Sitting on the bus, Leon looked at the streetscapes and buildings he was most familiar with.

Even though he had been away from the city for more than two years, as soon as he returned here, Leon only needed a little adaptation and quickly became relaxed again.

Perhaps emotionally, he doesn't see Madrid as his so-called second home.

But in any case, having lived in the city for nine years and it was here that he started his career, Leon always had a special affection for Madrid...

Real Madrid fans also express their miss for Leon and Mourinho very intuitively.

The other Chelsea players on the bus took in the enthusiasm of the Real Madrid supporters along the way.

Jealousy is certainly not enough, but to be honest, they are very envious of Leon.

After all, this is Madrid, and being so loved by Real Madrid fans in this city is, in a way, a testament to the success of a player's career!

Leon and Mourinho were also dressed for their home slump this time, but when they arrived at their hotel and were asked for interviews by local media in Madrid, they politely declined.

After all, this is only the first round of the Champions League group stage of the new season, and they are now representing Chelsea Football Club, so what are they doing with such warmth?

Even if they don't think much about it, if they give reporters the slightest opportunity, they will write the news in a mess.

So there's always nothing wrong with being cautious, and it's not too late to talk about the old interviews after the game is over.

It was also interesting to see the whole Chelsea squad on the pitch before the game that evening.

Generally speaking, if the away team visits the Bernabeu and there are players of the away team who want to know about Real Madrid's past honour record, Real Madrid Club has a special staff member to do the reception and explanation.

But this time, the official staff of Real Madrid was robbed, and Li Ang took his Chelsea teammates to visit the Bernaverb by himself~

That night, Real Madrid's official Twitter also updated several social dynamics specifically for this purpose.

It was again to welcome Leon and Mourinho "home", and to take photos of Leon taking other Chelsea players to the Bernabeu Hall of Fame.

Many Real Madrid fans also left messages and jokes under the official tweet of their club.

One of the most liked tweets was very interesting.

"The two Champions League and two league trophies that have recently been put into the Hall of Honour were won by Leon and his Real Madrid teammates, can he not be familiar with it?"

This message seemed to be a joke, but then it sparked a collective emotion among Real Madrid fans.

Yes, the latest heavyweight championship trophies in Real Madrid's Hall of Honour were all won by the Mohames Real Madrid players when Leon was there.

It's only been more than two seasons, but Real Madrid is no longer able to win the Champions League and La Liga.

The club's results are not bad, they are in the top three in La Liga every season, and they can also reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

But that's a comparison, Mourinho and Leon are on the verge of starting a dynasty for the Blues at Chelsea, and Chelsea have a good chance of replicating Real Madrid's Champions League title this season.

On the one hand, he is struggling to support the demeanor of the strong, and maybe when he vents in one breath, he may return to the era of "Champions League Sixteen".

On the other hand, the momentum of development is rising like the rising sun, and it is rushing to the peak of the heyday of dominating a football era!

The key is that there is much difference between the two teams in terms of investment.

After entering the new century, Real Madrid did not cut back on food and clothing, and was reluctant to invest money.

Almost every season there are big reinforcements, and there are no fewer superstars in the team.

Think about it, Real Madrid's so-called decline now actually began in the season when Leon and Mourinho left.

And Chelsea's reinvigoration and restoration of the glory of the iron-blooded Blues can also be said to have started with the transfer of Mourinho and Leon.

Fans never study the rise and fall of the momentum of the team they support.

This intuitive comparison and the resulting simple answers are what they believe more.

After all, even Lafayette has vaguely stated in public that it was a decision-making mistake to let Leon and Mourinho leave the team together.

The people at the helm regret it, and they, who are fans, will naturally regret it even more.

Many Real Madrid fans even discussed on the Internet the possibility of Leon and Mourinho returning to Real Madrid together.

The momentum of this discussion came together, but it was easy to stop it.

Of course, the Chelsea fans who learned about this were unwilling, and directly joined the battlefield of public opinion, so that Real Madrid fans should sober their heads and not continue to dream.

"Li Ang has signed a new three-year contract with the club, and Jose's contract renewal is about to be completed, so don't continue to daydream!"

"Renewal? When your Chelsea triggered the liquidated damages clause of the little lions, our club officially announced that it was about to complete the contract renewal with the little lions, what was the result?

Anything is possible in the market, could you have foreseen that Leon and Jose would join Chelsea at the same time? ”

"This is utter sophistry! Leon is now living well in London and is on the verge of winning his first Ballon d'Or at Chelsea!

