Chapter 227 Wansheng's Blessing

The game at Calderon Stadium ended 2-1.

Atlético de Madrid won the last game of Group A of the Champions League, and with 6 wins, 5 wins and 1 draw, they became the first in Group A without any suspense.

In the other match in Group A at the same time, Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 at home and won the only victory in the group's six games.

It is with this victory that Manchester City overtook Naples in points, won the third place in the group, and got tickets for next year's Europa League competition.

Manchester City became third in the group, and Napoli only suffered. Coach Walter Mazzari said after the game, "We made a good start, but lost in the middle. This Champions League group stage brings us experience. It is difficult for us to compare with the traditional European teams in this regard.”

"I believe that next season, we will do better!"

Walter Mazzari's remarks make people think that Naples is just a sudden rise of Serie A team, not a real traditional strong team.

It is understandable that Napoli have been so difficult in Group A.

Many media have expressed understanding, but the protagonist always belongs to the winner.

In the 'war' between Naples and Manchester City, Manchester City was the victor. Although they did not achieve the set goal, which is to qualify for the group, but in the end, when there was no hope, they could only lower the goal, take a step back, and be able to participate. Next year's Europa League is actually not bad. As the manager of Manchester City, after confirming to be the third in the group, Mancini's pressure is much less.

Perhaps another important reason is that the attention of the British media and even the world's media is on the rival Manchester United.

Manchester United are eliminated!

If Manchester City's elimination in the group stage is expected, then Manchester United's elimination is absolutely "appalling". You must know that in the past 16 Champions League journeys, Manchester United have only been eliminated in the group stage twice; you know, in 192 A few days ago, Manchester United was the runner-up in the Champions League; you must know that the last time Manchester United participated in the Europa League level competition was in the distant 1995-1996 season.

Manchester United were a bit useless to be eliminated in the end. Before going to Basel, the atmosphere in the Manchester United camp was optimistic. Ashley Young, who made a contribution to the savior at the last moment of the first round, said, "It's quite a lot to think that we only need a draw to advance. Dangerous. No one in this team thinks that way, we still have the initiative to advance, of course getting out of the group is our main goal, what we need to do is play well and win.”

Manchester United did not play conservatively, but the efficiency was very low.

Before the front line had made a contribution, the backyard caught fire early, and losing the ball too early also caused Manchester United to fall into a passive position.

Many Chinese netizens commented, "You can advance after a draw, but in the end you can't qualify. It seems that this is not the "patent" of the Chinese team."

In the end, Manchester United lost 1-2 away to Basel in Switzerland, and were eliminated in the Champions League group stage. "It's a bit ridiculous that Manchester United, which has reached the finals three times in the past four Champions Leagues, has not even qualified for the group..."

In the analysis of the media, Manchester United's qualifying situation is really good. As long as they draw with Basel, which is generally in strength, they will definitely be able to enter the top 16.

But the fact is that the full battalion of wounded made coach Ferguson "a woman can't cook without rice", Hernandez, Berbatov, Rafael, Fabio, Cleverley and Owen were all unable to play due to injury.

Manchester United lost half of the team, and Basel's opportunity naturally came. Their performance was impressive, as if they had become Barcelona in Switzerland. In the 9th minute of the opening, the unguarded Streller opened the door with a volley and Alexander Frey in the 84th of the second half. The minute goal is a fatal blow.

Even if Phil Jones scored a last-minute header for Manchester United, it would not help, and the result of the loss could only be to go home.

The technical statistics after the game showed that although Manchester United had nearly 60% of the ball possession, only 6 of 22 shots were on target. Some English media began to worry about Manchester United after the game.

In the constant game discussion, they also think of a solution for Manchester United: bring in a good striker.

"Manchester Sporting" put together a list of the world's top scorers to let Manchester United make a choice 2, Falcao No. 5.

The number one is Arsenal striker and captain Van Persie. After several seasons, Van Persie has become the core of Arsenal, just like Henry.

Van Persie was the league's top scorer last season. He helped Arsenal score 30 goals in 38 rounds of the league. His terrifying efficiency is staggering.

"Manchester Sports Daily" suggested that Manchester United buy Van Persie to solve the problem of the team's weak striker.

The report also analyzes Diego Costa and Falcao. These two forwards are undoubtedly very efficient, but they have not experienced the Premier League. Whether they can adapt is the key issue. In addition, will Atletico Madrid sell the core striker? It is also a problem to be solved.

In the Champions League news, another focus is Lyon. Many media believe that Lyon is suspected of 'play-fixing'.

Compared with Manchester United's exit, the most incredible thing is Lyon. Before the final round of Group D, Ajax led Lyon by 3 points. With the same number of home and away points, goals and goals conceded, the goal difference led Lyon has 7, and the qualifying situation is very good.

But in the end, the Eredivisie champion was hacked!

