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Chapter 439: The battle of the Champions League is reignited! Young Mu is coming!
As we enter mid-February, the weather in England is getting colder.

But Valentine's Day, February 2th, is a very hot day.

Whether they are couples with girlfriends or singles without girlfriends, they all prepare snacks and beer in the evening and wait in front of the TV on time.

Because the Champions League knockout round that fans around the world have been looking forward to has finally begun!
The first two games to be played are the Portuguese Super League black shop Benfica vs. Bundesliga "Yellow Bee" Dortmund, and the French Ligue 1 overlord Paris Saint-Germain vs. La Liga giants Barcelona
Among them, the match between Paris and Barcelona is a powerful dialogue that everyone is looking forward to!
Before the game, everyone thought that the matchup between the two teams would be like a collision between Mars and the Earth, and it would definitely be a close call.

However, the process and results of the game were beyond everyone's expectations!

The French Ligue 1 champions defeated Barcelona, ​​which has the MSN combination, by four goals at the Parc des Princes in Paris!!!
This incredible result became the biggest news in global football the next day!
A crushing defeat pushed Barcelona to the brink of elimination.

The 4-0 defeat in the first leg was almost a death sentence for Barcelona!

You know, in the history of the Champions League, no team has ever come back and advanced after falling behind by four goals in the first leg!
In addition to losing the game, Barcelona’s internal problems were also exposed by this crushing defeat.

In an interview, Iniesta and other veteran players of the team, such as Busquets, directly pointed out that there were problems with the team's tactics and directed the blame at head coach Enrique.

Enrique was also criticized by the majority of fans.

There are even media reports that Barcelona executives are dissatisfied with Enrique's tactics and poor relationship with the players, and have secretly launched a plan to change coaches.

Trailing by four goals and with the coach and the general at odds, almost everyone, including the most loyal Barcelona fans, did not think the team could turn the tables at home.

Ling Feng, who had already read the script, was not surprised at all by this shocking result.

This season, Manchester United, where he plays, also played against Barcelona in the Champions League group stage.

This Barcelona's offensive firepower in the midfield and frontcourt is indeed extremely fierce, and
However, the backcourt strength is only average.

For Paris, which has stars such as Di Maria, Cavani, Draxler, Verratti, Marquinhos and others, it is not impossible for them to sweep Barcelona 4-0.

Of course, he also knew that in the second leg, Barcelona, ​​returning to their home court, staged a stunning reversal.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Ling Feng and Manchester United.

They only have one task to do:
Defeat Monaco and advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

And a week later, Manchester United also welcomed its first game back in the Champions League knockout stage after three years!
The opponent is the top team in Ligue 1, Monaco!
On the eve of the announcement of the starting lineup for the Champions League knockout stage, Mourinho, the team's head coach, was faced with a difficult decision on the lineup:

Should Ibrahimovic, who has just returned from injury, start, or should Ling Feng continue to play as a lone striker?
Due to his dominant performance in the last round of the league, Manchester United legends and the media have called on Mourinho to let the hot-tempered Ling Feng continue to serve as the team's lone striker instead of choosing Ibrahimovic who had just returned from injury.

After all, Ibrahimovic has just recovered from injury and has not played a game for nearly half a month, so his physical condition has not yet reached its best.

If he starts the game rashly, the risk of getting injured again will be much higher than usual.

Many players, just after returning from injury, suddenly engage in too much intense confrontation and fighting, which causes the injury to recur, and minor injuries become serious injuries.

Normally, players returning from injury must first play as substitutes for two games, re-adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the game, and then return to the starting lineup.

Besides, Ibrahimovic's performance in the Champions League knockout stage has never been worthy of his boast of "the self who is shoulder to shoulder with Messi and Ronaldo"

You know, in Ibrahimovic's more than ten years of professional career, he has never reached the semi-finals of the Champions League!
You know, since he first participated in the Champions League knockout stage on behalf of Ajax in the 2002-03 season, he has been able to participate in the Champions League every year so far.

But he scored only ten goals in the knockout stage!
In the past four years, the "Ligue 1 aircraft carrier" Paris Saint-Germain, led by Ibrahimovic, has been killing in Ligue 1, but has repeatedly hit a wall in the Champions League and has never been able to break through the top eight.

