Football giants

Chapter 342 Pain and happiness
Southampton finally beat Liverpool [-]-[-] in the away game thanks to Ibrahimovic's goal.

The result of this game soon became the headlines of newspapers in the UK and even in Europe the next day.

As the most popular English team last season, Southampton's performance this season is still brilliant.

The [-]-[-] victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup and the small [-]-[-] victory over Liverpool in the League Cup show the strength of Southampton.

In the famous BBC football program Daily Match, the host Gary Lineker made a very positive prediction, thinking that Southampton is very hopeful to win in the cup.

"So far this season, of the four Premier League teams participating in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United and Manchester City have been eliminated successively. Chelsea and Arsenal have advanced to the top [-], but the promotion process is also bumpy."

"On the contrary, Southampton, the British Championship team participating in the Europa League, performed very well in the Europa League. So far, two rounds of four qualifiers, six official group matches, ten games, Southampton has won ten consecutive victories!"

"Such an outstanding European result is enough to make those Premier League big brothers participating in the UEFA Champions League feel ashamed!"

"The current situation in the FA Cup is still unclear, but in the League Cup, Southampton beat Liverpool [-]-[-] in an away game, taking the lead on the road to the final."

"What's interesting is that among the top four teams in this year's League Cup, three are from the English Championship, and the other two are Crystal Palace and Cardiff. No matter which of these two teams advances to the final, Southampton is undoubtedly the number one favorite to win the championship!"

Another guest, Alan Shearer, is also very optimistic about Southampton.

The former Southampton youth coach even shouted loudly in the program, "I am very much looking forward to seeing the Saints aspire to Wembley Stadium in late February and win the first championship trophy of the new season!"

The outside world is optimistic about Southampton, and the Saints are also full of fighting spirit inside.

After playing Liverpool in the away game, Southampton finally ushered in a buffer period after the Christmas Devil's schedule.

Two weeks later, sitting at home, the visiting Liverpool drew [-]-[-].

Dalglish's side gave it a go, wanting to reverse Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium and reach the final.

But Southampton, who sits at home, is not a vegetarian. It was a needle-to-head battle with Liverpool.

But in the end, Southampton saved a tie at home, and then eliminated Liverpool with a total score of [-]-[-], successfully reaching the final of the League Cup.

The opponent in the final is Cardiff of the British Championship team!

After advancing to the final of the League Cup, Southampton first defeated Millwall [-]-[-] in the fourth knockout round of the FA Cup, and then defeated Bolton [-]-[-] at home in the fifth knockout round, advancing to the quarter-finals.

Southampton's opponents in the FA Cup quarter-finals are Tottenham Hotspur in north London.

This team has performed very eye-catchingly in the Premier League this season and is expected to break the monopoly of the traditional semi-finals on the Champions League.

After entering February, the Europa League reignited the battle and ushered in the knockout round of 32.

Southampton's two rounds were [-]-[-], a small victory over Greece's Olympiacos, and successfully advanced to the round of [-].

Manchester United and Manchester City, which were eliminated from the Champions League group stage, also emerged from the top 32 successively.

On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur, Birmingham, Fulham and other Premier League teams have all failed in the Europa League group stage.

This also caused many England fans to turn their attention to Southampton.

At the very least, the performance of this team in the European arena is very embarrassing for English football!

When Southampton was overwhelming on the court, Yang Huan was still not idle.

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"Ziqing, it's too late today, I live in Southampton, and I have to meet someone early tomorrow morning!"

In a Lagonda Conqueror car returning to Southampton from Poole, Yang Huan was on the phone to Zhuang Ziqing at One Hyde Park, London.

Everyone who has a fiancée must have an account when they go out.

Last time he didn't go back to sleep and didn't tell her. As a result, she waited in the living room all night and caught a cold.

It made Yang Huan feel distressed for a while.

Gradually, Yang Huan got used to having Zhuang Ziqing at home.

Zhuang Ziqing didn't ask too much, just told him to be more careful on the phone, and they were all just asking for warmth.

It's very heartwarming to hear.

After hanging up the phone, the car arrived outside the gate of Southampton Villa.

Long Wu, who was sitting in the driver's seat, opened the door and drove the car directly.

Xiaobu, who had heard the movement a long time ago, had already opened the door.

It's the end of February, and the temperature has risen. Although it's still a little cold at night, the clothes are not as thick as in the cold winter.

Xiao Bu was wearing a pink coral fleece pajamas, but the neckline was open, revealing a large area of ​​powder.

As soon as he saw Yang Huan, he greeted him with a smile, and called out delicately, "Master!"

Yang Huan nodded and hummed.

"Master, have you eaten yet?"

"No, I'm going to take a shower first!"

After speaking, Yang Huan had already walked in the door.

"Okay, then I'm ready to call you!"

Xiao Bu looked at Long Wu again, and called Brother Wu.

"Master seems very tired."

Long Wu and Xiaobu are also familiar, after all, they have been together for several months, and this girl is pretty, clever and well-behaved, and is in charge of their daily life and food in Southampton, so naturally they are no strangers.

"Can you not be tired? In the morning, I went to the bank in the City of London to apply for a loan, then went to Gayton, and then went south to Poole. I am tired after traveling so many places in a day!"

Xiaobu curled her lips, she could understand these things, but she couldn't understand them.

