This Champions League draw divided 32 teams into four tiers based on the teams’ European war points in the past five years. Although Lazio’s European war points in the first two years were very low, because they were the Champions League champions last season
, so this time according to the rules, he was directly listed in the first-tier team.
It was Liverpool who was squeezed out by Lazio.
This team should have been a first-tier team because they won the Champions League in the summer of 2005.
However, in this time and space, Liverpool's Champions League championship is gone, and their points are naturally not enough.
In the end, Lazio was placed with Atletico Madrid, Marseille and PSV.
Atletico Madrid and the winning team can be regarded as teams that have a grudge.
So this time the group stage is interesting again.
After the draw, reporters surrounded Chang Sheng, wanting to hear his answer to the draw result.
"We got a good draw." Chang Sheng's standard answer made the reporters roll their eyes.
A reporter protested: "You say this every year, Chang. You are fooling us!"
"That's right!"
"How can it be easy to sign every year?" reporters agreed one after another.
Chang Sheng spread his hands and shrugged: "But I am telling the truth, I speak the truth, and the draw we drew is indeed a good one. Do you want to hear me lie? I can also say what you want to say, but then
If it's not true, it means nothing."
"What do you think about Atletico Madrid being grouped with your team?"
"I'm very happy, I haven't been back to the Calderon for a long time and I'm looking forward to returning to that stadium again... As you all know, I still have a lot of affection for that stadium... That's my luck
Blessed Land, I have never lost there..."
It is indeed a winning style!
Journalists are happy.
This is what you want!
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After the draw ceremony, the next night was the European Super Cup. All UEFA officials were in the stands watching the game.
This game is different from the last Super Cup match between Lazio and Barcelona.
There is nothing gimmick about this game.
Everyone's attention to this game is limited to the fact that it is a Super Bowl game.
And see if the winning teams are really on the decline.
The Italian Super Cup has been directly ignored by these people. They believe that the tournament has little gold content, and the Italian Super Cup champion does not mean anything.
The starting lineup for this game is exactly the same as the starting lineup for the Italian Super Cup.
Because this lineup has proven its strength in the Italian Super Cup, and the winner must win this Super Cup championship, he will naturally not take the risk of using a new lineup.
In this game, where there was a choice, the winner still chose the old man. New players were placed in other positions where there was really no choice.
Such as risk and midfield.
This is the most severe loss in the summer refreshment.
Two of the original five forwards left, leaving only three. One of them is substitute Rocchi, and the other is Cazorla, who swings back and forth between midfielder and striker. So in the last two games, Cavani has achieved great results.
A chance to start.
In the first Super Cup, Cavani did not score.
It was completely different from Falcao's debut.
Falcao scored on his debut that year.
So many people are worried that Cavani cannot replace Falcao.
Changsheng, on the other hand, did not buy any forwards of sufficient quality this summer.
The method of this game is Cavani as the center, David Silva as the left winger, and Cazorla as the right winger.
After midfielders Khedira, Inler and Nocerino all left, Lazio's original five-man midfielder was left with only two players, Modric and Ledesma.
Can't even put together a starting lineup.
These two games have been won by Modric and Ledesma, and the remaining one is Motta.
Candreva as substitute.
But there is only one substitute.
Chang Sheng is considering letting Cazorla continue to be a swingman until Gotze matures.
Now Chang Sheng is using the skill [This is How Geniuses Are Made] against Ge Ze. Ge Ze’s talent is already high, so he is making rapid progress.
However, in order to prevent him from shouldering too much pressure too early, Chang Sheng has not yet considered letting him start.
When Gotze matures, let him play as the main winger, and Cazorla can return to the midfield.
In this way, the staffing of the midfield will not be so stretched.
Lazio's losses on the back line were relatively small. Although the most players left, only one was the main player.
Kolarov, Stendardo and Campagnaro are all substitutes.
Only Abate is the main force, but Belletti has the ability to step up.
In comparison, Lazio's starting defense in this game only changed one person, Belletti was replaced by Abate. Nothing else was changed.
The goalkeeper is still Handanovic, with Mirante as substitute.
It can be seen from this starting lineup that the team strives for stability and stability to win.
So it's no wonder that some people think that winning the Italian Super Cup doesn't mean anything.
Because Lazio still has the same lineup as last season.
How long can this lineup last?
This is what everyone suspects.
