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Chapter 446: Double victory over Monaco, Champions League quarterfinals!

Due to the draw with Southampton in the away game in the 28th round of the league, and the fact that Chelsea's game in this round was rescheduled, Manchester United and Chelsea are only six points apart in the same round of games!

For a time, the media began to exaggerate the championship battle between the two teams.

The reason why the Premier League is so interesting is because of its excellent business operations and exciting games.

Especially the championship drama, which is often full of ups and downs, making people unable to stop watching.

Moreover, the scripts are diverse, with new plots every year.

However, under the media's exaggeration and hype, many Manchester United fans are also somewhat

Even though they have been at the top of the league since the first game of this season, they have remained so till now;

Even though they only lost one game all season;
But the only league defeat this season was at the hands of Chelsea!
Now, Chelsea continues to chase after them and shows no signs of falling behind.

This also puts tremendous pressure on them.

You know, a five-point gap is not that big.

If Chelsea beats them again in the second league match, the five-point gap will become two points!

However, the atmosphere within the Manchester United team was not greatly affected by this draw.

Moreover, this game also made Mourinho realize two very important issues:

First of all, from now on, unless Ling Feng is injured, he cannot be replaced early!
Secondly, Smalling is useless!

What's more, the gap of five points, although not big.

But it is enough to make the opponent feel within reach.
You know, in the Premier League championship race, a one-point difference is enough to determine the winner.

What’s more, it’s five points!

In the FA Cup quarter-finals on the eve of the Champions League, Mourinho directly sent out a full rotation plus the youth team lineup, and lost 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

In this regard, both the club's top management and most of the Red Devils fans expressed their understanding.

After decisively and strategically giving up the FA Cup, Manchester United players boarded a chartered plane and flew to Monaco with the determination to advance!

December 3, afternoon.

Located at the Stade Louis II, the most crucial game of the season is taking place.

That is the second leg of the Champions League round of 16!

A 2-4 loss in the first leg at Old Trafford puts French Ligue 1 leader Monaco in a relatively passive position.

Even with two away goals, Monaco must score two more goals while keeping a clean sheet at home in order to eliminate Manchester United.

Therefore, only by attacking can you score goals and gain a chance of advancement.

In addition to the advantage of home court, Monaco also launched an all-out attack from the start!

However, Mourinho, who had long anticipated that the opponent would press forward and attacked, also deployed the classic tactic of defensive counterattack.

With Manchester United voluntarily giving up possession of the ball, Monaco was able to advance to the front court very easily.

But once they pushed past the center line, they would be blocked by Manchester United's dense defensive formation and would be unable to make any progress.

Rojo, who replaced Smalling as the starting central defender in this game, was small in the early stages of the game and quickly adapted to the rhythm of the Champions League knockout stage.

This Argentine international gives people a fierce feeling in many situations.

This tough style of play is very uncomfortable for Falcao and Mbappe.

Because in Ligue 1, the level of the opponent's defenders is average and they will never go to such an intensity.

Under the close defense of Bailly and Rojo, Falcao and Mbappe had almost no chance to touch the ball.

They cannot knock the opponent in the direction by themselves like Ibrahimovic and Drogba, but need space to run and then complete the finish.

Moreover, their height and heading are not their advantages.

Most of Monaco's crosses from the wing were low balls sweeping across the middle, and were repeatedly cleared by Bailly and Rojo, or even Kante who returned to the penalty area.

As Monaco's offensive failed to really stop them, Manchester United's devil fangs gradually emerged.
In the 28th minute of the game, Manchester United launched a textbook quick counterattack!
Midfielder Kante intercepted the ball and passed it to Ling Feng who had switched to the right and the latter stepped on the accelerator.

With a loud "boom", it instantly turned into a Premier League sports car and performed a speed spree at the Stade Louis II!

"What a fucking fast horse!"

Amid the exclamations of the home team Monaco fans, the Red Devils' No. 7 in white unreasonably took down the Ligue 1's best left-back Benjamin Mendy, who was not slow at all, from the right, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and then, while attracting the attention of the goalkeeper, central defender and defensive midfielder, sent a nanny-level inverted triangle pass!
Lu Xiaopang, who came in from behind, broke the deadlock in one fell swoop!
"The ball is in!"

