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Chapter 243 You Are the Ligue [-] Champion?

Before this year, let alone the Champions League, it was not easy for Chinese players to participate in the European competition.

The European competition here is not only the main matches of the Champions League and the Europa League, but also the qualifying matches.

Before Li Mo, including the European qualifiers, there was only one Chinese player who scored a goal, and that was Sun Jihai.

The Chinese Suns scored the first goal of a Chinese player in all European competitions in 2003. Since then, no Chinese player has been able to achieve this achievement.

until today.

It has been almost ten years since Sun Jihai scored in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round, and Li Mo has achieved such an achievement again.

But this time, he directly skipped the European qualifiers and became the first Chinese player to score in the Champions League match!

This is a historic moment.

Even if it is just a simple goal, it is a moment that will be remembered in Huaguo's football history.

As Duan Xuan said, every step Li Mo is taking is creating history and records belonging to Chinese players.

At the moment, Li Mo didn't pretend anymore, and went to the special place to be calm, this is a goal in the Champions League!
Originally, he wanted to go to the corner flag area to have a kneel to celebrate, but just after running to the bottom line, Li Mo was overtaken by his teammates who were equally excited and threw him to the ground.

Matic took the lead and jumped on Li Mo first, followed by Maguire and Vertonghen.

Before Li Mo's voice of refusal came out, he was overwhelmed by his teammates.

After seeing Li Mo's goal, Speed ​​also jumped up on the sidelines in an instant, swung his fist vigorously, and roared like venting in his mouth.

Not only the players were excited, but he was also very excited, because when he started as a player, the only way to play in the Champions League was to win the league championship. Later, the Champions League was restructured, and more teams from the Premier League participated in the Champions League. The team's performance has been ups and downs, and it is basically impossible to qualify for the Champions League.

It wasn't until 02, after he broke into the top four of the Premier League with Newcastle, that he participated in the 02-03 UEFA Champions League.

In general, he has played relatively few European games in his career, so now being able to lead his team to the Champions League after coaching is not only a test for him, but also an opportunity he has been longing for.

The regrets in playing football can be made up for after coaching, which is also a happy thing for Speed.

Li Mo's goal gave Sheffield United a good start to the Champions League this season, and if Sheffield United can win this game, they will take the initiative in the group.

Speed's ambitions are not small. He not only wants to lead the team to break out of the group for the first time in the Champions League, but also wants to qualify as the first in the group.

Looking at the entire Group B, Montpellier is relatively easy to deal with. Olympiacos is the hegemony of the Greek League. It is a hard bone that can play in the Champions League all the year round. It has rich experience in European wars and can often be upset.

Schalke 04 broke into the semi-finals in the UEFA Champions League in the 10-11 season, and is also Sheffield United's most important opponent in Group B.

Therefore, it is necessary to score points against Montpellier. It is best to take all three points. If Montpellier cannot win, the pressure on Sheffield United will be too great.

But looking at it now, Montpellier is obviously slower than Sheffield United to adapt. They conceded the ball in the first ten minutes, and the players in Montpellier will definitely panic. good time!

So after a passionate celebration, Speed ​​walked to the sidelines and gave instructions to the Sheffield United players who returned to the half-court one after another.

Don't relax, press forward and press, and strive for another goal!

Li Mo also grinned when he saw Speed's gesture. He thought the same as Speed, and at this time, he wanted to take advantage of the unbalanced mentality of the Montpellier players to continue beating them.

The Champions League is like this. Don't think that you will lose your share if you abuse the food. If you don't score too many goals, other teams will be rude.

Olympiacos wants to fight for the right to qualify, and Schalke 04 wants to compete with Sheffield United for the top spot in the group. At that time, the two teams will not be polite to catch the soft persimmon of Montpellier, so why should Sheffield United Pretend to be a good person.

It's a soft persimmon, it just needs to be crushed, it just adds some psychological pressure to the other two teams, killing two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Li Mo also applauded his teammates to keep the rhythm and continue to put pressure on Montpellier.

Montpellier's head coach Girard also seemed to be woken up by Sheffield United's goal at this time. Although he did not choose to make an immediate substitution, he also gave tactical instructions to the Montpellier players on the field.

Don't think about how to attack anymore, first clear up the chaotic midfield, intercept layers, and try to cut off the ground connection of Sheffield United's frontcourt.

After all, Montpellier played four-two-three-one in this game, with the arrangement of the front three and the back two in the five midfielders, and strengthened running and pressing so that they would not be beaten like they were just now.

