During the two weeks of international match days, the draw of the Champions League group stage this season was also scheduled. As the defending champion and the seed team of the Champions League, the grouping situation this time is really... great!

This time Manchester United was divided into Group F, with the three opponents in the same group being... Portugal Benfica, St. Petersburg Zenit, Russia, and Athens AEK, Greece.

The strength of these three teams cannot be said to be weak, but the gap between them and Manchester United is very obvious and huge, which means that the "Red Devils"'s journey in the Champions League group stage this season will become very easy.

Qualifying in the group...even the top group, under normal circumstances, there will be no pressure!

As soon as the UEFA Champions League group situation was announced, Manchester United's supporters were very happy, which means that the team can go all out in the Premier League in the first half of the season, and they can also win the top spot in the Champions League group stage.

However, Solskjaer and Manchester United still attach great importance to the first round of the Champions League group stage. After all,... it is very important to get off the ball!

And this time, Manchester United still played at Old Trafford at home, winning the first round of the Champions League group stage... There is no need to discuss it!

On September 18, Old Trafford welcomed Manchester United's first opponent in the Champions League group stage this season... Benfica!

In Portuguese football, Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon are traditional top three, but their overall strength is just the level of the middle and upper level of the Premier League. Even if they have been preparing for this game for a long time, they want to escape from Old Trafford Stadium, just... think about it!

Today's "Red Devils" home court is a real home court for any team. Not to mention Benfica, all the giant teams in the entire European football world are included, and no one dares to say that they can escape from Old Trafford 100%.

At 20 o'clock in the evening, the Old Trafford Stadium sounded the horn of the "Red Devils" offense... Manchester United launched a strong impact on Benfica after the game began.

For Manchester United players, the winner of today's game must not be delayed until the second half, because Manchester United's lineup has been adjusted to the strongest lineup today... Wan Bisaka, Varane, Herrera, Martial, B Fe and others all appeared!

The only thing that is possible is that the left-back position becomes Italian left-back Morria. Originally, Solskjaer wanted Joe Reilly to continue playing, but after seeing Morria's performance during training and Yang Xiaozhuang had talked about Morria before, he decided to give Morria more opportunities. After all, there are only two players in the left-back position. No matter how strong Joe Reilly is, what should I do if I get injured...?

So, it’s better to take this opportunity to train Morria. If something unexpected happens, Manchester United won’t be in a hurry.

What's more, Manchester United's current offense is really too sharp!

Although Benfica arranged a 4-2-1-3 formation in this game, he always maintained six defensive players in his half. The team was determined to play defensive counterattack tactics, and it could even be said to be a "iron barrel formation", but even so... they finally ended up with 22 minutes!

In the 22nd minute, when left-back Morria kicked B Fei's cross into the gap in front, Martial rushed up immediately and dribbled the ball and sent a cross near the bottom line. Yang Xiaozhuang pushed and shot two meters in front of the goal... 1:0!

In the 31st minute, Manchester United sent a tactical corner kick from the right in the frontcourt. Yang Xiaozhuang rushed out of the penalty area to receive B Fei's pass, and then made a cross to the far end, Benfica's small penalty area on the left. Aliyu headed the ball back to the small penalty area on the right. Varane, who was lying here, shook his head and sent the ball into the goal... 2:0!

In the 37th minute, B Fei suddenly dribbled the ball forward and made a cross in the penalty area on the right. Yang Xiaozhuang pulled his feet in front of the small penalty area on the left and shot, and opened Benfica's goal again... 3:0!

In the 44th minute, B Fei dribbled the ball in front of the left rib again, and suddenly passed the ball to Benfica's right penalty area. Yang Xiaozhuang ran to the front of the ball and shot the diagonally again... 4:0!

After playing in the first half, everyone from Benfica knew very well that they would never have any chance in today's game... If they lost, they would definitely lose, it depends on how many goals they would lose!

During the halftime break, Benfica's Portuguese head coach Rui Victoria did not criticize his players, but just reminded everyone to continue to focus on defense in the second half. No matter how much... she would say nothing!

There is no way, I really can't stand it!

A top giant like the "Red Devils" who have won two consecutive Champions League trophys, isn't Benfica able to challenge?

There is more than one level difference between the two sides!

At Manchester United, after discussing with coaches such as Rui Faria, Solskjaer planned to make a bold attempt... Use Adam Miles, the little fat man, to replace captain Herrera!

B Fei's passing feature is that he can tear open the opponent's defense line from the vertical direction. He can keenly find the small space in front and pass the ball over!

The passing characteristics of Adam Myers, the little fat guy, are horizontally and extensively transferred. He doesn't know how the boy's eyes grow. He can't observe the space in front, but if he has time to go on the side, he can pass the ball.

So... a midfielder who is good at vertical passes and threatens the ball, plus a midfielder who is good at horizontal mobilization, will there be any interesting chemical changes if they play together?

And relatively speaking, B Fei's body is very thin, so it is true that he is more flexible, but the little fat man also has stronger ball-holding ability!

These two people will be very interesting together... it should be quite interesting, right?

What's more, in this game, Manchester United had already played four goals in the first half of Benfica, and everyone had no deep hatred. What if they really wanted to kill their opponents at once?

Don’t forget, the two sides will have a second round of fight!

Well... As for what changes will happen to our tactical adjustments, we don’t know. Anyway, we just try it. This game that will definitely win will be regarded as a good opportunity to train!

Herrera, who was informed in advance, had no meaning to Solskjaer's formation. His current mentality is already a little... a little... without desires!

There is no way, the captain Herrera had a bit of a rush to put it on the shelves. If he hadn't renewed the five-year long contract with the team, the captain's armband might have been worn on China Yang's arm.
Chapter completed!