Chapter 46: Playing against Manchester City at the Etihad? It's looking for death!
"Sure enough, as soon as the Ballon d'Or list was announced, the stars performed completely differently than before!"
"It's not, Lin Huang staged a senior blight, Benzema, Ronaldo and Bale scored two goals at the same time in the same game, crazy, all crazy!"
In another La Liga match that ended at the same time, Real Madrid slaughtered the visiting Sevilla 7-2 at home.
Sevilla is not weak, and has always been a regular in European competitions before, but in front of the powerful Real Madrid, it is still beaten and has no power to fight back.
In this game, Real Madrid's BBC combination showed great power, allowing the world to see how terrifying the BBC combination is after the run-in!
"Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 goals in the league, right? Almost one ball at a time, CR7 feels better this year than last year! ”
"Well, the key is that he is now very strong in both the league and the Champions League, and if it continues like this, this year's Ballon d'Or will really be counterattacked by him!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, Ribery has a Champions League anyway, and Ronaldo has no honor in his hands, how can he fight with each other?"
Meng Xin wants to know, is the charm of the Golden Globe Awards really so great? Why do stars care so much about it? ”
"The Ballon d'Or is in addition to the title of the king of the ball, the highest honor for individual players in football at present, it is difficult to become the king of the ball, it is relatively easy to get the Ballon d'Or, which can also more intuitively reflect the overall performance of a player in a certain season, so the top players in football, almost no one has no idea about it!"
"That's right, and there is another point, this is the World Footballer of the Year and the Golden Ball Award in one, the gold content is much higher than a single award, winning one trophy is equivalent to winning two trophies, everyone naturally has to fight for the head!"
"Hehe, during this time, those small and medium-sized teams in the five major leagues are going to be unlucky!"
"Norwich was slaughtered 7:0, Real Madrid 7:2 Sevilla at home, Barcelona 3:0 Celta AWAY, Grand Paris 4:0 Lorient at home, there is no game with less than three goals!"
"Fortunately, it's not the relegation stage, otherwise these small teams will be unlucky!"
"It's already unlucky, well, losing so many goal difference at once, how can I get this back!"
……
For the fans, it's a good thing.
In order to compete for the Ballon d'Or, top superstars will go all out in the game, and frequently stage various wonderful goals, so that they can enjoy more exciting games.
However, this is from the perspective of neutral fans, and for fans of a particular player, the closer they get to the Ballon d'Or ceremony, the more apprehensive they become.
Until the final answer is revealed, no one knows who will win this year's Golden Globes.
However, a certain player surnamed Lin is very calm about this.
After the game, he declined the interview of the on-site reporters, rushed back to the locker room to take a shower as fast as possible, and after changing his clothes, he left in a hurry.
"What's wrong with Lin today? Why did you go in such a hurry? ”
Aguero had just come in from outside, and before he could start to put water in the shower, Lin Quan had already slipped away.
"It seems that Lin's girlfriend is here, and he probably went to find his girlfriend on a date!"
Negredo is relatively close to Lin Quan and knows some inside information.
"No wonder this kid is in such a good state, it turns out that his girlfriend is here!"
Aguero complained, in fact, there was still some envy in his heart.
He is already an old man who has been divorced once, and love is getting farther and farther away from him.
Now, after the tournament, he likes to stay at home and stream games on Twitch.
For otaku, games are true love!
……
Lily Collins is dressed today with a girlish atmosphere, beige cartoon short sleeves, soft brown curly hair, wavy and naturally drooping, and bright big eyes that seem to be able to speak.
Just standing there makes it difficult for people's eyes to take their eyes off her, and the return rate is simply off the charts.
The fans who passed by here couldn't help but take a look, but no one stepped forward to talk.
They obviously know who the maiden is waiting for!
Ten minutes later, Lin Quan appeared in the girl's sight.
"Here!"
The girl's eyes lit up, and she stood on tiptoe and waved her arms hard, trying to attract the other's attention.
