"Ahead of the match against Juventus, Magath announced his starting line-up for this match. To everyone's surprise, it was not Roy Mackay who played as the starting centre-forward, but Lucas Sutton. I think when many fans hear this name, such a question will pop up in their minds for the first time, right? 'Who is Lucas Sutton?' So this time, we're going to introduce you to the surprise starting center......

Lucas Sutton is a Sao Paulo youth team who played for Sao Paulo before moving to Bayern Munich, where he became the team's starting centre-forward after Fabiano's departure. Sixty-seven appearances for Sao Paulo and 31 goals. However, in the eyes of the Brazilian media and fans, he is not popular. Because the center forward is not fast or physically capable except for scoring goals, his speed is not fast, his physical strength is not outstanding, and his foot skills are not even average among Brazilian players...... Such a player is truly unusual in Brazil. Santa Cruz joined Bayern Munich because of a serious injury he suffered during a pre-season training camp. It is worth mentioning that Lucas Sutton and Rong have a very close relationship, having been teammates in the youth team of São Paulo and the first team of São Paulo......"

German television began introducing the game's starting centre-forward Lucas Sutton to German fans, especially Bayern Munich's fans, that evening.

This is even more detailed than when Lucas Sutton first joined the team.

However, the details do not mean that the media approves of Lucas Sutton's start.

This is evident in the tone and wording used in their reporting.

“…… In this game, Brazilian striker Lucas Sutton started for the first time. He joined Bayern Munich because of an injury to Santa Cruz and Magath needed a backup centre-forward. It is said that at that time, Macakey asked Rong for advice, and Rong recommended his good friend Lucas......"

"Munich Daily" did not say more explicitly, but everyone could see that why Lucas was able to join Bayern Munich, and why Bayern Munich would take a fancy to Lucas, just because he was a glorious friend. So in fact, it doesn't matter how Lucas's performance and strength are, it's just Bayern Munich Club selling face to glory.

There are even more straightforward statements, such as the Munich Evening News:

"Lucas Sutton was able to join Bayern Munich because Bayern Munich was in talks with Rong to renew his contract at the time...... According to people familiar with the matter, Wing said that if he agrees to renew his contract with the club, then the club must agree to his terms, in addition to the surprising salary increase, there is also the fact that Bayern Munich must bring in Rong's good friend Lucas Sutton in Sao Paulo...... When Rong first joined São Paulo, it was Lucas who worked part-time as his initiation coach, and he was also Rong's best friend in São Paulo, and he was the first person he came into contact with after coming to São Paulo, and the relationship was extraordinary......

Through these reports, Lucas Sutton's image in everyone's minds has become a player with little strength, and the reason why he can come to Bayern Munich is completely because he hugs a thick golden thigh.

So no matter how good you kick, it's not as good as hugging your thighs...... You see that Ma Kai has good strength, but he can't even get a start, and Lucas, a parallel product, was able to squeeze out Ma Kai and start in such an important game because of his good relationship with Rongguang.

When the media talked about Lucas, the tone was contemptuous, and Lucas's behavior was disdainful - shouldn't a professional player use his actual performance to prove his ability and worth? Relying on good relationships with big-name stars to gain benefits always gives people the feeling of "not a man".

"If Bayern Munich loses to Juventus in this game, I think Magath will have to take responsibility for his starting line-up...... "Some media are already thinking about what will happen after Bayern Munich loses.

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The Allianz Arena was built for the World Cup in Germany and was intended to be used as the home stadium for two famous teams in the city of Munich – Bayern Munich and Munich 1860.

The most distinctive feature of the stadium is its façade, which is composed entirely of inflatable airbags with a constant atmospheric pressure of 350 pascals. This inflatable airbag is light-transmitting, so it can appear different colors on the wall.

During the day, the white stadium looks like a swimming ring or a lifeboat.

And in the evening, the stadium is at its most glamorous.

Its façade changes color as the lighting changes.

When Bayern Munich plays here, the façade is red – that's Bayern Munich's home colour.

And if Munich 1860 is playing here, the exterior wall will be blue, because the color of Munich 1860's home jersey is blue.

When the German national team plays here, the façade turns white.

Now, under the night sky in Munich, the Allianz Arena looks like a red lifebuoy and is emitting a red glow that symbolizes "warning".

