Chapter 255: The Championship Championship
Under the watchful eyes of the Chinese fans in the stadium, the football drawn by Lin Hai flew straight upward, crossed the Irish goalkeeper's ten fingers and hit his head on the underside of the crossbar, and then bounced into the goal.
The ball is in! 2-2 draw!
The Chinese team equalized!
Lin Hai didn't seem to expect that he would score, and when he went out, he thought that the shot would be high over the crossbar.
Thankfully, though, it just hit the crossbar and fell into the back of the net.
If this goal hadn't been scored, it was estimated that he would have been laughed at by Lu Feng to death.
However, to the cheers of the Chinese fans in the stadium, he also realized that he had scored. He was very excited, and directly turned around and hugged Lu Feng, who was about to celebrate the goal with him.
"Hahaha." Lin Hai happily patted Lu Feng's back and showed off happily. "How's that, isn't my shot handsome?"
"Handsome, your sister, handsome!" Lu Feng was slapped by Lin Hai and his back hurt a little, and he couldn't help but reply angrily. "You're so far from my goal!"
Lin Hai knew that Lu Feng was jealous, so he didn't say much, just smiled.
The other Chinese players gathered around the two of them and celebrated together, and on the court, there was a changed scene.
Ireland really didn't expect them to lead by two goals in the first half, and they were chased back by the Chinese team in the second half.
This conceded goal is actually not how well the Chinese team played, but a huge mistake in their own defense of Ireland.
Originally, someone should have kept an eye on Lin Hai in time, but because his attention was attracted by Lu Feng, Lin Hai had such a big opportunity and opportunity.
However, such an opportunity will not be available again.
After one such situation, the next time, they will definitely not let a similar situation happen again.
Next, they have to try to score goals and overtake the score.
A draw is simply unacceptable to them, and this game, from any point of view, there is no reason for them to lose.
The Chinese team is not neatly staffed, and it is not the whole main team, and Ireland's tactics also perfectly restrained the Chinese team.
The result of a two-goal lead in the first half illustrates this even more.
With a slight advantage in strength and tactics, Ireland can only draw with the Chinese team, and such a record will definitely make people laugh.
Others will not say that the Chinese team is good, but only that Ireland is not good, after all, the level of Chinese football is clear to everyone.
Therefore, a draw with the Chinese team is something they can't accept anyway.
So after the game restarted, they launched a fierce attack on the Chinese team's goal, hoping to beat the Chinese team at the last moment.
And those who are familiar with Lu Feng know very well that this situation is simply Lu Feng's favorite! Defending and counterattacking, that's what Lu Feng is best at.
Even if he is now a striker, his passing can still bring a threat to the opponent.
In the 87th minute, Lu Feng made a long pass in the midfield and accurately found the striker Wang Lu, who scored in the last game.
The latter received the ball and ran wildly towards Ireland's goal. Then after entering the penalty area and attracting almost all the Irish defenders, the ball was crossed.
Lin Hai, who cut in from the other wing, was completely unmarked, and in front of him, most of the goal was empty!
He faced the football and swept sideways, but as a result, he was very unlucky, his shot, because of the pursuit of angle, actually hit the post, failed to score, and scored a brace.
Lin Hai, who failed to score, looked very remorseful, and angrily grabbed his hair several times in a row, seeing that Lu Feng was secretly speechless.
This is the rhythm of wanting to turn yourself into a bald man in advance.
Isn't it just a shot hitting the goalpost, if you are like Lin Hai, yes, hit the goalpost and grab your hair, it is estimated that you will have no hair for a long time.
Xiaohai, I still can't hold my breath.
Although he thought so, Lu Feng still had some regrets in his heart for not being able to kill his opponent.
Eleventh hour. Both China and Ireland seemed unhappy with a draw, with both sides attacking each other's goals with a quick attack.
However, it is a pity that after the end of the four-minute injury time, neither side was able to help anyone, neither side scored, both sides had good chances, but neither could take them, did not rewrite the score.
In the end, the score was fixed at 2-2, and the Chinese team shook hands with Ireland at home.
For such a score, Francis and Chinese fans can also accept it, after all, these two games are warm-up games, and the main purpose is to train the troops.
The Chinese team won one and drew one, and the spirit shown was also good, which also met the psychological expectations of the fans.
For this result, not many fans came out to blame.
After all, compared to the results of losing both games in the national team's warm-up matches, the boys of the national Olympic team have performed very well.
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After the international break, Lu Feng returned to England without stopping.
The Championship is not over yet, it is now in full swing.
Although there are less than ten rounds of games left, because of Blackburn, if you want to win the Championship, you can't be careless.
Lu Feng, who has just returned to Leeds United, played very hard against Brighton in the first game.
Although Lu Feng was tired of this game, Klopp still let him start.
And Lu Feng didn't seem to be affected by the national team game a little, and he didn't live up to Klopp's trust in him.
Just six minutes into the game, Land Breeze received Silva's pass to open the scoring for Leeds United.
But the next twenty minutes. Brighton equalised and showed great tenacity.
Brighton, who is playing at home, has a strong fighting spirit and dares to fight, not at all like the autumn wind of a middle and lower team.
Just five minutes into the second half, Brighton took the lead when they found the Leeds goal again with a corner.
However, Brighton and Hove Albion were outstanding, and Leeds were not to be outdone.
Just three minutes after Brighton's goal, Silva passed to Lu Feng, who drew the attention of defenders and handed the ball to Robert, who shot with his feet.
The ball was caught off guard by the Brighton goalkeeper and drilled into the back of the net.
Leeds equalised!
Then the two sides reached a stalemate.
