Chapter 135: Mahad Watching the Game Live! K God header to get back the initiative! (Ask for a commuter pass)
April 19 arrived as scheduled, and it was destined to be a different day for many in Leicestershire.
When the second leg of the Champions League comes, whether you can play a hearty second-leg reversal at your own home and keep the team's momentum for the title at the end of the season depends on this day.
As mentioned above, the later the season is, the more critical it is, basically every game is a key battle, and it affects the whole body!
A team, a collective, everyone brings their forces together, and what is it fighting for?
The desire for honor, the improvement of value, the writing of professional resumes, and the thirst for no regrets!
A 'qi' supports everyone to move forward.
Once one fails, this kind of qi may cease to exist.
Countless taxis stopped on the side of the road at the King Power Stadium, and the fans from both sides quickly gathered together to form a looming battle formation.
Although the two sides established a friendly bond in the first leg of the match, the Leicester City fans warmly welcomed the visiting Atletico fans as if they were landlords.
But everyone can still feel that they have a heavy burden on their shoulders, and there is some indescribable shortness of breath in their hearts.
An indescribable pressure hangs over everyone.
In front of a hot dog shop, Mr. and Mrs. Mulhard, the same couple with Chen Yufeng's limited signature jerseys, stood in front of the store.
With burgers and hot dogs in hand, they took two bites before heading out toward the stadium.
"When the Champions League theme song sounds, I will definitely be excited and my legs will be weak."
Markhard said with a smile, wearing the same signed jersey that had been framed and hung on the wall, and hobbled along with a cane in his hand.
"Your legs are already weak."
The old wife had a look of disdain, and seemed dissatisfied with some of Malhard's behavior.
Markhard certainly saw this, and he smiled: "It would be nice to take off the shirt and hang it up again, I just want to pray for Chen Yufeng, hoping that he can be blessed by the Lord and help the team win with goals." β
"Whether Chen Yufeng can score or not depends on his form today, on the performance of the Atletico players, what does it have to do with you?" The wife said mercilessly: "You just want to show off your signed jersey." β
"How can you say that?" Mahad and his wife began a heated debate.
After a few quarrels, the two also came to the die-hard fan zone to sit down.
Sitting next to them was a female fan in her twenties, wearing the team's No. 11 jersey, playing a video with someone.
"I'll sit down, I'll see, are you nervous now?"
"Right in the die-hard stands, the position where I was sitting before, you know, if you have a contribution, you have to come and wave to me."
"Okay, then listen to the music and relax, I'm going to hang up."
Mr. and Mrs. Malhad heard the voices beside them and glanced over in curiosity.
"If my presbyopia wasn't too severe......"
Markhard expressed in advance the excuse of an apology that could happen, "This is Albrighton? Are you his wife? β
The woman next to her hung up the phone and nodded excitedly, revealing a sweet smile.
"What do you mean by chatting...... Will he play today? Markhard asked curiously.
Albrighton's wife first saw the 'Chen Yufeng' signature on the old man's body, looked left and right, dispelled the worry of tactical leaks, and continued: "Yes, he will start today." β
She put her index finger in front of her mouth and motioned to Mahhard not to speak: "A very heavy news, Chen Yufeng is playing center today. β
"Don't spread the rumors yet, Atletico will probably know this in advance in the dressing room and wait until they get on the pitch, then it's a little late."
Markhard's mouth opened for a moment, shocked and contemplating the feasibility of the change.
He looked at his wife several times, and after hesitating for a long time, he said: "This is a double-edged sword arrangement, no one knows whether the blade is facing the enemy or himself, and Ranieri himself can't." β
"It's a bit irresponsible to make such an arrangement for such an important game. Or maybe not at the right time. β
"Lack of consideration......"
Obviously, he did not agree with this arrangement, and Mahhard was worried that Chen Yufeng would not be able to fight the threat of the past because of his discomfort.
His behavior inevitably made Albrighton's wife next to him a little unhappy, and the smile on the face of the new woman disappeared, replaced by a few traces of 'not being respected' anger.
From her point of view, the old man may think that her husband Albrighton is not qualified to play the main position of the team.
To start him and to substitute Jamie Gundy is a waste of resources.
"Wait and see......" the woman muttered, looking forward to the game.
Soon, players from both sides began to enter the field to warm up, and the managers on both sides also stood on the sidelines to observe and look for changes in each other.
