The sixth round of the Champions League group stage in midweek can be described as the dividing line between heaven and hell.

The situation of the Premier League's top four is also very different.

Manchester United beat Wolfsburg 3-1 away to top the group, while Arsenal also topped the group despite losing 1-0 at Olympiacos.

Chelsea drew 2-2 at home to Atlético Greeks and were forced to finish second in the group below Atletico Madrid.

But the worst was Liverpool, the Reds lost at home to Fiorentina in a crucial matchup, and in the end only finished third in the group, forced to play in the Europa League, missing out on the knockout stage of the Champions League.

As a result, Benitez has been under tremendous pressure, and the call for sacking has become even more violent, and some even believe that Benitez will be the first manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season.

But actually, no.

Manchester City travel to Bolton Wanderers at the weekend.

The team currently sit 19th in the Premier League, just ahead of Portsmouth, who have picked up just one point from 15 league games and can be said to have booked a relegation spot for this season.

Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson, who has been the hero of the team's relegation for the second consecutive season, has suffered an unprecedented crisis of confidence this season, and the possibility of sacking is very high, even surpassing Benitez.

And this home game against Manchester City is seen as Gary Megson's life-saving battle.

At the beginning of the game, Bolton showed unprecedented determination, adopting a five-three-two style of play, sticking to his own half, not taking the lead no matter what, allowing Manchester City to control the ball, and the possession rate of the blue moon even exceeded 70% at one point.

After a week's rest, Kaka started again and re-formed an attacking combination with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Alexis Sanchez, bombarding Bolton's defence, hitting 17 shots in the first half alone.

But Bolton didn't let Manchester City break through the goal, and goalkeeper Jaskulenen also performed quite well, blocking high and low, and playing at a super level, so that Manchester City never scored a goal.

The turning point of the game came in the 45th minute of the first half, when Kaka broke through the middle and caused fouls on Bolton's Trinidad and Tobago's Samuel, and the defender was sent off by the referee.

After the rematch in the second half, Manchester City had one more person than their opponents, and Gao Han used skill cards from the beginning to launch a scramble.

First, in the 47th minute, Sanchez set up David Silva's goal, five minutes later, Kaka set up Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, and then Benzema's shot hit the foot of defender Knight and slammed into the goal into an own goal.

In just ten minutes, Manchester City scored three goals in a row to take the lead.

After that, Manchester City began to stabilize the rhythm and control the ball, and Bolton changed two defenders in one go to further strengthen the team's defence.

Until the 74th minute, before Kaka left the field, Benzema took the ball in the penalty area once, was fouled by the opponent, the referee awarded a penalty, all the players on the field of Manchester City unanimously recommended Kaka to take the penalty, and the Brazilian superstar hit the penalty and scored the fourth goal for Manchester City.

After that, Gao Han made a series of substitutions, arranging young players such as Michael Johnson and Sturridge to play.

Although City have not scored again, the possession rate of 69 per cent and 37 shots on goal have set a new record for Manchester City this season, and everyone has to re-understand the team.

As for Bolton, after a net loss of four goals at home, manager Gary Megson announced his resignation after the game, becoming the first manager in the Premier League to do so this season.

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In the 16th round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-0 away and won a complete victory.

Chelsea were held to three level by Everton after leading three times at home, before drawing 3-3 with Everton to secure a draw that further widened the gap on Manchester City but retained second place in the league.

The reason is simple, Manchester United lost.

Alex Ferguson's side lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa.

Arsene Wenger's side beat Rafael Benitez's Liverpool 2-1 away to further exacerbate the Spaniard's managerial crisis.

In the 17th round of the Premier League, Chelsea welcomed vice-captain Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge.

Perhaps because of the midweek fixtures, the Blues suffered greatly from a week of double-game fixtures, and Chelsea played poorly throughout the game, drawing 1-1 with Portsmouth for a long time before beating Portsmouth late in the game thanks to a controversial penalty created by Didier Drogba.

In the aftermath of the game, the Blues' performance was once again under doubt, particularly their reliance on Didier Drogba, which has left many concerned about who will be supported by the return of African players, including Didier Drogba and Essien, to compete at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

Liverpool made a comeback this round, with Rafael Benitez's side beating Wigan Athletic 2-1, Manchester United beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 at home and Arsenal drawing 1-1 at Burnley.

Manchester City traveled south to London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur away in this round, and finally won 3-0.

At the weekend, the eighteenth round of the Premier League, which is also the last round before Christmas.

After this round of fixtures, the Premier League will usher in a one-week Christmas truce.

However, the performances of the big teams were generally not ideal, with Manchester United losing 3-0 at Fulham, Liverpool losing 2-0 at Portsmouth, Chelsea drawing 1-1 with West Ham and Arsenal beating Hull City 3-0 at home.

