i don't want to be king

Chapter 836 Return to Stamford Bridge
Benfica, both as a whole and individually, has a big gap with Manchester United, which is in full swing at home.

Mkhitaryan, who came off the bench in the second half, played better and better.After taking the lead, Manchester United took the initiative to shrink the defense line and played a defensive counterattack. Benfica made a desperate move to put most of their personnel into the offense, which provided a huge space for the Armenians to play.

Mkhitaryan is becoming more and more active, frequently using running positions and quick passes to create murderous opportunities for his teammates.

Xiao Yu asked: "It is said on the Internet that Mourinho is planning to replace Mkhitaryan with you in the starting position?"

Li Liang replied: "So...

Originally, our overall offense this season was indeed centered on Mkhitaryan, but during the period of Pogba's injury, Mkhitaryan's condition became worse and worse, and I played two starts.

I don't think we can say who will replace whom... After all, Mkhitaryan is very strong, and he is definitely a good player, but there are some adjustments and staffing. "

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "Brother Liangzi, you shouldn't have such a problem, right?

In Monaco, there was a big gap between your teammates and Manchester United. Didn't you also play well at that time?
If I were a coach, I would definitely be willing to use an adaptable, 'skin' player like you. "

Li Liang also laughed: "Xiao Yu, if you are the coach, no matter what you arrange, I will absolutely obey!"

……

Benfica's offense was dry and thunderous, and the game was completely under the control of the home team.

In the 78th minute, Rashford, who came on as a substitute for Martial, passed Samaras' defense from the left and broke into the penalty area.

Facing the continuous shaking of Rashford's defensive defense by Benfica, Samaras knocked him down directly, and the referee once again sentenced him to death!
This time Blind stood in front of the ball, he successfully tricked the goalkeeper, pushed the center with his left foot and easily scored the penalty!

2:0!Manchester United scored another goal to seal the victory ahead of schedule!

Afterwards, the game was uneventful. Manchester United finally won the UEFA Champions League group stage at home with a proud record of 4 consecutive victories, firmly occupying the first place in the group with 12 points.

On the screen, the host was still introducing, and Li Liang was also a little surprised. In another match in Group A, CSKA Moscow lost 0:2 at home to Basel.

In this way, Manchester United ranked first with 12 points, but Basel and CSKA have already ranked second and third with 6 points, and Benfica is at the bottom with 0 points.

With two rounds left in the game, Manchester United, which has won four consecutive victories, still has the risk of being squeezed to third place, while Benfica, which has lost four consecutive games, still has a chance to qualify for the group stage.

The host shouted incredible, and at the same time analyzed that in this way, Manchester United must not relax in the subsequent group stage, which also makes it more difficult for Manchester United to chase Manchester City in the Premier League.

Xiao Yu seriously discussed this issue with Li Liang, Li Liang replied with a wry smile: "We still have to pass Chelsea first, now we are 5 points behind Manchester City, according to their current state, we have to win in Manchester City." Derby bit them before and can't let the points fall too far behind!"

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Li Liang came to London with the whole team. In the past few days of training, he and the substitutes helped the main lineup practice tactics.

The only thing that comforted Li Liang was that although he was unable to play due to suspension, the whole team was in excellent condition, which made him and everyone look forward to the fierce battle against Chelsea.

After returning to the hotel, Bakayoko had been waiting in the lobby for a long time. To Li Liang's surprise, Luis and Kanter were also there.

Together with Martial, everyone left the hotel and went to a French restaurant for a reunion.

During the meeting, Kanter said: "Timoe (Bakayoko), tell me again how you won Real Madrid in Cardiff?"

Bakayoko said proudly: "Since I came to London, you have asked me almost 10 times!"

Kanter said enviously: "I also want to play in the Champions League final..."

Martial echoed: "I want to too!"

Louis said with a smile: "You are still young, there are still plenty of opportunities!"

Bakayoko proudly said: "Maybe some people will never get such an opportunity in their lifetime, what a wonderful memory!"

Everyone chatted for a long time, and they all believed that the favorites of this year's Champions League are those old strong teams, but Manchester City's strong rise has also attracted the attention of the outside world, and Blue Moon is also very likely to make a big breakthrough in the Champions League.

Everyone also talked about Monaco. After losing most of the main players, Monaco suffered consecutive defeats in the Champions League group stage. It seems that it is very difficult to even get the third place in the group.

In addition to reminiscing about the past and meeting new friends after this meal, Li Liang deeply felt that Manchester City had become a powerful presence that Premier League players had to pay attention to.

Another thing he noticed was that no one talked about the upcoming match between the Red Devils and Chelsea.

On the day of the game, Li Liang and Willie appeared in the stands together.

He received as much enthusiasm from the Blues fans as at Old Trafford, many of whom remember Li Liang's stellar performance at Stamford Bridge nearly two years ago.

Seeing everything he was familiar with, Li Liang also felt cordial, but this time he and his team appeared as challengers, even though he did not appear in the squad for the competition.

The two sides announced the starting lineup early, Mkhitaryan appeared in the 10th position again, and Chelsea also formed the strongest lineup.

Among the 5 people who gathered yesterday, apart from Li Liang who was in the stands, Luiz also did not enter the squad due to injury, Bakayoko and Kante started at the same time, and Martial entered the substitute list.

Amid the deafening singing, applause and shouts, the game officially started. The Blues took advantage of the home court and played offensive football to continuously attack Manchester United's defense.

In the 2nd minute, Kanter's cold shot from outside the penalty area shocked Li Liang into a cold sweat. In the 7th minute, Jones made a header under the pressure of Morata, but headed the ball into his own goal!

The Stamford Bridge shook suddenly, Li Liang and Willie held their heads in their hands at the same time and couldn't believe what they saw!
The referee raised his arm high, indicating that the goal was invalid!

"No———" angry Blues fans roared everywhere, the referee signaled that Morata had a pushing action during the fight, and the replay on the big screen showed that the Spanish center did have a covert foul action.

Li Liang was relieved, and his teammates on the field stabilized their positions and began to counterattack.

Soon Li Liang and Willy became anxious again. Under the joint defense of the French combination of Kanter and Bakayoko, Mkhitaryan lost his good form against Benfica and was almost invisible on the court!
Rashford and Lukaku had to take turns to retreat to respond, and it was difficult for Manchester United's offensive to be converted into a threatening shot within the opponent's 30-meter area!
Willie stomped his feet anxiously: "Fuck, we lost the game here last season, what the hell happened to Henrikt?"

The first half of the game was coming to an end, the Blues had a significant advantage, and Manchester United relied on the tight defense of the midfield to barely support.

(End of this chapter)