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"This is a fantastic group!"

After the lottery ceremony, when Gao Shen was interviewed by on-site media reporters, he confidently and calmly expressed his high affirmation of this group.

"In the group we are in, we have four very good teams, champions of the Portuguese Super League, Premier League and Bundesliga. Needless to say, Real Madrid, they are the greatest club in the history of the Champions League, and these four teams have won. Been to the Champions League."

When Gao Shen said this, he showed a confident smile, "Yes, our competition will be very fierce. I really believe that all four teams have the strength to qualify from the group, but the cruel thing is that only Both teams can come out on top."

"Without a doubt, Manchester City will be one of them!"

What's more interesting is that according to UEFA's well-arranged schedule, in the two games of the first round of the group stage in Group D, the first-tier team will challenge the fourth-tier team away, that is, Porto will play away against Dortmund.

Pot 3 teams sit at home against teams in Pot 2, which is Manchester City vs. Real Madrid.

This is simply a replica of last season's Champions League group stage, almost exactly the same.

Valdano also felt helpless about the draw when he was later interviewed by the media.

"Facing such a strong opponent for two consecutive seasons is indeed very complicated."

If it is said that last season, there were still people who would take chances and think that Manchester City was bluffing, looking strong, but actually weak, then until now, almost no one has the same illusion.

Although in the past summer, Manchester City did not sign in, but renewed the contract of several core players, resulting in Manchester City's overall strength not being weakened. As the players age, Manchester City's overall level is definitely stronger than last season.

This will be a nightmare for all Champions League teams.

Bear the brunt of Mourinho's Real Madrid.

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After the draw ceremony, there was another event on the scene, that is, the chairman of the UEFA referee committee, the famous Italian bald referee Collina announced an important decision.

Starting from this season, in future games, players will be severely punished for besieging referees, and they may even be shown a red card directly and be sentenced to death.

This shows UEFA's determination to maintain the authority of the referee.

The most affected, of course, is Guardiola's Barcelona.

The whole world knows that this team likes to block referees the most.

But from now on, this problem must be corrected.

Gao Shen also made a special move to meet up with his old friend Collina.

As early as when he was coaching Naples, Italy, he had dealt with Corina a lot. Back then, he secretly "helped" Naples, and what Gao Shen is talking to him now is that after UEFA's reform, Will law enforcement standards be adjusted?

After all, Manchester City is a Premier League team, and the whole world knows that the law enforcement standards of the Premier League are different from those of the Champions League.

Regarding this point, it is really difficult to change, because there are too many physical confrontations in the Premier League.

"Adjustment is certain. Eduardo da Silva's broken leg incident shocked the whole world. Since then, we have been studying how to eliminate this risk. We don't want this to happen on the football field. Something that seriously injures an opponent happens, whether intentional or not."

Gao Shen agrees with Colina very much.

This kind of thing is even quite detrimental to the development and promotion of professional football as a whole.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as shocking.

"But also pay attention to avoid overcorrecting." Gao Shen said jokingly.

Corina understands the profound meaning.

If it is really overkill, it will be extremely detrimental to the Premier League team.

"Don't worry, we always remain neutral." Collina said with a smile.

After pondering for a while, Gao Shen immediately smiled and thanked him for his explanation, "If I have the opportunity to come to Manchester, I will treat you to Chinese food."

"Okay." Collina readily agreed.

This is not against the rules.

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Su Qing actually doesn't know much about what Gao Shen told Collina.

But Gao Shen explained it to her in detail. He even said that if the referee wanted to favor, in a match of the Champions League level, the disadvantaged side would not be able to win.

Seems outrageous, right?

Football matches are full of physical contact. As long as the referee intends to punish people, there are plenty of opportunities, and even without any obvious misjudgment, it can be completely undetectable to ordinary people.

Whistle when you're on the offensive, whistle when you want to hit a quick counterattack, when you...

It will make you play very, very awkwardly, and the rhythm will be completely messed up.

"Perhaps, we don't need the referee's favoritism, but it is also very necessary to take good care of the referee and build a good relationship with the referees." Gao Shen reminded Su Qing.

Not punishing people doesn't mean being punished, right?

Su Qing came from a ministry, so she understood what Gao Shen said immediately.

"I know, I will strengthen the reception in this area in the future. The referee lounge at Elland Road Stadium can be considered to be rearranged, and the reception work on match days will also be strengthened."

Gao Shen smiled and nodded his praise.

Talking to smart people is a peace of mind.

In fact, Fernando Lucas also knows how to do these things, and is even doing them.