"Hurry up and get something to eat, I'm starving to death!"

Long Wu urged.

Xiaobu immediately went to the kitchen, and not long after, the fragrant braised noodles were freshly baked.

Long Wu is also a greedy cat, he was already hungry, and when he smelled the scent, he immediately pounced on it, devoured most of it, and what was even more weird was that he didn't feel the heat.

After eating, the guy was satisfied and walked towards his room stroking his belly.

"I'm going to bed, you go and see the young master."

Xiao Bu looked at his back and smiled, but wondered in his heart, why the young master didn't go downstairs yet?

He went upstairs and knocked lightly on the door of Yang Huan's room, but no one answered.

Reach out and pull the handle, and the door opens.

"Master!"

Xiaobu probed in gently, and found that there was no one in the room at all, and there were many changes of clothes thrown on the floor.

Go in and pick up the clothes on the ground one by one.

The young master lives in Southampton, she does all the laundry and is used to it.

After entering the room, I realized that the bathroom door was closed, but there was no movement inside.

Xiaobu was taken aback, and immediately walked over, slamming on the bathroom door.

"Master! Master!"

After about 20 seconds, Xiao Bu was crying outside in a hurry, and almost called Long Wu for help, but there was a movement inside, followed by Yang Huan's shout, "What's the matter?"

Only then did Xiaobu heave a sigh of relief, "Master, you scared me to death just now!"

There was a sound of water inside, followed by the sound of wiping.

Xiaobu stood outside, and when he heard this movement, his pink face flushed.

When Yang Huan opened the door and came out with a bath towel tied around his waist, Xiao Bu even lowered his head, not daring to look more.

"Just lying in it, I accidentally fell asleep!"

Yang Huan patted his head and sat on the edge of the bed, yawning sleepily.

Xiao Bu saw him like this, and immediately walked forward, "Master, I learned massage when I was in heaven and earth, or I will give you a massage, I heard it can wake you up."

"real or fake?"

"Just try it and you'll know!"

As she said that, the little girl was very enthusiastic, she walked over, got into bed, and knelt behind Yang Huan.

"Where to press? I'm ticklish!"

"Hee hee, press your head!"

"Oh, come on then!" Yang Huan beckoned.

Xiaobu rubbed his hands together, stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Yang Huan's head, spread out his ten fingers, his two thumbs were just on the temples, he gently pushed and rubbed on the scalp, as if he was looking for acupuncture points.

"The master who taught us is said to be a well-known Chinese massage doctor in China. The company invited him here just to teach the sisters who accompany customers. I was not qualified to learn it, but I secretly watched it a few times by myself. He is also a medical student. He learned it, and he offered to teach me."

Yang Huan closed his eyes with a look of enjoyment.

His hair is very short, but Xiaobu's fingers are dexterous, like a snake, wriggling constantly on his scalp, sometimes scratching, sometimes pushing, sometimes pressing, using various techniques, making people feel unspeakably comfortable.

Instead, he didn't hear what she said clearly.

"Master, I'll give you finger pressure!" Xiaobu leaned over gently, and said next to Yang Huan's ear.

They were very close, and their breath could be smelled, carrying a faint fragrance of daughters.

"Hmm!" Yang Huan was so comfortable that he could only make a sound with his nose.

She didn't know what trick she used, but she felt pain in both temples at the same time.

"Hiss!" Yang Huan suddenly felt pain, a little unexpected.

But soon, a numb feeling came around the temple, as if there were countless ants crawling around, making people feel a feeling of pain and happiness.

As if stimulated by this burst of pain, my head suddenly became much clearer.

"Does it hurt?" Xiaobu asked concerned from behind.

Yang Huan shook his head slightly, "It's okay, it's comfortable, you continue!"

Xiaobu giggled, said oh, and went to find other acupoints.

It's also like just now, it hurts once pressed, but then it's very comfortable.

Yang Huan gradually immersed himself in the comfort of this massage, enjoying it with his eyes closed.

"Master, just now Brother Wu said, you are looking for a loan, are we short of money?" Xiaobu asked without saying a word.

Yang Huan smiled, "How could it be? I have nothing else but a lot of money!"

"Then why take a loan?"

"It's hard to explain this question. If I tell you, you won't understand. To put it simply, we need money to build hotels, build stadiums and buy players. Now that Citibank is willing to lend us money at the lowest interest rate, wouldn't it be a pity that we don't want it?"

Xiaobu nodded, but the movements in his hands did not slow down.

"Besides, the benefits of loans are many, and the financial statements can be used as liabilities to avoid taxation!"

"Really?" Xiaobu really didn't understand this.

Yang Huan hummed, and didn't say any more.

"Then you went to Guyton and Poole again. Did something happen to the depot and shipyard?"

"What can happen? Just go to a meeting, walk around, and sign a few orders by the way. That boy Hamad ordered an ultra-luxury yacht worth over 20 million pounds, and also ordered more than [-] Aston Martins and Lagondas. You must accompany him to see it."

As soon as Xiaobu heard the name Hamad, his expression changed immediately.

In the past few years, that kid came to eat frequently, and always aimed his eyes at her intentionally or unintentionally, making his heart shudder.

When I think about it, I always feel my heart is up and down.

"Master, can I ask you something?" Xiaobu asked timidly.

(End of this chapter)