This game against Bucharest Stars is the beginning of Notts County's journey in the League Cup this season, so Notts County must have no reason to lose, and even Loew wants to get a big win at home, settle the battle in the first leg, and save away from home still need to fight hard with the opponent.

Although Steaua Bucharest is a domestic giant in Romania and has a certain reputation in Europe, its overall strength is far from that of mainstream league clubs, especially in today's professional football is increasingly linked to commercial development, and the second-rate league with a lack of funds is more of a foil role in European competition.

As is the case with the facts, Steaua Bucharest were somewhat pessimistic about the draw, and their best bet would be to draw a club from the same second-tier league rather than meet the reigning UEFA Cup champions in the first round.

In the UEFA Cup last season, Notts County's clubs were dead, and now that Notts County have been promoted to the Premier League, no one will underestimate them.

The coach of Steaua Bucharest came to the away stadium for an interview, and although he said that the team would fight for promotion and glory, he did not have much confidence in reality.

Yes, if it is true that before the start of the season, maybe the Bucharest coach will still feel some hope, after all, Notts County sold two of the team's main players at a high price, and role players went out on loan, coupled with the pressure of the Premier League, maybe Notts County will not be able to achieve much in the League Cup.

But now it's completely different, although Notts County has sold two absolute main players, but the results are amazingly good, and even have tied the Premier League opening winning streak, can win six in a row in the Premier League, and there are many giants like Manchester United and new rules like Chelsea, can Notts County be a simple role?

The Romanian can only lament his bad luck, if he meets a second-rate club or even some of the weaker teams in the top league, then the Bucharest star has a chance to go further, but for now, it can only rely on luck.

In England, although ordinary fans are paying more attention to the Champions League games, the performance of Notts County, the dark horse of the Premier League, in the League Cup is still more expected.

In order to ensure that the battle is resolved as soon as possible at home, Loew, who has not been plagued by injuries, has made the main force, and the players on the bench are also on standby, and they have no other goal than to kill the suspense in the first leg.

This is also the strategy of Notts County, in the early stage of the league, the schedule is not dense, and the ambitious Notts County must try to grab points in the post-Premier League league in the opening stage, so that when they are distracted by the cup competition later, there will be more room for manoeuvre.

Thankfully, Notts County are doing well in the league, but if they can save energy, then this UEFA Cup must have a good result, saving them the next leg and going to the away game.

However, the Notts County players did not disappoint the enthusiastic fans, and they made a good start to the game, and had a three-goal lead in the first half, and the visitors were unable to fight back.

While Notts County's performance has made their opponents fearful, it should not be surprising to think of Notts County's strength in the Premier League.

Even Manchester United was beaten 5-0 by Notts County, can you Bucharest stars not Manchester United be stronger?

At half-time, Loew removed a Deco and replaced him with Klose, who wanted to completely crush the opponent.

Although this score is enough to win the game, it is not impossible for an accident to happen away from home for a two-legged contest, so Loew hopes that Notts County can score more goals in the second half and make the opponent not have any will to fight even if they return to home, which is their ultimate goal in this game.

The two-striker single back makes Notts County look top-heavy, but at this time Notts County is also the most attacking time, Villa and Klose's two-striker combination is simply omnipotent, it didn't take 20 minutes at all, the two have both scored, assisting each other as a temporary striker partner.

The die is cast!

With a five-goal lead, let alone this game, even if it is the second leg, the Bucharest Star will not be able to make any waves.

This is an absolute difference in overall strength, and it is by no means something that can be competed with by mental quality, and besides, Notts County, who are playing at home, may not necessarily have any less fighting spirit than their opponents.

Now that there is no suspense in the game, Loew is naturally willing to use garbage time to train the newcomers, so Kaka also got the opportunity to come off the bench.

However, it is obvious that because the victory and defeat have been divided, the two sides have tacitly understood that there is no too fierce attack and defense, so this score can be maintained until the end of the game.

Having reached the target and basically killing the suspense of the two-legged match, Notts County's UEFA Cup journey went smoothly.

Still, the scoreline and the whole process of the game surprised the fans, with Notts County showing their dominance once again.

Big-score matches are common in UEFA Cup qualifying, after all, many second-rate or even third-rate league clubs are flooded with them, and the quality is uneven, and it is inevitable that there will be a clear distinction between strength and weakness.

But now that it has come to the main competition, although there are still weak teams, on the whole, there are not so many people who fish in troubled waters.

Even if the Bucharest Star is not a top team, after all, it is the hegemon of Romania, even if it is not very competitive in the European competition, it will not be bloodbathed in the first round!

In any case, the reigning UEFA Cup champions' first appearance in the UEFA Cup in the new season has given people a sense of experience, and countless media have listed Notts County as another favorite to win the title, of course, the biggest favorite must be the League Cup giants Barcelona.

For Notts County, it is definitely a satisfying result to be able to secure an advance to the next round, and it would be nice to be able to send an irrelevant squad away from home when the schedule is getting more and more intense.

Even if Notts County had enough depth in their squad, wouldn't it be a good thing to have one less indifferent war of attrition?

Now that the first leg has been played, Notts County can skip the second leg and redirect their energy back to the Premier League, where they are looking to set a new Premier League opening winning streak.

Six wins in a row is not enough, seven wins in a row is not enough, and Notts County have not won enough. (To be continued.) )