Chapter 53: Los Angeles Derby
Wu Lei's operation was successful, and with Zhong Jiabei in the hospital to take care of him, Ji Qin flew back to Los Angeles.
And Ibrahimovic's Los Angeles Galaxy also ushered in the first big challenge of the new season, visiting the Bank of California Stadium against Los Angeles FC!
As a new team in the league, Los Angeles FC has invested heavily in the introduction of a number of powerful players, and the lineup has also been quickly formed, and it has achieved a record of 12 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the regular season!
Los Angeles FC's leading goalscorer and former Arsenal player Vela is also often compared to Ibrahimovic.
It's just that Ibrahimovic doesn't look down on Bella a little, before the Los Angeles derby, Ibrahimovic and Bella had a war of words in the air, Ibrahimovic insinuated that Bella is Fiat, not worthy of comparison with a Ferrari like him!
And Los Angeles FC's star Vela naturally did not admit it, and also scolded back, so this game gave the most direct solution to both sides, and also attracted the attention of a large number of fans and media.
In the historical confrontation, the LA Galaxy has always been the nemesis of Los Angeles FC, and Los Angeles FC has never defeated the Galaxy since its establishment.
Before the game even started, the media was already building momentum for the derby.
"LA Galaxy VS Los Angeles FC, who can win the brothers? ”
"Who's the king of Los Angeles? LA Galaxy VS Los Angeles FC! ”
"Bella and Ebonne have a grudge, who is the real king of Los Angeles?"
This season, even if Ibrahimovic has performed well, Vela still has the strength and stats to compete with. In 20 games, Ibrahimovic has scored a total of 20 goals and 12 assists, and is the top scorer and assist leader in the MLS, leading the LA Galaxy to the first place in the West and the first in the league!
And Vela also scored 13 goals and is the top scorer for Los Angeles FC!
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Prior to the Los Angeles derby, Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 on 2 June to win the Champions League, but the game was very uneventful. A day later, Ibrahimovic scored a wonderful upside-down golden hook in the MLS, and of course Feng Xian had to say: The Champions League final is not as good as my scorpion tail, and I have watched this ball more than 90 times!
In the increasingly fierce atmosphere, the Los Angeles derby has officially begun!
Although the MLS has always had a tradition of being strong at home and away from home, it doesn't seem very reasonable to put it in this game, and the LA Galaxy players don't want to bow their heads in front of their mortal enemies!
Although the game was played at the home stadium of Los Angeles FC, because it was in the same city, half of the more than 20,000 spectators in the stadium were fans of the LA Galaxy, and the remaining half were supporters of the home team, Los Angeles FC.
Even fans who didn't buy tickets called friends early to make an appointment with a time and place to enjoy the feast. The fans who were going to watch the game at home also prepared beer, pizza and popcorn, although the variety and taste were thrown out by the Great Celestial Empire for several streets, and it felt like the rhythm of the Celestial Empire fans watching movies.
And the fans who are ready to watch the game in the bar have booked the location of the bar they are familiar with, after all, they are all in the same city, and it will be embarrassing if they accidentally fall into the crowd of fans opposite!
Although the Los Angeles derby attracts a lot of people, there are very few fans who can actually watch it in person, after all, the Bank of California Stadium is so large that it can only accommodate more than 20,000 people at the same time, which is considered small in Major League Soccer.
Therefore, in some corners of the stadium, fans who want to enter the stadium but do not have tickets are haggling with evil scalpers in the hope of buying tickets at a lower price.
The scalpers in Los Angeles are no worse than the domestic scalpers, how can they let go of this golden opportunity, the price of a 50-euro ticket has been raised to seven or eight hundred euros, and the ticket price is more expensive in a better location, and the highest even reached 1,500 euros!
This is equivalent to more than 10,000 soft sister coins!
But even so, it is still in short supply!
Looking at the noisy fans and scalpers outside the stadium, Ji Qin took Fang Yuqi into the stadium with a swagger in the envious and jealous eyes of the fans who did not have tickets. As an "insider", it's still very simple to get two tickets!
And Fang Yuqi was because in order to thank Ji Qin and Ibrahimovic for saving her, she went to Ibu's house to make an authentic Chinese meal for them, and was unexpectedly loved by Ibu's two sons.
It is worth mentioning that Segal is also from Sweden, 11 years older than Ibrahimovic, although Ibrahimovic is denounced by the outside world as a "three-surname slave", but the Swedes are exemplary in their feelings. Since becoming famous, Ievee has been the only woman by his side, Sehgal. The Swedish Divine Tower has been drifting for many years, and Sehgal has silently supported him behind his back, and this exaggerated sister-brother relationship has also become a great story in football!
When Ji Qin and Fang Yuqi entered the stadium with the tickets given by Ibrahimovic to find a position, they found that they were behind the away team's bench, and they could greet the Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Xhelotto in front of them with their heads stretched.
"That's a good location!" After sitting down, Fang Yuqi handed the popcorn and cola she bought to Ji Qin, and looked curiously at the players on both sides who were preparing to warm up on the court, this was the first time she watched the game on the spot.
Fang Yuqi is not a football fan, but since he met Ji Qin, he has begun to understand the knowledge of football, and he also knows what a powerful character Ibrahimovic is!
"Well, if you sell it outside the stadium, it is estimated that it will be a small 20,000 yuan!"
Thinking of the scene outside the stadium where fans auctioned off at a high price and even fought for a ticket, Fang Yuqi couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker.
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The players on the pitch began to warm up, and the fans began to warm up.
The fans of the Los Angeles Galaxy sang the team song "We Are the Galaxy", and the fans of Los Angeles FC naturally did not want to be compared to the sworn enemies of the same city on their own turf, although they did not have a team song as a new army, but they played the TIFO of the Los Angeles FC team emblem at home, which was also spectacular!
TIFO, in fan culture, refers to large banners or puzzles that cover the stands, and is often used in important matches and key battles, and is an important tool for fan logos to support their clubs. It is also an excellent visual shock weapon to deter the away team.
TIFO can not only be related to the team, but also other patterns, such as before Paris Saint-Germain's home match against Marseille, Parisian fans played the TIFO of the "Dragon" in the "Dragon Ball" comics in the audience!
The atmosphere in the stadium before the game has been set to the hottest by the fans of both sides, now it will be up to you to see who will have the last laugh!