Simeone has been keeping an eye on Riyad Mahrez and Chen Yufeng on Leicester's side, and he knows that if Leicester City have a plan to fight for their lives in the second leg, the change will definitely be in these two.
It's a pity that Rao is trying his best to use his brain to judge the behavior of the two warm-ups, and he didn't see anything.
It wasn't until he returned to the dressing room after attending the press conference to make final preparations that Simeone's starting XI list appeared in Leicester City's hands.
"Chen Yufeng is in the centre, Albrighton is on the pitch, Vardy is on the bench?" Simeone was momentarily speechless.
His technical and tactical arrangements have long been fixed, and it is certainly impossible to make targeted arrangements for this list at the moment.
And he doesn't know Albrighton's specific strength, nor does he know Chen Yufeng's performance in the center forward position.
Both players have not been in this position for a long time.
"Everyone will see the opponent's position change later, don't worry, just follow our arrangement to fight, it's just a matter of changing the imaginary enemy."
Simeone faced the players and finally instructed: "Give your best, I'll watch half-time and make adjustments." β
With that, he left the locker room and stood on the side of the hallway and smoked.
βOhohohβ¦β¦ Ohohβ¦β¦ Ohβ¦β¦οΌοΌ β
Looking from his side, he could already catch the lights from the King Power Stadium shining into the players' tunnel, and he could hear the faint shouts and cheers outside.
Simeone, of course, knew that this was the final decisive moment.
Will Atletico reach the semi-finals?
In two hours, there will be a result.
Five minutes later, players from both sides gathered in the tunnel with Chen Yufeng and Atletico captain Koke at the front, ready to lead the players onto the pitch.
Chen Yufeng's heart was wrapped in a variety of emotions, his eyes kept staring at the stands in front of him, and he looked at the fans over there with a little distraction.
Next to him, Cork was even more apprehensive, he kept turning his head to look in the direction of Chen Yufeng, as if he was a little afraid of this veteran who broke Mero's monopoly.
It doesn't have to be fear, but there may be curiosity and observation in it.
"Kick Barcelona......!"
The Champions League theme song has sounded, and everyone standing here has not listened to this song less this season.
But at this very different time today, it must be a very different feeling.
After the first voice sounded, everyone felt an involuntary agitation, as if their heads had been hit by some thick stick.
"Kick Barcelona ......!! Kick Bayern Munich ......! Our factory has collapsedββ!! β
βOhββοΌοΌοΌβ
"Come on, come on!!"
Under the noise, the players on both sides walked out of the player tunnel quickly, and the broadcast of hundreds of countries around the world kicked off at this moment.
"CCTV, CCTV, welcome to the second leg of the quarterfinals of the 1617 Champions League! Leicester City will face a challenge at home to Atletico Madrid today! I'm your old friend He Wei. β
"Paris TV, a big war is about to start here! Atletico came to the King Power Stadium with a one-goal lead! It's going to be a football feast! A hand-to-hand fight! β
"Spanish sports! Leicester City returned to their home stadium with an away goal in hand, and from an objective point of view, Atletico Madrid, who were in the lead, were not the ones who had all the initiative! They must score at the King Power Stadium to secure their place in the promotion! β
"A suffocating game! The pinnacle battle between Chen Yufeng and Griezmann! β
"A good chance for revenge? Who will be the protagonist of revenge? Will it be the Atletico players who will take revenge on the Leicester players, or will it be the other way around, and Leicester City will complete the revenge of the reversal?! β
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In the midst of this fluctuating sound, some pre-game activities were quickly over.
The players of Leicester City and Atletico Madrid came to their positions and waited for the game to begin.
"Brothers!"
Chen Yufeng is eager to say something to his team-mates, especially Albrighton, who made his first Champions League start today.
But when everyone looked at him, he didn't know what to say for a while.
Seeing those eyes full of longing, Chen Yufeng clenched his right hand into a fist and hammered his chest, as if to say, everyone knows what to do.
For a while, many people replied to Chen Yufeng.
"Beep!!"
"Bang!"
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
Chen Yufeng, who stood near the arc of the center circle for the first time, completed his first center circle serve.
Attacking in the middle will undoubtedly give you more of the space to break through and the art of passing, although you will lose some of the space to break through and show the art of passing.
From ancient times to the present, this word has represented the core meaning.
This is the closest place to the opponent's weak point, and the place with the best chance of killing with one hit!
