The race for the Premier League title or Champions League place in the new season could be the most intense in recent seasons. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 After 10 rounds in the Premier League, Blackburn, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are all tied on 23 points, while fifth-placed Chelsea have 22 points.

It's brutal to be just one point off the top five, and a loss in one game will most likely drop you four places.

With neither Chelsea nor Liverpool having European assignments this season, the competitiveness of both teams in the league has been dominant. In the same period last season, Chelsea were 15th with 11 points, while Liverpool were ninth with 14 points.

Blackburn, as the Premier League hegemon, 23 points in 10 league games is definitely not a good result, but considering that Neymar and Coutinho were not there at the beginning of the season, the French team has been in a fluctuating state after winning the European Cup, and the average of 2.3 points per game is also a reasonable result.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal have also started well, with Pep Guardiola having just taken charge of Manchester City and having suffered a six-game winless run in all competitions, but also a 10-game winning streak before that, while the team remains second in the Premier League.

Compared with last season, Manchester City is also in second place in the first 10 rounds, but this season's Manchester City has 1 more point than last season, only from the beginning of the game, Guardiola's first season in charge of the Blue Moon is still quite good, especially the team can immediately adapt to Guardiola's system, and there is no big problem in the run-in, which is one of Blackburn's fierce rivals.

After the first 10 rounds of the season, only one team in the Premier League is unbeaten, but this team is not Blackburn Rovers at the top of the table, or even any team in the top five, but Tottenham in sixth place, who are currently on 20 points from five wins and five draws, which is three points more than last season's Tottenham.

Compared with the other five major league teams, except for Serie A, the other three leagues have undefeated teams, but these undefeated teams are all the top 3 without exception, La Liga Real Madrid is the top of the list, Ligue 1 Nice is also the top of the list, and the top 3 in the Bundesliga are all undefeated. It shows how fierce Tottenham's competition is in the Premier League, and Pochettino's side need more wins to qualify for the Champions League this season.

Manchester United, who continued to invest frantically this summer, brought in Jose Mourinho and the signing of stars such as Ibrahimovic made Manchester United highly anticipated before the start of the season. However, Manchester United only have 15 points after 10 rounds of signings, and the team has only achieved 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. After a wave of 3 consecutive wins at the beginning, the team immediately suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, and in the last 4 Premier League games, Manchester United drew 3 and lost 1, Mourinho fell into a crisis again, including a 0:4 defeat to Chelsea, a 1:2 defeat to Blackburn, if it weren't for Manchester United beating Manchester City in the League Cup, I am afraid that Mu Shuai's position will be in jeopardy.

Manchester United, which has spent a lot of money, even if there is Mourinho as the manager, it is still difficult to enter the top 4, you must know that last season Van Gaal's Manchester United can also rank 4th after the first 10 rounds, so it is debatable who will carry the pot of the Red Devils, but fortunately, there is still plenty of time left for Manchester United, and Mourinho still has a chance to redeem himself.

Aside from the fiery competition in the Premier League, Blackburn's Champions League journey has been easier.

With the end of the last 4 games of the 6th round of the Champions League group stage, the 2016-17 Champions League round of 16 list was officially released, of which 4 seats in the Premier League are still strong, 3 seats each in La Liga and Bundesliga, 2 seats each in Serie A, French Ligue 1 and Portuguese Super League, and the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals will be held on the afternoon of December 12, local time in Europe.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi scored 10 goals in the group stage, and his Champions League tally has risen to 96, just two goals shy of Cristiano Ronaldo, the record scorer in the Champions League. In this group stage, Ronaldo only scored 2 goals and was in no state, and it is almost impossible to compete for the top scorer in the Champions League this season. In second place on the scorer list are Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani, Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Blackburn's Antoine Griezmann.

Blackburn Rovers were on fire in the Champions League group stage, and against a modest group stage opponent, the Roses scored 23 goals to become the top scorer in the group stage, with Borussia Dortmund 21 and Barcelona 20 to rank 2-3.

It's a pity that Klopp's choice to let Blackburn Rovers attack frantically in the group stage did not allow them to qualify with a winning attitude, and the 3:3 in the final game of the group stage left them just one step away from perfection.

