Football King Bale

While FIFA announced the 23-man roster for the 2011 Ballon d'Or, Manchester United once again topped the list in the latest rankings released by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

As a fairly objective and authoritative football statistics organization, IFFHS has comprehensively collected statistics on the performance of global clubs every month and every year since January 1, 1991. The evaluation mainly considers a club's performance in domestic leagues, domestic cups, six continental intercontinental club competitions and FIFA club competitions. Of course, this evaluation must also be combined with the overall football level of a country in order to be the most objective and fair.

The rankings announced in this issue cover the period from November 1, 2010 to October 31, 2011. Manchester United relied on their unbeaten record throughout the year and won the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, Champions League, and Community Shield. , European Super Cup and other 6 championships, leading the list by a large margin, with a total score of 398 points.

The other two teams with scores over 300 are the Spanish Super League duo Barcelona and Real Madrid, but even Barcelona is 80 points less than Manchester United. They rank second with 318 points, while Real Madrid ranks with 309 points. third. Such beautiful numbers are beyond the reach of other teams, because the fourth-ranked Argentine team Sarsfield only scored 263 points.

Topping the list again brings Manchester United to the top of this list 38 times, ahead of AC Milan (37 times) and Barcelona (33 times).

Prior to this, AC Milan had led this data for a long time, but with the decline of the Rossoneri in recent seasons, their advantage in this list was gradually eroded by Barcelona and the Red Devils, until now it was surpassed by Manchester United.

In the past nearly 21 years, the number of times that ranked first on this list, close to Manchester United, AC Milan and Barcelona, ​​was Serie A giant Inter Milan, with the Nerazzurri ranking fourth with 23 times.

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Because of their strong performance in the past season, Manchester United was able to overtake Barcelona in the historical ranking of this ranking and rise to the top spot.

IFFHS has been counting the world club rankings since 1991, and selects the top 25 world clubs based on the performance of each club team in various events during the year. The first-ranked team can get 25 points, and then the points earned will be reduced by 1 point for every 1 place lower in the ranking. By analogy, the 25th-ranked team can get 1 point, and the 25th-ranked team will get 1 point. The team's total points for the year were 0.

The overall ranking announced this time is the ranking from high to low after adding up the annual points of each club in the past 20 years and 10 months.

In this standings, Manchester United beat Barcelona with 1,017 points with 1,018 points, and there is a huge gap between the other teams. Inter Milan, ranked third, and Real Madrid, ranked fourth, have 786 points respectively. 781 points.

In the past nearly 21 years, Manchester United and Barcelona have indeed been the best performing teams in the world. During this period, the Red Devils won 12 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cup titles, 4 League Cup titles, 3 Champions League titles and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup, in addition to 8 Community Shield (Charity Shield) titles. , 2 European Super Cups, 1 Toyota Cup championship, 1 Club World Cup championship and 1 International Champions Cup, a total of 38 golden trophies in various events, which can really brighten the eyes of the blind.

Compared to Manchester United, Barcelona is not much inferior. The past nearly 21 years have also been the most glorious period for this Catalan giant, winning 11 La Liga titles, 3 Copa del Rey titles, 3 Champions League titles, and 9 Spanish Super Cup titles. , 3 European Super Cup champions, in addition to 1 European Cup Winners Cup champion and 1 Club World Cup champion.

The total number of championship trophies has also reached 31, second only to the Red Devils Manchester United's 38 trophies. From Cruyff to Rijkaard, and now Guardiola, Barcelona has entered its heyday in these 21 years.

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The day after the 23-man FIFA Ballon d'Or squad was announced, the Champions League reignited the war.

In the first three rounds, Manchester United scored 2 wins and 1 draw and scored 7 points, while Benfica and Basel scored 6 points and 4 points respectively. In addition, Manchester United's home game against Basel ended in 3: With 3 draws, it is impossible for Manchester United to qualify in this game.

But no matter what, Manchester United must win the game against Galati Steel in order to take the lead in promotion.

Manchester United coach Ferguson changed his lineup to attack. Compared with the lineup that defeated Everton as a guest last weekend, there were 7 adjustments. Cleverley and Smalling were absent due to injuries. Ferdinand started in place of Vidic, who was sitting on the ball. Star Evans partners, Bell wears the captain's armband and appears, forming a trident with Rooney and Berbatov.

After the game started, Manchester United got off to a fantastic start. In the 8th minute, Berbatov passed the ball to the right in front of the penalty area. Phil Jones quickly crossed the ball. Rooney competed with Grahovac from the front and missed the ball. , Bell pushed the shot from behind and succeeded in the empty goal, 1:0!

Although the score is behind, although the strength is obviously weaker than Manchester United, Galati Steel did not play conservatively in the away game. Manchester United has played too many games in the past half month. Although Ferguson has tried his best to rotate, the players still look very tired.

