Chapter 239 I Will Not only Defend You to Death, but Also Score a Goal on Your Head [Please Subscribe! ]
At 20:45 local time in Paris, the first round of the 2013-2014 Champions League quarter-finals between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea officially kicked off!
As the first two Champions League quarter-finals this year, Paris Saint-Germain vs. Chelsea and Manchester City vs. Barcelona at home are both very attractive to fans.
Of course, in Europe, the match between Manchester City and Barcelona is naturally a hotter focus battle.
The combined value of these two teams is not only higher than that of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
Guardiola's Manchester City vs. Barcelona is also more interesting than the grudge between Li Ang and 272.
After the viewing perspective is pulled to the world, with the participation of East Asian Chinese fans, the attention of the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea has surpassed.
Even after 3 a.m. East Asian time, there are still a large number of fans looking forward to Li Ang's appearance in the Champions League knockout match.
This Champions League knockout match is of great significance to both Li Ang and his followers.
This is his first Champions League knockout match after leaving Real Madrid, and it is also his battle to prove his reputation.
No matter how well he plays in the league and how many Premier League teams he has defeated, there will always be rumors around Li Ang.
Now let's use the tough battle of the Champions League to further prove his strength. It just so happens that the opponent team also has the old enemy who was the most incompatible when he was in Real Madrid.
Such a scene and such a game background will undoubtedly satisfy many Chinese fans.
Because it only takes such a Champions League knockout match for Li Ang to face his former opponent and lead the team to defeat Paris Saint-Germain, the semi-finalists of the Champions League last season.
The result is more convincing than the good words his fans say for him ten, a hundred, or a thousand times!
Of course, this is also from the perspective of many very confident fans of Li Ang to look at this Champions League knockout match.
In Li Ang's opinion, he just wants to win simply, that's all!
Beat 272 and lead the team to beat Paris Saint-Germain!
He doesn't need to prove himself to anyone anymore, he just wants to tear off the proud coat that 272 has been wearing for so many years.
He knows that history has proved to him that Mourinho's Real Madrid with 272 can't accomplish the miracles of honor they have accomplished in the past two years.
But now there are always some arguments that if Li Ang in the past two years is replaced by 272, Real Madrid may still be able to achieve the feat of six crowns and defending the Champions League.
Li Ang didn't want to respond to these weird media opinions, but 272 believed it, and his father who ruined his career was even more convinced of it.
Just two days before the start of this battle, 272's father also claimed in an interview with French media:
Li Ang used the back door and joined Mourinho to squeeze out 272, who won the European assist king.
So Li Ang also took away the honor and reputation that should have belonged to 272.
Such a brain-dead argument not only made Li Ang further feel that 272 and his father had problems with their brains, but also completely offended Mourinho.
The key is that what they said has also aroused heated discussions and recognition from a large number of fans in the football world.
Although there are no local Real Madrid fans in Spain who agree to participate in it.
But some local fans who claim to be loyal fans of Real Madrid have expressed their support for 272 on the Internet, and disgusted Li Ang together.
So Li Ang also chose to make trouble directly at the pre-match ceremony, and bluntly said that he would treat 272 to Lafite!
Yes, 272 doesn't know what this sentence means now.
But Li Ang believes that 272 will understand after the two rounds of knockout matches.
And he will always remember what Li Ang said to him today...
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In the noisy game scene, Paris Saint-Germain, who kicked off first, began to press forward towards Chelsea without any hesitation!
Judging from the strength of the lineup on paper, Paris Saint-Germain does have the strength to compete with Chelsea in the opening rhythm.
Their forward trident is Lavezzi, Higuain and Lucas Moura.
The midfield trio is 272, Verratti and Motta behind.
On the back line, the starting combination of Maxwell, Thiago Silva, Alex and Van der Velde is also strong enough.
On the bench, Paris Saint-Germain also has football masters such as Cabaye, Pastore and Menez.
In terms of technology and offensive ability, Paris Saint-Germain will never be afraid of Chelsea.
Blanco should be thinking about bringing the game into the rhythm familiar to Paris Saint-Germain as soon as possible.
Speeding up and attacking, and quickly advancing on both wings, Paris Saint-Germain are very good at it.
If Chelsea is willing to play against Paris Saint-Germain today, then Blanco's tactics will work.