It is worth mentioning that after he left this season, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Barcelona 4-0 in the first round of the Champions League knockout match!

This is really embarrassing for whoever is missing.

In the eyes of most fans who understand football, this super striker who likes to show off is just a master at bullying weak players in the league and a weakling in the Champions League!
Therefore, for the good of Manchester United and Ibrahimovic, Manchester United legends and some media put forward this reasonable suggestion.

But who is Ibrahimovic?

But the king who always talks about lions and calls himself "God"!

Although the medical department predicts that Ibrahimovic's recovery time is four weeks.

But this Da Fengxian, whose physical recovery ability was extraordinary, recovered in just three weeks.

And return to the team's daily training!
After hearing the outside world's discussion about him, Ibrahimovic went directly to the office, found Mourinho, and took the initiative to ask for a fight:
"Boss, I'm ready to go!"

Faced with Ibrahimovic's strong desire to fight, Mourinho also made a decision:
on!
Whether it’s Ling Feng or Ibrahimovic, let’s go!
Even if he is not in good form, Ibrahimovic is a threat when he is on the front line!

Even if he doesn't score goals, he has the best organizing and passing abilities among all the center forwards in football!

It can attract the attention of the defender and create more space for teammates!

In addition to the decision on the front line, Mourinho also has to consider which central defender combination to use in this game.

With Smalling out due to injury and Bailly returning from the African Cup, the team still has enough central defenders.

Among Bailly, Phil Jones, Rojo and Blind, who will start?

After careful consideration, he finally chose Phil Jones to partner with Bailly.

Without any injuries, "Flying General" Phil Jones definitely has the ability to gain a foothold in Manchester United.

Compared with the other two competitors, Phil Jones has better physical fitness than Blind and a clearer mind than Rojo.

The day before the game, Mourinho also announced the starting lineup within the team.

Manchester United players had no surprise or objection to this.

As perhaps the most important game of the season, there is nothing wrong with bringing out our strongest lineup to face the challenge!
. . .

February 2, Manchester.

Compared to the warm climate of Monaco, Manchester is still cold and humid.

Monaco's team bus slowly drove into the city of Manchester.

And this is the first time that 18-year-old Bondy boy Mbappe has come to Manchester.

It was also his first time to visit the legendary "Theatre of Dreams" Old Trafford. He had already begun to imagine himself playing football at Old Trafford.
This season, Monaco, led by Portuguese coach Jardim, swept across the entire Ligue 1 like a hurricane!

It not only affects the dominance of Paris Saint-Germain, but also sets off a youth storm!
The young players in the team also took the opportunity to make a name for themselves.

Bernardo Silva, Lemar, Fabinho, Bakayoko, Mendy.
The team's youth talent, Kylian Mbappe, who just turned 18, can be said to be the biggest discovery of the French Ligue 1 this season!
In the second half of last season, Jardim promoted the 17-year-old Mbappe to the first team.

Since the start of this season, although he did not have much playing time, he only scored six goals in the first half.

However, Mbappe's talent is visible to the naked eye.

Anyone who sees him play football will think that this kid will definitely become a superstar!
Looking through the car window at the Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys on the street, the young Mbappe was full of curiosity and exploration.

As a super fan of Ronaldo, although he likes Ronaldo who plays for Real Madrid the most, he also covers the walls of his room with posters of Ronaldo of Real Madrid.

However, he also knows something about the English Red Devils where his idol once played.

Especially in the past six months, Manchester United can be said to be at the T0 level in terms of traffic in football!
Not only did they announce the arrival of Mourinho, the most popular and famous top coach in football, before the end of last season, but they also spent a lot of money on signings during the summer transfer window.

They signed Ibrahimovic for free, signed Kante, and then officially announced Ling Feng!

It is worth mentioning that when Ling Feng landed at Old Trafford as the football transfer king, Mbappe, who had just been promoted to Monaco's first team, also watched the live broadcast with his teammates.

At that time, he was shocked by Ling Feng's actions:

It turns out that the players’ joining ceremony can be so impressive!

