Chapter 1099: Can Barcelona Turn the Tables?
Barcelona started the new season to show excellent competitive form, especially their star Messi, who was surprisingly good, scoring three goals in the first half and contributing four goals in the whole game, and played a four-year comedy, becoming the brightest star in the first round of La Liga in the 2013-2014 season.
Compared with Iro's shot and pass in the first round of the league, Messi's data is the world's top.
The Premier League kicks off at the same time this weekend, but the Premier League has already reached its second round, with Chelsea and Manchester City having done well this season, and Jose Mourinho, who is back in charge of Chelsea, is in the spotlight.
In addition, Manchester United has also attracted attention this season, because Manchester United's meritorious coach Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement at the end of the 2012-2013 season, and the successor David Moyes is naturally compared to Manchester United's previous manager, so the Manchester United, which was the Premier League champion last season, lost to Newcastle in the first round......
Manchester United, who failed to get off to a good start in the new season, naturally attracted more attention from fans and media in the second round of the league, especially the Belgian star Marouane Fellaini, who followed David Moyes from Everton, and the first-round upset defeat to Newcastle was directly linked to his midfield possession errors.
However, United's high-profile second round of the league was also unsuccessful, but the good thing is that they did not lose and drew 0-0 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford, but United fans were not happy because it would not have been for David De Gea's excellent performance...... The home league is hanging in the balance.
Slowly, some fans began to sarcastically mock Manchester United now - picturesque at the front, David De Gea at the back.
Getting back to business, the focus is back on Spain, with Valencia and Barcelona quickly focusing on the upcoming first leg of the Spanish Super Cup after the league ended.
Losing to Valencia in Spain and Europe for three consecutive seasons has made many of Barcelona's players unhappy, especially the group of players who came out of La Masia, who seem to have a natural sense of hostility towards Elo.
In addition, Neymar, who is known as the successor of Pele, is also a little prejudiced against Elo, because many people like to compare him with Elo, but he hates comparing himself with others the most, not to mention the difference in strength between them, and the biggest displeasure is being eliminated by the Chinese team in the local Confederations Cup......
Although there are still two days to go before the game, Neymar, who only joined Barcelona this summer, said in a high-profile interview with the media: "The current Barcelona is definitely different from the past Barcelona, because the current Barcelona is stronger, compared to Valencia, which has not made a big deal this season, our advantage is obvious!" Take a look at the first round of the new La Liga season to make a detailed reference......"
The local media in Valencia were unhappy about this.
Why do you say that as a Brazilian who has just come to play in Europe?
However, the Valencian media did not mock Neymar on the spot, but were full of confidence in Valencia and wanted to slap Neymar, who was not in the sky, after the game......
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In midweek, the first leg of the 2013-2014 Spanish Super Cup at the Mestalla Stadium did not go as Neymar expected, and it is not known whether captain Elo deliberately responded to Neymar's related comments.
Given the head-to-head record between the two teams over the past three seasons, this score basically concludes that Valencia has pre-booked this season's Spanish Super Cup......
It is worth mentioning that after the game, the local media in Valencia went to interview Neymar, who made bold statements before the game, and tried to mock Neymar, but people left the stadium after the game and entered the locker room, obviously fully prepared for the reporter's face.
However, the local media in Valencia still successfully interviewed Barcelona's star Messi, but the big loss away made Messi very bad, so he was also unsuccessful.
Fortunately, there is also a regular press conference after the game, but what makes the local media in Valencia a little speechless is that the head coach Martino's post-match press conference only insists that Barcelona still have a chance, for other issues...... Ignore it.
Just when the main European media focused on the results of the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup match between Valencia and Barcelona, Real Madrid officials suddenly announced the transfer of German international Mesut Ozil and Argentine international Higuain to Arsenal and Napoli respectively......
The result came as a surprise to most of the media, given that Mesut Ozil and Gonzalo Higuain were both extremely good last season.
At the beginning of the season, Real Madrid's vice-captain Ramos even responded to the transfer of Mesut Ozil revealed by the media: "If Real Madrid wants to sell Mesut Ozil, then sell me first!" ”
On the afternoon of the day the news was revealed, vice-captain Ramos said in an interview with reporters: "Everyone knows that Ozil is the core of Real Madrid's attack, and I also said at the beginning of the season that I would sell Ozil first, but now that Ozil is gone, I feel betrayed!" ”
Ramos's remarks were quite hot, so they immediately attracted the attention of countless media.
Obviously, this is Ramos expressing his strong dissatisfaction with the club's hierarchy and wanting to use the media platform to give the hierarchy some warnings.
But many times the arms can't twist the thighs......
Although Real Madrid bought Gareth Bale at a sky-high price in the new season, the two players have different styles and pitch positions, and have different levels of service to the team, so there are problems in the second round of Real Madrid's league games, usually requiring the back-to-back Xavi Alonso to organize the attack.
However, Xavi Alonso has declined greatly with age, and he can control the tempo and move the ball, but it is a little difficult for him to get into the penalty area......
Therefore, after Real Madrid narrowly defeated Real Betis in the first round, if it were not for Cristiano Ronaldo's good form in this round, Real Madrid would likely fall behind in the second round of the league.
With both Valencia and Barcelona winning their matches in the second round of the league, Barcelona remain in first place on goal difference, with Valencia third and Real Madrid fifth.
Next, eyes are on the Camp Nou, and everyone wants to see if Barcelona can turn the tables around......