Listening to the various praises of Mbappe by the French on TV, Lin Quan couldn't help but yawn.

Mbappe will be strong in the future, but it's still a little early, and becoming famous too early may not necessarily be a good thing for him.

Because the stars are on the pitch, they are specifically targeted.

If a player of his age is injured, the impact on his career can be fatal.

Especially for a speedy winger like Mbappe, injuries have affected him more than others.

Just as he was about to get up to turn off the TV, his phone rang suddenly.

Picking up the phone and taking a look, Lin Quan had a smile on his face.

"Let me guess, you call me more than just wish me a Merry Christmas, right?"

"Hehe, that's it, can't you expect me to give you some surprise, I'm not in England now!"

On the other end of the phone, Lily Collins laughed:

"Okay, I sent the Christmas gift a week ago, calculate the time, it should be almost there now, right?"

"Really? But I haven't received it yet? ”

As soon as he heard that the other party had sent it out for a week, Lin Quan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

The time of international express delivery is usually 3-5 days, if it is more than seven days and has not arrived, eighty percent of it is a problem.

"Hehe, you'll see your gift soon!"

On the other end of the line, Lily Collins covered her mouth and snickered.

Lin Quan heard a hint of strangeness from the other party's laughter, why wasn't she worried that the gift she sent would be lost?

Could it be said?

Knock knock!

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

The moment he heard the knock on the door, Lin Quan immediately understood.

It turns out that the gift she said was herself!

The moment Lin Quan opened the door, Lily Collins threw herself into his arms:

"Well, you didn't expect me to come back, did you?"

Lily Collins had a somewhat smug look on her face, she was deliberately concealing her itinerary, in order to create an unexpected surprise for Lin Quan.

Now it seems that the effect she wants has been achieved.

"I didn't expect it, especially when someone said that the schedule was full and there was no free time."

Lily Collins was working on a movie recently, and Lin Quan had known about it for a long time, so Lin Quan really didn't expect her to come back suddenly.

"Hehe, the movie has been finished ahead of schedule!"

Lily Collins seemed a little excited, and she hadn't received a movie in a while after the box office hit the Holy Grail Bones City.

So this opportunity is very precious to her, and if she hits the street again, then she may have to consider changing careers.

The sudden appearance of Lily Collins made Lin Quan's Christmas finally have a bit of a festive flavor.

During the team's training the next day, De Bruyne found Lin Quan and gave the gifts prepared by Michelle to Lin Quan and Guardiola.

“emmm……”

Looking at De Bruyne's gift, Lin Quan fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong? Don't like gifts? ”

De Bruyne couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw Lin Quan frowning.

This gift was all prepared by Michelle, and he didn't interfere at all, so I don't know if the other party will like it after sending it out.

"Not really, I'm just curious, why did you suddenly change girlfriends?"

In October, Lin Quan also saw De Bruyne and his ex-girlfriend Caroline together, and it was only less than three months, and he quietly changed girlfriends.

It's fast enough!

"I broke up peacefully with Caroline for some special reasons, as for Michelle, she was originally my fan, often communicated with me online, and occasionally sent me some of her own handmade things, the two of us have actually known each other for a long time, not suddenly!"

De Bruyne was honest and gave everything that should be explained and what should not be explained.

"I see, I mean, how did you get a new girlfriend so quickly, an otaku!"

Unlike his teammates, who frequented clubs and lingered among the flowers, De Bruyne's social circle was not large.

On weekdays, in addition to competition training, I like to stay at home, and I rarely even go out.

Such a person, if the woman didn't take the initiative, it would be a bit difficult for him to know other women.

It's okay to change it, although I don't know if Caroline in this plane has cuckolded De Bruyne, but Lin Quan is always a little uneasy in his heart.

Compared to Caroline, Michelle is clearly the type of good wife and mother.

This can be seen in the Christmas gifts she gave De Bruyne for her teammates, and Lin Quan does not remember receiving gifts from De Bruyne last year.

And this year, not only did he receive gifts, but other teammates and even some substitutes who played very little time received gifts from De Bruyne.

