Everyone thought Pellegrini was doomed this time, but in the end they did not wait for news that Real Madrid club would fire Pellegrini.

However, Florentino came out and said that Real Madrid has not been eliminated yet. The team's task is still to strive to qualify in the group and he is unwilling to talk about other things.

However, local media in Madrid have expressed that if Pellegrini continues to coach, Real Madrid is likely to be unable to qualify for the team.

However, they just think that Real Madrid should not continue to trust the Chileans, but there is no good candidate in the media.

The endgame here in Real Madrid will be ignored for the time being.

After Manchester City returned to England, they ushered in the tenth round of the league, with them playing against Fulham at home.

Although Benitez replaced a large number of main players, Manchester City, who had just defeated Real Madrid, was very morale and they still easily defeated Fulham at home 20.

After ten rounds of league matches like this, Manchester City played one less game, but still ranked first with 25 points.

The lead is second and one more Chelsea game than them.

Manchester City is also the only team in the entire league that has not lost.

Manchester City's outstanding performance has also caused heated discussions throughout England.

Before the start of the season, everyone thought that Manchester City's strength should have made great progress compared to last season, but no one expected to be so strong.

At that time, everyone thought that after the summer strengthening, Manchester City should be able to become a qualified disruptor this season.

But I didn't expect that Manchester City would become a strong contender for the championship

"...If Manchester City can maintain this state, I think there is still a lot of hope for their final championship... Of course, the season is very long, and there are only ten rounds of leagues now. No one knows what will happen in the next twenty-eight rounds of leagues... But Manchester City has made a good start for its new season after all..."

"...Manchester City, which has one game less, can still rank first. No one can underestimate this team this season. Whoever despises will be unlucky."

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Next is the fourth round of the League Cup, with Manchester City facing Scanthorp at home.

In this game, Benitez replaced all the main players except Glory and sent them to substitute and reserve players.

Even so, Manchester City finally defeated Scanthorp at his home court.

Rongguang himself scored a hat trick in the League Cup.

This is also his first three goals in the league and his first hat trick.

Last season, Manchester City was eliminated in its first League Cup. Rongguang had never even scored the ball. Now he can finally make up for this regret.

After playing the League Cup, Manchester City went to challenge Birmingham away, which was the 11th round of the league.

After this game, Manchester City will welcome Real Madrid at home.

However, Benitez did not rotate in this game, but sent all the main players.

Because of the last League Cup, these main players got a chance to rest.

So now they need to have another game rest, instead, they need to get the rhythm and state of the game, so participating in this league is a must.

Manchester City, who played all the main players, defeated Birmingham 4l away. Just five minutes into the second half, Manchester City had scored three goals, completely locking in the victory of the game.

The next time becomes garbage time.

At this time, Benitez started to substitution and replaced the main players one after another.

All three substitution quotas were used up.

It was during this period that Manchester City was scored by the opponent.

But soon, the glory left on the court restored Manchester City's lead to three goals again.

This is also his tenth goal in the league this season.

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After playing against Fulham, Manchester City continued to top the list.

Now they are going to focus on the Champions League.

After the three-round league matches, the situation in Group A where Manchester City is located is as follows:

Manchester City won all three games, earning nine points, ranking first in the group.

Bayern Munich won one win, lost one draw, and second in the four-point group.

Bordeaux draws two and loses one, and the third place in the group is two points.

Real Madrid draws and loses two goals, and the fourth place in the group is in the fourth place.

If Manchester City can beat Real Madrid at home in the next round of the group stage, no matter what the match between Bayern Munich and Bordeaux is like, Manchester City will qualify from this group two rounds in advance.

Because as long as Manchester City can beat Real Madrid, their points will reach 12 points.

If Bayern Munich can beat Bordeaux, he will get seven points and be second in the group. Bordeaux is still two points, and the gap between the points from the city is nine points, which will not be able to catch up anyway.

Even if Bayern Munich lost to Bordeaux, Bordeaux only had five points, and was still seven points away from twelve points. With only two rounds of league left, it was still useless.

So the key is that Manchester City will defeat Real Madrid at home.

Similarly, if Real Madrid still wants to retain hope of qualifying in the group, they must beat Manchester City away.

In this way, they can earn four points, and in previous situations, their ranking can become third in the group.

Then in the last two rounds, he defeated Bayern Munich and Bordeaux and scored a few ten points, and he could still qualify from this group.

Before leaving for Manchester, Real Madrid captain Raul was interviewed by reporters, talking about the team's head coach and the team's Champions League prospects.

He expressed his full trust and support for Pellegrini.

"...It's not time to give up yet, we won't give up this game easily. Manchester City is very strong, but I think Real Madrid, who was forced into a desperate situation, will be stronger, and we will definitely qualify from this group."

Raul expressed his confidence.

Other Real Madrid players also said similar things in interviews.

No one wants to surrender before the game begins.

As the captain of Manchester City, Rongguang also expressed his welcome to Real Madrid: "This is our home court, and Manchester City has never lost key games at their own home court."

A reporter told Rongguang: "If you beat Real Madrid, then Real Madrid will be the first time in history that they have not qualified for the Champions League group stage...

Rongguang didn't care about his opponent: "That's their own business." He said slightly coldly.

It really has nothing to do with Real Madrid's record-breaking decision.

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Manchester City Stadium was overcrowded one and a half hours before the start of the game.

Almost all the stadiums were filled with Manchester City fans.

There are only about two thousand seats left for Real Madrid.

In other words, there will be about 2,000 Real Madrid fans coming from Madrid to cheer for their team in this game.

However, these people are not enough to see in front of 46,000 Manchester City fans.

There are also Manchester City fans hanging in the stands in addition to such slogans to stimulate Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid will create history today for the first time in history to be unable to qualify from the group stage"

This slogan is almost as long as the entire east stand and hangs outside the railings of the second-floor stand.

Very eye-catching.

And... Perhaps to take care of guests from afar, this slogan is not written in English, but in Spanish

No longer have to worry that Real Madrid players or fans can't understand it... This is a naked provocation.

It can be foreseeable how they will feel when Real Madrid players walk out of the stadium and see this slogan...

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After Real Madrid players appeared, they did see this slogan at a glance because the slogan was facing the entrance of their appearance.

Once you come out, you can see it by looking straight.

Most players did not have any expressions when they saw this slogan.

They just took a look and lowered their heads.

However, some players frowned slightly.

For example, the team's captain Raul.

He walked in the front and was the first person to see the slogan.

After seeing clearly what was written on the slogan, he couldn't help frowning.

This incident has been hyped by the media for a long time before this game.

If Real Madrid cannot qualify in the Champions League group stage, then they will create a history - for the first time in history, Real Madrid Club has been unable to qualify in the Champions League group stage.

This is definitely not a history to be proud of...

Raul and the team came to the stadium to avoid such a thing.

Not only Real Madrid players noticed this banner, but also the commentators.

The TV broadcast also gave the banner a five-second close-up.

In the camera, every subtitle on the banner is very clear.

"...It's true... If Real Madrid cannot win this game, they will say goodbye to this season's Champions League in advance. But this has never been so embarrassing in previous history. 19 years ago, there was no group stage in the Champions League, and it was reorganized in 2019, and the Champions League had a group stage. Since then, Real Madrid has always qualified from the group stage as long as they participate in the Champions League..."

The commentators introduced the situation to audiences from all over the world in front of the TV and told them how serious it would be if Real Madrid had not even made the Champions League group stage this season - this would be the most shameful Champions League experience for Real Madrid, a team that won the Champions League nine times.
Chapter completed!