I changed football.

In the 36th round of Ligue 1, Monaco will host Guingamp.

Li Yuan watched the match at home.

Li Yuan watched the game with his arm around Veronica.

Veronica is also a die-hard fan.

In her words, "I used to be a Paris fan, but now, because of you, I'm a Monaco fan."

Before the match, Li Yuan and Raiola had a phone call.

They were talking about transfers.

Veronica asked curiously, "Aren't you going to stay at Monaco next season? Why did your agent talk to you about a transfer?"

"I'll definitely stay next season, but the future is uncertain. It's always good to maintain contact with some clubs."

"You told me before that you wanted to go to England in the future, do you still have that idea? I saw in the recent news that Real Madrid's president, Florentino Pérez, really wants to sign you, right?"

Li Yuan was able to speak his mind to his woman.

"To be honest, being a Real Madrid fan is probably pretty cool, but being a Real Madrid player is definitely not a good thing."

Why?

"The Bernabéu fans are always booing people, even Cristiano Ronaldo gets booed. To be honest, I don't have a good impression of Real Madrid fans. And then there's Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez. He's a businessman, but he likes to run things himself. I don't really like that kind of person. Given a choice, I would definitely prefer a more comfortable working environment."

"Do you treat playing football as a job?" Veronica asked curiously.

"Of course it's a job. I love football, but honestly, I can't love it as much as some people do, like it's their life. I have many other hobbies. Football at the club is a job I love."

"Why does it sound like you're implying that the national team is superior to the club team?"

"Actually, this is how I feel. Because my national team is too important to me, and I have a lot to do. You can understand, I now bear the hopes of the entire nation's football team. In contrast, my work at the club level is more of a job I'm passionate about. As for work, it's about finding a place where I'm happy and good to myself. I wouldn't go to Real Madrid given the media environment there."

……

Watching the game with Veronica was a great experience, because Veronica really knows football and can chat with Li Yuan about it. Plus, Li Yuan could also have his beautiful wife in his arms and touch her all the while watching the game.

It really feels good.

Monaco drew with their opponents at home in this match.

With two rounds remaining in the league, they are still leading Nice.

Nice really lacks backbone; every time Monaco makes a mistake, they follow suit.

Therefore, with two league matches remaining, Monaco still holds the initiative to directly qualify for next season's Champions League.

Furthermore, Monaco is currently in the Europa League semi-finals and held the advantage in the first leg of the semi-final.

So Monaco actually has two paths to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Furthermore, Nice is eager for Monaco to qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League.

In that case, Nice, who are currently fourth in Ligue 1, would qualify directly for next season's Champions League.

There's no need to fight for victory in the last two matches and hope that Monaco makes a mistake.

Then you won't have to work so hard.

However, no one can be certain that Monaco will win the second leg of the Europa League semi-final.

Even though they had an away goal advantage in the first leg.

However, this away goals advantage is quite weak against Sevilla, who have won the Europa League for the second consecutive time.

It seems rather weak, at least to most neutral fans.

Just like in China, many football-related social media accounts came out at this time to educate Chinese fans who didn't watch the Europa League much before.

"Sevilla's dominance in the Europa League is such that they can come back from a first-leg deficit to draw in the second, let alone a draw in the first leg?"

These voices began to increase during the week of the second round.

However, the Monaco players are very confident.

If they can take an away goal in the first leg, they can simply go toe-to-toe with Sevilla at home.

"Our defense does have problems, but Sevilla's defense isn't impenetrable either."

Ilora looked at the eloquent Jardine and asked, "They'll definitely go all out on offense in their next match, otherwise they'll be eliminated. What about us?"

"Of course it's attacking too. We can't defend. We have a 38-year-old center-back, a makeshift full-back, and the other two players are substandard. We've come this far with a defense like that, and I think that's already a miracle. We're third in the league now, and we've reached the Europa League semi-finals with a chance to reach the final. Honestly, Irola, could you have imagined that before the season started?"

"I really don't dare to think about it."

……

The second leg of the semi-final was played at Monaco's home stadium, the Stade Louis II.

Monaco kicked off the first half.

Monaco, playing at home, has the advantage in their own hands.

At this point, we should lure the enemy deep into our territory and launch a counterattack.

Sevilla couldn't stand it either, and immediately tried to win the ball from the start.

Almost instantly, the two sides began kicking each other with deadly force.

There was no need to test them, since they had already played for 90 minutes.

The two teams tested each other in the first round, but the second round will be the decisive battle.

There's nothing to test.

In situations like this, if either team backs down, it's very easy to concede a goal.

In the 7th minute, center-back Wallace failed to cleanly intercept the ball.

This kind of shot cannot be called a mistake.

However, Sevilla's pressing was too aggressive, and they seized their opportunities very well. Gameiro immediately stretched out his leg to intercept the ball.

He immediately passed the ball to Lamela on the left wing after receiving it.

Then he moved forward again.

Monaco's right-back was Bakayoko, who was playing out of position. He tried to tackle Lamela, but he was too slow, and Lamela had already passed the ball by the time he got there.

Carvalho and Gameiro went to contest the header in the middle of the penalty area.

As a result, Gameiro gained control of the ball.

Carvalho didn't dare to make any big moves in the penalty area and didn't rush to close in.

However, this gave Gameiro an opportunity.

He controlled the ball and then kicked it hard.

It is powerful and heavy.

At such close range, Subasic had no chance of stopping the ball from going into the net.

Monaco conceded a goal shortly after the start of the match.

The Seville players began to celebrate wildly after scoring the goal.

Their expeditionary fans cheered loudly.

Li Yuan, on the other hand, didn't seem to have any negative emotions at all.

"The game has only just begun, we have plenty of opportunities! Don't panic!"

At this moment, Li Yuan stood up and clapped his hands to encourage his teammates.