In addition to taking the lead early in the game, many Manchester United players were not active on the court. Coupled with their poor condition, they failed to score any more goals in the first half. On the contrary, they almost allowed Galati Steel to score in the first half. The score was equalized at the end of the game.

In the 42nd minute, Galati Steel attacked the frontcourt, and their midfielder Negu hit a high-quality long shot. If it weren't for De Gea's outstanding performance and a wonderful save, Manchester United would have equalized the score.

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After a 15-minute break in the middle, the second half of the game started quickly.

Because during the halftime break, both Ferguson and captain Bell expressed dissatisfaction with the team's performance in the first half. After the start of the second half, Manchester United took the lead in launching an offensive, intending to score as soon as possible, expand the lead, and kill the game. .

And Manchester United's strength is indeed far stronger than their opponents. When they exerted their strength, they quickly created opportunities.

In the 48th minute, while Bell was dribbling the ball from the left, he suddenly passed the ball to the center. Rooney passed the ball through. Berbatov countered offside and successfully scored a single shot on the right rib. However, because he has not had many playing opportunities recently, Bell Bartov was in poor condition and lacked confidence in his shooting. Faced with an excellent opportunity, he actually chose to cross the center, but failed to get past the Galati Steel goalkeeper. The ball was intercepted by Grahovac. Manchester United missed the opportunity to expand the score.

At that moment, Dream Theater sighed helplessly.

However, just three minutes later, Manchester United fans' regrets were made up for.

It was still the cooperation of the front three, but this time it was Berbatov's turn to pass the ball on the right and find Rooney in the middle. Lu Xiaopang once again sent a wonderful through ball. Bell moved forward and received Rooney's pass at the top of the penalty area.

This time, Bale showed his Tottenham brother the qualities that a good shooter should have when facing the opponent's goalkeeper. Before Galati steel goalkeeper Grahovac struck, Bell had already decisively kicked off the ball, and the ball went straight to the upper left corner like a shell. Although Grahovac judged the right direction, Bell's angle was too tricky and the ball was too fast. Although he flew to save the ball and touched it with his fingertips, he still could not prevent the ball from entering the net.

2:0, in the 51st minute of the game, Bell scored twice to help Manchester United expand their lead!

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The two-goal lead completely reassured the Manchester United players and began to control the game with more possession of the ball, which also reduced the physical exertion of the players.

However, when the game was about to end, Manchester United still scored the third goal of the game.

In the 87th minute, Galati Steel, unwilling to swallow the ball again, pressed hard, but was intercepted by Manchester United. Manchester United immediately launched a high-speed counterattack. Sneijder drove the ball all the way, entered the center circle and passed the ball to the left. Bell broke through with the ball, [UU Reading 00kxs] and then swept the ball to the center. Rooney was 30 yards away from the goal. He took a shot and the ball hit Say and flew into the net.

3:0, Manchester United completely killed the game!

In another game, Benfica tied with Basel 1:1 at home. So after four rounds, Manchester United ranked first in the group with 3 wins, 1 draw and 10 points. Benfica had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and 7 points. Followed by points, Basel has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss with 5 points and is still not out. Only Galati Steel, which has lost four consecutive games, has completely bid farewell to the Champions League knockout rounds.

As the Champions League group stage progresses, the strong teams in the three major leagues gradually begin to exert their strength. The top four of the Premier League, which won the last round of the Champions League, are still strong this round. Manchester United easily defeated Gallas Steel, and Manchester City completely defeated Villarreal. Although Chelsea and Arsenal drew with Genk and Marseille respectively, the London duo... Both occupy the first place in their respective groups. Coupled with Manchester United, which ranks first in the group with 3 wins and 1 draw, the overall hegemony of the Premier League team in the Champions League remains unshakable.

The "two hegemons of the Spanish Super League" are still unstoppable. Barcelona defeated Plzen with 4 goals in the away game, and Real Madrid also conquered the once difficult-to-conquer Lyon away game with 2:0. The two super strong teams easily qualified from the Champions League group stage.

The outstanding performance of the superstars has also allowed the wealthy teams to regain their dominance. After four rounds of the Champions League, there are already three tickets for the rematch. Real Madrid, Barcelona and AC Milan are the most important giants in the European arena. In addition, the five traditional giants Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal also occupy the first place in five of the other six groups. They are only one step away from the knockout rounds.

And the dark horses of the minor leagues who surprised many people at the beginning of the season have now almost revealed their true colors. It is difficult to realize their wishful thinking of taking a piece of the pie from the five major league teams. The only exception is the Cypriot team APOEL, who are currently ranked first in Group G. This team that created Cypriot football history is still 2 points away from ensuring promotion to the top 16 - but you must know that there is no one in Group G. Any team in the five major leagues that qualify is a "dark horse".