Both teams had some chances, but both sides became a little cautious because of the goals they conceded, and they didn't give each other chances easily.
Brighton recognized the power of Leeds United, and Leeds United did not dare to underestimate Brighton, for a while, compared to the previous passion, the scene suddenly became dull.
However, this stalemate did not last long, and in the 70th minute, Brighton striker Divock Origi, who had already scored a goal in the game, blasted a world wave, which was a wonderful shot from 42 meters from the goal.
In the face of such a world wave, Leeds United goalkeeper Reina was helpless and could only watch the football go into the net.
And Brighton's home stadium suddenly turned into a sea of joy.
Leeds United, who fell behind for the third time, were naturally unwilling, and Klopp also replaced Antony, wanting to strengthen the attack.
But it's a pity that at the last moment, in the face of Leeds United's indiscriminate bombardment.
Brighton managed to hold on to the score until full-time.
3-2, Leeds United unexpectedly upset away.
Such a result was beyond everyone's expectations, and no one expected that Brighton, who were worried about relegation and promotion, could actually bring such difficulties to Leeds United at home, and even won the game.
On the other hand, in this round of the league, Blackburn Rovers drew in the last league game, and this round sat at home, facing Sheffield Wednesday, 3-0 against the opponent, all three points.
For a while, the difference between Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers was only one point.
The battle for the Championship League, which everyone thought was not much suspense, has also become confusing.
Now 41 rounds of the Championship have passed, and there are only seven rounds left until the end of the competition.
Leeds United are in first place with 86 points from 26 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, while Blackburn Rovers are second with 85 points from 27 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses.
Middlesbrough, who is third behind, has a point gap of 17 points with Blackburn, and it can be said that there is no possibility of competing for the title at all.
Although Leeds United have lost less than Blackburn this season, they have drawn too much, especially in recent games, which has made the already good title situation intriguing.
And Blackburn, although the results were not good at the beginning of the season, but they found the rhythm of the game later, chased all the way and caught up slowly, but still caught up with the points.
Now, with a one-point gap between the two sides, it's anyone's guess who will win the title in the last 7 rounds of the league.
However, everyone knows that in the 46th round of the league, Blackburn's home game against Leeds United, a game worth six points, will definitely become the key to the title race.
Meanwhile, judging by the current form of Leeds United and Blackburn, whoever wins the title is likely to have more than 100 points to win the title.
Although there are 48 rounds in the Championship, it seems that there is nothing to win the championship by 100 points, but in the history of the Championship, there are almost very few teams that can win the championship with 100 points.
After all, the Championship does not have a team with absolute dominance in the true sense, and if there were, it would have been in the Premier League for a long time.
Although the Championship title situation looks very tight, there is not much attention paid to the British media.
Because this season, Liverpool, Manchester City. Chelsea's three Premier League titles are undoubtedly the most interesting.
So far, Liverpool, who are the top team in points, are only one or two points away from Manchester City and Chelsea in second and third places.
At the end of the season, the competition for the Premier League title is undoubtedly more interesting and attractive than the competition for the Championship title.
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However, the so-called highlights and attractions are the views of fans and the media, and as for Leeds United, they still attach great importance to this Championship champion.
The FA Cup final is not until the middle of next month, and now Leeds United will only face the challenge of getting into the league.
Although the Championship champion is only the champion of the second division, it is also a champion and has a trophy.
Moreover, the psychological difference between being the champion of the Championship and being promoted to the Premier League as the second is also different.
Therefore, Klopp asked the Leeds United players to go all out in the next games to win the league title.
With Klopp's expectations, the 42nd round of the Championship began.
The first appearance in this round of the league is Blackburn, the first day of the game, sitting at home, Blackburn Rovers effortlessly defeated Birmingham City with a score of 2-0, won the victory, all three points.
In this game, Blackburn showed good competitive form, and the Birmingham team did not have a chance at all.
If it weren't for Blackburn's mercy, this game might have been bloodied in Birmingham.
With the victory in this game, Blackburn Rovers also managed to become the top of the standings, with a two-point advantage, temporarily leading Leeds United, who have played one game less.
For the first time in the more than three months since Leeds United led the table, they were ousted from top of the league table.
However, the whole Leeds team knows this is temporary, and if Leeds can win their own game, they will return to the top of the league.
The day after the Blackburn games, it was Leeds United's turn.
In this round of the league, their opponents are Rotherham United.
Rotherham were promoted from the Championship this season and were promoted to the Premier League as League One champions last season.
Unfortunately, Rotherham have not performed well this season, with only 21 points from the past few league rounds, ranking first from the bottom of the Championship, and securing a relegation place one day early.
Although Rotherham's relegation is confirmed, Klopp still does not take it lightly, after all, this game is at Rotherham's home stadium, in case Rotherham is in full form, not to mention beating Leeds United, as long as they hold on to a draw, it is enough for Leeds United to be uncomfortable.
Thankfully, Klopp's fears didn't come true.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the final score was 3-0, and Leeds won without any suspense.
Lu Feng also contributed an assist in this game, but the focus of this game was not him, but Robert.
Against Rotherham, Robert played brilliantly and scored a hat-trick to help Leeds United easily beat their opponents and take all three points.
After the win against Rotherham, Blackburn's one-day topspot card expired and Leeds regained a one-point advantage at the top of the league table.
No one was surprised by this result, after all, in this round of the league, whether it is Blackburn Rovers or Leeds United opponents, the strength is very weak, and it is a matter of course for both teams to win.
However, there are still a few rounds of the league and both sides will face tricky opponents, and then it will be an important time to test both teams.
Now, it's just getting started.