Back in England after the international break, Zhang had to prepare for club competitions again.

Ahead of the start of the 8th round of the Premier League, the Premier League officially announced the Premier League's monthly best for September.

Not surprisingly, Son Heung-min was officially elected, becoming the second Asian player of the month in the Premier League after Zhang Chaoqiang.

On October 15, in the 8th round of the English Premier League, Manchester City hosted Everton.

De Bruyne returned from injury in this game, which made Manchester City fans feel a lot more relieved.

It's not that I'm worried about playing Everton, but I'm worried about playing Barcelona in the Champions League soon, and Manchester City's strength will drop if De Bruyne is not there.

Manchester City's 3G portfolio is getting more and more famous, but it's still less than that of MSN.

The mainstream media still believes that the strongest trident in European football is MSN, followed by the BBC, and Manchester City's 3G combination can only rank third.

Since the forward line is not dominant, the quality of the midfield is naturally crucial.

Everton are the Premier League's oldest teams, one of the six teams that have never been relegated since the Premier League was established, but they basically start high and go low every season and wait to die, so playing Liverpool's two city derbies is a real task.

This kick against Manchester City was no exception.

Once the game began, Manchester City quickly took the initiative on the pitch and continued to create pressure.

In the 20th minute, David Silvara's cross helped Sergio Aguero to score the goal.

Just before half-time, Fernandinho created a penalty from a distance.

Zhang Chaoqiang stood at the penalty spot, and cheers immediately rang out from the stands at the Etihad Stadium.

"There is no doubt that the successive performances since his debut have completely convinced Manchester City fans, and he is the new king of the Etihad Stadium......

Seeing Zhang Chaoqiang's popularity at home, the domestic commentary is honorable.

As the referee blew the whistle, Zhang Chaoqiang ran forward and kicked hard with his right foot.

The ball flew straight into the top right corner of the goal and the Everton goalkeeper couldn't do anything about it.

"Good shot!! Zhang Chaoqiang scored his 10th goal in the Premier League!! ”

"Since the second round of the Premier League, Zhang Chaoqiang has scored a total of 10 goals in 7 rounds of the Premier League, which makes him the first player to score a double in the Premier League this season, and the first player to score a double in the top five leagues this season!"

Zhang Chaoqiang scored from the spot, and the home Manchester City fans began to sing songs.

"Super Zhang! Super Zhang! He scores when he wants to!! ”

This is a song specially composed by Manchester City fans for Zhang Chaoqiang.

But the penalty does make a lot of sense.

In the five major leagues this season, Zhang Chaoqiang became the first player to score more than 10 goals.

The closest he came to after him was Edinson Cavani in Paris, who quickly became the team's top name after Ibrahimovic's departure and has now scored nine goals in eight Ligue 1 games, but is still not as strong as Zhang Chao, who has scored ten goals in seven games.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang is currently the strongest firepower in the five major leagues.

In addition, Zhang Chaoqiang also broke the all-time record for Manchester City, becoming the player with the fewest Premier League goals to accumulate 10.

Sergio Aguero scored 10 goals in just 10 games in his first season at Manchester City, in 11/12.

Now Zhang is even stronger, scoring 10 goals in just seven games, breaking the all-time record held by Sergio Aguero in one fell swoop.

Zhang Chaoqiang's goal helped Manchester City extend the score to 2:0, and it looked like the suspense of this game was not much.

So after 60 minutes of the second half, Pep Guardiola replaced goalscorers Zhang Chaoqiang and Sergio Aguero successively, intending to prepare for the Champions League game in midweek.

Both both flew back home to compete during the national team competition, so more rest was needed.

City were awarded another penalty shortly after a substitution, when substitute Sianiard Keylor Navas burst into the box.

Since Zhang Chaoqiang and Sergio Aguero were both off, De Bruyne was in charge of the penalty.

Unexpectedly, Ding Ding was not tough and kicked the ball into the stands.

"Kevin De Bruyne is back, but his overall form is not good, he didn't play well throughout the game, and now he is taking a penalty ......"