With Lucas' good relationship with the mainstream media in continental Europe, Leeds United's reputation in the media field is quite good. Otherwise, it would not be the case that Leeds United's news would be blown up immediately by the media.

Running a football club, especially one that wants to be successful, is never easy.

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On the evening of August 26, at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.

UEFA Super Cup, Manchester City vs Porto.

Unlike most teams, the player channel exit of the Louis II Stadium is in the corner. The organizers arranged a long queue on both sides of the exit, holding high the team flags of the two teams, and paving the grass on the grass. Red carpet.

The captains of the two teams, Kompany and Helton, held two trophies of the Champions League and the Europa League respectively, walking at the forefront of the team and leading the team to play.

For this game, there were only 18,000 people at the scene, mainly because the capacity of the Louis II Stadium is only so much.

There are not many fans, but the stands are still full, and the noise is wave after wave.

After Boas switched to Chelsea, Porto righted Boas' assistant coach Victor Ferreira and became Porto's new coach. The entire tactical play still continued the system of Boas' period.

Goalkeeper: Helton.

Defense: Fucilai, Otamendi, Rolando and Sepnaru.

Midfield: Berluski, Sosa and Guarin.

Forwards: Christian Rodriguez, Kleber and Hulk.

In this starting list, Gao Shen is most familiar with Otamendi and Guarin. He is also very familiar with the Hulk, but this player is now playing the right winger position.

This will be a big test for Manchester City's left wing.

Hulk's physical fitness is very good, Gao Shen did not dare to arrange Leighton Baines today, but let Felipe start.

In addition, Fernando, who will join Manchester City in his previous life, and Belgian midfielder Defour are also sitting on the bench in Porto.

By the way, Defour also transferred from Standard Liege to Porto this season, worth 11 million euros, but only sold for 5 million euros.

Back then, Defour, Witsel and Fellaini, these three Belgian midfielders formed the standard Liege midfielder, helped the team win the Ligue 1 championship and became famous in the first battle.

But Defour, who has just arrived at the moment, is obviously unable to gain the trust of coach Ferreira and sits on the bench.

Gao Shen also formed a four-three-three formation tonight.

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defense: Felipe, David Luiz, Kompany and Lichtsteiner.

Midfield: David Silva, Javi Martinez and Rakitic.

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Suarez and Arjen Robben.

After missing the Community Shield and the first three rounds of the Premier League, Robben got the qualification approved by the team doctor when the team set off for Monaco, and was taken to Monaco by Gao Shen.

For a player like Robben, Gao Shen doesn't need to make him adapt, he just goes straight to it.

Their very existence is the biggest threat to the opponent.

It is worth mentioning that last season Porto's top scorer, Colombian center Falcao, moved to Atletico Madrid.

Without this extremely efficient center forward, the pressure on Manchester City's defense will be reduced a lot.

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Gao Shen did not launch a signature attack at the beginning of the game, but dealt with Porto with a more secure start.

Although they are Champions League champions and Europa League champions, in fact, the difference in strength is not that big.

Even in the past many European Super Cups, the Champions League champions will be taught by the Europa League champions.

Although Porto lost the top scorer Falcao, Gao Shen and Manchester City's players are playing in the UEFA Super Cup for the first time, so it is better to be cautious.

On the contrary, Porto, adhering to the tactics of the previous Boas period, took the initiative to attack from the beginning, put pressure on Manchester City, seized the initiative of the game, and wanted to establish an advantage from the beginning.

But the impact of losing Falcao is still great. Porto is more on the two wings, but lacks a support point in the center.

After the opening, Porto first tried to get a breakthrough from the middle, but failed.

Javi Martinez's defense right in front of the box was very solid, making it difficult for Porto to get their chances.

After walking the two wings, he hit the goal from a small angle twice in a row, but failed to pose a threat.

Especially in the eighth minute, Hulk was on the right side, that is, the left side of Manchester City, suppressed Felipe with his body, turned around after receiving the ball, got rid of Felipe's defense, and then dribbled into the penalty area , shaking off David Luiz for a shot.

But David Luiz's position was stuck very well, causing Hulk's shot to miss 180,000 miles.

After trying two attacks, Porto failed to reap the results. Manchester City took advantage of this opportunity, stabilized their position, gradually reversed the situation, controlled the ball, and began to grasp the rhythm and initiative of the game.

The balance of the game gradually began to tilt.

Manchester City quickly created a chance. After stealing the ball in midfield, Rakitic sent a pick pass in the frontcourt and entered the penalty area.

Suarez shrugged off the defender and moved forward quickly.

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