Missing a penalty isn't a big deal, especially when City are still winning, and Guardiola won't blame the players for that.

However, De Bruyne did not forgive himself easily, and after this game, he added a penalty to his daily training routine.

Although he didn't have many opportunities to take penalties, the first penalty taker in the Manchester City team was Lin Quan, and as long as Lin Quan was there, the penalty was basically covered by him.

But this doesn't mean that he can mess up, if there is a game like today's in the future, when Lin Quan is not present, and the coach and teammates hand over the responsibility of taking penalties to him, if he is not fully prepared, won't he have to drop the chain again?

De Bruyne's hard work is well seen by Pep Guardiola's self-discipline, and with De Bruyne's talent and the aggressive attitude he is showing so far, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a world-class midfielder in the future.

On November 4, the fourth round of the Champions League began.

Manchester City set off for an away game against Sevilla.

After Juventus were held to a draw at home by Borussia Mönchengladbach, the current qualification situation for Group D is very complicated.

With the exception of Manchester City, who have won all three games and are at the top of the table, the other three teams are close on points.

Juventus currently has 3 games, one win, one loss and one draw, and is in second place with 4 points.

Sevilla FC have one win and two losses, and are in third place with three points.

Borussia Mönchengladbach drew one and lost two, accumulating 1 point and finishing bottom of the group.

All three teams are theoretically likely to qualify, even Borussia Mönchengladbach.

If they can beat Juventus at home and Manchester City win away at Sevilla, they could even jump up to second place in the group.

However, it is not only their own performance that will determine whether these teams can qualify, but also the performance of Manchester City, the giants of the group.

If Manchester City lose away to Sevilla, the situation will be very bad for both Juventus and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

After back-to-back games against Manchester City, Sevilla have a very friendly fixture schedule ahead.

Borussia Mönchengladbach and Juventus both have a good chance of picking up points, so it is highly likely that they will get nine points or more to qualify from the group.

Therefore, for Juventus and Borussia Mönchenchen, they cannot afford to lose this game, and they must go all out to win, and at the same time hope that Manchester City will not let go of water, let alone drop the chain.

On November 4, at 17:45 p.m., the game on both sides started at the same time.

With the exception of Manchester City, the coaching staff of the remaining three teams are very focused on the live score of the other game.

For Manchester City, a win in this game would see them qualify for the group two rounds ahead of schedule.

So Pep Guardiola didn't mean to release water, but instead strengthened the attack in the first half.

After Manchester City came to the away side, they were mainly anti-visitors, and launched a rush attack at the beginning, which caught Sevilla by surprise.

Just three minutes into the game, Lin Quan broke through the opponent's door and helped Manchester City take the lead.

Eight minutes later, Kroos' long-range shot extended the score to 2:0.

In the 25th minute, Sevilla played a pleasing match and successfully pulled a goal back.

La Liga teams focus on technique at the feet, and Sevilla are a La Liga powerhouse, so it's not unusual to be able to play such a ground combination.

When Pep Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona, he played against Sevilla a lot, but he didn't be shocked by this.

With a big wave of his hand, he signaled the team to continue to strengthen the attack.

In the 35th minute, Manchester City also used a series of exquisite combinations in color, and finally Lin Quan and De Bruyne completed the cooperation of hitting the wall, broke into the penalty area and pushed the shot, completing the brace.

Knowing that Manchester City were leading 3-1 away from home, both Juventus and Borussia Mönchengladbach breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when they glanced at the score on their side, none of them could laugh again.

In the 45th minute of the first half, the score between Juventus and Borussia Mönchengladbach was 1:1.

Compared with the 0:0 in the previous game, the two sides finally scored goals in this game, and it can be regarded as an improvement.

If everybody scores a goal, it's no different than not scoring at all.

If both teams get only one point, it will be a lose-lose situation.

Juventus will face a strong Manchester City in their next game, and unless City release their water after qualifying early, they will not have much chance of winning.

This means that Juventus are very likely to be pulled away by Sevilla.

The final round of the game is Sevilla at home against Juventus, and the opponent can advance smoothly as long as they draw at home when they have the advantage, while Juventus will be eliminated.

