At midnight on Wednesday, at Manchester Airport, the entire Real Madrid squad is about to fly back to Madrid. They have only picked up one draw at Old Trafford, but it doesn't matter as they have already secured top spot in the group. Nicholas used a lot of substitutions, and in the second half he made three more young substitutions.

It's very cold in Manchester in December. The wind is no lighter than in the port city of Liverpool, where Nicholas spent three years. In particular, Old Trafford is on the outskirts of Manchester, with few high-rise buildings and a river nearby. But just a few hours ago, he was still standing on the sidelines wearing only a suit. At the post-match press conference, a reporter with a Manchester accent quipped if he felt cold after being away from England for more than a year, wearing so little, and teasing him for being too focused on his image. Nicholas laughed a little. Brits are sometimes like this, politely asking a malicious question. And he looked at the room full of reporters and actually answered the question.

"No, I don't feel cold. I'm not sensitive to temperature. I could be a cold-blooded animal, like a snake, a crocodile, or something like that. And after he finished speaking, he realized that he was pronouncing the "snake" with a bit of a Liverpool accent. It's weird.

There was laughter from below. Later, a reporter from The Sun asked her and her team questions, and he ignored them.

Nicholas boarded the plane and sat down by the window. There were no lights in Manchester outside the window. But he suddenly felt cold, and he looked out the window, and he even felt that he could see with the naked eye that the blades of grass on the lawn outside were torn violently by the wind, and they were churning like waves. He shook his right hand with his left hand, and it was clear that his palm was hot. So hot skin, burning on him. He let go of the clasped hand and asked the flight attendant if he had any strong alcohol. He ended up with only a glass of red wine.

Airplanes taxiing.

Juan said beside him: "I just watched the QPR vs. PSG game, and I finally know why Christine wants Marcelo, she does have some ideas...... You should know, they only finished second in the group, maybe we will meet them and the draw will be drawn on Friday. ”

Nicholas said, "No, she and I won't meet here. ”

"How do you know?"

After a long pause.

"I just know. ”

The plane roared up.

"Nick......

Nicholas tilted his head, smiled at his assistant, and said firmly, "Juan, trust me. By the way, there's one thing. I would like to recall Pierre. ”

“…… Are you sure?"

"Very. Moreover, the Real Madrid boss wants this to be done as soon as possible, and he doesn't want his old club to be over-the-top in time.

****

Friday noon, Milan.

Massimo Romano sits at his desk.

The curtains of the AC Milan manager's office were drawn, and the lights were not turned on in the room, so the light was not very bright. But the light of the TV screen flickered and flickered. The face that looked up at the TV was a little pale. His light grey eyes were staring at the screen, as he ran his hand over his smooth chin. He has already learned about his opponents. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, AC Milan will face Atletico Madrid, which has been in decline in recent years. His eyes moved, and so did his thin lips.

The results of the draw are out.

Atletico Madrid VAC Milan

Manchester United v Porto

Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain

Juventus v Chelsea

Monaco v Arsenal

Inter Milan v Barcelona

Ajax v Real Madrid

QPRV Bayern Munich

The Italian quickly swept through all the matches, gray eyes in the middle, black pupils, slightly enlarged. He recalls last season's two matches in the Champions League semi-finals. The dangerous aura of the Spanish man. Nicolás Flores' team was missing some important members at the time. He didn't look at himself when he shook hands after the match, but Massimo Romano knew the aura of danger had turned into frustration and irritation by then.

And last year's AC Milan's opponent in the final, Bayern Munich...... Ran into an English team, Queens Park Rangers.

Massimo met the woman at the European Coaching Summit. She, like Flores, had a dangerous aura, though she smiled more. She has a mask. She seemed to enjoy dancing with that mask.

Maybe I'll reunite with those two next year, maybe not. It doesn't matter, it always will be in the future.

Massimo Romano considers his football to be a football without dead ends. Last week's opponents, Juventus, should have been aware of this by their boss Antonio Conte after losing 4-0 at home to their own side.

The eight-year-long Juventus era of Italian football is coming to an end, and a new era of European football has arrived. The 35-year-old AC Milan manager stood up, his face still pale and bloodless, but his throat moved.

****

Benjamin handed the tray to the restaurant staff, and then, as usual, exchanged a few words with them. The whole restaurant is still in the shock of drawing Bayern Munich, and the discussion continues. Benjamin glanced back with a polite smile as he listened to the restaurant staff's jokes. Apparently, Hans-Bachmeier was not one of them. Hans is a product of the academy of Munich 1860, and it is indeed Bayern's sworn enemy team. But Benjamin didn't think Hans was excited for that reason. Maybe the German will one day become Bayern's goalkeeper. Benjamin thought. If I play in Germany, I would like to go back to England one day.

Hans is not complicated. His pride and discipline are written in his eyes, or on his chin. Benjamin laughed at the thought of this, and the restaurant clerk, who spoke with a Brighton accent, saw his expression and immediately continued the joke, thinking that Mr. Hamilton was interested.

Actually, it's good for a goalkeeper to do that. At least he has the temperament to shock the striker. The media and fans are saying that he will be better than Neuer, especially since the German media and fans have been calling for him to return to the Bundesliga.

Why didn't Hans leave? Did he really feel a sense of belonging here? Benjamin knew very well what the English virtues were. Let's take a simple example. The media will consider the fake fall of a British player as an exception and will not report criticism in a big way, but if it is an outsider...... This discussion can go on for a long time.