Manchester City are at home to the black cat Sunderland, Steve Bruce is hailed as Ferguson's protégé, everyone expected him to cause problems for Manchester City in this round, but unexpectedly, just eight minutes into the game, Xavi Alonso assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to score.

After taking a one-goal lead, City gradually took control of the situation on the field.

From the fifteenth minute onwards, City scored twice in the space of 10 minutes, scored by Alexis Sanchez and Vincent Kompany, with the latter assisted by a free-kick from Cristiano Ronaldo.

After taking a three-goal lead, City continued to increase the pressure on Sunderland, and Kaka broke the deadlock again in the 34th minute to give City a 4-0 lead heading into the second half.

After the restart-up in the second half, the Blues continued to step up their attacking momentum, with goals from Xavi Alonso, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka eventually giving City a seven-1 win over Sunderland, who only scored a face-saving goal in the 90th minute.

The goal frenzy shocked the entire Premier League, but what was even more terrifying was that Manchester City had 73 per cent possession and had 33 shots on goal again.

Everyone was dumbfounded by City's attacking prowess, and no one could have imagined that the closer to Christmas, the better the Blue Moon would perform, which made all Premier League teams drop their jaws.

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When the Premier League is in full swing, La Liga is also in full swing.

In the fourteenth round of La Liga, Chinatown and Zaragoza met two promoted horses, and Chinatown, which was fighting away, encountered the stubborn sniping of Zaragoza, who was fighting for relegation, until the 61st minute, when Alba broke the deadlock on the field with the help of Falcao's assist.

China City continued to chase after that, and in the 81st minute, Ramires scored again, and it was Falcao who assisted the Brazilian midfielder, and Zaragoza did not score a goal until stoppage time through right-back Diogo.

In the end, Chinatown beat Zaragoza 2-1 away.

The win also lifted Chinatown up from eighth to seventh in the league standings.

A week later, La Liga ushered in the final round of league games before the winter break, with Chinatown hosting Osasuna.

Just one minute into the game, Mkhitaryan assisted Falcao to score, and in the tenth minute, it was Falcao who scored again to seal the win for Chinatown.

In the end, with Falcao's brace, China City defeated Osasuna 2-0 and remained in seventh place in the La Liga standings.

Two league rounds, two goals and two assists, fully embodying Falcao, but more important is the performance of the Colombian center on the field, as if stimulated by transfer rumors, Falcao has been more active in the last two rounds.

After the 15th round, La Liga was temporarily suspended until January 2010, but the transfer rumours about Falcao have always been a hot topic in the winter transfer of European football.

After a long period of media hype, Real Madrid president Florentino finally made it public for the first time when he participated in Radio Serre's Christmas interview show that the team was indeed keeping a close eye on Falcao.

'He's the best scorer in La Liga this season, he can score any way in the box and we're all looking forward to seeing him in the Real Madrid shirt and scoring for us. ”

Florentino's statement undoubtedly caused the entire transfer market to explode.

Everyone knows that Real Madrid either doesn't make a move, or if it does, it must be a big deal, and with Falcao's importance to China, any team that wants to poach it is bound to pay a very high price.

The newspaper Ace also quickly followed up, reporting inside information that Real Madrid's initial plan was to use Higuain, who was not liked by Mourinho, as part of the transfer, to increase the price by 20 million euros and bring in Falcao from Chinatown.

But as soon as the news of the Ace newspaper came out, the Marca newspaper quickly followed up and broke the news that Chelsea in the Premier League was also interested in Falcao, and even asked Chinatown for the first time, but Chinatown refused to sell the main center.

In the face of Chelsea's strong poaching, Chinatown general manager Armando Marcos said very definitely in an interview with the media that the club will do everything possible to retain Falcao, and even did not hesitate to shout that any team should be forced to poach unless the liquidated damages clause is used. ”

This undoubtedly declares Chinatown's determination to retain people, and at the same time increases the difficulty of poaching the giants. ”

"But according to the information we have received, the financial situation of the China City team is not ideal, and the Spanish Professional Football League is very dissatisfied with the home conditions of the China City team, and requires them to make rectifications as soon as possible, otherwise, it is not even ruled out that the qualification of the home stadium of China City will be cancelled, and it will take a lot of money to renovate the stadium. ”

"On top of that, as the team has gone from better to better this season, a number of players in the squad have also been put in the spotlight, and after the team has started the renewal process, a number of players have been included in the renewal list, which will further increase the burden on the club. ”

"Therefore, we do not rule out the possibility of Chinatown moving to sell Falcao during the winter break. ”

As media reporters dig deeper, rumors about Chinatown's sale of Falcao are becoming more and more real.

In the turmoil of public opinion, Falcao and his agent Mendes have always remained silent, which can't help but be suspicious.

But Gao Han and Chinatown's every move is the focus of public opinion, which makes Falcao's transfer receive a lot of attention and become a hot topic in the transfer market during the winter break.