In the dark universe, there are twinkling stars, which is extremely quiet.

Accompanied by a classic Star Wars opening song, a text suddenly sounded.

"Sunday, February 28, 2016."

In what was supposed to be the title of the Star Wars film, there are two lines of words, and they are also specifically modeled after the classic yellow font of Star Wars, with "Southampton" on the top and "Manchester City" below.

This subtitle is vivid, and at first glance, people who don't know really think it's the title of Star Wars.

Like the classic Star Wars opening, the two lines of subtitles slowly recede, shrink, and finally disappear.

This is followed by a text introduction that slowly rises from the bottom of the screen.

'It's a battle for the English League Cup.

'The two sides are two teams that have emerged in the Premier League in recent years.

"The Saints Southampton are the clear leaders of the Premier League, making huge waves in the Premier League, leading the way and being invincible."

"Blue Moon Manchester City are determined to rebel against the Saints' domination of the Premier League, and have launched a strong attack on the traditional League Cup after the Premier League is down by a large margin, intending to shake the Saints' dynastic rule through the competition for the League Cup."

"With Southampton fighting on multiple fronts and having to arrange rotations and substitutes for the Carabao Cup, Manchester City did their best to seize the game advantage and knock the Saints down in one fell swoop."

"Southampton can't do their best, but they're still there."

"At Wembley Stadium in London, the two sides have long been gearing up, and the big battle is about to break out......"

As the subtitles fade and disappear at last, just like in a Star Wars movie, the screen pulls down to a bird's-eye view of Wembley Stadium in the night sky.

Then, the screen turned, and the scene of Ancelotti being interviewed by the media appeared.

'It's going to be a very tight game and City are aiming for the cup title but I'm sure our players will give it their all and I'm proud of this group of young players regardless of the result.'

Then Harry Kane appears in the Catalpa picture.

The homegrown centre-forward, who has shone in the Premier League over the past two seasons, said in front of the camera: "The team worked very hard, game after game, and finally reached the final, and everyone wanted to win the title. ”

"Although our opponents are Manchester City, we are determined to win this title!"

The team's young player, the dark-skinned Anthony Martial, also appeared in the picture.

'Last season we lost the Carabao Cup and it was sad for all of us, but this season we are back and we are better than last season and we are confident that we can beat Manchester City.

Midfielder Mateo Kovacic also said, "The game is definitely not good, Manchester City have no hope of winning the title this season, they definitely want to win in the cup, but we will not let go easily, we are eager to win this title!" ”

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Yang Huan sat in the royal box at Wembley Stadium in London, looking at the game trailer specially made by the official fans of Southampton for the club on the iPad in his hand, with a star wars background, and he was in a good mood all the time.

The fans are really attentive, and the trailer production is also good, it is simply a vivid imitation of the opening of Star Wars, very realistic, especially the text introduction, which is simply amazing and talented.

"Which fan would do that?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

"Saint Harry!" Prince William, who was sitting next to him, said with a smile.

"Saint Harry?" Yang Huan snorted and nodded again and again, he knew that rosacea fat man, he was now the most prestigious person among the Saints fans, running the Saints' largest official fan club, with a large number of people.

It's not surprising that there are no talents in a large fan club like this, and it is not surprising that such a trailer can be produced.

"This trailer is very creative, it's quite a spoof, and it's very popular among the fan base."

Yang Huan listened to it and nodded again and again, he also felt that the production was good.

This game is Saints versus Manchester City, but at the moment the situation is different for both sides.

Southampton are unbeaten in the Premier League this season and are so far ahead of the curve, so there is not much suspense left to win the league title, so the focus has shifted to the Champions League.

On the contrary, Manchester City, currently in fifth place in the league, behind Southampton, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, is also a big surprise to many people, who did not expect Manchester City to decline so quickly.

It should be said that this season's Manchester City, the aging of the player structure has been obvious, and the renewal of the team has begun to be put on the agenda.

In Yang Huan's view, Manchester City is now somewhat declining before it is strong, which can be regarded as a great tragedy.

This season's Manchester City, not to mention winning the championship, is good to be able to grab the top four in the league.

In this case, City's focus is on cup competitions, especially domestic cup competitions.

The Champions League is too risky, and Manchester City does not have the slightest advantage, so the goal of Manchester City is very consistent, to grab the domestic cup first, take a championship trophy to the bottom, and then talk about the rest.

Southampton is different, with a focus on the league and the Champions League, so the Carabao Cup has always been about substitutions and young players.

Unexpectedly, in the League Cup, the substitutes and youngsters in the team performed quite well, successively killing Liverpool and other teams, and reaching the final all the way.

The final is scheduled between the league and Champions League ties.