Chang Sheng has heard these voices before, and he is too lazy to argue with those who don't understand anything but prefer to pretend to be experts.
If you have a verbal spat with an idiot, what good does it do besides proving that you are better than the idiot? And does the fact that you are better than the idiot still need to be proven?
Winning the championship is the most important thing.
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The two sides got into a fight from the beginning of the match against Zenit.
It can be seen that Zenit is well prepared. Maybe they are playing this game as a Champions League final.
It’s different from Lazio’s mentality where it’s still a warm-up match.
And it can be clearly seen that Zenit is in very good condition.
This is quite normal.
Because the Russian Super League is in progress at this time and has already played more than half of its games. After more than half a season of league adjustments, the Zenit St. Petersburg team is in its best form.
And what about Lazio? The league has not started yet. After a month and a half of pre-season preparations, the mental, technical, physical and tactical conditions are still being adjusted. It is very unstable.
The players lack match fitness, which is the biggest problem at the moment.
Playing a game is like riding a bicycle. You have just started riding, and even if you know how to ride, you will be a little unfamiliar. But if you ride a bicycle to school and work every day, then you can even do your homework while riding a bicycle...
Now Zenit St. Petersburg is doing homework while riding a bicycle. Lazio is still getting familiar with the feeling of riding a bicycle.
So in the 28th minute, Lazio wanted to concede a goal first.
The goal was scored by Arshavin who performed well in the European Cup!
"Arshavin!!!" the commentator cheered.
He cheered from the bottom of his heart. Although he was not actually a Russian commentator, he could see Lazio lagging behind in the game... Such a scene is rare!
Besides, if Lazio loses...then everyone will be even happier!
Because if a team always wins, it will inevitably make neutrals feel bored.
If anyone can break Lazio's monopoly, it's everyone but Lazio supporters.
"Zenit St. Petersburg organized a beautiful attack before Lazio entered! Arshavin dribbled the ball into the penalty area and then scored! He continued his excellent performance in the European Cup!"
Arshavin and his teammates celebrate the goal.
But Chang Sheng stood on the sidelines with an expressionless face.
There was no way this ball could be lost.
Arshavin forced a breakthrough and relied on speed to beat Pavin.
Pavin is not the kind of defender who is fast and quick to turn around, so he was just wiped out by Arshavin. There is no suspense about what happens next.
Arshavin, who is in good shape now, has no reason to miss this goal...
At the beginning of the season, the first team lineup was replaced by nine players. It is normal for the state to fluctuate.
And there was still a lot of time, so Chang Sheng was not too panicked.
He kept his eyes on the court and kept changing goals.
He is observing every player's performance.
Especially those players who are new to the team.
The European Super Cup can be regarded as a European competition. This is a training team.
Moreover, Zenit's performance was very good, and the team was lagging behind. This can be regarded as creating a good environment for these new players to play against the wind.
This is a test for the entire Lazio team, especially for the new players.
Lazio will have hearty victories, and there will also be games in unfavorable situations. If they encounter unfavorable situations, they will lose. This kind of Lazio does not deserve to be called a new life.
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After Zenit St. Petersburg took the lead, the game became smoother and smoother. They seemed to have hope of defeating Champions League champion Lazio.
The Russian fans in the stands cheered Ula-Ula and cheered for Zenit.
The commentator kept praising Arshavin's performance and said that soon, the star will not stay at Zenit St. Petersburg, nor will he stay in the Russian league. Because Russia can no longer satisfy the star's wingspan.
Flying is ideal.
Lazio, on the other hand, was beaten so hard by Zenit that they couldn't hold their heads up.
Pavin was confused by Arshavin. There was no other way, so Jose Passarella had no choice but to come up and help him.
But the result of helping him is that there will be a gap in his own defense zone.
So Zenit St. Petersburg will make a fuss about this, which will make Lazio even more uncomfortable. If Pavin is left alone, Arshavin may turn his side into a sieve.
"Arshavin is in very, very good condition today! He can't play no matter how hard he plays! If Lazio goalkeeper Handanovic hadn't rubbed the ball just now with his fingertips, maybe the ball would have gone in again... It seems that Chang
Our team is really likely to be defeated in this game!"
The TV broadcast followed the commentator's voice and gave Chang Sheng a close-up.
Chang Sheng in the camera does not have his eyebrows furrowed and his face anxious, but he still looks calm.
It was as if the team that was being beaten was not his team...
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