The Chinese national team took the lead very early on the road, which indirectly made the Uzbek players playing at home nervous.

Because they lost 3-0 away to North Korea in the first round of World Cup qualifiers a week ago, and if they lose to China at home, then they will probably lose their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa.

So they took the initiative to increase the number of people who put into the attack without the manager asking for it.

But what they didn't expect was that pressing the offense was just in line with the current playing style of the Chinese team, relying on Gao Lin's fulcrum in the front court to play a quick counterattack.

Five minutes later, the Chinese team seized a mistake in Uzbekistan's front-court coordination, and Ailo created a chance on the left side, and after attracting the attention of two Uzbek players on the left rib, he suddenly crossed the no-man's land in the arc of the big penalty area, and Chen Tao, who was inserted in the back, directly stopped the ball and volleyed, and the football hung in the dead corner, 2:0

Seeing this score, the fans who supported the Chinese team breathed a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, Uzbekistan realized that a strong attack could not break through the goal of the Chinese team, and slowly changed back to the opening game strategy, choosing to defend the back and then looking for opportunities to move forward.

Uzbekistan, which began to shrink its defense, coupled with the help of rough turf, until the end of the first half, was still 0:2, and the Chinese team took the lead.

In the second half, the Uzbek coach began to make adjustments to the team's starting lineup, but he was also helpless to defend the Chinese team playing away from home.

Before the end of the game, Gao Lin received a cross from the left side of Ailuo, and then the next goal, and finally the Chinese national team defeated the home team Uzbekistan 3-0 away, but because of one less game, it ranked second in the group with three points, and the first place was the Japanese team that won both games.

After finishing the World Cup qualifiers for the international break, Iroh did not travel with the team to Beijing, but flew directly from Tashkent to Dubai and then to London on a connecting flight.

It was the afternoon of the 12th when we arrived in London, and the following evening Chelsea were away to Manchester City in the league.

Four days later, Chelsea had another Champions League group stage at home, and Mourinho weighed in to ensure that the team played the best fight, in the away league, Iello did not make the 18-man squad, and he stayed at the Cobham training base for physical reserves.

Iroh also knows that his current fitness is not good, he played a World Cup qualifier three days ago, then flew non-stop for almost a day, and the next day he had to play a league game, staying at the training base was the right choice.

The fourth round of the 2008-2009 Premier League season was not Chelsea away at Manchester City, but ...... Liverpool host Manchester United.

Because each season's double red will attract the attention of the whole of Europe, with Liverpool having the best record in Europe and Manchester United having won the most league titles since the inception of the Premier League, the two teams often look at each other at odds with each other, especially the fans of both sides.

Manchester City at home are ambitious, and during the international break in early September, the Emirati consortium Abu Dhabi spent a lot of money to buy ownership of Manchester City from former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and then raised the banner of buying superstars, but because the remaining time in the summer transfer window was not forgiving, they were not happy to buy Robinho, who played for Real Madrid.

It is undeniable that Manchester City's ownership of the UAE consortium has already had the shadow of Abramovich's entry into Chelsea.

Coupled with the fact that Iello did not appear in Chelsea's 18-man squad in this league, Manchester City manager Mark Hughes was full of confidence in his team before the game, and said in a follow-up interview: "Chelsea without Ai is a toothless tiger, nothing to fear!" ”

Brazilian international Robinho, who has just transferred to Manchester City as the Premier League summer champion, also attended the pre-match press conference and said: "Manchester City will definitely become a top giant in the coming period!" And I'm ...... It is the pioneer of this top giant! Chelsea...... will be destined to be the soul of our feet! ”

The domineering remarks immediately attracted the echo of countless reporters.

But it turned out that Chelsea without Ai were still sharp, with the muscular male duo of Frank Lampard, Essien and Mikel making Manchester City's midfield extremely uncomfortable, especially Robinho, who claimed to step on Chelsea before the game, he was under Mikel's watch, and did nothing.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mourinho is also adjusting Chelsea, who is accustomed to the four-three-three formation, to change the formation into a balanced four-four-two formation.

Ninety minutes later, Mourinho knew that he was halfway there.