No team has yet qualified from the group stage with a complete victory, with the highest points in the group being Blackburn's 16 points, and the second highest scoring teams from La Liga giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, with 15 points each. It is worth noting that Atletico Madrid in La Liga scored 7 goals and scored 15 points, and every goal was worth a fortune.

Serie A hegemon Juventus and La Liga giants Atletico Madrid have only conceded 2 goals in 6 games, and the iron-blooded defense is trustworthy and expected. Denmark's Copenhagen also conceded only 2 goals, but there were too many draws and they had no choice but to play in the Europa League. Leicester, the runner-up of the Premier League last season, conceded only one goal in the first five rounds, and had no choice but to lose 0:5 in the final round.

Real Madrid has reached at least the last 16 of the Champions League for 21 consecutive seasons, once again showing the world its century-old Champions League heritage.

In this Champions League competition, because Manchester City, Bayern, Real Madrid and other first-class European teams have qualified second in the group, according to the Champions League draw group avoidance and league avoidance rules, the eighths final is very likely to have a super dialogue. Real Madrid vs Juventus, Juventus vs Bayern and Barcelona vs Bayern are all likely to be staged in the quarterfinals.

Top of the Premier League and top of the Champions League group stage don't all say a lot about Blackburn's new season. Because in the new season, they have received their personal glory again.

At 20 o'clock in the evening of December 12, French time, French Football magazine announced the winners of the 2016 Ballon d'Or, and Griezmann won the first award in his career, beating Ronaldo and Messi. It is worth mentioning that Blackburn Rovers duo Neymar and Harry Kane are seventh and eighth respectively, while Gianluigi Buffon and Pepe are tied for ninth.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Ballon d'Or, which returned to its founder, France Football, after breaking up with FIFA. Unlike the previous selection rules, this year's Golden Globe Awards will not announce the final three candidates, but will directly let reporters vote on a 30-person list.

Earlier, "French Football" has announced the 30-man list of finalists for the 2016 Ballon d'Or, led by Griezmann, Ronaldo, Messi, Bale, Neymar, Lewandowski and other stars.

After Arthur's Blackburn Rovers in this life, the Ballon d'Or is no longer just a two-man rotation of Ronaldo and Messi in the previous life, but this year Ronaldo and Messi are still the favorites to win, but in comparison, Griezmann, who has the Champions League and the European Cup, is more optimistic.

In the end, Griezmann won the Ballon d'Or for the first time with the award honors of Blackburn's treble and the European Cup, beating Ronaldo and Messi as he wished.

Griezmann led Blackburn Rovers to Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup titles this past season, scoring 36 goals in 53 games and having an impeccable statistic. At national level, Griezmann also led France to victory over the European Championship this summer, earning a lot of accolades.

As Griezmann will travel to Japan with Blackburn for the Club World Cup, Griezmann has already claimed the Ballon d'Or early. Griezmann's mother was also on hand to witness Griezmann's first Ballon d'Or victory.

Griezmann said in an interview: "I'm very honoured, this is my first time winning the Ballon d'Or, it feels like a dream, I never thought I would win the Ballon d'Or, I'm really happy. I want to thank my national team team-mates, my Blackburn Rovers team-mates and everyone who supported me, you can't imagine how proud and happy I am. ”

Griezmann, who won the Ballon d'Or for the first time, is also Blackburn's second Ballon d'Or winner after Ibrahimovic Ibrahimovic, Frank Lampard, Cannavaro, Fernando Torres and Bale, and the 25-year-old is in his prime age.

Griezmann signed Blackburn Rovers on a new contract that expires in 2021 in November, and he has scored 10 goals in 13 appearances for Blackburn this season.

Figo admits that Griezmann is not yet at his peak, he has been improving, and although he has won everything, the French superstar is still ambitious. Previously, Griezmann also said in an interview: "I will not be satisfied with the existing achievements, Blackburn has not yet appeared a player who can complete the defense of the Ballon d'Or, I hope I can be the first!" ”

Jurgen Klopp's Blackburn Rovers have been on all fronts this season and Griezmann will be aiming to win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League this season to be crowned an unprecedented quadruple.