And this is what Real Madrid can't give him now, they have Ronaldo, there is Bale, Leon will only be divided when he goes to Real Madrid now, I can't think of any reason for him to go back to Real Madrid! ”

"Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are getting older, Real Madrid always need a new king, and the little lion is our prince in the first place, so it's only natural for him to come back, you know that, right? You're panicking! ”

"You're farting!"

……

The fans of the two teams have not watched the game yet, and they have already quarreled over a nonsense matter.

So much so that the next morning, Li Ang, who had completed the last practice before the game at the Getafe training base, was completely confused when asked by a reporter from the "Marca" newspaper.

"Transfers? The summer transfer window is completely closed, where do I go to transfer? Where did you hear about pheasant news! ”

"What the fans say... There may have been some misunderstandings but I'm 100 per cent focused on Chelsea and that's it. ”

"I don't want to say anything about this discussion, I just want to focus on the game right now, thank you..."

After sending away the reporters of the "Marca", Li Ang went directly back to the hotel to rest.

It wasn't until the evening when the players of the two teams came out to warm up that Li Ang appeared in front of the media reporters again.

This time, Li Ang did not shy away from the capture of reporters on the sidelines, and hugged and greeted his former teammates before the warm-up officially began!

Now Real Madrid has added many familiar and unfamiliar faces to the Real Madrid team, such as James Rodriguez, such as Bale.

But more often than not, it was his old friends he knew.

Nacho, Ronaldo, Modric, Vazquez, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Casemiro......

Leon hugged his old friends with a familiar smile, and the only thing he regretted was that he didn't see his teacher again, Xavi Alonso, at the Bernabeu.

He left Real Madrid at the end of the 14-15 season, and instead of going to Bayern Munich or Grand Paris, he chose to return to Real Sociedad.

At an age where he can still play, Long chose to enjoy football and prepare for the start of his future coaching career, which could also be a perfect career ending for him.

After all, if you think about it carefully, Brother Long's career of more than ten years is worthy of every club he has stayed in.

He has won the Champions League for two teams, has won club honours and won three major titles in a row at national team level.

Long has no regrets in his career, and since he wants to return to football itself, this is the best option for him.

Li Ang didn't know if Brother Long would come to watch the game today.

After all, when he talked to Brother Long on the phone a few days ago, Brother Long joked that he wanted to accompany his wife and children at home, and he was no longer very interested in the Champions League game.

But Leon still has some small expectations in his heart.

What if Brother Long just wanted to surprise him today, and now he is sitting in the box with his wife and children waiting for the game to start?

Since he can no longer partner with Brother Long, as Brother Long's only personal inheritance and a closed disciple, Li Ang really wants Brother Long to see his current growth and strength level.

Not to show off, but to express gratitude to Brother Long.

Thanks to Brother Long for being willing to help him selflessly, and willing to bring him back to the unknown to improve his strength.

He has always wanted to "get stuck" against Brother Long on the court for the last time:

"Teacher, look! I'm as good as you are now! ”

……

With some anticipation, Leon and his former teammates exchanged pleasantries for a short time before returning to his team.

After the warm-up, the players of both teams hurried back to the locker room.

They need to hurry up and make final preparations for this important round of Champions League matchups.

Today, Leon no longer needs to do pre-war morale mobilization in the locker room.

John Terry, who has been in excellent training recently, will start in place of Harry Maguire in today's game.

It's not that Maguire hasn't been good enough in recent games, or that he has been punished by Mourinho for not training aggressively.

Mourinho made this starting arrangement to be on the safe side, after all, John Terry has a lot of experience in the competition.

Harry Maguire has been solid of late, but with John Terry also showing good form, Mourinho will certainly have the confidence in the veteran's sense of play.

And although Terry said in advance that he would still let Leon be the captain on the field, Leon still handed the captain's armband back to Terry.

In terms of respecting veterans, Li Ang has always done a good job.

So today, Chelsea's pre-war mobilization work was still done by John Terry, and Leon was integrated into the "atmosphere group", and the other teammates pulled their voices to strengthen the momentum!

This clash with Real Madrid is still important for Chelsea.

After all, they were put into the group of death in the Champions League group draw this time, and it is certainly not as simple as the past few seasons to grab the right to qualify for the top spot in the group.

As Chelsea's first competitor for the top spot in the group, Real Madrid will definitely do their best to win in direct dialogue!

