After Juventus and Shakhtar ended in a draw, the outside media did not comment much on this game.
Although Juventus is a well-established European team, after all, they are now in the stage of recovery and need to continue to prove their strength in the Champions League, so they have not received much attention.
But it is different for other teams. For example, several focus battles between giants in the first round of the group stage attracted enough attention.
The most anticipated showdown between Barcelona and AC Milan is the game with the highest ratings.
The two teams played their best and the scene was very exciting.
Although Barcelona occupies the home court, AC Milan is also at the peak of the team, and the strength of the Rossoneri cannot be underestimated.
In this game, Fabregas finally entered the starting position. Since joining Barcelona, he has only been a rotation player, and his condition has not returned to his peak state during Arsenal. If it weren't for Iniesta's injury in this game, he wouldn't be able to start.
In fact, when Francesco joined Barcelona, Barcelona's lineup was very complete. Whether it was the Habaib trio in the midfield or Messi, Villa and Pedro on the front line, there were already many starting players in the midfield and frontcourt. Excellent break-in.
So this summer, Barcelona's two top new players, Fabregas and Sanchez, although they are absolutely top-notch, are still difficult to enter the main lineup and can only be used as supplementary rotations for the team. For example, in this game, Fabregas was just a backup for Iniesta's injury.
Fabregas, who was still the absolute core of Arsenal last season, paid a lot of money to join Barcelona, but he could only wait for the opportunity on the bench. It is really sad.
Villa and Pedro each scored a goal in this game. Although Messi did not score, his running and attracting in the frontcourt made great contributions to the team.
However, on AC Milan's side, Pato also scored a legendary goal in this game. In the first 24 seconds, he used his speed advantage to blitz and blast away Barcelona's goal.
In the last minute of stoppage time, Thiago Silva's header helped the team draw with Cosmos Barcelona and gain a valuable point in the away game.
The game ended in a 2-2 draw between the two teams.
It is worth mentioning that this game is Zheng Zhi’s first appearance in the Champions League on behalf of AC Milan, and it is also his first time participating in the Champions League.
In this game, he was placed in the midfield position, partnering with two veterans, Seedorf and Van Bommel. Due to the strong opponent, Milan did not attack many times, so Zheng Zhi was arranged more as a defensive midfielder.
Zheng Zhi performed very well in this position, making several fierce tackles that made Camp Nou booed.
However, for a defensive player who can make the home fans curse and boo incessantly, his performance is considered qualified.
In addition, before the game, the Spanish media exaggerated the unexpected friendly match that year, and the video of Cisse's injury was broadcast many times in the Spanish media. Now Zheng Zhi's "evil person" image has been deeply ingrained in their minds.
But Zheng Zhi didn't care.
The Cisse incident was just an accident. Furthermore, it is impossible for me to give up the team's defense in order to ensure the absolute safety of the opponent's players. This is completely unprofessional!
Since you say I am a "evil person", then I will completely become a "evil person"!
In this game, Messi, Villa and Pedro all suffered in the midfield defense. Under Zheng Zhi's fierce tackles, the Barcelona players were extra careful and therefore missed several possible goals. Ball opportunity.
After all, for them, they can still tell the difference between a goal and a broken leg...
Allegri on the sidelines was very satisfied with Zheng Zhi's performance. In the current AC Milan team, Zheng Zhi has gone from a substitute at the beginning of the season to a regular rotation. After Gattuso's recent injury, he has completely become the main force. Location. Zheng Zhi's ability to adapt to multiple positions and his desperate playing style made Allegri very fond of him.
Now that he has become the main force, when many veterans of Milan retire next season, Zheng Zhi will definitely be given more responsibilities and become a more important player for Milan.
Compared with the rotation of player positions during Juventus, it now seems that Zheng Zhi's transfer may be a good thing for his personal development.
In addition to this game, Arsenal's away game against Dortmund also attracted much attention.
This is the first time that Arsenal's Chinese midfield duo have played together in the Champions League. They faced last season's Bundesliga double champions and played a very exciting competition.
The final score of this game was 3-3, and both Arsenal's goals were related to the Chinese dual-core. Chen Tao made one pass and two shots, and Wang Chuhe made two assists. In this game, the Huaguo dual-core team showed a strong tacit understanding. They achieved a 1+1 greater than 2 effect.
In addition to them, Gervinho is one of the best players in the team. He and Wang Chuhe had excellent cooperation before Monaco. Now the two have brought this cooperation to Arsenal. Gervinho scored a goal For the second time, he helped Arsenal destroy the city and made Gunners fans forget about Van Persie's departure.
Apart from the two of them, there was one more dramatic aspect to the game.
Originally, Dortmund scored a goal each from Shinji Kagawa and Lewandowski. After that, the team was unable to break the deadlock and fell behind 2-3.
In the final stage of the game, Klopp sent on several substitute players, and Chinese midfielder Deng Zhuoxiang came on as a substitute.
In the 90th minute of the game, it was Deng Zhuoxiang's direct free kick that helped the team draw with Arsenal at the last moment and successfully defended a point at home.
This free kick was about 35 meters away from the goal. Everyone thought that Deng Zhuoxiang would pass the ball into the penalty area, but they did not expect that Deng Zhuoxiang would decisively kick the ball and shoot. The ball was very fast and bounced off the ground. Szczesny did not expect it. Deng Zhuoxiang's shot finally missed the goal and lost the victory.
This goal made Deng Zhuoxiang famous for a while!
Last season, Deng Zhuoxiang was only a substitute for the team and played a marginal role. This season, the team suffered some injuries and suffered from physical problems in multi-line combat. Klopp gave Deng Zhuoxiang a chance.
Deng Zhuoxiang also seized the opportunity and used his set-piece skills to achieve zero breakthrough in the Champions League.
After this game, Deng Zhuoxiang got more playing opportunities, but in the star-studded Dortmund, his appearances were still very few.
And Yang Xu, who also plays for Dortmund like Deng Zhuoxiang, has almost no chance to play. He has been playing in the youth team and has not received Klopp's attention.
If they want to develop, they should consider changing teams next season...