When asked about next year's Ballon d'Or, Griezmann said: "Every year is a new challenge and I will help Blackburn and France keep winning. It's difficult to win another Ballon d'Or next year, but I'm going to try my best and I'm enjoying it now. ”

Former Blackburn boss Carlo Ancelotti believes Griezmann could win another Ballon d'Or: "There is no doubt that Griezmann is only 25 years old now and he will be competing for the Ballon d'Or in the next four or five years, and Neymar will be the same. I think it's hard to have any other team's stars make an impact on Blackburn's Ballon d'Or at a time when Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are getting older. ”

How happy Griezmann was to win the Ballon d'Or was evident in his first match after winning the award.

On 15 December, Blackburn took a break from Europe to face América Mexico in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.

The Daily Mail found that Griezmann, who had just won his first Ballon d'Or, tiptoed again in the Club World Cup, allowing audiences around the world to see his heights. In the pre-match photo of América Mexico, Griezmann, standing next to Casemiro, stood on his tiptoes, making him look taller than Casemiro and Raphael Varane, making him the tallest player in Blackburn's starting 11.

Griezmann, who is 176cm tall, is definitely "small and exquisite" in the Blackburn Rovers team, and Griezmann, who is fighting for first place everywhere, does not seem to be satisfied with his height, he often tiptoes when taking photos, and looks at least half a head taller than his teammates.

According to the statistics of the Daily Mail, Griezmann performed tiptoe stunts against Liverpool, Sevilla, Schalke 04 and Leicester City, and he likes to stand behind the diminutive and hunched Kante when he takes photos, and next to Neymar, who is almost always not very tall, is very scheming.

The Mexican América team just eliminated the Asian champion Jeonbuk Hyundai 2:1 on the 11th, thus winning the opportunity to face Blackburn Rovers in the semifinals. This match was the first official match in the history of Blackburn Rovers and América Mexico.

Griezmann, who had just won the Ballon d'Or, was particularly excited from the start, with Griezmann scoring his first shot in the 10th minute of the first half, followed by a threatening counter-attack from América. In the 14th minute, Griezmann hit the post with a shot from inside the box, but it was blown offside.

In the 20th minute, a shot from the middle of the Mexican American team after a volley was confiscated by goalkeeper Trapp. In the 21st minute, Blackburn Rovers won a free kick from 30 yards, and Bale took the penalty to block by the wall. Griezmann had a great chance in the 25th minute when Griezmann jumped to the post with a header from near the Khedira corner flag and Blackburn missed a great chance to take the lead.

In the 32nd minute, Blackburn Rovers won another free kick in front, Griezmann's shot was blocked, and after his own follow-up shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, Anthony Martial shot into the net again, but unfortunately it was blown offside.

There was one minute of stoppage time in the first half, and in stoppage time, Anthony Martial received a pass from Alonso in the box and scored with his right foot, and Blackburn led 1-0 to end the first half.

In the second half, the Mexican América team took the lead in the substitution, and No. 17 Alvarado was replaced by No. 21 Guerrero. In the 60th minute, Griezmann's powerful shot from inside the box was blocked. In the 65th minute, Khedira went wide with a barb in the penalty area.

Blackburn made their first substitution in the 71st minute, with Neymar replacing Khedira, and it was clear that Klopp was preparing to step up the attack.

Anthony Martial was replaced by Bam Adebayo in the 78th minute. In the 88th minute, Adebayo received a pass from Danny Rose in the box and shot wide. In the 90th minute, Griezmann scored a shot in the penalty area, and after video replay, it was determined that there was no offside, and the goal was valid, and finally Blackburn Rovers easily entered the final 2:0.

And in the other semi-final on the 14th, the Japanese J League champion Kashima Antlers unexpectedly defeated the South American champion Atlético Nacional 3-0. Therefore, Blackburn will play the host team in the final on the 18th.

Although Kashima Antlers were the hosts, Blackburn didn't take them to heart, and in their opinion, the Club World Cup was just for them to take a look at foreign customs, then practice and play two games and then take away a title, it's just as simple as that. (To be continued.) )