In the Champions League player list update at the end of January, Yunsheng updated Beckham and Zhang Linpeng. Their selection gave Yunsheng a richer lineup and bench depth.
Real Madrid, Bayern, Chelsea and other teams have also made some adjustments, mainly eliminating some injured players and replacing several new winter players.
What makes Yunsheng happy is that Arsenal's Champions League entry list has also changed!
Chen Tao has finally been selected for Arsenal’s Champions League roster!
Around Christmas in the Premier League, there is a dense schedule. And Arsenal's routine "falling behind period" at the end of January every year has arrived again.
Due to frequent and intensive matches, Arsenal once again suffered injuries to many players, and they could not even make up 7 substitute players in the league.
This past weekend, Wenger even made the bizarre move of putting two goalkeepers on the bench.
There is really no one available, what do you want Wenger to do...
In this case, Chen Tao got the opportunity to play.
Perhaps it was Chen Tao's diligence that moved God. In Chen Tao's first Premier League debut, he contributed a winning goal. In injury time, he helped the team beat West Ham 2-1 and win the game.
In the FA Cup match a few days later, he used a wonderful long-range shot to help the team beat Fulham 1-0 and help the team successfully advance to the next round.
In the next round of the Premier League, Chen Tao, who started the game, once again gave a top performance. With the team trailing 0-1, he provided two assists within ten minutes of the second half, helping Robin van Persie score twice and defeat their century-old rival Tottenham Hotspur.
Chen Tao became the best player of the game, and after this game, he completely became the new idol of Arsenal fans!
In the local Arsenal souvenir shop in London, Chen Tao's No. 10 jersey has become the hottest item!
In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in the first week, Chen Tao got the opportunity to participate in the Champions League for the first time.
In this game, Arsenal defeated the Portuguese team Porto 2-0 at home. Chen Tao passed and shot and became the best player in the game.
Now that Chen Tao's position in Arsenal is becoming more and more stable, veteran Rosicky has been pushed to the bench by him, and Nasri can only get the chance to play in the rotation.
Arsenal's No. 10 player has gradually become the leader of the Gunners!
In this round of the Champions League, not only did Chen Tao perform well, but Cottbus's Chinese National Team in Europe also performed well overall.
Facing Bordeaux, the French Ligue 1 team that eliminated them last season, Cottbus took advantage of their home court advantage to launch a fierce attack. Yu Hai and Shao Jiayi scored a goal each, and finally won the opponent 2-0 at home, temporarily avenging the defeat. Last season, they were beaten by Bordeaux's 0-2 tactics.
It is worth mentioning that because of Li Tie's injury, Zhou Haibing got the chance to start. His passing and receiving in the midfield was very solid. He was not timid in his first Champions League knockout match and made many wonderful interceptions in the midfield.
In the other games, strong teams won without any upsets.
On February 15, several other games in the Champions League quarter-finals also officially started.
As early as February 14, the Monaco team arrived in Germany one day early to prepare for the Champions League knockout match against Stuttgart the next day.
On the morning of the 15th, the Cottbus team came to the Mercedes-Benz Arena to adapt to the field training.
Regarding this stadium, Kompany who once played in the Bundesliga, Beckham, Gudjohnsen, Recoba and other players who have played against Stuttgart are all familiar with it.
The person most familiar with this stadium is goalkeeper Hildebrand.
As a youth player in Stuttgart, as one of Stuttgart's "Five Little Tigers", and as a contributor to helping Stuttgart win the Bundesliga championship, there is no doubt Hildebrand's affection for this stadium.
In the summer of 2007, he went to Cottbus in search of a new challenge, and eventually won the Bundesliga championship trophy with Yunsheng.
But after Yunsheng left Cottbus in 2008, Hildebrand wanted to return to Stuttgart. However, after he terminated his contract with Cottbus, Stuttgart suddenly decided not to sign with him due to injuries. He left Hildebrand aside and chose Arsenal's veteran Lehmann to return. If Yun Sheng hadn't helped out at the last moment, Hildebrand's career might have suffered a huge blow and impact.
It was a blessing in disguise that he could not return to Stuttgart, but he became the treble winner in Ligue 1 with Yunsheng. Hildebrand was very satisfied with the trip to Monaco.
But deep down in his heart, he still feels sorry for his old club Stuttgart.
In the Mercedes-Benz Arena, while his teammates were warming up easily, Hildebrand touched the goal and net without saying a word.
Pro on the sidelines asked: "Is Timo in bad condition? I see that he is always stunned."
Yun Sheng shook his head: "Don't worry, he's fine. I guess he just remembered some past events. It's nothing major and it won't affect the state of the game. After all, he has experienced a lot when facing his old club..."
Yun Sheng recalled that during the Cottbus period, when Hildebrand returned to the Mercedes-Benz Arena, he was even more silent than he is today.
It was his first time as a guest at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, and his final performance was very eye-catching, defeating Stuttgart 1-0 with a clean sheet.
In this match, Yun Sheng was more confident because he knocked out the B-level [Old Friend Meets] in his hand.
Although Stuttgart is not as good as opponents like Huang Saren, their strength is definitely not weak, and they still have to be safe in the Champions League knockout rounds.
At noon in the hotel, Yunsheng held a press conference, and he brought captain Ui Falusi with him.
"Coach Yunsheng, what do you think of this game?"
"You had one win and one draw against Stuttgart during the Cottbus period and remained unbeaten. Now you are coaching the even stronger Monaco. Are you sure of winning today?"
Looking at the reporters in the audience, Yun Sheng felt very familiar. After all, he was often surrounded by these reporters during his time in Cottbus. Although two years had passed, there were still familiar faces in the audience.
Yun Sheng's answer was still the same as during the Cottbus period, neither soft nor hard, and very official.
"Stuttgart is a familiar opponent. They have many talented players in their team. No one dares to say the outcome of this game. Moreover, it is a two-legged game after all, so we have to weigh the pros and cons."
Yun Sheng's words are the same as those he didn't say.
The reporters in the audience were speechless.
Two hours later, in the press conference hall of the Stuttgart club, Stuttgart coach Amin Fei's speech was much more heated.
"We in Stuttgart must win this game!"
