i don't want to be king

Chapter 719 A New Fulcrum
The pyrotechnics that were thrown into the field were disposed of, the game resumed, and Monaco kicked off.

Jardim asked the overall formation to be on top, one goal behind, and the total score was 1:3, so he had to attack in the away game.

After scoring the goal, Juventus began to consciously control the rhythm, facing the visiting team that strengthened their offense, they began to defend firmly and at the same time patiently fought back.

Alves was still sharp on the right. His interspersed movement and response restrained the defense of Mendy and Moutinho. Li Liang also participated in the defense of the Brazilian from time to time.

Within a few minutes, Jardim came to the sidelines and shouted to Li Liang: "Li, don't go back to defense anymore, now your task is to concentrate on attacking!"

The Portuguese arranged for Raj on the right to stand on the left, and together with Mendy strengthened the defense against Alves, allowing Li Liang to stay in the frontcourt as much as possible.

His adjustment gradually showed its effect. The experienced Rajga Mendy and Moutinho together contained Alves' assists.

Lippi nodded and said: "It seems that Monaco has adapted to Juventus's wing attack, and the next step is to see if Li can open up the offensive situation."

The game lasted for nearly 40 minutes, and the two sides entered a stalemate stage with mutual offense and defense.

Li Liang noticed that several Juventus attackers had a very wide range of activities, and Higuain and Dybala often retreated to the midfield to get the ball.

He knew very early on that Higuain was originally an attacking midfielder, so he preferred to take the ball to face the goal and attack, while Dybala, who is more mobile, has a wider range of activities. In this way, Alves on both sides With Sandro, Juventus can always form a local numerical advantage in the midfield.

And the three super central defenders controlled Falcao and Mbappe very well, which made it difficult for Monaco to pass forward smoothly. Therefore, although the scene looked balanced, Juventus was actually killing Monaco like a frog in warm water. hope.

There is less than an hour of game time, will this be the last trip to the Champions League for myself and my teammates this season?
Li Liang is unwilling to give up hope, even though it is becoming more and more remote.

He gritted his teeth and spared no effort in running, passing and intercepting. He has never had such difficulties along the way. Even if he can't think of a solution, he still insists on kicking every kick and doing every action well.

Li Liang, who was completely freed from defense by Yardim, put all his energy in the frontcourt, and his efforts soon paid off.

In the 43rd minute, Monaco organized an attack. Bakayoko passed the ball straight to Li Liang. After receiving the ball with his back, Li Liang directly distributed it to Sidiby on the right. The latter took a few steps and then crossed it back. Falcao who responded.

The tiger carried Marchisio and passed the ball to Li Liang again, and Pjanic immediately followed.

Juventus made various defensive arrangements for Li Liang's offense. Whenever he repeatedly took the ball in the frontcourt, the nearby Juventus players immediately formed a group defensive formation according to the pre-division of labor and tacit understanding.

Usually the closest team will step forward to block, and teammates will follow closely behind to protect Li Liang until they double-team Li Liang.

Li Liang made a false move to pass the ball. Pjanic hesitated for a while and was not completely fooled, but still followed closely. Bonucci had already rushed forward with strides, and Marchisio on the other side also blocked him. .

Facing three defenders, Li Liang swayed from left to right, and fell to the ground under extremely difficult circumstances before the three formed a siege and sent a direct pass forward from the gap!

Falcao, who was missed by Marchisio, ran between Chiellini and Barzagli, and the ball was passed accurately at the moment when he was about to overtake Chiellini who was dragged at the end!

The tiger successfully broke through Juventus' offside trap from the right side of the penalty area, and Mbappe immediately ran across the middle to prepare to respond——

The tiger threw away Chiellini, and Buffon also attacked directly at the moment Li Liang passed the ball. Seeing the fierce Juventus captain Tiger kicked up hastily, the ball hit Buffon's leg and deflected and landed behind Mbappe!

Mbappe didn't have time to react and slid to the ground, the ball was cleared by Barzagli who arrived later, Juwen was in danger.

There was a huge exclamation from the stands, and the home team fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Liang got up and clasped his head with his hands. He could see very clearly from outside the penalty area. If Falcao took a step faster, the ball might be scored directly.

And if Tiger can choose to pass the ball at the first time, Mbappe, who has already got rid of Barzali, is likely to face the empty goal directly.

Falcao lay on his back on the turf, covering his face with his hands tightly. He knew that he might have missed the closest chance to score.

"Radamel!" Li Liang and Mbappe ran to him at the same time, and they stretched out their hands to pull the tiger up together.

Li Liang shouted: "Good job, Radamel, their defense line is not absolutely infallible!"

The scene just now made Li Liang vaguely feel something.

Mendy threw the ball out of bounds, Moutinho hoisted it directly into the penalty area, the ball was picked up by Buffon, and he directly threw the ball to the right to launch a counterattack.

Raji tackled Alves' dribble, and Glick drove the ball upfield again.

Li Liang rushed to the landing point with his opponent, and he grabbed the ball before Pjanic. Falcao squeezed Marchisio to control the ball, and looked up to see that Mbappe had already started.

The tiger sent a direct pass, and Mbappe surpassed Barzagli and inserted into the penalty area with lightning speed, forming a single-handed trend!

The line referee hesitated for a while and raised the flag, and the referee immediately whistled to signal offside!
Angrily, Mbappe waved his hands and shouted. Both Falcao and Li Liang rushed to the referee to signal that it was a good goal, and the audience boos everywhere.

The referee was unmoved and signaled Juventus to take a free kick in the backcourt.

A slow-motion replay was quickly broadcast on the big screen. At the moment Falcao passed the ball, Mbappe only leaned out half of his body slightly more than Barzagli who was dragged at the end!
He Wei sighed again and again: "It's a pity this ball, Juventus' defense line made consecutive mistakes just now, but Falcao and Mbappe seemed to be a little too hasty and failed to grasp it.

If we can equalize before half-time, Monaco will be slightly less pressured in the second half..."

Xue Yang went on to say: "These two quick attacks have received very good results.

After Li Liang took the ball with his back once, he sent a beautiful pass to Falcao. A successful header ferry almost helped Monaco rewrite the score.

In these two attacks, Li Liang actually played the fulcrum role of the center forward, and the tasks of holding the ball and making the ball for his teammates were completed very well! "

Allegri rushed to the sidelines and yelled. Within 2 minutes, Monaco suddenly hit an offensive climax and got two consecutive scoring opportunities, which made him very anxious.

Yardim felt great regret, and he immediately walked to the command area and clapped vigorously to the team members.

Buffon kicked the ball with a big kick, and the two sides competed and quickly consumed 1 minute of stoppage time. The first half ended, and the two sides returned to the locker room with a score of 1:0.

Li Liang quickly ran to Mbappe, who was still chattering, and put his arms around Mbappe's shoulders: "You played great!

Kylian, we need you to continue this performance in the second half! "

Falcao ran over to high-five Li Liang and Mbappe. The Colombian's continuous high-bright performance just now made the Colombian confident.

Watching the players from both sides walk into the channel, Lippi mused: "The second half will definitely be exciting!"

(End of this chapter)