Pick up all three points at home and continue to maintain their lead over Chelsea in the league table. This is obviously a wonderful result for the Tottenham players!

However, for the Sunderland players, who have just suffered their thirteenth defeat of the season and have lost eight consecutive Premier League games, the result is obviously extremely frustrating for them - with only six points from 16 league games, they are already soberly aware that Sunderland's relegation situation this season is really not optimistic!

Generally speaking, in order to successfully avoid relegation in the Premier League, a team must have at least 35 points at the end of the season. Of course, if you are unlucky, even 35 points may not guarantee that the team can go ashore smoothly. Just like West Ham United in the 02-03 season, the Hammers got a full 42 points at that time, but in the end they were still relegated.

However, Sunderland has only won six league points so far, and it is still nearly 30 points away from the relegation line under normal circumstances, so the situation is naturally not optimistic. If special circumstances such as West Ham's are taken into account, Sunderland's relegation situation this season will undoubtedly become even more severe!

With more than 30 points in the remaining 22 league games, with Sunderland's current form, this goal is really a bit out of reach for the "Black Cats"!

Although West Bromwich Albion had created the feat of being the halfway deputy squad leader and finally succeeded in relegation last season, if a blockbuster like "West Bromwich Albion Escape" always makes a sequel, then it will not be called a miracle, let alone get close attention from fans and the media.

Therefore, for Sunderland's management and their manager McCarthy, it is imperative to adjust the mentality and form of the team as soon as possible, and at the same time try to bring in more quality players during the winter break, and do their best to play every game in the following time. Otherwise, by the end of the season, there will definitely be Sunderland's name among the three unlucky ones who have been relegated from the Premier League!

Now turn your eyes back to Tottenham. After beating Sunderland, the Tottenham players had just four days of rest before facing Real Madrid in their Champions League group stage finale at White Hart Lane!

While Tottenham's schedule may seem dense during this period, all of Tottenham's games in December were played at home before heading to Japan for the Club World Cup. Such a schedule has invisibly greatly reduced the consumption and burden of Tottenham players, allowing them to meet every game with more physical fitness and better competitive condition, and also allowing George to have more room for adjustment when arranging the lineup!

Goalkeeper Kathy Keller, Stephen Carr, Dawson, Phil Neville and Bynes on the back line, Mascherano at the back, Mendieta and Dempsey at the center, Arshavin, Drogba and Ronaldo on the front line form an attacking trident!

With a large number of substitutes in the starting line-up, and even the starting goalkeeper replaced by the thirty-six-year-old Keller, George's importance to this game can be seen!

Having fielded a large number of substitutes against Real Madrid, George made the decision without any psychological pressure at all. After all, Tottenham are now locked up for top spot in Group F, and a loss of this game will have no impact on Tottenham's group standings. In that case, why does he have to play with Real Madrid, and let the main players recharge their energy to grab points in the league Wouldn't it be a more beneficial choice for Tottenham?

Compared to George, who was clearly planning to release the water, Heathfield's side was not much better. With no prospect of qualifying and competing for the top spot in the group, the German coach did not want his team to expend too much energy in the Champions Cup. After all, in Heathfield's plan, La Liga is Real Madrid's main battlefield this season, and the Champions Cup is enough to ensure that the team gets a reasonable position!

You must know that most of the main players in the Real Madrid team are now seriously aging, and a small number of players who are playing properly such as Raul and Ronaldo have shown a decline in form, and the new generation of players such as Ramos, De La Reed and Baptista, etc., although they have emerged in football, it will take time to really provoke the pillars. In such a situation, even if Heathfield sends the main team to attack at full strength, it is difficult to guarantee that they can get any benefits from Tottenham Hotspur playing at home!

Not to mention, wasting too much energy on a Champions League match that has nothing to do with the big picture may also lead to the team not being able to give it all in the next league and give Barcelona a chance to close the gap between the two sides!

Since both sides had no desire for the game, and George and Heathfield did not make clear demands on the players, both teams played quite openly, and the players on both sides even began to fight on the field on a whim!

It's a rare scene. Since taking charge of Tottenham, George has been emphasizing the balance of attack and defence, rarely allowing players to play against opponents as they do today, and Real Madrid have gradually tackled their top-heavy problems since Heathfield took over, working towards the goal of attacking and defending balance. Therefore, it is rare to see a game like this that does not require much attention to defense and plays at the offensive end!

The two teams went back and forth on the field, just thinking about winning with their offense, and the result was that the game was extremely exciting and beautiful. All the fans who tuned in to watch the game, especially the neutral ones, were a feast for their eyes today. The goals are one after the other, and it is dizzying!

Raul, the Lord of the Rings, opened the scoring for Real Madrid shortly after the game, further cementing his position as the top scorer in the Champions League, while Negredo and De La Rede also scored goals each in the game to prove that they are indeed capable of becoming pillars of Real Madrid in the future. On Tottenham's side, the attacking trident led by Drogba penetrated the goal guarded by Casillas five times, which made the Spanish international depressed!

It has to be said that guarding the goal for the team in this kind of offensive battle is an out-and-out tragedy for any goalkeeper. In addition, standing in front of Casillas is still the famous Real Madrid defensive team in international football, which further increases the difficulty of Casillas's goal!

In the end, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Tottenham successfully defeated the visiting Real Madrid with a hat-trick of Drogba, and ended all the matches in the group stage of the Champions League with a big victory!

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