Everyone thought that Pellegrini was doomed this time, but in the end they did not wait for the news of Real Madrid's dismissal of Pellegrini.

However, Florentino came out and said that Real Madrid has not been eliminated from the competition, and now the team's task is still to fight for group qualification, and other things are not willing to talk about more.

However, the local media in Madrid have said that if Pellegrini continues to coach, Real Madrid is likely to fail to qualify from the group.

However, they also only think that Real Madrid should not continue to trust the Chilean, but who should be hired as the manager, and the media do not have a very good candidate.

The endgame on Real Madrid's side is ignored for the time being.

Manchester City's return to England was followed by a 10th round of the league when they hosted Fulham.

Despite a number of changes to their main players, Rafael Benitez were in high spirits as they beat Real Madrid's Manchester City 2-0 at home.

After 10 league games, Manchester City have played one game less, but they are still in first place with 25 points.

One point ahead of second-placed Chelsea, who have played a game more than them.

Manchester City are also the only team in the entire league that have not lost a game.

Manchester City's excellent performance has also caused a lot of buzz throughout England.

Before the start of the season, everyone thought that Manchester City should be a big improvement from last season, but no one expected to be so strong.

At the time, it was felt that Manchester City should be a qualified spoiler this season after a summer of reinforcements.

But who would have thought that Manchester City would directly become a strong contender for the title!

“…… If Manchester City can maintain this form, I think they still have a good chance of fighting for the title in the end...... Of course, the season is very long, and now there are only 10 rounds of league play. What will happen in the next twenty-eight rounds of the league, no one knows now...... But Manchester City have made their new season off to a good start......"

“…… Manchester City, who have one less game, can still rank first, and no one can despise this team this season, and whoever despises it will be unlucky! ”

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Next up is the Carabao Cup fourth round fixture, with Manchester City hosting Scunthorpe.

In this game, Benitez replaced all the main players except for Glory, and sent on substitutes and reserve players.

Even so, City eventually beat Scunthorpe 5-1 on their home turf.

Glory himself scored a hat-trick in the League Cup.

It was also his first three goals in the league, his first hat-trick.

Last season, Manchester City were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in their first game, and Glory did not even score a goal, and now he can finally make up for it.

After playing the Carabao Cup, Manchester City went to Birmingham City away for the 11th round of the league.

After this game, Manchester City will host Real Madrid at home.

However, Benitez did not rotate in this game, but sent all the main players.

Because of the last League Cup game, these main players were given a chance to rest.

So now they don't need to rest for another game, instead, they need to get the rhythm and the form of the game, so it's a must to play in this league.

Manchester City beat Birmingham City 4-1 away from home, and just five minutes into the second half, City had already scored three goals to seal the game.

The rest of the time became garbage time.

At this time, Benitez began to make substitutions, replacing the main players one after another.

All three substitutions were used up.

It was during this period that Manchester City were scored a goal.

Soon, however, the glory that remained on the pitch restored City's lead to three goals again.

It was also his 10th goal in the league this season.

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After the game against Fulham, Manchester City remain at the top of the table.

Now they have to set their sights on the Champions League.

After three league rounds, Manchester City's Group A looks like this:

Manchester City have won all three games and are top of the group with nine points.

Bayern Munich has one win, one loss and one draw, and is second in the group with four points.

Bordeaux drew two and lost one, and finished third in the group with two points.

Real Madrid drew one and lost two, accumulating one point and finishing fourth in the group.

If Manchester City can beat Real Madrid at home in the next group stage, then Manchester City will qualify from this group two rounds ahead of schedule, regardless of how Bayern Munich and Bordeaux play out.

As long as Manchester City can beat Real Madrid, they will reach 12 points.

If Bayern Munich can win against Bordeaux, they will accumulate seven points and finish second in the group. Bordeaux, on the other hand, is still two points, and the gap between them and the city is nine points, which is impossible to catch up with anyway.

