Chapter 657: Stepping into Normal
On September 13, after a one-week break, the major European leagues resumed their battles, with Bayern Munich hosting Stuttgart. Before the game, the Chinese media regarded this game as a Chinese derby, but unfortunately, Xu Zhixin did not enter the squad at all, and also lost the opportunity to compete with Zhang Shujie and Yan Tao.
Xu Zhixin appeared in the stands for this game, and he wanted to see the performance of the two Chinese players with his own eyes. In the game, Stuttgart did not have many chances, and most of the limited few times were resolved by Yan Tao, and on the whole, the Bayern backline, which has the overall strength, has not been tested too much.
On the offensive end, Zhang Shujie can be described as a big showman, he first scored a goal in the 27th minute after receiving a cross from Ribery, and then went to the game in the first two minutes of the second half to expand the score, and in the 74th minute, the game staged the most exciting scene, Zhang Shujie took the ball in the midfield, rode alone, shook the opponent's five defenders all the way, and finally deceived the goalkeeper, kicked the ball into the empty goal, and easily scored a hat-trick.
In the following ten minutes, Ribery and substitute Gotze each scored a goal to lock the score at 5:0! Bayern swept Stuttgart at home.
Xu Zhixin witnessed Zhang Shujie's three goals from the stands, and even when he wasn't on the pitch, he understood the strength of this potential opponent in the club. He was shocked when he heard all the fans at the Allianz Arena chanting Zhang Shujie's name, and the shock could not be described in words, and could only be felt in person. He is very envious, and he also hopes that one day, he can also have such a dominant performance in the team like Zhang Shujie.
It's just that maybe that day is still far away, but Xu Zhixin will not give up.
At present, in the Bundesliga, Bayern has won all three games and accumulated nine points, ranking first in the standings, Zhang Shujie ranks first in the S hand list with six goals, and Meier behind him has only two goals. His partner Lewandowski even scored only one goal, and it was Zhang Shujie who assisted him in the last round, and in this round, Lewandowski did not score.
The fourth round of the English Premier League also kicked off on this day, Chelsea hosted Swansea City, Li Mu scored twice and assisted Costa to score a goal, Xu Ziyi provided two assists for Li Mu and Eden Hazard respectively, Chelsea beat Swansea City 4-2.
Li Mu's goal was not surprising, Xu Ziyi was the biggest highlight, he made his first appearance for Chelsea in the last round because he still needed a transition period, but this time, he declared to the Stamford Bridge fans with two assists and four half-time tackles and two interceptions that he deserved the number 8 shirt. Mourinho said: "Xu Ziyi's performance is very good, he is only one goal away from being a perfect score, I believe his goal will come soon. ”
Manchester City also won 2:1 against Arsenal in this round, due to Demichelis's unexpected injury, Liang Xiran came off the bench for 20 minutes, with two clearances, one interception and one tackle, not much playing time, but left a deep impression on the fans. Ma Junqiang's performance was as always, except for conceding a must-score goal, sealing all of Arsenal's S goals.
In the Premier League table, Chelsea and Manchester City are tied on 12 points from four games, and the Azzurri have been able to temporarily top the table thanks to Chelsea's better goal difference.
At the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, in the fifth round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain was drawn 1:1 by the visiting Rennes *, Chen Zihua scored the team's only goal, which was Chen Zihua's second goal this season, and three assists, with an average of one goal per game, which is the most involved midfielder in the entire French league.
On September 14, Serie A and La Liga also began, with Italian squad leader Juventus defeating Udinese 2-0, Zhao Wenkang and Huang Yu playing the whole game as the main players, and defending champion Atletico Madrid went to the Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid, with goals from Thiago and Turan, Atletico Madrid 2: 1 narrowly defeated Real Madrid, for the defeat of the Champions League final, Tang Ling, who started the game, played a full 90 minutes, he also fought against Ronaldo for 90 minutes, in the 26th minute, he received a yellow card for a foul on Ronaldo in the penalty area, and gave Real Madrid a penalty, Ronaldo C knife shot, but in the following time, Tang Ling never gave Ronaldo a decent chance, although it was not to say that he froze Ronaldo, at least he did not let Ronaldo score again.
Among the eleven players, ten of them played as the main team, and each of them performed very well, and all of them entered the regular stage. Only Xu Zhixin didn't even have a chance to play. The Chinese media also used his young age as an excuse to think that he didn't need to be in a hurry, in fact, the current Xu Zhixin is really not in a hurry, and it is useless to say that he is in a hurry, so he can only wait for the opportunity.
After this round of league play, the Champions League is coming up, with Bayern Munich in Group E ahead of Italy's Roma, Russia's CSKA Moscow, and Premier League's Manchester City.
That's right, it's Manchester City again! In this year's Champions League group stage, Bayern Munich will meet Manchester City again, and Zhang Shujie will have a direct dialogue with Ma Junqiang. Ma Junqiang was very excited about this, and he said in an interview: "I am very happy to face Zhang Shujie again, and I am looking forward to playing against him. ”
Liang Xiran also said: "I have been teammates with Zhang Shujie in the national team for so long, and I didn't expect to be an opponent with him in the club so soon." Ma Junqiang and I will definitely talk to him directly many times during the game, and to be honest, I am as excited as Ma Junqiang. ”
Excitement is excitement, it's hard to say whether they can stop Zhang Shujie, after all, Bayern's No. 9 foot hair has been hot recently, how can S have, in the face of such a good striker, if Ma Junqiang is a little careless, it is likely that the city gate will be lost.
When a reporter asked Zhang Shujie what he thought of this game, he said: "I was very surprised to meet Manchester City again, I think Ma Junqiang cares a lot about my conversation with him, but I want to say that this is not a game between me and him, but a game between Bayern and Manchester City; ”
Yan Tao also said: "Compared with last year, Manchester City's strength has improved, we need to be careful and not be sloppy. ”
Manchester City cares a lot about this game, much more than Bayern. You must know that Bayern Munich is the favorite to win the championship every year, and although Manchester City has two Premier League titles in hand, it is not as rich as Bayern in the Champions League. The club are determined to make a difference in the Champions League and they have signed former Chelsea superstar Frank Lampard on the one hand because of his quality and on the other hand his vast game experience, particularly in the Champions League.
Therefore, even if the first round against Bayern is on the road, Manchester City is still aiming for a win. As long as you can grab the start, the pressure will be reduced a lot in the following games.