What he was afraid of was that Mourinho would slow down the pace of the game and let Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea fight a positional battle.
Or now, any coach who has studied Chelsea's performance in previous games will not think of playing a positional battle with Chelsea.
That is completely sacrificing their own game advantages on the difficult track that Chelsea is good at.
Will Mourinho let Blanco get his wish?
The answer was revealed when Li Ang commanded his teammates in front and behind to actively meet the pressure and defense of Paris Saint-Germain's advancement!
Chelsea will not retreat in the half court today. They must seize the offensive and defensive transition opportunities of Paris Saint-Germain. They must actively control the rhythm of the game!
When seeing this scene, Blanco was relieved, and 272 was relieved.
If Li Ang just stayed in the half court waiting for 272 to attack with the ball, then 272 might have to beat the drum in his heart.
He has persecution delusion and has a natural hostility towards China, but it does not mean that he is really a fool.
He knows Li Ang's strength, and he also knows that Li Ang likes to deal with him on the defensive end. He has skills and can get rid of, but he just doesn't have absolute speed and strong confrontation ability. Offensive midfielder
But now Chelsea has chosen to run and play against Paris Saint-Germain, and 272 feels that his chance has come.
As long as he can run and speed up the rhythm, 272 will have strong confidence to avoid Li Ang's interception and send threatening passes in the fast advancement and chaos.
This is his strong point.
However, he forgot one thing. After he came to Ligue 1, he polished his best threatening pass skills to become more and more outstanding.
Li Ang greedily absorbed game experience in the top leagues and the Champions League stage, and grew further on both offense and defense at a very fast speed!
Fighting chaos, looking for opportunities to pass threatening balls in the fast game rhythm?
This skill is also what Li Ang is good at now!
Therefore, Li Ang can simulate 272's offensive ideas and offensive perspectives by thinking from the perspective of others.
Thanks to the previously improved vision talent ceiling, Li Ang has not only been honing his skills in the past six months since he came to the Premier League.
He has also made great progress in the offensive and defensive vision of the court.
He knows that 272 likes to send some more risky and profitable passes.
272 can see similar routes, and he can basically see them too.
So when facing off, he can often block the ball one step ahead!
Don't underestimate this half-step blocking movement in advance, when 272 deliberately avoids and tries not to confront him directly.
Such a move of his can make 272 feel as disgusting as if he had eaten a fly!
So the fans at the scene soon discovered that Li Ang's defensive position selection today was exceptionally good.
His number of confrontations and effective interceptions may not be as good as his partner Matic.
But there is no doubt that he has successfully taken a half-step lead in the matchup with 272!
It is difficult for 272 to pass the threatening offensive ball that he is best at. It is no exaggeration to say that Paris Saint-Germain's offensive efficiency will drop by at least 30%!
In the offensive tactics that Ancelotti has previously created with 272 as the core of the midfield, Blanco cannot abandon the classic front midfielder like 272.
Then he can only pick up Ancelotti's tactics, modify and patch them on this basis to make them more suitable for his own tactical concepts.
But no matter how much modification is made, 272 is very important for the operation of the entire offensive system of Paris Saint-Germain.
Last season, with Ibrahimovic, sometimes 272 was too much, or when he didn't perform well.
Ancelotti can directly give Ibrahimovic great offensive tactical authority, allowing Ibrahimovic to lead two wingers to continue to suppress the opponent's defense line normally.
This is both a blow to 272 and a tactical trump card of Ancelotti.
But there is no Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain this season, and Higuain is not the kind of center forward with his own tactical system.
So when Chelsea is willing to speed up and play a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition game with Paris Saint-Germain, 272 is still restricted by Li Ang at the beginning of the game.
Blanco immediately frowned.
"Go deep into their half! Move forward, forward! What's the point of you lingering here at the top of the arc in the center circle?! Marco (Verratti) will be responsible for the organization!"
When the first half just passed the 7th minute, Blanco couldn't stand it anymore.
He put his hands together and put them to his mouth, yelling at 272!
Why didn't 272 try his best to press into Chelsea's defensive third zone to run for the ball, but kept trying to grab Verratti's organizational position on the periphery?
Since Paris Saint-Germain chose to attack, it naturally had to stab the tip of the knife to Chelsea's heart!
