Chapter 211 Play against Manchester City at the Etihad? This is looking for death!

"Sure enough, as soon as the list of Golden Globe Awards was announced, the performances of the stars were completely different from before!"

"Isn't that right? King Lin scored four goals, and Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale scored twice in the same game at the same time. It's crazy. They all went crazy!"

In another La Liga game that ended at the same time, Real Madrid slaughtered visiting Sevilla 7:2 at home.

Sevilla is not weak. It has always been a regular in European competitions, but in front of the powerful Real Madrid, it was still beaten without the ability to fight back.

In this game, Real Madrid's BBC combination showed great power, letting the world see how terrifying the BBC combination that has been adjusted is!

"Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 goals in the league, right? Almost one goal per game. CR7's performance this year feels even better than last year!"

"Well, the key is that he is currently gaining momentum both in the league and in the Champions League. If this continues, he might really lose this year's Ballon d'Or!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Franck Ribery has a Champions League after all, and Ronaldo has no honors at all. How can he compete with him?"

"The newbie wants to know, is the Ballon d'Or really so attractive? Why do the stars care so much about it?"

"The Ballon d'Or is the highest honor for an individual player in football, in addition to the title of King of Football. It is difficult to become the King of Football, but it is relatively easy to win the Ballon d'Or. This can also more intuitively reflect a player's performance in a certain The overall performance of a season, so almost no top player in football has no idea about it!"

"Yes, and one more thing is that this is the World Footballer and Ballon d'Or award combined into one. The gold content is much higher than a single award. Winning one trophy is equivalent to winning two trophies. Naturally, everyone has to fight for it. head!"

"Haha, during this period, the small and medium-sized teams in the five major leagues will be in trouble!"

"Norwich was massacred 7:0, Real Madrid 7:2 Sevilla at home, Barcelona 3:0 Celta Vigo away, Paris Saint-Germain 4:0 Lorient at home, there was no game with less than three goals. indivual!"

"Fortunately, we are not in the relegation stage now, otherwise these small teams would be in trouble!"

"I'm already unlucky. I lost so much goal difference all at once. How can I come back!"

…

For fans, this is a good thing.

In order to compete for the Ballon d'Or, top superstars will go all out in the game and frequently perform various wonderful goals, so that they can enjoy more exciting games.

However, this is from the perspective of neutral fans. For fans of a certain player, the closer they get to the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, the more uneasy they feel.

Before the final answer is revealed, no one knows who will win this year’s Golden Globe Award.

However, a certain player named Lin was very calm about this.

After the game, he declined interviews from on-site reporters, rushed back to the locker room, took a shower as quickly as possible, changed clothes, and left in a hurry.

"What happened to Lin today? Why did he leave in such a hurry?"

Aguero had just come in from the outside, and before he started to turn on the water to take a bath, Lin Quan had already slipped away.

"It seems that Lin's girlfriend is here. He probably went on a date with her!"

Negredo was relatively close to Lin Quan and knew some inside information.

"No wonder this boy is in such good condition, it turns out his girlfriend is here!"

Aguero complained, actually feeling a little envious in his heart.

He is already an old man who has been divorced once, and love is getting further and further away from him.

Now after the game, he likes to stay at home and stream games on Twitch.

For otakus, gaming is their true love!

…

Lily Collins's outfit today is full of girlish flavor, with beige cartoon short-sleeves, soft brown curly hair that hangs naturally in waves, and big bright eyes that seem to be able to talk.

Just standing there makes it difficult for people to take their eyes away from her, and the number of heads turning is simply overwhelming.

Fans passing by couldn't help but take a look, but no one came forward to strike up a conversation.

They obviously knew who the girl was waiting for!

Ten minutes later, Lin Quan appeared in the girl's sight.

"here!"

The girl's eyes lit up, she stood on tiptoes and waved her arms hard, trying to attract the other person's attention.

Lin Quan quickly saw her in the crowd. He couldn't help it. Her appearance was so outstanding that it was hard to miss her.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"It's not bad, you took a shower faster than I thought!"

