Chapter 741: Champion Day

Raj, who was already neatly dressed, laughed and put on his coat again, then turned around and pulled Li Liang up and pushed it in front of Yaldim.

Yaldim looked serious, and he pulled Li Hao as if he was explaining his tactics.

Soon the Portuguese couldn't help but laugh: "Go, Lee, enjoy the cheers!" ”

In the 83rd minute of the game, in the biggest cheers of the whole game, Li Liang replaced Mbappe, who gave two wonderful assists in this game.

The two hugged each other tightly on the sideline, and Mbappe said excitedly to Li Liang: "Li, how am I playing!" ”

Li Liang replied loudly: "Like a champion!" ”

In the final moments, Li Liang's arrival further activated Monaco's frontcourt, and even though all the players of the Lille team retreated to half the court to defend, Monaco's offensive was still as exciting and fluid as mercury.

In the 89th minute of the game, Li Liang, who played the center position, suddenly passed the ball in the opposite direction while sprinting to the right side after getting rid of two opponents in a row in the front court!

Lille's overall defensive attention was on Li Liang and was moving with him, and this kick did not look at the pass and hit the left gap accurately.

Lemar strode to catch up, dribbled two steps and then made a powerful left-footed cross on the left side of the penalty area, and he saw that Li Liang had detoured back to the middle of the penalty area and was ready to respond.

Lemar's passing speed, power and angle were excellent, and in desperation, Lille's Paraguayan central defender Alonso Jr. grabbed the tackle in front of Li Liang, but the ball was tackled and flew straight towards the goal!

The goalkeeper couldn't react and froze in place to watch the ball cross the goal line!

In the 90th minute, Alonso Jr.'s own goal made the score finally 4:0.

At the end of the match, the Stade Louis II was filled with huge cheers and "Monaco! Advance! Roar.

Soon everyone, including the Monaco players who were ready to leave the game, turned their eyes to the big screen under the director's prompt, which quickly showed the final scores of the other matches in this round.

Paris' away game against Saint-Etienne ended at the same time, with Paris winning 5-0 thanks to a brace from Edinson Cavani and Lucas Jr., as well as the icing on the cake from Draxler in the 90th minute.

The fans were a little disappointed, but the cheers continued immediately, and everyone believed that Monaco, with such a well-organized and high morale team, would not let the championship go by.

Li Liang and his teammates circled the stadium to thank the fans for their support, and the Louis II Stadium was still bustling with people and lights up until late at night.

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The team had a half-day break the next day and regrouped in the afternoon to prepare for the replay at home to Saint-Etienne on 17 May.

Because the French League Cup final has unexpectedly reached the final in the Champions League, the make-up date for the 31st round of the league has been repeatedly adjusted, and it was finally determined on the 17th two days later.

Prior to this game, Monaco, who had completed 36 league games, topped the table with 89 points, followed by Paris, who had played 37 games, with 86 points.

It also means that Monaco only need one point from their remaining two games against Saint-Etienne and Rennes to win the league title this season.

In the afternoon tactics class, Yaldim was uncharacteristically the first to stand on the podium.

He looked around at his players in the audience and said solemnly: "Guys, when was the last time Monaco won the league?!" ”

Several people in the audience replied at the same time: "It's 2000!" ”

"Yes!" Yaldim nodded and continued: "The 2000 championship is the 7th in our history.

A lot has happened since then......

I don't want to hide that today we only need to get one point against Saint-Etienne and we can rewrite history and reclaim the club's eighth league title!

I would say that of course our goal is not just one point, we want to win against Saint-Etienne and show the world how we won the title!

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Until Caldera took the stage to explain the tactics, the players were still enthusiastic.

A long season is coming to an end, and all that hard work can be turned into maximum success in just one game, and no one is not eagerly waiting for the game to come.

Caldeira announced that the team will face Saint-Etienne with the strongest facelift in this match.

Goalkeeper Subazic, from left to right in the backline Mendy, Jemmelson, Glick and Sidibi. Tiemoue Bakayoko and Fabinho partnered in midfield, with Kylian Mbappe playing on the left side of midfield and Silva on the right.

Falcao rushed forward, supported by Li Liang behind him.

The coaching staff have also developed an attack-oriented style of play, with Yildim hoping that the team can quickly open up the situation at home and score goals to seal the victory.

Li Liang's mind went back to the unforgettable road trip a few months ago, in the 11th round of the league, at the Stade Gishard in Saint-Etienne, known as the "Green Hell".

In that game, due to the preparation for the Champions League group stage against CSKA Moscow in midweek, Yaldim put Li Liang, who was still physically unable to last 90 minutes of high-intensity play, on the bench until the 77th minute of the second half.

In addition to Saint-Etienne's magical goalkeeper Ruffer, Li Liang was particularly impressed by the opponent's main central defender, the Frenchman Perrin.

At that time, he was the toughest opponent he had personally faced, and even compared to the Tolisso he met later, the tough guy Perrin was not at all behind.

In the third minute of the game, Glick scored from a free-kick from Lemar, but it didn't last long, as Saint-Etienne also won a free-kick in the 18th minute, and Palin beat his defender Fabinho with a brilliant header in the air to give Monaco a draw on the road.

Li Liang had a successful defense against Perrin after coming off the bench, and Perrin's beastly physique is still fresh in his memory.

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The day before the match, Monaco concentrated in the hotel to prepare for the game as if they were in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

At the press conference, Galtier, who has already confirmed his departure at the end of the season and has been in charge of Saint-Etienne for eight years, praised Monaco, saying: "...... I'm more optimistic about Monaco winning the league.

We weren't in good form and we lost our last chance to qualify for the Europa League with a big defeat to Paris.

We're going to try to limit the dangerous players in tomorrow's game and hopefully give the fans a good game. ”

Captain Perrin said: "We are all responsible for the team's poor performances lately.

We'll do everything we can to bounce back tomorrow. ”

Jardim said the team will go all out to win and hope to win the league title at home (away to Rennes in the last round).

Falcao, who was present at the press conference, said the whole team was ready.

When asked about the possible whereabouts of the summer transfer players, Falcao replied solemnly: "Everyone is calm now.

We have three games left and you will know the answers to all your questions – after the last game. ”

On the day of the match, the team bus arrived at the Louis II Stadium amid cheers.

Li Liang saw that the fans had already waved flags printed with the words "8th".

He took a deep breath and stepped off the bus with his team-mates onto the pitch to challenge for Monaco's eighth all-time league title.