So, Juventus can't afford to lose and can't afford to draw.

Allegri was very anxious in his heart, why is this door so difficult to play?

Although I heard that Borussia Mönchen is Bayern's nemesis, what does this matter to my old woman?

Why do you even refrain from us?

He felt that when he played Sevilla or even Manchester City before, he had never been so aggrieved.

Juventus had a lot of skills, but they couldn't play them at all, and the Germans' defense was like a rock and impregnable.

The manager is in a hurry, and the Juventus players on the pitch are naturally also anxious.

In a hurry, they made too much movement in their hands when fighting and defending, and received three yellow cards in succession.

The turning point of the game came in the 53rd minute of the second half, when Juventus midfielder Hernanez showed the sole of his shoe during a tackle and was sent off the field by the referee.

Juventus, playing away, had to face their opponents with a 10-man lineup!

With one man less, the situation is very unfavorable for Juventus, and even if Allegri can't accept it in his heart, he has to make substitutions to strengthen the defense at this time and let the team shrink the defense.

In any case, it's better to get one point than not to get one.

Although it was a bit humiliating to be held to a draw by Borussia Mönchen in two consecutive games, it was even more humiliating to lose.

……

Just when Juventus tended to be conservative, on the other side, the manager of Sevilla chose to give up his life.

At the start of the second half, he made three substitutions in quick succession to try to turn the tide around.

However, Manchester City's backline is one of the best in Europe, how can it be so easy to break?

Seeing the ferocity of the opponent's attack, Guardiola took the initiative to let the team retreat in formation, and arranged Son Xingmin as a fast horse on the wing.

That intention is almost written on your face: if you dare to press it, I will fight you back!

I am not afraid that the strong team will play the pressure attack, but I am afraid that the strong team will play the defense and counterattack.

With the individual strength of their players, once this kind of top team fights back, the power will be very terrifying.

After Son Heung-min came on the court, he was very active and frequently played very threatening attacks.

Unfortunately, he was a little less lucky, and the two shots on goal were not very missed, and he couldn't score a goal.

But his intimidating power on the pitch has been demonstrated, and Sevilla are in a dilemma.

The strong attack can't gnaw the opponent's defense, and the defense can't hold the opponent's counterattack.

Time passed little by little, and in the end Sevilla had to swallow the bitter fruit of the defeat at home.

Manchester City have qualified from the group two rounds ahead of schedule and can now consider their knockout opponents.

On the other side, although Juventus defended very badly, with Buffon's supernatural play, they finally kept the draw until the end.

After getting one point, Juventus also reached five points, which is not enough to confirm qualification, but at least it can help them stabilize the second place in the group.

As for Borussia Mönchen's side, they have only won two points in four games, although they still have a theoretical hope of qualifying, but in reality this hope is very slim.

In this round of group stage, the four teams in the Premier League won three and lost one, and it was naturally Arsenal who lost.

At the Allianz Arena, they were beaten by Bayern.

The goals of Muller, Lewandowski, Alaba, Robben and others gave Arsenal a 1:5 defeat to the opponent.

After two legs, Arsenal was bombarded by Bayern by 10 goals, and only three goals themselves scored.

This result not only reflects Bayern's strong attacking power, but also a true portrayal of Arsenal's weak backline.

The defeat in this game allowed Arsenal to swallow the bitter fruit of four consecutive defeats in the Champions League, and the group also ranked last with a record of 0 points.

However, even so, Arsenal still have a theoretical hope of qualifying.

In this round of the game, Olympiacos was killed by the opponent before the end after missing a penalty kick and failed to qualify for two rounds in advance.

At present, the points in Group F are Bayern with 12 points from four wins, Olympiacos with six points from two wins and two losses, Dinamo Zagreb with six points from two wins and two losses, and Arsenal with 0 points from four defeats.

As long as Arsenal can win all of their last two games, and Olympiacos and Dilnamo Sallegeb do not take a point, and are also played by their opponents with exaggerated scores, they can rely on goal difference to overtake each other and successfully advance.

It's just that this kind of hope of qualifying seems too slim.

Arsenal not only have to hope that their form will pick up and beat these two teams, but also Bayern will not let go of the water and slaughter these two teams by a big score.

