1 to 0!

China City finally defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 with a crucial goal from Jesse in the opening two minutes to win the second championship trophy of the new season.

A European Super Cup, a Spanish Super Cup, and the two championship trophies of the new season in Chinatown have greatly excited more than 40,000 fans at the scene, and also made many media who questioned Chinatown before the game speechless.

The only thing they can say is that Chinatown's performance in these three games has not been satisfactory, and they have basically not played their own characteristics, Zidane's rotation strategy is very obvious, especially in the midfield, but basically not playing in an organized manner.

This also made many media express their worries, thinking that after Chinatown let go of Verratti, although they got a transfer fee of 100 million euros, they did not use this money to bring in reinforcements, which is obviously a weakening of their own strength, and also said that the new season of La Liga will give Chinatown a painful lesson.

For example, before the start of the league, the Ace newspaper, which is close to Real Madrid, produced a special issue of the season preview, which analyzed in detail the situation of winning La Liga this season, and they are most optimistic about Real Madrid, which has invested heavily this season.

"Manuel Pellegrini is a very lucky manager......

Ace newspaper began with this to introduce the head coach of Real Madrid, because the Chilean engineer was able to stay in the position of Real Madrid in the end, and Ancelotti and Zidane, favored by Florentino, failed to make the trip, so it was a relatively reasonable choice to keep the Chilean engineer.

This season's Real Madrid has invested heavily in reinforcements, investing a lot of money, Neymar, Aguero and Toni Kroos alone, the three players have spent 300 million euros on the Galaxy Battleship, plus Navas who shined in the World Cup, Hernandez on loan from Manchester United, Real Madrid's overall strength has indeed improved a lot.

Everyone believes that the front trident of Neymar, Sergio Aguero and Gareth Bale, as well as the best midfield combination of James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos, will help Real Madrid to make a leap forward and achieve even better results in the new season.

But there is also a hidden danger, and that is the team's backline.

Both Albiol and Bruno Alves proved to be unstable after last season's games, and this summer, Real Madrid have invested heavily in the front but have never brought in reinforcements at the back, leaving many worried about whether the Galaxy will continue to repeat the mistakes they made in the first phase.

Compared with Real Madrid's crazy recruitment, Barcelona's reinforcement is also very large.

Suarez from Paris Saint-Germain for 100 million euros, Mathieu from Valencia for 20 million euros, plus Borussia Mönchengladbach's goalkeeper Ter Stegen, Real Sociedad goalkeeper Bravo, Arsenal central defender Vermaelen......

Barcelona has also invested nearly 200 million euros in the transfer market, which is a big deal.

Atletico Madrid also performed amazingly this summer, unlike Real Madrid who sold Diego Costa and Barcelona who sold Cesc Fabregas, the Sheets not only kept all the players in the team this season, but also brought in Sanchez and Godin in one go, plus Mandzukic, Jimenez, Siqueira and other players.

The net investment of 170 million euros by the Bed Legion even allowed them to surpass Barcelona and become the team with the most investment after Real Madrid in La Liga and even European football.

For Atletico Madrid, this year's big investment has benefited from the significant increase in income last season, especially in the Champions League, coupled with the opening of the new stadium in the past few years, the club's income has increased significantly, and the team has accumulated a huge net worth, and now it can finally be used to compete with the Spanish Super League giants for financial resources.

Despite the defeat to China Town in the Spanish Super Cup, no one will change their expectations of Atletico Madrid because of such a frustration of competition, and everyone is convinced that the Bianconeri are still the most competitive team in La Liga this season.

And coach Simeone also said that the addition of Mandzukich and Sanchez has allowed the team to have more choices in terms of playing style, and changed the wrong impression of Atletico Madrid advocating power in the past.

Simeone also said that he is full of confidence in the new season of La Liga and believes that the team will have the last laugh.

The arms race between the three heroes of La Liga has also become a bright spot in the transfer market of European football this summer, which has greatly enhanced the popularity and influence of La Liga, but as the new Champions League champions, Chinatown's performance in the transfer market has greatly deducted points.

Apart from the little-known Kingsley Koeman, Chinatown have not brought in any other players, even the Mateo Kovacic, who plays for Dinamo Zagreb, was originally seen as filling the vacancy of Verratti, but after the new season, Kovacic still returned to Dinamo Zagreb.

Could it be that Zidane intends to continue to compete in the new season with such a lineup?

Even more worrisome about Chinatown's prospects comes from the schedule of the new season.

According to the schedule released by the Spanish Football Federation, the opening match of this season is Chinatown's home match against Real Madrid, and this strong dialogue will officially start the fierce competition in La Liga in the new season.

However, after playing Real Madrid, the second round will be away to Real Sociedad, followed by a two-week international break, followed by a home game against Atletico Madrid, and the Champions League will officially kick off.