This is obviously not something that De Bruyne has taken the time to prepare, how can he have such a mind?

Originally, De Bruyne suffered great damage because of the incident at Courtois' Cuckold Gate.

It is a good thing that this tragedy has been avoided now.

is also in love, and the situation on Sun Xingmin's side is completely different.

"I'm going, what are you doing here, why do you look like you've been sucked dry?"

Looking at Sun Xingmin, whose face was pale, his steps were vain, and he looked overindulgent, Lin Quan and De Bruyne were both taken aback.

"Ahem, I didn't have a good rest last night, I'll just take it easy!"

Sun Xingmin's old face flushed, and he seemed a little ashamed to speak.

Everyone is from the past, and everyone who understands it naturally understands.

Lin Quan remembered the fiery figure of Sun Xingmin's rumored girlfriend in the Sun News, and suddenly had a number in his heart.

He patted Sun Xingmin's shoulder heavily, and said earnestly:

"Young man, be temperate!"

Sun Xingmin nodded again and again, Liu Xiaoying only came over once in a while, and it was impossible to stay here all the time.

In fact, she is going back to South Korea today, even if he wants to indulge, then he has to have such a chance!

Of course, it is precisely for this reason that last night went a little too far.

Now Son Xingmin is not worried about anything else, he is afraid that the coach will see his current appearance.

If you make a bad impression on the coach, it's over!

However, Sun Xingmin still couldn't dodge after all, and in the roll call, he was still seen by Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola was furious and simply excluded him from the starting line-up for the next game.

……

On December 26, the 18th round of the Premier League was played as usual.

Because it was a festive season, and all the teams in the other leagues except the Premier League were on vacation.

So this round of matches attracted a large number of spectators, in addition to the regular fans who often watch Premier League games on weekdays, fans from other leagues were also attracted a lot.

For these fans who are attracted to it, they don't know many teams in the Premier League, and several giants have naturally become their first choice to watch the game.

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have benefited.

And the one who benefited the most was an upstart team - Manchester City!

As the team with the best record in Europe in the last two years, Manchester City's overseas popularity is no less than that of other giants.

Moreover, Manchester City is star-studded, as well as football supergiants like Lin Quan and coaching supergiants like Guardiola, and there is no shortage of traffic at all.

In addition, Manchester City's style of play is very spectacle, especially for some fans who like La Liga, watching Manchester City is like watching a La Liga game.

As a result, Manchester City's match against Sunderland attracted hundreds of millions of overseas spectators.

Of course, the majority of this is still Asian fans.

Before the start of the game, the Etihad Stadium was already full, and fans who could not buy tickets gathered around the stadium and did not want to leave.

When the Manchester City bus appeared outside the stadium, countless fans rushed over, and the water around the bus was blocked.

"What day is it? Why are so many people here? ”

Seeing the dense crowd outside, the well-informed Guardiola couldn't help but be surprised.

"Probably because of the holiday, the flow of people is particularly large, right?"

Many of these fans outside are not Manchester or even native British.

They came from abroad to watch the game, which is not uncommon in Europe.

Because of the prevalence of football culture, many people will find opportunities to even go to the home stadium of some teams when they travel to Europe.

Manchester City's neighbours, Manchester United, and Old Trafford, for example, have a large number of overseas spectators on pilgrimage at almost every game.

This kind of treatment was not available to Manchester City before, but in the past two years, as their results and fame have improved, they have also begun to attract international fans to watch.

Among them, there are especially many fans from Asia.

Before Son Xingmin joined, most of the people who came to watch the game were Chinese fans.

After Son Heung-min joined, South Korean fans began to increase.

However, due to the huge population gap, the number of South Korean fans who came to watch the game was far from catching up with Chinese fans.

……

It seemed to be influenced by the atmosphere of the game, and in this game, the Manchester City players were very active after the start of the game.

In the 4th minute of the first half, Lin Quan dribbled into the penalty area and was tripped down, and the referee awarded a penalty.

Lin Quan personally handled it and rewrote the score to 1:0 overnight.

