The teammates flew back to China first, and Li Liang reluctantly said goodbye to everyone one by one.

He shook hands and hugged Lippi, the dirty old man, and the other teaching assistants one by one.

Lippi advised: "Lee, there will be no matches for the national team in the remaining two and a half months.

The honour of playing for your country, playing for Monaco is your job, and I wish you all the best of luck for the future! ”

Gaudino hugged Li Liang tightly and said: "Become stronger, child, remember, when you are the most difficult, it is the best opportunity, you must persevere!" ”

When he hugged Jiang Peng, who made a mistake in the game, he looked at Jiang Peng, who was almost crying, and said, "Little Brother Jiang, how did you say that?"

If we win, we will be crazy together, and if we lose, we will carry it together!

When I get back, let's play the next game! ”

Jiang Peng couldn't help crying again, and nodded vigorously: "Liangzi, I'll wait for you to come back!" ”

When saying goodbye to the old captain Zhou Zhi, Zhou Zhi said sadly: "Liangzi, it's a pity that you fight so hard!"

This should be my last World Cup Qualifier and I'm thinking about whether it's time to make room for the youngsters! ”

Li Liang said in surprise: "Brother Zhi, we still have 3 games to finish!" ”

Zhou Zhi's eyes began to redden: "Liangzi, this is too difficult......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Liang: "By the way, Brother Zhi, I can't figure it out this time, we have to play 7 more games together!" ”

Zhou Zhi looked at Li Liang in surprise, making sure that Li Liang was serious, and it didn't seem like he was comforting himself at all.

Zhou Zhi had mixed feelings and suddenly asked: "Liangzi, how many games can Monaco play in the Champions League?" ”

Li Liang grinned: "What do you say, Brother Zhi?

It must be 5 games! ”

Zhou Zhi also laughed, and the atmosphere was not so heavy: "Liangzi Dortmund is quite fierce, he has carried Bayern in the Bundesliga for so many years!"

In this way, if you can play a few more Champions League games, I will hold on a few more! ”

Waving his hand to see everyone leave, it didn't take long for Li Liang to board his flight.

The plane began to taxi, and Li Liang knew that no matter how many regrets there were, the national team journey had come to an end for the time being. It's time to put all the focus back on Monaco.

When he returned home, Monaco continued to lead the standings with three points in the 30th round of the league thanks to a brace from Mbappe and a penalty kick from Fabinho to 3:0 Caen.

He will arrive in Monaco on the 29th, and after a short break, he will travel with the team to Lyon to prepare for the final of the French League Cup against Paris on April 1.

It was also Monaco's first chance to challenge for the title after a few seasons of losing the Ligue 1 title in 2012/13.

Of course, Li Liang knows that the influence of the French League Cup and the French Cup is very limited, far less famous than the FA Cup and the Copa del Rey, but for himself, this is the first opportunity to touch the championship trophy in his career.

The team will then host Lille in the 1/4 final of the French Cup on 5 April. Due to the time of the 31st round of the league and France being clashed by the final, Monaco and Paris will be postponed.

After that, the team will play the 32nd round of league matches at Angers on April 8.

Over the next week, Monaco will play away and then home to Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in the two-legged Champions League quarter-finals. This is undoubtedly the top priority throughout April.

In addition, if Monaco can successfully pass the French Cup against Lille, according to the situation, it is very likely that they will meet Paris again in the semi-finals of the French Cup!

There is another game that Li Liang will not forget, and that is the away game against Lyon in the 34th round of the league on April 23 after the second leg of the home match with Dort.

The significance of this game is self-evident to himself, and Li Liang has also been looking forward to it for a long time.

Not long after the plane took off, he fell asleep, and he arrived as promised.

Li Liang opened his mouth and said: "Embarrassment, you asked me before, 'Do you want to be the king of football?'" ’”

Embarrassed nodded and said nothing, looking at Li Liang quietly.

Li Liang paused and did not continue.

He looked at the empty Louis II Stadium and said slowly: "Is it only the stadium I have been to that I can reproduce in virtual training?"

