Three days after the first round of La Liga, Chinatown welcomed the Champions League qualifiers.

This time, Chinatown was unlucky in the draw, drawing Lyon from Ligue 1, arguably the strongest opponent in the qualifiers, and may even stop outside the group stage if you are not careful.

As the head coach of the team, Zidane said that he knew Lyon and was confident to leave the away stadium before going to Lyon to challenge the opponent.

And in this game, Zidane rotated again.

The front line lined up with a combination of Jesus, Roberto Firmino and Dybala, Isco, Verratti and Ilyaramendi in midfield, Alex Sandro, Raphael Varane, Godin and Danilo at the back, and De Gea in goal.

At the Parc Olimpico in Lyon, Chinatown took the lead from the start of the game, and in the 17th minute, after Dybala and Danilo combined on the right flank, the Argentine passed to the left side of the penalty area, and Jesus received the ball in the box and opened the scoring for the Chinese city team.

Lyon then significantly tightened their defensive press, but Chinatown always held possession.

After the rematch in the second half, Isco burst with the ball in the middle and passed to Firmino, and the Brazilian scored again.

After two goals down, Lyon made two substitutions in a row, China City also adjusted, and Zidane also made two substitutions, but Lyon defender Bisevac received the second yellow card of the game in the 75th minute and was sent off with a red card.

This red card also completely pronounced the death sentence of the game.

Chinatown beat Lyon 2-0 away and stepped into the group stage with one foot.

Throughout the game, Chinatown showed a clear advantage over Lyon, both in terms of passing and possession, and creating chances, they had to beat their Ligue 1 opponents, which made Chinatown's victory deserved.

But what made Gao Han and other management even more pleased was the rotation mechanism shown by Zidane in these two games.

Through these two games, Gao Han also clearly saw Zidane's rotation ideas.

As the saying goes, the midfielder wins the world, as long as the midfield has enough control, rotation is not a problem at all.

What Zidane is now pursuing is the same line of thought that Gao Han has always admired.

And Chinatown's midfield is full of talent, which undoubtedly gives Zidane room to play, no matter how he rotates, as long as the midfield mechanism works well and the offensive and defensive conversion speed is fast enough, there is basically no need to worry about problems.

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After the weekend of Champions League qualifying, Chinatown ushered in the first home game of the new season.

In front of 12,000 fans at the Leganés Blok Stadium, Zidane's home debut was perfect.

The 5-0 bloodbath of Osasuna gave everyone a glimpse of the powerful attack power of Chinatown.

De Bruyne's two assists in the first half helped Danilo and De Vrij score two goals in a row, and in the 50th minute of the second half, a red card from central defender Rhodes knocked Osasuna off a cliff.

Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Roberto Firmino then scored five goals at home.

Coincidentally, in the second round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid also beat Rayo Vallecano 5-0, while Barcelona and Real Madrid both won 1-0 away from home.

After two rounds of matches, La Liga has shown a clear pattern of strength and weakness.

Barcelona, Chinatown, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal have all won both games, with Barcelona leading La Liga with eight goal difference, Atletico Madrid and Chinatown both seven, but the Bianconeri are second with one more goals, followed by Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal and Real Madrid.

Real Madrid due to the proper operation of the previous management, although they finally signed Gareth Bale, but sent away Ozil and Higuain, and Pellegrini also took office before the start of the league, resulting in the team not running in well, which made the Galaxy Battleship's league start not ideal.

Three days later, the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers.

Chinatown, who returned to their home stadium, continued to maintain their advantage over Lyon, beating Lyon 2-0 at home with two goals from Eden Hazard in the second half, and finally eliminated the Ligue 1 powerhouse with an aggregate score of 4-0.

It is not difficult to see from this that Lyon's overall strength is indeed no longer as brave as it used to be, and it has long been at the peak of its French hegemony, and it is also below teams such as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco this season.

After playing the Champions League qualifiers, the 32 teams participating in the Champions League group stage are also freshly released.

As is customary, UEFA held the draw for the Champions League group stage in Monaco at the end of August.

But I don't know if it's really as rumored by the outside world, there is a tricky and shady scene, this time Chinatown actually drew Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Pochettino's encounter with his old club and Zidane's re-encounter with Bayer Leverkusen, the victim of the Flying Immortals, undoubtedly made the entire group duel full of suspense, and it is really hard to believe that it is really a pure coincidence.

However, Chinatown does not care at all whether it is a coincidence, but has a headache on how to stand out from the siege of Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen, even Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine at the end of November, it is not easy to play.

After the draw for the Champions League group stage, La Liga ushered in the third round.

Chinatown takes on Real Madrid away.

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September 1, 12 noon.

In order to cater to fans in the Asian region, several matches in each round of La Liga are scheduled to be played at midday, and as the most influential team in the region, Chinatown is also a regular in the midday game.

