On August 23, in the third round of Ligue 1, the recovered Lyon defeated Rennes 3:1 at home to complete the third consecutive victory in Ligue 1.

Zhang opened the scoring by bursting into the penalty area, before Tolisso and new signing Valbuena scored respectively.

On August 29, in the fourth round of Ligue 1, Lyon defeated Caen 4:0 away and won four consecutive victories in Ligue 1.

Zhang Chaoqiang contributed a pass in the game, and teenager Cornet came off the bench to score the first goal of Lyon's career.

Lyon's last season's substitute striker Benzia has moved to Lille, so Cornet is starting to get more opportunities.

Caen's defensive midfield stalwart Kante was sold to Premier League relegation side Leicester City, resulting in a significant drop in defensive strength.

I have to say that Ranieri, the tinkerer, is quite picky.

In the two games, Zhang Chaoqiang stole a little physical strength in each game and filled up his physical strength attribute to 80 points.

After four rounds of Ligue 1 fixtures, Lyon and Grand Paris are the only two teams in the standings to win both of them.

Lyon beat Paris on two goal difference and temporarily topped the table.

However, Lyon's four consecutive wins have all been played by mid-to-lower teams, while Grand Paris have beaten Lille and Monaco in succession.

With four consecutive wins, they have more gold.

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Ahead of September, the draw for the Champions League group stage of the new season was officially held in Monaco.

For Chinese fans, this year's Champions League draw is even more special than in previous years because of the presence of Zhang Chaoqiang.

As the highest level and most influential club competition in the world, the Champions League is every footballer's dream.

For the fans, too, they are eager to see their compatriots perform in the Champions League.

In the history of Chinese football, only three players have played in the Champions League before.

Now, a fourth is finally about to appear, and Chinese fans are certainly very concerned.

And Zhang Chaoqiang, as the main striker of Lyon, has a good chance to score in the Champions League.

This is something that none of the three Chinese players have done before.

In this year's Champions League, UEFA made a change to the ranking rules of seeded teams.

In the previous group stage draws, the brackets were based on the European points, with the high ranking at the top and the low ranking at the bottom.

However, from this season onwards, the reigning Champions League champions and the top seven league winners in European terms will automatically become the teams in Pot 1, with the other 24 teams ranked according to their European points.

This rule is actually good for Lyon.

According to the previous rules, Lyon's European points could only be divided into Pot 2.

But now, with the status of Ligue 1 champion, it automatically becomes the first gear.

In the end, Lyon was placed in Group A as the first team, and the other three teams in the same group were Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk and Malmo.

In terms of the difficulty of the Champions League, this signing is actually very good, and there is only one competitor to Real Madrid.

As long as you hold Shakhtar Donetsk down and join hands with Real Madrid to qualify.

Chinese fans are also very happy to see the result of this draw, there is no problem in qualifying, and they can still play against Real Madrid.

And Zhang Chaoqiang just faced Barcelona in the European Super Cup, and the fans were full of confidence and felt that they might not be able to fight with Real Madrid.

"Brother Qiangzi's blessing is great, and the two heroes of the Western Super League take turns to serve him!"

Under Zhang Chaoqiang's Weibo, fans instantly offered golden sentences and were praised by all parties.

In other groups, Paris also had a good signing as Ligue 1 runners-up, with Zenit St. Petersburg, Valencia and Gent in Belgium.

With the strength of this group, Grand Paris will be considered a defeat if it does not win the group.

By the way, there are only two more teams in Ligue 1 this season who have participated in the group stage of the Champions League.

Because Monaco, who finished third in Ligue 1, lost to Valencia, the fourth place in La Liga, in the Champions League qualifying round, and missed the main match.

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After the draw for the Champions League group stage, the summer transfer season in football soon came to an end.

De Bruyne became the transfer bid king this summer, moving to Manchester City in the Premier League for a sky-high price of 80 million.

In addition, there are important transfers such as the introduction of Di Maria by Grand Paris, the introduction of Sterling by Manchester City, and the introduction of Firmino by Liverpool.

Son Heung-min moved to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League for 30 million euros, breaking the Asian transfer record of 26 million set by Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata in 2001.

However, Chinese fans have said that as long as Brother Qiangzi really transfers, he will break Sun Xingmin's record in minutes.

The South Koreans have said that their Heung-min brother will prove himself in the Premier League and also brush up on the Europa League for a Golden Boot.

Fans from both countries began to compete in secret again.

Last season, Zhang Chaoqiang played in the Europa League and Son Heung-min played in the Champions League.

In the end, Zhang Chaoqiang won the Europa League and also won a Europa League Golden Boot, while Son Xingmin reached the Champions League round of 16 with Bayer Leverkusen, contributing 5 goals and 1 assist to the Champions League data.

This season is just the opposite, Zhang Chaoqiang wants to play in the Champions League, and Son Heung-min can only play in the Europa League with Tottenham.

Chinese fans hope that Zhang Chaoqiang's Champions League statistics are better than Son Heung-min's, while South Korean fans hope that Son Heung-min will also brush up on the Europa League Golden Boot.

At the transfer deadline, the most talked-about transfer in Europe came from Manchester United, who brought in Monaco striker Anthony Martial for an unexpected 80 million.

This transfer really scared everyone.

Who is Anthony Martial?

Fans who don't pay attention to Ligue 1 don't know this person at all, Manchester United actually bid 80 million to buy it, which is indeed a bit appalling.

Even Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney said he had no idea who Anthony Martial was without searching online.

The French newspaper "Team" is also very skeptical about this deal, how can Martial Hode actually break the transfer record of French players held by Zidane?

In fact, strictly speaking, Martial's direct transfer fee is 50 million, but there are additional clauses of 30 million.

In the rigorous football website, Martial's transfer fee is tentatively marked at 50 million, and the other 30 million will only be added after it is actually triggered.

So Zidane's transfer record has not been broken.

But it's scary enough.

Some time ago, when Barcelona asked for a substitute striker, the offer of 30 million to Zhang Chaoqiang was rejected, and then he went to Monaco to offer 20 million to buy Martial, but he was also rejected.

It can be seen from this that Martial's true value does not reach 50 million at all, let alone Manchester United's exaggerated 80 million.

To be fair, Anthony Martial is at the level of 30 million.

It can only be said that Manchester United management is very good at playing.

They had been grinding and dealing with Di Maria and De Gea earlier, and when Di Maria actually moved to Paris, they started to buy strikers everywhere, but the transfer period was almost over.

At that time, Zhang Chaoqiang was wearing a hat in the European Super League, and they also offered 50 million to Lyon, and were even willing to add various additional terms.

But Zhang Chaoqiang has renewed his contract with Lyon and is ready to play this season with peace of mind, so he rejected them.

So they went to buy Anthony Martial, and without any spare tire options, they were slaughtered by Monaco.

Anyway, everyone knows that Manchester United's business operations are good, and they are not bad for money.

Lyon media commented on Martial's transfer: "If Martial is worth 80 million, then Lacazette is worth at least 150 million, and Super Zhang is worth 200 million!" ”