Did Hans really like her? Perhaps this question baffled Benjamin even more. If you really like a girl, how could you not want to have her?

At this moment, a man walked behind Benjamin.

****

Lu Ling was chewing on the pickled cucumber she hated so much while watching her team draw Bayern. She felt that she would hate pickled cucumbers even more because of it. Still, she wasn't surprised. After all, the probabilities are already there. Yesterday Tim asked her how she would feel if she was drawn to Real Madrid. She was watching Manchester United play Real Madrid. Real Madrid are potential opponents, while Manchester United are the next league rivals.

On the screen, the Spanish man in a crisp suit is telling his players something. It's so cold in Manchester. Even in August, sometimes it can get cold at night just wearing a suit. And it's December. Giggs, on the other hand, was smart and wore a thick down jacket.

"I don't think we're going to draw Real Madrid. She told Tim.

"Do you remember when I said that you were fateful opponents?"

"Yes. But we won't meet here. ”

"But now you admit that you are fateful opponents?"

"Yes, definitely. Yes, definitely. She said.

Intuition can sometimes be trusted.

The QPR drew Bayern ten minutes ago.

Lu Ling finished his lunch and picked up the plate.

Benjamin turned around and smiled at her, "We have a common habit. ”

Lu Ling handed the plate to the restaurant staff, and then said to his players: "We need to talk, if you have time now......

Benjamin shook his head and smiled apologetically, "I need to call Brandon, oh my brother, and I need to finish some homework before the Christmas break." I probably don't have time. He didn't want to talk to her, her lips were so beautiful, but she would only say things that stinged him.

She frowned, and finally nodded. "Okay, when you have time. You know where my office is. ”

"I know. Benjamin nodded and smiled at her again, then he said hello to the restaurant staff and left.

****

Saturday afternoon, Manchester.

Old Trafford's last opponent was a draw, but it wasn't just a point.

In the stadium, which can accommodate 76,000 people, there is undue silence, and only one corner is singing loudly. Lu Ling enjoyed this moment very much.

Ian's header goes forward and is roughly aimed at the line of the box. Patrick jumped high to meet the ball, then writhed in the air and slammed the ball to the side with his chest, sending it flying between the two United centre-backs. León had caught up and before the ball was on the ground, slammed the ball with his right foot into the door behind De Gea.

Through pre-match research, Lu Ling has a deeper understanding of Manchester United's style of play. He sent Leon and Pate back and forth, and the United centre-backs were confused, so the QPR played smoothly and scored in the 11th minute.

However, Manchester United made more rotations than QPR in the midweek game against Real Madrid, so Lu Ling knows that his fitness will be more problematic. So she didn't delay and continued to let the players attack aggressively.

Dutchman Genk de Graaf, who had only come on as a substitute in the previous game, scored another beautiful goal, bouncing the ball into the corner on the line of the penalty area.

After 2:0 in the first half, the QPR changed its strategy in the second half. Marcelo came up to assist in control.

In the second half, under pressure, Ryan Giggs decided to give the Reds a free ride, and the midfield was completely disjointed.

León scored the third goal that killed the suspense in the 69th minute, and it was Benjamin's through ball that gave him an easy one-on-one shot.

Lu Ling saw that after the goal, the Uruguayan first rushed directly to the stands in the away area, raised his arms to the blue and white fans, and then celebrated with his teammates, he did not specifically thank Ben for the assist, but just clapped Benjamin lightly, and the two did not even make eye contact.

It's not the first time it's happened, as Benjamin has already assisted Leon's fourth goal this season. But on the training ground, the same is true of the relationship between the two.

Lu Ling finished celebrating with the teaching assistant and looked in that direction again. Obviously, she needs to talk not only to Ben, but also to Leon. At the right time.

****

Sky Sports guest Thierry Henry even used the word "legend" to describe Kristen Lue and his team on the show. "This team is already a legend and I would say they have wow people like never before. ”

Jamie Carragher cites the stats to prove it: "In the 18-19 season, that is, last season, they ended up scoring 89 goals and conceding 20 goals in 38 rounds, which is already a very outstanding result. But they have now scored 48 goals and conceded just six goals in 15 rounds. That's 120 goals in the league this season! it's horrible, I've never seen a team like that in the Premier League. ”

"Definitely. Jamie Redknapp continued, "In Europe's top league, only Real Madrid can match QPR's average of 32 goals per game when it comes to scoring goals. Real Madrid is 31 goals. Other teams are close, AC Milan are averaging 29 goals per game and Paris Saint-Germain are averaging 28 goals per game, but these numbers are actually quite impressive, and you can see how good QPR has been this season. ”

'If this continues, I don't doubt that the first Premier League title with more than 100 goals and 100 points will come out this season. We know that teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona have done it in La Liga in the past, but we have never seen it in the Premier League. "It's Henry's voice.

****

For QPR, there is a rare week of recuperation before the Christmas-New Year fixtures. As a result, the Christmas party within the club is scheduled to take place during the week.

Neither Rafa Benitez, who was sacked last season, nor acting manager and current assistant coach Tim Luiz, are absolutely boring people, but the players are clearly looking forward to what kind of Christmas motivational speech a frog-dancing manager will bring. 166 Reading Network