Lily Collins covered her mouth and snickered. She thought she would have to wait for half an hour, but she didn't expect that the other party would come out in less than twenty minutes.

"Want to eat? I know a good restaurant!"

There were many fans leaving the venue, and Lin Quan didn't want to stand here chatting with Lily Collins.

"OK!"

Lily Collins nodded obediently, as if listening to Lin Quan's arrangements.

Lin Quan had just finished a game and was very physically exhausted. He was already hungry at this time.

After the waiter served the food, he started to feast.

Compared with his Feng Zhuan Yun, Lily Collins eats very gracefully, but her speed is not slow at all.

She used her elegant posture to quickly finish the food in front of her with extremely high efficiency.

Lin Quan couldn't help but think of a certain snack foodie named Ruan in a novel he had read before. Not to mention, the two people's backgrounds were quite similar.

"So, what's the surprise? Is it this big meal?"

After finishing the meal, Lily Collins blinked curiously, waiting for the other party to reveal the answer.

This question has been bothering her for a long time. If she hadn't been unable to talk while eating, she would have asked.

"Have you ever been in a commercial?"

Lin Quan asked.

Lily Collins nodded. She had filmed a few commercials, but why did Lin Quan bring this up? Was he trying to find her to film commercials?

"Can you play the piano?"

"Yes, I can play piano, violin, cello, and guitar. What's wrong?"

Lily Collins said something extraordinary in a plain tone.

She is such a talented girl. She actually knows so many musical instruments. It would be a shame not to pursue music.

But this is not surprising. Lily Collins's father is a famous musician, and she herself has received music training since she was a child.

Originally, under her father's arrangement, she should follow the path of music when she grew up.

But she was more interested in acting and was somewhat resistant to her parents' arrangements.

If she is really willing to change her mind and go back to inherit her father's business, her father will definitely be very happy.

Since she can play the piano, that's no problem.

Lin Quan then introduced a certain person who wanted to shoot a music commercial and he happened to have an idea.

"Did you compose this song?"

After listening to the music score and demo given by Lin Quan, Lily Collins' eyes widened and she looked at Lin Quan in disbelief, as if she was meeting him for the first time.

"I wrote the score and lyrics, and the demo was produced by a music studio."

"awesome!"

After hearing this, Lily Collins put her hands together under her chin and clapped gently.

"How about it, do you like this song?"

"Yes, I like it!"

The song "Dreams Come True" not only has a nice title, but the content of the lyrics and the story Lin Quan described to her about a musical girl pursuing her dream are also very touching.

Lily Collins can't help but think of herself after listening to it. Could it be said that this is a song he wrote specially for himself?

Once this idea arises, it takes root in my heart, and the more I think about it, the more I realize that this is the case.

In this story, isn't the dilemma faced by the musical girl the same dilemma I am facing now?

I finally got a chance to star in the movie, but the box office of the movie was not satisfactory.

Her acting career plummeted before it even took off.

During this time Lily Collins had hesitated whether to continue on this path.

But at this moment, after hearing the song Lin Quan wrote for her, Lily Collins' fighting spirit was rekindled in her heart.

"Thank you, I like this gift very much!"

"As long as you like it, although this is just an advertisement, I have a hunch that it will become a big hit!"

"Then I'll lend you a good word. If it really becomes popular, I'll treat you to dinner!"

"Okay, but this time I want to eat the food you cooked by yourself!"

"Hehe, my cooking skills are not good. You must have the consciousness to eat dark cuisine!"

…

Shortly after the tenth round of the Premier League, the Champions League group stage wars resumed.

In the fourth round of the group stage, Manchester City faced the challenge of CSKA Moscow at home.

Before this game, Manchester City had won all three games and ranked first in the group with 9 points.

CSKA Moscow has one win and two losses, and is 3 points behind second-placed Bayern.

Considering that Bayern's opponent in this game was Plzen, the weakest team in the group, the outside world has already assumed that they got these three points.