Running in front of Atletico Madrid's two central defenders, Chen Yufeng felt that his breath had become a little more refreshing, and he was full of desire to catch the ball in the middle and shoot angrily.
Of course, he will not forget the main technical and tactical style of play today.
Combine with Klose to open up a prosperous era for Leicester City!
Albrighton and Riyad Mahrez will be passing machines on the left and right today!
This is the roughest way to play!
The most British way to play!
"It's a big change today, Chen Yufeng and Klose are in the middle, this is the first time that the two have partnered with a two-centre-forward configuration, and I haven't seen Chen Yufeng stand so resolutely in the middle position before."
CCTV commentator He Wei is explaining this to the fans, "What kind of football Ranieri wants to play, it's obvious. β
'As for whether he can do it, it depends on the quality of the passing on both flanks and whether the Atletico players seal off the space on the flanks.
"Anyway, the ball came in and it was of high quality, so it must have been a five-to-five battle. If you can't pass it in, then everything will be in vain. β
"Therefore, today's protagonists are not only Klose and Chen Yufeng, but also two wings."
Football is very similar to war, seeing the right time and place, and sometimes there are some coincidences mixed in when the two sides stick to their own offensive and defensive ways to fight.
To achieve success, you not only need to be ready to make every decision and change, but also need the cooperation of the other party in some cases.
Atletico Madrid, naturally, didn't want to be that bridge, and watched Leicester City step on their own body and enter the final four.
They burst out with even higher fighting spirits than in the first leg, and they played their defense to the extreme, and their running could not be said to be tireless, it was simply impossible to live or die.
If you can't die, you will run to death.
Of course, this is not a blind run, their decision-making and unity are also very amazing, no one hangs the chain, everyone stays at the same frequency, which is to locally strangle Leicester City's passing line and cooperate with the group to prevent them from passing the ball into the middle.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Riyad Mahrez and Albrighton tried a few reluctant crosses, but the quality was average, and either they couldn't get past the front point or they were high and floating, and they were directly stuck in position by defenders.
They definitely can't fight against Chen Yufeng, but when they appear on the football flight line in advance, Chen Yufeng collides with him, and it is easy to foul the gongfang.
For a moment, the scene was at an impasse.
Chen Yufeng was hesitant to swim this way when Riyad Mahrez played the middle of the game against Albrighton.
Albrighton's voice rang out, "It's close!" Believe me! β
This is a shout that surprised everyone, originally everyone thought that even if someone could think about ways and methods to break the game and try, it would be Mahrez and Chen Yufeng.
How did Albrighton become the most confident one?
Do you cherish this hard-won opportunity, or do you have the courage and desire to win?
Nobody knows.
All the Leicester players know is that they believe in a player who has been with them day and night and has not complained much for more than a year!
They're waiting for the ball from here!
"Defend more on the left side!"
Atletico sensed that Albrighton wanted to change and immediately responded.
But before they could move past their formation, Albrighton had already received a pass from N'Golo Kante.
Seeing the unshakable Atletico Madrid players rushing towards him like robots, Albrighton's mind instantly appeared with his own plan.
It's not crazy, it's just about being able to pass the ball.
He made a look of smashing the bottom line, increasing the frequency during the dribbling process, and the center of gravity kept sending forward, as if he would slide the ball out at any time.
Finally, Albrighton's leg took a big step forward, and the whole person kicked off quickly.
Atletico Madrid's defender Juan Fran chased after Saulton, who came back to the defense, but found that something was wrong in the next second.
Albrighton stopped!
He didn't even play the ball!
He left the ball in place and fooled everyone with his feints!
It's such a pediatric way that it really creates space for him to pass the ball!
In the tense and fast arena, there are times when you don't want to believe that your opponent has made too strange moves.
Albrighton may have taken advantage of this idea of the Atletico Madrid players and made a bold attempt to earn money for the team.
'In the 21st minute, will Albrighton be able to get a chance for Leicester?
"He's going to cross towards the middle! Let's see where it lands! β
"The position of the back point! High school striker Klose is eyeing the team, and he has been waiting for the chance to save the team for a long time! β
"The German centre-forward, who is close to 40 years old, has scored more than 10+ goals in all competitions since joining the team this season, and it was originally thought that he was here to make a fool of himself and add coaching experience, but no one expected that he would accompany Leicester City to the quarterfinals!"
"Klose!!"