"The goal was scored by our captain, Wayne Rooney!!!"

"The total score is 5-2! Manchester United has one foot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League!"

After scoring the goal, Lu Xiaopang was filled with a happy smile, and then he came to the corner flagpole and performed a classic celebration action that he had not done for a long time:

He turned into a boxer, and after throwing a few empty punches at the corner flagpole, he raised his head and arms, showing the demeanor of a winner.

This goal is crucial!
This was not only an away goal, but also brought the score gap between the two sides to three goals.

If Monaco wants to advance, they can only give it their all!
Monaco, the team with the most firepower in Ligue 1, did not give up, but instead launched an attack again.

Wave after wave of fierce attacks made Manchester United's defense a little breathless.

However, even Manchester United's castle seemed to be crumbling under Monaco's fire.

But there was no chance for the opponent to attack from close range.

It was not until the 43rd minute of the first half that B Silva committed a foul on the wing and Monaco got a chance for a set piece.

The curved cross from B席 found the "sword-wielding defender" Glik at the back post, who completed a header.

Even though De Gea made a save, he kicked the ball out immediately.

However, Manchester United's defense failed to protect the two points, causing chaos in the penalty area, so that Mbappe followed up with a sharp shot and scored!
After scoring the goal, Mbappe picked up the ball and ran towards the center circle.

At the same time, the Stade Louis II gave their favorite the warmest cheers.

Having scored two goals in two rounds, the 18-year-old genius prodigy Mbappe is definitely the best U player in Ligue and even the Champions League this season.

Many French media have already determined that Mbappe has already secured a spot as a candidate for the Golden Boy Award with his stunning performance in Ligue 1 and the Champions League!
However, this was one of the few opportunities for the young Mu to threaten the goal in this game.
In the second half, Monaco, with high morale, pressed forward as if risking their lives. At this critical moment, Ling Feng stood up again.

After completing a steal in the middle, he dribbled the ball to launch a counterattack, but was tackled when advancing to the frontcourt, giving him a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

It was about thirty meters away from the goal, which gave Ling Feng a perfect opportunity to display his heavy artillery skills.

And the Red Devils No. 7 standing in front of the ball did not disappoint the expectations of all the fans.

Take a deep breath, then run up and shoot!

The next second, there was a loud bang and the ball shot towards the goal like a guided artillery shell.

Even though Subasic expected the ball to hit the wall, the speed of the ball was too fast and he had no time to save it.

With a residual shadow cutting through the air, it went into the upper right corner of the goal!

Witnessing this goal with his own eyes, Mbappe, who was not far away, also widened his eyes as if he had seen something incredible.

"Even his free kicks are so terrible!"

After scoring the goal, Ling Feng turned around and looked around proudly as if he was the ruler of the stadium.

He was then surrounded by other teammates.
Judging from the expressions of Monaco players, who either lowered their heads in frustration or put their hands on their hips with helplessness, this unstoppable free kick directly broke down their psychological defenses.

The Monaco players suddenly felt powerless, as no matter how hard they attacked or how hard they tried, they could not defeat their opponents.

Especially when the opponent is a super pervert like Ling Feng!
They finally scored a goal, but Ling Feng seemed to be able to score goals easily.

How the hell is this kick?!

In the following time, Monaco's attack suddenly lost its initial sharpness.

Manchester United did not act too aggressively, but under the command of Ling Feng, they firmly controlled the tempo of the game.

It was not until the 75th minute, when the game was already decided, that Mourinho replaced the main players for rest.

However, he learned his lesson this time. Even if he replaced Rooney and Kante, he did not dare to replace Ling Feng.

In this way, the score of 2 to 1 remained until the final whistle.

In the end, with a long whistle from the Spanish referee, Manchester United completed a two-round double kill against Monaco at the Stade Louis II, defeating the French Ligue 1 leader with a total score of 6-3 and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

"You've done a great job, I'll be waiting for you in the Champions League next season!"