Taking the lead after just four minutes into the game, City got off to a dream start on their home turf.

After opening the game smoothly, City's offensive began to become irresistible.

In the 12th minute, De Bruyne sent a through plug on the right side, Lin fully understood, suddenly killed, formed a single knife after receiving the ball, shook the goalkeeper and pushed the empty goal.

The score became 2:0.

The Manchester City fans at the scene were already boiling, and two goals had already been scored in just ten minutes after the game began.

Many people have a hunch that today's game must be a massacre!

"Holy!"

"That's awesome!"

"Emperor Lin is mighty!"

Some Chinese fans who came to the scene to watch the game for the first time saw Lin Quanru easily completing the brace like chopping melons and vegetables, and they all applauded excitedly and desperately.

Is this the strength of Emperor Lin?

It's even more terrifying than what you see on TV!

The visual impact of the TV broadcast camera is far less than the impact of coming to the scene to watch the game.

When I watch other people play football on TV, I often have the illusion that I can do it.

However, after watching the game live, there will never be such thoughts, and you can't help but wonder:

This speed, this breakthrough, this dribbling, is the other party still human?

Lin Quan's performance was not over, and in the 22nd minute of the first half, he assisted Sergio Aguero to score the third goal of the game.

Then, in the 33rd minute, he completed his hat-trick with a free-kick.

The first half was not over yet, and the score had become 4:0.

Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium had long been in high spirits and began to take turns singing songs in praise of Lin Quan.

On the sidelines, Pep Guardiola also stood up from the coach's bench after Lin Quan scored a hat-trick and gave him a round of applause.

"This kid, it's really ruthless, although I let them solve the battle in the first half, but I didn't let them attack so ruthlessly, the people on the other side are about to be beaten out of the psychological shadow!"

One glance at Sunderland's players and the bench showed a cloudy overcast over there.

The Sunderland people may have had a hunch that they were going to lose the game, but they never thought they would lose so badly.

Although the difference in quality between the two teams is obvious, such a huge disparity in the score will inevitably severely damage the morale and confidence of Sunderland's players.

If their morale is shattered because of this battle, then the relegation battle behind may be dangerous.

Yes, although the first half of the Premier League is not over yet, teams such as Sunderland have already begun to fight for relegation.

Sunderland, who have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 11 in the first 17 rounds, are currently second from bottom in the standings, five points less than third-to-bottom Newcastle United.

With such a point difference, coupled with their poor record, Sunderland's relegation situation is very serious.

Under this grim driving and being slaughtered by Manchester City, the future of the black cat is dark!

Just as Pep Guardiola was considering whether to show mercy to his players, Kevin De Bruyne also scored.

The score became 5:0, and a tragedy had been played.

Well, it's too late to say anything.

Pep Guardiola reluctantly returned to the dugout and sat down, and the score was set for Manchester City to get the win.

In this way, he can make bold substitutions in the second half, replacing all the main players and preparing for the next game.

Don't know what the situation is on Liverpool's side?

……

Anfield Stadium, compared to the hot and jubilant scene of the Etihad Stadium dozens of kilometers away, the atmosphere at Anfield is obviously much more tense.

Forty minutes later, the score was still 0-0.

Although both sides played very boldly and were not conservative at all.

However, neither Liverpool nor Leicester City were able to break through the opponent's goal, and both sides defended very solidly, allowing the opponent's attack to return again and again.

For both teams, the outcome of this game is very crucial.

Liverpool are currently ninth in the league and will have to finish in the top four if they are to secure a Champions League place next season.

And they are now six points away from the top four, which is not a small difference!

If you want to chase points, you have to win every game as much as possible, especially if you are a direct competitor like Leicester City!

As for Leicester, they are still six points behind Manchester City and they must not be left behind before the showdown between the two teams in two days' time.

If they lose this game, they will be nine points behind Manchester City, and even if they win the next game, the difference between the two teams will still be six points.

But if they win this game and the next game, Leicester are only three points behind Manchester City.

This point difference means that they really have hope of competing with Manchester City for the title!

(End of chapter)