Barcelona, another high-profile team in football, assembled at about the same time to prepare for pre-season training and warm-up, and the new head coach also officially appeared.
This time, it is no longer the personnel left by Guardiola, the assistant coach Matryoshka is over, and it is not the former Barcelona captain Enrique who was hyped by the media before, but Martino, the head coach of the Argentine League One team Newell's Old Boys. .
He once led Paraguay to the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to create history. Last season, he helped the old boys secure the league championship one round ahead of schedule, and broke into the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, and finally fell at the feet of Atletico Mineiro.
Tracing back to the last Argentine coach of Barcelona, Luis Menotti, the offensive football coach thirty years ago, fans are expecting him to bring a different style to Catalonia, and some people are pessimistic. He will leave after the season is over.
It is worth mentioning that before Messi joined Barcelona, he played for Newell's Old Boys. From the perspective of communication with the new Argentine coach, there shouldn't be any problems.
When Barcelona swept Valerenga in the Norwegian Super League 7-0 in the warm-up match and Utrecht in the Eredivisie 9-0, the trident composed of Messi, Neymar and Suarez surprised the world, and all fans exclaimed. Altar finale.
At the post-match press conference, Martino said that Suarez's joining brought qualitative changes to the team, The three players on the front line complement each other, and they all have the ability to decide the game. The opponent can only focus on two of them at most, and the rest be completely liberated.
Messi said that he found a way to win, "Whether Neymar or Suarez are very good players, they will bring more to Barcelona and make the team stronger."
When it comes to the locker room issue that everyone is most concerned about, the Argentine star thinks it has no impact. Everyone in the team is united and wants to win the championship. The atmosphere in the locker room is very harmonious.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who is far away in China, was also questioned by the media, mainly about his views on the fierce striker of the Catalan team, whether he would feel worried, and so on.
"Oh, an excellent combination, wonderful goals, the three players are world-class stars, they have shown great strength, this is a new test for Real Madrid."
"But we are never afraid of the test, aren't we? I think Wang is very experienced in this area. Barcelona has always used the tradition of using a striker trident, whether it is the combination of Ronaldinho, Messi and Eto'o, or Henry, Messi and Iraq. Cloth's combination, he confronted them head-on and won them all."
"Coupled with the help of many excellent teammates, the goal of Galaxy Battleship is still the championship, and we will never give up this belief!"
The new season has not yet started, and the two sides are already gearing up and can't wait.
In addition to the high expectations of Real Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, which performed quite well last season, also attracted a lot of attention, especially the departure of the team's hero Falcao, who was replaced by Villa, who had shrunk ten times in value. The transfer fee of 5.1 million euros brought him back to Calderon.
However, the management still prepared a grand welcome ceremony for the Spanish striker. About 20,000 Atletico Madrid fans came to watch the debut. Even Falcao did not have such a crowd back then.
Wearing the No. 9 jersey, Villa couldn't help but burst into tears. He was healed after suffering too much humiliation in Barcelona: "You have given me the support and love I need. From today on, Atletico Madrid is the best club in the world. .
As soon as the words fell, there were deafening passionate screams from the stands. Hundreds of extreme fans even broke through the interception and rushed into the field. Several "lucky ones" reached Villa and hugged and kissed him forcibly.
The stadium staff had to turn to the local managers in Madrid and mobilized a large number of security forces, which brought the situation under control.
"I will dedicate my best self to the club. Now I feel full of fighting spirit, let me start training!" Villa said with a ruddy face when facing the media.
"Simeone is an excellent coach. He will fully consider the tactical arrangement and give me tasks, but personally I prefer to play as a center forward."
"Yes, this position once belonged to Falcao. I know what kind of ordeal it will be, but I hope to make the fans forget his departure."
Talking about why he chose Atletico Madrid, Villa did not shy away from explaining that he initially planned to go to the Premier League, but the Sheets solved all his personal life problems for him in just three days, which moved him very much.
What's more, Atletico Madrid has the qualifications for the Champions League and is very competitive. Villa doesn't want to say more about the grievances with Barcelona, only saying that everything is true on the court.
"Why choose No. 9 instead of No. 7? This is an obvious thing. Adrian expressed his willingness to give me No. 7, but I will not accept it. I will only choose an unowned number."
The first round of the "International Champions Cup" is the first match between Wang Feng and his teammates. The opponent is his old club Inter Milan. The Ningjing Olympic Sports Center, which can accommodate 62,000 people, is full of seats. All sports channels broadcast live the warm-up match.
In the first half, head coach Carlo Ancelotti formed his ideal lineup of four, three and three. Bale was temporarily replaced by Morata, and the Chinese superstar who returned to the striker was very active.
In the 7th minute, UU reading www.uukanshu. Modric sent a through pass from the middle, and Wang Feng took a low shot from 15 meters to the left of the penalty area. The ball passed through the legs of Inter goalkeeper Handanovic and got into the net behind him.
Only 4 minutes later, Campagnaro made a mistake in the interception. The Chinese superstar stretched his legs to steal the spike and escaped the counter-robbery.
In the 37th minute, Alonso made a steal in the midfield and gave it to Di Maria to break through with the ball. Seeing the right time, he slanted to the top of the arc. Wang Feng followed up and volleyed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.
Contributed two shots and one pass at halftime!
The contented main players were all replaced in the second half, and Inter Milan and Galacticos each scored a goal in the rotation contest. The final score was fixed at 4:1, and Real Madrid won the right to advance.
This game touched the heartstrings of Spain. Although it did not win like Barcelona, it also exceeded the fans' expectations to beat the Serie A powerhouse like this.
According to the post-match survey by "Marca", Wang Feng is still the best in the hearts of Real Madrid fans, more than 90% think that the "MVP" is none other than him, and the rest are scattered support.
"Wang Feng's outstanding performance will no longer surprise people, but we will still be shocked by his ability to execute tactics from defense to offense in a very short period of time."
The other games of the "International Champions Cup" were unexpectedly popular, and the stadiums were almost full. The enthusiasm and appreciation of domestic fans have been continuously improved after years of training. Obviously, the Chinese Super League can no longer meet their needs.
For this reason, Mengxing Sports specially increased the battle of the loser's group. Each team played three games to determine the final rankings from No. 1 to No. 8.
Galacticos defeated AC Milan and Chelsea successively in the next two games, and won the final championship trophy. Wang Feng scored another 3 goals and 2 assists.