The three forwards have already pressed forward, but the core of the threatening pass is still dawdling just five or six meters past the center line. What the hell!
Blanco's shouting made 272's face look ugly.
But what stimulated him most was the inexplicable smile on the opposite side of Leon's face.
To others, Li Ang might just be smiling casually, but 272 felt that Li Ang was mocking him!
How could 272 bear this? !
So he finally moved forward.
When he was in the half-court rib area on the left side of Chelsea's defensive third zone, he quickly received the selfless pass from Verratti.
272 first took the initiative to receive the ball towards Verratti, ensuring the stability of the ball.
Then he led the ball slightly to the side, took a deep breath, and looked at Li Ang who was jogging towards him!
After more than two years of not meeting each other formally, 272 quickly felt a strong sense of oppression when he faced Li Ang as an opponent on the court for the first time!
"Don't get close!"
272 thought very vigilantly in his heart. Looking at Li Ang's tall and strong body, he really didn't have the confidence to play a head-on confrontation with Li Ang.
272 quickly made up his mind. He wanted to go the technical route. After shaking off the passing space, he would use Lavezzi in front as a pass cover!
Li Ang watched 272's rhythmic dribbling and changing directions, and did not underestimate the enemy at all.
He lowered his center of gravity slightly, and followed 272 sideways and slowly retreated.
Just when Lavezzi retreated to the side to meet 272, and 272 seemed to be ready to push the ball to him, Li Ang moved.
Like most ordinary midfielders, when facing this situation, he retreated slightly and opened up a little gap with the ball holder 272.
At the same time, his body also tilted to the side, as if he was preparing to block 272 from passing to Lavezzi in advance.
Li Ang seemed to be making defensive predictions, and there was no big mistake in his position choice.
272 was ecstatic in his heart, and changed the action of pushing the ball with his left foot. After dribbling the ball, he accelerated straight to the inside line with all his strength!
272's action made Li Ang's previous defensive prediction useless.
And it seems that Li Ang has lost the path to block 272's cut-in!
Countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV slapped their thighs and shouted in frustration, but Mourinho was still sitting calmly in the coaching seat at this moment.
And Li Ang also showed his flexible turning and strong acceleration ability in the pursuit of defense, which seemed to be slower than 272!
It seemed that in just one or two seconds, Li Ang turned the cheers of all the Paris Saint-Germain fans at the scene into exclamations!
272 felt the pressure of Li Ang chasing back from behind him!
His heart beat wildly uncontrollably!
But before he could make the corresponding evasive action, he felt a huge force coming from his side!
The ball under his feet was poked away first, and his body balance was no longer under his control!
Countless neutral fans in front of the TV only saw Li Ang quickly catch up with 272 with his powerful ability to chase back.
After that, the confrontation between the two was one-sided. Li Ang kicked the ball and squeezed 272's ball control position from the side at the same time!
The German midfielder who thought he was a 100% country boy fell uncontrollably on the grass.
But the referee who watched Li Ang's complete defensive action nearby did not blow the whistle to stop the game!
272 first lost control of the ball, and then was at a disadvantage in the confrontation. Li Ang's final clever action of retracting the force made the referee unable to find any fault!
Karas, who received the ball from Li Ang, cleverly transferred the ball directly to the side.
In the face of the protests raised by the Paris Saint-Germain players, the referee was unmoved and decisively signaled the game to continue!
"Damn it! He fouled and pushed down my player! This is obviously a foul, why didn't the game stop?!"
Blanco didn't actually see clearly the interception of 272 by Li Ang, but this didn't stop him from complaining to the fourth official angrily.
However, the dispute on the sidelines did not attract the attention of the fans at all. Bertrand on the left side of Chelsea made a fast forward run!
Lampard, who played as a central midfielder today, did not press too far forward.
Therefore, he ran over calmly near the center line to receive Bertrand's pass.
Still neatly passing the ball to the side without stopping, Lampard's pass was very comfortable, De Bruyne almost didn't need to adjust on the right side, and continued to accelerate forward by lying on the ball!
And this time Chelsea's quick pass from the left to the middle and then to the right.
It made the Paris Saint-Germain midfield defense, which was already more aggressive in attacking, completely messed up!
Thiago Motta has a good sense of position and can provide excellent frontal interception and toughness for the Paris Saint-Germain midfield on the defensive end.
