After a hard-fought victory over the club's number two rivals and a break through the first round of the Coppa Italia competition, which fell last year, all four quarter-finals played in midweek came to an end. In addition to Inter Milan and Fiorentina, who had previously qualified, there was no suspense in the 50th minute of the Dusan match, and AC Milan beat Verona 3-0 at home to occupy a place in the quarter-finals.

There are four more matches to be played over two days next week, with Juventus, Napoli, Roma and Atalanta all in action. If nothing else, Torino's next opponent will be the Red Wolves, as Di Francisco has also had a very good signing, and their opponents in this round are Serie B side Cittadella (Cittadella), who are unlikely to cause an upset. However, according to the schedule, the quarter-finals will be played at the end of December, and Torino will be well rested the following week, unlike Roma, who will face two double-matches in a week.

In order to squeeze out enough time for next year's World Cup in Russia for the national teams to train, in addition to increasing the number of double matches a week, Serie A also rarely does not enter the winter break during the Christmas period, but will not take a match day off until the second weekend of January next year, which can be called the most impersonal holiday arrangement in recent years, because everyone has to spend time in the club during the two important holidays of Christmas and New Year's Day.

Li Mudi, who has no time to take care of the vacation issue, hurried back to the apartment after quickly ending the post-match press conference. He had just learned through the FM system that Real Madrid, who were playing in the Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, reversed the result of the 2-1 defeat of the host team Abu Dhabi Peninsula in the semi-finals. But seeing that 36 shots on goal were still so difficult to win, the Torino coach wanted to turn on the computer and watch a replay to see how the game was played.

Zizou is still not having a good time now, since the last time the two of them talked, he led the team to only 2 wins and 2 draws in the league, and the points were increased to 8 points by the arch-rival Basara. They also have to travel to the Middle East to compete in the Club World Cup, and this weekend's league game will be postponed until next year, and they will face the national derby against Barcelona when they return to Spain before Christmas, which is a really difficult schedule. The most crucial thing is that it was also suppressed by Tottenham in the Champions League, only finishing second in the group, and met a strong opponent Paris Saint-Germain in the first round of elimination. Don't look at the giants who were beaten by Barcelona last season, it was a lot of accidents, and it was almost impossible to let the latter do it again. Judging from Real Madrid's current form, the hope of advancing to the quarterfinals is really not as big as that of the other party.

However, the Club World Cup does not bring all the negative effects such as a tiring journey and points will continue to increase, and the team can just take the opportunity of weaker opponents and a very dense schedule to hone the rotation lineup. As long as Zizou can withstand the pressure and reuse the key to last season's success, using the multi-rotation system to ensure the fitness and competitive condition of the players, I believe that everything will develop in a good direction, even if the league cannot defend the title due to short-term pain, there are still two months to go before the Champions League schedule with Paris, which is enough for him to get the team back on track. If he can complete the third consecutive championship, this team, including himself, will become an immortal legend.

But after seeing the starting list of Zizou in this semi-final, Li Mudi sighed secretly, except for Nacho and Achraf Hakimi, who replaced Ramos and Carvajal, only Kovacic replaced Klos, and the rest of the eight were exactly the same as the lineup in last season's Champions League final. Young talents such as Kylian Mbappe, Te'o and Asensio were all on the bench, and Jesse was left out of the 18-man squad because of Bale. Judging from the degree of understanding of the Torino coach about his friends, in the most important final, Zizou will not easily win any of the main veterans, that is, if they can't get the opportunity to come off the bench in the second half of the game, those young people can only toss this experience from Madrid in vain, and win the continental championship without a drop of sweat.

After watching the post-match highlights of the game, Rowe shot 34 shots, half of which hit the target, which is already a significant proportion, but the reason why Real Madrid only qualified with great difficulty was because of these two unknown goalkeepers.

Ali Hasev, who started the game, is 30 years old this year, and according to the values provided by the FM system, he can only play the role of a fringe international in the weak UAE national team. But such an inconspicuous-looking goalkeeper has continuously blocked the wonderful shots of many world-class superstars such as Ronaldo, Modric, Benzema, etc., and almost every time it is a god saves, which makes people sigh "Yashin possessed". And the luck of the first half was also on the side of the Abu Dhabi Peninsula team, Real Madrid scored two goals, but once they were whistled for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo, and once they were deemed offside by Benzema. Instead, the home team's only shot on target knocked on the handle of Navas's goal, and it was not too difficult to block a diagonal shot, which should have been easily cleared up if De Gea had been replaced, but the Galacticos missed the opportunity to strengthen the goalkeeper position for two consecutive summers.

In the second half, when Assef had to be substituted due to injury, just when everyone thought that Real Madrid would soon complete the reversal, the 27-year-old substitute goalkeeper Saif who rushed to the field seemed to be possessed by the souls of those great goalkeepers. Although he was tied by a volley from Cristiano Ronaldo just two minutes after he came on the pitch, in the next 40 minutes, the goalkeeper who had not even played a national team game stopped Benzema's single knife and Casemiro's heavy long-range shot, plus the goal post twice blocked the French striker's must-have goal, and the home team's goal once again seemed to become an impregnable fortress.

It wasn't until the 81st minute that substitute Mateo Kovacic came on Vazquez on the right side of the penalty area, and it was Bale, who also came on as a substitute, to break through the opposition with a close-range push. 1-2, Real Madrid occupied a crushing advantage in the whole field, and used the strength to eat milk to reach the final thrillingly. The win also equalled AC Milan's previous record of eight continental finals (including the earliest single-game championship-deciding tournaments such as the Toyota Cup), while Cristiano Ronaldo also recorded a personal record with six goals in the Club World Cup, more than any other player at the top of the list.