Lin Quan soon saw her in the crowd, there was no way, this appearance stood out from the crowd at all, and it was difficult to see it.
"Waited, huh?"
"It's okay, you're taking a shower faster than I expected!"
Lily Collins covered her mouth and snickered, she thought she would have to wait for half an hour, but she didn't expect the other party to come out in less than twenty minutes.
"Let's go eat? I know a good restaurant! ”
There were a lot of fans who left the stadium, and Lin Quan didn't want to stand here and chat with Lily Collins.
"Okay!"
Lily Collins nodded obediently, looking like she was listening to Lin Quan's arrangement.
Just finished a game, Lin Quan's physical exertion was very high, and he was already hungry at this time.
After the waiter served the food, he feasted on it.
Compared to his whirlwind, Lily Collins eats very gently, but not at all slow.
With an elegant gesture, she quickly solved the food in front of her with a very high efficiency.
Lin Quan couldn't help but think of a certain snack surnamed Ruan in a certain department he had seen before, not to mention, the backgrounds of the two were quite similar.
So, what's the surprise? Is it this big meal? ”
After eating, Lily Collins blinked curiously, waiting for the other party to reveal the answer.
This question had been bothering her for a long time, and if it weren't for the fact that she couldn't speak during meals, she would have asked it a long time ago.
"Have you ever done a commercial?"
Lin Quan asked.
Lily Collins nodded, she still shot a few commercials, but why did Lin Quan mention this, did he want to find her to shoot commercials?
"Do you know how to play the piano?"
"Yes, I can do piano, violin, cello, guitar, what's wrong?"
Lily Collins said something uneventful in a flat tone.
What a talented girl, she knows so many musical instruments, it's a pity not to do music.
However, it is not surprising that Lily Collins' father was a famous musician, and she herself was trained in music from an early age.
Originally, under her father's arrangement, she should also take the path of music when she grew up.
But she was more interested in acting, and was a little resistant to her parents' arrangement.
If she really changed her mind and went back to inherit her father's business, then her father would definitely be very happy.
Since she can play the piano, that's no problem.
Lin Quan then introduced a certain thing that he wanted to shoot a music commercial and he happened to have a creative idea.
"You wrote this song?"
After listening to the score and sample given by Lin Quan, Lily Collins' eyes widened and she looked at Lin Quan incredulously, as if she knew him for the first time.
"I wrote the score and lyrics, and the samples were made by a music studio."
"That's amazing!"
When Lily Collins heard this, she folded her hands under her chin and clapped softly.
"How's that, do you like this song?"
"Yes, I like it!"
The song "Dreams Come True" not only has a nice title, but also the content of the lyrics and the story of a musical girl chasing her dreams described by Lin Quan to her are also very touching.
Lily Collins couldn't help but think of herself after listening to it, could it be that this is a song he wrote for himself?
Once this kind of idea is generated, it is planted in the bottom of my heart, and the more I think about it, the more I feel that this is the case.
In this story, isn't the dilemma faced by the music girl the dilemma she is facing now?
finally won a chance to star, but the box office of the movie was not satisfactory.
Her acting career has fallen before it has even taken off.
During this time, Lily Collins had hesitated to continue on this path.
But at this moment, after hearing the song that Lin Quan wrote for her, Lily Collins' heart rekindled her fighting spirit.
"Thank you, I love this gift!"
"It's good to like it, although it's just an advertisement, but I have a hunch that it will be a big hit!"
"Then borrow your auspicious words, if it's really hot, I'll invite you to dinner!"
"Okay, but this time I want to eat your own food!"
"Hehe, my skills are not good, you have to have the consciousness to eat dark food!"
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Shortly after the conclusion of the tenth round of the Premier League, the group stage of the Champions League was revived.
In the fourth round of the group stage, Manchester City will host CSKA Moscow.
Prior to this game, Manchester City had won all three games and topped the group with nine points.
CSKA Moscow, on the other hand, has one win and two losses, three points behind second-placed Bayern.
