Chapter 845 Returns to the top of the list!
A wave of winning streak in the league has allowed Manchester United to secure its position at the top of the Premier League.
But for them, this is not enough.
After competing in the Europa League for two consecutive seasons, the Red Devils soldiers are eagerly looking forward to making gains in the Champions League this season.
In the Champions League group stage draw in August, Manchester United got a top pick.
Europe's top giants have all been avoided by Manchester United. Their three opponents in Group F are all of limited strength.
Villarreal, Atalanta, Bern Young Boys.
This grouping is quite interesting.
Among the three opponents, the strongest opponent is naturally Villarreal.
This La Liga team was Manchester United's Europa League final opponent last season.
Enemy road is narrow.
When the two teams meet, Villarreal will definitely be thinking about revenge, and Manchester United must be fully prepared.
Although Atlanta is not a traditional giant, it cannot be said to be firmly in control.
After all, they have played very hard in the past few seasons and are very resilient.
After the draw results were announced, Solskjaer's language was still very conservative when facing reporters.
"Our opponents are not weak and I respect them very much. This Champions League group stage will definitely be a difficult journey."
The other wealthy fans who heard this were so angry that they wanted to hit someone.
If your group is considered a "difficult journey", then we are a "devil's journey".
The most unpleasant thing about Manchester United is Liverpool.
The extremely difficult death group they drew.
Just look at their opponents.
Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Porto.
All are tough nuts to crack.
It's normal for this group to qualify.
There are several other groups, although they do not have such an intensive competition between giants, they are still full of sparks.
Manchester City meets Paris, two big tycoons meet.
Real Madrid drew Inter Milan, and in the same group was Shakhtar Donetsk, who was more powerful than famous.
The top three teams in the odds meet - Bayern VS Barcelona, with the strong Benfica in the same group.
Juventus and Chelsea meet again in the group stage, and they have to fight for the top spot in the group.
This season’s Champions League matches are full of sparks!
On September 9, Manchester United ushered in their first Champions League group match.
They play away to Young Boys Bern.
Although it is an away game, Manchester United is full of confidence.
There is absolutely no problem with this game.
Not only do you have to win, but you also have to work hard to achieve a goal difference.
But unexpectedly, Manchester United ran into trouble not long after the game started.
Wan-Bissaka committed a flagrant foul and knocked down the opponent's forward Nyamareu. He received a straight red and was sent off.
Manchester United 10 against 11.
Solskjaer immediately made substitution adjustments, replacing Sancho with Dalot and changing to a 4-3-2 formation.
There are only two people on the front line, Ronaldo and Rashford.
They are very stressed.
But just after one man 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 transition.
After the tackle, get the ball out quickly!
Find B fee!
Fee B catches the ball and makes a long pass to the goal!
Cristiano Ronaldo moves forward quickly and shoots deftly!
The ball hits the net!
1 to 0! Manchester United scored first!
Although one man was sent off, Manchester United was able to end the first half with a one-goal lead, and Manchester United was better than nothing.
In the second half, Solskjaer continued to make substitution adjustments. 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 you can't score, you can still accept the one-goal advantage. Anyway, you've got three points.
But the young Bern players at home are full of fighting spirit and resilience.
With a fast break in the frontcourt, their Cameroonian forward Nyamareu dribbled the ball and hit a world wave outside the penalty area.
The ball bounced off the ground in the penalty area. De Gea didn't expect it and could only watch the ball go into the net.
1-1, Young Boys of Bern equalized the score.
This is not over yet.
In the 87th minute of the game, taking advantage of a corner kick, Young Boys forward Sebacheu headed the ball into the goal, hit a reverse corner, and the ball went into the net.
1 to 2, Manchester United fell behind.
In the following period, Manchester United went all out, but still failed to equalize the score.
In the end, they unfortunately lost the first game of the Champions League group stage.
Having lost the first game and being the weakest opponent in the group, Solskjaer was under great pressure.
At the post-match press conference, Solskjaer faced the media and took all the responsibility for the team's loss on himself.
As far as management is concerned, the responsibility lies with him.
Returning to Manchester the next day, Manchester United players had a day off, but Solskjaer did not.
He was called to a meeting by management to discuss the unexpected circumstances of the game.
Although it does not affect his handsome position, this seems to be a bad sign.
As if 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 9, Manchester United ushered in the second round of the Champions League group stage at home.
Their opponent is Villarreal, the strongest team in the group.
There is no doubt that this is the most difficult contest.
Even Manchester United, which played all the main players in last season's Champions League final, only 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 successively introduced strong reinforcements.
The 24-year-old Dutch forward Danjuma transferred from Bournemouth for 2350 million euros.
The 23-year-old Argentinian defender Foyt joined from Tottenham for 1500 million euros.
These two main signings both come from the Premier League and are very familiar with Manchester United.
Manchester United is under a lot of pressure in this game.
From the first minute of the game, the confrontation between the two sides was evenly matched.
Neither side scored a goal in the first half, and both goalkeepers were the best players of their respective teams.
In the second half, the game changed sides and Villarreal opened the scoring.
During a fast break in the frontcourt, new aid Danjuma opened up space and passed an inverted triangle from the baseline. Center Paco accurately pushed the ball into the net.
1 is better than 0!
Villarreal scores a goal!
But soon, Manchester United returned the favor.
In the 59th minute of the game, this time it was cooperation from the left. Players from both sides were fighting continuously in the midfield. Suddenly B Fei scored the ball in the crowd!
Accurately find the left back Telles who is quickly advancing forward!
Telles blasted a shot from outside the penalty area!
The ball hit the net!
World wave!
1 is better than 1!
Manchester United equalized the score!
The tie remained deadlocked until the second minute of injury time.
Xia Xing's cross from the left accurately found Ronaldo who was penetrating forward!
Cristiano Ronaldo hits the goal with a header!
The ball hit the net!
Lore!
2 is better than 1!
This score was maintained until the end of the game!
Before another game started, Manchester United accumulated 3 points with one win and one loss, and struggled to return to the top of the group! (End of chapter)