Remember to remind me, embarrassed, I'm going to go to a few stadiums when I have time......"

Xiao Yu had already returned to Monaco a few days early, and she took Li Liangxian back to her apartment from Nice Airport.

Early the next morning, Li Liang rushed to Latubi to resume training as usual, and he wanted to start training as soon as possible.

At the same time, Yaldim also arrived at the base early. At the moment he felt a lot of pressure.

The French League Cup final against Paris left him hesitant. Falcao, the team's leading scorer, has largely recovered from injury and can even participate in the team's joint practice, but the Colombian is not yet in good form to meet the requirements of the game.

Fabinho, the main defender in the midfield, is suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards, and the absence of the Brazilian can be said to have a great impact on Monaco.

Aside from the lack of depth in Monaco's current squad, the key is that Yaldim can't think of anyone else in the squad who can replace the Brazilian's important role in midfield.

In addition, Lippi also mentioned on the phone that Li Liang's calf was slightly injured, but fortunately it did not affect the game. But the tiring journey back and forth, combined with the jet lag, made Yaldim a little worried about his attacking core.

In fact, the most important point is that Monaco's squad depth is less than one and a half sets at the moment, and it is indeed necessary to make trade-offs in the Champions League, league, and cup competitions.

The vice-president of the club, Vasilyev, has already spoken to Yaldim on this issue more than once, and the attitude of the Russians is very clear - first of all, the Champions League can reach the last eight has exceeded expectations, so now it is time to focus on the league, if the cup or the Champions League affects the preparation of the league, then the league should be the highest priority.

The depressed Yaldim came to the side of the training ground, Li Liang hurriedly ran over to say hello, and the master and apprentice chatted.

In the morning tactics class, Li Liang was no longer surprised to see the starting list in the tactics manual, but his teammates were obviously a little surprised.

There was no training in the afternoon, and when he left the base, Mbappe stopped Li Liang: "Li, I heard them say that you played very well in the national team?" ”

Li Liang shook his head: "It's not good at all.

I got a red card at the end of the first game and didn't play the second game. ”

Mbappe asked again: "Then why didn't you get put in the starting line-up by Leonardo?"

If you're not on the pitch with Fabinho or Radamel......"

Li Liang solemnly patted Mbappe's shoulder: "Kylian, no matter how powerful Paris is, it won't eat us, don't be afraid."

It's them who should be scared now! We are their strongest contenders this season, and at least in the Champions League we have gone further than Paris! ”

Mbappe wanted to say something and stopped, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The next day, the whole team arrived in Lyon, led by Yaldim. In his pre-match press conference, Jardim gave an overview of the team's preparations and injuries.

A reporter asked: "Who will replace Fabinho in tomorrow's game?" ”

Jardim replied: "We'll have Joao [Moutinho] and Tiemoue Bakayoko partner in midfield, Joao plays that position a lot and he will do his job well in the game. ”

The journalist then asked: "If Moutinho starts, where are Monaco going to put Lee?" ”

Yaldim remained silent: "Tomorrow we will have the most suitable line-up for the game.

Lee is in good form and I'm sure he'll be doing really well in the game as well. ”

Emery on the side was thoughtful.

If Jardim starts both Moutinho and Li Liang, it means that Monaco will have an attack-oriented line-up.

Emery replied with a firm answer: "The performance in Paris this season has been satisfactory, but unfortunately we have not been able to go far in the Champions League.

But since 2017, we've actually only lost one game, away to Barcelona.

We're going to prove ourselves again tomorrow in the French Cup final, so our goal is simple –

That's all that goes out to beat your opponent and win the championship! ”

Emery looked confident. He knows that not only is Fabinho unavailable, but Falcao is also difficult to get into the starting line-up.

In stark contrast to this, Paris is fully staffed and all the main players are able to play.

On top of that, since the Camp Nou fiasco, he and his superstars have been desperate for a chance to prove themselves again.

They have been waiting for Monaco for too long.