Even if Bayern Munich loses to Bordeaux, Bordeaux is only five points, seven points short of twelve, and with only two league games left, it still won't help.

So the key is for Manchester City to beat Real Madrid at home.

Similarly, Real Madrid will have to beat Manchester City away if they are to keep their hopes of qualifying from the group alive.

That way they have four points, and in the previous cases, they would have finished third in the group.

Then, in the last two rounds, beat Bayern Munich and Bordeaux, get 10 points, and can also qualify from this group.

Before leaving for Manchester, Real Madrid's captain Raul spoke to reporters about the team's manager and the team's Champions League prospects.

He expressed his full trust and support for Pellegrini.

“…… It's not time to give up yet, and we're not going to give up on this game lightly. Manchester City is strong, but I think Real Madrid, who have been cornered, will be stronger! We'll definitely make it out of this group! ”

Raul expressed his confidence.

Other Real Madrid players have said something similar in interviews.

No one wants to throw in before the game even starts.

And Glory as the captain of Manchester City, also expressed his welcome to Real Madrid: "This is our home stadium and Manchester City has never had a tradition of losing a crucial game on their own home turf. ”

A reporter said to Rongguang: "If you beat Real Madrid, then Real Madrid will be the first time in history that you have not qualified for the Champions League group stage......

Glory doesn't care about opponents: "That's their own business. He said a little coldly.

Real Madrid's record setting really has nothing to do with themselves.

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Manchester City Stadium was packed an hour and a half before the start of the game.

The stadium was almost filled with Manchester City fans.

There are only about two thousand seats left for Real Madrid.

This means that around 2,000 Real Madrid fans will travel from Madrid to cheer on their team.

But these people are not enough to see in front of 46,000 Manchester City fans.

There are also Manchester City fans hanging in the stands, in addition to such slogans to irritate Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid will make history today! For the first time ever, they failed to qualify from the group stage! ”

The slogan, which is almost as long as the entire East Stand, hangs from the railing of the second-floor stand.

Very eye-catching.

And...... Perhaps to take care of guests coming from afar, this slogan is not written in English, but in Spanish!

Don't worry about Real Madrid's players or fans not being able to read it anymore...... This is a naked provocation.

It is foreseeable how Real Madrid players will feel when they walk out of the pitch and see this slogan......

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When the Real Madrid players came on the pitch, they did see the slogan at a glance. Because this slogan is facing the entrance of the passage where they appeared.

As soon as it comes out, you can see it at eye level.

Most of the players didn't have any change in their expressions when they saw the slogan.

They just glanced at it and lowered their heads.

However, some players frowned slightly.

For example, Raul, the captain of the team.

He was at the front and was the first person to see the slogan.

He couldn't help but frown when he read what was written on the slogan.

This matter has been hyped by the media for a long time before this game.

If Real Madrid fail to qualify for the Champions League group stage, they will make history for the first time in the club's history that they will not qualify for the group stage of the Champions League!

This is definitely not a history to be proud of......

Raul and the team came to the stadium to prevent this from happening.

It's not just the Real Madrid players who have noticed the banner, the commentators have noticed it too.

The telecast also gave the banner a five-second close-up.

In the footage, every subtitle on the banner is clear.

“…… Is that really the case...... If Real Madrid are unable to win this game, they will say goodbye to this season's Champions League early. But never before in previous history have they been so embarrassed. Before 1992, there was no group stage in the Champions League, but in 1992, the system was restructured, and the Champions League had a group stage, and since then, Real Madrid has only participated in the Champions League, and every time it has qualified from the group stage......"

The commentators briefed viewers from all over the world in front of the TV sets, telling them what a serious thing it would be if Real Madrid hadn't even made it past the Champions League group stage this season - it would be the most humiliating Champions League experience for Real Madrid, a team that has won the Champions League nine times!

For Real Madrid, it was a real battle of life and death!