Comparison of South American two heroes Brazil "4 to 0" Argentina

On June 27, the top 16 of the Club World Cup were released. Real Madrid avoided Manchester City in the 1/8 finals, and the two giants could only meet in the finals. The first quarter of the first half includes Manchester City vs Riyadh Crescent, Inter Milan vs Fruminense; the second quarter includes Palmeiras vs Bottafogo, Chelsea vs Benfica. There are more strong teams in the second half, the first quarter includes Paris Saint-Germain vs. Miami International, Flamenco vs. Bayern Munich; the second quarter includes Real Madrid vs. Juventus, Dortmund vs. Monterrey.

Argentine giants gradually fell behind

Four Brazilian giants Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fruminense and Botafogo participated in this Club World Cup, all qualifying in the group, Flamengo and Palmeiras won the first place in the group. Two Argentine giants, River Plate and Boca Youth participated in the Club World Cup, but both failed to qualify in the group.

The Brazilian team not only has excellent skills, but also has a strong playing style. They defeated their opponents when facing European giants such as Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, winning praise from fans. Toughness does not mean roughness, but the two Argentine clubs mainly give people the impression of "rudeness". Many of the actions are against people and the ball, and the logging hurts the opponent. Many neutral fans applaud the exit of the River Plate and Boca youth.

In Inter Milan's 2-0 victory over Riverbed, two players from Riverbed were sent off with red cards, and Riverbed almost turned the game into a full martial arts. Even when facing Inter Milan's Argentine international Lautaro, the Riverbed players are not polite to tackle. After the game, Argentine international Acunia of River Plate still had to chase Inter Milan's Dutch international Dumfries. The two formed a "hard" in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals Argentina eliminated the Netherlands, and they fought head-on in this game many times when they directly matched. Dumfries, who is 1.88 meters tall, is not afraid of Akunia, who is 1.72 meters tall, but is afraid of being suspended from playing cards, because Inter Milan has a knockout match in the Club World Cup, and River Plate has been eliminated.

The Argentine national team has been in the limelight in recent years, winning one World Cup and two Cups of America, but it has to be admitted that Argentine's clubs have gradually fallen behind. Unlike the Brazilian national team with poor record in recent years, the Brazilian club not only performs strongly in South America, but also has the ability to wrestle with European giant clubs.

The last six South American Liberators Cup championships were all won by Brazilian clubs. Flamengo and Palmeiras got twice, and Fruminense and Botafogo got once. River Plate and Boca Youth have reached the South American Liberators final in the past six years, losing to Flamengo and Fruminense respectively. The other four teams that won the runner-up are also from Brazil, namely Santos, Flamengo, Athletic Barana and Athletic Minero.

Argentine captain Messi is also the captain of Miami International, and together with Inter Milan captain Lautaro, he became the few Argentine elements left in the top 16 of the Club World Cup. Many people are not optimistic about Miami International qualifying, but Messi leads the team to second place in the group. Many people are optimistic that Miami International will suffer a crushing defeat when facing the new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals, but Messi is regarded as the pillar of this year's Club World Cup by FIFA President Infantino. Are teammates such as him and Suarez really vulnerable in front of many former Paris Saint-Germain teammates?

Real Madrid and Manchester City are eager to get rid of the downturn

The 12 European clubs participating in the Club World Cup, only Atletico Madrid, Porto, and Red Bull Salzburg were eliminated in the group stage, and 9 teams reached the top 16. In addition to Real Madrid meeting Juventus and Chelsea meeting Benfica, and locking two quarter-finals for Europe in advance, the other five European teams are also popular to advance to the quarter-finals.

As one of the two strongest clubs in the world in the past decade, Real Madrid (the other one is Manchester City) has a more complicated task, which not only "escorts" Riyadh Crescent qualifying, but also avoids Manchester City in the 1/8 finals. Because Real Madrid is in Group H and Manchester City is in Group G, the qualifying teams in the two groups are in the cross-elimination match in the 1/8 finals.

Riyadh Crescent has become the only seedling of Asian clubs in the top 16 of the Club World Cup. Its behind the scenes is the main sponsor of the Club World Cup and one of the main FIFA funders. Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Riyadh New Moon in the first round of the group stage, allowing Riyadh New Moon to score points, but not allowing the two opponents behind Riyadh New Moon to score points. Manchester City was also very restrained in the first round of the group stage, defeating Casablanca Vidard only 2-0. Coach Guardiola and his disciples were very careful about the movements on Real Madrid. Real Madrid is no longer polite in the last two rounds, defeating Pachuca and Salzburg Red Bull, winning the first place in Group H, and avoiding Manchester City, who came from behind to win the first place in Group G.

Although Real Madrid and Manchester City were in poor form this season, they were well supplemented in the summer transfer window and were still regarded as favorites to win the Club World Cup. The two giant teams are eager to reverse the decline, and have the opportunity to earn high bonuses from the Club World Cup and can also make a good start for next season. Real Madrid and Manchester City successfully avoided the 1/8 finals and were in the lower and upper half respectively.

Real Madrid coach was replaced by Ancelotti to Alonso, and the newly joined central defender Wyson and right-back Arnold performed well, with their 1/8 final opponent Juventus being the 2016-2017 Champions League final opponent. Manchester City coach Guardiola seems to have emerged from the misunderstanding of pursuing too much of the ball possession. He plays more simply and quickly like Barcelona coach Frick. He defeated Juventus 5-2 and had almost no power to fight back.

Yangcheng Evening News reporter Liu Yi