Liga, Chinatown welcomed Valencia at home.

In just seventeen minutes, Hazard assisted Griezmann and scored a goal.

Just five minutes later, Isco assisted Firmino to score another victory.

With a two-goal lead, Chinatown played more easily in the second half. Hazard received an assist from Griezmann and scored a goal in the 49th minute.

Then, although Valencia scored in the 63rd minute, Parejo assisted Ricardo Costa, Chinatown scored the fourth goal in the 84th minute, Illarramendi assisted Hazard. , the Belgian also scored twice.

With one pass and two shots, Hazard was also successfully elected as the best player of the game.

However, in the other three games played at the same time, Real Madrid won 3-2 away, Barcelona won 4-1 at home, and Atletico Madrid also won 2-1 at home.

After eight rounds of the league, the situation is already quite clear.

The top four pattern in the past few years has not been broken. Instead, with the strong rise of Chinatown, it has shown signs of intensification, which was directly reflected in the opening stage of this season.

So far, among the five top leagues in European football, only three teams have maintained a perfect winning record, and all three of these teams are in La Liga. This also makes everyone have to admit that the new season's Competition in La Liga will become fiercer than ever.

Even giants like Real Madrid have been squeezed to fourth place in the league. You can imagine how much pressure the league is under.