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Chapter 453: The suspense of the Premier League championship will be ended by me! [I didn’t cut it!]

Winning Leicester City away in the first leg was not unexpected for Manchester United.

This season, Leicester City, without Ling Feng and Kante, is at the level of a mid-table Premier League team.

The team's advancement into the quarterfinals of the Champions League is not only due to its momentum in its first Champions League participation and its resilience, but also due to good luck in the draw.

After all, last season's Foxes miracle shocked the entire football world.

In addition, Ling Feng joined Manchester United in the summer window with a transfer fee that broke the football record, and was praised to the sky by major British media, and the traffic was directly maxed out.

UEFA also hopes to create some show effects in the Champions League to make the event more dramatic.

Look, the showdown between Leicester City and Manchester United, Ling Feng’s former and current boyfriend, had a viewership and attention that was even several percentage points higher than the strong showdown in which Juventus defeated Barcelona 3-0 at home yesterday!

Even compared to Manchester United's victory over Leicester City, the result of Juventus' match with Barcelona was even more unexpected.
Yes.

After staging a stunning comeback at Camp Nou in the second leg of the round of 16, Barcelona seemed to have exhausted all their spirit and momentum.

So, in the first leg of the quarter-finals, the La Liga giant Barcelona, ​​who came to the Allianz Stadium in Turin on the Apennine Peninsula, was directly locked down by Italy's chain defense!

Even with the strongest trident combination in football, MSN, they were unable to score a goal on the Old Lady's turf.

Originally, the match between "the strongest gun in La Liga" Barcelona and "the strongest shield in the Apennines" Juventus was definitely the most anticipated match in this round of the Champions League.

However, both the process and the result are one-sided!
However, in Ling Feng's view, this was not surprising at all.

After all, this Juventus is not simple!
In the summer window, under the flapping of the wings of Ling Feng, the big butterfly, Pogba, who should have broken the football record, did not leave Juventus.

Instead, he renewed his contract with the club with a high salary and became the absolute core of the midfield after Pirlo left for the MLS!

In addition, in order to fill the striker vacancy left by Morata who was bought back by Real Madrid, Juventus spent a record-breaking 90 million euros to sign the "little smoker" Higuain, who just broke the Serie A goal record, from Naples!

Moreover, they also took over Roma's midfield commander Pjanic in stages.

This also leads to Juventus's lineup being simply too luxurious!

On the front line, there are Higuain, Mandzukic, Dybala, Cuadrado and others;
The midfield includes Pogba, Khedira, Marchisio, Pjanic, Hernanes and other generals;
The defenders include the "three old men" Chiellini, Barzagli, Bonucci, as well as Alves, Benatia, Alex Sandro and Lichtsteiner.
In the goalkeeper position, Italy’s most stable player is the eternal “youngster” Buffon!
This lineup has world-class stars at the front, middle and back, a reasonable age structure, and both talent and experience.

The entire offense and defense are balanced, and there are basically no weaknesses in each position.

The paper strength of the starting lineup is top-notch in Serie A and even in the whole of Europe!

With Barcelona's top-heavy lineup, it was not unfair for them to lose to Juventus.

Of course, compared with Real Madrid's 200 million substitute bench, Juventus' substitute lineup can only be described as average.

But who will be on the bench in the Champions League?
In addition to Juventus's "surprise" victory over Barcelona and Manchester United's steady win over the Foxes, the first legs of the other two Champions League quarter-finals also decided the winners:

Atletico Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 at home, while Bayern lost 1-2 to Real Madrid at home.

The best player of this round of the Champions League was also given to Ling Feng, who scored one goal and made two assists.

He surpassed Dybala who scored twice, and Cristiano Ronaldo who scored twice at the Allianz Arena in Munich, and became the most handsome guy in this round of the Champions League!
So far this season, Ling Feng ranks second in the Champions League scorer list with eight goals, second only to Messi who has scored eleven goals.

However, his ten assists in the Champions League also allowed him to set a new record again, becoming the first player to provide ten assists in his first Champions League appearance!
As a "rookie" participating in the Champions League for the first time, his record of eight goals and ten assists is simply too good to be true.

Ling Feng is using one dominant performance after another to slap in the face those haters who doubt that he can't perform well on the Champions League stage!
I can control the small Champions League!

. . .

In Leicester, Manchester United did not encounter too much resistance.

