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Chapter 711 Champions League Grouping: Chinese Derby

Although Mourinho was very cautious, he almost made the tactical preparations to the extreme before this game.Chelsea's passivity on the field is not due to the players' lack of concentration. On the contrary, even players like Lampard who usually have little defensive tasks take the initiative to defend Zhou Tiancheng.Chelsea's problem is not at the tactical level, but at the personnel structure.Mourinho's combination of John Terry and Gary Cahill at centre-back was the biggest problem.

Just use Aubameyang's speed to seize the counterattack opportunity, and Dortmund will kill Chelsea's defense with this move.

In 7 minutes, Aubameyang tore open the space with his speed and assisted Gundogan who came off the bench to seal the victory.

When the 2:0 gap was shown on the scoreboard, and Klopp began to replace the Greek central defender Papastathopoulos to strengthen the defense, he didn't have too many fantasies, and slowly walked back. The coach sits.

During stoppage time, Demba Ba scored Chelsea from close range in the chaotic battle, but in terms of the whole game, the goal came too late.

And this goal can't offset the doubts of Chelsea fans after the game-they saw Chelsea with "no tactics, no willpower, and no core players to come forward".

Mourinho will inevitably experience a wave of doubts after the game.This is the case against Dortmund at the beginning of the season. I really don't have the confidence to think about how to win more championships in this state.

After winning the European Super Cup, the whole team rushed back to Dortmund almost non-stop.Klopp wants to give the players a good vacation, so that everyone can experience the unique style of the small Eastern European country.But the Bundesliga schedule does not allow it.

There are still four days before the next round of the league against Frankfurt. After the next round, the international match day in September arrives, and some players can get half a month to adjust.

Of course it's only part of it.Zhou Tiancheng is definitely not free.It will even be more tiring when it comes to the international competition day.The pressure on the Chinese team to prepare for the World Cup is much greater than that of Dortmund defending the title, and all the expectations of the Chinese fans for the World Cup are firmly on their few foreign students... And those few guys, when they encounter difficulties, almost The first reaction of the conditioned reflex was to see where Zhou Tiancheng was.

Zhou Tiancheng knew it very well, so he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. He even postponed his career plan for the World Cup, but he didn't think it was a big deal, as long as the final result satisfied everyone, it was worth it.

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On the way Zhou Tiancheng followed the team back to Dortmund, the results of the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage of the new season were announced in Monaco.

Originally, if the European Super Cup continued to be held at the Louis II Stadium this year, Zhou Tiancheng might be able to observe the draw ceremony on the spot and witness a special moment, but when he learned the result of the draw through the reporter's report, he also grinned .

Dortmund are in Group F with Arsenal, Marseille and Napoli.

It's no coincidence that a book cannot be made.

Arsenal and Marseille are the opponents that Zhou Tiancheng met in the first season when he came to Dortmund. It is a small probability event that they meet again at the same time. It can only be said that the road to enemies is narrow.

But what really caught the attention of Chinese reporters was not this, but another team, Naples.

They really feel that this grouping is to take care of the emotions of Chinese fans, and even they never thought that they could be divided like this.

This grouping means that we will see a historic scene in this season's Champions League: the Chinese Derby.

As long as Zhou Tiancheng and Chen Pengfei are not injured, considering their current status in the team, they will definitely not be able to miss these two games in the group stage.

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Italy, Naples.

Since the new Serie A season has not yet started, Naples can fully prepare for the Champions League at this point in time.Although they won the Serie A runner-up last season, there is a big gap with the final champion Juventus.Benitez obviously doesn't want to stay silent like this. He comes here to coach, and the pressure exists all the time. The entire Naples fans are still living in the legendary era of Maradona.So for Benitez, it is necessary to do something in the Champions League, but it is not easy for him.

There are two strong teams in this group, Arsenal and Dortmund, and at least one must be eliminated.

He is very clear about how his team should stand, and uses the signature defense of the Serie A team. This is the basis for maintaining competitiveness in this group. On the offensive end, speedy players like Belgian international Mertens and Chen Pengfei are his trump cards. .

The Chinese reporters have not kept their defenses in vain these days. From the limited clips, they can see that Chen Pengfei is in good condition, and his feeling of holding the ball is no worse than that of Mertens, and Benitez also focuses more on his attack. ,

Everyone couldn't help snapping their fingers, this is what they wanted.

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"Pengfei, Pengfei, it's your first time participating in the Champions League this season, and you are going to be in a group with Dortmund. Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Pengfei smiled: "It must be...excited to be able to compete with Brother Cheng! It's a rare opportunity to be an opponent. As for what you think... Tell Brother Cheng for me, please be gentle."

The reporters were a little surprised, that's all?It's really good brothers, anyway, let's say a few words in the next gauntlet to make everyone excited!

But Zhou Tiancheng didn't see it that way. He even showed a bit of seriousness when the reporters said this: "Then you should be careful. I still know about Pengfei. I never say anything about it. I don't agree with it." I did it directly. When I was a fan, I knew that Naples' home court was very dangerous. Hey, Pengfei is still inexperienced. If he doesn't let you say this, maybe I might really get it right."

The reporters burst out laughing.In fact, everyone knows that if they do meet, with their professional attitudes, there is absolutely no way to make everyone happy. Besides, the fans don't expect that. This is the first Chinese derby in the history of the Champions League. , what all the fans hope is that both sides will not be conservative and press out to attack. Everyone can imagine with a little brainstorming that the level of excitement is definitely not comparable to that of the Premier League China Derby that was once talked about.

However, some reporters are still concerned about this issue... For example, before the final round, Naples needs Dortmund's points to qualify, whether Zhou Tiancheng will provide an assist.

Zhou Tiancheng blinked his eyes, and responded cleverly: "Pengfei and I are actually not familiar. It was Jiang Hao's relationship at first, and I only met him..."

The answer was clever, and the reporters nodded with a smile, expressing their understanding.

When the words were conveyed to Naples, Chen Pengfei rubbed his nose: "Brother Cheng is right, I don't know him well, so I don't have a tacit understanding with him, things like a tacit understanding ball... Even if he asks me to cooperate, I will do it." Don't come!"

When the Chinese reporters heard these words, their eyes lit up instantly: Who said there is no smell of gunpowder?

(End of this chapter)