Desperate – The Kicker's Headline

- Bayer Leverkusen, who have won six in a row, made the pursuers behind them feel desperate.

——In the just-concluded sixth round of the Bundesliga, Leverkusen, who played at home, defeated the title rival Kaiserslautern 2:1 to achieve six consecutive wins in the new season and continue to dominate the Bundesliga table.

Speaking after the win, head coach Worrall said: "I'm happy it's a new record, it's really good, we're not going to look for it. But this team wants to write their own story and their own history. They're doing, doing, doing, and one thing is numbers. The other is that the attitude of the players under pressure in these six consecutive wins is commendable and hopefully they will do it every time. ”

– This record has another significance, as the only team to win the first six games of the league sends an important message to Bayern and other rivals: there is no countdown to this year's title race, only the time it is underway. However, Worrall also said that he could not have predicted that his players would perform like this, after all, many people are mentally and physically tired, and the new season will be a big challenge for Bayer Leverkusen.

Bild was more direct – Liverpool started the game with six wins in a row and told me out loud that Bayer Leverkusen were champions!

Deutsche Zeitung - There is no suspense about this season's Bundesliga title, just like Bayern Munich's team last season, which booked the league title early, and now I only wonder who is the second, third and fourth place?

Spinach itself adjusted the odds of Leverkusen to win the championship, and also pulled further and further away from its competitors, and it seems that there is nothing to stop Leverkusen from striding towards the championship. Even Bayern Munich's president, Beckenbauer, the biggest rival, has acknowledged Leverkusen's huge advantage.

"I don't want to see it and I don't want to admit it, but if they can keep playing at this level, this year's championship will be theirs. But that doesn't mean Bayern Munich gave up, and last year was the same, they were also ahead, but then Bayern Munich overtook and had the last laugh. There is hope this year, but it is smaller. ”

Then Beckenbauer also gave the team a handful, "This season our focus is on the Champions League, we are in the group of death, whether it is Rangers, PSV Eindhoven or Valencia, they are all strong and we are distracted. But we have to qualify from the group. Bayer Leverkusen is much better, only Lazio compete with them, there is actually no suspense at all, the other two are weak teams. ”

Underdog?

When the reporter heard it, he thought it was funny.

"Mr. President, Dynamo Kyiv almost turned you out of the final last year. Did you forget so quickly? ”

Beckenbauer's face changed slightly, and he quickly found an explanation.

"Last year was last year, this year is this year, just like this year's Leverkusen is not last year's Leverkusen, isn't it? Every team changes, no exceptions. ”

"So who do you predict will win the league this year?"

"Of course it's Bayern Munich, as I said earlier, we still have hope."

"So will Bayern Munich be eliminated from the Champions League group stage?"

'No, Bayern have a good tradition and the lads won't let that happen.

It's not terrible to fall behind in the league, it's terrible to not be able to qualify for the Champions League, Bayern Munich has always wanted to conquer Europe, this is their first goal. If you are eliminated in the first stage of the group stage, it is too bleak to defend the title this season, right? I can't even think of it.

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Although Ballack was in excellent form last weekend, he still failed to win the Bundesliga Player of the Week, which was won by Eintracht Frankfurt's Klose, who scored twice and took three points at home to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Forwards will always get more attention than players in the midfield, so the probability of winning the accolade is even greater. To this end, Barak also discussed Klose with Zheng Zhi.

"Man, did Schuster really find Milo in your house in the first place?"

"yes," Zheng Zhi nodded, recalling the scene when he first met Klose last winter.

"He came to my house that day to install the cupboards and saw me playing football and practiced with me, and Schuster on the second floor was watching us. After that, he moved to the Eintracht Frankfurt training ground. ”

"Ah, what a life."

"I thought it was fake, I thought you were just trying to mythologize Klose and make him seem mysterious."

"How so?" Zheng Zhi rolled his eyes, "Fate...... Pretty good! But it's not good, it's still too late to debut. ”

"I think we'll be together in the national team for a long time to come. I just don't know when he and I will become the main players of the national team? Those old guys have always been in the main position. ”

"Does that concern make sense? If you want to be a regular player, then beat them with better stats, and then it is logical, when your goals and assists are crushing them, won't the manager make a choice? It's too simple, but the stats are the same, and without an advantage, the manager may be conservative in selecting more experienced players. ”

"Hmm."

"By the way, thank you for helping me."

"Next, in the Champions Cup, I will lead the team to qualify."

"That's good."

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This week's Europe can be said to be a week of life and death. Germany's prospects are optimistic, while Italy and England are struggling.

The focus of this round of fixtures is the all-out clash between England and Italy, with Chelsea and Arsene Wenger pushing AC Milan and Fiorentina out of the Champions League respectively if the balance of the game is tilted in England's favour.

Former Sampdoria and Juventus striker Vialli must have had a special taste when he returned to the San Siro as head coach this time. His Chelsea side are currently second in the group behind Hertha Berlin, but they have two points clear of AC Milan, so they are also acceptable for a draw in this game.

Serie A champions AC Milan will have to go all out to win if they want to qualify, but Liberian star Weah, who scored the winning goal with a header in Milan's city battle, still has to "serve his sentence", and Weah, who was banned by UEFA for six games three years ago, has not yet served his sentence today.

