Chelsea worked hard, but apparently their luck wasn't on their side either, and they couldn't score a goal until the end of the game and had to settle for a 2-0 defeat at home to Leeds United.

Leeds United's 2-0 win at Chelsea extended the gap to seven points again, with nine league games remaining, and it looks like the season is out of the way.

Such a huge advantage made Li Chengfeng choose to rotate again before the Champions League match with Dortmund, and the team also lost again. The impact of Van Dijk's absence has been huge, greatly reducing the depth of the team's defenders. Although Lenglet and De Ligt are both potential players, Leeds United's overall style of play is very demanding, and the two new signings are not yet adapted to the team's overall style of play. The two new signings will want to adapt to the team's tactics, and it is estimated that it will not be until next season. It's a pity that Gomez has been out of action for more than a year and has not recovered, otherwise the team would not have lost in rotation. Fortunately, the previous advantage was big enough to make Li Chengfeng squander like this.

Although he lost, he still had a 4-point advantage, allowing Li Chengfeng to face the Champions League knockout match calmly. The opponent is Dortmund, a Bundesliga giant, and Dortmund, who are missing Reuss.

Reus was also sold back to Germany this summer, with a back-to-back injury that caused City to lose patience with him. However, it seems that they are doing the right thing, as Reus missed the European Championship this summer with a groin injury, and although he returned to perform well, he took Borussia Dortmund to the last eight of the Champions League. But he was injured again and will not be able to play in the knockout stages of the Champions League against Leeds United.

Without Reuss, Dortmund can be said to be a civilian team, although there are a few stars, but they are just some second-rate stars, which are not as good as Leeds United. However, they are very young, they have hard work, and they are also a troublesome opponent if they go crazy.

But young people are young people, and it's much easier to deal with than those old fritters. Li Chengfeng did not choose to play against Borussia Dortmund away from home, but played a solid defensive counter-attack, and the combination of Torres and N'Golo Kante made Leeds United's defense solid. Up front, Li Chengfeng also chose to start with double striker Belotti and Mbappe, and Belotti's-stirring stick attributes make Leeds United not reduce the team's defensive intensity even if they lose a midfielder. As for Mbappe, it's a reward for his recent performances. That is, his body is not fully mature now, otherwise Li Chengfeng would have corrected his position a long time ago. However, with his growth rate, it is a certainty to replace Modeste as a regular main player next season.

Due to the explosion of the Borussia Dortmund team bus yesterday, the match has been postponed to today. After the opening of the game, the two sides fought for every inch of land, and the confrontation was fierce.

Borussia Dortmund opened the scoring with Piszczek and Aubameyang's shot from a tight angle on the right side of the box slid wide. Leeds soon returned the favor when Kieran Trippier crossed from the right and Sane headed high in front of the six-yard box.

Leeds missed a chance in the 16th minute when Papastathopoulos pulled Mbappe on the edge of the box for a foul, and Italian referee Ossato awarded a penalty and Milner took the penalty but fired wide of the left-hand post.

However, Leeds United still took the lead, in the 19th minute, Salah counterattacked with a diagonal pass, Sane crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and 18-year-old Mbappe blocked the ball into the goal from close range, 1:0.

Dortmund missed a chance in the 31st minute, Shinji Kagawa passed the ball to the right, Ginter broke through Robertson and passed back to the middle, and Shinji Kagawa shot wide in front of the small penalty area.

Leeds United extended the score in the 35th minute, Robertson crossed from the left, and Bender's header from the edge of the small penalty area was cleared but it was an own goal, 2:0.

Such a start made Li Chengfeng not expect that seeing the performance of the young people of Dortmund on the field began to become impatient, Li Chengfeng knew that the game was already very stable, if Dortmund coach Tuchel could not make effective adjustments in the second half, I am afraid that the gap will be even bigger.

At the start of the second half, Dortmund replaced Bender with Christian Pulisic to strengthen the attack. They started to fight hard, and the original formation of the back three also changed to a double back. Is this a matter of recklessness?

Li Chengfeng didn't expect Tuchel to be so decisive, but he didn't worry too much, the defensive counterattack was originally the team's established tactic, and now Dortmund has reduced their own defense, which is suitable for Leeds United to counterattack. As for Leeds United's defence, he doesn't think Borussia Dortmund's attack can break down the team's defence, which is also one of the best in the Premier League, not to mention that he also sent Kantega Torrela's double midfield.

Borussia Dortmund missed a chance in the 57th minute when Guerreiro's cross from the left, Shaheen, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was far away, both missed chances with Leeds defenders and the ball slid past the goalkeeper.