The England commentator is a little worried that De Bruyne may not take advantage of playing Barcelona in this state.

City flew away the game-killing penalty, which almost became the turning point of the game.

Everton then seemed to be back in form and continued to cause problems in front of Manchester City.

In the 78th minute, Deulofeu created a chance on the wing, Lukaku headed home and Everton pulled one back.

Romelu Lukaku is not yet a flat-headed beer belly, but he has made a name for himself at Everton.

Scored 6 goals in 8 Premier League games, this goal efficiency is not low, second only to Zhang Chaoqiang and Diego Costa.

Crucially, his goal brought the suspense of the game back.

If Everton can seize their chance to score another goal in the final ten minutes, they will be able to equalise completely.

Seeing the waves rising again, Guardiola also became nervous, standing on the sidelines and waving his arms constantly, directing the players on the field to stabilize the situation.

In general, there was no danger, and the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end.

Manchester City won 2-1 at home to Everton, increasing their league points to 22 points and continuing to lead the table.

In the rest of the Premier League games in this round, the most watched is naturally the Double Red Club.

Liverpool played Manchester United at home, and the two sides fought fiercely for 90 minutes, but finally ended in a 0-0 draw.

Chelsea and Arsenal both won all three points of the other teams in the last six, but Tottenham drew 1-1 away at West Bromwich Albion.

Flying back to Asia during the national team competition, Son Heung-min seemed to have lost his good form and performed much worse than before.

So in the Premier League standings, Arsenal is second with 19 points, Liverpool is third with 17 points, followed by Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur with 16 points, and Manchester United with 14 points.

Since the start of the Premier League season this season, the top six teams have finally occupied the top six.

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After winning the Toffees Everton, Manchester City will need to prepare for the Champions League in full swing.

This is the second time Pep Guardiola has faced his old club Barcelona, and he takes it very seriously.

Of course, the rest of the Manchester City squad is also very important.

Manchester City and Barcelona have met four times in the Champions League before, in the round of 16 in the 13/14 season and the round of 16 in the 14/15 season.

In a total of four games, Manchester City did not even get a draw, and directly suffered four kills.

Therefore, except for a few players in the Manchester City team who have not played against Barcelona such as Sterling Iheanacho, they are basically Barcelona's defeated players.

However, Zhang Chaoqiang is excepted.

He played Barcelona once during his time at Lyon, and in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, Zhang Chaoqiang led Lyon to beat Barcelona 5-4 with a hat-trick.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang is the only player in the Manchester City team who has the best record against Barcelona.

While Manchester City was preparing for the Champions League, France Football and FIFA announced the shortlist for the 2016 European Ballon d'Or and the 2016 World Footballer of the Year.

In 2010, the two awards of the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year were merged to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

After six years of merging, the two sides announced their official breakup this summer, splitting again into two major awards.

The number of candidates announced for the Ballon d'Or is 30, and the number of candidates announced for the World Footballer of the Year is slightly smaller, at 23.

With two lists, it's only natural that the media will discuss the shortlisted players.

Zhang Chaoqiang is undoubtedly in both squads, along with Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero in Manchester City.

Among the other teams in the Premier League, Manchester United's Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, and Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, all four of them are also shortlisted.

In addition, Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez was shortlisted for the World Footballer of the Year but did not make the Ballon d'Or list.

Leicester City's N'Golo Kante was shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or but was not included in the World Footballer of the Year list.

Overall, the overall number of Premier League players in the nomination is not bad.

However, the English media also knows that although there are many finalists, no Premier League player has the ability to win the title.

Don't talk about winning the championship, just say that you are in the top three, and there is not much chance of it.

Among the many shortlisted players in the Premier League, the only one who is likely to make the three-person nomination is Zhang Chaoqiang.

But the overall probability is not great.

Because in addition to Ronaldo Messi, he also has to compete with Griezmann, Bale, Suarez, Neymar and others.

Seven people competed for three shortlists, and Zhang Chaoqiang had no advantage at all.

However, his agency is already working hard to find a way to create momentum for him.

Even if you can't make it to the top three, you should try to rank as high as possible.