After all, Sheffield United is not Barcelona, ​​who can control the field to death. As long as Montpellier let go and fight against Sheffield United, no matter how obvious Li Mo's fulcrum is, the ball can't always fly in the sky, right?After all, it still has to go back to the ground for conduction.

Another one is the problem of set-pieces. Girard can see it. This gives Sheffield United too good a chance to set-pieces, which is no different from suicide.

After discussing with the assistant coach, he yelled into the field, asking the players to be "tougher", and try to keep Sheffield United's ball-handling players out of the hinterland area. But the rib area must no longer be a problem.

Not to mention that Montpellier was able to win the Ligue [-] championship with a grassroots lineup last season, Girard still has two brushes.

Although it is said that Giroud and several main players are gone, the overall framework of the team is still there. Except for the change of offensive tactics, the defensive tactics have not changed much. Relying on teamwork and active running and pressing, Montpellier After re-kick-off, Ai gradually stabilized his position.

Seeing this, Drinkwater began to use long passes to continuously dispatch the left and right wings to attack, consuming the physical energy of the Montpellier players.

Brother Drinking Water's passing skills are getting better and better, and his control of the rhythm of the game is getting more and more mature. His ecstasy long pass makes Montpellier's defense frequently pulled.

At this moment, Vardy kept running forward in the gap of Montpellier's defense line, disturbing Montpellier's two midfielders very annoying.

Li Mo's performance this time is a bit "quiet", but now the defenders of Montpellier are watching him very closely and dare not give him a chance at all.

However, the gap in strength finally emerged. At least in the face of Bell and Joaquin's performance on the left and right wings, Montpellier's side defense was quickly disintegrated.

Especially Joaquin, who gave full play to his technical advantages.

Unlike in the Premier League, facing Montpellier's slightly "moderate" defensive rhythm, Joaquin quickly found the feeling of playing in La Liga. The large space allows him to play very comfortably, just need to be careful of the opponent Brutal foul play will do.

Compared with Bale's opening and closing, Joaquin's breakthrough on the right can be described as elegant.

Although his speed is not as good as before, his experience is richer, and he can shake Montpellier's wide players just by changing his rhythm.

At least Montpellier's winger Cabella has been unable to limit Joaquin's advance.

And after the left back Bedimo was also broken by Joaquin several times, Girard couldn't sit still.

In fact, before the game, Girard thought that he might lose to Sheffield United. After all, Sheffield United is not only strong in overall strength, but also has many outstanding stars in the team.

But he expected that Li Mo and Bell would explode, but he really didn't expect Joaquin to perform so well.

Joaquin used to be a genius, undoubtedly a genius, but that was at the beginning of the century. After spending so many years in La Liga, the world football has long forgotten Joaquin as a number one figure.

Just like countless stars who have changed their playing style after serious injuries, although Joaquin has performed very well in the Premier League in the new season, he is more of a supporting offense and rarely advances with the ball himself.

Therefore, Girard believes that Joaquin's role is to take over the midfield and serve as a second organization point to instigate the offense, instead of directly acting as a blaster on the side like Bell.

But now Joaquin took Trippier and directly blasted Montpellier's left defense, Girard was going crazy!

No, you, a 31-year-old man, suffered a serious injury and lost your speed. How can you still perform so well?
Joaquin also found the joyful feeling of galloping on the sidewalk for a long time.

Only the Ligue [-] team will give him such an opportunity. In the Premier League, he rarely has the opportunity to go through the barrier alone. Stoke City's wing defense is better than Montpellier's. The sense of oppression is enough, and he will never be given such a large space to hold the ball.

After Joaquin successfully broke through with a point, Sheffield United's offensive starting point also quickly shifted to the right. Drinkwater vigorously delivered the ball, and Li Mo also moved closer to support many times.

This made Montpellier have to follow the transfer of defensive forces.

Without strong defensive players on the side, they can only rely on the midfielder to cover their positions frequently, and the central defender dare not move lightly at this time.

After all, there are Li Mo and Vardy next to him. At this time, if the central defender dares to pull out of the penalty area to help the fullback wipe his ass, then Joaquin will definitely pass the ball.

Let Li Mo get a one-on-one chance, that is to give Sheffield United another chance to score. The Montpellier players dare not bet at this time, and they can't afford to bet.

This is the advantage that Joaquin relied on his personal ability to play.

Any head coach must be very uncomfortable facing this situation.