The difference is that this time the opponent is Real Madrid.

This is also Zinedine Zidane's first time as a head coach at the Bernabeu since he took charge.

It was also the first time that Gao Han sat next to Florentino as the owner of the club, and the two had lunch together before the game.

But the two teams on the playing field were bayonets and went straight into the white-knives battle.

Isco was very lively in this game, and he threatened again and again after the opening period.

Real Madrid have won two in a row recently, but the team's form is not ideal, and Chinatown dominated the opponents, taking advantage from the start and hitting the first shot on goal in the third minute.

The most threatening was in the 16th minute, Verratti passed the ball, Griezmann shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was confiscated by Casillas, which was also the first threatening shot of the game.

Real Madrid then threatened China City with a free-kick, but De Gea was very solid.

The outstanding performance of the Spanish goalkeeper made Florentino in the stands also salivate, but unfortunately, Gao Han repeatedly said that De Gea was the captain of the team and could not be sold, cutting off Florentino's idea.

Twenty minutes into the game, Chinatown quickly threatened.

First Isco's pass was met by Hazard's volley from the edge of the box on the left, which was saved by Casillas, then Griezmann's corner and Godin's header was deflected in front of goal, but Varane couldn't find the ball in the middle of the net.

But the succession of attacks finally reaped the fruits in the 26th minute.

After Verratti pulled to the right to receive Griezmann's pass, the French winger quickly stepped forward to attract the attention of the defenders, while Firmino actively retreated, played a small link with Verratti, helped the Italian midfielder get rid of the defenders, and after picking up the pass, the ball was hoisted into the box.

Isco plugged in from behind, raised his foot and stopped, and then pushed the shot.

The ball went under Casillas and into the goal, 1-0!

Isco rushed out of the pitch in excitement, running along the way, celebrating his goal.

Gao Han sat in the stands and looked excited, but because Florentino was around, he didn't say anything.

But he can see that under Zidane's tutelage, this group of young players in Chinatown is performing better and better.

This is true of Eden Hazard, and so is Isco.

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After conceding the goal, Real Madrid immediately launched a counterattack.

Under the aggressive momentum of the home team, Chinatown also had to retreat.

However, in first-half stoppage time, a counter-attack from China City caused Real Madrid's right side of Arbeloa to foul while defending Hazard, giving China City a free kick opportunity in front.

Isco took this free-kick and fell to the back post to help Griezmann score with a header, 2-0!

With two goals in a row, Chinatown can be described as overwhelming, especially in attack.

It can be said that Zidane's adjustment this season has completely activated Chinatown's offense and activated the vitality of this team.

After the rematch in the second half, Real Madrid tried to launch a counterattack, but Chinatown was firmly in control of the ball.

In the 72nd minute, it was a counter-attack in the middle, and Ilia Ramendi passed the ball to the left side.

Hazard won the ball on the left and quickly advanced to the left side of Real Madrid's penalty area, where he crossed low into the box.

Firmino took the ball and passed to the middle, Isco jumped high and unloaded the ball with his feet in mid-air, the whole stopping process was very beautiful, and after landing on the ground, he volleyed directly and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Casillas again.

Three to zero!

All the Real Madrid fans in the stadium were stunned.

They couldn't believe that the high-flying Real Madrid would be beaten so embarrassed by Chinatown at their home stadium, especially at an all-round disadvantage, which was even more unacceptable to Real Madrid fans.

Even Florentino was embarrassed and unhappy in the chairman's stand.

In fact, Manuel Pellegrini was never his first choice, but he would never have imagined that Real Madrid would lose so badly at home, 0-3, and it would be a shame not to score a goal.

Thankfully, seven minutes after Chinatown's third goal, Real Madrid finally pulled one back.

Gareth Bale, who has just joined the team this season, ran out of space and slotted home from 10 yards unguarded to save face for Real Madrid.

In the end, Chinatown defeated Real Madrid 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

But what is even more embarrassing for Real Madrid is that the game is not over yet, but the alarm has been quietly sounded over the Bernabeu Stadium, and fans have begun to boo to express their dissatisfaction with the club's management.

Especially this summer, the operation of Gareth Bale dragged on, and the selection of the coach was also stumbling, until the league was about to start, and Pellegrini was rushed into the game, and the preparation effect can be imagined.

Letting go of Ozil and Higuain also damaged the team's overall competitiveness, and the previous two consecutive wins made many people blindly optimistic, but this strong dialogue, a 1-3 home loss to China City, is undoubtedly the alarm for Real Madrid.

It was also at the moment when Chinatown captured the Bernabeu that everyone clearly realized that today's Chinatown is no longer the Wuxia Amon of the past.

(End of chapter)