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After the game, the photo of 21-year-old Ling Feng comforting the lost 18-year-old Mbappe and touching his head quickly appeared on the covers of major media and quickly became a widely circulated world famous painting.

Fans also quickly created secondary works based on this world-famous painting.

For example, add lines for two people:
"Ling Feng: Young man, the future is yours! Mbappe: Brother, you are also a young man!"

"Mbappe: That free kick you just scored was so cool, what's its name? Ling Feng: Want to learn? I'll teach you!"

After this game, the top eight teams of this season's Champions League were also released:
They are the defending champions Real Madrid!

The two giants of La Liga, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid!

Bundesliga duo Bayern Munich and Dortmund!
Serie A Old Lady Juventus!
The Premier League's "Miracle Foxes" Leicester City, and the Red Devils Manchester United who returned to the quarterfinals!
The media also reviewed all the matches in the quarter-finals.

Two of the matches were classics, and the key word for them was "reversal".

The two teams that escaped death are Barcelona and Leicester City!
Because of the draw, these two teams could only play away first and then at home. In the first round, both teams returned to their home courts with unfavorable scores and successfully turned the tables and advanced.

It fully demonstrated the belief in winning: "You can score as many goals as you want away from home, but if you don't turn the tables at home, I lose!"

Of course, the miraculous comeback that took place at Camp Nou a week ago dominated almost all the headlines in the football world.

After losing 4-0 in the first leg at the Parc des Princes in Paris, everyone thought that Barcelona had been eliminated from the Champions League early.

No one believed that they could turn the tables, not even themselves.

However, the ball is round and anything can happen.

Barcelona returned to their home court and used an amazing 6-1 to tie the total score to 6-5, miraculously defeating their opponents and advancing to the quarterfinals!
This is arguably the greatest comeback in the history of the Champions League!

Because this is the first time that a team has completed a comeback after falling behind by four goals in the first leg and without any away goals!

Even some of the penalty decisions in this game were very controversial.

But, the results are the results.

This game also gave birth to many famous scenes.

For example, Roberto’s last-minute goal!

For example, Messi was surrounded by the crowd!
In this game, Neymar, who scored four goals, played the best performance of his career and personally directed this epic reversal.

However, to his disappointment, the front pages of major media outlets around the world the next day were all about Messi!
Perhaps at this moment, Neymar finally understood that no matter how well he performs, as long as Messi is there, he will always be just a green leaf setting off the flowers!

It is worth mentioning that after Neymar led the team to reverse the game against Paris, Ling Feng was the first to send a congratulatory text message to Neymar.

The latter also replied with thanks, and then did not forget to invite Ling Feng to come to his Spanish mansion for a party when he is free.

In response to this, Ling Feng only politely replied "Okay, I'll be there" when his girlfriend was not around.

In addition to this "greatest" reversal in the history of the Champions League that dominated the football headlines for a week, the "Foxes" Leicester City, who miraculously won the Premier League championship last season, also completed a reversal at their home ground, the King Power Stadium, defeating last season's Europa League runner-up Sevilla 2-0 (3-2 on aggregate), and reaching the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in history!
It is worth mentioning that this is the second time that Leicester City has defeated Sevilla in a key European match after last season's Europa League final.

With just these two encounters, Leicester City can definitely be promoted to Sevilla's mortal enemy!
This season, the Foxes were in average form in the league and were once close to the relegation zone.

In the Champions League, they made great progress, took the top spot in the group and reached the quarterfinals.

It fully illustrates the saying "I am timid in the league, but I strike hard in the Champions League"

It is worth mentioning that after halfway through the season, Foxes coach Ranieri was once the coach with the highest odds of being sacked in the Premier League.

However, after the introduction of "Kante's successor" Ndidi in the winter window and the change of tactics to a more pragmatic approach, the team's form recovered.

As he led the team into the quarterfinals of the Champions League and returned to the middle of the league rankings, Ranieri's position as coach has been secured.

This also changed Ranieri's fate of being fired by the club.
(End of this chapter)