i don't want to be king

Chapter 739 Champion Day

Raj, who was already dressed neatly, laughed and put on his coat again, then turned around and pulled Li Liang up to Yardim.

Yardim looked serious, he pulled Li Liang over as if explaining his tactics.

Soon the Portuguese couldn't help laughing: "Go, Li, enjoy the cheers!"

In the 83rd minute of the game, amidst the loudest cheers of the audience, Li Liang replaced Mbappe who had sent two wonderful assists in this game.

The two embraced tightly on the sideline, and Mbappe excitedly said to Li Liang: "Li, how is my play!"

Li Liang replied loudly: "Like a champion!"

At the last moment, Li Liang's playing further activated Monaco's frontcourt. Even though all Lille players retreated to half-court defense, Monaco's offensive was still as exciting and smooth as mercury pouring down the ground.

In the 89th minute of the game, Li Liang, who played the center position, suddenly passed the ball in the opposite direction while sprinting to the right after getting rid of two opponents in the frontcourt!
Lille's overall defense was focused on Li Liang, and was moving with him. This pass without looking at people accurately hit the space on the left.

Lemar strode to catch up, and after taking two steps, he made a strong cross with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area. He saw that Li Liang had already made a detour to the middle of the penalty area and was ready to respond.

Lemar's passing speed, strength and angle are excellent. Lille's Paraguay defender Alonso Jr. tackled the ball in front of Li Liang in a hurry. Unexpectedly, the ball flew straight to the goal after being tackled!

The goalkeeper couldn't react in time, he froze in place and watched the ball cross the goal line!
In the 90th minute, Alonso's own goal made the score finally freeze at 4:0.

At the end of the match, the Stade Louis II was filled with huge cheers and chants of "Monaco! Go!"

Soon everyone, including the Monaco players who were about to bid farewell, turned their attention to the big screen under the prompt of the director, and the final scores of other games in this round were quickly displayed on it.

Paris' away game against Saint-Etienne ended at the same time. Paris scored twice with Cavani and Lucas Jr., and Draxler's icing on the cake in the 90th minute finally won the opponent 5-0 away.

The fans felt a little regretful, but the cheers continued immediately. Everyone believed that Monaco, with such a well-organized team and high morale, would not let the champion fall by the wayside.

Li Liang and his teammates walked around the field to thank the fans for their support. The Louis II Stadium was still full of people and brightly lit until late at night.

……

The team had a half-day holiday on the second day, and regrouped in the afternoon to prepare for the make-up match against Saint-Etienne at home on May 5.

Because the French League Cup final has unexpectedly reached the final all the way in the Champions League, the date of the 31st round of this league match has been adjusted repeatedly, and finally confirmed on the 17th two days later.

Before this game, Monaco, who had completed 36 league games, led the standings with 89 points, followed by Paris, who had played 37 games, with 86 points.

This also means that as long as Monaco scores 1 point in the remaining two games against Saint-Etienne and Rennes, it will undisputedly win the league championship this season.

In the tactics class in the afternoon, Yardim was the first to stand on the podium uncharacteristically.

He looked around at his players in the audience, and said solemnly: "Everyone, when was the last time Monaco won the league championship?!"

Several people in the audience replied at the same time: "It's 2000!"

"Yes!" Jardim nodded and continued: "The championship in 2000 is the seventh in our history.

A lot has happened since then...

Today I don't want to hide, as long as we get 1 point in the game against Saint-Etienne, then we can rewrite history and regain the club's 8th league title!
What I want to say is that our goal is of course more than 1 point. We want to win Saint-Etienne and let the world see how we won the championship!
......"

Until Caldeira came to the stage to explain the tactics, the team members were still excited.

A long season is coming to an end, all efforts can be transformed into the greatest success in only one game, and no one is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the game.

Caldeira announced that the team will face Saint-Etienne with the strongest facelift in this game.

Goalkeeper Subasic, defense line from left to right Mendy, Remelsen, Glick and Sidiby.Bakayoko and Fabinho partnered with double midfielders, Mbappe played on the left side of the midfield, and Silva was on the right.

Falcao rushed forward, supported by Li Liang behind him.

At the same time, the coaching staff has also formulated a style of play that focuses on offense. Jardim hopes that the team can quickly open up the situation at home and use goals to establish a championship victory.

Li Liang's thoughts went back a few months ago, in the 11th round of the league, at the Guichar Stadium in Saint-Etienne, known as the "Green Hell", that unforgettable away trip.

In that game, due to preparations for the UEFA Champions League group match against CSKA Moscow in the middle of the week, Jardim put Li Liang, who was still physically unable to last 90 minutes of high-intensity games, on the bench until the 77th minute of the second half. .

In addition to St. Etienne's magical goalkeeper Rufell, Li Liang was particularly impressed by the Frenchman Palin, the main defender in the opponent's team.

At that time, he was the toughest opponent he had personally faced. Even compared with Tolisso, the tough guy Palin was not inferior at all.

In the opening 3 minutes of that game, Glick received a free kick from Lemar and scored. However, the good times did not last long. In the 18th minute, Saint-Etienne also got a free kick. Officially, Perrin defeated Fabini who was defending him in the air. Austria's wonderful header scored, so that Monaco finally only got a draw in the away game.

Li Liang successfully defended Palin once after coming off the bench, and Palin's beastly physique is still fresh in his memory.

……

The day before the game, Monaco concentrated preparations in the hotel in advance like in the Champions League knockout round.

At the press conference, it has been confirmed that he will leave at the end of the season. The visiting team coach Galtier, who has coached Saint-Etienne for 8 years, praised Monaco. He said: "...I am more optimistic about Monaco winning the league championship. .

Our state is not very good. We lost to Paris by a big score in the last game, and we have lost our last chance to enter the Europa League.

In tomorrow's game, we will work hard to limit the opponent's dangerous characters, hoping to bring a wonderful game to the fans. "

Captain Palin said: "The team has not performed well recently, and we are all responsible.

In tomorrow's game, we will try our best to rebound. "

Jardim said that the team will try their best to win, hoping to win the league championship at home (the last round away against Rennes).

Falcao, who attended the press conference together, said that the whole team is ready.

A reporter asked about the possible whereabouts of the summer transfer players, and Falcao replied seriously: "Everyone is calm now.

We have three games left and you will know the answers to all your questions - after the last game. "

On the day of the game, the team bus came to the Louis II Stadium amidst cheers.

Li Liang saw that the fans had already waved the banner with the word "8th".

He took a deep breath, got off the bus with his teammates and stepped into the stadium, ready to attack the 8th league title in Monaco's history.

(End of this chapter)