With Chelsea held to a two-goal draw by Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham, who suffered a draw at Aston Villa, were fortunate not to be taken advantage of by the Blues to close the gap and remain three points clear at the top of the table. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

For this situation, George was deeply glad at the same time, but he couldn't help but secretly warn himself in his heart: we must not let down our vigilance because the team has been smooth sailing in a short period of time, and there will be a situation of carelessness and underestimation of the enemy. Otherwise, the top spot they have fought so hard for will become the bag of other teams!

However, before he can cement Tottenham's leadership position, George will first face the Champions League group stage against Bayern Munich in midweek. Although Tottenham, who had won four of their previous four games, had already qualified from the group, George did not dare to be careless in the slightest about this game. You know, although Tottenham have now secured a place in qualifying, they are only three points ahead of Juventus, who are second in the group. This means that if Tottenham Hotspur stay in the league in the last two rounds of the group stage, then the Bianconeri are likely to complete the comeback and squeeze Tottenham into second place in the group!

In most cases, teams that finish top of their group tend to have a better chance of meeting a weaker opponent in the quarter-finals. So, if George and Tottenham want to go far in the Champions Cup, they need to plan ahead now to secure themselves a better position before the knockout draw!

Moreover, unlike Juventus, who know how to accept what is good, Bayern Munich, which is accustomed to dominating Germany in the face of Tottenham Hotspur, which retains its strength, is difficult to say whether it will take care of the opponent's emotions in moderation, rather than expanding the score in one go and creating a massacre at home to avenge the first round of the group stage.

Faced with the stubborn Magath and Bayern Munich, who have always regarded themselves highly, George did not dare to risk the morale of the team and the reputation of the club. Therefore, attacking with all his might in this game naturally became George's best choice!

On November 24, the entire Tottenham team arrived in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, in southern Germany, to prepare for the second leg of this season's Champions League group stage meeting with Bayern!

Compared with the first leg of the two teams, with Sagnol and Claudio Pizarro and other big players returning from injury during this period, Bayern's starting lineup this time is obviously much more neat: the goalkeeper is the "Lion King" Kahn, the left back Salihamidzic, the central defender is Lucio and Robert Kovac, the right-back Sagnol, Hargreaves and Ballack are paired in the back, Ze Roberto and Frings are separated on the left and right wings, and the forward line is a combination of Roy Mackay and Claudio Pizarro!

Because Deisler and Sauer's injuries and soft style of play made Magath who advocates running and confrontation very unhappy, and Frings and Ballack, plus the Bayern coach is a big fan of the 4-4-2 formation, so in this crucial battle for UEFA Cup qualification, Magath made a change that everyone couldn't understand - he put Sauer and Deisler on the bench and let Frings switch to right midfield!

As for Schweinsteiger, who is regarded as a star of hope by the German media, Magath does not look down on this "little pig" whose skills are not as delicate as Sauer's, and his speed is not outstanding, and it is difficult to open a breakthrough on the side. As a result, "Little Pig" didn't even get a chance to enter the 18-man squad for the game this time, and could only sit in the stands to watch his teammates' performances.

Looking at Tottenham's side, due to the relationship between the rotation of most of the main players in the weekend against Aston Villa, George was also the main team today - Cech, Evra, Vidic, Ledley King, Phil Neville, Mascherano, Xavi Alonso, Basturk, Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Villa, this is the starting eleven of Tottenham for this game!

Didier Drogba and Stephen Karl were not named in the starting line-up mainly because they had already accumulated three yellow cards and had to miss the game against Bayern. Otherwise, it would be impossible for George to abandon Drogba's strategic-level weapon on such a critical occasion.

Of course, even if Didier Drogba and Karl are suspended, Tottenham's quality will not be affected too much - if Magath and Bayern have dared to underestimate Villa, they will surely learn a hard lesson from the Spaniards!

However, Magath did not ignore Villa, and even explained the key points of defending Villa to the likes of Lucio and Robert Kovac before the game. As a result, although Villa was quite positive on the field, Huluwa's physical fitness was too different from Drogba's, and it was difficult to put enough defensive pressure on Lucio and Robert Kovac. This, combined with the deliberate targeting of Lucio and Robert Kovac, has made it difficult for Villa to exploit his strengths in terms of movement and goal-grabbing.

Tottenham were hampered in attack, and Bayern were no better – while Frijns' cameo as a right midfielder strengthened Bayern's midfield's running ability and defensive rigidity, it also further weakened Bayern's flank impact and what little creativity they had left, resulting in the home team's attacking intensity, but never being able to tear apart Tottenham's backline.

In this way, when the game ended with two short and one long whistles from Kim Nelson, Bayern Munich, who were in dire need of three points to secure the group standings, finally drew 0-0 with the visiting Tottenham Hotspur at the Munich Olympic Stadium.

Despite only a draw at the Olympic Stadium, Tottenham were satisfied. This is because in the other game that ended at the same time, Ajax, who were visiting the Alp Stadium, suddenly broke out in the unfavorable situation of falling behind by one goal in the opening game, Suarez, Van der Vaart and Sneijder scored a goal each to lead Ajax to a 3-2 comeback victory and get their first victory in the Champions League this season!

The Bianconeri were beaten by Ajax at home, and with only one round left in the group stage, Tottenham Hotspur is already four points ahead of second-placed Juventus!

In stark contrast to Tottenham, Bayern Munich is a little crying at this time. Because they have only won one win, one draw and three losses in five games, they have accumulated four points, and after Ajax beat Juventus in this round, they have been successfully shortened by the Dutch giants. As of now, the two teams are only one point apart in the standings!

In other words, if Bayern lose to Ajax at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium in the group finale, then they will only be left with the Bundesliga and German Cup titles to fight for this season!

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