Before the start of the second round of La Liga, Qin Xiong went to Switzerland to participate in the UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony for the new season. At the ceremony, he received the European Golden Boot award from last season.
As for Real Madrid's Champions League group draw, Qin Xiong did not care at all and did not pay much attention to it.
After all, with the strength of Real Madrid's team, the Champions League group stage could not create too much difficulty for them.
In the end, Real Madrid's group draw results were very ideal.
Real Madrid, Lazio, Olympiacos, Werder Bremen.
Real Madrid's luck was really good. Not only was there almost no suspense in the group stage, but even the group's first place seemed to be easily won.
After receiving the award and returning to Madrid, Qin Xiong did not stop to meet up with the team and rushed to the El Madrigal stadium to challenge the Yellow Submarine Villarreal.
Real Madrid's 6: 1 massacre of Atlético Madrid in the opening game of the league shocked the entire European arena. The game that also caused a sensation in La Liga was created by Villarreal. They defeated Valencia in the away game by 3: 0, which was really eye-catching.
When the outside world evaluated Villarreal, they were regarded as a dark horse with the hope of disrupting the championship in the new season because the club was operating well.
The theme of Villarreal's summer transfer could not be separated from two names: Fran and Riquelme.
Fran transferred to Atlético Madrid for 21 million euros and used the money to start a modest transformation of the "submarine."
The Italian Rossi was signed for 10 million euros from Manchester United and Tomasson, who was on loan from VfB Stuttgart last winter, officially signed. But the two of them, together with Franco, Nihart and José María, could play the role of the "torpedo". Although the few of them performed well in the warm-up games, Rossi scored three goals in four games and Franco even scored six goals in one game.
It could not be denied that Riquelme's departure was a pity. The lack of character was the reason why the Argentine master eventually broke up with Villarreal.
However, there were two sides to everything. In the last eight rounds of La Liga last season, Villarreal overcame "Riquelme's addiction" and created a miracle of eight consecutive league wins.
During the preparations for the new season, Pires warned the other opponents, "Any team that overlooks Villarreal's strength will regret it."
In addition to the forward line, Villarreal also signed three strong players. The young French national footballer, Mafuba, the Spanish national footballer, Capdevila, and the Uruguayan center back, Godín, had arrived one after another. The former cost eight million euros, and the latter was transferred from Laco for free. They also filled the vacancies left by the transfer of Tacchinardi, Aruabarrena, and José Enrique.
Another "big move" by the submarine was the purchase of the capable goalkeeper Diego Lopez from Real Madrid for six million. The former Argentina national youth goalkeeper Barbosa went to Vilva because of this.
Other than that, Cazorla, who had been loaned out to Vilva last season and performed well, was also set to return. This further increased the depth and strength of the midfield.
In terms of the players who left the team, Fran and José Enrique's departure belonged to the "creative" type. Most of the remaining players were veterans who could not get the status of the main players.
Chile's general, Pellegrini, was a "believer" of the 442. The formations he used before were basically all evolved from the 442.
The goalkeeper, Diego Lopez, was not a worry as the main force. The Uruguayan, Viera, was also reassuring.
After the departure of Quique Alvarez and Peña, the center back seemed to be the shortcoming of the "submarine".
It was not because the newcomer, Godín, was weak, but because the personnel was a little stretched. Gangaro had not recovered from his injury for a long time, and Sigan was old and prone to injuries. The original defensive midfielder, Fuentes, was thus transformed into a center back.
The situation on the two wings was not bad. Josemi and Venta were stationed on the right, while Capdevila and the young player, Dela Bella, were in charge of the left.
The midfield was where Villarreal's players were the most abundant. The defensive midfielder was the engineer type, Senna, Hoxico's organizational type, Bruno, who had just been promoted from the second team but was quite famous, as well as the French national footballer, Mafuba. The attacking midfielder was the Chilean teenager, Fernández, former Arsenal players, Pires, Carney, and Cazorla.
Pellegrini could choose and arrange the players according to their condition. Four or five midfielders were fine. Their defense was solid and they did not lose their attacking power.
The Yellow Submarine's frontline was five players competing for two main positions.
The Mexican player of Argentine descent, Franco, was strong and had a strong impact, but his technique and ability to grasp opportunities were not strong. José Mari was similar to him.
The Danish player, Tomasson, grasped opportunities well, but his running was slightly worse. Nehart and Rossiter were almost the standard two center forwards. The difference was that the former was seriously injured last season, while the latter was young and energetic. As for how to use these players in the actual battle, it was up to Pellegrini to arrange.
Villarreal had a promising future after the Riquelme era, but the manager, Pellegrini, still had a headache.
The new season had just begun, and the Yellow Submarine had already met the defending champions, Real Madrid. He was very worried that the team would be beaten head-on like Atlético Madrid.
However, in the situation where the rear defensive line was stretched, he had to stake everything on the offense!
On the night of September 3rd, at the El Madrigal Stadium.
Real Madrid attacked with a strong force!
The elite Real Madrid players walked into the El Madrigal stadium with their heads held high and their chests puffed out. They stepped onto the field with an indomitable spirit.
"Welcome to the El Madrigal stadium. Today, the focus of the second round of the La Liga will be here. Villarreal will be at home against the defending champions of La Liga, Real Madrid!
Both teams won the first round of the league. Real Madrid massacred Atlético Madrid with a score of 6: 1, while Villarreal beat Valencia with three goals in the Mestalla stadium. Two teams in good form in the new season meet today. Let's look forward to what kind of exciting sparks they will burst out!
Villarreal starting 442.
Goalkeeper: Vieira.
Defenders: Venta, Fuentes, Nishioka, Capdevila.
Midfielders: Cazorla, Senna, Hoxico, Pires.
Forwards: Rossi, Tomasson.
Real Madrid starting 442.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defenders: Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze.
Midfielders: Robben, Diarra, Guti, Snede.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Raúl.
Well, the game is about to start. The first to kick off is the home team, Villarreal! "
Villarreal immediately spurred on the attack after the kickoff. Hoxico in the midfield passed the ball straight to Rossi, who ran to the front of the penalty area. The latter directly knocked the ball across the flank. Pires, who cut inside from the flank, directly shot a long shot before Diarra came to assist in the defense. The football slipped out of the goal.
Villarreal looked very imposing at the start of the game!
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