However, these accolades did not help the whole team to recover their form at all, and through the performance of this game, everyone can see the current impatience of the Real Madrid players. The starters will want to prove that they are still the best team in Europe last season, while the bench substitutes will be hoping to impress the manager and improve their status in the squad by taking advantage of the rare minutes they have played. So although the game is very lively on the field, most of the time the tactical coordination is not smooth enough, and you can get so many shooting opportunities just because the opponent's strength is too weak.

In the face of this situation, Li Mudi has made too many suggestions to his friends, even if the relationship between the two is very good, he can't say anything more, he can only watch from the sidelines, hoping that this Real Madrid team can suddenly find a solution to all troubles.

After learning about the situation of the parent team, the Torino coach began to search for resources on the Internet for the TV series his girlfriend starred in. "Black Knight" has been officially broadcast on KBS TV on the evening of the 6th of this month, Kimchi national time, and as of today, the first four episodes have been broadcast. Although the storyline is a bit old-fashioned, the characters and interactions between the protagonists are still quite interesting, and the large number of fans brought by Lin Yuner has made the ratings of these episodes have been showing a relatively ideal trend, ranking first in the broadcast period for four consecutive days.

According to the information found by Li Mudi on the Internet, the ratings of the third episode yesterday have reached 16%, which is a very good result in the case of the increase in the number of Kimchi Country TV stations and the rise of the online drama viewing mode. Lin Yun'er, who finally got rid of the title of "ratings poison" with the previous "The K2" and this drama, is also very interested, and her smile has not been restrained during the video call with her boyfriend, and she continues to tell each other various interesting things in the filming process, as well as new knowledge learned from several old actors, which dilutes the pain of lovesickness that the two people can't get along with each other for a long time.

After this toss, the time had come to around midnight, and Li Mudi, who had been yawning for a long time, took a shower as fast as he could, and immediately lay down to rest. The next morning, I woke up half an hour later than usual, but it was only before six o'clock, and after washing up, I simply checked the Internet for the latest news, and then we welcomed Forsina and drove to the club's premises. Despite a tight game yesterday, the team didn't have the usual day off as usual, as the Red Bulls are about to welcome second-placed Napoli on Saturday, and two days of preparation would have seemed rushed.

As of the last round, the Torino team is only 3 points behind the opponent, which is indeed a big surprise to everyone. You must know that in the tenth round, when Li Mudi's team suffered two winless games in a row and also lost to Fiorentina away, almost all the media already thought that the gap between the two teams would widen, and hurriedly announced that the Torino team had withdrawn from the championship early. But who would have thought that a month and a half later, the two sides are close to the point where they can reach the point where they can win at home against the White Dolphins, and they will be neck and neck in the standings.

Easier said than done, though, since Lee Mudi landed in Serie A last summer, he has played against 26 different teams (19 Serie A teams last season, two lower teams in the Coppa Italia, two promoted teams this season apart from SPAL and three opponents in the group stage of the Europa League). Even Juventus, who have dominated the Apingene Peninsula in the last six years, have drawn a game from each other, only Napoli, and their two meetings so far have ended in heavy defeats without a single point.

The two teams met only twice in the league last season, 3-5 away and 3-0 at home, with Torino only causing some problems in the second half of their first meeting. While the reputation of the two managers in the industry is generally favorable, it is clear that the young Lee Muddy has received these accolades because of his huge potential, and Maurizio Sarri is the best candidate to join the ranks of top managers at the moment.

At the end of last month, the Italian Football Federation announced the shortlist of the best in Serie A in 2017 (this selection is also called the Oscar of Serie A), and the three shortlisted for the best manager were Allegri, Maurizio Sarri and Gasperini. After all, judging from the team's final standings, the Torino team is ahead of Atalanta by virtue of goal difference, and Turin fans and media believe that their team boss is more qualified to enter the top three than the head coach of Poseidon's son, but who makes Li Mudi not Italian!

Incidentally, only Belotti was shortlisted for the best striker in the entire Torino team, while Ranocchia, who is firmly in the top four in the center-back rating, and Immobile, who joined from Lazio and scored nearly 30 goals in a year, are not on the list, which has to raise a lot of doubts about the selection of these awards.

Last Tuesday, the awards ceremony was officially held, and Sarri was elected Serie A coach of the year by beating Allegri, who led the team to a record six consecutive titles, which fully demonstrated the recognition of his coaching ability and status in the domestic football community. In front of the world-class coach who has gradually gained the style of Italy's number one coach, Li Mudi does still have a big gap, even with the assistance of the FM system, the two are not on the same level.

After the failure to win the title last season, Napoli added new signings such as Rui and Honas in the summer to strengthen the bench, while leaving all the original core players, and their advantage in tacit understanding is obviously ahead of other competitors who have experienced big moves. Sure enough, there was no longer any additional suspense about the early announcement of the ownership of the championship after the opening wave of eight consecutive wins. However, after the Champions League group stage exit and the home defeat to the Old Lady in the league, the morale and form of the White Dolphins have been greatly affected, and the two draws with Chievo and Fiorentina have also caused them to lose the top spot in the table, so this game against Torino is even more inmissible, and Sarri will definitely give 100% of his strength to beat the opponent.

In the face of such a bitter master, Li Mudi said that the pressure is really great!