i don't want to be king

Chapter 410 A Stronger Opponent
Li Liang set off from Latubi with everyone, and the words and jokes were much less than before, and the bus was full of special atmosphere.

Everyone knows that if tonight's game is won or at least tied, the entire UEFA Champions League group stage journey will likely be accomplished in one battle.

Jardim and his assistants did not emphasize too much in the pre-match preparations, but the players all know that there is a world of difference between qualifying first or second in the Champions League group stage.

According to one of the lottery principles of the Champions League knockout round-No.1 of each group will not meet in the first round.

In this way, any two teams that meet in the quarter-finals will be a combination of the first in the group and the second in the group.

This means that if Monaco succeeds in getting the top spot in the group, it will have a high chance of avoiding those super powerhouses.

If you encounter giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern or Juventus in the quarter-finals, realistically speaking, the possibility of Monaco's upset is not great.

In addition, the group No. 2 will get a relatively favorable schedule of "go away first and home first" in the quarter-finals, that is, the first game will be played first at the home court of No.[-] of a certain group.

In this way, the team returning to the home court in the second round will gain a certain advantage, which will virtually increase the chances of entering the next round.

So there is no need to mobilize, all teams will work hard to get No.1 in the Champions League group stage, after all, everyone wants to go further in the Champions League.

Arriving at the home team locker room at the Louis II Stadium, the game between CSKA and Leverkusen has begun on the TV hanging on the wall.

When everyone just sat down and prepared to change their training uniforms, Leverkusen, dressed in white on the TV screen, got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt.

The Turkish international and free-kick expert Charhanoglu who took the penalty kicked the ball by surprise and passed the ball to his teammate Kamper on the right. The ball, the German midfielder Wallander understood from the back and received the pass before the penalty spot, a beautiful anti-offside success.

Facing goalkeeper Akinfeev's attack, Wallander, who has fully formed a single-handedly, easily pushed and scored. 1:0, Leverkusen took the away lead at CSKA Arena.

Everyone exclaimed, this exquisite free kick coordination surprised all the young and old in Monaco!This tactical coordination was a great success, causing CSKA's defense to collapse instantly.

At the same time, if this score is maintained until the end, CSKA will be completely eliminated, and Leverkusen will temporarily rise to the top of Group E with 9 points.

Similarly, if Monaco does not lose to Tottenham in the following games, then they temporarily have 3 more goals than Leverkusen. They only need to draw with their opponents in the last round of away games against Leverkusen. Get the group title.

Everyone started to discuss, and they were all thinking about the changes in the qualifying situation.

Bakayoko, Mendy, and Sidibi got dizzy counting with their fingers, and the French midfielder yelled: "Fucking labor and management are already dizzy, no matter how many, just kill Tottenham!"

Laughing loudly, Caldeira got up and turned off the volume on the TV and began to emphasize the dos and don'ts of the game again.

By the time they were ready to warm up, the second half of the game had already started on TV, and the score was still 1:0.

When Li Liang arrived on the field, he saw that the fans in the stands were already full, and the attendance rate was obviously much higher than that of the match against Nancy.

After a while, the Tottenham players also came to the field, and the two sides each took half of the game to start the pre-match warm-up.

Grimandi came to the stands early this time, and he also believes that the strength of the visiting team is obviously stronger than that of Monaco.This kind of competition is the only way to see the true abilities of the few people he pays attention to. Of course, he doesn't want to miss it.

At the press table, Ghazi said to Mou Zhaoge, who was still skeptical, "Don't worry, Li will definitely start."

Su Yingfeng whispered: "Old Mou, if Li Liang starts consecutively in the Champions League, then his main position in Monaco will be secure!?"

Mou Zhaoge didn't comment.

At present, Monaco has a lot of talents in the midfield. Under normal circumstances, Bakayoko, Fabinho, Silva and Lemar firmly occupy the main positions.

In addition, Moutinho, the new European Cup champion who is about to return from injury, Dilar, a veteran of Monaco for many years, and the talented Brazilian rookie Boschlia, are all eyeing the main position.

Li Liang, who is accustomed to occupying the middle lane, is undoubtedly facing extremely fierce competition. In the previous games, he appeared more as a substitute. The starter is still not sure.

Mou Zhaoge, who was contemplating, was suddenly attracted by a noise from the side, and the reporters all stood up and waited and watched.

Everyone saw that Paris Saint-Germain's chairman Nasser and sports director Kluivert came to the VIP seat and were shaking hands with the acquaintances around them!

Even Ghazi was taken aback. Paris Saint-Germain arrived in London at noon today and is also preparing for tomorrow's Champions League group match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Nasser and Kluivert should be with the team at this time, why are they here?
Just then there was a louder uproar, and the fans cheered - even the Tottenham fans at Cape Dale Point.

Rolling subtitles were played on the big screen in the stadium. In the 75th minute of the game, CSKA finally scored a penalty kick from Israeli midfielder Nacho to tie the score at 1:1.

This means that as long as Monaco wins Tottenham in the next game, they will lock in the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule!

Also for Tottenham, if they can grab 3 points in the away game, their chances of qualifying will also be greatly increased.

And if Monaco really loses the game, it will also be in danger of being kicked into the Europa League in the final round!
Nacho's goal suddenly ignited the atmosphere in the Louis II Stadium. The fans of both sides entered the state ahead of time, and a big battle was imminent.

While warming up, Li Liang watched his opponent on the other side of the field, and he immediately made an amazing discovery.

Sun Xingmin's overall rating has reached 80, and Ali's overall rating has reached 82!

He was even more surprised when he saw Kane. The overall rating of the Tottenham center has reached an astonishing 85!

It turned out that when he and his teammates evolved collectively, the opponents did not stop at all. On the contrary, the speed of progress surpassed that of their own side.

Li Liang's mentality suddenly changed greatly——

On the one hand, he began to get nervous. Compared with the team he met for the first time at the new Wembley Stadium two months ago, the strength of Tottenham in front of him has obviously been greatly improved, and it must be more difficult to deal with than before.

On the other hand, he secretly became more excited. To be honest, if he still faced an opponent of the same level, Li Liang knew that he would never be so excited.

Isn't it more interesting to face stronger opponents?

(End of this chapter)