With Ligue 1 at the end of the competition on 17 October, Monaco is at full strength as they prepare for the third round of the Champions League group stage.

In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Monaco will travel to England to the Etihad Stadium to challenge Premier League upstart Manchester City.

City are in a bad situation in this group at the moment. They were upset by Ivbus in the first round and held to a draw by Sevilla in the second round, and after two games, they only picked up one group point and qualified in jeopardy.

If there is another problem in this game, their Champions League dreams for this season will be completely shattered.

For this game, they even did not hesitate to field a full substitute lineup in the league at the weekend, and were forced to draw by the weak team.

They don't care, though, because Manchester City boss Hughes' main direction now is not in the league, but in the Champions League. He is so focused on preparing for the Champions League group stage that he wants to give it his all.

Manchester City boss Hughes has been bad lately and everything is not going well.

Since the Arab consortium bought Manchester City, Manchester City has suddenly become rich. They have bought a number of strong reinforcements and are ready to make a big splash in the Premier League and Champions League.

However, Hughes had a poor coaching record last season, finishing fourth in the league and far from the title.

On top of that, they once again invested big money in transfers this summer, with Carlos Tevez, Bam Adebayo, Santa Cruz, Silvinho, Toure and Lescott...... A number of world-class stars have joined the Blues, and now Manchester City's squad is even more luxurious.

But so far this season, although Manchester City has been in the top four in the league, they have been unable to look like champions by stopping and stopping, especially the two consecutive losses to Manchester United and Chelsea, which have made them lose face.

It has been rumored this summer that it is said that the Manchester City hierarchy is now discussing coaching with Mancini, and it may not be long before Hughes's fate with Manchester City will come to an end.

In order to retain his position, Hughes will have to look for a breakthrough in the Champions League. And after two games without a win, he urgently needs to pick up points against Monaco.

At his press conference the day before the game, Hughes was confident: "Our team is back on track and has found a path to victory. We will definitely be able to take down Monaco at home and win our first Champions League group stage! ”

On the other hand, Nago's press conference is much more bland.

The Monegasque general, who arrived in Manchester a day earlier, had a good night's rest, and Yun Sheng just had a 15-minute press conference like an errand, talked a lot of nonsense, and then hastily ended.

Because he's not in a good mood today.

During yesterday's training session, Recoba sprained his ankle while shooting and was confirmed unavailable for this match. And the time for him to return to the team after injury has not been determined, which makes Yun Sheng very depressed.

In this case, Yunsheng's 18-man squad was adjusted, replacing Recoba with Diego Costa.

And on the eve of the game, the Monaco coaching staff discussed Recoba's replacement overnight.

In the current 18-man squad, the most suitable candidates are Diego Costa and Dong Fangzhuo.

Diego Costa is superior to ball intelligence, with a sensible handling of the ball in the centre-forward position and a very good final shot, which is his strength.

And Dong Fangzhuo is faster, explosive and physically stronger, which is his advantage.

After an hour of discussion, in the end, the vast majority of people were more optimistic about Dong Fangzhuo.

On the one hand, because the opponent is a team that is good at attacking, Monaco is likely to face many opportunities to counterattack, and Dong Fangzhuo's speed is very important.

On the other hand, because Dong Fangzhuo is very familiar with Manchester City.

As a former Manchester United player, Dong Fangzhuo knows the former city rival better, and he is also more comfortable with the rhythm of the Premier League.

Therefore, in the starting list, Dong Fangzhuo became the center of the team, replacing the injured Recoba.

After a night, the next morning, Monaco headed to the Etihad Stadium to acclimatise to the field.

Stepping on the turf of the Etihad Stadium, Sun Jihai was speechless for a long time.

He left his best 8 years of youth in this stadium, and how many eight years are there in his life......

"Brother Hai, isn't it a little sad?"

Someone behind him spoke, and Sun Jihai looked back and saw that it was Dong Fangzhuo.

"Xiao Dong, you rough guy doesn't understand."

"Don't say it, I really don't understand these sad things," Dong Fangzhuo scratched his head, "But Brother Hai, don't worry, since Manchester City has abandoned you, you don't want to be nostalgic anymore!" ”

"Phew! You've just been abandoned by Manchester City! Your whole family has been abandoned by Manchester City! ”

"Am I not right?"

"We are peacefully parted and terminated freely! It's different from you and Manchester United, you're called abandonment! ”

"You can't say that, Brother Hai, Manchester United is still very good to me, and my teammates sent me a message when I left."

"Our Manchester City team-mates have also messaged me, what's there to brag about!"

"Brother Hai, I know that you have a fire in your heart about Manchester City and are unhappy, and I understand that you lose your temper with me. But don't worry, I started this game, and I will definitely help you do a good job of Manchester City and kill them! ”

"You Manchester City, you, you ......" Sun Jihai "You have been for a long time", and he didn't find the words to say it.

Also, Manchester City is Monaco's opponent today, and Dong Fangzhuo is not wrong to kill them.

"I'm too lazy to tell you, you should quickly adapt to the venue!"

'I didn't have to get used to the pitch, I was here twice when I was at Manchester United in the '0708 season, we won two games against Manchester City and in the end they won the double.

"Don't talk to me anymore!"

"Brother Hai, don't worry, I promise you with my bright red blood, I will avenge you today and kill Manchester City!"

"You go away for me! Anyway, the sky in Manchester is particularly blue today! ”

Sun Jihai and Dong Fangzhuo talked about making trouble, and the two were very familiar with this stadium.

And in the Monaco team, there are not a few who have played on this stadium.

Heinze, Makelele, Flamini, Ljungberg, Goodjohnsen, Senderos...... These players have all played in the Premier League and they are familiar with the stadium. This is also one of the reasons for Yunsheng's victory over Manchester City today.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and win all battles.

Looking up at the sky, Yun Sheng found that the sky had changed.

It was just early in the morning and there were blue skies and white clouds, but now it is cloudy, and the weather forecast says that there may be light rain today, and it seems that the forecast is quite accurate.

In the rainy England, playing against the Premier League upstarts, the game has not yet started, and Yunsheng is already excited.

Manchester City, Blue Moon, let Monaco step over your corpse today and use one win and three points to set up a victory for our group qualification!