After a win, Manchester United still have the league lead.

So far this season, they haven't lost a game.

But even so, the gap between them and second-place Liverpool in the league is still not widened, still 4 points.

If you want to reach the top of the Premier League this season, I am afraid you will have to continue to exert force.

For Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, though, they have more important games to play.

Four days later, Manchester United travelled to Barcelona, Spain, for their first Europa League quarter-final match.

Spaniard!

This opponent is definitely a weak team, there is nothing to say.

They climbed to seventh in the league last season after a poor overall form in La Liga, earning a chance to play in the Europa League through the play-offs.

And being able to break out of the group stage is quite a miracle.

But there are two sides to everything.

For a promoted team that is lucky enough to finish seventh in the league, how can they possibly have the depth of the bench to play on two fronts?

Even the main squad struggled, let alone the substitutes.

Although there were some reinforcements in the summer, they were not enough to cope with the European competition.

It's already a miracle to be able to qualify from the group.

But this also comes at the cost of being at the bottom of the league standings.

February 21, 2020, evening.

Inside the Estadio Cornea Eprath, home of Espanyol, a heavyweight match is about to take place.

For the Spaniards, it was an important moment in their team history.

To be able to represent the team in the knockout rounds of European competitions is definitely a great moment to make history.

Even if they are still at the bottom of La Liga, it still does not affect their aspirations for more.

Even against a strong Manchester United, they are looking forward to another miracle!

The game set a new record for worldwide viewership.

On the one hand, this is the match against Manchester United, which has the club with the largest number of fans to receive a bonus.

Espanyol's No. 7 player, on the other hand, comes with ratings and traffic bonuses.

Last winter, Espanyol spent 1.5 million euros to poach their star from the Chinese Super League - Wu Lei!

You know, now Wu Lei is definitely the number one star in China, there is no one!

Regardless of prestige or strength, Wu Lei's influence in Chinese football is unmatched!

Since joining Espanyol, Wu Lei has quickly helped the team create scoring opportunities one after another.

Especially in the face of Barcelona's substitute and scored the equalizing goal, it made him the favorite of Spanish fans and the glory of Chinese fans who will always be worth boasting about!

As the only seedling of Huaguo Liuyang, he is the hope of the whole village!

But even so, he is already 29 years old and about to turn thirty.

No one can find an answer to the future of Chinese football.

Today, Manchester United's No.7 and Espanyol's No.7 met on the pitch.

Seeing Xia Xing himself, Wu Lei was even a little restrained.

He knew Xia Xing's Huaguo identity, and he should be cordial.

However, when Xia Xing was in Huaguo, he didn't encounter many good things, especially in the youth training stage, and he suffered from Huaguo football.

In the end, he traveled to Europe alone to achieve today's achievements.

In addition to this, there is also a gap in the identities of the two.

Wu Lei is just a rotation player for Espanyol, a small role.

Xia Xingke is the captain of Manchester United, a two-time Ballon d'Or winner, and a superstar in world football.

Will he care about me?

But soon, Wu Lei knew that he was thinking too much.

When warming up before the game, Xia Xing took the initiative to greet Wu Lei.

"Hello buddy."

"Hello, hello."

"It's better to listen to the words kindly, hehe."

"Yes, there are very few people on my side who can speak Mandarin."

"How are you doing in Spaniard?"

"It's good, everybody is very nice to me."

"That's good, what can I do to help, just contact me, I have some friends in Europe who can help you with some small things."

"Thank you."

"Come on, buddy."

Xia Xing patted Wu Lei on the shoulder, smiled and returned to his warm-up area.

Wu Lei was stunned for a long time.

He is only 25 years old this year, how can he seem like my eldest brother in front of me at the age of 29......

Looking at Xia Xing, who mingled with his teammates, Wu Lei really admired and envied him.

What I admire is that Xia Xing can have such excellent skills and achieve so many achievements, which is really admirable.

What I envy is that Xia Xing can have the opportunity to play in Europe early and make rapid progress, which is really enviable.

If I had left China at the age of 18 and traveled to Europe, I am afraid that it would be completely different now.

Against the underdogs, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not take it lightly today.

Manchester United are still playing with all the squads today.

The Spaniards knew that they were inferior to their opponents, so they simply retracted their defense and put up a 5-3-2 iron bucket formation.

In the opening stages, they defended really well against Manchester United's onslaught.

Twenty minutes later, however, the Spaniard was tired.

It's more of a mental exhaustion.

Even in La Liga, they have never encountered such a high-pressure attack.

Manchester United's attacking tempo and pace left the Spaniards faltering defensively.

Finally, they didn't resist.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Xia Xing accurately found Rashford who was inserted forward with a long pass.

The passing of the two is already very silky and tacit, Rashford's running, Xia Xing's passing, the ball arrives!

After receiving the ball, Rashford sprinted quickly to shake off the defence and fired a low shot into the net!

1 to 0!

Manchester United scored first!

Eight minutes later, it was Xia Xing's pass again, and this time the ball flew to the right side!

James on the right side of the fast horse is full of speed, stabbing the ball before the defender can kick out, and even stopping, all in one go!

Rush into the penalty area and shoot into the far corner to break the net!

2 to 0!

Manchester United had two goals in hand and the game was stable.

Watching their opponents celebrate excitedly, the Espanyol players felt bitter inside.

They completely felt the gap with the world's top teams.

In La Liga, even if you play teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid, there is no such pressure.

After all, it's all technical flow, and you can still fight it.

But in the face of Manchester United, the hegemon of the Premier League, they can't bear the opponent with good speed, strength and rhythm.

And Wu Lei kept looking at Xia Xing in the crowd, stunned for a long time.

In the domestic fan base, he is often referred to as "world-class runner and shooting community".

But at the Spaniard, his shot wasn't really bad.

But now it's rare to get a clever pass.

If he can become a teammate in Xia Xing and receive such an invincible pass in the front court, then he dares to say that he will compete for the top scorer list in the five major leagues.

No exaggeration.

Thinking of Xia Xing's identity and nationality, Wu Lei was even more regretful.

was originally a Chinese genius, but he was forced away alive.

There was no ball to play in China, so he went to England and became a king-level existence.

What a great irony...... (End of chapter)