As a result, CSKA Moscow is at least 6 points behind the second place.

With only three rounds left in the Champions League group stage, it will be very difficult to close this gap.

Therefore, this game can be said to be a life and death battle for CSKA Moscow. If they lose this game, their qualifying will only be theoretically possible.

"My team and I will come here for victory. We will not wait for death to come. We will firmly hold our destiny in our own hands!"

At the press conference before the game, CSKA Moscow head coach Slutsky spoke firmly, saying that he would fight Manchester City to the end at the Etihad Stadium.

However, his bold words did not seem to be recognized by the reporters at the scene, except for the Russian reporters who came from afar to applaud Slutsky.

The reaction from British reporters was mediocre. Manchester City's home record this season is terrible.

So far, they still maintain a record of undefeated home games.

Under such circumstances, when a Russian Super League team threatened to capture the Etihad Stadium, the British media naturally scoffed.

If the Etihad Stadium was so easy to conquer, defending champion Bayern Munich would not be defeated.

Compared with the game between CSKA Moscow and Manchester City, reporters are more concerned about whether Manchester City, the upstart Premier League, can qualify first in the group.

The first and second teams in the group face completely different opponents in the knockout stages.

Manchester City has little experience in the Champions League and has never made it past the knockout rounds before.

So if they don't want to stop in the top 16, they must find a way to get first in the group.

In this way, most of the top wealthy families can be avoided when drawing lots.

Although there is no weak team in the Champions League, the second place in each group also has good strength.

But they are at least a little better than the first team in the group. If Manchester City can play well at home, they have a chance to see the opponent eliminated and reach the quarterfinals.

But the current top spot in the group is still in doubt. Although Manchester City is temporarily ranked first in the group, their lead is not big, only three points.

This means that even if Manchester City wins CSKA Moscow, it will not be able to secure first place in the group.

In the final round of the group stage, they need to go away to face the group's biggest rival Bayern Munich.

If Manchester City can capture the Allianz Arena, they will be able to secure the top spot in the group.

But if they lose, when the winning and losing relationship between the two sides is the same, the goal difference between the two sides will be greater.

Therefore, for Manchester City, who want to compete for the top spot in the group, they not only need to defeat CSKA Moscow, but also have as many goal differences as possible.

In this case, even if they lose at the Allianz Arena, they can still secure first place in the group with their goal difference.

In the first three games of the group stage, Manchester City defeated their opponents with scores of 3:0/3:2/4:1 respectively. Their current goal difference is 7.

This goal difference is actually a lot. Among the 32 teams in the Champions League group stage, the only two teams that currently have a greater goal difference than Manchester City are Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

However, Manchester City's rival is Bayern.

Although Bayern lost to Manchester City, when they faced Plzen in the third round, they scored a disparity of 5:0.

So the current goal difference between the two teams is the same!

This time Bayern meets Plzen again, and they will definitely improve their goal difference.

Three goals, four goals or even five goals are possible.

This resulted in Manchester City needing to score at least four goals in this game to ensure that they would not be widened by Bayern.

If we consider the worst-case scenario, they lose to Bayern when they visit the Allianz Arena in the last round.

Then their current goal difference is actually at least 2 goals behind Bayern!

Therefore, based on Bayern's goals, Manchester City must score at least two more goals!

In this context, the harsh words of the CSKA Moscow coach are naturally like a joke.

If they had played more conservatively and parked a bus at the Etihad Stadium, they might not have died so tragically.

But if they really dare to compete with Manchester City, then they really don't know how to write the word "death"!

Pellegrini initially thought it was CSKA Moscow who was setting off smoke bombs. He deliberately said this before the game. In fact, he was trying to deceive them and then quietly changed tactics.

But when the game started, Pellegrini couldn't help but admire in his heart when he saw his opponent's offensive posture:

"You are so brave, you actually dare to play against us at the Etihad Stadium!"

Slutsky, I respect you as a man.

But sorry, this is Ittihad!