Chapter 692 Entering the Finals
Chapter 692 Entering the Finals
The voice of Leeds United wanting to hit the quadruple crown is still in my ears, but they failed to win when they returned to the league. Of course, winning or not winning the league now has no effect.
And if you look at Leeds United's starting lineup for this game, a draw is actually pretty good. You must know that half of Leeds United's starting lineup in this game was transferred from the youth team, and even Adler, who was unshakable in the league, sat on the bench.
So this draw is actually very good for Leeds United. You must know that the opponent is Aston Villa, who has performed very well this season.
After 35 rounds, Aston Villa has accumulated 53 points, ranking sixth in the standings. If it is second only to the four giants and the league champions, it was evenly divided with Arsenal in the mid-term.
It is said that Arsenal's state has recovered at the end of the season, but unfortunately, Arsenal's recovery cannot change the fact that they have been unable to enter the top four.
At present, there are only three rounds left in the league, and there is a 4-point gap between Arsenal and No.10 Chelsea. This point difference clearly tells Arsenal that they will report to the Europa League next season.
Although the league championship has been won, Leeds United is still full of roads. After the game with Aston Villa, Leeds United will immediately prepare for the second round of the Champions League with Villarreal.
The score of 3:0 seems safe, but again, the football world has never lacked miracles. Compared with the giants, Villarreal is a bit weaker, but this does not mean that they do not have the capital to create miracles. Otherwise, they would not be able to break into the semi-finals.
Besides, the four-time champion has already shouted out, Li Yi doesn't want to be the object of ridicule by the whole of Europe, he really can't afford to lose this person.
Therefore, for the second round, Li Yi naturally had to repeat the old tricks. Since Pellegrini placed the bet on his home court, he would completely defeat his opponent in the first half.
As for why it was not the opening game, it is said that the opening goals are a bit frequent recently, so you have to take it easy, although no one else has any evidence, besides, you have to take a long-term view and put it down in the final.
This is not the first time for Li Yi to visit the Love Song Stadium. This is a stadium that can only accommodate 22000 people, but the capacity of this stadium is already close to half of the entire city's population.
In the past few years, the Love Song Stadium has not changed much. Today, this stadium with the most romantic name in La Liga and even the whole of Europe is about to face a life-and-death battle, a narrow-death match.
But even so, the Love Song Stadium is still full of Villarreal fans. The stadium is small, so there are even fewer Leeds United fans everywhere.
Because of Li Yi's high-profile announcement of winning the quadruple crown, the enthusiasm of the Leeds United fans was completely ignited. During this period, the whole city was in a state of excitement.
But it is a pity that the Love Song Stadium cannot withstand the enthusiasm of Leeds United fans, but even so, many fans followed the team to Villarreal, even if they failed to enter the stadium.
"Guys One step further is the final, the Champions League final, do you know what this means?" Li Yi was making the final mobilization in the visiting team's locker room.
"It means that you have the opportunity to compete for the championship trophy that all players dream of." The level of the Champions League is definitely the highest in today's world football.
"It means that you are qualified to be the best team and the best players of the year." Leeds United's morale is high, and now they are being mobilized by Li Yi, the result can be imagined.
Compared with the expensive things on Leeds United's side, Villarreal's side will be much lower, even if Pellegrini has made preparations and tried his best.
In fact, Pellegrini himself is not a head coach who is good at boosting the morale of the players. This can be seen from Pellegrini's nickname, Chilean engineer.
Although Pellegrini's encouragement is not very obvious, it is still very effective on the court, and Villarreal has no way out except to give it a go.
So at the beginning of the game, Villarreal showed their home momentum and suppressed Leeds United in the first 10 minutes, but unfortunately, Villarreal did not break Leeds United's goal in these 10 minutes.
After overcoming Villarreal's three axes, Leeds United gradually regained the initiative, but at this time, Villarreal scored.
Veteran Senna, as he gets older, his state and physical fitness will decline in all aspects. The reason why Senna did not play in the last game was because of physical problems, but in this life-and-death battle, Senna still started.
And there are some performances, No.201 minutes, Rossi received a pass from his teammate and tried to hit the Leeds United defense, but in fact it was just a feint, and then passed the ball to Senna who was on the heel, and the latter immediately took a long shot after receiving the ball.
Cena's long-range shot is not only powerful, fast, and tricky, but the most deadly part is the suddenness. Cena's shot is so sudden that no one would have thought that Cena would kick it directly.
Even Adler, who was very focused, failed to pounce, because it was too late when Adler reacted, and the Leeds United goalkeeper could only watch the ball fly into the goal of his handle.
"Senna, rely on veterans at critical moments." Senna's goal gave Villarreal a little hope.
But the person who can hit the most is also this kind of hope. When the opponent has just ignited hope, he will give the opponent a devastating blow, completely destroying the opponent's confidence.
Leeds United did it, and the game came to No. 209 minutes. Leeds United scored their first goal at the Love Song Stadium, a long shot from Beckham.
Now Beckham is rarely plugged in, which also caused Villarreal to neglect him. Most of their defensive players' attention is on Modric.
"Oh Have these two veterans already made an agreement? Let's use the remaining heat in this game." After Senna scored a goal, Beckham counterattacked, and it was also a long-range shot.
The cooperation between Modric and Suarez attracted the attention of the Villarreal defenders, and then Modric suddenly passed back to Beckham who was plugging in.
"Villarreal is gone. If they want to advance, they must score 4 goals in the next time, and they still have to ensure that their own goals are not conceded."
So the impact of this goal on Villarreal can be imagined. The morale just mentioned was instantly knocked down, or even lowered.
On the sidelines, Pellegrini also looked helpless and depressed. Although he was still unwilling, he also knew that the Champions League final had completely missed him.
On the other side, Li Yi looked like an old god. Obviously, there was no suspense about the result of the game. The place in the final must belong to Leeds United.
(End of this chapter)