Such a schedule is definitely a big test for Chinatown, and Zidane's team must get into form from the start of the season, otherwise they are likely to fall behind.

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On the evening of August 23, in the southern suburbs of Madrid, the Qatar Royal Stadium in Chinatown.

The first round of the new season is the opening match of La Liga, which has attracted worldwide attention.

Zinedine Zidane and Manuel Pellegrini also played with their main forces.

China City still lined up in a four-three-three formation, with goalkeeper David De Gea, Moreno, De Vrij, Raphael Varane and Danilo at the back, Ilia Ramendi behind in midfield, Pogba and Isco up front, and Hazard, Roberto Firmino and Dybala in front.

At the beginning of the game, Chinatown took advantage of the home advantage and successfully controlled the ball.

Manuel Pellegrini's side were also clearly playing a little restrained, with Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez in midfield, and Felipe Melo in the back, and Real Madrid's midfield was a little weaker in the face of Chinatown, which is a good individual ability.

Coupled with the instability of the backline, Pellegrini opened with the aim of stabilizing the position and played more conservatively.

Chinatown is steady and steady, focusing on passing and controlling play, and more advocating control.

The two teams are testing each other, Real Madrid's frontcourt can be described as a superstar, Neymar, Aguero and Gareth Bale are all superstars in the world, but in terms of pressing in the frontcourt, in addition to Gareth Bale, Neymar and Aguero are more focused on attack.

This gave Chinatown's midfield more opportunities to take the ball and possess the ball, and Varane and De Vrij were also good players, so Chinatown's possession advantage after the opening was very obvious.

However, Real Madrid's advantage lies in the super individual ability of Neymar and Sergio Aguero, who can create a threat to Chinatown's defence almost as soon as they get the ball, and indeed create a lot of chances.

It wasn't until the thirtieth minute of the first half that Pogba's assist helped Firmino score the first goal of the game.

It was also Chinatown's first goal of the season!

After taking a one-0 lead, China City played more relaxed, and Real Madrid once played a counterattack, but Pellegrini did not dare to press the defense, presumably because he was worried about the gap left by Albiol and Bruno Alves.

After the rematch in the second half, China City continued to pull and test Real Madrid's defense with the advantage of possession, and finally in the 72nd minute, after Isco forced a breakthrough with the ball, Hazard scored with a wonderful pass to expand the score to 2-0.

But it was as if it was two goals down that gave Pellegrini the courage to give it a go, Moutinho was replaced, Real Madrid's midfield began to play more aggressively, and the game began to enter a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle.

Finally, in the 90th minute, Toni Kroos assisted Sergio Aguero for a goal.

With goals from Roberto Firmino and Eden Hazard, China Town narrowly beat Real Madrid 2-1 at home.

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After the narrow victory over Real Madrid, the draw for the Champions League group stage has also been released.

Chinatown's signing was not ideal, and it was unfortunate to draw Chelsea in the English Premier League, Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, and Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super League, which is really depressing.

But Zidane met Mourinho, and such a duel is still quite interesting.

What's more, behind Zidane there is still the great god Gao Han.

On August 31, La Liga ushered in the second round of matches, with Chinatown away to Real Sociedad.

The start was as smooth as ever, with China Town taking a 2-0 lead in the fifth and eleventh minutes of the opening kick-off thanks to goals from De Vrij and Antoine Griezmann.

But just before the end of the first half, Real Sociedad's centre-back, Chinatown academy graduate Igor Martinez pulled a game back for Real Sociedad from a corner.

After the rematch in the second half, Real Sociedad frequently used counter-attacks to create threats, and Surutusa and Vela scored twice in a row, and finally reversed Chinatown 3-2.

After only two rounds of the new season, Zidane's team suffered a defeat and the instability of the defense was exposed.

Although Varane and De Vrij are both good in strength and have quite good potential, they are still young and immature in the end.

The defeat also raised concerns about Chinatown's start to the season, especially with the third-round playoffs set to host Atletico Madrid, with a two-week gap between the two rounds of international fixtures.

Sure enough, in the third round of La Liga two weeks later, China City conceded a goal in just ten minutes at home, and it was the veteran Schneiderlin who scored a goal for Atletico Madrid, and the assister was Herrera.

Chinatown then equalised when Eden Hazard converted the penalty himself.

But the two sides continued to fight hard for a full hour, until the 86th minute, Juanfran assisted Turan to score a goal to help Atletico Madrid beat China City 2-1 away.

This is a disappointment for Chinatown fans who had hoped for a fresh start at the new stadium, and it is clear that the league curse of the Sheets will continue to hang over Chinatown.

After two consecutive defeats, Chinatown has dropped sharply to 13th in La Liga, while Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lead La Liga with three consecutive wins, and Real Madrid is third with two wins and one loss.

While Chinatown suffered two consecutive defeats in Spain, Gao Han appeared in Beijing.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has finally begun his visit to China.

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