Otherwise, Arsenal, who are currently conceding nine goal difference, will not be able to qualify in any case.

"It's too difficult, it's too hard for Arsenal to qualify this year!"

"There is only theoretical hope left!"

"Actually, after losing at home to Bayern Munich in the last game, I felt that Arsenal had no hope!"

"Yes, they can be reversed by Bayern when they are 2-0 up at home, so how can you expect them to be away from home? That's Bayern! ”

Bayern's strength goes without saying, from last year's Champions League semi-finals they played against Manchester City in the vigorous attack, the world has seen Bayern's terrifying strength.

Arsenal's current lineup is not good, the tactics and tactics are not good, and when they encounter such a wolf-like Bayern, it is indeed only the part of being abused.

However, even if Gunners fans admit that there is an objective gap between the two teams, they still feel uneasy when they recall the home defeat.

What an opportunity!

2 goals ahead, but it was reversed!

Where to reason with this!

After so many years, the Gunners' mentality is still the same problem: the tailwind is super-godly, and the headwind collapses.

Compared with the hapless Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and even Chelsea fans are in a particularly comfortable mood at this time.

Needless to say, Manchester City has already qualified two rounds ahead of schedule.

Manchester United, on the other hand, after a home win over CSKA Moscow in this round, jumped to the top of the group with seven points, and the qualification situation is very good.

In the next two games, Manchester United will win one more game and will be able to declare qualification.

As for Chelsea, although they have dropped to 15th in the league, they have performed well in the Champions League.

In this round of the game, Chelsea defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2:1 at home, reaching 7 points in the group, and beat the Portuguese Super League hegemon Porto with a goal difference, ranking first in the group, and the qualification situation is very good.

Given the quality of the opponents in the group, Chelsea's place should be secure.

The fact that three of the four teams in the Premier League topped their group is enough to make Premier League fans proud and proud.

What is the number one league in the world (tactical backlash)?

What?

La Liga next door also has three group toppers?

Oh! That's fine!

La Liga fans naturally scoff at the Premier League's self-proclaimed number one league in the world.

Of your three group winners, apart from Manchester City, the remaining two don't have much of an advantage at all.

However, Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga have maintained unbeaten records, at least 3 points ahead of the second place, which can be said to be stable and can qualify.

Moreover, if the three teams in La Liga qualify from the group, they all have the strength to reach the semi-finals.

On the Premier League side, in addition to Manchester City, the remaining two teams are not to mention the top four, and the top eight may not be guaranteed.

The words of La Liga fans also disdain Premier League fans:

With Barcelona's current state, do you think they can break into the last four?

Ghost believes!

However, Barcelona's current poor record is due to Messi's absence due to injury, and by the time the knockout rounds begin, Messi will have already returned from injury.

At that time, Barcelona will be able to resurrect again, unless it encounters the three top teams of Huangren City in advance, otherwise there is still a great hope of reaching the top four.

Since Ronaldo did not score in this round, this is the second consecutive game in which Ronaldo has scored zero goals since the previous game.

As a result, in the Champions League scorer list, Lin Quan overtook Ronaldo by one goal and returned to the top.

It wasn't a big deal, both of them were top scorers, and scoring goals was as easy for them as eating and drinking.

It's just that Ronaldo has scored two goals in a row, which makes the outside world start to worry about his state.

Kicker magazine reported: "Cristiano Ronaldo, who was born in February 1985, is about to turn 31 years old, and for players of his age, his own form and ability will gradually decline, which is an irreversible process."

And Lin Quan is still very young, he is 11 years younger than Ronaldo, and he is only 20 years old this year.

As we all know, the golden age of athletes is 23 years old, which means that in the next few years, Lin Quan will get stronger and stronger, while Ronaldo and Messi will gradually decline.

Therefore, this is probably Ronaldo's last chance to compete with Lin Quan for the Champions League Golden Boot!

If you miss this opportunity, it will be almost impossible to win this title in the future! ”

The reporting and analysis of this article is actually very reasonable, but for the strong Ronaldo, how can he accept such an arbitrary conclusion from reporters?

So, he posted on social media: A truly strong person will not be bound by age!

(End of chapter)