Chapter 705
Chapter 705 Desperate
Saying goodbye to the reluctant Xiuying, Li Feng felt a little empty in his heart. During this time, Li Feng has gotten used to Xiuying's presence.
Every morning, Xiuying would make breakfast with him, and then send him out. When she returned home after training in the afternoon, she would always see that tall figure immediately.
Xiuying is different from Sylvia, one is a family member, the other is a lover, there is an essential difference in this point, and to be honest, she was too busy when she was young, even Yuner rarely stayed by Li Feng's side for such a long time.
The first thing Li Feng did after returning home was to send Xiuying a text message. Although she couldn't receive it now, the longing in her heart couldn't be suppressed anyway. People are always emotional animals.
In order to suppress this longing in his heart, Li Feng could only use crazy exercises to squeeze his energy. Maybe after a few days, he would be able to adapt to life without Xiuying around him again. After all, Li Feng's adaptability is still very strong.
In this case, the second round of the Champions League is approaching, and Manchester is starting to heat up. Of course~~~ This refers to the fans of Manchester City. As for the fans of Manchester United, they can only watch from the sidelines.
It has to be said that before this season, Manchester City had been watching Manchester United gallop in the Champions League, but this season, the identities of the two seem to be completely reversed.
The semi-finals, this is something that Manchester City did not even dare to think about before. Even at the beginning of the season, when the group was drawn, almost no media was optimistic about Manchester City. After all, the super death group is too scary.
But now, Manchester City has unknowingly reached the semi-finals. Although some people always say sourly that Manchester City is lucky, the opponents in the two knockout rounds are not strong,
Well~~~ The semi-finals are actually half a foot away, but no one can deny that Manchester City's entry into the semi-finals is not 100%, but 90.00% is absolutely certain.
The passage of time will not stop, and Li Feng also needs to shift his energy back to the game, because Benfica has come to Manchester. Although they are not favored, Benfica is not ready to give up, especially after seeing Manchester City and Sunderland in the last game.
No matter how you say, I am better than Sunderland. Since Sunderland almost capsized Manchester City, why can't I create a miracle.
"No~~~ The game is not over. 0:3 means nothing. I always believe that we still have a chance. Everything is possible on the football field." At the press conference, Benfica coach Gisers replied in this way.
"Yes~~~I agree with the boss. As long as the game is not over, we still have a chance. Since Manchester City can score three at the Stadium of Light, we can also return three to Manchester City at the Etihad," team captain Luiz also expressed his determination.
"Manchester City is very strong, there is no doubt about it, but we have come to this point by virtue of our strength, we have no reason to back down." Aimar is not to be outdone.
The last two seasons can be said to be Aimar's best two seasons. His healthy body has allowed him to have an excellent state. He is 32 years old. He knows very well that his peak state has come to an end, and once he goes downhill, his fall will be very fast.
Regarding Benfica's determination, Manchester City only responded lightly: "Only Manchester City will enter the semi-finals, not Benfica."
On the night of April 4th, the final battle between Manchester City and Benfica for the semi-finals officially kicked off. Compared with the previous game, Manchester City's lineup has changed significantly.
Silva still sits on the bench, Aguero returns from injury, the other two on the front line are Dzeko and Adam Johnson, and in the midfield, Yaya Toure sits on the bench, De Jong also does not play, replacing the two are Barry and Minaur.
Li Feng still made his first appearance, but this is also strange, in the entire Manchester City, only Li Feng's body has no problems, even compared with the beginning of the season.
The back line is Lescott and Boateng's central partner, with Clichy and Zabaleta on both sides. Richards was a bit miserable in the last round. Although there is nothing serious, but just to be safe, let Zabaleta start.
As for Benfica's lineup, there are not many changes. The midfield remains the same, but there are a few changes in the defense. Jadl was injured in the league, Emerson was moved to the center to partner with Luis, and there is a Spanish veteran at left back. Capdevila, who just came out of Villarreal on a free transfer this season, started.
From the beginning of the game, Benfica launched a frantic attack, even put pressure on the whole court, and immediately completed a shot. Barry is not a pure engineer defensive midfielder. Barry's excellence lies in his comprehensiveness, and Barry is notorious for his slow speed and poor explosiveness.
Aimar took advantage of this very well. Although Aimar was a year older than Barry, in terms of speed, Aimar was much faster than the young Barry.
Just when Aimar shook off Barry and was about to continue advancing, a strong figure stopped in front of him, with a rather rare oriental face and a blue No. 7 jersey.
After the first round of the contest, Aimar also had a clear understanding of Li Feng's strength, so he didn't show off his skills in front of Li Feng, and directly split the right side Gaitan.
The latter made a feint and tricked Clichy, but Gaitan obviously didn't expect that Clichy's speed would be so fast, to avoid losing the ball, Gaitan kicked a pass directly.
As a big man who is also flexible, Cardoso retreated, and then pushed the ball to the left under the entanglement of Boateng. Cesar resisted Zabaleta to control the ball, and then pushed horizontally.
The ball returned to the center again, but this time it was not Aimar, but Witsel. The latter had rushed into the penalty area at the moment.
However, Joe Hart had been prepared for a long time. At the same time as Witsel's shot, the Manchester City goalkeeper also made a timely judgment, and then jumped forward, directly controlling the ball with both hands.
2 minutes later, Benfica made a comeback. This time Aimar shot, Barry really couldn't stop the Argentine, and Cardoso still played the ball. Aimar almost completed the shot from the same position as Witsel, but this shot did not threaten the goal at all.
Because the ball hit Lescott's body, and then bounced out, Barry just rushed back to make a clearance, but the ball still landed at Benfica's feet.
"Oh, oh~~~ Benfica is crazy. Judging from the opening situation, they actually directly suppressed Manchester City's attack at home." In the amazement of the commentator, Benfica completed the third goal of the game, a header from Cardoso.
(End of this chapter)