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Chapter 172 You must win, you must win!

After playing against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United next ushered in the second leg of the first round of the Champions League knockout against Serbia at home.

For Manchester United... there is nothing to say about this game. It is just that you must win at home. It is best to win more than two goals. If you can't win two goals, don't let your opponent score two goals, so that Manchester United will qualify.

In general, Manchester United's winning odds are obviously greater!

Before Sevilla came to Manchester, the Spanish domestic media were already slandering them...

"Marca": Sevilla has invested too much energy in the Champions League this season, which has led to them only ranking fifth in the league standings. Sevilla lost to Manchester City twice in the group stage, but Manchester City lost to Manchester United twice in the "Manchester City Derby" this season. When Manchester United turned into the "Red Devils" at home, there are really not many teams in the world that can beat them. Sevilla, good luck!

"As": Manchester United has actually restored their super competitiveness this season. This team has even lost one game in the Premier League, which shows their strength and status. In terms of player quality, Manchester United is obviously more than one level than Sevilla. It is already the limit that Sevilla can beat Manchester United at home, and even because of their good luck. However, when it comes to Old Trafford Stadium, Sevilla is very likely to be scored many goals.

Even the Spanish media are optimistic about Manchester United. When the English media discusses this game, Manchester United is naturally more completely...

"After Manchester United lost to Sevilla away due to luck, they returned to their home court this time and will definitely set off a crazy offensive to destroy their opponents. As long as they can get two goals in this game, Manchester United can reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League, which is not difficult for them."

"Manchester United's attack power this season is quite strong. They have scored 85 goals in 30 Premier League games and have scored 21 goals in the Champions League. They are the team with the most goals among all teams. With such strong attack power from Manchester United, there will be no problem playing Sevilla at home."

"This season is the largest number of Premier League teams participating in the Champions League. We have five teams including Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool who have entered the Champions League, but at present, only Manchester United and Manchester City are left. I hope that Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, who have been eliminated, can reflect on why they were eliminated in the group stage. At the same time, I wish Manchester United and Manchester City good luck."

The UEFA Champions League group stage this season was a mess, and the situation was incomprehensible. Three Premier League teams such as Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur failed to obtain the right to qualify in the group.

Chelsea was defeated by Bayern Munich in Group F, and Roma joined forces to third place, which was only 1 point away from Roma.

Tottenham Hotspur was beaten by Juventus in Group A, Feyenoord was under third place, and there was only one point gap between him and Feyenoord, who was second in the group.

It can be said that Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur were the first in the two groups, Bayern and Juventus, who gave Roma and Feyenoord, which led to their final elimination.

However, Liverpool, the "Red Army" in Group G, is really embarrassing to play. They only scored 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the group stage, ranking last in Group G. Even Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, and Napoli in the same group are not weak, but for the "Red Army", such performance is still too bad.

But it has to be said that the "Red Army" Liverpool's performance this season is really a bit miserable, because their luck is too bad, or... it's just that Klopp's tactics are too radical, which can easily lead to injuries to the players. Anyway, Liverpool has been fighting against injuries from beginning to end this season.

Not only did they fail to make it through the Champions League group stage, they are even ranked 9th in the Premier League. Not to mention that they are 10 points away from the fourth-ranked team, and even 6 points away from the currently ranked sixth-ranked Arsenal. This is definitely not a reflection of their true strength.

All I can say is...Liverpool is in trouble!

Even now, the winger Chamberlain, who they bought from Arsenal for £36 million, is still in the injured barracks. This season, he has only played 9 games for the team. In addition to Chamberlain, Adam Larana has played 9 games, and even the main goalkeeper Karius has played only 19 games!

Of course, Liverpool is too lucky, but with such a large area of ​​injuries, the level of physical coaching is worth discussing.

Now, Manchester United can't advance 100% on the remaining two Manchester teams in the Champions League. What if they are in trouble, or Sevilla's luck is over?

On the contrary, Guardiola's team has always been like this. In terms of their tactical style, the chances of their opponents being upset are really too low. The opponent they met after entering the knockout round were the Ukrainian Miners, who also played away in the first round. As a result... 2:5, Guardiola's team scored five goals away, which basically made the second round of the two sides lose their meaning.

While leading the team to prepare for the match against Sevilla, Mourinho seemed confident in the outside world, he was a little... crazy!

But during training, Mourinho was very serious in providing highly targeted tactics to the players, not only summarizing the characteristics of the opponent's offensive players in detail, but also making clear arrangements for his team's offensive tactics.

Even Mourinho made detailed plans, how to play when the team accidentally falls behind, how to play when the team leads one ball, and how to play when the team leads two balls.

In short, these plans not only include various situations, but also contain Mourinho's coaching experience over the years, and even the possible changes in mentality that players may have taken into account.

It can be said that as long as the protagonist of this game is not deviated to the extreme, Manchester United, who plays at home, will definitely win the final victory.
Chapter completed!
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