Real Madrid Finding Their Rhythm, Barcelona Unstoppable

As the new Champions League season got underway, Real Madrid gradually settled into the rhythm of competing on two fronts.

On September 16, the first round of the Champions League group stage kicked off.

Real Madrid traveled to Sweden to face Swedish Allsvenskan champions Zurich.

The opponents were not particularly strong, but Real Madrid did not underestimate them.

Mourinho fielded all his key players, including Lin Feng and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Up against the Galactic Battleship firing on all cylinders, Zurich held out for only one half before surrendering.

At the final whistle, the score stood at 5-2.

Real Madrid's Twin Stars were both in blistering form. Lin Feng recorded two goals and an assist, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored once and provided an assist.

It was the third consecutive match in which both of them had found the net!

After getting through the initial adjustment period, Cristiano Ronaldo gradually rediscovered his form, and his performances on the pitch kept improving.

In this round of group-stage matches, all the major powerhouses posted solid results, with virtually no upsets.

It was worth mentioning that, because Mourinho had not gone to Inter Milan, Inter Milan, playing at home in the opening group-stage clash, failed even to hold Barcelona to a draw and were instead thrashed 3-0, beaten beyond recognition.

Although the result did not come as much of a surprise, seeing Inter Milan—a traditional giant that had ruled the Champions League in recent years—being pinned to the ground and rubbed into the dirt by Barcelona

still made some longtime fans feel a little heartbroken. They knew Serie A had declined, but they had not expected it to fall this far.

Anyone who had watched the match could not possibly put the two teams on the same level.

The aging Inter Milan, set against Barcelona's