"If you can't win this game, I don't know if this lifebuoy Magath can be used......" Before the game began, a reporter looked at the spectacular exterior wall of the Allianz Stadium and sighed.

Because Magath did not choose Mackay, but Lucas, many reporters are not very optimistic about Bayern Munich beating Juventus at home.

Fabio Capello's Juventus are at their peak, and they have completely dominated Serie A football in Italy. Now the fans of the "Old Lady" are expecting Juventus to make a breakthrough in European football under Capello.

For Italy's most successful team, Juventus, their results in European competition are not as good as AC Milan's, which is something that makes their fans haunt.

They don't want to be the best team to play in the league, they want to be the best team in Italy to play in the Champions League.

Now is the time for this team to be at their best, and this season they are aiming for the Champions League title.

The bookmakers also named them as one of the favourites to win the title.

It's a tough opponent to play against.

If it was Bayern Munich five years ago, Juventus would not be scared at all.

But now...... Bayern Munich is at its lowest point in recent years, and Juventusze is very strong, and everyone is not optimistic about Bayern Munich, even if it is Bayern Munich at home, it makes sense.

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In the away dressing room at the Allianz Stadium, Italian coach Fabio Capello is making the most difficult mobilization for the Juventus players who have just returned from warm-up.

“…… Bayern Munich ditched Roy Mackay in favor of Lucas Sutton in this game. We don't know much about this player, but it doesn't matter. He certainly won't be the main character. Bayern Munich's most dangerous player right now is Jung. This team is all supported by him, and they haven't developed an overall offensive mentality, so they have to rely on the individual flashes of the stars. This game must be firmly focused on Rong ......"

Glory's name is written by Capello on the tip board, which is big and very eye-catching.

It can be seen that Rongguang is the most threatening player in Capello's heart for Bayern Munich, and as for the other Bayern Munich stars, they are not as good as Rongguang.

Because this Bayern Munich team is essentially the same as before, the only thing that can bring changes and breakthroughs to Bayern Munich is glory.

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Although dissatisfied and puzzled by Magath's choice of Lucas Sutton, when the Bayern Munich players walked out of the tunnel, the Bayern Munich fans in the stands still let out a huge cheer to welcome the Bayern Munich players.

They want to see a good win at home - the so-called fans mean that no matter how many objective analyses have previously indicated that the team they support is not favored, they still hope that the team can win. This kind of support is subjective, and since it is subjective, it must be irrational and calm, and there is no reason to talk about it.

Lucas and Glory walked together, one after the other.

The camera footage of the live broadcast of the game was also aimed at the two of them, sweeping first Lucas and then the glory.

Glory is on the spotlight because he is the most dangerous star in this Bayern Munich team, even surpassing Ballack.

If Bayern Munich are to win this game, they will have to see how Glory plays in this game.

And the focus on Lucas is due to some pre-match controversy.

Lucas started instead of the injured Pizarro instead of Mackay, which made the media quite critical of Magath's selection. The first appearance after joining the team, the first start, turned out to be in such an important game, for a player like Lucas, is it a good or bad thing?

If Bayern Munich loses this game, then Lucas is likely to be the main driver of the loss, and he will be under great pressure with Magath.

To be honest, this is not the right time to play.

So everyone couldn't figure out what Magath was doing to make Lucas start in this game.

Could it be that Magath really believes in Lucas's abilities that way?

But looking at his performance in São Paulo, I don't think there is any particularly outstanding ability.

Study his performances at Bayern Munich...... Well, he hasn't done anything at Bayern Munich.

Everyone thought that the first start and appearance would hit such an important game, and Lucas must have been a little nervous.

But through the close-up, they are surprised to find Lucas smiling and having a good time with Glory!

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"Look, Lucas, this is the Allianz Arena, you haven't played in this stadium yet, have you? When the time comes, behave better, don't be nervous, don't hold me back! Rong Guang said to Lucas, who was walking in front of him.

Lucas turned around and pouted at Glory: "No kidding, Glory!" I've played at the Maracanã Stadium! We've seen the world! ”

Then both men laughed.

It was the first time they had played side by side in a match since Sao Paulo's farewell.

Having an old partner by your side is really full of confidence and pride.

No matter how strong Juventus is in front of you, it is not a problem.

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