i don't want to be king

Chapter 826

In Lisbon, the home fans in the stands of the Stadium of Light suddenly cheered.

Lukaku and Valencia turned their heads at the same time: "Good guy! Li, they are calling your name!"

Li Liang could hear clearly that there were indeed many fans calling him.

In the last season's Champions League final, he fought hard against Ronaldo until the end. Fans all over the world have deeply remembered the former Monaco captain, and Portuguese fans have a particularly deep memory.

In the English national derby four days ago, the new No. 7 of Manchester United, who scored two goals at Anfield and was brilliant, has been dubbed the "new king" by the British media.

The footage of him dominating the audience at Anfield has been spread all over the world, so before the start of the Champions League group match, Li Lianggang aroused bursts of applause as soon as the two teams warmed up.

Another more important reason is that in the pre-match UEFA promotional video, Li Liang's fluent Portuguese and his easy-going and approachable smile after arriving in Lisbon with the team impressed the Portuguese fans.

The warm-up of the two sides ended and the final preparations before the game started. In the BTsport studio, Ferdinand was still triumphantly teasing Gerrard and Owen: "...If the game at Anfield is extended for another 5 minutes, Manchester United will definitely get 3 points !"

Owen retorted unconvinced: "Coutinho has only recently resumed systematic training, and Daniel (Sturridge) has also just resumed. That is not the strongest Liverpool."

Gerrard also laughed and said: "In fact, Manchester United also has important players missing. If Paul (Pogba) is there, the game will be more unpredictable.

Look at the winter window, if one or two good players come, Liverpool's lineup will be stronger. "

Lineker brought the topic back to the game at hand: "Okay gentlemen, let's talk about Benfica and Manchester United."

The 4 people agreed, and the Red Devils, who are in full swing, have a better chance of winning.

Li Liang walked out of the player channel together with everyone. In this game, he and Mkhitaryan started together again. The Armenian continued to occupy the center, and he was placed on the right by Magic Bird.

An eagle with red and white ribbons symbolizing Benfica tied to its feet is soaring into the sky!

The Benfica club performed the eagle release ceremony before the opening as usual, and the entire Stadium of Light gave out huge cheers.

He Wei explained: "Hi everyone, what you see now is...

Li Liang appeared in the starting lineup in this game! "

Xue Yang said enthusiastically: "Previously the media generally believed that Li Liang had more feeling for the Champions League, but in last weekend's Double Reds, he proved his strength with a near-perfect performance.

Now no one thinks that Li Liang is not suitable for English football or Manchester United's style of play. "

He Wei also said: "At that time, when Li Liang's home team, Haicheng Hurricane Club, got a second transfer share, everyone was shocked. Unexpectedly, Li Liang's arrival at the Hurricane Club after one season brought unimaginable income!
But Monaco's vice-chairman Vasilyev said in a recent interview that if Li Liang's own wishes had not played an important role in the transfer process to Manchester United, otherwise Monaco would have accepted higher offers from other clubs!

He thought that Li Liang would prove that he was worth more than 8000 million pounds sooner or later! "

All procedures before the game have been completed, and the game officially begins.

In less than 5 minutes, the home fans in the stands of the Stadium of Light have fallen into deep anxiety——

Because they saw two teams that didn't seem to be on the same level at all.

In the 7th minute, Li Liang launched a counterattack. He sent the ball to the foot of Valencia who was on the assist. The captain of Manchester United accelerated and passed back in an inverted triangle.
Under the defense of the big Brazilian central defender Louison who jumped up at the same time, Li Liang's efforts were disturbed. The home team's Belgian goalkeeper Sverril moved in time and barely saved this very threatening header!

Thousands of Red Devils fans who traveled with the team began to sing: "...there is only one Lee in this world, and he is our No. 7 now!"

Mkhitaryan took a corner kick, Luizong made a clearance not far away, Li Liang got the ball at the front of the penalty area and made a long shot, Benfica midfielder Pizzi jumped up to block but was deceived by the fake shot and real dunk!

Li Liang steadily pushed the ball into the penalty area with his left foot. Lukaku let the ball pass the ball and immediately shot with his left foot. The ball hit Lindelof, who was unable to dodge in front of the goal, and bounced out of the baseline. All the Manchester United players held their heads in disbelief. The alarm in front of the home team was temporarily lifted.

Both Mourinho and Faria were a little annoyed, and Magic Bird immediately shouted to the field: "Well done, boys!
Come on! "

Li Liang's continuous threatening attacks forced the home team to adjust their formation. Brazilian midfielder Felipe Augusto retreated and began to defend Li Liang with Serbian midfielder Fessa and Spanish left-back Grimaldo.

After Li Liang attracted the opponent's defensive focus, Mkhitaryan in the center and Rashford on the left were like ducks in water and played more and more active.

Manchester United quickly established a midfield advantage, and Benfica, who were playing at home, had no choice but to set up the bus.

In the 25th minute, after Li Liang got rid of Grimaldo on the right, he played a wall-like cooperation with Mkhitaryan. He bypassed Feisa and went straight to the penalty area!

In desperation, Augusto directly brought Li Liang down, and the Brazilian's foul also incurred a yellow card for himself.

Li Liang went off to receive treatment, and Mourinho and Faria stepped forward very nervously.

Gaudino in front of the TV also gasped. The slow motion playback showed that Augusto, who was sprinting at full speed, knocked down from behind. When he fell to the ground, Li Liang held the Brazilian down and landed on his left shoulder!
The dirty old man still remembers that the injury at the same position last season brought Li Liang great torture!
"Li, how do you feel?" Magic Bird leaned over and asked anxiously.

After nearly 3 minutes of treatment, Li Liang returned to the court. He didn't seem to be affected much. Countless people in the stadium and in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief.

Gerrard said: "United's tactics are very difficult to deal with, Lee can contain one or two defenders, so there must be a lot of space in the center and left.

Unless it continues to recover and compress the space on the field, it will be difficult for Benfica to defend the opponent's offense. "

Sure enough, as he expected, Benfica waved across the board and simply set up the bus at home.

At the end of the first half, the home team struggled to hold on to a score of 0:0.

At the beginning of the second half, neither side made personnel adjustments.

In the 59th minute, Li Liang and Mkhitaryan switched positions, and the latter returned the ball immediately. Li Liang took the ball and strode past Feisa, and then cleverly divided the ball to get rid of Augusto!

There was a huge exclamation at the Stadium of Light, and Manchester United's No. 7 broke out in an instant, and it was about to completely tear apart Benfica's defense!

The experienced Brazilian central defender Luisson rushed forward desperately and shoveled directly!

Pi Ji's collision caused Li Liang to fall heavily to the ground with the enemy on his back!
Manchester United No. 7 immediately clutched his left shoulder and turned over in pain...

The magic bird, blocked by Faria and the fourth official, roared towards the field, and the team doctor and assistants sprinted towards Li Liang...

The dirty old man stood in front of the TV and prayed nervously in a low voice...

In the 62nd minute, the visiting team made a substitution, and Mata came on to replace Li Liang, who was unable to persist.

(End of this chapter)