Chapter 0304 Champions League Group Stage
Although the opening situation made it feel like there was a goal battle between Bayern and Aachen, it turned out that the fans' expectations were still disappointed.
A close goalscoring battle often means that both sides are strong in attack, and it often means that both sides have problems defensively.
As champions and runners-up in the Bundesliga last season, Aachen and Bayern Munich are naturally aware of the importance of defence.
But even so, no one would have thought that in such a long time, neither side would have scored a single goal!
There are a lot of newcomers in Aachen who need to get together with each other, so the team's operation is somewhat unsmooth.
In this regard, Bayern Munich is no different, the starting striker from Elber to Roy Mackay, the impact on tactics can be said to be huge.
You know, if Elber is the kind of all-round striker, then Elber is an authentic shooter.
In this respect, he is similar to Juventus' Trezeguet, and few can be more reliable when it comes to scoring goals, but at the same time, this type of player is lacking when it comes to creating chances and improving the team as a whole.
In the end, the score was 1-1, with Aachen having their first draw of the season and Bayern having an incredible second draw of the season.
What's even more surprising is that now after three rounds of games, the top of the league table is Leverkusen, who has won all three games!
Last season, Bayer Leverkusen even had to fight for relegation, and this season, the results have improved by leaps and bounds.
In the final analysis, Leverkusen's strong team is still there, Lucio, Basturk, Neuville and other star players are still there, as long as they adjust their condition, Leverkusen is a strong contender for the Bundesliga title!
Although they never succeeded......
Behind Bayer Leverkusen, Dortmund, Bremen, Stuttgart, these familiar Bundesliga powerhouses are all there, and Aachen has accumulated 7 points with two wins and one loss.
Although Bayern have only accumulated five points now, as the champions of the Bundesliga, everyone thinks that they are only temporarily in poor form.
When Bayern adjusts their condition and runs in a good formation, the entire Bundesliga will tremble for them!
As for the current vice-president of the Bundesliga, it is temporarily occupied by Eintracht Frankfurt.
Not to mention that they lost all three games, and even conceded a total of 8 goals, even in the face of an opponent like Rostock, who is also a relegation team, they were beaten 3:0.
Just as embarrassed as they are, there is also the real decline Kaiserslauteren, they are also unlucky, scoring two goals in three games and conceding three goals, they lost all three games, and they didn't get a draw!
Hamburg are in a little better situation than Eintracht Frankfurt and at least they got a draw.
But when it comes to it, the situation in Hamburg is a little more humiliating.
Not to mention that they only got one point in three games, they conceded 9 goals in three games!
Especially in the third round against Wolfsburg, it was beaten 5:1!
It is already a well-established fact that Hamburg's defense line went wrong.
It now appears that winning the Carabao Cup is not a good thing for Hamburg at all, and it may have run out of luck for the season.
As for Wolfsburg, everyone began to think that Dali Sandro might really be able to do something earth-shattering, and fans of good things were looking forward to it.
But Zhuo Cunzhi is not so optimistic about Wolfsburg, in the end, their entire team, only two stars, Dali Sandro and Petrov, want to make a difference in a highly competitive place like the Bundesliga, such a lineup is not enough.
Zhuo Cunzhi, who thought like this, completely forgot that last season's Aachen only had two stars, him and Ribery!
Before the upcoming fourth round of the Bundesliga, Aachen has one more important thing to participate in -
The draw for the group stage of the Champions League is about to begin!
This season's Champions League has been reformed, with the two group stages being changed to one.
To be precise, the second round of the group stage was changed to a two-round knockout round.
This approach undoubtedly tests the team's temporary performance even more, adding more suspense and thrilling tension.
But for many of Europe's giants, such reforms are not very friendly.
You must know that they have been accustomed to the two-round group stage format before, and how to adjust the state of the players during the Champions League, the major giants have long known it.
But now, although there are two fewer games in the two knockout rounds than in the second round of the group stage.
But this kind of ease will do more harm than good to the major giants.
After all, compared with two games, the failure of past experience and the disrupted rhythm are more headaches.
However, for Aachen, there is naturally no need to think about such high-end issues.
After all, for Aachen, being able to break through the first round of the group stage is already a matter that needs to be burned.
Therefore, the change of the second round of the group stage to a two-round knockout round may be a non-relevant thing for Aachen.
That's an embarrassing thing......
Therefore, now there is only one thought in the minds of the generals of Aachen -
I hope that the teams in the second and third tiers drawn can be a little weaker!
Aachen, who participated in the Champions League for the first time and did not participate in the Europa League for a long time, is naturally a fourth-tier team.
And the first-tier teams are undoubtedly Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid and other European giants.
Aachen against these teams, no matter which one they collide with, is basically the end of being knocked and sunk.
The second tier is different, although there are also opponents such as Bayern and Laco that no one wants to bump into, but there are also some relatively weak teams.
For example, Lokomotiv Moscow, Real Sociedad, and Porto.
Don't look at Porto, which was once a strong team that won the Champions League, now in addition to the five major leagues, which team can win the Champions League?
Not to mention the five major leagues, who else can compete for the supreme honor of the Champions League other than a few giants?
Considering the overall technical strength of La Liga and the bad weather in Moscow, there are really many people in the Aachen team who want to bump into Porto.
But Zhuo Cunzhi is not optimistic about this, not that he is not optimistic that he will not be able to hit Porto, but that he is not optimistic that Aachen can eliminate Porto.
You know, Porto were the winners of last season's UEFA Cup, and although it is not clear their style and style of play, they are definitely not to be underestimated!
However, the biggest group stage suspense in the Champions League this season is on Inter Milan.
You know, because they didn't have a good performance in the Europa League before, their European points are not high, and now they are classified as a third-tier team!
In other words, the group stage where Inter Milan is located is destined to become a group of death!
Under everyone's frightened gaze, Inter Milan was drawn to a group with Arsenal and Lokomotiv Moscow.
The result of such a draw made all the giants except AC Milan and Juventus breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they are not afraid of Inter Milan, no one wants to bump into another European giant, if they can.
As for Arsenal, Arsene Wenger's mood seems to be quite good, you know, Arsenal is very strong now, and it is the same Premier League hegemon as Manchester United.
Against Inter Milan, where the lineup is not balanced, the odds of winning are still very good.
As for Inter Milan, they are in a good mood as well.
As early as when they were placed in the third tier, they were in a bad mood, worse than other giants in Europe!
Because it's just possible for others to be placed in the death group, and they are!
Now, while the opponent in the first pot is Arsenal, the team in the second tier is just Lokomotiv Moscow.
Although this opponent should not be underestimated, it is already much better than other European giants.
In this way, in such a draw, Lokomotiv Moscow may become the biggest loser!
Finally, when the draw of the fourth bracket team arrived, when Aachen's name was called, Zhuo Cunzhi immediately cheered up.
In fact, among the fourth-tier teams, Aachen is not the most valued one, after all, in the same grade, there are Ajax who had unlimited scenery in the first ten years, and Lazio, who was terrifying in the first three years.
As for Aachen, although it is the runner-up of the Bundesliga, not many people really pay attention to it.
"Aachen, Group E!"
Zhuo Cunzhi hurriedly swept it, and then his expression relaxed.
The opponent in the third pot is Panathinaikos, and the opponent in the second pot is Real Sociedad, so Aachen may be able to make it through the group stage!
However, the opponent of the first bracket ......
"Manchester United'......"
Anyway, you already know the effect, so don't worry about which one it is