Leicester City are firmly at the top of the Premier League.

It is even eight points ahead of second-placed Arsenal.

More than 10 points ahead of the Manchester City duo and the Reds.

This was something their fans had imagined two seasons ago, or one season ago.

The league outlook is excellent.

Even the Leicester Evening News published an opinion piece.

"Is it possible for us to aspire to the league title?"

Although it is just a dream, there are still not too many fans who have confidence.

Even Leicester City fans are afraid to think about the Premier League title.

After all, there are many giants in the Premier League, and their current poor form does not mean that they have always been in poor form.

So in this case, it's better to be steady.

Don't overthink it.

The Premier League is steady, and the Champions League must make a breakthrough.

On October 1, Leicester City visited Malmo to usher in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

After scoring the equaliser by Benfica in their last game, Leicester City have seen what the Portuguese giants are capable of.

It's hard to get points on them.

Perhaps facing Benfica again in the final round of the group stage will be a key battle to determine the second place in the group.

But before they can do that, they have to get the points they deserve.

Especially against Malmo.

It's not easy to play Benfica, and it's even harder to score points against Real Madrid.

So against Malmo, you have to go all out to win.

Leicester City naturally played with the main force in this game, in order to ensure a safe victory.

But unexpectedly, as soon as the game started, they were in trouble.

In the fifth minute of the game, N'Golo Kante made a tackle on a defensive move from outside the box.

It was a clean tackle, but the referee's whistle blew!

Foul!

Not only that, but the referee even gave Kante a red card directly!

This made the fans in the stadium confused!

What's going on?

Even the Malmo fans who have made a profit are a little embarrassed.

You can see it clearly in the stands, why is this a red card?

It's so ......

The Leicester players protested loudly, but nothing changed other than two yellow cards.

Ranieri was even sent to the stands for protesting on the sidelines.

Shakespeare was left to direct the game.

10 to 11, Leicester City are in trouble.

Malmo are not strong, but that doesn't mean they're the belly of the fish.

In the face of Leicester City, who played one less, they defended decisively.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0.

Malmo remained stubborn in the second half.

It wasn't until the 70th minute that Malmo started to attack.

Faced with the situation of playing one less, Leicester City's whole team has a lot of physical consumption.

Fatigue is already on at this stage.

Malmo took advantage of the tiredness of Leicester City's midfield and quickly counterattacked!

A stab in front of the goal to score a goal!

1 to 0!

Malmo scored!

Leicester City, who thought they could win against their opponents, actually fell behind at home!

If this is the result, then their desire to qualify from the group is in jeopardy!

In the 85th minute of the game, Xia Xing stood up again.

His teammates were so tired that he had to go it alone.

Got the ball on the left and he suddenly sprinted with the ball!

Facing the sandwich defense of two defenders, Xia Xing directly chose to be tough!

The figure of a Nordic strong man was actually carried by Xia Xing!

Sprint!

To the edge of the penalty area!

Kick Shot!

The ball hits the net straight into the net!

1 to 1!

At the critical moment, Xia stepped up again!

"He blasted the net away with a brilliant blast!

"It was a brilliant goal!

"Hit the two defenders hard and shoot hard!

"The goalkeeper didn't fight back!

"Brilliant equalizer!

"Xia is once again the hero of the team!"

scored the equalizing goal, and Xia Xing also felt a little tired.

There was one less man in this race, and he had already run longer than before.

Now I'm trying my best to score a goal and I'm tired.

Looking at the sidelines of the pitch, there was no Kante anymore.

His favourite team-mate so far this season has been N'Golo Kante, not one.

With N'Golo Kante behind him, he was able to press forward more boldly.

It's a completely different feeling from last season when you had to pay attention to defend every time you attacked.

As long as Kante is behind him, Xia Xing is extremely relieved.

It's a blessing to have such teammates.

In the end, the match ended 1-1.

Leicester City did not lose, but a draw was clearly not enough to support them in qualifying from the group.

Especially in the other game, Benfica stubbornly held Real Madrid to a 3-3 draw.

Although they and Leicester City only have two points now, they are already slightly ahead by virtue of the number of goals scored.

And they will next play Malmo, the underdogs, while Leicester City will face a strong Real Madrid.

There is no room for error in the next game......

After returning to England, Leicester City continued to play double games a week.

In the eighth round of the Premier League on October 4, Leicester City played Norwich City.

In the last game, because of the lack of one player, Leicester City's main players were physically exhausted.

Naturally, this game went on the bench.

Sadly, however, this match was also unwinnable.

And the same thing happened again.

James got a straight red plus penalty set because of a tackle.

In the end, with this penalty, Leicester City lost 0-1 on the road.

After this game, their seven-game winning streak in the league came to an end.

Just like last season, they all fell in the eighth round of the league.

Ranieri wanted to make some adjustments, but there was no time.

Because then it's the national team break.

The players left the team one after another and did not return until a week later.

The Leicester City players who have returned to the team still can't escape the FIFA virus.

In the ninth round of the Premier League on October 17, Leicester City lost a good game again.

Against Southampton, they attacked all over the pitch and had 16 shots on goal.

But neither of them could score.

In the end, a 0-0 scoreline turned Leicester City's winless run into two.

And they are gradually being caught up by Arsenal behind them.

The lead was narrowed from eight points to three points.

At this time, they have been looked down upon by the domestic media.

The Times: "Leicester City are once again in the rhythm of dropping chains! Just like last season, it collapsed from the eighth round of the league and finally lost the top four places. This season is probably about the same situation! ”

The Times of London: "I believe it won't be long before Arsenal reach the top of the table!" The Gunners are still the title contenders this season! ”

The Telegraph: "It's just normal for Leicester, they're just in the Europa League. Now the top of the Premier League is about to be replaced, and the Champions League group stage exit is just around the corner! ”

Numerous media criticisms have put Leicester under a lot of pressure.

Even in the Leicester City team, there are quite a few players who have experienced mood swings......

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