Seeing Dortmund pressing so high, Li Chengfeng replaced Sane with Dembele, and his breakthrough ability was able to help the team open gaps on the wing. Leeds missed the chance to extend their lead in the 75th minute when Dembele's diagonal cross from the left was met by Belotti on the left side of the box and Birki fired high into the empty net. However, Leeds United still scored the third goal of the game, in the 79th minute, Piszczek made a mistake in the backfield, and Mbappe intercepted and tackled and burst into the penalty area to score a single shot, 3-0.

Borussia Dortmund pulled only one goal back in the 84th minute. The Leeds players, who were three goals ahead, relaxed a bit and ran for almost the entire game to reduce their ability to press, giving Shahin the chance to cross calmly, and Shinji Kagawa broke through to the six-yard box to get past Glick Maguire and then slotted home to make it 3-1.

Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to close the gap in the 91st minute when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's header from the edge of the six-yard box from a scuffled corner. It was also the last shot of the game as Leeds United made it to the semi-finals with a surprise 3-1 win away at Borussia Dortmund.

Mbappe's performance is getting better and better, not at all like an 18-year-old kid, he will definitely become a superstar in the future. But now, Li Chengfeng doesn't dare to use him too much, and he usually only plays less than half a game every time, and it won't exceed 60 minutes at most. After all, the body is not fully mature, and if you are overtired, it is easy to get injured. But today made an exception, and it was the first time he played the whole game this season, so it looks good, or he could be put on more important responsibilities later.

With a 3-1 away win over Borussia Dortmund in the first leg, Leeds United has already stepped into the semi-finals with one foot, and as long as they don't die in the second leg, promotion is a sure thing.

Leeds United's youngsters were in high spirits and they beat Arsenal 3-0 at home.

No matter how much Li Chengfeng imagined, he did not expect Leeds United to win against Arsenal so easily, and they also beat West Ham United 3-0 in the last round of the league, only two points behind the top four.

But the Race for the Four Crazy Devils collapsed inexplicably, especially their defense, which was full of holes. Of course, it could also be that Leeds' youngsters were too excited and all of them were at 120 per cent. Such a good result in the first Champions League competition has given Leeds United's young people a lot of confidence and encouragement. Their growth rate this season is visible to the naked eye, and Li Chengfeng believes that they will be able to stand on the top of Europe in the future.

Leeds took the lead in the 17th minute when Milner's through ball was met by Mohamed Salah on the right side of the penalty area and Dembele fired into the top corner.

Arsenal launched a counter-attack, receiving a series of shots, but they were either saved by Ederson, blocked by a defender, or deflected wide of the goal.

Arsenal's finishing ability is worrying at the moment, and Giroud's top scorer has only scored 12 league goals, which is about the same as Mbappe, and it is difficult to score against a team with good defense, but it is a waste of so many good goals passed by Mesut Ozil.

The attack was weak, Arsenal instead exposed more holes, Leeds United got a succession of chances to shoot, but unfortunately it was always a little short of the goal.

Seeing the passivity of the scene, the Arsenal fans began to shout the slogan of inverting the temperature again, and the slogan of the inverted temperature was also displayed in the stands. Although it is an away game, Arsenal does not have many fans, but it still makes Li Chengfeng look sideways. Arscribing to Arsene Wenger is arguably the most important figure in Arsenal's rise, and he is still treated as such, which shows the cruelty of professional football. Fortunately, he is the owner of Leeds United, and no one can fire himself for squid.

In the second half, Arsenal's performance was still unimproving, and Leeds United were soon given the chance to shoot.

In the 49th minute, Modeste's shot from inside the box was blocked by Bellerin, Dembele's low shot from the edge of the box in a corner scuffle was barely saved by Martinez, and Modeste's follow-up shot was ruled out for offside.

In the 63rd minute, Leeds United extended the score, Salah made a low cross from the right, and Milner swept past Martinez into the net at the first time on the edge of the penalty area, 2-0.

Arsenal, who were two goals behind, gave up the game, Leeds United sealed the win in the 68th minute, Modeste headed the ferry, Dembele fell on the left side of the penalty area under the attack of Bellerin and Martinez, referee Oliver awarded a penalty, Milner took the penalty and fired a low shot into the bottom left corner of the net, 3-0.

Arsenal failed to score a goal to save face until the end, losing 3-0 away to Leeds United, suffering four consecutive defeats in the Premier League.

Losing this game, Arsenal can almost be said to say goodbye to the hope of fighting for the fourth, and the crazy devil for the fourth is not fulfilled every time, and the long-term low investment, as well as the management problem, Arsenal can not maintain a stable squad every year. In addition, a player who does not aim for the title is destined to fail to attract top players, and Arsenal will only become more and more mediocre in the future and fall out of the giants. And Leeds United will be the new giants, above all the giants.

(End of chapter)

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