4.043 before the final

After all, it is up to strength to speak on the pitch, just like Leeds United, even though they sent most of the second team, they still easily picked out Cardiff in the relegation zone away from home, allowing them to be relegated one round earlier.

Leeds United's young players were outstanding, with Jadon Sancho, Jovic, Diaz, Rice, Maddison and others all doing well, even Manuel Pellegri and Ampadu all got their chances. The only one who was disappointed was Hudson-Odoi, who was injured and ruptured his Achilles tendon and was reimbursed for the season.

Originally, Li Chengfeng was very optimistic about him, although he was only 18 years old, he was given more than 20 opportunities to play this season, although most of them were substitutes, but there were more opportunities than when Sancho was 18 years old. He has also shown good potential, and Li Chengfeng is optimistic that he can break out like Jadon Sancho this season, become an important rotation in the team, and even replace Christian Pulisic. It's just that a ruptured Achilles tendon is not a trivial matter, and I don't know if he can recover.

Of course, that's next season, and it's not over yet. In particular, the match against Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League knockout round is a top priority.

To this end, Li Chengfeng and the coaching staff specially produced Ronaldo's game highlights to watch with the Leeds United players. Although Li Chengfeng has repeatedly emphasized that he should be careful of Ronaldo, the Leeds United players still despise the 34-year-old veteran, not to mention that Leeds United defeated Real Madrid with Ronaldo in the Champions League final last year.

That's right, the average 34-year-old veteran is basically semi-retired, but Ronaldo is still at his peak. And compared to Real Madrid, which won the Champions League back-to-back last year and many players were undermotivated, Juventus is also clearly more motivated.

However, after the first leg of the game, the Leeds United players put away their contempt, and Ronaldo's performance was really strong, and it can even be said that Juventus was able to enter the semi-finals because Ronaldo single-handedly brought Juventus here.

"Mbappe, Ronaldo is your idol, what do you think." Li Chengfeng looked at Mbappe and hoped he could make a show in the second leg.

Mbappe watched as Ronaldo in the video single-handedly grabbed an entire line of defenders from the opponent, snatched from the left sideline to the right side of the pitch, and finally forced the opponent to make a mistake and scored a goal by a teammate. He thinks he is a diligent player, both off the field and off the field, but he is still much worse than Ronaldo's persistence, and he deserves to be his idol.

"Very strong." Mbappe sincerely expressed his admiration for his idol.

"This is the best player in the world, even at 34 years old and still a superstar, with the ability to change the game alone, I don't think I can take it lightly." Li Chengfeng stressed the point again, but this time the Leeds United players took it to heart.

"Mbappe, you have as much potential as Cristiano Ronaldo." Li Chengfeng looked at Mbappe, "If you can work as hard as him, you will definitely surpass him in your future achievements." ”

Young people need encouragement, Li Chengfeng can see that Mbappe's form has become super, and he will definitely have a wonderful performance in the next game.

In the second leg against Juventus, Li Chengfeng made a slight adjustment, Alai started in place of Fernandes, and he wanted to use more direct and violent means to wear down Juventus' aging defence.

From the start of the game, the young Leeds United cranked up the tempo of the game and actively sought to confront them, forcing the Juventus to run along and wear down their ageing bodies.

However, Robertson's unexpected injury made Li Chengfeng a little worried, and he gritted his teeth and did not replace another left wing-back, but replaced midfielder Fernandes, moving Milner to the left, and he had to stick to the attack.

In the 21st minute, Alley made a wonderful pass in the penalty area, Mbappe's low shot in the middle of the penalty area was saved, and Fernandez took advantage of the situation to shoot high.

In the 22nd minute, Pjanic went straight to the ball, Dybala arced back in the penalty area, and Ronaldo's left-footed volley was blocked by the defender. De Ligt's header was not far away, Sandro chested the ball, and Dybala's left-footed volley in the box was confiscated by Onana.

In the 28th minute, Desiglio picked up a pass from the side, and Bernardeschi burst into the penalty area and fired a low left-footed shot that was blocked by the defender. Pjanic then took a corner kick on the right side, and Ronaldo leaned over in the middle of the small penalty area to head the goal, 1-0!

Cristiano Ronaldo's header threat was so great that Li Chengfeng didn't know that this was his first header in the Champions League knockout rounds this season. Although Juventus still has problems with Ronaldo's run-in and cannot fully play Ronaldo's offensive ability, he can still use this simple and unreasonable way to attack the team.

However, Juventus had a lot of problems after all, and just one Ronaldo could not change their weakness on the pitch, and Leeds United quickly equalised.

In the 34th minute, Salah fired a right-footed volley in front of the penalty area, and Fernandes scored with a low shot from an offside position in the middle of the penalty area, 1-1!

