Star Card System

Chapter 296 Four brothers join forces again!

《I heard you beat Manchester United?》

This was the front page headline of the Leicester Evening News on February 17.

Countless excited fans bought it for collection.

Before the game, PSV coach Cocu vowed to let us see their strength.

What was the result?

At their home court, they won 4-2!

Four away goals, two goal difference!

They have already stepped into the threshold of the Champions League quarterfinals!

You know, PSV's strongest point is overall defense, their offense is not particularly outstanding, that is, their counterattack strength is good.

In other words, as long as Leicester City plays steadily and steadily, they will definitely enter the Champions League quarterfinals when they return to their home court in the second round!

After defeating PSV, Leicester City is in a very good mood.

Now they are really proud.

The league championship is almost in the bag, and it is great to have such a performance in the first Champions League.

Every step forward is to continue to create miracles!

Returning on February 18, Ranieri simply gave the players two days off.

Let everyone have a good rest.

Even though there is a game on February 21, Ranieri doesn't care.

On February 21, Leicester City will go to London again to play against Crystal Palace.

This is the fifth round of the FA Cup, and Ranieri still fielded almost all substitutes.

He asked Xia Xing again if he needed a rest, and Xia Xing said straightforwardly.

No rest! Keep playing!

Okay.

Ranieri naturally agreed.

You know, Xia Xing is a treasure in Ranieri's heart now.

In the match against Eindhoven, Leicester City was able to win 4-2, and Xia Xing was the biggest hero.

Three shots and one pass, he participated in all the team's goals.

You know, this is the Champions League knockout!

In this kind of game, he performed a hat trick and defeated the old European powerhouse. Xia Xing's strength has long been recognized by the world.

Ranieri knows better than anyone that if the team does not have Xia Xing, then all honors are probably impossible.

It might be possible in the league, after all, Kante, Vardy, and Mahrez have all performed well. Even without Xia Xing, they have the strength to compete in the long season.

But in the Champions League, if there is no Xia Xing, it is absolutely impossible to get here.

Even the group stage cannot be qualified.

In this season's Champions League, there have been 7 games, and Xia Xing has become the hero of the team seven times!

Look at his goal data-12 goals!

What a terrifying data!

In the history of the Champions League, this is also an explosive existence!

A new team in the Champions League, is there going to be a Champions League top scorer?

With his excellent goal-scoring ability, Xia Xing forced Leicester City to rush forward.

Defeat Real Madrid, sweep Benfica, and beat Eindhoven!

Such results are extremely dazzling!

Therefore, even if Ranieri agreed to Xia Xing to play in the domestic cup at the beginning of the season, he still recommends that he rest more.

If he gets injured in the domestic cup, Ranieri will really want to cry without tears.

But Xia Xing insisted on appearing.

On February 21, Leicester City played against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Except for Xia Xing, all Leicester City players came on the bench in this game.

Andy King, Shinji Okazaki, Inler, James, De Laet, Ben Arouane, Chilwell...

Although it was much worse than the starting lineup, the fighting spirit was not weak at all.

Leicester City opened the scoring just after the game started.

Xia Xing made a long diagonal pass and found James who was advancing.

James stopped the ball and passed the opponent, and shot directly on the penalty area line!

The ball went straight to the far corner!

1-0!

Leicester City opened the scoring!

James, who scored the goal, rushed towards Xia Xing excitedly, and the two hugged tightly!

With a ball in hand, Leicester City played more relaxed.

Crystal Palace also had some opportunities next, but several central defenders performed quite well and resolved them all.

Leicester City also had several fast breaks that were very threatening, just a little short.

In the 81st minute of the game, Xia Xing cruised from the middle to the left.

He passed three people and approached the goal!

Is it another wonderful solo goal?

In the expectant eyes of all Leicester City fans, Xia Xing suddenly stuffed the ball out!

De Laet, who inserted from the back row, sprinted quickly and shot directly without stopping the ball!

At this moment, he looked very much like Roberto Carlos in the past!

The ball hit the far corner of the goal!

2-0!

Leicester City is sure to win!

De Laet, who scored the goal, hugged Xia Xing tightly, and James on the side also rushed over!

Hugging the two brothers, Xia Xing felt a little emotional.

This season, the team has introduced many strong players, and only Drinkwater, the former "Red Devils Three Stars" of Leicester City, is still in the starting lineup.

De Laet was squeezed out of the starting position by Fox, and James has long been a substitute for Mahrez.

But despite this, they still work hard to train, do not drop the chain, and sprint with all their strength.

In the limited playing time, he played his best and helped the team win.

At this time, on the sidelines, there was thunderous applause in front of the Leicester City coaching bench.

Ranieri nodded with satisfaction. These substitutes really worked hard.

"Coach?"

"Hmm?"

"I want to play."

"Hmm... OK."

In the 85th minute of the game, Leicester City used up the last substitution.

Inler was substituted and Drinkwater came on as a substitute!

Seeing Brother Drinkwater come on, Xia Xing smiled.

You, you want the three brothers to get together.

Running to the midfield, Drinkwater high-fived Xia Xing.

"Man, we are now a central partner again."

"Yeah, it's rare, I have to cherish it."

"Haha!"

Last season, the two often partnered in the middle. Since Kante joined the team this season, Kante and Drinkwater have become an ironclad double defensive midfielder combination.

Now, Xia Xing and Drinkwater are together again.

The team is leading by two goals, and there are still five minutes to the end of the game. Leicester City just needs to hold on.

Crystal Palace launched wave after wave of fierce attacks, attacking Leicester City's defense line.

But they failed every time.

In the first minute of injury time, Drinkwater intercepted the ball in the backcourt.

It was quick and direct, interrupting the counterattack of Crystal Palace.

However, this time he did not rush to pass the ball, but paused for a moment.

Xia Xing understood instantly!

He accelerated decisively!

At this time, he was the only one who still had the physical strength to sprint and counterattack!

Sprint forward and cross the center circle!

Drinkwater's pass was delivered accurately!