The pre-game mobilization went well and Chelsea's starters were eager to show their quality at the Bernabeu.

Of course, most of Real Madrid's players have the same sentiment as Chelsea's starters.

This matchup is a contest for both teams, and whoever loses is likely to lose the initiative to qualify for the first place.

Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti also fielded their best 11 players.

When the live camera focused on the 22 stars who also confidently stepped on the court, many neutral fans in front of the TV subconsciously became excited!

Sure enough, I still see that the strong dialogue is strong!

Leon stood still in the familiar Santiago Bernabeu stadium, his pre-match expression a little solemn today.

The Spanish commentator will also tease Leon, saying that he is not in this stadium and recalls the scenes of the game back then.

This kind of ridicule is still a little warmer.

When the referee blew the whistle for the official start of the game, Real Madrid, who took the lead in kick-off, decisively and quickly spread out the formation and launched an offensive test against Chelsea.

And the Chelsea midfield defense led by Li Ang also showed no weakness and toughness!

The two teams battled out in a fierce duel near the center circle.

Benzema tried to retreat to catch the ball as he usually does, but before he could stabilize the ball, he was squeezed out of position by Leon directly from his side!

Perhaps because the action of the up-and-coming confrontation was a little bigger, Li Ang was directly blown foul by the referee.

But Li Ang was not annoyed, but after kicking the ball away, he smiled and pulled the pot forward up from the turf.

The two brothers patted each other's butts, not taking this confrontation to heart.

But Ancelotti, who watched the game from the sidelines, felt a little bad.

He felt that Li Ang still knew too much about these main players on the Real Madrid field.

Benzema's drop-back reception is very important for the proper functioning of Real Madrid's attacking system.

Cristiano Ronaldo needs to allocate more of his fitness to attacking forward and stealing points behind diagonal cuts into the box.

Therefore, Benzema needs to retreat more frequently, and even take some responsibility for organizing the attack.

This is good for Modric's push in from behind, as well as for Bale and Ronaldo's attacking activities on both flanks.

But looking at the defensive posture of Li Ang just now, Ancelotti feels that it may be difficult for Benzema to play his tactical value today!

After Leon fouled, Real Madrid, who got the ball in the front court, continued to take the initiative to make offensive attempts.

But only three minutes later, it was Benzema who was intercepted by Matic at the first time when he retreated to receive the ball!

The two only battled for a second before Nemanja Matic stabbed the ball to the side first.

Cesar Azpilicueta quickly knocked the ball back to Kroos, and in the meantime, Leon was already moving forward at full speed!

To be on the safe side, Kroos did not give Leon the ground ball, but sent a long pass over the top with a full amount of advance.

In the process of inserting forward, Li Ang had already observed the landing point of the football and the opponent's running interception in advance.

So this time he didn't choose to stop the football at his feet first, but pushed the ball forward with his head in advance, and then bypassed Casemiro's premise defense!

"Stop Leon! Foul! Direct foul! ”

Master Pei stood at the edge of the penalty area and commanded Carvajal, who was in an adduction position, to make a tactical foul on Leon first.

But at this moment, Leon took advantage of the situation to distribute the ball behind Carvajal!

Hazard pushed forward at full speed, received the ball and went straight into the heart of the Real Madrid penalty area!

Before Pepe could intercept, Hazard cut inside and fired a smooth shot!

The ball made a wonderful arc in the air and went straight to the far corner of the Real Madrid goal!

Navas's save reaction was superb!

The Costa Rican international stretched out his body as much as he could in the air, stretching his arms straight and rubbing the spinning football with his fingertips as much as he could!

And in the end, he also rubbed a trace of the ball skin and forcibly changed the direction of football!

Hazard's shot failed to get around Navas's goal after all.

When the football hit the junction between the crossbar and the goalpost and popped out of the bottom line, tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans at the scene all exhaled loudly!

"God! Keylor Navas saved Real Madrid! ”

The reporter of Sky Sports England explained with emotion and regret at this moment.

But then he applauded Chelsea's brilliant and fast counter-attack!

Leon patted the back of Hazard's head, who was still holding his head in frustration.

It's a shame they didn't score, but they've made a successful counter-attack and the whole Chelsea team was in good shape today.

Real Madrid fans, who have just experienced a rollercoaster of emotional ups and downs, are looking back at the moment and feeling a burst of emotion.

Back then, such a fast and efficient counterattack style was also Real Madrid's unique style!

(End of chapter)