Considering that Bayern's opponent in this game is Plzen, the weakest team in the group, the outside world has already tacitly agreed that they have won the three points.
As a result, CSKA Moscow is at least six points behind second place.
With only three rounds left in the Champions League group stage, it will be very difficult to close this gap.
So this game can be said to be a life-and-death battle for CSKA Moscow, and if they lose this game, their qualification is only theoretically possible.
"My team and I will come for the victory, we will not sit back and wait for death to come, we will take our destiny firmly in our own hands!"
At the pre-match press conference, CSKA Moscow's head coach Slutsky was adamant and said he would fight to the end at the Etihad Stadium and Manchester City.
It's just that his bold words don't seem to be recognized by the reporters on the spot, except for the Russian reporters who came from afar to give Slutsky a round of applause.
The response from British journalists has been mediocre, and Manchester City's home record this season has been horrific.
So far, they still have a home winning record.
In this case, a Russian Premier League team said that it was going to storm the Etihad Stadium, and the British media naturally scoffed.
If the Etihad Stadium were so easy to conquer, defending champions Bayern Munich would not have gone home with a feather.
Compared with the match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester City, reporters are more concerned about whether Premier League upstart Manchester City can qualify first in the group.
The first and second in the group will face very different opponents in the knockout stage.
Manchester City have little experience in the Champions League and have never reached the knockout stages before.
So if they don't want to stop in the round of 16, they have to find a way to grab the top spot in the group.
In this way, most of the top giants can be avoided when drawing lots.
Although there are no weak teams in the Champions League, the second place finishers in each group also have good quality.
But they are at least a little better than the top of the group, and if City can play well at home, they will have a chance to see the opponent knock out and reach the quarter-finals.
However, there is still suspense in the current group top, Manchester City although temporarily top of the group, but the lead is not big, only three points.
As a result, even if Manchester City win CSKA Moscow, they will not be able to secure top of the group.
In the final round of the group stage, they need to travel to face the biggest opponents in the group, Bayern Munich.
If Manchester City can win the Allianz Arena, they will be able to secure the top spot in the group.
But if you lose, you will have more goal difference than anyone else, if the relationship between the two sides is the same.
So, for Manchester City, who want to fight for top of the group, they will not only need to beat CSKA Moscow, but also brush up as many clean sheets as possible.
In this way, even if they lose at the Allianz Arena, they can secure the top spot in the group by virtue of goal difference.
Manchester City won their first three games in the group stage with a score of 3:0/3:2/4:1 and their goal difference is currently seven.
This goal difference is actually a lot, among the 32 teams in the Champions League group stage, there are only two teams with more goal difference than Manchester City, Grand Paris and Real Madrid.
However, Manchester City's rival is Bayern.
Although Bayern lost to Manchester City, they faced Plzen in the third round with a disparity of 5:0.
So the goal difference of both teams is the same at the moment!
If Bayern meets Plzen again in this game, they will definitely brush a wave of goal difference.
Three, four or even five goals are possible.
As a result, Manchester City will need to score at least four goals in this game to ensure they are not pulled apart by Bayern.
If the worst-case scenario is taken into account, they lose to Bayern Munich in the final round at the Allianz Arena.
Then their current goal difference is actually at least 2 goals behind Bayern!
Therefore, on the basis of Bayern's goal, Manchester City will need to score at least two more goals!
Against this background, the harsh words of the commander of CSKA Moscow are naturally like jokes.
If they had played conservatively and put a bus at the Etihad Stadium, they might not have died so badly.
But if they really dare to fight against Manchester City, then they really don't know how to write dead words!
At first, Pellegrini thought that CSKA Moscow had set off smoke bombs, and deliberately said this before the game, in fact, to deceive them, and then quietly changed tactics.
But when the game started, seeing the opponent's offensive posture, Pellegrini couldn't help but praise in his heart:
"What a brave man, you really dare to fight us at the Etihad Stadium!"
Slutsky, I respect you as a man.
But sorry, this is the Etihad!
(End of chapter)