This made Chelsea, who secretly hoped that Manchester United would fight to the death with Leicester City, feel a little helpless.

Damn, this blue fox is so disappointing!

They were the Premier League champions last season.
Why didn't Ling Feng or Kante, the two "traitors", get kicked off the field?
More importantly, this first-leg victory in the Champions League quarter-finals also brought Manchester United's morale and momentum to a peak.

Even though they played Bournemouth away on the 8th, they did not meet Manchester United until the 16th, which gave them three days more rest than Manchester United.

Even though the main players have physical advantages.

However, facing Manchester United, which is currently on a roll in both the league and the Champions League, Chelsea's players and fans dare not be negligent at all.

Everyone understands the importance of this game.

You know, this head-to-head confrontation between the first and second ranked teams in the league is also a crucial battle for the league championship this season!
As a pursuer lagging behind in points, they must win this game to keep their hopes of winning the championship.

If they lose, they will wave goodbye to the league championship!

On the afternoon of April 4th, Manchester, which has always had weird and changeable weather, welcomed a rare sunny day.

This season's Premier League has ushered in a crucial battle at Old Trafford!
The league's top team, the "Red Devils" Manchester United, will face the league's second and direct title rival, the "Blues" Chelsea, at home!

Tickets for this game are really hard to come by!
Someone even offered a ticket for five thousand pounds on a second-hand website, but no one was willing to buy it.

In addition to Sir Alex Ferguson who attends every home game and the elusive Glazer family, the Red Devils legends who are determined to witness Manchester United win the key championship battle again also showed up to support the team.

Beckham, Neville, Ferdinand, Scholes, Roy Keane.
Just take a quick glance at the stands and you can catch a glimpse of a Red Devils legend.

This "decisive battle" is also taken very seriously by the English Football Association.

Michael Oliver, a young referee who was being trained by the English Football Association, was appointed as the referee for this championship battle.

For Manchester United, this game is a game they must win to become the league champions!
Because, so far, they have only lost one game in the Premier League.

Lost to Chelsea!

This is not only a battle for the championship, but also a battle of revenge!
As the star player of the team, Ling Feng believes that he has a great responsibility to let everyone know:

The Premier League title is secured for me!
Even Jesus couldn’t keep it!
I said!
Although Ling Feng was full of personal confidence, the atmosphere within the team was also very high.

Although the Red Devils fans feel that this game is a must-win.

However, not everyone is so confident about them.

Manchester United have faced Chelsea twice this season.

Once in the league and once in the FA Cup.

However, both times the team lost the game because they rotated the lineup in order to focus on the Champions League.

Moreover, Manchester United has not won a single one of the last twelve matches against Chelsea!
Judging from past results and the physical fitness of the main players, Manchester United is slightly at a disadvantage even with the home advantage.

However, when seeing the names of main players such as Lingard, Ibrahimovic, Kante in Manchester United's starting lineup, all betting companies and media predictions believed that Manchester United could beat Chelsea at home!
You know, strictly speaking, this championship battle is also the first confrontation between Manchester United's main lineup and Chelsea this season! The Red Devils fans are also very upset about losing to Chelsea twice this season.

They firmly believe that the first league meeting between the two sides and the FA Cup match were due to the rotation of the teams.

If Ling Feng comes on the stage, they will never lose!
After the game started, Manchester United players were not polite at all and directly pressed forward to attack.

Manchester United, with the advantage of home court, showed its dominance as the league leader from the start.

The championship is won by your own efforts, not by the mistakes of others!

However, even in the first twenty minutes, the Red Devils played very actively and created many opportunities.

However, Chelsea's defense is not to be trifled with.

You know, the number of goals conceded by the Blues in the league this season is the same as their league ranking, both second!

Coincidentally, Manchester United is still ranked first.

Chelsea played very tough. The 343 tactical formation allowed them to pile more people in the midfield and make full use of the width.

In this game, Conte boldly chose Matic and young player Zouma who played as a defensive midfielder to partner with him.

The reason why Zouma was preferred to play as a defensive midfielder instead of Fabregas is well known.

Fabregas's defense is too poor and he can't impose any restrictions on Ling Feng at all!

And Zuma, with his explosive physical fitness, is a powerful weapon against Ling Feng.

It is worth mentioning that the referee Oliver, who officiated this game, was a bit lenient in his penalties.