Since then, he began to pay close attention to Ling Feng.

He really wanted to know who this Red Devils No.21, who was praised by the British media for being on par with Messi and Ronaldo at the age of , was.
However, after watching Ling Feng's game highlights and videos, he only had one thought in his mind:
I thought Brother Luo was invincible, but I didn't expect this guy to be even braver than him!
This guy who is three years older than me is so damn strong, right? !

Whether it is his dominance in the Premier League or classic matches with strong teams such as Sevilla, Barcelona, ​​Belgium, Portugal and others in the Europa League, Champions League and European Cup, he is always the brightest star on the field!

He has speed, confrontation, breakthrough, pass and shot.

Even midfield defense and interception, he is proficient in almost everything!
And every ability is top-notch!
For a moment, he felt that Ling Feng was even more powerful than "Golden Edge Luo" when he was at his strongest individual combat capability!

During the pre-match preparation stage, Monaco coach Jardim also regarded the Red Devils' No. 7 as the biggest threat!

Over the past week, the team’s main focus in training was how to limit Ling Feng!
Just as the young turtle's thoughts were drifting far away, his arm was bumped by someone.

Then the voice of teammate Bernardo Silva rang in my ears:
"Killian, why do I feel like he's faster than you?"

Turning around, Mbappe saw his team friend B 席 holding an iPad and playing a video.

If you look closely, the man dribbling the ball in the middle of the field at high speed in the video is the most threatening player in their opponent's team in this game - "the first player in the Premier League" Ling Feng? !

"I've seen news reports before that his top speed was over 36 kilometers per hour."

After a pause, Mbappe added: "He is indeed faster than me!"

"But I feel his breakthrough is also very sharp."

As the two were talking in low voices, the team bus slowly drove into Old Trafford.
. . .

Before the game, the British media also hyped and hyped up the game.

This is Manchester United's first Champions League knockout match in three years.

This match can be described as the strongest showdown between spears!
You know, Monaco has scored an astonishing 76 goals in Ligue , making it the most offensive team in Ligue and the current top five leagues!

Manchester United also scored 72 goals, the most in the Premier League and the second highest scorer in the top five leagues after Monaco!
Both teams will inevitably use offense to decide the outcome of the game.

Predictions before the game showed that most media and football experts believed that the gap in strength between the two sides was not that big.

However, Manchester United, who have more experience in the Champions League, should be able to beat Monaco at home and gain a slight advantage in the two-legged match.

However, they also believe that Monaco's offensive firepower should not be underestimated.

This should be a game with great excitement!
There are many highlights in the game, such as whether Ibrahimovic, who has returned from injury, will score a goal and respond to the media's doubts about him;

For example, can Ling Feng score his first Champions League knockout goal?

In his first Champions League campaign in his career, Ling Feng put in the same outstanding performance as in the league:

In five Champions League group matches, the Red Devils No. 7 scored five goals!
One goal per game!
In the Champions League scorer list, the Manchester United and Premier League top star is second only to Messi who scored nine goals, Cavani who scored six goals, and tied for third with Lewandowski.

Manchester United fans are of course very happy that the team has shown such excellent form in its first Champions League participation.

Although the league is the lifeblood of the club, the Champions League is the real highest stage!
As the team's record signing, Ling Feng has been shouldering the important task of leading Manchester United to shine again on the club's highest stage, the Champions League, since the moment he joined the team!
As it is his first Champions League knockout match after taking over the Red Devils, Mourinho also attaches great importance to it.

“This is our first step to announce to Europe and the world that we are back!”

"So, let me see your courage and determination on the field!"

"Go ahead, Red Devils!"

As the bell rang to signal the start of the game, the Manchester United players in red jackets were the first to walk out of the locker room and into the familiar player tunnel.

Ling Feng, who was standing at the end of the Manchester United team, was adjusting his socks while looking back in the direction of the visiting team's locker room.

He was thinking whether to greet the young turtle before the game or after the game.

Soon, the visiting Monaco players, wearing the visiting team's white jerseys, came into the player tunnel one after another.

What was unexpected was that Mbappe, who looked young, took the initiative to come forward and greet him:

"Hey, Ling!"

(End of this chapter)