Ahead of the Carabao Cup final, the Saints had just beaten Guus Hiddink's Chelsea 3-0 at home and then beat Ajax 2-0 at home in both games.

In addition, the previous cup competition has always been a stage for substitutes and young players, so in this League Cup final, the Saints still lined up substitutes and young players.

Neuer was in goal, Luke Shaw, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Chambers at the back, Mateo Kovacic, Tielemans and Oscar in midfield, and Anthony Martial, Harry Kane and Sturridge up front.

The Saints' current squad can be described as full of talent, not to mention the substitutes and young players, but in terms of strength, even Manchester City dare not underestimate it.

At least, before Liverpool, Ever? and other strong teams fell at the feet of the Saints, a group of substitutes.

Compared with the Saints, Manchester City is determined to win, so it is natural to send the main force to play.

Both sides are now lined up in the stadium and waiting for the referee's whistle.

Yang Huan sat in the stands, looking at the stadium with a smile, feeling a little tense atmosphere.

He doesn't really care about the Carabao Cup, he only cares about the Champions League and the Premier League, which are the champions who can really boost the team's impact.

But who would have too many championship trophies?

However, before the fight started, Young Master Huan bypassed Prince William and greeted Manchester City Chairman Mubarak, who was separated by two or three seats.

"Hey, I said Lao Mu, you can watch it, we are all substitutes, enough for you, if you can't win, you can just find a piece of tofu and kill it."

Young Master Huan's words suddenly made Prince William and the others couldn't help laughing.

Look at how powerful this is.

What Young Master Huan means is that we don't pay attention to the league cup, since you want it, then let's let you know that we are the main team, and you will definitely not be able to win, so I am now on the bench, if you still can't win, then I will really be out of line.

Mubarak smiled bitterly depressedly, where could he not hear that Young Master Huan was joking, what tricks might there be?

The problem of the aging of the team is not new, how old is Yaya Toure?

There are some things that really don't matter, even if Southampton are on the full bench, Manchester City may not be able to take it.

How so?

Judging from the lineup in today's football, Southampton, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich can be said to be neck and neck, and even the Saints are slightly better than the other two competitors in terms of overall strength.

Let's just say that Harry Kane, Anthony Martial and Sturridge, although they are not first-line superstars, can be put in any team in the Premier League, they are also the main force of iron.

Needless to say, Kovacic has also played well in the central midfield position this season, and with an all-round Oscar, the Saints' midfield thickness is no different.

Moreover, there is also a Prowse of David Beckham II on the bench.

Unconsciously, the entire squad of the Saints has long left the rest of the Premier League behind.

This season, the Saints are unbeatable, which is indeed a reflection of the overall strength, and other teams have to obey.

But in addition to strength, more importantly, everyone in this team, I don't know when they started, they all played with such momentum.

It's like now.

As soon as the game started, the referee blew a whistle, to say that the Saints are some young players and substitutes, in the face of Manchester City, which is full of stars and stars, you have to at least restrain a little, right?

But they don't!

After the whistle blew, the team pressed forward from front to back, three lines, one by one.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer kept shouting at the back, directing the team, and kept signaling to press up.

Nime, is this like a starting line-up of substitutes and young players?

Even if Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and other teams meet Manchester City, they don't dare to press up so domineeringly, right?

But the Saints players have the guts.

They not only have courage, but also have a confidence.

They are convinced that they can hold their opponents down with aggressive running and pressing.

It's also not to say, the Saints players can run, which is also famous.

It's not very new to say that a player runs 12 kilometers in a single game, but if it's a team with players running more than 12 kilometers per game, it's quite scary.

Saints are such horrible monsters!

With excellent movement, combined with skilful off-ball movement between the players, the Saints were able to keep City at bay with ease, and within a minute, the ball changed hands.

This made all the fans in the stands, and even sitting in front of the TV, can't help but exclaim in their hearts.

Is this still a second team of substitutes and young players?

Which team's second team can beat a strong team like Manchester City?

But Southampton did it, and they weren't just trying to press City, they were trying to get the ball out of the way.

This made Mubarak, who was sitting not far from Yang Huan in the stands, almost stop crying.

Nimei, they all say that Southampton's first team is not people!

In my opinion, even the substitutes and the youth team are not people!

Looking at Young Master Huan again, his old man was looking excited, shouting that he wanted to score.

Mubarak suddenly had a look of resentment, and said okay, let's take a championship trophy and cover up our shame, why are you like this?

However, he didn't dare to ask this, because he knew that if he asked, he would be a slap in the face.

Young Master Huan will definitely reply with a pen, cut, we are all on the bench and the second team, you can't beat it, who is to blame?