Germany's Hertha Berlin should be able to qualify for this round of the tournament, while opponents Galatasaray of Turkey may not have recovered from last week's 5-0 defeat and should not have a problem picking up a point from them.

In Group B, Arsenal and Fiorentina are currently tied on five points, while Barcelona in the same group has already qualified, so the winner of this match between Arsenal and Fiorentina is likely to finish second in the group and qualify. If the two sides are evenly matched by the final round, then look at the results of the two teams, and the first leg of Fiorentina drew 1-1 at home to Arsenal. And this match has a special meaning for the Fiorentina team, if they lose, their gold medal coach Trapattoni will also be gone. Fiorentina suffered three consecutive defeats in Serie A on Sunday, and although Fiorentina finished third in the Champions League group stage and can continue to play in the UEFA Cup, it is not a shame for the European big name Trapattoni, so it is better to leave as soon as possible.

While Milan and Fiorentina waited anxiously for their respective teams to beat their opponents and secure their chances of qualifying from the group, Lazio fans could watch their teams advance to the next round with a relaxed mood. Now that Lazio have qualified, it is not a problem to play Maribo, and they are wondering if they can beat Bayer Leverkusen in the last round to win the group. With the first group stage coming to an end next week, the big names are all going all out to join Barcelona and Porto in the second phase of the competition, which will be divided into four groups for a double round-robin group stage.

Defending champions Manchester United are currently two points behind group leaders Marseille as they look for a point in Zagreb and are now afraid to hope for any victory, having lost four of their last five league and cup matches.

It's not that United's forwards don't score, it's because the players up front score a few more and the back line can leak a few more.

Marseille will also qualify if they beat bottom of the group.

Group E of Porto and Real Madrid, both former European champions, will enter the second stage of the second stage if they win separately on Tuesday.

Porto are two points clear of the group, and Porto host Norway's Mulder, while Real Madrid host Greek champions Olympiacos.

However, in recent seasons, a regular in the European Champions League final, Germany's Bayern Munich team is in danger of being eliminated. Bayern Munich, who lost to Manchester United in the final two minutes of last season's final, are currently third in Group F, behind Glasgow Rangers and Valencia. Bayern must beat PSV Eindhoven to keep their chances.

Rangers, who are one point clear of the group, will be looking to beat Valencia at home to qualify as soon as possible.

French champions Bordeaux have already qualified as Group G champions and will face Sparta Prague, while Czech side Sparta will qualify for the group if they win this game.

Spartak Moscow, four points behind Prague, will have to take all three points against Dutch side Willem II. But even so, they have little hope of qualifying.

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On Thursday night, Bayer Leverkusen host Maribo and Lazio host Dynamo Kyiv. Away teams want to pick up points in order to continue playing in the UEFA Cup.

But both teams failed. Bayer Leverkusen scored with a 20th-minute header from Brodarić and Lazio netted in the opening eight minutes through Inzaghi Jr., with both teams not giving their opponents a chance at home. As if an agreement had been made, both teams scored again shortly after the start of the second half, with Bayer Leverkusen's Neuville and Lazio's Salas doubling the scoreline, both of which ended up winning 2-0.

Lazio have 13 points, while Bayer Leverkusen has 11 points, with the former topping the group and Bayer Leverkusen second, with the only suspense being who will finish first in the sixth round.

Ballack brushed up another assist in the game, and at this time, he once again made the fans forget about Zheng Zhi for a while. However, Zheng Zhi watched very comfortably from the stands, and at the end of the game, he also celebrated with the fans that the team had advanced early in the first stage of the group stage.

But Germany as a whole is not a joyous event, at least not in the city of Munich. Beckenbauer's worst fears came out, as they lost 2-1 away to PSV Eindhoven.

Against a Dutch PSV Eindhoven team that was mobilized from head to toe, Bayern Munich only played the first 20 minutes of the second half. A German TV 3 commentator said that the Bayern team seemed to be playing a friendly match. Although Bayern only tasted defeat for the first time, if they lose to Scotland's Glasgow Rangers on home to Valencia Eindhoven in the next round, Bayern will have to be relegated to last place and will not even qualify for the UEFA Cup.

Poor Bayern Munich.

Not happy in the capital Berlin either.

Another Bundesliga side, Hertha Berlin, were also not in control of their fate, with Hertha Berlin surprising by a 4-1 home defeat to Galatasaleil, who had to draw with Chelsea in England in the final round to qualify.

What's even more puzzling is that Hertha Berlin was still reversed with a one-goal lead, and it is to blame that they participated in the Champions Cup for the first time without any experience.

"Kicker" can't help but sigh - what is wrong with this world? Bayern Munich didn't have a trace of bloodshed at PSV Eindhoven, Hertha Berlin lost everything directly in Berlin, and there was nothing worse than this. Luckily, we still have Bayer Leverkusen, we still have Ballack!

Bild – Bayern Munich is dead, Hertha Berlin is dead, only Bayer Leverkusen is still alive.

At the end of the week, Real Madrid, Porto, Sparta Prague, Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen reached the round of 16, and after all the round of 16 are out next week, the second group stage will be grouped, and the next six rounds will be played, and then the eight places in the knockout stage will be determined.

This year's Champions Cup, the game was really tiring and tiring......