Now the two sides are back on the same page, and the situation is more favourable for the attacking Leeds United, who will need two goals to progress if they can score one more goal.

Li Chengfeng commanded Leeds United to insist on attacking, even if there was another limit for one, the situation was more favorable to Leeds United. However, Juventus defended well, and although the field was passive, it did not leave Leeds United with good chances.

However, as the game entered the second half, the situation began to turn more favourable for Leeds United, and Juventus' aging defence finally showed fatigue under Leeds United's constant onslaught, and Leeds United's chances began to increase.

In the 51st minute, Alle's arc in the penalty area was cleverly crossed, Fernandes did it back, and Kante's long-range shot was blocked by a defender. In the 52nd minute, Fernandes made a wonderful pass, and Salah's right-footed shot from the right rib of the penalty area was blocked by Szczesny with one hand. In the 57th minute, Fernandes' right-footed shot in front of the penalty area was lifted off the crossbar by Szczesny with one hand.

In addition to finding Ronaldo from set-pieces, Juventus can only use Ronaldo's personal ability to counterattack, but the number of troops involved in the attack is too small to pose much of a threat. In the 61st minute, Ronaldo turned and got rid of Blind and went straight, and Keane shot with his right foot in the middle of the penalty area. This is already a rare opportunity for them.

In the 63rd minute, Ajax counterattacked quickly, Alai crossed from the right rib of the penalty area, Pjanic grabbed the tackle in front of Salah to clear the ball, and then De Ligt's header went high.

In the 67th minute, Milner took a corner kick from the left side, and De Ligt headed the goal, 2-1!

Things started to turn against Juventus, but there was nothing they could do about it, and the players on the pitch became impatient. In the 69th minute, Emre Can was yellow carded for dissatisfaction with the referee's decision, and Fernandes took a free kick in the middle and curled a right-footed shot wide. In the 74th minute, Alai picked up a pass with his back, and Mbappe pushed a left-footed shot high from the right rib of the penalty area.

The Juventus men began their last-ditch effort, and they pressed frantically and prepared to take a desperate gamble. In the 75th minute, Cancelo crossed from the right, and Keane's header went wide. In the 77th minute, Sandro crossed diagonally from the left, and Ronaldo fired a low left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area. In the 78th minute, Cancelo crossed diagonally from the right, and Ronaldo's header in the middle of the penalty area was confiscated by Onana.

In the 79th minute, Leeds United counterattacked, and finally Mbappe volleyed the goal from the left rib of the penalty area, but the referee ruled that Mbappe was offside and the first goal was invalidated.

Juventus finally gave up, and although Ronaldo was still running hard, there was no way for him to win alone.

In the end, Leeds United won 2-1 away and eliminated Juventus 3-2 on aggregate to reach the final. The opponent was another English team, Liverpool, who eliminated Barcelona.

Li Chengfeng thought that the opponent would be Barcelona, they beat Liverpool 3-0 at home in the first leg, and Liverpool also lost the big player Firmino, no matter how you look at it, Barcelona has a better chance.

Who would have thought that Liverpool would be able to turn the tables 4-0 at home. Li Chengfeng's other opponent is Barcelona, who are much easier to deal with than Liverpool. Even if Li Chengfeng said this in the face of the media before, the Spanish media also accused Li Chengfeng of not respecting Barcelona enough, hoping that Barcelona can win Leeds United in the final, if Leeds United can enter the final.

But now Leeds United has entered the final, but Barcelona has been eliminated early, and the fate is really unpredictable.

Barcelona's elimination seems to be accidental, but it is not particularly unexpected, this Barcelona team has too many weaknesses, even their core, Messi, who is considered one of the best players in the world, has obvious flaws.

Messi's technique can be said to be the best in the world, but the quality of football is not only technical, but also physical and mental, in these two aspects, Messi can only be said to be average, or even unqualified. A player who only runs more than half the distance of others in each game, a core who is often lost in headwinds, really fails his talent. That's why Barcelona often suffers tragic accidents in away games in the Champions League knockout rounds that need to fight bayonets, and Messi's goal rate in the knockout rounds has always been criticized for being low, and Barcelona's overall temperament is indeed not flattering.

Therefore, Li Chengfeng would rather have an opponent than Barcelona, and Barcelona's better words to deal with are not psychological warfare, but what he really thinks. But how could he have thought that Barcelona would be so uncompetitive and once again overturned by the opponent on the road.

For two consecutive years, he was beaten by his opponent away from home with a 3-goal lead, which is also the only time in the history of the Champions League, and Li Chengfeng's previous remarks confirmed the fact that Barcelona is strong outside.

Now that the derogatory words have disappeared, everyone will turn their attention to the Champions League final on June 1 to see how fierce the two teams with similar styles will collide.