Because this has nothing to do with tactics, the players on their own side are not as good as others, their hard power can't keep up, and they are overwhelmed by the opponent's players.

How can this situation be broken?
Can't break.

Unless you have a backup player off the court, for example, the one with a weaker offense but stronger defensive ability.

But now the left back Bedimo on the field is already the best choice in the Montpellier team, and the defensive ability of the players sitting on the bench is even worse, which is very disappointing.

After hesitating again and again, Girard could only give up the idea of ​​substituting, calling for Cabela to return to the defense more and help Bedimo relieve the defensive pressure.

Montpellier's midfielder Sehi also had to take on an extra defensive responsibility.

At this time, he could only stand up hard, even if he couldn't stand it, Girard hoped that Joaquin's state would not last too long, but when he was praying, Li Mo moved.

Li Mo saw an opportunity by Sexi's multiple pulls, so when Joaquin once again successfully advanced to Montpellier's defensive third area, forcing Ceci to follow, Li Mo trotted out of the penalty area.

Such a move was naturally seen by Joaquin.

He probably knew what Li Mo wanted to do, so he passed the ball decisively.

After taking the ball in the front rib area of ​​the penalty area, Li Mo leaned against Estrada, who was defending, with his back, and then knocked the ball horizontally to the left area of ​​the penalty area in the middle of his turn.

After attracting most of Montpellier's defensive attention in the backcourt, Joaquin and Li Mo sent the ball to Montpellier's weak defensive side with two passes.

Vardy, who stopped the ball, was not greedy for merit. He pushed the ball to the left and then slanted into the penalty area.

And Bell, who started the forward drive, went directly to the bottom, waded past Boccali, and after looking up, he quickly swept the football into the penalty area of ​​Montpellier!
Vardy feinted at the front point and took Mbiwa away. The football did not go directly to the back point, but rolled to the penalty point. This is an inverted triangle pass!

Hilton, who was standing at the back point, saw the trajectory of the ball, and his heart went cold.

Joaquin stood behind Hilton with a smile on his lips.

His task has been completed. When Li Mo completed the pass, Joaquin inserted into the penalty area and stood at the back point, restraining Hilton's defense, forcing Hilton to stand by his side.

So now, Li Mo is once again in a state of defense without a central defender!
And Li Mo, who had been observing the penalty area line after the transfer of the ball, also trotted two steps at the moment, and made a decisive push against Bell's inverted triangle pass before Ceci returned to the defense.

Just like a putt, this push has almost no arc, and it goes straight to the bottom of the near corner of Montpellier's goal.

With almost no one interfering, Li Mo seemed to be practicing shooting. The ball he shot was fast and accurate, and he got into the net at the near corner before Uldren made a save!
"Beautiful transfer! Montpellier was confused by Li Mo and Joaquin, and Bell's bottom! Who is this ball for. Li Mo! Push! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Great ball!!! Li Mo's goal! Li Mo's goal! The second one, scored twice! Less than 10 minutes into the first half, Li Mo scored his second goal in the Champions League! He is the winner of this game Well-deserved protagonist!"

Duan Xuan patted the table and said excitedly, Yan Qiang was also a little incoherent with excitement.

The surprise Li Mo gave was too great, not only to score in the first Champions League match, but also to score two!
Could it be that Li Mo intends to perform the whole hat-trick in this game, re-enacting Lu Xiaopang's explosive performance back then?
The Sheffield United fans at the scene couldn't think of so much at the moment. Facing Li Mo's performance, they could only cheer heartily besides worshiping.

Poor Montpellier fans have been stunned at this time, conceding two goals in 10 minutes, how can this game be played?
Girard stood on the sidelines with his forehead on his hips, not even thinking of getting angry.

The right side couldn't defend, and the left side had been eaten raw. Li Mo didn't exert much force, and their defense line collapsed.

It wasn't that he didn't want to do anything, but the other party was hooked. The left and right sides took turns to shoot their bows, and there was a nuclear weapon in the middle. Montpellier couldn't withstand such an impact at all.

Not far from Girard, Speed ​​threw his fists again in celebration.

It was 2-0 in half an hour, the flying dragon was on the face, how could I lose!

On the field, after Li Mo scored the goal, he lost the excitement of opening the scoring. He just shrugged his shoulders calmly, then turned around, opened his arms with a smile, raised his head, and showed a wanton expression!

Are you the Ligue [-] champion?

This game, I am determined!
　I'm a bit busy at work on Monday, so I'll post a chapter first, have a meal, and there will be another chapter later
　　
　
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