It is worth mentioning that at the end of the game, the live director gave the camera to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Manchester City chairman Fahim one after another.

In the final league game, Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-0 away from home.

At the same time, Cristiano Ronaldo showed good competitive form in the double red meeting at Anfield, but Liverpool, who had no choice but to play at home, showed super fighting power, and they were forced to draw 2:2 by Liverpool away, thus ending the three-game winning streak in the new season.

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The next day, the mainstream media in England was all about the exciting battle of the Double Red Club and Chelsea away to Manchester City.

Manchester United and Chelsea are still the favourites to win the Premier League this season, so comparisons between the two teams in the league are always inevitable.

Originally, in the pre-match prediction of the local media in Manchester, Manchester United should have beaten Liverpool away, and then Manchester City, who played at home, beat Chelsea without Ai, but ...... The result at the end of the game was that Chelsea won and Manchester United drew was a completely wrong script.

Coupled with the pre-match pro-Manchester United media unbridled rhetoric, they were slapped in the face at the regular post-match press conference.

However, they quickly diverted their attention and in a week's time, United will be away from home to Chelsea, believing that ...... In that league game, Manchester United will definitely give Chelsea a little bit of colour away from home, let them know that in the Premier League...... Or Manchester United are the most dominant!

Thereupon...... The pro-Chelsea media and the pro-Manchester United media tore up, and the post-match press conference was very lively.

So that the protagonist Mourinho can only sit there and stare dryly.

Chelsea have been very convincing in this league game, winning Manchester City away without Elloh, and also have a good table at both ends of the pitch, but in the transition from defense to attack, the speed of progress is not as fast as when Elloh is.

The headline in the sports section of the Times of the day said: "Chelsea are also beating Manchester City on the road without Ai, while Manchester United are held to a draw away by Liverpool without Steven Gerrard and Torres after last season's double-runners-up team...... There is still a long way to go before Chelsea dominate in the new season. ”

“…… Three days later, both teams will start the Champions League group stage of the new season at their respective home stadiums, Chelsea is facing Bordeaux, the runner-up of Ligue 1 last season, the gap between the two sides is obvious, and Manchester United's opponent is the Champions League champion Valencia in the 2006-2007 season, the energy invested in the game in the future is also different, I believe that Chelsea will have a certain advantage in the next round of the league at home, plus Ai's starting lineup, when the home team will completely open up the points gap with Manchester United. ”

The headline of the Manchester Evening News was-for-tat: "The whole season is long, it is normal not to adjust the form at the beginning of the season, as long as the league deepens, Manchester United's form will definitely get better and better, coupled with the high-profile signing of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bulgarian international Dimitar Berbatov, whether in the league or in the Champions League, Manchester United is full of competitiveness!" So we have every reason to believe that Manchester United will start the Champions League group stage and the league game well......"

In the same round of the league, the rivals won and they lost, and the whole team of Manchester United was under a lot of pressure, especially the team's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo, who said in his acceptance speech at the Champions League awards ceremony that he would win the best striker and best player in the Champions League for the new season, but now the table is xiàn...... But it is a bit unworthy of the original heroic feat.

The second under pressure is the Bulgarian international who is worth £30 million, and the league game just ended because he missed a great opportunity, otherwise Manchester United would not have been held to a draw by Liverpool on the road.

Similarly, the pressure is also on manager Alex Ferguson, who was crushed by Jose Mourinho's Chelsea last season, and he expressed full confidence on various occasions before the start of the new season to kick Chelsea off the altar, but what people didn't expect was that Chelsea continued to soar and Manchester United stopped the winning streak.

In this context, the 2008-2009 Champions League group stage kicked off.

Chelsea and Manchester United, who hosted Bordeaux and Valencia respectively, became the focus of attention in the British media.

Because both teams represent the Premier League, last season's Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea was a tough blow to the Premier League, and the British media hope that they will continue to work hard and continue to play well in their respective Champions League journeys and meet in the Champions League final again.

Ahead of the game, Chelsea's Ello and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo were interviewed separately.

Both of them coincidentally said very confidently in an interview with the media: "Champions League winner? I'm going to decide! ”

When the news came out, everyone was surprised by the tacit understanding between the two and the heart of the champion......