Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 127
In the semi-finals of the French Cup, Monaco's opponent is Rennes, who will play at home.

This game will be played on April 4, and the following weekend, Monaco will continue to face Rennes at home. Playing the French League Cup final on the weekend, the league opponent is Le Mans, and Monaco will play away.

The schedule is intensive and rotation is essential, especially in the context of Monaco's huge lead over its opponents in the league.

Situ Yunbing's plan is to use a substitute lineup in the league before the French League Cup final, and the two consecutive home games against Rennes in the near future will be played with all the main players!

Alonzo's pre-match intelligence work was still meticulous, and he did not underestimate Rennes' opponents because they were only in the upper middle of the league, and Situ Yunbing did not underestimate Rennes coach Zhidoxing Lacombe.

More importantly, the morale of the Monaco team is high. The season has come to the sprint stage. Monaco is expected to win the third-tier championship. Everyone knows this well, and no one wants to relax at this moment!
It can be said that these players have never experienced such a huge opportunity in their careers before. Everyone really united and cheered each other to rush towards the same goal.

Even though everyone seems to be more relaxed when preparing for the game on the training ground, but when it's time for the game, everyone is in a state of vigor and vitality.

On April 4, Monaco played against Rennes at home.

Situ Yunbing fought in the right way, neither unconventional nor beating around the bush.

Monaco concentrated its strength and exerted its advantages to control the game and create opportunities.

The left side of Moro and Muratori flourished in the game, while Nimani and Falcao saw every opportunity to seize the opportunity.

When they faced each other in the first half of the season, Rennes seemed to be on par with Monaco on paper, but looking at it now, the gap between the two teams is clear at a glance.

On the one hand, the joining of Falcao and Matic has greatly increased the strength of the team's frontcourt; The rapid entry also made the team's overall level significantly improved in half a season.

Rennes struggled at the Stade Louis II, but could not avoid a defeat that was inevitable.

Nimani scored twice in the game. Although Falcao did not score, he played a key role in pinning down the opponent's defense.

Monaco defeated Rennes 2-0 at home and successfully reached the French Cup final!

Lacombe looked helpless on the sidelines, the right time, place and position, Monaco had the advantage, while Rennes was passive everywhere, as if Monaco was declaring to the world that they deserved to be the favorites of the championship.

After the game, Lacombe expressed regret for the team's exit, and also objectively pointed out that Monaco's strength has grown beyond imagination. He hopes that Rennes' young players can learn from some of Monaco's players and strive for better performance in the future.

Regarding leading the team to the French Cup final, Situ Yunbing was very calm.

In an interview after the game, he said: "Now we have the hope of winning three championships at the end of the season, but it is just hope. The moment the championship is not born, anything can happen, because this is football, not mathematics.

I am very satisfied with the current state of the team, but the most important thing is to play well in the next game! "

A day later, another team that reached the final of the French Cup was born, and the French second team Guingamp made it to the final by surprise!
This made the French media exclaim that Monaco has won the French Cup champion in advance!
Three days later, Rennes visited the Stade Louis II again, and the 32nd round of Ligue [-] officially started.

Monaco continued its excellent form in the middle of the week, but Rennes was not as active as it was in the middle of the week, probably because there was not much pursuit in the season.

Falcao, who didn't score a goal against Rennes in the last game, killed all sides in this game!

Head kicks contributed two goals for the team in the first and second half, but Nimani misfired, but it doesn't matter, Merian added the icing on the cake, and Monaco won Rennes 3-0 at home!
Two upsets broke out in the same round of the league, one big and one small.

The big upset was that Toulouse was defeated by Grenoble 1:0 in the away game. After losing this league game, Toulouse fell behind to Monaco by 16 points and officially announced its withdrawal from the championship!
Another small upset was that Bordeaux defeated Lyon 1:0 at home!
Blanc's team also sent Lyon to hell!
The gap between Lyon and Monaco has also reached 15 points!
While the defending champion Lyon officially withdrew from the championship, their prospects for the third are not optimistic, because Marseille also won this round!
After 32 league rounds, Monaco topped the list.

Monaco, 71 points.

Bordeaux, 60 points.

Marseille, 60 points.

There are 6 rounds left in the league, and Monaco only needs three victories to be crowned the new king of the league!

On the evening of April 4, Situ Yunbing went away to challenge Le Mans with a substitute lineup except for the goalkeeper and two central defenders.

At the same time, Blanc also led Bordeaux to Rennes' home court.

The two teams that will play the French League Cup final on the weekend will play the 33rd round of the league early in the middle of the week.

Le Mans ranks outside the relegation zone, but has not yet decided to go ashore, so the relegation motivation is very strong. Situ Yunbing deliberately reserved his strength for the weekend League Cup final, that is, he has a huge lead in the league, so he dared to do so. If he only leads by 7 Within minutes, he risked losing the League Cup to keep the league!

Monaco played somewhat conservatively at home at Le Mans, which was indeed limited by the strength of the lineup. Pino, who lost his main position in the second half of the season, was a little unconvinced at first, but who let Falcao pass the running-in period and let it go Wonderful, Nimani also quickly regained the feeling of scoring goals after returning from injury, and now there is indeed no place for Pino on the front line.

Pino has nothing to say. When it comes to scoring efficiency, his scoring efficiency in the first half of the season is indeed not as good as that of Falcao in the second half of the season. When the opportunity arises, perform better to impress the head coach.

However, Pino, who worked hard in this game, did not receive any rewards.

Situ Yunbing originally thought that Monaco sent a substitute lineup to seduce Le Mans to fight for three points at home, but who knows that Le Mans is also very conservative. It seems that he would rather keep one point than take the risk of taking three points .

So the two teams drew 90-0 in 0 minutes.
After the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Situ Yunbing shook hands with the Rennes coach calmly and walked towards the player channel.

Alonzo quickly followed Situ Yunbing to the rear and whispered to him: "Bordeaux defeated Rennes 3:2 in the away game. Bordeaux's main players fought the whole game!"

Rennes did not show much resistance at the Louis II Stadium, but even if they have no pursuit when they return to the home court, they still have to defend the dignity of the home court!
Situ Yunbing can imagine how much Bordeaux paid for all 3 points in the away game!
After hearing this, Situ Yunbing nodded slightly, and the lead was reduced to 9 points, but it was not enough to make Monaco panic.

After 5 rounds, leading by 9 points, what is there to panic about?
It seems that Blanc does not pay attention to the French League Cup final at all, and hopes to strive for the miracle of the weak hope in the league!
Bordeaux, who won the runner-up last season, must not be reconciled to missing the championship this season. As long as the suspense is not completely over, Blanc will not give up!

Monaco has adjusted and recuperated for the French League Cup final. Losing points at Le Mans can be said to have been included in the acceptable range before the game, so the draw in this game will not affect Monaco state and mood.

Now they are gearing up, waiting for the weekend to go to the glorious Stade de France to compete with Bordeaux and win the first championship trophy of the season!
(End of this chapter)