But when encountering a unique counterattack like Chelsea, which quickly transfers the ball and makes high use of the width of the field.
Motta's interception hardness is difficult to use, and his slow lateral movement and chasing speed have become the fatal weakness of the Paris Saint-Germain midfield defense!
At this moment, the midfield defense of Paris Saint-Germain has almost become a sieve.
The fans of Paris Saint-Germain can only watch anxiously as Chelsea players rush into their half one after another!
However, just when De Bruyne had reached the area where he was good at sending threatening crosses, he did not immediately pass the ball into the penalty area of Paris Saint-Germain.
His slow shot seemed to give many Paris Saint-Germain players and fans hope to re-consolidate the defense.
Ibrahimovic was also tightly entangled by Alex and Thiago Silva.
But just when Leon and Lampard stepped on the penalty area line of Paris Saint-Germain.
De Bruyne also rushed to the moment before Maxwell returned to defense and sent out his best arc pass!
The football quickly passed the side and half-court rib area of Paris Saint-Germain, and after passing the air in front of the penalty area of Paris Saint-Germain, it suddenly rotated and retracted quickly!
Looking at such a beautiful and strange arc, Silva, who was entangled with his old teammate Ibrahimovic, felt inexplicably tight in his heart!
He suddenly recalled in his mind.
When he was still in Milan, he and Nesta stood in the backcourt with a smile, watching Boateng and Li Ang join in and torture the opponent's defense.
This scene in front of him is like, very similar!
At that time and that moment...
Just like,
At this moment,
At this moment!
"De Bruyne is not in a hurry, he is observing... Cross! In the middle of the Paris penalty area! Li Ang--!!!!!!!!!"
He Wei, who was commentating on this Champions League battle in the TV station Wu live broadcast room today, looked at Li Ang's figure jumping high in the middle of the Paris Saint-Germain penalty area at this moment, and directly roared with passion!
His old partner Xu Yang, who was sitting next to him, seemed to have forgotten to breathe temporarily, his eyes were wide open, and he didn't dare to blink for a moment to watch the live broadcast screen!
Li Ang stepped into the penalty area of Paris two steps and jumped with all his strength!
He had fallen on the grass before and didn't hear the referee's whistle, so he quickly got up and chased back. 272, because De Bruyne deliberately slowed down the passing rhythm, so he barely caught up with Li Ang at this moment.
But he soon found out in horror that he couldn't fully exert his strength to interfere with Li Ang's defense under Li Ang's strong jump height!
He seemed to be carried by Li Ang to fly to his own goal.
And when Li Ang shook his head strongly and completed the header.
He also fell from the air one step ahead of Li Ang, and his whole body was always under Li Ang's body, jumping and falling passively!
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sirigu faced such a close-range strong header, even if his brain reacted, his nerve reaction couldn't keep up!
In the end, Sirigu, who was a beat slower and rushed to the far corner of the goal, didn't stop the football!
And just as the football broke through his hands and intercepted it, it simply crossed the goal line and hit the side net.
Li Ang, who got up from the grass, was already roaring and patting his chest, running in the Parc des Princes stadium under the night sky!
After running along the baseline with his arms open for dozens of meters, he suddenly made a celebration gesture of one hand on his ear, grinning, frowning and listening sideways to the live broadcast staff and the camera!
This is not a provocation to the Paris Saint-Germain fans at the scene, but Li Ang is personally slapping them in the face!
He wants to slap those who deliberately disgusted him before the game, and also disgusted all Real Madrid fans and Mourinho's busybodies!
He obviously didn't say anything, but he seemed to have said everything he should say!
His expression changes from frowning and grinning to finally stretching his brows and silently laughing at the camera have turned into an invisible slap on the faces of countless local chicken fans who made trouble before the game!
At this moment, countless local chicken fans were either silent or angry, but Li Ang and all his fans only felt happy!
Revenge!
Just want to slap in the face!
He even had to ride on those people to beat them!
As for 272, who was still lying in the penalty area without getting up, not many people were paying attention to him.
Li Ang not only defended him to death in the opening stage, but now he also rode on his head and scored a goal himself!
The rumors should be dispelled.
The debate between the two of them about who was more qualified to stay in Real Madrid has also come to an end!