"The ball is in! Beautiful header for the top! Two to two! Leicester City tied the scores!! A small change, a basic header duel! Instantly turn the tide and let yourself take the initiative to advance! β
"Leicester played so decisively! They deserve the goal and Klose deserves the title of hero! Hopefully, he can go further with Leicester City and complete his dream of a Grand Slam with a wave right in front of him! β
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He Wei's extremely poetic voice sounded, with a touch of excitement.
Not to mention inside the venue, Leicester fans have frantically risen from their seats.
βYeahββοΌοΌοΌβ
In the die-hard fan area, Albrighton's wife happened to clearly witness the assist and goal under his nose.
She immediately turned her head and roared at the Markhards, "See? You can't say he's nothing! He is not as good as Chen Yufeng, but he also has his own advantages and his own perseverance! This assist proves him! β
"I'm not saying Chen Yufeng is bad, I'm just saying that he can also step up and save the team at some point, everyone at Leicester can! You can't think of anyone in this team who is not good! β
The woman bit a few 'hims' very hard, as if she was washing away her husband's grievances, and there was relief in the excitement.
She let out a long sigh of relief, then clenched her fists and looked in Albrighton's direction.
Albrighton lived up to her hopes and after hitting the stats, he quickly rushed to the stands and gave a loving kiss.
"You did it! Win this game! You can! Come again, come again! β
The woman's eyes were full of tears, and the whole person jumped and jumped.
The Marhad couple next to them were celebrating, and they were stunned when they heard the woman's words.
"Wait, when did we say this, is there a misunderstanding between us?" Mahhard's face was embarrassed.
He felt that he had become a villain without knowing it.
This is complete nonsense.
"You don't mean that?" The woman turned her head and saw the bewilderment on Mahhard's face.
After a period of conversation, the two parties finally cleared up the misunderstanding.
On the pitch at this moment, Klose rushed to the stands to kneel.
He didn't do any more somersaults to celebrate, he was able to try it at the beginning of the season, but now he really can't.
While lamenting that he is old, Klose also sighed that his life is so good now.
Thanks to Steve Walsh's previous advice, he might have been a spectator at home, watching the dark horse of Leicester City reach the quarter-finals.
He will not become friends with Chen Yufeng, nor will he follow everyone to hit the final supreme honor!
"Good shot! Where's your somersault? β
Chen Yufeng caught up from behind and hugged Klose, "One more performance." β
"Hahaha."
Klose smiled bitterly, then lowered his head and raised his eyebrows, pointed at Chen Yufeng and said: "If we can reach the Champions League final and win, then I will definitely give you a good performance." β
"At that time, I was not afraid of getting hurt, even if it was a wrestling, I had to make a come."
Speaking of this, Klose walked towards Chen Yufeng again, and stretched out his arms excitedly, "Yufeng! I'm really happy! β
"Who isn't? Since you're on top first! Then I'll put the icing on the cake! Chen Yufeng also hugged Klose tightly.
This goal changed a lot.
Atletico can no longer put all their energy into defending, they have to attack and try to score.
Leicester City will be boosted by this goal, and the most significant change in this aspect is that their defence will become more united.
On their home turf, there is another reason to defend against, and now, it is the Leicester City defence that should be killed!
The combination of young players and experienced players will make them relaxed, aggressive and safe!
Although they are not the top in terms of player ability, the blessing of various buffs will still allow them to reach this level.
As long as Atletico Madrid are frustrated in attack and become anxious, they will not be the iron-blooded team they used to be.
Looking at the goals that Atletico Madrid has lost in recent seasons, it is either against the stronger Real Madrid Barcelona, or because the opponent scored too early, and after a long time of attacking, he became anxious and impetuous, and was defeated by the opponent.
Of course, this is only the ideal situation.
It should also be reflected on the field, in case Atletico Madrid is because this game is very important, and the tenacity that cannot be defeated erupted, it is normal.
"Beep!"
With the referee's whistle blowing, and after two minutes of frantic celebration, the Leicester players returned to their positions and set up their formation.
"Bang!" After seeing Atletico kick off, they did not rush to press, but slowly tested what kind of play the opponent would choose.
The advantage shifted to their side, and everyone knew how to keep it up.
Downwind balls, that's their advantage.
The faces of Chen Yufeng and Klose, Mahrez and others are a reassuring pill.
The players at the back know to defend well and wait for the counter-attack.
Killing the game, Chen Yufeng has done it at least dozens of times.
(End of chapter)