As for the infringements and fouls committed by Chelsea players on Ling Feng, most of them could be called or not, and Oliver would not call them at all!

Obviously, the FA does not want Manchester United to beat Chelsea so quickly, so it can only use this small trick to prevent Manchester United from scoring.

Even though Ling Feng is now the top player in the Premier League and the star player of the Three Lions.
Therefore, with the connivance of the referee, almost every Chelsea player who got close to Ling Feng had to touch him or give him some of their body to complete the mandatory task of the game.

Chelsea's double defensive midfielders circled around Ling Feng, not letting him get the ball easily.

Such a tenacious defense also made it suddenly more difficult for Ling Feng to get and handle the ball.

Of course, the physical confrontation between the defensive midfielder combination of Matic and Zouma is very fierce.

However, it is still not enough to restrict him!

In the 17th minute of the game, Ling Feng kicked the ball with his heel in the middle, stopped and dribbled past Zouma, then suddenly accelerated and dribbled the ball towards Chelsea's hinterland.

Then, before David Luiz could steal the ball, he made an imaginative lob pass!
“Nice lob pass!”

"Rashford shoots!"

"Great save by Courtois!"

Standing on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, Mourinho looked at the situation on the field. He also glanced at Conte who was passionately directing the game not far away, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly pursed.

In this game, Mourinho also directly used the "Herrera close single defense method"

Wherever Hazard went, Herrera followed.

As for the remaining midfield defensive sweeping tasks, it will be left to Kante.

The performance of the core players of both teams will largely determine the performance of the team.

Compared to Ling Feng who could not be defended by either of them, Hazard was directly frozen by Herrera alone.

Without Hazard's breakthroughs on the wing, Chelsea's two wings flying together are equivalent to wasting one side.

In addition, without Fabregas' passing organization in this game, Chelsea's offense relied more on breakthroughs on the flanks.

Even though Pedro was very active on the right, he could not make any waves with the combination of Kante and Luke Shaw.

If Manchester United cannot pose a threat to their defense on the offensive level, they will be able to attack more unscrupulously.

As Ling Feng gradually became familiar with the defensive habits and small movements of Matic and Zouma, he used his own running to create more space for himself to receive the ball.

Once he is able to organize and break through the ball in the frontcourt, Manchester United's offense will be able to reach the offensive third zone more frequently, posing a huge threat to the Blues' defense!
Even after twenty-five minutes, Manchester United had already hit the goal six times.

However, Manchester United was still just a hair's breadth away from the first goal.

Seeing Ibrahimovic's header go high, Rashford's shot being blocked, and Rooney's long shot being blocked, Ling Feng knew in his heart that he had to do it himself.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Ling Feng dribbled the ball through the middle and was hit by Zouma's bull again, falling to the ground.

This time, Oliver finally blew the whistle, awarding Manchester United a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

"Manchester United gets a free kick opportunity!"

"This distance is about thirty-two meters, which is just within Ling Feng's shooting range."

"This season, Ling Feng has scored four direct free kicks, and all of them were long-range shots from more than 30 meters away!"

"And next, will we witness the fifth one?"

Under Courtois' command, Chelsea formed a four-man wall in front of Ling Feng with an average height of over 1.88 meters, namely Costa, Matic, Zouma and Marcos Alonso.

Compared to Courtois and Chelsea's wall who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, Ling Feng, standing in front of the ball, had a relaxed and carefree look on his face.

He first carefully observed the goalkeeper's position, then habitually took three steps back before standing with his feet together.

That figure reminded me of Beckham and Ronaldo in the past.

Many people also had doubts in their hearts.

Why are the three most impressive Red Devils No. 7s in the past decade all free kick masters?

Could this be the legacy of the Red Devils' No. 7 jersey?
At the same time, Ling Feng just took a deep breath, and then his eyes suddenly became as sharp as an eagle.

Let me end the suspense of this season's Premier League championship!

With a low roar in his heart, Ling Feng immediately took a run and rushed towards the ball, then swung his right leg violently, and with a "bang", the ball shot out!

The ball turned into an afterimage, drawing a strange and deadly arc in the air, first passing over the heads of the human wall, then suddenly accelerating downward in mid-air, flying straight to the upper right corner of the goal!

Even though Belgian goalkeeper Courtois made an extreme leap, he was unable to make any impact on the ball before it flew into the corner of the goal.
(End of this chapter)