Lyon's opponent in this round is Zagreb, and the score between the two teams was still 1:1 at the end of the first half. But a miracle happened in the second half. Gomi scored a hat-trick in 7 minutes. Lyon chased 6 goals in half an hour, and even recovered the disadvantage in goal difference.

And Ajax lost to Real Madrid 0:3 in the last, and Lyon surpassed Ajax in goal difference by 2 to qualify.

Many professionals have analyzed the game between Lyon and Zagreb, and there are many doubts. For example, before Lyon scored the third goal, Zagreb kicked off the ball in the middle circle. He gave the ball to the central defender Vida. As a result, Vida slipped unexpectedly, and the Lyon offensive players took advantage of the momentum to launch an attack and Gomi succeeded.

In addition, when Lyon scored the fifth goal, Zagreb's Vida winked at Gomi and raised his thumb in approval.

Ajax in the same group was "out" due to Lyon's rout. Regarding Lyon's rout, Ajax boss Frank de Boer said he was surprised after his assistant told him about the situation, because usually a team of this level would not He was easily scored so many goals by his opponents in an hour.

"UEFA should investigate what happened in Zagreb," De Boer said.

After the Champions League group stage was over, Wansheng was asked by reporters the key questions.

The first is that Manchester City became third in the group and Naples were eliminated. Wansheng said, "Whether Manchester City enters third has nothing to do with us, we only care about our own game. Although this game is meaningless to us, but Professional football needs a competitive spirit and we have to work hard for every game!"

Wansheng's speech received unanimous applause.

So a reporter asked the hottest topic 'what do you think of Lyon's game', Wan Sheng said, "I haven't watched the game, so I don't have any opinions, everyone has doubts, but the point is, there is no evidence. I am very opposed to professional football. Miscellaneous other things, but when there is no certainty, it should not be judged.”

In fact, many media hope that Wansheng will stand up and criticize UEFA in a righteous manner, or say with certainty that "there must be a problem with the game", but Wansheng is not a fool. UEFA has an inside story. It's not the same, what's more, this matter has nothing to do with him at all, he won't be the most UEFA because of other people's affairs, what's more, if Ajax wins the last round, Lyon will not have anything to do with it. Opportunity to get out.

This is also Ajax's own problem, not all Lyon's "black ball".

If Lyon is placed in the position of Manchester City or Napoli in Group A, no matter how many goals they score, it is impossible for them to qualify.

Wansheng didn't say anything after that.

However, the British media still insisted that Wansheng had 'feelings' for Manchester City, "Even if they sent a substitute lineup, Atletico Madrid did their best, and Mancini should thank Wansheng for his efforts to let Manchester City get the first place in the group. three……"

British media reports have made Manchester City fans feel more deeply about Wansheng.

But Wan Sheng didn't care. In fact, he didn't care about the outcome of the game at all. On the contrary, he was very satisfied with the team's good performance. The next day, Wan Sheng and the club chairman Cerezo went to Nyon, Switzerland. Participate in the draw for the Champions League round of 16.

The UEFA Champions League group stage is all over, and the 16 teams that qualify are determined.

The first qualifying teams in the group are Atlético de Madrid, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, Athletic Greek and Barcelona.

The second qualifying team in the group is Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Basel, Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Zenit and AC Milan.

According to UEFA's drawing rules, after entering the round of 16, the first group will face the second group, the national league and previous opponents in the same group will be avoided, but the top three teams in La Liga, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Madrid Athletic's results are very gorgeous, all of them are first in the group, in other words, the eight teams in the second group, except for Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid may encounter.

Before entering the venue, a media reporter asked directly, "Which opponent do you want the team to meet?"

Wan Sheng shrugged with a look of indifference, "No matter which opponent we have, we will enter the quarterfinals!"

Arsenal coach Wenger, who was passing by, was walking over. He just heard this sentence. He smiled bitterly and said, "You are still so confident."

Wan Sheng waved to Wenger, "Congratulations on entering the top sixteen."

"It should be me congratulating you, right? Arsenal are regulars in the knockout rounds of the Champions League."

"Maybe I should congratulate Arsenal for reaching the Champions League?"

"..."

Wenger rolled his eyes, but did not refute Wansheng's words. In fact, for Arsenal, it is indeed much more difficult to enter the Champions League than to enter the Champions League round of 16.

In recent years, the Premier League has continued to develop and the competition has become more and more fierce. It has become more and more difficult for Arsenal to get the top four in the league.

This season, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Newcastle United have performed quite strongly. Coupled with the traditional strong teams of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, it is conceivable that the Premier League How fierce is the competition for the top spots.

In this competitive environment, Arsenal are also not sure that they will be able to enter the top four in the league.

So far, the Premier League has gone through 17 rounds, and Arsenal is only fourth in the league, with points less than fifth-place Everton and sixth-place Chelsea.

The two walked into the venue together, talking and laughing.

When parting, Wan Sheng said another word of blessing, "I hope you don't run into AC Milan."

"I also hope you won't run into each other." Wenger replied.

Wan Sheng laughed. (To be continued ~^~)