Chapter 1077 Four Crowns
On November 21, in the 12th round of La Liga, Chinatown defeated Ebar 4-0 away.
On November 25, in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Chinatown defeated Schalke and zero four away five to zero.
As Chelsea drew 1-1 away from Sporting Lisbon in this round, Chinatown finally advanced to the top of the group G with an unbeaten record of three wins and two draws in five games, and Chelsea basically won the second place in the group.
Three days later, in the 13th round of La Liga, Chinatown challenged Malaga away. Hazard performed very bravely, assisting Hesse and Dybala with two assists to score goals one after another, leading the team to defeat Malaga 2-1 away.
But Isco received the second yellow card in the 86th minute and was sent off with a red card.
Entering December, the top 32 knockout round of the King's Cup REE in the middle of the week.
Zidane played with a full substitute, including Kingsley Koeman, Saul, Martial and other young players, all appeared and finally defeated Huesca in the low-level league four-zero away.
Two young players in 1996, Sebaslos and Asensio also made their first-team debuts, with remarkable performances.
On December 7, Chinatown defeated Vigo Celta 3-0 at home.
On December 10, in the last round of the Champions League group stage, Chinatown won Sporting Lisbon 3-1 at home.
Chelsea beat Schalke and zero four at home.
In the end, Group G teamed with Chinatown and Chelsea to qualify as the top spot in the group and second place.
On December 13, in the 15th round of La Liga, Chinatown challenged Almeria away.
At the beginning of this game, Chinatown was stubbornly sniped by Almeria. He fought hard for 30 minutes before Firmino assisted Isco to score a goal, setting the team's first record.
But just four minutes later, Almeria won a game back by midfielder Bielsa and tied the score.
After that, Chinatown continued to attack Almeria, and before the end of the first half, Pogba assisted Griezmann to score a goal, surpassing the score again.
After the second half of the game, the two sides continued to play in a very stalemate. It was not until the 81st minute that Almeria gradually showed a downward trend as her physical fitness declined. Firmino assisted Hazard to score a goal.
A few minutes later, Montoya assisted Hazard to score twice.
In the end, Chinatown defeated Almeria four-one and scored three-pointers away.
In another game that was played almost at the same time, Atletico Madrid encountered an upset at home. With the advantage, Zero Biyi unexpectedly lost to Villarreal.
Marcellino's team continues to play the role of a strong team sniper. Argentine teenager Vieto's goal helped Villarrell defeat the Bedsheets Legion away, ending the home team's unstoppable progress this season.
After this round of battle, Chinatown ranked first in La Liga with an impressive record of 13 wins and 2 losses in 15 games, with 39 points, leading the second-ranked Atletico Madrid three-pointer, followed by Real Madrid and Barcelona.
As for teams such as Sevilla and Valencia, they began to gradually show a downward trend and gradually could not catch up with the top four First Army.
This season's first top-up of La Liga has made Chinatown extremely excited and shocked the entire Spanish media.
Thirteen wins and two losses. Although this report card still failed to catch up with the two Barcelona coached by Biranova and Martino before, it was the first time that Chinatown had reached the La Liga this season. It was really shocking that Zidane's team was able to play in such an excellent form.
A few months ago, when the team sold Godin and Verati one after another, everyone was worried about Chinatown's performance and believed that Verati's departure would cause the team to fall apart, but unexpectedly, Chinatown performed better than last season.
When everyone was amazed at the top of the La Liga for the first time this season, Chinatown defeated Huesca at home with an amazing score of 8-1 in the second leg of the Cup of Rey and successfully advanced to the next round with a total score of 12-1.
Zidane continued to play with a full substitute, Hesse scored a hat trick, and other young players including Martial scored goals.
After playing the King's Cup, Chinatown immediately went to Morocco, Africa to participate in the Club World Cup.
As the Champions League champion, Chinatown started playing in the semi-finals, and its opponent was the Blue Cross Club of the Mexican Premier League.
Although it was a long journey and a new arrival, Chinatown still showed the team's super pass and control ability, which was more than one-piece technical and tactical level than the opponent's overall technical and tactical level, and even unilaterally crushed the Blue Cross.
The goals of Devry, Firmino, Hazard and Griezmann helped Chinatown easily win the Blue Cross four to zero and successfully advance to the Club World Cup final.
The 69% ball possession rate also allowed everyone to see the super strength of Chinatown.
In the Club World Cup final four days later, Griezmann took a corner kick in the 37th minute, and Devry topped his opponent on the edge of the small penalty area to score.
The Dutch central defender headed the ball in two consecutive rounds, winning unanimous recognition from the whole team.
Especially as the season deepens, the combination of Devry and Varane, both defense and shot, has become more and more stable and outstanding, which has made the two start to firmly sit in the team's main lineup.
Marginhos and Umtiti are important rotation roles for the team. The overall strength of the two central defenders cannot be underestimated, but in the competition for the main central defenders, they are still slightly inferior to Devrey and Varane.
