Chapter 804 The beginning of the Champions League was smooth sailing
Every Premier League team is not in good shape this season.
Even Manchester City, who topped the list, did not show an absolutely dominant performance.
In the previous few games, Manchester City also experienced the embarrassing situation of losing three games.
But even so, they are still far ahead.
After all, other league opponents are more stretched.
Especially in the second half of the season.
Manchester United's two-game losing streak and three consecutive draws made Solskjaer unable to sit still again.
But even so, they still remain firmly in second place in the league.
Because the teammates behind him performed even worse.
In the second half, the Premier League giants were simply giving away points to the relegation teams.
This overall chaotic situation has left the points gap in the second half of the Premier League very small.
In the end, Manchester City still achieved their wish and won the Premier League championship in the 2020-2021 season.
Guardiola once again reaches the top of England.
However, he is still extremely regretful, because he once again suffered in the Champions League.
The Champions League final, Manchester City VS Chelsea, is another Premier League showdown.
In the end, Chelsea relied on Havertz's key goal to help the team win by one goal.
After ten years, they once again won the Champions League trophy.
Tuchel has become the new favorite of the Blues.
And the disappointed Guardiola once again became the backdrop.
Countless Manchester City fans shed tears and left the game with regret.
But no matter how regretful they are, they are not as sorry as Manchester United fans.
Because Manchester United has more regrets in the Champions League this season...
Manchester United's Champions League group opponents this season are Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and Basaksehir.
Except for Basakseir from the Turkish Super League, the other two are strong opponents.
In the first round of the group stage, Manchester United visited the Parc des Princes to challenge Paris.
They are the strongest opponents in the group.
In Paris, old friends meet again.
Di Maria played for Manchester United in the 2014-2015 season, but eventually broke up.
Manchester United hero Herrera left Manchester United in the summer of 2019 and failed to get a Manchester United contract extension, which was also a thorn in his heart.
In the Manchester United team, Cavani is from Paris and has just transferred to Manchester United.
There are really a lot of acquaintances today.
Taking advantage of the home court advantage, Paris still used a 4-3-3 formation today, with full offensive power.
The front three of Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria are all stars with extremely strong personal skills.
Paris' sharp striker quickly suppressed Manchester United at the Parc des Princes.
Mbappe sprinted quickly at the beginning of the game, breaking through Wan-Bissaka's defense on the left wing, and his final shot was swept out by De Gea with his fingertips.
Just a little bit off.
Three minutes later, Neymar dribbled the ball forward, passed three Manchester United defenders in a row on the right, and shot into the far corner from the penalty area line, heading straight for the blind spot.
It was De Gea's ultimate rescue again, trying to keep the goal intact.
The save was brilliant.
However, Manchester United's defense was frequently penetrated, and the coaching staff on the sidelines looked unhappy.
Ferran looked helplessly in the direction of the court: "Mbappe and Neymar are too fierce, our defense can't stand it."
Carrick also shook his head: "Compared with the two of them, Rashford and James are far behind."
"There's no way to compare. There's no way to compare."
"Yes, there is a French World Cup champion and the best supernova in the world, and the other is a leader in Brazilian football and a talented former third man in the world. How can we compare..."
Listening to the complaints of the two assistant coaches, Solskjaer has begun to adjust tactics.
Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, he decisively moved the team's formation back.
从4-2-3-1，变成4-3-2-1。
Xia Xing, Matic and B Fei are the starting players in this game.
All three have strong defensive abilities. In this game, they all retreated to defend and block Paris' onslaught. After there was no room for breakthrough, Mbappe and Neymar were greatly restricted.
Throughout the first half, Paris still had a lot of attacks, but there were still no absolute chances and they failed to break the deadlock.
And because Manchester United tilted their defense, they didn't have many offensive opportunities.
Before the start of the second half, Xia Xing chatted with B Fei alone for a few words.
"Man, if there is an opportunity to attack forward, don't hesitate, press forward and attack."
"Then defense..."
"Don't worry, go up there. I'm here, no problem."
"it is good!"
After the start of the second half, B Fei has been waiting for an opportunity.
It wasn't until the 66th minute of the game that he finally waited.
After stealing the ball in the backcourt, Xia Xing made a decisive tackle and knocked down Neymar who was dribbling forward with the ball.
This tackle was very clean and there was no foul.
When he fell to the ground, Xia Xing poked with his toes, passed the ball to B Fei, and then quickly got up to participate in the defense.
At this time, the front trident began to accelerate and the Paris defense also retreated decisively!
However, B Fei was faster. He dribbled the ball forward suddenly and shot with a blast!
35 meters away from the goal, the shot is fast and hard!
Straight into the blind corner!
1 is better than 0!
Manchester United finally opened the scoring!
Not long after B Fee scored, Manchester United continued to expand their lead.
This time it was Xia Xing's long pass, which accurately found Rashford!
Rashford succeeded in countering offside and hit the far corner into the net!
2 is better than 0!
Manchester United is stable!
It was not until the injury time of the game that Mbappe used his personal skills to shoot into the net from outside the penalty area.
2 to 1, one goal back.
But this is only the final result, Paris has no chance.
Manchester United won their first game and they look very promising.
In the second round, Manchester United swept Red Bull Leipzig 5-0 at home.
Manchester United went crazy in this game.
Just 21 minutes into the game, Greenwood received a pass from Xia Xing, rushed into the penalty area and scored with a low shot.
1-0, Manchester United opened the scoring.
I wanted to pursue the victory, but things didn't go well for Manchester United.
Including Greenwood himself, it was as if he had thrown away his shooting boots in an instant, and no matter how hard he shot, he couldn't.
After taking the lead with one goal in the opening game, Manchester United has been unable to expand its lead.
And Red Bull Leipzig is not easy to bully, especially defensive players such as Pamecano and Nkunku, who have repeatedly neutralized Manchester United's offense.
The combination of Forsberg, Poulsen, and Huang Xican on the front line has repeatedly posed a threat to Manchester United.
After scoring in the first half, Manchester United's offensive efficiency was not as good as the opponent's.
It wasn't until the 63rd minute of the game that Rashford came on as a substitute and completely changed the situation.
Less than 30 minutes after coming on as a substitute, Rashford scored three goals with three consecutive shots!
Left foot volley!
Push shot with right foot!
Shot in front of the goal!
Rashford took advantage of all three shooting opportunities!
He was in great shape today!
In the first minute of stoppage time, he also used a breakthrough to feed Martial and helped the Frenchman, who came on the bench, score a goal.
5 is better than 0!
Manchester United ushered in a big victory at home!
In the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United has won two consecutive games!
The strongest Paris and the second best Leipzig Red Bull were trampled under their feet!
There will definitely be no problem qualifying the group! (End of chapter)
