I changed football.

On February 21, two days after the first leg of the Europa League, the 27th round of Ligue 2 will begin.

The Europa League has one more round of knockout stages than the Champions League, so the schedule is more intensive.

Many teams don't collapse in the Champions League, but they do in the Europa League because the schedule is too congested.

Two more matches! The later the game goes, the greater the impact on physical fitness becomes.

Monaco's home game in the 27th round of Ligue 1 is against Troyes.

Jardim made extensive substitutions for this match.

Because the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16 is on the 25th.

Monaco's squad depth is insufficient, so rotation is necessary.

After all, Monaco had a two-goal lead in the first leg away from home, giving them a great chance of advancing.

Monaco is 6 points ahead of fourth-placed Nice, so there is still room for error.

Li Yuan and Mbappe were not even included in the squad for this league match; they simply watched the game from the stands and took a break.

Jardim's goal in this match is to at least draw and strive for a win.

Although Troyes is in last place in the league.

However, relegation-threatened teams tend to get a boost in the second half of the league season.

Troyes have won two consecutive matches recently and are in high spirits.

In this situation, even after Monaco made a major rotation, they might not be able to say they can beat their opponent. Therefore, securing a draw is Jardim's top priority. If they can strive for victory on that basis, that would definitely be an even greater goal.

However, Monaco, who made a major rotation, failed to demonstrate their true strength in this match. Even with such a large rotation, Monaco should not have been unable to defeat a relegation-threatened team, but the fact is that Monaco was completely dominated by Troyes.

Li Yuan and Mbappe were watching the game from the stands. Mbappe knew that the cameras would definitely be filming them, so he covered his mouth when he spoke to Li Yuan.

"We absolutely have to strengthen our squad this summer, otherwise we'll probably be eliminated in the first round of the Champions League next season."

"I recently saw in the news that the boss is planning something big this summer."

"I saw that news too, but it was from the team's newspaper, um—"

"Oh, is there any particular rule about this?"

"Now, when looking at news sources, don't look at newspapers or media outlets; look at who the reporter is. L'Équipe's news about Monaco, especially in recent seasons, hasn't been very accurate. If you want to read news, look at French Football or RMC."

"Oh, I saw the news about RMC too. They said they're going to buy a center forward and make signings in the midfield and defense. Isn't that a clear sign that they can't stand the team's defense anymore?"

"Indeed, we have the worst number of goals conceded among the top six teams. If it weren't for our slightly better attack, we would have fallen out of the European qualification zone long ago."

Mbappe is clearly very interested in these off-field matters, especially transfers, and he speaks about them quite knowledgeably.

"The team is interested in bringing in new players for the four backfielders. As for the forwards, it seems that Falcão is coming back, and they may also buy another backup center forward."

After a pause, Mbappe said, "Actually, all I care about is that we can continue to start."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Of course."

Li Yuan still remembered Monaco's tactics in the 2016-17 season of his previous life. At that time, Monaco played a 4-4-2 formation, with Mbappe and Falcao leading the attack. They could often switch between 4-4-2 and 4-3-3. Bernardo Silva, who played as a right winger, would directly move up to the right wing position to attack.

But now it seems that with my appearance, I will definitely occupy a starting position next season. Under such circumstances, Monaco's tactics next season will definitely not be the same as in my previous life. Will I still be able to achieve the same success as in my previous life? Ligue 1 title and Champions League semi-finals.

Li Yuan truly didn't know, but faced with the unknown challenge, he felt full of motivation.

……

Monaco ultimately drew with their opponent in this league match. One point is not enough for the bottom team in the league, but it is acceptable for Monaco.

With such a large rotation of players, securing a draw is already a pretty good result.

Even better was yet to come. Later in the game, Nice, the fourth-placed team in Ligue 1, also finished, losing 0-1 away to Lorient.

As a result, although Monaco did not win, the gap between them and fourth-placed Nice on points actually widened.

Monaco will then be more secure competing on two fronts.

Next up is the second leg of the Europa League knockout stage on the 25th.

This match will be held at Monaco's home stadium, the Stade Louis II.

Monaco won the first leg 2-0 and have a two-goal advantage. They will also play the second leg at home, giving them a significant advantage.

More importantly, Napoli is already prepared to give up on the Europa League. Their competition with Juventus in Serie A has reached a fever pitch, and they are down by 2 goals in the first leg. For Sarri, Napoli's squad depth is already insufficient, so it would be better to focus on the league and fight for a comeback in such a difficult situation.

After all, the league is the most important thing.

Therefore, the second leg was completely different from the first leg, and Napoli fielded a rotated lineup.

Although it was a rotation lineup, there were quite a few young players, all of whom were eager to make a name for themselves, so they were all playing with great enthusiasm.

Throughout the first half, Monaco, playing at home, focused solely on defense.

However, the rotated lineup and the young players were not strong enough, and Monaco regained control of the game in the second half.

In the 71st minute, Lemar broke through the middle and combined with Li Yuan. Li Yuan then passed the ball across the middle, and Lemar flicked it with the outside of his left foot. Mbappe received the ball and shot directly into the goal.

The final score is now 3-0.

The outcome is decided.

The match is completely over.

But that was clearly not the end of it, because after Mbappe scored, Li Yuan also wanted to score.

In the 85th minute, Li Yuan moved to the center, and the right-wing full-back Bakayoko crossed the ball. Li Yuan, who was on the right side of the penalty area, jumped high and headed the ball into the goal.

The overall score is now 4-0.

This was also Li Yuan's first header in the first team, making it a very memorable moment.

After the match, Li Yuan took the match ball away.

Li Yuan wrote a note: "2015-16 UEFA Europa League Round of 16, second leg, header goal."

He plans to set up an indoor showroom in the future.

The trophies and the balls should all be put away.

He now has two Ligue 2 Player of the Match awards and one Europa League Player of the Match award.

There are 5 more balls to use.

He kept them all carefully.

In the apartment he rented, he specifically found a room to store these trophies and balls.