In the 51st minute of the second half, Isco assisted and Griezmann won another goal, expanding the score to 2-0.
Four crowns!
Chinatown shocked the world football again!
Although the four champions of the Champions League, European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and Club World Cup, Chinatown are all cup champions, they still amazed the media and fans all over the world!
Countless media reporters praised Chinatown's outstanding performance in 2014, believing that Chinatown will usher in an unparalleled dynasty era, and Zidane's team also showed an increasingly obvious momentum to hit the championship.
But many people also questioned Chinatown's performance, such as their defeat against Atletico Madrid and their performance in the league.
"Excellent performance in the first half is a characteristic of Chinatown, but once it enters the second half, Chinatown always performs in a stable manner, especially when many fronts are in a difficult battle, the disadvantages of young teams are exposed."
"As we all know, the league competition depends on stability, but this is exactly the weakness of Chinatown, especially in the second half."
"When Pochettino was coaching, Chinatown once won the half-time championship, but lost consecutive points in the second half and finally only won fourth place in the league. In the first season of Zidane coaching, Chinatown's performance in the second half was still not as stable as the first half. This is a problem that Chinatown must overcome in the next future."
It is obvious that many media believe that the four-champion champions are just good to say. Except for one Champions League, the other three cup championships are all useless, especially in the Club World Cup, where the opponent's strength is not as strong as Chinatown, and it is reasonable to win the championship.
Chinatown did not refute the outside world's doubts, but head coach Zidane said in an interview with the media that the team does have many shortcomings and should not become careless because of the four-time champion.
But Marca gave a very high evaluation of Chinatown's four-champion title. Deputy editor-in-chief Matayana said in a column that the four-champion title made Chinatown worth a hundred times, especially the Club World Cup.
"The prize for winning the Club World Cup is 4 million euros, the prize for the European Super Cup is 3 million euros, and the prize for winning the Cup of Kings REE is 1 million euros. It is precisely these three inconspicuous trophys that have brought Chinatown an 8 million euros bonus income."
"Chinatown is known for its appropriate annual salary and high game bonuses in terms of player benefits, but even if the player bonus is deducted, the club still made a big profit, not to mention the brand value enhancement brought to Chinatown by winning the championship."
"As far as I know, many sponsors have almost broken the threshold of Chinatown and hope to invite Chinatown to play a commercial game during the winter break, with a cost of up to two million euros, which is the highest in European football, surpassing Real Madrid and Barcelona, which shows Chinatown's appeal in the commercial field."
"According to Chinatown's plan, the team will go to Qatar, the Middle East for training during the winter break. A sponsorship contract will be signed here, coupled with the revenue from commercial competitions, which is expected to bring the team up to 7 million euros."
"Many people question Chinatown's four-time champion, but I think the reasons for questioning are very funny."
"There is no doubt that 2014 is a year of comprehensive harvest for Chinatown."
"After the new stadium was launched, the club's revenue increased sharply, and the four-time champion also gave the team a fame and fortune. The average age of the team's lineup is still the youngest in La Liga. Such a team is undoubtedly thriving and will only be better in the future."
But in the 16th round of the La Liga, Atletico Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao four-one away.
As Chinatown participated in the Club World Cup and the 16th round was delayed, Atletico Madrid successfully caught up with Chinatown in the standings, and with mutual performance advantages, they beat Chinatown and returned to the top of the La Liga list and won the half-time championship.
But everyone knows that Chinatown is one round less than Atletico Madrid, and it is very likely to win against Sevilla at home. If it is not affected by the Club World Cup, this half-time champion will probably be the one in Chinatown.
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While Chinatown made a fortune in Europe, the Chinese national football team also ushered in the last three warm-up matches before the Asian Cup.
Perrin led the team to win Kyrgyzstan two by 4-0 and 2-0, and drew with Palestine by 0-0.
After French coach Perrin took office, he played a total of twelve warm-up matches, six wins, five draws and one loss. Since they are all home games and all warm-up matches, their opponents have uneven strengths, so the results of such warm-up matches are quite average.
As the Asian Cup approaches, everyone is also worried about Perrin's team.
He performed well in the warm-up match, but he performed poorly in the key competition. This is not without precedent in the national football team.
The poor past record has made all fans afraid to put too much high expectations on the national football team, for fear that the expectations will be too high and the greater the disappointment.
But no matter how everyone thinks of the national football team, even if they scold the national football team on Weibo and the Internet, they are more just bluffing. Everyone still hopes that their scolding can play a role in the deepest part of their hearts, so that the national football team can work hard and strive to achieve a satisfactory score in the Asian Cup and let everyone see hope.
As long as the national football team can stand up, even if it is slapped in the face, it will be a happy thing.
Gao Han also returned to China after Christmas and published a long article on Weibo again expressing his expectations for the national football team, hoping that the national football team can put down their psychological burdens and continue to work hard.
Chapter completed!